1 . Living in a foreign culture can be exciting, but it can also be confusing(令人迷惑的). A group of Americans who taught English in other countries recently discussed their experiences. They found that miscommunication was always possible, even over something as simple as “yes” and “no”.

On her first day in Micronesia, an island in the Pacific, Lisa thought people weren’t paying any attention to her. The day was hot. She went into a store and asked, “Do you have cold drinks？” The woman there didn’t say anything. Lisa repeated the question. Still the woman said nothing. She later learned that the woman had answered her: She had raised her eyebrows(眉毛), which in Micronesia means “yes”.

Jan remembered an experience she had in Bulgaria, a country in Europe. She went to a restaurant that was famous for its cabbage. She asked the waiter, “Do you have cabbage today？” He nodded his head. Jan waited, but the cabbage never came. In that country, a nod means “no”.

Tom had a similar problem when he arrived in India. After explaining something in class, he asked his students if they understood. They answered with many different nods and shakes of the head. He thought some people had not understood, so he explained again. When he asked again, they did the same thing. He soon found out that his students did understand. In India, people nod and shake their heads in different ways depending on where they come from. You have to know where a person is from to understand whether they mean “yes” or “no”．

1. The Americans teaching English in other countries found that they ________.

A．had problems with communication	B．needed to learn foreign languages
C．should often discuss their experiences	D．should go abroad for vacations

2. People in Micronesia show “yes” by ________.

A．nodding heads	B．raising eyebrows
C．shaking heads	D．saying “no”

3. Tom misunderstood his class at first because ________.

A．he didn’t know where the students came from

B．he didn’t explain everything clearly enough

C．some students didn’t understand his questions

D．he did not know much about Indian culture

4. Which of the following is TRUE according to this passage?

A．In Bulgaria, nodding heads means “no”

B．Jan taught English on a Pacific island.

C．Lisa was trying to buy some cabbage.

D．In India，only shaking heads means “yes”.

2 . Small talk is a good way to make friends. If you travel to other countries or have friends from abroad, do you know how to use small talk to make conversation?

In Britain, the best topic is the weather. British weather is changing all the time.     1    

Besides weather, it's good to talk about gardens with British. You could say "Those roses look really beautiful, don't they?'*     2     So it's also nice to start with "What a lovely dog! What is his name?”

In America, people like to talk about sports news, such as American football and basketball.     3     So you might say "It's a nice shirt! Where did you get it?" Weather is a safe topic there, too.

    4     Don't ask people "How old are you?" Never ask: "How much money do you make?"It makes people uncomfortable. Don't ask strangers weather they are married.     5     There are others in our daily life.

A．English people love their pets.

B．Americans also talk about clothes.

C．Politics or religion is not a good topic.

D．Only a few topics are not used for small talk.

E．There are also a lot of topics to avoid during small talk.

F．You can start chatting by saying "It's a lovely day today, isn't it?"

G．Friends are important to us all, but how to make friends is a problem.

3 . 阅读下面材料，根据方框里提供的信息，在空白处填入单词的正确形式。

The Great Wall was listed as a World Heritage by UNESCO in 1987. Just like a dragon, it winds up and down across deserts, grasslands and mountains,    1    ( run) approximately 21,196 kilometers from east to west.

The    2    ( construct) of the Great Wall was not that easy,    3    drew heavily on the local resources for building materials. The walls were    4    ( origin) built in the Spring & Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. Emperor Qin Shi Huang succeeded in his effort to have them joined together. Since then, the Great Wall    5    ( serve) as a monument of the Chinese nation throughout history.

With    6    history of about 2,700 years, some parts of the Great Wall are now       7    ruins or have disappeared. However, the Great Wall of China is still one of the most appealing    8    (attraction) all around the world owing to its historical significance. The best-known part of the Great Wall of China, Badaling ,    9    (locate) 43 miles northwest of Beijing, attracts thousands of national and foreign tourists every day.

Today, the Great Wall    10    (recognize) as one of the most important impressive architectural achievements in history.

4 . For Western designers, China and its rich culture have long been an inspiration for Western creative.

“It’s no secret that China has always been a source(来源) of inspiration for designers,” says Amanda Hill, chief creative officer at A+E Networks, a global media company and home to some of the biggest fashion(时尚) shows.

Earlier this year, the China Through A Looking Glass exhibition in New York exhibited 140 pieces of China-inspired fashionable clothing alongside Chinese works of art, with the aim of exploring the influence of Chinese aesthetics(美学) on Western fashion and how China has fueled the fashionable imagination for centuries. The exhibition had record attendance, showing that there is huge interest in Chinese influences.

“China is impossible to overlook,” says Hill. “Chinese models are the faces of beauty and fashion campaigns that sell dreams to women all over the world, which means Chinese women are not just consumers of fashion — they are central to its movement.” Of course, not only are today’s top Western designers being influenced by China—some of the best designers of contemporary fashion are themselves Chinese. “Vera Wang, Alexander Wang, Jason Wu are taking on Galliano, Albaz, Marc Jacobs—and beating them hands down in design and sales,” adds Hill.

For Hill, it is impossible not to talk about China as the leading player when discussing fashion. “The most famous designers are Chinese, so are the models, and so are the consumers,” she says. “China is no longer just another market; in many senses it has become the market. If you talk about fashion today, you are talking about China—its influences, its direction, its breathtaking clothes, and how young designers and models are finally acknowledging that in many ways.”

1. What can we learn about the exhibition in New York?

A．It promoted the sales of artworks.	B．It attracted a large number of visitors.
C．It showed ancient Chinese clothes.	D．It aimed to introduce Chinese models.

2. What does Hill say about Chinese women?

A．They are setting the fashion.	B．They start many fashion campaigns.
C．They admire super models.	D．They do business all over the world.

3. What do the underlined words “taking on” in paragraph 4 mean?

A．learning from

B．looking down on

C．working with

D．competing against

4. What can be a suitable title for the text?

A．Young Models Selling Dreams to the World

B．A Chinese Art Exhibition Held in New York

C．Differences Between Eastern and Western Aesthetics

D．Chinese Culture Fueling International Fashion Trends

5 . 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 12th China Arts Festival will bring a series of art     1     (activity) to the Chinese economic and art center, Shanghai. From May 20 to June 2, more than 50 shows    2     (select) nationwide will be performed in nineteen major theaters in Shanghai, and a fine selection of creative cultural products will    3     (show) at the Shanghai Exhibition Center. The festival will include    4     (vary) art forms, such as opera, dancing, painting and photography.

    5    2019 edition is co-organized by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism and the Shanghai municipal government(市政府). Since     6    (it) beginning in 1987, the festival     7    (change) host cities in each edition, travelling to areas including Beijing, Sichuan, Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Hubei over the past three decades.

Sales of tickets have opened online, with tickets priced from no cost    8    380 yuan, according to the organizers. To allow a larger audience to access the programs, the festival will also be broadcast live online. "We will use new media to bring the shows to more ordinary people,     9    will let them know about the modern development of Chinese arts. " said Zhu Di, head of the ministry's arts department.

This year's festival is also aimed at     10    (promote) tourism in Shanghai with arts. The local government has released a total of 40 culture-themed travel routes to guide visitors through Shanghai's well-known landmarks.

6 . 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 Laba Festival     1     (celebrate) on the eighth day of the twelfth month of the lunar(阴历的) Chinese calendar is a traditional Chinese holiday. "La" is the name of the month and     2     (pronounce) as "ba" in Chinese.

There are several stories about the origin of this festival and it's difficult for    3     (we) to tell which one is true. But today    4     we do know is that this festival began as a way to honour ancestors. It was also a time for the ancient Chinese     5       (pray) to heaven and earth that there would be a good harvest.

The majority of Chinese have long followed the tradition of     6     (eat) Laba porridge during the Laba Festival.     7     general, the porridge contains eight ingredients, including some beans and rice.     8    (traditional), Laba porridge is the most important part of the festival. Also,     9     is important that family members eat the porridge together.

Another custom is soaking Laba garlic（泡腊八蒜）,     10       is the best seasoning（调味品）for the dumpling feast at the Spring Festival.

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。

Visiting Xi’an was once my dream. It became a reality when I was admitted to a training course in China along with two other     1    (lady). Finally, the day arrived     2     I landed at Xianyang International Airport in early August. As soon as I landed, I     3     (feel) a change in the atmosphere. I saw people standing in queues     4     (wait) for their turn at the immigration desk. Afterwards, we were transported to the office in the International Exhibition Center. China had invited participants     5     twenty-three developing countries to share digital television broadcasting techniques with them.

In my 20 days in Xi’an, I got the opportunity to observe Chinese Culture closely,     6     thus it left an unforgettable mark on me. Now, Xi’an is like my second home. Since I came back to Pakistan, I have been missing Xi’an     7     (bad).

My 20-day stay in Xi’an was     8     great experience. It was a learning opportunity, and also a chance to     9     (broad) my understanding of diversity. I learned that despite differences of colors, heights, races and religions, all human beings     10     (tie) by the bond of humanity, and that the future of nations is global with development and peace.

8 . Asking for help is a sign of strength rather than weakness. In American culture, the independent individual is seen as their ideal. As the University of Missouri at St. Louis states on its website under the heading Key American Values, “Americans have been trained since very early in their lives to consider themselves as separate individuals who are responsible for their own situations in life and their own destinies.” The value also makes them think they can do everything themselves, and makes them feel badly about asking for help when they need it.

And when it comes to work situations, when they think about asking for help there, sometimes they fear that a request for help would make them look inept. While this has always been true for men, many women in the workplace have felt the need to try twice as hard as their male colleagues and do twice as much to get just as far and to prove their worth. Sometimes when we think about asking for help, our inner voices tell us, “See, if you admit you can’t do this on your own, they’ll see you for the imposter(骗子) you really are.”

But the fact is, even though individualism is on the rise, we can’t do everything by ourselves and we shouldn’t try.

Apple founder Steve Jobs once told the Santa Clara Valley Historical Association about the power of asking for help, and how he “never found anybody who didn’t want to help me when I asked them for help”. He said, at the age of 12, he called Bill Hewlett, co-founder of Hewlett-Packard, on the phone after getting his number from the phone book and asking him for spare parts so he could build a frequency counter(计频器). And Hewlett agreed and offered young Jobs a summer job assembling frequency counters.

“If you’re afraid of failing, you won’t get very far,” Jobs said.

1. What is the first paragraph mainly about?

A．What key American values are.

B．Why Americans refuse to ask for help.

C．Asking for help is a sign of strength.

D．Americans are responsible for their life.

2. Which of the following can replace the underlined word “inept” in Paragraph 2?

A．impolite	B．identical
C．incompetent	D．inappropriate

3. What can be learned from this US cultural phenomenon?

A．Americans suffer a lot from mutual distrust.

B．Americans see weakness as a sign of strength.

C．Americans should learn to build up confidence.

D．Americans lay emphasis on individual values.

4. What can we learn from Jobs’ words in the last paragraph?

A．Don’t hesitate to ask for assistance.

B．Be brave to try whatever you want.

C．Failure is the mother of success.

D．Learn to cooperate with others.

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 Dragon Boat Festival is a     1     (tradition) holiday that commemorates the life and death of the famous Chinese scholar Qu Yuan.

It is a day when many people eat zongzi and race dragon boats.   In   ancient   China,   the   festival     2     (celebrate) as “Poets’ Day” in honor of Qu Yuan,       3     was known as China’s first poet.

    4     is commonly believed that the local people began     5     tradition of throwing sacrificial cooked rice into the river for Qu Yuan, while others hoped that the rice would prevent Qu Yuan’s body from being eaten by the fishes in the river. At first, the locals decided     6     (make) zongzi in hopes that it would sink into the river and reach Qu Yuan’s body. However, the tradition of wrapping the rice in bamboo     7     (leaf) to make zongzi began the following year.

A dragon boat, usually made of wood to various designs and sizes, is a human-powered boat. They often have brightly decorated designs that range anywhere from 40 feet in length     8     100 feet, with the front end shaped like open-mouthed dragons, and the back end with a scaly tail. The boat can have up to 80 rowers to power the boat,       9    depend) on the length. A sacred ceremony is performed before any competition in order to “bring the boat to life” by painting the eyes. The first team       10     (gain) a flag at the end of the course wins the race.

10 . 假定你是李华，你的美国笔友John来信请你介绍中国传统节日清明节。请根据下表要点，用英语给他写封回信。

节日	日期	活动
清明节	4月5日前后	放假三天，扫墓祭祖；踏青游玩，放风筝等

要求：1.词数100左右；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3.开头和结尾已经为你写好，但不计入总词数。

Dear John,

Glad to hear from you, I’d like to tell you something about the Qingming Festival.

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Yours,

Li Hua