1 . 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 warm weather outside may look perfect for outdoor exercise. But for those     1     are not interested in sports, what would be     2    (nice) than having relaxing afternoon tea with a few good friends and taking     3     break?

But are you familiar with the culture of afternoon tea---its origins, what     4    (include), and the proper etiquette(礼仪)? We sum up a few things you need to know about this traditional English custom so that you can enjoy it more.

While the tradition of     5    (drink) tea dates back to about 3000 BC in China, it was not until the mid-17th century that the concept of “afternoon tea” first     6    (appear) in the UK.

In 1840, Anna Maria Russell, the seventh Duchess of Bedford, started to ask for a tea tray with butter, bread and cakes at 4 pm every day, because she found she was    7     (hunger) at that time every day and the evening meal in her house was served late at 8 pm. She found this new habit difficult     8    (break) and soon invited other ladies to join her.

This pause for tea quickly became a fashionable social event.     9     the 1880s, the upper class would put on gowns,     10    (glove) and hats for their afternoon tea.

2 . Tomato Festival

Started in 2005, the Tomato Festival has grown into a local tradition in Malta. In recent years, the festival has added amusement park­style rides and a yearly Creature Feature, which screens old horrible movies. There are also dance competitions, parades and pancake breakfast. Third weekend in August.

Address: 833 Tinkham Rd, Fountain Park, Wilbraham, Massachusetts 01095

Phone: (413)599-0010

Brat Days

Don’t mistake this festival for a day filled with poorly behaved children. Begun in 1953, the gathering is the biggest festival in the city each year and features more than 50 stands (摊位) selling the sausage, as well as a contest to see who can quickly eat the most bratwurst (德国式小香肠) in ten minutes.Early August.

Address: 17th and New Jersey sts, Kiwanis Park, Sheboygan, Wisconsin 53081

Phone: (920)457－9491

Hope Watermelon Festival

The festival dates back to the 1920s, when many trains went through this small town and local watermelon growers would sell their watermelon to parched travellers. These days, the festival sees a Watermelon Queen crowned (加冠的) and sometimes a world­record watermelon grown. There are also more than 300 stands selling arts and crafts from a six­state area, as well as a car show and the Watermelon Olympics. Early August.

Address: 108 W 3rd St, Hope, Arkansas 71801

Phone: (870) 777-3640

Oyster Festival (牡蛎节)

Featuring appearances from tall ships and oyster boats, this festival has regularly drawn 60,000 visitors a year since it began in 1978. More than 3,000 volunteers make the festival possible each year. Norwalk is less than a two­hour drive from many of New England’s larger cities, making it easy to attend the festival during a trip to New York or Hartford. Weekend after Labor Day.

Address: Sea view Ave, Veteran’s Park, East Norwalk, Connecticut 06855

Phone: (800) 866-7925

1. Which of the following festivals has the longest history?

A．Oyster Festival.

B．Tomato Festival.

C．Brat Days.

D．Hope Watermelon Festival.

2. In which of the following activities can you enjoy the frightening films?

A．The Creature Feature.

B．The Watermelon Olympics.

C．The Eating­bratwurst Contest.

D．Dance Competitions.

3. If it is August 15 today this year, you might still attend .

A．Brat Days

B．Tomato Festival

C．Hope Watermelon Festival

D．Oyster Festival

3 . 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；2. 目的：团聚 3. 庆祝活动：吃团圆饭，放鞭炮, 贴对联，走亲访友, 给孩子“压岁钱”等。
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：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

4 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

While     1     (visit) Hangzhou’s West Lake and its surrounding beautiful hills, you'll understand why it's been a great source of inspiration for artists, poets and philosophers     2     Chinese history.

Though     3     rest of the country is moving from two wheels to four, cycling culture is thriving(繁荣的) in Hangzhou. The city     4     (develop) China's first bicycle-sharing system in 2008. Since then, it's grown into the world’s     5     (big) and one of the world’s best public bicycle systems.

Hangzhou grows some of China's finest green tea--- Longjing. Every spring, before the traditional Qingming Festival, tea     6     (love) from all over the country come to Longjing, a village     7     lies just south of West Lake, for the first cup of top-quality tea. During tea season--     8     (usual) late March and April-- the air is filled with smell from the tea, when leaves     9     (pick) and roasted in the village. The village is open to the public and you can pick your own tea after getting     10     ( permit) from the local tea farmers.

5 . Most Chinese people expect to relax and enjoy themselves during the Golden Week. But for those trying to go someplace, it may seem more disappointment than pleasure. This year, the traffic jam resulted in a roadside wedding(婚礼).

The suffering of being stuck in traffic was probably most strongly felt by Lv Kangzhou and his bride(新娘) Yan Mengxia. By tradition, the groom（新郎） drove early in the morning to the bride's home in Zhejiang Province in East China to pick her up along with her family and take them to his family's hometown for the wedding. By 4 pm, Lv's wedding was 90 minutes away, but his car had not moved an inch for a long time. Lv got in touch with the local radio to explain his difficult situation and ask for a traffic forecast. The radio host told Lv there was no way to hold his wedding on time and offered to hold their wedding on the air. At 5：30 pm, Lv and his bride said their vows(发誓) on the side of the road, and Lv's family and friends witnessed the ceremony by listening to the radio.

Lv wasn't the only person stuck in the Golden Week crowds. According to the state news agency Xinhua, 11.7 million people traveled by train on Wednesday. About 120，000 people gathered at Tian'anmen Square in Beijing to watch the flag­raising ceremony. Last year, the Forbidden City in Beijing hosted 175，000 tourists on one day during the Golden Week, and the number is expecting to be even bigger this year.

Chinese Internet users complain about the Golden Week holiday every year. An Internet user Tuzhi said on Sina Weibo: “On the Great Wall, I'm holding your hand, but I cannot see your face.”

1. By tradition, the wedding should take place in ________．

A．Zhejiang Province	B．a hotel
C．the bride's hometown	D．the groom's hometown

2. Lv, the groom, called the local radio because he wanted to ________．

A．ask for help

B．hold their wedding on the air

C．complain about the traffic conditions

D．find someone to pick them up

3. What does the text mainly intend to tell us?

A．A successful roadside wedding during the Golden Week.

B．The popularity of traveling around during the Golden Week.

C．The crowded situation in China during the Golden Week.

D．The cause of the heavy traffic in China during the Golden Week.

4. Where does this text probably come from?

A．A newspaper.	B．A textbook.
C．A travel brochure.	D．A TV interview.

6 . 假如你是李华，刚从敦煌莫高窟旅游回来，你看到莫高窟受到了自然和人为的破坏，为此感到心痛。因此，你给当地政府写了封邮件，希望当地政府能够采取措施保护这宝贵的文化遗产。
内容包括：
1. 莫高窟现状：受到破坏；
2. 保护文化遗产的重要性；
3. 你的建议。
注意：
1. 词数120左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文流畅；
3. 开头和结尾已经给出，不计入总词数。
参考词汇：敦煌莫高窟Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes          文化遗产cultural heritage
Dear Sir,

I have just finished traveling in Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes.

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I would appreciate it if my suggestions were accepted.

Sincerely yours,

Li Hua

7 . For Western designers, China and its rich culture have long been an inspiration for Western creative.

“It’s no secret that China has always been a source(来源) of inspiration for designers,” says Amanda Hill, chief creative officer at A+E Networks, a global media company and home to some of the biggest fashion(时尚) shows.

Earlier this year, the China Through A Looking Glass exhibition in New York exhibited 140 pieces of China-inspired fashionable clothing alongside Chinese works of art, with the aim of exploring the influence of Chinese aesthetics(美学) on Western fashion and how China has fueled the fashionable imagination for centuries. The exhibition had record attendance, showing that there is huge interest in Chinese influences.

“China is impossible to overlook,” says Hill. “Chinese models are the faces of beauty and fashion campaigns that sell dreams to women all over the world, which means Chinese women are not just consumers of fashion — they are central to its movement.” Of course, not only are today’s top Western designers being influenced by China—some of the best designers of contemporary fashion are themselves Chinese. “Vera Wang, Alexander Wang, Jason Wu are taking on Galliano, Albaz, Marc Jacobs—and beating them hands down in design and sales,” adds Hill.

For Hill, it is impossible not to talk about China as the leading player when discussing fashion. “The most famous designers are Chinese, so are the models, and so are the consumers,” she says. “China is no longer just another market; in many senses it has become the market. If you talk about fashion today, you are talking about China—its influences, its direction, its breathtaking clothes, and how young designers and models are finally acknowledging that in many ways.”

1. What can we learn about the exhibition in New York?

A．It promoted the sales of artworks.	B．It attracted a large number of visitors.
C．It showed ancient Chinese clothes.	D．It aimed to introduce Chinese models.

2. What does Hill say about Chinese women?

A．They are setting the fashion.	B．They start many fashion campaigns.
C．They admire super models.	D．They do business all over the world.

3. What do the underlined words “taking on” in paragraph 4 mean?

A．learning from

B．looking down on

C．working with

D．competing against

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

A．Young Models Selling Dreams to the World

B．A Chinese Art Exhibition Held in New York

C．Differences Between Eastern and Western Aesthetics

D．Chinese Culture Fueling International Fashion Trends

8 . 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

The Duanwu Festival fell on June 18 this year. The Festival, established in the memory of Qu Yuan, was also called the Dragon Boat Festival. Qu Yuan, who died in the Miluo River, was considering a good man. Shortly after she died, the local people threw food into the water to keep the fish eating Qu Yuan's body. They also sat on long and narrow paddle boats, knowing as dragon boats, making sound to scaring away the fish.

Gradually, people celebrate the festival in different way. Traditionally celebrations of the Dragon Boat Festival include eating zongzi, drinking wine, or racing dragon boats.

9 . Traveling to all corners of the world gets easier and easier. We live in a global village ,but this doesn’t mean that we all behave in the same way.

    1    An American shakes your hand firmly while looking you straight in the eye. In many parts of Asia, there is no physical contact at all, in Japan, you should bow, and the more respect you want to show, the deeper you should bow. In Thailand, people greet each other by pressing both hands together at the chest.    2    .

Many countries rules about what you should wear and what you shouldn’t wear. In Muslim countries, you shouldn’t reveal(暴露) the body, especially women, who should wear long blouses and skirts.    3    Remember to place them neatly together where you came in.

In Spain, lunch is often the biggest meal of the day, and can last two or three hours. For this reason many people eat a light breakfast and a late dinner. In Mexico, lunch is the time to relax ,and many people prefer not to discuss business as they eat.    4    .

In most countries, an exchange of business cards is necessary for all introductions.    5    If you are going to a country where your language is not widely spoken, you can get the back side of your card printed in the local language. In China ,you may present your card with the writing facing the person you are giving it to.

A．In Korea, you should take off your shoes when entering a house.

B．What will you do when travelling abroad?

C．In both countries, eye contact is avoided as a sign of respect.

D．You should include your company name and your position.

E．How should you behave when meeting someone for the first time?

F．However, in Britain, it’s usual to have a business meeting over breakfast.

G．It is very important for you to behave properly

10 . Differences in time zones complicate international phone calls. But even more important are different concepts of time and approaches to time in different cultures.

People from the USA as well as other North Americans believe “Time is money”. This value of time is rooted in their ancestors. Early in the 17th century, their ancestors arrived on the Atlantic coast, a new, undeveloped land. To survive in the tough environment, they had to struggle day and night. Time meant so much to them that they had not even one second to waste. After decades of struggle, they developed the value of efficient use of time and passed it down. Thus far, the Americans are still eager to finish things quickly and are impatient with too reflective(深思熟虑的) people.

In some countries, the American work style of speeding everything up will have no significance. In the Arab East, the more important you are, the faster service you get. Close relatives take absolute priority; non-relatives are kept waiting. In the Middle East, a deadline, which is often established to show the degree of urgency or importance of work, will do nothing but stop the Middle Easterners from working, because they consider it rude and overly demanding.

Another aspect reflecting different concepts of time is the classification of monochronic-time and polychronic-time by Edward T Hall. People from monchronic(共时性的) cultures, such as the Germans, the Austrians, the Swiss and the Americans, do only one important thing at a time. In polychromic(多元时间模式的) cultures, people such as Arab, Asians and Latin Americans take an entirely opposite approach. They do several things at once. Time commitments, e.g. deadlines, schedules, are taken rather casually and changed often and easily. Miscommuication will arise when people from two cultures contact. Charlies Hawkins, a U.S. teacher, told me that many a time his appointments with Indians were interrupted constantly, not only by private phone calls, but also by long conversations with other people and even the neighbor’s children, which displeased and even annoyed him.

1. Why did the ancestors of the North Americans believe “Time is money”?

A．They had to work efficiently to survive.	B．They got the idea from their past generations.
C．They didn’t like to deal with reflective people.	D．They formed the habit of finishing work ahead of time.

2. What can be concluded from Paragraph 3?

A．Deadlines will make American people angry.

B．In the Arab East, you’d better speed everything up.

C．Middle Easterners can’t deal with demanding work.

D．People from the Arab East attach importance to relationship.

3. What can we learn about people from monochronic cultures?

A．They tend to interrupt others constantly.

B．They can’t tolerate lateness or interruptions.

C．They are more likely to change their schedules.

D．They like to schedule several activities at the same time.

4. Which of the following would be the best title for the text?

A．The importance of the diversity of culture

B．The relationship between efficiency and culture

C．Different time values in different cultures

D．Monochronic culture and polychronic culture