Yinxu (Ruins of Yin) is the ruins of the last capital of China’s Shang Dynasty (1600 BC - 1046 BC). The capital served 255 years for 12 kings. It shows the golden age of early Chinese culture, crafts (工艺品) and science, a time of great prosperity (繁荣) during the Chinese Bronze Age (青铜时代).

　　 Discovered in 1899, Yinxu is one of the oldest and largest archeological sites (考古遗址) in China and is one of the historical capitals of China and is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It lies in central Henan Province, near the modern city of Anyang, and is open to the public as the Garden Museum of Yinxu. It is famous as the source of oracle bone script (甲骨文), the earliest recorded form of Chinese writing. The oracle bone script has recorded almost everything from dream-explaining to events such as harvests, birth of a child, the weather and the success of military campaigns.

　　 Over 3,000 tombs, 2,200 pits, and 200 houses have been dug out at Yinxu. The large number of burial accessories found there shows the high level of the Shang crafts industry.The site includes a main palace and an ancient tomb. Besides, there are a number of large buildings, at least 53 of which have been dug out.

　　 Yinxu has seen many years of research, first researched by the Academia Sinica in the late 1920s to the early 1930s and most recently by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.

1. During which period may Yin have been the capital of Shang Dynasty?

　 A. 1600 BC - 1500 BC

　 B. 1500 BC - 1200 BC

　 C. 1200 BC - 1050 BC

　 D. 1050 BC - 850 BC

2. From the passage, we can know that Yinxu ______.

　 A. was the last capital of China’s Shang Dynasty

　 B. proved the failure of the Shang Dynasty

　 C. was discovered in the 1920s

　 D. can be visited by the public now

3. Which of the following is NOT true about the oracle bone script?

　 A. It was discovered in Yinxu.

　 B. It is the earliest form of Chinese writing.

　 C. It has recorded many things.

　 D. It is important for studying the Shang Dynasty.

4.According to the passage, which of the following belongs to all the things　

　 that are dug out from Yinxu?

　　 a. crafts b. gold c. oracle bone script d. tombs

　　 e. sites f. houses g. accessories

　　 A. afg B. bcd　 C. bdg　 　 D. aec

5. We can infer from the passage that ______.

　 A. Anyang is a city of the Shang Dynasty

　 B. there are 200 houses in Yinxu

　 C. many things are still to be dug out

　 D. no research has been carried out on Yinxu

       A German taxi-driver, Franz Bussman, recently found his brother who was thought to have been killed twenty years before.

　　While on a walking tour with his wife, he stopped to talk to a workman. After they had gone on, Mrs. Bussman said that the workman was closely like her husband and even suggested that he might be his brother. Franz laughed at the idea, pointing out that his brother had been killed in action during the war. Though Mrs. Bussman knew this story quite well, she thought that there was a chance in a million that she might be right.

　　A few days later, she sent a boy to the workman to ask him if his name was Hans Bussman. Needless to say, the man's name was Hans Bussman. And he really was Franz's long-lost brother. When the brothers were reunited, Hans explained how it was that he was still alive.

After having being wounded towards the end of the war, he had been sent to hospital and was separated from his unit. The hospital had been bombed and Hans had made his way back into Western Germany on foot. Meanwhile, his unit was lost and all records of him had been destroyed. Hans returned to his family house, but the house had been bombed. Guessing that his family had been killed during an air-raid(空袭), Hans settled down in a village fifty miles away where he had remained ever since.　

50. Which of the following can be used as the best title of the passage?

　　A. Living Not Far

　　B. A Chance in a Million

　　C. Coming Back to Life

　　D. Back after the War

51. How to understand the sentence "There was a chance in a million that she might be right. "?

　　A. There was a little possibility of what she suggested, though little.

　　B. It was impossible for her to be right.

　　C. She had no chance to meet his brother any more.

　　D. There were many chances for her to meet his brother again.

52. Which of the following orders is right?

　　a. He walked back to Western Germany.

　　b. He was wounded when the war was coming to the end.

　　c. The hospital was destroyed by bombs.

　　d. He came back to his family house.

　　e. He was sent to hospital.

　　f. His unit of German didn't exist any longer.

　　A. b, a, e, d, f, c  B. b, e, c, a, f, d

　　C. b, e, a, c, d, f   D. b, c, f, d, a, e

The United States is one of the few countries in the world that has an official day on which fathers are honored by their children. On the third Sunday in June, fathers all across the United States are given presents, treated to dinner or otherwise made to feel special.

　 The origin of Father’s Day is not clear. Some say that it began with a church service in West Virginia in 1908. Others say the first Father’s Day ceremony was held in Vancouver, Washington.

The president of the Chicago branch (分部) of the Lions’ Club, Harry Meek, is said to have celebrated the first Father’s Day with his organization in 1915; and the day that they chose was the third Sunday in June, the closest date to Meek’s own birthday!

Regardless of when the first true Father’s Day occurred, the strongest promoter of the holiday was Mrs. Bruce John Dodd of Spokane, Washington. Mrs. Dodd felt that she had an outstanding father. He was a veteran of the Civil War. His wife had died young, and he had raised six children without their mother.

In 1909, Mrs. Dodd approached her own minister and others in Spokane about having a church service dedicated to fathers on June 5, her father’s birthday. That date was too soon for her minister to prepare the service, so he spoke a few weeks later on June 19th. From then on, the state of Washington celebrated the third Sunday in June as Father’s Day. Children made special desserts, or visited their fathers if they lived apart.

States and organizations began lobbying (游说) Congress to declare an annual Father’s Day. In 1916, President Woodrow Wilson approved of this idea, but it was not until 1924 that President Calvin Coolidge made it a national event to “establish more intimate relations between fathers and their children and to impress upon fathers the full measure of their obligations.” Since then, fathers had been honored and recognized by their families throughout the country on the third Sunday in June.

When children can’t visit their fathers or take them out to dinner, they send a greeting card. Traditionally, fathers prefer greeting cards that are not too sentimental. Most greeting cards are whimsical (奇形怪状的，异想天开的) so fathers laugh when they open them. Some give heartfelt thanks for being there whenever the child needed Dad.

1. Which of the following statements is true?

A. Most countries in the world celebrated the Father’s Day.

B. Father’s Day began with a church service in West Virginia.

C. In America, Father’s Day is on the third Sunday in June.

D. President Calvin Coolidge made Father’s Day a national event in 1916.

2. Fathers are shown respect for on Father’s day except for ____________?

A. gifts　　　 B. dinners　　　 C. get-together　　　　 D. lobbies

3. Which is the right order that Father’s day came into being？

a. President Woodrow approved of the festival idea.

b. Mrs. Bruce John acted as a promoter.

c. Father’s Day ceremony was held in Vancouver, Washington.

d. States and organizations began lobbying Congress to declare an annual Father’s Day.

e. President Calvin Coolidge made Father’s Day a national event.

A. c b d a e 　 　 B. c d e a b　　　　　　 C. b e d a c　　　　 D. e a d c b

4. What does the underlined word mean in paragraph 6?

A. remote　　　 　 B. close　　　　　　 C. private　　　　 　 D. detailed

5. What is the main idea of the passage?

A. Father’s day is celebrated all over the world.

B. Mrs. Dodd made Father’s Day an official day.

C. How Father’s Day came into being.

D. The origin of Father’s Day is not clear.

　　　 When his book Little Princes begins, Conor Grennan is planning a year-long trip around the globe, a journey that began with a three-month volunteer service at the Little Princes Children’s home, an orphanage(孤儿院) in Nepal.

　　　 When he arrived at the orphanage, Conor was immediately welcomed by all the children even though he had no previous experience in working with children. He quickly grew to love the job. But it wasn’t long before Conor came to learn that the children were not orphans at all — they were actually children who had been separated from their parents by a child trafficker(贩子).

　　　 This realization turned Conor’s global journey into a strong desire to try to find a way to reunite these children with their families. As a part of his efforts, Conor did a great amount of work when he was back in America. He started up a nonprofit organization called Next Generation Nepal(NGN), raising funds in order to buy a house in Nepal for another children’s home. Then, back in Nepal, he began a life-changing trek(艰苦跋涉) into the remote villages in the mountains of Humia.

　　　 It is really amazing to read about Conor communicating with the children and to read his descriptions of each of them. He made me truly care about the kids. I wanted them to be able to reunite with their families, too! Unfortunately, this was simply not possible for some of the children. But there were some children who received amazing surprises. Jagrit, for example, had thought for years that both his parents were dead. So, Conor was dumbfounded when he visited Jagrit’s village and was introduced to the boy’s father!

　　　 Conor successfully found many of the families of the children. Also, he was successful in finding his future wife while in Nepal.

60. What do we know about Little Princes Children’s Home?

　 A. It is a profitable organization.

　 B. The children in it are all orphans.

　 C. It has many branches all over Nepal.

　 D. Many children ended up there due to illegal trade.

61. In order to help the children, Conor _________.

　 a. gave up his plan to travel worldwide　　　　　　　　 b. set up the organization NGN

　 c. fought against child traffickers　　　　　　　　　　　　 d. visited some remote villages

　 e. decided to settle in Nepal

　 A. a, b, c　　　　　　　　　　　 B. a, b, d　　　　　　　　　　 C. b, c, d　　　　　　　　　　 D. c, d, e

62. What does the underlined word “dumbfounded” in Paragraph 4 mean?

　 A. Satisfied. B. Interested. C. Astonished.　　　　　　　 D. Ashamed.

63. It can be learned from the passage that Conor Grennan _________.

　 A. is the author of Little Princes　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. is determined to remain single

　 C. likes teaching very much　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. is a friend of the author’s

People in the United States honor their parents with two special days: Mother’s Day, on the second Sunday in May, and Father’s Day, on the third Sunday in June.

Mother’s Day became a day for national day by President Woodrow Wilson in 1915. Ann Jarvis from Grafton, West Virginia, had started the idea to have a day to honor mothers. She was the one who chose the second Sunday in May and also began the custom of wearing a carnation(康乃馨).

In 1909, Mrs. Dodd from Spokane, Washington, thought of the idea of a day to honor fathers. She wanted to honor her own father, William Smart. After her mother died, he had the responsibility of raising a family of five sons and a daughter. In 1910, the first Father’s Day appeared in Spokane. Senator Margaret Chase Smith helped to make Father’s Day to be a national day, in 1972.

These days are used to show love and respect for parents. They raise their children and educate them to be responsible citizens. They give love and care.

These two special days are celebrated in many different ways. On Mother’s Day people wear carnations. A red one shows a living mother. A white one shows that the mother is dead．Many people attend religious services to honor parents. It is also a day for people whose parents are dead to visit the cemetery（墓地）. On these days, families get together at home as well as in restaurants. They often have outdoor barbecues for Father’s Day. These are days of fun and good feelings and memories.

41. According to the passage, which of the following about the second Sunday in May is NOT TRUE?

　　 A. It is a day to show love to mothers.　　　　　

B. It is a day to wear carnations.

　　 C. It is a day for many people to attend religious services.

　　 D. It is a day for people to visit the cemetery.

42. Choose the right time order of the following events.

　　 a. The first Father’s Day was observed.

　　 b. Mother’s Day was proclaimed a day for national observance.

　　 c. Father’s Day became a day for national observance.

　　 d. The idea of honoring fathers was bought up.

A. d a b c　　　　　　　　　 B. a b c d　　　　 C. b a c d　 　　　　　　 D. d a c b

43. Who plays the most important role in Father’s Day becoming a national commemorative day?

A. Mrs. Dodd. 　 B. Ann Jarvis.　 C. Margaret Chase Smith.　 　　 D. Woodrow Wilson.

44. From the passage, we know in the U.S. ________________.

　　 A. one should wear a red carnation if one’s mother passes away

　　 B. The purpose to have these two special days is to show love to parents

　　 C. on Father’s Day, people often stay at home to celebrate the special day

　　 D. on Mother’s Day, families often go out to have barbecues

45. The author’s purpose of writing this passage is to __________.

A. call on people to love and respect their parents

　　 B. show how important fathers and mothers are

C. tell the difference between Mother’s Day and Father’s Day

D. introduce Mother’s Day and Father’s Day