1 . The siesta competition took place in a supermarket, with plenty of shoppers, screaming babies, talking voices, and footsteps to take the competitors’ attention away from their after lunch sleeps.

Five bright blue sofas were laid out, and five competitors at a time were allowed to take a 20-minute sleep. A doctor measured their pulse to time how long they actually spent on asleep. Competitors earned extra points for snoring (打鼾),sleeping in strange positions, or wearing silly pajamas (睡衣).The winners of each round advance to the next stage in the competition.

It’s amazing that any of those people would fall asleep in the middle of such a busy place, while on couches that they are not used to. Yet, many of them did. They hugged pillows or soft toy bears. They covered their eyes with sleep masks, too. Whatever it took to help them fall asleep fast and stay asleep.

The siesta is a tradition in Spain that many feel is becoming forgotten. It used to be that people would take a brief nap after lunch every day. This would energize them, and keep them going for the rest of the day. Not to mention the health benefits of a good nap. But, that’s all changing. People are too busy making money or watching gossip shows on TV after lunch to care about taking a nap.

The National Association of Friends of the Siesta wants to bring Spain back to their traditional roots. They are doing this by having the siesta competition. They set up the competition to reward the best sleepers with money. Actually, they were paid to sleep.

There are really health benefits to a midday nap. We could all learn from this tradition. It’s a much better way to get more energy than drinking a cup of coffee. It is also believed that a nap, and in fact a good night’s sleep, can help reduce heart disease. The more rested we are, the less stress we feel with day-to-day life.

1. The underlined word “ siesta ” here probably means“ _____ ”

A．oversleep	B．night sleep
C．a short sleep after supper	D．a short sleep after lunch

2. In what situation did the competition take place?

A．In a noisy place.	B．In a quiet place.
C．In a comfortable place.	D．In a familiar place.

3. When the competitors went to sleep, they could ____.

A．have their own beds	B．use nothing to cover their eyes
C．have doctors to help them	D．use something to help them sleep

4. The competition is held because the Association wants to _____.

A．know if people still know the traditional habit

B．call on people to have their traditional habit

C．do some research on how people sleep

D．give people money in this way

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。

Cold Food Day, which honors Jiezitui, a hermit (隐士）who lived some 2600 years ago，used to be observed     1     (wide), but today few Chinese observe it except on and around the mountain on     2     the hermit lived.

Jiezitui served     3     an advisor to Chong’er, a prince in the state of Jin. A civil war forced the prince     4     (leave) Jin and Jie Zitui followed him.     5    , when Chong’er returned and became the ruler of Jin, his followers were rewarded with money, land and official jobs     6     Jie Zitui was overlooked.

So Jie Zitui chose the life of a hermit on Mt. Mian, where he took care of his elderly mother. Chong’er’s men set fires on Mt. Mian to drive him out of     7     mountain and then reward him. But Jie and his mother refused and were burned to death. Out of     8     (sad), Chong’er declared Cold Food Day in honor of him. It     9     (celebrate) for centuries in China until     10     (replace) by the more popular Tomb Sweeping Festival, which begins the day after.

3 . 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除和修改。
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：把多余的词用斜线（\）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。
Dear Tom，

How is it going? Knowing that you are interesting in Chinese calligraphy, I’m writing to tell you it’s my pleasure to help you learn them.

As I have been practicing it for many years, I have much valuable experience and know exact what you need for calligraphy. So I will prepare some tool that are of great use for you, like the writing brush, ink and paper, that are necessary for practicing calligraphy. As you know, I had piano lessons from Monday to Sunday. I will be free on Sunday afternoon. Thus, you can come to my home at 2:00p.m. on every Sunday if it is convenient for you.

I’ m sure that by learn Chinese calligraphy, you will have a good understanding of Chinese culture than ever before. I’m looking forward your reply.

Yours sincerely,

Li Hua

4 . 假如你是李华，从你的美国朋友John发给你的邮件中得知，他对中国的“孝顺”一词不理解，请你用英语给他写封邮件，谈谈你的看法。
内容包括：1．你对“孝顺”的理解；
2．你是如何做的。
注意：1．词数：100左右，开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数；

2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

参考词汇：孝顺 filial piety
Dear John,
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Yours,

Li Hua

5 . 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误仅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(八)，并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除:把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉。
修改:在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意:l.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。
Recently, the number of foreign visitors to China have been on the increase. During our stay, they all showed a strongly interest in our traditional culture. As we all knew, English is playing a more and more important role in promote cultural exchanges nowadays. So we must learn to speak the fluent English. We should also enrich our knowledges of traditional culture. Besides, English Channels should be opened, from that foreign visitors can get more information about our culture. In conclusion, the promotion of our culture needs combining efforts. Only in this way can foreign visitors have a better understanding our country.

6 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. What does the Golden Rule ask people to do?

A．Treat others as they wish to be treated.	B．Respect their families and ancestors.
C．Develop personal rules.

2. Which of the following is the philosophy of Confucius?

A．People should memorize rules of behavior.

B．Husbands should respect wives.

C．Governments should be moral.

3. How did Confucius teach lessons?

A．Through personal examples.

B．Through arguments.

C．Through reasoning.

4. What does the speaker say about Confucius' influence?

A．He used to be even more important.	B．He has little effect on people today.
C．He has influenced many cultures.

7 . 阅读下列材料在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确行使。

Spring Festival is the most celebrated festival in China. On that day and over the following two weeks, people greet each other. Streets and houses     1    (decorate)by many things of red color.

Spring Festival is a time for expressing gratefulness. Gratefulness is a Chinese virtue. A regular activity is offering sacrifice to the heaven and to the earth, and to ancestors. It is meant    2    (show)gratefulness to the origin of life.

Spring Festival is also a salute     3     another Chinese virtue, diligence(勤劳).We Chinese people believe that only with     4     (we) own hands can we create a happy and beautiful life. Some activities staged during Spring Festival     5     (most) reflect daily working scenes such as harvesting and fishing.

Spring Festival also calls for sharing,    6    value long kept by Chinese. As the old saying goes, good fortune should be shared, and misfortune be faced together. In some areas, people bring foods to a public place and have fun together by having games or    7     (perform).

As ware celebrating Spring Festival，the festival is getting more popular in the west.     8     (tradition)Chinese activities，such as the dragon dance and the Peking Opera, are performed as a fixed program，    9    (add) diversity to local culture. It indicates the trends of mutual (相互的)learning and harmonious coexistence(共存) between civilizations,     10     are expected to contribute to the building of a shared future for humankind.

8 . 假设你叫李华，现在英国曼彻斯特大学留学，受到邀请，你准备参加“东方文化俱乐部”举办的用英语讲故事活动，让世界了解中国文化。你故事的内容是“凿壁偷光”。内容包括:
1. 概述故事的含义;
2. 谈谈个人感想.
注意:
1. 可适当发挥，使文章内容充实，行文连贯；
2. 文中不能出现考生的具体信息。
参考词汇:凿壁:make a hole in the wall
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9 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What does Jessica plan to do at first?

A．Have a picnic.

B．Take a family trip.

C．Take her kids to a park.

2. Why may Jessica’s plan be ruined?

A．Her husband has to work during the holiday.

B．She has to go on business with her boss.

C．Her kids are going to see their tutors.

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。

The game of Go (围棋) is an important board game with origins in China from more than 4,000 years ago. In China, Go     1     (recognize) as “hand conversations” as well, through which players communicate with each other.     2       other words, they “talk” through the placing of pieces on the board. The metaphor (比喻) first     3     (use) by Zhi Daolin, a Buddhist master of the Jin Dynasty, reflects the nature of the game. While scholars of his time often lost     4    (they) in philosophical (哲学的) debates on life and universe, he preferred to play Go     5     he believed was full of hows and whys of life.

Master Go players often feel as if they were playing a real-life game: sometimes one can move forward, while at other times, one must slow down: sometimes one can     6     (direct) face the challenger, at other times one must take an indirect approach. Appropriate placement of each tiny Go piece is similar to     7     one might solve a difficult problem of life. The purpose of     8     (play) Go is not just to win but also, more importantly, to seek     9     (wise) through the process. The players unite with each other on the board. Instead of fighting as     10     (enemy), they cooperate to play a good game. One thoughtless move could ruin the enjoyment.