1 . Many libraries around the world are as amazing in their architecture and organization as they are in the huge amount of knowledge they contain. With shelves and shelves of books, various collections and amazing historical and cultural displays. there are plenty of undiscovered wonders.

Beinecke Rare Book Library (New Haven, Connecticut)

Yale University has one of the most beautiful college campuses in America, and one of its most interesting features is the Beinecke Rare Book Library. It is one of the largest buildings in the world devoted to rare books and manuscripts (手稿) of famous people. From 2015-16 the library building was closed for 18 months for major improvement. Inside there is a stat ue of its main founder that rises up high.

Vennesla Library (Vennesla, Norway)

Located near the southernmost tip of Norway, Vennesla Library is more than a collection of books—it’s a city cultural center and meeting place. The building hosts a coffee shop, open meeting spaces, classrooms for children and adult education courses. and a cinema. It is mainly built out of wood. The long. thin beams (横梁) on the inside were designed to look like the inside of a whale.

Suzzallo Library (Seattle)

Among the many beautiful features of the campus at the University of Washington, such as its cherry flowers and a light rail station, Suzzallo Library was built in the Collegiate Gothic style. Its buttresses (扶壁) are decorated with 18 statues featuring famous academics and writers such as Plato, Shakespeare, Leonardo da Vinci, Dante, Galileo, Beethoven, Isaac Newton and Charles Darwin.

Library of Muyinga (Muyinga, Burundi)

A school for deaf children, the Library of Muyinga in Burundi was built with local techniques and traditions. A rope hammock (吊床) that hangs between the first and second floors of the library serves as part of the children’s reading room, a great place for indoor activities.

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1. Which library is suitable for people who want to appreciate statues?

A．Beinecke Rare Book Library.	B．Vennesla Library.
C．Suzzallo Library.	D．Library of Muyinga.

2. What makes Vennesla Library different from others?

A．It is mainly intended for children.

B．It is a kind of culture complex.

C．It is located within the campus.

D．It is in a shape of a whale outside.

3. Where is the text probably taken from?

A．A culture magazine	B．A travel brochure.
C．A website.	D．A historical book.

3 . 假定你是李华，上周你们学校举行了一次运动会，请你以“An Amazing Sports Meeting”为题给“英语周报”撰写一篇短文介绍此次运动会，内容包括：
1.运动会目的；
2.介绍运动会比赛情况；
3.运动会的意义或感受。
注意：1. 词数100左右，题目已经给出，不计入总词数；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

An Amazing Sports Meeting

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4 . He should   ________   ________ ________ (让步) a younger, more decisive leader. (give) (根据中英文提示完成句子)

5 . Jim has been working hard and ________   _________   ________ (期待) spending his vacation lying on the beach doing nothing. (look) (根据中英文提示完成句子)

6 . After ________   ________ (登记 ) at the airport, he told his parents when he would arrive. (check) (根据中英文提示完成句子)

8 . He didn’t talk much, but what he said ________   ________   (有道理). (make) (根据中英文提示完成句子)

9 . It is really ________ (annoy) that we made the same mistake last time. (所给词的适当形式填空)

10 . It is requested that all the members of the club ________ (attend) the lecture given by a famous lecturer. (所给词的适当形式填空)