1 . The latest additions to its World Heritage （遗产）list. The following are some of the recent additions.

Churches of the Pskov School of Architecture（(Russia）)

The structures, many of which are churches, were all designed by the Pskov School of Architecture. It was a leading school of building design in the country, especially in the 15th and 16th centuries. Some elements common to Pskov architecture date back to the 11th century.

Babylon（(Iraq）)

The ancient city of Babylon is gaining World Heritage Site status. The city was once a main tourist site before Iraq suffered several wars. The 4, 300-year-old city is where dynasties have risen and fallen since the earliest days of settled human civilization. UNESCO Says the site "offers a look into one of the most influential empires of the ancient world".

Writing-on-stone（Canada）

Canada^ Writing-on-stone monument has a large number of protected rock paintings and rock carvings. Some of them are 2, 000 years old. The markings were left by Blackfoot Native Americans, who lived in parts of Western Canada and the far northern United States. The land that makes up Writing-on-Stone is filled with rock posts that have been formed into "spectacular shapes" by erosion （侵蚀）.

Party and Ilha Grande（Brazil）

The historic coastal town of Party and the island Ilha Grande are already popular places for visitors to Brazils Rio de Janeiro state. Party was the final stop along the Gold Route, along which gold was shipped to Europe in the 1600s. The area is also home to a huge number of animals, some of which are in danger now.

1. What do we know about the buildings in Pskov?

A．Their designs came from the same school.

B．They are merely churches.

C．They are a group of ancient schools.

D．Their paintings are about 2,000 years old.

2. What can we learn from the Writing-on-Stone monument?

A．It is the best-preserved monument in Canada.

B．It enjoys great popularity with visitors.

C．It reflects the culture of the natives.

D．It was formed by nature.

3. What can visitors see in Paraty and Ilha Grande?

A．Shipping activities.

B．Coastal scenery.

C．Gold mining equipment.

2 . Fathers Day is a day to thank fathers for all the love and support they give to their children. It is celebrated on different dates in different countries. Some countries like the US, the UK, Canada and India celebrate this festival on the third Sunday of June.

Many men didn't like the creation of Father's Day though. They laughed at the holiday's sentimental attempts to celebrate Father's Day with flowers and gift-giving, and they laughed at the creation of such holidays as a commercial trick to sell more products - often paid for by the father himself.

During the 1920s and 1930s, in the US there was a movement to promote the combination of Mother's Day with Father's Day to be a new holiday, Parents' Day. Every year on Mother's Day, Parents' Day supporters would gather in New York City's Central Park to remind the public that both parents should be loved and respected.

However, this attempt failed due to the Great Depression. Struggling retailers(零售商)and advertisers made more efforts to make Father's Day a"second Christmas" for men, promoting goods such as neckties, hats, socks, pipes and tobacco, golf clubs and other sporting goods, and greeting cards.

When World War II started, advertisers began to argue that celebrating Father's Day was a way to honor American troops and support the war. By the end of the war, Father's Day may not have been a federal holiday, but it was a national event.In 1972, in the middle of a hard-fought presidential re-election campaign, Richard Nixon signed an announcement making Father's Day a federal holiday at last. Today, economists estimate that Americans spend more than SI billion each year on Father's Day gifts.

1. Why didn't some men like the idea of Father's Day？

A．They thought it was a"second Christmas"for men.

B．They hated flowers and gift-giving.

C．They had to pay for the gifts.

D．They thought it was too sentimental for men and it was a commercial trick.

2. Why weren't Father's Day and Mother's Day combined as one holiday?

A．Because of the Great Depression.

B．Some men were not in favor of it.

C．Some women were not in favor of it.

D．Businessmen made their efforts to prevent it.

3. What made Father's Day a national event?

A．Parents' Day supporters movement.

B．The Great Depression.

C．The presidential re-election campaign.

D．Advertisers promotion during World WarⅡ.

4. What is the best title for the passage?

A．Father's Day: Its Orign and Development.

B．Father's Day: the Same as Christmas.

C．Father's Day: the Great Man.

D．Father's Day and Mother's Day

3 . Whether you will be a doctor or a police officer in the future, there’s a teacher in your life. They teach you and help you know who you are. Of course, you want to thank them.

Teachers’ Day is the perfect chance for students around the world to thank their teachers. The festival falls on different days in different countries.

In China, Teachers’ Day is on September 10th. But in the US, teachers have a whole week to celebrate. Teacher Appreciation Week is in the first full week of May every year. Kids used to bring apples for their teachers because apples are healthy. Now, they bring gifts with pictures of apples, such as cups, picture frames and teddy bears. Some students also make DIY gifts for their teachers. During the week, school clubs often offer teachers a free breakfast of coffee and cakes.

The South Korean Teachers’ Day is on May 15th. Many students offer flowers to their teachers. Another traditional gift is a card. Thousands of students prepare personalized cards and give them to their favorite teachers.

Although different countries have different Teachers’ Days, there’s one day for the whole world to honor teachers. On October 5th of every year, over 100 countries such as Canada and the Philippines, express their thanks by celebrating World Teachers’ Day. UNESCO started the day in 1994. It wants to remind people of the importance of teaching.

Only you can make a card like this one. A fingerprint card is a good gift on Teachers’ Day. You will need: card, pen and colorful ink.

Press your ink-covered finger on a clean card.
Use a pen to make your fingerprint into an animal or a robot.
Write words like “You are a wonderful teacher.” or “Thank you for teaching me.” on the card.
Some thank-you notes for great teachers:
I am lucky to have the best teacher in the world. Wherever I may go in my life, I will always remember that I had an excellent guide … You.
You are not only my teacher; you are my friend. I will always be grateful to you for your support and kindness.
1. According to the passage, apples used to be a good choice of gifts for Teachers’Day because______.

A．students want to wish their teachers good health

B．apples are in season on Teachers’Day

C．students want to wish their teachers success

D．apples are sweet and cheap

2. More than 100 countries celebrate World Teachers’Day on________.

A．May 5th

B．May 15th

C．October 5th

D．September 10th

3. The part of “Only you can make a card like this one” is to tell the readers_______.

A．where to order a beautiful card	B．how to make a meaningful DIY card
C．what kind of gift is best for teachers	D．how to order a teacher’s card online

4 . In Africa, Christmas Day begins with groups of carolers (欢唱颂歌的人) walking to and from through the village, along the roadway, by the houses of the missionaries (传教士), singing the lovely carols known to the world around. Often people may be awakened by a group of carolers beginning to gather at the house of worship (敬神活动). They return home to make final preparations as to the clothes one must wear and also as to their offering for the Christmas service.

The most important part of their Christmas worship service is the love offering. This is the gift in honor of Jesus. At about 8 or 9 o'clock everyone goes to the celebration of the birthday of Jesus. Everyone who attends the service goes forward to lay down their gift upon the raised platform near the Communion table. No one will attend the service without giving a gift.

Christmas in South Africa is a summer holiday. There is no snow, but it has many flowers, many beautiful varieties of wild flowers being in their full pride.

In Ghana, most churches show the coming of Christmas by decorating the church and homes beginning with the first week in Advent, four weeks before Christmas. This season happens to be the time of cocoa harvest, so it is a time of wealth. Everyone returns home from wherever they might be such as farms or mines.

In Africa, it is the traditional dinner of turkey, roast beef, mince pies, or suckling pig, yellow rice with raisins, vegetables, and plum pudding, crackers. In the afternoon, families go out into the country and usually there are games or bathing in the warm sunshine, and then home in the cool of the evening. Boxing Day is also a proclaimed (正式宣布的) public holiday usually spent in the open air. It falls on December 26 and is a day of real relaxation.

1. The purpose of this text is to ______.

A．persuade us to have a holiday in Africa

B．describe some important holidays in Africa

C．tell us how people celebrate Christmas in Africa

D．introduce to us when Christmas came into being

2. If you visit South Africa on Christmas Day, you’ll find ______.

A．the church and homes are being decorated	B．there are flowers all over the country
C．everyone returns home to harvest cocoa	D．it is snowing heavily everywhere

3. What is the most important part of Christmas worship service?

A．One must sing a carol on the platform.	B．One must appear in fantastic clothes.
C．Food is shared among carolers.	D．Everyone carries a gift to the scene.

5 . 语法填空

Paper cutting was recognized as our national intangible cultural heritage in 2006. According to experts, paper cutting conveys the culture shared between China     1     foreign countries to wish for family reunions and maintain links with loved ones, alive or dead.

In the movie Coco, for instance, the 12­year­old Miguel and his family dance and sing to celebrate a     2    (tradition) festival in Mexico, when colorful paper cuttings are hung on the street. Chinese people also cut images of small figures     3     (commemorate) their family who have passed away. The difference is that most Chinese paper cuttings are red, while those in other countries     4    (be) often made in many other colors.

The fairy tale writer Hans Christian Andersen liked to cut     5    (character), such as princesses, out of paper while     6    (tell) stories to children. In China, female friends and family members used to chat and make paper cuttings together.

“    7     the patterns and colors may be different, paper cuttings share the same function of maintaining emotional ties among people,” says Yang Huizi,     8     art teacher at Beijing Union University.

Yang     9    (study) and performed the art for over a decade. Besides routine university courses, she also organizes nonprofit paper cutting activities     10     are open to the public in Beijing to promote basic knowledge of paper cutting.

6 . Craziest Food Festivals sounds like a joke topic, but once you start looking into it, you’ll realize they’re everywhere — the crazier, the better.

1. Bibimbap Festival

In the South Korean town of Jeonjuloves, their “mixed rice” dish is a hearty serve of rice topped with raw beef, a rainbow of vegetables, a raw egg and gochujang sauce so much. They take four days out of October to celebrate it.

Like any festival there’s music, entertainment and magic, but making it that little bit different is the bibimbap that’s whipped (搅拌) up in a big bowl by dozens of chefs and served to over 400 people.

2. Waikiki Spam Jam

Who knew this canned meat had so much love? Well, it turns out that a can of Spam is the go-to item in Hawaii, along with a grass skirt and garland (花环). The people of Hawaii love Spam so much that they even spend a day in May giving out the best Spam, a type of cheap canned meat made mainly from pork.

3. Bessieres Easter Egg Festival

At Easter time, for those in the French town of Bessieres it’s all about an egg far less sweet.

Here they celebrate the holiday by getting dozens of chefs to make one large omelette (煎蛋卷) — 15,000 eggs strong — for the townsfolk (市民).

4. Potato Days Festival

This festival actually takes place in Barnesville, Minnesota, the US. Over the last Friday and Saturday in August the town celebrates its potato-growing skills by hosting potato picking and peeling contests, as well as a Miss Tater Tot pageant (盛典) for five- and six-year-old girls.

1. What makes Bibimbap festival special?

A．They take four days to celebrate it.

B．The mixed rice is rich in many vegetables.

C．There’s music, entertainment and magic during the festival.

D．The rice dish needs to be mixed in one big bowl by dozens of chefs together.

2. What do we know about Waikiki Spam Jam ?

A．The spam is the most favorite for Hawii people.

B．People spend one day to prepare the Jam.

C．The Jam isn’t affordable for the plain townsfolk.

D．The Jam is mainly made from raw beef.

3. If you have time in August, you can go to ______.

A．Bibimbap Festival	B．Waikiki Spam Jam
C．Bessieres Easter Egg Festival	D．Potato Days Festival

7 . 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。

Nigeria is a country in West Africa. It has     1     population of over 180 million, making it the most populous country in Africa. Nigeria is famous     2     crude oil, music and fashion.

Last year I volunteered in Nigeria for 7 months. My role was to set up youth clubs in primary and secondary schools. The purpose of the youth clubs was     3     (teach) children life skills such as teamwork, science and maths. It was a(n)     4     (enjoy) experience. I got to help other people and learn about Nigerian culture first-hand. In particular I learnt about Nigerian clothing and languages.

As well as     5     (wear) Western clothing, such as jeans and T-shirts, Nigerians also wear traditional clothing. Traditional clothing     6     (be) bold with bright colours, eye-catching patterns (图案) and unique shapes. Nigerians wear traditional clothing on Fridays and Sundays, and for special occasions like weddings. They either make the clothes themselves or have them     7     (make) by a tailor (裁缝).

The official language in Nigeria is English. English     8     (introduce) to Nigeria when Nigeria became part of the British Empire in 1901. English is     9     (main) spoken in big cities. Outside of these cities people speak lots of other languages. In fact, there are over 500 languages     10     are spoken in Nigeria. These languages come from different ethnic (种族的) groups.

8 . What’s in a logo?

What attracts customers?    1     It is not only the image provided by the packaging that counts but the whole corporate identity (企业形象) of the company.

There are now many products and services on the market which are similar in content though produced by different companies. It is important, therefore, for a company to distinguish itself from its competitors by having a strong company image which is immediately recognizable.

Logos are part of this image.    2     The logo establishes a visual identity for the company, just as different groups of young people express their identity through hairstyles and clothes. All groups from all cultures and throughout the ages have used colours and symbols to show their identity.

    3     Some colours may be connected with coldness in one culture and with warmth in another; some colours represent life in one culture but death in another. International companies have, therefore, to make sure that their logos will not be misunderstood or misinterpreted in different countries.

The logos of large international companies are instantly recognizable throughout the world.    4     The design of the words “Coca Cola” has not changed since 1886, although the surrounding design has been changed from time to time.

Companies need to have a strong corporate identity. The logo helps to promote this image and to fix it in the minds of the consumers.    5    

A．One of the most famous logos is that of Coca Cola.

B．Colour isn’t a strictly visual element; it’s very psychological.

C．In different cultures, different colours carry different meanings.

D．Logos, therefore, need to be original and to have impact and style.

E．There was a time when Coca Cola was struggling a bit with brand recognition.

F．Obviously the quality of a product does, but visual images contribute a great deal.

G．They are symbols which often include a name or the first letters of it to identify a company.

9 . Every year,the Olympic Training Centre has one extra special day just for girls and women.This day celebrates the fact that__________can join in any particular sport they desire,just as__________as men.

In the old__________,women were told that certain sports were for men _________,and that women were forbidden to the__________.Well,eventually the women of this world decided to strike back,telling__________else that they weren’t going to put up_________this form of nonsense(冒失行为) any longer.___________was then that women and men were declared equal ________to any sports game,regardless of(不管)_________.

Tomorrow,this special day will be__________by all Olympic Centres by offering a free tour as well as planned activities for all the_________from the neighbouring schools.Since the Olympic Training Centre,here in San Diego,is just a few__________from where our school is located,we_________an invitation to this event as well.How wonderful,__________,and incredible! I simply can’t wait!

Our scheduled ________were volleyball,archery（射箭）,and track（赛跑）.This means that we were to play a game__________two of volleyball with the US Volleyball Team champions,and _________arrows（箭） with the Official Archery Team of the United States! We even got to_________the track with US champs as well.All the instructors were_________themselves,and all are on a championship team,representing America.

1.

A．men

B．women

C．young children

D．old people

2.

A．easily

B．busily

C．quickly

D．early

3.

A．days

B．weeks

C．months

D．years

4.

A．enough

B．just

C．ever

D．only

5.

A．training

B．practice

C．drills

D．games

6.

A．no one

B．anyone

C．everyone

D．someone

7.

A．along

B．with

C．about

D．without

8.

A．It

B．This

C．That

D．What

9.

A．pay

B．rights

C．salary

D．jobs

10.

A．age

B．sex

C．height

D．weight

11.

A．congratulated

B．separated

C．celebrated

D．divided

12.

A．students

B．teachers

C．boys

D．girls

13.

A．kilometres

B．centimetres

C．millimetres

D．metres

14.

A．sent

B．posted

C．received

D．wrote

15.

A．moving

B．exciting

C．surprising

D．pleasing

16.

A．activities

B．films

C．plays

D．concerts

17.

A．while

B．and

C．but

D．or

18.

A．make

B．find

C．throw

D．shoot

19.

A．run

B．swim

C．jump

D．cross

20.

A．riders

B．runners

C．divers

D．athletes

10 . Have you ever been to a music festival? Well if you live in the UK, the answer is probably yes. The number of festivals has grown greatly over the last few years and now there are around 200 every summer. So let’s look at the history of four famous festivals.

The Glastonbury Festival is a five-day festival of contemporary(当代的) performing arts held most years in Somerset, in the south-west of England. There are a rock and pop stage, a jazz stage, the Avalon stage, a theatre comedy stage, a cinema tent, a dance tent and a circus(马戏团). The festival started in1970and about 120,000 people go to it every summer.

The Reading Festival is truly world-class with rock and pop bands(乐队) appearing from all over the world, particularly(尤其) the USA. About 80,000 music fans go to Reading every August Bank Holiday. The festival first came to its present site on the banks of the River Thames in Reading in 1971, when it moved from Plumpton in Sussex. It is still on the same site over 47 years later!

WOMAD stands for World of Music, Arts and Dance and was the idea of rock musician Peter Gabriel to promote(宣传) world music. The WOMAD Festival started in 1982 and takes place in July at Charlton Park, near Malmesbury in Wiltshire, and you can see different bands and musicians from all over the world. The festival welcomes over 26, 000 visitors each year.

The one-day Monsters of Rock Festival at the National Bowl in Milton Keynes was first held in 1980 and gave visitors the chance to hear the very best of hard rock and heavy metal. There were no festivals between 1996 and 2003 as a result of changing musical fashions, but now it has returned and grown into a two-day festival with a campsite for the 30,000 people who go there in summer days.

1. Which festival draws the largest number of fans every year?

A．The Reading Festival.	B．The WOMAD Festival.
C．The Glastonbury Festival.	D．The Monsters of Rock Festival.

2. What can we learn about the Reading Festival?

A．It mainly attracts rock music fans.

B．It is especially popular with local bands.

C．It is named after the place where it is held.

D．It has been held in the same site since it started.

3. What do the four festivals have in common?

A．All last five days.	B．All are held in the summer.
C．All take place every year.	D．All are held near the River Thames.