1 . As the birthplace of kites in the world, Weifang, Shandong province of China, produces beautiful, vivid, colorful and high-quality kites. Now, more than 70% of kites in the world are exported from Weifang. If you want to see various shapes and sizes of kites covering the sky, you cannot miss the Weifang Kite Festival held on the third Saturday of every April.

But this year, tens of thousands of Chinese participants gathered in Weifang, from Sept 26 to 29 for the 37th International Kite Festival. Held since 1984, the International Kite Festival is an annual event to “exhibit the excellence of the kite lovers to the public,” according to the festival's website.

During the festival, kite lovers can enjoy stunt (特技表演) kite flying, also known as aerial ballet. Controlled by either a single person or a group, the kites form different shapes in the air. People always devote a lot of time and wisdom to making their own kites. From animals that crawl (爬行) on the ground or swim in the water to legends like Monkey King, everything can fly in the sky at the festival. One of this year's highlights was the giant kites decorated with images of medical staff and the Long March 5 rocket, which reflect the hot topics this year.

“Flying a kite is like flying your dream. All the cultural symbols from ancient and modern times can be found in the sky of Weifang,” noted Medium. After more than three decades of development, the festival has become a place to appreciate kites. But most importantly, it serves as a unique cultural event to promote international exchange.

1. What does the text mainly talk about?

A．A kite festival.	B．A kite birthplace.
C．The future of kites.	D．Kite performances.

2. For what purpose is the kite festival held every year?

A．To enjoy animals flying in the air.	B．To show kite-lovers' brilliance.
C．To perform specialized kite flying.	D．To enhance Weifang's global impact.

3. What can be known from Paragraph 3?

A．It takes a lot of trouble to make a kite.	B．Stunt kite flying is the only highlight.
C．Imagination can be shown in the kite.	D．Decorations matter least in the show.

4. What is the most important role the festival plays?

A．It helps organize an international event.

B．It offers tips on how to appreciate kites.

C．It helps make the place known worldwide.

D．It enhances international cultural exchange.

2 . Kids Nature and Survival Camp

Set free your kids’ imagination and spirit of adventure at this camp, as they learn about the natural environment and the important skills of survival.

Activity overview

*4–Day Camp in the Santa Cruz Mountains

*Basic Survival Skills: Shelter, Water, Fire, Food

*Set your own custom（定制的）camp date

Details

*The camp will run for 5 hours each day: 9 am-2 pm.

*This class is 100% hands-on and very active. Everything your kids learn, they will do – no indoor classrooms or long lectures.

Dates offered

– We offer 1 public camp date each summer for ages 8–12. For 2019, that date is August 5 – 8 (9 am – 2 pm each day).

– We also arrange custom/private camp dates for both kids and teens all year round.

Extra information

**4–Day Camp: $395

**Add shuttle ride to/from downtown Santa Cruz for $160 ($40 per day)

**At this time we do not have shuttle service from the Silicon Valley side of the hill, but we do work to help organize carpools（拼车）from the Los Gatos/Saratoga/ Campbell area each year for interested parents.

1. What will kids learn if they join the camp?

A．How to do long lectures.	B．How to survive in the wild.
C．How to organize a camp.	D．How to improve their imagination.

2. What’s special about the class of camp?

A．It is free for all children.

B．Children could learn it online.

C．It is based on practicing in person to learn.

D．Kids could book a public camp date each spring.

3. Which of the following provides shuttle service?

A．Los Gatos.

B．Santa Cruz.

C．Saratoga.

D．Campbell.

3 . Many cultures follow different calendars and celebrate the New Year at different times. The Lunar New Year is one example.    1    . Here is a look at a few of them:

Getting rid of bad luck

Many cultures have traditions meant to scare off demons (恶魔) and bad luck. This often involves using fire or loud noises—or both—often in the form of fireworks!    2    . For example, just before the New Year, people in Denmark find the highest surface they can and jump from it as the New Year starts.

    3    .

Many cultures have certain foods that are said to bring good luck. In the southern part of the United States, people often eat black-eyed peas and pork for good luck in the New Year. In other parts of the U.S., people eat sauerkraut with pork sausage on New Year’s Day. And in Japan, people eat soba noodles on New Year’s Eve,     4    —which represent longevity (长寿).

Clothing traditions

    5    . But some traditions take it a step farther than that. In Japan, for example, people who believe in Buddhism may dress up like the zodiac animal for the coming year. Then they go to a temple to, literally, ring in the New Year. At Buddhist temples, monks will ring a bell 108 times, one for each humanly sin.

A．Food for good luck

B．All kinds of cultures

C．Before they drink, they will always pray to God

D．While they eat, they try not to break the long noodles

E．Of course, some traditions meant to avoid bad luck do not involve fire at all

F．To start the New Year off on the right foot, many people like to wear new clothing

G．No matter when you celebrate, there are many traditions around the world for ringing in the New Year

4 . The Torch Festival is a traditional festival celebrated among some ethnic groups in southwestern China, such as the Yi, Bai, Hani, Lisu，Naxi，Pumi and Lahu，etc. It usually falls on the 24th or 25^th of June, with three days of celebrations. The origin（起源）of the festival may have something to do with the worship of fire by ancestors（祖先），who believed fire had the power to drive away insects and protect crop growth. For some ethnic groups，it’s a tradition in the festival for elders to share farming experience with young people and educate them on taking care of crops.

During the festival, big torches are made to stand in all villages, with small torches placed in front of the door of each house. When night falls, the torches are lit and the villages are bright. At the same time, people walk around the fields and houses, holding small torches and placing the torches in the field corners. Inside the villages, young people are singing and dancing around the big torches that keep burning throughout the night. Other activities like horse races, bullfights, etc. are also held during the festival.

In a horse race of the Yi people in Yunnan, torches are used to form hurdles（栏架） for riders to get through. The Hani people in Yunnan traditionally attach fruits to torches with ropes. When the ropes are broken after the torches are lit, people struggle for the fruits for good luck.

For the Lisu people in Sichuan, the festival is an occasion for holding grand torch parades. Big torches are carried by the procession（队伍）, which is like a fire dragon. If several processions from different directions meet, it’s a tradition to exchange the big torches with one another.

1. Why did people originally light torches during the Torch Festival?

A．To drive away insects and evils.

B．To celebrate crop harvests.

C．To light up the villages and fields.

D．To memorize their ancestors.

2. Which of the following activities is not included during the festival?

A．Learning how to farm.

B．Singing and dancing.

C．Horse racing and bullfighting.

D．Enjoying big dinners.

3. Looking for fruits is the festival activity of _______.

A．the Yi people

B．the Hani people

C．the Lisu people

D．the Naxi people

4. What can we infer from the last two paragraphs?

A．Horses are the most popular animals in Yunnan.

B．Most peoples celebrate the festival in a similar way.

C．Fruits are regarded as a sign of good luck in Sichuan.

D．The festival is celebrated differently by different ethnic groups.

5 . April Fool’s Day is a western festival. No one _______ exactly when and how April Fool’s Day began.

However, there are some stories about _______ it came into being. One story _______like this: in the sixteenth-century France, the start of the new year was on April first. It was celebrated _______much the same way _______it is today with parties and dancing into the late hours of the night. Then in 1562, Pope (教皇) Gregory introduced a new calendar (日历) for the Christian world, and the new year fell on January first. There were some people, _______, who hadn’t heard or didn’t believe the _______in the date, so they _______to celebrate New Year’s Day on April first. _______played tricks on them and called them “April fools”. They tried to make them believe that something false was ________. In France today, April first is called “April Fish”. French children fool their friends by taping a paper fish to their friends’ ________. When the “young fool” ________this trick, the prankster (恶作剧者) shouts “April Fish!”

Today Americans play small tricks on friends and strangers alike on the first of April. One ________trick on April Fool’s Day is ________to a friend’s shoe and saying, “Your shoelace is united (开了).” School children might tell a classmate that school has been canceled. ________the trick is, if you fail for the joke the prankster shouts “April Fool!”

In Britain today, on the first of April, even ________newspapers, radio and TV programs tell big lies. You ________read a science ________showing that doctors have found a way to cure AIDS, ________you would probably listen to a piece of news about an UFO________on an island.

1.

A．understands

B．knows

C．Believes

D．remembers

2.

A．when

B．why

C．how

D．where

3.

A．goes

B．tells

C．happens

D．writes

4.

A．as

B．like

C．with

D．in

5.

A．like

B．as

C．so

D．for

6.

A．however

B．but

C．therefore

D．instead

7.

A．fact

B．news

C．change

D．information

8.

A．remained

B．continued

C．considered

D．went

9.

A．Others

B．Somebody

C．Many

D．Some

10.

A．real

B．true

C．right

D．correct

11.

A．hands

B．faces

C．backs

D．heads

12.

A．discovers

B．sees

C．found

D．notices

13.

A．usual

B．common

C．funny

D．silly

14.

A．looking down

B．pointing down

C．getting down

D．turning down

15.

A．Whenever

B．Whoever

C．Whatever

D．Wherever

16.

A．serious

B．famous

C．interesting

D．important

17.

A．might

B．should

C．could

D．must

18.

A．letter

B．speech

C．writing

D．report

19.

A．so

B．and

C．or

D．but

20.

A．lying

B．walking

C．flying

D．Landing

6 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What is going to be in Liberty Park next week ?

A．An art festival.

B．A concert.

C．A picnic.

2. How many artists will show their paintings?

A．Two traditional painters.

B．Two modern artists.

C．Three best local artists.

3. What information do we know about the art exhibitions ?

A．They start at the same place and time.

B．They start at different places and time.

C．They will show paintings from five foreign countries .

7 . In the age of the smart phone, there seems no reason to ask questions about: the weather forecast, a business’s phone number or directions,     1    can all easily be found on Google, but very often people     2    (actual) ask these things by telephoning. Your answer may be replied to with a thank-you e-mail.

This isn’t the first time that great changes     3    (take) place in our manners due to technology. In     4    late 1870s, when the telephone    5    (invent), people didn’t know how    6    (greet) a caller. Often there is just     7    (silent). Alexander Graham Bell, the inventor, suggested people saying “Ahoy”, but finally “Hello” went out, the greeting     8    (use) in everyday face-to-face communications now.

Try to be respectful no matter who you communicate     9    . Just keep it in mind that    10    (polite) never goes out of fashion.

8 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. When will the man go to the woman’s house?

A．On Thursday.

B．On Tuesday.

C．On Saturday.

2. Why won’t the man go with his parents?

A．He has planned to spend the holiday with the woman.

B．He doesn’t like the weather in Finland.

C．He is too busy with his work.

3. Who will be at the dinner party?

A．The woman’s niece.

B．The woman’s grandma.

C．The woman’s sister-in-law.

4. What will the man bring to the dinner?

A．Green beans.

B．Dessert.

C．Wine.

9 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. How does the man feel about his holiday?

A．Excited.

B．Disappointed.

C．Satisfied.

2. When does the conversation take place?

A．On Tuesday.

B．On Wednesday.

C．On Thursday.

10 . The Thanksgiving Day has been alive for hundreds of years. The customs we see in our homes today remind us of ancient celebrations of harvest, thankfulness for peace, and the hard work of native Americans. It is made up of stories of those who believe that thanks for blessings is what people must own     1     Have you wanted to make special gifts?

Custom of Praying

For centuries, “Thanksgiving Day” is associated with prayers in church and in homes.     2     It is a time, when mankind thanks God for all his blessings and mercy. It is also a day to show gratitude to their friends and relatives for all the good deeds.

    3    

Everyone follows the custom of family dinner and reunion every year. Distances don’t really matter as relatives can drive down to be with their family. Feasts are usually held at home. It is a time to enjoy their favorite Turkey the family.

Custom of Decoration

    4     People beautify their homes, give the interiors a whole new look and feel. They light lamps to brighten the environment. Tables are adorned with best china and antique silver cutlery to mark the occasion.

Custom of sending messages

Thanksgiving is a day when people send loving messages and warm wishes to their relatives, colleagues at work place, superiors and subordinates, near and dear ones.     5    

A．People present gifts to friends.

B．Custom of Family Dinner

C．People like to get together and have turkey.

D．People offer various meal time prayers during the day.

E．Like Christmas, millions of cards are sent every year.

F．Thanksgiving is a time to decorate homes with wreaths, fresh and dried flowers.

G．It is a day of expressing their feelings through Thanksgiving cards.