1 . Live at Leeds Festival, United Kingdom

A weekend of indie music taking over Leeds for one day in May, Metronomy, Sundara Karma and Tom Grennan will headline, but there’s a focus on the city’s newer bands, with the festival aiming to bring new artists into the spotlight. Events take place across the city, with wristbands giving you access to all the places. And to go to this festival, you need to be over 14 years old.

Time: 4 May, 2019

Midnight Sun Film Festival, Finland

Almost a hundred miles north of the Arctic Circle, Sodankylä is where Finnish film director brothers Aki and Mika Kaurismäki rock up every summer for their Midnight Sun Film Festival, a five-day-and-night celebration of new cinema. A mix of silent films, contemporary Finnish ones, recent festival hits and box-office classics are screened around the clock.

Time: 12 - 16 June, 2019

Fuji Rock Festival, Japan

The first ever Fuji Rock Festival was held at the bottom of Mount Fuji back in 1997 and has brought in music and rock fans from all over the world. The festival is now held in the Naeba Ski Resort and is celebrating its 23th anniversary this year. The artists who perform aren’t all rockers. Your wristband has to be checked at the entrance. We offer facilities for children, but they can’t be left unaccompanied.

Time: 26 - 28 July, 2019

The White Nights Festival, St. Petersburg, Russia

The White Nights Festival is held at the city’s famous Mariinsky Theatre and shows some of the world’s best opera and ballet. It’s the best time to visit St. Petersburg because it’s held during the magical summer period when there’s almost 24 hours of sunlight a day.

Time: 11 May - 31 July, 2019

1. Which festival lasts the longest time?

A．Live at Leeds Festival.	B．Midnight Sun Film Festival.
C．Fuji Rock Festival.	D．The White Nights Festival.

2. Where will you enjoy a 24-hour movie activity?

A．In Leeds, United Kingdom.	B．In Sodankylä, Finland.
C．In the Naeba Ski Resort, Japan.	D．In St. Petersburg, Russia.

3. What do Live at Leeds Festival and Fuji Rock Festival have in common?

A．They are of the same music style.	B．They focus on new artists.
C．They require entrance wristbands.	D．They have age limits.

2 . Some years ago, I was hired by an American bank. I received a letter from the head of the Personnel Department that started, “Dear John, I am quite pleased that you have decided to join us.” That “quite” saddened me. I thought he was saying “we’re kind of pleased you decided to join us although I wish we had hired someone else.” Then I discovered that in American English “quite” sometimes means “very”, while in British English it means “fairly”.

So the first lesson about working in other countries is to learn the language and by that I don’t just mean the words people speak. It is body language, dress, manners, ideas and so on. The way people do things highlights many of the differences we see between cultures.

Some of the differences may be only on the surface——dress, food and hours of work——while others may be deeper and take longer to deal with. Mostly, it is just a question of getting used to the differences and accepting them, like the climate, while getting on with business.

Some of the differences may be an improvement. People are more polite; the service is better; you ask for something to be done and it happens without having to ask again. However, other differences can be troubling, like punctuality. If you invite people to a party at 7 o'clock your quests will consider it polite to turn up exactly on time in Germany, five minutes early in the American Midwest, an hour early in Japan, 15 minutes afterwards in the UK, up to an hour afterwards in Italy and some time in the evening in Greece. I prefer not to use the word “late” because there is nothing wrong with the times people arrive. It is simply the accepted thing to do in their own country.

1. The author was unhappy as mentioned in paragraph 1 because he thought ________

A．The American bank didn’t think much of him.

B．The American bank might hire another person.

C．It’s difficult to get used to American culture.

D．It’s easy to understand Americans.

2. The word “highlight” in paragraph 2 probably means

A．encourages	B．helps to narrow
C．increase	D．stress

3. According to the author, what should we do with most cultural differences?

A．Ask the native people for help.	B．Understand and accept them.
C．Do things in our own ways.	D．Do in-depth research.

4. When invited to a party the people who are usually punctual are ________ .

A．Italians	B．Germans
C．Greeks	D．the British

3 . 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．

4 . Ancient China produced many types of beautiful works of art. Among them, calligraphy (书法), poetry (诗歌) and painting are the most famous. Often they would be put together in art.These became important starting with the Song dynasty.

Calligraphy is the art of handwriting. In the old times the Chinese considered writing as an important form of art. Calligraphers would practice for years to learn to write perfectly, but with style. Each of the over 40,000 characters (汉字) needed to be written correctly. And each stroke (笔画) in a character had to be written in a certain order.

Poetry is also an important form of art. Great poets were famous all over the country, and all educated people were expected to write poetry. During the Tang dynasty poetry was so important that writing poetry was part of the examinations to become a civil servant (文官)and work for the government.

Chinese painting is often connected with calligraphy. It is one of the oldest artistic traditions in the world. The most traditional way of Chinese painting is known as “national painting” or “native painting” which is quite different from Western painting. People can draw mountains, buildings, birds, trees and water.

1. Calligraphers needed to write over _____ characters correctly in the old times.

A．10,000

B．20,000

C．30,000

D．40,000

2. What was part of the civil servant examinations during the Tang dynasty?

A．Painting.

B．Calligraphy.

C．Writing poetry.

D．Playing music.

3. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A．Calligraphy, poetry, and painting are the most famous works of art in ancient China.

B．The strokes of each character can be written in any order.

C．Poetry is an important form of art like calligraphy.

D．Chinese painting is often connected with calligraphy.

4. What’s the passage mainly about?

A．Chinese art.	B．Chinese examinations.
C．Chinese history.	D．Chinese dynasties.

5 . 假如你是李华，你的英国朋友George不久前去美国留学，他给你发email说很不适应那里的生活、请你根据以下提示用英语给他回一封email，鼓励他勇敢面对。
1.尊重当地的风俗习惯
2.与美国学生多交流；
3.积极参加户外活动。
注意：1、词数100左右，文章开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
3.参考词汇：礼仪manners；适应adapt to
Dear George,

How nice to hear from you again!

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Yours sincerely,

Li Hua

6 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(不多于3个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

The best time to see beautiful lanterns is during the Lantern Festival,     1     falls on the 15^th day of the first lunar month. This year it is on Feb.8, marking the end of Spring Festival . However, because of the COVID, we had to stay at home this year.

As is known to us, watching lanterns is a great     2    (active). You see lanterns in any sizes and shapes you can imagine, from animals to plants and flowers.     3    (make) it more fun, people paste riddles on the lanterns.

In some     4     (place), people like releasing sky lanterns, which     5    (call) Kongming lanterns. A sky lantern is a small hot-air balloon made of paper with an     6     (open) at the bottom where there is a small fire source. When the bright lights fly high in the sky, people bless members and make wishes.

In old times, the Lantern Festival was also     7    (interest). At that time, young girls were not allowed to go out very often     8     during certain festivals. Therefore, looking at lanterns gave young people a chance to meet each other. A line from Xin Qiji,     9     poet during the Song Dynasty, shows this: “Restless, I searched for her in thousands, hundreds of ways.     10    (sudden) I turned, and there she was in the receding light.”

7 . 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。

This summer, have you been     1     (amaze) by women wearing hanfu, or Han-style clothing, at subway stations, shopping malls, or scenic areas? Hanfu has enjoyed a public popularity in recent years,     2     (especial) among young people.

    3     2018, the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League(共青团) of China set the third day of the third month of the Chinese lunar calendar,     4     is generally considered to be the birthday of Chinese people’s ancestor the Yellow Emperor as the annual(每年的) Traditional Chinese Garment Day. Since then, the beauty of hanfu     5     (gain) more and more recognition and acceptance by common people.

Generally, hanfu refers to traditional Chinese clothes worn by     6     Han ethnic(种族) group before the Qing Dynasty. Historically, Han Chinese clothing has also influenced some of its neighboring cultural costumes(服装),     7     (include) the Japanese kimono, Korean hanbok, and clothing of Mongolia, Vietnam and Bhutan.

Hanfu appears elegant and not only because of the thousands of years of culture behind its beautiful design. This     8     (tradition) dress also stands out because of its excellent craftsmanship (技艺), from materials to    9    ( decoration).

Hanfu     10     (represent) not only admiration for living, but also continuation(延续) of traditional Chinese culture. Nowadays, more and more fashion designs look to hanfu for inspiration, producing fashionable examples of hanfu for a new era(时代).

8 . 假设你是李华，你在美国的笔友Jack写信告诉你他对中国的传统节日端午节很感兴趣。请给你的笔友Jack写一封信介绍端午节。信的具体内容包括：
1. 端午节的时间：农历5月5日；
2. 端午节纪念的对象的是爱国诗人屈原；
3. 现在人们吃粽子、划龙舟庆祝节日；
4. 你对端午节的看法
参考词汇：端午节-Dragon Boat Festival     农历 Lunar Year     粽子 zongzi
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9 . 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。
Dear Jennifer,

I’m truly delighted to learn that you have won the first prize in your school’s Chinese traditional culture quiz last week! I’m writing to congratulate you for your success from the bottoms of my heart.

I know that you have always been interesting in Chinese traditional culture since you came to China. Learning Chinese is not easy for you, and you keep on studying hardly. In fact that impresses me most is your attitude to learning. It is your hard work has helped you to become such successful. I’m sure you’ll have even great achievements in your future studies.

10 . Many people may think the Forbidden city, or the Palace Museum as it’s also called, is     1     great, old-fashioned museum.     2    , in recent years, the museum has been working hard     3     (promote) Chinese cultural heritage among the young people.

The museum’s online store now offers special cultural and creative     4     (product). For example, in 2014, it     5     (begin) to sell earphones that look like the necklaces worn by ancient officials, which even brought in     6     (rough) 1 billion yuan a year.

Last year, a documentary     7    (name) Masters in the Forbidden City became popular online. It is about the people     8     job is to repair the relics in the museum. Many of these workers are very young and some are even     9     their 20s.

Some other museums across the country, such as the National Museum of China,     10     (inspire) by the Palace Museum’s efforts and are working on similar projects of their own.