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。

Biang Biang noodles, originated in Shaanxi Province, are well known for its traditional flavor and a funny name and interesting story.

The Chinese character for Biang is one of the most complex in the Chinese language,     1     (contain) 42 strokes (笔画) in simplified Chinese,     2     is far more than most characters.

Unlike other noodles that are named after how they’re made like pulled noodles, story has it that the name dates back to the Qing Dynasty. The noodles had already existed for long but didn’t have a nice name. One day, a hungry scholar, living a poor life, tried his luck for a free meal.     3     (attract) by the sound of making noodles, he stopped and made     4     proposal that the noodle shop owner give him free noodles, and in return he would come up     5     a name for it.

After     6     (enjoy) his delicious free lunch, the scholar got     7     (inspire) for the name when the noodle chef slammed the noodles on the counter. The repeated motion gives Biang Biang noodles the character to be thick and chewy (耐嚼).

Despite the fact that the scholar just wanted to give the noodle shop owner his money’s worth, the name he created was     8     (extreme) difficult. Since then, it     9     (regard) as one of the top 14     10     (difficult) characters to write in the entire language. Anyway, the noodle comes down with its super taste and unforgettable name.

2 . Geography plays a critical role in shaping civilizations, and this is particularly true of ancient Greece.

The Greek peninsula (半岛)has two distinctive geographic features that influenced the development of Greek society. First, Greece has easy access to water. This easy access to water meant that the Greek people might naturally become explorers and traders. Second, Greece’s mountainous geography led to the development of the city-state. The high mountain s made it very difficult for people to travel or communicate. Therefore, each city-state developed independently and, often, very differently from one another. Athens and Sparta are two good examples of city-states that contrasted greatly with each other.

The city-state of Athens was the birthplace of many significant ideas. Ancient Athenians were a thoughtful people who enjoyed the systematic study of subjects such as science, philosophy, and history, to name a few. Athenians placed a heavy emphasis on the arts, architecture, and literature. Athenians also enjoyed a democratic(民主的)form of government in which some of the people shared power.

Life in Sparta was vastly different from life in Athens. The rulers requested citizens to become hardened soldiers so that they could fight off potential enemies or slave revolts(奴隶起义). By age seven，Spartan boys were taken from their families and underwent severe military training. Boys lived away from their families until the age of 30 even after they more married. Men were expected to be ready to serve in the army until they were 60 years old. The devotion of Spartans to developing a military state left litte time for the arts or literature.

The differences between Athens and Sparta eventually led to war between the two city-states. Sparta and Athens fought on and off for decades because no single city-state was strong enough to defeat the other.

With war came death and misfortune. But war cannot kill ideas. Despite the eventual submission of Athens, Athenian thought spread throughout the region. After temporary setbacks. these ideas only became more widely accepted and developed with the passing centuries.

1. How did geography affect ancient Greece?

A．Access to water led to independent cities.

B．The mountains led to distinctive city-states.

C．The mountains facilitated natural exploration.

D．Access to water allowed cities to communicate easily.

2. Which of the following was typical of Athens?

A．A people ready to fight.	B．A commitment to the arts.
C．A ruler exercising political power.	D．An emphasis on the beauty of the city.

3. Which words describe life in Sparta?

A．Strict and violent.	B．Calm and peaceful.
C．Intellectual and educated.	D．Chaotic and uncontrollable.

4. How does the author evaluate the fight between the two city-states?

A．Athenians lost the war and their culture.

B．Spartans achieved victory in an injustice manner.

C．Athenians failed militarily but their ideas spread.

D．Spartans won and forced Athenians into slavery

3 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. Where is the line painted on ships?

A．At the bottom.

B．On the side.

C．At the top.

2. What do we know about the line painted on ships?

A．It became law in the 18th century.

B．It was named after a 12th century lawmaker.

C．The water level can’t go above the line for the safety of the ships.

3. Why does the speaker give the talk?

A．To introduce.

B．To advise.

C．To inspire.

4 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. What do we know about Beowulf?

A．Its writer is unknown.

B．It is a famous novel.

C．It is easy to understand.

2. When was Middle English used?

A．Between about AD 800 and AD 1066.

B．Between about AD 1066 and AD 1150.

C．Between about AD 1150 and AD 1500..

3. Who is Geoffrey Chauncer?

A．An English historian.

B．A Middle English poet

C．A modern English writer.

4. What will the speaker talk about after the break?

A．Modern English.

B．Middle English.

C．Old English.

5 . Globalization is a term used to describe how trade and technology have made the world into a more connected and interdependent place. Globalization also captures in its scope the economic and social changes tat have come about as a result

When did globalization begin?     1     As with future globalizing booms, new technologies played a key role in the Silk Road trade. Advances in metal working led to the creation of coins; advances in transportation led to the building of roads connecting the major empires of the day.

Unquestionably, these types of exchanges were accelerated in the Age of Exploration, when European explorers seeking new sea routes to the spices and silks of Asia bumped into the Americas instead.     2     New ship designs and the creation of the magnetic compass were key to the explorers’ successes.

The web of globalization continued to spin out through the Age of Revolution, when ideas about liberty and equality spread like fire from America to France to Latin America and beyond.     3    

With the Information Age globalization went into overdrive. Advances in computer and communications technology launched a new global era and redefined what it meant to be “connected.” Modern communications satellites meant the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo could be watched in the United States for the first time.     4     In the modern era economic success or failure at one focal point of the global web can be felt in every major world economy.

A．Along with Chinese silk, Roman glass, and Arabian spices, many ideas and the secrets of paper- making also spread via these pathways of trade.

B．This digital revolution massively impacted economies across the world as well: they became more information-based and more interdependent.

C．It rode the waves of industrialization, colonization, and war through the eighteenth, nineteenth, and twentieth centuries, powered by the invention of factories, railways, steamboats, cars, and planes.

D．The Silk Road, an ancient network of trade routes across China, Central Asia, and the Mediterranean used between 50 B. C. and 250 C. E. , is perhaps the most well-known early example of exchanging ideas, products, and customs.

E．Trade and idea exchange now extended to a previously unconnected part of the world.

F．Again, technology played an important role in the maritime trade routes that flourished between old and newly discovered continents.

6 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. What do we know about Beowulf?

A．Its writer is unknown.

B．It is a famous novel.

C．It is easy to understand.

2. When was Middle English used?

A．Between about AD 800 and AD 1066.

B．Between about AD 1066 and AD 1150.

C．Between about AD 1150 and AD 1500.

3. Who is Geoffrey Chauncer?

A．An English historian.

B．A Middle English poet

C．A modern English writer.

4. What will the speaker talk about after the break?

A．Modern English.

B．Middle English.

C．Old English.

7 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. Where were some of the earliest pots found?

A．In a cave.

B．On a farm.

C．In a river.

2. What do Majiayao mostly look like?

A．Thick and dark.

B．Orange and black.

C．Small and colorful.

3. When were the first examples of white and blue china probably made?

A．About twenty thousand years ago.

B．About five thousand years ago.

C．About two thousand years ago.

8 . 阅读下面材料，在空处填入适当的内容或括号内单词的正确形式。

Similar     1     people of other nationalities, ancient Chinese people     2     (grasp) or tore food     3     their bare hands at the beginning. Chopsticks, forks, knives and spoons were used much later, of which chopsticks, with a history of thousands of years,     4     (be) a wonder of Chinese dining utensils (器具). Chopsticks are the dining utensils most     5     (frequent) used in Chinese people’s daily life. In ancient China, they     6     (call) zhu.     7     the Chinese began to use chopsticks     8     an eating instrument is anybody’s guess. They were first mentioned in writing in Liji (The Book of Rites), a work compiled some 2,000 years ago. Chopsticks may be made of any of several materials: bamboo, wood, gold, silver, ivory, pewter, and plastics. In cross-section, they may be either round     9     square. Some of them are engraved with colored pictures or calligraphy for decoration. Ordinary chopsticks     10     (use) in Chinese homes are of wood or bamboo, those for banquets are often ivory, whereas gold ones belonged only to the royalty and aristocracy (皇室和贵族).

9 . 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。

Shadow puppetry (皮影戏) was very popular in many parts of China during Tang (618—907) and Song (960—1279) dynasties. In the past, shadow puppets (木偶)     1    (make) of paper sculpture (雕刻), later from the leather of donkeys or oxen. That’s why their Chinese name is pi ying, which means shadows of leather.

More than 2,000 years ago, a favorite wife of Wu Emperor of the Han Dynasty died of illness. The emperor was very sad at the     2    (lose) of his wife. One day, a minister (大臣) happened to see children playing with dolls where the shadows on the ground were lively. Inspired     3     this scene, the smart minister hit upon     4     idea. He made a cotton puppet of the emperor’s wife and painted it. As night fell, he invited the emperor     5    (watch) a puppet show behind a curtain,     6     attracted the emperor deeply, and he took to it from then on. This story     7    (record) in the official history book is believed to be the start of shadow puppetry.

Shadow puppetry wins many good     8    (comment) of audiences with its good music, fine sculpture, cheerful color and lively performance. The design of the figures follows     9    (tradition) moral evaluation (道德评价) and aesthetics. The audiences can tell a figure’s character by     10    (see) his mask.

10 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. What do we know about Beowulf?

A．It was written in Middle English.

B．Its author is unknown.

C．It is easy to understand.

2. When was Middle English used?

A．Between about AD 800 and AD 1066.

B．Between about AD 1066 and AD 1150.

C．Between about AD 1150 and AD 1500.

3. Who is Geoffrey Chaucer?

A．An English historian.

B．A Middle English poet.

C．A Modern English writer.

4. What will the speaker talk about after the break?

A．Modern English.

B．Middle English.

C．Old English.