How do you keep cool during summer？Air conditioners or electric fans are good tools in modern society．But（36） that，people could only use fans．
Over 3，000 years ago，fans began to be used．They were made of feathers （羽毛），bamboo or silk．They came in different （37） ，including round and square．
Later，with the invention of paper，folding（可折叠的） paper fans became popular during the Song Dynasty．There are usually beautiful （38） on fans．Some are landscapes（风景）．Others are flowers and animals．Moreover，many great people including Su Dongpo，a poet of the Song Dynasty，and Tang Yin，scholar （学者） and painter of the Ming Dynasty，once painted their masterpieces （杰作） on fans．This made fans not only（39） tools in daily life but also great artworks．
So，with its value of beauty，people take fans as a symbol of status （地位）．That's why in old China，emperors and scholars often held fans．
Today，fans are also great collectors'items （藏品） and gifts．On the opening ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games，folding fans were（40） to leaders and officials （官员 ） of other countries．While they were（41） fans to get cool，they were also experiencing Chinese culture．
36．A．before |
B．after |
C．from |
37．A．colors |
B．sizes |
C．shapes |
38．A．plants |
B．pictures |
C．persons |
39．A．useful |
B．beautiful |
C．careful |
40．A．bought |
B．posted |
C．given |
41．A．holding |
B．waving |
C．playing． |
短文填空：先通读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容和所给首字母，在空格内填入一个适当的单词。使短文完整。所填单词必须在答题卡标有题号的横线上完整写出。（本大题共10空，每空0.5分，共5分）
On Thanksgiving Day. About 88 percent of Americans eat turkey. But one l turkey not only survives but also becomes famous! Every year, turkey farmers p
a turkey to the U.S. president. However the president does not e
this turkey. But gives in a “pardon”. The turkey is s
to Florida for a Thanksgiving parade. Then it lives on a farm for the r
of its life.
Turkeys come from North America and have been part of American culture for c. Benjamin Franklin even wanted the turkey, i
of the bald eagle, to be America’s icon.
Turkeys living on farms are large birds that cannot fly. But wturkeys are quite fast. They can fly at a s
up to 88 kilometers per hour. They can also run as fast as 40 kilometers per hour.
Turkeys don’t have ears. They hwith a snood (肉垂) above their beaks. But their hearing is five times better than human’s.
根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词，并将答案填写在相应位置上。
Chuck Wall teaches management and human relations at Bakersfield College. He walked into class one day and told his students that their hwas to perform one act of random(任意的) kindness. His students did not understand the assignment(任务), but the professor would not answer their questions. He e
his students to find it out for themselves.
One week later, the students entered the classroom excited to stheir stories. One student told of distributing blankets to the homeless, another had contacted a long, lost friend, and another student r
that he had helped a dog to find its owner. Students were energized(激励) by the homework assignment and wanted other people to be kind too. W
the support of local businesses, the students made stickers to put on cars that invited people to do something k
for others. They sold the stickers and decided to donate the money to a center for the blind –not surprising as Professor Wall is blind.
Since then, skindness activities have been organized in schools all over the world. Many schools organize a Random Acts of Kindness Week, a
November 13, to celebrate World Kindness Day. Some schools use each day of Random Acts of Kindness Week to perform d
kind acts, such as making a new friend, helping someone, doing community service, or raising money for a charity. Students learn to c
other people and think about how small actions can make the world a better place.
阅读下面短文，根据所读内容，在文章后的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词，并将答案填写在答题卡的相应位置上。
注意：每个空格只填一个单词
Sue and Jim were neighbours for five years but they were never interested in each other. Then one day, Sue saw Jim’s music collection. She noticed a rare punk rock CD that she also owned. At that moment, she realized that they both had the same interest in music and they started talking. Sue said, “I thought we had nothing in common（相同）until I saw his CD by the New York Dolls.” They are now married and living with each other.
Some psychologists (心理学家) think that your taste in music is related to (有联系的) your personality. As part of a test at the University of Texas, Austin, USA, volunteers created a CD of their favourite songs. The volunteers then listened to each other’s CDs and made guesses about the CD creator’s personality—outgoing, adventurous, happy, and so on. These strangers correctly guessed much more about each others’ personalities through their CDs than through their clothes or taste in films. For example, Sue and Jim love punk music, which means they have outgoing personalities.
The psychologists who did the test found Snoop Dogg (hip-hop) fans are likely to be energetic and talkative. People who like U2 (rock/pop music) are generally independent and adventurous.
The psychologists also found that Louis Armstrong(jazz) fans tend to(倾向于) be serious and intelligent While fans of classical music are also likely to enjoy jazz music and tend to be shy.The psychologists were surprised to find that rap and heavy metal fans were also shier and quieter than many other music lovers.
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One day a visitor came to Nasreddin’s house. “I am your cousin _______ Konya,” he said, “and I have brought you a duck to ___
___ the visit.” Nasreddin was ___
___. He asked his wife to cook the duck, and served the visitor a ___
___ dinner.
The next day another visitor arrived. “I am the friend of the man who brought you the duck,” he said. Nasreddin invited him in and gave _______ a good meal. The next day another visitor arrived and said he was the friend of the friend of the man who had brought the duck. Again Nasreddin invited him in for a meal. ___
___, he was getting a bit angry. ___
___ seemed to be using his house as a restaurant.
Then another visitor came, and said he was the friend of the friend of the friend of the man who had brought the duck. He was _______ in. Nasreddin’s wife brought some ____
__ to the table and the visitor tasted it. “What kind of soup is this? It ____
___ just like warm water.” “Ah!” said Nasrdddin. “That is the soup of the soup of the soup of the duck.”
综合填空（共8小题，计分8分）从下面方框中选择适当的词填入短文中，使短文通顺正确（注意有些词要用适当的形式）。
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