1 . 听下面一段独白,回答以下小题。
1. Which name isn’t Anglo Saxon in origin?

A．Edgar.

B．Oswald.

C．Robert.

2. Where does the name Charles come from?

A．German.

B．French.

C．Greek.

3. What does the name Philip mean?

A．Twin.

B．Home ruler.

C．Friend of horses.

2 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. Why didn’t the woman open the present when she received it?

A．She didn’t like it.

B．She thought that it would be impolite.

C．Her host family told her not to do that.

2. What do we know about the woman?

A．She is a little shy.

B．She has been in America for years.

C．She knows very little about American customs.

3. What does the man tell the woman to do?

A．Send her host family a thank-you letter.

B．Send her host family a present.

C．Give back the present to her host family.

3 . By tradition, on Lunar New Year, you’re supposed to put on new clothes, from inner to outer ones. If they’re the lucky red, all the better. You can never have too much luck.

But when you turn a multiple of 12, 24, 36, 48, 60 and so on — the tradition gets extended: Red underwear every day of that lunar calendar year. When I first heard about the practice a few years ago, I considered it nonsense. It also seemed ridiculous to buy so many pairs in a color vivid under light clothes. My practical immigrant Chinese parents, an engineer and scientist, didn’t pass this tradition down. Adding another superstition (迷信) also seemed like a thing I could do without. But as I approach my fourth time around the wheel for the “Year of the Dragon,” — in what’s known as “ben ming nian” or the threshold year — I’ve been reflecting upon the milestones of those past intervals: puberty at age 12, moving across the country for a job at 24 and giving birth to my twin sons at 36.

The more I’ve looked into the practice, the more I realize the significance of its popularity. As an American-born Chinese, I have always adopted and adapted what comes from my birthplace. Logically, I know it won’t matter if I wear red or not, but for me, for now, this shared tradition strengthens my bond with my culture.

So often, life goes by so quickly before we could realize. Days become weeks, months, years and suddenly a dozen years go by. My newborns have grown into tweens and I’ve transformed from not quite middle-aged to now very much so. With the turn of the Lunar New Year, I value a chance to reflect on my past struggles and how I found a way through.

It’s a mindset we could all benefit from.

1. What is the tradition on Lunar New Year?

A．Wearing lucky red clothes all year round.

B．Putting on new clothes from head to toe.

C．Never having too many lucky clothes.

D．Extending the superstition at a multiple of 12.

2. Why did the author mention her parents?

A．To prove it is ridiculous to wear red clothes.

B．To honor her practical immigrant parents.

C．To blame her parents for not passing the tradition down.

D．To justify her not following the extended tradition.

3. What finally changed the author’s attitude to the practice?

A．Her approaching the age of 48.	B．Its connection with her culture.
C．Her illogical thinking patterns.	D．Its popularity among immigrants.

4. What might the author do at her fourth time around the wheel?

A．Reflect on her way through.	B．Develop a new beneficial mindset.
C．Buy underwear in the vivid red.	D．Realize time going by quickly.

4 . 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 water town of Wuzhen in Tongxiang, Zhejiang province, holds a series of activities full of local elements during the Spring Festival from January to February.

The most interesting part includes a water market on boats     1     people sell local delicious food such as spicy salted ducks, smoked sausage, local wine, fruits and lanterns, It leaves a good     2     (impress) on visitors. About 1, 300 years ago, people in the town began building houses along rivers across the town, and boats     3     (obvious) became the main vehicles in their daily life.

The ancient town has also kept     4     (it) tradition of putting many dining tables together to form a long table on holidays and people of the town eat together     5     (celebrate) a reunion. Tourists are warmly invited to take part     6     such kind of long table dining activities featuring hotpot and local liquor during the festival.

The water town holds a large drama festival and     7     (organize) art shows every year. Spring Festival galas, theater plays and art shows     8     (present) during this holiday. The town is about a two-hour drive from Shanghai and     9     (tourist) from across the nation are     10     (amaze) at the local celebration.

5 . It’s said that Mother’s Day was first suggested in the United States by Julia Ward Howe in 1872 as a day dedicated to peace after the Franco Prussian War. The holiday gained its ________ majorly due to the efforts of Anna M. Jarvis.

Anna began a letter-writing ________ to gain support for a national Mother’s Day holiday when her mother passed away in 1905. ________ influential leaders, including William Taft, Theodore Roosevelt, and John Wannamaker, Anna poured out a stream of requests for support of the idea. She believed, mothers ________ their own special day and that it would help strengthen family bonds.

She ________ her mother’s church in West Virginia to celebrate Mother’s Day on the second anniversary of her mother’s ________, the 2nd Sunday of May. By 1911 Mother’s Day was celebrated in almost every state, and flowers quickly became a lasting ________ to express love on the occasion. In 1914, Congress ________ a law designating the second Sunday in May as Mother’s Day, “a public ________ of love and respect for the mothers of our country”. President Woodrow Wilson issued the statement, making it a(n) ________ US holiday.

But Anna’s accomplishment soon turned ________ for her. Annoyed by the ________ of the holiday, she filed a lawsuit (诉讼) to stop a 1923 Mother’s Day festival and was even arrested for ________ the peace at a war mothers’ conference where women sold white carnations (康乃馨) — Anna’s symbol for mothers — to raise money, “This is not what I ________,” Jarvis said. “I wanted it to be a day of sentiment, not ________!”

Today Mother’s Day has become a very popular holiday in the USA.

1.

A．liberty

B．freedom

C．independence

D．popularity

2.

A．plot

B．campaign

C．attempt

D．trip

3.

A．Reaching out to

B．Giving in to

C．Coming up with

D．Breaking away from

4.

A．observed

B．marked

C．spent

D．deserved

5.

A．expected

B．persuaded

C．ordered

D．begged

6.

A．illness

B．death

C．recovery

D．operation

7.

A．habit

B．manner

C．mode

D．tradition

8.

A．passed

B．declined

C．denied

D．received

9.

A．impression

B．expression

C．discussion

D．conclusion

10.

A．natural

B．physical

C．official

D．racial

11.

A．bitter

B．sweet

C．ripe

D．joyful

12.

A．globalization

B．organization

C．civilization

D．commercialization

13.

A．disturbing

B．creating

C．making

D．designing

14.

A．purchased

B．cherished

C．intended

D．evaluated

15.

A．profit

B．victory

C．sadness

D．labor

6 . 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 word “toad” (癞蛤蟆) would be very easy in an English-language spelling bee, but not in a nationally televised contest in China.

In Chinese, toad has three characters that are made up of 46 individual strokes(笔画). Yu Shuang,     1     8-year-old contestant, quickly wrote the characters on a screen that     2     (project) her effort on a big display above her head. When she finished, one of three judges hit the bell signaling a correct answer.     3     the other two didn’t agree,     4     (point) out that the young girl had missed a single dot in the third character.

Yu wasn’t alone. The show tested a group of adults in the audience, just 30% of     5     could write toad correctly.

Since the first show on a minor TV channel about educational programming, the “Chinese Characters Dictation Competition”     6     (explode) in popularity. The show shied to a Friday evening time on CCTV 1, even challenging the popularity of the country’s most     7     (watch) shows, including China’s version of “The Voice”.

Its creator, Guan Zhengwen said, “The hope is     8     the show could arouse people’s     9     (enthusiastic) for the language, which is one of the most spectacular treasures of Chinese civilization and the fifth big invention the Chinese people have given to humanity. The so-called four great inventions from China     10     (typical) are lite das paper, gunpowder, the compass and printing.

7 . Britain is arguably the great walking nation. About two-thirds of us already head out to stretch our legs once a week. The following festivals offer a wealth of organized walks, but walkers should register in advance.

Prestatyn and Clwydian Range festival

Visitors to Wales tend to move west, to either the well-worn tracks of Snowdonia or the Pembrokeshire Coast Path. There are 25 walks packed into the three days, with various options available, including a half-mile Roman-themed adventure, an eight-mile walk exploring the life of 18th-century Welsh naturalist and travel writer Thomas Pennant and a 21-mile Offa’s Dyke challenge. All walks are free.

Denbighshire, Wales, 19-21 May

Otley walking festival

This local festival has grown from humble origins in 2000 into a busy schedule of 50 short-distance walks and events celebrating the lives and landscapes of Wharfedale in West Yorkshire. One might enjoy the Five Pubs Walk, Walking With Wine, Four More Pubs or Lost Pubs of Otley. All walks are free, though there is sometimes a small charge for transport.

Otley, West Yorkshire, 24 June-3 July

Dartmoor offroading walking festival

Dartmoor delights (使高兴) walkers because, while tracks are there to be followed, the lack of wire and other barriers, and the relatively small number of farm buildings on the higher ground, create a sensation of freedom. The six free wheelchair walks, starting daily at 11am, explore Dartmoor’s industrial history, bronze age valuables and Victorian railway builders.

Devon, 27 August-2 September

Gower walking festival

With more superb walking options inside a single landscape than perhaps anywhere else, the Gower peninsula (半岛) sometimes feels as if it’s all coast. The further information for this nine-day festival, celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Wales Coast Path (WCP), has yet to be finalized. Half of the walks offered during the festival will be on the coastal path. £10 adults, over-sixes £6.

Glamorgan, 2-10 September

1. Which festival is friendly to the disabled?

A．Prestatyn and Clwydian Range festival.	B．Otley walking festival.
C．Dartmoor offroading walking festival.	D．Gower walking festival.

2. What do we know about Gower walking festival?

A．It has the most superb walking options.

B．Half of the walks last for a whole week.

C．It’s aimed to advocate coastal protection.

D．The final details remain to be confirmed.

3. What do the listed festivals have in common?

A．They are offered free of charge.	B．They require prior registeration.
C．They take advantage of the coast.	D．They are favored by antique enthusiasts.

8 . 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。

With roots     1     (date) back thousands of years, Chinese seals (印章) are more than just a unique image; they are symbolic of identity, status, and culture. A Chinese seal is a seal or stamp used to mark important documents, pieces of art, contracts, or any other item that     2    (require) a signature.

The seal was first created in 221 BC. The first emperor of China, Qin Shi Huang, ordered his first imperial (皇帝的) seal to be carved using beautiful white jade (玉).     3     (call) the“Xi”, the imperial seal was only used by those in power. It wasn’t until the Ming and Qing dynasties     4     the seal’s usage moved from the imperial to the personal, due to the     5     (expand) of arts. Artists began using a stylized seal carving of their names to mark ownership of their works.     6     (individual) also began using a personalized stamp for important documents. These non-official stamps were called “Yin”.

    7    (typical), the seals are carved into stone, but they can also     8     (make) of wood, bamboo, or bone. Seals are carved in one of two ways: the material is carved away from the character, leaving a red ink outline when used on paper,     9     the character is carved into the material, leaving the character     10    white among a red background.

9 . 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。

Decorative stove artwork attracts a growing number of     1     (admire), who enjoy the memories it evokes, Yang Feiyue reports. The distinctive art form in Jiaxing     2     (list) as a national intangible cultural heritage in 2011.

An old wooden stove,     3     (bear) rich vivid images, took center stage at a village Spring Festival gala in Jiaxing, Zhejiang province, in early February. The images feature historical and legendary figures, fairy tales, animals and flowers, all of     4     are depicted in bright colors and have a way of claiming attention from viewers.

It was once common for farmhouses, especially those along the lower reaches of the Yangtze River,     5     (have) a zaotou that was painted with floral figures. Locals burned firewood and straw in it to cook     6     gas burners or microwave ovens were available. “Historical evidence shows the art has     7     history of at least 300 years,” says Zhao from Haiyan’s Tongyuan town.

Most of those engaged     8     zaotou painting were bricklayers in rural areas where they were often hired by villagers to build a mud stove in     9     (they) new home. Tools used to produce such art included a selection of brushes, rulers, and paint. As people’s aesthetic appreciation grew, watercolors were applied, mostly red, yellow and blue. “But no matter what material is used, the stove painting is always     10     (symbol) and harbors good wishes for the owners,” Zhao says.

10 . 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。

Last Tuesday, China’s traditional tea-making     1     (add) to the intangible cultural heritage (非物质文化遗址) list of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). China now has 43 items on the list,     2     (top) the other countries in the world.

The tea processing techniques and social practices in China consist     3     knowledge, skills, and practices about the     4     (manage) of tea plantations, picking of tea leaves, manual (人工) processing, drinking, and sharing of tea.

Since ancient times, Chinese people     5     (plant), picking, making and drinking tea based on natural conditions and local customs. Chinese tea producers have developed six kinds of tea - green, yellow, dark white, oolong and black and there are other     6     (variety) like flower-scented teas, and more than 2,000 tea products.

The traditional tea making techniques are     7     (main) concentrated in the four tea regions in China.     8    , social practices are spread throughout the country and shared by multiple ethnic groups.

Tea appears in many places in Chinese daily life, such as home, workplace, teahouses, restaurants and temples     9     tea is made or boiled. It is also     10     important part of social life and ceremonies.