1 . 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

2 . Gold Mine in Scotland

If you were interested _______ a gold miner, you would probably not think _______ to Scotland to begin your career. But _______ a gold rush in Scotland a hundred years ago, even though it only lasted _______ a short time. The _______thing about this gold rush was that the man who started it, a Mr Gilchrist, _______ back from Australia after _______ many years looking for gold without success. _______, while he was standing on a bridge near his home, he _______ that the stream was shining brightly. He ________ surprised to realize that the gold he had been looking for ________ long time was on his doorstep, so to speak. He ________to work immediately but he soon told his neighbours about this good ________ and hundreds of men ________ the village, hoping to make their fortunes, too. After a year or so, the gold had gone and ________ but expeditions have been formed from time to time ________ then to see where the gold comes from. So far ________ ________ find the source and interest has died down ________ the greater attractions of the “black gold” off the Scottish coast, the oil recently discovered in the North Sea which ________ to provide Scotland with great wealth in the future.

1.

A．for becoming

B．in becoming

C．on becoming

D．to become

2.

A．to go

B．of going

C．in going

D．with going

3.

A．there had been

B．it has been

C．there was

D．it was

4.

A．during

B．while

C．for

D．since

5.

A．strangest

B．most strange

C．stranger

D．more strange

6.

A．has just come

B．was just coming

C．had just come

D．just come

7.

A．to pass

B．to spend

C．passing

D．spending

8.

A．One time

B．One day

C．One occasion

D．Once upon a time

9.

A．noticed

B．remarked

C．viewed

D．accounted

10.

A．had to be

B．was to be

C．should have been

D．must have been

11.

A．so

B．such

C．such a

D．a so

12.

A．came

B．made

C．put

D．started

13.

A．chance

B．luck

C．sort

D．event

14.

A．reached to

B．reached at

C．arrived to

D．arrived at

15.

A．also had the men

B．also the men had

C．so had the men

D．so the men had

16.

A．since

B．after

C．when

D．before

17.

A．anyone

B．no one

C．someone

D．none

18.

A．has been able to

B．could

C．can

D．is able to

19.

A．because of

B．because

C．for

D．as

20.

A．will perhaps

B．will likely

C．is free

D．is likely

3 . Black Friday refers to the day after Thanksgiving. On this particular day, crowds of shoppers flood into stores to________ the season’s biggest holiday bargains. But the real story behind Black Friday is a bit________.

The most commonly repeated story behind the post-Thankgiving shopping-related Black Friday tradition________ it to retailers (零售商). As the story goes，after an entire year of_________ at a loss, stores would earn a profit，________ in black ink， on the day after Thanksgiving，________ holiday shoppers blew so much money on________ products. Though it’s true that retail companies used to record ________ in red and profits in black when doing their________，this version of Black Friday’s origin is not an accurate story behind the________.

The true story behind Black Friday is not as________ as retailers might have you believe. Back in the 1950s， the________in the city of Philadelphia used the term to________the chaos that happened on the day after Thanksgiving，when tens of thousands of suburban shoppers and tourists flooded into the city ________ the big Army-Navy football game held on that Saturday every year. The police would have to take extra-long________ and not be able to take the day off so as to deal with the________ crowds.

The term didn’t ________ to the rest of the country until much later. Sometime in the late 1980s， retailers found a way to turn it into something that reflected ________ on them. The result was the “red to black” concept mentioned earlier. The Black Friday story________ in shopper’s mind， and pretty soon the term’s darker ________ in Philadelphia were largely forgotten.

1.

A．take care of

B．take part in

C．take pride in

D．take advantage of

2.

A．complicated

B．considerable

C．complete

D．controversial

3.

A．contributes

B．links

C．tells

D．leaves

4.

A．thinking

B．operating

C．applying

D．falling

5.

A．signed

B．decorated

C．painted

D．marked

6.

A．because

B．unless

C．though

D．until

7.

A．expensive

B．fashionable

C．discounted

D．necessary

8.

A．interests

B．advantages

C．costs

D．losses

9.

A．accounting

B．designing

C．selling

D．marketing

10.

A．habit

B．vacation

C．tradition

D．company

11.

A．sunny

B．wild

C．strange

D．well-known

12.

A．people

B．shoppers

C．retailers

D．police

13.

A．handle

B．describe

C．produce

D．defeat

14.

A．in advance of

B．at the end of

C．in favor of

D．by means of

15.

A．age

B．shifts

C．position

D．exercise

16.

A．possible

B．native

C．additional

D．unexpected

17.

A．appeal

B．return

C．lead

D．spread

18.

A．positively

B．objectively

C．creatively

D．conservatively

19.

A．shined

B．whispered

C．stuck

D．disappeared

20.

A．roots

B．mistakes

C．secrets

D．forces

4 . People live in the present. They plan for the future. History, ______, is the study of the past. Given all the ______ and pressures that come from living in the present and ______ what is yet to come, why bother with what has been? Given all the available branches of knowledge, why insist - as most ______ systems do - on history? And why encourage many students to study even more history than they are _____ to?

Any subject of study needs to be______: supporters must explain why it is worth ______. Like most widely accepted _____, history attracts people who simply ______ the information and modes of thought involved. But for people who are less interested in the subject and more ______ about why they should bother with it, a clearer explanation of its purpose is required.

____ do not perform heart transplants, improve highway design, or arrest criminals. In a society that quite correctly expects education to serve ______ purposes, history’s functions can seem more ______ to determine than those of engineering or medicine. History is in fact very useful, actually _____, but the products of historical study are often less ______ and immediate than those of other subjects.

History helps us understand people, societies and how they ______. For example, how can we ______ past wars (and future threats) without using historical materials? Unfortunately, major aspects of a society’s operation cannot be set up as precise experiments. ______, history must serve, however imperfectly, as our ______, helping us understand who we are and why we do what we do. This, fundamentally, is why we cannot ______ history.

1.

A．otherwise

B．besides

C．however

D．therefore

2.

A．causes

B．demands

C．choices

D．orders

3.

A．avoiding

B．fearing

C．celebrating

D．expecting

4.

A．financial

B．social

C．educational

D．political

5.

A．required

B．invited

C．forced

D．permitted

6.

A．introduced

B．explored

C．justified

D．dropped

7.

A．protection

B．attention

C．expectation

D．mention

8.

A．subjects

B．concepts

C．topics

D．concerns

9.

A．provide

B．receive

C．share

D．like

10.

A．doubtful

B．worried

C．thoughtful

D．certain

11.

A．Supporters

B．Historians

C．Audiences

D．Teachers

12.

A．public

B．multiple

C．different

D．useful

13.

A．difficult

B．sensible

C．secure

D．beneficial

14.

A．optional

B．attractive

C．accessible

D．vital

15.

A．valuable

B．interesting

C．obvious

D．instructive

16.

A．feel

B．behave

C．fight

D．live

17.

A．prevent

B．remember

C．evaluate

D．declare

18.

A．Consequently

B．Alternatively

C．Fortunately

D．Admittedly

19.

A．library

B．laboratory

C．clinic

D．museum

20.

A．make up for

B．give in to

C．get close to

D．stay away from

5 . 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

6 . Human Civilization, Progress and Advancement

How did some regions come to be wealthier and more powerful than others? Two historical events have shaped what is known as human civilization, and have ________ vast chasms in prosperity and power among human societies.

The first major cleavage(分裂) among human societies was between hunter-gatherer communities and settled, agriculturally-based communities. The former had ________ few members in a single community, largely because of limited ________ nutrition. The settled societies, on the other hand, enjoyed much ________ populations. Raising livestock in large numbers and harvesting large amounts of plants enabled them to ________ vastly greater nourishment than the hunter-gatherers, and thus they become more ________. The appearance of agriculture also allowed many members of society to engage in activities other than ________ food.

The development of social ________ allowed the products of what we know as civilization to arise: new inventions, art, music, architecture, cities, philosophy, etc. All of these things are possible only if people can ________ their time to something other than obtaining food or physical security, which hunter-gatherer peoples must do more or less full-time, and ________ peoples are able to separate classes and groups. The second major development to ________ certain human societies to advance beyond others was the rise of industry and manufacturing. The Industrial Revolution occurred thousands of years after the development of agriculture, beginning in the 18th century and becoming ________ in the 19th century. The Industrial Revolution was the single most important event in the modern era in allowing some societies to ________ in material wealth far beyond others.

Whether this development is sustainable(持久的) ________to be seen. It is not clear whether a previously agricultural society can fully reap the benefits of high technology and information technology without first ________ the massive social, cultural and political adjustments precipitated(加速) by industrialization.

1.

A．observed

B．created

C．praised

D．adopted

2.

A．symbolized

B．signaled

C．signed

D．featured

3.

A．available

B．special

C．ordinary

D．strange

4.

A．larger

B．smaller

C．wider

D．longer

5.

A．balance

B．produce

C．protest

D．obtain

6.

A．populous

B．incomplete

C．inactive

D．impossible

7.

A．consuming

B．seizing

C．testing

D．obtaining

8.

A．prizes

B．classes

C．parties

D．sides

9.

A．donate

B．direct

C．devote

D．control

10.

A．unstable

B．natural

C．settled

D．unsatisfied

11.

A．allow

B．punish

C．manage

D．plunge

12.

A．consolidated

B．outdated

C．limited

D．involved

13.

A．disappear

B．contribute

C．conquer

D．advance

14.

A．delays

B．remains

C．leaves

D．waits

15.

A．opposing

B．seeking

C．undergoing

D．promoting

7 . The History of Tomatoes as Food

The tomato is a nutritious fruit known as a vegetable. Nowadays it is widely used _______   a food source and fresh tomatoes are   _______ all year round. It’s ________ to believe that they were once considered deadly poisonous.

Tournefort was a French scientist who_________ wild plants. He provided the Latin name, Lycopersicon esculentum, for the tomato. It ______ as “wolf peach” — peach because it was round and delicious, and wolf because it was considered poisonous _______ . He thought tomatoes could be used to kill wolves.

The English word tomato     _____   the Spanish word, tomate. The word first   _____     in print in 1595. The tomato is     _______to western South America and Central America. In 1519, Cortez ______ tomatoes growing in Montezuma’s gardens. He _______   some seeds back to Europe where they were________   for people to see, but not to be eaten.

Most likely, the first variety to reach Europe was _______   in color, since in Spain and Italy they were known as pomo d’oro,   _______ yellow apples. Italy was the first country to accept and grow the tomato outside South America.

In 1897, a famous cook, Joseph Campbell, who was also the owner of a ________, produced a special kind of tomato soup. This move set the company on the road to success.________ , the general public began to like tomatoes as a kind of food.

Campbell may have made tomato soup ________ . However, the first person who used tomatoes to make soup was Maria Parloa. Her 1872 book The Appledore Cook Book ______     her tomato soup.

There are hundreds of tomato   _______ around the world. Most of them have been shown to________ heart health. Maybe due to this, the number of tomatoes eaten by people is increasing every year.

1.

A．like

B．as

C．for

D．by

2.

A．similar

B．limited

C．convenient

D．available

3.

A．hard

B．painful

C．willing

D．amazing

4.

A．studied

B．created

C．watered

D．sold

5.

A．serves

B．translates

C．works

D．acts

6.

A．by accident

B．by nature

C．by mistake

D．by heart

7.

A．comes from

B．looks for

C．passes down

D．aims at

8.

A．applied

B．provided

C．appeared

D．received

9.

A．strange

B．familiar

C．ordinary

D．native

10.

A．pretended

B．practiced

C．discovered

D．considered

11.

A．held

B．brought

C．handed

D．cut

12.

A．planted

B．exhibited

C．protected

D．designed

13.

A．yellow

B．green

C．red

D．white

14.

A．explaining

B．regarding

C．meaning

D．ordering

15.

A．company

B．hotel

C．store

D．restaurant

16.

A．Fortunately

B．Gradually

C．Hopefully

D．Suddenly

17.

A．particular

B．popular

C．tasty

D．valuable

18.

A．reminds

B．imagines

C．describes

D．appreciates

19.

A．brands

B．varieties

C．functions

D．qualities

20.

A．improve

B．ensure

C．determine

D．influence

8 . 完形填空
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。
       One of the most exciting archaeological (考古的) discoveries in history was made in November 1922, when Howard Carter was _______in the Valley of the Kings in Egypt. After many months of digging, he finally_________ an unknown tomb (坟墓).

_______ with his friend Lord Carnarvon, who was providing the money for his work, Carter entered the _______ tomb. At first there was _______, because the tomb was _______, and it was clear that it had been robbed (盗窃) at some time in the past. _______, one of the workers eventually uncovered a small stairway that led down to another door that had not been_________.

       Carter went down the dark staircase, walking _______ in case there were any traps (陷阱). As he opened the __________, Lord Carnarvon asked if he could see anything. He replied, “Yes, __________ things.” It was clear at once that they had discovered what they had been__________ The tomb of King Tutankhamun was full of treasures of __________ value. There were over 5,000 objects of silver, gold and precious stones which had lain there __________ for thousands of years.
       Lord Carnarvon’s __________ at discovering the treasures did not last long. Many of the local people were afraid of __________ the kings’ tombs, and believed that the kings would punish anyone who __________ them. Lord Carnarvon had paid little attention to these __________, but only a few weeks later, he __________ fell ill and died; at the exact time of his death, all the lights in Cairo went out all of a sudden, and far away in England, his dog also __________1.

A．traveling

B．visiting

C．working

D．standing

2.

A．fell into

B．passed by

C．came across

D．knocked down

3.

A．Back

B．Again

C．Around

D．Together

4.

A．new

B．dark

C．warm

D．familiar

5.

A．joy

B．surprise

C．satisfaction

D．disappointment

6.

A．empty

B．wet

C．dirty

D．quiet

7.

A．Instead

B．However

C．Therefore

D．Besides

8.

A．fixed

B．locked

C．opened

D．replaced

9.

A．calmly

B．quickly

C．confidently

D．carefully

10.

A．door

B．tomb

C．case

D．eye

11.

A．terrible

B．common

C．strange

D．wonderful

12.

A．lost

B．looking for

C．ruined

D．focusing on

13.

A．no

B．little

C．low

D．great

14.

A．undivided

B．undeveloped

C．unplanned

D．undiscovered

15.

A．fear

B．worry

C．pleasure

D．shame

16.

A．building

B．repairing

C．disturbing

D．closing

17.

A．bought

B．entered

C．met

D．cleaned

18.

A．jokes

B．mistakes

C．stories

D．warnings

19.

A．finally

B．really

C．suddenly

D．actually

20.

A．died

B．changed

C．disappeared

D．returned

9 .        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 __1__.
       The origin of the eastern cultures is mainly from two countries: China and India. Both of the two cultures are gestated (孕育) by _2__. In China, the mother river is the Yellow River __3_ the Indian one is the Hindu River. These two cultures were _4___ for several thousand years and formed their own styles. Then in the Tang Dynasty of China, the Chinese culture _5___ went overseas to Japan, _6___ into the Japanese society and _7__ the Japanese culture nowadays. Though a bit different from the Chinese one, it __8__ to the same system.
       When the two mother rivers gave birth to the eastern culture, another famous culture was __9__ on the Mesopotamian Plain (美索不达米亚平原) — the Mesopotamian Civilization. This civilization later on developed into the cultures of the Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome. And these two are well­-known as the __10__ of the European culture. _11___ the Chinese culture, the European one also __12__ waters. When the colonists of England __13__ in America, their culture went with them over the Atlantic Ocean. So the American culture doesn’t __14_ from the European one a lot.
       At the same time, the __15__ of the language systems adds to the cultural differences. In the East, most languages belong to the pictographic (象形文字的) languages while the Western languages are __16__ based on the Latin system, for example, the one I’m using to write this paper.
       Other factors like human race difference _17___ as well. However, _18__ the far distance and the steep areas between the East and West, the two cultures seldom _19__ until recent centuries.__20__ they grew up totally in their own ways with almost no interference (干扰) from the other.1.

A．above all

B．on the whole

C．in all

D．in no case

2.

A．mountains

B．plains

C．lakes

D．rivers

3.

A．or

B．for

C．while

D．when

4.

A．developed

B．improved

C．created

D．protected

5.

A．suddenly

B．quietly

C．gradually

D．naturally

6.

A．mixed

B．changed

C．decided

D．forced

7.

A．expanded

B．interrupted

C．influenced

D．shaped

8.

A．comes

B．belongs

C．amounts

D．adds

9.

A．brought up

B．carried out

C．given out

D．picked up

10.

A．result

B．sign

C．base

D．content

11.

A．Via

B．Except

C．With

D．Like

12.

A．affected

B．spread

C．crossed

D．formed

13.

A．joined up

B．went up

C．broke down

D．settled down

14.

A．come

B．suffer

C．result

D．differ

15.

A．difference

B．development

C．appearance

D．feature

16.

A．properly

B．part

C．simply

D．mostly

17.

A．last

B．count

C．reduce

D．change

18.

A．in terms of

B．due to

C．as to

D．in case of

19.

A．transform

B．display

C．communicate

D．distinguish

20.

A．Furthermore

B．Meanwhile

C．Therefore

D．However

10 . The Temple of Heaven is regarded as one of the greatest architectural structures____the world. Some environmental(环境的)artists and gardeners____the temple as a place where people can talk to_____In Beijing four imperial(皇帝的)temples were built____the Ming and Qing dynasties. The____of Heaven is the most_____of the four. The other three are the Altar(祭坛)of the____in the north，the Altar of the Moon in the west，and the Altar_____the Sun in the east. All of them are still_____，but the Temple of Heaven is the_____group of temple buildings of its kind in China，nearly four_____larger than the Forbidden City(紫禁城).
In_____the heaven－like structures，the designers made good_____of the colour，sound，figures of the circle and the square，and_____in its height. The combination(结合)of_____and garden helps to make it_____mysterious and magical. The temple's architecture has_____themes. One is on the earth while____is in the heaven. The square－shaped palace____fasting(斋戒)in the west of the temple appears like a Forbidden City in a smaller_____1.

A．to

B．for

C．up

D．in

2.

A．describe

B．distribute

C．mention

D．speak

3.

A．space

B．place

C．heaven

D．Hades

4.

A．within

B．during

C．through

D．according

5.

A．Temple

B．Church

C．Mountain

D．Market

6.

A．impossible

B．necessary

C．important

D．familiar

7.

A．Moon

B．Earth

C．Sun

D．planets

8.

A．to

B．above

C．about

D．of

9.

A．sitting

B．sleeping

C．standing

D．kneeling

10.

A．largest

B．larger

C．heavier

D．heaviest

11.

A．time

B．times

C．o'clock

D．years

12.

A．owning

B．having

C．producing

D．making

13.

A．idea

B．use

C．mind

D．need

14.

A．changes

B．moves

C．corrects

D．attends

15.

A．family

B．home

C．building

D．house

16.

A．feel

B．appear

C．find

D．see

17.

A．three

B．one

C．four

D．two

18.

A．the other

B．other

C．another

D．others

19.

A．in

B．with

C．for

D．to

20.

A．height

B．wide

C．length

D．size