1 . 假定你是李华，你的美国留学生朋友Jack来信说他所在的学校要开办很多弘扬中国优秀传统文化的俱乐部，比如中国书法，武术，陶艺，香包，太极，中医针灸等，他想征询你的意见。请你根据下面的要点提示，给他回复一封电子邮件:
1. 你所推荐的俱乐部；
2. 推荐理由；
3. 你的期待。
注意：
1. 词数80左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使得行文连贯。
Dear Jack,
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Yours,

Li Hua

2 . The Tuareg bride, Assalama, who has spent most of her time tending her family’s goats and sheep, sits silently as female relatives and helpers make sure that every hair is perfect for the wedding. The Tuareg are nomads, and it was only by chance that she was reunited with her 25-year-old cousin Mohamed a month earlier. Back from working in Libya, Mohamed spotted Assalama as she drew water from a well. “I knew from that moment that I wanted to marry her”, he says. He asked for her hand and she gave him a piece of jewelry to demonstrate her acceptance. Their families approved, and wedding plans began.

Following Tuareg traditions, the marriage ceremony is performed at a nearby mosque (清真寺) in the presence of only the couple’s parents. Assalama and Mohamed are absent. A few days later, the celebration approaches. For a week, some 500 guests enjoy camel races, sing, and eat rice, dates, and roasted meat in tents under the Saharan stars.

Mohamed wears an indigo tagelmust, a cloth that wraps his head and face. For the Tuareg, the tagelmust not only keeps out the desert sand and sun, it keeps evil creatures called jinns away, as does henna, a reddish-brown coloring used on Mohamed’s feet. It is also a symbol of purity, reserved for a man’s first marriage.

At the celebration, a tent called an ehan is prepared for Assalama and Mohamed. Women take down and put up the tent each day, making it larger each time to symbolize the progress of the celebration and of the couple’s relationship. Assalama stays inside the tent during the whole celebration, only showing her face or speaking to Mohamed, her best friend, her mother, and one special helper. During the celebration, neither Assalama nor Mohamed is ever left alone for fear they might be harmed by jealous jinns.

As the celebration ends, the couple prepares to spend the first year of their marriage with Assalama’s family. Mohamed must work hard to win his in-laws’ approval. Once he does that, he will take his bride back to his camp and start his nomad’s caravan moving again.

1. What is the passage mainly about?

A．The romantic love story of the two Tuareg cousins.

B．The marriage difficulties of a young Tuareg couple.

C．The description of the marriage of a Tuareg couple.

D．The changing wedding customs of the Tuareg people.

2. During their actual marriage ceremony, Assalama and Mohamed ________.

A．were forbidden to show up

B．visited the nearest mosque

C．showed respect to their parents

D．wore traditional Tuareg clothing

3. Henna is used on Mohamed’s feet because ________.

A．he is marrying his cousin

B．he is thought to be very pure

C．he is not wearing a Tagemust

D．he has not been married before

4. What does the underlined word “that” refer to?

A．Starting his caravan moving again.

B．Finishing the wedding celebration.

C．Working hard for Assalama’s family.

D．Obtaining permission from his in-laws.

3 . 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。

Beijing Opera,    1    (know) as China's national opera, also called Peking Opera, which originated in the late 18th century, is a combination of music, dance, art and acrobatics (杂技). It is the most influential and representative of all operas in China. It is called Beijing Opera because it is formed in Beijing. Beijing Opera has    2    history of 200 years and its origin can date back to old local operas, especially Anhui Opera,     3    was very popular in northern China in the 18th century. In 1790, the first Anhui Opera performance    4     (hold) in Beijing to celebrate the Emperor's birthday.

Later, some other Anhui Opera troupes (班子)     5     (continue) performing in Beijing. Anhui Opera was easy    6     (move) and good at absorbing the acting styles of other types of operas. Beijing accumulated many local operas,     7     (make) Anhui Opera improve quickly.

    8    the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century, after the marriage for 10 years, Beijing Opera finally formed, and became the    9     (big) of all Operas in China. We can    10     (honest) say that Beijing Opera is the most important opera in China.

4 . 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.

5 . In May, 2010, Christine Jones saw an ad for a customer service job at a call center in Mobile, Alabama. A company, which handles calls for insurance companies (保险公司), needed people with professional phone skills. Jones filled out an online application and was asked for an interview.

A few days later, she arrived at the company in a blue business suit and waited with other applicants for the interview. Jones was among several candidates offered a position that very day by the company's human resource manager Wilson. All that remained was for Jones to fill out some paperwork and take a drug test, which was scheduled for a future date. When Jones realized she was not available that day, she privately told Wilson about the conflict, and Wilson replied that she could reschedule her test for another day.

But right before Jones turned to leave the office, Wilson raised a strange question: Did Jones have dreadlocks (骇人的长辫)? Jones, who is a black, was wearing a dread—very short ones. Wilson, who is white, explained the company couldn’t employ Jones ''with the dreadlocks'', since they ''tend to get messy, although I'm not saying yours are, but you know what I'm talking about''. Although Jones would never communicate with callers face to face, the company had ''a policy'', which stated that ''hairstyles should show a business image'', and that ''excessive (过分的) styles and unusual colors'' weren't allowed. Wilson asked Jones to choose whether to get rid of the dread or leave the job. Jones walked out, jobless.

In September, 2013, the Equal Employment Opportunity (EEOC) accused the company on behalf of Jones in the District Court. It argued that the company's policy broke the state's law by discriminating (歧视) against a black job applicant because of her hairstyle, which is ''a manner of wearing a hair that is physiologically (生理上地) and culturally associated with people of African origin.''

But the company claimed that the issue wasn't Jones' race. It was simply about a hairstyle, which Jones, or any applicant, black or white, with dreads, could have changed if she wanted to land the job.

1. What can we know according to the first two paragraphs?

A．The job Jones applied for mainly dealt with insurance.

B．Jones didn't prepare well for the job interview.

C．Wilson was in charge of the insurance company.

D．Jones rescheduled her test because she wasn’t free on that day.

2. What does the underlined word ''messy'' in Para.3 mean?

A．dirty

B．straight

C．loose.

D．attractive.

3. The passage shows that ______.

A．Wilson was accused of discriminating against a black applicant.

B．Jones' hairstyle suggested her African origin in physiology and culture.

C．Jones had no choice but to leave the company.

D．Jones went jobless because of her excessive hair color.

4. What is the best title of the passage?

A．A case of discrimination.	B．Dreadlocks, a dread?
C．A black with dreadlocks.	D．An argument on dreadlocks.

6 . The word”Kuitou”in Peking Opera is the technical term for various kinds of hats and headpieces worn by various characters in traditional Chinese opera.More than just meeting the requirements of acting,it also reveals an aspect of traditional Chinese culture.

In traditional Han Chinese culture,people believed that since,one’s whole body was a gift from one’s parents,it was important to avoid anything that might injure it,a principle that showed filial piety(孝道)。Based on this ideology,males were required to let their hair grow long, and wearing hats became a rule of social etiquette(礼仪)in ancient times.

Since ancient Chinese society was divided into various social classes,people in each class wore different styles of clothes,but only the nobility were permitted to wear formal hats for adornment(装饰)。People of lower classes could only wrap their head with a piece of cloth. Anyone under the age of 20 was also not allowed to wear formal hats and could only wear one after the performance of an official capping ceremony to mark their reaching of adulthood.As a result,various types of formal hats in ancient times,in addition to having value as a piece of personal adornment and social etiquette,also revealed the social classes of people and strict social divisions that existed between the nobility and common people.

In ancient times,people attached much importance to the kind of hat they wore.An old saying says,”A man of noble character would rather die than take off his hat.”The saying was based on the story of one of Confucius’s favorite students,Zi Lu,a man who was a brave warrior. Once while fighting in close hand-to-hand combat,his enemy opponent knocked off his hat. When he realized that his hat had been knocked off,Zi Lu placed down his weapon and said to the enemy soldier,”A nobleman can die,but my attire(服装)must be kept orderly.”But the. moment he bent down to pick up his hat,the enemy soldier seized the opportunity and killed him. According to Zi Lu,his proper appearance,which included his hat,represented his dignity(尊严)， and he would rather die than abandon his dignity.

The formal hat culture of the Han Chinese continued up until the Ming Dynasty.Later after the Manchurians entered the Central Plains(满人入关)，common people in society began to wear hats.

1. For Chinese males in the Han Dynasty,wearing headpieces or hats was.

A．a requirement of acting

B．a rule of social etiquette

C．a way to show filial piety

D．a representation of culture

2. We can infer from the third paragraph that in ancient times,

A．the formal hat was a symbol of adulthood

B．headwear was nothing but a decoration

C．only noble people could afford to wear formal hats

D．there existed little distinction between social classes

3. The author mentions the story of Zi Lu to show.

A．how brave a person he was

B．how people valued their hats

C．how fierce an ancient war was

D．how people dealt with etiquette

4. The passage is probably taken from the column of.

A．society

B．technology

C．opera

D．culture

7 . 假如你是李华，你的英国网友Peter给你发来一封邮件，说他对汉语书法非常感兴趣，想学习但了解太少。请你给Peter回复一封邮件，内容包括：
1.汉语书法的特点：
1)是中国传统艺术，历史悠久，风格多样；
2)看似简单，实则需要很多技巧；
2. 给予对方鼓励。
注意:
1.词数100左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3.信的开头、结尾已为你写好，不计入总字数。
参考词汇：汉语书法 Chinese calligraphy
Dear Peter,

I’m delighted to learn that you are very interested in Chinese calligraphy.

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Yours,

Li Hua

8 . 请阅读下面文字，并按照要求用英语写一篇150词左右的文章。

Li Jiang:Have you heard this? Local governments throughout China are encouraging the use of serving chopsticks.

Su Hua:Yes, I have. Chinese eating tradition has once again come under the spotlight when it comes to public health.

Li Jiang:But it seems people have different opinions.

Su Hua:What do you think?

Li Jiang:I think it’s time to change our eating practice.

Su Hua: But I am used to sharing food with my family and friends using my chopsticks.

Li Jiang:You see. People will finally come to realize that the serving chopsticks are much better for health.

Su Hua: I agree, but using individual chopsticks reflects the Chinese food culture.

【写作内容】
1.用约30个词概括上述信息的主要内容；
2.你是否同意使用公筷，用2-3个理由或论据支撑你的看法。
【写作要求】
1.写作过程中不能直接引用原文语句；
2.作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称；
3.不必写标题。
【评分标准】
内容完整，语言规范，语篇连贯，词数适当。
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9 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. How long has the man been in China?

A．For one year.

B．For two years.

C．For four years.

2. Where are the speakers?

A．In an office.

B．In a restaurant.

C．In a park.

3. What is the main subject of the conversation?

A．Entertainment.

B．History.

C．Culture.

10 . 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。

Cold Food Festival is a     1       (tradition) Chinese holiday celebrated before Qingming Festival, which usually falls on April 4 or 5.

Legend has     2     that Chong'er, a prince of Jin, experienced many hardships while he moved around the warring states. Once, when the prince suffered from     3     (starve), Jie Zitui, offered him food. Later, when Chong'er became the duke of Jin, he ordered a search for Jie who had gone into hiding in the remote mountains with his mother. The duke wanted Jie to serve     4     one of his ministers. Contrary to     5    many people might assume, Jie, who preferred living a simple life in the Mianshan Mountain to     6     (become) a politician, refused the duke's invitation. Chong'er ordered the mountain to be burned down to force Jie out of hiding.     7     (fortune), Jie did not give in and the fire ended up killing him and his mother. Feeling extremely sorry, Chong'er required that the setting of fire     8     (forbid) on the anniversary of Jie's death. This meant all food was eaten cold. Therefore the festival is thus named.

Mianshan Mountain,     9    the tragedy happened, is now a famous tourist destination in Shanxi province. In many areas of Shanxi, locals still remember this tradition.     10    cold food is not the only choice for people during the celebration, the practices of making typical cold dishes for the event have been preserved.