2 . 假定你是苏华, 你的英国朋友John来信询问中国人过春节的风俗习惯。请你结合自己家乡的实际情况给他回信。
【写作要点】
1.春节的简介；
2.过春节的风俗习惯；
3.邀请他来中国过春节。
【写作要求】
1.词数80-100左右；
2.可以适当增加细节, 以使行文连贯；
3.作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。
参考词汇：贴春联stick couplets
Dear John,
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours,

Su Hua

3 . 假定你是李华，你的美国笔友Mike即将随其父母来中国，并在中国度过中秋节。他来信向你询问有关中秋节的习俗，请你回信告诉他有关中秋节的习俗。要点如下：
1.历史悠久，中国人传统节日之一；
2.家庭团圆，吃月饼，赏月。
注意：1.词数80左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3.信的开头已为你写好。
Dear Mike,

Glad to know you are coming to China with your parents and spend Mid-Autumn Day here.

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours,

Li Hua

4 . As I walked down the street on the first day in Dubai last year, the hot air mixed with my excitement, reminding me that I was now in a mysterious habitat. With the curiosity of wanting to try some Arabian food, I excitedly went to a local restaurant. Unexpectedly, an incident happened.

The guard standing outside the restaurant said to me, "Now is the special festival for Muslims called Eid, during which Muslims go on fasting. Eating is banned before sunset. " " But I am only a tourist, not a Muslim. You could not restrict my liberty to have dinner, " I argued. He firmly answered "The tradition of Islam is the same for everyone in Dubai. Once you step on the ground of Abu Dhabi, you should, and you must, obey the rule."

Listening to his response, my disappointment turned into annoyance. As a person who knew nothing about Islam, I felt that their customs seemed quite unusual. Back to the hotel, I began to search for the information of Eid and came to know that every year there is a period of time that Muslims go on fasting until sunset. For Muslims, the fasting is to purify themselves both physically and mentally.

Glancing over the information about Eid, I felt guilty about getting annoyed with the guard. I realized that I should constantly understand and respect others' customs and beliefs. Although sometimes the beliefs of people from various backgrounds are quite hard to accept, understanding the situation better before solving conflicts is much more effective. Only by truly accepting others' customs could I learn from the value of their beliefs. I understood the importance of being determined to one's belief, while at the same time learning to possess a passionate attitude towards others.

1. What did the author do on the first day in Dubai?

A．He enjoyed a delicious Arabian meal.

B．He made an appointment with the guard.

C．He argued with a guard outside a local restaurant.

D．He stayed in the hotel because of the hot weather.

2. What does the underlined phrase "go on fasting" in paragraph 2 mean?

A．Clean the whole room.	B．Stop eating in a period.
C．Refuse to eat in a day.	D．Enjoy some entertainments.

3. How did the guard in the restaurant talk to the author?

A．Enthusiastically.

B．Rudely.

C．Seriously.

D．Impolitely.

4. What can we infer from the last paragraph about the author?

A．He apologized to the guard.

B．He believed in Islam after the trip.

C．He regretted arguing with the guard.

D．He changed Muslim customs and beliefs.

5 . China is a big old country and it has a history of more than five thousand years. We are proud of    1     (it) culture and part of the culture even influences the world     2     (great), for example, the thought of Confucius. As Chinese economy develops very fast and plays     3     important role in the world, more and more     4    (foreign) learn Mandarin (普通话) in Confucius institutions. The Chinese traditional culture can be tested by the time. It unites the whole nation and no matter     5    kind of disaster comes, we will fight together for the country’s future. Today, many young people lose     6     (faithful) in traditional culture and they are crazy     7    the western culture. They follow the western fashion,     8    (think) we are the old style. But someday, they     9    (realize) they are wrong     10    (abandon) traditional culture.

6 . M: Have you lived in America for many years?
W: Yes, I have lived there for10 years, why?
M: Tomorrow I will go to an American friend's home to celebrate Christmas.     1    
W: OK. No problem.
M:     2    
W: Both are OK. Don’t get there early.
M:     3    
W: If you're going to be more than fifteen minutes late, I advise calling your hosts to tell them.
M:     4    
W: Certainly Flowers are always nice.
M:     5    
W: Just watch the other guests and follow them.                      
M: Thank you.
A. Should I arrive on time or five to ten minutes late?
B. What should I do at the dinner table?
C. Have you got some flowers?
D. Could you give me some advice?
E. I worry I might meet terrible traffic.
F. Should I bring a gift?
G. Should I arrive early ?

7 . The Spring Festival is one of the most important festivals in China. During the Festival,

Chinese people have many activities. They paste up Spring Festival couplets(春联) , greeting the New Year and saying _________to the old year. On the first day of the Spring Festival, people _______, wearing new clothes. Nowadays, children get _______ pockets from their parents and their relatives by web chat. It is a good time for people to visit relatives and friends. More importantly, the Spring Festival is celebrated not only in China but also in___________parts of the world.

The Spring Festival was _______ in the UK from 1980. Every new year, people also get together and have lots of activities. They sing songs, dance_______music, share photos with   friends or watch_________in the cinema. Additionally, the Spring Festival has become a key time

for Chinese living in the US. They_________in a large evening party to welcome the traditional new year. The Chinese New Year will be welcomed with three weeks of celebrations across Australia. Thousands of people come to Sydney’s Chinatown. They enjoy fireworks(烟花，焰火) and lion dances. The family dinner on New Year’s Eve is an important tradition for Chinese_________they were born in Singapore or moved there from China. They usually hold it at__________because having it in a restaurant takes away the meaning of the tradition.1.

A．yes

B．goodbye

C．no

2.

A．hang up

B．hang back

C．hang out

3.

A．green

B．golden

C．red

4.

A．other

B．others

C．another

5.

A．congratulated

B．celebrated

C．happened

6.

A．on

B．in

C．to

7.

A．TV

B．matches

C．movies

8.

A．put

B．join

C．live

9.

A．if

B．weather

C．whether

10.

A．home

B．outdoors

C．restaurant

8 . What did the girl do last summer holiday?

A．She went on a trip.

B．She stayed at home.

C．She visited her parents.

9 . I travel a lot, and I find out different “styles”(风格)of directions every time I ask “ How can I get to the post office?”
Foreign tourists are often confused(困惑的)in Japan because most streets there don’t have names. In Japan, people use landmarks(地标)in their directions instead of street names. For example, the Japanese will say to travelers, “ Go straight down to the corner. Turn left at the big hotel and go past a fruit market. The post office is across from the bus stop.”
In the countryside of the American Midwest, there are not usually many landmarks. There are no mountains, so the land is very flat. In many places there are no towns or buildings within miles. Instead of landmarks, people will tell you directions and distances. In Kansas or Iowa, for example, people will say, “ Go north two miles. Turn east, and then go another mile.
People in Los Angeles, California, have no idea of distance on the map. They measure distance in time, not miles. “ How far away is the post office?” you ask. “ Oh,” they answer, “ it’s about five minutes from here.” You say, “ Yes, but how many miles is it?” They don’t know.
It’s true that a person doesn't know the answer to your question sometimes. What happens in such a situation? A New Yorker might say, “ Sorry, I have no idea.” But in Yucatan, Mexico, no one answers “ I don't know”. People in Yucatan believe that “I don't know” is impolite. They usually give an answer, often a wrong one. A tourist can get very, very lost in Yucatan!
1. When a tourist asks the Japanese the way to a certain place, they usually _______ .

A．describe the place carefully

B．show him a map of the place

C．tell him the names of the streets

D．refer to recognizable buildings and places

2. What is the place where people measure distance in time?

A．New York.	B．Los Angles.
C．Kansas                 C. Iowa

3. People inYucatan may give a tourist a wrong answer ________ .

A．in order to save time	B．as a test
C．so as to be polite	D．for fun

4. What can we infer from the text?

A．It’s important for travelers to understand cultural differences.

B．It’s useful for travelers to know how to ask the way properly.

C．People have similar understanding of politeness.

D．New Yorkers are generally friendly to visitors.

10 . 读写任务
阅读下面的短文，然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。
I started thinking about this issue at my brother-in-law's 60th birthday party last Saturday. Before we ate the main meal we sat around a table that was loaded with large bowls of snack items - chocolate-covered peanuts, cherries(樱桃), and a few other things. The eater had to reach into the bowl and grab a handful of snacks and then convey them to the mouth with the other hand. A lot of people were strangers to me and I observed a cat being carried around, a dog being petted, and a number of noses being blown, between eating handfuls of snacks. Ugh!
I started thinking about Chinese table manners. My wife and I will share things from the same plate or cup but we always put serving spoons out with the dishes on the table. We don't frequently use them, though. In my family we use our personal chopsticks to take food from the serving dishes. But we are careful and only touch the food we will eat ourselves.
I have heard of some people who use two sets of chopsticks, one for eating, and one for serving. I have also seen some people who invert their chopsticks, that is, to serve other people with the other ends that haven't touched their lips.   
【写作内容】
概括短文的内容要点，该部分的词数大约为30；
然后以大约120词，就“Table Manners and Hygiene(卫生)”的主题发表你的看法，并包括以下的内容要点：
a) 以自己或周围的人为例，简述自己或周围人的就餐习惯；.
b) 你如何看待自己或周围人的有关就餐习惯；
c) 出于卫生考虑，你觉得是否有必要使用公筷(serving chopsticks)，请说明理由。
【写作要求】
可以使用实例或其他论述方法支持你的观点，也可以参照阅读材料的内容，但不要
抄袭阅读材料中的句子；
【评分标准】
概括的准确性，语言的规范性，内容的合适性以及篇章的连贯性。