In China, the history of people planting and using bamboo dates back to as far as 7, 000 years ago. As early as the Shang Dynasty, bamboo was used for food, clothing, housing, transportation, musical instruments and even weapons. Since then it
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(1)感谢对方的邀请;
(2)询问食宿、活动安排和说明要介绍的传统文化内容;
(3)祝愿交流活动成功。
注意:(1)词数100左右;
(2)可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯;
(3)开头和结尾已给出,不计入总词数。
参考词汇:食宿 accommodation
Dear Mr. Smith,
I am Li Hua, chairman of the Student Union of Xin Hua Middle School.
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Thank you for your attention! Best wishes!
Yours,
Li Hua
3 . Christmas in the United States is traditionally a time of gift-giving and family gatherings. But small towns across the country have their own traditions.
Middleburg, a small town in the state of Virginia, is known for its horses. For more than 50 years, Middleburg has organized a yearly Christmas parade. Men and women ride horses through the woods and fields. They follow hunting dogs as they search for a wild fox. But first, these hunters ride in the yearly parade, wearing their bright red hunting clothes and hats.
John Hale, a citizen of Middleburg says many city people visit his town. “We have a lot of people from an urban area that come to visit, but it incorporates a lot of the old traditions.” The night-time hayride is one such tradition. Small groups gather under the moonlight on an open wagon (四轮马车) filled with hay (干草). The passengers sing as farm horses pull the wagon slowly across the fields.
There are some newer traditions, too. Trey Matheu works at the nearby Salamander Resort. He says a visit to Middleburg is a chance to slow down for a day. He says Middleburg can be a calming, peaceful place without tension.
“Middleburg is an opportunity to take a step back, to take a deep breath, and understand that even though life is moving on at a very fast pace, there’s really an opportunity where you’re allowed to step off for a little bit.”
Parade organizers say more than 13,000 people attend even in below freezing weather. But if you ask, you will hear many different reasons why people come to watch the parade:
“I come here because I’m from a small town. I like how everybody comes together.”
“I live right down that street, right there. And that’s my dog.”
Middleburg looks its best at Christmastime. That may be why so many people return each year.
1. At Christmas, people in Middleburg usually ________.A.visit friends and families | B.ride in the annual parade |
C.feed farm horses with hay | D.hunt for dogs in the woods |
A.To enjoy the fresh air. | B.To escape competition. |
C.To relax themselves. | D.To challenge themselves. |
A.It attracts many people each year. | B.It makes a large money from tourism. |
C.It doesn’t respect Christmas traditions. | D.It is a good place for family gatherings. |
A.Middleburg’s Christmas Parade | B.A Small Town Known for Horses |
C.Newer Traditions at Christmastime | D.Christmas Traditions in Middleburg |
Date:15th Aug. —22nd Aug.
Location: Chepstow Center
2018 Music Festivals, UK
Details: Over 100 live bands plus DJs on five private solar-powered stages. A wonderful site in a wooded area of outstanding natural beauty. 8 days of inspiration and relaxation are about traditional crafts, campaign stalls(活动摊位), and a magical kids’ area.
Sport Beat Music Festival
Date: 20th Aug. —29th Aug.
Location: Oxstalls Sports Park
Details: Time for fun in the sun with Sport Beat. The festival is for those who wish there are volleyball and netball games that take place over the weekend. Attractions include: ball coaching, food village, and bars. Please see details for VIP passes on our website.
Creamfields Festival
Date: 26th Aug.—28th Aug.
Location: Daresbury Court
Details: Creamfields is the world’s leading dance music festival. Creamfields is famous for many things, not just its traditional world class dancing but its unbeatable atmosphere! The festival mixes together style breaking pioneers from across the DJ and live music spectrum(声谱).
Wilkestock Charity Music Festival
Date: 27th Aug.—31st Aug. Location: Wilkestock Stadium
Details: With entertainment this year from mystery jets to a huge electronic lineup(阵容), this festival keeps turning up the heat year on year while keeping all profits donated direct to charity.
1. At which festival can children probably enjoy themselves thoroughly?A.Creamfields Festival. | B.The Green Gathering. |
C.Sport Beat Music Festival. | D.Wilkestock Charity Music Festival. |
A.At Oxstalls Sports Park. | B.At Daresbury Court. |
C.At Wilkestock Stadium. | D.At Chepstow Center. |
A.It gives its earnings to people in need. | B.It offers performance in the open air. |
C.It entertains people with live music. | D.It has five private solar-powered stages. |
China’s Liangzhu Archaeological Site
The site,
The World Heritage Committee added Liangzhu to the UNESCO list
6 . Culture shock occurs when people have been suddenly thrown into a new culture. Newcomers may be anxious because they don’t speak the language. Neither do they know the customs or understand the people’s behavior in daily life.
Quite often the visitor find that “yes” may not always mean “yes”, that friendliness does not necessarily mean friendship, or that statements that appear to be serious are really intended as jokes. The foreigners may be unsure as when to shake hands, when to start conversations, or how to approach a stranger. The idea of culture shock helps explain feeling of puzzlement and confusion.
Language problems do not lead to all the setbacks that people feel. When one has lost everything that was once familiar, such as understanding a transportation system, knowing how to register(注册,登记) for university classes, or knowing how to make friends, difficulties in coping with the new society may arise.
When an individual enters a strange culture, he or she feels like a fish out of water. Newcomers feel at times that they do not belong to the culture and feel deserted by the native members of the culture. When this happens, visitors may want to refuse everything about the new environment and may glorify and sing their own praises of the positive aspects of their own culture. On the other side, more visitors may sneeze at their native country by rejecting its value and instead choosing to approve of the value of the new country. This may occur as an attempt to accept the new culture in order to be taken in by the people in it.
1. What do people feel when they are suddenly in a new culture?A.Excited. | B.Delighted. | C.Upset. | D.Hopeless. |
A.it’s impossible to get used to a new culture |
B.people feel confused due to culture shock |
C.foreigners often don’t mean what they say |
D.most foreigners are usually quite humorous |
A.people away from their cultures can hardly survive in a new culture |
B.a fish can not survive without water |
C.people away from their culture experience mental loneliness. |
D.people away from their culture have many difficulties in new environment |
A.the language | B.the transportation | C.the environment | D.the puzzlement |
7 . Living in a foreign culture can be exciting, but it can also be confusing(令人迷惑的). A group of Americans who taught English in other countries recently discussed their experiences. They found that miscommunication was always possible, even over something as simple as “yes” and “no”.
On her first day in Micronesia, an island in the Pacific, Lisa thought people weren’t paying any attention to her. The day was hot. She went into a store and asked, “Do you have cold drinks?” The woman there didn’t say anything. Lisa repeated the question. Still the woman said nothing. She later learned that the woman had answered her: She had raised her eyebrows(眉毛), which in Micronesia means “yes”.
Jan remembered an experience she had in Bulgaria, a country in Europe. She went to a restaurant that was famous for its cabbage. She asked the waiter, “Do you have cabbage today?” He nodded his head. Jan waited, but the cabbage never came. In that country, a nod means “no”.
Tom had a similar problem when he arrived in India. After explaining something in class, he asked his students if they understood. They answered with many different nods and shakes of the head. He thought some people had not understood, so he explained again. When he asked again, they did the same thing. He soon found out that his students did understand. In India, people nod and shake their heads in different ways depending on where they come from. You have to know where a person is from to understand whether they mean “yes” or “no”.
1. The Americans teaching English in other countries found that they ________.A.had problems with communication | B.needed to learn foreign languages |
C.should often discuss their experiences | D.should go abroad for vacations |
A.nodding heads | B.raising eyebrows |
C.shaking heads | D.saying “no” |
A.he didn’t know where the students came from |
B.he didn’t explain everything clearly enough |
C.some students didn’t understand his questions |
D.he did not know much about Indian culture |
A.In Bulgaria, nodding heads means “no” |
B.Jan taught English on a Pacific island. |
C.Lisa was trying to buy some cabbage. |
D.In India,only shaking heads means “yes”. |
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。
Dear Andrew,
I’d like to invite you take part in the Christmas party in the dining hall. It was the celebration for the Christmas Eve. But you are welcome to make the short speech. After that we will enjoy us. Then we will have a candle light dinner, which are our favorite part. Finally, members of the English club will exchange gift. I am sure it will be a warmly get-together. I would appreciate it if you could join us. The party will start at 6 pm and we’ll meet you at the school gate at 5:50 pm on this evening. We look forward to receive your earliest reply.
Longjing tea,
Thanks
While
10 . Imagine walking through an ancient city, then climbing a gate tower to take in a wonderful view of the city and its more than 600-year-old walls. You can hear the city's heartbeat in the air. This is Pingyao Ancient City in Shanxi Province, a place that should definitely be on your travel route if you enjoy history or ancient architecture since its origins can be traced back to more than 2,700 years ago.
Located in the center of Shanxi Province, Pingyao is the hometown of Jin merchants, a group of merchants who actively dominated (支配) a booming commodity market throughout China for more than 500 years, especially during the Ming and Qing dynasties. After the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949, the city's agriculture and manufacturing industries developed rapidly. Following China's reform and opening up, Pingyao struggled for the transition from a managed economy to the current market-oriented economy. During this time, the city government sought out new ways to break through this economic bottleneck.
Finally in the winter of 1997, opportunity came knocking. Through the efforts of the city government, Pingyao earned its place on the UNESCO World Heritage list, which caused the entire world to take notice of the city.
Since the city's fame rose, locals in Pingyao have deepened their understanding of the conservation efforts preserving the historical relics in their hometown. Meanwhile the city administration has continued to upgrade itself through a strategy that follows the pillars of "conservation, entrepreneurship, development and protection" .
Currently, the city is focused on establishing a sustainable industry that will enable it to continue to grow while also protecting its relics and introducing them to the world.
1. What does the underlined word "transition" in Paragraph 2 probably mean?A.Exploration. | B.Spread. |
C.Application. | D.Change. |
A.The city government's hard work. |
B.The official recognition by the UNESCO. |
C.The development of Pingyao's economy. |
D.The ancient architecture in the city. |
A.Combining the economy with cultural protection. |
B.Constructing more modern buildings. |
C.Learning from other cities in the world. |
D.Establishing the manufacturing industry. |
A.By giving examples. |
B.By following the time order. |
C.By listing reasons. |
D.By raising questions. |