1 . 语法填空

As we all know, we can learn a lot about others' feelings and thoughts by watching     1    (they) body language. In fact, body language     2    (vary) from culture to culture, so the crucial thing     3    (be) using body language in a way     4    is appropriate to the culture you are in. In different     5    (culture), the gesture for “OK” has     6    (differ) meanings.For example, in Japan, this gesture means money.Even the gestures we use     7    “yes” and “no” differ around the world. Besides, there are some gestures with     8     same meaning everywhere.For example,     9    (move) hand in circles over the stomach after a meal means “I am full”.Some body language has many different uses and perhaps     10    (good) example is smiling.

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。

Grand Canyon National Park has more than six million visitors every year. Tourism brings much-needed money to American Indians in the Grand Canyon area.

To the east of the national park    1    (lie )the Navajo Nation. The Navajo and other tribes view the place    2    two rivers meet there as sacred.Developers asked the Navajo for    3    (permit)to build a tramway, hotels, and restaurants in the area. The issue divided the Navajo community. Some people wanted the economic benefits. Others saw the plan as    4    (damage ) to their culture, and    5    (concern) about its environmental effect. In February 2018, the Navajo voted to refuse the plan. Sarana Riggs is a member of the Navajo Nation and the Grand Canyon Trust, a group that works    6    (preserve) the region. “There is always a need for    7    (economy)development, ”she says.“The question is:How can the Navajo tap into tourism    8    a sustainable way?”“The millions of tourists who come to Grand Canyon National Park each year are bound to have    9    effect,”says Cobb. But she believes those visitors will appreciate the park's history and beauty, and    10    (inspire ) to protect it. “People who visit national parks love them,” she says.

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 Mayan civilization was from a group of people     1     lived in Central America. The Maya people used a(n)     2     (write) language before Columbus came to the Americas in 1492 AD. They were good     3     art, building, and math. They knew about stars and planets, which helped them make calendars.

The Mayan civilization was the most important between the years of 250 AD and 900 AD.     4     (gradual), the Mayan civilization spread all the way from Central Mexico to Honduras, Guatemala, and northern El Salvador.

The Maya people traded with other people in the Americas. They made changes to their buildings to make them much     5     (good). The style in which they made     6     ( they) buildings was often similar to styles of buildings in countries that the Maya people traded with.

The Mayan civilization started getting smaller after 900 AD. The Spanish arrived in     7     15th century and took over Central America, even in the Mayan areas. However, the Maya people still live there today. They even keep the old Mayan traditions and     8     (believe).There are many Mayan languages still spoken today,     9     (include) one called the Achi language. A play called Rabinal Achi     10     (consider) very important to the world.

4 . 阅读下面短文，在标有序号的空白处填入一个适当的词，或填入括号中单词的正确形式。

There is a gigantic study that’s been done in 38 cultures.     1    turns out that in every culture, both males and females desire their potential mates to be bright. But we don’t have our IQs     2     (print) on our forehead. How do we know that someone’s     3    (intelligence)? In Western cultures, at least, it’s often by the person’s sense of humor. Because creating and appreciating jokes both require us to make     4     (connect) between many separate pieces of information,     5     (have) a sense of humor shows that we possess a wide knowledge and     6     we know how to think about things in novel and creative ways.

Take a cartoon     7     example: a mouse is standing outside his house, having just pulled a gun on a cat, who pretends to give in by raising one paw (爪). “Six rounds. Nine lives. You do the math,” the cat says. In order to appreciate this joke, you need to know that mice are     8     (usual) the victims of cats, many guns have six bullets (子弹), and cats     9     (say) to have nine lives because of their ability to always land on their feet. You also need to be able to do some math     10     (understand) that the cat has the advantage in this scene after all.

5 . 短文改错
Dear Mike,

How are you？I am so glad to tell you anything about the Mid-Autumn Festival. It is a traditional festival with a long history in China. It is of very popular and is also celebrated in much other Asian countries. The festival fell on the 15th day of August in the lunar calendar or is celebrated in different ways. It is a time to get together with family and friends. People usually have a get-together, enjoy a large meal. In the evening, people talk and eat moon cakes under the beautiful moon. Children prefer to listen to fairy tales while adults appreciate bright full moon in the open air. The moon is a symbol of reunion, lucky and wealth. It is also a custom to express best wish to people they love at this particularly time.

Welcome to China to enjoy this festival with us one day.

Yours,

Zhang Feng

6 . The world is a colorful landscape of different languages, skin colors, and different cultures. It's important to have a good understanding of different cultures in order to become a well-rounded person    1    

One way is to read books written by authors from a particular culture. Reading works by authors who have a close relationship with a particular culture allows people to gain an authentic glimpse into the food, music, language, religion, and way of a life of a particular group of people.

    2    

Another way to learn about different cultures is to try to learn a foreign language.    3    A person can choose a language she has always wanted to learn and locate learning programs to help her master the language. Besides, one can enroll in a foreign language class in order to learn in a more formal setting. One can also try to visit areas of the city to establish social connection with native speakers of the language.

    4    Seek out restaurants that feature authentic food from a variety of countries. Food is an important part of different cultures and allows people to gain deep understanding into a particular cultural group's way of life.

Communicating with people from other countries through email or snail mail is another useful way to become familiar with different cultures.    5    Various websites offer pen pal services, offering to connect individuals with pen friends around the world.

A．Trying authentic food from a specific cultural group is also a great idea.

B．The Internet has made it possible to communicate with others from different countries.

C．Making contact with native speakers of the language allows one to gain firsthand knowledge.

D．There are several ways to become knowledgeable about different cultures.

E．Stories based on a local culture expose one to a different culture.

F．One way to develop this appreciation is to try to team about other cultures around the world.

G．A variety of language-learning books, software, and audio programs is available.

7 . Are Potato Fries a Cultural Treasure?

Belgium is divided into three communities. Each one has its own language and traditions. But the people of Belgium are united in their love for Belgian potato fries. The fries are prepared and sold the same way in all areas of the country.

The Reuters news service reports that potatoes reached Belgium in the 16th century. But it was not until the 19th century that restaurants and others began selling potato fries throughout the country as a separate meal.

Recently, a Belgian group launched a campaign aimed at getting the United Nations to recognize the popular treat. The group wanted the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to place the food on its cultural heritage list.

The UNESCO list recognizes more than 300 objects, beliefs and practices. They include Turkish coffee and the traditional Chinese theater known as Peking Opera. The list also includes a dance, the Argentinian tango, and the singing of the Aka pygmies of the Central African Republic. UNESCO says the list is "made up of intangible heritage elements that help demonstrate the diversity of heritage and raise awareness about its importance".

To appear on the list, each item needs an expression of support from a minister of culture. Belgium has three such ministers— one for each part of the country.

Belgian potato fries are traditionally sold in a paper wrapper or cone in a "fritkot", a small house or shack. There are about 5,000 fritkots in Belgium. That means they are 10 times more common as a percentage of the population as McDonald’s restaurants in the United States. The national organization of fritkot owners says the small, often unfinished buildings are much like Belgium itself. It says these buildings combine the country’s acceptance of disorder with a dislike of structures that all look the same. The group says 95 percent of Belgians visit a potato fries shack at least once a year.

1. Belgian potato fries       .

A．were recognized by UNESCO

B．are well received by the Belgians

C．are sold in various ways throughout the whole country

D．were not sold as a separate meal until the 16th century

2. What’s the Belgian group’s aim?

A．To place Belgian potato fries on the cultural heritage list.

B．To avoid Belgian potato fries9 disappearance.

C．To show the diversity of Belgian foods.

D．To prove the popularity of Belgian foods.

3. Which of the following still has a lot to do to be included in the UNESCO list?

A．Peking Opera.

B．The Argentinian tango.

C．Turkish coffee.

D．American country music.

4. What’s the probable meaning of the underlined word "fritkot" in Paragraph 6?

A．A simple house where the people live.

B．A kind of small, unfinished building.

C．A place where machines are used to make goods.

D．A piece of plastic that covers something.

8 . I was born and raised in England in a culture where privacy and “keeping yourself to yourself” were valued traditions. Speaking to strangers was not encouraged. People were most hospitable(好客的) and friendly—but only once they had been introduced to new people.

However, I have been lucky enough to spend some time in both Italy and the US, where I found traditions of hospitality and politeness to be very different.

I experienced Italian hospitality first－hand on a crowded railway carriage travelling, one afternoon, from Genoa to Florence. Sinking gratefully into an empty seat, I was berated(斥责) in rapid Italian by a gentleman who was returning to this seat－it had not been “spare” after all. I apologized in English, and got up to allow him back into the seat. The gentleman obviously had no understanding of the English language, but he, too, realized my genuine mistake. He smiled and gestured for me to remain in the seat, and he himself remained standing in the corridor for the remainder of the journey. The other occupants of the carriage smiled and nodded at me and made me feel quite welcome amongst them. I feel that if this had been in England, a foreigner who made a mistake would not always be so kindly treated.

Transport also featured in the differences I noticed between English and American culture. I flew to New York on a plane with mainly English passengers. We sat together in near silence. Nobody spoke to me nor, as I expected, to anyone else they did not know. They felt it was not polite to intrude on someone else's privacy. However, when I travelled across the United States, whether by plane or Greyhound bus, I was never short of conversation. Conversation was going on all around me and whoever sat next to me was happy to introduce themselves and ask me about myself. They obviously felt it would have been rude not to speak to another person, whether they were strangers or not.

1. What do we know about the occupants of the carriage when the author was travelling in Italy?

A．They all laughed at the author for his mistake.

B．They would not bear a mistake like the author's in public.

C．They were all on the side of the gentleman.

D．They all showed their understanding of the author's mistake.

2. The author probably believes the Italian people are________.

A．cold	B．rude
C．hospitable	D．helpful

3. According to the last paragraph, English passengers sat in near silence because________.

A．they were all strangers to each other

B．they were too tired to speak

C．privacy was a valued tradition in England

D．everybody had their own share of privacy

4. The purpose of the author is to tell us ________.

A．his travelling experience

B．cultural differences to show hospitality and politeness

C．the culture shock he experienced in Italy and the US

D．how to adapt ourselves to a new culture

9 . Dongba，literally meaning "wise man"，plays a major role in Nakhi people's lives and culture. They are intellectuals with wide _______, covering fields like music, dance, classics, writing, history, painting, medicine and fortunetelling.

Li Xiuhua learned Dongba papermaking from his father He Zhiben, a famous master of Dongba culture after marrying He Yonghong at 22, and became the only female inheritor (继承人) of the national-level intangible _______ heritage. Dongba paper, which is used to _______ Dongba scriptures (经文) and draw pictures for the Nakhi people, is a kind of _______, ethnic handmade paper. The material for making the paper is _______ resistant to insects, so Dongba paper is bug-proof (防虫的) and can be _______ for a very long time.

He and Li couple make about 7,000 pieces of paper each year in their spare time, _______ work on the farm and in the house that keeps them busy, and part-time tour guide work. They _______ less than 20,000 yuan from papermaking each year, almost enough for the tuition fees for their two kids _______ in the town, but far from the whole household expenses.

__________ papermaking doesn't bring in much money, His family __________ the tradition and keeps making the most __________ Dongba paper totally by hand. They take __________ in teaching other villagers and visitors everything about Dongba culture, from papermaking to Dongba characters.

Li and He have long dreamed of __________ a private Dongba culture museum but they __________ have enough money to do so.

Li won't give up her dream of __________ Dongba culture. Many people try to __________ her to use the modern way to make paper. Li knows it can cut __________. However, as a member of a Dongba family, Li will never __________ their tradition for money. Li will try her best to set up their museum. Li knows it's hard，but she's __________ in the future.

1.

A．attention

B．knowledge

C．cooperation

D．experience

2.

A．cultural

B．economic

C．industrial

D．agricultural

3.

A．describe

B．recite

C．explain

D．record

4.

A．popular

B．cheap

C．rare

D．common

5.

A．directly

B．naturally

C．specially

D．instantly

6.

A．served

B．displayed

C．reserved

D．preserved

7.

A．apart from

B．instead of

C．regardless of

D．rather than

8.

A．pay

B．save

C．earn

D．spend

9.

A．researching

B．studying

C．investigating

D．living

10.

A．Although

B．When

C．Because

D．Unless

11.

A．gives into

B．lays down

C．brings back

D．holds onto

12.

A．thorough

B．basic

C．original

D．creative

13.

A．delight

B．interest

C．control

D．advantage

14.

A．sending up

B．setting up

C．picking up

D．going up

15.

A．even

B．almost

C．never

D．still

16.

A．changing

B．spreading

C．affecting

D．appreciating

17.

A．propose

B．advocate

C．persuade

D．request

18.

A．costs

B．investment

C．materials

D．labour

19.

A．quit

B．damage

C．introduce

D．abandon

20.

A．active

B．dependent

C．confident

D．sure

10 . A bronze relic, which is said to have been stolen from China in 1860, has been sold for 410,000 British pounds at an auction (拍卖会) in the United Kingdom despite strong opposition from China, reports Chinanews.com.

According to the Canterbury Auction Galleries, Tiger Ying, a rare Chinese bronze water vessel (容器) with its spout and lid cast with models of tigers, dates back some 3,000 years. The vessel was recently rediscovered by Alastair Gibson, a British art dealer, along with three other bronzes from the Qing Dynasty as well as a photo and a letter that connect the bronzes to the sack (抢劫) of Yuanmingyuan by British and French armies in 1860. In the letter dated October 21, 1860, Harry Lewis Evans (1831-1883), a Royal Marines Captain during the Second Opium War, explains to his mother how he took the Tiger Ying vessel from Yuanmingyuan. Talking to media, Gibson stated that he never imagined that he would come across such a valuable relic when a friend asked him to look at his small private collection. The dealer emphasized that the Tiger Ying was an unparalleled (无双的) valuable piece since it describes a tiger, considered to be the king of beasts in Chinese culture.

A statement by China’s State Administration of Cultural Heritage on Tuesday said it "firmly opposes and strongly condemns" the auction, and promised to help bring back cultural relics illegally removed from China. It also called for an international boycott of the auction，after a request to the Canterbury Auction Galleries to stop the sale was refused.

The relic was sold on Wednesday (April 11, 2018) as planned，and for more than twice the expected price of 120,000 to 200,000 pounds.

Some Chinese experts have questioned the authenticity of the auction house’s description of the relic, saying that they can’t just rely on a letter to confirm the history of the bronze. The experts also doubt the auction house’s claim that only seven such bronzes still exist.

1. What’s the attitude of China towards the auction in the UK?

A．Opposed.	B．Neutral.
C．Indifferent.	D．Concerned.

2. The underlined word "it" in Paragraph 3 refers to       .

A．the Canterbury Auction Galleries

B．the statement

C．the bronze relic

D．China’s State Administration of Cultural Heritage

3. What can we infer from the passage?

A．The vessel was taken by Alastair Gibson from Yuanmingyuan in 1860.

B．The relic was sold for 410,000 British pounds as expected.

C．The auction house’s description of the relic isn’t reliable for lack of solid evidence.

D．There are only seven such bronzes in the world at the present time.

4. What is the passage mainly about?

A．How a Chinese relic was stolen from Yuanmingyuan.

B．A Chinese relic has been sold at an auction in the UK.

C．China made efforts to stop the sale of Tiger Ying.

D．A Chinese bronze relic was rediscovered by a British art dealer.