UNIT 1 Section Ⅰ Listening and Speaking & Reading and Thinking
Ⅰ．单句语法填空
1．As with many things in life， (prevent) is key．
2．I make sure that I limit myself two cups of coffee a day．
3．The terrible hurricane brought great (lose) to the local villagers．
4．What made us happy was that the survey was easy (conduct)．
5．His sudden (disappear) is being looked into by the police．
6．That means the price is likely (go) down because of the competition．
7．Most of us need to lead a more (balance) life to be healthy and happy．
8．It is reported that the famous director made a generous (donate) to the charity．
9．He attempted (compete) for the position of chairman of the Students' Union．
10．The disappearance of some important documents led to the case's
(investigate) again．
Ⅱ．阅读理解
A
If Confucius(孔子) were still alive today and could celebrate his September 28 birthday with a big cake，there would be a lot of candles．He'd need a fan or a strong wind to help him put them out．
While many people in China will remember Confucius on his special day，few people in the United States will give him a passing thought．It's nothing personal．Most Americans don't even remember the birthdays of their own national heroes．
But this doesn't mean that Americans don't care about Confucius．In many ways he has become a bridge that foreigners must cross if they want to reach a deeper understanding of China．
In the past two decades，the Chinese studies programs have gained huge popularity in Western universities．More recently，the Chinese government has set up Confucius Institutes in more than 80 countries．These schools teach both Chinese language and culture．The main courses of Chinese culture usually include Chinese art，history and philosophy(哲学)．Some social scientists suggest that Westerners should take advantage of the ancient Chinese wisdom to make up for the drawbacks(缺陷)of Western philosophy．Students in the United States，at the same time，are racing to learn Chinese．So they will be ready for life in a world where China is an equal power with the United States．Businessmen who hope to make money in China are reading books about Confucius to understand their Chinese customers．
So the old thinker's ideas are still alive and well．
Today China attracts the West more than ever，and it will need more teachers to introduce Confucius and Chinese culture to the West．
As for the old thinker，he will not soon be forgotten by people in the West，even if his birthday is．
1．The opening paragraph is mainly intended to ．
A．provide some key facts about Confucius
B．attract the readers' interest in the subject
C．show great respect for the ancient thinker
D．prove the popularity of modern birthday celebrations
2．We can learn from paragraph 4 that American students ．
A．have a great interest in studying Chinese
B．take an active part in Chinese competitions
C．try to get high scores in Chinese exams
D．fight for a chance to learn Chinese
3．What is the best title for the passage
A．Forgotten Wisdom in America
B．Huge Fans of the Chinese Language
C．Chinese Culture for Westerners
D．Old Thinker with a Big Future
B
February 22 is one of the two days people gather to witness one of Egypt's greatest solar alignments when the sun's rays filter(过滤)through the 63 meter Great Hall of Abu Simbel to light and bless the Holy of Holies．It is a day to remember not only the great civilization that built such a complicated work of art and testament to advanced architecture，but also the great jointed effort conducted in the 1960s to move the temple complex from its original location 200 meters to a new one on an artificial hill and safeguard it against being swept away by the Nile flood．
Fresh out of college，I was assigned by the government to go work near the borders of Sudan on the Abu Simbel project．I was excited to receive the assignment，although it meant I would live in the middle of the desert for four years．It was a great and interesting project with international experts；it was likely to give me tons of experience．The experience was an educational one，and it truly set my career off and opened many doors for me．
When we first got there，there was nothing but a temple and the desert．At the beginning，all us Egyptian engineers lived in a boathouse right next to that of the international engineers'，which really meant we all got close to one another and socialized all the time．
The Abu Simbel temple complex is located in Nubia，230 kilometers away from Aswan and dates back to 1244 BC．Only discovered in 1813，after being buried by sand，the temple complex was built by Ramses Ⅱ over the course of 20 years and consists of two huge rock temples．The complex is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of Nubia's most important monuments．
After the Aswan High Dam was built，the Nile water level in this area continued to rise dangerously，posing a serious threat to the Nubia area，including the Abu Simbel temples．
(By Medhat Ibrahim，an architect and one of the consultant engineers who worked on the 1968 UNESCO led project to relocate the Temple of Abu Simbel．)
4．Why do people consider February 22 as an important day
A．Because people can witness the breathtaking beauty of sunrise．
B．Because the great temple Abu Simbel was discovered after being buried by sand．
C．Because people can be blessed by the holies．
D．Because the jointed rescue work of Abu Simbel succeeded．
5．How did the author feel about the assignment given by the government
A．Contented but puzzled．
B．Curious and excited．
C．Surprised and disappointed．
D．Interested but scared．
6．What will the passage discuss next
A．Saving the Abu Simbel temple．
B．The rule of Ramses Ⅱ．
C．UNESCO World Heritage Site List．
D．The influence of the Aswan High Dam．
7．From the passage we know the author is ．
A．an experienced expert appointed by UNESCO
B．a freshman at a university majoring in architecture
C．an Egyptian architect and engineer joining the relocation of the Abu Simbel temple
D．an archaeologist leading the unearthing of the Abu Simbel temple
Ⅲ．阅读七选五
Four Practical Ways to Improve Yourself
Are you someone who likes to grow？Do you constantly seek to improve yourself and become better？Here are some ways to self improve．
Read a book every day． 1 The more books you read，the more wisdom you expose yourself to．What are some books you can start reading to enrich yourself Some books are very useful，such as Think and Grow Rich，Who Moved My Cheese，7 Habits．
Pick up a new hobby．Beyond just your usual favorite hobbies，is there something new you can pick up 2 Your new hobby can also be a recreational hobby．Learning something new requires you to stretch yourself in different aspects，whether physically，mentally or emotionally．
3 Everyone has amazing qualities in them．It's up to how we want to tap into them．With all the friends surrounding you，you can find many things you can learn from them．Try thinking of several good friends right now．Think about just one quality they have which you want to adopt．
Show kindness to people around you． 4 In fact，most of us don't show enough kindness to people around us．Being kind helps us to cultivate other qualities such as compassion，patience，and love．Now start showing more kindness to the people around you，and see how they react． 5 Chances are，you will feel even better than yourself．
A．Learn from your friends．
B．Speak to your friends if you need to．
C．You can never be too kind to someone．
D．Often go to the library with a list of books．
E．Books are concentrated sources of wisdom．
F．Besides，notice how you feel as you behave kindly to others．
G．You can learn a new sport，such as rock climbing，football，or ice skating．
Ⅰ．1．prevention　2．to　3．loss　4．to conduct　5．disappearance　6．to go　7．balanced　8．donation　9．to compete　10．being investigated
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B A D D B A C
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E G A C F

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