1 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What would the woman like to do?

A．Live on the Silk Road.

B．Read about the Silk Road.

C．Travel along the Silk Road.

2. Where would the woman like to go?

A．To India.

B．To Iran.

C．To Afghanistan.

3. What does the woman probably like about India?

A．The art.

B．The climate.

C．The history.

3 . Which country didn’t use chopsticks in the years around 500 A. D. ?

A．Japan.

B．India.

C．Vietnam.

5 . A cast net is a kind of fishing net (渔网) that is designed to be thrown out into the water and then pulled back with fish.     1     Some objects from ancient Greece, Rome, and China can prove the long history of them.

A basic cast net is a big circle of netting with weighty edges (边缘). As a general rule, a cast net is designed to be thrown by hand, but it’s also possible to use a net thrower, especially for big nets.     2    

Cast nets are designed for use in water which isn’t deep and is free of objects such as plants and rocks. To use a cast net, the fisherman throws the lightweight net out onto the water, where it spreads out.     3    As the net nears the bottom of the water, it’s pulled closed and pulled back with a lot of fish.

    4     These nets are easy to tangle (缠结) if they are not used and stored carefully. They also have to be checked often for holes requiring repair. And one needs to be fairly strong to pull the net back since the net can get very heavy with a lot of fish.

Nowadays, people can use more advanced tools to catch fish.     5    They think it can be pleasant to work with a cast net once one has learned the skills. Besides, some people have an interest in old-fashioned fishing ways.

A．Learning to properly use cast nets can take time.

B．Before fishing, one must buy some advanced tools.

C．But some of them still enjoy using a traditional cast net.

D．People have been using cast nets for thousands of years.

E．That’s because these nets can be hard to control by hand.

F．The fish are kept in a certain water area to avoid running away.

G．Then it begins to fall very rapidly thanks to the weighty edges.

7 . The computer is a useful machine. It is the most important invention in many years. The oldest kind of computer is the abacus, used in China centuries ago, but the first large, modern computer was built in 1946. A computer then could do maths problems quite fast.

Today computers are used in many ways and can do many kinds of work. In a few years the computer may touch the life of everyone, even people in faraway villages.

In the last few years, there have been great changes in computers. They are getting smaller and smaller, and computing faster and faster. Many scientists agree that computers can now do many things, but they cannot do everything. Who knows what the computers of tomorrow will be like? Will computers bring good things or bad things to people? The scientists of today will have to decide how to use the computers of tomorrow.

1. The computer is a ______ machine.

A．helpful

B．strange

C．large

D．dangerous

2. The first large, modern computer was built about ______ years ago.

A．a few

B．forty

C．sixty

D．eighty

3. The computers of today are ______ than before.

A．bigger

B．fewer

C．smaller

D．taller

4. Computers can do ______.

A．everything

B．anything

C．nothing

D．lots of things

5. The scientists of today ______ how to use the computers of tomorrow.

A．may decide

B．must decide

C．can make

D．needn’t make

9 . 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。

Guan Yu, an ancient general known for his loyalty and bravery in battles, has been widely worshipped (敬奉). The Temple of Guan Yu in Xiezhou, North China’s Shanxi Province, is the     1    (large) one among countless temples worshipping the general across the country and also a major historical and cultural site protected at the national level.

In 2020, a research institute     2     studied the culture behind this folk belief in Guan Yu was founded in Xiezhou, and eight graduate students were hired. This summer, researchers of     3     institute are compiling chronicles (编年史) for the temple, and studying the fine elements of traditional culture contained in the temple.

Across the country, historical and cultural heritage sites are protected and studied to discover and learn about traditional Chinese culture, amid the nation’s efforts     4    (build) a modern Chinese civilization.     5     total, there are 5,058 major historical and cultural sites protected at the national level. “    6    (witness) the long history and splendid culture of the Chinese nation in the past years, the historical and cultural sites offer     7    (we) rich ‘spiritual nutrients’ in the midst of building a modern Chinese civilization,” said Gao Jiangtao, a research fellow with the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.

In Shanxi, with local protection work     8    (trouble) due to understaffing, a project was started in 2022 to enroll a total of 600 students for a span of five years,     9    (specific) for 117 localities across the province in need of protection professionals. These students will     10    (offer) general education on relics protection during college.

10 . 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。

The official mascots (吉祥物) of the 19^th Asian Games Hangzhou 2022 — three sporty robots    1    (name) Congcong, Lianlian, and Chenchen —    2     (introduce) to the public at a digital launch ceremony in Hangzhou, China    3    April 3, 2020. Each represents a UNESCO World Heritage Site located in the host city.

The robot Congcong represents the Archaeological Ruins of Liangzhu City. Its name comes from the Cong jade pendant (玉琮) — a classic relic unearthed from the Ruins    4    dates back around 5000 years. The robot Lianlian represents West Lake and its name means the endless lotus (莲花)     5     (leaf) on West Lake. The robot Chenchen represents the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, and it takes its name from the Gongchen Bridge, a landmark structure on    6    Hangzhou section of the Grand Canal. They stand for not only the joy of sports but the peak of     7     (culture) and economic development.

Raja Randhir Singh, the acting president of the Olympic Council of Asia, said    8    the mascots showed the smart intelligence of the modern world     9    the energy of the future. “The mascots are rich in content, combining Chinese culture, the characteristics of the city of Hangzhou, and the spirit of the Asian Games and the Asian continent.” Together, they are calling out to Asia and the world, inviting everyone    10     (meet) in Hangzhou for the Asian Games 2022.