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。

Chinese New Year also     1    (know) as the Spring Festival, is the most important traditional festival in China. It is also the important celebration for family members who can have 7 days off.

    2     there are many interesting stories and legends    3     (explain) the start of the Chinese New Year Festival, the main reason     4     the festival is to celebrate a year of hard work ,have a good rest and relax with family.

Chinese people believe that a good start of the year will lead to a lucky year. Chinese     5     (tradition) celebrated the start of a new year of farm work and wished for     6     good harvest. This has now changed into celebrating the start of a new business year and wishing for profits and success in     7     (vary) vocations.

Chinese New Year is a time for family members to get together. Wherever they are, they will come home    8    (celebrate) the festival with their families. The New Year’s Eve dinner     9    (call) reunion dinner,     10     is considered as the most important meal of the year. Families of several generations sit around the tables, and enjoy the happy time.

2 . 假定你是李华，你的美国笔友Mike即将随其父母来中国，并在中国度过中秋节。他来信向你询问有关中秋节的习俗，请你回信告诉他有关中秋节的习俗。要点如下：
1.历史悠久，中国人传统节日之一；
2.家庭团圆，吃月饼，赏月。
注意：1.词数80左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3.信的开头已为你写好。
Dear Mike,

Glad to know you are coming to China with your parents and spend Mid-Autumn Day here.

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Yours,

Li Hua

3 . 假定你是李华，在英国做交换生，你所在的中学要举办国际文化周活动，现就活动所用展品向全校征集建议。请你给负责人Mr. Jefferson写信。内容包括：
1.推荐一种中国传统艺术品；
2.推荐原因；
3.期待回复。
注意：
1.词数100词左右
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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4 . 假如你的英国朋友John对中国的传统美食很感兴趣，请你写个E-mail向他简单介绍中国传统美食--饺子，包括如下内容：
1．历史：大约1500年
2．文化习俗：新年食物，家庭团聚，好运象征
3．做法：蒸、煎、煮等
注意：1．词数100左右
2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯
3．象征 symbolize  vt.    蒸 steam      煎 fry
Dear Joan，
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Yours，

Li Hua

5 . A holiday is any day when people lay aside their ordinary duties and cares. The word came from Old English. At first, holidays honored some holy events or persons. People in Great Britain and other countries speak of holidays as Americans speak of vacations.

Every nation has its special holidays. China observes New Year’s Day (January 1), May Day and National Day as legal holidays, as it was on Oct.1,1949 that the People’s Republic of China was founded. The Chinese have long celebrated the Chinese lunar year. In the United States, congress has declared several days as legal holidays such as New Year’s Day (January 1), Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Birthday, Washington’s birthday, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day and so on. Some holidays celebrate special events in the development of a country, such as Greece’s Independence Day, Italy’s Liberation Day and India’s Independence Day.

In the United States, banks and schools usually close on a legal holiday. When such a holiday falls on Sunday, the following Monday is usually observed. Schools and organizations often observe days known as traditional holidays, although schools and business do not close then. Those holidays include Valentine’s Day and Halloween.

1. From the passage we know that China’s National Day is ___________.

A．January 1

B．May 1

C．October 1

D．December 25

2. In the sentence “China observes New Year’s Day (January1)’’, observe means _____________.

A．praises

B．spends

C．celebrates

D．cares

3. From the passage we can infer that _____________.

A．Chinese will no longer observe the Spring Festival

B．students don’t have to go to school on any holiday

C．Chinese and Americans share at least one holiday

D．Americans can easily draw money from banks on legal days.

4. Which of the following holidays has nothing to do with a country’s development?

A．China’s National Day	B．Valentine’s Day
C．Italy’s liberation Day	D．Independence Day

6 . March, April and May are months full of festivals and events all over the world. Here are some wonderful festivals around the world that happen in spring.
SongKran--Thailand
Dates: 13^th-15th, April
In Thailand, it’s time to celebrate the coming monsoon season, which will bring the rain many people have been looking forward to. They celebrate it with a festival called Songkran, when people head out to the streets with water guns to spray(喷，洒）everyone who walks past. If you walk on the streets where the festival is celebrated, prepare to get soaked!
Naghol--Vanuatu
Dates: Every Saturday from April to May
Every year, villagers come together to celebrate the harvest of yams, an important part in the peopls’s diet in Vanuatu. The festival is most famous for its “land diving ceremony”. During the ceremony men and boys dive to the ground from high wooden towers with only two thin vines attached(附于)to their ankles(脚踝）. The divers’ heads have to lightly touch the ground when they jump---something very dangerous if the vines are not measured（测量）properly.
Cherry Blossom Viewing ---Japan
Dates: The cherry blossom season is different from year to year depending on the weather forecast.
The cherry blossom season has huge importance to the people of Japan, who celebrate the days when the flowers finally blossom. Only a few days later, the petals(花瓣） fall to the ground, like pink snowflakes. This is one of the most beautiful things to see. In Japan, almost everyone has picnics in the parks to view the flowers.
Sinhalese New Year--Sri Lanka
Dates: 13^th or 14^th, April
Just like in many other countries in South an South East Asia, this is the time when the Sinhalese celebrate the traditional New Year, an ancient celebration which marks the end of the harvest season and is one of two times of the year when the sun is straight above Sri Lanka. There are a lot of delicious foods during the celebration.
1. . What does the underlined word “ soaked” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?

A．tired

B．wet

C．crazy

D．interested

2. The writer thinks that the “land diving ceremony” can be dangerous for the divers because ___________.

A．the divers may fall onto the ground if the thin vines break

B．the divers may bump into （撞在…上）the wooden tower on the way down

C．the divers’ ankles may get injured if the vines are tied too tightly

D．the divers may injure（伤害）their heads if the vines aren’t measured properly

3. We can learn from the passage that__________________.

A．the Cherry Blossom Celebration usually lasts a long time in Japan

B．the Cherry Blossom Celebration is the most important festival in Japan

C．the time for the Cherry Blossom Celebration in Japan can be different yearly

D．people usually stay at home for celebration during the cherry blossom season.

7 . 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。 
Dear Tim,

Realizing I might have behaved rude when receiving your gift at my birthday party, I’m writing to say sorry. I’m grateful to have received such nice a gift. According to the Chinese tradition, I say “thank you” that day, and I didn’t tear up the package in your presence. I forgot Americans are used to open the package of a gift for the moment it’s received. It wasn’t until my mother mentioned it when I realized my inappropriate behavior. So, please forgive me for your thoughtlessness. This incident serves as reminder that I must learn more about cultural difference.

8 . 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。

Dragon Boat Festival is a national festival in China. It had its origin as an event in memory    1    the great poet Qu Yuan. Every year, people can hardly wait and look forward to its    2    (arrive). It is Chinese custom    3    (hold) dragon races in the    4    (five) month of the lunar calendar. The festival    5    (celebrate) to protect people from bad luck and illness, too. Of course, parents should watch over    6    (they) children and protect them from    7    (do) harm to themselves or getting    8    (drown) in the water. Anyway, the main purpose of the Dragon Boat Festival today is to let people have fun    9    each other    10    forget their work for a little while.

9 . When the leaves begin to change colors,it means one thing for many travelers：Fall festival season is here.If you’re interested in visiting a fall festival in America,here are some of the country’s best fall festivals for you to choose from.

Wellfleet Oysterfest

Wellileet Oysterfest is a two-day event held in Wellfleet,Mass.The meeting on Cape Cod is one that the locals look forward to all year long.Feed on oysters(牡蛎）and other seafood，while you watch the fastest oyster-eaters in the world compete in the famous Oyster Shuck-Off,a competition for taking the outer covering of oysters.The competition is taken very seriously.

Harvest on the Harbor

It takes place in Portland,Maine.The festival celebrates all that is best about Maine’s food and wine.This celebration is held every October,and includes the Maine Lobster Chef of the Year Competition and Savory Samplings at the Marketplace.The latter allows travelers to taste the best local food that Maine has to offer at Casco Bay.

Killington Hay Festival

If you’re looking for a fall festival that includes hay sculptures(干草雕塑)，take part in the yearly Killington Hay Festival.When you begin to see the giant hay sculptures,you’ll know you’ve arrived.Past sculptures have changed from a 20-foot-tall kangaroo to a family of penguins.

1. What can we learn about the meeting on Cape Cod?

A．It takes place twice a year.	B．It lasts three days in all.
C．It’s loved by the locals.	D．It’s not open to tourists.

2. Who would most probably go to Harvest on the Harbor?

A．People who want to go to a festival in November.

B．People who want to try Maine’s local food.

C．The fastest oyster-eaters worldwide,

D．The best cooks around the world.

3. What do the festivals have in common?

A．They all serve seafood.	B．They are all liked by eaters.
C．They all last for two days.	D．They all take place in fall.

10 . Hanging stocking(长袜) by the chimney(烟囱) with care is one of the most popular Christmas traditions, but many families wonder why.

A popular origin(起源) tale starts with none other than St. Nicholas, who was thought to be the original Father Christmas. In the third and fourth centuries, St. Nicholas was a Christian bishop in modern-day Turkey who made helping others his life purpose, and he caught wind of a family in need.

As the story goes, a single father was raising three daughters but realized he didn’t have enough money to pay for their dowries(嫁妆), without which they couldn’t get married. As a poor man, the father wouldn’t be able to support his daughters for long.

St. Nicholas heard of the family’s trouble but knew they were too proud to accept handouts. To make sure they didn’t refuse his generosity(慷慨), he anonymously sent them gold at night. Some people say he dropped gold down the chimney, and the gifts landed in the stockings that were laid by the fire to dry, while others say St. Nicholas himself climbed down from the chimney. Someone --- either the father or the daughters, depending on the tale--- caught St. Nicholas in the act and thanked him for his help. The gifts were enough for the daughters to marry and live happily ever after.

St. Nicholas’ feast day was on December 6, and finally, the tradition of leaving gifts in stockings was paired up with Christmas celebrations.

Some other scientists say the stocking tradition might have started even before Christianity in Scandinavian cultures. The Norse god Odin was said to come during Yule, riding on an eight-legged horse. Children would leave sugar and carrots in their shoes to feed the horse, and Odin would leave them gifts in return.

We’ll never know for sure the true origin of the stocking tradition, but stockings have a strong foothold in Christmas tradition. The gift-giving origins show generosity and kindness as long as you’re on St. Nicholas’ nice list, of course.

1. Why did St. Nicholas decide to help the family?

A．The father raised three daughters.	B．The family had no money to support themselves.
C．The daughters couldn’t get married.	D．The father wasn’t willing to pay for the dowries.

2. What does the underlined word “anonymously” in Paragraph 4 mean?

A．Honestly.

B．Simply.

C．Secretly.

D．Immediately.

3. What do the two stories about St. Nicholas have in common?

A．St. Nicholas met the family on purpose.

B．St. Nicholas hid the gold in the stockings.

C．St. Nicholas placed the girls’ stockings beside the fire.

D．St. Nicholas wanted to help the family through the chimney.

4. What can be learnt from the last paragraph?

A．Children were rewarded for their kindness.

B．Children hung up their shoes to beg for gifts.

C．People hung up stockings in memory of Odin.

D．Scandinavian cultures valued the stocking tradition.