1 . More than 10 million Chinese cultural relics have been lost overseas, lots of which were stolen and illegally shipped out of China during the times of war before 1949. About 1.67 million pieces are housed in no more than 200 museums in 47 countries, which accounts for 10 percent of all lost Chinese cultural relics, and the rest are in the hands of private collectors.

Most of these treasures are owned by museums or private collectors in the United States, Europe, Japan and Southeast Asian countries. There are more than 23,000 pieces in the British Museum, most of which were stolen or bought for pennies more than 100 years ago.

The major method to recover these national treasures was to buy them back. In some cases, private collectors donated the relics to the government. Also, the government can turn to official channels to demand the return of relics.

In 2003, a priceless bronze pig’s head dating from the Qing Dynasty was returned to its home in Beijing after it was removed by the Anglo-French Allied Army over 140 years ago. Macao entrepreneur Stanley Ho donated 6 million yuan to buy it back from a US art collector and then donated it to the Poly Art Museum in Beijing.

Although buying-back is the most feasible way to recover the lost treasures, limited funding is always a big headache.

In recent years, the Chinese government has improved efforts to recover the precious cultural relics lost overseas. It has started a national project on the recovery of the treasures and has set up a database (数据库) collecting relevant information. It has signed several international agreements with many countries on this matter, and is also looking for international cooperation to recover the relics by working closely with several international organizations.

1. What is the passage mainly about?

A．The best way to recover cultural relics.

B．The efforts to recover Chinese cultural relics.

C．Stanley Ho donated a bronze pig’s head to Beijing.

D．Chinese cultural relics were stolen by the Anglo-French Allied Army.

2. What we can know about the bronze pig’s head?

A．It was made in the Ming Dynasty.

B．It is now in the Poly Art museum in Beijing.

C．It was donated by the French government to China.

D．It was removed by the Anglo-French Allied Army over 150 years ago.

3. What does the underlined word “feasible” in Paragraph 5 mean?

A．Possible.

B．Difficult.

C．Wonderful.

D．Careful.

4. What can we infer from the last paragraph?

A．China has enough money to buy all the cultural relics back.

B．Many countries have returned the lost cultural relics to China for free.

C．The Chinese government has done a lot to recover the lost cultural relics.

D．China is preparing to set up a database to collect information about the lost cultural relics.

2 . A new course on world heritage, and its conservation offers a good opportunity for the young people to learn about the heritage(遗产) of humanity and gain a sense of responsibility to help protect the planet we live on.

According to a world heritage education programme jointly launched by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization(UNESCO) and China’s Ministry of Education, the course will first be offered at several schools in Beijing before being included as a mandatory course(必修课) for high school students nationwide.

The new course covers photos slide shows and documentaries on the magnificence of the world heritage sites. The class aims to tell children what world heritage is and why and how it should be protected. A total of 171 nations, including China, have signed the Convention Concerning the Protection of World Cultural and Natural Heritage Listed are 754 sites all over the world, of which 29 are in China—the third most after Spain and Italy. Currently, protection of the country’s cultural and natural resources leaves much to be desired. Education is undoubtedly the best way to cultivate people’s sense for protecting cultural and natural resources.

The introduction of such a programme in Chinese classrooms will certainly help our young people realize the significance of common heritage, learning about world heritage sites, the history and traditions of different cultures, ecology, and the importance of protecting biological and cultural diversity.

More importantly, it will help cultivate a sense of responsibility in the minds of young participants. This is critical in protecting these cultural and natural legacies, as well as our living environment and the limited resources for sustainable development.

1. Which of the statements is TRUE according to the passage?

A．The world heritage education programme was jointly launched by the United States and China’s Ministry of Education.

B．The course will first be offered at all the schools in Beijing.

C．Protection of the country’s cultural and natural resources has been perfect thanks to people’s efforts.

D．China ranks high among the countries with 29 sites listed on the list.

2. What can you expect to learn at the class?

A．What world heritage is.	B．Why we should protect world heritage is.
C．How world heritage should be protected.	D．All of the above.

3. The underlined word “cultivate” in the third paragraph probably means “_____”.

A．employ	B．affect
C．develop	D．appreciate

4. What’s the purpose of the passage?

A．To inform us of the reason for protecting the heritage.

B．To tell us the way to protect the heritage.

C．To tell us a new course.

D．To tell us heritage preservation starts with education.

3 . 阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空（不多于3个词），并将答案填写在答题卡题号为51-60的相应位置上。

Culture shock isn’t a clinical term or medical condition. It’s     1    (simple) a common way to describe the confusing and nervous feelings     2     a person have after leaving a familiar culture to live in a new and different culture.

To understand culture shock, it is vital to understand what culture is. You may know that genes determine a big part of     3     you look like. What you might not know is that your environment has a big effect on your     4    (appear) and behavior as well.

Your environment isn’t just the air you breathe and the food you eat, though; a big part of your environment is culture. Culture     5    (include) the common things that members of a community learn from family，friends，media，literature，and even strangers. Often，you don’t even know you are learning these things because they become second-nature to you－for instance，the way you follow     6    (shake) hands with someone，the kind of things you find     7    (interest)，or how you view religions.

The differences between cultures can make     8     very difficult to adjust to the new surroundings. When you go to a new place，such as a new country or even a new city，you often enter a culture that is different     9     where you used to live. Sometimes your culture and the new culture are similar. Sometimes，they can be very different. What might be perfectly normal in one culture－for example，spending hours eating a meal with your family－might be unusual in a culture     10    (value) a more fastpaced lifestyle.

4 . America is a fast-paced society, which may seem very troubling to foreign visitors. One’s first _____ is likely to be that everyone is in a rush. City people always seem to be ______ and are very impatient if they are delayed even for a brief moment.

______, this may seem unfriendly to you. _____, drivers will rush you; storekeepers will be in a hurry as they _____ you; people will push you _____ walking along the street. You will ____ brief conversations with people when you shop or dine there as people seem to be on the go.

Do not ____ that because Americans are in such a hurry they are ______. To them, that is just part of their _____ of life. Americans who live in cities often think that everyone is _____ in a hurry to get things done so they naturally ____ others to behave similarly. _____, 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 _____ strangers and they remember how frightening a new city can be. If you need help, _____ a friendly-looking person and say, “I am a stranger here. Can you help me?”

Most people will stop, ____ you, and help you find your way. But you must let them know that you need help. Otherwise they are _____ to pass you by, not noticing that you are new the city and ____ help. If, occasionally, you find someone too rushed to give you help, don’t be _____; just ask someone else. Most Americans enjoy helping a stranger.

1.

A．concept

B．discovery

C．experience

D．impression

2.

A．walking

B．hurrying

C．jogging

D．dragging

3.

A．Immediately

B．Eventually

C．At first

D．First of all

4.

A．For example

B．In short

C．On the contrary

D．On the other hand

5.

A．occupy

B．hire

C．employ

D．serve

6.

A．because

B．while

C．although

D．before

7.

A．wear

B．enjoy

C．miss

D．trust

8.

A．think

B．annoy

C．convince

D．doubt

9.

A．unhappy

B．unexpected

C．uncertain

D．unfriendly

10.

A．means

B．way

C．method

D．approach

11.

A．equally

B．gradually

C．apparently

D．properly

12.

A．forbid

B．limit

C．expect

D．select

13.

A．Otherwise

B．Therefore

C．Besides

D．However

14.

A．temper

B．care

C．step

D．energy

15.

A．with

B．at

C．as

D．to

16.

A．choose

B．reject

C．dismiss

D．avoid

17.

A．point at

B．smile at

C．laugh at

D．glance at

18.

A．likely

B．unable

C．possible

D．probable

19.

A．in terms of

B．in favor of

C．in spite of

D．in need of

20.

A．tired

B．embarrassed

C．discouraged

D．surprised

5 . Lake Titicaca is a famous lake in South America. The culture of the ancient people around the lake is thought to be     1    (true) advanced but has long remained a mystery. Recently, however, scientists participating     2     an exploration project there have found what is believed to be     3     1000-year-old temple under the water.

The temple     4     (build) by ancient people was indeed quite well preserved. The project leaders hope to begin raising important materials from the site in the     5    (expect) that they can solve the mystery eventually.

“Scientists have not yet had the opportunity to study the materials carefully due to a great many     6     (hardship). Yet with our efforts, we are bound     7    (achieve) greater success if we can keep     8     up.” said project director, John Aubi.

Since 2016, divers from the research team     9    (make) over 200 dives into water 30 meters deep. They have kept recording the ancient remains on film. A meeting,    10     will start later, is aimed to review the film.

6 . Britain's most popular lie has been disclosed, with one in four people admitting using “sorry I had no signal" when returning a missed mobile phone call, a survey found.

Researchers found the average Briton tells on average four lies every day or almost 1500 every year. Almost one in six men admitted they were most likely to lie to their wife or girlfriend, on average at least twice a day. The most popular lie was saying you had no mobile phone signal, with one in four people admitting regularly using the little white lie. It usually came after they hit the “ignore" button when their mobile rang.

Three quarters of people think women are better liars. The research found 46 per cent of girls have been caught lying, compared to 58 of men.

The second most common fib（无关紧要的谎言） is “I haven't got any cash on me” when asked for money by tramps (流浪者), beggars and Big Issue sellers. “Nothing's wrong – I'm fine” came third followed by “You look lovely” and “Nice to see you”.

Modern technology turned out to have contributed to many lies with “I didn't get your text” in 18th, “Our server was down” in 20th and “My battery died” in 26th place. Other lies to make the top ten included “I'll give you a ring”, “We're just good friends” and “We'll have to meet up soon”. “I'm on my way” and “No, your bum doesn't look big in that” completed the top ten.

Men tell the most fibs, coming out with five every day compared to women who lie just three times.

In many cases perhaps it is better to flatter with a fib than destroy someone with the truth, according to a spokesman for OnePoll, which carried out the research of 4,300 adults.
1. Whether the person being called has pushed the “ignore” button or ______, the caller at the other end hears the same tone.

A．really has no signal	B．can’t get the text
C．has a battery failure	D．answers the call

2. Most people think women are better liars because ______.

A．there’re more women liars	B．fewer women liars are found out
C．women tell less harmful lies	D．women are harder to convince

3. “You look lovely” and “I’m on my way” rank _____ on the popular-lie list.

A．3rd and 8th	B．5th and 10th
C．4th and 9th	D．5th and 12th

4. The OnePoll spokesman seems to think it’s ______ for the British to lie so much.

A．puzzling	B．unpleasant
C．impossible	D．reasonable

7 . “Clean your plate!” Just about every kid in the US has heard this from a parent. Often, it is accompanied by an appeal: “Just think about those starving orphans in Africa!” Sure, we should be grateful for every bite of food. Unfortunately, many people in the US take too many bites. Instead of staying “clean the plate”, perhaps we should save some food for tomorrow.

       According to news reports, US restaurants are partly to blame for the growing bellies. A waiter puts a plate of food in front of each customer, with two to four times the amount recommended by the government, according to a USA Today story. Americans traditionally associate quantity with value and most restaurants try to give them that. They prefer to have customers complain about too much food rather than too little.

       Barbara Rolls, a nutrition professor at Pennsylvania State University, told USA Today that restaurant portion sizes began to grow in the 1970s, the same time that the American waistline began to expand.

       Health experts have tried to get many restaurants to serve smaller portions. Now, apparently, some customers are calling for this too. The restaurant industry trade believed restaurants serve portions that are too large; 23 percent had no opinion; 20 percent disagreed. But a closer look at the survey indicates that many Americans who can’t afford fine dining still prefer large portions. 70 percent of those earning at least ＄150,000 per year prefer smaller portions; but only 45 percent of those earning less than＄25,000 want smaller.

       It’s not that working class Americans don’t want to eat healthy. It’s just that, after long hours at low-paying jobs, getting less on their plate hardly seems like a good deal. They live from paycheck to paycheck, happy to save a little money for next year’s Christmas presents.

1. “Clean your plate!” in the first paragraph means   ______ .

A．to wash the plate	B．not to eat too much
C．not to waste the food	D．to help the starving orphans

2. American restaurants serve large portions because   ______ .

A．Americans are good at eating	B．Americans value the amount
C．the restaurants want people to keep healthy	D．the government recommends the amount

3. What happened in the 1970s?

A．The government recommended serving small portion.

B．Americans began to realize the importance of health.

C．Health experts persuaded restaurants to serve large portion.

D．People in the United States began to gain weight.

4. What does the survey indicate?

A．Many poor Americans want large portions.

B．20 percent Americans want smaller portions.

C．70 percent Americans earn at least ＄150,000 per year.

D．45 percent Americans earn less than ＄25,000 per year.

8 . 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处，每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均限一词；

2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

It is Mother’s Day today. Though it’s a western festival, it’s popular in China now.

Mom has a full-time job, so she has to do most of the houseworks. She is a great mother. Both Dad or I planned to do something on Mother’s Day. We get up early in the morning. Dad cleaned the house, and then went on shopping. When he came back, I found a bunch of flowers in her hand. I asked Mom to stay in the sitting room and I cooked in kitchen. The dishes what I cooked were Mom’s favoritest. At dinner, we said to her, “Happy Mother’s Day!” Mom was grateful and moving.

9 . Pacing and Pausing

Sara tried to befriend her old friend Steve’s new wife, but Betty never seemed to have anything to say. While Sara felt Betty didn’t hold up her end of the conversation, Betty complained to Steve that Sara never gave her a chance to talk. The problem had to do with expectations about pacing and pausing.

Conversation is a turn-taking game. When our habits are similar, there’s no problem. But if our habits are different, you may start to talk before I’m finished or fail to take your turn when I’m finished. That’s what was happening with Betty and Sara.

It may not be coincidental that Betty, who expected relatively longer pauses between turns, is British, and Sara, who expected relatively shorter pauses, is American. Betty often felt interrupted by Sara. But Betty herself became an interrupter and found herself doing most of the talking when she met a visitor from Finland. And Sara had a hard time cutting in on some speakers from Latin America or Israel.

The general phenomenon, then, is that the small conversation techniques, like pacing and pausing, lead people to draw conclusions not about conversational style but about personality and abilities. These habitual differences are often the basis for dangerous stereotyping (思维定式). And these social phenomena can have very personal consequences. For example, a woman from the southwestern part of the US went to live in an eastern city to take up a job in personnel. When the Personnel Department got together for meetings, she kept searching for the right time to break in—and never found it. Although back home she was considered outgoing and confident, in Washington she was viewed as shy and retiring. When she was evaluated at the end of the year, she was told to take a training course because of her inability to speak up.

That’s why slight differences in conversational style—tiny little things like microseconds of pause-can have a great effect on one’s life. The result in this case was a judgment of psychological problems—even in the mind of the woman herself, who really wondered what was wrong with her and registered for assertiveness training.

1. What did Sara think of Betty when talking with her?

A．Betty was talkative.	B．Betty was an interrupter.
C．Betty did not take her turn.	D．Betty paid no attention to Sara.

2. According to the passage, who are likely to expect the shortest pauses between turns?

A．Americans.

B．Israelis.

C．The British.

D．The Finns.

3. We can learn from the passage that ________.

A．communication breakdown results from short pauses and fast pacing

B．women are unfavorably stereotyped in eastern cities of the US

C．one’s inability to speak up is culturally determined sometimes

D．one should receive training to build up one’s confidence

4. The underlined word “assertiveness” in the last paragraph probably means ________.

A．being willing to speak one’s mind	B．being able to increase one’s power
C．being ready to make one’s own judgment	D．being quick to express one’s ideas confidently