1 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内所给单词的正确形式。

The Taj Mahal (秦姬陵),     1     was built between 1631 and 1648, is a masterpiece (杰作) of architecture.     2     took more than 20,000 workers and 1,000 elephants to complete the project. In     3     early 17th century, India was ruled by an emperor     4     (name) Shah Jahan. The emperor loved his wife so much that when she died, he     5     (build) the Taj Mahal in memory of her. Shah Jahan was later buried next     6     his wife, and the couple now rest together forever.

If the Taj Mahal is a     7     (celebrate) of the heart, then the Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties are a monument (纪念碑) to the mind and spirit. Built by several emperors between 1368 and 1915, the Imperial Tombs     8     (actual) represent (代表) Chinese cultural and historical values that have been handed down from generation to generation for     9     (thousand) of years.

Masterpieces such as the Taj Mahal and the Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties remind us of what we can achieve, and inspire us     10     (live) up to our great past in the future.

2 . Dancing until you drop is a well­known saying, but would you really be able to dance until you dropped dead? In 1374, in some European towns, people did exactly that. They were struck by a dancing plague (瘟疫) that forced them to dance.

This phenomenon (现象) was reported to have happened throughout parts of Western Europe, affecting people from the 14th to the 17th century. Hardly stopping to eat or even sleep, they would dance, sometimes for days on end, making this one of the strangest sicknesses in Western history.

Over the next century, there were only a few outbreaks. However, in the summer of 1518, it reappeared in the city of Strasbourg, France. It all began with a woman called Mrs. Troffea, who started to dance crazily in the street.

She was soon joined by 34 people within a week; by the end of the month, the crowd had increased to 400, most of whom were women. Again, people were dancing until they could no longer continue, with some finally dying from heart attacks or exhaustion. One report shows that the plague was killing around 15 people per day.

As the plague worsened, concerned nobles (贵族) turned to the advice of local doctors, who said that the plague was a “natural disease” caused by “hot blood”. So the nobles encouraged more dancing.

The reason behind their actions was they believed the dancers could only recover if they danced continuously night and day. The nobles even paid for musicians to keep the moving.

Then, as before, it disappeared almost as suddenly as it had come.

While these events may sound highly unbelievable, there is clear written evidence that it did happen.

Now, historians and scientists are still trying to find out the true cause of this phenomenon.

1. What do we know about the plague?

A．It cost some people's lives.

B．It took place twice in history.

C．It affected people of all ages.

D．It stopped in the 16th century.

2. Why did the nobles encourage more dancing?

A．To see the hot blood.

B．To kill the dancing people.

C．To free people of the plague.

D．To prove the doctors' words.

3. How did the plague disappear?

A．For no reason.

B．With local doctors' help.

C．With Mrs. Troffea's help.

D．Because of some natural power.

4. What's the purpose of the text?

A．To show the history of dancing.

B．To introduce a well­known English saying.

C．To provide information on the dancing plague.

D．To explain the reason behind the dancing plague.

3 . How Americans Began to Eat Tomatoes
People have strange ideas about food. For example, the tomato is a kind of very delicious vegetable. It is one of useful plants that can be prepared in many ways. It has rich nutrition and vitamin in it. But in the 18th century, Americans never ate tomatoes. They grew them in their gardens because tomato plants are so pretty. But they thought the vegetable was poisonous (有毒的). They called tomatoes “poison apples.”
President Thomas Jefferson, however, knew that tomatoes were good to eat. He was a learned man. He had been to Paris, where he learned to love the taste of tomatoes. He grew many kinds of tomatoes in his garden. The President taught his cook a way for a cream of tomato soup. This beautiful pink soup was served at the President’s party. The guests thought the soup tasted really good. They never thought their president would serve his honored guests poison apples. Jefferson never spoke to his honored (忠实的) guests about the fact.
1. After you read the passage, which of the following do you think is true?

A．Americans never ate tomatoes after they began to plant them.

B．Americans didn’t eat tomatoes before 19th century.

C．Even now Americans don’t eat tomatoes.

D．In the 18th century Americans ate a lot of tomatoes.

2. The passage tells us that Jefferson was a President who learned to love the taste of tomatoes .

A．while he was in Paris	B．when he was a little boy
C．because his parents told him so	D．from books

3. According to the text, _______ made the beautiful pink soup served at the President’s party?

A．the President himself

B．a French cook

C．the President’s cook

D．the President’s wife

4. From the passage we know all the honored guests invited by Jefferson were .

A．people from other countries

B．from France

C．people of his own country

D．men only

5. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?

A．All of the guests knew the soup that was served at the President’s party was made of tomatoes.

B．All of the guests thought the soup which was prepared by the President’s cook was nice.

C．All of the guests thought the taste of the beautiful pink soup was nice.

D．None of the guests knew that their president would serve his honored guests poison apples.