第二單元ABeijingOperaisalsocalledPekingOpera.Itcameintobeingafter1790whenthefamousfour

Anhuioperatroupes(戲班)cametoBeijing.ItsmusicandsingingcamefromXipiandEr-huanginAnhuiandHubei.Itscostumesareallfascinatingandartistic.ItisthehighestexpressionoftheChineseculture.It’sfulloffamousstories,beautifulfacialpaintings,andwonderfulgesturesandfighting.ThiskindofoperaisverypopularwithChinesepeople.

TherearefourmainrolesinBeijingOpera:Sheng,Dan,JingandChou.Shengistheleadingmaleactor。Forexample,aWushengisasoldierorfighter.AXiaoshengisayoungman.ALaoshengisanoldman.Danisthefemalerole.Jing，mostlymale,istheface-paintedroleandChouisthecomedyactororclown.

StoriesinBeijingOperaareveryinteresting.Someofthemarefromthehistorybook,butmostofthemarefromtheliterature,especiallyfamousnovels.Thepeopleinthestoryusuallyhavesomedisagreements.Theybecomeangryandunhappy.Theyaresadandlonely.Sometimestheyarenervousandworried.Thentheyfindawaytomakepeace.Thestoriesusuallyendwithhappinessandlaughterandpeopleareallhappyintheend.

1．BeijingOpera’ssingingisfrom_______.

A.

theliteratureandnovels

B.BeijingandAnhui

C.thehistorybook

D.AnhuiandHubei

2．Thesecondparagraph(段落)ofthereadingisaboutthe______ofBeijingOpera.

A.roles

B.stories

C.gestures

D.Paintings

3．Fromthereading,weknowtheChoumostprobablyhasa(n)_____feature.

A.honest

B.dull

C.funny

D.serious

4．WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTURE?

A.ThereareonlyfourrolesinBeijingOpera.

B.PekingOperaisfullofdifferentgestures.

C.BeijingOperaisthemostpopularintheworld.

D.Thepeopleinthestoryusuallyareinagreement.BAsmoreandmorepeoplespeakthegloballanguagesofEnglish,Chinese,Spanish,andArabic,otherlanguagesarerapidlydisappearing.Infact,halfofthe6,000-7,000languagesspokenaroundtheworldtodaywilllikelydieoutbythenextcentury,accordingtotheUnitedNationsEducational,Scientific,andCulturalOrganization(UNESCO).Inanefforttopreventlanguageloss,scholarsfromanumberoforganizations-UNESCOandNationalGeographicamongthem–haveformanyyearsbeendocumentingdyinglanguagesandtheculturestheyreflect.MarkTurin,ascientistattheMacmillanCenter,YaleUniversity,whospecializesinthelanguagesandoraltraditionsoftheHimalayas,isfollowinginthattradition.Hisrecentlypublishedbook,AGrammarofThangmiwithanEthnolinguisticIntroductiontotheSpeakersandTheirCulture,growsoutofhisexperienceliving,lookingandraisingafamilyinavillageinNepal.DocumentingtheTangmilanguageandcultureisjustastartingpointforTurin,whoseekstoincludeotherlanguagesandoraltraditionsacrosstheHimalayansreachesofIndia,Nepal,Bhutan,andChina.Butheisnotcontenttosimplyrecordthesevoicesbeforetheydisappearwithoutrecord.AttheUniversityofCambridgeTurindiscoveredawealthofimportantmaterials-includingphotographs,films,taprecordings,andfieldnotes-whichhadremainedunstudiedandwerebadlyinneedofcareandprotection.Now,throughthetwoorganizationsthathehasfounded-theDigitalHimalayaProjectandtheWorldOralLiteratureProject-Turinhasstartedacampaigntomakesuchdocuments,foundinlibrariesandstoresaroundtheworld,availablenotjusttoscholarsbuttotheyoungergenerationsofcommunitiesfromwhomthematerialswereoriginallycollected.ThankstodigitaltechnologyandthewidelyavailableInternet.,Turinnotes,theendangeredlanguagescanbesavedandreconnectedwithspeechcommunities.5.Manyscholarsaremakingeffortsto_____.promotegloballanguagesrescuethedisappearinglanguagessearchforlanguagecommunitiessetuplanguageresearchorganizations.6.Whatdoes“thattradition”inParagraph3referto?HavingfirstrecordsofthelanguagesWritingbooksonlanguagesearchingTellingstoriesaboutlanguageusersLinkingwiththenativespeakers7.WhatisTurin’sbookbasedon?TheculturalstaticsinIndia.ThedocumentsavailableatYale.HislanguageresearchinBritain.HispersonalexperienceinNepal.8.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesTurin’sWork?Write,sellanddonate.Record,repeatandreward.Collect,protectandreconnect.Design,experimentandreport.CWhenIwasakidinthe1960s.myparentshadacountrystoreinthesmalltownofFrankfort,Maine.NoneighboringhousescouldbeseenFromourplace，andnewsalesmenwerealwaysamazedattheamountofbusinesswedid.Dad'smottowas,“Weselleverything.”Ifhedidn'thavesomethinginstore,hewouldpickitupforcustomersonhisweeklytriptoBangor.OnetimeDadwasinBangorgettingshoesforsomeoneatashoefactory,Hesawbigboxesfullofshoesandaskedaboutthem.Theywerethemates(一雙鞋中的一只)tofaultyshoesthathadbeenthrownaway.Helookedthroughtheboxesandrealizedthattherewereusablebrand-newshoesinthere.Heofferedthemanagerfivecentsashoe,Dadmadethedealandgotthemanagertoreserveanyfutureboxesforhim.OfcourseMon,hisbusinesspartner,wasmorepractical,andherfirstreactionwas,“Butwhatareyougoingtodowiththem?”Dadboughtanoldschoolbus.Hecleaneditup,removedtheseatsandplacedbigcontainersdownbothsitesoftheaisle(通道).Whenallwasready,thewholeFamilyhelpedtoputtheshoesinplace.Atfirst，itlookedlikewehadplentyofroomonthebus,butDadkeptbringinghomemoreboxes.TherewasnosignontheShoeBus.'TheonlyadvertisingDaddidwastoplaceapieceofpaperbesidethestoreexitthatread“Shoes$1apair."Whenfolksaskedaboutthedeal.theylearneditwasn’tthateasybecausetheyhadtofindtheirownpairs.Theattractionwasacombinationofgettingagooddealonaqualitypairofshoesandthethrillofthehunt.TothisdayIstillrunintopeoplewhotalkaboutthefuntheyhadsearchingforpairsinDad'sShoeBus..Theauthor'sparentsrantheirstorewellbecause9.A.theyalwayshadenoughsuppliesinstoreB.theywonthegreatsupportofnewsalesmenC.theyopeneditinaverycrowdedneighborhoodD.theydidalltheycouldtomeettheircustomers'need10.WhydidthecustomersthinkitfunshapingintheShoeBus?A.Therewerefreebusridesofferedonthem.B.'Theycouldreceivebettercustomerservice.C.Theycouldmatchpairsofshoesbythemselves.D.Therewasawidevarietyofshoestochoosefrom.11.Whatcanwelearnabouttheauthor'sfatherfromthetext?A.Hehadagoodnoseforbusiness.B.Hewascleverattransformingastore.C.HewaspatientwithcustomersD.Hehadastrongpreferenceforbargains.DMirroringChina’sPast:EmperorsandTheirBronzesChinesebronzes(青銅)ofthesecondandfirstmillenniaBCaresomeofthemostdistinctiveachievementsinthehistoryofart.Thesevessels(容器)weremadetocarrysacrificialofferings,touseinburialortohonornoblefamiliesinpublicceremonies.Whentheywerefoundbyemperorscenturieslater,thesespirituallysignificantobjectswereseenassignsofheavenlymessagesaboutaruleroradynastyandbecameprizeditemsinroyalcollections.Thisexhibition—thefirsttoexploretheseancientobjectsthroughoutChinesehistory—presentsarareopportunitytoexperiencealargenumberoftheseworkstogetherintheUnitedStates.UnlikeGreekandRomanbronzesculpturesofhumanandanimalforms,mostobjectsfromBronzeAgeChina(about2000-221BC)werevesselsforceremonialuse.BeginningwiththeSongdynasty(960-1279),emperorsunearthedthesesymbolicworksandbegancollectingthem,consideringthemtobeevidenceoftheirownauthorityasrulers.Inadditiontoimpressivecollections,theroyalfascinationwithbronzesledtothecreationofnumerousreproductionsandthecomprehensivecataloguingofpalaceholdings.Thesecataloguesareworksofartthemselves,featuringbeautifuldrawingsanddetaileddescriptionsofeachobject.Fromthe12thcenturyonward,scholarsandartistsalsoengagedincollectingandunderstandingancientbronzes.Unlikeemperors,scholarsregardedbronzesasmaterialevidenceoftheireffortstorecoverandreconstructthepast,andtheyoccasionallyexchangedthemastokens(象征)offriendship.TodayancientbronzesstilloccupyaprimarypositioninChineseculture—ashistoricalobjectsandassignifiersofanimportantculturalheritagethatinspiresnewgenerations,asseenintheworksofcontemporaryartistsonviewinthispresentation.MirroringChina’sPastbringstogetherapproximately180worksfromtheAnInstituteofChicago’sstrongholdingsandfromthePalaceMuseuminBeijing,theShanghaiMuseum,andimportantmuseumsandprivatecollectionsintheUnitedStates.Byprovidingviewerswithanewunderstandingofancientbronzesandtheirsignificancethroughtime,theexhibitiondemonstratesChina’sfascinatinghistoryanditsdevelopingpresent.12.InwhatwayareChinesebronzesdifferentfromGreekandRomanones?A.Theyfascinatedtheroyalfamily.B.Theytookanimalorhumanforms.C.Theyservedceremonialpurposes.D.Theywereimportantculturalheritage.13.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofcataloguesofbronzes?A.Unreal. B.Creative. C.Artistic. D.Necessary.14.Whatcanweinferabouttheexhibitionaccordingtothetext?A,hisheldinChina. B.Itisarrangedbytime.C.Itisorganizedbyscholars. D.Itincludesmodemartworks.15.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“holdings”inthelastparagraphreferto?A.Viewers. B.Collections. C.Museums. D.Artdealers.根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。HowtoMakeaChineseHotpotEatingaChinesehotpotisaverycommonexperience.Peoplegather

aroundthepot,dippingtheirfood,mixingtheirownseasonings(調(diào)味品)

andenjoyingeachother'scompany.16

.Firstly,preparealargepotofsoup.Thereisnorightorwrongwaytoprepareasoup,sofeelfreetomakeyourown.Asimplesoupcanbemadebyboilingwaterwiththeadditionofmeatbonesorfishheadsandamixtureofherbs,seasoningsandvegetables.Then,cutavarietyofmeatsandfishintothinslices.17

.Chooseanyfoodthatyouenjoy.SomecommonchoicesforaChinesehotpotincludethinpiecesofbeef,pork,lambandsoon.Meanwhile,select,washandpreparesomevegetables.18

.MushroomsofallkindsarealsocommontoChinesehotpotpreparations.19

.Athome,asinglehotpotwouldworkwellupto4—8peopledependingonthesizeofthepot.Makesureeveryoneissittinginacircleandhaseasyaccesstoeverythingonthetable.Prepareaseparatesmalldishforeachguesttomixtheirseasonings.20

!A.Finally,arrangetheseatingreasonablyB.NowcomestheturntoenjoyyourhotpotC.ItwillguaranteethattheitemswillcookquicklyandfullyD.HerearesomeeasystepstomakeaChinesehotpotathomeE.Formorevarieties,considerdumplings,ricecakesandtangyuanF.Popularchoicesinclude:cabbage,pealeavesandpotatoesG.Itusuallylastsacoupleofhoursbecauseyouarecookingandeatinginsmallparts第二部分語(yǔ)言知識(shí)運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)，滿(mǎn)分55分）第一節(jié)（共20小題；每小題2分，滿(mǎn)分40分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。Long,longago,therewasasmallvillage.Thisvillagehada21

tradition.Atthebeginningofeveryyear,anyboywhohadreachedtheageofmajority(成年)wasgivenlandandmoneytobuildahome.Theboyhadto22

hishomebeforewinter.Evenifhishomefailedtoendure(忍耐)thecoldweatherinwinter,thevillagerscouldnot23

himinanyway.One24

,PaulandMarcreachedtheirmajority.They25

theirlandandmoneyanddecidedtosearchnearbyvillagesforideasonbuildingtheirhomes.Ineachvillage,theyfoundthenicest26

andtalkedtotheowners.Eachownergladlyoffered27

.AfterMarcsawseveralhomes,he28

thebestideasandwentbacktohisownland.Paul,29

,continuedcollectingmoreideas.Soonhehadsomanygreatideasthathebeganto30

someofthem.Buthealwaysbelievedhecouldfindevenbetterideasinthenextvillage.Marcbeganbuildinghishome.Hehadseveralfalsestarts,31

hishomegraduallyrosefromhisland.Byfall,Marchadfinishedhishome.Itwasn'tperfect,butitwasstrongandhecould32

itlater.Paulenjoyedallthebeautifulhomesand33

withhomeowners.ThefirstsnowcameandPaul,realizinghewasrunningoutoftime,34

backtohisland.Hebuiltthebesthomehecouldinthetimehehad,butitwas35

.Thefirstwinterstormdestroyedhishomeandhefrozeto36

.Thevillagersmournedforhim.Marc37

thewinter.Eachyear,Marcsearchedforothergoodideashecouldusetomakehisownhomelookbetter.Hebecamealeaderinthevillage,38

afamily,andlivedahappy,contentlife.Weallbuildandimproveourownmentalhomes.It's39

andfunforustosearchforideasfromothermentalhomeowners,butweonlyimproveourownmentalhomeifweactually40

thebestideas.21.A.strangeB.hopefulC.goodD.reasonable22.A.findB.runC.completeD.buy23.A.helpB.encourageC.scoldD.persuade24.A.winterB.summerC.autumnD.spring25.A.exchangedB.received

C.recognizedD.won26.A.girlsB.jobsC.housesD.presents27.A.roomsB.drinksC.attentionD.advice28.A.expectedB.gatheredC.createdD.understood29.A.similarlyB.finallyC.howeverD.therefore30.A.forgetB.believeC.replaceD.doubt31.A.becauseB.althoughC.butD.so32.A.repairB.rebuildC.sellD.improve33.A.conversationsB.achievements

C.strugglesD.arguments34.A.droveB.rushedC.flewD.moved35.A.weakB.funnyC.smallD.amazing36.A.blindnessB.death

C.sadnessD.disease37.A.experiencedB.hatedC.survivedD.spent38.A.broughtB.earned

C.contactedD.raised39.A.slowB.easyC.dangerousD.special40.A.realizeB.bringC.collectD.apply第二節(jié)（共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿(mǎn)分15分）閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。China,whichtakesprideinfourinventionsinancienttimes,hasonceagainshownitsability41(change)theworldwithits“new”fourgreatinventions:high-speedrailways,electronicpayment,sharedbicyclesandonlineshopping.Recently,the“new”fourgreatinventions42(improve)thequalityofpeople’slives.Thankstoonlineshoppingandmobilepayment,peoplecanbuywhattheywant43(simple)withatapofthephonewithindoors.High-speedtrainshaveshortened44journeyfromBeijingtothecoastalcityTianjintohalfanhour.Asforthebikes,theythemselvesarenotnew.Itistheoperatingmodelofbike-sharing45(base)onsatellitenavigation(導(dǎo)航)system,mobilepaymentaswellasbigdata46hassurprisedtheworld.Sharedbicyclesarebringingcyclingback47people’slivesandtheyaremakingpublictransportmore48(attract).ItisincreasinglyclearthatChinaisnolonger49(copy)westernideasandisleadinginmanynewways.Agrowingnumberofforeign50(company)hopetopromotethedevelopmentintheirhomecountrybyhighlightingtheneedfortechnologicalachievementslikethatofChina.第三部分寫(xiě)作（共兩節(jié)，滿(mǎn)分35分）第一節(jié)短文改錯(cuò)（共10小題；每小題1分，滿(mǎn)分10分）假定英語(yǔ)課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文,請(qǐng)你修改你同桌寫(xiě)的以下作文。文中共有10處語(yǔ)言錯(cuò)誤,每句中最多有兩處。每處錯(cuò)誤僅涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加:在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(hào)(∧),并在其下面寫(xiě)出該加的詞。刪除:把多余的詞用斜線(xiàn)(\)劃掉。修改:在錯(cuò)的詞下畫(huà)一橫線(xiàn),并在該詞下面寫(xiě)出修改后的詞。注意:1.每處錯(cuò)誤及其修改均僅限一詞;2.只允許修改10處,多者(從第11處起)不計(jì)分。DearEditor,I’mwritingtotellyouhowwestudentsusecomputersonourdailylife.First,somestudentssurftheInternetwhiledoingtheirhomework,whatmakesthemnotconcentratetheireffortsonourstudies.Second,someusecomputerstogetbadinformationssuchasviolence.Third,computergamesdestroymanystudentsbecausetheythrowthemselvesintoavirtualworld,completeforgettingthatthey’vegottodo.Fourth,alargenumberofstudentsabsorbedinonlineshoppingandwatchingmoviesandt