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 Palace Museum，    1     (know)as the Forbidden City，welcomed     2     (it)17 millionth visitor on December 13，becoming the museum with the most visitors in the world.The number of visitors has continued growing since it     3     (reach)the milestone with 10 million in 2009.There is     4     increase of 6.25％from last year in the number of visitors.Although the Palace Museum has limited daily visitors     5     (protect)the ancient architecture，the number of off-season visitors has grown     6     (steady)this year.Over the last decade，the museum has produced more than 10，000 cultural items     7     (range) from notebooks to lipsticks.

The official Weibo account of the Palace Museum，with more than 6 million followers，    8     keeps showing the palace’s charm of four seasons by posting beautiful     9     (photo) regularly，plays all important role in interacting with the young people and promoting the museum.The fundamental reason why the Palace Museum has become so popular among young people is that it strikes the right balance between preserving history     10     providing many interesting interactive displays.

2 . The old Chinese saying "as happy as spending the New Year" might be outdated now in the busy modern world. The Spring Festival is regarded as the most important festival for Chinese people and an occasion for all family members to get together, like Christmas in the West. But many traditional customs accompanying the Spring Festival, however, have weakened in practice.

Setting off fireworks was once the most typical custom of the Spring Festival. People thought the sputtering(爆裂) sound could help drive away evil spirits. However, the activity has been completely or partially forbidden in big cities for years as the government has taken security, noise and pollution factors into consideration.

"In recent years, some cities have begun to allow people to light fireworks during limited hours at the Spring Festival, surrendering to(屈从于) public demand. Respecting folk traditions is a gesture of respect toward public opinion," said Zhou Xing, a folklore researcher.

"As people gain more income and it becomes easier to buy daily goods, the New Year holiday is just like any other. After long workdays, many people use the New Year holiday to take a rest, rather than visiting friends and neighbors. The process of making and enjoying the family dinner on Spring Festival Eve is the most important thing. However, many families would like to eat out to save time and energy," said Li Shunzhi, a resident of Harbin, Heilongjiang.

"I enjoy the holidays very much in the countryside. My family has been preparing for the Spring Festival more than two weeks before the holiday, cleaning the house, buying holiday goods and decorating the house with paper cuttings. On New Year’s Eve, the whole family stays up to see the New Year in, and in the days to follow, a series of activities such as lion dancing, dragon lantern dancing, lantern festivals and temple fairs will be held. Without the ancient traditions, the holiday is nothing to us," said Zhang Hui, from Hebei.

1. Which of the following is WRONG according to the passage?

A．Setting off fireworks has been forbidden in some big cities for years.

B．Nowadays, people can light fireworks in some cities at the Spring Festival.

C．People believe that the sound of fireworks can drive away evil spirits.

D．In the past, setting off fireworks couldn’t be seen almost anywhere.

2. What Li Shunzhi said implies 　　　　.

A．what people do during the festival now is different from the past

B．people would like to have the family dinner on Spring Festival Eve

C．people prefer to visit friends and neighbors rather than take a rest

D．the New Year holiday is just like any other day

3. What can we learn from the last paragraph?

A．Zhang Hui often spends two weeks preparing for the Spring Festival.

B．Zhang Hui is used to spending the Spring Festival with his family.

C．Zhang Hui always takes part in a series of activities after the Spring Festival.

D．Zhang Hui lives in the urban area.

4. What does the whole passage show?

A．The Spring Festival is as lively as before.

B．The Spring Festival is outdated now.

C．The Spring Festival is losing its qualities.

D．The Spring Festival in China is more important than Christmas in the West.

3 . 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 Day After Thanksgiving (Friday) is known as Black Friday. This used to be unofficially or officially the start of holiday shopping season. Almost all stores come out with special early bird offers     1     (attract) consumers to their shop. People stand in line hours before the stores are opened, to grab the bargains of the year. In the last few years, we     2     (witness) a trend towards bringing those Black Friday Sales online before Friday.

In the last few years (starting from 2013 to be precise), Black Friday Sales have started before Friday—with some stores     3     (start) their Black Friday sales on Thanksgiving day or even on Wednesday and Monday. It would not be surprising to see Black Friday sale starting on Monday on the Black Friday week.

The closest reason for     4     it is known as Black Friday     5     (give) in Wikipedia. Many retailers report some of     6     (they) highest profits on Black Friday. The black portion of the name, “Black Friday” relates to businesses recording their     7     (lose) in red ink and gains in black. This tradition lives on in modern accounting software.

Deals websites like Dealsofamerica.com started to highlight “Black Friday sales” from 2003     8     then the retailers picked it up.     9     (essential), Black Friday is an Internet term. But before it, people used to regard the sales     10     “Day after Thanksgiving Sale”.

4 . The colors that you select create a distinct atmosphere in the room.     1    

Pick the color for your room and you can create whatever you feel like. The color will also help you to enlarge the space or making it more inviting, which will also make differently all about it.

However, the trick is to select the right version of that particular color. There are different hues (色调) for blues, for instance.     2     Here we have presented a guide that will let you gain a deep insight about the colors.

Blue

    3    . For kitchen, bathrooms and bedrooms it is an ideal choice. Of course it is also associated with sadness that means it may not strike note for each and everyone. It is a popular choice among people. Blue comes from the cold side of the color wheel, so it can make the room feel cold, unless and until it is south filling space. If you are attracted to blue color, think of going for purple, or mix red and purple.

Dark blues are best for a living room. Probably it is best reserved for high ceiling space.     4    

Green

Like blue, green is also a calm shade.     5     It is the shade that reflects nature and renewal. Green produces a positive energy without the feeling of overstimulation.

A．Colors can light up the mood of the room.

B．You can use it for a living room or a bedroom.

C．It will make you feel the wall appear near to you.

D．Traditionally, blue is related to calmness and comfort.

E．It is better that you select colors that are warm like blue.

F．They won’t create similar effect and atmosphere generally.

G．But before driving into any decision here’s what you need to know.

5 . To an outsider，any culture can seem confusing.And the UK's got a thing or two that raises a few eyebrows.However，understand the why and things might be less puzzling.    1    .

In a world where 61％of nations drive on the right，Brits drive on the left.Why? Most people think it goes back to Medieval，maybe even Roman times.    2     when you remember that right-handed people wear a sword on their left hip.Travelling on the left allowed you to   keep your weapon arm toward your opponent，who would be on your right.This practice continued until the 18th century when a law was passed requiring all traffic crossing London Bridge to keep to the left.

Visitors to the UK that have just washed their hands in an old-fashioned sink might be wondering why one tap is only for hot water，the other cold.    3    .So，why this oddity? It relates to a time when hot and cold water were kept separate to prevent pollution.Drinkable cold water came from a mains supply，but hot water came from attic tanks and was not considered suitable for consumption.So they were kept apart.

Millions of people drink tea worldwide，but the odd Brits put milk in theirs.Why? This mysterious practice relates to the quality of china cup used in the 18th century when tea was first imposed.For the majority of Brits，the cups available couldn’t stand the heat of the boiling water and would break，so milk was added first.    4    .And this practical tweak soon became a national habit.

    5    .As you can see，these odd Brits have perfectly clear reasons for left-hand driving，two-tap sinks and tea with milk.Even if they still seem strange，at least now you’re in the know.

A．This makes it difficult to improve

B．There is a method to the madness

C．This unusual behavior makes sense

D．You can know the origins of the practices

E．Either can make washing very uncomfortable

F．This cooled the cup enough to resist the boiling water

G．Here are the reasons for three of Britain’s more puzzling practices

6 . It’s not easy feeling like you’re always under the spotlight being judged for each little mistake you make.Your mind is in an endless circle playing what you said and did over and over again.You wish you had a time capsule to go back and make things fight if you find mistakes.You fear what others will think about you and that they will reject and dislike you.You seek to be socially perfect.

Academically，you work long endless hours just to make those excellent marks.Although most would say“it's good to have high standards，”they have no idea about the internal hell you put yourself through to achieve perfection.If you come up less than your desired goal you feel as though you have failed，but you’re far from failing，you just don’t see it that way.So instead you are telling yourself that you’re stupid，and not smart.The pressure you place on yourself weighs you down and you wear the“not good enough”label each and every day.

You not only have high standards for yourself but you also have them for others.If people don’t perform up to your expectations，then you think them incompetent.This causes a lot of frustration because you can’t trust anyone to get things right.So instead of being a team player you fly solo(单飞)and try to do two or three jobs at once.Your unrealistic expectations cause you to criticize and judge others and that leads to problems in other areas of your life.

The attempt to be perfect is called perfectionism and it's the unachievable American dream that’s damaging our emotional and mental health.We strive for perfection with our body，in our performance，and in our relationships.In a society that overstates mistakes，is it any wonder that so many young people attempt the impossible task of being perfect?

We all have flaws，fears，and make mistakes，and that’s perfectly OK.It’s our imperfections that make life interesting and they help us grow into a stronger more adaptable person.We don’t have to strive to achieve the impossible.We are designed to be perfectly imperfect.

1. What might be the most suitable title of the text?

A．Far from failing	B．Perfectly Imperfect
C．Perfectionism Phenomenon	D．Unachievable American Dream

2. Which of the following is a perfectionist most likely to agree?

A．Nobody is perfect.	B．Be generous with praise.
C．There is no best，only better.	D．A contented mind is an everlasting feast.

3. What can we infer from the underlined sentence in paragraph 4?

A．More and more people are tolerating mistakes.

B．The society is partly to blame for perfectionism.

C．Many young people find it impossible to be perfect.

D．It’s unusual for a society to seek perfectionism nowadays.

4. What does the author think of imperfection?

A．It’s part of our life.	B．It’s unbearable.
C．It deserves to be overcome.	D．It does harm to our mental health.

7 . “Attention, everyone!” Miss Dalrymple looked at her class of ten-year-olds. “Today we are going to create a special card for Father’s Day, which falls on this weekend.” Then she busied herself handing out the paper and art materials to her noisy pupils.

They were a mixed punch. Some came from the rich side of the town, but the majorities were from parents who struggled to get jobs. So she had not been eager to carry out this activity.

“Think about all the things that your dad does that make him special,” she said loudly as she approached the last table. “You can write a poem or short story thinking of the positive characteristics that make your dad special. The written part of this activity should be completed before you start to decorate your card.”

Andrew looked at the blank page. He had never met, spoken to, or been hugged by his dad, so how could he write about him? Once when he was looking in his grandma’s photo box, he had seen an old black and white photo but it was badly creased(弄皱) and difficult to recognize any clear features. She had quickly taken it from him and buried it deeply among the rest, never to be found again. After thinking for a while, he wrote:

Dear Dad,

You are a person I do not know and would probably not recognize as I only saw an old photo of you a long time ago. I think and wonder about you often, especially when I have no one to talk to about the Saturday fixtures(体育活动). One day when I grow up I will do an Internet search to find you, but I am not sure whether I will be successful as several attempts by the Child Support Agency have not been successful. Happy Father’s Day, Dad.

Love,

Andrew

1. What did Miss Dalrymple ask her students to do?

A．Hand out the paper and art materials.

B．Make a special card for their fathers.

C．Make a celebration plan for Father’s Day.

D．Carry out a school activity on the weekend.

2. What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 indicate?

A．The students were not willing to finish the task.

B．The students were eager to carry out the activity.

C．The students didn’t get along well with each other.

D．The students’ family conditions were quite different.

3. Why did Andrew have difficulty in making a special card for his father?

A．Because he had never seen his father.

B．Because his father was not a successful man.

C．Because he forgot all the things his father did.

D．Because he and his grandma didn’t like his father.

4. What can we learn from Andrew’s letter?

A．Andrew’s father has been dead.

B．Andrew’s father can’t recognize him.

C．Andrew is eager to meet his father.

D．Andrew is sure of finding his father.

8 . 阅读下面的短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

National Love Our Children Day began in America in 2004. It     1     (fall) on the first Saturday in April.     2     (it) aim is to honor and celebrate America’s children and stress the     3     (important) of love as they grow up. It is also intended to promote the relationship of family members and raise awareness of the need to protect children     4     the harmful side of society. Some people may argue that every day should be Love Our Children Day. However, there are millions of other children     5     are less fortunate and grow up without a loving childhood. Healthy and happy children provide the basis for a safe society for future generations when they become     6     (parent).

National Love Our Children Day     7     (start) by the organization Love Our Children USA nearly 15 years ago. It helps to organize events across America to make children feel     8    (delight). Their website advises us     9     (spend) the day with the children and do something special together or buy them something they’ve been dreaming for     10     long time. Former mayor of New York City, Michael Bloomberg, also said, “All of our children deserve the love, encouragement and respect which they need to reach their full potential today and every day of the year.”

9 . Whizzfizzing Festival

As one of the Home Counties to the north and west of London, Buchinghamshire is known for the rolling Chiltern Hills, its pretty villages, and the much-loved children’s author Roald Dahl.

The writer who penned Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The Witches, Matilda and The Big Friendly Giant is the inspiration for the Whizzfizzing Festival, which will transform the market-town of Aylesbury into all kinds of music, color and fun on Saturday, 1 July.

Formerly known as The Roald Dahl Festival, this year’s event will involve a broad range of children’s films and bring to life some of their best-loved characters — from Alice in Wonderland and Gruffalo to The Big Friendly Giant and Harry Potter.

Things to See and Do

The festivals start at 11 a.m. with a colorful children’s parade. More than 650 local school children and teachers, many in fancy dress, will march through the town carrying giant carnival puppets(木偶), with thousands of audiences lining the street to watch.

The parade will be followed by a range of child-friendly activities and workshops held in venues across the town.

Don’t be late for the Mad Hatters Tea Party in the Bucks County Museum, catch a splendid screening of a Roald Dahl film in the Old Court House, watch leading children’s authors, including Julian Clary, and read in the Market Square.

CBeebies’ children’s chef Katy Ashworth will once again cook up a storm with her interactive Concoction Kitchen, located outside Hale Leys Shopping Centre. Little chefs will have lots of opportunities to get involved in preparing, cooking — and best of all, tasting — Katy’s wonderful dishes.

With hands-on arts and crafts workshops, storytelling sessions, live music, a fancy dress competition, street theatre and more, there is something for everyone.

For more information, visit: https://www.aylesburyvaledc.gov.uk/aylesbury-whizzfizzing-festival-inspired-roald-dahl.

1. Who is Whizzfizzing Festival intended for?

A．Children.	B．Film stars.
C．Publishers.	D．Children’s authors.

2. Which film was made from Roald Dahl’s work?

A．The Gruffalo.	B．Harry Porter.
C．Alice in Wonderland.	D．The Big Friendly Giant.

3. Where can a foodie(吃货) prefer to go?

A．Market Square.	B．Old Court House.
C．Bucks County Museum.	D．Hale Leys Shopping Center.

4. Which of the following best describes Whizzfizzing Festival?

A．Varied.	B．Global.
C．Boring.	D．Ordinary.

10 . What are the speakers talking about?

A．Moving to New York.

B．Holiday plans.

C．The weather.