1 . 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。

Every year on the last weekend in August around 1.5 million people go to west London to take part in and enjoy one of the    1    (large) street parties in Europe, Notting Hill Carnival.     2    a colorful group of dancers, a wide range of music and     3     atmosphere of fun and celebration, the carnival is not to be missed. The roots of the carnival date back to 1833    4    slavery was abolished. In that year the former slaves in Trinidad, a British colony in the Caribbean, took to the streets in celebration of their own carnival party with music, dance and costumes. Soon it    5    (develop) into an important tradition throughout the Caribbean. In 1959 the first carnival took place in the St Pancras area of London. For the next few years, the Carnival     6    (celebrate) in different parts of London until it    7    (final) came to Notting Hill in 1964. In 2003 the Notting Hill Carnival received royal     8    (approve),when it joined the parade    9     (mark) the Queen's 50th year on the throne(王位). The Carnival shows the    10     (culture) diversity of modern London.

2 . 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 fireworks are being prepared. The red envelopes     1     (fill). And around the world, hundreds of millions of people are coming together     2     (celebrate) the Chinese New Year. Across the UK,     3     (lantern) are being hung in Manchester. Liverpool, Nottingham and many of our other great cities, including here in London, home to one of     4     (big) Chinese New Year celebrations outside Asia. The festivities are     5     (undoubted) one of the highlights of Britain’s cultural calendar, showcasing the     6     (strong), vibrancy and diversity of our multicultural society. And they are     7     reminder of the incredible role that our Chinese community plays in British life- from students who have just arrived here to study,     8     families whose roots in this country go back well over a century. It is a legacy and a contribution that I celebrated here at Downing Street last week,     9     (bring) together leading figures from across our Chinese community, people without     10     the UK would not be the successful, dynamic country it is today. So wherever and however you are celebrating. let me wish you a very happy new year, and a prosperous and auspicious year of the Pig.

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。

A ritual is a ceremony that involves a series of actions performed in a fixed order. The people who carry out rituals follow specific steps that     1    (practise) since ancient times. People had rituals     2    a variety of reasons. For instance, many tribes sacrifice (祭供) animals to respect their gods. Sheep and oxen were some animals that were     3    (common) used. Other groups, such as the Aztecs, a Central American tribe, performed human sacrifices.     4    large number of rituals were related to farming. In spring, many     5    (society) held ceremonies that were done     6    (ensure) good farming conditions. Some were meant to make the day clear and sunny while     7    were done to bring rain. In fall, farmers thought that some rituals were     8    made their harvests rich.

Ancient people had rituals for other events,     9    (include) marriages, births, and funerals. And war cultures often held rituals. The Maori people developed a war cry dance to     10    (fright) the enemy before a battle and to inspire their warriors. They, like many others, called upon the God of War using a ritual dance called the perperu haka when facing an important battle.

4 . 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 Tradition of Making New Year’s Resolutions

There are so many ways to celebrate New Year and especially New Year’s Eve. Traditions of the season include the making of New Year’s resolutions. That tradition     1     (date) back to the early Babylonians. While popular modern resolutions may include the promise to lose weight or quit smoking, the early Babylonian’s     2     (popular) resolution was to return borrowed farm     3     (equip).

The tradition of using a baby     4     (signify) the New Year began in Greece around 600 BC. It was their tradition at that time to celebrate their god of wine, Dionysus, by parading a baby in a basket,     5     (represent) the annual rebirth of that god as     6     spirit of fertility (多产). Early Egyptians also used a baby as a symbol of rebirth.

    7     the early Christians criticized the practice as pagan (异教徒), the popularity of the baby as a symbol of rebirth forced the Church to rc-evaluate its position. The Church finally allowed     8     (it) members to celebrate the New Year with a baby,     9     was to symbolize the birth of the baby Jesus.

The practice that an image of a baby with a New Year’s banner (横幅) is used as a symbolic representation of the New Year     10     (bring) to early America by the Germans. They had used it since the fourteenth century.

5 . 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。

Each year, on the 15th day of     1     seventh month in the Chinese lunar calendar, the Ghost Festival     2    (celebrate) all over Asia. On this day, it is believed that the gates of Heaven and Hell open up,     3     allows the spirits of the dead people to visit Earth. During this time, people will burn offerings and prepare fancy meals to show respect     4     the dead.

This holiday may seem strange and even a bit     5     (scare)to some. But in fact, similar     6    (holiday) are observed all around the world. In the Western world, we celebrate Halloween on October 31 every year. This festival is     7     (main) celebrated by lighting pumpkin lanterns and dressing up in costumes.     8     was considered as a time to remember and honor the dead.

Holidays like these can help us to better understand death as a natural part of life. And     9    (understand) death can remind us to value our own time on Earth. It doesn’t hurt to be mindful of death. Rather, it can encourage us     10     (live)our best lives.

6 . A group of schoolchildren wear colorful jackets; holding hands, they leave for a woodland picnic. Elsewhere a young man leaps into his car and speeds off to work. Moments later he loses control of the car and his spinning car kills each one of the cheery schoolchildren. The camera lingers on their dead hands and the now-empty classroom. Then an unpleasant voice explains that they represent the children killed as a result of speeding in Northern Ireland since 2000.

British road-safety ads are more shocking than those broadcast in America. The British have a preference for horror. It might reflect the nation's long tradition of public-service broadcasting, which seeks to entertain and inform at once. But do the ads work?

Though bloody，shocking public-information films linger in people’s heads, they seem not to change behavior much. If the consequences seem too extreme, few may believe that disaster could happen to them or adjust their behavior accordingly. Tessa Langley of the University of Nottingham has compared the influence of two smoking campaigns. One showed tumors erupting out of cigarettes and the other showed more positive effects that also urged people to quit. The former proved more memorable, but the latter led more people to ring the national smoking helpline.

The budget for public-information films is shrinking. The Central Office of Information, the government’s marketing department，was closed in 2011. In 2008-09 the Department for Transport (DfT) spent almost £3million on its drink-drive advertising campaign. In 2013-14 spending fell to less than £l million. Unable to afford as many spots on television, the producers hope their films will be shared on social media. And that is encouraging them to produce a great number of bloody ads. Less shocking ads might work better, but fewer people would see them.

1. What’s the purpose of writing paragraph 1?

A．To share a terrible story with readers.

B．To show the harmful effects of speeding.

C．To offer an example of British bloody ads.

D．To describe a car accident in Northern Ireland.

2. What message does the author mainly want to convey in paragraph 3?

A．There are two different campaigns designed to urge people to quit smoking.

B．Bloody public-information ads are more effective as they're more memorable.

C．Explaining the growth of tumors is a good way to urge people to quit smoking.

D．Showing the positive effects of giving up smoking can better persuade people to quit.

3. What does the underlined word “shrinking” in paragraph 4 probably mean?

A．Continuing.

B．Decreasing.

C．Removing.

D．Progressing.

4. What can be a suitable title for this text?

A．Do Shocking Ads Really Work?

B．What Public-information Ads Bring Us?

C．How Do the British Create Ads?

D．Why Are British Ads So Shocking?

7 . 读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或用括号内单词的正确形式填空。

Chopsticks, or kuaizi in Chinese, are a pair of small equal-length sticks, usually made of wood and     1     (use) for eating Asian food. It is believed that the first chopsticks     2     (develop) over 5,000 years ago in China.

Chopsticks play     3     important role in Chinese food culture. Chinese chopsticks are usually 9 to 10     4     (inch) long. They are round on the eating end which symbolizes (象征) heaven,     5     the other end is square which symbolizes Earth.

Chopsticks are so frequently used in daily life that they     6     (become) more than a kind of eating tools ever since a long time ago. They serve many other functions. For example, you can buy a pair of beautiful chopsticks     7     a gift for your friends and relatives. In Chinese, “chopsticks” reads “kuaizi”, which means to have sons soon, so a newly-married couple will be very happy to accept chopsticks as their wedding gift.     8     (skill) artists paint beautiful scenery on chopsticks to make them like fine artwork. Many people enjoy     9     (collect) these elegant utensils (用具).

    10     is important to note that chopsticks are used in many different cultures. The principles of chopstick etiquette (礼节) are similar in many of these places. Generally, chopsticks are not used to make noise, or to draw attention.

8 . 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.

9 . 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。

Each year, the women of Olney, England, and Liberal, Kansas, compete in     1     unusual footrace. Dressed in     2     (apron) and headscarves, they wait at both towns’ starting lines. Each woman holds a frying pan     3     one pancake inside. At the signal, the women flip their pancakes and they are off.

This “pancake racing” tradition is said to have started on Shrove Tuesday, 1445, in Olney,     4     is the day before the Christian season of Lent(大斋期) begins. During Lent, many people decide to give up sugary or fatty foods.

Legend says that in 1445, an Olney woman     5     (make) pancakes to use up some of her sugar and cooking fats before Lent. She lost track of time and     6     (sudden) heard the church bells ring, signaling the     7     (begin) of the Shrove Tuesday service.     8     (realize) that she was going to be late for church, she     9     (race) out, still wearing her apron and headscarf and holding her frying pan with a pancake in it.

In the following years, the woman’s neighbors imitated her dash to church,     10     pancake racing was born. Olney women continue this Shrove Tuesday tradition more than five hundred years later.

10 . 假定你是李华，你的英国朋友Gary即将回国，他想送给母亲可以代表中国文化的礼物。请你给他写一封邮件，向他推荐一个或两个礼物。内容包括:
1. 推荐礼物；
2. 推荐理由。
注意:
1. 词数80左右；
2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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