2．Mencius was a thinker．His teachings were very similar to  （36）those  of Confucius．Mencius was born（37）in 372BC．His father died when he was young，and he （38）was brought  （bring） up by his mother．He became a student of Confucius's ideas，and was then given an important position in the（39）government （govern） of a state．（40）However，when he saw that the ruler was not following his advice，he resigned．For many years he travelled from state to state，（41）teaching （teach） the principles of Confucius．He then became（42）anadviser to another ruler．He spent his last years preparing a book （43）called （call） The Book of Mencius．Mencius believed that the reason（44）why man is different from animals is that man is good．He believed that people were more important （45）than rulers，and hated the state when it treated people badly．

1．Most people who move to a foreign country or culture may experience a period of time when they feel very homesick and have a lot of stress．This feeling is often called"culture shock"．（11）G．There are four general stages of cultural adjustment．
The first stage is usually referred to as the excitement stage．Upon arriving in a new environment，you'll be interested in the new culture，everything will seem exciting，everyone will seem friendly and helpful and you'll be overwhelmed（不知所措） with impressions．（12）C and you have little meaningful experience of the culture．
The second stage is sometimes called the withdrawal stage．The excitement you felt before changes to frustration （沮丧）as you find it difficult to deal with the problems that arise．Simple things like shopping and going to the bank are challenges．It is at this stage that you are likely to feel anxious homesick．（13）B．
Culture shock doesn't exist long．You gradually get into the"recovery"stage．At this point，you'll have a routine（惯例），and you'll feel less lonely as you start to understand and accept the way things are done and the way people behave in your new environment．Customs and traditions are clearer and easier to understand．（14）F．
The last stage is the"home"stage-this is the point when people start to feel at home in the new culture．
There is a fifth stage to this process．If you decide to return home after a long period in a new culture，you may experience what is called"reverse culture shock"．（15）E．You may notice things about your home culture that you had never noticed before，and some of the ways people do things may seem strange．

A．It is a great challenge to learn the totally new culture
B．This is the stage which is referred to as"culture shock"
C．During this stage you are taking in these impressions passively
D．Some people experience"culture shock"more sharply than other
E．This means that you may find aspects of your own culture"foreign"
F．At this stage，you'll deal with new challenges with humor rather than anxiety
G．It's important to learn how to deal with it if you're to adapt to the new culture．

20．If there is a building which symbolizes a country-such as the Eiffel Tower for France and Sydney Opera House for Australia-then it has to be the Taj Mahal for India．
It was set up by Emperor Shah Jahan in 1653in memory of his wife，Mumtaz Mahal．From the time they got married，they wouldn't be separated．She followed him to wars，advised him on affairs of state，and was loved by his people for her good work．But she died in 1631during childbirth．The emperor was heart-broken and had the Taj Mahal built as a sign of his love．
It took more than 20years for the Taj Mahal to be built．Workers were brought in，not only from all over India，but from Central Asia too．A total of 20，000people worked on the building．
In 1657，Shah Jahan fell ill，and in 1658his son Aurangzeb，imprisoned （囚禁） his father and seized power．Shah Jahan stayed in prison until his death in 1666．He was finally buried there with his wife he could never forget．
The Taj Mahal is definitely worth more than a single visit．As it is built with white marble stones，its character changes in different lights．It looks more beautiful at sunrise and sunset．At sunset，for example，the colour of the Taj changes from white to yellow，then to pink．As the moon rises，it turns a silvery white．
To show respect to the Taj，tourists are asked to take off their shoes during their visit．
1．Emperor Shah Jahan built the Taj Mahal toB．
A．make it symbolize India
B．memorize his wife
C．show his great power      
D．give his wife a present
2．Which of the following about the Taj Mahal is NOT true？C
A．It is a symbol of India．
B．It took over 20years to build the Taj Mahal．
C．All workers building the Taj Mahal came from Central Asia．
D．The Taj Mahal was built with white marble stones．
3．According to the passage，we know that Shah JahanA．
A．lived a hard life in his last few years
B．lost his life just because of his old age
C．was not popular with his people at that time
D．treated his son badly when he was young．

19．Jack pretendednot to know（know） everything about it and said nothing．

18．Without plants，people could not live．We eat plants．（36）E．And we need plants for another reason-we need them because they are beautiful．
（37）G．Imagine no flowers with their sweet smells，their beautiful colors and their lovely shapes．Imagine，when the wind blows，we are not able to hear the leaves of the trees or watch the branches swing from side to side．
（38）F．That is why we have parks full of trees and flowers．That is why people always like houses with room for some grass and a garden．
Do you talk to your plants？（39）B．Peter Tompkins and Christopher Bird，writers of a book called The Street of Plants，tell of an experiment in which two seeds were planted in different places．While the plants were growing，one plant was given love and hopeful ideas．（40）D．Under the earth it had more and longer roots；above the earth，it had a thicker stem and more leaves．

A．Plants get energy from the sun．
B．Do you give them love and take care of them？
C．After six months，the deserted plant faded （凋谢） away．
D．After six months，the beloved plant was bigger．
E．We take in oxygen that plants make．
F．Everywhere people need beautiful plants．
G．Imagine a world without plants．

17．假设你是李华，你的美国朋友汤姆发来邮件说他想了解一下你家乡的变化．请你根据所给提示信息，用英语给他回一封邮件．

以前	现在
1．唯一通往村子的路是一条狭窄的山路； 2．村里大部分房屋都建于上世纪，破旧不堪； 3．村前的小河污染严重．	1．新建了一条宽阔的柏油路（blacktop）； 2．新建了一排排漂亮的楼房； 3．小河的污染得到了控制，并建成了美丽的水上公园．

注意：1．词数100左右；
2．可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3．开头和结尾已给出，但不计入总词数．
Dear Tom，
I'm glad to receive your email．I'm writing to tell you something about the changes in my hometown．
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours，
Li Hua．

16．假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文．文中共有10处语言错误，每句最多有两处，每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改．
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词．
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\） 划掉．
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词．
注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分．
My cousin Tom did very well in the midterm exam．My aunt became very happily when she knew it．Tom was looking forward to have a cellphone．However，she bought Tom a cellphone to reward for him．She was really happy when he got the phones．He started playing games using the phone at school．He even played games on class．Sometimes he even plays games till midnight．As a result，he often fell asleep during the class．So it wasn't surprised that he did poorly in the final exam．My aunt regretted giving Tom the cellphone and took away．

15．You will find your colleagues eager to assist you．（　　）

A．

同学

B．

同事

C．

大学生

D．

同志

14．He traveled in the space for twenty-one and a half hours．

13．We're so much looking forward to see you again．see改为seeing．