1 . Hundreds of years before the founding of Rome, the Maori people had sailed across seas in small boats. Their rich knowledge of the starry dark sky helped them _______ the seas without the help of compasses (指南针).

“Our ancestors sailed across the seas for different _______,” says Rangi Matamua, one of the Maori experts who are leading the way to raise awareness of the cultural _______ of dark sky in New Zealand. “They were on the seas to fish or ______ new continents for settlements.” The dark sky was more than just a sailing ______ for the Maori people. They formed a sense of familiarity with the stars.

“They didn’t feel ______ on the oceans since they had all the ______ accompanying them in the sky,” adds Rangi Matamua. “To some degree, our beliefs come out of their ______ of the starry dark sky.”

The dark sky is not just important for the Maori people. Looking at the sky and ______ to it sits at the heart of humanity. It’s one of the earliest activities every ______ on the planet did, and the dark sky is ______ connected to who we are as humans.

When we start to ______ that bond because of light pollution, we change who we are as apeople. We’re changing the way we ______ our world and the things that are important to us. ______, we need to try and put together better ways of using lights and ______ our starry dark sky.

1.

A．discover

B．expand

C．dry

D．cross

2.

A．challenges

B．purposes

C．crops

D．religions

3.

A．importance

B．ceremony

C．protection

D．attraction

4.

A．create

B．save

C．explore

D．measure

5.

A．aid

B．boat

C．competition

D．game

6.

A．happy

B．lonely

C．excited

D．hungry

7.

A．seabirds

B．clouds

C．friends

D．coaches

8.

A．lack

B．control

C．dislike

D．observations

9.

A．moving

B．preferring

C．connecting

D．belonging

10.

A．scientist

B．culture

C．animal

D．leader

11.

A．tightly

B．hardly

C．accidentally

D．carefully

12.

A．build

B．sell

C．see

D．cut

13.

A．destroy

B．preserve

C．understand

D．beautify

14.

A．Therefore

B．However

C．Besides

D．Nevertheless

15.

A．finding out

B．focusing on

C．depending upon

D．caring for

2 . The picture of miseries and sufferings of the Black woman in America may appear, perhaps darker and more depressing than Dante’s (但丁) description of Hell because in the history of human race, the Black woman in America has suffered the most. A close and critical _______ of the history of the Black woman’s life and condition since her arrival in a strange land will unfold very well the long story of her pain and sorrow_______ her mutilated (被切断的) soul. Since her arrival on the foreign shore, the Black woman has been facing the worst kind of ______ and oppression. As a Black she has had to endure all the horrors of slavery and has been the _______ of continually inhumane treatment in all kinds of work, _______ the lowest place on the wage scale and restricted to the lowest-status and the most uncreative jobs. Since times of slavery, Black womanhood has been destroyed, twisted and abused with racial and inhuman _______ by black men and white men and women. In the process, they have lost their genuine “self”, and have developed a(n) ______ in themselves — though as black women, they see themselves with the eyes of white men and women and black men. This has ultimately been responsible for the destruction of their self-confidence and the feeling of being human. They ______ themselves as masters’ belongings.

As a mother she has seen her children sold into slavery. She has seen them left at home without attention while she _______ to the needs of the children of the ruling class. She has seen her children suffer from drug addiction, the _______ of decent education and experience attacks by a racist society, and _______ the prisons of this nation. In addition, besides suffering the common fate of all oppressed people, the African-American women continue to _______ the oppression of woman by men, which existed for long. In the home she becomes “the slave of a slave”. Men may be cruelly treated and subjected to all sorts of dehumanizing treatment on the part of the ruling class. _______, at least they can take out their frustration on someone else, their women.

Thus feminism in America means much more than what it stands for in other European countries, chiefly because it has different role and meaning _______ the Black women. If a feminist is commonly defined as one who is involved in transforming and _______ familiar realities, then Black women are innate (天生的) feminists. Black women writing exhibits and constructs a Black women’s literary tradition that is inherently feminist. Barbara Smith, an influential Black feminist critic, states that the ability of Black women to survive in the face of White America exhibits an innate feminist potential.

1.

A．respect

B．reference

C．account

D．expression

2.

A．associated with

B．completed with

C．involved in

D．joined by

3.

A．exploration

B．exhaustion

C．exploitation

D．explosion

4.

A．performer

B．survivor

C．substance

D．object

5.

A．including

B．occupying

C．containing

D．striking

6.

A．procedures

B．processes

C．descriptions

D．practices

7.

A．complexity

B．anxiety

C．simplicity

D．gravity

8.

A．look to

B．look upon

C．look over

D．look through

9.

A．took

B．kept

C．attended

D．appealed

10.

A．richness

B．lack

C．variety

D．possibility

11.

A．populating

B．emphasizing

C．charging

D．criticizing

12.

A．undertake

B．underline

C．undervalue

D．undergo

13.

A．Therefore

B．Somehow

C．However

D．Moreover

14.

A．with respect to

B．in line with

C．in addition to

D．in parallel with

15.

A．reappointing

B．representing

C．reconsidering

D．reinterpreting

4 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. How many aspects of the United Kingdom does the man refer to?

A．Two.

B．Three.

C．Four.

2. Which of the following is NOT a historical monument?

A．Windsor Castle.

B．The Tower of London.

C．The National Gallery.

3. Which of the following film series was NOT produced by a British studio?

A．Harry Potter.

B．Star Wars.

C．James Bond.

4. Which of the following sports originated in the United Kingdom?

A．Rugby.

B．Basketball.

C．Badminton

6 . World Peace Day falls on September 21 every year. It’s a day to lay down our guns in war areas. Some organizations provide care for the unfortunate people in these areas on World Peace Day when activities are organized to support world peace.     1    

Enjoy a minute of silence. At noon of the day, one minute of silence will be held worldwide. During that minute, fall silent and reflect on a more peaceful world.     2     And honor those still fighting for peace.

Donate to charity. Many people are struggling for survival worldwide. Considering marking World Peace Day with a show of support. There are thousands of charities that are working for world peace, and global development.     3     It will help many people in need.

    4     Gather your friends, family, neighbors and also your “enemies”   together, and have a World Peace Day picnic or a World Peace Day dinner. Enjoy yourselves while eating, drinking, dancing, talking and playing games. Strengthen your relationships and enjoy peace.

Plant a tree. Millions of people have planted trees for peace since the first World Peace Day. Trees are more than just a symbol of tolerance, patience and renewal (复苏).     5     Many conflicts result from the worsening of our environment. Planting trees can help protect the environment and thus keep the peace.

A．Support one like the Red Cross.

B．Throw a World Peace Day party.

C．However, the world is not peaceful.

D．Remember those who lost their lives for peace.

E．Trees can also be used for shelter from the storm.

F．They have a practical purpose in keeping peace, too.

G．Here are a few simple ways to celebrate World Peace Day.