1 . 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。

The Water-Splashing Festival (泼水节) is a traditional festival for the Dai people in Yunnan Province,     1     marks the official New Year celebration for over one million Dai people living in China.     2     (hold) during the sixth month of the Dai calendar, it usually lasts three or four days.

For the Dai people in Yunnan province, water is a symbol     3     goodness and the most valuable thing. During the festival, both men and women enjoy     4     (them) in the game of water-splashing. They are armed with buckets of water to make each other     5     (complete) wet, wishing all good luck and happiness to happen to them.

During the festival, the door of every house     6     (decorate) with colorful pieces of paper. All the     7     (villager) wear their unique clothes. Mutton and beef are served with delicious rice cakes, rice noodles, and rice wine. The festival is celebrated with     8     variety of activities, including singing and dancing, firework displays and boat racing. Dai People will also invite people to celebrate the festival from other ethnic minorities (少数民族) and tourists     9     (come) from afar (从远处) to celebrate the festival.

The Water Splash Festival is the Dai people’s respect to water, music, dance and food. It is also a     10     (culture) bridge between China and Southeast Asian countries that share the same festive culture of the water-splashing.

2 . 假如你是李华。你的澳大利亚朋友Tom听说春节期间你去了马街书会 (Majie Quyi Show), 请你给他写封回信, 介绍下马街书会的基本情况。

历史	700 多年	性质	民间艺术盛会; “中国十大民俗”之一
时间	每年阴历正月十一至十三	地点	河南宝丰马街
演员	来自全国的曲艺艺人	内容	40多种曲艺和其它传统曲目

注意: 1. 词数80 左右;
2. 可以适当增加细节, 以使行文连贯。
Dear Tom,
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Yours,

Li Hua

5 . 近几年全球掀起了学习汉语的热潮。假定你是李华，你的英语笔友Sam也是个汉语爱好者，他尤其对中国的国粹—京剧(Beijing Opera)特别感兴趣，写信向你咨询有关京剧的情况。请你给他回一封邮件，要点如下：
1. 写信目的；
2. 京剧概况(角色，动作，唱腔等)；
3. 表达祝愿。
要求：1. 80字左右；
2. 开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Sam,

Delighted to learn from your e-mail that

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Yours truly,

Li Hua

6 . 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。

Shadow puppetry (皮影戏) was very popular in many parts of China during Tang (618—907) and Song (960—1279) dynasties. In the past, shadow puppets (木偶)     1    (make) of paper sculpture (雕刻), later from the leather of donkeys or oxen. That’s why their Chinese name is pi ying, which means shadows of leather.

More than 2,000 years ago, a favorite wife of Wu Emperor of the Han Dynasty died of illness. The emperor was very sad at the     2    (lose) of his wife. One day, a minister (大臣) happened to see children playing with dolls where the shadows on the ground were lively. Inspired     3     this scene, the smart minister hit upon     4     idea. He made a cotton puppet of the emperor’s wife and painted it. As night fell, he invited the emperor     5    (watch) a puppet show behind a curtain,     6     attracted the emperor deeply, and he took to it from then on. This story     7    (record) in the official history book is believed to be the start of shadow puppetry.

Shadow puppetry wins many good     8    (comment) of audiences with its good music, fine sculpture, cheerful color and lively performance. The design of the figures follows     9    (tradition) moral evaluation (道德评价) and aesthetics. The audiences can tell a figure’s character by     10    (see) his mask.

7 . Some Christmas traditions are pretty standard in mainstream（主流）American culture: put up the tree, string up the lights, visit grandma, and so on.

Then there’s the one my Colombian family does every year: the Novena de Aguinaldos. We pray（祈祷）for nine days without a stop, and this Novena counts down the nine days before Christmas. Most Americans have never heard of it, but in Colombia, it’s a big deal.

Like all good traditions, especially around the holidays, this tradition is about community and getting together with friends and family. My family immigrated（移民）from Colombia when I was just two months old. Every year, we gather with a group of Colombian friends for as many of the nine nights as we can.

There are three parts to the Novena de Aguinaldos. The first is the reading: each kid takes turns to read a book. Next comes the gozos, which means “The Joys”. That’s where the music comes in, and everyone gets an instrument, a maraca, a drum, a tin can—whatever you can use to make a sound. And then, the villancicos——Spanish Christmas carols（颂歌）come.

I’ve lived my whole life in the US. There’s not a lot of Colombian culture that we still hang onto. Why do we still carry on with the tradition of celebrating the Novenas, then?

When I asked my parents the other day, the answer was that immigrants didn’t belong anywhere—not where you were, nor where you were from. So my parents helped create a space where we did. Even if the Novenas were nothing like what we might have celebrated if we’d stayed in Colombia, the Novenas became the heart of our community.

But our Novenas are starting to feel a little more breakable. It’s getting harder and harder for everyone to get together each year. Last year, I was studying abroad in Italy and couldn’t make it to any gathering; my brother went off to college and had exams late into December; my sister just moved to a new city, and my parents have taken up jobs in different countries.

1. What is paragraph 4 mainly about?

A．The process of celebrating the Novena.

B．The development of a Colombian tradition.

C．The background of the Colombian family.

D．The differences between the Novena and Christmas.

2. Why does the Colombian family celebrate the Novena?

A．To remember their dead friends.	B．To find a sense of belonging.
C．To show their respect for Americans.	D．To understand the local culture.

3. What makes celebrating the Novena difficult for the Colombian family?

A．Lack of money.	B．Their separate busy life.
C．American laws.	D．Friends’ complaints.

4. What’s the best title for the text?

A．Growing Up	B．Colorful Culture
C．Exploring American Christmas Traditions	D．Colombian Family’s Novena in the US

9 . 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。

Four Great Classic Novels are usually thought to be the     1     (good) novels in Chinese literature. What the four have in common is that they     2     (write) in a spoken language of their times unlike most ancient literature created in classical Chinese. Also, the four all have debatable authorship. They had a far-reaching impact     3     the development of Chinese societies in past eras. The four works were     4     (wide) read by scholars and administrative rulers and they contained philosophical ideas, history, and ideas about human society, family life, and politics     5    defined part of the world view of the literate (文人) and politically     6     (influence) people. Two of    7    , Water Margin and The Romance of the Three Kingdoms, are semi-historical, long     8     (novel) , sort of like War and Peace by Tolstoy in terms of impact. The Dream of the Red Chamber was very highly regarded when it was published both in China     9     Japan and is reminiscent (怀旧的) of a psychologically complex work by Dostoyevsky. Journey to the West is a fairy tale     10       (fill) with romantic account reminiscent of Odyssey.

10 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. Why do some American churches cancel (取消) Christmas Day services?

A．To buy gifts and go to parties.

B． To celebrate the birthday of Jesus Christ.

C．To let people gather with their families.

2. What’s “Silent Night”?

A．The name of an old man.

B．The name of traditional music.

C．The name of Christmas Day service.

3. Who probably celebrate Christmas as a religious holiday?

A．All Americans.

B．Non-Christians.

C．Christians.

4. When does Santa Claus leave presents under the tree?

A．On Christmas Eve.

B．On Christmas noon.

C．On Christmas Day.