1 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Yu Rong, a Chinese artist, thinks of a new way to introduce     1     ancient story of Hua Mulan in her picture book. In the book, I Am Hua Mulan, she tells the story by     2     (combine) Chinese paper-cutting with international artistic styles. She places Shaanxi papercuts over western-style pencil sketches (素描)    3     (create) typical presentation of Chineseelements (要素), which turns out to be a     4     (success) and impressive breakthrough.

Hua Mulan,     5     story has been told by generations in China, was a fighter from the Northern Wei Dynasty (386-534). As a devoted daughter, she dressed herself as a man to serve in the army     6     place of her father. Mulan’s character, such as courage, kindness and a disinterested attitude towards fame and fortune, made     7     (she) one of the most respected historical Chinese heroines. Mulan’s story has been adapted     8     (frequent) in modern media. For example, in 1998, Disney produced a film named Mulan, which     9     (consider) a great success by critics and the public right after its release.

To better tell the story, Yu Rong takes inspiration from her several     10     (visit) to sites of ancient battles and Henan Province’s Yu Opera. After years of preparation she finally makes this extraordinary work.

2 . Last week, Education Secretary Arne Duncan declared a war on paper textbooks. “Over the next few years," he said in a speech at the National Press Club, “textbooks should be abandoned." In their place would come a variety of digital-learning technologies, like e-readers and multi-media websites.

Such technologies certainly have their place. But Secretary Duncan is threatening to light a fire to a tried-and-true technology that has been the foundation for one of the great educational systems on the planet. And while e-readers and multi-media may seem appealing, the idea of replacing an effective learning platform with a widely hyped (炒作) but still unproven one is extremely dangerous,

An expert on reading, Maryanne Wolf, has recently begun studying the effects of digital reading on learning, and so far the results are mixed. She worries that Internet reading, in particular, could be such a source of distractions for the student that they may cancel out most other potential benefits of a web-linked, e-leaning environment, and while it's true that the high-tech industry has sponsored considerable amounts of research on the potential benefits of Web-based learning, not enough time has passed for longitudinal (纵向的) studies to demonstrate the full effects.

In addition, digital-reading advocates claim that lightweight e-books benefit students' backs and save schools money. But the rolling backpack seems to have solved the weight problem, and the astonishing costs to equip every student with an e reader, provide technical support and pay for regular software updates promise to make the e-textbook a very pricey choice.

As both a teacher who uses paper textbooks and a student of urban history, I can't help but wonder what parallels exist between my own field and this sudden, wholesale abandonment of the technology of paper.

1. What does the underlined part “a tried-and-true technology" in Paragraph 2 refer to?

A．Foundation

B．Paper

C．E-books

D．Platform

2. What is the drawback of textbooks according to the passage?

A．Its price.

B．Its efficiency.

C．Its content.

D．Its weight.

3. What worries Maryanne Wolf is that__________

A．E-readers and multimedia websites are learning methods that are proved effective.

B．the results of digital reading effects are understandable

C．digital reading can't provide potential benefits for users

D．students may not focus on leaning by digital reading

4. What is the author's attitude towards digital-learning?

A．Objective.

B．Supportive.

C．Positive.

D．Disapproving.

3 . “It’s raining cats and dogs!” Although this phrase is not very common in England any more, it clearly shows how we don’t always say what we mean. One thing that is often frustrating (灰心的) for language learners is that they understand every word in a sentence and yet the meaning remains unclear—like this sentence that actually means “it’s raining very heavily!” However, it’s not just idioms that cause difficulties for people learning English.

The British are often considered to be polite but this can be very confusing for non-native speakers. We often don’t say what we are thinking—in fact we often say the opposite! Here’s an example that will hopefully explain what I mean: “You should come round for tea!”

British people are less open than people from other cultures, so we aren’t as quick to invite people into our homes. This phrase is one of those that we say but often don’t really mean, so when no further details are given, you can probably assume (认为) it was made in the name of politeness! But how does this compare to other countries?

When I lived in India, lots of people would invite me into their homes but I always assumed that they were just being polite. Of course, I was wrong. The invitations were almost always genuine, and people expected me to visit them. I was always surprised by how welcoming people were. In fact, I think I spent more time at other people’s houses than my own!

In England, we often think it’s polite to offer or suggest something even if we don’t actually want to do it, while in other cultures people are more direct. Perhaps if English people just say what they were thinking, things would be a lot easier—especially for non-native speakers!

1. The example “It’s raining cats and dogs!” is mentioned to show that ______.

A．it is time for people protect these pet animals

B．the weather condition in England is rather awful

C．what British people say is different from what they think

D．it is difficult for non-native learner to understand idioms

2. What do people from other cultures think of British people’s politeness?

A．Direct and honest.	B．Too traditional to accept.
C．Serious and formal.	D．Difficult to understand.

3. Which of the following best explains “genuine” underlined in Paragraph 4?

A．personal.

B．real.

C．informal.

D．special.

4. What is the main purpose of the text?

A．To encourage people to show politeness.

B．To teach people how to avoid misunderstandings.

C．To discuss how to learn English idioms effectively.

D．To advise people to understand politeness culturally.

4 . Artists always treat businessmen as money-obsessed ( 迷 恋 金 钱 的 ) bores. Or worse, many businessmen, for their part, assume that artists usually consider themselves to be more intelligent than others. Bosses may stick   a few modern paintings on their office walls. But they seldom take the arts seriously as a source of inspiration.

The prejudice starts at business school, where “hard” things such as numbers rule. It is reinforced by everyday experience. Bosses constantly remind their employees that if you can't count it, it doesn't count. Few read deeply about the arts. Sun Tzu's The Art of War does not count while some tasteless business books are pleasing to them: consider Wess Roberts' Leadership Secrets of Attila the Hun.

But lately there are welcome signs of a thaw (缓和) on the business side of the great cultural divide. Business presses are publishing a series of books such as The Fine Art of Success by Jamie Anderson. Business schools such as the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto are trying to learn from the arts.

Mr. Anderson points out that many artists have also been superb enterprisers. Damien Hirst has been one of the most enterprising. He upturned the art world by selling his work directly through Sotheby's, an auction ( 拍 卖 ) house. Whatever they think of his work, businessmen cannot help admiring a man who parted art lovers from £ 75.5 million on the day that Lehman Brothers collapsed.

Studying the arts can help businessmen communicate more effectively. Most bosses spend a huge amount of time “messaging” and “reaching out”, yet few are good at it. Half an hour with George Orwell's Why I Write would work wonders.

Studying the arts can also help companies learn how to manage bright people. Rob Goffee of the London Business School points out that today's most productive companies are dominated by what they call “clevers”, who are very hard to manage. They hate being told what to do by managers, whom they regard as being stupid. They refuse to submit to performance reviews.

In short, they are prima donnas. The art world has centuries of experience in managing such difficult people.

Directors persuade actresses to cooperate with actors they hate. Their tips might be worth hearing.
1. Which book combines the arts with business?

A．Why I Write.	B．The Art of War.
C．The Fine Art of Success.	D．Leadership Secrets of Attila the Hun.

2. What kind of person is Damien Hirst actually?

A．An artist who is good at doing business.

B．A businessman who just cares about money.

C．An artist whose works changed the art world.

D．A businessman who had prejudice toward the arts.

3. The underlined words “prima donnas” probably refer to those who are _______.

A．quite stupid	B．rather proud
C．really bright	D．very efficient

4. What does the author mainly discuss in the text?

A．Good management takes skill and patience.

B．Artists should show respect for businessmen.

C．Painting is a special form of communication.

D．Businessmen have much to learn from artists.

5 . During last year's two sessions （两会）, Shan Jixiang, director of the Palace Museum,     1     （push） for major renovations （修复） inside the palace museum. And during this year's two sessions, he proposed adopting     2     new set of regulations on how to best protect and preserve the historic complex.

"The Regulation of the Preservation of the Great Wall     3     （adopt） over the past years, and it has proved very effective, so this year we've drafted an outline for new regulations and we hope to pass the cultural relics of the Palace Museum on to many generations     4     （come）. " Shan said.

The Palace Museum faces serious pressures. An increasing number of     5     （tour） want to see the palace's treasures, but overcrowding could harm preservation efforts. And     6     urbanization （城市化） progressing in Beijing, construction around the Palace Museum may end up damaging     7     （it） ancient buildings.

The Forbidden City's image as a museum has grown     8     Shan's last measures were approved in 2012. To make more room for more visitors, Shan has proposed moving 750 employees,     9     （rough） half the museum's staff, to offices outside the complex. He has also called for transforming an archaeological site which     10     （be） unearthed in 2016 into a new public archaeological museum for the public to enjoy.

6 . Most Chinese people expect to relax and enjoy themselves during the Golden Week. But for those trying to go someplace, it may seem more disappointment than pleasure. This year, the traffic jam resulted in a roadside wedding(婚礼).

The suffering of being stuck in traffic was probably most strongly felt by Lv Kangzhou and his bride(新娘) Yan Mengxia. By tradition, the groom（新郎） drove early in the morning to the bride's home in Zhejiang Province in East China to pick her up along with her family and take them to his family's hometown for the wedding. By 4 pm, Lv's wedding was 90 minutes away, but his car had not moved an inch for a long time. Lv got in touch with the local radio to explain his difficult situation and ask for a traffic forecast. The radio host told Lv there was no way to hold his wedding on time and offered to hold their wedding on the air. At 5：30 pm, Lv and his bride said their vows(发誓) on the side of the road, and Lv's family and friends witnessed the ceremony by listening to the radio.

Lv wasn't the only person stuck in the Golden Week crowds. According to the state news agency Xinhua, 11.7 million people traveled by train on Wednesday. About 120，000 people gathered at Tian'anmen Square in Beijing to watch the flag­raising ceremony. Last year, the Forbidden City in Beijing hosted 175，000 tourists on one day during the Golden Week, and the number is expecting to be even bigger this year.

Chinese Internet users complain about the Golden Week holiday every year. An Internet user Tuzhi said on Sina Weibo: “On the Great Wall, I'm holding your hand, but I cannot see your face.”

1. By tradition, the wedding should take place in ________．

A．Zhejiang Province	B．a hotel
C．the bride's hometown	D．the groom's hometown

2. Lv, the groom, called the local radio because he wanted to ________．

A．ask for help

B．hold their wedding on the air

C．complain about the traffic conditions

D．find someone to pick them up

3. What does the text mainly intend to tell us?

A．A successful roadside wedding during the Golden Week.

B．The popularity of traveling around during the Golden Week.

C．The crowded situation in China during the Golden Week.

D．The cause of the heavy traffic in China during the Golden Week.

4. Where does this text probably come from?

A．A newspaper.	B．A textbook.
C．A travel brochure.	D．A TV interview.

7 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入 1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Sending gifts varies greatly from country to country. In Australia, Canada, the United States     1     European countries, sending gifts is     2    rare) expected. While seen as a nice gesture, it is very important to avoid giving highly personal gifts such as clothing. When     3    (visit) the home of a colleague from one of these countries, you should bring     4     appropriate gift to the hostess.

In America, expensive gifts are definitely out. A good     5    (choose) is to take the deserving person to dinner, or a sports event.      6     the contrary, gift giving is a     7    (tradition) custom in Japan. In Japan, the proper gift is considered     8    (express) the giver’s true friendship, gratitude and respect far better than words. If you plan to visit Japan or to have any Japanese visit you here, be prepared. Australia is known for     9     (it) friendliness and informality. So modest gifts, such as a diary, a paperweight, or a coffee cup might     10    (present) to a friend.

So next time you visit these places, remember to do as the Romans do while in Rome.

8 . Anyone who is addicted to reading bus tickets or cereal packets will understand the appeal of poems on the underground. Some years ago，a few acquaintances who lived and worked in London，who used the Tube and loved poetry，decided that it would be pleasant to read a few lines by their favorite poets as they traveled around by Tube，instead of just glancing upwards at the tiresome advertisements. The underground had a surplus (剩余的) of advertising space on the trains. They suggested filling the blank space on the trains，for the entertainment of the traveling public.

The poems took on a new life when they were removed from books and placed alongside the adverts. Commuters enjoyed the idea of reading Keats. “Much have I traveled in the realms of gold” on a crowded Central Line train，or trying to learn by heart a sonnet between Hammersmith and Piccadilly. The choice of poems wasn’t arbitrary (随机的) but specially chosen. It catered for (符合) all tastes including living and dead poems from the homeland and from all over the English speaking world，and especially poems which have association with London.

The success of the poems on the underground enterprises confirmed that Britain was a nation of poetry lovers. Hundreds of people corresponded with London Underground suggesting poems，or just to say thank you. In January 1989，on the third anniversary after the first poems on the Underground，London Underground promised to donate all the spaces free，to increase the number available (at least one poem in each train carriage)，and to pay for the production costs as well. They also update the poems every few months. Posters of the poems decorated the British Council libraries throughout the world，but the best way to view the poems is to see them by yourselves，on whichever train you choose，in every zone of the network－for the price of an underground ticket.

1. Which of the following is the best title for the passage?

A．Shelly and Keat’s Poems	B．The Poems on the Underground
C．Travelling on the Tube in London	D．The Poems about London

2. The poems were________.

A．removed from books and placed in empty advertising spaces

B．taken from throughout the English speaking world and chosen to please everyone

C．including poems about London by Shelly，Burns，Keats and by the commuters themselves

D．meant to be read aloud and learnt by heart

3. Which of the following words is the closest in meaning to the underlined word “association”？

A．connection.	B．difference.
C．similarity.	D．comparison.

4. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage above?

A．People who like reading bus tickets advocate poems on the underground.

B．Spaces which were used for advertisements are now completely occupied by poems on the tube.

C．You can appreciate the poems you like at the cost of only a tube ticket in London.

D．The success of the poems on the underground indicates people’s love for the tube of London.

9 . Saint Patrick’s Day is a major holiday in Ireland, but the rest of the world has influenced its celebration as much as the Irish     1     (they). Most Americans think of Saint Patrick’s Day as a big party     2     (center) around drinking alcohol. But its     3     (origin) in Ireland were religious, says Mike Cronin, a professor of Irish history with Boston College of Massachusetts.

Saint Patrick lived in Ireland more than 2,000 years ago. He is     4     (wide) considered to have established Christianity in the country. The Church decided to honor him with a holy day. March 17, the date of his death,    5     (choose) in the 171h century.

St. Patrick is believed     6     (serve) in Ireland as a Catholic Bishop (主教). The average Irish person honored March 17 quietly.    7     (attend) church services was the main activity. In fact, most businesses that served alcohol would close in honor     8     the day. In the early 1900s, Ireland’s government made St. Patrick’s Day     9     official holiday. By the 1960s, towns across Ireland started celebrating the holiday with parades and music.

In Ireland today, Si. Patrick’s Day is a four-day public celebration     10     includes parades, music, food, and games.

10 . How to Celebrate Thanksgiving

Celebrated yearly on the fourth Thursday in November, the holiday of Thanksgiving was first observed (庆祝) in 1621 and continues to be an American tradition today.     1    .

(1) Make the table merry.    2    . If not, lay out the food somewhere readily reachable on the day. Get the kids to help set the table, which is regarded as part of their contribution to the preparations.

(2)    3    . There are a few traditions connected with Thanksgiving that are enjoyed in many families, such as gathering around the TV and watching football games or watching the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade on TV with the kids.

(3) Spend a little time thinking the meaning of Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving is a chance for many families to spend time together after being apart for much of the year.    4    . Think of your family’s own ways to express your appreciation (感激) on this day and in the following year.

(4)    5    . Offer to help prepare meals at a homeless shelter, and start food or clothing donation (捐赠). This can be an important part of teaching your children about gratitude in action.

A．Take a long nap after the meal if you’re feeling sleepy

B．Consider helping the less fortunate during Thanksgiving

C．Enjoy some traditional activities in Thanksgiving holiday

D．It is a good time to think the love that you have for one another

E．If you want to know how to celebrate Thanksgiving, just follow these steps

F．Here are some things you’ll have to do to prepare the food for your holiday

G．Arrange the table decorations the day before Thanksgiving if you have a separate dining table