1 . 书面表达
一个英文网站面向中学生征稿。请你写一篇英语稿件，介绍“中秋节”及这个节日里的主要活动。
写作要点：
它是中国传统节日之一；
家人团聚；
赏月、吃月饼；
还有旅游、访友等其他活动。
注意：1.词数100左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
3.开头语已经为你写好，不计入总词数。
参考词汇：中秋节 the Mid-Autumn Festival 农历 lunar calendar 赏月 enjoy the full moon
月饼 moon cake
The Mid-Autumn Festival
The Mid-Autumn Festival falls on the 15^th of the eighth month of our Chinese lunar calendar.
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2 . Here’s a selection of festivals for tourists to the United States in summer.

San Francisco Silent Film Festival

Films at this odd cinematic event have a variety of musical accompaniments, including piano and violin. It includes some classic silent movies. If you want to see them all, you can buy a festival pass.

May 29 to June 1; www.silent film.org

Union Street Festival

This popular street fair stretches out over six blocks of the city, in the fashionable shopping area of Union Street. This year, there’s beer, wine, biscuits tasting and more separate themes-fashion, cuisine, tech, local, craft, and health and fitness.

June 7 to 10; www.unionstreetfestival.com

North Beach Festival

This is San Francisco’s oldest street party, with live entertainment, delicious food and arts and crafts. Situated in the Little Italy district, known for its associations with the “Beat Generation”, festival goers are guaranteed plenty of good Italian food. There is also as the “blessing of the animals”, a San Francisco tradition which takes place at the National Shrine of Saint Francis of Assisi (610 Vallejo Street) at 2 pm on both days of the festival.

June 14 to 16; www.sfnorthbeach.org

Stern Grove Festival

This is the oldest free summer arts festival of its kind in the United States. It includes a wide variety of acts, from the local symphony orchestra to well known artists such as Smokey Robinson.

Sundays from June 22 to Aug 24; www.stemgrove.org

1. Which of the following festivals contains the most themes?

A．Union Street Festival.	B．San Francisco Silent Film Festival.
C．North Beach Festival.	D．Stem Grove Festival.

2. How is North Beach Festival different from the other festivals?

A．Festival goers can enjoy food in it.	B．It lasts the shortest time.
C．It has the longest history of food.	D．Some foreign culture is presented in it.

3. When can you enjoy the oldest arts festival in the United States?

A．Saturdays in July.	B．Saturdays in May.
C．Sundays in May.	D．Sundays in July.

3 . Wearing a red nose for a day may seem like a strange way to raise money for charity. However, it seems to work in Britain. Red Nose Day (RND) is a well-known event in the UK. The aim of the day is to raise money for a charity called Comic Relief which helps people in need in Africa and in the UK.

Comic Relief was started in 1985 by Richard Curtis. He wrote the series “Blackadder” as well as the famous films “Four Weddings and a Funeral” and “Notting Hill’’. Richard’s idea to start Comic Relief was as a response to the severe lack of food in Ethiopia. It’s called Red Nose Day as on this day many people buy a plastic red nose to wear! The money made from selling red noses goes to the charity.

Red Nose Day takes place every two years in the spring and is now so well developed that many people consider it to be an unofficial national holiday. For example, many schools have non-uniform days.

The slogan for the last RND was “Do Something Funny for Money” and the money collected was used to help fund projects in the following areas: treating malaria, education, maternal health and mental health. The BBC Red Nose Day telethon raised £ 74.3 million! Money-raising events take place all over the country and many schools join in. People also donate money by post, in banks, by phone using a credit card and online.

Getting sponsored to do something is a common way to raise money on RND.   If someone sponsors you it means that they agree to give you a certain amount of money for your actions. Here are some ways that people raise money: wear their pyjamas (睡衣) all day at work or in school, or grow a moustache or beard for a month.

So, if you are ever in the UK on Red Nose Day, now you know why you may find normal people wearing red noses and doing silly things! It is all for a good cause!

1. The purpose of Comic Relief is       .

A．to celebrate Red Nose Day

B．to help those in need in Africa and Britain

C．to warn people against some diseases

D．to raise money for Mr. Curtis’s films

2. Red Nose Day got its name mainly from its       .

A．creator	B．birthplace
C．aid receivers	D．products for sale

3. Which of the following is TRUE about Red Nose Day?

A．It is celebrated in the spring every other year.

B．People celebrate this day to bring happiness to others.

C．Richard Curtis, the famous writer, started Red Nose Day.

D．Some people raise money by growing a beard for a week.

4. Paragraph 4 is mainly to show that in Britain RND       .

A．is considered an official holiday	B．lasts for a long time
C．is popular with people	D．is well designed for TV

4 . 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。

Tea enjoys popularity around the world as a comforting treat. First, choose the type of tea you want to drink. There are various types of tea that offer different health     1     (benefit) and flavors. Next, boil a pot of water and pour it over your tea. Allow your tea to soak thoroughly. Add milk and sugar to increase the flavor of bold teas or add honey     2     lightly flavored teas if desired.

Green tea is known for     3     (it) high level of a cancer-fighting chemical.     4    , green tea is high in caffeine and can make you feel anxious and nervous if you drink too much. It is said that oolong tea may promote healthy skin and black tea can     5     (great) reduce the risk of breast cancer in younger women. White tea is helpful in preventing cavities and building the    6     (strong) of your teeth. There have been many claims about herbal teas which can do good to health, but there is limited research or     7     (support) data on these claims.

Most teas can     8     (buy) and transported in tins of loose tea or in small packages of tea bags. Some people believe that loose leaf teas have a     9     (fresh) flavor than tea bags     10     others prefer tea bags because they’re much easier to use and carry around.