1 . 假设你是李华，你的英国笔友Peter受邀到一位中国朋友家做客吃饭。他不知道去中国家庭做客的一些礼仪，向你发邮件求助。请你用英文给他回复。告诉Peter一些基本的礼仪以及你的具体建议。

提示词语：shake hands, serve tea, use chopsticks, wait to eat

提示问题：·What are some manners about visiting a Chinese family?

·What’s your advice to help Peter?

Dear Peter, How is it going?____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ I hope this is helpful. Email me if you have any other questions. Yours, Li Hua

2 . For centuries, China has been known as “a state of ceremonies”, which means Liyi Zhibang. There was much greeting etiquette in ancient China. And the fist-and-palm salute (拱手礼) was quite a classic example. Today, although Chinese people usually shake hands when meeting friends and relatives, people still make fist-and-palm salutes when they are paying a visit to someone during the Spring Festival or attending someone’s wedding or birthday reception.

The fist-and-palm salute has a history of more than 3,000 years. Since the Western Zhou Dynasty, people had already performed it when meeting peers (同辈). In ancient times, if people met a stranger, they would prepare for a fight if necessary, and their hands were always ready for holding any weapon (武器). Holding hands together pointed towards themselves was a gesture of saying “relax”, meaning “I’m not with any weapons and I’m not here to pick a fight.” Later, it became the etiquette when people met each other or showed thanks.

So, how should people do the fist-and-palm salute properly? Firstly, stand at attention. If you’re a man, make a half fist (拳) with your right hand, then hold the right hand with your left hand in front of your chest, look at the person, raise both hands to the eyebrow (眉毛), bend down and shake hands gently three times. At the same time, you can also say some lucky greeting words. If you’re a woman, you should do it the other way which should be the right hand on the top.

People may be more familiar with the hold-fist salute, called Baoquan li in Chinese. It is widely used among the kung fu masters and students. This gesture is formed by holding the right fist very tightly closed and covering it with the left hand open, and extending both arms slightly forward in front of the chest. Make sure the left thumb (拇指) is close to the index finger (食指) and don’t point it at yourself, as it shows impoliteness.

1. What does the underlined word “etiquette” in Paragraph 1 mean?

A．Need.

B．Manners.

C．Time.

D．Groups.

2. Which picture shows the correct way for women to do the fist-and-palm salute?

A．

B．

C．

D．

3. If Mike wants to do the hold-fist salute, he should ________.

A．keep his right hand open	B．put his right hand on his left
C．not point his left thumb at himself	D．not hold out his arms

4. What can we learn from the passage?

A．There are no standards for these two salutes.

B．The fist-and-palm salute is more common in kung fu.

C．Now, people celebrate one’s birthday with the hold-fist salute.

D．These two salutes seem similar, but they are quite different.

3 . 《论语》中说：“不学礼，无以立。”意思是不学会礼仪礼貌，就难以有立身之处。假如你们学校的英文月刊发起了题为“I am a student with good manners”的征文活动。请根据以下通知要求，并结合自身实际，用英文写一篇短文。

Notice Good manners are very important in our daily life. As a middle school student, what do you usually do to be a person with good manners? You can talk about what you do at school, at home or in public. Share with us! ENGLISH MONTHLY

注意：
1.请任选通知中的一部分（at school, at home or in public）来介绍；
2.文中不得出现真实的地名、校名和人名；
3.词数80词左右，标题、开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

I am a student with good manners

It is very important to be a person with good manners in our daily life. As a middle school student, I always try my best to be polite and respectful to others. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

4 . 阅读短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或用括号内所给词的正确形式填空，使短文通顺、连贯。

Do you know Spring Festival couplets (春联)? They are written on red papers and stuck on the doors during     1     Spring Festival. It stands for people’s     2     (good) wishes for a happy life in the coming year.

When I was young, the couplets were one of the most important     3    (symbol) of the Spring Festival. Sticking couplets was always in the     4     (one) place on the must-do list. And my mother often asked some people to write couplets for us.     5     they were writing, I liked to watch how people create these great works     6     using brushes.

When I was in the junior middle school, my parents expected me     7     (learn) how to write couplets. After learning it, I     8     (become) interested in traditional culture.

Because the couplets are     9     (wide) printed by machines, the traditional couplets gradually become fewer in the markets. But the red paper and black words not only are the couplets, but also carry     10     (we) love for traditional culture.

6 . 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有一项为多余选项。

You may have already forgotten the days when you had to learn how to use chopsticks. Every Chinese kid struggles (挣扎) with them for some time.     1     They come with their own special rules and traditions.

    2     Playing with chopsticks is regarded as bad manners, just as making noise with forks and knives in Western countries would be rude.

There are also some superstitions (迷信) related to chopsticks. For example, some people believe that chopsticks should not be left standing upright in a bowl. It looks like the incense (香烛) that Chinese use to honor the dead.     3    

You should not tap chopsticks on the edge of the bowl either, as beggars (乞丐) do this to ask for food.     4     It’s because they don’t want their children to be as poor as beggars in the future.

Apart from being tableware, chopsticks can also be a great gift. In Chinese, “chopsticks” reads “kuaizi”, which means having babies soon.     5     Skilled craftsmen curve and paint beautiful images on chopsticks to make them look like fine artworks.

A．How Chinese kids learn to use chopsticks.

B．New couples sometimes receive chopsticks as a wedding gift.

C．People should not make noise with chopsticks.

D．But chopsticks are not just simple tools to pick up food.

E．Parents may get mad if their children do this.

F．Doing it at the dinner table is believed to bring bad luck.

8 . In America, it is not polite to telephone someone very early in the morning. The time of the call shows that the matter is very _________ and requires quick reply. It is the same to _________ telephone calls after 11 p.m. If someone receives a call during sleeping hours, he thinks it’s a matter of life and _______. The time chosen for the call communicates its importance.

In social life, time ________ a very important part. In America, guests may ________ that they are not highly respected (尊重) if they get the invitation to a dinner party only three or four days before the party date. But it is not the _______ in all countries. In other parts of the world, it maybe ________ foolish to make an appointment too early because it is easy to be forgotten.

The ________ of time is different in different parts of the world. So misunderstandings happen between people from cultures that treat time differently. To be on time is valued ________ in American life. For example, if people are not on time, others may think they are impolite. In the United States, no one would keep a business partner ________ an hour because it would be too impolite. A person who is five minutes late will say a few words of explanation to show his apology.

1.

A．relaxing

B．important

C．slow

D．save

2.

A．make

B．reply

C．get

D．repeat

3.

A．love

B．anger

C．death

D．happiness

4.

A．turns

B．leads

C．treats

D．plays

5.

A．touch

B．feel

C．smell

D．hear

6.

A．simple

B．good

C．same

D．wrong

7.

A．chosen

B．valued

C．requested

D．thought

8.

A．color

B．symbol

C．meaning

D．diffenence

9.

A．highly

B．quickly

C．mainly

D．luckily

10.

A．staying up

B．waiting for

C．going with

D．learning about

9 . Different countries have different customs. When you travel to other countries, please follow their customs, just as the saying goes, “________.”

Very often people who travel to the United States forget to tip (付小费). It is usual to tip porters who help carry your bags, taxi drivers and waiters. Waiters expect to get a 15% tip on the cost of your meal. Taxi drivers expect the same amount.

In England, make sure to stand in a line even if there are only two of you. It’s important to respect lines there. It’s a good idea to talk about the weather. It’s a favourite subject of conversations with the British.

In Spain, it’s a good idea to have a light meal in the afternoon if someone invites you to dinner. People have dinner very late, and restaurants generally do not open until 9 p.m.

In Arab countries, men kiss one another on the cheek (脸颊). Your host may welcome you with a kiss on both cheeks. It is polite of you to do the same.

In Japan, people usually give personal or business cards to each other when they meet for the first time. When a person gives you a card, don’t put it into your pocket right away. The person expects you to read it.

Don’t forget to be careful of your body language to express something in conversations. A kind of body language that is acceptable in one culture may be impolite in another.

1. When you travel to the US, you don’t need to tip ________.

A．porters

B．waiters

C．actors

D．taxi drivers

2. The missing sentence in the first paragraph should be “________”.

A．Love me, love my dog

B．Seeing is believing

C．When in Rome, do as the Romans do

D．Where there is a will, there is a way

3. The underlined word “porters” in the passage means “________”

A．搬运工

B．清洁工

C．接线员

D．售票员

4. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．In Spain, people usually have dinner very early.

B．In England, it’s not polite to talk about the weather.

C．In Arab countries, men kiss one another on the cheek.

D．In Japan, you should not read the business card as soon as you get it.

5. What can be the best title of the passage?

A．How to Tip	B．Body Language
C．When to Have Dinner	D．Advice to International (国际的) Travelers

10 . The 24 solar terms (二十四节气) were first used in China and now are followed in many other parts of the world. Rain Water, the second solar term, signals (预示) the increase in rainfall and rise in temperature. Spring is in the air and it’s a great time to go hiking. Many of our foreign readers are interested in knowing more about Rain Water. If you are one of them, now read on.

   Spring bamboo shoots

Rain Water is the best time of the year to eat fresh bamboo shoots. It’s said that one can only know the taste of spring after enjoying the spring bamboo shoots. The cooking of bamboo shoots in China dates back to over 2,000 years ago.

The cold spell (寒潮)

The cold spell is a period when the weather is colder than usual. During Rain Water, rainfall can result in lower temperature and wet weather. It is strongly advised not to take off the thick coats too early and to keep warm.

Visits to in-laws (岳父母)

One of the main customs during Rain Water is husbands’visiting their in-laws and giving gifts. A typical gift is a pot of cooked food that includes trotters —the feet of pigs. This is a way for the sons-in-law to express their thanks.

Nutritious (有营养的) porridge

The wet weather during Rain Water is considered harmful to people’s health, so a bowl of nutritious porridge is the best choice to nourish (滋养) the body. People in some places have porridge cooked with dihuang (地黄) to resist cold and wet weather. It is also good for people with problems like headaches.

1. Who is probably interested in the passage?

A．A woman who has just got married.	B．A student who likes reading books.
C．A foreigner who is studying in China.	D．A cook who wants to create new dishes.

2. What is advised during Rain Water?
a. going on an outing                                                              b. enjoying bamboo shoots
c. having nutritious porridge                                           d. taking off the thick coats early

A．b, c, d

B．a, b, c

C．a, b, d

D．a, c, d

3. Which part is a trotter according to the passage?

A．A

B．B

C．C

D．D

4. What does the underlined word “resist “mean in English?

A．Shut.

B．Prevent.

C．Mark.

D．Fit.

5. What’s the best title for the passage?

A．Knowing more about Rain Water	B．Food that is popular during Rain Water
C．Ways to keep healthy during Rain Water	D．Traditional customs about the 24 solar terms