2 . Most people buy a lot of gifts just before Christmas. But some people think we buy too much. They have started a special day called “Buy Nothing Day”. They don't want anyone to go shopping on that day.

Buy Nothing Day is November 29. It's 25 days before Christmas. It's after Thanksgiving and often the first day of Christmas shopping. At this we see ads in newspapers and on TV telling us to “buy buy, buy!”.

The idea of Buy Nothing Day started in Vancouver, British Columbia. Now people all over the world celebrate Buy Nothing Day. In California, parents and children get together to read stories, sing songs and paint pictures. This year, in Manchester, England, people dressed up to tell people that we buy too much.

In Albuquerque. New Mexico, high school students wanted to tell other students about Buy Nothing Day. They organized a Spaghetti dinner to give people information about Buy Nothing Day. They asked restaurants in the neighborhood to donate the food. They made posters and talked to other students about it. The dinner was a big success, and many students agreed not to buy anything on November 29. The students at the high school like the idea of this new tradition. Next year, they want have another dinner to tell more people about “Buy Nothing Day”.

1. Which of the following is NOT the day for people to celebrate Buy Nothing Day?

A．November	B．days before Christmas.
C．After Thanksgiving.	D．The first day after Christmas.

2. How do people celebrate Buy Nothing Day?

A．In California, parents and children get together to play games.

B．In England, people celebrated by performing plays.

C．In Mexico, high school students dressed up.

D．They bought nothing and persuaded others not to buy things

3. What did the students do in New Mexico for the day?

A．They donated the food of their own.	B．They talked to others about it.
C．They made some slogans for it.	D．They organized a luxurious dinner.

4. What's the best title for the passage?

A．A Free Dinner	B．A Big Success
C．Buy Nothing Day	D．A New Christmas Day

3 . What are the speakers mainly talking about?

A．How to find a cheap hotel.

B．Where to spend their vacation.

C．When to go to Disney World.

4 . After spending a term in Spain, I have been trying to work out which common impressions on Spain have some truth in them and which don't.    1    

Spain is always warm and sunny. This is not true. The city I stayed in, which is in central Spain, often becomes colder than London in winter. However, the city receives little rain all year round and gets very hot in summer.    2    In Andalusia of southern Spain, for example, temperature can be cool but pleasant in winter, but becomes very high in summer.

The Spanish love to have fun.    3    The Spanish people I meet tend to be very warm and open. Spaniards love to celebrate life through different festivals throughout the year. As well as religious festivals, they celebrate others such as La Tomatina, a festival in Valencia where people throw tomatoes at each other.

    4    This is true. Both locals and tourists enjoy watching Flamenco shows just as much, especially in Andalusia. It is also possible to see them in Madrid and Barcelona, but they tend to be more for tourists. I recommend seeing a Flamenco show in Cadiz or Jerez de la Frontera. The flamenco in Cadiz takes on a more cheerful style. Maybe this is because the people of Cadiz live by the sea and have access to beautiful sandy beaches.

Spain is a fascinating country, in which you are sure to have lots of fun. I find that a lot of the common impressions on Spain hold some truth.    5    Spanish culture is very complex and the traditions and culture, as well as food and weather, can vary between regions.

A．Spain is famous for its Flamenco.

B．Here’s what I have discovered so far.

C．But the country is not limited to them.

D．I have seen a lot of evidence that this is true.

E．The following are correct impressions on Spain.

F．Southern Spain tends to be warmer than northern Spain.

G．Northern Spain is colder in summer and also colder in winter.

5 . 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，每句中最多有两处。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。

I'm delighted to know you showed a great interest in Chinese table manners. Now I would like to share you how to behave properly when inviting to dinner.

To begin with, the host will reserve a special seat for the guest, that is highly honored on such a occasion and is expected to be the first to taste the food served. Beside, chopsticks and spoons are usually used when you are eating in China. Third, you are not supposed to make a noise while drink soup. Last but not least, remember to thank the host for the delicious food he has been offered, which will surely make him happily.

I hope my advices will be of help to you.

6 . British people are famous for apologizing in almost every situation.     1    

We Brits pride ourselves on our polite manners towards one another in public. As a result, we often use the word “sorry” quite a lot—even when we don’t really mean it! Usually, if you want to ask a stranger for the time, you would start by saying “    2     Do you know what time it is?” If you are five minutes late for an appointment, you would generally greet the person by saying “Sorry I’m late!”

    3     But the two main dictionary definitions(定义) of “sorry” are: 1)feeling sad for someone else because of their problems or misfortunes   2)feeling regret because you’ve done something wrong. Now, think about this. When you ask a stranger a question, you start with “sorry to disturb you”.     4    

So what does “sorry” really mean? And why do Brits use it so much? Well, in British culture, saying “sorry” is way to be polite.     5     So maybe saying “sorry” is not just being polite, but it is also a clever method to get what you want too.

A．Sorry to bother you.

B．It’s also a very good way to get what you want.

C．We use the word “sorry” in many different situations.

D．We are probably the number-one nation for apologies.

E．This situation, we aren’t saying sorry out of pity or regret.

F．The meaning of the word “sorry” has slightly changed over time.

G．In an experiment, people who apologize to others get what they want.

7 . 阅读下面短文, 在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Nigeria is a country in West Africa. It has     1     population of over 180 million, making it the most populous country in Africa. Nigeria is famous     2     crude oil, music and fashion.

Last year I volunteered in Nigeria for 7 months. My role was to set up youth clubs in primary and secondary schools. The purpose of the youth clubs was     3     (teach) children life skills such as teamwork, science and maths. It was a(n)     4     (enjoy) experience. I got to help other people and learn about Nigerian culture first-hand. In particular I learnt about Nigerian clothing and languages.

As well as     5     (wear) Western clothing, such as jeans and T-shirts, Nigerians also wear traditional clothing. Traditional clothing     6     (be) bold with bright colours, eye-catching patterns (图案) and unique shapes. Nigerians wear traditional clothing on Fridays and Sundays, and for special occasions like weddings. They either make the clothes themselves or have them     7     (make) by a tailor (裁缝).

The official language in Nigeria is English. English     8     (introduce) to Nigeria when Nigeria became part of the British Empire in 1901. English is     9     (main) spoken in big cities. Outside of these cities people speak lots of other languages. In fact, there are over 500 languages     10     are spoken in Nigeria. These languages come from different ethnic (种族的) groups.

8 . In the United States, it is important to be on time , or punctual , for an appointment , a class, a meeting, etc. However, this may not be true in all countries. An American professor discovered the difference while teaching a class in a Brazilian (巴西的) university. The two-hour class was scheduled to begin at 10 A.M. and end at 12. On the first day , when the professor arrived on time, no one was in the classroom. Many students came after 10:30 A.M. Two students came after 11 A.M. Although all the students greeted the professor as they arrived, few apologized for their lateness.Were these students being rude? He decided to study the students’ behavior.

The professor talked to American and Brazilian students about lateness in both an informal and a formal situation:at a lunch with a friend and in a university class, respectively.He gave them an example and asked them how they would react, If they had a lunch appointment with a friend,the average American student defined lateness as 19 minutes after the agreed time. On the other hand, the average Brazilian student felt the friend was late after 33 minutes.

In an American university, students are expected to arrive at the appointed hour.In contrast, in Brazil,neither the teacher nor the students always arrive at the appointed hour.Classes not only begin at the scheduled time in the United States,but also end at the scheduled time.In the Brazilian class, only a few students left the class at 12:00;many remained past 12:30 to discuss the class and ask more questions.While arriving late may not be very important in Brazil , neither is staying late.

1. The word‘punctual’ most probably means________.

A．leaving soon after class	B．coming early
C．arriving a few minutes late	D．being on time

2. Why did the professor study the Brazilian students’ behavior?

A．He felt puzzled at the students’ being late.

B．He felt angry at the students' rudeness.

C．He wanted to make the students come on time later.

D．He wanted to collect data for one of his studies.

3. It can be inferred from the professor’s study of lateness in the informal situation that ________.

A．American students will become impatient if their friend is five minutes late

B．neither Brazilian nor American students like being late in social gatherings

C．being late in one culture may not be considered so rude in another culture

D．Brazilian students will not come thirty-three minutes after the agreed time

4. What is the main idea of this passage?

A．It is important to be on time for class in the United States.

B．The importance of being on time differs among cultures.

C．People learn the importance of time only from their own culture.

D．Students being late for class should explain the reason to their teacher.

9 . Facial expressions carry meaning that is determined by situations and relationships. For example, in American culture the smile is in general an expression of pleasure. Yet it also has other uses. A woman’s smile at a police officer does not carry the same meaning as the smile she gives to a young child. A smile may show love or politeness. It can also hide true feelings. It often causes confusion across cultures. For example, many people in Russia consider smiling at strangers in public to be unusual and even improper. Yet many Americans smile freely at strangers in public places (although this is less common in big cities). Some Russians believe that Americans smile in the wrong places; some Americans believe that Russians don’t smile enough. In Southeast Asian cultures, a smile is frequently used to cover painful feelings. Vietnamese people may tell a sad story but end the story with a smile.
Our faces show emotions, but we should not attempt to “read” people from another culture as we would “read” someone from our own culture. The fact that members of one culture do not express their emotions as openly as members of another culture, but it does not mean that they do not experience emotions. Rather, there are cultural differences in the amount of facial expressiveness permitted. For example, in public and in formal situations many Japanese do not show their emotions as freely as Americans do. When with friends, Japanese and Americans seem to show their emotions similarly.
It is difficult to conclude about Americans and facial expressiveness because of personal and cultural differences in the United States. People from certain cultural backgrounds in the United States seem to be more facially expressive than others. The key is to try not to judge people whose ways of showing emotion are different. If we judge according to our own cultural habits, we may make the mistake of “reading” the other person incorrectly.
1. The author mentions the smile of the Vietnamese to prove that smile can ________.

A．show friendliness to strangers

B．be used to hide true feelings

C．be used in the wrong places

D．show personal habits

2. What should we do before attempting to “read” people?

A．Learn about their relations with others.

B．Understand their cultural backgrounds.

C．Find out about their past experience.

D．Figure out what they will do next.

3. What would be the best title for the test?

A．Cultural Differences

B．Smiles and Relationships

C．Facial Expressiveness

D．Habits and Emotions