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Ⅰ.单句语法填空
1.The young man has some shortcomings but on the whole he seems like an intelligent and reliable person.
2.When children are exposed (expose) to difficult situations, they are better at handling challenging situations.
3.Our first priority (prior) is to raise people's awareness of selfprotection.
4.His design is highly (high) thought of by the architects at home and abroad.
5.What impressed me most is the girl's beautiful voice.
6.More and more children are addicted to the Internet games,which will have a bad effect on them.
7.The possibility that there is life on other planets in the universe has always inspired scientists to explore (explore) the outer space.
8.We considered the scholar as a genius the first time we met him.
9. First of all, the play is based(base) on a love story between Niulang and Zhinü.
10.Introduce yourself first and talk about something you have in common with new friends.
Ⅱ.阅读理解
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The Chinese art of paper cutting has a long history.The earliest paper cutting was found in China in the Northern Dynasties.The United Nations Educational,Scientific and Cultural Organization has added the art,called Jianzhi,to its Intangible Cultural Heritage list.But Jianzhi is in danger of disappearing.Voyo Woo,a Chinese immigrant (移民) to the US,hopes to bring the art back to life.
Ms.Woo loves paper cutting.And she works hard to celebrate the ancient art form.On a recent Saturday,Ms.Woo held a paper cutting show at a shopping center near Washington.She demonstrated the art to the crowds for hours at the center.
Ms.Woo began to study the art of Jianzhi as a 14yearold girl in her hometown in southeastern China.She said all the students at school had to learn the art.But she developed a special love for it,so her teacher gave her extra training after class.Later,she won second prize in a national painting and handwriting competition.Ms.Woo came to the US after she finished college in 2008.Soon after,she became involved in an event to support and ex