Perhaps the most wonderful building put up in the 19th century was the Crystal Palace（水晶宫）which was built in Hyde Park for the Great Exhibition of 1851. The Crystal Palace was different from all the other buildings in the world, for it was made of iron and glass. It was one of the biggest buildings of all the time and a lot of people from many countries came to see it. Plenty of goods were sent to the exhibition from all parts of the world. There was also a great deal of machinery on show. Though in those days, traveling was not as easy as it is today, steamboats carried thousands of visitors across the Channel from Europe. On arriving in England, they were taken to the Crystal Palace by train. There were six million visitors in all, and the money from the exhibition was used to build museums and colleges. Later, the Crystal Palace was moved to the South London. It remained one of the most famous buildings in the world until it was burnt down in 1936.
1.The Crystal Palace was built up_________.
A. in the 1950s B. in the 1990s C. shortly before 1851 D. after 1851
2.People from many countries came to the Crystal Palace mainly to______.
A. buy goods B. visit an exhibition
C. travel D. enjoy the Crystal Palace itself
3.What happened to the Crystal Palace in 1936?
A. It caught a terrible fire. B. It disappeared suddenly.
C. It was moved away to the south of London D. It was rebuilt.
4.The Crystal Palace was famous to all because__________.
A. it was the biggest building in the world then
B. it was made of iron and glass
C. so many visitors had been there
D. it was burnt down at last
Thomas Alva Edison （爱迪生）was awarded more patents（专利） on inventions than any other American. When he died in 1931，Americans wondered how they could best show their respect for him .One suggestion was that the nation observe a minute or two of total blackout . All electric power would be shut off in homes，streets，and factories. Perhaps this suggested plan made Americans realize fully what Edison and his inventions mean to them. Electric power was too important to the country. Shutting it off for even a short time would have led to complete confusion. A blackout was out of the question.
On the day of Edison’s funeral（葬礼），many people silently dimmed their lights. In this way they honored the man who had done more than anyone else to put the great force of electricity at his countrymen’s finger tips.
1.This selection says that Thomas Edison________.
A. was the only important American inventor
B. received the first American patent
C. received more patents than any other American
D. was the first American inventor
2.People decided to honor Edison when______.
A. he made the first electric light
B. electric power was 100 years
C. the country realized electricity’s importance
D. he died in 1931
3.The suggested plan was to________.
A. turn off the lights in factories and schools
B. observe a few minutes of total silence
C. dim all electric lights
D. shut of all electricity for a short time
4.Americans fully realized what Edison’s inventions meant when they________.
A. heard of his death
B. heard of the plan to honor him
C. first used electric power
D. tried to carry out the plan
假设你是李华，你的英国朋友Pater在做一个课题：世界各地生日庆祝方式。他请你介绍中国学生过生日的方式，写作要点：
●庆祝生日的意义：
●通常方式（如聚会，礼物和祝福）；
●我认为更有意义的庆祝方式和理由。
注意：（1）词数100字左右；
（2）符合语言规范；
（3）开头和结尾已给出，（不计入总词数）
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。作文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误涉仅及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在此符号下面写出该加的词。
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。
Dear American guests,
On behalf of our school, I would like to express our warmly welcome to you. We are lucky to have us here in the middle of our English Week activities.
As being planned, we had English Talent Show today. The purpose of this programme is develop our interest in English learning and practical abilities in listening and spoken. The programme consists in the following activities: recitation, singing, word spelling, storytelling and so on. The Show will begin at two o’clock this afternoon at the Student Center. Dear guests, you are welcomed to take part in our activities. I hope we student will benefit greatly from your presence.
I sincerely hope you a pleasant time with us. Thank you.
1.Mongolian wolves are e__________（使……处于险境；危及） nowadays.
2.Inside the theater, they were giving a p__________（表演） of Bizet’s Carmen.
3.I asked him to be more s__________（具体的）.
4.The night was dark, and the stars were h__________（隐藏） behind cloud.
5.Last year they sold twice as many computers as their c__________（竞争者）.
6.Disney’s Beauty And The Beast has won many positive r__________（评论）.
7.He s__________（发现） a man with a shotgun taking aim.
8.This restaurant offers simple but t__________（美味可口的） meals.
9.This product comes with a 5-year g__________（保证；保修）.
10.He p__________（购买） a ticked and went up on the top deck.
The “One Belt One Road” strategy proposed by President Xi Jinping has drawn public attention to Silk Road. Silk Road refers to the old overland trade route1.was formed in the Western Han Dynasty. This route stretched 4, 350 miles from Chang’an to western China, central Asia, and even to Europe,2.（enable）these to have better communications in diplomacy, business and culture.
China was the first country3.（produce）silk fabric. This skill reached a 4.（fair）advanced level in the Zhou Dynasty. As a major export to Europe, “silk”5.(use) to name this great route by a German geographer, Ferdinand von Richthofen. China’s silk was introduced into western6.（country）through this old trade route. People were not familiar with this product at the beginning, and made many guesses at how7.was produced. According to the record, the idea that silk was picked from trees was widely accepted by folks in Europe.
Clothes made of this fabric were always best sellers, and were considered a social status symbol. Even the gorgeous Egyptian queen, Cleopatra, was also a big fan of the silk. This fascination led to an 8.（increase）demand9.this product, and promoted the10.(develop)of this trading route.
