语言知识学习篇
PART 1 Listening and Speaking & Listening and Talking
I. 根据下列各句句意以及所给单词的首字母或汉语提示词，写出该单词的正确形式（每空一词）。
1. The golden age of Greek ________ (哲学) took place in Athens in the 5th century BCE.
2. I________ members of the museum contributed greatly to the show's success.
3. Eating a(n) ________ (点心) between breakfast and lunch is very traditional in German schools.
4. He was so e________ to know about the historical event that he looked up a lot of information about it.
II. 选用方框内合适的内容完成下面对话（每项限用一次）。
A. It was so much fun! B. It was a little disappointing. C. I was surprised to see that there were so many tourists.
Lucy: Where did you go on holiday
Andrew: I went to Beijing with my parents.
Lucy: How was it
Andrew: 1. ________ Beijing is a great city with many historical landmarks.
Lucy: I have been to Beijing once, but I only had time to visit few tourist attractions. 2. ________
Andrew: Did you visit the Summer Palace
Lucy: Yes. 3. ________
Andrew: You know, the cultural and historical relics in the Summer Palace are attractive to all tourists.
PART 2 Reading and Thinking
I. 为下列句子中的画线单词选择合适的英文释义。
1. This powerful kingdom ruled what is now northern Peru for almost 500 years.
2. From ancient times the town has had different traditions from its nearby towns.
3. It was one of the bloodiest battles in history.
4. He travels the world in search of evidence of ancient cultures.
5. The Victorians were great inventors and their achievements in technology and science were great.
6. The true location of ancient Troy had for centuries remained a subject of great interest.
a. not far away
b. the position of something
c. a fight between armed forces
d. a country ruled by a king or queen
e. facts or signs that show clearly that something exists or is true
f. something important that you succeed in doing by your own efforts
1. _____ 2. _____ 3. _____ 4. _____ 5. _____ 6. _____
II. 根据汉语意思补全下列句子（每空一词）。
1. 他想要摆脱这些古老传统的束缚。
He wanted to ________ ________ ________ these old traditions.
2. 我们家拥有这个古老的乐器已有很长时间了。
This old musical instrument has ________ ________ our family for a long time.
3. 长城是作为军事防御系统而建造的。
The Great Wall was built as a(n) ________ ________ system.
4. 我在留心关于中国历史的讲座。
I'm ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ lectures on Chinese history.
III. 根据括号内的提示将下列句子翻译成英语。
1. 这个展览馆不仅在英国而且在全世界都很有名。 (as well as)
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2. 在过去，这个岛和大陆之间有一座桥连接。 (be joined to)
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3. 这所旧房子被高树环绕着。 (surround)
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PART 3 Discovering Useful Structures, Reading for Writing, Assessing Your Progress & Video Time
I. 选用方框内合适的单词并用其正确形式填空（每个单词限用一次）。
charge, announce, approach, generous, poet, custom, crowd
1. The hospital was built with the help of a(n) ________ businessman 100 years ago.
2. As the New Year gets closer, the shops get more and more ________.
3. The town headman ________ that they would break with this old tradition.
4. The ________ of naming women after flowers is becoming less common.
5. In such an old town I can't find a place to ________ the battery.
6. These river banks have inspired ________ for many centuries.
7. If you look out of the window on the left of the bus, you'll see that we're now ________ the Tower of London.
II. 根据括号内的提示将下列句子翻译成英语。
1. 新的课程被开设以确保每个孩子都有机会学习我们的传统文化。 (ensure)
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2. 这个被连绵不断的青山包围的村庄给游客留下了深刻的印象。 (roll)
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3. 用蛋糕来迎接新成员是传统。 (greet)
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4. 一个大的电视荧光屏被放在城堡外，展示着它的历史。 (position)
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III. 用括号内动词的正确形式完成下列短文。
A
Ancient Rome began as a small village, possibly 1. ________ (build) in the 8th century BCE, which then grew to become one of the most powerful civilizations in history.
The Romans developed their own system of writing numbers 2. ________ (call) Roman numerals. We still use Roman numerals today on clock faces.
The Romans were also excellent engineers and architects who built impressive stadiums, temples and statues. They also built many hard surfaced roads to other countries and developed 3. ________ (advance) heating systems.
B
When we talk about ancient Greece, 1. ________ (know) as “the birthplace of Western civilization”, we usually mean the years between 800 BCE and 146 BCE when there was a lot of cultural, social and scientific progress.
Ancient Greek literature and poetry are still popular today. You can find Greek myths ( 神话) 2. ________ (study) by school children worldwide. The Olympic Games, 3. ________ (hold) in Greece in 776 BCE for the first time, still take place every four years.
答案
PART 1
I. 1. philosophy
2. Individual
3. snack
4. eager
II. 1-3 ABC
PART 2
I. 1-6 dacefb
II. 1. break away from
2. belonged to
3. military defence
4. keeping my eyes open for
III.
1. The gallery is famous around the world as well as in the United Kingdom.
2. The island was joined to the mainland by a bridge in the past.
3. The old house is surrounded by tall trees.
PART 3
I. 1. generous
2. crowded
3. announced
4. custom
5. charge
6. poets
7. approaching
II.
1. New courses were offered to ensure that every child would have a chance to learn about our traditional culture.
2. The village surrounded by rolling green hills impressed tourists deeply.
3. It's a tradition to greet new members with a cake.
4. A big television screen is positioned outside the castle, showing its history.
III.
A 1. built
2. called
3. advanced
B 1. known
2. studied
3. held语言知识应用篇
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。
Almost every country in the world 1. ________ (have) its own national dance, passed down through generations, 2. ________ (show) its unique culture. Most countries even have a variety of different traditional dances 3. ________ show the little differences of the various regions of the country.
The traditions of dancing in Egypt date all 4. ________ way back to ancient times. Many wall paintings have been found describing various types of dances 5. ________ (carry) out in ancient Egypt.
In all the wall paintings, women and men are not shown dancing together. Women are 6. ________ (usual) shown dancing either alone, in pairs or in a group and they seem to be wearing a specific kind of dress for dancing.
According to an article published on Ancient History Encyclopedia, “Music and dance 7. ________ (value) greatly in ancient Egyptian culture, and they were
8. ________ (important) than was generally thought.”
As such, 9. ________ is no wonder that around 11 different types of dances have been recorded in ancient times, 10. ________ (include) those of a storytelling nature as well as for entertainment (娱乐) purposes.
答案
1. has
2. showing
3. that / which
4. the
5. carried
6. usually
7. were valued
8. more important
9. it
10. including
