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。

Many people are     1     (confuse) about the meaning of the names: the United Kingdom, Great Britain, Britain and England.     2     (solve) this puzzle, it is necessary for people to know a little bit about British.

In the 16th century, the nearby country of Wales     3     (join) to the Kingdom of England, followed by the country Scotland in the 18th century. In the 19th century, the Kingdom of Ireland was added to create the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Finally, in the 20th century, the     4     (south) part of Ireland broke away from the UK,     5     resulted in the full name we have today: “the United Kingdom” or “the UK”. People from the UK are called “British”, meaning the UK is also often referred to     6     Britain or Great Britain.

Even though the four countries     7     (belong) to the United Kingdom work together in some areas, such as using the same flag, sharing the same currency and military     8     (defend), they also have some differences. Anyhow, the United Kingdom has     9     long and interesting history to explore     10     it can help you understand much more about the country and its traditions.

2 . 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。

The ancient Chinese built two great engineering wonders: the Great Wall and the Grand Canal. Though the Great Wall’s effect in military     1     (defend) has worn off over time, the Grand Canal remains an important channel of cultural communication.

The Grand Canal,     2     is made up of three parts (Suitang Grand Canal, Beijing Hangzhou Grand Canal and Zhedong Grand Canal), is a     3     (run) epic (史诗) of transformation. The man-made waterway runs more than 2,000 kilometres from north to south across the large eastern flatland of China. It is about 16 times     4     size of the Suez Canal in Egypt and 33 times     5     (long) than the Panama Canal, the world’s second- and third-largest man-made waterways. “It sees the striking and early development of water engineering,” the UNESCO website says     6     (official).

In ancient times, the Grand Canal served     7     the key waterway for grain transport and every kind of economic and cultural exchange. It also improved the time-consuming journeys of workers     8     materials for the building of the Forbidden City in Beijing, the imperial city of the Yuan (1271-1368), Ming and Qing (1644-1911) dynasties.

Years ago, it     9     (inspire) the name of Chenchen, one of the three mascots (吉祥物) of the Hangzhou Asian Games. Chenchen, from the Gongchen Bridge, which goes across the Hangzhou part of the Grand Canal, is coloured blue     10     (suggest) science and technology.

3 . 根据课文内容，在空白处填入所缺的单词。

Studying the history of the country will make your visit much more     1    . The capital city London is a great place to start, as it is an ancient port city     2     has a history dating all the way back to Roman times. There are countless historic sites to explore, and lots of museums with ancient relics from all over the UK. The UK is a fascinating mix of history and modern culture, with both new and old traditions. If you keep your eyes     3    , you will be surprised to find that you can see both its past and its present.

4 . 根据课文内容，在空白处填入所缺的单词。

The four countries that     1     to the United Kingdom work together in some areas. They use the same flag,     2     as the Union Jack, as well as share the same currency and     3     defence. However, they also have some     4    . For example, England, Wales Scotland, and Northern Ireland all have different education systems and     5     systems.

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。

The Silk Road was a network of ancient trade routes,     1     joined East Asia to the Mediterranean. The most important network is the Chang’an- Tianshan Corridor,which     2     (stretch) over a distance of around 5,000 kilometres     3     covers a total of 8,700 kilometres of trade routes. The starting point of the corridor and the entire Silk Road network is Chang’an (present-day Xi’an), in Shaanxi Province of north-west China. It was famous as the capital of the Han and Tang Dynasties. The Silk Road was beginning     4     (develop) in the 2nd century BCE.     5     (assign ) by the emperor,the ambassador Zhang Qian journeyed from Chang’an to Central Asia and     6     (seek) to build bridges between the Han Dynasty and the Western Regions.     7     the initial stage of the Silk Road development, silk was the main item in the trade list thanks to its light weight and high value. In addition to trade exchange, the network served as     8     bridge for cultural exchange. All of these     9     (activity) contributed to a great age of     10     (expand) as trade and cultural exchanges gave people access to new goods, knowledge and ideas.

6 . 阅读下面课内节选文段，其中第1、2题为不定项选择题(从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出一个或多个正确的选项，漏选或多选不得分)，第3为填空题(在该小题的空白处填上适当的内容)。

However, in the 17th century when Francis Bacon (1561-1626) suggested that this type of thinking was the way to gain knowledge, he was going against the views of the day. Although Bacon held an important rank in King James’ royal court of England, his true interest was not the day-to-day, slow and inefficient working style of the government, but the worthy search for knowledge. This was certainly not the interest of most people in his days. At that time, people believed more in the church than in facts, and people like Galileo Galilei (1564-1642), who proved the idea that “the Earth is not the centre of the universe”, were often punished by the church with no one coming to their defence. The church and many people tended to ignore the facts and didn’t want to challenge what they had always comfortably believed. In fact, when Galilei proved that the Earth was not the centre of the universe, instead of believing him, people chose to believe views that were almost 2, 000 years old!

It is not surprising that people wanted to believe these primitive ideas as they had been put forward by the great philosopher Aristotle (384-322 BCE). He said that the Earth must be the centre of the universe because it felt like the Earth was standing still. Galilei disagreed. At first, people approved of his studies and urged him to continue, but later when he proved Aristotle wrong, they grew angry and put him in prison. They didn’t want to abandon what they’d always thought as true. And this is still often true today. People make the assumption that if someone important and respected says that something is right, then it must be so. But even though Aristotle was a great man who inspired many great scientists and philosophers after him, he was wrong at times. And Galilei also made mistakes. He is now known as the father of astronomy but he believed that the Earth moved round the sun in a perfect circle. He was wrong.

1. What was Bacon’s true interest?

A．The worthy search for knowledge.	B．The interest of most people in his days.
C．The important rank in royal court of England.	D．The efficient working style of the government.

2. Why did people choose to believe views that were about 2, 000 years old?

A．Because they believed more in church than in facts.

B．Because they didn’t want to challenge what they had always believed.

C．Because they didn’t want to give up what they’d always thought as true.

D．Because they chose to believe the views put forward by great philosophers.

3. Aristotle’s understanding of the universe was that the Earth ______ because________________________

10 . The United Kingdom, Great Britain, Britain, England-many people are confused by what these different names mean. So what is the difference between them, if any? Getting to know a little bit about British history will help you solve this puzzle.

In the 16th century, the nearby country of Wales was joined to the Kingdom of England. Later, in the 18th century, the country Scotland was joined to create the Kingdom of Great Britain. In the 19th century, the Kingdom of Ireland was added to create the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Finally, in the 20th century, the southern part of Ireland broke away from the UK, which resulted in the full name we have today: “the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Most people just use the shortened name: “the United Kingdom” or “the UK”. People from the UK are called “British”, which means the UK is also often referred to as Britain or Great Britain.

The four countries that belong to the United Kingdom work together in some areas. They use the same flag, known as the Union Jack, as well as share the same currency and military defence. However, they also have some differences. For example, England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland all have different education systems and legal systems. They also have their own traditions, like their own national days and national dishes. And they even have their own football teams for competitions like the World Cup!

The United Kingdom has a long and interesting history to explore, which can help you understand much more about the country and its traditions. Almost everywhere you go in the UK, you will be surrounded by evidence of four different groups of people who took over at different times throughout history. The first group, the Romans, came in the first century. Some of their great achievements included building towns and roads. Next, the Anglo-Saxons arrived in the fifth century. They introduced the beginnings of the English language, and changed the way people built houses. The Vikings came in the eighth century, left behind lots of new vocabulary, and also the names of many locations across the UK. The last group were the Normans. They conquered England after the well-known Battle of Hastings in the 11th century. They had castles built all around England, and made changes to the legal system. The Normans were French, so many French words slowly entered into the English language.

1. What can help us find out the difference between some different names of the UK?

A．British languages.	B．British history.
C．British location.	D．British education.

2. Which country is the first to be joined to the Kingdom of England?

A．Britain.

B．Scotland.

C．Wales.

D．Ireland.

3. What is different for the four countries of the UK?

A．The flag.	B．The currency.
C．The military defence.	D．The education system.

4. Which of the following is the achievement of the Normans?

A．Building towns and roads.

B．Changing the way of building houses.

C．Leaving behind many new vocabulary.

D．Changing the legal system.