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。

Sending gifts varies greatly from country to country. In Australia, Canada, the United States    1     European countries, sending gifts     2     (be) rarely expected. While seen as a nice gesture, it is more important to avoid    3     (give) highly personal gifts such as clothing. When visiting the home of a colleague from one of these    4     (country), it is normally appropriate to bring a gift to the hostess.

In America, expensive gifts are    5     (definite) out. A good choice is to take the deserving person to dinner, or to an entertainment or a sporting event.     6    the contrary, gift giving is a traditional custom in Japan. In Japan the proper gift is thought    7     (express) the giver’s true friendship, gratitude and respect far    8    (well) than words can. So if you plan to visit Japan or to have any Japanese visit you here, be prepared.

Australia is known for     9    (it) friendliness and informality. So modest gifts, such as a diary, a paperweight, or a coffee cup might be presented to a friend. But when visiting a German home, gifts    10     reflect your home country are popular, and you might want to bring small gifts for the children of the family you are visiting.

3 . 随着经济的发展，越来越多的文化遗产地遭到破坏。假设你是红星中学高中生李华，请给当地报社写一封信，就以下两个方面谈谈你的看法，以庆祝世界文化遗产日(World Cultural Heritage Day )。
要点：
1.文化遗产地的重要性(见证历史和文化，帮助人们了解过去)；
2.呼吁人们保护文化遗产地。
注意：
1.要涵盖所给要点，词数80左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3.开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数。
Dear Editor,

I am Li Hua, a senior student from Hongxing High School.

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Yours,

Li Hua

6 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当内容(不多于3个词汇)或括号中词汇的正确形式。

If you live in northeastern China, you expect long, cold winters. People     1    (live) in Harbin don’t just stand the cold, however, they welcome it. The city is home to the Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival,    2    is considered to be the largest ice festival in the world. Even with temperatures usually close to zero, thousands of people head to city parks     3    (see) great ice sculptures, many bathed in colored lights.

The festival includes several thousand ice sculptures. Some of these works are the recreations of castles, historic landmarks and famous people, lit up at night in bright colors. There     4    (visitor) can climb ice stairways and go down ice slides (滑坡). They can also take part    5    sporting events, including skating, ice football     6    well as ice swimming.

The city started     7    (it) icy event in 1963 with the Ice Lantern Garden Party, a     8    (celebrate) of the tradition of creating lanterns out of blocks of ice. The larger festival     9    (begin) in 1985 and added sculptures, which have grown in number and size over the years. As it has gotten bigger, the festival has become popular outside the city.    10    (official), the festival starts on January 5th and lasts over one month.

7 . 假如你是李华，你的美国笔友Mike即将随其父母来中国，并在中国度过中秋节。他来信向你询问有关中秋节的习俗，请你告诉他有关中秋节的习俗。
要点如下：1.历史悠久；2.中国人独有的传统节日；3 .家庭团圆；4 .共进晚餐；5.吃月饼；6 .赏月。
注意事项：
1.词数80 左右；
2.可适当添加细节；
3.开头已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Mike，

I am glad to know that you are coming to China with your parents and spend the Mid-Autumn Day here．

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Yours，

Li Hua．

8 . Many everyday American expressions are based on colors.

Red is a hot color. Americans may say they are red hot about something unfair. They are red hot when they are very angry about something. The small hot-tasting peppers found in many Mexican foods are called red hot for their color and their fiery(辣的) taste. Fast loud music is popular with many people. They may say the music is red hot, especially the kind called Dixieland jazz.

Pink is a lighter kind of red. People sometimes say they are in the pink when they are in good health. The expression was first used in America at the beginning of the twentieth century. It comes from the fact that many babies are born with nice pink skin that shows that they are in good health.

The color black is often used in expressions. People describe a day on which everything goes wrong as a black day. A blacklist(黑名单) is illegal now. But at one time, some businesses refused to employ people who were on a blacklist for belonging to unpopular organizations.

The color green is natural for trees and grass. But it is an unnatural color for humans. A person who has a sick feeling in his stomach may say he feels a little green. A passenger on a boat who is feeling very sick from high waves may look very green.

Sometimes a person may be upset because he does not have something as nice as a friend has. That person may say he is green with envy. Some people are green with envy because a friend has more dollars or green-backs. Dollars are called greenbacks because green is the color of the black side of the paper money.

1. Americans use “red hot” to describe the following EXCEPT_______.

A．something unfair

B．small hot-tasting peppers

C．the person who is very angry

D．popular music like Dixieland jazz

2. People use “in the pink” to express they are in good health because_______.

A．the expression has a very long history

B．the color pink makes people feel happy

C．people think the color pink is gentler than red

D．healthy babies are born with nice pink skin

3. When we say someone feels a little green, it means he/she_________.

A．enjoys himself/herself in boating	B．is hit by a high wave
C．has a stomach ache	D．likes trees and grass

4. In the writer’s eyes, what is related to a black day?

A．Being sent a beautiful gift	B．Passing a very difficult test.
C．Being refused during and important interview	D．Being invited to an exciting party

9 . 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。

The summer holiday     1    (come).My classmates and I are talking about     2    to do during the holiday.We can     3    (choice) between staying at home and     4    (take) a trip.If we stay at home,it is comfortable     5    there is no need     6    (spend) money.But in that case,we will learn little about     7    world.If we go on a trip abroad,we can broaden     8    (us) views and gain     9    (useless) knowledge we cannot get from books.Some classmates suggest we should go to     10    (place) of interest nearby.I think it is a good idea.It does not cost much,yet we can still learn a lot.

10 . If ever we have to wait for something in the UK一for the bus, to get into a concert, or to get into a shop, we form a queue. Everybody knows that when you roll up, you join the back of the queue.     1    It is an absolutely fair system and we all agree with it. British people would never dream of “jumping the queue”!

    2     If you are seen to push in, it is considered very rude. People think pushing in is unfair to other people who have been waiting. So, if you see a line of people and you are not sure about it, then ask: “Is this the back of the queue?”    3     You might even get chatting! Brits are happy to chat while queuing.

If ever somebody pushes in, you can almost feel others upset about him or her! People will be silently angry! However, rarely will anybody say anything.    4     If somebody does say something to the rule breaker， the rest of the people in the queue will be very embarrassed and they will look away.

    5    For example, they may give bad looks to the transgressor (违规者). They may also turn around and talk about the transgressor in a whisper with the person next to them in the queue. You would need a skin as thick as a rhinoceros (犀牛皮) to miss these signals that you have transgressed a sacred British rule. So, if you come to the UK, get used to queuing.

A．You have to wait for your turn in the queue.

B．People do not welcome queue-jumping in England.

C．Queue-jumping can be seen everywhere in the world.

D．British people do not like to cause a scene by arguing.

E．Some people want to break the accepted rule sometimes.

F．People will be very polite to you and let you know where you should stand.

G．People will show that they are annoyed, but in ways that are not easy to notice.