【正文】 have plenty of time to explore. We travel on to Volgograd better known as Stalingrad where the Soviets turned the course of the Second World War, before heading to far remoter places that owe their importance to a time much further back in history. The Kara Kum desert is followed by the amazing 2,500 year old cities of Khiva and Bukhara－ considered so important by UNESCO(聯(lián)合國教科文組織 ) that it supported their restoration－ and then Samarkand, the‘ Rome of the East’ . Much admired by Alexander the Great, Samarkand is home to Registan Square, a spectacular open space surrounded by beautiful Islamic buildings and considered one of the most inspirational sights in central between Khiva and Bukhara we take a two day excursion into Turkmenistan and visit the capital city of Ashgabat, a huge modern folly(裝飾性建筑 ) in the desert and a monument to the recently deceased President Sapamurat Turkmenbashi. We also visit the ancient city of Merv before returning to Uzbekistan. After crossing the border into China, our tour takes in the fascinating Magao Thousand Buddha cave plex (a work of almost 500 grottoes containing over 2,000 statues and 45,000 murals created up to 1,700 years ago), the Jiayuguan fortress at the end of the Great Wall (considered one of northern China39。s Academy________. A． students were provided with only a few subjects at that time B． Aristotle worked hard hut he was still not famous C． Aristotle didn39。s Arcademy was the first university in the world. C． Aristotle ended up with a happy marriage. D． Aristotle never left his homeland all his life. 解析 推理判斷題。s the right order of the following events? a． Socrates passed his knowledge to his student, Plato. b． Aristotle was sent to Plato39。s niece, Pythias. Interestingly, when Aristotle later wrote his famous book, Politics, he said that the ideal ages for marriage was 37 for the husband and 18 for the wife. Given that Aristotle was 37 years old at the time, it is very likely that Pythias was 18. 【語篇解讀】 本文介紹了古希臘著名哲學(xué)家亞里士多德的生平。s Academy was Europe39。 答案 A 39． We can infer from the passage that the sarcophagus of Wu Huifei________. A． has been well preserved in Jingling Mausoleum B． is used to hold her body C． is a symbol of her high status at that time D． was sold abroad four years ago 解析 推理判斷題。 答案 B 37． The passage mainly focuses on________. A． the life story of Wu Huifei B． the reason why Wu Huifei was favoured by Tang Xuanzong C． the scientific, historical and artistic value of the recovered sarcophagus of Wu Huifei D． the influence of Wu Huifei and her posthumous honour 解析 主旨大意題。這一點(diǎn)從發(fā)掘出的武惠妃的陵墓和其石棺的豪華程度就可 以窺見一斑。an39。 A Although Wu Huifei was only a concubine(妃子 ) of Tang Xuanzong (AD 685－ 762), the sixth emperor of the Tang Dynasty, her influence was far greater than most in her position. Historians say that the ruler loved her so much that, in AD 724, he banished his wife and made Wu a royal concubine. “ Although she was only a concubine, she was treated as an empress with palace etiquette， ” explained Shi Xiaoqun, director of relics collection for Shaanxi History Museum. “Tang Xuanzong even wanted to make her his empress but was opposed by the ministers.” The emperor had thousands of concubines in his palace in Chang39。 答案 D 33． B． keep C． change D． have 解析 從上一句可以知道，過去一去不復(fù)返，因此我們無法改變過去，故用 change。 bad crop 意為 “ 歉收 ” 。 答案 D 29． B． useless C． worthless D． stainless 解析 雕塑家在雕刻 之前用的石塊應(yīng)該是 “ 不成形的 ” ，故 shapeless“ 無定 形的，不成形的 ” 符合語境。 答案 D (B) “We are reading the first verse of the first chapter of a book whose pages are infinite...” I do not know who wrote those words， but I have always liked them as a reminder that the future can be anything we want to make can take the__28__，hazy future and carve it out of anything that we can imagine， just like a sculptor carves a statue from a__29__stone. We are all in the position of we plant a good seed， we will reap a good our seed is poor and full of weeds， we will reap we plant nothing at all， we will harvest nothing at all. I want the future to be better than the don39。 答案 C 24． B． waited C． worked D． talked 解析 那位女士很有耐心，等 (waited)了半個多小時，直到作者吃下藥。 答案 A 21． B． shown C． swallowed D． brought 解析 由下文 I started to cry 可知，護(hù)士把藥拿過來了 (brought)。t get them down 可知，作者感到恐懼，根 本吃不下藥，每次吃藥總是以哭泣結(jié)束。s veterinary practice(獸醫(yī)診所 )and dropped in to say hello. Soon my pills were__21__and I started to lady introduced herself to the nurse and__22__to care for me while I took nurse left， __23__relieved. The lady explained patiently about how one should go about swallowing a what must have been more than half an hour for me to find the__25__to take that pill and swallow left in a little while and I was too young to remember to ask her name. That stranger39。 looks up 查找；look into 調(diào)查； look ahead 考慮未來，向前看； look through瀏覽。因此團(tuán)隊(duì)合作特別重要。 答案 D 13． Production at the factory was________for two hours because there was no electricity. A． interrupted B． disturbed C． missed D． lost 解析 句意：因?yàn)闆]有電，工廠的生產(chǎn)中斷了兩小時。 答案 C 10． Learning foreign languages calls for your memory， time， patience and ， it is not a simple thing. A． As a result B． In conclusion C． In general D． After all 解析 in conclusion 總之； as a result 結(jié)果是 ?? ； in general 一般來說； after all 別忘了，畢竟。句意：兩條新鐵路線的建設(shè)到現(xiàn)在為止已經(jīng)竣工了。當(dāng)主句用一般將來時，時間狀語從句可以用現(xiàn)在時態(tài)或現(xiàn)在完成時態(tài)。 have patience 有耐心。 答案 C 3． He was never________how much money he earned every day. A． realized B． aware for C． aware D