1 . 无论人们说何种方言，他们还是可以通过书写进行交流。
No matter what dialect people speak, ________________________.

2 . 选词填空

A. are similar to        B. lay in ruins        C. cutting out       D. make a list of E. was based on       F. refer to        G. dates back to

1. Chinese calligraphy has a long history that ______ thousands of years ago.
2. Instead of ______ her favorite foods, she added healthy foods to her meals.
3. I suggest that he should ______ difficult words or useful words that he’s learn throughout the year.
4. The two cars ______ each other in size and design.
5. In less than a minute, a large city ______.
6. If you don’t understand this word, you can ______ the dictionary.
7. The theory he put up ______his many years’ research, so it was practical.

3 . The Sydney Opera House has become, with the Sydney Harbour Bridge, Sydney’s best-known landmark and international symbol.

The base for the building was started in 1959 — years before the designs were finished. It took four years to design by Danish architect Jorn Utzon and by 1962 the designs were finalized and construction began. In total, it took 14 years to build and was officially opened on the 20th of October 1973 by Queen Elizabeth II.

The Sydney Opera House is a fascinating building and heart of the city’s cultural scene. It opened with a concert hall, an opera theatre, a drama theatre and a recital (音乐演奏会) hall, as well as restaurants and bars. A fifth theatre was added within the structure in 1998.

The Sydney Opera House cost some $160 million to build and was paid for by the public who bought $10 tickets in a series of lotteries with a first prize of $1million.

More information about the Sydney Opera House:

Conducts 3,000 events each year

Provides guided tours to 200,000 people each year

Has an annual audience of 2 million for its performances

includes 1,000 rooms

Is 185 metres long and 120 metres wide

Has 2.194 pre-cast concrete sections as its roof

Has roof sections weighing up to 15 tons

Has roof sections held together by 350 kms of tensioned steel cable

Has over 1 million tiles on the roof

Uses 6,225 square metres of glass and 645 kilometres of electric cable

1. When were the designs of the Sydney Opera House started?

A．In1960.

B．In1962.

C．In1958.

D．In1973.

2. The Sydney Opera House doesn’t consist of ______.

A．a drama theatre	B．an opera theatre
C．a concert hall	D．a reception hall

3. Which of the following is NOT true?

A．The Sydney Opera House has an audience of 2 million per year for its performances.

B．There are about 3,000 events held in the Sydney Opera House each year.

C．The Sydney Opera House is made up of more than 1,000 rooms.

D．The roof of the Sydney Opera House is made of concrete and steel.

4 . 阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。

Parents often believe that they have a good relationship with their teenagers. But last summer, Joanna and her husband noticed a change in their older son: Suddenly, he seemed to be talking far more to his friends     1     to his parents. “Usually, the door to his room     2     (shut).” Joanna noted.

5 . 阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。

    1     the night of July 28, 1976, one of the greatest earthquakes in the twentieth century hit Tangshan, Hebei. Strange things were happening, but people thought little of the       2     (warn). Then, at 3:42 a. m., the earth shook

Nearly a       3     (three) of China felt it. In less than one minute Tangshan was in ruins and more than 400,000 people were killed or injured. In the afternoon came another quake. Even more building     4     (fall) down. People began to wonder if the disaster would end.

6 . 这个男孩到目前为止一直都很用功。 up to…（汉译英）
_________________________________________________________________

7 . 虽然天色已晚，我们还是决定动身了。 set out（汉译英）
_________________________________________________________________

8 . 选词填空

by contrast, be blessed with, approve of, wake up to

1. I __________ a happy childhood, one that most people would want to have.
2. The coastal areas have mild winters, but __________ the central plains become extremely cold.
3. Citizens __________ an orange sky and strong winds that covered the city in a thick, brown-yellow dust.
4. His parents didn’t __________ his marriage, but he married the girl against his parent’s will.

9 . 选词填空

stretch, demonstrate, reward, witness

1. Despite the fact that it was dangerous and exhausting, climbing the mountain was a very __________ experience for me.
2. The two stone lions standing in front of Tian’anmen have __________ many great historic events.
3. There’s been no public __________ of opposition to the President.
4. The great Himalayas has the largest mountain peaks in the world and __________ around six countries in Asia.

10 . 阅读下列短文，根据短文内容或括号内所给词的恰当形式填空。

Some students are     1     (amuse) by something else. They spend all their time     2     (look) anywhere but at me. Then again, some students’ favorite activity is daydreaming. With their chins on their hands, they occupy     3     (they) by staring out of the window or up at the ceiling. They are certainly interested in something, but who knows what. The main thing is reminding distracted students that they need to pay attention in class.