1 . Dreams of world peace are as old as wars. But as the women of Wales were recovering from World War I, they demanded peace in droves.

Still sorrowing the husbands, sons, and loved ones who fought in the war, in 1923 the Welsh League of Nations United (WLNU) drafted a petition (请愿书) at Aberystwyth University calling for a warless world.

The petition was signed by roughly three quarters of all the women in Wales and was said to be seven miles long. The document was then packed in a large oak chest and sent across the Atlantic.

It was the WLNU’s hope that America would join in their mission for peace, and so they toured with the petition across the country before President Calvin Coolidge gave it to the Smithsonian for preservation.

As the centennial anniversary of World War I approached, a plaque was found in the archives at the Temple of Peace in Cardiff mentioning the petition, but nobody knew what it was, says Mererid Hopwood, chair of the Women’s Peace Petition Partnership.

So in 2017, an email was sent to the Smithsonian inquiring about the status and location of the chest and its petition.

Having arrived at the National Library of Wales on March 29 this year, Hopwood received it along with other members of the Peace Petition Partnership and described opening the chest and finally getting to see its contents (内容) as an emotional moment.

Hopwood is hoping more Welsh citizens will have similar experiences now that the petition has returned to its original home. The petition will be digitized, along with all signatures and addresses, so the public can view it online and see if their grandmothers or previous tenants of their homes signed 100 years ago.

Clearly the world has not yet achieved the petition’s great goals, but Hopwood said the signatures gave her hope.

1. What was the petition meant for?

A．A thirst for peace.	B．An end to WWI.
C．A fight for Wales.	D．A call for apology.

2. What can we infer about the petition from Paragraph 3?

A．Most Welsh signed on the petition.	B．Welsh asked for Americans’ help.
C．Welsh women wished for peace.	D．Welsh women honored the war.

3. How did Hopwood like the reappearance of the petition?

A．She could lead the petition.	B．Her hope for peace is on fire.
C．Welsh could be free of wars.	D．It would cause a big storm.

4. What is the author’s purpose in writing the text?

A．To memorise World War I.	B．To remind to value peace.
C．To prove Welsh bravery.	D．To inform reappearance of a petition.

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The Grand Canal of China was first dug in 486 BC, and well developed through the late 6th to early 10th century. From the late 13th until 19th century, with the highest section built and the overall length     1    (shorten), the Canal was turned into a main passage between northern     2     southern China as well as the economic lifeline of the country. Consisting of the Sui and Tang Grand Canal, the Jing-Hang Grand Canal and the Zhedong Canal, the Canal     3    (stretch) over 2, 700 kilometers, crossing eight provincial-level administrative regions and     4    (link) five major water systems. The Grand Canal also connects with the Eurasian Silk Road to the west and extends the water trade route to the east.

The Grand Canal was     5     notable achievement of the ancient Chinese people. Its connection of the political and economic centers played a     6    (centre) role in the political unity, economic     7    (grow) and cultural prosperity of China, and contributed to the livelihood, exchanges and integration of the population along its route.

The Grand Canal     8    (announce) by the State Council as one of the seventh batch of Major Historical and Cultural Sites Protected at the National Level in March, 2013 and registered     9     the UNSECO World Heritage List in June, 2014. This large-scale, living cultural heritage spreads like a huge dragon across the vast territory of China,     10    (it) ripples shining golden scales (鳞片) in the new age.

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The archaeological ruins of Liangzhu in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, which date back 5,300 years, were included onto the UNESCO World Heritage list     1     a cultural site on July 9, 2019,     2     (bring) the total number of the Asian country’s sites on the list to 55.

The ruins,     3     core area covers 14.3 square kilometers in the northwest of Hangzhou, are considered as important representation of early urban civilization, with rice-growing agriculture as the     4     (economy) foundation.

The heritage site includes city ruins with palace remains, 11 early-stage dams,     5     high-level cemetery sites. The site is also known for its abundance of ceremonial jade, which shows     6     complicated ritual system and indicates a kingdom with a combined authority of god and kingship.

For example, cong — the jade piece that forms a rectangle tube with a circular inner section — is     7     (type) of artifact unearthed in Liangzhu. In 1986, the biggest known item of this kind, which weighs 6.5 kilograms and     8     (refer) to as the “King of Cong”, was discovered in Fanshan Cemetery in the city ruins.

    9     (find) in 2007, walls of the ruins and the surrounding water conservation system combined to display a massive infrastructure base, construction of which is estimated     10     (take) 4, 000 people a decade to accomplish.

4 . Four Historic American Theatres

Today, theatres remain a key part of a city’s lifeblood. The following are four historic theatres in America.

Pantages Theatre, Minneapolis, MN

The Pantages Theatre, which now seats 1,014, opened in 1916 as part of Alexander Pantages’s well-known group of theatres. It was designed by the local firm Kees and Colburn. In 1922, the theatres was rebuilt by Scottish theatres architect Benjamin Marcus Priteca. After going through several owners, in 1984, it was closed and remained unopened until 1996. Some theatre supporters had it repaired and improved, resulting in its reopening in 2002.

Saenger Theatre, New Orleans, LA

New Orleans’s Saenger Theatre was built two years before the Great Depression, in 1927, and cost a then unheard-of $ 2.5 million. It was designed by Emile Weil, featuring a 15th-century Florentine courtyard and gardens, and Greek and Roman statues. Although the theatre was destroyed by Hurricane Katrina in 2005, after a $ 53 million renovation (修葺), it reopened in 2013.

Thalian Hall, Wilmington, NC

Thalian Hall has been in almost continuous use since its opening in 1858. It is the only surviving theatre designed by John Montague Trimble, one of America’s foremost 19th-century theatre architects, and originally housed the town government, a library, as well as an “Opera House”, seating 1, 000 people. Some repairs in 1909 led to the removal of the side balconies and the installation of electric stage lights.

Providence Performing Arts Center, Providence, RI

It was originally opened as a movie palace in 1928, and the silent movies it showed were accompanied by a $ 90, 000 Robert Morton organ. After several decades, the theatre suffered from the increased popularity of television, as well as damage by two hurricanes. Over the past decade and a half, it has undergone extensive renovations and modernization.

1. What can we know about the Pantages Theatre?

A．It has a seating capacity of 1, 916.	B．It will be turned into a movie house.
C．It was designed by Alexander Pantages.	D．It was once shut down for over a decade.

2. Of the following theatres, which is the oldest?

A．Pantages Theatre.

B．Saenger Theatre.

C．Thalian Hall.

D．Providence Performing Arts Center

3. What do the listed theatres have in common?

A．They went through major renovations.

B．They were hit by terrible natural disasters.

C．They were built by American theatre architects.

D．They belong o Alexander Pantages’s group of theatres.

5 . Icehouse and ice ticket

As early as Pre-Qin Dynasty, people used natural ice to keep food fresh and make cold drinks. The Zhou royal court had a specialized department called “ice administration”. They collected natural ice blocks each December to store in the icehouse. During the Qing Dynasty, “ice tickets” were used and they were available only to officials and the rich.

Ice container

The most commonly used cooling tool is called “Jian”, which is a big container filled with ice. It was made of clay in early Chinese history, and was later made of copper (铜). The “Jian” can be seen as an ancient refrigerator, which can be used to make cold drinks.

Hiding food in the well

During the Qin and Han dynasties, for common people, the most common way to cool off is by using their wells. Some families put a pot in the well as a cold closet, or put food in a basket and lowered the basket into the well with a rope.

Herbal drinks

During the Qing Dynasty, taking Chinese herbal medicine was popular in Beijing. In hot summer, some people preferred to drink ice water, some boiled perilla leaves, and liquorice as summer soup to keep off the heat. Ancient people also loved to make lotus seed soup in summer for the benefit of strengthening the body.

1. What does “Jian” have the same function as?

A．Container.

B．Refrigerator.

C．Clay.

D．Copper.

2. Which of the following is unavailable to common people?

A．Ice tickets.

B．Ice container.

C．Hiding food in the well.

D．Herbal drinks.

3. What’s the common purpose of the above four ways?

A．To strengthen the body.	B．To keep food fresh.
C．To escape the summer heat.	D．To make cold drinks.

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The compass, gunpowder, papermaking, and printing are the “Four Great Inventions” of ancient China which are celebrated in Chinese culture for their historic     1     (significant). As early as the Tang Dynasty (618-907), the Chinese     2     (invent) block printing. In block printing, characters are carved out to make a wood-block printing plate. It is then used to print text. Diamond Sutra, an ancient Buddhist text     3     (print) in the year of 868 and discovered at Dunhuang Cave in 1900, is the     4     (old) printed book in the world.

Block printing is a     5     (cost) and time-consuming process, as each carved block can only be used for a specific page and     6     single mistake in carving could ruin the whole block.     7     (overcome) this, Bi Sheng (990-1051) invented movable-type print g during the Song Dynasty (960-1279). Individual characters are carved on identical pieces of fine clay,     8     are then hardened by fire. The pieces of movable type can then be glued to an iron plate and easily detached (分离). Each individual character can then be installed to print a page and then rearranged as it     9     (need). When the printing is finished, the pieces are put away     10     future use.

7 . In 1986, thirteen tombs were found in Fangmatan, an area that lies close to the city of Tianshui in China’s northwestern Gansu Province. Most were built during the Warring States Periods (475-221 B.C.). The tombs were located in Gui County, which lay within the territory of the state of Qin.

What the archaeologists found in one of the tombs was quite a surprise — seven maps that, through a fortunate coincidence, had survived for more than 2,200 years. This early date makes them the oldest known surviving maps from China.

After two years of difficult work, specialists managed to restore the maps and bring all their details back to light. The seven maps were drawn with black ink on four rectangular slabs (平板) of pine wood. The pieces all measured almost the same size. Each is about 10.5 inches long, 7.13 inches wide, and 0.43 inch thick.

These maps offer positive proof of how advanced the art and science of mapping was in China at the time. They include information about both the administration and the geography of Gui County. They also include the longitude and latitude of the area, as well as the most characteristic elements that are marked on today’s maps. Less important areas are simply named and have no lines drawn around them. Also labeled on these maps are roads, mountains, and rivers.

When you take a closer look, you will note another fascinating feature. The forests in Gui County are also defined. Interestingly, we can even recognize markings that describe the types and sizes of the timber (木材) to be found in the several areas. This information offers valuable insights into what the local plant life looked like during that time.

But that is not all. In some cases, even the distances from the forests to the settlements are marked. Can you guess why? Well, timber was an important commodity (商品), and it had to be transported. The Fangmatan maps include everything that was necessary for the organization of such journeys and business dealings. Taking all this into consideration, they clearly served as economic maps for traders.

1. What is Paragraph 3 mainly about?

A．The function of the maps.	B．The content of the maps.
C．The origin of the maps.	D．The appearance of the maps.

2. Which of the following is included in these maps?

A．The administration of Gansu Province.	B．The longitude and latitude of Gui County.
C．The distances from the forests to the rivers.	D．All the types and sizes of the timber.

3. Which word can best describe the author’s feeling about these maps?

A．Amazed.

B．Refreshed.

C．Calm.

D．Satisfied.

4. What’s the author’s purpose in writing the passage?

A．To explain a research method.	B．To encourage a visit to the tombs.
C．To describe the fact of a new discovery.	D．To stress the importance of protecting relics.

8 . 语法填空

In May 1886, 400,000 workers in many parts of the USA went on strike, demanding an eight-hour working day. The strike started     1    (peace), but on the third day of protests in Chicago there was some violence. The police shot at unarmed workers,     2    (kill) several of them. The next day there were more protests and someone threw a bomb. Seven police officers and four workers were killed by the bomb or police shooting just after the bomb. The person     3     threw the bomb was never identified, but eight workers were arrested. Seven of them were sentenced to     4    (die), and one of them was sent to prison for 15 years.

This event, known     5     The Haymarket Affair, was very important in bringing working people together in the USA. Many people didn't believe the men were     6    (guilt), and the trial     7    (criticize) for being unfair. The Haymarket Affair became     8     international symbol of the struggle for workers' rights, and May 1 was chosen to be International Workers' Day. On this day, socialist parties and trade unions called on workers     9    (demonstrate) for the eight-hour day and in favour of peaceful protest. The eight-hour working day became law for public workers in 1892 in the USA. Since then, workers' movements all over the world     10    (continue) to fight for and win this right.

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Two young Chinese athletes placed a torch in the center of a giant snowflake during the opening ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games. One of the two athletes, Dinigeer Yilamujiang, was born in the Altay Prefecture,    1    (locate) in the northern part of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region,    2    (wide) acknowledged as the birthplace of human skiing.

In earlier times, artifacts from Scandinavian and Russian archaeology proved the    3    (exist) of ancient skiing, with the oldest found in Russia    4    (date) back to 7,000-8,000 years ago. In 2005,the record    5    (break). A group of farmers in the Altay region went to a cave to hide from the rain,only    6    (find) cave paintings describing men stepping on twin snowboards    7    prey（猎物）carried on their backs. It turned out that， according to archaeologists’ analyses, the cave paintings were drawn 12,000 years ago, some 4,000 years     8     the artifacts from Russia that were believed to have been made.

After Beijing’s successful bid to host the Winter Olympics, experts from 18 countries including Norway and Russia paid a visit to Altay to study the “potential origin of human skiing activity, ” after    9    they jointly issued a declaration in 2015, recognizing Xinjiang's Altay as the    10    (early) skiing region in the world.