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 Until recently historians assumed that calendars ________ with the advent of agriculture.

A. came to existence             B. came to existing

C. came to exist                           D. were existential

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At the bottom of the world lies a mighty continent still wrapped in the Ice Age and, until recent times, unknown to man. It is a great landmass with mountain ranges whose extent and elevation are still uncertain. Much of the continent is a complete blank on our maps. Man has explored, on foot, less than one percent of its area.

Antarctica differs fundamentally from the Arctic regions. The Arctic is an ocean, covered with drifting packed ice and hemmed in by the landmasses of Europe, Asia, and North America. The Antarctica is a continent almost as large as Europe and Australia combined, centered roughly on the South Pole and surrounded by the most unobstructed water areas of the world—the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans.

The continental ice sheet is more than two miles high in its center; thus, the air over the Antarctica is far more iced than it is over the Arctic regions. This cold air current from the land is so forceful that it makes the nearby seas the stormiest in the world and makes unlivable those regions whose counterparts (配对物) at the opposite end of the globe are livable. Thus, more than a million persons live within 2, 000 miles of the North Pole in an area that includes most of Alaska, Siberia, and Scandinavia—a region rich in forest and mining industries. Apart from a handful of weather stations, within the same distance of the South Pole there is not a single tree, industry or settlement.

66. The best title for this passage would be________ .

A. Iceland

B. Land of Opportunity

C. Utopia at Last

D. The Unknown Continent

67. At the time this article was written, our knowledge about Antarctica was______.

A. very limited                                                 B. vast

C. fairly rich                                                    D. non-existent

68. What’s the fundamental difference between Antarctica and the Arctic?

A. The Arctic is an ocean while Antarctica is a continent.

B. The Arctic is inhabited by people while Antarctica is uninhabitable.

C. The Arctic is covered with ice while Antarctica is surrounded by water.

D. The Arctic is surrounded by continents while Antarctica is bordered by oceans.

69. The Antarctica is made uninhabitable primarily by________.

A. ice                                                                     B. calm seas

C. cold air                                                              D. lack of water

70. According to this article,________ .

A. 2, 000 people live on the Antarctica Continent

B. a million people live within 2, 000 miles of the South Pole

C. weather conditions make settlements impractical

D. only a handful of natives inhabit Antarctica

The name England comes from the words “Angle land”.The Angles were people who came from northern Germany in the 5th and 6th centuries,after the Romans had left.The French name for England is Angleterre,which also means “Angle land”.There were also invasions (侵略) of southern England by Saxons and Jutes (people from another part of northern Germany).English people are sometimes called Anglo­Saxons.The Celts who used to live in this area were forced to move back into Scotland,Ireland,Cornwall and into Western France (the area known as Brittany).
England at first became a series of kingdoms,the strongest of which was Wessex (the name comes from West­Saxon).The names of many of the areas in England come from this period—for example,the name Sussex comes from South­Saxon,Essex from East­Saxon,and East Anglia from East­Angle.The Vikings then came from Denmark,and later the Normans invaded from France. Eventually England,Wales,Scotland and Northern Ireland were united,forming the United Kingdom.
The English language is the main language spoken throughout England,although there are many different accents.It can be difficult to know how to spell or to pronounce some English words,because the language has been influenced by Latin and Greek (languages used at the time of the Romans,and used in religion and education until recent times),German (the language of the Angles,Saxons and Jutes),French(the language of the Normans),Gaelic/Scots (Celtic languages) and Danish (the language of the Vikings).
There are now many people throughout the United Kingdom who speak a foreign language either as their first or second language;mainly due to immigration (移民) from Europe or the Commonwealth (countries which used to be part of the British Empire).
【小题1】According to the first paragraph,which of the following statements is NOT true?

A.The Romans were forced to leave England when the Jutes attacked there.
B.The Celts used to live in England but left for some reason.
C.Southern England once was attacked by Saxons and Jutes.
D.Angles and Saxons came from different parts of northern Germany.
【小题2】In the history of England,________once was the strongest kingdom.
A.SussexB.Wessex
C.EssexD.East Anglia
【小题3】What can we learn from the third paragraph?
A.English words are hard to spell and to pronounce.
B.England had been invaded by most of the countries of Europe.
C.The English language was influenced by several foreign languages.
D.It’s hard for people who have different English accents to communicate.
【小题4】Why do many people in the UK speak a foreign language nowadays?
A.Because they are required to learn a foreign language at school.
B.Because they plan to live outside the UK in the future.
C.Because they have moved from other countries.
D.Because they have worked in other countries.
【小题5】The author writes this passage to________.
A.tell the history of England
B.tell how the United Kingdom was formed
C.introduce the main spoken language throughout England
D.tell the origin of the name of England

The cultures of the East and the West really disting?uish from each other a lot.This is because the culture systems are two separate systems ____.

The origin of the eastern cultures is mainly from two countriesChina and India.Both of the two cultures are gestated(孕育) by ___.In Chinathe mother river is the Yellow River ___ the Indian one is the Hindu River.These two cultures were ____ for several thousand years and formed their own styles.Then in the Tang Dynasty of Chinathe Chinese culture ____ went overseas to Japan____ into the Japanese society and ___ the Japanese culture nowadays.Though a bit different from the Chinese oneit ____ to the same system.

When the two mother rivers gave birth to the eastern cultureanother famous culture was ____ on the Mesopotamian Plain(美索不达米亚平原)—the Mesopotamian Civilization.This civilization later on developed into the cultures of the Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome.And these two are well?known as the ____ of the European culture.____ the Chinese culturethe European one also ____ waters.When the colonists of England ____ in Americatheir culture went with them over the Atlantic Ocean.So the American culture doesn’t ___ from the European one a lot.

At the same timethe ____ of the language systems adds to the cultural differences.In the Eastmost languages belong to the pictographic(象形文字的) languages while the Western languages are ____ based on the Latin systemfor examplethe one I’m using to write this paper.

Other factors like human race difference ____ as well.However___ the far distance and the steep areas between the East and Westthe two cultures seldom ___ until recent centuries.____ they grew up totally in their own ways with almost no interference(干扰) from the other.

1.A.above all? Bon the whole

Cin all? Din no case

2.A.mountains? Bplains

Clakes? Drivers

3.A.or? Bfor

Cwhile? Dwhen

4.A.developed? Bimproved

Ccreated? Dprotected

5.A.suddenly? Bquietly

Cgradually? Dnaturally

6.A.mixed? Bchanged

Cdecided? Dforced

7.A.expanded? Binterrupted

Cinfluenced? Dshaped

8.A.comes? Bbelongs

Camounts Dadds

9.A.brought up? Bcarried out

Cgiven out? Dpicked up

10.A.result? Bsign

Cbase? Dcontent

11.A.Via? BExcept

CWith DLike

12.A.affected? Bspread

Ccrossed? Dformed

13.A.joined up? Bwent up

Cbroke down? Dsettled down

14.A.come? Bsuffer

Cresult? Ddiffer

15.A.difference? Bdevelopment

Cappearance? Dfeature

16.A.properly? Bpartly

Csimply? Dmostly

17.A.last? Bcount

Creduce? Dchange

18.A.in terms of? Bdue to

Cas to? Din case of

19.A.transform? Bdisplay

Ccommunicate? Ddistinguish

20.A.Furthermore? BMeanwhile

CTherefore DHowever

 

The news that China bans time-travel TV dramas and movies got a lot of attention on the internet. Yet, time travel in China is a bit different from time travel in common sense.It is anything but science fiction and always goes backwards in time.There is minimum imagination involved--no ever-ending circles that mess up present and future, no advanced technology, no new social orders or new human forms from the twenty--whatever century, everything is a known historical fact when you travel through in China.

         It is not even called time travel; rather the Chinese people refer it as time crossover.Time crossover has been an extremely popular theme for online novels for years(in fact , it is an indispensible part of China’s online culture), and didn’t get picked up by TV and the big screen until recent two years.Most of time-travel dramas and movies are adapted from popular online novels and like in other cases adaptations are never better than the original books.

The main plot of time-travel novels or TV dramas can be very well summarized in one sentence: from nobody to somebody.Time travel in China is more about escaping from the reality than about realizing wild dreams.

In China , there is no need of time machine either.People travel backwards in time via the possession of antiques presence at historical places of interest encounter of life-threatening accidents or simple a look into the mirror.Some time-travel novels even start with “I wanted to go back to history so much that one morning when I opened my eyes I was back.” Technology is not relevant at all.

Though China is not short of histories to go back to, people have their own preferences and it is pretty much a gender (性别)thing.If the main character is male then he usually goes back to special times in history when he is able to help build up or tear up a dynasty.A typical example is A Step Into the Past(寻秦记), the first time-travel TV drama in China, which tells the story of how a SWAT member helps to unite China and build up Qin Dynasty .

On the other hand , female characters primarily go back to Qing Dynasty partly because Qing Dynasty has the most number of princes to fall in love with.Yongzheng Emperor is the favorite.As can be seen in Startling by Each Step(步步惊心), a Qing time crossover classic, a girl goes back to Qing Dynasty and falls in love with Yongzheng Emperor and his brothers.

1.As for time travel in China, which of the following ideas does the writer agree to ?

A.it is complicated and can be classified into science fiction.

B.it is often based on the familiar story in history.

C.it sometimes messes up the times and social orders.

D.it always occurs in any times but the time before.

2.The writing purpose of this passage is to           .

A.analyze why the time -travel TV dramas are banned in China

B.introduce the characteristics of the time-travel TV dramas in China

C.show the difference between time travel in China and in other cultures

D.advise people to watch the time-travel TV dramas in China

3.It can be inferred from the passage that           .

A.China now has banned any forms of productions about time travel

B.adapted from online novels, time-travel TV and movie productions enjoy more praise

C.the main character always follows a set pattern in the time-travel TV dramas in China

D.all the time-travel productions are about heroes and their success

4.The news mentioned in the very beginning is intended to          .

A.prove author’s view    B.introduce the topic

C.give an example           D.work as a topic sentence

 

 

第二节:完型填空 (共20小题,每小题1.5分,满分30 分)

阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从21--40各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中,选出能填入空格中的最佳答案,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

The cultures of the East and the West really distinguish(区别)each other a lot. This is because the culture systems are two separate systems____21___.

   The origin of the eastern cultures is mainly from two countries: China and India. Both of the two cultures are gestated(孕育) by ___22___. In China, the mother river is the Yellow River___23___ the Indian one is the Hindu River. These two cultures were ___24___ for several thousand years and formed their own styles. Then in Tang Dynasty of China, the Chinese culture___25___ went overseas to Japan, ___26___ into the Japanese society and ___27___ the Japanese culture nowadays. Though a bit different from the Chinese one, it ___28___ to the same system.

When the two mother rivers gave ___29___ to the eastern culture, another famous culture was brought up on the Mesopotamian Plain--- the Mesopotamian Civilization. This civilization later on developed into the cultures of the Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome. And these two are well- known as the ___30___ of the European culture. ___31___ the Chinese culture, the European one also ___32___waters. When the colonists of England ___33___down in America, their culture went with them over the Atlantic Ocean. So the American culture doesn’t ___34___ from the European one a lot.

At the same time, the ___35___ of the language systems adds to the cultural differences. In the East, most languages belong to the pictographic languages while the Western languages are ___36___ based on the Latin system, for example, the one I ‘m using to write this paper.

Other factors like human race difference ___37___ as well. However, ____38___ the far distance and the steep areas between the East and West, the two cultures seldom ___39__ until recent centuries.___40___ they grew up totally in their own ways with almost no interference (干扰) from the other.

21. A. above all                  B. on the whole        C. in all                                 D. first of all

22. A. mountains               B. plains                     C. lakes                 D. rivers

23. A. since             B. when           C. while                  D. as

24. A. developed         B. improved               C. created               D. protected

25. A. suddenly         B. quietly                    C. gradually          D. naturally

26. A. mixed              B. flowed          C. moved                    D. forced

27. A. expanded       B. enriched         C. influenced         D. shaped

28. A. comes              B. belongs       C. amounts             D. adds

29. A. birth                          B. way              C. root               D. origin

30. A. characteristics   B. sign            C. base                      D. content

31. As                       B. Unlike             C. With                 D. Like

32. A. passed                   B. spread          C. crossed           D. formed

33. A. fell                B. went           C. broke             D. settled

34. A. separate        B. grow         C. move               D. distinguish

35. A. difference        B. use                   C. appearance        D. change

36. A. properly            B. partly               C. simply              D. mostly

37. A. include            B. counts        C. depends           D. worked

38. A. in terms of      B. due to          C. as to                D. in case of

39. A. help                B. connect       C. communicate         D. meet

40. A. But                B. Because        C. So                             D. Yet

 

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