1 . 假设你是李华，你的美国朋友Mike想通过你了解中国的传统节日。请你给Mike写一封e-mail，向他介绍我国传统节日春节的情况。内容包括：
1.春节是中国最重要的传统节日;
2.春节持续的时间、春节来临前及期间人们的主要活动(节前、除夕、节日期间)
注意：1.词数80左右;
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Mike,
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Yours sincerely

Li Hua

2 . Sweetest Day is celebrated on the third Saturday in October. It is an occasion which offers all of us an opportunity to remember not only the sick, the aged, and children who have lost their parents, but also friends, workmates, relatives and neighbors whose helpfulness and kindness we have enjoyed.

Over 60 years ago, when a Cleveland man noticed that some people, such as children who lost their parents and patients who lay in bed, too often felt forgotten and neglected, he developed in his mind the idea of showing them that they were remembered. He did this by giving them small gifts. With the help of his friends and neighbors, he gave those people small gifts on a Saturday in October. During the years that followed, other Clevelanders began to take part in the celebration, which came to be called “Sweetest Day”. Over time, the Sweetest Day idea of spreading cheer to the poor, the sick and children who had lost their parents was broadened to everyone, and became an occasion for remembering others with a kind act or a small gift. Soon the idea spread to other cities all over the USA.

Sweetest Day is not based on any single group’s religious beliefs or on a family relationship. It is a reminder that a thoughtful word or deed enriches life and gives it meaning. Because for many people remembering takes the form of gift-giving, Sweetest Day offers us the opportunity to show others that we care, in a positive way.

1. What is Sweetest Day for?

A．To express love to our parents.	B．To remind us of people in need of our help.
C．To draw people’s attention to disabled people.	D．To keep the weak and nice people around us in mind.

2. What does the underlined word “neglected” mean in paragraph 2?

A．Escaped.

B．Ignored.

C．Rejected.

D．Inspired.

3. What does paragraph 2 mainly talk about?

A．The importance of Sweetest Day.	B．The customs of Sweetest Day.
C．The development of Sweetest Day.	D．The future of Sweetest Day.

4. How do most people celebrate Sweetest Day according to paragraph 3?

A．By giving gifts.	B．By offering help to others.
C．By sending others reminders.	D．By showing others their beliefs.

3 . A new study explores the custom of tipping in the United States. Many Americans give tips to people who perform a job for them, especially workers in the service industry. They pay a little extra to people cutting their hair, driving them across town or serving them a meal at a restaurant.

The researchers found that men give bigger tips to restaurant workers than women. And people who live in the northern US are more generous with tips than those living in the South. People who earn $ 50, 000 or more a year give bigger tips than those who earn less than $50, 000. There is one likely reason: the wealthier Americans have more money to spend.

Michael Lynn is a professor of consumer behavior and marketing at the Cornell University School of Hotel Administration in New York. In other words, he knows a lot about the issue of tipping. In earlier surveys, Lynn said he found mixed results on the generosity of men and women when it comes to tipping. In some studies, men gave bigger tips than women. In others, women gave more money.

Lynn’s own research in American restaurants found that men give bigger tips when the restaurant server is a woman and women give more when the server is a man. Tips are very important to service employees. People who work at restaurants often get most of their earnings from tips.

Nationwide, Americans generally tip between 15 to 20 percent at restaurants and leave from $2 to S 10 a day for the people who clean their hotel rooms. Tips of 15 percent of the reading on the meter (计价器) are also common for people who drive taxis.

But here is something to keep in mind. If you are able to give the person serving you a tip or a bigger one than what is expected, your generosity will be welcome. Many service workers do not make much money, and even an extra dollar or two can make a difference in their lives.

1. What is paragraph I mainly about?

A．A study in a restaurant.	B．A job offering a lot of tips.
C．The service industry in the US.	D．The custom of tipping in the US.

2. What is Lynn’s finding in American restaurants?

A．People give more tips to the opposite sex server.

B．People are always more generous to service employers.

C．Men give the same tips to the women restaurant servers as women.

D．Men always give more tips to the men restaurant servers than women.

3. How much tips do Americans generally pay if the reading on the taximeter is $100?

A．$2.	B．$10.
C．$15.	D．$20.

4. What is the authors attitude towards tipping?

A．Doubtful.	B．Critical.
C．Uncaring.	D．Supportive.

4 . Teachers’ Day around the world is not celebrated on the same day. In some countries, Teachers’ Day is celebrated on working days. However, in other countries, it is celebrated on holidays.

Here we are giving you a list of countries that celebrate Teachers’ Day on holidays.

China

The Teachers’ Day was proposed(提议) at National Central University in 1931. It was adopted(被采纳) by the central government of Republic of China in 1932. In 1939, the day was set on August 27th, Confucius’s birthday. People’s Republic of China government called it off in 1951. It was reestablished in 1985, and the day was changed to September 10th. Now more and more people are trying to celebrate the Teachers’ Day back to Confucius’s birthday.

India

In India, Teachers’ Day is celebrated on September 5th, in honor of Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, the second President of India. Because his birthday was September 5th. At schools on this day, students in India celebrate this day to show their respect and love to their teachers.

Russia

In Russia Teachers’ Day is on October 5th. Before 1994, this day was set on the first Sunday of September.

USA

In the United States, Teachers’ Day is a holiday on the Tuesday of the first full week of May.

Thailand

January 16th was adopted as Teachers’ Day in the Thailand by a resolution(决议) of the government on November 21, 1956. The first Teachers’ Day was held in 1957.

Iran

In Iran, Teachers’ Day is celebrated on May 2nd every year. It is in honor of the famous Iranian professor Ayatollah Morteza Motahhari who died on May 2, 1980.

Although different countries celebrate Teachers’ Day on different days, the activities people take to celebrate it just stay the same.

1. The best title of the passage is __________.

A．Teachers’ Day around the world

B．The history of Teachers’ Day

C．Activities on Teachers’ Day

D．How to celebrate Teachers’ Day

2. What will be discussed in the next paragraph of the text?

A．How Teachers’ Day became popular in the world.

B．Which country is the first to celebrate Teachers’ Day.

C．What activities people take to celebrate Teachers’ Day.

D．Which country has the longest vacation for Teachers’ Day.

3. In which country is the Teachers’ Day celebrated for its leader?

A．Iran.	B．Thailand.
C．Russia.	D．India.

4. We can know from the passage that __________.

A．not all the Teachers’ Days are celebrated on holidays

B．China is the first country to celebrate Teachers’ Day

C．Thailand first celebrated Teachers’ Day in 1956

D．Russia and USA celebrate Teachers’ Day on the same day

5 . Every week in China, millions of people will sit in front of TV watching teenagers compete for the title Character Hero, which is a Chinese-style selling bee（拼写大赛）. In this challenge, young competitors must write Chinese characters by hand. To prepare for the competition, the competitors usually spend months studying dictionaries.

Perhaps the show's popularity should not be a surprise. Along with gunpowder and paper, many Chinese people consider the creation of Chinese calligraphy to be one of their primary contributions to civilization. Unfortunately, all over the country, Chinese people are fretting how to write their own language without computerized help. Software on smart phones and computers allows users to type in the basic sound of the word using the Latin alphabet. It's possible to recognize characters without remembering how to write them.

But there's still hope for the paint brush. China's Education Ministry wants children to spend more time learning how to write. In one Beijing primary school we visited, students practice calligraphy everyday inside a specially decorated classroom with traditional Chinese paintings hanging on the walls. Soft music plays as a group of six-year-olds dip brush pens into black ink. They look up at the blackboard often to study their teacher's examples before carefully attempting to reproduce those characters on thin rice paper. "If adults can survive without using handwriting, why bother to teach it now?" we ask the calligraphy teacher, Shen Bin, "The ability to write characters is part of Chinese tradition and culture," she reasons. "Students must learn now so they don't forget when they grow up." says the teacher.

1. What can we infer from about the Chinese character spelling bee from the first paragraph?

A．It usually lasts several months.

B．It has a large number of audience.

C．The competitors must be students.

D．It prepares the teenagers for exams.

2. What is the goal of the Chinese character spelling bee?

A．To improve teenagers' ability to write Chinese characters.

B．To encourage teenagers to compete for prize.

C．To appreciate the sound of the Chinese characters.

D．To make teenagers make use of dictionaries.

3. What's author's attitude towards the present situation of protecting Chinese calligraphy in paragraph 3?

A．Positive.

B．Confused.

C．Unconcerned.

D．Worried.

4. Why should students learn to write characters, according to Shen Bin?

A．It bridges the generation gap.

B．It helps students get high marks in exams.

C．It is to preserve Chinese tradition and culture.

D．It is a way to find talented students in calligraphy.

7 . 假设你是李华，你的美国朋友Tom正在一家孔子学院学习汉语和中国文化，知道中国人很重视家风传承。
他在给你的电子邮件中想了解你家的家风以及家风对你的影响。请你给他回复一封电子邮件。
注意: 1. 字数80左右，可适当增加细节以使其连贯。
2. 不要求写称呼和落款。
参考词汇：家风 family spirit.
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8 . The Spring Festival, Chinese New Year, is one of     1    most important festivals for all of us.    2    we celebrate is the end of winter, arrival of spring, and reunion with family and relatives. Usually the Spring Festival         3    (celebrate) for fifteen days, during which people do not work except for the workers on duty.

On New Year’s Eve all family members get together     4    (have) a big meal. After the meal they watch TV until the clock strikes twelve. Then every family sets off fireworks     5    (excite) to welcome the new year. On the first day of the new year, almost everyone is dressed in his or her best clothes. Friends and relatives are busy    6    (visit) each other with presents. At that time, children are the happiest because    7    can get many red packets from their relatives.

With the     8    (improve) of living standard, people     9    (change) the ways of celebrating the Spring Festival greatly so far. No matter how it changes, the meaning of the Spring Festival is still     10    great significance in China.

10 . 近年来， 越来越多的中国年经人热衷于过洋节，忽略了中国传统节日。为了更好地传承中国的传统节日，最近国家出台了不提倡过洋节的规定。作为年轻人，我们要不要传承（inherit）和发展中国传统节日？请就此问题写一篇短文表达你的观点并阐述理由。
注意：1.字数100字左右；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3.文章开头已给出，不计入总词数。

An increasing number of Chinese young people are fond of celebrating western festivals these days.
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