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 archaeologists explored ancient tombs in Turfan in western China, they discovered some surprisingly well-preserved and hardened dumplings.

Exactly     1     invented dumplings remains a mystery. But some scholars suspect they were first spread around the ancient world by peoples living in western China and Central Asia more than 1,700 years ago.

Dumplings continued to take off and diversify in China over the next thousand years. Instead of the     2     (tradition) meat filling, some communities preferred vegetable dumplings. And because wheat was     3     (hard) to grow outside of northern China, those in other regions began making dumplings using rice and sweet potato. The relationship     4     Chinese dumplings and those in other areas is hard to trace, but food historians     5     (make) their best guesses based on available clues.

Turkic (突厥) tribes spread and     6     (eventual) established the Ottoman Empire around 1300 CE, bringing wrapped food west with them.

Some scholars believe that the Mongol Empire also helped dumplings go farther, perhaps     7     (introduce) them to parts of Eastern Europe. These dumplings could have come by way of China or directly from some of the Turkic peoples the Mongols hired to run their empire.

Later, after Chinese dumpling     8     (variety) were introduced to more countries, English speakers began calling them dumplings. The term is thought     9     (use) firstly in 16th century England to describe dough balls dropped in liquid. During the Second World War, Chinese “jiaozi” was brought to Japan,     10     it became known as “gyoza” and was more typically pan-fried.

2 . 语法填空

Mount Tai lies in the north of Taian city, in the middle of Shandong province. As one of the five most famous     1     (mountain) in China, it is recognised as the head of the Five Great Mountains. Many emperors climbed to the top in ancient China, for they considered it to be a symbol of Chinese power     2     (give) by nature. The     3     (early) activities could go back to Xia dynasty and Shang dynasty, so it preserved     4     good many of cultural relics and historic sites. Famous poets and celebrities were attracted here     5     thousands of poems and articles about Mount Tai are best known nowadays.

Mount Tai is regarded as a cultural and     6     (history) museum. It is a famous place both of Taoism and Buddhism. Mount Tai     7     (be) a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1987. In 2003, it attracted around6million visitors. A renovation project     8     (complete) in late October 2005,     9     aimed at restoring cultural relics and renovating (修复) damaged buildings of cultural significance.     10     (wide) known for its special ceremonies and sacrifices, Mount Tai has seen visits by many poets and literary scholars.

3 . Chinese society, basically agricultural, has always laid great stress on understanding the pattern of nature and living in harmony with it. The world of nature was seen as the visible expression of the workings of a higher power through the interaction of the Chinese philosophy of yin and yang. As Chinese art developed, its purpose turned to the expression of human understanding of these forces, in the form of painting of landscapes, bamboo, birds, and flowers.

Particularly in early times, art also had social and moral functions. The earliest wall paintings referred to in ancient texts often described merciful emperors, officials, and their evil opposites as examples and warnings to the living. Human relationships have always been of great importance in China, and a common theme of figure painting is that of gentlemen enjoying staying together or of the depressing partings and infrequent reunions. Among the typical themes of traditional Chinese art, there is no place for war, violence or death. No theme would be accepted in traditional Chinese art that was not inspiring, noble, or refreshing to the spirit.

In the broadest sense, therefore, all traditional Chinese art is symbolic, for everything that is painted reflects some aspect of what the painter is aware of. Bamboo suggests the spirit of the person, which can be bent by circumstance but never broken. The dragon is the wholly kind-hearted symbol of the emperor; the crane (鹤) symbolizes long life; and paired mandarin ducks symbolize wedded loyalty. Popular among the many symbols drawn from the plant world are the orchid (兰花), a symbol of purity; the plum blossom (梅花), which comes out even in the snow and stands for uncontrollable purity, in either a revolutionary political or a spiritual sense; and the pine tree, which may represent either survival in a fierce political environment or the unconquerable spirit of old age.

1. What does the underlined word “that” in Paragraph 2 refer to?

A．The art.	B．The painting.
C．The theme.	D．The relationship.

2. Which of the following best describes the typical themes of traditional Chinese art?

A．Violent and alarming.	B．Material and instructive.
C．True-to-life and educative.	D．Positive and inspiring.

3. How does the author introduce traditional Chinese art in the last paragraph?

A．By giving examples.	B．By making comparisons.
C．By analyzing causes.	D．By following time order.

4. Which is the best title for the passage?

A．The Role of Traditional Chinese Art

B．Agriculture and Traditional Chinese Art

C．Significance and Value of Traditional Chinese Art

D．Characteristic Themes and Symbols of Traditional Chinese Art

4 . 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。

A coming-of-age ceremony is an event that marks the time when a young person moves from childhood to adulthood.

In Ancient China, a traditional capping ceremony     1     (hold) when a man turned 20. He was given a “style name”     2     is a name taken at the age of 20. For a young woman, a “hair-pinning ceremony” was observed around her 1st birthday.

On the South Pacific island of Pentecost, another tradition takes place-though only for boys. To prepare     3     it, each boy must go into the forest to find a long vine (藤). During the ceremony, he climbs to the top of a     4    (wood) tower 20 to 30 metres high. There, he fastens one end of the vine to the tower and the other to his feet, and jumps! The boy will not     5    (regard) as a man until he has made the jump.

A particularly modern ceremony takes place in the US. For Americans, 16 is the age at which they gain some significant rights, such as     6    (be) able to work and to drive. A     7    (celebrate) at the age of 16 is     8    (typical) the biggest and most memorable of a girl's or boy's teenage years,     9    (mark) the beginning of a new stage in life. It also should be     10     occasion to take responsibility for themselves.

5 . Forks trace their origins back to the ancient Greeks. Forks at that time were fairly large with two tines that aided in the carving of meat in the kitchen. The tines prevented meat from twisting or moving during carving and allowed food to slide off more easily than it would with a knife.

By the 7th century A.D., royal courts of the Middle East began to use forks at the table for dining. From the 10th through the 13th centuries, forks were fairly common among the wealthy in Byzantium. In the 11th century, a Byzantine wife brought forks to Italy; however, they were not widely adopted there until the 16th century. Then in 1533, forks were brought from Italy to France. The French were also slow to accept forks, for using them was thought to be awkward.

In 1608, forks were brought to England by Thomas Coryate, who saw them during his travels in Italy. The English first ridiculed forks as being unnecessary. “Why should a person need a fork when God had given him hands?” they asked. Slowly, however, forks came to be adopted by the wealthy as a symbol of their social status. They were prized possessions made of expensive materials intended to impress guests. By the mid-1600s, eating with forks was considered fashionable among the wealthy British.

Early table forks were modeled after kitchen forks, but small pieces of food often fell through the two tines or slipped off easily. In late 17th century France, larger forks with four curved tines were developed. The additional tines made diners less likely to drop food, and the curved tines served as a scoop so people did not have to constantly switch to a spoon while eating. By the early 19th century, four-tined forks had also been developed in Germany and England and slowly began to spread to America.

1. What is the passage mainly about?

A．The different designs of forks.

B．The spread of fork-aided cooking.

C．The history of using forks for dining.

D．The development of fork-related table manners.

2. By which route did the use of forks spread?

A．Middle EastGreeceEnglandItalyFrance

B．GreeceMiddle EastItalyFranceEngland

C．GreeceMiddle EastFranceItalyGermany

D．Middle EastFranceEnglandItalyGermany

3. How did forks become popular in England?

A．Wealthy British were impressed by the design of forks.

B．Wealthy British thought it awkward to use their hands to eat.

C．Wealthy British gave special forks to the nobles as luxurious gifts.

D．Wealthy British considered dining with forks a sign of social status.

4. Why were forks made into a curved shape?

A．They could be used to scoop food as well.

B．They looked more fashionable in this way.

C．They were designed in this way for export to the US.

D．They ensured the meat would not twist while being cut.

6 . Considered a symbol( 象征) of ancient Chinese_________, the Great Wall of China was enlisted in the World Heritage by the UNESCO in 1987 as one of the _________of the world. Just like a huge_________, the Great Wall winds( 蜿蜒) its way up and down from east to west, across deserts, over mountains, _________ valleys till at last it reaches the sea, with a _________of more than 6000 kilometers.

No one can tell for sure when the building of the Great Wall was _________, but it is popularly believed that the Great Wall was first built over 2500 years   ago during   the West   Zhou Dynasty to _________ the nation against the northern tribes( 部落). Emperor Qin Shihuang united the different small countries into one _________. To keep the enemies out, he had all the walls _________ up; thus, the great wall came into being. It had been playing an important _________ in wars in ancient Chinese history. It was very _________ work to build such a wall in the ancient days without any modern machines, as all the work was done by _________. Thousands of men died and were _________under the wall they built. Some parts of the Great Wall are now in _________ or even entirely disappeared.

Today the Great Wall has become a _________ for every visitor to China. Many of them have come to know the famous Chinese saying:“He who does not reach the Great Wall is not a true man.”

1.

A．organization

B．civilization

C．destinations

D．graduation

2.

A．wonders

B．sources

C．paths

D．honors

3.

A．wall

B．cock

C．dragon

D．panda

4.

A．under

B．before

C．about

D．through

5.

A．height

B．width

C．length

D．depth

6.

A．registered

B．designed

C．applied

D．started

7.

A．protect

B．debate

C．frighten

D．compete

8.

A．city

B．empire

C．castle

D．system

9.

A．cleaned

B．signed

C．made

D．joined

10.

A．goal

B．type

C．role

D．power

11.

A．challenging

B．amazing

C．confusing

D．outgoing

12.

A．heart

B．mistake

C．hand

D．foot

13.

A．transported

B．buried

C．attracted

D．delivered

14.

A．traps

B．shelters

C．failure

D．ruins

15.

A．must-see

B．must-do

C．must- have

D．must-read