1 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

In traditional Chinese culture, sky lanterns represent people’s good wishes, carrying them into the sky and making heaven aware of them.

According to Chinese history, sky lanterns, first used by Zhuge Kongming,     1     (send) out to ask for help when he was in trouble.     2     important occasions such as festivals, weddings and birthdays, people often light sky lanterns    3     (express) their blessings and good wishes.

Sky lanterns are made of bamboo and covered with paper,     4     (shape) like lanterns and coming in different sizes, of which most are circular or rectangular (矩形). When lanterns,     5     are seen as bright symbols of happiness and good wishes, are lit, they slowly rise into the air like small hot-air balloons for all to see. When the sky lanterns reach a certain     6     (high), they swing in the wind,     7     (shine) with brilliant and beautiful light.

However, sky lanterns can be     8     (safe). If they are not used carefully, they can cause fires or other accidents. Therefore, before lighting a sky lantern, it is     9     must to take safety precautions (预防措施) and choose a safe location.

Sky lanterns, each of which     10     (represent) good wishes and blessings, bringing great joy and beauty to people, area special part of Chinese traditional culture.

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。

Chinese seals are symbolic of identity, status and culture. With roots     1     (date) back thousands of years, they are more than just a unique motif (图案).

A Chinese seal (yìn zhāng) is a seal or stamp     2     (use) to mark important documents, or any other item that requires a signature.     3     (typical), the seals are made of stone, but they can also be made of wood, bamboo, etc. When the seals are used, they     4     (dip) in either red ink or cinnabar (朱砂) paste.

It wasn’t until the Ming and Qing dynasties that the seals were widely used, due to the     5     (expand) of the arts. Artists used a stylized seal carving of their names     6     (mark) the ownership of their works. Individuals also used a personalized stamp     7     important documents.

Engravings (雕刻) on the seal face can follow several calligraphy styles,     8     master engravers spared no effort to develop. Today, seals are still used widely throughout China for marking important documents. Seals are often accompanied by hand signatures as a     9     (much) secure form of identification than just one type.

Nowadays, along with calligraphy, painting and wax printing, seal carving is considered     10     traditional Chinese art.

3 . Black people left the South for multiple reasons, including severe Jim Crow laws that denied black people their civil rights and economic conditions that made advancement next to impossible. They saw _______ for them to get in northern cities, where workers were needed during labor shortages _______ by World War I. Between 1915 and about 1960, northern industrial cities _______ five million black people, becoming majority black.

Many went to the northern city of Harlem - a New York neighborhood that had once been a rural _______ white area. During a real estate crash at the turn of the 20th century, the _______ of property became more willing to rent to black renters. Property values then _______ as white residents attempted to offload their real estate and move away. _______, the area became majority black, and Harlem tuned into an attraction for migrants _______ economic chance and a rich cultural and social life.

These _______ weren’t just from the American South: A group of people came from Caribbean countries like Jamaica, Antigua, and Trinidad, ________ economic downturns because of the decline of sugar prices throughout the West Indies.

That cultural ________ stimulated new types of expression and thought. Promoted by black churches and businesses, Harlem ________ life. There, a poor black worker could brush ________ with educated, wealthy black residents. They could take part in entertainment by black people, for black people. The Jamaica - born black, Marcus Garvey, even ________ the Universal Negro Improvement Association to ________ racial pride and economic independence.

1.

A．guilt

B．ability

C．electricity

D．opportunity

2.

A．caused

B．stopped

C．changed

D．improved

3.

A．adjusted

B．absorbed

C．abandoned

D．advertised

4.

A．empty

B．hungry

C．wealthy

D．temporary

5.

A．owners

B．creators

C．donators

D．consumers

6.

A．dropped

B．recovered

C．doubled

D．exploded

7.

A．Enormously

B．Eventually

C．Especially

D．Exceptionally

8.

A．in charge of

B．in defence of

C．in advance of

D．in search of

9.

A．travelers

B．defenders

C．entertainers

D．newcomers

10.

A．researching

B．observing

C．escaping

D．exploring

11.

A．mixture

B．future

C．adventure

D．departure

12.

A．was bored with

B．was filled with

C．was loaded with

D．was decorated with

13.

A．arms

B．faces

C．hands

D．shoulders

14.

A．accused

B．founded

C．discovered

D．certificated

15.

A．judge

B．control

C．support

D．forgive

5 . For generations, people have enjoyed the simple joy of flying a kite. However, kites were not always the toys we think of today.

Kites actually started as instruments of war. The first known kites were flown in China around 3,000 years ago and were used by the Chinese military to send signals, spy on (侦察) enemies, and deliver urgent messages. Kites were also used to measure long distances. One general flew a kite above a town to measure how far his army would have to tunnel underground to go secretly under the city walls. With this information, his army were able to surprise their enemy.

The first kites were practical, not necessarily pretty. But during the Tang Dynasty, people started using lighter materials to make kites. A new focus was put on kites' appearance. By the 1300s, making kites had appeared as an art form, and kites were decorated with colorful pictures. They were flown for enjoyment and celebration of the Chinese New Year. As the years went on, kites became more complicated. Some artists added whistles so the kites could make sounds as they danced among the clouds.

Over time, the tradition of kite flying spread worldwide. It grew in popularity across Southeast Asia North Africa first. When explore Marco Polo returned to Italy, he brought back many stories about kites. These stories and the growing influence of Asian culture helped popularize kites across Europe. From there, knowledge of kites crossed the Atlantic with travelers heading to America.

Since then, kites have become more than just pieces of flying art. They have played a meaningful role in discoveries. Perhaps the best-known use of a kite was in an experiment described by Benjamin Franklin in 1752, which eventually led Franklin to invent the lightning rod (避雷针). Another important use of kites was by the Wright brothers in the early 1900s, which helped them create the world's first successful airplane.

For hundreds of years, kites have played a significant role in human exploration and artistic expression. Even now, kites are still an important part of cultural celebrations. Despite their changing appearance and uses through the ages, kites hold a valued place in human history.

1. Why was the general mentioned in paragraph 2?

A．To explain how kites were used in war.

B．To illustrate the types of kites in war.

C．To prove the wisdom of ancient Chinese people.

D．To show how ancient Chinese people dealt with the enemy.

2. What can we say about kites during the Tang Dynasty?

A．They were more practical.	B．They became lightweight.
C．They became popular around Europe.	D．They were used to predict the weather.

3. What is paragraph 5 mainly about?

A．Entertaining with kites.	B．Experimenting with kites.
C．Kite-flying adventure.	D．Best-known kites in history.

4. How is the text mainly developed?

A．By giving examples.	B．By describing a process.
C．By making comparisons.	D．By following time order.

6 . Back in 2011,archaeologists first discovered a lost highway littered with Viking artifacts(古器物)—sleds, horse bones, walking sticks, a 1,700—year—old sweater and heap after heap of horse dung.

But now archaeologists have discovered so much more. They've published new research describing hundreds of items that have been found along Lendbreen pass: shoes, parts of sleds, and bones from packhorses. It would have remained hidden forever had the ice not rapidly begun melting, revealing all that roadside Viking litter.

The highway winds its way over the Lendbreen ice patch(流冰区) in Norway's Jotunheim Mountains, about 200 miles north of Oslo. "The pass was at its busiest during the Viking Age around 1,000 A.D., a time of high mobility and growing trade across Scandinavia and Europe," study co—author James Barrett said.

According to researchers, the highway was possibly built around the year 300. At the time, heavy snow covered rocks underfoot. Trading posts were built along the nearby Otta River. The road may have thrived for many more centuries.

“The decline of the Lendbreen pass was probably caused by a combination of economic changes, climate change and late medieval pandemics(中世纪流行病), including the Black Death,” study co—author Lars Pilo explained. “When the local area recovered, things had changed, and the Lendbreen pass was lost to memory.”

“The objects are amazingly well preserved,” study co—author Espen Finstad added. “It is like they were lost a short time ago, not centuries or millennia ago.”

For archaeologists, the Lendbreen ice patch seems like a gift from the ancient past. But it's alarming that it's unwrapping itself so rapidly. "Global warming is leading to the melting of mountain ice worldwide," said Pilo. “Trying to save the remains of a melting world is a very exciting job—the finds are just an archaeologist's dream—but at the same time, it is also a job you cannot do without deep worry.”

1. How many archaeologists joined efforts to publish the new research?

A．One.

B．Two.

C．Three.

D．Four.

2. What does the underlined word “thrive” in paragraph 4 probably mean?

A．Grow weakly.	B．Develop badly.
C．Grow happily.	D．Develop successfully.

3. From the last paragraph, what feeling do the archaeologists have about saving the remains of melting world?

A．Excited and concerned.	B．Satisfied and disappointed.
C．Delighted and depressed.	D．Astonished and discouraged.

4. Which of the following can be the best title for the text?

A．An ancient highway lost to memory.	B．A history of the lost highway.
C．The mystery of the lost highway.	D．How to find the ancient highway.

7 . 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。

The story of Atlantis is one of the     1     (old) mysteries in the world. But how did the story begin?

More than 2,000 years ago, a famous Greek writer Plato wrote a story about a beautiful island in the Atlantic Ocean,     2     he called the island of Atlantis. The people there were very rich and     3     (success). However, as they grew richer, they became selfish and greedy and they started to argue and fight     4     each other and the people from the other islands. Then, one day, as a(n)     5     (punish), a huge earthquake came and great waves covered the island of Atlantis until it disappeared under the sea.

For over 2,000 years, everyone thought the island of Atlantis    6     (be) just a fantastic story until an American politician and writer     7     (name) Donnelly studied the history of floods and natural disasters from Egypt to Mexico and thought the story was about a real natural disaster. Then, in     8     late 1960s, the ruins of an ancient city on the Greek island of Thera were discovered by a Greek historian. When the historian and his team examined the ruins of the ancient city, they found a group of people had lived there before and the city       9     (destroy) and buried by a volcanic eruption. So, was Thera truly the island that Plato had described in his books? NO one knows and the story of Atlantis       10     (remain) a mystery.