1 . 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。

An emotional reunion has been 75 years in the making. Two WWII     1     (survive) , 87-year-old Morris Sana and 85-year-old Simon Mairowitz, are cousins     2    grew up together in Romania. The boys had been the best friends until the war broke out in 1940, which led to both families     3     (flee) the country in separate directions.

Since the cousins had no way of communicating with each other after they fled their home nation, both of     4    assumed that the other had fallen victim to the war. While Sana ended up settling down in Israel, Mairowitz and his family built a new home in the UK.

Decades later, Sana’s daughter began using the Internet     5     (track) down and befriend all of her father’s long-lost cousins and family members. When she told her dad that his beloved cousin     6     (find), a meeting between the two was set up. Sana’s granddaughter Leetal Ofer recorded their reunion and published the footage to Facebook. In the video, Sana and Mairowitz are     7    (tearful) hugging each other and     8     (express) their gratitude for the meeting. Ofer later described the reunion     9    one of the most moving things she had ever seen. “The war tore so many families apart and bringing them together in Israel is so     10     (magic),” she said.

2 . In the reign of Queen Elizabeth, two plants were brought to England, for the first time, by Sir Walter Raleigh, both of which are now very much used—the tobacco-plant and the potato. Sir Walter had sailed across the seas to America, in search of new lands; and he brought back both these plants with him.

When he was in America, he had seen the Indians smoke, and before long he acquired the habit himself. He became extremely fond of smoking, and frequently indulged in the practice.

When he returned to England, he was sitting by the fire one day, and began to smoke. In the middle of his smoking, the door opened, and in came his man-servant. Now this man had never in his life seen any one smoke, and did not know that where was such a plant as tobacco. So, when he saw the smoke coming from his master’s mouth, he thought that he was on fire!

But very soon the old servant got used to seeing people with smoke coming out of their mouths; and all the young nobles of the court began to smoke because Sir Walter did so.

At first, people did not like the potato at all: nobody would eat it. Yet Sir Walter told them how useful it would be. The potato, he said, could be made to grow in England. He told them that, when the corn-harvest failed—which it often used to do—people need not starve if they had plenty of potatoes.

Queen Elizabeth, who was a very clever woman, listened to what Sir Walter said, and had potatoes served up at her own table. There the grand people who dined with her majesty were obliged to eat them. But they spread a report that the potato was poisonous, because it belongs to the same order as the deadly nightshade(龙葵属植物) and many other poisonous plants. So, in spite of all that the Queen could do, no one would eat potatoes, and they were left for the pigs.

The people did not find out their mistake till many years afterwards when the French king Louis XVI asked his people to eat them. And people began to find out how good and wholesome they were. The potato was more and more liked; and now there is hardly any vegetable that is more highly esteemed.

1. What do we know about Sir Walter?

A．He introduced the tobacco-plant and the potato to England.

B．He went to America in order to do research on plants and animals.

C．He was forced to smoke by the Indians in America during his stay there.

D．He taught Queen Elizabeth how to smoke in court with the young nobles.

2. People were afraid of the potatoes at first because ___________.

A．the Queen refused to eat them herself

B．they were used as poison by the Indians

C．they were long used as food for the pigs

D．they belong to the poisonous nightshade

3. What can we learn from the text?

A．Both the tobacco plant and the potato were native to France.

B．Young nobles in England refused to smoke for the terrible smell.

C．It was not easy to grow corn back in the age of Queen Elizabeth.

D．The English people were the first to accept potatoes as tasty food.

4. What conclusion can we draw from the two stories?

A．Only those who are willing to take risks can succeed in the end.

B．They are lots of new plants on the earth that can be used as food.

C．All people are afraid to try things that are new and strange to them.

D．The upper class had huge influence on the way people lived in the past.

3 . On May 13, 1940, the newly appointed British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, gave his first speech to Parliament. He was preparing the people for a long battle against Nazi aggression, at a time when England’s survival was still in doubt.

“…

In this crisis I think I may be pardoned if I do not address the House at any length today, and I hope that any of my friends and colleagues or former colleagues who are affected by the political reconstruction will make all allowances for any lack of ceremony with which it has been necessary to act.

I say to the House as I said to Ministers who have joined this government, I have nothing to offer but blood, labor, tears, and sweat. We have before us a big trial of the most terrible kind. We have before us many, many months of struggle and suffering.

You ask, what is our policy? I say it is to wage(作战)war by land, sea and air - war with all our might and with all the strength God has given us, and to wage war against a monstrous tyranny(暴政)never surpassed(超过) in the dark and disappointing catalogue of human crime.

You ask, what is our aim? I can answer in one word. It is victory. Victory at all costs -victory in spite of all terrors - for without victory there is no survival.

Let that be realized. No survival for the British Empire, no survival for all that the British Empire has stood for, no survival for the urge, the impulse of the ages, that mankind shall move forward toward his goal.

I take up my task in optimism and hope. I feel sure that our cause will not be suffered to fail among men. I feel I have the right, at this critical point, at this time, to claim the aid of all and to say,   ‘Come then, let us go forward together with our united strength’.”

1. What is the function of the first paragraph?

A．To prepare the British people for a long battle.

B．To ask people to listen to Winston Churchill's speech.

C．To provide some background information of this speech.

D．To inform people of the newly appointed Prime Minister.

2. Winston Churchill made this speech in order to _        .

A．form a new yet forceful government

B．let people know he was the Prime Minister

C．call on the British people to fight against the Nazis

D．inform people that Britain was facing a difficult time

3. Winston Churchill's speech can be considered _     .

A．tiring

B．inspiring

C．interesting

D．frightening

4 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. What was the purpose of Columbus’ first trip?

A．To collect plants.

B．To look for gold

C．To learn about American cultures

2. Why does the corn feed millions of people today?

A．It is delicious and cheap.

B．It can be cooked in many way

C．It grows easily in various conditions.

3. What did Columbus bring back on his second trip?

A．Chocolate beans

B．Fried potatoes.

C．Sweet corn

4. What was the result of Columbus, two trips to America?

A．They made native Americans enjoy European foods

B．They made native American foods popular

C．They made native American lifestyle well-known

5 . 语法填空

The distance between ancient Rome and ancient China was about 4,000 miles by land. It was a very     1    (danger) trip with deserts and mountains. The Silk Road was a nickname for any route     2    any trader took from China to Rome.

For a very long time, the ancient Romans did not know who was making the wonderful cloth     3    (call) silk. They tried to find the traders as they came into villages to trade other goods for silk, but the traders     4    (hide) from the Romans. Therefore, they had to trade for     5    themselves. The trading along the Silk Road was a relay system. One trader would travel     6    a while, stop and trade, and return home. The next trader would continue.        And so it went. But     7    (actual) no trader made the whole trip. It was too risky.

As the years went by, a civilization of sorts grew up along the Silk Road. Temples appeared. There were even     8    (city) built on the rare oasis (绿洲). It was never easy    9    (travel) by land from China to Rome, but it was worth it. Romans traded gold for China’s silk and spices. But     10    (many) things traveled the Silk Road than traders and goods. Ideas that changed the world traveled along the Silk Road as well.