3 . 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。

Cold Dew, known as “Hanlu” in Chinese, is the 17th of China’s 24 solar terms and the fifth during autumn, signifying the     1     (office) end of autumn. Climbing, drinking chrysanthemum wine and wearing cornel (茱萸) are common practices during Cold Dew as it often coincides with the Double Ninth Festival which     2     (fall) on the ninth day of the ninth month on the lunar calendar.

There is a story behind this tradition. Legends have it that a brave man named Huan Jing lived in East Han Dynasty. People living around Ruhe River were often targeted by     3     plague monster living in the river. The young Huan left home     4     (determine) to learn skills that could kill the monster. He traveled around the country and was guided by a crane to reach a mountain,     5    was home to an immortal.

After Huan mastered the skills, the immortal gave him a magic sword, a pack of cornel     6     (leaf) and a bottle of chrysanthemum wine. Back in his village, Huan     7     (lead) the people to the top of a nearby mountain     8     the morning of the ninth day. He gave each of them a piece of cornel leaf to prevent the monster from coming closer and asked them to drink some chrysanthemum wine to avoid     9     (infect) by the plague. Eventually, he killed the monster at the foot of the mountain with his magic sword. Since then, people climb mountains     10     anything high as a ritual during the festival called Chongyang Festival.

5 . 语法填空

Clarence Birdseye had the chance to go on a trip to the Arctic,     1     people caught fish and then put the fish in a container office     2    (freeze) it quickly. When people cooked the fish later, it was still good! This gave Birdseye     3     idea.

He thought people could also have this kind of food at home. In 1926, Birdseye invented frozen food. People were able to store food in     4    (freezer) for a long time.

6 . The Story of the Gettysburg Address (葛底斯堡演说)

By Leslie W. Leavitt & Abraham Lincoln

One of the great and bloody battles of the war was the battle of Gettysburg. Here the Southern armies were beaten and driven back into the South, but not until many thousands of brave men on both sides had lost their lives. They were buried where they fell.

Later a great meeting was held on the battlefield of Gettysburg to honor the brave dead. Thousands of people came from miles around to the meeting, and to hear the two speakers, Mr. Everett and President Lincoln. Mr. Everett was a man of wide experience, the president of a college, one who had travelled much, a fine speaker. He spoke for two hours.

Lincoln rose to speak. He had given but little thought and time to what he was to say, and had only just finished writing the end of his speech before riding out to the field. He stood before the greatest crowd, tall and thin, his sad face showing the sorrow of the war. He was silent for a moment, and then, as though he did not see the crowd, he spoke slowly, in a high voice, for three minutes. Its simple and beautiful English, its noble meaning and forgiving spirit, make it one of the greatest speeches of the world. Its famous ending is well known:

“The world will little note, nor long remember what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here. It is for us the living, rather, to be dedicated here to the unfinished work, which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced. It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us — that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion — that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain—that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom — and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish(湮灭) from the earth.”

1. Who do the underlined words in Paragraph 2 “the brave dead” refer to?

A．The buried Southern armies.	B．The dead Northern soldiers.
C．The late brave on both sides.	D．The people to the battlefield.

2. What can we learn about the two speakers?

A．They were presidents of the nation.	B．They both had rich experience in field trip.
C．They made long-term preparations.	D．They gave fine addresses in different manners.

3. Which of the following is NOT a reason to make Lincoln’s speech great?

A．The plain and literary style.	B．The slow pace and the high voice.
C．The high purpose of the great task.	D．The spirit of pardon and tolerance.

4. What does Lincoln think of the great cause?

A．No longer unforgettable.	B．Far from nobly advanced.
C．Well worth increased devotion.	D．In a vain attempt and resolution.

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。

In old time, local officials must offer some tributes (贡物) to the emperor each year. Mian Bogao,     1    came from Yunnan, was sent to deliver a swan (天鹅) to the emperor. There was no transportation at that time and he had to walk to Chang’an. It was a long and hard time. He kept on     2    (walk) without a break whether day    3    night. A few days later, Mian Bogao was very tired and also found the swan was very    4    (dust), so he decided to help the swan take    5    bath in the river. As soon as the swan    6    (put) into the river, it beat its wings and flew away. Finally, Mian Bogao only got several feathers. He had no choice but    7    (send) these pieces of feathers to the emperor. But surprisingly, the emperor rewarded Mian Bogao instead    8    getting angry. This story can make us understand two points: First, people should be honest and trustworthy, like Mian Bogao. The swan flew away, only the swan feathers remained, and he    9    (honest) offered the swan feathers to the emperor; second, for a gift to someone else, it is the affection that matters, not the gift    10    (it).

9 . The Three Kingdoms Period played an important part in Chinese history.     1    . For example, Guandi Miao is a temple for the memorial to Guanyu, a general defending Jingzhou for one of the three kingdoms-Shu.

    2    . It was said that when Guan Yu guarded the city, he met nine fairies flying down to the earth, who said that they were commanded by the Empress of Heaven to take the city back because there were too many quarrels.     3    . He suggested the fairies compete to build a city from the dark to the crowing in the next morning and the winner could manage the city.     4    . Then they began to build the city with the earth brought by their skirts while Guan used the reeds (芦). Guan quickly finished first but the time was not up. Then Guan shook the reed roosts (窝) of the roosters, which made them crow.     5    . It was also said that Zhang Fei, the sworn little brother of Guan, also came to help but was late, so he dropped the earth outside the gate, hence the Mound (小广) is also called Zhang Fei’s load of Earth’

A．The fairies agreed

B．So the fairies had to fly up to heaven shyly

C．Not willing to lose the city, Guan thought hard and then an idea occurred to him

D．Here is a legend where the ‘Jiunu Zhuo’ (Nine Girls Mound) beside the city gate originates

E．Jingzhou, as the focus of quarrels then, has left many cultural relics that are related to the stories of Three Kingdoms

10 . 阅读下面短文, 从选项中选出能填人空白处的最佳选项。

A. to see B. was built C. that D. which E. its F. kindness G. but H. poorly   I. asking J. on

If you’re in Wuhan, an absolute must-see is the Yellow Crane Tower. Regarded as one of the Four Great Towers of China, the tower stands on the banks of the Yangtze River at the top of Snake Hill. It is very beautiful and     1     cultural significance led to its being made the symbol of Wuhan city. It goes without saying     2     it is one of Hubei’s most popular tourist attractions

According to legend, Yellow Crane Tower     3     by the family of an old pot house (酒馆) owner living in Wuhan city long ago, named Old Xin. One day, a     4     dressed Taoist priest came to the pot house and asked for some wine. Old Xin paid no attention to     5     for him, his son was very kind and gave the Taoist some wine without     6     money. The Taoist priest visited the pot house regularly for half a year when one day the Taoist said to the son that in order to repay his     7    , he would like to draw a crane     8     the wall of the pot house,     9     would dance at his request. When people in the city heard of this, they came to the pot house     10     the dancing crane. The Xin family soon became rich and they built the Yellow Crane Tower as a symbol of gratitude to the Taoist priest.