1 . A young lady was sitting in her garden under a tree drinking tea. _________, something white fell and _________ in her drink. It was a cocoon (茧). As the cocoon rumbled (发出隆隆声) in the hot _________, she realized that it was made from a long, strong and soft _________. She started thinking about how to _________ the new material. Does this story sound a bit _________? It does remind me of Isaac Newton, having the _________ of the law of gravity while sitting under an apple tree after he was _________ on the head with a piece of falling fruit.

The story of the young woman and her tea is a popular Chinese legend (传说) about _________. When silk was first invented, silk clothing was ____________ by the rich people, and it was a status symbol. But over time its use spread and a wider range of social classes ____________ wearing silk clothes.

As the production of silk increased, it began to be put into industrial ____________ and became a part of musical instruments, fishing lines, even wrap paper and trade business.

Silk was ____________ traded and spread all the way from China to India and through Central Asia to the Middle East. It was the longest trade route across land, and it allowed early ____________ between Europe and China. Italy became one of the ____________ producers of silk and it’s where some of the world’s finest silk cloth is made even today.

1.

A．Suddenly

B．Fortunately

C．Obviously

D．Gradually

2.

A．disappeared

B．hid

C．landed

D．defended

3.

A．air

B．tea

C．tree

D．garden

4.

A．creature

B．chemical

C．plant

D．material

5.

A．catch hold of

B．make use of

C．run out of

D．drop out of

6.

A．familiar

B．fascinating

C．exciting

D．terrible

7.

A．report

B．record

C．picture

D．idea

8.

A．knocked

B．attacked

C．touched

D．fixed

9.

A．industry

B．trade

C．silk

D．clothing

10.

A．chosen

B．designed

C．admired

D．charged

11.

A．enjoyed

B．began

C．considered

D．admitted

12.

A．use

B．management

C．operation

D．standard

13.

A．conveniently

B．legally

C．secretly

D．widely

14.

A．debate

B．contact

C．competition

D．pressure

15.

A．elective

B．fancy

C．major

D．smooth

2 . A young lady was sitting in her garden under a tree drinking tea. _________, something white fell and _________ in her drink. It was a cocoon (茧). As the cocoon rumbled (发出隆隆声) in the hot _________, she realized that it was made from a long, strong and soft _________. She started thinking about how to _________ the new material. Does this story sound a bit _________? It does remind me of Isaac Newton, having the _________ of the law of gravity while sitting under an apple tree after he was _________ on the head with a piece of falling fruit.

The story of the young woman and her tea is a popular Chinese legend (传说) about _________. When silk was first invented, silk clothing was __________ by the rich people, and it was a status symbol. But over time its use spread and a wider range of social classes __________ wearing silk clothes.

As the production of silk increased, it began to be put into industrial __________ and became a part of musical instruments, fishing lines, even wrap paper and trade business.

Silk was __________ traded and spread all the way from China to India and through Central Asia to the Middle East. It was the longest trade route across land, and it allowed early __________ between Europe and China. Italy became one of the major producers of silk and it’s __________ some of the world’s finest silk cloth is made even today.

1.

A．Suddenly

B．Fortunately

C．Obviously

D．Gradually

2.

A．disappeared

B．hid

C．landed

D．defended

3.

A．air

B．tea

C．tree

D．garden

4.

A．creature

B．chemical

C．plant

D．material

5.

A．catch hold of

B．make use of

C．run out of

D．drop out of

6.

A．familiar

B．fascinating

C．exciting

D．terrible

7.

A．report

B．record

C．picture

D．idea

8.

A．knocked

B．attacked

C．touched

D．fixed

9.

A．industry

B．trade

C．silk

D．clothing

10.

A．chosen

B．designed

C．admired

D．charged

11.

A．enjoyed

B．began

C．considered

D．admitted

12.

A．use

B．management

C．operation

D．standard

13.

A．conveniently

B．legally

C．secretly

D．widely

14.

A．debate

B．contact

C．competition

D．pressure

15.

A．why

B．when

C．where

D．how

3 . The Double Seventh Festival, also known as the Qixi Festival, is a traditional Chinese festival. Here is a beautiful story _______ it.

Long，long ago, there was a young man named Niulang(Cowherd), One day, he_______a   beautiful girl- Zhinu( Weaver girl)， the Goddess s seventh daughter. She had just run away from the_______ heaven(天国) to look for fun on Earth. Zhini soon_______Niulang, and they got married without telling the Goddess. Niulang worked in the field and Zhinu wove(织布) at home. They_______a happy life and gave birth to a boy and a girl. Unluckily, the Goddess soon found out the fact and_______ Zhinii to return to heaven. After Zhini left， Niulang was _______upset. With the help of his magic cow,Niulang flew to heaven with his children to look for his wife. The Goddess discovered this and was very_______Taking out her hairpin(发簪), the Goddess created a wide river in the sky to separate(分开) the two_______. From then on, Niulang and Zhini had to live________ on the two sides of the river. However,their true love________ all the magpies(喜鹊) in the world, ________once a year tens of thousands of   magpies would fly up to heaven to make a bridge- the bridge of magpies for the couple to meet each other. At last, the Goddess allowed ________ to meet each   other on the 7th day of the 7th lunar month. That's________the Double Seventh Festival started. Today,   it is a great________for Chinese young people to express their love.

1.

A．through

B．behind

C．with

D．after

2.

A．met

B．told

C．thanked

D．missed

3.

A．boring

B．interesting

C．same

D．different

4.

A．looked forward to

B．parted with

C．turned down

D．fell in love with

5.

A．knew

B．lived

C．stayed

D．gave

6.

A．promised

B．waited

C．ordered

D．helped

7.

A．yet

B．ever

C．quite .

D．still

8.

A．angry

B．sorry

C．excited

D．satisfied

9.

A．friends

B．lovers .

C．parents

D．children

10.

A．back

B．away

C．halfway

D．apart

11.

A．surprised

B．changed

C．touched

D．protected

12.

A．so

B．but

C．though

D．because

13.

A．him

B．her

C．us

D．them

14.

A．how

B．when

C．what

D．where

15.

A．day

B．way

C．lesson

D．habit

4 . 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

The 600-year-old Forbidden City is the world’s largest palace. It _______ more than 17 million _______ every year. If we were to travel back to the past, this _______ palace would be a _______ to us with a lot remaining to be discovered.

It was when all _______ in Beijing were low except for the Forbidden City, which was surrounded by high _______ and a wide moat (护城河). After _______ the golden roof (屋顶) from the outside, people could only _______ what it looked like inside.

_______ an area of 720,000 square meters in the heart of Beijing, the Forbidden City was built from 1406 to 1420 by the third   ________ of the Ming Dynasty. In the past, the Forbidden City was where the highest ________ of the country laid. Emperors were born, lived, fought and ________there. Various ________ events happened there. It saw the ________ and downs of the Ming and Qing dynasties, as well as how feudal monarchy (封建帝制) ________ came to an end in China.

The lives of the royal families were ________ through many documents (文件). They ________a large amount of valuable material for today’s historical ________, as well as inspiration for literature and entertainment.

In 1987, the Forbidden City was ________ as a UNESCO World Heritage site. For world leaders who visit China, it is a must-see tourist ________. When they pay a state visit to China, our top leaders may show them around there.

1.

A．relieves

B．receives

C．guides

D．sells

2.

A．visitors

B．students

C．teachers

D．citizens

3.

A．red

B．small

C．green

D．huge

4.

A．dream

B．hope

C．wonder

D．mystery

5.

A．museums

B．rooms

C．buildings

D．houses

6.

A．towers

B．walls

C．trees

D．hills

7.

A．looking at

B．giving up

C．setting down

D．jumping at

8.

A．tell

B．think

C．imagine

D．admire

9.

A．Owning

B．Covering

C．Having

D．Taking

10.

A．emperor

B．designer

C．painter

D．soldier

11.

A．altitude

B．power

C．figure

D．position

12.

A．studied

B．worked

C．gathered

D．died

13.

A．happy

B．sad

C．historical

D．national

14.

A．above

B．best

C．worst

D．ups

15.

A．finally

B．quickly

C．gradually

D．suddenly

16.

A．recorded

B．settled

C．connected

D．copied

17.

A．grasp

B．ignore

C．write

D．provide

18.

A．background

B．research

C．exam

D．survey

19.

A．treated

B．remembered

C．listed

D．honored

20.

A．palace

B．scenery

C．attraction

D．place

5 . Nine 1700-­year-­old brick tombs have been discovered in northwest China’s Xinjiang. Experts say that they can_______valuable clues for the research of exchanges(交换；交流) between the central Chinese government at that time and_________Western Regions.
It is the_______time ancient tombs with typical characteristics of China’s main Han nationality have been found in the Uygur ethnic region(自治区).
_________from Beijing, Shanxi and Xinjiang concluded that the tombs were_________between the middle and late third century and fourth century.
The tombs were unearthed during the_______of a road earlier this year in Kuqa county, 740 km from Xinjiang’s capital Urumqi and part of the_______Qiuci State. Qiuci State, which_______between the second century BC and 860 AD, was one of the 36 states in the Western Regions.
The tombs would help archaeologists with research into the political, economic and cultural _______between the Central Plains government and states in the west, and on the cultural________of the Central Plains on the Western Regions.
Archaeologists from the Xinjiang institute have dug nine tombs since August 22, __________bodies of more than 30 people, some ancient________and more than 60 pottery(陶器) jars. It is thought there are another three tombs to be________.
The people buried in the tombs were________either people from the western regions deeply influenced by the Han culture or the Han residents(居民)in the __________.1.

A．tell

B．provide

C．show

D．represent

2.

A．nearby

B．middle

C．faraway

D．few

3.

A．second

B．last

C．first

D．near

4.

A．Scientists

B．People

C．Officials

D．Archaeologists

5.

A．built

B．found

C．buried

D．studied

6.

A．construction

B．destruction

C．digging

D．repair

7.

A．ancient

B．big

C．far

D．near

8.

A．appeared

B．disappeared

C．lies

D．existed

9.

A．exchanges

B．businesses

C．development

D．studies

10.

A．model

B．atmosphere

C．influence

D．change

11.

A．finding

B．destroying

C．studying

D．protecting

12.

A．paper

B．silk

C．pearls

D．coins

13.

A．moved

B．dug

C．studied

D．picked

14.

A．surely

B．probably

C．certainly

D．nearly

15.

A．west

B．country

C．region

D．tomb