1 . 阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Gan De was an ancient Chinese astronomer born in the State of Qi. Along with Shi Shen, he is believed to be the first
Gan De may have been the first to describe one of the
Gan was one of the earliest practitioners of Chinese astronomy. As the earliest attempt
1. Which name isn’t Anglo Saxon in origin?
A.Edgar. | B.Oswald. | C.Robert. |
A.German. | B.French. | C.Greek. |
A.Twin. | B.Home ruler. | C.Friend of horses. |
The recent opening of a new exhibition building at the Sanxingdui Museum, in Guanghan, in Sichuan province, made the place
For those who cannot make it to Guanghan,
It provides a time-travel experience for both an educational and artistic appeal. The journey begins
On show
Images of these objects found at Sanxingdui and their patterns have been digitalized, animated
There is so much more to learn
Han Gan, a famous artist, was born
6 . Wimbledon is the most important sporting event of the British summer. Since the first tournament (锦标赛) was played in 1877, the competition has become a global sporting event attended by over half a million people, and watched on television by millions.
Although the Wimbledon tennis championship (锦标赛) has been around for more than a century, the sport of tennis has a much longer history. Most experts agree that the modern game has its origins in a courtyard ball game played by French monks in the 11th century.
Much has changed since the first Wimbledon Tournament in 1877. The first champion, Spencer Gore, won a prize of £12;this year the prize money is £630,000. Indeed, success in tennis championships is a very profitable (有收益的) business. 2004 Wimbledon champion, Roger Federer has won nearly $17,000,000 in prize money since 1998. Even more impressive, Serena and Venus Williams have won $30,000,000 between them over the last ten years.
Although Wimbledon has traditionally been dominated by Americans and Europeans, other countries are beginning to produce world-class players. Zheng Jie and Yan Zi won China’s first Wimbledon title on July 9, 2006. They beat Virginia Ruano Pascual of Spain and Paola Suarez of Argentina in the women’s doubles final.
In the future all Chinese competitors will be under pressure to do well; their coach, Jiang Hongwei, has gone on record as saying, “My goal is to lift my players into the top 30.”
1. Where is the origin of the modern tennis game?A.Germany. | B.China. | C.Britain. | D.France. |
A.Spencer Gore. | B.Roger Federer. | C.Serena. | D.Zheng Jie. |
A.Controlled. | B.Attended. | C.Accepted. | D.Arranged. |
A.To explain the history of the Wimbledon Tournament. |
B.To give an introduction to the Wimbledon Tournament. |
C.To show the development of the Wimbledon Tournament. |
D.To discuss the importance of the Wimbledon Tournament. |
A.About thirty-five centuries ago. |
B.About twenty-five centuries ago. |
C.About fifty centuries ago. |
A City Frozen in Time
The year 79 AD would have seemed just like any other year in the Roman city of Pompeii. Each day , the street
No one gave any
The eruption when it happened, was unlike anything witnessed before. A huge cloud of hot ash and rock rose into the air, covering the
A young man, watching from a distance, recorded how the thick dark cloud spread everywhere. He described how people were frighten by the sudden disaster. They took
Suddenly, there was a powerful flow of gas, ash and rock. It moved down Vesuvius at a speed of about 450 kilometres
9 . When we talk about English, we often think of it as a single language but like most languages, English has evolved through years of speakers, going through major changes overtime. By looking at these changes, we can have a deeper understanding of the language, from the present day back to its ancient roots.
While modern English shares many similar words with romance languages(罗曼斯语), like French and Spanish, most of those words were not originally part of it. Instead, they started coming into the language with the Norman invasion of England in 1066. When the French-speaking Normans conquered(征服) England and became its ruling class, they brought their speech with them, adding a large number of French and Latin words to the English language formerly spoken there. The English used in Beowulf(《贝奥武夫》) probably doesn’t look very familiar, but it might be more recognizable if you know some German. That’s because Old English belongs to the Germanic language family, first brought to the British Isles(不列颠群岛) in the 5th and 6th centuries by the Angles, Saxons, and Jutes. The language they spoke would become known as Anglo-Saxon. Viking invaders(维京侵略者) in the 8th to 11th centuries added more borrowings from Old Norse(古斯堪的那维亚语) into the mix.
It may be hard to see the roots of modern English underneath all the words borrowed from French, Latin, Old Norse and other languages. But the amazing fact is that nearly 3 billion people around the world, many of whom cannot understand each other, are speaking the same words shaped by 6000 years of history.
1. What’s the passage mainly about?A.The introduction of modern English. | B.The study of Old English.H1x |
C.The origin of modern English. | D.The discussion of the usage of English words. |
A.The words were part of English at first and then were borrowed into French. |
B.The Normans brought those, words to the English language. |
C.The words were brought to the British Isles in the 5th and 6th centuries. |
D.Viking invaders added those words to English. |
A.has been passed down | B.has been invented |
C.has gradually developed | D.has changed completely |
A.English is a single language. | B.English has its only root in romance languages. |
C.English is actually a mixture of several languages. | D.There are 3 billion English speakers in the world. |
10 . This is a story about two wise men in ancient China - Zhuge Liang and Zhou Yu.
One day, Zhou Yu gave Zhuge Liang
Zhuge Liang asked his soldiers to fill 20 large boats
Since then, Chinese people