The attempt and insistence on purchasing the Diaoyu Islands by Japan will harm China-Japan ties．A.repeatedlyB.currentlyC.potentially D.eventually 题目和参考答案——青夏教育精英家教网—

The West began to take more notice of the East.The fifth volume of an enormous work reassessing the Chinese contribution to science and technology is to be published next year.The first volume,which was published twenty years ago,set the tone for the whole work.In it,evidence was given to show that many inventions which,until then,western historians had claimed forEurope,were made first in China.The attempt to rewrite the intellectual history of the world was not received without protest by some reputable historians.However,the evidence that has been presented so far in the first four volumes has persuaded many historians who were skeptical at first.China’s invention of paper,printing,the magnetic compass and gunpowder has never been disputed,but this new history has added advanced bridge design,mechanical clocks,paddle boats and many other inventions to the list.

In the four volumes published so far no attempt has been made to explain why China has not kept up with the West in science and technology in modern times.It is probable that the answer is to be found in the social and economic history of China,where a static(稳定的) society under a relatively kind regime(政权) of scholar-gentry(贵族) contrasts with the potentially revolutionary and dynamic(有活力的) society of the West at the end of the Middle Ages.In recent years,the Chinese government has been making every effort to catch up with the West again,and there is little doubt that the gap is being reduced year by year.But will China avoid the West’s mistakes?

The first volume was published__________.

A.ten years ago B.last year C.five years ago D.twenty years ago

In Line 7,the word “skeptical” means _________.

A.doubtful B.worried C.sad D.angry

Which of the following is not mentioned in the passage?

A.Gunpowder. B.Needle. C.Paddle boats. D.Bridge design.

The best title for this passage is _________.

A.China’s Inventions

B.Comparisons Between the East and the West

C.China Is Catching Up

D.Situations in China

Leif Erickson reached North America around the year 1000, but the attempt to explore was started slowly. It would be five centuries __1__ other Europeans landed on that continent.

Why were Europeans the ones to __2__ to the American? The Chinese and Arabs had the __3__ and technology to sail across the seas. __4__ of them tool regular voyages in the Indian Ocean and the Asian Pacific for trade. But exploration? By the mid-15^th century China had followed the closed-door policy to __5__ itself from the rest of the world. The Arabs, with access to the minerals and spices (香料) of Africa and the Far East, saw no __6__ to journey into the unknown.

Europe, on the other hand, needed gold and silver; its mines could not __7__ the demand for coinage (铸币). Ottoman Turks blocked the routes across the land to Asia. Only the sea held the promise of new wealth.

__8__ the return of Magellan’s ships in 1522 from its voyage around the world, the belief was __9__ that the oceans were interconnected, promising the age of discovery. The English, as well as the Spanish, Portuguese and French, __10__ themselves to finding the “river of the west” through North America to the east.

A. after B. since C. before D. when

A. push B. pull C. draw D. drive

A. sources B. resources C. substances D. matters

A. Neither B. Both C. Any D. None

A. prevent B. protect C. isolate D. differ

A. need B. chance C. choice D. regret

A. create B. meet C. raise D. develop

A. As B. For C. With D. At

A. extended B. estimated C. accepted D. made

A. contributed B. referred C. devoted D. connected

Nearly everyone is shy in some ways. If shyness is making you uncomfortable, it may be time for a few lessons in self-confidence. You can build your confidence by following some suggestions from doctors and psychologists.

Make a decision not to hold back in conversations. What you have to say is just as important as what other people say. And don’t turn down party invitations just because of your shyness.

Prepare yourself for being with others in groups. Make a list of the good qualities you have. Then make a list of ideas, experiences, and skills you would like to share with other people. Think about what you would like to say in advance. Then say it.

If you start feeling self-conscious in a group, take a deep breath and focus your attention on other people. Remember, you are not alone. Other people are concerned about the impression they are making, too.

No one ever gets over being shy completely, but most people do learn to live with their shyness. Even entertainers admit that they often feel shy. They work at fighting their shy feelings so that they can face the cameras and the public. Just making the effort to control shyness can have many rewards. But perhaps the best reason to fight shyness is to give other people a chance to know more about you.

15．The main purpose of the article is to ________.

A. explain how shyness developed

B. prove that shyness can overcome

C. persuade readers that shyness is natural

D. recommend ways of dealing with shyness

16．Which of these can you conclude from reading the article?

A. The attempt to overcome shyness is always worthwhile.

B. Entertainers choose their work to fight shyness.

C. The attempt to overcome shyness is always successful.

D. Shy people never have any fen.

17．What is the source of the suggestions for fighting shyness?

A. The author of the article. B. Shy men and women.

C.Popular entertainers. D. doctors and psychologists.

18. Where would this article probably appear?

A. On the front page of a newspaper. B. In a popular magazine.

C. In a science textbook. D. In an encyclopedia(百科全书)。

I was fifteen months old, a happy kid until the day I fell. It was a    31   fall. I landed on a glass rabbit which cut my eye badly enough to make it blind. Trying to save the eye, the doctors stitched(缝合) the eyeball together where it was    32  , leaving a big ugly scar(疤痕) in the middle of my eye. The attempt    33  , but my mother, in all of her wisdom, found another doctor who knew that if the eye were removed    34  , my face would grow up badly distorted(扭曲)，   35   my scarred, sightless, cloudy and gray eye lived on with me. As I grew, this sightless eye in so many ways    36   me.
I walked with my face looking at the    37   so that people would not see the    38   me. Yet my mother would say to me, at every turn, “Hold your head up high and    39   the world. If you hold your head up high, it will be OK, and people will see your    40   soul.” She continued this    41   whenever I was trying to hide.
Mama’s words were of great help for me to face the world    42  . As a teenager, even though I tended to look down to hide my shame, I found that sometimes when I held my head up high and let people know me, they    43   me. In high school, I was    44   both academically and socially. I was    45   elected class president. My mother’s words helped me begin to realize that by letting people look at my face, I let them    46   the intelligence and beauty behind both eyes, even if they couldn’t see it on the    47  .
Now I’m a happy wife and great mother. The message “Hold your head up high,” has been
   48   many times in my   49   home. Each of my children has felt    50   invitation, and the gift my mother gave me has lived on in another generation.

I was fifteen months old, a happy kid until the day I fell. It was a 31 fall. I landed on a glass rabbit which cut my eye badly enough to make it blind. Trying to save the eye, the doctors stitched(缝合) the eyeball together where it was 32 , leaving a big ugly scar(疤痕) in the middle of my eye. The attempt 33 , but my mother, in all of her wisdom, found another doctor who knew that if the eye were removed 34 , my face would grow up badly distorted(扭曲)， 35 my scarred, sightless, cloudy and gray eye lived on with me. As I grew, this sightless eye in so many ways 36 me.

I walked with my face looking at the 37 so that people would not see the 38 me. Yet my mother would say to me, at every turn, “Hold your head up high and 39 the world. If you hold your head up high, it will be OK, and people will see your 40 soul.” She continued this 41 whenever I was trying to hide.

Mama’s words were of great help for me to face the world 42 . As a teenager, even though I tended to look down to hide my shame, I found that sometimes when I held my head up high and let people know me, they 43 me. In high school, I was 44 both academically and socially. I was 45 elected class president. My mother’s words helped me begin to realize that by letting people look at my face, I let them 46 the intelligence and beauty behind both eyes, even if they couldn’t see it on the 47 .

Now I’m a happy wife and great mother. The message “Hold your head up high,” has been

48 many times in my 49 home. Each of my children has felt 50 invitation, and the gift my mother gave me has lived on in another generation.

1. A．surprising B．sudden C．big D．bad

2. A．separated B．destroyed C．cut D．hurt

3. A．failed B．tried C．succeeded D．managed

4. A．quickly B．entirely C．carefully D．slowly

5. A．then B．if C．still D．so

6. A．protected B．affected C．stopped D．interrupted

7. A．floor B．world C．front D．people

8. A．shy B．eldly C．ugly D．strange

9. A．deal with B．see C．laugh at D．face

10. A．different B．beautiful C．lonely D．honest

11. A．sentence B．passage C．opinion D．message

12. A．bravely B．proudly C．simply D．fairly

13. A．disliked B．liked C．hated D．noticed

14. A．comfortable B．valuable C．successful D．special

15. A．nearly B．even C．hardly D．still

16. A．touch B．observe C．watch D．recognize

17. A．surface B．outing C．head D．scar

18. A．discussed B．heard C．talked D．written

19. A．brave B．peaceful C．sweet D．exciting

20. A．their B．my C．its D．her

The attempt and insistence on purchasing the Diaoyu Islands by Japan will ______ harm China-Japan ties．

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