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。

Kite flying dated from China and became popular around the country. With a long history, it is considered as the    1    (early) aircraft we have ever known. Kites were used for military(军事的)purposes in the very. beginning, such as measurement and signaling. Later kite flying gradually became    2    outdoor activity for recreation as well as art and    3    (be) warmly welcome for centuries.

In the past, people fastened bamboo-made whistles onto a kite. While    4    (fly) through the wind, it produced sound like the music produced by gu-zheng,     5    is a traditional Chinese instrument. Therefore, kite has    6    (it) modern name as fengzheng.

In the 7^th century, kite    7    (introduce) to neighboring countries including Korea and Japan. Around the 13^th century, Marco Polo introduced it to Europe and Arab countries.

Around the Qingming Festival, usually on early April, many people fly kites in public squares. The sky is dotted with kites of different designs, such as dancing butterflies, bounding dragons, and swimming fish. When people look at those kites, they feel as if they were flying away with the kites    8    (escape) the noisy world and step into the nature with their body and soul. Besides, it is a way for people to pray    9    blessings and fortune.

The traditional Chinese kite expresses    10    (harmonious) between human and nature, a long-held belief treasured by the Chinese people.

2 . Beginning with Chinese efforts to explore and connect with Central Asia, the Silk Road consisted of massive small routes and was named after the silk cloth the Chinese produced.     1     Through these routes, Chinese silk, porcelain, lacquer work and ironware were shipped to the West, while pepper, flax, spices, grape and pomegranate entered China.

    2     They promoted flow of knowledge as well. Arab astronomy, calendar and medicine found their way to China, while China’s four great inventions and silkworm breeding spread to other parts of the world.     3     For example, Buddhism originated in India, blossomed in China and was enriched in Southeast Asia. Confucianism, which was born in China, gained appreciation by European thinkers such as Leibniz and Voltaire. Herein lies the appeal of mutual learning.

The ancient silk routes witnessed the busy scenes of visits and trade over land and ships calling at ports. Along these major routes, capital, technology and people flowed freely.     4     The ancient prosperous cities and ports developed, so did the Roman Empire as well as Parthia and Kushan Kingdoms. The Han and Tang Dynasties of China entered the golden age. The ancient silk routes brought prosperity to these regions and contributed to their development.

Some regions along the ancient Silk Road used to be a land of milk and honey. Yet today, these places are often associated with conflict, crisis and challenge.     5     Now, the Belt and Road Initiative intends to build an open platform of cooperation and a broad community of shared interests. It will not only achieve economic growth and balanced development, but also connect different civilizations. Mutual understanding, mutual respect, and mutual trust among different countries will be boosted.

A．More importantly ideas were also exchanged.

B．The ancient silk routes were not only for trade.

C．Goods, resources and benefits were widely shared.

D．Such state of affairs should not be allowed to continue.

E．However, silk was just one of many goods traded on these routes.

F．Large empires provided stability and protection for the trade routes.

G．The Silk Road was never an actual road, or even a single massive trade route.

3 . Lost cities that have been found

The White City

In 2015, a team of explorers to Honduras in search of"the Lost City of the Monke God"led to the discovery of the White City. They found the ruins in the Mosquitia region of the Central American country which is known for poisonous snakes, vicious jaguars and deadly insects. It is believed that local people hid here when the Spanish conquerors(征服者) occupied their homeland in the16th century.

Canopus and Heracleion

Modern researchers were teased by the ancient writings about the Egyptian cities Canopus and Heracleion- where Queen Cleopatra often visited. But the cities weren’t found until 1992, when a search in Alexandria waters found that the two cities had been flooded for centuries. Artifacts(史前器物) showed that the cities once highly developed as a trade network, which helped researchers piece together more about the last queen of Egypt.

Machu Picchu

A Yale professor discovered "the Lost City in the Clouds"in 1911. A combination of palaces, plazas, temples and homes, Machu Picchu displays the Inca Empire at the height of its rule. The city, which was abandoned in the 16th century for unknown reasons,was hidden by the local people from the Spanish conquerors for centuries keeping it so well preserved.

Troy

The ancient city of Troy in homer's The Iliad was considered a fictional setting for his characters to run wild. But in 1871, explorations in northwestern Turkey exposed nine ancient cities layered (层叠) on top of each other, the earliest dating back to about 5,000 years before. It was later determined that the sixth or seventh layer contained the lost city of Troy and that it was actually destroyed by an earthquake, not a wooden horse.

1. Why did people hide in the White City in the 16th century?

A．To survive the war

B．To search for a lost city.

C．To protect their country.

D．To avoid dangerous animals

2. Which of the following was related to a royal family member?

A．The White City

B．Canopus and Heracleion

C．Machu Picchu

D．Troy

3. What can we learn about Troy?

A．It was built by Homer.

B．It consisted of nine cities

C．It had a history of 5,000 years

D．It was ruined by a natural disaster.

4 . Decades before the first unaccompanied child was put on a plane to grandma’s in the care of a flight attendant, a few resourceful parents accomplished the same end by simply dropping their kids in the mail.

This was in the earliest days of the parcel post service, which launched in 1913. Before that, U.S. Postal Service packages were capped at four pounds, which limited the goofy things people tried to send by post.

But when the parcel service began, all kinds of cargo showed up in the mail stream, including coffins, eggs, dogs and, in a few cases, human young.

According to National Postal Museum historian Nancy Pope, the first known case of a mailed baby was in 1913 when Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Beauge of Glen Este, Ohio, shipped their 10-pound infant son to his grandmother’s home about a mile away, paying 15 cents in postage and springing for $50 in insurance (because they were worriers).

But some children were mailed much farther, Pope said. Edna Neff of Pensacola, Fla., was 6 when she was packed off — or packaged off — to her father’s home in Christiansburg, Va., 720 miles away.

The precious parcels weren’t truly parcels in the brown-paper. Instead they were more like companions in the arms of their carriers or walked along the route(路线). But the most famous mailed child, May Pierstorff, was indeed sent by an Idaho railway mail car in 1914 with the appropriate stamps stuck to her traveling coat. May’s picture survives, but no physical evidence of her trip. “We would sure love to have that coat,” Pope said.

In 1914, the postmaster general instituted a rule about the mail that stands to this day: no humans. But that didn’t stop an ambitious thief from crating himself up and shipping himself airmail. When William DeLucia, packed in a trunk labeled “Musical Instruments” along with food and an oxygen tank, was airborne, he climbed out, pilfered thousands of dollars’ worth of goods from the registered mail and sealed himself back up. He was arrested at the Atlanta airport in 1980 after his trunk popped open as it was being unloaded.

“We have his oxygen tank” at the Postal Museum, Pope noted with pride.

1. What did U.S Postal Service put a limit to before 1913?

A．The value of the mail.

B．The weight of parcels.

C．The content in the mail.

D．The postage for packages.

2. How was Jesse Beauge’s son mailed?

A．Packed in a mailbox.

B．Walked along the route.

C．Sent by a railway mail car.

D．Carried in the arms of the postman.

3. What does Nancy Pope wish to be exhibited most in the Postal Museum?

A．May’s picture.

B．The brown-paper.

C．May’s traveling coat.

D．Idaho railway mail car.

4. Who discovered William DeLucia at last?

A．The airport porter.

B．The airport police.

C．The passenger victims.

D．The postmaster general.

5 . 语法填空

Confucius(孔子)is honored     1     setting the tone for much traditional Chinese music for thousands of years. He    2    (think)to be a music teacher and a     3     (talent) musician who was able to play several instruments expertly. Perhaps for other people around the world, music was meant mainly for amusement.     4     during the time of the Zhou Dynasty about 500BC, music had an important role in making society stable.

How music was used and performed is expressed in several main Confucian books. Confucius taught that     5    (educate) somebody, you should start with poems, emphasize ceremonies, and finish with music.

Musical knowledge was     6     matter of higher learning. It is said that he thought of the six most important     7    (subject) to study, ranking music higher than the other five necessary subjects like writing and mathematics.

Music was so important because the ideal society was to be governed by ritual (礼制)functions, but not by law. In a culture     8     people function according to ritual, music is used to help govern them. So music wasn't really     9    (entertain), but a means for musicians to accomplish political and social goals. Music is     10    (eventual) a means for social happiness.

6 . Believe it nor not, ancient Chinese people had their own methods of heat preservation in winter.

• “Wen Ding”, ancient rice cooker

The “Wen Ding”, an ancient cooking container, preserved heat by burning fuels like charcoal. The one unearthed in Nanjing in 1989 is thought to be the oldest of its kind discovered in China, dating back to the Stone Age.

• “Ran Lu”, ancient small hot pot

The “Ran Lu” is a small-sized cooking vessel (器皿) made of bronze. A charcoal stove forms the main structure, with a bottom tray to hold charcoal ashes, and a movable cup at the top. Some experts have concluded that the vessel’s structure suggests that these vessels became popular in the Warring States Period (475—221 BC).

• Bronze You, ancient kettle

The Bronze You, one of the most common wine containers during the Shang and Zhou, dynasties, could also be used to warm wine. For example, the Bronze You with beast mask design, unearthed in Jiangxi province, had an opening where charcoals could be placed, allowing people to enjoy a hot drink.

• Bronze Yan, ancient steamer

Although the “Wen Ding” was effective at keeping food warm, ancient Chinese people later found that its burning produced pollution. As a result, the Bronze Van was made with a two-tier (双层的) structure and used to steam rice and other grains. After the Eastern Han Dynasty (AD 25-AD 220), further improvements to the Bronze Yan led to the modern day steamer.

1. When did the “Ran Lu” begin to gain popularity?

A．In the Zhou Dynasty	B．In the Warring States Period.
C．In the Eastern Han Dynasty.	D．In the Stone Age.

2. One of the main functions of the Bronze You was to       .

A．place hot charcoals	B．pour hot water
C．keep wine warm	D．hold charcoal ashes

3. One advantage the Bronze Yan had over the “Wen Ding” was that       .

A．it was useful	B．it was convenient
C．it was environment-friendly	D．it was warm

4. According to the passage, which of the following may have the longest history?

A．The “Wen Ding”.	B．The “Ran Lu”.
C．The Bronze You.	D．The Bronze Yan.

7 . The cultures of the East and the West really distinguish from each other a lot. This is because the culture systems are two separate systems _________.

The origin of the eastern cultures is mainly from two countries: China and India. Both of the two cultures are gestated(孕育) by _______. In China, the mother river is the Yellow River_______the Indian one is the Hindu River. These two cultures were _______ for several thousand years and formed their own styles. Then in the Tang Dynasty of China, the Chinese culture_______went overseas to Japan, _______into the Japanese society and_______ the Japanese culture nowadays. Though a bit different from the Chinese one, it _______to the same system.

When the two mother rivers gave birth to the eastern culture, another famous culture was _______on the Mesopotamian Plain(美索不达米亚平原）—the Mesopotamian Civilization. This civilization later on developed into the cultures of Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome. And these two are well-known as the________of the European culture.__________ the Chinese culture, the European one also__________waters.When the colonists of England __________in America, their culture went with them over, the Atlantic Ocean. So the American culture doesn't ________from the European one a lot.

At the same time, the________of the language systems adds to the cultural differences. In the East, most languages belong to the pictographic (象形文字的) language while the Western languages are________based on the Latin system, for example, the one I’m using to write this paper.

Other factors like human race difference________ as well. However, ________the far distance and the steep areas between the East and West, the two cultures seldom________until recent centuries. ________, they grew up totally in their own ways with almost no-interference（干扰） from the other.

1.

A．in all

B．above all

C．in no case

D．on the whole

2.

A．rivers

B．lakes

C．mountains

D．plains

3.

A．or

B．for

C．while

D．when

4.

A．improved

B．developed

C．created

D．protected

5.

A．gradually

B．naturally

C．suddenly

D．quietly

6.

A．changed

B．mixed

C．decided

D．forced

7.

A．expanded

B．interrupted

C．shaped

D．influenced

8.

A．comes

B．belongs

C．amounts

D．adds

9.

A．carried out

B．given out

C．brought up

D．picked up

10.

A．base

B．sign

C．result

D．content

11.

A．With

B．Like

C．Via

D．Except

12.

A．crossed

B．formed

C．affected

D．spread

13.

A．went up

B．joined up

C．settled down

D．broke down

14.

A．differ

B．suffer

C．result

D．come

15.

A．feature

B．development

C．appearance

D．distinction

16.

A．simply

B．mostly

C．properly

D．partly

17.

A．counts

B．reduces

C．lasts

D．changes

18.

A．in term of

B．in case of

C．due to

D．as to

19.

A．communicate

B．distinguish

C．transform

D．display

20.

A．However

B．Furthermore

C．Meanwhile

D．Therefore

8 . Frederick William I, the King of Prussia,     1     that his greatest gift to the Russian people would have     2     . This gift was the Amber room, which was given this name because several tons of amber were used to make it. The amber     3     had a beautiful yellow-brown colour like honey. The design of the room was     4     popular in those days. It was also a treasure     5     , which took the country’s artists about ten years to make.