【正文】 ners or electric fans are good 1 in modern society. But 2 that, people could only use fans. Over 3,000 years ago, fans began to 3 They were made of feathers （羽毛）, bamboo or silk. They came in different 4 , including round and square. Later, with the invention of paper, folding（可折疊） paper fans became popular 5 the Song Dynasty. There are usually beautiful 6 on fans. Some are landscapes （風景）. Others are flowers and animals. Moreover, many great people including Su Dongpo, a poet of the Song Dynasty, and Tang Yin, a scholar （學者） and painter of the Ming Dynasty, once painted their masterpieces（杰作） on fans. This made fans not only 7 tools in daily life but also great artworks. So, with its value of beauty, people take fans as a 8 of status（地位）. That39。s why in old China, emperors and scholars often held fans. Today, fans are also great collectors39。 items（藏品） and gifts. On the opening ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, folding fans were 9 to leaders and officials （官員） of other countries. While they were 10 fans to get cool, they were also experiencing Chinese culture.1. A. usesB. waysC. tools2. A. beforeB. afterC. from3. A. be usedB. usingC. be using4. A. coloursB. sizesC. shapes5. A. atB. duringC. on6. A. plantsB. picturesC. persons7. A. usefulB. beautifulC. careful8. A. lookB. appearanceC. symbol9. A. boughtB. postedC. given10. A. holdingB. wavingC. playing15．完形填空 The umbrella is a very mon object. It keeps the 1 and the sun off people. Most umbrellas can be folded up so it is 2 to carry them. However, the umbrella has not always been as 3 as it is now. In the past, it was a symbol of importance. Some African countries still use umbrellas in this 4 . Someone carries an umbrella and walks behind the king or important persons. Umbrellas are very old. People in different parts of the world began to 5 umbrellas at different times. The Chinese had them more than 3,000 years ago. From there, umbrellas 6 to India and Egypt. In Greece and Rome, 7 wouldn39。t use them. They believed umbrellas were only for women. England was 8 the first country in Europe where mon people used umbrellas against rain. The weather there is very 9 and umbrellas are very useful. Everybody uses umbrellas today. The next time you 10 one, thinking that for centuries only great men and women used them, you39。ll feel you are an important person too.1. A. rainB. cloudC. air2. A. lovelyB. cheapC. easy3. A. lightB. heavyC. mon4. A. wayB. sizeC. reason5. A. discoverB. useC. examine6. A. walkedB. travelledC. rode7. A. childrenB. parentsC. men8. A. probablyB. alreadyC. suddenly9. A. sunnyB. rainyC. snowy10. A. sellB. returnC. carry16．完形填空 Cartoon films have very 1 limits（限制）. If you can draw something, you can make it 2 on the cinema screen（屏幕）. The use of new ideas and 3 puter programs means that cartoons are being exciting again for people of 4 ages. By 1970, the cinema world had decided that cartoons were 5 for children. But soon after that, one or two film makers had some new ideas. They proved （證明） that it was 6 to make cartoon films that both grown ups and children could enjoy. 7 , not every cartoon film was successful. The Black Cauldron, for example, 8 , mainly because it was too 9 for children and too childish for grownups. Film makers learnt from this mistake, and then cartoons were weled by both children and grownups and 10 the film panies began to make large amounts of money.1. A. manyB. fewC. little2. A. singB. moveC. sleep3. A. oldB. modernC. stage4. A. someB. eitherC. all5. A. neverB. onlyC. still6. A. possibleB. difficultC. plete7. A. BecauseB. AlthoughC. However8. A. succeededB. failedC. matched9. A. interestingB. popularC. frightening10. A. againB. howeverC. once17．完形填空 One day, while Mark was walking in Central Park, he saw a UFO. He became afraid of it, and ran to the back of a big tree. The UFO landed in Central Park with a loud noise and bright lights around it. A（n） 1 walked out of the UFO. Mark looked out from behind the tree. Just then, the alien saw him too. They 2 looking at each other. Mark was nervous enough to ask, Where do you e from? I39。m from another 3 I39。m Mel, said the alien. Let39。s be friends. Mark thought he should make the alien know humans 4 and learn how to municate with humans. So he said, Follow me. Mark began to hang out around with the alien. He 5 that humans had changed Nature to make life easier on Planet Earth. He also said to the alien, 6 gives us more free time to do what we want. Finally, he invited the alien to visit the 7 where he worked. They had a great day. As the alien got ready to leave。 Mark decided to remember their 8 on Planet Earth on puter in his library. And the alien told Mark, I39。ll also 9 the day. When I get back to my planet, I will tell our people 10 humans are very friendly. I believe we will municate more and get on better with each other in the future.1. A. alienB. astronautC. pilot2. A. satB. stoodC. ran3. A. cityB. countryC. planet4. A. moreB. lessC. nearer5. A. pretendedB. believedC. explained6. A. CultureB. HistoryC. Science7. A. schoolB. libraryC. factory8. A. minutesB. hoursC. day9. A. drawB. getC. rem