1 . 假定你是李华。最近China Daily就“如何看待中国传统文化”面向社会征稿。请你用英语给编辑写一封信，谈谈你自己的想法。要点如下：
1)表明自己的立场（传统文化应该得到保护和传承）；
2)给出你的理由；
3)呼吁社会共同参与。       
词数：100左右       参考词汇：传承inherit
Dear editor,

I’m writing to you to talk about my opinions about

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Yours,

Li Hua

2 . 假设你是李华，教师节即将来临，你的英国朋友Peter发来邮件询问有关你们庆祝教师节的事宜。请你给他回复一封邮件，内容包括：
1. 教师节的时间；2.如何表达祝福；3.教师节的意义。
注意：
1.词数100左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Peter,
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Yours,

Li Hua

3 . Once,I had an American friend.After she went back home,I never heard from her again.I can't help but wonder if there can ever be real friendship between Westerners and us Chinese.

What is friendship?The Oxford English Dictionary says,"The emotions or conduct of friends."In both Western and Chinese culture,we have similar proverbs when it comes to friendship,such as"a friend in need is a friend indeed."    1    

Chinese people value friendship highly.As you know,Chinese people are known to be extremely hospitable and open-hearted.    2     However,there are different types of friend ship and they treat them differently.

One type of friend in China is a"close acquaintance"who only occasionally eats and drinks and hangs out with you.In the West,they are called"a fair-weather(不可共患难的）friend."Nikki was that kind of friend.Despite our language barrier,we had a lot of fun together..    3     Only real friends can enter your inner circle,where assistance and special care are always provided.

    4     They tend to make friends with those who share the same values or interests.When foreign friend of mine asks for favors on behalf of his or her friend,I often have to clarify whether that person is a"close friend"or just a friend,and then I will decide how much I will help.

    5     But the depth of that friendship is different.So how will you know how l feel ab out you?Well,the moment I stop being polite around you,you are my real friend.

A．They refer to anyone they know as a"friend."

B．Friendship in the West is mostly pursued for fun.

C．However,there is a cultural gap between the two sides.

D．Of course,Westerners and Chinese people can be good friends.

E．Real friends can share all our sorrows and double all our joys.

F．The second type of friend in China is a"real friend"who is practically your family.

G．They'll take turns with you in picking up the bill,because that's what good friends do.

4 . Why Is 2020 Called a Leap Year?

February 29 comes up on the calendar only every four years. A year with a February 29 might be good news if you are paid by the day or the week. But it might be bad news if you were born on a February 29.    1    .

American English has a term for the unusual situation. February 29 is called a leap day. And the entire 12-month period with a February 29 in it is called a leap year. This year, 2020, is such a year.

In a leap year, the dates jump over one day of the week. Let me explain. In 2017, the last day of the year, December 31, fell on a Sunday. In 2018, it fell on a Monday. In 2019, it fell on a Tuesday. But in 2020, December 31 will fall on a Thursday.    2    .

The reason for a leap day or a leap year is because our calendar does not follow the Earth’s orbit around the sun exactly.    3    . So every four years, we put all that time together into an extra day — or, what is officially called an intercalary(闰) day.

“Leap” is also an important word for two other common American expressions.    4    . If you want someone to investigate a situation completely before taking action, you might say, “Look before you leap.” The other expression is a phrase of hope. Urging someone to “take a leap of faith” means inviting the person to take action, even if not everything about a situation is known. Interestingly, both phrases are completely reasonable to say to someone who is about to get married. On that note, some people choose to marry on February 29 because it is an unusual date.    5    . Leap years were believed to be difficult, and leap days unlucky and a bad time to begin anything new. Whatever you think about them, the change in the calendar will be gone soon enough. Then we can return to normal, and leap over February 29 as usual.

A．One is a kind of warning.

B．That’s why we called it a Leap Year

C．It just leaped right over Wednesday.

D．Each year, we have a little time left over.

E．You have to wait three years in between birthdays!

F．As a verb, the word “leap” means to jump, or to move quickly.

G．Some ancient peoples would likely tell couples not to do it, however.

5 . Almost all calligraphy(书法) lovers agree that writing characters with a brush and ink on straw paper offers a way to communicate with not only history and culture, but also oneself. But now Chinese character handwriting is under threat from computers and mobile phones.

A college graduate looking for a job was reportedly turned down by a company because he wrote 24 characters incorrectly in a 400­character handwritten resume. A survey by HorizonKey, covering people from 12 major cities in China, found that nearly one third of those interviewed often experience “character amnesia(遗忘)”， with 94 percent saying this is a problem for them.

The main reason is that most Chinese rely too much on the pinyin­based Chinese language input method, which is replacing the tradition of writing characters stroke(笔画) by stroke. The software will conveniently choose the right characters according to the context or word frequency, as there are dozens of characters with the same pronunciation in Chinese.

Education is another problem. In college, most homework and papers are printed out, instead of handwritten. And few teachers use chalk and blackboards, with Microsoft's PowerPoint the most­often used software to teach knowledge to students.

The number of electronic devices in the classroom is thought to be another reason why students are easily satisfied with just a poor knowledge of the Chinese language and characters. It is quicker to look up a character in an electronic dictionary, but traditional printed dictionaries offer more detailed information on the usage and meaning of the characters. Students pay more attention to remembering a character's pronunciation, but not the other knowledge related to it, which e­dictionaries rarely provide.

Another worry is the “pollution” of Chinese characters by Internet language. Young people regard using Internet language as cool and fashionable. After they learn to use these expressions, they automatically include them in their writing.

1. With the example of a college graduate, the author shows ________.

A．that practicing can improve writing

B．why certain people are poor writers

C．that there are differences in students' writing

D．why Chinese character handwriting is in great danger

2. By saying “...those interviewed often experience ‘character amnesia(遗忘)’”， the writer means those interviewed ________.

A．are not good at handwriting

B．can't write characters accurately

C．show no interest in handwriting

D．find jobs much more difficultly

3. What phenomenon is described in Paragraph 5?

A．Dependence on electronic devices.

B．Advantages of electronic dictionaries.

C．Mastery of knowledge of the characters.

D．Disadvantages of published dictionaries.

4. What's the writer's attitude towards the Internet language?

A．Favorable.	B．Uncaring.
C．Disapproving.	D．Friendly.

6 . Hanfu is a traditional robe(长袍) of the Han people, which has a history of thousands of years in China. The number of people adopting the ancient style of dress in modern times has. grown significantly these days. The hanfu clothing industry is now worth one billion yuan(US$140.7 million).     1     However, it may be too early to call it a “revival”(复兴).

    2     And it sounds impressive that about 2.2 million people in China wear hanfu. But considering that the clothing retail(零售) industry was worth 1.92 trillion yuan in 2017, one billion yuan is a small number. Similarly, 2.2 million seems a small number considering that China’s population is more than 1.3 billion.

Having played a major role in China’s clothing history, hanfu remained popular until the late 1600s.     3     After pursuing Western fashion, it’s natural that Chinese people are returning to traditional clothing in search of their cultural identity.

But what is the obstacle of hanfu’s revival, despite people’s love for it?     4     The hanfu trend appeared five years ago, so the industry is quite young. And many tailors are still learning how best to make hanfu from historical TV dramas and so on. But most of these historical dramas are fictional, as are many of the clothes the characters wear.

Short-video and live-streaming apps are the other sources that promote the hanfu culture. But most of these live streamers have their own shops.     5     To fulfill their selfish interests, those behind the short videos and live-streaming blame one another instead of working together to revive the hanfu culture.

If these live-streamers really want to develop the hanfu culture, they should change their attitude and work together for the betterment of the hanfu industry.

A．One billion yuan is a huge figure.

B．The lack of a standard seems to be the main problem.

C．The popularity of hanfu reflects the diversity of Chinese culture.

D．This means they promote hanfu culture to increase their own profits.

E．Even the traditional Korean and Japanese costumes originated from it.

F．This has prompted many to say it symbolizes the revival of Han or hanfu culture.

G．It is natural for Chinese people to show their love for traditional culture by wearing hanfu.

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。

Many people have the hobby of collecting things, e.g. stamps, postcards or antiques. In the 18th and 19th centuries,     1     (wealth) people travelled and collected plants, historical objects and works of art. They kept their collection at home until it got too big     2     until they died, and then it was given to a museum. The 80,000 objects collected by Sir Hans Sloane, for example,     3     (form) the core collection of the British Museum     4     opened in 1759.

The parts of a museum open to the public     5     (call) galleries or rooms. Often, only a small part of a museum’s collection     6     (be) on display. Most of it is stored away or used for research.

Many museums are lively places and they attract a lot of visitors. As well as looking at exhibits, visitors can play with computer simulations (模拟) and imagine     7     (they) living at a different time in history or     8    (walk)through a rainforest. At the Jorvik Centre in York, the city’s Viking settlement is recreated, and people experience the sights, sounds and smells of the old town. Historical     9     (accurate) is important but so is entertainment. Museums must compete     10    people’s spare time and money with other amusements. Most museums also welcome school groups and arrange special activities for children.

8 . 假定你叫李华，你校外教George很想学习中国太极(Taichi), 想找一位中国教练。请给他写封邮件，内容包括：
1. 已为他找了一名教练王先生；
2. 简单介绍王先生；
3. 询问什么时候开始学习。
注意：1. 词数100左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear George,
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Yours,

Li Hua

9 . 假设你校打算为留学生举办“穿汉服，学书法”的中国传统文化体验活动，请根据以下内容以学生会的名义用英语写一则通知。
1.时间：6月10日下午3点；
2.地点：留学生服务中心；
3.内容：体验穿汉服、学写毛笔字、展示作品、交流体会、拍照留念等；
4.要求：6月6日前到学生会找李华报名，并告知自己的服装尺码。
注意：1.词数100左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3.通知的格式已为你写好，不计入总词数。
参考词汇：汉服 Han-style clothes(Hanfu)；书法，毛笔字 calligraphy

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10 . USA TODAY 10Best's Readers Choice Awards are currently on hold.We asked our readers to vote for the top events across six categories:music,general food,specialty food,film,cultural and emerging industries(founded in the past five years).These are some of the winners:

Kutztown Folk Festival

The nine-day Kutztown Folk Festival is the nation's oldest continuously operated folk life festival,drawing visitors from around the globe.A celebration of Pennsylvania Dutch culture and heritage,the event includes America's largest quilt sale,200 craftsmen and folk artists,local food and family friendly entertainment.

Water Lantern Festival

The Water Lantern Festival is all about connections.Magical nights in cities across the US include food,live music and the beauty of thousands of lanterns decorated with letters of love, hope and dreams floating on the water.

Carnaval of Quebec

The Quebec Carnaval is a 10-day festival of winter,the world's largest,complete with nighl parades(庆祝游行），ice skating,snow sculptures and a towering ice palace.Other highlighls include ice canoe racing,a sugar shack and iconic Caribou drinks.

San Francisco Chinese New Year Parade

San Francisco has celebrated its Chinese heritage during its annual Chinese New Year Festival&Parade since just after the Gold Rush.The parade ranks among the best in the world, with 100 units,fancy costumes,fireworks and a 268-foot Golden Dragon,which takes a team of 100 men and women to march through the streets.It has become one of the largest events of its kind in the world,drawing some three million spectators and television viewers.

1. What can you see during Kutztown Folk Festival?

A．Modern arts.

B．Quilts for sale.

C．Traditional weddings.

D．Shows on stage.

2. Which festival is meant to promote interpersonal relationships?

A．Kutztown Folk Festival.

B．Carnaval of Quebec.

C．Water Lantern Festival.

D．San Francisco Chinese New Year Parade.

3. Carnaval of Quebec and San Francisco Chinese New Year Parade both...

A．include special food

B．relate to parades

C．take place only at nights

D．have sculpture exhibitions