1 . 英语课上，老师要求同桌同学相互修改作文。假设以下书信为你同桌所写，请你对其进行修改。文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（∧），并在此符号下面写出该加的词。
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。

When in China, do as the Chinese do! Meals in China is different from meals by some ways in the West. In China, lunch is usual served around 12 o'clock. As for dinner, Chinese people eat it much early than people in the West. Chopsticks are using to eat most food. Generally, for dinner, there’ll be lots of different dish. Besides, Chinese people who like to talk about food, so it’s good topic during a meal. When you are having a dinner with the old, you might ask the old to eat first and look after them. When you are in China, watching the Chinese and do as they do!

2 . People in the United States honor their parents with two special days: Mother’s Day, on the second Sunday in May, and Father’s Day, on the third Sunday in June.

Mother’s Day was announced a day for national celebration by President Woodrow Wilson in 1915. Ann Jarvis from Grafton, West Virginia, had started the idea to have a day to honor mothers. She was the one who chose the second Sunday in May and also began the custom of wearing a carnation(康乃馨).

In 1909, Mrs. Dodd from Spokane, Washington, thought of the idea of a day to honor fathers. She wanted to honor her own father, William Smart. After her mother died, he had the responsibility of raising a family of five sons and a daughter. In 1910, the first Father’s Day was celebrated in Spokane. Senator Margaret Chase Smith helped to establish Father's Day as a national memorial day, in 1972.

These days are set aside to show love and respect for parents. They raise their children and educate them to be responsible citizens. They give love and care to their children.

These two special days are celebrated in many different ways. On Mother's Day people wear carnations. A red one symbolizes a living mother. A white one shows that the mother is dead. Many people attend religious services to honor parents. It is also a day when people whose parents are dead visit the cemetery(burying ground). On these days families get together at home, as well as in restaurants. They often have outdoor barbecues for Father's Day. These are days of fun and good feelings and memories.

1. According to the passage, which of the following about the second Sunday in May is not true?

A．It is a day to show love to mothers.

B．It is a day to wear carnations.

C．It is a day for all people to visit the cemetery.

D．It is a day for many people to attend religious services.

2. Choose the right time order of the following events.

a. The first Father's Day was celebrated.

b. Mother’s Day was announced a day for national celebration.

c. Father’s Day became a day for national celebration. ·

d. The idea of honoring fathers was brought up.

A．a b c d

B．d a b c

C．b a c d

D．d a c b

3. From the passage, we know in the US____________.

A．one should wear a red carnation if one’s mother passes away

B．on Mother’s Day, families often go out to have barbecues

C．on Father’s Day, people often stay at home to celebrate the special day

D．The purpose to have these two special days is to show love to parents

4. The author’s purpose of writing this passage is to _________.

A．call on people to love and respect their parents

B．introduce Mother’s day and Father’s Day

C．tell the time between Mother’s Day and Father’s Day

D．show how important fathers and mothers are

3 . 阅读理解
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项
There is a large percentage of Asian people in the US. They’re hard working, respectful but strange sometimes. If you don’t understand the culture, you will get some problems with them. Asian people are different from any other cultures if you think you know them, you might want to think again.
How are they different? When it comes to most Asian culture, respect is everything. You can do anything you want but don't disrespect an Asian man. You will get some real consequences afterward and especially if he is your boss. It’s something called face saving in the Asian culture. It’s ridiculous sometimes but it’s their culture. Sometimes their culture can come in between their relationship at work. Asian people might expect a lot of respect from their co-workers when their co-workers just see them as an equal.
Americans are very different from Asian people. If you’re Asian, you might want to understand the American culture and even adapt to their culture if you work with them. It will be easier for you since you’re in their countries. Imagine an American working in China, expecting Chinese co-workers to get along with him when he criticizes them straight out on every single matter in front of everyone. I think they will take him outside and take care of him. It just doesn’t work that way with Asian people.
If you’re an American boss giving your Asian employee a review, you will see that they will have a problem with your negative remarks. They will think that you don’t like them, disrespectful, and want to get rid of them; when in fact, you’re just doing your job. You just encourage them to do their work better. Of course, it’s not fair for you as an American boss but just expect that it can be something that is on your Asian employee’s mind.
1. The Americans can’t get along well with the Asians probably because______.

A．their cultures are different

B．they don’t like each other

C．both of them are too proud

D．they have different political views

2. The underlined phrase “face saving” in Paragraph 2 probably means_____.

A．saving some money for later use

B．making faces to please your boss

C．showing some respect to somebody

D．helping somebody out of trouble

3. From the third paragraph we can know that it is difficult_________.

A．for the Asians to accept the culture in America

B．for the Americans to adapt to the culture in China

C．for people to learn the culture in a foreign country

D．for people to follow the culture in their own country

4. The negative remarks an American boss gives on your work probably mean he/she _____

A．doesn’t like you any longer

B．thinks you are not worth respecting

C．doesn’t think you are suitable for the job

D．wants you to improve your work

4 . Father’s Day
The United States is one of the few countries in the world that has an official day on which fathers are honored by their children. On the third Sunday in June, fathers all across the United States are given presents, treated to dinner or otherwise made to feel special.
However, the idea for creating a day for children to honor their fathers began in Spokane, Washington. A woman by the name of Sonora Smart Dodd thought of the idea for Father’s Day while listening to a Mother’s Day sermon in 1909. Having been raised by her father, Henry Jackson Smart, after her mother died, Sonora wanted her father to know how special he was to her. It was her father that made all the parental sacrifices and was, in the eyes of his daughter, a selfless and loving man. Sonora’s father was born in June, so she chose to hold the first Father’s Day celebration in Spikane, Washington on the 19th of June, 1910.
In 1924 President Calvin Coolidge declared the third Sunday in June as Father’s Day. Roses are the Father’s Day flowers: red to be worn for a living father and white if the father has died.
When children can’t visit their fathers or take them out to dinner, they send a greeting card. Traditionally, fathers prefer greeting cards that are not too sentimental. Most greeting cards are too special so fathers laugh when they open them. Some give heartfelt thanks for being there whenever the child needed Dad.
1. At first, Father’s Day was fixed on June 19th because ______.

A．Sonora honored her father on her father’s birthday

B．Sonora’s birthday was June 19

C．it was decided by the president at that time

D．her mother died on June 19

2. How many years has passed before Father’s Day became an official day since the father’s day was celebrated?

A．4

B．10

C．14

D．24

3. According to the passage, on Father’s Day,   ______.

A．people will wear the same flowers to honor their fathers

B．only daughters wear red flowers to honor their fathers

C．children must go home to honor their fathers

D．fathers are often honored in different ways

4. According to the passage, we can infer that Henry Jackson Smart ______.

A．was very kind to anyone

B．did a lot for his daughter

C．was the first father honored in 1924

D．always helped others by giving money

5 . A trip across the Pacific will guarantee you a different experience with a tipping culture you’ve never come across in China.

In the US, giving a little _______ money to service workers on top of your bill is a common _______.

Though US national law _______that businesses pay workers at least $7.25 (45 yuan) per hour, employees receiving tips—often waiters and waitresses—are the exceptions. They _______ only receive $2.13 an hour, and tips _______the difference. As the Wall Street Journal put it, “The American system of tipping holds the promise of great _______ for waiting staff.”

So how should you tip if you are in the US?

_______you pay tips as a percentage of the bill. Offering an extra 15 percent of the _______to the waiter or waitress in a restaurant and to the delivery man or woman is customary and _______. You can offer more for great service and less for ________ service.

Yet there is an________. For take-out food, you don’t have to ________tips for the sellers. Tipsare not expected at fast food restaurants, cafés or ice cream shops either, though a tip jar ________be right by the cash register (收银机). Don’t feel obligated to throw some money in, remembering that it doesn’t hurt. Those workers do not __________on tips.

Other service workers also receive tips. For taxi drivers, 15 percent is the norm (标准), ________if they help with your bags. The same goes for tour guides.

Today, you can even pay tips on a credit card. When receiving a copy of the bill to sign, you

are ________to fill in how much you’d like to tip.

________thinking about when to tip and how much you should tip causes a big ________for many Chinese people, it’s important to________in mind that as long as you show respect and use your reasoning, things will be just ________.

1.

A．good

B．pocket

C．extra

D．lucky

2.

A．method

B．practice

C．way

D．agreement

3.

A．requires

B．believes

C．hopes

D．agrees

4.

A．rarely

B．usually

C．seldom

D．always

5.

A．put up

B．take up

C．hold up

D．make up

6.

A．praises

B．prizes

C．awards

D．rewards

7.

A．Fortunately

B．Naturally

C．Normally

D．Surprisingly

8.

A．bill

B．note

C．check

D．tip

9.

A．expected

B．limited

C．illegal

D．casual

10.

A．superb

B．poor

C．splendid

D．new

11.

A．example

B．incident

C．exception

D．opportunity

12.

A．provide

B．pay

C．charge

D．demand

13.

A．need

B．should

C．must

D．might

14.

A．put

B．live

C．work

D．rely

15.

A．less

B．bigger

C．more

D．smaller

16.

A．eager

B．free

C．willing

D．delighted

17.

A．Though

B．Now that

C．As if

D．When

18.

A．dilemma

B．enjoyment

C．headache

D．change

19.

A．stay

B．bear

C．bring

D．take

20.

A．terrible

B．various

C．valuable

D．fine

6 . One Halloween a little boy and his friend went out for a fun night of trick-or-treating. At first everything was great. They were getting lots of candy as they went from house to house, but then they saw a house which they hadn’t been to before. It was a very spooky (阴森森的) house. Being young and brave, they decided to go up to the door and knock. After all, scary houses might have the best candy!
As they walked up the long winding path, they saw things that chilled (使恐惧) them to the bone! They heard sounds that frightened them. Maybe they should turn back. But the little boys, being very brave, just wanted to see what was in that house, so they went on, not deterred by the things they heard or saw. As they slowly made their way up to the door, they imagined what might be inside. Maybe it would be a witch or maybe a ghost!
After knocking several times, the door slowly creaked (嘎吱作响) open. To their surprise, a monster (怪物) slowly came out to greet them. They were so scared that they couldn’t move! What could they do? Then the little boy had an idea. He said, "Trick or treat!" Then the big scary monster, much to the kids’surprise, reached over and brought out a huge bowl of the best candies they had never seen. Wow, the kids thought, this was great! It turned out that the house was decorated for Halloween, and the big scary monster was just wearing a costume, just like the kids. Since they were the only kids, and were brave enough to go to the scary house, they could take as much candy as they wanted.
1. This passage is ______.

A．a funny Halloween story

B．mainly about two brave kids

C．mainly about a spooky house

D．mainly about the custom of Halloween

2. It can be inferred from the passage that _______.

A．the monster was afraid of the phrase "trick or treat"

B．the two kids were also wearing costumes

C．not all families prepared candy for brave kids

D．some other children had been to the house before the two kids

3. The underlined word "deterred" in the second paragraph can be replaced by "______".

A．warned	B．delayed
C．attracted	D．frightened

7 . 假定你是中学生李华，你的美国笔友Paul想了解一下中国的用餐习俗。请写一封英文邮件向他作简要介绍。要点如下：
1. 主人请客人先人座；
2. 使用筷子进餐；
3.   吃饭不出声响；
4. 客人先动筷子；
5. 餐毕客人向主人致谢。
注意：1. 词数100左右；

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Paul,
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Yours truly,

                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Li Hua

8 . New Yorkers and visitors to the Big Apple will get to ring in the Lunar New Year, also known as Chinese New Year in the USA, in style with a fireworks display on the Hudson River set to music written by Academy Award-winning composer Tan Dun.
The display is part of the second annual “Happy Chinese New Year: Fantastic Art China” festival held in New York on February 5-10, 2016. The China Central Academy of Fine Arts (CAFA), the USA-China Cultural Institute and the Cultural Associate of the Committee of 100 announced this year’s events on November 18 at a press conference at the Lincoln Center.
The “Fantastic Art China” festival will feature a larger and more diverse series of artistic and cultural events across New York’s top cultural venues (地点) and landmarks, including the Lincoln Center, Empire State Building and Jacob K. Javits Convention Center.
This year’s theme focuses on exploring the complicated relationship between sound and image, said Professor Yu Ding from CAFA, who is also president of Fantastic Art China and in charge of the festival’s design. Lunar New Year, which celebrates the “Year of the Monkey” in 2016, is an opportunity to bring China’s modern art to mainstream America, and the festival serves as an innovative approach to establishing cultural exchange between China and New York City, Yu said.
UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador Tan Dun’s music is a new edition that will be featured   at several venues, including a major art exhibition at the Javits Center, events at the Lincoln Center and the fireworks display on the Hudson, which will take place on the evening of February 6. Five barges (游艇) on the river will launch the fireworks designed by CAFA that will tell a story about celebration and conservation.
“We Chinese are fond of nature, so the best way to celebrate the Lunar New Year is to salute with the sounds of nature, such as sounds of water, stone and bamboo,” said Tan Dun at the press conference, “And it will be fun to use the music of water during the fireworks display.”
In addition to the fireworks, a special lighting show at the Empire State Building will ____ New York City during the holiday.
Chinese New Year is being recognized as a public school holiday for the first time in New York. Children from the National Dance Institute, which represents 75 schools, will perform traditional Chinese dances at the Lincoln Center and the Javits Center. And, in celebration of the “Year of the Monkey”, events will feature a conservation message about the endangered golden monkey in China.
1. The theme of this year’s celebration is centered on ________.

A．relationship between sound and image of nature

B．diversity of Chinese traditional festivals

C．endangered species and environmental protection

D．cultural exchange between China and America

2. The coming “Year of the Monkey” is to be celebrated in New York by ________.

A．sailing on the Hudson River along with a new-year speech

B．setting off fireworks and holding a special lighting show

C．holding a special concert at the Empire State Building

D．taking a week off and organizing Chinese dance contests

3. What does the underlined word “shine on” (in Para. 7) most probably mean?

A．lighten.	B．surround.
C．decorate.	D．broaden.

4. This passage is written mainly in order to ________.

A．compare some traditional festivals in China and America

B．attract visitors to America for the coming new-year celebration

C．report celebration activities for the “Year of the Monkey” in New York

D．strengthen the cultural co-operation between China and America

9 . The Dragon Boat Festival has been marked by eating zongzi and racing dragon boats for thousands of years. It     1    (fall) on the fifth day of the fifth month according to the Chinese lunar calendar in honor of Qu Yuan,     2     is said to have committed suicide by drowning himself.

Qu was minister of the state of Chu     3    (situate) in the present-day Hunan and Hebei provinces during the Warring States period. He was upright, loyal and     4    (high) respected.     5    , he was fired from office due to his suggestion to fight against Qin in cooperation with other states. During his stay in other states, he wrote many poems to express his strong love for his country. When Chu     6    (defeat) by Qin, he realized     7     he could do about it was nothing. Qu jumped into Miluo River on the fifth day of the fifth month.

After the     8    (dead) of Qu Yuan, people of Chu went to Miluo River to mourn (悼念) over the great poet they loved so much. People threw eggs and rice wrapped in leaves     9     the river to feed the fish to keep them away from Qu Yuan. Now the Dragon Boat Festival has become     10     traditional festival for the Chinese people.

10 . Strange Baby-Naming Laws
Germany Parents are banned by law from using last names and the names of objects and products as first names. A child’s first name must clearly indicate his or her sex, and all names must be approved by the office of vital statistics in the area in which the child was born.
Iceland The country’s naming committee consults the National Register of Persons to determine if a name is acceptable. If parents want to go off-list, they must apply for approval and pay a fee, and the name must contain only letters in the Icelandic alphabet.
New Zealand The country’s Births, Deaths, and Marriages Registration Act of 1995 prohibits parents from choosing a name that “ might cause offense to a reasonable person; is unreasonably long; or is, includes, or resembles an official title or rank,” including, apparently, Adolf Hitler and Yeah Detroit—both names recently rejected.
Denmark If Danish parents prefer a moniker not on the list of 7,000 preapproved baby names, they must get permission from local church and government officials. Fifteen to 20 percent of the 1,100 reviewed names—including creative spellings of common names, last names as first names, and unusual names—are rejected each year.
1. You can tell whether a baby is a girl or a boy according to the first name in _____.

A．Germany	B．New Zealand
C．Iceland	D．Denmark

2. In Iceland, the names should _____.

A．be approved by the office of vital statistics.

B．be accepted by the National Register of Persons.

C．contain only letters in the Roman alphabet.

D．be paid for some money.

3. Which name is accepted in New Zealand?

A．Bin Laden	B．Talula Does The Hula
C．John Smith	D．Keenan Got Lucky

4. According to the passage, which of the following is true?

A．Parents should pay a fee for babies’ names if the names are rejected.

B．Each year about 150-200 reviewed names are rejected in Denmark.

C．Adolf Hitler is banned in Iceland.

D．Danish babies’ names should be on the list if parents can’t get the permission.