阅读下面短文，根据中文、首字母、音标或语境的提示，在每个空格内填人一个适当的单词，要求所填的单词意义准确，拼写正确。
The Silk Road is a historically important international trade route（路线）between China and the Mediterranean（地中海）. It began 1.（在……期间）the Western Han Dynasty and has been a b 2. between East and West for over 2,000 years.
The ancient road started from Chang’an（now Xi’an) and ended in Eastern 3.
, near today’s Turkey and the Mediterranean Sea. It was about 6,500 kilometers long and went across one-fourth of the planet.
The Silk Road got its name b 4.Chinese silk used to be carried along this road. Silk, jade, ceramics and iron w 5.west to Rome. And from the west came glass, gems and food like carrots and sesame.
The Silk Road was very important to both China and the rest of the world. It was 6. than an ancient international trade route. Besides trade, 7.
about arts, science and literature, as well as crafts（工艺）and technologies was （分享）8.across the Silk Road. In this way, languages and cultures _ 9.（发展）and influenced each other.
Today, along the Silk Road there’re many places of 10., such as the Terracotta Warriors in Xi’an and Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang. Now a new train line runs from Beijing across the Silk Road.
根据中文意思完成英语句子，每个空格填一个单词。
1.建立自贸区为福州带来新的机遇。
__________ up the free-trade zone __________ new possibilities to Fuzhou.
2.为纪念抗日战争胜利七十周年，全国将于9月3日放假。
There’s going to __________ a national holiday on September 3 in memory of China’s
__________ in Anti-Japanese War seventy years ago.
3.多么令人悲伤的消息啊！数以千计的人在尼泊尔地丧中丧生。
__________ sad news! __________ of people lost their lives in the earthquake in Nepal.
4.别忘了毕业后与你的老师和同学保持联系=
Don’t __________ to keep in __________ with your teachers and classmates after you graduate.
5.只耍我们共同努力，中国梦就一定会实现。
As __________ as we work hard, China Dream is sure to come __________.
用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空。
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1.We are sure that the first National Youth Games will be __________.
2.It rained so __________ that many streets were covered with water.
3.Lin Zexu was one of the most famous national __________ in recent history.
4.You should try your best to avoid __________ mistakes while taking an important exam.
5.Last month Prince William’s wife Kate __________ birth to a girl at a London hospital.
Pakistani girl Malala Yousafzai is the youngest ever to win the Nobel Peace Prize. She has become the voice of girls throughout the world.
Born in Swat Valley in Pakistan in 1997, Malala lived a quiet life until 2009, when the Taliban（塔利班）, an Islamic organization of violence（暴力）took control of her village. 1. they believe educating girls is against Islam. But Malala didn’t agree. She wouldn’t give up her education and kept going to school. 2.“What is wrong with us girl students? We want all girls to get their schools back," she wrote. Her hard work encouraged many young girls in Swat Valley.
3.On Oct 9, 2012, when Malala was taking a bus home, a Taliban man got on the bus with a gun in hand. A bullet immediately hit her in the face. Luckily, the shot didn’t kill her. She was taken to a hospital in the UK. The shot didn’t kill her courage, either. 4. Her courage made her famous.
She has spoken at the United Nations, met world leaders and written a book, I Am Malala.
On Oct 10, 2013, the EU awarded Malala their top human rights prize. They said, “She is an icon（符号）of courage for all teenagers who dare to follow their aspirations（愿望).”
A. However, her actions also put her in danger. B. They stopped girls from getting an education. C. Now she is still calling for education rights for girls. D. And she started to write a blog against the Taliban. |
5.What may be the best title for this passage?
A. Dreams of peace B. A gun shot in Pakistan
C. Voice of courage D. Education rights for girls
Have you noticed your life becoming a little easier? Now, when you go to a certain shopping mall, you can enjoy its free Wi-Fi there. When you want to take a taxi, you can book one with your phone. In fact, all these can be seen as the basic parts of a smart city.
The idea of a smart city was brought up by US company IBM in 2010. Generally, a smart city is a city that uses digital technologies such as the Internet to improve city planning, save money and resources, and make our life convenient. How smart can a city be? Here are great examples that we can learn from.
In 2009, Dubuque became the first smart city in the US. The city used smart water meters to take the place of traditional water meters. They can detect（探测〉water waste and leakage（泄漏）and send data to let the house owner know. The same system is used for other city resources like electricity and natural gas. This way, people know how they use their resources and are glad to help reduce waste.
Santander in Spain also gives us a look at the future. If people point a phone toward a nearby bus stop, the phone immediately shows all bus lines that serve the stop as well as their arrival times. The government organized a research team and provided an App（应用程序〉that collects data on almost everything: light, temperature, and the movements of cars and people. Opening the App near a supermarket provides immediate information on special
1.According to the passage, which of the following is RIGHT?
A. Digital technologies are used in smart cities.
B. An English company first raised the idea of a smart city.
C. A smart city is mainly made up of free Wi-Fi and phones.
D. A smart city is still an idea and hasn’t come into being.
2.The underlined word “convenient” is the closest in meaning to _____.
A. useful B. normal C. suitable D. easy
3.Compared to traditional water meters, smart water meters do better in .
A. cleaning water B. supplying water
C. saving water D. producing water
4.The example of Santander shows the use of smart systems in aspects（方面）EXCEPT _____.
A. business B. health care
C. traffic controlling D. public transportation
5.What’s the main idea of the passage?
A. Digital technologies help improve city planning.
B. Smart cities will make our future life better and smarter.
C. Smart cities are very common in both Dubuque and Santander.
D. Spain and the US take the leading position in building smart cities.
Canada Day
Since 1982, July 1st has been officially known as Canada Day. Canadians of all ages take part in this festival across the country.
Canada Day is the year’s biggest national party. In many towns and cities, the government organizes a lot of events, often outdoors. These include parades（游行）, concerts, festivals, firework displays and ceremonies for new Canadian citizens（公民）.The celebrations often have a patriotic mood. Canada’s national flag, a symbol for Canada Day, can be seen everywhere and a lot of people paint their faces red and white, which are Canada’s national colors. The celebrations in Ottawa, Canada’s capital city, are especially grand and exciting.
In the province of Quebec, many home rentals（租赁）start on July 1st and last for exactly one year, and many people in Quebec spend Canada Day moving from one house to another. So in Quebec, Canada Day is also known as Moving Day.
Many organizations, businesses and stores are closed this day. Only some bookstores, hospitals and gas stations may be open. Post offices are closed, too. As Canada Day falls in the Canadian summer holiday period, all schools are closed as well. In some areas, special services are provided for large events. The concerts, parades and festivals may cause some traffic jams.
1.According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?
A. Canada Day falls on the first day of June.
B. Canada Day was celebrated before 1982.
C. Canada Day is celebrated throughout Canada.
D. Canadians except new citizens celebrate Canada Day.
2.The underlined word “patriotic” means _____ in Chinese.
A. 温馨的 B. 爱国的 C. 肃穆的 D. 紧张的
3.Canada Day is known as Moving Day in Quebec because on this day _____.
A. people think it lucky to move to new houses
B. people look for houses from one place to another
C. people like moving from house to house to visit friends
D. people move home when new home rentals go into effect
4.From Paragraph 4, we know that on Canada Day _____.
A. no student goes to school
B. traffic jams happen everywhere
C. all Canadians stop working
D. few businesses and stores are closed
5.Which of the following is NOT mentioned about Canada Day?
A. Background B. Symbol.
C. Public life. D. Events and activities.
