1 . Wearing a red nose for a day may seem like a strange way to raise money for charity. However, it seems to work in Britain. Red Nose Day (RND) is a well-known event in the UK. The aim of the day is to raise money for a charity called Comic Relief which helps people in need in Africa and in the UK.

Comic Relief was started in 1985 by Richard Curtis. He wrote the series “Blackadder” as well as the famous films “Four Weddings and a Funeral” and “Notting Hill’’. Richard’s idea to start Comic Relief was as a response to the severe lack of food in Ethiopia. It’s called Red Nose Day as on this day many people buy a plastic red nose to wear! The money made from selling red noses goes to the charity.

Red Nose Day takes place every two years in the spring and is now so well developed that many people consider it to be an unofficial national holiday. For example, many schools have non-uniform days.

The slogan for the last RND was “Do Something Funny for Money” and the money collected was used to help fund projects in the following areas: treating malaria, education, maternal health and mental health. The BBC Red Nose Day telethon raised £ 74.3 million! Money-raising events take place all over the country and many schools join in. People also donate money by post, in banks, by phone using a credit card and online.

Getting sponsored to do something is a common way to raise money on RND.   If someone sponsors you it means that they agree to give you a certain amount of money for your actions. Here are some ways that people raise money: wear their pyjamas (睡衣) all day at work or in school, or grow a moustache or beard for a month.

So, if you are ever in the UK on Red Nose Day, now you know why you may find normal people wearing red noses and doing silly things! It is all for a good cause!

1. The purpose of Comic Relief is       .

A．to celebrate Red Nose Day

B．to help those in need in Africa and Britain

C．to warn people against some diseases

D．to raise money for Mr. Curtis’s films

2. Red Nose Day got its name mainly from its       .

A．creator	B．birthplace
C．aid receivers	D．products for sale

3. Which of the following is TRUE about Red Nose Day?

A．It is celebrated in the spring every other year.

B．People celebrate this day to bring happiness to others.

C．Richard Curtis, the famous writer, started Red Nose Day.

D．Some people raise money by growing a beard for a week.

4. Paragraph 4 is mainly to show that in Britain RND       .

A．is considered an official holiday	B．lasts for a long time
C．is popular with people	D．is well designed for TV

2 . Lanzhou beef noodle is one of China’s most representative flour-made foods while pasta (意大利面食) is one famous Western fancy food. An event, “When Lanzhou beef noodle meets pasta,     1     (connect) city food cultures, was held at the Beijing Ritz-Carlton Hotel on October 11, 2017 to show the interaction.

Lanzhou beef noodle has a history of 102 years and is known for its     2     (taste) beef, soup and noodle. Lanzhou is also qualified as     3    hometown of Chinese beef noodle.     4    one major city along the ancient Silk Road, Lanzhou has witnessed the efforts of our ancestors and their achievement of developing the Silk Road, according to Zhang Hui, deputy director with the Publicity department of the CPC Committee of Lanzhou.

Lanzhou’s cooking culture     5     (develop)its own time-honored characteristics over the years. The event will make Lanzhou beef noodle smelled not only across Lanzhou,     6    across the world through the Belt and Road Initiative thanks to the     7     (participate)of the two countries’ noodle master. It will also improve cultural exchange, Zhang added. Lanzhou people would like to work with friends at home and abroad     8     (promote) the development of cooking and we     9     (sincere)hope more cultural exchanges of this kind     10     (hold) in Italy and Lanzhou in the future.

3 . 假如你是李华，你的英国笔友Brown听说中国有一种戏剧叫皮影戏，感到很好奇，所以发邮件向你询问。请你写封邮作告知有关皮影戏的情况。内容包括:
1. 皮影材质及表演方式(动物皮或硬纸板制成; 人操纵丝线控制: 通过灯光照射投影在幕布上表演: 表演讲述经典故事);
2. 文化价值和历史(起源于宋朝: 对电影和卡通的发明和发展起了重要作用)
注意:1. 词教100左右;

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

参考词汇: 皮影戏shadow play
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4 . 假设你是李华。你的美国朋友Jim想了解中国人起名字的习惯，并请你帮他起一个中文名字。请你写封邮件，内容包括：
1.介绍中国人起名字的习惯；
2.名字常表达的意义。（至少两点）
3.给Jim起一个中文名字；
4.说明起此名字的理由。
注意：1.词数100字左右;

2.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

Dear Jim,

I am glad to tell you something about the Chinesee naming practice.__________________________________

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Yours,

Li Hua

5 . Columbus Day has been on American calendars since 1937, when President Franklin D. Roosevelt declared October 12 a federal holiday to honor the Italian explorer who “discovered” the Americas in 1492. However, the holiday has always been controversial. Many people believe that Christopher Columbus should not be given credit for “discovering” the continent, since native Americans had already been living there for generations.

Besides, the explorer’s mission was not a scientific “voyage of discovery”, but one intended to conquer the new land. Critics maintain that the Spanish army Columbus brought on his second voyage, caused the deaths of hundreds of thousands of indigenous(土著的) people. Those that survived the massacre became slaves, working in mines. Many, therefore, believe that the explorer’s arrival should not be celebrated.

In 1977, a delegation of Native nations at the International Conference on Discrimination Against Indigenous Populations in the Americas, proposed renaming the holiday to “Indigenous People’s Day”. The proposal passed with a majority.

However, convincing the rest of the country to do the same was not that easy. It took 15 years before the city of Berkeley in California adopted the name in 1992 and then 22 more years before Minneapolis, MN and Seattle, WA did the same in 2014. The following year, eight more cities including Albuquerque, NM and Portland, OR, began celebrating the second Monday of October as “Indigenous People’s Day”. The movement really started to gain momentum in 2016 when 19 cities, including Boulder, CO and Phoenix, AZ, as well as the states of Minnesota and Vermont, all decided to rename the day to honor Native Americans. In 2017, 21 more cities, including Austin, TX and Los Angeles, CA have made the shift.

With the increasingly larger number of cities moving away from Columbus Day each year, it will be interesting to see if “Indigenous People’s Day” gets federal recognition. Meanwhile, it will continue to be the focal point of debates throughout the Americas.

1. Which of the following is the best title of the passage?

A．Indigenous People’s Day Has Got Federal Recognition after Years’ Work

B．Columbus Day Honoring the Italian Explorer Has Always Been Controversial

C．Christopher Columbus Should Not Be Given Credit for Discovering Americas

D．More Cities Have Replaced Columbus Day with Indigenous People’s Day

2. Many people don’t agree that     .

A．Columbus discovered the continent

B．Columbus was a remarkable explorer

C．Native Americans were abused

D．Columbus Day is a public holiday

3. What can we infer from the second paragraph?

A．Columbus was well received by indigenous people

B．The indigenous people hated the Columbus’ arrival

C．The Spanish army rebelled against Columbus’ rule

D．Few soldiers survived the attack by native Americans

4. Which of the following cities is the earliest to replace Columbus Day with Indigenous People’s Day?

A．Portland	B．Phoenix
C．Seattle	D．Los Angeles

6 . 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。

Dear Andrew,

I'd like to invite you to the coming Christmas party, what will take place on the second floor of the dining hall as expect.

It is the celebration for the Christmas Eve. You are welcome to make the short speech. After that we'll have some funs together, singing, dancing and playing games. Then we'll enjoy a candle light dinner, tasted a variety of delicious food. Eventually, members of the English club will exchange gifts.I'm sure it will be a warmly get-together.

I'd appreciate if you could come and join us. The party will start at 6 pm and lasts about three hours. We'd like to meet you at the school gate at 5:50 pm on this evening.

We're looking forward to you reply.

Yours,

Li Hua

7 . Many countries follow special customs when a child’s baby teeth fall out. Many of these customs tell stories about animals taking the teeth.

For example, Koreans have the custom of throwing the fallen tooth onto the roof of a house so that a magpie (喜鹊) can take the tooth away and bring a new tooth for the child. This custom is also followed by some other Asian countries, such as Japan and Vietnam.

Other countries, though, have tooth customs about other animals. In Mexico and Spain, for example, it is thought that a mouse takes a fallen tooth away and leaves some money. But in Mongolia, it is dogs that take children’s teeth away. Dogs are highly respected in Mongolian culture. It is believed that the new tooth will grow strong if the baby tooth is fed to a dog, so parents in Mongolia will put their children’s fallen teeth in a piece of meat and feed it to a dog.

In France and the USA, a child will put a fallen tooth under his or her pillow before going to bed. It is thought that in the early morning, when the child is still sleeping, the Tooth Fairy will take the tooth away and leave something else under the pillow. What she will leave is hard to know. It is said that in France the Tooth Fairy may leave some candies; however, in the United States, she may leave money.

1. In Vietnam, if a child’s tooth falls out, he or she will __________.

A．throw it onto the roof of a house

B．feed it to a mouse

C．put it in a piece of meat and feed the meat to a dog

D．leave it to the Tooth Fairy

2. From the last paragraph, we can know that in France and the USA _________.

A．a child will put his or her fallen tooth beside the pillow

B．the Tooth Fairy takes the fallen teeth away at midnight

C．the Tooth Fairy will leave some candies to the children after taking the fallen teeth away

D．no one knows for sure what the Tooth Fairy will leave to the children after taking the fallen teeth away

3. The passage is mainly about ___________.

A．customs about fallen teeth in western countries

B．customs about fallen teeth in different countries

C．stories about human teeth

D．stories about some animals

8 . The Thanksgiving Day has been alive for hundreds of years. The customs we see in our homes today remind us of ancient celebrations of harvest, thankfulness for peace, and the hard work of native Americans. It is made up of stories of those who believe that thanks for blessings is what people must own     1     Have you wanted to make special gifts?

Custom of Praying

For centuries, “Thanksgiving Day” is associated with prayers in church and in homes.     2     It is a time, when mankind thanks God for all his blessings and mercy. It is also a day to show gratitude to their friends and relatives for all the good deeds.

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Everyone follows the custom of family dinner and reunion every year. Distances don’t really matter as relatives can drive down to be with their family. Feasts are usually held at home. It is a time to enjoy their favorite Turkey the family.

Custom of Decoration

    4     People beautify their homes, give the interiors a whole new look and feel. They light lamps to brighten the environment. Tables are adorned with best china and antique silver cutlery to mark the occasion.

Custom of sending messages

Thanksgiving is a day when people send loving messages and warm wishes to their relatives, colleagues at work place, superiors and subordinates, near and dear ones.     5    

A．People present gifts to friends.

B．Custom of Family Dinner

C．People like to get together and have turkey.

D．People offer various meal time prayers during the day.

E．Like Christmas, millions of cards are sent every year.

F．Thanksgiving is a time to decorate homes with wreaths, fresh and dried flowers.

G．It is a day of expressing their feelings through Thanksgiving cards.

9 . 请你写一篇英语短文，介绍某一个中国传统节日，例如：春节(Spring Festival)、中秋节(the Mid-autumn Festival)或端午节(the Dragon Boat Festival)。
要点包括：1. 该节日的具体日期；

2. 该节日期间，人们的主要活动或该节日的特色；

3. 作文题目可以该节日的名称为题，也可以My Favorite Festival 为题。

字数要求：100词左右
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10 . The British----and especially the English----are bad at complaining. Because of British politeness rules, according to which conflict should be avoided, people either just do not complain, or sometimes bottle it up and then outpour it in another way in other umimportant situations. In fact, there is a TV programme which show the British in typical situations where they would be perfectly reasonable in complaining, but they don’t. In one scene, a woman reads a newspaper over people’s shoulders and the people say nothing or look embarrassed.

The British are also well-known for putting up with bad service everywhere from restaurants to airports and railway stations because the standard rules of behaviour say that it is bad to draw attention to yourself. This is why, when you travel on the tube in London and there is yet another delay, the passengers will look at each other, sigh, smile wearily and raise their eyes to heaven. They might even say, “Huh! Typical!” in a resigned(顺从的)tone of voice that says that there’s nothing that can be done about it. When complaints are made, they are made in an apologetic or a humorous tone of voice. In France ,on the other hand, angry passengers might riot(闹事)and burn down the subway station if they had to put up with the poor service that the London underground provides.

Americans and other Europeans, who are much more direct and in-your-face than the British, often wonder why British people always say “sorry” or “excuse me” when they complain. “It’s like they’re apologizing for something that isn’t their fault, they say. They are missing the point. British people are not really sorry ---it is because the word ‘sorry’ actually works as a distancing skill. This is important in terms of negative politeness and not drawing attention to yourself. If you do not say ‘sorry’ or use other distancing words like ‘could’, ‘would’, ‘might’, ‘possibly’ and so on, you will be seen as rude.”

1. What does the underlined part “bottle it up” in Paragraph 1 mean?

A．Put something into bottles	B．Not do anything dangerous
C．Cause problems by hesitating	D．Not allow emotions to be seen

2. The French tend to _______.

A．tolerate bad service	B．enjoy taking the subway
C．make a complaint humorously	D．express their dissatisfaction directly

3. When the British say “sorry”, they actually want to _______.

A．try not to be rude	B．apologize sincerely
C．show their feelings directly	D．draw attention to themselves

4. Which can be the best title for the text?

A．How to complain	B．Complaining politely
C．Poor service in Britain	D．Politeness rules across the world