1、话题一 文化遗产 .阅读理解 A No one can believe that the over 6,000- kilometer Great Wall might disappear some day. Believe it or not, the Great Wall is being destroyed by people. Less than 20 percent of the Great Wall built in the Ming Dynasty, is still perfect, but 80 percent is in danger. The Great Wall can
2、be called “great” mostly because of its amazing length. But we should realize the length is made up of one brick at a time. If we do nothing to save the Great Wall, it will become a series of separate wasteland rather than a historic site. The Great Wall is actually a series of walls built and rebui
3、lt by different dynasties over the past 2,000 years. It began in the rule of Chinas first emperor, Qin Shihuang of the Qin Dynasty (221 BC206 BC), and lasted into the Ming Dynasty. The parts built before the Ming Dynasty have nearly disappeared. People are familiar with sections such as Badaling in
4、Beijing and Jiayuguan Pass in Gansu, because they have been open to tourists for many years. But_those_sections_far_away_from_the_public_eyes have been almost forgotten. Few local people know the 3- meter- high walls made of earth and stones beside them are part of the Great Wall. The lack of knowle
5、dge is considered as one of the main reasons behind human. The bricks on the Great Wall are carried off by countryside people to build their houses, sheep corrals and pigsties. Some were taken away to build roads. Bricks carved with peoples names are put away as remembrances. Rubbish is spread over
6、the battlements. The bricks can be sold for 15 yuan per tractor load. Those who destroyed and are destroying the Wall know its name, but are not clear about its cultural meaning. It will take a long time to let them know this. The local farmers not only carried off the body of the Great Wall but als
7、o dug out entire base. It is necessary to protect the Great Wall. First of all, the officials should be aware of the importance of the Great Wall. Young Chinese should know more about the nations great civilization and learn to love it. 1Why does the writer say the Great Wall might disappear? AIt is
8、 useless from now on. BIt will be replaced by a new one. CSome parts of it are being destroyed. DIt is too old to be used again. 2According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE? AThe Great Wall was completed in the Ming Dynasty. BNot all the foreign tourists like the Great Wall. CThe first
9、 part of the Great Wall was built in 221 BC. DThe Qin Great Wall was protected well. 3The underlined part “those sections far away from the public eyes” (in Paragraph 2) refers to the parts of the Great Wall _. Athat are too difficult to find Bthat nobody can watch Cthat are too far to be seen Dthat
10、 are not well- known to the public B The Nazca Lines are a series of large ancient geoglyphs (地画) in the Nazca Desert, in southern Peru. It is ranging from geometric patterns to drawings of different animals and stylized human- like forms. The ancient lines can only be truly taken in from high in th
11、e air, leaving generations puzzled as to how these precise works could have been completed long before the documented invention of human flight. The Lines were first spotted when commercial airlines began flying across the Peruvian desert in the 1920s. Who built them and what was their purpose? Are
12、they roads, star pointers, maybe even a gigantic map? If the people who lived here 2,000 years ago had only a simple technology, how did they manage to construct such precise figures? Did they have a plan? These markings are like a vast puzzle. The Nazca Lines are the most outstanding group of geogl
13、yphs in the world. There are also huge geoglyphs in Egypt, Malta, United States (Mississippi and California), Chile and in other countries. But the Nazca geoglyphs, because of their numbers, characteristics, dimensions and cultural continuity as they were made and remade throughout a certain history
14、 period, form the most impressive archeological group. The Nazca plain is unique for its ability to preserve the markings upon it, due to the combination of the climate (one of the driest on Earth, with only twenty minutes of rainfall per year) and the flat, stony ground which minimizes the effect o
15、f the wind at ground level. With no dust or sand to cover the plain and little rain or wind to erode (腐蚀) it, lines drawn here tend to stay drawn. These factors, combined with the existence of lighter- colored subsoil beneath the desert surface, provide a vast writing pad that is suited to the artis
16、t who wants to leave his mark eternal. 4What can we know about the Nazca Lines from the first two paragraphs? AThey were built as a big map. BThey were formed by nature. CThey are ancient lines in caves. DThey are huge markings in a desert. 5How many factors make the Nazca Lines the most impressive
17、archeological group? AOne. BTwo. CThree. DFour. 6Why are the Nazca Lines well preserved? ABecause of the wind at ground level. BBecause of the existence of soft soil. CBecause of the climate and geography. DBecause of the thick sand on the top. 7What does the underlined word “eternal” probably mean?
18、 ANon- stop. BEver- lasting. CReal- life. DHigh- end. C More than 10 million Chinese cultural relics have been lost overseas, most of which were stolen and illegally shipped out of China during the times of war before 1949. About 1.67 million pieces are housed in more than 200 museums in 47 countrie
19、s, which accounts for 10 percent of all lost Chinese cultural relics，and the rest are in the hands of private collectors. Most of these treasures are owned by museums or private collectors in the United States, Europe, Japan and Southeast Asian countries. There are more than 23,000 pieces in the Bri
20、tish Museum, most of which were stolen or bought for pennies more than 100 years ago. The major method to recover these national treasures was to buy them back. In some cases, private collectors donated the relics to the government. Also the government can turn to official channels (渠道) to demand th
21、e return of relics. In 2003, a priceless bronze pigs head dating from the Qing Dynasty was returned to its home in Beijing after it was removed by the Anglo- French Allied Army over 140 years ago. Macao entrepreneur (企 业家) Stanley Ho donated 6 million yuan to buy it back from a US art collector and
22、then donated it to the Poly Art Museum in Beijing. Although buying- back is the most feasible way to recover the lost treasures, limited funding is always a big headache. In recent years, the Chinese government has improved efforts to recover the precious cultural relics lost overseas. It has starte
23、d a national project on the recovery of the treasures and has set up a database (数据库) collecting relevant information. It has signed several international agreements with many countries on this matter, and is also looking for international cooperation to recover the relics by working closely with se
24、veral international organizations. 8What is the passage mainly about? AHow to recover cultural relics. BThe efforts to recover Chinese cultural relics. CStanley Ho donated a bronze pigs head to Beijing. DChinese cultural relics were stolen by the Anglo- French Allied Army. 9Which of the following st
25、atements about the bronze pigs head is NOT true? AIt was made in the Qing Dynasty. BIt is now in the Poly Art Museum in Beijing. CIt was donated by the French government to China. DIt was removed by the Anglo- French Allied Army over 140 years ago. 10We can infer from the passage that _. AChina has
26、enough money to buy all the cultural relics back B the Chinese government has done a lot to recover the lost cultural relics Cmany countries have returned the lost cultural relics to China for free DChina is preparing to set up a database to collect information about the lost cultural relics 11 The
27、underlined word “feasible”in Paragraph 5 can be replaced by “_” Apossible Bdifficult Cpopular Dcareful .七选五 China has been the birthplace of many of the worlds greatest inventions.It was, for example, the first country to produce paper money. Before the invention of paper money and coins, people use
28、d many different kinds of things for buying and selling. _1_ This exchange of goods and services for other goods and services is called bartering. _2_ In 1200 BC, people in China began to use shells (贝壳) as money. Usually the shells used as money were very small. This made it easier for people to ca
29、rry money over long distances, and allowed for trade to develop between different parts of the country. In the years which followed this invention, many other countries around the world began to do the same. _3_ The next development was in 1000 BC，when China started making bronze and copper shells.
30、It wasnt long before the Chinese made round coins out of metal. _4_ By 500 BC, metal coins had begun to appear in countries like Persia and Greece, and later in the Roman Empire. About 1,000 years later, leather was used as money in China, and in 806 AD, the first paper banknotes were produced by th
31、e Chinese people. _5_ APeople also began collecting foreign coins as souvenirs. BHowever, as economies developed, such exchanges became impractical. C It was still many years before paper currency appeared in Europe. DThey also used tiny shells as money for buying and selling. EAs time went by, trad
32、e between countries increased. FDuring that time, for example, buying a chicken might cost several potatoes. GThe very first coins often had holes in them so that people could string them together. .语法填空 1 Cultural relics are a part of history, and represent peoples cultural treasures. Therefore, it
33、 is important for us to protect 1._ (they) 2_ we know, most cultural relics are really valuable because they have seen 3._ history of our country, which allow us to have a better understanding of our countrys history and culture. We can also learn a lot from our ancestors (祖先) and feel proud of bein
34、g a Chinese person while 4._ (enjoy) these valuable treasures. In addition, we are able to develop tourism and promote the economy when the well 5._ (protect) cultural relics are open to public. However, some cultural relics 6._ (damage) by people now. For example, buildings carved (雕刻) 7._ peoples
35、names can be seen here and there. There is no doubt that more valuable historical relics will disappear if people keep 8._ (destroy) them. Therefore, it is high time that we should take measures to protect cultural relics. To begin with, we can make speeches and put up posters 9._ (educate) people h
36、ow important it is to protect cultural relics. Besides, money can be collected to have some buildings repaired. In a word, it is our duty to spare no effort to protect 10._ (culture) relics. .语法填空 2 The Palace Museum ， known as the Forbidden City, is the 1._ (large) and most well 2._ (reserve) imper
37、ial (皇帝的) residence in China today. It is divided into an outer and an inner court with a rectan- gular shape,960 meters long from north to south and 750 meters in 3._ (wide) from east to west. It has a splendid history since the Ming Dynasty，and it 4._ (rebuild) and repaired many times in the past.
38、 I was so excited to visit it 5._ my family last summer vacation. After we passed through the Front Gate， a lot of palaces appeared. The tour guide told us there were almost 8,700 rooms in the Palace Museum. During the Ming Dynasty，construction began in 1406.6._ took 14 years to build the Forbidden
39、City. I was 7._ (real) surprised that the workers could build it so well 8._ even today it is not out of style.I could not remember all the names of the buildings，but I took hundreds of beautiful 9._ (photo) on the way. I think I will never forget the 10._ (amaze) trip I had in Beijing，China and I w
40、ill go there next time with my friends. 话题一话题一 文化遗产文化遗产 .阅读理解 A 【语篇解读】 本文主要讲述了我国长城正遭到严重破坏，只有 很少一部分保存完好，大部分处于危险当中；分析了长城被破坏的原 因，主要是人们缺乏认识，不知道其文化意义；最后讲述了保护长城 的几点措施。 1答案与解析：C 细节理解题。由文章第一段的第二、三句 可知。“.80 percent is in danger.”。 2答案与解析：A 细节判断题。文章中第二段提到长城是在 明朝完成的。 3答案与解析：D 句意理解题。从文章第二段最后两句可知， 其中 but 是一个关键词。
41、 B 【语篇解读】 文章介绍了出现在秘鲁南部纳斯卡沙漠的大型古 代地画纳斯卡线条的神奇之处及形成原因。 4 答案与解析： D 细节理解题。 根据第一段第一句“The Nazca Lines are a series of large ancient geoglyphs (地画) in the Nazca Desert， in southern Peru.”及对纳斯卡线条图案和发现过程的具体介绍可知， 纳斯卡线条是出现在秘鲁南部纳斯卡沙漠的大型古代地画，故选 D。 5答案与解析：D 细节理解题。根据第三段中的最后一句可 知，是数量、特点、尺寸和文化连续性这四个因素使纳斯卡线条成为 最令人赞叹的考
42、古群，故选 D。 6 答案与解析： C 推理判断题。 根据最后一段中的“The Nazca plain is unique for its ability to preserve the markings upon it，due to the combination of the climate.and the flat, stony ground which minimizes the effect of the wind at ground level.”可知， 因为这里干燥少雨的气候 和平坦多石的地形使地画能很好地被保留，故选 C。 7答案与解析：B 词义猜测题。最后一句指这些因素，加上
43、 沙漠表面下浅色地下土壤的存在， 给那些想要永久留下印记的艺术家 提供了一个巨大的书写板。eternal 永恒的，和 ever- lasting 同义，故 选 B。 C 【语篇解读】 本文主要讲述了中国人民及政府为收回流失海外 的文物所做的努力。 8答案与解析：B 主旨大意题。本文用大量篇幅讲述了中国 人民及政府为收回流失海外的文物所做的努力，可见 B 项是文章的 主旨。 9答案与解析：C 细节理解题。根据文章第四段内容可知猪 首是澳门企业家从美国收藏家手中买回来再捐赠给北京保利艺术博 物馆的，而不是法国政府赠送的，所以 C 项不对。 10 答案与解析： B 推理判断题。 根据第五段“limi
44、ted funding is always a big headache.”可知 A 项错误；根据文章最后一段可知中 国政府为文物的收回做了许多努力，其中包括建立数据库以收集信 息，所以 B 项正确，D 项错误。文中没有明确提到外国免费把文物归 还我国的事，所以不选 C 项。 11答案与解析：A 词义猜测题。根据文章第三段可知收回文 物的主要办法是将它们买回来，由此可推断买文物是较为可行的方 法。根据 although 一词可以排除 difficult，后面说资金是一大难题， 可见购回文物也不可能 popular。 .七选五 【语篇解读】 本文是一篇说明文。 文章介绍了货币的发展过程， 由实物
45、交换到贝壳货币再到金属圆硬币， 最后中国成为世界上第一个 制作纸币的国家。 1答案与解析：F 上文提到“在纸币和硬币发明之前，人们用 许多不同的东西来买卖”。F 项就是对那个时代物物交换的一个例 子。 2答案与解析：B 根据下文的内容可知，在公元前 1200 年使 用贝壳作为货币，很容易运输到远的地方。因此上文提到的用实物交 换的方式就不方便、不实用了，故选 B 项。 3答案与解析：D 上文提到“在这项发明之后的几年里，世 界上许多其他国家也开始这样做”，承接上文，这里指的是也使用贝 壳来作为货币，D 项符合语境。 4答案与解析：G 根据本空的上下文内容可知，这时货币出 现了新的发展，即出现金
46、属币。G 项“最早的硬币上常有洞，以便人 们可以把它们串在一起”符合语境。 5答案与解析：C 本段内容主要讲述了纸币最早出现在中国。 C 项“It was still many years before paper currency appeared in Europe.”有 paper currency 的复现，而且能承接上文，故选 C 项。 .语法填空 1 【语篇解读】 本文是一篇议论文。文章通过阐释文化遗产的重 要性，号召人们采取措施积极保护文化遗产。 1答案与解析：them 考查代词。设空处作 protect 的宾语，故 用宾格。 2答案与解析：As 考查定语从句的引导词。as we
47、know“正 如我们所知”，此处 as 引导非限制性定语从句，as 指代主句内容。 3答案与解析：the 考查冠词。the history of our country“我们 国家的历史”，the 在此表特指。 4答案与解析：enjoying 考查状语从句的省略。此处为时间状 语从句的省略。由于从句的主语与主句主语一致，且从句中含有 be 的某种形式，故将从句中的主语和 be 动词省略。while enjoying 相当 于 while we are enjoying。 5答案与解析：protected 考查词性转换。protected“受保护 的”，为形容词，修饰后面的 cultural r
48、elics。 6答案与解析：are being damaged 考查动词的时态和语态。由 句中时间状语 now 可知，用现在进行时，由 cultural relics 与 damage 之间为被动关系可知， 用被动语态， 故此处用现在进行时的被动语态。 7答案与解析：with 考查介词。be carved with.“被雕刻 有”。 8 答案与解析： destroying 考查非谓语动词。 keep doing sth.“持 续做某事”。 9答案与解析：to educate 考查非谓语动词。此处动词不定式 表目的。 10答案与解析：cultural 考查词性转换。此处应用形容词修饰 名词，故填
49、 cultural。 .语法填空 2 【语篇解读】 本文讲述了去年暑假，作者和家人一起去游览故 宫博物院的经历。 1答案与解析：largest 考查形容词的比较等级。由空前的 the 以及下文的 and most well，可知这里应用最高级，所以填 largest。 2答案与解析：reserved 考查非谓语动词。reserve 与其逻辑主 语 The Palace Museum 之间是被动关系，所以用过去分词作定语。 3答案与解析：width 考查词性转换。介词后接名词作宾语。 in width 宽度上。 4 答案与解析： was rebuilt 考查动词的时态和语态。 it 和 rebuild 之间是被动关系，所以用被动语态；表示发生在过去的事情，用一般 过去时，故填 was rebuilt。 5 答案与解析： with 考查介词。 此处表示“和我的家人一起”， 所以填 with。 6 答案与解析：It 考查代词。 不定式 to build
