1 . Almost everywhere you go in the UK, you will be surrounded by __________ (证据) of four different groups of people who took over at different times throughout history. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)

2 . She was so __________ (启发) by the people she met online that she decided to start an IT club to teach older people how to use computers and the Internet. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)

3 . Nowadays, children spend less time in the fresh air. Many of them are addicted to a screen either on a computer or a TV — they seem to be living in a virtual world. They have lost touch with nature.

But now 400 organizations in the UK, from playgroups to the National Health Service, are encouraging children to have some “wild time”. They want kids to swap (交换) at least 30 minutes of watching TV or playing computer games for time playing outside. Activities such as building dens (洞穴), climbing trees and playing hide and seek are just some of the things kids can do. Even if they live in a city, they can go on adventures in the garden or the park.

Children often need a helping hand from mum and dad. They need to be shown what to do and where to go. Andy Simpson from National Health Service says, “We want parents to see what this magical wonder product does for their kids’ development, independence and creativity, by giving wild time a go.”

So despite the complicated (复杂的) world that young people grow up in now, it seems that going back to basics and experiencing “nature’s playground” is what modern children need. David Bond from Project Wild Thing says, “We need to make more space for wild time in children’s daily routine (常规), freeing this generation of kids to have the sort of experiences that many of us took for granted (认为理所当然).”

This might sound a bit old-fashioned to you or maybe, like me, it’s made you think about sticking on your boots, getting outdoors and reliving your childhood. There’s no age limit on enjoying yourself!

1. What makes children lose touch with nature?

A．Playing hide and seek.	B．Going on adventures in parks.
C．Building dens frequently.	D．Being addicted to a screen.

2. In Andy Simpson’s opinion, who should be persuaded to see the effect of wild time?

A．Teachers.

B．Parents.

C．Children.

D．Experts.

3. What might David probably agree?

A．What modern children need is spiritual satisfaction.

B．Children always take it for granted to play outside.

C．Children need more time to get close to nature.

D．Parents should make larger rooms for kids to study.

5 . He was sent to prison for failing to pay his debts and died in p__________ in 1836. (根据首字母单词拼写)

6 . 假定你是李华，你的英国朋友Peter对中国文化很感兴趣。他写信询问你最喜欢的中国传统节日的信息。请你给他写一封回信，向他介绍这一传统节日，内容包括：
1.节日的时间；
2.庆祝该节日的主要活动。
注意：写作词数应为80左右。
Dear Peter,
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours,

Li Hua

7 . The first group, the Romans, came in the first century. Some of their great a __________ included building towns and roads. (根据首字母单词拼写)

8 . Despite its immensity, it is both simple and __________ (优美别致的) , fulfilling its designer’s dream to create “an enormous object drawn as faintly as possible”.(根据汉语提示单词拼写)

9 . The virtual choir was the idea of a__________-winning composer and conductor Eric Whitacre. (根据首字母单词拼写)

10 . 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。

New Year was just around the corner. I was second grade then, 7 years old. One day, on my way home from school, a lady gave me a piece of paper     1     (say) that the neighborhood was asking people to give New Year presents to those     2     needed them. When I showed my mom this paper, she encouraged me to take part in it and spread     3     (kind) to others less fortunate than us. She said we would become “Neighborhood Angels”.

Several days later, my mother     4     (drive) me to the store and gave me $20 to pay for neighborhood present. Then she said, “I’ll see you outside in the car.” She left me alone to do the shopping. I was not used to buying things on my own, as I had always been with one of my     5     (parent) before. Everything seemed very strange and confusing to me,     6     I carried on. Suddenly, I remembered the poor boy     7     (call) Jack who lived in our neighborhood. I used to see him     8     a jacket during the freezing winter months, so I decided, then and there, to buy him a warm jacket.

I looked at many jackets and     9     (final) chose a heavy blue one. That evening, I sent the present to him with my mom.    10     (see) the tears in his eyes, I felt as if I were a real “Neighborhood Angel”.