1 . 假设你是李华，你在美国的朋友Jack正在学习中文，他给你写信询问中文中的四字成语，请给Jack写一封回信，介绍一个中文中的四字成语。
注意：1. 词数不少于100；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
词汇：four-word Chinese idiom
Dear Jack,

I admire your passion for the Chinese language and I’m more than happy to give you some help.

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Yours sincerely,

Li Hua

2 . When my wife, Jane, and I were 16, we were in the same class. About a week before Thanksgiving Day, we found out that our teacher Edward was having some ___challenges. We wanted to do something to help, so as a class we ___to gather food, clothing and gifts to ___his family had a good Thanksgiving Day.

When Jane told her family about our plan, her mother was ___. Together they searched their house for things they could ___. Her mother went to the kitchen, ___ a big turkey and saying, “Thanksgiving Day won’t be ___without a turkey dinner.” To this day, Jane remembers how moved she was by her mother’s ___.

Before making our ____, we said a prayer of appreciation for the wonderful ___ to help others. I will never forget the surprised ___ of our teacher and his wife when they ____ the door; their four children gathered around them as we handed out the gifts. It was a cold night; we all felt warm inside, ___.

Last month while I was in a meeting, my secretary informed me, “Your high school teacher Mr. Edward is wondering if you could ___ him a few minutes. He’s sitting in your office right now!”

I left my meeting and went to my office ___. My teacher and I hugged and began to ___ the last 42 years. He told me he ___ remembered that cold winter night when we brought the ___of Thanksgiving Day to his family. The food and gifts were certainly appreciated, ___what warmed his heart that night was to see a group of teenagers who understood the ___of Thanksgiving Day.

1.

A．financial

B．personal

C．academic

D．typical

2.

A．applied

B．determined

C．attempted

D．preferred

3.

A．figure out

B．point out

C．make sense

D．make sure

4.

A．satisfied

B．puzzled

C．amazed

D．touched

5.

A．separate

B．donate

C．distribute

D．collect

6.

A．breaking up

B．breaking down

C．pulling out

D．pulling down

7.

A．complete

B．usual

C．traditional

D．basic

8.

A．honesty

B．generosity

C．pity

D．curiosity

9.

A．decision

B．contact

C．delivery

D．contribution

10.

A．opportunity

B．gift

C．deal

D．memory

11.

A．impression

B．sorrow

C．expression

D．laugh

12.

A．pushed

B．reached

C．dragged

D．answered

13.

A．again

B．anyhow

C．though

D．enough

14.

A．wait

B．spare

C．spend

D．save

15.

A．hurriedly

B．nervously

C．proudly

D．worriedly

16.

A．come up with

B．look back on

C．keep up with

D．get hold of

17.

A．just

B．even

C．still

D．already

18.

A．experience

B．excitement

C．pleasure

D．warmth

19.

A．and

B．or

C．but

D．so

20.

A．spirit

B．symbol

C．history

D．intention

3 . Examples of effective conservation of places matter to the world. They range from the 1960s Nubian campaign to safeguard Ancient Egyptian monuments from the waters of the Aswan Dam to the removal in 2018 of the Belize Barrier Reef from the List of World Heritage in Danger. Conservation is the core purpose of the World Heritage Convention and it may also be its biggest challenge.

The following example shows how successes at specific sites now serve as models for conservation and sustainable (可持续性) development. A year after Vienna was included on the World Heritage List in 2001, the World Heritage Committee (WHC) expressed concerns about the architectural solutions and height of four planned towers of the Wien-Mitte project. This development project, close to the Historic Centre of Vienna in the site’s buffer zone, the one that lies between two or more other areas, affected the urban scale (规模) and visual effects in and around the property (地产). As a result of the Committee’s concerns, Vienna changed its building codes and launched a new design competition for the Wien-Mitte project to work out architectural plans with reduced size in keeping with World Heritage protection.

The successful practice inspired the government of the city to invite over 600 experts and professionals from 55 countries to an international conference on World Heritage and contemporary architecture, held in Vienna in May 2005. The global discussion that followed, detailing an approach to managing conservation and development, was recorded in the UNESCO Recommendation in 2011.

The Recommendation put forwards an all-rounded and combined approach to balancing urban heritage (遗产) conservation and economic development, arguing that active protection and management of urban heritage supports the goal of sustainable development.

The Recommendation supports the harmonious combination of contemporary involvement into the historic urban framework while holding on to values linked to history, memory and the environment.

1. Why does the author mention the Belize Barrier Reef in Paragraph 1?

A．To explain the goal of the organization.

B．To encourage the public to protect the world.

C．To show the positive effect of conservation.

D．To remind people of the environmental problems.

2. Why was WHC worried about the Wien-Mitte project?

A．It took up too much public land of the city.

B．It had a bad effect on the Historic Centre of Vienna.

C．Its original designs were not environmentally friendly.

D．Its architectural solutions couldn’t meet safety standards.

3. What did the global discussion focus on?

A．The ways to combine conservation and development.

B．The creation of the new UNESCO Recommendation.

C．The international urban management and development.

D．The styles of the contemporary architecture of Vienna.

4. What is the authors purpose in writing the text?

A．To examine the challenges faced by global urban planners.

B．To introduce alternative ways of protecting the environment.

C．To stress the importance of the value of history and memory.

D．To promote active conservation and sustainable development.

4 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. Who organizes the Winter Festival?

A．The businessmen.

B．Some volunteers.

C．The government.

2. When will the opening might take place?

A．Friday.

B．Saturday.

C．Sunday.

3. What will be held in the Main Exhibition Hall?

A．A fancy-dress show.

B．An art exhibition.

C．A sound of music.

4. What is the purpose of the talk?

A．To compare the events of the festival.

B．To inform people of the festival.

C．To raise money for the festival.

5 . When we saw a programme on TV about a Christmas trip to Lapland, we knew our four children would love it. ____ them on any holiday is costly, but it was a once-in-a-lifetime ____ for our family.

In October, we got the children to write Christmas ____ to Santa. They thought it was a bit soon but were ____ just how many letters Santa receives, so getting in early would make sure that he would read them.

Our departure day arrived in mid-December. There was an explosion of excitement as we parked and ____ our suitcases onto a trolley (手推车) and the children realized we were _going on a plane. The excitement built as we ____.

It was all worth it. The look on their faces as we ____ in Rovaniemi, Finland, was ____. Four days of total magic followed. We took sleigh rides, ____ snow mobiles (雪地摩托) and patted reindeer. On our fourth day we finally ‘found’ Santa, who had a genuine, thick white ____. His home was ____ from floor to ceiling with Christmas parcels, which was every child’s dream.

If that wasn’t ____, he held four hand-written letters that our children immediately ____. Santa said, “So, you must be Thomas, Lucy, Alice and Philip and you’ve come all the way from England just to see me!” He turned to one of the towers of wrapped presents, ____ up and carefully withdrew four parcels. Each of them received a personally addressed ____ signed ‘With love from Father Christmas’ and inside was ____ what they’d asked for in their letters.

Those four days in Lapland will ____ forever the most memorable of our lives. Our four children, now aged between 32 and 38, still talk about that ____ as the most wonderful Christmas ever where childhood magic came to ____.

1.

A．Bringing

B．Taking

C．Putting

D．Carrying

2.

A．action

B．performance

C．experience

D．adventure

3.

A．letters

B．messages

C．cards

D．stories

4.

A．asked

B．warned

C．persuaded

D．reminded

5.

A．fixed

B．loaded

C．delivered

D．packed

6.

A．hardly

B．completely

C．actually

D．hopefully

7.

A．checked in

B．dropped by

C．showed off

D．looked back

8.

A．landed

B．appeared

C．poured

D．entered

9.

A．useless

B．harmless

C．priceless

D．careless

10.

A．seated

B．flew

C．moved

D．rode

11.

A．cap

B．beard

C．fur

D．stick

12.

A．covered

B．buried

C．charged

D．filled

13.

A．enough

B．perfect

C．possible

D．welcome

14.

A．judged

B．recognized

C．noticed

D．observed

15.

A．made

B．cheered

C．reached

D．picked

16.

A．photo

B．book

C．poster

D．gift

17.

A．exactly

B．partly

C．naturally

D．particularly

18.

A．work

B．remain

C．change

D．send

19.

A．game

B．camp

C．trip

D．task

20.

A．mind

B．power

C．light

D．life

6 . Anecdotal evidence has long held that creativity in artists and writers can be associated with living in foreign parts. Rudyard Kipling, Pablo Picasso, Ernest Hemingway, Paul Gauguin, Samuel Beckett and others spent years living abroad. Now a pair of psychologist has proven that there is indeed a link.

As they report in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, William Maddux of INSEAD, a business school in Fontainebleau, France, and Adam Galinsky, of the Kellogg School of Management in Chicago, presented 155 American business students and 55 foreign ones studying in America with a test used by psychologists as a measure of creativity Given a candle, some matches and a box of drawing pins, the students were asked to attach the candle to a cardboard wall so that no wax would drip on the floor when the candle was lit. (The solution is to use the box as a candleholder and fix it to the wall with the pin.) They found 60% of the students who were either living abroad or had spent some time doing so, solved the problem, whereas only 42% of those who had not lived abroad did so.

A follow-up study with 72 Americans and 36 foreigners explored their creative negotiating skills. Pairs of students were asked to play the role of seller of a petrol station who then needed to get a job and a buyer who would need to hire staff to run the business. The two were likely to reach a deadlock because the buyer had been told he could not afford what the seller was told was his minimum price. Nevertheless, when both negotiators had lived abroad 70 % struck a deal in which the seller was offered a management job at the petrol station in return for a lower asking price. When neither of the negotiators had lived abroad, none was able to reach a deal.

Merely travelling abroad, however, was not enough. You do have to live there. Packing your beach towel and suntan lotion will not, by itself make you Hemingway.

1. What is the purpose of mentioning the famous names in the opening paragraph?

A．To show the relationship between creativity and living abroad.

B．To indicate the link between artistic creation and life experience.

C．To emphasize how great these artists are.

D．To impress the importance of creativity.

2. What can be inferred from the text?

A．William Maddux and Adam Galinsky have carefully designed the test.

B．Negotiators who had lived abroad are more flexible in negotiating.

C．American business students are less creative than those oversea students.

D．One's creativity is associated with the length one has spent abroad.

3. What does the author mean in the last sentence of paragraph 4?

A．There exist sharp differences between travelling and living abroad.

B．You shouldn't lie on the beach when travelling.

C．Only real experience of living abroad can help drive creativity.

D．Living abroad is more meaningful than just travelling abroad.

4. Where is the text most likely from?

A．A diary.	B．A magazine.
C．A novel.	D．A guidebook.

7 . 某中学生英文杂志正在开展以“My Holiday Plan”为主题的征文活动，请你写一篇英语短文投稿。除了学习计划外，请你再从所给的要点提示中选择两项，并阐述选择的理由。
要点提示:1.运动健身;2.学习乐器;3学做家务;4.社区服务;5.外出旅行。
注意:1.词数100左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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8 . 假定你是李华，你每周日上午都会去交换生Alice那里教她制作中式早餐。本周日的安排因你爷爷生日而改到下午。请你给她写封邮件，内容包括:
1. 本周学习时间变更及原因；
2. 本周学习内容:制作包子(steamed stuffed bun)；
3. 课前准备:面粉、猪肉及蔬菜。
注意:
1. 词数100左右；
2 .可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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9 . 假定你是李华，你的父母让你邀请外教Smith到你家过端午节，请你就此事给他写一封电子邮件，内容包括:
1.发出邀请; 2.活动安排:体验包粽子、参加龙舟赛、品尝传统中国菜; 3.期待回复。
注意: 1.词数100左右;   2.可以适当增加细节.以使行文连贯。
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10 . From Selling Books to Selling Life

Charing Cross Street is the most famous bookstore street in London. From the largest female bookstore in Europe to the first detective novel store in Europe, from independent bookstores to large chain ones, _____________, it is a scenic spot worth visiting over and over again. The 84 Charing Cross Street, ___________ as the Love Bible, tells the story of the New York woman writer Helene Hanff and the London bookseller Frank Percy Doel. It has been ___________ into dozens of languages. Broadcasting, stage plays, and movies continue to interpret this friendship based on books. Charing Cross Street has thus become a ____________ landmark in London, attracting many literary enthusiasts and tourists with its unique literary charm.

However, today’s situation is no longer the same. With the closing of a number of chain bookstores, some independent bookstores have begun to think about how to ____________ the British literary tradition with dignity. Recently, British book agents, writers, bookshop operators and other groups gathered here to explore the ___________ model of the future bookstore.

Judging from the current business model, those who can survive are completing the ____________ from selling books to selling life. Perhaps the literary lifestyle of the British, which is deep into the bone, should be considered as the most ___________ secrets. As the largest independent bookstore in the United Kingdom, Waterstone is currently undergoing design changes by LDS, a British architectural firm. Architect Alex said they __________ improving customer experience and planned to build multiple space. “We will have some small rooms full of books, like private study rooms, in which one can discuss his works with the author.” The focus of the future physical bookstore is on creating an atmosphere. __________, bars and cafes are an essential part of the bookstore. Booksellers and authors generally believe that bookstores must develop in the direction of a cultural ___________ so that people come here for a lot of money, attending concerts, watching movies, or participating in discussions.

Some writers say that physical bookstores can ___________ their business beyond selling books and provide cultural services to customers. Other writers believe that bookstores can __________ a membership system. ___________ discounts, members are given the opportunity to attend lectures, literary gatherings and meetings with authors, and corresponding membership activities are __________ for children and students, and visiting bookstores has become part of the daily lives of more people as a cultural leisure method.

1.

A．no kidding

B．no doubt

C．no way

D．no problem

2.

A．known

B．selected

C．learned

D．defined

3.

A．presented

B．burst

C．divided

D．translated

4.

A．geographical

B．academic

C．cultural

D．traditional

5.

A．discover

B．research

C．interpret

D．continue

6.

A．survival

B．material

C．moral

D．spiritual

7.

A．resolution

B．connection

C．transition

D．question

8.

A．commercial

B．confidential

C．academic

D．logic

9.

A．focused on

B．relied on

C．took on

D．carried on

10.

A．Meanwhile

B．Therefore

C．Moreover

D．Nevertheless

11.

A．value

B．complex

C．symbol

D．identity

12.

A．expect

B．explode

C．expand

D．explore

13.

A．adjust

B．activate

C．acquire

D．adopt

14.

A．In addition to

B．Instead of

C．Except for

D．Because of

15.

A．stimulated

B．conducted

C．resolved

D．postponed