1 . 阅读下面材料，在空格处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

In western countries, after a long day with the sun     1     (burn) your back, a bottle of cold water sounds like the perfect solution. However, consuming cold drinks may not be     2     same choice internationally. In the US, people often receive a glass cold water alongside their meals,     3     in China, people usually get a cup of hot tea instead. In fact, even when the weather is     4     (extreme) hot, many Chinese people prefer to have hot water. According to ancient Chinese medicine, drinking a glass of warm water     5     (be) beneficial to health.

Restaurants in the US are places where people     6     (serve) with cold water, which doesn’t hurt anyone if it is spilled accidentally. In China, you pour tea into cups yourself; if you spill the water, you are responsible     7     it.

In spite of the benefits of hot water and the     8     (harm) effects of drinking cold water, modern medicine tells us that they are both fine       9     (consume). Actually, the debate between cold water and hot water is all a matter of     10     (prefer) and body type. So, what would you like to drink?

2 . 假定你是李华，计划周末和同学去茶园（tea plantation）体验中国茶文化。请写封邮件邀请外教Henry参加，内容包括：
1.出发及返回时间；
2.活动安排：采茶、品茶、观看表演等；
3.期待Henry一同前往。
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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3 . Australians are pretty bold (大胆的) when it comes to humor. Not afraid of saying something insulting (冒犯的) in the name of a good laugh, they generally don’t hold back. This is always done in fun, however.

You get yourself a haircut before going to meet your new Aussie friend. You’re expecting to be praised. but what you hear is, “Did ya have a fight with a lawnmower (割草机)?” You might take this as an insult, but it’s just your friend’s way of saying that you’ve had a haircut.

Your friend comes knocking at your bedroom door one morning to tell you’re late for class. You were up studying late the night before and you look a mess. Your friend thinks you need to put a brush through your hair before leaving, but instead of just saying so he says, “Wow. Your hair looks like a bush pig’s arse.”He’s trying to be nice.

Australia is one of cultures on this planet where making fun of someone is a sign of friendship. If you find yourself being made fun of lots, it could be that you’ve scored yourself a whole lot of new friends. Consider yourself lucky — these insults are all part of building a relationship.

Australians also use a lot of sarcasm (讽刺). You foolishly say something that’s obvious (明显的). For example, “A six pack of beer is named after the number of beers you get in the pack, the number being six.” A normal answer would be, “That is the most obvious statement I’ve ever heard”, but an Australian would say, “Really? You’ re so clever”.

Now let’s say your teacher tells you that there will be a test the following day. Australians might say, “Great. I can’t wait to add preparing for a test to my already long to-do list. Thank you for this gift”.

1. According to Paragraphs 2 and 3, Australians try to be humorous_______.

A．by telling funny jokes	B．by making fun of friends
C．by laughing at themselves	D．by showing unfriendliness

2. What does the author suggest you do when you are laughed at by an Australian?

A．Accept it readily.	B．Fight back bravely.
C．Mind your behavior.	D．End the relationship.

3. What do Australians want to express by saying “Thank you for this gift” in the last paragraph?

A．Dislike.	B．Worry .
C．Gladness.	D．Thankfulness.

4. How is the text mainly developed?

A．By telling stories.	B．By making comparisons.
C．By providing examples.	D．By examining differences.

4 . In Africa, Christmas Day begins with groups of carolers (欢唱颂歌的人) walking to and from through the village, along the roadway, by the houses of the missionaries (传教士), singing the lovely carols known to the world around. Often people may be awakened by a group of carolers beginning to gather at the house of worship (敬神活动). They return home to make final preparations as to the clothes one must wear and also as to their offering for the Christmas service.

The most important part of their Christmas worship service is the love offering. This is the gift in honor of Jesus. At about 8 or 9 o'clock everyone goes to the celebration of the birthday of Jesus. Everyone who attends the service goes forward to lay down their gift upon the raised platform near the Communion table. No one will attend the service without giving a gift.

Christmas in South Africa is a summer holiday. There is no snow, but it has many flowers, many beautiful varieties of wild flowers being in their full pride.

In Ghana, most churches show the coming of Christmas by decorating the church and homes beginning with the first week in Advent, four weeks before Christmas. This season happens to be the time of cocoa harvest, so it is a time of wealth. Everyone returns home from wherever they might be such as farms or mines.

In Africa, it is the traditional dinner of turkey, roast beef, mince pies, or suckling pig, yellow rice with raisins, vegetables, and plum pudding, crackers. In the afternoon, families go out into the country and usually there are games or bathing in the warm sunshine, and then home in the cool of the evening. Boxing Day is also a proclaimed (正式宣布的) public holiday usually spent in the open air. It falls on December 26 and is a day of real relaxation.

1. The purpose of this text is to ______.

A．persuade us to have a holiday in Africa

B．describe some important holidays in Africa

C．tell us how people celebrate Christmas in Africa

D．introduce to us when Christmas came into being

2. If you visit South Africa on Christmas Day, you’ll find ______.

A．the church and homes are being decorated	B．there are flowers all over the country
C．everyone returns home to harvest cocoa	D．it is snowing heavily everywhere

3. What is the most important part of Christmas worship service?

A．One must sing a carol on the platform.	B．One must appear in fantastic clothes.
C．Food is shared among carolers.	D．Everyone carries a gift to the scene.

5 . The Notre Dame (巴黎圣母院) fire has been put out, but its spire (尖顶) and a large portion of its wooden roof have been damaged. The terrible destruction causes a sudden sharp pain to people around the world. “What a pity that we cannot see the damaged parts of the wonder anymore.”

But the good news is that there is at least one way of seeing them, namely through a video game called Assassin’s Creed: Unity. In this game, the player can travel to one city after another and enter the buildings exactly like what they are in reality, and see Notre Dame as it was before the fire. Further, with virtual reality technology, which is already quite mature, one can even look around the undamaged Notre Dame as if it is still there. Maybe digital technology could help to better protect architectural cultural heritage.

The idea of making digital models of ancient buildings to save their data dates back to the 1990s and the necessary technology has continued to advance since then. By scanning the ancient buildings with lasers, building 3D models with multiple images, as well as measuring everything precisely, engineers can make a copy as accurate as the real one.

As computers and smartphones are hugely popular, the digital model has great useful value. First, it allows tourists to feel the cultural relics without touching them. The virtual tour of Dunhuang Grottoes in Gansu Province is a good example of this as tourists can view the paintings without standing near them. Furthermore, it can make the digitized cultural relics more famous by spreading awareness about them via the Internet. In 2000, a virtual tour of the Great Wall became very popular at the Hannover World Expo, which increased the number of foreign tourists visiting the site in the following years. Above all, it preserves all the information of the cultural relics.

Of course, however precise a model is, it is not the original. Maybe we will have better technologies in the future, but the digital technology offers a practical way to preserve architectural cultural heritage at the moment.

1. What can we see about Notre Dame in the game?

A．The damaged Notre Dame.	B．Its wooden shape.
C．The big fire.	D．Its original look.

2. What will engineers do to create a digital copy of the ancient buildings?

A．Build 3D models of full size.	B．Scan the photos of the buildings
C．Measure all the parts exactly.	D．Improve the technology needed.

3. How does the author prove the digital copy has vital practical importance?

A．By giving examples.	B．By classification.
C．By comparison.	D．By listing data.

4. What is the author’s attitude towards the application of the technology?

A．Delighted	B．Supportive
C．Doubtful	D．Conservative

6 . The Torch Festival (火把节) is a traditional festival which is celebrated among some ethnic groups in southwestern China, such as the Yi, Bai, Hani, Lisu, and Lahu, etc. It usually falls on the 24th or 25th of June, with three days of celebrations. The festival came from worship (崇拜) of fire by ancestors (祖先). For some ethnic groups, it’s a tradition in the festival for elders to share farming experience with young people and educate them about 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 are also held during the festival.

In a horse race of the Yi people in Yunnan, torches are used to form hurdles for riders to get through. The Hani people in Yunnan traditionally tie fruits to torches with strings. When the strings 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 torch parades. Big torches are carried by teams of people, which is like a fire dragon. If different teams meet, it’s a tradition to exchange the big torches with one another.

1. What can we know about the Torch Festival from the first paragraph?

A．It has nothing to do with farming.

B．Its celebrations usually last two days.

C．It is a traditional festival of all China.

D．It is a festival to show worship of fire.

2. What does the underlined word “them” in paragraph 1 refer to?

A．ancestors.	B．young people.
C．elders.	D．ethnic groups.

3. What is the main idea of the second paragraph?

A．Why the festival is enjoyed.	B．Where the festival is celebrated.
C．How the festival is celebrated.	D．What torches are used for the festival.

4. Which is a way that Lisu people in Sichuan celebrate the festival according to the text?

A．Holding torch parades.	B．Tying fruits to torches with strings.
C．Struggling for fruits for good luck.	D．Using torches as hurdles for a horse race.

7 . 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除:把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。
修改:在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意:1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2. 只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。

Last week, all of us were told prepare for an exhibition of our understanding of traditional Chinese culture. After knowing that, we had a heated discussion at the class meeting. Very soon, idea like Peking Opera, Han Clothing, and Chinese Kung fu come to our minds. With the idea gathering, we started to take the action. Some searched on the Internet for more details, when others set out drawing pictures on the blackboard. Thanks to my hard work, our design finally won the head teacher’s approval. Not only did we proud of our teamwork but also deep impressed by the great traditional Chinese culture.

8 . 根据题目所提出的具体要求，在答题卡上写出一篇连贯完整的短文。词数不少于60。
假如你是李华，你们学校将为留学生举办“中国文化节”活动。请参考下表提供的信息，写邮件告诉交换生Jack此次活动的相关安排，邀请他参加并说明理由。
短文的开头已为你写好，不计入总词数。

Time: January 18th Place: the school hall Activities: ● learn to play Chinese instrumental music; ● see an exhibition of Chinese paintings; …

Dear Jack,

I’m writing to tell you that our school will hold a Chinese Culture Day for the international students.

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Best regards,

Li Hua

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。

Chinese New Year,     1     starts on the first day of the Chinese lunar calendar (阴历), is considered as China’s most important holiday. It     2     (know) as the Spring Festival.

The Spring Festival starts at the beginning     3     the new moon. It often happens between January and February. It     4     (last) until the Festival of Lanterns (元宵节), which gives everyone plenty of time for celebration.

    5     (traditional), red envelopes with money in are gifted during the Spring Festival celebrations. It’s     6     custom which goes back to ancient times. However, when the tradition     7     (start) is unknown. Whatever the reason is, the red envelope is an important part of Chinese New Year to this day.

The firework is another big part of Chinese New Year. A     8     (write) shared the following story on a website. An old man saved a town from a terrible monster (怪兽) by throwing bamboo     9     (stick) into the fire. The explosion (爆炸声) caused by the bamboo frightened off the monster. As a result, Chinese people set off fireworks during Chinese New Year celebrations     10     (avoid) the evil spirits of the past.

10 . Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival

Where: Becket, Massachusetts

When: Jun.15---Aug.24

Each summer, this influential dance center presents a number of classes and performances by more than 50 companies from around the world. Highlights (最精彩的部分) in this season include the Dance Theater of Harlem's production of Alvin Ailey's ''The Lark Ascending'', which opens the festival.

Many events are free. Ticketed performances start at $22. Jacobspillow.org.

Moab Music Festival

Where: Moab, Utah

When: Aug.29---Sept.9

This area is better known for mountain biking than for music. But since 1992, it has hosted a private festival that brings classical, jazz, Latin and other types of music to the land. This year there will be 16 concerts, including three ''Grotto Concerts'', where guests take a 45-minute boat ride down the Colorado River to performances.

Events start at $25. moabmusicfest.org.

Cheyenne Frontier Days

Where: Cheyenne, Wyoming

When: July19---28

There is something for everyone at this 117-year-old festival, from an ''Indian village and Old West museum'' to country concerts. But the competition is still the main attraction, with cowboys and cowgirls competing for major money in the world's largest outdoor stage.

Competition tickets start at $18, and concert tickets at $23. cfdrodeo.com.

The Glimmerglass Festival

Where: Cooperstown, New York

When: July6---Aug.24

Each summer, opera lovers from around the country travel to upstate New York to watch productions that include stars like Nathan Gunn and Ginger Costa-Jackson. This year's performances include Wagner's ''The Flying Dutchman'' and Verdi's ''King for a Day'', in honor of the 200th birthdays of both composers(作曲家).

Tickets start at $26. glimmerglass.org.

1. If you are interested in dance performance, which date suits you best?

A．June 6.

B．June 28.

C．August 29.

D．September 9.

2. Where can you watch a competition and enjoy concerts?

A．Becket, Massachusetts.	B．Moab, Utah.
C．Cheyenne, Wyoming.	D．Cooperstown, New York.

3. If you are a big fan of Wagner, which one should you choose?

A．Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival	B．The Glimmerglass Festival
C．Cheyenne Frontier Days	D．Moab Music Festival