1 . Time flies, but the tracks of time remain in books and museums. This is what made a recent tragedy in Brazil even more terrible.

On Sept 2, a big fire broke out in the National Museum of Brazil, the oldest scientific institution in the country, in Rio de Janeiro. “Two hundred years of work, research and knowledge were lost,” Brazilian President Michel Temer wrote on Twitter after the fire. It’s a sad day for all Brazilians.

Most of the 20 million pieces of history are believed to have been destroyed. Only as little as 10 percent of the collection may have survived, Time reported. Among all the items, there were Egyptian mummies, the bones of uniquely Brazilian creatures such as the long-necked dinosaur Maxakalisaurus, and an 11,500-year-old skull called Luzia, which was considered one of South America’s oldest human fossils.

Besides these, Brazil’s local knowledge also suffered. The museum housed world famous collections of local objects, as well as many audio recordings of local languages from all over Brazil. Some of these recordings, now lost, were of languages that are no longer spoken.

“The tragedy this Sunday is a sort of national suicide(自杀). A crime against our past and future generations.” Bernard Mello Franco, one of Brazil’s best-known reporters wrote on the newspaper site.

The cause of the fire is still unknown, as BBC News reported on Sept 3. After the fire burned out, crowds protested(抗议) outside the museum to show their anger at the loss of the irreplaceable items of historical value.

According to Emilio Bruna, an ecologist at the University of Florida, museums are living, breathing places of who we are and where we’ve come from, and the world around us. Those insects pinned in a drawer, or those fish in a jar, or a feathered cape(斗篷) you might see in a display case represent a little piece of who we are as a people, as humans, as part of a greater world, he told National Geographic.

Just as underwater grass floats on the surface if it loses its roots, a nation is lost without its memories.

1. What do we know from Brazilian President’s words on Twitter?

A．He felt responsible for the fire of National Museum.

B．The museum is the oldest national scientific institution.

C．All Brazilians felt sorry for the fire that day.

D．The fire caused serious historical loss to Brazil.

2. Which of the following might have survived in the big fire?

A．Egyptian mummies.

B．The long-necked dinosaur Maxakalisaurus.

C．Some audio recordings of local languages.

D．An 11,500-year-old skull called Luzia

3. In which section of a newspaper can we read this article?

A．Advertisement.	B．News report.
C．Campus life.	D．Geography.

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。

People love the view of old buildings in Paris, especially Notre Dame Cathedral(巴黎圣母院).     1    (unfortunate), on April 16, a fire destroyed the spire(尖顶) of the 850-year-old cathedral, and two-thirds of the roof. Flames could be seen     2    (rise) through the top of the monument. The citizens in Paris gathered around the cathedral, praying     3     the hundreds of firefighters who fought the flames.     4     was no wonder that people felt sad. The church itself, after all, is a historical and artistic treasure.     5    (build) in 1163, it is one of the world's most famous tourist sites, attracting about 12 million     6    (visit) every year.

Notre Dame Cathedral is home to many     7    (religion) artworks, paintings and sculptures. Despite its long history and many treasures, the cathedral     8    (need) the help of a writer to become truly famous. Victor Hugo's 1831 novel, The Hunchback of Notre-Dame, presented the building to     9     wide audience of readers. He wrote the book to remind people of it, with the hope     10     they would protect the beautiful old buildings of Paris.

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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限一词；

2. 只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。

I can clear remember the incident that was happened on a rainy Sunday afternoon. I was on my way to the bookstore and was waiting for the green light at a crossing while a girl of about ten was knocked down by a passing car. The car drove off quickly, and a man immediately rushed to the girl to give him first aid. I joined in without hesitation. Luckily she was not badly injured and we sent her to nearest hospital.

My experience show that it is not difficult to be a responsible member of the societies. Comparing with the escaped driver, I am proud of how I did.