1 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Beautiful Ireland And Its Traditions

Ireland’s beautiful countryside has always had a great influence on its people and traditions. The country has     1     long history of producing great writers and poets. Its beautiful countryside excites and inspires all,     2     (offer) something for each of the senses. The     3     (peace) landscape of the “Emerald Isle” and its many green counties is a true feast     4     the eyes, with its rolling green hills     5     (dot) with sheep and cattle. And down by the sea, the roar of the ocean waves and     6     (cry) of the seabirds make up the music of the coast. On a quiet morning in the mountains, feel the sun on your skin, and     7     (breath) in the sweet scent of fresh flowers while birds greet the new day with     8     (they) morning song. With all this beauty, it is not     9     (surprise) that Ireland has developed strong traditions     10     include music, dancing, and dining.

2 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Peru, a country on the Pacific coast of South America,     1    (make) up of three main areas. They are narrow, dry, flat land     2    (run) along the coast, the Andes Mountains,     3     the Amazon rainforest. Peru used to be     4     center of the powerful ancient Inca Empire, whose emperor     5    (live) in the now-famous site Machu Picchu. If you travel Peru, Machu Pichu must be one of your     6    (destination). It will take you four days to walk on     7    (amaze) paths through the Andes Mountains to the ancient city. Then there will be a lot     8    (explore) there.     9    (especial) amazing is the Inca’s dry stone method of building. By cutting stones to exact sizes, Inca builders needed nothing to hold walls together other     10     the perfect fit of the stones.

3 . 语法填空

This four-day walking tour will take you on amazing     1    (path) through the Andes Mountains on the way to the city of Machu Picchu. After reaching your destination, you will have a day to explore and be amazed by this ancient city.     2    (especial) amazing is the Incas’ dry stone method of building. Inca builders cut stones to exact sizes so that nothing     3    (need) to hold walls together other     4    the perfect fit of the stones.

4 . 假定你是李华，最近收到好友 Sara 的邮件，告诉你元旦假期想来中国旅行，让你为她推荐一个能够体验中国历史文化的城市。请你根据以下提示，用英语给她回一封邮件。内容包括：
1.推荐一个城市；
2.推荐的原因；
3.祝愿旅途愉快。
注意：1.词数 80 左右；
2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Sara,
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Yours,

Li Hua

5 . 近几年汕尾旅游业持续发展，各区、各乡镇都推出特色旅游景点。假定你是李华，你准备参加你校英语社举办的英语演讲比赛，主题为“Welcome to My Hometown”，参赛者需提前写好演讲稿并提交。
内容包括：1.家乡概况；
2.介绍家乡景色、美食、传统等。
注意：
1.写作词数应为80左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Good morning, ladies and gentlemen.

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Thank you for your listening.

6 . Are you too old for fairy tales? If you think so, Copenhagen is sure to change your mind.

See the city first from the water. In the harbor sits Denmark’s best-known landmark: the Little Mermaid. Remember her? In one of Andersen’s fairy tales, she left the world of the Sea People in search of a human soul. From the harbor you can get a feel for “the city of green spires”. In cloudy weather, the copper-covered spires of old castles and churches give the city a dream-like atmosphere; you’ll think you’ve stepped into a watercolor painting.

Copenhagen is a city on a human scale(人性化的). You don’t have to hurry to walk in the city’s centre in less than an hour. Exploring it will take much longer. Copenhagen was the first city to declare a street for pedestrians(行人) only. The city has less traffic noise and pollution than any other European capital.

Churches and castles are almost all that remain of the original city. Copenhagen became the capital city in 1445. During the late 16^th century , trade grew, and so did the city. But fires in 1728and 1795 destroyed the old wooden structures. Much of what we see today dates from the 19^th century.

1. The passage is mainly about ________ of Copenhagen.

A．a brief introduction	B．the size
C．castles and churches	D．history

2. What gives the city a dream-like atmosphere?

A．Little Mermaid

B．Less traffic noise and pollution

C．water color painting

D．The copper-covered spires of castles and churches

3. When did the city Copenhagen grow ?

A．In 1445	B．Between 1728and 1795
C．In the late 16th century	D．From 19th century

7 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

I felt lucky to go on a cultural tour to two sites of lost civilisations --- Pompeii in Italy and Loulan in China. Pompeii was founded in the 8th century BC. Then it    1    (take) over by the Romans in 89 BC. Later, a volcano erupted and covered Pompeii with ash(灰).     2    (unfortunate), many people were buried alive and so was the city. It was forgotten for many years until the 8th century when a farmer discovered a stone with writing on it. People started to dig in the area for treasures and had some of them     3    (destroy). Thus, in 1860, the area was put under government     4     (protect) so it could be preserved and studied.

Differently, Loulan,     5    (know) as China’s Pompeii in the desert(沙漠), is believed to have been gradually covered by sandstorms from AD 200     6     AD 400. Around the year 1900 the European explorer Sven Hedin discovered the     7    (ruin) of the Loulan Kingdom. Interestingly, there was     8    ancient water system that ran through the middle of the city. The desert was once a green land with huge trees, but they were cut down,     9     resulted in the city being buried by sand.

They were both important commercial(商业的) cities about 2,000 years ago.     10     was a pity that they disappeared forever.

8 . Heritage is our legacy from the past, what we live with today, and what we pass on to future generations. Our cultural and natural heritage are both irreplaceable (无可取代的) sources of life and inspiration. Places as unique and diverse as the Pyramids of Egypt, the Great Barrier Reef in Australia and the Great Wall of China make up our world's heritage.

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) seeks to encourage the identification, protection and preservation of cultural and natural heritage around the world considered to be of outstanding value to humanity. This is embodied in an international treaty called the Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage, adopted by UNESCO in 1972.

How does a place become a World Heritage Site? It takes a lot of people to decide.

1) If a country wants one of its places to be on the World Heritage List, it has to ask UNESCO. The place must be important and special. UNESCO put the Great Wall on the list in 1987 because, it said, it was a great part of Chinese culture and beautifully made to go with the land. When a country asks, it must also make a plan for taking care of the place.

2) The World Heritage Committee of UNESCO talks about different places and decides whether to put them on the list. The committee meets every June. Many experts help the committee to decide.

3) After a new place goes on the list, UNESCO gives money to help keep it looking good. If a place is in serious danger, it may be put on the List of World Heritage Sites in Danger. UNESCO gives special care and help to those places.

4) Countries have to give UNESCO regular reports about places on the list. If UNESCO thinks a country isn't taking good enough care of a place, the site will be taken off the list.

1. What is the main purpose of Paragraph 1?________．

A．To tell us what is heritage.

B．To stress the importance of heritages.

C．To explain the aims of protecting heritages.

D．To introduce some places of interest in the world.

2. About cultural and natural heritage around the world, UNESCO encourages all the following EXCEPT________.

A．identification	B．application
C．protection	D．preservation

3. If a place successfully becomes a World Heritage Site, the country________.

A．can ask UNESCO for more money and help

B．should continue to take special care of it

C．won't take trouble of caring for it

D．will try to put it on the List of World Heritage Sites in Danger

9 . 《中国日报》正在评选“最美一方”，海南美丽的海边对当地人民和文化产生着深远的影响。请你以海南为题，撰写一篇描写美丽的海边景色与独特的海南文化的文章，参加评选活动，要点如下：
1.三亚蔚蓝的天空，宁静的沙滩，闪烁的沙子，各色各样的贝壳点缀其中，堪称一场名副其实的视觉盛宴：海浪咆哮，海鸥鸣叫，奏响了海岸合唱曲；
2.这般美景，自然造就了独特的少数民族文化，如音乐、舞蹈和菜肴等；
3.要想体验这一切，可以去间当地饭馆，就着一杯当地美酒，山栏酒，品尝美味的传统海鲜；
4.运气好的话，你还叫以欣赏到传统的黎、苗族音乐和舞蹈。

10 . At the beginning of the century there was a big farm called Hollywood Ranch. It was near Los Angeles in California. A few years later Hollywood was one of the famous places of the world. From 1910s to the 1950s Hollywood was the film center of the world. Every family knew the names of its film stars Charlie Chaplin, Grete Garbo, Bergman and hundreds more.

The reason why people went to Hollywood to make films was the sun. At first people made films in New York on the east coast of the United States. But then they heard about Los Angeles where there are 350 days of sun every year. As they made all the films by sunlight, the west coast was a much better place to work.

Also near Hollywood you can find mountains and sea and desert. They did not have to travel far to make any kind o film

When TV became popular in the 1960s, Hollywood started making films for television. Then in 1970s they discovered people still went to cinema to see big expensive films. After twenty years they are still making films in Hollywood and people watch them all over the world.

1. Hollywood used to be a       .

A．cinema	B．big farm
C．park	D．market

2. Who was not mentioned as a film star in the passage?

A．Charlie Chaplin.	B．Marilyn Monroe
C．Ingrid Bergman	D．Greta Garbo.

3. People went to Hollywood to make films because       .

A．it was a beautiful place	B．you could find many film stars
C．there was a lot of sunlight there	D．it was a famous place

4. Which statement is true?

A．The west coast was a better place to make films.

B．There are no mountains near Hollywood.

C．People no longer went to the cinema after television became popular.

D．Hollywood began to make films for television before the First World War.