1 . 你校美国交换生 Clement很喜欢中华成语故事，看到下面的图片，想了解关于此图片的具体信息，请你用英语给他写一篇短文。内容包括：

1. 描述画面；
2. 概述其含义；
3. 谈谈个人感想。
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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2 . 阅读下面材料，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 Bullfighters Bring Martial Arts (武术) to Their Sport

Several times a week. Ren Ruzhi battles an opponent (对手)that is five times     1     (he)weight and strong enough to kill him. He is skilled in fighting bulls (公牛), an animal known     2     its aggressive behavior.

Ren teaches the Chinese martial art of kung fu. The 24-year-old’s mixing of martial arts and bullfighting     3     (worry) his mother. However, Ren has never been hurt. He says that     4     (battle) the bull makes him feel energized. “It symbolizes the     5     (brave) of a man,” Ren told the Reuters news agency in the city of Jiaxing, China.

Bullfighting may be more famous in Spain,     6     it is usually very bloody, while the Chinese form of bullfighting is not so     7     (violence). Instead it combines moves from the sport of wrestling with the skill and speed of kung fu     8     (bring) down animals weighing up to 400 kilograms.

Han Haihua, a former wrestler, teaches bullfighters at his Haihua Kung Fu School in Jiaxing. Han said the     9     (physical) demanding sport requires fighters to train intensively and they usually have short careers. Han described     10     form of bullfighting he teaches as the explosive power of hard “qigong”, saying it combines the skill and speed of martial arts with traditional wrestling moves.

3 . 假定你是李华，你打算今年暑期邀请你的英国朋友 Joseph 到你的家乡参观游览。请你用英语给 他写一封邀请信，内容包括:
1.住宿安排在你家；
2.游览名胜，品尝小吃；
3.感受当地风土人情。
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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4 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What does the woman need help with?

A．Clearing the sidewalk.

B．Hanging Christmas lights.

C．Digging her car out of the snow.

2. Who will visit the man this weekend?

A．His friends.

B．His grandkids.

C．His students.

3. Where will the woman go for the holiday?

A．A relative’s apartment.

B．A ski mountain.

C．A farm.

5 . Music Festivals

1. Why do people in the Buku Music Festival need to catch up on their sleep?

A．Sleep during the night is difficult.	B．Buku has a post-industrial setting.
C．The performances will last overnight.	D．The tickets for the festival are very expensive.

2. Which music festival can you find sports programs?

A．Buku Music Festival.	B．Horizon Festival.
C．Gasparilla Music Festival.	D．Golden Plains Festival.

3. Where is the Golden Plains Festival held?

A．On a mountain.	B．In a downtown square.
C．In a music hall.	D．In an open-air theatre.

6 . 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。

As we all know, Peppa Pig is now     1     (extreme) popular among Chinese preschoolers. On Douban,     2     major film and TV review platform in China, it has received an average score of nine points, ranking higher among preschool     3     (cartoon).

Peppa Pig,     4     was first aired on May 31^st 2004, is a British preschool animated television series (动画电视系列片)     5     (produce) by the Studio Astley Baker Davies in association with Entertainment One. Actually, the British cartoon has enjoyed worldwide     6     (popular). So far, it has released 6 seasons and     7     (translate) into 40 languages and shown in over 180 countries and regions.

The success of Peppa Pig is beyond the     8     (wild) dreams of her creator — producer Phil Davies and animation directors Neville Astley and Mark Baker. Phil says, “We had 3 other ideas, but decided     9     (go) ahead with Peppa.” With their team of 30 animators, they produced 52 episodes a year. Phil adds, “It was not until the opening of the theme park     10     I thought, ‘We’ve made something pretty successful’.”

7 . 假定你是李华，你的美国朋友 Peter在中国留学。他给你发来邮件，说国庆期间准备参加中央电视台组织的建国70周年系列庆祝活动之一“外国人唱中文歌 （Foreigners Singing Chinese Songs）”的比赛，希望你给些参考意见。请你回复邮件，内容包括：
1.推荐你认为合适的歌曲；
2.就演唱成功的关键提两条看法。
注意：1.词数100左右；2.可适当添加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Peter,
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Yours

Li Hua

8 . 假定你是李华，你的美国朋友Mike来信请你向他介绍一下中国传统节日端午节(Dragon Boat Festival)的习俗。请你给他写封回信，介绍这个节日，内容包括:
1. 端午节的时间和由来；
2. 端午节的习俗；
3. 欢迎他来中国体验。
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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9 . Bank holidays! We all love them!

A bank holiday is an English term for a public holiday. During the day banks and offices are closed and a lot of people have a day off work. In the UK, people only get eight bank holidays in one year.     1    

People in Colombia are much luckier. There are twenty bank holidays for the whole country in one year! And there can be even more, depending on which region(地区) you live in.     2     As in the UK, most of the bank holidays in Colombia exist for religious reasons.

    3     One such example is Independence Day on 20 July every year. This is just like Bastille Day in France on 14 July.     4     It is in memory of the day that Christopher Columbus, first reached America in the year 1492.

Bank holidays are very important for western people.     5     They may also choose to stay at home to relax and forget about work.

A．Bank holidays are different in Colombia.

B．During the holidays, they often travel with their families.

C．This is because different regions have their own holidays.

D．And at least five of those are around Christmas time and Easter.

E．Every country on the continent of America celebrates Columbus Day.

F．Another historical bank holiday in Colombia is Columbus Day on 12 October.

G．However, some bank holidays in Colombia came into being for historical reasons.

10 . These days, people who do manual (体力的) work often receive far more money than people who work in offices. People who work in offices are frequently referred to as “white-collar workers” for the simple reason that they usually wear a collar and tie to go to work. Such is human nature, that a great many people are often willing to sacrifice higher pay for the honor of becoming white-collar workers. This can lead to curious situations, as it did in the case of Alfred Bloggs who worked as a dustman for the Ellesmere Corporation.

When he got married, Alf was too embarrassed to say anything to his wife about his job. He simply told her that he worked for the Corporation. Every morning, he left home dressed in a smart black suit. He then changed into overalls (工作服) and spent the next eight hours as a dustman. Before returning home at night, he took a shower and changed back into his suit. Alf did this for over two years and his fellow dustmen kept his secret. Alf’s wife has never discovered that she married a dustman and she never will, for Alf has just found another job. He will soon be working in an office. He will be earning only half as much as he used to, but he feels that his rise in status (身份；地位) is well worth the loss of money. From now on, he will wear a suit all day and others will call him ‘Mr. Bloggs’, not ‘Alf’.

1. What does the case of Alfred Bloggs show?

A．That people often care more about the status of a job than the income.

B．That “white-collar workers” usually wear a suit to go to work.

C．That manual workers prefer to keep their jobs a secret.

D．That office workers earn less than manual workers.

2. What did Alfred Bloggs do for over two years?

A．He told his wife he worked for the Corporation, when in fact he did not.

B．He dressed himself as a dustman before leaving home every morning.

C．He lied to his wife about his job.

D．He earned twice as much as a white-collar worker.

3. What does Alfred Bloggs think of his new job?

A．He feels it is a pity because he now earns less than before.

B．He thinks it is worthwhile for his rise in status.

C．He is proud because he earns much more than before.

D．He is satisfied because he no longer needs a shower before returning home.

4. What’s the best title of the passage?

A．The Double Life of Alfred Bloggs.

B．Money or Status, Which Comes First?

C．The Story of Alfred Bloggs, a Dustman.

D．Truth Will Come to Light Sooner or Later.