Tang Dynasty poets sang for about three centuries in different tones. There were many famous poets living in the Tang period such as Li Bai, Du Fu, Bai Juyi and Li Shangyin. Quan Tangshi edited in the Qing Dynasty is a collection of about 48, 900 poems that were written by over 2, 200 poets. But it doesn't cover all the poems of the Tang Dynasty.
During the Tang Dynasty, poems were recited when lovers walked under the moonlight. Poems were also recited when soldiers fought on the battlefield. People recited them in the open air or at temple fairs.
In the Tang Dynasty scholars（学者）had to be poets. Their readers were not only people of high social position but also common people. Poets recited poems；women singers sang poems and other ranks of people, including old women and children, read Tang poems. This atmosphere affected foreigners who visited the country at that time. As a result, Tang poetry was introduced to some adjacent countries, like Japan and Vietnam.
Tang poetry is a most brilliant page in the history of ancient Chinese literature. It's a miracle（奇迹）in the cultural history of mankind. The Tang Dynasty was a powerful empire with a vast territory. It inherited（继承）Chinese civilization that went back to ancient times, and was combined with the best of other cultures and adopted the benefits of other nations in the world. Tang poetry wasn’t the only spiritual wealth created by people of the Tang Dynasty. Philosophy, handwriting, painting, music and dance all gained new peaks of development. Tang poetry, however, was the jewel in the crown and the greatest achievement in the Tang Dynasty.
1.It can be learned from Paragraph 1 that ________.
A. there were more than 48, 900 poems written in the Tang Dynasty
B. in total there were four famous poets in the Tang Dynasty
C. only people of the Tang Dynasty created poems
D. in the Tang Dynasty most common people were poets
2.The underlined word "adjacent" in Paragraph 3 probably means ________.
A. neighboring B. strong
C. poor D. western
3.What does the author really want to tell us in Paragraph 3?
A. In the Tang Dynasty all poets were scholars.
B. In the Tang Dynasty poems were quite popular.
C. Many foreigners came to the east during the Tang Dynasty.
D. In the Tang Dynasty many poems were sung by women singers.
4.What can we know from Paragraph 4？
A. The reasons for the poets to create poems in the Tang Dynasty.
B. Tang poetry, the greatest spiritual wealth in ancient China.
C. The significance and influence of Tang poetry.
D. The editors of Tang poetry in the Qing Dynasty.
I started serving the homeless when I was eight years old. I didn’t know these people would make such a big difference in my _______ .
Twice a month I go to the shelter and help get things ready for _______ . When the gate is opened, people come in _______ to get drinks. They take their seats while breakfast is _______ , and then we begin to _______ . We each take two plates and carry them _______ the line as the plates are _______ . Each person receives kinds of foods. I walk to the tables and _______ the plates before them. After I′ve served them, I ask if they need _______else and bring them whatever they ask for.
When I first started serving, I was a little ____________ . At first I stayed close to my mom most of the time, but after I got to know these strangers, I ____________ that they were friendly people. And the ____________ of them was often nicer than the outside. I realized that there was no ____________ to be frightened. After serving for a few months, I started to ____________ seeing the same people each week.
All of these people make my day much ____________ . The past two years has had a great ____________ on my life. I do this ____________ it is the right thing to do. When I serve people，I want them to know that someone ____________ them and that they matter. Serving makes me ____________ , but even more importantly，it teaches me to love and ____________ others and helps make the world a better place.
1.A.study B.work C.family D.life
2.A.breakfast B.brunch C.lunch D.dinner
3.A.secretly B.quickly C.slowly D.carefully
4.A.ordered B.appreciated C.prepared D.tasted
5.A.swallow B.serve C.observe D.whisper
6.A.before B.beyond C.above D.along
7.A.emptied B.washed C.filled D.dried
8.A.seize B.set C.fix D.show
9.A.nothing B.everything C.something D.anything
10.A.astonished B.humble C.scared D.desperate
11.A.realized B.admitted C.claimed D.demanded
12.A.past B.inside C.surface D.future
13.A.way B.doubt C.reason D.wonder
14.A.get tired of B.take charge of C.get down to D.look forward to
15.A.better B.further C.busier D.easier
16.A.success B.influence C.profit D.reward
17.A.because B.if C.once D.though
18.A.relies on B.goes after C.cares about D.looks for
19.A.upset B.elegant C.honest D.cheerful
20.A.respect B.forgive C.inspire D.attract
单句语法填空
1.Lions as well as tigers, belonging to meat-eating animals feed ______ meats.
2.The policeman stopped the stranger and asked him why he hung ______ at night.
3.After completing my training, I was sent to the village that was small and ______ (desperate) in need of English teachers.
4.He gave the children some chocolate ______ (reward) them for behaving well.
5.He’s not used to ______ (make) speeches in public; it’s so embarrassing.
6.Some people are able to adjust their voices according to the size of the room in ______ they speak.
7.Tom was playing computer games ______ his mother switched off the power.
8.Jim has retired, but he still remembers the happy time ______ (spend) with his students.
9.He seemed to hear someone ______ (whisper) in his ear "You can let her do as she likes'.
10.This skirt gets dirty; it needs ______ (wash).
假定你是学校英语社成员李华，为了迎接 100 周年校庆，英语社要制作一本英文宣传手册。外教 Mr. Smith 主动提出帮忙。请你写封邮件给他，要点如下：
1. 表示感谢；
2. 提出你的需求。
注意：1. 词数 100 左右；2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
参考词汇：英语社 English Club 宣传手册 brochure
Dear Mr. Smith,
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有 10 处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
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。
注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2. 只允许修改 10 处，多者（从第 11 处起）不计分。
I used to pay little attention to the important of breakfast. I often studied late into the night and choose to skip breakfast. By this way I could have a few extra minutes in bed. Felt hungry in class, I found it difficult to concentrate on my lessons. What’s worse, I was even failed in one of the most important exam. Now, I have realized that breakfast, that can provide 30 percent of the whole day’s energy, plays essential role. Therefore, it is necessary for we students to start our day with a regularly breakfast.
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
If you always hate certain vegetables, you may be more than a picky eater. Instead, you might be a “super-taster”, a person 1. bitter genes (苦味基因). Those people who have the “bitter genes” are 2.6 times more likely to eat 2. (few) vegetables than others, according to a new study 3. (present) at the annual meeting of the American Heart Association.
“We don’t get the taste of food equally,” said professor Duffy, an expert in the study of food taste. “It could explain some of the differences in our food 4. (prefer).”
About half of us can taste bitter and sweet, so we are not especially sensitive to bitter food. Another 25% are called “non-tasters”, to 5. bitter food might actually be a bit sweeter. The rest of us are 6. (extreme) sensitive to the bitterness that some 7.(plant) develop to keep animals from eating them.
Food scientists are trying to develop ways 8. (reduce) the bitterness in veggies, in the hope that we can keep super-tasters from rejecting vegetables. In fact, some vegetables we grow today 9. (be) much sweeter than before.
We might also try to use various cooking methods, either by adding some fat, sweetness, strong flavors like garlic 10.roasting them, to improve the taste of the vegetables.
