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。

When I get home from a long day of work, one of the first     1    (thing) I do is to take off my shoes and put on     2    pair of soft, comfortable slippers. However, I only     3    (develop)this habit when I moved to China form the US.

In the US, people rarely wear slippers around the house. Most of the time, we walk around our homes     4    socks or even barefoot. But here in China, many homes have shelves near the front door with slippers on     5    (they) for both family members and guests. What’s the reason behind this cultural difference?

Well, one thing I’ve seen is that Chinese homes     6    (typical) have tile(瓷砖）or wood floors. They can be quite cold     7    (walk) on, especially during the winter. In the US, most home have carpet on the floor,     8    they’re warmer to walk on if you’re not wearing slippers.

But there’s actually a much     9    (good)reason: keeping your feet clean. In China, there is often a lot of dirt on the sidewalks. Sometimes, that dirt can get into your home. But     10    (wear) slippers can help you keep our feet clean.

2 . 阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词 或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。

Yokohama Chinatown is the     1     (large) among Japan's three Chinatowns, which is located in downtown Yokohama.     2     large number of Chinese stores and restaurants can be found in the narrow(狭窄的) and colorful streets of the Chinatown.

From this month, the Yokohama Chinatown Development Association (YCDA) will be busy     3     (start) the ''Yokohama Chinatown Tour'' all year round. Visitors will find it extremely necessary to make use     4     the chance to enjoy lunch while learning Chinese food culture and traditional arts with the Yokohama Chinatown doorkeeper     5     will tell stories about its history and culture.

The first event with the theme(主题) of ''Meeting to enjoy Chinese tea''    6     (hold) next week. A Chinese specialty store(专卖店) has been set up    7    (allow) people to first learn about tea ceremony and different     8     (type) of tea, and then enjoy lunch at a Chinese restaurant.

According to the organizers, in September, the theme will be ''Mid-Autumn Festival moon cake making experience'', when visitors will make mooncakes by    9    (they). After that, the organizers plan to hold events in November and next January with the theme of Spring Festival.

''It is a     10    (meaning) tour to experience traditional Chinese culture. Let 's enjoy it together, '' an official of YCDA said.

3 . 阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Chopsticks, or kuaizi in Chinese,    1     (be) a pair of small equal- length sticks，usually made of wood,    2    ( use) for eating Asian food It is believed the first chopsticks    3     (develop) over 5,000 years ago in China. The    4    (early) evidence of a pair of chopsticks made out of bronze was excavated (出土) from the Ruins of Yin near Anyang, Henan province，dating back to roughly 1,200 BC.

Chopsticks play,    5    important role in Chinese food culture. Chinese chopsticks are usually 9 to 10 inches long and rectangular with a blunt (钝的) end. They are round on the eating end    6    symbolizes heaven，and the other end is square which symbolizes earth. This is because    7    (maintain) an adequate food supply is the greatest concern between heaven and earth.

There is an old Chinese custom making chopsticks part of a girl's dowry, since the     8    (pronounce) of kuaizi is similar to the words for ''quick" and "son".

Chopsticks are    9    (frequent) used in daily life. They have become more than a kind of tableware and have established a set of etiquette (礼仪) and customs    10    their own.

4 . 阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。

On February 14, it is a custom for a boy to take his girlfriend out to dinner, buy her flowers and chocolates! This is what you see on Valentine’s Day, a day named     1     Valentine who was a priest in the third century Rome. When the king decided that single men could become     2     (good) soldiers than those with wives, he didn’t allow     3     (marry). But Valentine continued to perform marriage ceremonies for young lovers     4     secret. When his actions     5     (discover), the king sentenced him to     6     (die). While in prison, it is said that Valentine     7     (fall) in love with the daughter of his prison guard. Before he died, he wrote her a letter,     8     he signed “From your Valentine”, an expression that is still in use today.

Nowadays, Valentine’s Day is also popular among Chinese young people. Some students are planning to make Valentine’s cards for parents, teachers and friends. Others want to hold parties     9     small gifts will     10    (exchange). The idea is to have fun and encourage people to share in the spirit of St. Valentine.

5 . 阅读下面的短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

National Love Our Children Day began in America in 2004. It     1     (fall) on the first Saturday in April.     2     (it) aim is to honor and celebrate America’s children and stress the     3     (important) of love as they grow up. It is also intended to promote the relationship of family members and raise awareness of the need to protect children     4     the harmful side of society. Some people may argue that every day should be Love Our Children Day. However, there are millions of other children     5     are less fortunate and grow up without a loving childhood. Healthy and happy children provide the basis for a safe society for future generations when they become     6     (parent).

National Love Our Children Day     7     (start) by the organization Love Our Children USA nearly 15 years ago. It helps to organize events across America to make children feel     8    (delight). Their website advises us     9     (spend) the day with the children and do something special together or buy them something they’ve been dreaming for     10     long time. Former mayor of New York City, Michael Bloomberg, also said, “All of our children deserve the love, encouragement and respect which they need to reach their full potential today and every day of the year.”

6 . 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。

It is well known that the Chinese have great respect for their elders, and here is an occasion to show it—the Chongyang Festival. It falls     1     the ninth day of the ninth lunar month. In Chinese, nine     2    (regard) as the number of “yang”. The ninth day of the ninth month is the day that has two “yang” numbers, and “chong” in Chinese means double, which is     3     the name “Chongyang” came into being.

The festival can date back to the Warring States Period. However, it was not     4    (formal) set as a festival until the Tang Dynasty. In 1989, the Chinese government     5    (declare) the ninth day of the ninth lunar month to be Seniors’ Day—a day to respect     6     elderly and to let them enjoy     7    (they).

Traditionally, people climb mountains, drink chrysanthemum (菊花) wine, and eat double-ninth cakes. Since cake in Chinese is pronounced “gao” meaning “high”, people consider climbing a high mountain to be the same as eating cake in the hope of     8    (promote) to high positions. And people often think that chrysanthemum wine can get rid of all kinds of diseases and     9    (disaster).

Today many activities are held     10    ( show) respect for the seniors like organizing a trip for them, sending them gifts and more on the day of the festival.

7 . 阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。

Among so many festivals, National Day is a vital special one. It is a festival     1     (memory) the state itself, in other words, it is the birthday of China, so it is also the birthday of every Chinese.     2     October 1, 1949, our nation announced to be independent     3     (official). Thus, since then we have started to make October 1 be     4     (us) National Day.

    5     we mentioned, National Day is a festival for the whole people. Everyone will have seven days off from work or study, except for some special industry, because we can’t make everything     6     (stop). This special holiday makes everyone remember this special day. Meanwhile, the purpose of this festival is to show the power,     7     (confident), cohesion, and patriotism of the whole Chinese citizens.

How to celebrate this festival is     8     important part. For the nation herself, she not only gives us seven days off, but also     9     (do) many things for us. Such as, hold the huge ceremony-military review; encourage people from all areas to hold     10     (ceremony); issue highway free policy; open some scenic spots to the public and so on. Anyway, enjoy this festival!

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。

The seventh day of the seventh lunar month is the only Chinese festival    1    （connect）

with love in the lunar calendar. Valentine’s Day in China usually    2    （fall） in August.
    3     the evening of the 7th day of the 7th lunar month, Niulang and Zhinü meet on a bridge of magpies （喜鹊）across the Milky Way. If it rains that night, the rain will be the tears of Niulang and Zhinü.

Compared with love stories in western legends（传说），    4    story of Niulang and Zhinü seems not so romantic. They just wait patiently on the riverbank,    5    （believe） that their love can be worth their not staying together. Unlike St. Valentine’s Day in other    6    （country ），there is not so much importance on giving chocolates，    7     （ beauty ） flowers and kisses. Instead, Chinese girls prepare fruits, melons and so on as offerings to Zhinü. They ask Zhinü to give them wisdom and high skills in making hand-made arts with needles in the hope of finding their satisfactory husbands. On that day, people in love like to go to the local temple and hope     8    （ get） their love and possible marriage.

At night, people sit outdoors to observe the stars     9    （happy ）.Some old people say that if you stand under a grapevine （葡萄藤） ， you can probably overhear    10    Niulang and Zhinü are talking about.

9 . Christmas is the most important festival in the western world. It     1    (fall) on December 25^th . When my mother and I stayed in America, we     2    (invite) by one of my mother’s friends to observe Christmas with an American family. We bought some     3    (present) for our American friends on our way     4     their house.

They had prepared different kinds of gifts for their family and guests when we got to their house, such as Christmas candles, cakes, cards, little toys, biscuits and so on. A Christmas tree was placed in     5     corner of the brilliant hall.     6     beautiful is was! We were impressed by these. We had a big meal,     7    (share) some interesting stories about Christmas and sang songs.

We learned that Christmas had something to do with Jesus. We went to bed at midnight.     8     we knew the Santa Claus was not true, we were still waiting for the Santa Claus     9    (bring) us presents. And we received many beautiful presents the next morning.

This Christmas was really     10    (forgettable). Not only did I have a good time, but also I knew something about foreign culture.

10 . A superhero is a fictional character with special powers. Since the first superman story was written in the USA in 1938, superheroes     1     (appear) in various comic books around the world. But more recently they have become better known     2     film characters.

Although superhero powers vary     3     (wide), superman strength and the ability to fly are common. Some superheroes do not have special powers     4     have developed some other important abilities.     5     (protect) friends and family, a superhero’s identity is normally kept secret, which often     6     (mean) superheroes have     7     complicated double life.

There have been     8     (success) superheroes in countries other than the USA. Examples include Cybersix from Argentina and the heroes of AK Comics from Egypt. Japan is the only country     9     has many superhero characters as the USA. However, most Japanese superheroes are short-lived. While American entertainment companies reinvent superheroes,     10     (hope) they will stay popular, Japanese companies frequently introduce new characters.