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No one can deny China’s efforts to reach for the sky.

At one kilometer high, the two Phoenix Towers planned for Wuhan, the capital of Hubei province in central China, will be the tallest in the world if completed on schedule in 2017.

The towers will also be pink, crazily futuristic and environmentally friendly.

Designed to sit on an island in a lake, the largest of the towers will stand 172 meters taller than Burj Khalifa in Dubai.

“We were asked to create an iconic building for Wuhan, which embodies a strong environmental and social content as well as reflecting Chinese tradition,” Laurie Chetwood of UK-based design firm Chetwoods Architects told CNN.

The design is inspired by dualism(二元论) in Chinese culture-the traditional Chinese phoenix symbol of the two birds, Feng and Huang, as well as the idea of yin and yang.

Feng and Huang, or phoenix, are a pair of mythical birds in Chinese culture traditionally used to denote royalty.

Three large spheres containing restaurants will be accessible via suspended “skywalks” between the two towers.

The spheres “represent planets orbiting the towers”, according to the designers.

The larger building will also have the unlikely boast of housing the world’s tallest kaleidoscope(万花筒) driven by a wind turbine(涡轮机).

A commercial square at the towers’ base will meet China’s growing demand for cultural tourism.

“You’ll have a French street, a Japanese street, a Turkish street, and so forth… to allow people to see the world without necessarily having to leave China,” Chetwood told the Guardian.

The towers are designed to have green features such as pollution-absorbing surfaces to filter the city’s air as well as technology to filter the water.

The towers are designed to be able to produce enough power to fulfill their own needs and those of neighboring areas.

“If you work in the UK, if you come up with anything that’s off the wall ( 有点出格的) or slightly out there, you sort of get kicked back,” Chetwood said. “ In China it goes the other way- they ask for a bit more. That’s a stimulating experience for a designer.”

1.Which of the following about the two Phoenix Towers is TRUE?

A. Their inspiration comes from Chinese culture.

B. At present they are the tallest in the world.

C. They will be surrounded by three ground-level spheres.

D. People will have a taste of foreign flavors inside the spheres.

2.According to Laurie Chetwood in the last paragraph, China’s response to new ideas is _________.

A. doubtful B. negative

C. cautious D. enthusiastic

3.This article focuses on the _________ of the two Phoenix Towers.

A. appearances B. construction

C. features D. height

4. Which would be the best title for the passage?

A. The Phoenix Towers: Pink and controversial.

B. The Phoenix Towers: Super tall and green.

C. The Phoenix Towers: Work of a Great Architect.

D. The Phoenix Towers: Work of China-UK cooperation.

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______ the Democratic Progressive Party would win the election was ______ many people had expected.

A. That; that B. That; what C. What; that D. What; what

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

A recent report published online explains an uncommon phenomenon why people from East Asia tend to have more trouble than those from Europe in identifying facial expressions.

Rachael Jack, University of Glasgow researcher, said that rather than scanning evenly (均匀地) across a face as Westerners do, Easterners fix their attention on the eyes.

“We show that Easterners and Westerners look at different face features to read facial expressions,” Jack said. “Westerners look at the eyes and the mouth in equal measure, whereas Easterners favor the eyes and neglect (忽略) the mouth.”

According to Jack and her colleagues, the discovery shows that human communication of emotion is more complex than previously believed. As a result, facial expressions that had been considered universally recognizable cannot be used to reliably convey emotion in cross-cultural situations.

The researchers studied cultural differences in the recognition of facial expressions by recording the eye movements of 13 Western Caucasian and 13 East Asian people while they observed pictures of expressive faces and put them into categories: happy, sad, surprised, fearful, disgusted, angry, or neutral. They compared how accurately participants read those facial expressions using their particular eye movement strategies.

It turned out that Easterners focused much greater attention on the eyes and made significantly more errors than Westerners did. “The cultural difference in eye movements that they show is probably a reflection of cultural difference in facial expressions,” Jack said. “Our data suggest that whereas Westerners use the whole face to convey emotion, Easterners use the eyes more and mouth less.”

In short, the data show that facial expressions are not universal signals of human emotion. From here on, examining how cultural factors have diversified these basic social skills will help our understanding of human emotion. Otherwise, when it comes to communicating emotions across cultures, Easterners and Westerners will find themselves lost in translation.

1.The discovery shows that Westerners_________.

A. consider facial expressions universally reliable

B. pay equal attention to the eyes and the mouth

C. observe the eyes and the mouth in different ways

D. have more difficulty in recognizing facial expressions

2. What does the underlined word “they” in Paragraph 6 refer to?

A. The participants in the study.

B. The researchers of the study.

C. The errors made during the study.

D. The data collected from the study.

3. In comparison with Westerners, Easterners are likely to_________.

A. do translation more successfully

B. study the mouth more frequently

C. examine the eyes more attentively

D. read facial expressions more correctly

4. What can be the best title for the passage?

A. The Eye as the Window to the Soul.

B. How to Increase Cross-cultural Understanding.

C. Effective Methods to Develop Social Skills.

D. Cultural Differences in Reading Emotions.

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。

In your life, sometimes you may be asked to speak in front of a large group of people. Although it sounds a little scary, even those with stage fright can speak successfully to the group with adequate preparation.

1. Practice your speech before the big day. 1. If possible, practice the speech in front of a friend or family member to get used to saying it to real people. If you feel you must have note cards, limit the amount to about three cards. This will force you to keep your speech concise and help you keep your eyes focused on your audience.

2. Remember why you've been invited to speak. If you're battling fear over speaking to a large group of people, keep your mind on the fact that you were selected for this important role. The speech organizers must have seen something valuable in you or your expertise. 2.

3. Remember that fear of public speaking is very common. 3. Most of the people in the audience would be feeling the same fear and stress that you do in your position. Knowing this may make you feel better.

4. 4. What you say should be tailored to why you're there and who you're speaking to in order to avoid sounding general. If speaking to a charity group, mention the good work certain specific individuals have done for the cause. If speaking at a business conference, briefly state why you want to help these people.

5. Keep eye contact with the crowd. 5. Pick one person in each section and look at him while you're speaking. After each important point in your speech, switch your focus to another section. When you focus only on one person at a time, the size of the crowd isn't as frightening.

A. A good memory is really helpful.

B. Show appreciation to your audience.

C. Mention your audience in your speech.

D. The more you have it memorized, the better.

E. In fact, it's normal to feel nervous or stressed out before a big speech.

F. Separate the crowd into three sections mentally as you get up to speak.

G. The knowledge of other people's respect for you should reduce some of the fear.

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。

Last December my mother and I 1._______ (fly) to London. The first thing we did was to go on a bus sightseeing tour.

This is the best way to see all the sights and learn all about the history of a city. By the time the tour was over it was dark. The Christmas lights were very colorful. And 2._________ really impressed me was how so many people made 3._________ (they) way home through the heavy traffic on bicycles. I was looking forward to spending the next day in Oxford Street with all its 4.___________(amaze) shops. And what 5.__________ experience that was! We bought a ticket for the underground and could go everywhere very quickly.

We spent all morning shopping and admiring the Christmas displays inside the shops and out in the streets. Then we went to a wax museum 6.___________ (call) Madame Tussauds ( 杜莎夫人蜡像馆）, which had a lot of wax 7.__________(figure) of famous people. My mother took a picture of me 8._____________ (stand) between Prince Charles and Prince Harry. From there we took the tube to Buckingham Palace, the home of the two princes, to watch The Changing of the Guard but 9.____________ (fortunate) we couldn’t really see well as there were thousands of tourists waiting 10.________ take photos of the ceremony.

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

That day, I followed my Beijing daily routine of coming home from Tsinghua University. I was_________enough to experience a friendly casual meeting. When entering the , I heard “Wait! Wait!”. As I held the lift doors open, a woman rushed in and thanked me. When I _________ in Chinese, she was surprised. After chatting, she to help me with my Chinese, and then we _________ names and numbers.

As I told my flatmates about the experience, they didn’t hesitate to express their _________ . From the western point of view, experiences like these are dangerous. _________ , to be “more Chinese”, I stayed in touch with my lift friend.

The following week she _________ me to go for milk tea with her and her_________ . I though that the girl would_________the opportunity to practice English. However, most of our _________ was in Chinese! They even went to great length to help me practice_________ my Chinese is only middle level. Our next _________ was when we gathered together to make dumplings. They made me 55 completely at ease in their home.

After these _________ meet-ups I have spent lots of time with the family, and I feel that they have become my own _________abroad. Fortunately, I didn’t let our western point of view act as a_________ . This experience has made my stay in China _________ I feel like this simple difference in _________ is something we in the west can learn from Chinese culture.

1.A. lucky B. satisfied C. eager D. brave

2.A. dormitory B. lift C. apartment D. office

3.A. madly B. swiftly C. blindly D. elegantly

4.A. apologized B. clarified C. opposed D. replied

5.A. refused B. compromised C. offered D. struggled

6.A. gave B. mentioned C. exchanged D. remembered

7.A. admiration B. desire C. interest D. concern

8.A. Yet B. Therefore C. Also D. Thus

9.A. invited B. forced C. expected D. allowed

10.A. flatmate B. daughter C. colleague D. relative

11.A. seize B. abandon C. own D. get

12.A. speech B. description C. conversation D. argument

13.A. so B. unless C. if D. as

14.A. performance B. vacation C. meeting D. trip

15.A. feel B. behave C. pretend D. look

16.A. recent B. initial C. familiar D. difficult

17.A. parent B. community C. group D. family

18.A. message B. barrier C. challenge D. signal

19.A. embarrassing B. changeable C. disturbing D. unforgettable

20.A. restriction B. competence C. attitude D. Privilege

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每句中有1处语言错误，每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。每处错误及其修改均仅限一词。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（^），并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

（1）Another simple form of poem that students can easily write is the cinquain, a poem

making up of five lines.

（2）I would appreciate that if you accepted my invitation.

（3）We know that the levels of carbon dioxide have been increased greatly over the last 100 to 150 years.

（4）I would rather you pay me in cash now.

（5）Today, I am just enthusiastic about my job as the day I first started.

The restaurant has a(n) _______ for its delicious dishes and good service.

A. expectation B. reputation

C. contribution D. impression

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

The pine tree is a special kind of tree. 1. This is because many people put pine trees in their homes at Christmas time. They decorate the tree with colored lights, and put Christmas presents under the tree.

Pine trees are different from other trees because most other trees lose their leaves in winter. 2. So pine trees are also called evergreens.

3. They have hard, thin leaves called needles. Pine trees also have pine cones. Pine cones look like hard berries. If you walk in a forest, you will see many pine cones on the ground. 4. When the seeds fall to the ground, a new tree starts to grow.

5. The wood is used to make furniture and boats. Many kinds of birds build their nests in pine trees. The seeds of pine trees are food for small animals such as squirrels and mice and for bigger animals such as rabbits and black bears. The needles are good food for large animals such as deer and moose when they cannot find anything to eat in the winter.

If you walk in a forest of pine trees, the air has a wonderful smell. In winter, the white snow on the dark green trees looks very beautiful.

A. Pine trees stay green all year long, even in winter.

B. Pine trees do not have soft leaves like the maple tree.

C. Some people call the pine tree a Christmas tree.

D. Pine trees are very beautiful all year round.

E. Pine trees are valuable for many reasons.

F. Inside the pine cones are seeds.

G. The seeds inside the pine cones are the favorite food for some animals.

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