1 . 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。

Some time after 10,000 BC, people made the first real attempt to control the world they lived     1     , through agriculture. Over thousands of years, they began to depend less on     2     could be hunted or gathered from the wild, and more on animals they had raised and crops they had sown.

Farming produced more food per person     3     hunting and gathering, so people were able to raise more children. And，as more children were born, more food     4    (need). Agriculture gave people their first experience of the power of technology     5    (change) lives.

By about 6000 BC，people     6     (discover)the best crops to grow and animals to raise. Later，they learned to work with the     7     (season)，planting at the right time and, in dry areas,     8     (make) use of annual floods to irrigate (灌溉) their fields.

This style of farming lasted for quite a long time. Then，with     9     rise of science, changes began. New methods     10     (mean) that fewer people worked in farming. In the last century or so, these changes have accelerated. New power machinery and artificial fertilizers (化肥) have now totally transformed a way of life that started in the Stone Age.

2 . 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。

China is widely known for its ancient civilization which has continued all the way through into modern times,     1     the fact that there were many ups and downs in its history. There exist many reasons     2     this has been possible, but one of the main     3     (factor) has been the Chinese writing system.

At the beginning, written Chinese was a picture-based language, dating back several thousand years to the use of longgu-animal bones and shells on which symbols were carved by ancient Chinese people. Some of the ancient symbols can still be seen in today’s hanzi.

By the Shang Dynasty (around 1600-1046 BCE), these symbols     4     (become) a well-developed writing system. Over the years, the system developed into different forms, as it was a time when people were divided     5     (geographic),     6     (lead) to many varieties of dialects and characters. This, however, changed under Emperor Qinshihuang of the Qin Dynasty (221-207 BCE).

Emperor Qinshihuang united the seven major states into one unified country where the Chinese writing system     7     (begin) to develop in one direction. That writing system was of great importance in uniting the Chinese people and culture. Even today, no matter where Chinese people live or     8     dialect they speak, they can all still communicate in writing.

Today, the Chinese writing system is seen in the development of Chinese characters as an art form,     9     (know) as Chinese calligraphy, and it is also an important part of Chinese culture. As China plays a greater role in global affairs, an     10     (increase) number of international students are starting to appreciate China’s culture and history through this amazing language.

5 . 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。

In much of Asia, especially the so-called “rice bowl” cultures of China, Japan, Korea,     1     Vietnam, food is usually eaten with chopsticks.

Chopsticks are usually two long, thin pieces of wood or bamboo. They can also be made of plastic, animal bone or metal. Sometimes chopsticks are quite artistic. Truly elegant chopsticks might     2     (make) of gold and silver with Chinese characters. Skilled workers also combine various hardwoods and metal     3     (create) special designs.

The Chinese have used chopsticks for five thousand years. People probably cooked their food in large pots,     4     (use) twigs (树枝) to remove it. Over time,     5     the population grew, people began cutting food into small pieces so it would cook more quickly.

Food in small pieces could be eaten easily with twigs which     6    (gradual) turned into chopsticks.

Some people think that the great Chinese scholar Confucius,     7     lived from roughly 551 to 479 B.C., influenced the     8     (develop) of chopsticks. Confucius believed knives would remind people of killings and     9     (be) too violent for use at the table.

Chopsticks are not used everywhere in Asia. In India, for example, most people traditionally eat     10     their hands.

6 . 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。

Poetry (诗歌),     1     common form of literature, plays an important role in ancient China. At that time, there were no TVs or films, and     2     (write) had not been invented, so people would sit around the fire at night and sing songs. Since nothing was set down, different versions of these songs     3     (create), and each area would have its own rhythm (韵律). As these songs were often quite long, they often had rhyme and rhythm     4     (help) people remember them more easily. While in the     5     (begin) such songs had a very simple format, over time they became more difficult and     6     (pretty). These were no longer the works of amateurs (业余爱好者) sitting around a fire,     7     works of true poets who cared about their art and who sometimes made a living from it.

Poetry plays with sounds, words, and grammar,     8     makes poetry difficult to write but very interesting to read. In fact, the tradition of writing and reading poems     9     (pass) down over the generations.     10     is amazing that now even more people are trying to write poems by themselves!

7 . 阅读短文内容，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

China is widely known for its ancient civilization, and among the many     1     (factor) the writing system has played an important role.

The earliest written Chinese was based on pictures,     2     (date) back several thousand years to the use of animal bones and shells where symbols     3     (carve) by ancient Chinese people. Later the symbols became     4     well-developed writing system. Over time, it developed into different forms, because there was a time when people were divided geographically     5     it in turn led to many varieties of dialects and characters. It was after Emperor Qinshihuang united the seven major states that the Chinese writing system began to develop in one direction. The writing system was     6     great importance in uniting the Chinese people and culture.

Ever since, the writing system     7     (become) an important means connecting China’s present with its past, which made it possible for people in modern times     8     (read) the classic works written by Chinese in ancient times. The high regard for it can be seen in the development of Chinese calligraphy,     9     has been an important part in Chinese culture.

Today, as China plays a     10     (great) role in global affairs, more and more international students are beginning to appreciate China’s culture and history.

8 . The Globe was built in 1599 using timber from an earlier theatre, The Theatre, which had been built by Richard Burbage’s father, James Burbage, in Shoreditch in 1576. The first performance for which a firm record remains was Jonson’s Every Man out of His Humour — with its first scene welcoming the “gracious and kind spectators” — at the end of the year.

On 29^th June 1613, the Globe Theatre went up in flames during a performance of Henry VIII. A theatrical gun, set off during the performance, misfired, burning the wooden beams and straws. According to one of the few surviving documents of the event, no one was hurt except a man whose burning breeches (炮后膛) were put out with a bottle of ale. It was rebuilt in the following year.

Like all the other theatres in London, the Globe was closed down by the Puritans in 1642. It was pulled down in 1644, or slightly later — the commonly cited document dating the act to 15 April 1644 has been identified as false — to make room for other buildings.

A modern reconstruction of the theatre, named “Shakespeare’s Globe”, opened in 1997, with a production of Henry V. It is an academic approximation of the original design, based on available evidence of the 1599 and 1614 buildings, and is located approximately 750 feet (230m) from the site of the original theatre.

1. How did the Globe Theatre begin to be on fire on 29 June 1613?

A．It was set fire to by a performer by design.

B．It caught fire by accident during a play.

C．A man put out breeches with a bottle of ale.

D．It was started by wooden beams and straws.

2. In what order is the text arranged?

A．Time

B．Space

C．Importance

D．Flashback

3. According to the passage all the plays were performed in the Globe Theatre EXCEPT ________.

A．James Burbage.	B．Every Man out of His Humour
C．Henry VIII.	D．Henry V

4. The passage is mainly about ________.

A．The popularity of the Globe Theatre.

B．The construction of the Globe Theatre.

C．The function of the Globe Theatre.

D．The history of the Globe Theatre.

9 . The remains of a gold mask are among a huge quantity of 3,000-year-old artifacts (文物) found at an archaeological (考古的) site in China’s Sichuan province.

Weighing about 280 grams and estimated to be made from 84% gold, the ceremonial mask is one of over 500 items unearthed from six newly discovered “sacrificial pits” (祭祀坑), according to the country’s National Cultural Heritage Administration.

The finds were made at Sanxingdui, a 4.6-square-mile area outside the provincial capital of Chengdu. Some experts say the items may shine further light on the ancient Shu state, a kingdom that ruled in the western Sichuan basin before 316 BC.

In addition to the gold mask, archaeologists uncovered bronzes (青铜器) and artifacts made from other materials such as bone. The six pits also contained an as-yet-unopened wooden box and a bronze container with owl-shaped patterning.

More than 50,000 ancient artifacts have been found at Sanxingdui since the 1920s, when a local farmer accidentally came upon some remains at the site. A major breakthrough occurred in 1986, with the discovery of two ceremonial pits containing over 1,000 items, including delicate and well-preserved bronze masks. Discoveries made at the site date back to the 12th and 11th centuries BC.

Sanxingdui has completely revolutionized experts’ understanding of how civilization developed in ancient China. In particular, evidence of a unique Shu culture suggests that the kingdom developed independently of neighboring societies in the Yellow River Valley, which was traditionally considered to be the birthplace of Chinese civilization.

Though not yet recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Sanxingdui is on the organization’s list for possible future inclusion. Along with other Shu archaeological sites, it is credited by the UN agency as “an outstanding representative of the Bronze Age Civilization of China, East Asia and even the world.”

1. What does the underlined phrase “shine further light on” in paragraph 3 probably mean?

A．Make greater progress in.	B．Have a deeper influence on.
C．Provide more information about.	D．Engage more attention to.

2. Why is the discovery of Sanxingdui so unique?

A．It changes experts’ understanding of how Chinese civilization developed.

B．It confirms that the Shu Kingdom developed in the Yellow River Valley.

C．It implies that the Yellow River Valley is the birthplace of Chinese civilization.

D．It shows Sanxingdui symbolizes a fundamental change in Chinese society.

3. What does paragraph 5 mainly deal with?

A．Sanxingdui’s history of discovery.	B．The world’s recognition of Sanxingdui.
C．The difficulty in discovering Sanxingdui.	D．The preservation of Sanxingdui’s remains.

4. Which of the following can be the best title of this passage?

A．Sanxingdui Accidentally Discovered by a Local Farmer

B．3,000-year-old Gold Mask Uncovered in Southwest China

C．Outstanding Representatives of the Bronze Age Kingdom

D．New Addition to the List of UNESCO World Heritage Sites