1 . He was so __________ the novel that he didn’t hear his phone ringing.

A．committed to

B．absorbed in

C．determined to

D．limited into

2 . 根据前后文语境，从方框内选择一个合适的词，并用其正确形式填空。

standard     stick     objective     on     boil work     analyse     temperature     vital     defeat apparent     crucial     suggest     evaluate     safe

One medical text from the fourth century     1     using the extract from sweet wormwood to treat a fever. Tu’s team tested a collection of dried wormwood leaves but found no effect. They then tried     2     fresh wormwood, and using the liquid obtained from this to treat malaria, but this did not     3    either. Their project got    4    . However, Tu Youyou would not acknowledge     5    . She analysed the medical texts again, and by chance, she found one sentence suggesting a different way to treat the wormwood. She concluded that boiling the sweet wormwood     6     destroyed its medical properties. Using a lower    7     to draw out the extract, she found a substance that worked. After failing more than 190 times, the team finally succeeded in 1971. Tu Youyou and her team members even insisted     8    testing the medicine on themselves to make sure that it was     9    . Later, the medicine was tested on malaria patients, most of whom recovered. This medicine，which was called artemisinin, soon became a     10     treatment for malaria.

6 . The statue was built ___________ the soldiers who bravely fought for their country.

A．in memory of

B．in response to

C．in return

D．in consequence of

8 . Stackworth Museum

Stackworth Museum tells the history of the famous Stackworth family, and gives information about other well-known local people. These include poets, artists and writers. There is an excellent café.

Scotwood Manor

The rooms in Scotwood Manor are furnished as they were 100 years ago. The staff spend the day as people did then and are happy to explain what it was like. There are activity sheets for children and shop with books, gifts and cards, as well as a good café and car park.

Woodlands Museum

Set in beautiful countryside, the Woodlands Museum is arranged like a village of 100 years ago. To learn more about this period, visitors are encouraged to spend time doing practical things such as making pots and cooking. There is playground with picnic area.

Westerleigh Museum

Westerleigh Museum is near the bus station and contains exhibitions showing the town's development. In a separate room there are works by some well-known artists. The museum has café and is near the bus and railway station.

Freshwater Museum

Freshwater was once an important fishing port. Freshwater Museum, inside the old harbour office, shows how the town developed and later became a tourist centre. There is an activity room for young children with DVDs, a large picnic area, and good bus service.

1. If you are interested in famous people in history, you can visit________.

A．Scotwood Manor	B．Stackworth Museum
C．Westerleigh Museum	D．Woodlands Museum

2. What can you do at the Woodlands Museum?

A．Read books at a shop.

B．Appreciate paintings by famous artists.

C．Do some hands-on activities.

D．Learn about the Stackworth familys history.

3. What do the last two museums have in common?

A．Both are art-centred.

B．Both offer attractive gifts.

C．Both tell the local history.

D．Both are near a railway station.

9 . When asked about their work schedules, many people preferred more __________ (灵活的) work hours. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)

10 . He pretended_________ when I came into the room.

A．to read

B．to be reading

C．to have read

D．reading