1 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. Which of the following is the best place for you to enjoy music in Ireland?

A．The cities.

B．The countryside.

C．The towns.

2. Why is Dublin known as Ireland’s cultural capital?

A．Many famous writers lived here.

B．Many famous writers were born here.

C．Many famous writers wrote about Dublin.

3. How old are many of the buildings in the city center of Dublin?

A．Less than 115 years.

B．About 140 years.

C．More than 150 years.

2 . 课文语法填空

One day Do Chuc and his family    1     (eat) breakfast when the American soldiers entered the village. They were ordered to leave their homes and marched into the village square     2     they were told to sit. At first, the villagers were calm. Then, they watched     3     (surprise) as the soldiers set up a machine gun. The people began weeping and begging. However, the shooting started finally. Chuc was saved with a pile of dead bodies     4     (cover) him.

3 . 语法填空

As a multi-ethnic country, China has 56     1    (nationality). The Han Chinese are the largest ethnic group, where some 91.59% of the population was classified as Han Chinese.     2     the majority Han Chinese, 55 other ethnic groups     3    (recognise) in mainland China by the PRC government. Chinese unique and colorful ethnic cultures and customs are the abundant and precious tourist resources     4    (attract) visitors home and abroad. Most of Chinese ethnic people live in remote mountains with little     5    (modern) and they lead a simple and primitive life with respective characteristics in diet, costumes, beliefs, architecture, festivals, to name     6     few. Their simple and friendly personalities of true nature often touch the visitors     7    (deep). The major     8    (minor) ethnic groups are Zhuang, Hui, Man, Uyghur and so on. Most of them concentrated in the northwest, north, northeast, south,     9     southwest but with some in     10    (centre) interior areas.

4 . Scotland is a country in Great Britain, to the north of England. Scotland has nearly 800 islands, but people only live on some of them. About five million people live in Scotland, which is 8.5% of the UK population. Most people live in the south of the country, in and around the cities of Edinburgh, Glasgow, Perth and Dundee.

Language

In Scotland, most people speak English and Scots and a minority speak Scottish Gaelic, an old Celtic language which is very different from English. Scots is spoken by young and old people and sometimes people mix Scots and English. Some words in Scots are the same as in English and some are different.

Sport

The most popular sport in Scotland is football and famous teams include Celtic and Rangers, from Glasgow, Scotland’s biggest city. Another popular game, golf, was invented in Scotland in the Middle Ages. You can go skiing in winter at Scotland’s five mountain ski fields and any time of the year at snow sports centers around the country.

Food

When people think of Scottish food, they often think of haggis, a type of sausage made from parts of a sheep. However, Scotland is also known for its variety of seafood and beef.

Symbols

Blue is a colour which is often connected with Scotland. The Scottish flag is blue with a white X-shaped cross called the Saint Andrew’s cross. St Andrew is the Patron Saint(守护神) of Scotland. Everywhere you go in Scotland, you will see tartan(苏格兰格子呢), kilts and bagpipes. Also, look out for the national animal, the unicorn, and the thistle, the national flower of Scotland.

1. What can we learn from the first paragraph?

A．The Scottish live separately on 800 islands.

B．Most of the Scottish live in big cities.

C．8.5% of the UK population live in Scotland.

D．Scotland lies to the north of Great Britain.

2. How many languages are there in Scotland?

A．Two.

B．Three.

C．Four.

D．Five.

3. Which of the following is True according to the passage?

A．Scotland is the birthplace of golf.

B．Celtic and Rangers are famous golf clubs.

C．The special Scottish food is its seafood.

D．The Scottish flag is white with a blue cross.