1 . 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。

Earth Day     1     (found) in 1970 as a day of education about environmental problems, and Earth Day 2020 occurs on Wednesday, April 22 — the holiday's 50th anniversary. The holiday is now a global     2     (celebrate) that's sometimes extended into Earth Week, a full seven days of     3     (event) focused on green living.

    4     (elect) to the U.S. Senate (参议院) in 1962, Senator Gaylord Nelson was determined to convince the federal government that the planet was     5     risk. In 1969, Nelson developed the idea for Earth Day after     6     (inspire) by the anti-Vietnam War "teach-ins" that were taking place on college campuses around the United States.

Denis Hayes, a young activist     7     had served as student president at Stanford University, was selected as Earth Day’s national coordinator (协调者), and he worked with     8     army of student volunteers and several staff members from Nelson's Senate office     9     (organize) the project.

The first Earth Day was effective at raising awareness about environmental problems and transforming public attitudes. Earth Day kicked off the "Environmental decade with a bang," as Senator Nelson later put it. The theme of Earth Day 2020 is "climate action." Earth Day. org hopes it will be the     10     (large) volunteer event in history.

2 . 假定你是李华。你的英国笔友David对中国生肖（the Chinese zodiac）十分感兴趣，希望了解相关情况。请你以牛年为例，给他写一封信，内容包括：
1. 中国年与动物相对应；
2. 中国牛的寓意(勤劳、坚韧······)；
3. 人们的牛年愿景。
注意：1. 写作词数应为80左右；
2. 请在答题卡的相应位置作答。
参考词汇: 牛年(the Year of the Ox)
Dear David,
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours sincerely,

Li Hua

3 . 阅读下列材料，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 official title of “World Heritage Site”     1     (give) by the United National Educational,     2     (science) and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) committee to places in the world     3     (stand) for examples of cultural or natural history.

The Temple and Mansion of Confucius     4     (locate) in Qufu, Shandong Province is a memorial     5     Confucius, the Chinese great     6     (educate). The site is huge. On the grounds, there are more than 900 halls and rooms. But the building to which people pay     7    visit most is the Temple of Confucius. Although it was     8     (original) built in 478 B.C., the temple has been rebuilt many times.     9     the temple, visitors can enjoy the grounds outside,     10     there are more than 1,000 stone tablets and over 100,000 tombs.

4 . Like many other holidays, Halloween has developed and changed throughout history. Over 2,000 years ago people called the Celts lived in what is now Ireland, the UK, and parts of Northern France.     1     They believed that the night before the New Year (October 31) was a time when the living and the dead came together.

More than a thousand years ago the Christian church named November 1 All Saints Day (also called All Hallows). This was a special day to honor the saints (圣人) and other people who died for their religion. The night before All Hallows was called Hallows Eve.    2    

Like the Celts, the Europeans of that time also believed that the spirits of the dead would visit the earth on Halloween.    3     So on that night people wore costumes that looked like ghosts or other evil (邪恶的) creatures.They thought if they dressed like that, the spirits would think they were also dead and not harm them.

The tradition of Halloween was carried to America by the immigrating (移民) Europeans. Some of the traditions changed a little, though. For example, on Halloween in Europe some people would carry lanterns made from turnips (芜菁).     4     So people began putting candles inside pumpkins and using them as lanterns. That is why you see Jack-O-Lanterns.

These days Halloween is not usually considered a religious holiday.     5     Children dress up in costumes like people did a thousand years ago. But instead of worrying about evil spirits, they go from house to house. They knock on doors and say“trick or treat". The owner of each house gives candy or something special to each trick-or-treater.

A．It is mainly a fun day for children.

B．The lanterns can look funny or scary.

C．November I was their New Year's Day.

D．Later the name was changed to Halloween.

E．In America, pumpkins were more common.

F．Wearing costumes was said to be a good way to defeat evils. G They worried that evil spirits would cause problems or hurt them.

5 . Ask people in the UK what the words “Sunday roast” mean to them, and they’ll probably take you back to their grandmothers’ dining rooms -maybe with a few stories of “the greatest puddings” and “the best ever steak”. But now the traditional Sunday roast seems to have been left back in the old days. According to the Daily Mail, just one in 50 British families sits down to this weekly meal together.

There are many reasons why the roast is becoming less popular. In the busy modern world, where breakfast is a slice of toast eaten on the way to work or school and lunch is a quick sandwich in front of the computer screen, people just don’t seem to have the time or patience to make a roast.

And Sunday was once a day when people could easily go to the kitchen to cook. Nowadays, people are often out shopping or at the cinema until it’s far too late to start thinking about heating the oven(烤箱) up.

However, a recent article from The Telegraph warned against being carried away by our tight schedules: “It would be a shame to let this fine old tradition disappear.”

The Guardian further explained that the eating of the big meal is only the half of it. The Sunday roast also makes for relaxed morning activities in the kitchen, and the table becomes the perfect place to share good food and chat with family and friends. “For busy moms and dads, even if you can manage to turn off your mobile phone and the TV only once a week and turn the Sunday roast into a real family event, children can have fun cooking the food and clearing up together.”

1. The best title for the passage is probably _____.

A．Sunday—Best Time for Family

B．Sunday Roast Dying Out

C．It’s the Perfect Time for Us

D．Let’s Sit Down Together

2. Why do people pay less attention to Sunday roast?

A．They have a busy lifestyle.

B．They have no interest in cooking.

C．They don’t think it worthwhile.

D．They are living in the modern society.

3. What does the underlined word “it” in the last paragraph refer to?

A．A recent article.

B．A traditional kitchen.

C．The fine old tradition.

D．Sunday morning activity.

4. How does the author feel towards Sunday roast’s dying out?

A．Doubtful.	B．Positive.
C．Sorry.	D．Uncertain.

6 . 在空白处填 1 个适当单词或单词正确形式。

National Fun at Work Day is a day to have fun at work. Not everyone agrees     1     it is. Some websites say it is in the final days of January, while others say it is April 1st. The workplace is usually not such a    2     (comfort) place. National Fun at Work Day changes this a little so that people's jobs are not all work and no play. The idea behind this event is that workers perform better when    3     (laugh). Production increases and there is better customer    4     (serve). Having fun at work also creates better relations,     5     (especial) if the bosses join in and share the fun.

Having fun at work is    6     essential part of many large companies today. In Internet companies like Google and Yahoo, their workers are dying    7     (relax) at work. Workers set up mini basketball hoops (篮筐) in their offices and people can wear what they want and decorate their desks. Fun at work    8     (study) by experts every few years. Psychologist and author Matt Weinstein    9     (write) a book on management called “Managing to Have Fun”. Perhaps every day should be fun at work. It would certainly make people happier, and that’s what life’s all    10     .

7 . Good manners are a set of behaviors which mark someone as a civilized and cultured member of a society.     1     Someone who lacks good manners may be considered boorish（乡巴佬）or inappropriate. He or she may be at a disadvantage in many social situations.

    2     Cultural traditions play an important role in manners, as do religious beliefs, social status, and economic class. What may be good manners in the White House may be considered inappropriate in the Kremlin（克里姆林宫）. A standard of behavior acceptable in rural Greece might not be considered appropriate in a meeting with the Queen of England. As a general rule, people learn the manners which belong to their particular social, economic, and cultural situation. Travelers must learn specific rules of conduct to fit in as they visit other societies.

    3     While the precise nature of good manners may vary, the underlying principles do not. Good manners involve treating people with respect and making sure that other people feel comfortable in a variety of situations. The old rule of “do as you would be done by” is sometimes used as an illustration of how manners are supposed to work.

    4     Mannerly people are more likely to get ahead in the world of business. They also find themselves more commonly invited as guests and welcomed in society. In tense social situations, an awareness of good manners and social rules of behaviors can help release tension, or at least to avoid a serious incident, and someone’s attention to proper codes of conduct will be remembered. Travelers who take the time to learn about these will often find their way smoothed.     5    

A．Nobody is born with good manners.

B．And they will be welcomed back in the future.

C．Good manners help a lot in most societies.

D．Manners are usually taught from a very young age.

E．Good manners are a very important key to your child’s social success.

F．Manners involve everything, from how to introduce people to how to eat.

G．The precise behaviors involved in good manners vary from place to place.

8 . Camp Bestival is a British music festival. It is held annually, in July, at Lulworth Castle in Dorset and is targeted at families with small children. It can hold 30,000 people. It won the Best New Festival award from the UK Festival Awards in 2008 and the Best Family Festival in 2009, 2010, 2013 and 2014.

Camp Bestival has a variety of activities-and entertainment throughout the festival, including comedy shows, literature programmes, a kids area, workshops and performances.

Food stalls (摊位) and tents are available all over the festival site.

Camp Bestival 2015 Weekend Ticket Prices:

Adult Weekend Ticket-£195

Student Weekend Ticket-£180

Age 15 to 17 Weekend Ticket-£113

Age 11 to 14 Weekend Ticket-£88

Age 5 to 10 Weekend Ticket-£20

Age 4 & Under Weekend Ticket-FREE

General Terms and Conditions:

• Weekend Ticket holders (Thursday arrivals): Car parks open at 10 am and the campsites open at midday on Thursday 30th July.

• Weekend Ticket holders (Friday arrivals): Car parks open at 7 am and the campsites open at 9 am on Friday 31st July.

• No entry to the site after midnight (each night). Campsites close at 2 pm on Monday 3rd August.

• You will not be allowed to bring in glass bottles of any kind. Broken glass is very dangerous for kids. Small stoves can be used to cook food but ONLY in allowed cooking areas.

• The Lulworth Castle site is a beautiful natural site and we want to keep it that way, so please help us by keeping it clean—Keep Bestival Tidy!

1. According to the text, Camp Bestival       .

A．has won awards each year since 2008

B．attracts 30,000 people every year

C．is aimed at young kids

D．is held every summer

2. If a couple brings their 3-year-old child to Camp Bestival 2015, they should pay       .

A．£ 375	B．£ 380
C．£ 390	D．£ 410

3. For Friday arrivals, they       .

A．may stay in the campsites till midnight on Monday

B．are refused entry to the campsites after 2 pm

C．are required to park their cars before 9 am

D．can enter the campsites in the morning

4. We can infer from the text that Camp Bestival is       .

A．new-born

B．smoke-filled

C．student-centered

D．environmentally-friendly

9 . Tea drinking was common in China for nearly one thousand years before anyone in Europe had ever heard about tea.People in Britain were much slower in finding out what tea was like,mainly because tea was very expensive.It could not be bought in shops and even those people who could afford to have it sent from Holland did so only because it was a fashionable curiosity.Some of them were not sure how to use it.They thought it was a vegetable and tried cooking the leaves.Then they served them mixed with butter and salt.They soon discovered their mistake but many people used to spread the used tea leaves on bread and give them to their children as sandwiches.

Tea remained scarce and very expensive in England until the ships of the East India Company began to bring it direct from China early in the seventeenth century.During the next few years so much tea came into the country that the price fell and many people could afford to buy it.

At the same time people on the Continent were becoming more and more fond of tea.Until then tea had been drunk without milk in it,but one day a famous French lady named Madame de Sevigne decided to see what tea tasted like when milk was added.She found it so pleasant that she would never again drink it without milk.Because she was such a great lady her friends thought they must copy everything she did,so they also drank their tea with milk in it.Slowly this habit spread until it reached England and today only very few British people drink tea without milk.

At first,tea was usually drunk after dinner in the evening.No one ever thought of drinking tea in the afternoon until a duchess (公爵夫人) found that a cup of tea and a piece of cake at three or four o clock stopped her getting “a sinking feeling” as she called it.She invited her friends to have this new meal with her and so,tea-time was born.

1. Which of the following is true of the introduction of tea into Britain?

A．British people were the first people in Europe who drank tea.

B．It was not until the 17th century that British people had tea.

C．British people got expensive tea from India.

D．Tea reached Britain from Holland.

2. What does this passage most probably talk about?

A．It talks about how British people got the habit of drinking tea

B．It talks about how tea became a popular drink in Britain

C．It talks about the history of tea drinking in Britain

D．It talks about how tea-time was born

3. People in Europe began to drink tea with milk because       .

A．tea with milk stopped people getting a sinking feeling

B．people followed the way a French lady drank tea

C．tea with milk was then a fashionable curiosity

D．tea with milk tasted much more pleasant

4. We may infer from the passage that the habit of drinking tea in Britain was mostly due to the influence of      .

A．the upper social class	B．the ancient Chinese
C．a famous French lady	D．people in Holland

10 . Family traditions are things that families do together regularly.     1    They can be repeated daily, weekly, monthly or once a year. It is important for families to follow their traditions even as their children get older. Here are reasons:

Family traditions create good feelings and special moments to remember. They are fun things to do.     2    And they are the memories that will last a lifetime.

    3    Being a part of a family is more than living in the same home or having the same last name. It is about relationships and family bonds. Since family traditions are something you do together, they create a stronger sense of belonging to the family.

Family traditions help teens a lot when they are trying to figure out who they are, which job teenagers often do. A family encourages a teen to be a part of it and its traditions provide a strong base for teens to stand on.    4    

    5    Every day teens face some very difficult issues. Knowing that they are secure and have a family to turn to is a powerful tool to use when they are in trouble.

A．Family traditions give teens a sense of security.

B．Family traditions help parents inform their children of the family’s values.

C．These things can be enjoyable activities or a certain food that a family likes

D．Family traditions give every member of the family a strong sense of belonging.

E．Enjoying them together as a family will create positive feelings in each member.

F．Old family traditions are important but easily forgotten in today’s society.

G．It’s very important when they’re looking for their sense of self.