第1题：
Passage Two
I was only eight years old when the Second World War ended, but I can still remember something about the victory celebrations in the small town where I lived on the day when the war in Europe ended. We had not suffered much from the war there. But both at home and at school I had become accustomed to the phrases "before the war" and "when the war's over". "Before the war", apparently, things had been better, though I was too young to understand why, except that there had been no bombs then, and people had eaten things like ice -cream and bananas, which I had only heard of . When the war was over we would go back to London, but this meant little to me. I did not remember what London was like.
What I remember now about VE (Victory in Europe) Day was the May evening. After dinner I said I wanted to see the bonfire (大火堆) , so when it got dark my father took me to the end of the street. The bonfire was very high, and somehow people had collected some old clothes to dress the un- mistakable figure with the moustache (胡子) they had to put on top of it. Just as we arrived, they set light to it. The flames rose and soon swallowed the "guy". Everyone was cheering and shouting, and an old woman came out of her house with two chairs and threw them on the fire to keep it going.
I stood beside my father until the fire started to go down, not knowing what to say. He said nothing, either. He had fought in the First World War and may have been remembering the end of that. At last he said, "Well, that's it, son. Let's hope that this time it really will be the last one."
40. Where did the author live before the Second World War?
A. In London.
B. In a small town.
C. In Europe.
D. In the countryside.
第2题：
A.before the Civil War
B.after the Civil War
C.before the War of Independence
D.after the War of Independence
第3题：
It can be inferred from the last paragraph that before the Second World War,______.
A．malaria had taken few lives in Sri Lanka
B．malaria had been a very serious problem in lowland regions in Sri Lanka
C．malaria had remained unrestrained in Sri Lanka
D．malaria had been already put under control in Sri Lanka
第4题：
after the second world war, the united states became a stronger country, proved by the following facts except_______.
A. the US had over 70% of the gold reserve of the world in its coffers
B. the US had over 50% of industrial production of the world in its hand
C. the US was the sole possessor of atomic bombs
D. the US suffered no losses in the war
第5题：
A、must have been
B、might go
C、has gone
D、had been
第6题：
E
New archaeological discovers suggest that trade between Europe and Asia along the Silk Road probably began in some form. many countries earlier than once thought. The findings, coupled with a widening range of scientific and historical research could add a fascinating new page to the epic of the Silk Road.
The farest and most surprising discovery is pieces of silk found in the hair of and Egyptian mummy from about 1000 BC, long before regular traffic on the Silk Road and at least one thousand years before silk was previously thought to be used in Egypt. Other research may extend human activity along this route back even further, perhaps a million years to the migration of human ancestors into eastern Asia.
The official origin of East-West commerce along the road is usually placed in the late 2nd century BC which was the agent of the Chinese Emperor Wu-di returned from a dangerous secret mission（使命）across the desert into the remote high country of Central Asia. The agent, Zhang Qian, travelled as far as Afghanistan back knowledge of even more distant lands such as Persia, Syria and a place known as Lijion,. Histerents have called this one of the most important journeys in ancient times. His journey opened the way for what have been thought to be the first indirect contacts between the ancient world’s two superpowers, China and Rome. Chinese silk, first traded to central Asian tribes for war horses and to the Parthians of old Pet la lu exchange for acrobats and ostrich eggs, was soon finding its way through a network of merchants to the luxury markets in Rome.
But the new discoveries show that Chinese silk was apparently present in the West long before the Han emperor started organized trade over the Silk Road. The research could change thinking about the early history of world trade and provide insights into the mystery of just how and when Europe and the Mediterranean lands first became aware of the glorious culture at the other end of Eurasia.
72. The word “coupled” in the first paragraph could best be replaced by .
A. produced
B. contributed
C. doubled
D. combined
第7题：
"The pen is more powerful than the sword (剑)." There have been many writers who used their pens to fight things that were wrong. Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe was one of them. She was born in the USA in 1811. One of her books not only made her famous but has been described as one that excited the world, and was helpful in causing a civil war and freezing the slaves. The civil war was the American Civil War of 1861, in which the Northern States fought the Southern States and finally won. This book was named "Uncle Toms Cabin". There was time when every English-speaking man, woman, and child has read this novel that did so much to stop slavery. Not many people read it today, but it is still very interesting. The book has shown us how a warm-hearted writer can arouse (唤起) peoples sympathies (同情). The writer herself had neither been to the Southern States nor been a slave. The Southern Americans were very angry at the novel, which they said did not at all represent (代表) true state of affairs,
1、According to the passage ( ).
A、every English-speaking person had read "Uncle Tom's Cabin"
B、"Uncle Tom's Cabin" was not very interesting
C、those who don''t speak English can not have read "Uncle Tom's Cabin"
D、the book "Uncle Tom's Cabin" did a great deal in the American Civil War
2、How old was Mrs. Stowe when her world famous book was published? ( )
A、About 60 years old.
B、Over 50 years old.
C、In her forties.
D、Around 30 years old.
3、What do you learn about Mrs. Stowe from the passage? ( )
A、She had been living in the north of America before the American Civil War.
B、She herself encouraged the northern Americans to go to war and set the slaves free.
C、She was better as writing as using a sword.
D、She had once been a slave.
4、Why could Mrs. Stowe's book cause a civil war in America? ( )
A、She wrote so well that Americans loved her very much.
B、She disclosed (揭露) the terrible wrongs that had been done to the slaves in the Southern States.
C、The Southern Americans hated the book while the Northern Americans like it.
D、The book had been read by many Americans.
5、What can we learn from the passage? ( )
A、We needn't use weapons (武器) to fight things that are wrong.
B、 writer is more helpful in a war than a soldier.
C、We must understand the importance of literature and art.
D、No war can be won without such a book as "Uncle Tom's Cabin".
第8题：
According to the passage. wheat prices became unmanageable because of conditions caused by______.
A. farmers
B. supervisors
C. weather
D. war
第9题：
A have conducted
B have been conducted
C had conducted
D had been conducted
第10题：
Your quotation ()but the listed payment conditions are not customary in our trade.
A、sounds interesting
B、sound interestingly
C、seems interestingly
D、seem well