【题目】The Chinese used the abacus as early as the 2nd century BC, but now are welcoming“machine brains”to educate the young in this modern age.

For the young, e-learning seems so ________. Zhu Xufei, 12, uses her parents’ mobile phone to study English every day on her way to school and back home. Through an app, she can listen to and repeat back words and sentences in English. The app even tells the difference between her speech and proper pronunciation, and then ________ provides the score.

The mother of 12-year-old Zhu said,“The apps have enabled her to learn and practice spoken English anytime, anywhere,”she says.“The apps also have been designed to use games to encourage learning.”

It’s very popular nowadays, especially with parents. WeChat accounts of parents post progress reports every day on ________ their children are doing. For example,“Day 30: My son Thomas has learned 99 English words on Talking Pets.”

It’s not only children using mobile devices(设备)to learn new things. Many Metro or bus passengers can be seen with earplugs turned into app courses, like business management or the driving test.“I don’t have to ________ books around and turn pages on crowded buses,”an office lady says.“With just a touch of the screen on my smartphone, I can do practice tests whenever I have time. It also records my ________ and makes it easier for me to review them.”

E-learning has been welcomed among education services. Zheng Lili, owner of an English training school, says the learning apps help ________ better monitor the performances of students.

We believe that education should be‘whole-person’development and such devices are just support tools.

1A. strange B. difficult C. natural D. horrible

2A. immediately B. gently C. nearly D. secretly

3A. whether B. where C. why D. how

4A. borrow B. carry C. return D. deliver

5A. mistakes B. jobs C. photos D. interest

6A. bosses B. neighbours C. friends D. teachers

【题目】请认真阅读下列短文,并根据所读内容在文章后表格中第56-65小题的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。

注意:每个空格只填1个单词。请将答案填写在答题卡标号为56-65的相应横线上。

Claude Monet's paintings were quite different from the art styles that were popular in the 1870s France. Traditional artists always did their artwork in a studio and their paintings were realistic-they looked exactly like the real world. Claude Monet was part of a group of painters who were called Impressionists(印象派画家). Their paintings were light and a bit fuzzy-they gave an impression of what the real world looked like. Sometimes Impressionists worked outside, which was a very unusual thought in their time. Impressionism received its name from an early painting by Claude Monet titled impression, Sunrise.

Knowing that trains were interesting subjects and represented modern progress, Claude Monet

crated a series of Impressionist paintings of trains from January to March of 1877. He worked on

his paintings right on the train platform at the Gare Saint-Lazare, the train station on Saint Lazare

Street. Although there were many train stations in Paris, this was the first train station built in Paris so it had historical significance(意义).

Monet’s friend, Impressionist painter Pierre Auguste Renoir, told the following story to his sons about Claude Monet and painting the trains. Monet needed permission(允许)to spend time on the train platform and paint what he saw in his impressionistic style. One day Monet dressed himself in his very best suit along with a fine top hat, a good linen shirt and a silk tie. He appeared to be a wealthy gentleman while he really was a poor painter.

When he went towards the clerk at the train office, he presented his calling card which introduced him as Claude Monet, Painter. He asked to see the station master. The clerk quickly allowed this fine gentleman to enter the station master's office. The station master was also impressed and gave Monet permission to paint on the train platform. The station master even kept trains from leaving on time so Monet could complete a scene even though passengers complained.

Was it all worthwhile(值得)? Monet’s train scenes turned his career into a success and for the station master, made his train station famous until even now.

Claude Monet

Introduction

Claude Monet was one of the Impressionist painters whose paintings were not the 1as the popular art styles in the 1870s France.

Impressionist paintings gave an impression of2the real world looked.

He helped Impressionism get its 3by his painting Impression, Sunrise.

A 4of painting trains

At that time trains were subjects that could keep people’s 5and represented modern progress.

He created paintings of trains 6January and March in 1877, at the train station with the longest 7in Paris.

He dressed himself as a wealthy gentleman to win the station master’s 8.

In order to help Monet complete a scene, the station master even made trains leave 9than they should do.

Result

His train scenes made not only his career 10but also the train station famous.

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Can you imagine a world without a writing system for your language? It may be hard to picture it now, but a man named Sequoyah lived in such a world. Sequoyah was a member of a native American tribe(部落), the Cherokee. Cherokee people speak their own language, but for hundreds of years they did not have a system of writing. Without a writing system, the Cherokee had no newspapers or books before 1809.

Sequoyah was probably born around the year 1770 and lived with his mother in a small village in the mountains of Tennessee. When he grew up, he became a blacksmith(铁匠). When he was doing business with those “English-speaking people”, he noticed that they used paper with marks to record their thoughts and ideas. Sequoyah called these pieces of paper with marks “talking leaves”. He began to wonder why people who spoke Cherokee did not have a way to write down their words.

In 1809, Sequoyah decided to give the Cherokee their own “talking leaves”. At first he tried to make a different symbol for every word in the Cherokee language. But in that case, there would be so many symbols and too hard for people to remember, so he decided to make a picture for each syllable (音节). After much hard work, Sequoyah invented 85 symbols. In order to see whether it would work, he helped his six-year-old daughter Ayoka learn each symbol and found she could learn to read and write very quickly. Sequoyah’s invention was a success!

Before long, Sequoyah’s writing system had spread far and wide. Cherokee people living in all different parts of the country learned to read and write. In 1825, Sequoyah’s system was made the official written language for Cherokee people. To this day, Cherokee speakers still use Sequoyah’s writing system. In some parts of the United States, you can see street signs and billboards written in both English and Cherokee. Sequoyah will always be remembered for his important contribution(贡献)to Cherokee people.

根据短文内容,回答下列问题。

1How long did Cherokee people not have a system of writing?

________________________________________________________

2What did Sequoyah call the pieces of paper with marks?

________________________________________________________

3How many symbols did Sequoyah invent in the Cherokee language?

_________________________________________________________

4When was Sequoyah’s system made the official written language?

__________________________________________________________

5Why will Sequoyah always be remembered?

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【题目】

Beijing Opera is the most representative of all Chinese traditional dramatic art forms and the largest Chinese opera form. Having a history of about 200 years, it is developed from absorbing(吸收)many other dramatic forms, mostly from the local drama 'Huiban', which was popular in South China during the 18th century. It is a scenic(戏剧的)art integrating music, performance, literature, aria, and face painting.

Theatrical art forms in many other countries do not present singing, dancing and spoken parts in one single drama. An opera singer, for example, neither dances nor speaks on stage; there are no singing or dancing parts in a modern play; in a dance drama, the dancer has no speaking role and does not sing either. Traditional Chinese drama, including Beijing Opera, is a kind of entertainment which includes spoken parts, singing, dancing and acrobatics.

In addition to its presence in China, Beijing Opera has spread to many other places. Mer Lanfang, one of the most famous performers(表演者)of all time, was the first to introduce Beijing Opera to foreigners and made highly successful tours to foreign countries.

“You will be puzzled(困惑)all the way through and a little bored from time to time; but you will be charmed and interested. You will be strongly attracted to Beijing Opera even if you know nothing of the dramatic background. "This is how one American traveller described his firs experience in watching Beijing Opera.

Beijing Opera is China’s national opera and it is full of Chinese cultural traditions. Welcome to China and enjoy Beijing Opera!

1What makes Beijing Opera different from theatrical art forms in many other countries?

A. It has one opera singer on stage.

B. It has one dancer who has no speaking role.

C. It has already spread to many other countries.

D. It includes spoken parts, singing dancing and acrobatics.

2People think Mei Lanfang played an important role in the spread of Beijing Opera because_______.

A. he made many tours o a foreign country

B. he was a famous Beijing Opera performer

C. he was the first to introduce Beijing Opera to foreigners

D. he made Beijing Opera different from other theatrical art forms.

3From Paragraph 4 we know that the American traveler ________.

A. felt bored all the way

B. thought highly of Beijing Opera

C. found Beijing Opera interesting at first

D. knew the background of Beijing Opera

4What does the underlined word “it” mean in the passage?

A. Beijing Opera B. Local drama C. An opera singer D. A modern play

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