2 . 假如你是李华，你的美国笔友Mike即将随其父母来中国，并在中国度过中秋节。他来信向你询问有关中秋节的习俗，请你告诉他有关中秋节的习俗。
要点如下：1.历史悠久；2.中国人独有的传统节日；3 .家庭团圆；4 .共进晚餐；5.吃月饼；6 .赏月。
注意事项：
1.词数80 左右；
2.可适当添加细节；
3.开头已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Mike，

I am glad to know that you are coming to China with your parents and spend the Mid-Autumn Day here．

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Yours，

Li Hua．

3 . 每年的3月21日是“世界睡眠日”(World Sleep Day)。请你以“The Importance of Good Sleep”为主题，按下列要点写一篇演讲稿：
1. “世界睡眠日”的时间和目的；
2. 睡眠不良的危害；
3. 如何提高睡眠质量。
注意：1. 词数80左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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4 . A student's life is never easy.     1     A lot of preparations are needed so you can be sure to go back home with a diploma and a bright future waiting for you. The following are some basic things you need to do before even seizing that passport and boarding on the plane.

●Knowing the country.

You shouldn't bother researching the country's hottest tourist spots or historical places. You won't go there as a tourist, but as a student. It'll be helpful to read the most important points in their history and to read up on their culture.    2     You surely don't want to face legal problems, especially if you're away from home.

●Studying their language.

Don't expect that you can graduate abroad without knowing even the basics of the language. Before leaving your home country, take online lessons to at least master some of their words and sentences.    3       Doing this will also prepare you in communicating with those who can't speak English.

●     4    

Check the conversion（兑换）of your money to their local currency, set up your bank account so you can use it there, get an insurance, and find an apartment. The Internet or your intended school will be very helpful in finding an apartment and helping you understand local currency.

Remember, you're not only carrying your own reputation but your country's reputation as well. If you act foolishly, people there might think that all of your country men are foolish as well.    5    ．

A．Packing your clothes.

B．Preparing for other needs.

C．Most importantly, read about their laws.

D．This will be useful in living and studying there.

E．That would surely be a very bad start for your study abroad program.

F．Going with their trends will keep it from being too obvious that you're a foreigner.

G．And it is even more difficult if you will have to complete your study in a foreign land.

5 . 假定你是李华，你的英国笔友Terry在邮件中提到他首次尝试使用筷子，感觉很新奇，希望了解更多筷子知识与文化。请你给他回信。包括以下要点：筷子文化参考：筷子谐音快乐；筷子可传递合作、和谐、平等、和平等内涵 注意：词数：80左右，可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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6 . 假定你是李华，你的英国朋友Tom对茶感兴趣。请用英语给他写一封邮件，诚邀他参加即将在你们市第八届国际茶文化节（the 8th International Tea Culture Festival），并简要介绍茶文化节活动的时间、地点及我国茶的历史，茶的益处等。
注意：1. 词数80左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Tom,
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Yours,

Li Hua

7 . In a recent study of 19-month-olds, University of Chicago doctoral student Lauren Howard found that children who heard various languages in their neighborhoods were more receptive to people who spoke languages other than their parents ‘language.

“We measured imitation. At this age, that’s how they show us their willingness to learn, ”explained Howard. The lead author of the report titled Neighborhood Linguistic Diversity Predicts Infants' Social Learning. The experiments tested how well the babies could learn new tasks from a non- English speaker.

The study, which included 82 children from the Chicago and Washington areas, was in the November issue of Cognition.

“Babies are not only affected by parents and caregivers--- previous studies proved that --but also by people they hear at the store or on the bus, "Howard said. “Incidental exposure matters.”

The study indicates that kids in diverse communities may grow up to have open minds. Good news for families living in such neighborhoods--- but can other families do something to increase children's cultural exposure？

Cultural diversity can be within reach, even in unlikely areas. Although she grew up in not very diverse"， Julie, 23， said she picked up much knowledge about other languages and cultures from the many students her family hosted through the AFS-USA international student exchange program.

“It’s the little differences that make you more understanding and less judgmental, ”Julie said “Yuilya from Kazakhstan, for example, was very disciplined because she couldn't go to college unless her grades were good. Matias from Paraguay wasn't used to being on time because his culture is more laid-back. ”

For families unable to host a student for a whole year, AFS-USA offers other volunteer opportunities, such as being “welcome families ”to ease students ’ transitions（过渡）.

But there are countless ways to expose kids to other countries, said Lucas, author of “Growing Up Global: Raising Children to Be at Home in the World.”

Just a few of her tips: Take the kids to foreign films. Try exotic restaurants. Put a world map on the wall. Help your children’s teachers make global classrooms. Encourage the kids to invite friends of other cultures for dinner. “They’ll thank you later, "Lucas said.

1. What does Howard stress by saying "Incidental exposure matters"？

A．Babies are also influenced by people outside their home

B．Parents fail to realize the importance of incidental learning

C．Parents and caregivers have more influence on babies

D．Babies learn little knowledge at the store or on the bus.

2. How was Julie exposed to different cultures？

A．She frequently volunteered in some welcome families

B．She lived in neighborhoods with various language learn

C．She was a member of the AFS-USA program

D．She learned from the foreign students living in her home

3. Which might be Julie's attitude to Matias's lateness？

A．Curious	B．Happy
C．Tolerant	D．anger

4. What are Lucas's tips mainly about？

A．How to improve children’s behavior

B．How to teach children foreign languages

C．How to better communicate with children.

D．How to help children seek diversity

8 . 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．

The makeup of British families has changed    1    （rapid） over the last two hundred years． The traditional family structure （结构）before the Industrial Revolution was the extended family in    2    three generations lived under one roof． The early twentieth century saw the    3    （ grow） of the nuclear family﹣parents and a small number of    4    （child） would form a single family． In the last thirty years， however， the UK    5    （ see） a breakdown of the typical nuclear family．

Increased divorce rates， later marriage and a move away from marriage altogether have resulted    6    new forms of family； divorced parents will develop new relationships and take their kids with them． A survey    7    （ conduct） by researchers shows that over 50% of kids are now born to parents who are not married．

Some minority communities stick to the extended family structure， and it is common    8    （find） that three generations are living together in an Indian family． They say that apart from strengthening traditional family ties，    9    can provide security for older people when they cannot work anymore． They believe that the phenomenon of other old people living in care homes    10    （indicate） that many old people in the wider community are abandoned in their old age．

9 . Stay-at-home kids are named “generation nini” in Spain. They are those adults who still live at home and are neither working nor studying. But the problem is not limited to Spain. It is a worldwide problem.

In Italy, they are known as “bamboccioni” or big babies. There are nearly 60 percent of 18-34-year-old adults still living in their parents’ home, up from almost 50 percent since 1983. Once kept there by the love for their mama’s home-cooked food, the economic crisis(经济危机) has seen a rise in adults left unable to hold down a steady job or afford a home of their own. Last year, an Italian government minister admitted that his mother washed his clothes and made the bed for him until he was 30. He demanded a law forcing young Italians to leave their parents’ home at 18 to stop them becoming hopelessly dependent on their parents.

In the UK, the government has made the term NEETS—not in employment, education or training for these children. In England alone the percent of NEETS aged 19-24 surged to 18.8 percent of the age group-in the last quarter of 2010, up 1.4 percent on the same period a year before. The number of British men in their 20s living with their parents has risen from 59 percent to 80 percent in the past 15 years, while the number of women has risen from 41 percent to 50 percent. The average age of the first-time house buyers is now 38.

In the US, the problem is known as the “full nest syndrome(综合症)”. Adults there are left struggling to support adult children who have stayed at home with student debts and facing few job opportunities in a weak economy. A recent study showed almost a third of American adults aged 34 and under are living with their parents.

1. “Big babies” mentioned in Paragraph 2 refers to those adults who ________.

A．depend on their parents for a living	B．are not as smart as others
C．lose their job in the bad economy	D．are poorly educated

2. The Italian government minister thinks that ________.

A．parents should make their children feel hopeless

B．parents should never make the bed for their children

C．young people should live on their own after 18

D．it is OK for adult children to live with their parents

3. The underlined word “surged” in paragraph 3 can be replaced by ________.

A．moved

B．reduced

C．recovered

D．jumped

4. What does the last paragraph tell us?

A．America has the most adult children compared with other countries.

B．American parents are happy to live with their children.

C．Some American adult children are causing trouble for their parents.

D．It is a tradition for adult children to live with their parents in America.

10 .

Festivals and Events in the UK

A number of festivals celebrated in the United Kingdom have a history of     1

Christmas in England started in     2

3     dates back to 1620.

Halloween is celebrated on     4     every year.

Other festivals include the     5     in September and New Year on the first day of January.