1 . 听下面一段独白,回答以下小题。
1. Which name isn’t Anglo Saxon in origin?

A．Edgar.

B．Oswald.

C．Robert.

2. Where does the name Charles come from?

A．German.

B．French.

C．Greek.

3. What does the name Philip mean?

A．Twin.

B．Home ruler.

C．Friend of horses.

2 . Wimbledon is the most important sporting event of the British summer. Since the first tournament (锦标赛) was played in 1877, the competition has become a global sporting event attended by over half a million people, and watched on television by millions.

Although the Wimbledon tennis championship (锦标赛) has been around for more than a century, the sport of tennis has a much longer history. Most experts agree that the modern game has its origins in a courtyard ball game played by French monks in the 11th century.

Much has changed since the first Wimbledon Tournament in 1877. The first champion, Spencer Gore, won a prize of £12;this year the prize money is £630,000. Indeed, success in tennis championships is a very profitable (有收益的) business. 2004 Wimbledon champion, Roger Federer has won nearly $17,000,000 in prize money since 1998. Even more impressive, Serena and Venus Williams have won $30,000,000 between them over the last ten years.

Although Wimbledon has traditionally been dominated by Americans and Europeans, other countries are beginning to produce world-class players. Zheng Jie and Yan Zi won China’s first Wimbledon title on July 9, 2006. They beat Virginia Ruano Pascual of Spain and Paola Suarez of Argentina in the women’s doubles final.

In the future all Chinese competitors will be under pressure to do well; their coach, Jiang Hongwei, has gone on record as saying, “My goal is to lift my players into the top 30.”

1. Where is the origin of the modern tennis game?

A．Germany.

B．China.

C．Britain.

D．France.

2. Who won the least money in the championship according to the text?

A．Spencer Gore.

B．Roger Federer.

C．Serena.

D．Zheng Jie.

3. What does the underlined word “dominated” mean in Paragraph 4?

A．Controlled.

B．Attended.

C．Accepted.

D．Arranged.

4. What is the author’s purpose of writing the text?

A．To explain the history of the Wimbledon Tournament.

B．To give an introduction to the Wimbledon Tournament.

C．To show the development of the Wimbledon Tournament.

D．To discuss the importance of the Wimbledon Tournament.

3 . When was tea first discovered as a drink?

A．About thirty-five centuries ago.

B．About twenty-five centuries ago.

C．About fifty centuries ago.

4 . When we talk about English, we often think of it as a single language but like most languages, English has evolved through years of speakers, going through major changes overtime. By looking at these changes, we can have a deeper understanding of the language, from the present day back to its ancient roots.

While modern English shares many similar words with romance languages(罗曼斯语), like French and Spanish, most of those words were not originally part of it. Instead, they started coming into the language with the Norman invasion of England in 1066. When the French-speaking Normans conquered(征服) England and became its ruling class, they brought their speech with them, adding a large number of French and Latin words to the English language formerly spoken there. The English used in Beowulf(《贝奥武夫》) probably doesn’t look very familiar, but it might be more recognizable if you know some German. That’s because Old English belongs to the Germanic language family, first brought to the British Isles(不列颠群岛) in the 5th and 6th centuries by the Angles, Saxons, and Jutes. The language they spoke would become known as Anglo-Saxon. Viking invaders(维京侵略者) in the 8th to 11th centuries added more borrowings from Old Norse(古斯堪的那维亚语) into the mix.

It may be hard to see the roots of modern English underneath all the words borrowed from French, Latin, Old Norse and other languages. But the amazing fact is that nearly 3 billion people around the world, many of whom cannot understand each other, are speaking the same words shaped by 6000 years of history.

1. What’s the passage mainly about?

A．The introduction of modern English.	B．The study of Old English.H1x
C．The origin of modern English.	D．The discussion of the usage of English words.

2. Why does English share many similar words with French?

A．The words were part of English at first and then were borrowed into French.

B．The Normans brought those, words to the English language.

C．The words were brought to the British Isles in the 5th and 6th centuries.

D．Viking invaders added those words to English.

3. What do the underlined words “has evolved” probably mean?

A．has been passed down	B．has been invented
C．has gradually developed	D．has changed completely

4. Which of the following is correct according to the passage?

A．English is a single language.	B．English has its only root in romance languages.
C．English is actually a mixture of several languages.	D．There are 3 billion English speakers in the world.

5 . The Roman Colosseum was built almost two thousand years ago. Despite its age and a 14th century earthquake that knocked down the south side, most of the 150-some foot building is still standing. Scientists and engineers have long suspected a key to the building’s durability (使用年限) is the use of a specific Roman concrete. But exactly how this solid concrete has contributed to the architecture’s strength has been a mystery to researchers across the globe.

A team of researchers recently discovered a potential answer to why these ancient Roman buildings have been able to weather the test of time while many modern concrete structures seem to fall apart after a few decades. The answer is self-healing concrete.

The material has three components: limestone (石灰石), volcanic material and water. What the researchers found was that the self-healing feature might be simply caused by chemistry accidentally. The limestone in the concrete is likely the secret.

When the ancient Romans made mortar (灰浆), they heated up the lime to turn it into a substance called “quicklime”. And, because they introduced water to the quicklime during mixing, the heat it produced set up a chemical foundation that could strengthen the concrete later. When tiny cracks start to form later, the quicklime stops them from becoming bigger. When it rains, the lime reacts with the water to recombine as various forms of calcium carbonate (碳酸钙), quickly filling the crack or reacting with the volcanic ash to “heal” the material.

For materials scientist Ainissa Ramirez, this new understanding of ancient Roman concrete is a welcome discovery. “This is one way that the material can be more environmentally friendly,” says Ramirez. “It’s sort of like a message in a bottle. The Romans made the material. We had to kind of figure out how they did it so that we can make better materials — and then, you know, in turn, be better protectors of our environment.”

1. What can we learn from Paragraph 1?

A．The secret of Roman concrete has been revealed.

B．The Roman Colosseum was built in the 14th century.

C．The whole Roman Colosseum survived the earthquake.

D．Roman concrete is essential to the architecture’s strength.

2. What does the underlined word “weather” in Paragraph 2 mean?

A．Take.

B．Stand.

C．Avoid.

D．Fail.

3. What do we know about the self-healing process?

A．The lime itself could fill the crack later.

B．The quicklime should be made on rainy days.

C．The chemical foundation could weaken the concrete.

D．Combining water and quicklime would produce heat.

4. What can be inferred from Ramirez’s words?

A．People can be inspired to make greener materials.

B．The secret of Roman concrete is hidden in a bottle.

C．Roman concrete has greatly improved the environment.

D．Roman concrete is popular in making modern architecture.

6 . 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。

The Grand Canal of China was first dug in 486 BC, and well developed through the late 6th to early 10th century. From the late 13th until 19th century, with the highest section built and the overall length     1    (shorten), the Canal was turned into a main passage between northern     2     southern China as well as the economic lifeline of the country. Consisting of the Sui and Tang Grand Canal, the Jing-Hang Grand Canal and the Zhedong Canal, the Canal     3    (stretch) over 2, 700 kilometers, crossing eight provincial-level administrative regions and     4    (link) five major water systems. The Grand Canal also connects with the Eurasian Silk Road to the west and extends the water trade route to the east.

The Grand Canal was     5     notable achievement of the ancient Chinese people. Its connection of the political and economic centers played a     6    (centre) role in the political unity, economic     7    (grow) and cultural prosperity of China, and contributed to the livelihood, exchanges and integration of the population along its route.

The Grand Canal     8    (announce) by the State Council as one of the seventh batch of Major Historical and Cultural Sites Protected at the National Level in March, 2013 and registered     9     the UNSECO World Heritage List in June, 2014. This large-scale, living cultural heritage spreads like a huge dragon across the vast territory of China,     10    (it) ripples shining golden scales (鳞片) in the new age.

7 . Try to picture the world before refrigerators. That may be difficult!     1     They may also help store leftovers there after dinner. Yes, life today would be quite different without refrigerators. How did people keep their food fresh before these machines were around?

    2     In cold areas, ancient people could freeze their food. They could then store it in ice and snow. Warmer places allowed for drying food in sunlight. Experts say these early practices gave people the option to settle and form communities.

One advanced method of food storage arose in Persia around 400 BC. People there stored food in structures called Yakhchal, which were buildings made from mud brick to keep ice frozen during even the warmest summer months. During the Middle Ages, people stored meat by salting or smoking it.     3     These foods could then be stored in cool places, like caves, allowing people to save food for difficult times.

Later, buildings called ice houses or ice pits were built upon the idea of the Yakhchal. Such ice houses were very common by the 1800s. At the end of the 19th century, many people kept their food fresh in iceboxes made of wood.     4     Ice delivery businesses grew with more homes requiring ice to store food.

By the 1930s, many people were using electric refrigerators to keep food fresh.     5     Many refrigerators today come with built-in ice makers. Some people even choose smart refrigerators that can help them with meal plans and grocery shopping.

A．They would also dry many foods, including grains.

B．These containers held large blocks of ice to keep food cool.

C．No one knows for sure how people first learned to store food.

D．After all, kids today are used to grabbing a snack from the fridge after school.

E．Since then, growth in technology has led these machines to become more advanced.

F．With no means to store food, ancient people often went hungry or even died.

G．Actually, people found different ways to keep their food fresh thousands of years ago.

8 . 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。

Acrobatics, whose Chinese name is zaji, is popular with people. Modern acrobatics mainly depends on performer’s soft body    1    (complete) a series of highly difficult movements. It can     2    (find) in many of performing arts and many sports. Acrobatics is often associated with the activities     3     make extensive use of gymnastic skills, such as circus and gymnastics, but many other athletic activities, such as wushu, ballet and diving may also employ     4    (element) of acrobatics. The items in Chinese acrobatics include lion dance, oral stunts, pagoda of bowls, juggling, wire walking, etc.

Chinese zaji can date back to Neolithic times. As one of the traditional art forms, acrobatics has been popular among the Chinese people for more than 2, 000 years. As early as the Warring States, there appeared early stages of acrobatics. By    5     time of Han Dynasty, the acrobatics art further developed both in content and form and there appeared superb performances     6     music accompaniment on the stage. In the Tang Dynasty, the most flourishing period in ancient China, the number of acrobats increased     7    (significant) and their performing skills gained much improvement.

There is much    8    (stable) involved in dangerous movements and quietness in actions. The modern acrobatics aims at creating graceful stage images,     9    (harmony) musical accompaniment, and good supporting effects, props and lighting. In the past 50 years, many Chinese acrobatic troupes (表演团)     10    (visit) more than one hundred countries and regions around the world, winning dozens of prizes in the international acrobatic festivals and championships.

9 . 阅读下面短文，在空格处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

The History of English

English is now the most common language in the world. It is the first language in the UK, the USA and Canada. It is also the most popular second language,     1    means English is     2    (probable) spoken by over one billion people around the world. But how did we arrive at the English we speak today?

The history of     3     English language begins in the fifth century with the invasion（入侵） of Britain by three tribes from Germany - the Angles, Jutes and Saxons. The original language of Britain was an older European language     4    (call) Celtic. Over time, most of the Celtic speakers were forced into the north and west of the British Isles. The invaders    5     (speak) a language called Anglo-Saxon and many of the most common words in English come from this.

In the eighth and ninth    6     (century), there were other invasions by the Vikings from Scandinavia. These brought words like “knifr”, or knife into the English language.

Outside of the United Kingdom, the use of English is growing.     7     is the official language of the European Union, and     8     (use) all over the world for air traffic control. Also, English is used     9    (much) than any other language on the Internet,     10     (make) it an important language in the world.

10 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个词（冠词，介词，代词或连词），或在空白处填入括号内单词的正确形式。

Shakespeare’s Birthplace is a half-timbered house in Henley Street, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England,     1     it is believed that William Shakespeare was born and spent his childhood years. There are     2     (variety) views concerning the origin of the building, which possibly dates back to the 15th century, but more likely     3     (build) in mid-16th century. The house itself is simple and not outstanding architecturally, but it has become one of the most popular visitor attractions. In its     4     (construct), local oak trees and blue-grey stone were used, with the large fireplaces     5     (make) of an unusual combination of early brick and stone.

The birthplace recreates an extraordinary picture of family life at     6     time of Shakespeare complete with period furnishings, a glass window, and a glove making shop     7     (belong) lo William Shakespeare’s father. The walled garden at the back of the house has been     8     (special) planted with flowers and herbs that would have been known in Shakespeare’s time. Now, it becomes a small museum, which     9     in the charge of the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust. It’s been referred to     10     “a mecca (热门地方) for all lovers of literature”.