1 . 假如你是红星中学高三学生李华，你校外籍老师Jim计划不久回国，他想从中国带回一份礼物送给妈妈，写信向你求助，请你给他回复邮件，向他推荐一份有中国文化特色的礼物。内容包括：
1. 礼物名称；
2. 推荐原因。
注意：1. 词数100左右；
2. 开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Jim,
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Yours,

Li Hua

2 . What comes to mind when you think of kung fu? If your mind is filled with images of Shaolin monks, Bruce Lee, or Kung Fu Panda, you wouldn't be wrong. But for Laurence J. Brahm, an American documentary filmmaker, the first thing that springs to mind is the concept of non-violence.

As Brahm explained, if you break down the character "wu" it consists of two characters: one is "ge" meaning dagger-axe; the other is"zhi" meaning to stop. So, the meaning of martial arts in Chinese is not the art of fighting, a concept that many people take for granted. On the contrary, he said, kung fu is the art of stopping fighting.

Brahm's relationship with kung fu dates back to the 1970s when he was a karate student in Hawaii. "My master always told me that if you want to fully understand karate, you have to go to Shaolin in China. That's where the origin is, "Brahm said. In 1981,he managed to visit the Shaolin Temple, situated at the foot of the Songshan Mountain in Central China, for the very first time. He left the mountain, a little disappointed at not finding the martial-arts spirit he expected. But his passion for kung fu and his desire to find out more were stronger than ever before.

Over the years he trained in many different styles, such as tai chi, Wing Chun, Jeet Kune Do to understand all of them. "Martial arts can help us connect our body, connect our neural system, connect our blood flow, and also help connect us into our environment to increase our awareness. Martial arts is moving meditation (冥想)," Brahm said, his eyes bright and intense.

But to him, kung fu's charm and values are far more than that. He combined the knowledge from many masters and scholars with his own experience as a practitioner and tutor to extract 12 key principles and values of the martial arts: perseverance, roots, loyalty, respect, harmony, change, balance, centering, emptiness, flow, pragmatism, non-violence.

"Kung fu, in my eves, is a mirror of Chinese culture.” Brahm said “The traditional values of kung fu, actually, are in the minds of all Chinese people.”

1. What does Paragraph 2 really want to tell us?

A．The character “ge” means “to stop”.

B．Kung fu is the “art of non-violence”.

C．The character “wu” consists of two characters.

D．Martial arts in Chinese means the “art of fighting”.

2. How did Brahm manage to get the idea of kung fu’s values?

A．He visited the Shaolin Temple in 1981.

B．He trained in many different styles over the years.

C．His master told him about it when he was in Hawaii.

D．He joined his knowledge and his experience together.

3. According to the passage, which word can best describe Brahm?

A．Determined.

B．Energetic.

C．Confident.

D．Friendly.

3 . 阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写一个适当的词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。

Why was the ox chosen to be one of the 12 Chinese zodiac signs(生肖)? Centuries ago, most people     1    (earn)their living through farming. Today, the phrase "the spirit of ox" still refers to overcoming anything    2     may present itself as an obstacle(障碍). The spirit     3    (praise) highly and many people follow it as their work principle. When someone achieves a great accomplishment(成就)through hard work，people often use "niu", meaning "awesome"    4     (describe) him or her.

4 . 假设你是红星中学高三学生李华。母亲节要来了, 你的美国好友Jim想知道你准备如何庆祝母亲节，请你给他回复邮件，内容包括：
1.庆祝方法；
2.询问Jim如何庆祝母亲节。
注意：1．词数不少于50；
2．开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Jim,
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Yours,

Li Hua

5 . 假设你是红星中学高三学生李华，请按照下面四幅图的先后顺序，介绍在“传统文化进校园”活动中，向制作风筝的民间艺术家学习做风筝的过程，并以“A Day with a Craftsman” 给校刊 “英语角” 写一篇英文稿件。
注意：词数不少于60。

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