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。

China creates Harvest Festival for farmers

Recently China has set up a special day for farmers to celebrate the yearly harvest．It is the first festival     1       (create)by China specially for the country’s farmers．

“The country will celebrate the Chinese Farmers’Harvest Festival on the autumnal equinox(秋分)of China lunar calendar from this year，”said Han Changbin，minister of agriculture and rural affairs，at     2     press conference．Autumnal equinox usually     3    (fall)between September 22 and 24，     4     the country’s agricultural harvest season．

The festival will give greater     5     (important)to rural work and push for     6     (fast) development of agriculture and rural areas．

A variety of celebrations will be organized         7     (display)the agricultural harvest，rural technology achievements and farmers’creativeness．Farmers     8    (encourage)to   involve in activities related to their work and life，    9     waste should be avoided in the   celebrations．

The rural economy is a key part of China’s efforts to develop a modernized economy．By     10       (develop)its vast rural areas，China expects to see a strong agricultural sector，a beautiful countryside and wealthy farmers．

2 . 假设你是李华，你的英国朋友Henry来信询问中国人过母亲节的情况和你的看法，请根据以下内容，给他写一封回信，要点如下：
1. 中国人过母亲节：五月份的第二个星期日，越来越多的家庭庆祝母亲节，孩子给母亲买礼物，送鲜花，陪着吃饭……
2. 你对母亲节的看法：这是个致敬母亲的节日……
注意：1. 词数100左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯.

3 . Sand Safari Arts Festival 2020

Date: 14 February—1 March, 2020
Price: Free
Address: Surfers Paradise, Gold Coast

Once upon a time, in the magical Surfers Paradise, 15 world-famous artists turned a famous beach into a wonderful place of large sculptures(雕塑). Running over 17 days from mid-February to early March, the Sand Safari Arts Festival (SSAF) now brings together art installations(现代雕塑装置), larger than life art pieces and sand sculptures.

In 2020, the main subject of the festival fairy-tale (童话) classics. Visitors can watch the sculptures take form between Friday, 14 February and Sunday, 16 February, with the SSAF Award presentation to take place at 5: 30 pm on 16 February. For the rest of the festival, the public can vote on the People’s Choice Award by making a gold coin donation, with the winner to be announced publicly on Saturday, 29 February.

The festival will provide a host of public art and entertainment in addition to the sand sculptures. American artists Joseph Burgess and Joshua Wilkinson will present“The Harps(竖琴) of the City”, eight giant harps hand-carved from wood, each with a different sound, while local artists Clayton Blake and Courtenay McCue will take over the beach with their sculptures inspired by sea animals.

During the festival people can go to the Artist Plaza, a centre where all kinds of artworks are shown and visitors can buy their favourite art pieces, and The Castle of Ever After, which offers readings, live music, games, and a chance for people to get their hands dirty and create their own sand art.

The festival will take place at Surfers Paradise beach and along Cavill Mall. After the festival, why not go to enjoy delicious food, check out the markets, play a round of mini golf or explore the unknown?

1. Which of the following can enter the competition held by the festival?

A．Artworks on nature.	B．“The Harps of the City”.
C．Sand sculptures of fairy-tale characters.	D．Clayton Blake’s wooden sculptures.

2. When will the best sculpture chosen by visitors be made public?

A．On 29 February.	B．On 16 February.
C．On 14 February.	D．On 1 March.

3. What can visitors do in the Artist plaza?

A．Meet famous artists.	B．Enjoy public concerts.
C．Make sand sculptures.	D．Buy some artworks.

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。

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.

5 . 2020 at Butlin’s

EASTER HOLIDAYS

Fri 3-Mon 20 April 2020

The Easter holidays are the perfect opportunities to shake off the winter coats, breathe in the fresh sea air and have your first paddle of the year in the sea. With lots of Easter-themed things to do, your kids can enjoy some of the more traditional Easter activities and shows.

Come with your family, make the most of the extra days off work and spend your Easter holidays with the people who matter most to you.

MAY HALF TERM

Fri 22 May-Mon 1 June 2020

The kids are off school, spring has come and there’s a bank holiday weekend in the mix; that means a trip to the seaside is a must! When the British weather’s playing ball, enjoy our outdoor activities, head to the beach and treat the family to an ice cream.

And if the weather’s not on our side, embrace the seaside in true British form while making the most of our indoor activity venues (场地) and brilliant live shows.

SUMMER HOLIDAYS

Fri 17 July-Fri 4 September 2020

Pack up the car and take your kids on a summer holiday to create long lasting family memories. Make the most of the beautiful beaches sitting on our resorts’ doorsteps, enjoy the Traditional Fairground and its unique rides, see live shows, and dive into our family pool; perfect for those not-so-sunny summer days.

CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS

Fri 4 Dec 2020-Sat 2 January 2021

Join us throughout December as we transform our resorts into festive(节日的) wonderlands, with particular live

Christmas shows and activities for all ages.

Whether it’s seeing a festive show, sitting down to eat together or wrapping up for a wander along the beach on Christmas Eve, we’re sure the whole family will leave feeling sparkly on the outside and warm and fuzzy on the inside.

1. What can you do at Butlin’s during the MAY HALF TERM?

A．Visit a bank.

B．Play ball.

C．Enjoy the beach.

D．Observe the weather.

2. Which holiday has the longest time?

A．EASTER HOLIDAYS	B．MAY HALF TERM
C．SUMMER HOLIDAYS	D．CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS

3. Who are these holidays mainly intended for?

A．Families.

B．Students.

C．Kids.

D．Adults.

6 . Growing up in Puerto Rico, our family was no different from so many others. My parents got married after my father came back when the war ended. Both of my parents were struggling with the hard economic realities of the time. But somehow, they found time to cherish those cultural values that shaped our everyday life.
   In our daily life, we celebrated together with our friends or family members every birthday, every graduation, and all holidays with music and dancing, typical foods. When we visited our family in the countryside—a trip that took about two hours in a car, with five children fighting as to who would get a window or the front seat—we would break into a song, and somehow the trip would turn into one full of happiness and fun. We would sing not only interesting children’s songs but also beautiful love songs—songs about the love of the country though we didn’t understand the meaning of the words many times.
   I came to Philadelphia for the first time in 1973 to do a residency (实习) in family medicine. I remember the many hours of work. I was facing issues of life and death and suffering the clearly social unfairness and issues of poverty and race. These were all aggravated by my feeling of cultural differences.
   An important turning point in my life happened one Saturday night when I attended a concert of Puerto Rican singer and composer Antonio Caban Vale. The music showed my familiar rhythms, and the words spoke to my heart. I had found a space to express, celebrate, and share my culture in Philadelphia. Therefore, I believe diversity is seen as an advantage and not as a disadvantage. As a Puerto Rican, I am a mixture of races and I believe in my strength because of this.
1. What do we know about the author’s parents?

A．They lived a well-off life.

B．They were famous in Puerto Rico.

C．They had different cultural values.

D．They took cultural values seriously.

2. Which word is closest in meaning to the underlined word “aggravated”?

A．Worsened.	B．Appreciated.
C．Criticized.	D．Caused.

3. What did the concert make the author aware of?

A．The possibility of celebrating her own culture.

B．The right to share one’s culture with others.

C．The happiness of possessing unique cultural values.

D．The right of cultures to coexist in society.

7 . 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。

People send birthday wishes using cards and postcards in many cultures. It’s not known when and where the tradition of     1     (send) birthday cards began, however, it is believed     2     it was in England in the early nineteenth century. In those days people sent birthday cards because they couldn’t wish somebody     3     happy birthday in person.

In 1840, the first postage stamp was issued in Britain and sending birthday cards became     4     (cheap) and therefore more popular. The     5     (develop) of colour printing processes in the 1930s also helped to increase sales of cards.

Today usually cards     6     (give) with a present, even when people can send     7     (they) wishes in person. In recent times, e-cards have also become popular: many people are starting to use these instead of traditional cards as they are free, environmentally     8     (friend) and arrive more quickly. So will e-cards take the place     9     paper cards in ten or twenty years? Probably not. For young children and old people or for very formal occasions, e-cards are not proper and some people     10     (simple) don’t use the Internet.

8 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入 1 个单词或括号内所给单词的正确形式。

The   use of chopsticks has been    1    big part of Chinese food culture for centuries.

When cooking food or picking it up, a pair of chopsticks always comes for use.

So how did chopsticks come into being?   It’s   said   that a leader of ancient China, Dayu,           2       helped his people fight floods, invented them. In those days, people     3    (eat) only   with their hands. But Dayu was busy     4       (prepare) for flood control work and often had     his meals in the wild. In the summer    5     particular, he hurried to deal with unexpected   accidents and didn’t want to wait to eat. The meat     6    (cook) in the pot was too hot to pick up with his hands. So one day Dayu picked up some twigs(细枝)    7    (help) him hold the meat. Then the twigs    8    (final) became the chopsticks we know today.

But of course, this is just a story. The    9    (early) chopsticks archaeologists(考古学家) have found so far are more than 3,000 years old, dating back to the Shang Dynasty. The six bronze chopsticks were found in Yinxu,   one of China’s   oldest archaeological    10    (place), in Anyang, Henan province.

9 . The art of paper cutting in China has a long history, which originated from the 6th century. As paper became more affordable, paper cutting has become one of the most important types of Chinese folk art. Later, this art form spread to other parts of the world, with different areas adopting their own cultural styles. Because the paper cuts are often used to decorate doors and windows, they are sometimes referred to as “window flowers”.

Scissors and knives are the basic tools to make a paper cut, and the subjects are different in figures, such as flowers, bird, characters, familiar folk stories and fairy tales. It’s also common to see some Chinese characters on paper cuts. The most famous paper cutting characters in Chinese are words meaning “lucky” and “double happiness”. Even these days, Chinese people love to hang paper cutting of these two characters at their doors.

Chinese paper cuts were used for religious and ceremonial purposes in the past. They have been buried with the dead and burned at funerals. At the same time, paper cuts have special significance on festivals and holidays.

Paper cuts are made in many areas through the country; in general, the northern style is bold and free while the southern is delicate (精致的) and smooth.

People express wishes and hopes with paper cutting. As a national non-material culture heritage (遗产), paper cutting is really precious.

1. What is necessary if you want to learn paper-cutting?

A．Glue.	B．Scissors.
C．Chinese characters.	D．Different colors.

2. What is the text mainly about?

A．Paper cutting skills.	B．Paper cutting experts.
C．The art of paper cutting.	D．The history of paper cutting.

3. What’s the author’s attitude towards the art?

A．Positive.	B．Negative.
C．Doubtful.	D．Neutral.

10 . The royal family is filled with rules, and one in particular might explain why Princess Charlotte is a princess, but her kids likely won't be.

When it comes to the British royal family, one thing is almost always true: they have a pretty confusing set of official rules and protocols. For instance, the royal family doesn't have a last name. And don't forget the fact that Queen Elizabeth celebrates two birthdays every year.

If your head isn't swimming yet, consider the tradition of royal titles. As a British custom, only the daughter of a prince or a prince's wife may be considered a formal “princess”. The latter applies to Kate, who is both a princess and the Duchess of Cambridge thanks to her marriage to Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge. And their children, Prince George and Princess Charlotte, also bear official royal titles because their father is Prince William.

However, while Prince George's future children will also carry their father's royal status, any children that Princess Charlotte has will not automatically be considered princes or princesses. Why? Royal custom dictates that royal titles are passed down via sons, but not daughters.

However, while Prince George's future children will also carry their father's royal status, any children that Princess Charlotte has will not automatically be considered princes or princesses. Why? Royal custom dictates that royal titles are passed down via sons, but not daughters.

"Royal titles are inherited through sons, so if Princess Charlotte has children they would not automatically inherit the titles (his or her royal highness) HRH, Prince, or Princess,” Lucy Hume, associate director of etiquette experts Debrett's, told Town& Country.

Of course, exceptions can (and will!) be made. (Learn about every time the British royal family broke their own protocol.) The Queen has offered HRH status to other royal offspring in the past, including the children of Queen Elizabeth's daughter, Anne. Although Princess Anne and her husband, Captain Phillips, declined, perhaps Princess Charlotte will be extended the same offer when her own children are born.

1. What's the meaning of the underlined word "protocol" in the second paragraph?

A．Promise.

B．Behavior.

C．Manners.

D．Connection.

2. What kind of child is regarded as "princess"?

A．The son of a princess.	B．The daughter of a prince.
C．The daughter of a princess.	D．The wife of a king.

3. Who is Charlotte's father?

A．Prince George.

B．Elizabeth.

C．Prince William.

D．Captain Philips.

4. What does the last paragraph mainly tell us?

A．Any person can break traditional rules.

B．Not every person must obey traditional rules.

C．Any British royal family member has their own title.

D．Maybe the British royal family will break their own rules.