2 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

My motherland, China,     1     capital is Beijing, is a great country with a long history and rich culture. It     2    (locate) in the east of Asia, with an area of 9,600,000 square kilometers and     3     population of 1.4 billion. Our country     4    (consist) of 56 nationalities, among which the Han Ethnic Group is the largest,     5    (make) up 94% of the people. There are many beautiful mountains and rivers as well as rich natural     6    (resource) in China. As we all know, the Yangtze River is the third     7    (long) river in the world,     8     the Great Wall is one of the seven wonders in the world. Kung Fu is the crystallization of Chinese     9    (wise) and the embodiment of Chinese traditional culture. The Chinese people are hard-working and brave. Great changes     10    (take) place in China in the past 20 years.

3 . A man recently helped a woman, who had been knocked down by a car in Taizhou, Jiangu province, reach a hospital. But before doing so, he took a photograph of the scene with the woman to avoid being charged with knocking her down. Several similar cases were reported across the country during the Spring Festival, leaving people with mixed feelings, says Cao Pengcheng in an article in People's Daily.

Altruism(利他主义) is part of Chinese culture, and there is no lack of good Samaritans(乐善好施者) in the country. But recently, says Cao, some good Samaritans were blackmailed by the people who they helped. It made altruism a tough issue.

Cao says that it is a good thing for people to become more business-minded.but it is one thing to do as cost-benefit analysis (分析) in business, and quite another to measure whether a person in need is worth helping. I people always make such materialistic calculation(物质计算),they will further lower social and moral (道德) standards.

Fortunately,says Cao,there are still people like the man in Taizhou who deepen our belief in altruism and kindheartedness by continuing to help others, despite knowing that the existing system and rules in the county do not offer enough protection for good Samaritans.

1. What did the man do in Taizhou?

A．He charged the woman with knocking him down.

B．He helped the woman knocked down by a bicycle.

C．He sent the woman knocked down by him to a hospital.

D．He took a photo of the scene before helping the woman.

2. What does the underlined word “blackmailed” mean in paragraph 2?

A．Appreciated.

B．Threatened.

C．Killed.

D．Helped.

3. According to paragraph 3, making materialistic calculations___________.

A．will lower social and moral standards

B．is bad for doing business with others

C．is good for helping a person in need

D．will slow down people's business mind

4. What would be the best title for the text?

A．To Help or Not to Help	B．Traditional Chinese Culture
C．A Bad Traffic Accident	D．How to Do Good Business

6 . 单句改错
1. I went to Egypt last year. It was worth visited.
2. It was at the school gate where I met my English teacher.
3. There is a lot of to explore at senior high school.
4. I plan to improve my speaking English.
5. She is sure to succeed because she never loses hearts.

7 . Su Shan is a delicacy made with milk and cream that looks like shaved ice (刨冰). Poet Wang Lingran from the Tang Dynasty (618-907) described how people made and enjoyed Su Shan in his poem Ode to Su He Shan. According to the text, sugar was added to Su Shan that was shaped into many forms. Sometimes, Su Shan was decorated with flowers and leaves to make it more beautiful.

“It is neither solid (固态的), nor watery and disappears once it touches teeth,” the poet wrote. The Su Shan in his poem was thought by many experts to be an early form of ice cream. However, only the nobles (贵族) were lucky enough to have large iceboxes to create it in summer.

Although there were no fridges in ancient times, iceboxes to store ice cubes in summer had become very common in rich families by the Tang Dynasty. At that time, people either had ice water or small pieces of shaved ice.

People could easily buy iced drinks on the street during the Song Dynasty (960-1279).As a community service, some rich people even provided free ice water and medicine on the street for free. Ice water sold during the Song Dynasty was often added to mung beans (绿豆) to help prevent heat stroke (中暑).

1. What do the underlined words “a delicacy” in paragraph 1 refer to?

A．A kind of black sugar.	B．A kind of sweet food.
C．A kind of ice water.	D．A kind of cold drink.

2. Why were flowers and leaves put on Su Shan?

A．To make it a little fresher.	B．To make it more delicious.
C．To make it in various forms.	D．To make it more beautiful.

3. We can learn from the text that Su Shan________.

A．first appeared in the Song Dynasty	B．was decorated with beans and leaves
C．became popular in the Song Dynasty	D．was easily bought in the Tang Dynasty

4. What is the best title for the text?

A．Su Shan: an Early Form of Chinese Ice Cream	B．Su Shan: an Interesting Topic in Song Poems
C．Su Shan: a Common Food for the Poor	D．Su Shan: a Good Way to Cure Fever

8 . The paiche, a huge, air-breathing fish, is one of the largest freshwater fish in the word. which has fed Amazonian people for thousands of years. Fully grown, it can reach seven feet long or more and it can reach anywhere from 200 to 400 pounds.

The paiche isn’t only famous for its size. Known as Amazonian people’s favorite food, this fish has been around for a long time. so it’s considered a living fossil, whose oldest fossil dates back to 23 million years ago.

This old fish stands out in many other ways, including the need to surface (浮出水面) for the air. The ability to breathe air is helpful in waters of the Amazon with little oxygen, but makes it easy for the paiche to get caught. When the fish surfaces, it often takes in air with a loud noise that local fishermen can recognize at a distance. Amazonian fishermen have enjoyed its tasty meat for a long time, but catching it in such large number has been in doubt.

Thankfully, protection efforts, combined with a large increase in farmed paiche, have made sure that this ancient fish will not disappear any time soon. And that’s a great thing for Amazonian cuisine (烹饪),as the paiche is a surprisingly tasty fish, whose meat stays tasty in most preparations, whether roasted or steamed (蒸).

The paiche near the source will be the best. You can find it in markets like Mercado de Belen in Peru, and the Mercado Municipal in Brazil. If you can’t make it to South America, you can also find paiche meat in stores like Whole Foods.

1. What’s the main idea of paragraph 2?

A．The long history of the paiche.	B．The paiche’s ability to breathe.
C．The oldest fossil of the paiche.	D．The paiche’s unique features.

2. What makes it easy for fishermen to catch the paiche?

A．The paiche’s slow physical movement.	B．The paiche’s huge body size.
C．The paiche’s loud sound of breathing.	D．The paiche’s eye-catching skin.

3. Why doesn’t the paiche disappear?

A．Because Amazonians dislike its meat.	B．Because it can produce very quickly.
C．Because it has few natural enemies.	D．Because it’s well protected and raised.

4. In which part of a newspaper can you find the text?

A．Adventure stories.	B．Interesting travels.
C．Wonderful food.	D．Scientific inventions.

10 . 单句改错
1. It was a time that most of us had to walk to school.
2. Here are the villagers which homes were destroyed by the typhoon.
3. I hope you think about my request as soon as possibly.
4. I showed my parents I was independent by wear strange clothes.
5. When I got on the bus, I realized I left my wallet at home.