1 . There is more of a connection between food and culture than you may think. On an individual level, we grow up eating the food of our culture. It becomes a part of who we are. Many associate food from our childhood with warm feelings and good memories and it ties us to our families, holding a special and personal value for us. Food from our families often becomes the comfort food we seek as adults in times of frustration and stress.

On a large scale, traditional food is an important part of culture. It also operates as an expression of cultural identity. Immigrants bring it wherever they go, and it is a symbol of pride in their culture and means of coping with homesickness.

Many immigrants open their own restaurants and serve traditional dishes. However, the food does not remain exactly the same. Some materials needed to make traditional dishes may not be readily available, so the taste and flavour can be different from what they would prepare in their home countries. Additionally, immigrants do not only sell dishes to people from the same countries as them, but to people from different countries. Therefore, they have to make small changes in the original dishes to cater to a wider range of customers. Those changes can create new flavours that still keep the cultural significance of the dishes.

We should not only embrace our heritage (传统) through our culture’s food, but also become more informed about other cultures by trying their food. It is important to remember that each dish has a special place in the culture to which it belongs, and is special to those who prepare it. Food is a window on culture, and it should be treated as such.

1. What’s the function of food mentioned in the text?

A．To help motivate homesickness.

B．To show cultural identity.

C．To reflect a country’s history.

D．To show a community’s superiority.

2. What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 2 refer to?

A．The specific traditional food.

B．The national culture.

C．A traditional expression of food.

D．The old-fashioned taste.

3. Why do some immigrants have to change the original dishes in their restaurants?

A．To attach cultural importance to their dishes.

B．To announce the beginning of their life on foreign soil.

C．To make the dishes popular among customers.

D．To present their own food culture in a new way.

4. What’s the author’s attitude towards different food cultures?

A．Negative.

B．Balanced.

C．Unfair.

D．Unchangeable.

2 . 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。

New Year’s Eve is the last day of the year. It is always     1     exciting time because people look forward to     2     (welcome) a new year. It is also a good time to think back and say goodbye     3     the old year. New Year’s Eve is a     4     (nation) holiday for many people around the world. In lots of countries, people go back to their hometown for the New Year, so the roads, trains and buses     5     (pack) with people. In England, there is always a New Year’s Eve party     6     usually takes place in someone’s home and the host invites friends, families and neighbours. Everyone then waits until midnight     7     (hear) Big Ben chime(鸣响) twelve times.

I have lots of good     8     (memory) of New Year’s Eve. I once spent one freezing New Year’s Eve in Trafalgar Square in the centre of London. It snowed and was     9     (real) cold. I also spent many wonderful New Year’s Eves in Japan. There,     10     is traditional to visit a shrine(圣坛) and pray for good things. I think wherever you are, New Year’s Eve is always fun.

3 . 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.

4 . Alia Baker is a librarian in Iraq. Her library used to be a_______place for all who loved books and liked to share knowledge. They discussed various matters all over the world. When the war was near, Alia was_______ that the fires of war would destroy the books,   which are more _______to her than mountains of gold. The books are in every language- new books, ancient books, even a book on the history of Iraq that is seven hundred years old.

She had asked the government for _______to move the books to a_______ place, but they refused. So Alia took matters into her own hands. _______, she brought books home every night, filling her car late after work. Her friends came to help her when the war broke out. Anis who owned a restaurant _______to hide some books. All through the night, Alia, Anis, his brothers and neighbours took the books from the library, _______ them over the seven foot wall and _______them in the restaurant. The books stayed hidden as the war ________. Then nine days later, a fire burned the ________ to the ground.

One day, the bombing stopped and the________ left. But the war was not over yet. Alia knew that if the books were to be safe, they must be ________ again while the city was ________. So she hired a truck to, bring all the books to the houses of friends in the suburbs (郊区). Now Alia waited for the war to end and ________peace and a new library.

1.

A．meeting

B．working

C．personal

D．religious

2.

A．worried

B．angry

C．doubtful

D．curious

3.

A．practical

B．precious

C．reliable

D．expensive

4.

A．permission

B．confirmation

C．explanation

D．information

5.

A．large

B．public

C．distant

D．safe

6.

A．Fortunately

B．Surprisingly

C．Seriously

D．Secretly

7.

A．intended

B．pretended

C．happened

D．agreed

8.

A．put

B．opened

C．passed

D．threw

9.

A．hid

B．exchanged

C．burnt

D．distributed

10.

A．approached

B．erupted

C．continued

D．ended

11.

A．restaurant

B．library

C．city

D．wall

12.

A．neighbors

B．soldiers

C．friends

D．customers

13.

A．sold

B．read

C．saved

D．moved

14.

A．occupied

B．bombed

C．quiet

D．busy

15.

A．dreamed of

B．believed in

C．cared about

D．looked for

5 . 假定你是李华，你校国际部打算举办“教外国学生下中国象棋（Chinese chess）”的活动，现正在招募志愿者。你有意向成为志愿者，请你用英语写一封申请信，内容包括：
1. 写信目的；
2. 你的优势；
3. 期待同意申请。
注意：1. 词数100左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3. 开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Sir/Madam,
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Your,

Li Hua

6 . The Green Gathering
Date:15th Aug. —22nd Aug.
Location: Chepstow Center
2018 Music Festivals, UK

Details: Over 100 live bands plus DJs on five private solar-powered stages. A wonderful site in a wooded area of outstanding natural beauty. 8 days of inspiration and relaxation are about traditional crafts, campaign stalls(活动摊位), and a magical kids’ area.

Sport Beat Music Festival
Date: 20th Aug. —29th Aug.
Location: Oxstalls Sports Park

Details: Time for fun in the sun with Sport Beat. The festival is for those who wish there are volleyball and netball games that take place over the weekend. Attractions include: ball coaching, food village, and bars. Please see details for VIP passes on our website.

Creamfields Festival
Date: 26th Aug.—28th Aug.
Location: Daresbury Court

Details: Creamfields is the world’s leading dance music festival. Creamfields is famous for many things, not just its traditional world class dancing but its unbeatable atmosphere! The festival mixes together style breaking pioneers from across the DJ and live music spectrum(声谱).

Wilkestock Charity Music Festival
Date: 27th Aug.—31st Aug. Location: Wilkestock Stadium

Details: With entertainment this year from mystery jets to a huge electronic lineup(阵容), this festival keeps turning up the heat year on year while keeping all profits donated direct to charity.

1. At which festival can children probably enjoy themselves thoroughly?

A．Creamfields Festival.	B．The Green Gathering.
C．Sport Beat Music Festival.	D．Wilkestock Charity Music Festival.

2. Where can a ball game be watched?

A．At Oxstalls Sports Park.	B．At Daresbury Court.
C．At Wilkestock Stadium.	D．At Chepstow Center.

3. How does Wilkestock Charity Music Festival differ from the other festivals?

A．It gives its earnings to people in need.	B．It offers performance in the open air.
C．It entertains people with live music.	D．It has five private solar-powered stages.

7 . 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”.

8 . 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。

Longjing tea,     1     has topped the list of the ten most famous teas in China with its color, taste and shape,    2     (name) after its region of production — Longjing Village of West Lake. The good environment and water resources are good for the     3     (grow) of the tea, confirming (证实) the saying that “Longjing tea is the    4     (good) among all of the teas in the world”.

Thanks     5     Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty, the tea has earned a high reputation. It is said that Emperor Qianlong visited a mountain of Longjing Village of West Lake on his travels in Hangzhou, and he saw some ladies picking the tea at     6     foot of the mountain. He was so interested in their movements that he decided to have a go himself.

While     7     (pick) the tea, he received the news of his mother’s illness, so he carelessly put the leaves in his pocket and     8     (leave) Hangzhou for Beijing. He visited his mother     9     (immediate) upon his arrival in Beijing, and his mother smelt the pleasant smell of the tea leaves from his pocket and wanted to have a taste. After drinking a cup of tea, she found herself completely     10     (energy), and she even praised it as a cure for all illnesses.

9 . As an old saying in China goes, “The days of the Sanjiu period are the coldest days.” “Sanjiu period” , which is in Minor Cold, refers to the third nine-day period (the l9th to the 27th day) after the day of the Winter Solstice(冬至). There are many different customs related to Minor Cold in China.

Eating hotpot

During Minor Cold people should eat some hot food to benefit the body and defend against the cold weather. Winter is the best time to have hotpot and braised mutton with soy sauce. But it is important to notice that too much spicy food may cause health problems.

Eating huangyacai

In Tianjin, there is a custom to have huangyacai, a kind of Chinese cabbage, during Minor Cold. There are large amounts of vitamins A and B in huangyacai. As huangyacai is fresh and tender, it is fit for frying, roasting and braising.

Eating glutinous rice (糯米饭)

According to tradition, the Cantonese eat glutinous rice in the morning during Minor Cold. Cantonese people add some fried preserved pork, sausages and peanuts and mix them into the rice.

Eating vegetable rice

In ancient times, people in Nanjing took Minor Cold quite seriously, but as time went by, the celebration of Minor Cold gradually disappeared. However, the custom of eating vegetable rice is still followed today. The rice is steamed and is unspeakably delicious. Among the ingredients (原料), aijiaohuang (a kind of green vegetable), sausages and salted duck are the specialties in Nanjing.

1. What do we know about Minor Cold?

A．It refers to the Winter Solstice.

B．The Sanjiu period is in this period.

C．It lasts twenty-seven days.

D．It marks the first day of winter.

2. What is a special custom in Tianjin in Minor Cold？

A．Eating hotpot.	B．Having vitamin A and B pills.
C．Having huangyacai.	D．Buying cabbage.

3. How do the Cantonese eat glutinous rice?

A．They fry and toast it.

B．They eat it for dinner.

C．They mix it with many other things.

D．They steam it with soy sauce.

4. This text may be taken from the ________ column (栏目) of a newspaper.

A．travel

B．culture

C．fashion

D．science