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第四部分：书面表达（共两节，满分35分）

第一节 阅读表达（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

阅读下面短文，并根据要求完成文章后的题目。

The Tang dynasty was probably the period when the Silk Road was at its busiest. One important centre on the road was the city of Chang’an, where present –day Xi’an now stands. Chang’an was the capital city of this dynasty and by about 750 AD  it had become a strong and successful capital of around two million people. Because of the chances for trade, a number of foreigners from bordering China lived in the city.

The market at that time in Chang’ an were perhaps the most exciting markets anywhere in the word. They sold goods from India, Africa, Japan, Korea, Turkey, Iran and other Arab countries and many items in the markets world would have been completely to some of the buyers. Interesting animals was sold together with exotic plants and strange medicines. Dried animals, dried foods and dried plants were laid out for sale next to rare seeds and spices. But besides the hop to trade, which drew people together, China was still largely a mysterious country to the outside world, and certainly the secret of the silk making was still unknown.

The route to the west followed different paths but the traders would have traveled from places to places, always looking for routes both to water and protection. However, the Ming Dynasty had its policy of isolation, together with the growth of Islam, reduced the traffic along this ancient route. Instead, _________________________________ become more popular and in the 15th century there were many Chinese ships trading silk and other goods along the coast of India, Arabia and Africa.

76．What’s the best title of the passage?( Please answer within 10 words.)

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77．Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one?

To a great extent China was little known or understood by the outside world.

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78．Please fill in the blank in the last paragraph with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence.(Please answer within 10 words)

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79．Do you think the Silk Road is important in history? Why? (Please answer within 30 words.)

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80．Translate the underlined sentence in the first paragraph into Chinese.

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If a Canadian who is on a 7-day trip to New York buys $ 800 CAN worth of goods, how much should he pay tax on when returning home?

       A．$ 800 CAN.       B．$750 CAN.         C．$ 400 CAN.        D．$ 50 CAN.

For an American citizen on a 2-day tour of Canada, how much tax does he have to pay on $ 1, 600 US worth of purchases when returning to the US?

       A．$ 24 US.          B．$ 48 US.          C．$52 US.            D．$ 200 US.

What documentation should a couple with a 7-year-old child carry when they drive a car from Canada to America?

       A．A BC driver’s license, an Air NEXUS card, and a birth certificate．

       B．An Air NEXUS card, a U．S．Coast Guard Merchant Marine Document, and a birth certificate．

       C．Two valid passport cards and a certified copy of a birth certificate．

       D．A NEXUS card, a U．S．Coast Guard Merchant Marine Document．,and a certified copy of a birth certificate．

1.If a Canadian who is on a 7-day trip to New York buys $ 800 CAN worth of goods,how much should he pay tax on when returning home?

A. $ 800 CAN       B. $750 CAN     C.$ 400 CAN     D. $ 50 CAN

2.For an American citizen on a 2-day tour of Canada,how much tax does he have to pay on $ 1.600 US worth of purchases when returning to the US?

A. $ 24 US          B. $ 48 US       C. $52 US       D. $ 200 US

3.What documentation should a couple with a 7-year-old child carry when they drive a car from Canada to America?

A. A BC driver’s license, an Air NEXUS card, and a birth certificate.

B. An Air NEXUS card, a U.S. Coast Guard Merchant Marine Document, and a birth certificate.

C.Two vaild passport crads and a certified copy of a birth certificate.

D. A NEXUS card, a U.S. Coast Guard Merchant Marine Document.,and a certified copy of a birth certificate.

Did you ever wonder how some of your favorite foods, products or toys came about? Believe it or not, they may have been an accident, or a failure of some other intention. Below, we found three mistakes we’re thankful for turned out to be what they are.

1. Most historians hold that the Chinese invented fireworks in the 9th century when they

discovered how to make gunpowder. Story has it that a Chinese cook accidentally mixed together what were then considered common kitchen items and noticed they burnt. When put tightly in a bamboo tube and lit, it blew up.

2. In May of 1886, a law led John Pemberton, a pharmacist（药剂师）, to rewrite the formula(配方) for "Pemberton’s French Wine Coca,” his popular headache treatment. Containing sugar instead of wine as a sweetener, the outcome became something for Coke, which was later mixed with carbonated water. His bookkeeper suggested the name Coca-Cola because he thought the two C’s would look good together, which is how what we call Coca-Cola, a world –wide drink came into being.

3. During World War II, scientists at the University of Birmingham invented the magnetron—an important heat-producing part of the microwave oven(微波炉). While working for Raytheon Corporation after the war, the American engineer Percy Spencer was testing the magnetron when a chocolate bar in his pocket melted. He went on to test other foods including popcorn kernels, and found it to be a much more efficient way to cook. In 1947 Raytheon came out with the first restaurant microwave oven, which was six feet tall and weighed 750 lbs.   

The right time order of the three inventions, according to the passage, should be_________.

A. fireworks, the microwave and Coca-Cola

B. fireworks ,Coca-Cola and the microwave

C. Coca-Cola , fireworks and the microwave

D. the microwave, Coca-Cola and fireworks

Percy Spencer found the microwave efficient in cooking when he was _______.

A. looking for a way to melt his chocolate

B. trying to know how a magnetron could cook

C. working to know how the magnetron works

D. asked to invent a restaurant microwave oven

What can we learn from the above invention stories? 

A. Experiments make great inventors of our time.     

B. Nothing is impossible if one tries each day.

C. Inventors come out of hard work at any time.

D. A small incident may lead to a great invention.

What’s the best title for the passage?

A. What great inventions they are!               B. Inventions from Three Countries.

C. Stories of Accidental Inventions.          D. The Human Inventions of time.

Ireland has had a very difficult history. The problems started in the 16^th century when English rulers tried to conquer Ireland. For hundreds of years, the Irish people fought against the English. Finally in 1921, the British government was forced to give independence to the south of Ireland. The result is that today there are two “Irelands”. Northern Ireland, in the north, is part of the United Kingdom. The republic of Ireland, in the south, is an independent country.

In the 1840s the main crop, potatoes was affected by disease and about 750,000 people died of hunger. This, and a shortage (短缺) of work, forced many people to leave Ireland and live in the USA, the UK, Australia and Canada. As a result of these problems, the population fell from 8.2 million in 1841 to 6.6 million in 1851.

For many years, the majority of Irish people earned their living as farmers. Today, many people still work on the land but more and more people are moving to the cities to work in factories and offices. Life in the cities is very different from life in the countryside, where things move at a quieter and slower pace.

The Irish are famous for being warm-hearted and friendly. Oscar Wilde, a famous Irish writer, once said that the Irish were “the greatest talkers since the Greeks”. Since independence, Ireland has revived(复兴) its own culture of music, language, literature and singing. Different areas have different styles of old Irish song which are sung without instruments. Other kinds of Irish music use many different instruments such as the violin, whistles, etc.

1.What does the author tell us in paragraph 1? _____________.

2.We learn from the text that in Ireland________.

3.The last paragraph is mainly about_________.

4.According to the author, all the following words can be used to describe the Irish EXCEPT ___________.

5.What can be the best title for the text?________