1 . China’s cultural relic protection has made progress, but many problems still exist and need to be solved. China has made over 30 _________ based on the law of cultural relic protection.

China has also __________ four international agreements concerning cultural relic protection and investment(投资) in cultural relic protection has also __________.

Statistics(数据) show __________ from 2000 to 2005 when China carried out its 10th Five­Year Development Plan, total investment in the field __________ 7.889 billion yuan. With financial support from government, China also started a nationwide campaign to search and __________ cultural relics in 2003.

China has so far included a total of 2,351 cultural relic __________ and 518 intangible (无形的) cultural relics on the __________ of national protected items. Recovery and protection have been carried out on important cultural relic sites __________ the Potala Palace in Tibet and the Palace Museum in Beijing.

Chinese museums have developed well in recent years. China has more than 2,300 museums that __________ about 150 million people annually.

However, cultural relics in China now face great __________. Many historic cities have been __________. Illegal trade and smuggling (走私) activities have not been forbidden, __________ has led to the loss of national treasures overseas. __________, many important cultural relic sites have disappeared __________ are hard to pass on because of too much exploration and improper use. And cultural relics __________ by minority ethnic groups (少数民族) have lost their character due to the __________ lifestyle of the people.

__________, we should keep our mind clear and take __________ to better protect cultural relics, and __________ the whole society to take part in this cause.

1.

A．ways

B．principles

C．measures

D．rules

2.

A．formed

B．organized

C．joined

D．built

3.

A．improved

B．increased

C．promoted

D．developed

4.

A．which

B．that

C．where

D．what

5.

A．arrived

B．expected

C．reached

D．jumped

6.

A．protect

B．develop

C．form

D．check

7.

A．spots

B．landscapes

C．addresses

D．sites

8.

A．list

B．record

C．file

D．case

9.

A．such as

B．except for

C．as well as

D．rather than

10.

A．make

B．attract

C．enjoy

D．satisfy

11.

A．chances

B．opportunities

C．pressures

D．challenges

12.

A．missed

B．disappeared

C．lost

D．destroyed

13.

A．what

B．where

C．which

D．that

14.

A．As a result

B．What’s worse

C．At last

D．At least

15.

A．or

B．and

C．but

D．while

16.

A．collected

B．bought

C．held

D．discovered

17.

A．decreasing

B．increasing

C．changing

D．widening

18.

A．Therefore

B．Besides

C．Moreover

D．However

19.

A．laws

B．rules

C．action

D．measures

20.

A．encourage

B．request

C．command

D．force

2 . April Fool’s Day is a western festival. No one _______ exactly when and how April Fool’s Day began.

However, there are some stories about _______ it came into being. One story _______like this: in the sixteenth-century France, the start of the new year was on April first. It was celebrated _______much the same way _______it is today with parties and dancing into the late hours of the night. Then in 1562, Pope (教皇) Gregory introduced a new calendar (日历) for the Christian world, and the new year fell on January first. There were some people, _______, who hadn’t heard or didn’t believe the _______in the date, so they _______to celebrate New Year’s Day on April first. _______played tricks on them and called them “April fools”. They tried to make them believe that something false was ________. In France today, April first is called “April Fish”. French children fool their friends by taping a paper fish to their friends’ ________. When the “young fool” ________this trick, the prankster (恶作剧者) shouts “April Fish!”

Today Americans play small tricks on friends and strangers alike on the first of April. One ________trick on April Fool’s Day is ________to a friend’s shoe and saying, “Your shoelace is united (开了).” School children might tell a classmate that school has been canceled. ________the trick is, if you fail for the joke the prankster shouts “April Fool!”

In Britain today, on the first of April, even ________newspapers, radio and TV programs tell big lies. You ________read a science ________showing that doctors have found a way to cure AIDS, ________you would probably listen to a piece of news about an UFO________on an island.

1.

A．understands

B．knows

C．Believes

D．remembers

2.

A．when

B．why

C．how

D．where

3.

A．goes

B．tells

C．happens

D．writes

4.

A．as

B．like

C．with

D．in

5.

A．like

B．as

C．so

D．for

6.

A．however

B．but

C．therefore

D．instead

7.

A．fact

B．news

C．change

D．information

8.

A．remained

B．continued

C．considered

D．went

9.

A．Others

B．Somebody

C．Many

D．Some

10.

A．real

B．true

C．right

D．correct

11.

A．hands

B．faces

C．backs

D．heads

12.

A．discovers

B．sees

C．found

D．notices

13.

A．usual

B．common

C．funny

D．silly

14.

A．looking down

B．pointing down

C．getting down

D．turning down

15.

A．Whenever

B．Whoever

C．Whatever

D．Wherever

16.

A．serious

B．famous

C．interesting

D．important

17.

A．might

B．should

C．could

D．must

18.

A．letter

B．speech

C．writing

D．report

19.

A．so

B．and

C．or

D．but

20.

A．lying

B．walking

C．flying

D．Landing

3 . Many visitors find the pace at which American people move very troubling. One’s first ______ is likely to be that everyone is in a rush. City people always ______ to be hurrying to get where they are going and are very impatient if they are delayed even for a brief moment.

____, this may seem unfriendly to you. But drivers will ______ you; storekeepers will be in a hurry as they ______ you; people will push you ______ they walk along the street. You will ______ smiles, brief conversations with people as you shop or dine away from home. Do not ______ that because Americans are in such a hurry they are ______. Often, life is much slower outside the big cities, as is true in other countries______.

Americans who live in cities such as New York, Chicago, or Los Angeles, often think that everyone is ______ in a hurry to get things done; they ______ others to “push back”, just as city people do in Tokyo, Singapore or Paris, for example. ______ when they discover that you are a stranger, most Americans become quite kind and will take great ______ to help you. Many of them first came to the city as ______ and they remember how frightening a new city can be. If you need help or want to ask a question, _______ a friendly-looking person and say, “I am a stranger here. Can you help me?”

Most people will stop, smile at you, and help you find your ______ or answer your questions. But you must let them know that you need help. Otherwise they are ______ to pass you by, not noticing that you are new to the city and in ______ of help. Occasionally, you may find someone too busy or perhaps too rushed to give you aid. If this happens, don’t be ______; just ask someone else. Most Americans enjoy helping a stranger.

1.

A．mistake

B．discovery

C．experience

D．impression

2.

A．chance

B．appear

C．pause

D．come

3.

A．At times

B．In the end

C．At first

D．Now and then

4.

A．rush

B．load

C．remind

D．send

5.

A．drive

B．persuade

C．employ

D．serve

6.

A．because

B．as

C．although

D．before

7.

A．wear

B．enjoy

C．miss

D．trust

8.

A．think

B．shock

C．watch

D．attract

9.

A．unhappy

B．unexpected

C．uncertain

D．unfriendly

10.

A．as usual

B．as well

C．in need

D．in reply

11.

A．equally

B．generally

C．endlessly

D．frequently

12.

A．forbid

B．limit

C．expect

D．choose

13.

A．Even if

B．So

C．And

D．But

14.

A．temper

B．care

C．step

D．energy

15.

A．rebellers

B．experts

C．strangers

D．patients

16.

A．choose

B．reject

C．disturb

D．avoid

17.

A．hotel

B．way

C．necessity

D．duty

18.

A．likely

B．unable

C．nervous

D．terrible

19.

A．face

B．charge

C．front

D．need

20.

A．gentle

B．tired

C．discouraged

D．surprised

4 . Chinese Spring Festival marks the first day of a new year, so the first meal is rather important. People from the North and the South have different _______ about the foods they eat on this _______ day. In Northern China, people _______ eat Jiaozi. The word Jiaozi in Chinese means the _______ and the beginning of time. According to historical _______, in the past people from the North and the South both ate Jiaozi on Chinese New Year’s Day. Perhaps _______ the areas in Southern China _______ more rice than those in Northern China, southern people slowly _______ to eat many other kinds of food on New Year’s Day. _______, the most common foods for the first ________ are noodles, New Year Cake and Tangyuan. The noodle ________ long life. The New Year Cake is called Niangao in Chinese, which ________ the hope of improvement in ________ year after year. Tangyuan is a symbol of ________ according to the Chinese.

To ________ a New Year visit to relatives and friends is an important activity during the Spring Festival. People also send cards to ________ a New Year’s greeting. What children love most is to set off firecrackers. ________, as the pace of life is becoming faster and faster, people have ________ new ways to celebrate the Chinese traditional New Year. For example, many people no longer send out greeting cards. ________, they use short messages or emails. Also to travel during the New Year holidays has come into ________ .

1.

A．word

B．habits

C．meanings

D．stories

2.

A．usual

B．unforgettable

C．common

D．special

3.

A．seldom

B．usually

C．always

D．hardly

4.

A．end

B．future

C．result

D．effect

5.

A．reasons

B．records

C．notes

D．stories

6.

A．as long as

B．though

C．when

D．because

7.

A．caused

B．took

C．produced

D．brought

8.

A．understood

B．knew

C．made

D．began

9.

A．Besides

B．Therefore

C．Consequently

D．Usually

10.

A．subject

B．title

C．program

D．meal

11.

A．symbolizes

B．reveals

C．shows

D．indicates

12.

A．transports

B．represents

C．fetches

D．takes

13.

A．health

B．family

C．life

D．work

14.

A．reunion

B．luck

C．happiness

D．harmony

15.

A．do

B．pay

C．get

D．carry

16.

A．express

B．describe

C．establish

D．define

17.

A．Luckily

B．Unfortunately

C．However

D．Besides

18.

A．given away

B．made out

C．got into

D．taken up

19.

A．Instead

B．Fortunately

C．Moreover

D．Furthermore

20.

A．fashion

B．effect

C．sight

D．power

5 . 完形填空阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A.B.C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
The cultures of the East and the West really distinguish from each other a lot. This is because the culture systems are two separate systems ____
The origin of the eastern culture is mainly from two countries: China and India. Both of the two cultures are gestated（孕育）by ____ .In China, the mother river is the Yellow River, ____ the Indian one is the Hindu River. These two cultures were____ for several thousand years and formed their own styles. Then in Tang Dynasty of China, the Chinese culture ____ went overseas to Japan, ____into the Japanese society and ____the Japanese culture nowadays. Though a bit different from the Chinese one, it ____ to the same system.
When the two mother rivers gave birth to the eastern culture, another famous culture was ____on the Mesopotamian Plain（米索不达米亚平原） the Mesopotamian Civilization. This civilization later on developed into the cultures of the Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome. And these two are well-known as the _____ of the European culture. _____ the Chinese culture, the European one also ____ waters. When the colonists of England ____ in America, their culture went with them over the Atlantic Ocean. So the American culture doesn't ____ from the European one a lot.
At the same time, the ____of the language systems adds to the cultural differences. In the East, most languages belong to the pictographic（象形文字的） languages while the Western languages are ____ based on the Latin system, for example, the one I'm using to write this paper.
Other factors like human race difference ____ as well. However,____ the far distance and the steep areas between the East and West, the two cultures seldom ____ until recent centuries____they grew up totally in their own ways with almost no interference from the other.1.

A．above all

B．on the whole

C．in all

D．in no case

2.

A．mountains

B．plains

C．lakes

D．rivers

3.

A．or

B．for

C．while

D．when

4.

A．developed

B．improved

C．created

D．protected

5.

A．suddenly

B．quietly

C．gradually

D．naturally

6.

A．mixed

B．changed

C．made

D．forced

7.

A．expanded

B．interrupted

C．ended

D．shaped

8.

A．comes

B．belongs

C．brings

D．adds

9.

A．brought up

B．carried out

C．given out

D．picked up

10.

A．result

B．sign

C．base

D．content

11.

A．Through

B．Except

C．With

D．Like

12.

A．affected

B．spread

C．crossed

D．formed

13.

A．joined up

B．settled down

C．broke down

D．went up

14.

A．come

B．suffer

C．result

D．differ

15.

A．distinction

B．contact

C．appearance

D．feature

16.

A．properly

B．hardly

C．simply

D．mostly

17.

A．last

B．count

C．reduce

D．change

18.

A．in terms of

B．due to

C．as to

D．in case of

19.

A．transform

B．display

C．communicate

D．distinguish

20.

A．Therefore

B．Meanwhile

C．Furthermore

D．However