1 . 假设你是李华，你的美国朋友Tom 在给你的邮件中提到他计划十月初来中国游玩，想了解中国人过国庆节的情况。请给他回邮件，内容包括：
1.简介国庆节；
2.你如何过国庆节；
3.给出旅行建议。
注意：1.词数100左右；
2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Tom,
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Yours,

Li Hua

2 . 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。

Chinese everywhere know of the goddess Mazu. Temples     1    ( construct) in honor of her for centuries, and her story is legendary. Mazu is the goddess of the sea and she protects fishermen and communities near the ocean. The legend of Mazu     2    (date) back to over 1,000 years ago in the Xianliang Port of Meizhou Bay in Putian, Fujian Province. Lin Moniang, Mazu's real name, was an attractive young girl and was respected and well-liked by everyone in her village. Lin Moniang was also revered for her ability to forecast     3    weather. This gift was     4    (especial) advantageous to the fishermen     5     fished the seas in the area. The young girl was capable of     6     (warn) them of the coming weather conditions and telling them if it was safe to go out to sea or if it would be best     7    (stay) in port.

The legend of Mazu proclaims that     8     her death she went up to heaven and became an immortal. From heaven she watches over the seas and the people who travel on and across     9    (it) . Because of this, over 100 million people worship her. In fact, there are more than 1,500 temples dedicated to her the world over. About 900 of them are located in Taiwan.     10     there is a Chinese community, there is a temple dedicated to Mazu.

3 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

The fire at Notre-Dame Cathedral de Paris has raised questions about the condition of thousands of other cathedrals and historic     1     (structure) across Europe. It also raises questions about whether European government are doing enough     2     (keep) up and care for such buildings.

Tibor Navracsics, the European Union’s top cultural official, told The Associated Press that “we are so used to our outstanding cultural heritage in Europe that we tend to forget that it     3     (need) constant care and attention.” Some people say the fire was a wake-up call, not just for Europe,    4     for the whole world.

Large fires have long robbed humanity     5     knowledge, art and treasures. In 2015, the German engineering company Siemens     6     (find) that Scotland had about ten damaging fires a year, while England lost at least a dozen listed buildings a year. In Germany, seventy historic buildings have been     7     (heavy) damaged since 2000.

Experts say that     8     is needed is continuous attention and maintenance. Some say world-famous monuments like Notre-Dame are the     9     (drive) force behind tourism and should get more respect. Sneska Quaedvlieg-Mihailovic, who heads the heritage group Europa Nostra, noted the     10     (important) of such respect. “Cultural heritage is a gold mine. You cannot exploit it and then just leave the mine and go to another one.” She said.

4 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Tea culture is defined (定义) by the way tea is made and consumed, by the way the people interact (互动) with tea,     1     by the aesthetics (美学) of tea drinking. It includes tea production, tea brewing (冲, 沏), tea arts and ceremony, society, history, etc.

Tea ceremony, with     2     (it) roots in the Chinese tea culture, differs among eastern countries, However, it may also differ in preparation, such as in Tibet,     3     tea is commonly brewed with salt and butter.

Different regions also like different     4     (variety) of tea — black, or oolong, and use different flavourings (调味品) such as milk, sugar or herbs,     5     (satisfy) people’s tastes. The temperature and strength of the tea likewise vary     6     (wide).

Due to the importance of tea in Chinese society and culture, tea houses     7     (find) in most Chinese neighbourhoods and business districts nowadays.

Tea culture in China is different     8     that of Europe, Britain or Japan in such things as preparation methods, tasting methods and the occasions for which it is consumed. Even now, on both casual and formal Chinese occasions, tea is consumed regularly. In addition to     9     (be) a drink, Chinese tea is used in     10     (tradition) Chinese medicine and in Chinese cuisine.

5 . For most Americans， a clean glass of water is just a matter of taming on a faucet （水龙头）    1    .

On Wednesday， the United Nations （UN） marked World Water Day by trying to cut the number of people without good drinking water— one billion human beings worldwide— in half． In the next ten years， the UN will work with governments around the world to reduce the shortage．    2     In India，many people bathe and wash their clothes in rivers that are polluted by human waste．

    3     “The links between water and human health are powerful，” said Dr. Lee Jong-wook director-general of the World Health Organization （WHO）． “We cannot live without clean water．”    4     The agency provided clean water to nearly 500,000 people in Indonesia and Sri Lanka after the tsunami．

    5     Since then， it is celebrated each year on March 22．

A．World Water Day was first celebrated in 1993．

B．According to the UN， not having enough clean water and sanitation causes more than three million deaths a year．

C．We are badly in need of clean water．

D．Without clean water， many people use water which is harmful to their health．

E．But for many of the world's poorest， it's hard to get．

F．In fact， the International Federation of the Red Cross said that quick reaction after last year's Asian tsunami had stopped disease．

G．We provide clean water to the people in tsunami．

6 . 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。

Have you ever wondered     1     you would do to solve math problems if you didn’t have a calculator or computer or even pencil and paper? People in China have used an ancient counting tool     2     (perform) mathematical operations. The Chinese calculator’s name is “suanpan”, but it is known     3    “abacus” in English. Invented by Liu Hong, abacus is one of the symbols of Chinese people’s wisdom     4     (date) back to the 12th century. Abacus has had a far-reaching influence on science and technology, language, literature, art, architecture and many     5     fields of China and even some areas of the world. Meanwhile, abacus has affected people’s character, such as honesty and diligence. For centuries, this simple counting device     6     (pass) down through different dynasties with its original design and purpose     7     (actual) unchanged. The calculations can be made on it immediately, with the device storing the results in “visual storage” much like a computer display.     8     working with an amount of numbers, an abacus is practically faster, since it has a     9     (good) “keyboard” than the Western calculators. Anyway, the small abacus has made an outstanding     10     (contribute) in the fields of human intellectual development, just as the computer does in today’s society.

7 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) has been around     1     thousands of years. It is said that there are three emperors     2     played a significant role in the history of TCM.

First, Fu Xi discovered the flow between heaven and earth which he reflected in the principles of Yin and Yang. Yin and Yang theory     3     (be) the concept of two opposite but complementary (互补的) forces that shape all life. He also invented acupuncture (针灸). Second, Shen Nong     4     (regard) as the founder of Chinese herbal medicine even today. In order to determine the nature of different herbs, he tasted various kinds of plants, testing     5     (they) individual effects. Third, Huang Di is associated with Huang Di Nei Jing, which is the     6     (early) and most important written record of TCM. It lays a foundation for the theories of Chinese medicine.

TCM has made a great     7     (contribute) to the health of Chinese people, and it has become an independent medical system in world medical field. Since     8     founding of the People’s Republic of China, the Chinese government has attached great importance to TCM, making policies     9     (promote) its development. TCM is now becoming     10     (wide) accepted in the world.

8 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

The word Nushu literally means “women’s writing” in Chinese: As the name suggests, Nushu is created and specially used by women.

Often     1    (call) “the world’s only surviving characters for women”, these slim words were developed from standard written Chinese. In the old days, Nushu     2    ( teach) by elderly women to girls at home because female children weren’t allowed     3    (attend) formal school. During gatherings in villages, women used the characters to write poems or song lyrics to express their emotions     4     were hidden from men. The words were full    5     encouragement and positive energy, and showed an uncommon open-mindedness among women at that time.

Ji Xianlin once said that Nushu is a feminist (女权主义者) symbol. “It’s    6     unique writing system created by    7    (talent) women who were deprived (剥夺) of the right to education,” he wrote in an article. “It has significance in various     8    (field) and represents Chinese people’s strong spirit.”

Nushu was made as a national cultural heritage in 2006. However, it is not     9    (wide) used in daily life today. In fact, it is a dying language. Now linguists are taking action to prevent this incredible cultural heritage from    10    (disappear).