SectionⅠ WarmingUp&Reading (Ⅰ) —Reading 姓名：________ 测试时间：45分钟 本卷总分：50分 自评或老师评分：________ 基础训练 Ⅰ.Fastreading 1．Thetopicofthepassageis________. A．thehistoryoftheAmberRoom B．howtheAmberRoomwasmade C．whytheAmberRoomwasmade D．wheretheAmberRoomisnow 2．HowmanycountriesareconcernedwiththeAmberRoomaccordingtothepassage? A．One. B．Two. C．Three.D．Four. 3．TheauthorintroducetheAmberRoomtousintheorderof________. A．spaceB．time C．importanceD．logic 4．Ofthefollowingsentenceswhichistheauthor'srightopinion? A．TheAmberRoomcausedawarbetweenPrussiaandRussia. B．TheAmberRoomwillnotbefoundinthefuture. C．ThenewAmberRoomcanreplacetheAmberRoom. D．ItisapitythattheAmberRoomdisappeared. 5．TheKingofPrussiawhogavetheAmberRoomasagifttoRussiawas________. A．FrederickⅠ B．FrederickWilliamⅠ C．PetertheGreatD．CatherineⅡ 答案： 1．A 2.B 3.B 4.D 5.B Ⅱ.Carefulreading Workinpairsandfillintheblanksbelowaccordingtothetext. When Who What hadtheAmberRoom1.______， FrederickⅠ whichwasdesignedforthe2.________ofhim. gaveittoPetertheGreatasa3._____Frederick ___.TheAmberRoombecamepartIn1716 oftheCzar's4.________inStPetersWilliamⅠ burg. Peterthe sentFrederickWilliamⅠa5._____ Great ___ofhisbestsoldiers. hadtheAmberRoommovedtoapal aceoutsideStPetersburgwheresheCatherineⅡ spenther6.________. Beforethe wereabletoremovesome7.______Nazis' theRussians andsmall8.______fromtheAmberarrival Room. someof secretly9.________theroomitself theNazis . theRussians havebuiltanewAmberRoomat10.Recently andGermans ________bystudyingoldphotosoftheformerone. 答案： 1．made 2.palace 3.gift 4.winterpalace 5．troop 6.summers 7.furniture 8.artobjects 9．stole 10.thesummerpalace Ⅲ.Summary Summarizethegeneralideaofthetextinabout30words. ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ 答案： ThetexttellsthehistoryoftheAmberRoommadeoftonsofamber, howitwasmade, whyitcametoRussiaandbecameoneofthewondersintheworldandhowitgotlost. 语篇提能 Ⅰ.完形填空 Chinahasoneoftheworld'soldestcontinuinghistory.ButChina'sopeninguptotheWestoverthelastfewcenturieswasaccompaniedbythe__1__ofmanyofitsancient__2__.Oneexampleisavasewithouta__3__. AfarmerinHunanProvincefoundthevaseinthe1920s, __4__thefarmerdidn'thaveenough__5__toknowwhatitwas.Themost__6__personinthisvillagewasthedirectorofthevillageschool, butatthesametimeanantique (古董) __7__alsoheardaboutitandcametohishouse.Thedealersaidthathewouldgivethefarmer400silvercoinsforit.Butthefarmerwantedtogetsomeonetolookatitfirstandthen__8__hissonwiththelidtotheschooldirector'shousetocheckifitwasa(n) __9__treasure (珍品).Whentheschooldirector__10__ithesaidthatitwasanationaltreasure, sovaluableand__11__.Hewantedtobuyitfor800silvercoins. Thekidgotvery__12__andranbackhome, __13__alltheway.Thedealerheardthekidshoutingandthentookthevaseand__14__.Thetwopartsofthevasehavebeen__15__eversince.Thebodypartofthevasewascarried__16__outofChina.AsfarasIcanremember, inthe1920stheRockefellerGroupboughtit__17__morethan200,000silvercoins.Thelid__18__inChina, butawarlord (军阀) tookitawayfromthe__19__.Later, someonegaveittothegovernment.Butthevasewentonauction (拍卖) in1999or2000andsoldfor9.25milliondollars, thehighest__20__receivedatauctionforChinesebronzewareoverseas.Butwedon'tknowwhohasitnow. 1．A.recoveryB.exhibition C.tradeD.disappearance 2．A.skillsB.treasures C.goodsD.tools 3．A.lidB.hand C.colorD.decoration 4．A.orB.and C.butD.though 5．A.educationB.money C.courageD.power 6．A.devotedB.determined C.concernedD.learned 7．A.dealerB.examiner C.governorD.worker 8．A.gotB.sent C.broughtD.made 9．A.cheapB.expensive C.valuableD.small 10．A.weighedB.held

C.usedD.saw 11．A.rareB.heavy

C.beautifulD.strange 12．A.puzzledB.excited

C.tiredD.frightened 13．A.singingB.jumping

C.shoutingD.crying 14．A.diedB.begged

C.sufferedD.escaped 15．A.separatedB.destroyed

C.markedD.hidden 16．A.totallyB.secretly

C.entirelyD.finally 17．A.withB.of

C.forD.at

18．A.stayedB.settled

C.livedD.buried 19．A.buyerB.producer

C.farmerD.director 20．A.honorB.reward

C.fameD.price 答案：

本文主要介绍了一个罕见的中国古代花瓶的瓶身怎样与它的盖子分离并流失到国外的。 1．解析：根据下文的故事可知，这里指随着中国在过去几个世纪对西方的开放，很多古代的珍品流失了。

答案：D

2．解析：根据下文提到的那个花瓶的价值可知，这里指流失的都是一些珍品。 答案：B

3．解析：根据下文内容可知，这个花瓶流失的时候，没有盖子。 答案：A

4．解析：根据空处前后分句的逻辑关系可知，此处表示转折，故选C项。 答案：C

5．解析：根据语境可知，这个农民没有太多的文化，不知道这个花瓶是什么。 答案：A

6．解析：结合语境可知，此处指在这个村子里，最有学问的人是村里学校的校长。learned“有学问的，博学的”。

答案：D 7．解析：结合下文中的“The dealer said that he would give the farmer 400 silver coins for it”可知，一个古董商也听说了花瓶并来到这个农民的家里。

答案：A

8．解析：根据空前的“But the farmer wanted to get someone to look at it first”可知，这个农民想让人先看看这个花瓶，所以派儿子带着盖子去校长家了。

答案：B

9．解析：根据语境可知，这个农民派儿子去校长家的目的就是核实这个花瓶是否是一件珍品。

答案：C

10．解析：根据语境可知，这里指当校长看到这个盖子时，就认为这是一件国宝。 答案：D