1 . Football is a popular sport with fans all over the world. There is, however, an indoor version of the game
Xuan paper, known as one of the Four Treasures of Study, first came into
Take papermaking master: Zhou Donghong for example. He uses a fine screen to filter (过滤) a mixture of water and fibers. He lifts it up, and it’s a sheet of paper. It takes him and his partner only 15 second
“There are a lot of
The skill of papermaking,
增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧),并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除:把多余的词用斜线( \ )划掉。
修改:在错的词下画一横线,并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意:1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;
2. 只允许修改10处,多者(从第11处起)不计分
All the calculations were led to the same conclusion only if you put the sun there did the movements of the other planets make sense. The problem arises because astronomers had noticed that some planets appeared brighter at time and less bright at others. Between 1510 and 1514 Copernicus worked on his new theory, gradual improving it until it was complete. Then he showed it privately for his friends. They encouraged him to publish his ideas, and Copernicus was cautious. He published it as he lay died in 1543. Her theory is now the basis on what all the ideas of universe are built
People may wonder why different words are used to describe these four countries: England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. You can
First there was England. Wales was linked to it in the thirteenth century. Now when people
To their
England is the largest of the four countries, and for
The greatest historical treasure of all is London with its museums, art collections, theatres, parks and buildings. It is the center of national government and its
If you look around the British countryside you will find evidence of all these invaders. You must keep your eyes open if you are going to make your trip to the United Kingdom enjoyable and worthwhile.
The Silk Road was a passage for the transportation of silk in ancient times. Lots of relics on the road can still
The Silk Road is a long route, which
If you are an experienced traveler
Along the Silk Road route, Xi’an and Gansu province are suitable to visit all-year round. The best time
Dragon boat racing, a traditional activity celebrating Duan Wu, also known
Dragon boat racing also brought a travel boom to Zigui county,
8 . How did we get the alphabet? It was a long process, covering thousands of years.
The first people to write things down carved symbols onto rocks or shells. These symbols represented people or things.
These people who lived a long time ago had simple lives with simple needs. One of the most basic needs was food. Before the introduction of agriculture, people were called HunterGatherers because they hunted animals and gathered nuts and berries for food. To tell each other about how to hunt animals or where to find them, these people drew on cave walls or on animal hides. Soon, people were growing their own crops. They were also using a system of symbols to stand for people, places and things. The best ancient example of this was found in Egypt, where hieroglyphs (象形字) were used. These people believed in many different gods. Each god had its own symbol. Symbols were also used to stand for water, buildings, food, and other parts of life.
But these picture drawings and hieroglyphs represented whole words, not just sounds. How did we get an alphabet? Recent research suggests that the idea of an alphabet was first used in Egypt about 1900 BC. Civilizations that traded with or fought against Egypt were exposed to this alphabet, and the idea spread.
The ancient Greeks adapted this alphabet and created their own. The ancient Romans polished it up to a state almost like our modern alphabet. The idea of stringing letters together to make words was born. You can see by looking at letters from the Roman alphabet that these letters survive almost unchanged in our modern English alphabet.
This was the case in the Western world. Actually, a similar thing also happened in the East. You can see many examples in such areas’ language development.
1. Why did HunterGatherers use drawings?A.To assist them in searching for food. |
B.To put a series of symbols into a system. |
C.To warn their companions to hide safely. |
D.To record some methods of growing crops. |
A.The difficulties ancient people have learning languages. |
B.The different kinds of religious beliefs in the same god. |
C.The poor living conditions and agricultural development. |
D.The needs of ancient people to survive and communicate. |
A.They made improvements to it. |
B.They created it all by themselves. |
C.They managed to keep it unchanged. |
D.They turned it into the modern one. |
A.The effects of the alphabet on global languages. |
B.Why the alphabet grew better in Western world. |
C.How the alphabet appeared in the Eastern world. |
D.A number of examples of language evolution. |
9 . While many countries love their tea, UK citizens are particularly proud of being “tea people”. The average UK citizen consumes nearly 2 kilograms of tea each year.
Tea only made its way to England in large quantities in the first years of the 17th century. Tea from China and a few other Asian countries was being sold more widely in England at that time. Then tea was getting more and more popular among different social classes.
There are many varieties of tea. Black tea mixtures are still the most common type drunk in the UK. Black tea is dark in colour, because the leaves have been allowed to oxidize (氧化) before drying. This is why we usually serve it with milk, although it is not uncommon to drink it black or with lemon. You may still find tea made with loose tea leaves, served up in a pot, and poured into the best china cups with saucers (茶托) for visitors.
Tea is still a large part of daily life in the UK today, but it seems to be on the decrease. The amount of tea sold in the UK fell by more than 10% in the five years leading up to 2012, and has been dropping ever since. Tea sales fell by 6% in 2018 alone, and most restaurants report selling more than twice as many cups of coffee as they do tea. More than £1 billion was spent on coffee in high street stores in 2017, more than twice what was spent on tea bags.
Still, what goes around comes around; it’s sure to become fashionable again.
1. Which of the following is true according to the first three paragraphs?A.Tea made its way to England in the early years of the 16th century. |
B.The UK usually serves black tea with lemon. |
C.Tea from China was being sold more widely in England now. |
D.UK citizens take pride in being “tea people”. |
A.Tea sales fell by 6% in 2018 alone. |
B.Since 2012, the sales of tea has been on the decrease |
C.In 2017, the money spent on tea was £3 billion |
D.Most restaurant like selling tea than coffee. |
A.It can never succeed again | B.The tea can become popular again |
C.Coffee is more popular than tea | D.The tea is becoming less popular |
A.To introduce tea in the UK |
B.To show the author’s preference for tea |
C.To introduce the functions of tea |
D.To compare tea in China and UK |
Before the 1830s, most newspapers were sold through yearly subscriptions(订阅) in America, usually $ 8 to $ 10 a year. Today $ 8 or $ 10 seems a small amount of money, but at that time the amounts were unaffordable to most citizens. Accordingly, newspapers were read almost only by rich people in politics or the trades. In addition, most newspapers had little in them that would appeal to a large audience. They were dull and visually unpleasant. But the revolution that was taking place in the 1830s would change all that.
The trend, then, was toward the “penny paper”---a term referring to papers made widely available to the public. It meant any inexpensive newspaper; perhaps more importantly it meant newspapers that could be bought in single copies on the street.
This development did not take place overnight. It had been possible(but not easy) to buy single copies of newspapers before 1830, but this usually meant the reader had to go down to the printer’s office to buy a copy. Street sales were almost unknown. However, within a few years street sales of newspapers would be commonplace in eastern cities. At first the price of single copy was seldom a penny ---usually two or three cents was charged --- and some of the older well-known papers charged five or six cents. But the phrase “penny paper” caught the public’s fancy soon there would be papers that did indeed sell for only a penny.
This new trend of newspapers for “the man on the street” did not begin well. Some of the early ventures(企业)were immediate failures. Publishers already in business, people who were owners of successful papers, had little desire to change the tradition. It took a few youthful and daring businessmen to get the ball rolling.