1 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当内容(不多于3个词汇)或括号中词汇的正确形式。

If you live in northeastern China, you expect long, cold winters. People     1    (live) in Harbin don’t just stand the cold, however, they welcome it. The city is home to the Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival,    2    is considered to be the largest ice festival in the world. Even with temperatures usually close to zero, thousands of people head to city parks     3    (see) great ice sculptures, many bathed in colored lights.

The festival includes several thousand ice sculptures. Some of these works are the recreations of castles, historic landmarks and famous people, lit up at night in bright colors. There     4    (visitor) can climb ice stairways and go down ice slides (滑坡). They can also take part    5    sporting events, including skating, ice football     6    well as ice swimming.

The city started     7    (it) icy event in 1963 with the Ice Lantern Garden Party, a     8    (celebrate) of the tradition of creating lanterns out of blocks of ice. The larger festival     9    (begin) in 1985 and added sculptures, which have grown in number and size over the years. As it has gotten bigger, the festival has become popular outside the city.    10    (official), the festival starts on January 5th and lasts over one month.

2 . If Confucius(孔子)were still alive today and could celebrate his September 28 birthday with a big cake, there would be a lot of candles. He'd need a fan or a strong wind to help him put them out.

While many people in China will remember Confucius on his special day, few people in the United States will give him a passing thought. It's nothing personal. Most Americans don't even remember the birthdays of their own national heroes.

But this doesn't mean that Americans don't care about Confucius. In many ways he has become a bridge that foreigners must cross if they want to reach a deeper understanding of China.

In the past two decades, the Chinese studies programs have gained huge popularity in Western universities. More recently, the Chinese government has set up Confucius Institutes in more than 80 countries. These schools teach both Chinese language and culture. The main courses of Chinese culture usually include Chinese art, history and

philosophy(哲学). Some social scientists suggest that Westerners should take advantage of the ancient Chinese wisdom to make up for the drawbacks(缺陷)of Western philosophy. Students in the United States, at the same time, are racing to learn Chinese. So they will be ready for life in a world where China is an equal power with the United States. Businessmen who hope to make money in China are reading books about Confucius to understand their Chinese customers.

So the old thinker's ideas are still alive and well.

Today China attracts the West more than ever, and it will need more teachers to introduce Confucius and Chinese culture to the West.

As for the old thinker, he will not soon be forgotten by people in the West, even if his birthday is.

1. The opening paragraph is mainly intended to______________.

A．provide some key facts about Confucius

B．attract the readers' interest in the subject

C．show great respect for the ancient thinker

D．prove the popularity of modern birthday celebrations

2. We can learn from Paragraph 4 that American students___________.

A．have a great interest in studying Chinese

B．take an active part in Chinese competitions

C．try to get high scores in Chinese exams

D．fight for a chance to learn Chinese

3. What is the best title for the passage?

A．Forgotten Wisdom in America

B．Huge Fans of the Chinese Language

C．Chinese Culture for Westerners

D．Old Thinker with a Big Future

4. The passage is likely to appear in__________.

A．a personal biography	B．a history paper
C．a cultural newspaper	D．a philosophy textbook

3 . Body language is the quiet, secret and most powerful language of all! It speaks_________ than words. According to specialists, our bodies send out more ________than we realize. In fact, non-verbal communication takes up about 50%of what we really ________. And body language is particularly ________ when we attempt to communicate across cultures. Indeed, what is called body language is so ________ a part of us that it's actually often unnoticed. And misunderstandings happen as a result of it. ________, different societies treat the _______ between people differently. Northern Europeans usually do not like having ________ contact even with friends, certainly not with_________. People from Latin American countries, ________, touch each other quite a lot. Therefore, it's possible that in ________, it may look like a Latino（拉丁美洲人）is ________a Norwegian（挪威人）all over the room. The Latino, trying to express friendship, will keep moving ________. The Norwegian, very probably seeing this as rudeness, will keep ________ which the Latino will in return regard as ________.

Clearly, a great deal is going on when people ________. And only a part of it is in the words themselves. And when partners are from ________ cultures, there's a strong possibility of _____________ But whatever the situation, the best ________ is to obey the Golden Rule: treat others as you would like to be________.

1.

A．longer

B．louder

C．straighter

D．further

2.

A．feelings

B．invitations

C．sounds

D．messages

3.

A．discover

B．receive

C．guess

D．mean

4.

A．unnecessary

B．complicated

C．important

D．immediate

5.

A．far

B．well

C．much

D．long

6.

A．As a result

B．In short

C．For example

D．On the contrary

7.

A．connections

B．distance

C．greetings

D．trade

8.

A．telephone

B．eye

C．verbal

D．bodily

9.

A．neighbors

B．relatives

C．strangers

D．enemies

10.

A．in other words

B．on the other hand

C．in a similar way

D．by all means

11.

A．conversation

B．experiment

C．exchange

D．silence

12.

A．guiding

B．quarreling

C．disturbing

D．following

13.

A．on

B．closer

C．away

D．faster

14.

A．going on

B．coming out

C．backing away

D．stepping forward

15.

A．coldness

B．enthusiasm

C．weakness

D．carelessness

16.

A．immigrate

B．travel

C．bargain

D．talk

17.

A．European

B．different

C．Latino

D．similar

18.

A．misunderstanding

B．excitement

C．curiosity

D．nervousness

19.

A．chance

B．advice

C．result

D．present

20.

A．noticed

B．pleased

C．respected

D．treated

4 . 假如你是新华中学的学生会主席李华，你校学生会应英国Westminster School邀请，下星期将到该校进行交流访问，向该校学生介绍中国传统文化。请你给该校联系人Mr. Smith写一封邮件，信的要点如下：
（1）感谢对方的邀请；
（2）询问食宿、活动安排和说明要介绍的传统文化内容；
（3）祝愿交流活动成功。
注意：（1）词数100左右；
（2）可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
（3）开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
参考词汇：食宿 accommodation
Dear Mr. Smith,

I am Li Hua, chairman of the Student Union of Xin Hua Middle School.

___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Thank you for your attention! Best wishes!

Yours,

Li Hua

5 . More and more people in America are celebrating the Indian holiday Diwali. Diwali is Hindi for “row of lights”. It is the most important holiday in India.

Many people around the world are beginning to celebrate it as well. The United States is one of the places where the festival is becoming more common. Diwali celebrations can now be found at American landmarks like Disneyland in California and New York City’s Times Square. They are also held in many parks and museums.

Neeta Bhasin created the Times Square event. She said Indian immigrants have found great success in America. But, she said, many Americans still do not know much about India. So, she decided to act. “I felt it’s about time that we should take India to mainstream America and show India’s rich culture, heritage, arts and variety to the world,” she said, “and I couldn’t find a better place than Times Square.”

Bhasin came to the United States from India 40 years ago. She is president of ASB Communications, the marketing firm behind Diwali at Times Square. Tens of thousands of people attend the event, now in its fourth year.

In India, Diwali is a five-day harvest festival held just before the Hindu New Year. The exact dates change from year to year but Diwali is always in the fall. Celebrations include lighting oil lamps or candles called “diyas”.

A Diwali celebration will light up Disney California Adventure Park in Anaheim this year. Visitors can watch performances of traditional Indian dances and take part in a Bollywood dance party. The event is part of a Festival of Holidays program at the theme park to show cultural traditions from around the world. The program takes place on November 10th through January 7th.

San Antonio, Texas, also holds a Diwali celebration. And it is one of the nation’s largest celebrations, with more than 15,000 people in attendance each year. Visitors can enjoy Indian dance, food and fireworks. Organizers also plan to float hundreds of lighted candles in the San Antonio River, along the city’s famous River Walk.

1. Which is the main symbol in the Indian holiday Diwali?

A．Dances.	B．Lamps.
C．Food.	D．Clothes.

2. Why did Neeta Bhasin set up the Times Square event?

A．To make the American culture richer.

B．To create a new business for the firm.

C．To make Indian culture better known in the US.

D．To show the achievements of Indian immigrants.

3. What do we know about Diwali?

A．It is held in autumn in India.

B．It lasts five days in America.

C．It has been held for 40 years in America.

D．It happens from November 10th to January 7th in India.

4. What is the main idea of the text?

A．Diwali is mainly celebrated in Disney Parks.

B．Many American cities compete to hold Diwali.

C．Indian Holiday Diwali lights up America, too.

D．Diwali has become the most important holiday in India.

6 . What does the man mean?

A．They don’t have to arrive for the Brown’s lunch on time.

B．It’s impolite to be late for the Brown’s lunch.

C．They don’t have to have manners in France.

7 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What would Joe probably do during the Thanksgiving holiday?

A．Go to a play.

B．Stay at home.

C．Visit Kingston..

2. What is Ariel going to do in Toronto?

A．Attend a party.

B．Meet her aunt.

C．See a car show.

3. Why is Ariel in a hurry to leave?

A．To call up Betty.

B．To buy some DVDs.

C．To pick up Daniel.

4. What might be the relationship between the speakers?

A．Classmates.

B．Fellow workers.

C．Guide and tourist.

8 . Every year, during the Lantern Festival, the Chinese village of Nuanquan hosts one of the     1     (much) beautiful shows in the world. The tradition     2     (call) Da Shuhua involves experienced blacksmiths showering     3     (them) with molten(熔化的) iron.

Da Shuhua     4     (date) back to 300 years ago,     5     local blacksmiths came up with a unique alternative to fireworks. The rich would always celebrate New Year with firecrackers, but poor blacksmiths could not afford them, so they     6    (find) a cheaper alternative. Inspired by iron striking, the blacksmiths started melting iron to a temperature of around 1,000℃ and throwing it at a large stone wall to create an effect similar     7     fireworks.

The effect was so wonderful that Da Shuhua     8     (gradual) gained more appeal than firecrackers, attracting many people in the celebration. Throwing molten iron soon became a tradition in Nuanquan. Over the years the celebration has changed into     9     even more amazing show, as the blacksmiths start experimenting with other metals, like aluminium (铝), to create green and white     10     (flower) instead of just red.