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。

As the world’s longest man-made canal, the Grand Canal is a vast waterway system in the north-eastern and central-eastern plains of China,     1     (run) from Beijing in the north to Zhejiang province in the south.

The Grand Canal is a magnificent hydraulic (水利) project in human history.     2     (construct) in sections from the 5th century BC onwards, it was completed in 611 AD due to the     3     (establish) of Sui Dynasty and it reached a new peak in the Yuan Dynasty, linking five of China’s main river basins.     4     (original), it was built to transport grain and later     5     (ship) other commodities.The regions along the canal gradually developed into the trade center of China     6     it was considered as the economic artery (动脉) in ancient China. It also helped the evolution of Chinese culture     7     enhancing communication between the south and the north.

The Grand Canal represents the     8     (great) masterpiece of hydraulic engineering in the history of mankind. It is     9    outstanding example of human creativity. Still a major means of internal communication today, it     10     (play) an important role in ensuring the economic prosperity and stability of China over the ages.

3 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

Table tennis started as an after-dinner game, but is now a fast, high-tech sport. It also has     1     most players of any sport in the world.

    2     is believed that upper-class Victorians in England invented table tennis in the 1880s as an after-dinner alternative (可能的选择) to tennis,     3     (use) whatever they could find as equipment. A line of books would often be the net, and sometimes a cigarette box cover would be a racket.

In 1926, at a meeting     4     (hold) in Berlin, the International Table Tennis Federation was formed. The first World Championships were held in London in the same year, but the sport had to wait a long time before it was given a chance     5     (make) its first appearance at the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games.

The sport     6     (progress) greatly since it was first invented. Nowadays, players use     7     (special) developed rackets and a lightweight, hollow (空心的) ball. Thanks to their high-tech rackets, they can now enjoy the     8     (magic) feeling of hitting the ball at over 150 kilometres per hour!

Over the years, table tennis has developed into a worldwide sport. There are perhaps 40 million competitive table tennis players and countless millions     9     play less seriously. Hopefully, table tennis     10     (play) by more people all over the world in the future.

4 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

When foreigners come to China, they may be     1     (surprise) at Chinese’s special fondness and preference for seals. To Chinese, seals are an art of deep cultural roots,     2     combines the essence of both calligraphy and sculpture and inspires generations to study, to appreciate and to collect.

    3     is believed that seals came out as early     4     8,000 years ago after our ancestors could make pottery wares and had private property. They tried to make marks on their own possessions to prevent them from being stolen. When the first dynasty     5     (found) the king began to use seals to empower and to show lordly credits. Only the king’s special seal was then called “Xi”,     6     (represent) the highest authority. The first emperor of China, Qin Shi Huang, had his “Xi”     7     (make) out of the invaluable and beautiful jade “Heshi Bi”.

Then the local governments also needed seals for     8     same function. Meanwhile, private seals were carved in     9     (vary) of lucky characters and vivid animal patterns.     10     (gradual), the sphragistics (印章学) came into being.

5 . 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。

Tea is a simple drink. And it is central to the lives of millions of people worldwide.

There are six major types of tea in China-green tea, black tea, Oolong tea, dark tea, white tea, and reprocessed tea, distinguished     1    (main) by different methods of production.

China,    2     (recognize) as the homeland of tea, is a leading producer and consumer, and the     3    (discover) and the usage of tea have a history of 4, 000 to 5, 000 years. Drinking tea first    4    (start) to become popular in the Tang and Song Dynasties.

The origin of tea is lost among history and legend.    5     can be roughly confirmed is that tea originated in southwest China. In Yunnan and elsewhere, some wild tea trees that     6    (be) over 1, 000 years old still exist.

Many traditional Chinese families drink tea after dinner or when     7    (greet) visitors. This is not only a     8    (health) habit but also reflects rich culture and history. Chinese people can chat with a friend or enjoy themselves for a whole afternoon     9    a pot of good tea.

It was in the Tang Dynasty that teahouses came into being, and in some big cities then, there were also tea shops,    10     stored large quantities of tea leaves and prepared tea for their customers.

6 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个单词或括号内所给单词的正确形式。

The use of chopsticks has been     1     big part of Chinese food culture for centuries. When cooking food or picking it up, a pair of chopsticks always comes for use.

So how did chopsticks come into being? It’s said that a leader of ancient China, Dayu,     2     helped his people fight floods, invented them. In those days, people     3     (eat) only with their hands. But Dayu was busy    4     (prepare) for flood control work and often had his meals     5     the wild. In the summer in particular, he hurried to deal with unexpected accidents and didn’t want to wait to eat. The meat     6     (cook) in the pot was too hot to pick up with his hands. So one day Dayu picked up some twigs (细枝)     7     (help) him hold the meat. Then the twigs     8     (final) became the chopsticks we know today.

But of course, this is just a story. The     9     (early) chopsticks archaeologists (考古学家) have found so far are more than 3000 years old, dating back to the Shang Dynasty. The six bronze chopsticks were found in Yinxu, one of China’s oldest archaeological     10     (place), in Anyang, Henan province.

7 . Canada is one of the few nations in the world to have two official languages: English and French. There are 10 provinces in the country, but only one of these—Quebec is known as “French Canada”. This is because it was founded by French explorers while British adventurers discovered the rest.

Canada left the British Empire(帝国) in 1867 to become an independent country, and English and French have been recognized as the official languages ever since.

Most people speak English as their first language and the two national television networks broadcast in English throughout the country. Apart from in Quebec and a few places on the east coast, French television is rare.

The same goes for traffic signs and menus, for example, outside of Quebec, there are only a few places where you’ll see traffic signs in French. In restaurants, it’s almost impossible to find French on the menu unless you are in the heartland(中心地带) of French Canada. However, all products sold in Canada must, by law, have labels(标签) and instructions in both languages.

In Canada’s English-speaking provinces, official bilingualism means that students can choose to complete a special French language course. Under this program, they are taught most of their subjects in French. If a student begins the course in kindergarten(幼儿园) or Grade One, it is likely that all his lessons will be in French. But if he starts at junior high school, 25 percent of the teaching will continue to be in English.

1. Which country controlled Canada before its independence?

A．France.

B．America.

C．The British Empire.

D．Germany.

2. Where can you watch French television programs?

A．In Quebec and a few other places.	B．Only in Quebec.
C．From the two national television networks.	D．All over Canada.

3. What does the underlined word “bilingualism” in the fifth paragraph mean?

A．外语教育

B．双语教育

C．母语教育

D．语言教育

4. What do we know about the education in Canada’s English-speaking provinces?

A．Only English courses are offered.

B．Most of the courses in junior high schools are taught in English.

C．The courses in primary schools are all taught in English.

D．If you choose a special French language course in kindergarten, all of the lessons will be taught in French.

8 . Imagine a relay race. During this race, an athlete holds a stick as he runs a certain distance. Then he passes the stick to the next runner. That person runs faster, and then passes the stick to a third runner. Now imagine that the runners do not pass a stick. Instead they pass shiny silk, as well as gold, fruit, and glass. Imagine that the race does not move forward in just one direction. Instead the runners go back and forth along a road. They trade goods all along this route (路线) and at each end of it. Now imagine that the runners are businessmen. They lead caravans (商队) or lines of camels that carry things to sell. They travel on the ancient Silk Road to earn their living.

The Silk Road was a complex trade network. It passed through thousands of cities and towns. It stretched from eastern China, across central Asia and the Middle east, to the Mediterranean Sea. Businessmen traveled on the Silk Road from about 200 B.C. to about 1300 A.D.. Then sea travel began to offer new routes. Some people called the Silk Road the world’s longest highway. However, the Silk Road included many routes -- not just one smooth path. The routes ran through mountains and across deserts. They passed through an area that now includes 18 countries. The Silk Road had many dangers. These dangers ranged from hot sun and deep snow to thieves and wars. Only expert traders could survive.

The Silk Road got its name from its most prized goods. People used silk as money. They could pay taxes or buy goods with it. Traders carried more than just silk, though. They had gold, silver, and glass from Europe. People in the Middle East and Asia wanted these things. Businessmen also took horses from flat, grassy areas in central Asia and brought them to China and other areas. The horses changed the way people farmed and ran their armies. Indian businessmen traded salt and rare, beautiful stones. Chinese merchants traded medicine and china. They also traded paper, which quickly replaced animal skins in the west. Businessmen carried apples from central Asia to Rome. The Chinese had learned to combine different trees to create new kinds of fruit. They taught this science to others, such as the Romans. The Romans began to grow apples for food. The Silk Road led to worldwide commerce 2,000 years before the World Wide Web.

The people along the Silk Road did not share only goods. They also shared beliefs. Monks, priests, and other faith leaders taught their religions to others. The Silk Road created pathways for knowledge, diplomacy, and religion.

1. People turned to the sea for new routes after around 1300 A. D. because _____.

A． the Silk Road included many routes

B．the Silk Road passed through many areas

C．people traveled on the Silk Road for too long

D．there were more dangers along the Silk Road

2. Which of the following is closest to the meaning of the word “prized” in paragraph 3?

A．Influential

B．Private

C．Valuable

D．Useful

3. Which of the following statements is WRONG?

A．The Silk Road helped spread religions to more people.

B．The Silk Road gave people the idea to build highways.

C．Some people probably died while travelling.

D．Westerners probably used to write on animal skins.

4. It can be inferred from the passage that ____.

A．silk Road was built by China.

B．there used to be deaths along the path

C．trade went along with religion

D．many apple trees used to grow along the path

5. In which column of a newspaper can we most probably read the article?

A．Science.

B．Travel.

C．Sports.

D．Culture.

10 . 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。

Abraham Lincoln's position on slavery is one of     1     most discussed aspects of his life. Starting in 1831, a growing group of abolitionists(废奴主义者) called for total, immediate abolition of slavery. Lincoln never called for this, and focused instead     2     the less politically     3     (challenge) goal of preventing the     4     (create) of new slave states. Lincoln's activism on that issue started in reaction to the 1854 Kansas-Nebraska Act,     5     (design) by his great rival(对手) Stephen A.Douglas. The Act allowed the settlers     6     (decide) on slavery in their territory. 

Lincoln, with partial compensation to owners, did end slavery in the District of Columbia in 1862.During 1861—1862 Lincoln tried unsuccessfully to get Kentucky and Maryland to do likewise. He     7     (repeated)stated that his goal was the preservation (保护) of the Union, not ending slavery in the states     8     it existed.  

On January 1, 1863, Lincoln used his role as commander-in-chief to issue The Emancipation Proclamation. It made all     9     (slave) in Confederate areas forever free under the U.S. law as soon as the U.S. army reached them—and it reached all of them by 1865. Final abolition in the border states     10     (achieve)later that year.