1 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

For people in the Netherlands, a     1    (Europe)country, April 27 is the date of the King’s Day and an excuse to dress all in orange. As the country’s national day, it is the     2    (big)party of the year and its people take their task of having fun very seriously.

There is even a special word in Dutch for the crazy events    3    happen during the festival: “oranjegekte”,which means “orange madness”. Orange is the color of their country’s royal family     4    thus the color is special to Dutch people.

So what do people do in     5    (celebrate) of the festival? On the day, people wear as much orange as possible. Everyone wears huge orange hats, orange dresses and fake orange hair. Even pets     6    (dress)up in orange clothes.

The king’s Day is a day of shopping too, especially in the Netherlands’ capital city, Amsterdam. “As a city     7    (build) on trade, Amsterdam loves to bargain,” CNN explained. “The free market gives everyone the chance to sell     8    (they) second-hand things on the streets and parks,    9    (create)one of the world’s largest flea markets.”

In the Netherlands, the king’s birthday has long been a national excuse for     10    day of orange fun.

2 . American culture is unique because it is formed and developed under certain conditions. The major factors_________to the forming of American culture are the hard environment, ethnic diversity and plural religion, which is quite different from other countries in the world._________,these elements are _________influencing American culture.

The early immigrants who were English Puritans_________ in northeast part of America. From 1607 to 1892, frontiers were pushed further west.The frontiersmen _________for a land of rich resources and a land of promise, ___________and freedom. _________they looked for a better life. So individualism, self-reliance,and equality of opportunity have been perhaps the values most closely_________with the frontier heritage of America.

In history, people from different_________in the world rushed to America three times. They brought their own culture to America and __________,different cultures were __________together. Thus the __________American culture is formed. The fundamental American belief __________individual freedom and the right of individuals to practice their own religion are at the center of religious experience in the United States. The great __________of ethnic backgrounds has produced religious pluralism, and almost __________of the religions of the world are now practiced in the United States.

Nowadays, we can see the continual ________of these elements on the current American society. American family is typically parents and their__________children. Middle-aged and elderly people __________do not live with their married children. The people in America have a very strong desire to start a new life in a __________place. A number of people change residence every year. An American moves fourteen times in his lifetime__________.

1.

A．slicking

B．applying

C．contributing

D．appealing

2.

A．What’s more

B．On the contrary

C．As a result

D．In that case

3.

A．even

B．still

C．ever

D．yet

4.

A．set clown

B．calmed down

C．got down

D．settled down

5.

A．hoped

B．watched

C．waited

D．searched

6.

A．opportunity

B．competition

C．challenge

D．Difficulty

7.

A．Actually

B．Oppositely

C．Eventually

D．Naturally

8.

A．occupied

B．associated

C．equipped

D．covered

9.

A．areas

B．cities

C．districts

D．countries

10.

A．so far

B．at once

C．later on

D．until then

11.

A．united

B．gathered

C．collected

D．mixed

12.

A．only

B．unique

C．complicated

D．single

13.

A．in

B．on

C．to

D．of

14.

A．equality

B．similarity

C．diversity

D．existence

15.

A．none

B．all

C．some

D．most

16.

A．improvement

B．effort

C．influence

D．practice

17.

A．intelligent

B．unmarried

C．delicate

D．unhappy

18.

A．strictly

B．completely

C．generally

D．exactly

19.

A．new

B．familiar

C．developed

D．rich

20.

A．at most

B．for sure

C．in all

D．on average

3 . When I worked as a global media coordinator(协调员)for the United Nations several years ago, I organized biweekly conference calls,during which I would ask my colleagues around the world to provide information by particular deadlines. My colleagues almost always responded with a yes. but all too often, the deadlines came and went without the requested material. Finally, my South African boss had to explain what would never have occurred to me: in many cultures, it is rude lo say no. So some people would say yes to anything I asked, regardless of whether they had any intention of delivering.

If communicating internally at the UN was challenging, interacting with the outside world was much harder. How would we reach people in places where newspapers are televisions are still not widely available? How could we generate media coverage there? Communicating globally may require changing the way you interviewing senior communication professionals in 31 countries about how they help clients modify their messages and strategies for particular cultures. I have found that some of the biggest factors to consider when communicating in a new culture involve emotion, context and social expectations.

As an example of emotional differences, if I were to do a media interview in the US and become visibly angry at a reporter’s question, I would be seen as unstable. By contrast, in the Middle East (an area including the countries of Southwest Asia and Northeast Africa),when people are talking about a heated issue, they tend to display powerful feelings—those who stay cool and calm while discussing such a problem may be viewed as untrustworthy.

Another big cultural difference revolves around the level of “context” provided in a conversation. As an American, I am what is known as a low-context communicator (who communicates information in a direct manner that relies mainly on words rather than contextual elements such as tones and body language), so if I want something done, I say so frankly. In high-context cultures, as in Asia, people may do the opposite. You have to pick up on body language, tones, and other contextual cues to realize that your colleague who just said yes to you has actually communicated that she does not agree to your plan.

1. How did the author probably feel about those colleagues according to Paragraph 1?

A．Confused and upset.	B．Ashamed and guilty.
C．Satisfied and delighted.	D．Doubtful and uncertain.

2. What is often expected of Northeastern Africans when they discuss emotional questions?

A．Mild curiosity.	B．Remarkable ease.
C．Emotional responses.	D．Confident calmness.

3. What can we infer from the colleague mentioned in the last paragraph?

A．She may be€ from the United States.

B．She may prefer to speak in a direct way.

C．She may be a high-context communicator.

D．She may he influenced by low-context cultures.

4. What is most likely to he discussed in the paragraph that follows?

A．The main content of the author's book.

B．Cultural differences of social expectations.

C．Different meanings of yes in different cultures.

D．Important skills of communicating with colleagues.

4 . During the "golden week" national holiday that began on October 1st, hundreds of thousands of sightseers flocked to Lijiang, a picturesque historic town in the south-western province of Yunnan. Among its attractions are the symbols printed beneath the Chinese characters on road signs and shop fronts （Starbucks included）. They are Dongba pictographs, an ancient form of script（文字）that originated among the Naxi, a local ethnic group. It almost died until about a decade ago, when local officials began to realize its value and covered the town with it.

Dongba was never widely used by the Naxi, of whom there are about 300,000 living in the Himalayan foothills near Lijiang, as well as in Tibet and Sichuan province. The pictographs, which evolved as early as the seventh century, were developed by shamans （巫 师）of the Dongba faith, which has roots in Tibet.

Over 20,000 of these religious records survive. They provide rich insight into how Naxi people thought about war, geography, astronomy and agriculture. But they are extremely hard to read. Linguists are helped by the area's Dongba priests（神职人员）. There are about 600, most of them very old, including Yang Guoxing, who ran a school from 2010 to 2015 to teach Dongba to children living in the mountains. When Mr Yang was growing up, “everyone was too busy farming” to learn it. Now they are all busy soaking up the pop culture， he says.

Signs at bus stations in rural Yunnan encourage locals to use written and spoken Chinese. But the Naxi get off lightly compared with other ethnic minorities. Primary schools in Lijiang teach the Dongba script twice a week, as well as Naxi nursery rhymes. Li Dejing, head of the Dongba Culture Research Institute, says this is not just about keeping alive the pictographs, but letting children grasp “the very spirit of their own culture”. And this will also help tourism to develop in Lijiang.

1. What do we know about the Dongba script?

A．It is widely used by local people.

B．It was a tool used by certain people.

C．It was quite popular at certain periods.

D．It has a history of more than 3000 years.

2. According to Yang Guoxing, what makes it difficult to spread the Dongba script?

A．Only priests can read it.

B．It's extremely hard to read.

C．Its value hasn't been fully recognized.

D．People are too busy to learn a new language.

3. What has been done to keep the Dongba script alive?

A．New schools are opened to teach it.

B．Some tourists are invited to preserve it.

C．Only the Dongba script can be used in schools.

D．People are more exposed to this language than before.

4. What is the best title of the text?

A．The Dongba Script Is Dying	B．The History of the Dongba Script
C．The Dongba Script Survives in Lijiang	D．The Influence of the Dongba Script

5 . 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。

You know that Grandparents Day,     1     (take) place on the Sunday after Labor Day every year, is a holiday for celebrating your parents' parents. You might send them a card, or give them a call. But how did the holiday come to be?

In 1956, West Virginia native Marian McQuade was trying to plan a celebration for the elderly    2    (member) of her community. She made the sad discovery that many of the senior citizens in the nursing home didn't often receive visits from their families. So she set out     3     (choose) a day to honor and appreciate grandparents.

Grandparents Day became     4     official holiday in 1978. It's not     5    (actual) just for grandparents, but it's also to give grandparents an opportunity to show love     6     their children's children. Many families have     7     (meaning) ways of celebrating the holiday. Even if your grandparents live far away, that doesn't mean you can’t celebrate with them. Danielle Kirsch    8     (celebrate) by trying a new activity every year with her grandmother Elsie. This year, they will be painting together. Molly Arnold's grandmother is no     9    (long) around, but she still found a beautiful way to honor the holiday. She created a charity in memory of her grandmother,     10     passed away from Alzheimer's disease.

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。

Simon Wakefield travelled round Yunnan after leaving university. While in Yunnan, he was astonished by how       1    (vary) the landscape is. Down in the south, it’s very tropical, but in the northwest, Lijiang, a half new and half old town is on the side of a mountain, its peak     2     (cover) with snow. Seen from above, the old town is a maze in     3     the tourists get lost.

He went to the village where the Naxi ethnic group live. He found that it is the women     4     run Naxi society. They have the custom of playing cards in the middle of the street. He also found the Naxi language is the only hieroglyphic language still     5     use and that Naxi culture is     6     (particular) famous for its music. Passed from father to son, the music hasn’t changed for centuries. He went to watch     7     performance in an old wooden hall, which     8     (play) by Naxi men, some of whom looked as if they were well over 100 years old.

At last he understood that it is the     9     (diverse) that makes Yunnan attractive. However different people may appear     10     (be) at first, we are all the same, all equal.

7 . 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.

8 . 假定你是李华，你的美国朋友Jack在美国开了一家网店，你想请他代卖你家乡手工艺人制作的工艺品（工艺品自定），因此你给他写了一封信。信的要点如下：
1.描述工艺品外形材料、特点等；
2.告知工艺品的价格，并希望他能帮你代卖；
注意：
1.词数100左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
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9 . 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(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用(\)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：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 winter holiday is coming. I expect them very much because the Spring Festival is in the holiday. My family will return to the hometown, that we will get together and organize various activity to celebrate the festival. It's great fun but very warm. Of course, study can't ignored. I will spend some time at my study. I also plan to take an exercise and eat a balanced diet to keep fit. Besides, I' m going to help my mom with the housework either. Time permitted, I will pay visits to my relatives. This was my plan for the winter holiday.

10 . 阅读下列材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或用括号内单词的正确形式。

Have a go in Guizhou

Listed among the 52 places to go in the world by the New York Times in 2017 and "one of the most worthy regions in China” by CNN in 2018, Guizhou province has become a     1    (promise) travel destination.

On Oct 22, it made another big list. Lonely Planet     2     (rank) it among the top 10 regions to visit in 2020.

With its     3     (locate) in southwest China, Guizhou has been praised by CNN as one of China's “natural jewels". The landlocked (内陆的) region has beautiful mountains, lovely lakes and distinctive karst (喀斯特)landforms.

Visitors can see an amazing view of 700,000 cherry trees in bloom in March. The area also boasts Asia's tallest waterfall, Huangguoshu, and Asia's longest cave, Shuanghe Cave. The China Tour Guide website calls Guizhou an unforgettable "wonderland".

Along with this beautiful scenery, a unique local culture also makes it     4     (particular) eye-catching. "It's a good place to experience authentic minority cultures in China,” the domestic travel agency China Highlights noted. Guizhou is home     5     17 aboriginal ethnic groups, the Miao, Dong, Shui, Gelao, Yi and Tujia     6     (include).

The region has a mountainous landscape, as a result of     7     modernization has been slow to arrive, allowing many people     8         (keep) their traditional lifestyles and cultures. For example, many of the Miao people still live in wooden houses on stilts(桩子)，while the Dong people have traditional wind and rain bridges, providing shelter from the weather.

Food varies by ethnic group—sour and spicy     9    (flavor) are common in Guizhou cuisine. “With its use of tomatoes and just a touch of chilli peppers, Guizhou cuisine is loved by anyone unwilling to try the spicier Sichuan cuisine," CNN said.

With picturesque natural scenery, colorful locals and impressive food, it’s no wonder    10       Guizhou's name translates to “precious land".