1 . 假如你是李华,你的美国朋友David上个月在杭州旅游期间品尝了西湖龙井茶,对中国茶文化表现出了非常浓厚的兴趣。回国后他发来邮件,希望你介绍中国茶文化, 请你写一份邮件,内容主要包括:
1.中国茶文化历史悠久、茶叶种类丰富;
2.茶在中国人生活中的重要性;
3.希望世界上有更多的人品尝中国茶,了解中国文化。
注意:
1.词数80左右;
2.可适当发挥想象,增加细节,以使行文连贯。
Dear David,
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Looking forward to your early reply.

Yours,

LiHua

2 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个恰当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

The best time to see     1     (beauty) lanterns is during the Lantern Festival,     2     falls on the 15th day of the first lunar month. This year it is on Feb. 11th,     3     (mark) the end of Spring Festival celebrations.

Watching lanterns is a great activity. You see lanterns in any     4     (size) and shapes that you can imagine, from animals     5     plants and flowers. To make it more fun, people paste riddles on the lanterns.

In some places, people like releasing sky lanterns, which     6     (call) Kongming lanterns. A sky lantern is a small hot air balloon made of paper, with an opening at the bottom where there is a small fire source. When the bright lights fly high in     7     sky, people bless family members and make wishes.

In old times, the Lantern Festival was also romantic. At that time, young girls were not allowed     8     (go) out very often except during certain festivals. Therefore, looking at lanterns gave young people a chance to meet each other.

A line from Xin Qiji, a poet during the Song Dynasty, shows this, “Restlessly, I searched for     9     (she) in thousands, hundreds of ways.     10     (sudden) I turned, and there she was in the receding light.”

3 . Riding a Mobike on the street, you might hear people speaking Chinese aloud.    1    Walking into a store, you may see Huawei smartphones for sale. This isn't referring to China, but Manchester, UK.    2    Indeed, Chinese products have gone global.

    3    But to meet local people’s tastes, Chinese restaurants have made some changes to the dishes. “One example is the meat,” said Yin Hang, who is studying at the University of Wollongong in Australia. "We like to eat meat with the bone in, but people here don't. So Chinese restaurants provide big pieces of meat without bones, even for fish.

    4    In many cities in Europe, stores sell TCL televisions, Haier fridges and Lenovo computers, reported Reuters. More than half of US-owned drones(无人机)are Chinese models, according to China Daily. They're not simply made in China, but designed and developed in the country.

In the past, most Western people thought Chinese products were cheap and unreliable.     5     “Made in China” has become cool and more people trust Chinese brands. For example, Huawei, one of China's major smartphone makers, overtook Apple in global smartphone sales for the first time in June and July last year, behind only Samsung, noted consulting(咨询)firm Counterpoint Research.

“They are beautiful and offer some unique features American phones don't have,” CNN once said about Chinese smartphones.

A．But things have changed greatly.

B．What is the biggest problem with many Chinese brands?

C．Many Chinese brands are also becoming more popular.

D．Turning to the right, you may see a Chinese restaurant.

E．There are many restaurants providing Western foods in China.

F．Chinese food has been enjoyed in Western countries for a long time.

G．In fact, you might see similar things in many other cities around the world.

4 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填1个适，的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Traditional lion dances and dragon dances are an important part of many Chinese religious and    1    (culture)celebrations, especially at the Chinese New Year. The dances may also be performed at business openings, weddings, or other special    2    (occasion)

In the lion dance, dancers wear masks and costumes, and perform a dance that imitates(模仿)the movements of a lion. There are    3    (usual)two dancers. One acts as the head and the other the body, though there are also single-person costumes. There are no native lions in China, so the    4    (appear)of the "lions" is based on that of the lions that    5    (bring)to China during the Han Dynasty. Many lion dances may involve lions playing with a large ball,    6    may imitate a fight between lions.

In the dragon dance teams of dancers carry a long dragon on poles. By moving the poles, the dancers can make the dragon move forward slowly. The    7    (long)the dragon, the more luck it will bring to the community. As    8    result, communities try to have very long dragons dancing during the New Year. Chinese dragons may appear fearsome,    9    have a kind, helpful character, and symbolize good luck,    10    (make)them very popular during the New Year.

5 . For hundreds of years, Africans have preserved their history through storytelling. But some Africans worry that oral traditions will be lost to the Internet connections and social media.

This has led a Nigerian woman named Elizabeth Kperrun to create a mobile phone application as a way to preserve African folk stories. She calls her mobile app AfroTalez, which tells children’s stories that teach moral lessons.

“We can’t teach kids something by telling them, ‘Don’t do this’. I think kids need context to understand. In a story somebody stole something and then something bad happened to them. Alternatively, somebody else did something good and they ended up happy or rich.”

“Hello children. My name is Liz and I’d like to tell you a story about tortoises, elephants, and ...” The voice of “Aunt Liz” narrates the story, while a full-screen animation appears. An arrow signals when it’s time to move on. There are also quizzes on object recognition and counting throughout.

Kperrun asks her older relatives to help her collect stories for the application. The stories come from an ethnic group living in southeast Nigeria and northwest Cameroon. “I want to keep it centered on folk stories, not the ones that Walt Disney has made really popular... It’s fair and respectful to keep certain cultures alive because folk stories are part of the tapestry that keeps cultures together.” Kperrun once said.

Kperrun writes and reads the stories. Her business partner and husband Idamiebi Ilamina-Eremie does the animation (动画).

AfroTalez is available for Android users and can be downloaded for free. So far, AfroTalez has more than 50,000 users. Funding for the app has been a major challenge. Kperrun hopes to use a crowdfunding campaign to help fund the next version of AfroTalez to be released soon.

Kperrun believes technology doesn’t have to destroy or replace traditions. Her goal is to combine them to keep African culture alive. She says “Africa is our home, but we are so eager to become Western that we are forgetting things that are really important and should be passed on of who we are, and I don’t think that’s right.”

1. What caused Elizabeth Kperrun to create the mobile app AfroTalez?

A．Desiring to make money through the Internet.

B．Planning to keep technology replacing traditions.

C．Dreaming of launching a crowdfunding campaign.

D．Worrying about the disappearance of African oral traditions.

2. The stories AfroTalez provides ________.

A．are narrated by Kperrun’s husband

B．are familiar to today’s African children

C．are as popular as those of Walt Disney’s

D．are means to teach children moral lessons

3. According to the passage, AfroTalez ________.

A．will destroy African traditions

B．is free for Android users

C．has released two versions

D．faces no financial problems

4. What can be a suitable title for the passage?

A．Mobile App seeks to preserve African folktales

B．African people pass on traditions by storytelling

C．It is unwise for a nation to learn from western countries blindly

D．Social media lead to the disappearance of African Oral traditions

6 . 假如你是李华。恰逢新年之际，你的美国笔友Mike即将来到中国，他来信向你询问有关中国春节的习俗，请你回信告诉他有关的习俗。
要点如下:1. 时间:农历1月1日；
2. 目的:家人团聚；
3. 庆祝活动:贴对联，给孩子“压岁钱”……。
要求:1. 词数100左右, 开头已给出，不计入总词数；
2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
参考词汇:   农历的lunar   对联couplets   压岁钱 lucky money
Dear Mike,

I’m glad to know you are coming to China. Now let me share something about the Spring Festival with you.

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Yours

Li Hua

7 . The best festivals in August

Edinburgh Festival Fringe

The Edinburgh Festival Fringe is the largest arts festival in the world. Last year, the festival lasted 25 days, including 55,000 performances of 3,548 shows in 317 places. The festival started in 1947. Anyone can join in with the performance of their choice.

Wilderness Festival

Wilderness Festival takes place in one of the oldest woods in England. Taking place over four days in nature, people will experience music, comedy, theatre, and dance from Sadler's Wells. All the campsites are made-to-order for different needs, including family camping.

Notting Hill Carnival

Notting Hill Carnival takes place on the streets of Notting Hill in London, England in each August lasting three days. Attracting around one million people each year, it's one of the biggest street festivals in the world. Happening since 1966, Notting Hill Carnival is an essential cultural experience in London.

La Tomatina

Each year, the Valencian town of Bunol gets changed into a red mess as locals and tourists take to the streets and throw tomatoes at each other, creating the biggest food fight in the world, all for fun. This tomato festival has been happening since 1945 and is held on the last Wednesday of August each year.

1. Which festival lasts the longest?

A．Wilderness Festival.	B．Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
C．Notting Hill Carnival.	D．La Tomatina.

2. What's special about the Wilderness Festival?

A．The campsites are specially offered.	B．People can dance with famous stars.
C．People will experience wilderness adventure.	D．It is the biggest street festival in the world.

3. What can people do during the La Tomatina?

A．Get dressed in red.	B．Experience classic music.
C．Eat as many tomatoes as possible.	D．Throw tomatoes at each other for fun.

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 Mid-Autumn Festival or the Moon Festival, the second most important festival in China after the Spring Festival, traditionally     1     (fall) on the 15th day of the eighth month in the Chinese lunar calendar.

In the past, the Moon Festival     2     (observe) at harvest time. Ancient Chinese emperors worshiped (敬奉) the moon in autumn to give thanks     3     the harvest. The ordinary people took the Mid-Autumn Festival to be a     4     (celebrate) of their hard work and harvest. Nowadays, people mainly celebrate the Moon Festival as a time for family reunions. They have long believed that worshiping the moon and eating together around     5     round table will bring them good luck and happiness.

The common customs of the Mid-Autumn Festival include family members eating dinner together,     6     (share) mooncakes, worshiping the moon with gifts and displaying lanterns.

Mooncakes are the must-eat Mid-Autumn food in China. Chinese people see the roundness of mooncakes as a symbol of reunion and happiness. Other foods     7     (eat) during the festival are harvest foods, such as crabs, pumpkins and grapes. People enjoy them when they are in the     8     (fresh) and most nutritious (有营养的) state, and nice meanings are particularly connected with round foods.

Festival food traditions are changing. The younger generation have their own choices about     9     they eat. Many of them don’t like mooncakes very much and choose     10    (enjoy) their favorite foods.

9 . 假定你是李华，你校为来自英国的交流生举办了一场介绍中国传统节日的欢迎宴会，请你代表学校向他们介绍一个你认为最重要的中国传统节日。内容包括：
1.节日庆祝时间和方式；
2.节日象征意义。
注意：
1.词数80左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

Good morning, my dear friends. I’m Li Hua.

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Thanks for your listening.

10 . As the birthplace of kites in the world, Weifang, Shandong province of China, produces beautiful, vivid, colorful and high-quality kites. Now, more than 70% of kites in the world are exported from Weifang. If you want to see various shapes and sizes of kites covering the sky, you cannot miss the Weifang Kite Festival held on the third Saturday of every April.

But this year, tens of thousands of Chinese participants gathered in Weifang, from Sept 26 to 29 for the 37th International Kite Festival. Held since 1984, the International Kite Festival is an annual event to “exhibit the excellence of the kite lovers to the public,” according to the festival's website.

During the festival, kite lovers can enjoy stunt (特技表演) kite flying, also known as aerial ballet. Controlled by either a single person or a group, the kites form different shapes in the air. People always devote a lot of time and wisdom to making their own kites. From animals that crawl (爬行) on the ground or swim in the water to legends like Monkey King, everything can fly in the sky at the festival. One of this year's highlights was the giant kites decorated with images of medical staff and the Long March 5 rocket, which reflect the hot topics this year.

“Flying a kite is like flying your dream. All the cultural symbols from ancient and modern times can be found in the sky of Weifang,” noted Medium. After more than three decades of development, the festival has become a place to appreciate kites. But most importantly, it serves as a unique cultural event to promote international exchange.

1. What does the text mainly talk about?

A．A kite festival.	B．A kite birthplace.
C．The future of kites.	D．Kite performances.

2. For what purpose is the kite festival held every year?

A．To enjoy animals flying in the air.	B．To show kite-lovers' brilliance.
C．To perform specialized kite flying.	D．To enhance Weifang's global impact.

3. What can be known from Paragraph 3?

A．It takes a lot of trouble to make a kite.	B．Stunt kite flying is the only highlight.
C．Imagination can be shown in the kite.	D．Decorations matter least in the show.

4. What is the most important role the festival plays?

A．It helps organize an international event.

B．It offers tips on how to appreciate kites.

C．It helps make the place known worldwide.

D．It enhances international cultural exchange.