If we want to find out what kind of technology people used in the past, we normally have to rely on archaeologists to find ruined buildings and parts of tools or instruments or machines. Archaeologists then try to reconstruct, sometimes with the help of computer technology, what these ancient buildings and objects must have looked like, and how they might have been made. Sometimes historians are lucky and find an ancient document with a written description of these ancient buildings and objects.
We can understand, then, why Chinese historians were so excited when they found cave paintings which show ancient science. They found these paintings in the world-renowned Mogao Grottoes of Dunhuang City, in Northwest China's Gansu Province. There are 500 man-made caves and they have survived for at least 1,600 years. Almost all of these caves have paintings on their ceilings or walls and they date from the 4th to 14th centuries. Wang Jinyu is an expert on these cave paintings (also called frescoes) and he says: “We discovered frescoes containing scientific and technological content in almost all of the caves which have frescoes.” What is remarkable about these cave paintings according to the Xinhua News Agency is that they provide evidence of "scientific and technological inventions by ancient Chinese in maths, physics, chemistry, astronomy, geography, agronomy, architecture, textiles, traffic and transportation, arms and military equipment and medical sciences".
Among the discoveries experts have made are cave paintings showing ancient techniques of pottery making and wine production and paintings showing ancient weaving machines and then toothbrushes! The paintings also give some evidence of the lifestyle at the time with, for example, pictures of people boiling milk over 1,000 years ago. Experts believe that there is more evidence to be found, but even now the caves are a wonderful natural museum. If the walls and ceilings of the caves were all put together they would form a tapestry 20 kilometers long and 2 meters high!
It won't be possible to travel back in time-that only happens in films-but visiting these caves would be the nearest experience you could get to travelling back in time.
1.Why were Chinese historians excited when they found cave paintings showing ancient science?
A. Because they had rarely seen cave paintings.
B. Because they could make the place a tourist attraction.
C. Because they could learn about ancient science through them.
D. Because they would be given lots of money for the discovery.
2.The Mogao Grottoes of Dunhuang City______.
A. have 500 man-made caves
B. have been there for at most 1,600 years
C. help us to know little about ancient science
D. have paintings on their ceilings in every cave
3.Experts had discovered cave paintings showing the ancient techniques of ______.
A. pottery making and wine production
B. weaving machines and toothbrushes
C. boiling milk over 1,000 years ago
D. architecture and weaving
4.The article is more likely to be selected from the magazine ______.
A. Modern Countries B. Business World
C. Network World D. Popular Science
It is obvious that all of our childhood memories are not accidental. When you are a child, every scent, every sound, every move, every toy, the first day of school, the first kiss, the first step. . . Everything together makes what is the personality of a man. All these are pieces of one whole entity.
I was about 6 years old. My mom's best friend left to another town and asked my mom to stay at her place with me for two days in order to look after her two sons. One was a little older than I was. and the second boy appeared to be super grown-up, for he was already fourteen. I always enjoyed staying at their place.
I remember the second day we were supposed to have the come-back party for my mom's friend at her place. I woke up. Mom went to work and reminded me to be nice and clean by the time she came back. I stayed with Tony, the older of the boys and suddenly somebody called him and though he was not permitted to leave me alone-he left. He said it would not be long. But it took him forever. I realized that I was alone. I could not come out of the house, so I opened the window. I was so desperate. So lonely. So betrayed. At that moment I pulled the curtain so strongly that I fell on the floor. And there I was standing-one little criminal-desperate to escape and knowing that I would be punished for destroying the curtain that was not even ours.
But then something changed. I stopped weeping. I looked around and realized that I was in a safe place, and that mom would come back and kiss me no matter what I had done.
This was a moment of pure happiness, not the happiness of getting a new toy or a dog, or going to the party of your best friend. It was the moment of clarity for me-the first time in my life when I realized that I was happy to have my mom and that I was safe. My eyes saw the world in different shades that moment. And by the way-I was not punished for the curtain. I fell asleep on my mom's knees.
1.What is the best title for this passage?
A. An Unforgettable Party
B. A Childhood Memory
C. A Happy Day in My Mom's Best Friend's Home
D. The Rules You Should Follow
2.What best describes the author's feelings toward childhood memories?
A. Childhood memories are easy to forget.
B. They make what is the personality of a man.
C. Good memories are always much easier for us to remember.
D. Childhood memories are always strange and incomprehensible.
3.What happened to the author when he was 6 years old?
A. His family moved to another apartment.
B. He always fought with mom's friend's children for toys.
C. He was punished by his mom for destroying her friend's curtain.
D. He was locked inside a house and failed to get out by the window.
4.In the last paragraph, the word " It " refers to______.
A. the moment he received a present from his mom
B. the time he spent in mom's friend's home
C. the moment he realized his mom's love
D. the time he destroyed the curtain
The School has become aware that many students are being prevented from doing their work because of other students playing games and watching movies. We're sorry it's come to this，but we don't have enough resources to support everything，and our educational mission comes first.
●NO RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES，SUCH AS GAMES AND MOVIES，ARE ALLOWED IN ANY OF THE LABS 8：30 AM TO 4：30 PM WEEKDAYS.
Work on course-related game development is excepted. Note that it is usually very obvious whether game activity is recreational.
●MULTIPLE LOGINS AT THE SAME TIME ON THE SAME USER ACCOUNT ARE FORBIDDEN.
If you have a course-related need for an exception to this rule，please contact the tech staff （supportatsignscs. carleton. ca）.
For our general policy on lab usage，please see scs. carleton. ca/ labpolicy. Note that it includes：
●NO FOOD（except dry snacks and bottled drinks）
●NO PROPPING DOORS OPEN
1.Why does the writer write this announcement?
A. To emphasize the must-be-obeyed rules in the lab.
B. To ask the students to pay for what they've done.
C. To remind students to bring something.
D. To criticize bad-behaving students.
2.According to the announcement, what is the most important thing for students to do in class?
A. Playing computer games. B. Watching movies.
C. Completing the learning tasks. D. Finishing all assignments before class.
3.According to the announcement, students have to contact the tech staff when______.
A. they want to log in the website
B. they need to repair their computers
C. they forget their password to enter the account
D. they want to share one user account at the same time
4.Which food could NOT be brought into the lab?
A. Biscuits. B. An apple.
C. A bottle of water. D. Bread.
下面这幅漫画展现了当今人们在学雷锋活动时的争议．请根据你对这幅漫画的理解用英语写一篇150词左右的文章．你的文章应包含以下内容：
1． 简要描述漫画内容；
2． 结合实际，谈谈你的感想；
3． 举例说明你能在学雷锋活动中做些什么．
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
单句语法填空
1.Do you like the idea of Jack______（live） with us？
2.When you look back in the future， you will find a sense of satisfaction______（know） that you did your part to help solve the problem of climate change．
3.China's high-speed railways______（grow） from 9，000to 25，000kilometers in the past few years．
4.In the lecture______（follow）， the professor will tell us something about modern English usage．
5.Jack______（work）in the lab when the power cut occurred．
6.Please buy some paper______（measure） 8by 10inches．
7.Newly built wooden houses line the street，______ （turn） the old town into a dreamland．
8.Every day he watches bikes______（repair）．
9.The shop______（close） down； everything in it is on sale．
10.During the Mid-Autumn Festival， family members often gather together______（share） a meal， admire the moon and enjoy moon cakes．
任务型阅读
Teenagers who spend quality time with their parents are more likely to want to further their studies， according to research from the University of Warwick． Researchers found that adolescents who take part in cultural activities with their mother and father were more likely to aspire（渴望） to continue their studies post-16than those who didn't． This is compared to even those who attended homework clubs or participated in extra-curricular activities．
Dr Hartas led the research． She said： "Filial（子女的） dynamics such as emotional closeness to parents and cultural capital were better predictors than more school-driven parent-child interactions．" Factors relating to family emotional closeness， bullying， friendships， homework， extra-curricular activities and perception of parental interest in the child's education were examined． The researchers measured responses to questions about a variety of topics such as visiting art galleries， discussing books at home， the number of evenings spent doing homework， relationship with siblings and quarrelling with parents．
Dr Hartas and her team found that the willingness to solve problems was a strong predictor of educational aspiration． Adolescents who indicated they were less confident at handling problems were 30% less likely to rate gaining GCSEs important． In addition those who expressed a lower level of general well-being were 18% more likely to choose not to go to university． Closeness to parents was an indicator of attitude towards GCSEs； those who did not feel emotionally close to their parents were two times higher to consider GCSEs unimportant． However， emotional closeness to parents was not found to be significant in predicting a desire to attend university．
What the researchers termed ‘cultural capital' or participating in cultural activities also appeared to affect the desire to study further． Those who weren't exposed to cultural activity were 14% and 20% respectively less likely to consider university or GCSEs as important． Those who did go to museums， galleries， concerts etc． were found to be 23% less likely to consider training or employment post-16．
Implications of the research
Dr Hartas said that these findings had significant implications for family and educational policy， especially with regard to "raising aspirations and reducing early school leaving．" They also raised the issue of reconsidering the role of the home environment as a web of emotionally and intellectually charged relationships between parents and children rather than an extension of the school day．
（1）1.
（2）2.
（3）3.
（4）4.
（5）5.
（6）6.
（7）7.
（8）8.
（9）9.
（10）10.
