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Ⅰ.单句语法填空
1.What they all have in common is that they combine fun with the opportunity to learn something.
2.I really enjoy listening to music because it helps me relax and takes my mind away from other cares of the day.
3.Wuhan lies where the Changjiang River and the Hanjiang River meet.
4.While the average age of the population increases, there are more and more old people to care for.
5.Now that you have got a job,you should learn to be independent.
6.However hard you try,it is difficult to lose weight without cutting down the amount you eat.
7.An expert in/at Chinese characters culture has been invited to the campus to teach students how to use the ancient printing technology.
8.As we all know, the ICU is only accessible (access) to the medical workers.
9.It is said that body language accounts for 55 per cent of a first impression while what you say just 7 per cent.
10.If you don't understand something, you may research, study, and talk to other people until you figure it out.
Ⅱ.阅读理解
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The practice of drinking tea has a long history in China.According to a popular story,tea was discovered by Shennong in 2737 BCE when a leaf from a nearby shrub (a low woody plant) fell into the water Shennong was boiling.Tea is deeply woven into the history and culture of China.
The Chinese have a saying:“Firewood,rice,oil,salt,sauce,vinegar and tea are the seven necessities to begin a day.” Though tea is the last on the list,we still can see its importance in daily life. A simple meal in Chinese is Cu Cha Dan Fan,namely coarse (粗糙的) tea and tasteless dinner.Even a simple meal is finished off with tea.
For the Chinese,tea drinking and tasting are not parallel.Tea drinking can help keep up one's spirit while tea tasting has cultural meaning.Tea and tea sets should match surroundings such as the breeze,the bright moon,pines,bamboo and snow.All these show the goal of Chinese culture:the harmonious unity of human beings with nature.
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