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。

Weddings in Canada have become so complicated that their planning and organization are now a multi-billion dollar industry.     1     (survey) have shown that the average Canadian couple will spend upwards of $ 30,000 on their special day, while wedding guests will spend close to $ 700 each on gifts, special clothes,     2     other related expenses.

To briefly summarize, most Canadians generally get married in a church or banquet (宴会) hall before about a hundred or so close friends and family members. The bride will     3     (typical) wear a beautiful white wedding dress     4     (purchase) especially for the ceremony, while everyone else will wear their finest formal clothes. Once all the close friends and family members get together, a legally-certified wedding host, usually a religious     5     (lead) or judge, will publicly lead the bride and bridegroom through special wedding vows (宣誓),     6     express loyalty to one another, and then will declare they are officially married. The event will then usually conclude with an impressive, but     7     (relax) wedding reception, dinner, or after-party.

In practice almost every detail of a typical Canadian wedding, from flowers to music to seating arrangements, is governed by    8     (many) rules and traditions than could possibly be summarized here. Though such wedding ceremonies are broadly inspired by European-Christian customs, particularly British custom, North American weddings these days are often said to have gradually developed to exist     9     a world of unique traditions of their own. Canadians from non-Christian or non-European backgrounds often have unique wedding customs, though these     10     (mix) with North American ones.

3 . 阅读下面短文，在标有序号的空白处填入一个适当的词，或填入括号中单词的正确形式

The Water Splashing Festival (泼水节) of the Dai ethnic minority falls in April. It is the most important festival     1     (observe) by the Dai people in the Dehong area of Xishuangbanna, Yunnan Province.

During the festival     2    lasts three or four days, people are dressed in their best clothes and participate in a variety of rich and colorful     3    (activity). Dragon boat racing, fireworks displays and other performances such as Peacock Dance     4    (hold) on the first day. And the most popular event     5    (be) water-splashing on the second day. People splash water on each other, hoping to take away sicknesses and disasters. The wetter you get, the     6    (lucky) you will be. The last day is usually for the young people to play games as a way     7    (express) their love for each other.

The Water Splashing Festival     8    (vivid) exhibits the Dai’s respect for water and the culture of music and dance, food, and costumes. It is also a cultural bridge     9    Xishuangbanna and Southeast Asian countries that share     10    same festival culture of water-splashing.

4 . The Liangzhu ruins in Hangzhou, pointing to an established Chinese civilisation 5,000 years ago,   have been added to the UNESCO World Heritage List. Every Chinese child is taught at school that the country's civilisation is 5,000 years old, but proving this beyond doubt has been a problem.

Now, a jade artifact(玉器)named “King of Cong”, found in the Liangzhu city ruins near Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, has provided an answer. Accordingto radiocarbon dating(放射性碳定年法),the 6.5kg object is 5,300 years old. It is one ofthe largest objects among all Cong from Liangzhu. The piece has now won greater global recognition.

However, the site has far more than just things made of jade.The main area, spread over14.3 square kilometers in the Yuhang area of Hangzhou, includes not only a city’s ruins but 11 dams and several cemeteries(墓地), all about 5,000 years old. Archaeological facts show that people lived in Liangzhu for about a thousand years.

“The archaeological ruins of Liangzhu (3300-2300 BCE) show an early state with a unified belief system based on growing rice in Late Neolithic China(中国新石器时代晚期). ”the UNESCO World Heritage Committee said.“These ruins are an extremely good example of early city civilisation expressed in town planning, a water conservation system and a social order which can be seen in where and how people were buried in cemeteries within the ruins.”

According to studies led by Liu Bin, director of the Zhejiang Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology, the inner part of theancient city ruins covers 2.8 square kilometers, about five times the area of the Forbidden City in Beijing, and the outer city spreads across 6.3 square kilometers. Liu said it was the biggest city ruins site of its time to be found in China, and was also one of the largest cities of its day in the world.

1. ________ can prove that China has a civilisation of 5,000 years old?

A．The king named Cong.	B．The archaeological ruins of Liangzhu.
C．The UNESCO World Heritage Committee.	D．The historical site at Hangzhou dam.

2. What do we know about the ancient Liangzhu city?

A．A different system of value in the region.	B．The end of Chinese civilisation.
C．The biggest city ruins all over the world.	D．The whole area—9.1 square kilometers.

3. Why is the Forbidden City mentioned in the last paragraph?

A．To focus on the great achievements.

B．To inform us of the importance about architecture.

C．To stress the large scale of ancient Liangzhu city.

D．To present advanced technology and outstanding civilisation.

5 . 阅读下列材料，在空白处填入适当内容(1个单词)或填入括号内单词的正确形式。
Dear Jack,

I am interested in how       1     (protect) places of interest in your city. In my opinion, nothing is     2     (importance) than to protect scenic spots, because they are of great value for us. For example, the Palace Museum, the Great Wall, and the Terracotta Army are all famous places in China.

    3       is well-known that they are wonderful and great. However, there are people    4       not only draw some paintings on the walls and buildings in the scenic spots, but take photos of paintings     5     (casual). It is generally recognized that these things will do harm     6     the valuable objects!

As     7     well-behaved tourist, it must     8     (notice) that we should prevent those people       9     (be) on those uncivilized     10    (behave) and we can put forward some suggestions to the administration departments such as putting up some warnings and signs! Only in this way can we preserve those brilliant belongings for our future generation.

I hope these suggestions will be useful.

Yours,

Li Hua

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。每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。

I am very luckily to have the opportunity to see so many place, but sometimes I experience culture shock when I see or do something new. Dad and I now are travelled through Denmark, Norway and Sweden. I used to thinking that these countries are the same, but not any more. People in Denmark are a bit of friendlier, while Norwegians and Swedes prefer not to talk to strangers. I’m surprised to learn that many people there speak English in addition their national languages. In Sweden, it seems that anyone has golden hair and blue eyes. I feel a little strange with my black hair and dark eyes. I imagine this is that foreigners feel when they visit China!

7 . 假定你是李华，你的美国朋友Peter 对中国春联（Spring Festival couplets）产生了浓厚兴趣，来信向你了解中国的春联文化。请你用英语写一封回信，为他介绍春联的用途、内容和寓意等。
注意：1.词数80左右；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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8 . Unlike most other holidays, the history of April Fools’ Day, sometimes called All Fools’ Day, is not totally clear. The only point in time that can be agreed on as the beginning of this tradition was 1582, in France. Before that year, the New Year was celebrated for eight days, beginning on March 25th. The celebration reached the highest point on April 1st. With the reform of the calendar under Charles IX，the Gregorian calendar(公历，阳历) was introduced, and New Year’s Day was moved to January 1st.

However, because in those days communications were not as developed as they are today, many people did not receive the news for several years. Some people refused to accept the new calendar and continued to celebrate the New Year on April 1st.These backward people were considered “fools” by other people. They   were often sent on “fools” errands(徒劳无益的工作)   or were made the targets of jokes.

This developed, over time, into a tradition of playing a trick on someone on the first day of April. The tradition eventually spread to England and Scotland in the eighteenth century. It was later introduced to the American colonies of both the Britain and France. April Fools’ Day thus developed into an international fun feast, so to speak, with different nationalities specializing in their own kind of humor at the expense of their friends and families.

1. According to an earlier calendar, New Year’s Day in France was ________.

A．March 25th	B．January 1st
C．April 1st	D．April 3rd

2. Which of the following first had the tradition of celebrating the April Fools’ Day？

A．France.	B．England.
C．Scotland.	D．America.

3. What was people’s attitude towards the new calendar？

A．They accepted it happily.

B．They refused it immediately.

C．Some recognized it.

D．Some laughed at it.

4. The passage mainly tells us ________.

A．what the French did on April Fools’ Day

B．how April Fools’ Day came into being

C．when was the new calendar introduced

D．why some people were fooled in France

9 . China is a big old country,    1     has a history of more than five thousand years. We are proud of     2     (it) culture and part of the culture even influences the world     3     (great), for example, the thought of Confucius (孔子). As Chinese economy develops very fast and plays     4     important role in the world, more and more     5     (foreign) learn Mandarin (普通话) in Confucius institutions. The Chinese traditional culture can be tested by the time. It unites the whole nation and no matter     6     kind of disaster comes, we will fight together for the country’s future. Today, many young people lose faith in traditional culture and they are crazy     7     the western culture. They follow the western fashion,     8     (think) we are the old style. But some day, they     9     (realize) they are wrong     10     (ignore) traditional culture.

10 . 假定你是李华，得知外教Mr. Hall今年寒假不回国，想邀请他到你家过春节。请给他写一封信，内容包括：
1.时间
2.一同过节的家人
3.活动
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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