1. What difference does the speaker talk about first?
| A．Traffic rules. | B．Some expressions. | C．The food. |
| A．Great. | B．Uncomfortable. | C．Changeable. |
| A．At 5 p.m. | B．At 8:30 p.m. | C．At 9 p.m. |
| A．To the club. | B．To the gym. | C．To the restaurant. |
1. What is the first thing to celebrate the festival?
| A．A group discussion. | B．A lecture. | C．A women’s program. |
| A．Author of Gender Connection. |
| B．President of the university. |
| C．Secretary of an organization. |
| A．A reception. | B．A competition. | C．A group discussion. |
| A．By writing for the newspaper. |
| B．By reading their own poems. |
| C．By giving lectures. |
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4 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. Where is the man from?| A．Canada. | B．The UK. | C．The USA. |
| A．Their date. | B．Their name. | C．Their celebration. |
| A．Enjoy a related movie. | B．Hold a special party. | C．Record Shakespeare’s words. |
| A．Two years ago. | B．Last year. | C．Last month. |
1. What’s the main topic of this talk?
| A．The man’s politeness. |
| B．The eating custom in the cafeteria. |
| C．The dining customs between Americans and Europeans. |
| A．Cut the food for the women. |
| B．Pull out the chairs for the women. |
| C．Help the women get the fork carefully. |
| A．On the plate. | B．On the table near the waiter. | C．On the further side of the plate. |
| A．The left hand. | B．The right hand. | C．Either hand. |
1. 世界遗产的重要性；
2. 保护措施；
3. 发出倡议。
注意：
1. 写作词数应为80左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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The garden is one of the important types of architectural art. It is essentially aimed at organizing an environment rich in character and interest and full of the beauty of artistic conception through the so-called four gardening elements including mountains, rivers, structures and plants, as well as the organic components such as roads, interior settings. In comparison to ordinary structures, the spiritual character of gardens is more outstanding, and it requires that artists have greater and higher ingenuity and imagination．
Compared with other gardening systems of the world, such as European or Islamic Chinese gardens have their unusual national characteristics: (1) Paying attention to natural beauty. Chinese gardens carry out processing and transformation of the original terrain and land form by following the principle of “making it seem like nature”, or seem naturally formed, so as to satisfy people’s feeling of getting close to nature. The buildings in gardens do not focus on artificial, well-arranged patterns, but rather they follow the example of roadside or riverside pavilions and bridges and village buildings that closely integrate the countryside with natural mountains and rivers, becoming a total combination of architectural and natural beauty. (2) Pursuing many twists and turns. Nature itself is ever-changing and interesting. Chinese horticulturists who imitate nature necessarily make efforts to follow changing, free-style composition. Although nature does not have a fixed form, it has a fixed way. Therefore, the “freedom” pursued by the Chinese garden is not absolute. There exists strict ways and methods, only they are not geometric methods but natural ones. The operation of the garden requires even more genius and imagination than the regular composition of a picture. It is of a completely different system compared with the Western landscape gardening theory which “force nature to accept the symmetrical rules”- and stresses the symmetrical pattern, straight roads, regular flower beds and ponds, the carpet pattern-like lawns and trees cut into a geometric shape. (3) Advocating artistic conception. The beautiful environment created by Chinese horticulturists does not stop at the stage of formal beauty, but tries to express inward feeling through outward scenery. Therefore, the creation of the appreciation of gardens is a process of full, deep-seated feeling. At the time of creation, one describe the scenery with one’s feeling, while at the time of appreciation, the natural setting stirs up one’s feeling. This atmosphere of combining feeling with scenery is what is called artistic conception. The key to the high or low level and success or failure in the creation of Chinese gardens depends on the cultural level, and the high or low level and the interest of the creator. Chinese horticulture began in the Qin Dynasty, and two royal garden construction upsurges occurred during the Qin/Han and Sui/Tang dynasties. Private gardens saw great development during the Tang and Song dynasties, and entered the summary stage in the Ming and Qing dynasties. The achievements in gardening during the Qing Dynasty are worth still greater attention, representing an important part of the third development upsurge in Chinese architecture. Almost all of the existing gardens were: preserved during this age. The remaining royal gardens are near Beijing, while private gardens of a higher artistic level are mostly concentrated in areas south of the Yangtze River. They consist the two major schools of Chinese gardening.(556 words)
1. List four gardening elements of Chinese gardens.2. What are unusual national characteristics of Chinese gardens compared with European gardening systems?
3. What does the success or failure in the creation of Chinese gardens depend on?
4. What is the difference between Western landscape gardening theory and Chinese landscape gardening theory?
5. Why are the achievements in gardening during the Qing Dynasty worth still greater attention?
1. In which country can you make a noise while having soup?
| A．Mexico. | B．Japan. | C．Britain. |
| A．Eating with your left hand. | B．Talking while having meals. | C．Lifting the bowl to your mouth. |
| A．To do as you do at home. |
| B．To ask the tour guide for help. |
| C．To follow the example of the local people. |
Halloween is very popular in western countries. On October 31st, dozens of children dressed in costumes (节日服装) nock on their neighbors’ doors and yell “Trick or Treat” when the door opens. Pirates and princesses, ghosts and popular heroes of the day all hold bags open to catch the candy or other goodies that the neighbors drop in. As they give each child a treat the neighbors exclaim over the costumes and try to guess who is under the masks.
Today school dances and neighborhood parties called “block parties” are popular among the young and the old. More and more adults celebrate Halloween. They dress up like historical or political figures and go to masquerade parties (化妆舞会). In larger cities, costumed children and their parents gather at shopping malls early in the evening. Stores and businesses give parties with games and treats for the children. Teenagers enjoy costume dances at their schools and the more outrageous the costume the better!
Certain pranks (恶作剧) such as soaping car windows and tipping over garbage cans are expected. But partying and pranks are not the only things that Halloweeners enjoy doing. Some collect money to buy food and medicine for needy children around the world.
写作内容：
1.以约30个词概括短文的要点；
2.以不少于120词就“中西节日的不同”为主题写篇短文，并包含以下内容要点：
(1)你还知道哪些西方节日？你印象中的西方节日有哪些特点？
(2)请具体讲述一个你熟悉的中国传统节日；
(3)你更喜欢中国传统节日，还是西方节日？为什么？
写作要求：你可以使用实例或其它论述方法支持你的论点，也可以参照阅读材料的内容，但不要抄袭阅读材料中的句子。
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