1 . 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。

Last Thursday, I invited Alan to my house to spend the Mid-Autumn Festival. While we were wait for a big lunch, both Alan and I felt hungry. After having the big lunch, we felt full of energetic. In the afternoon, my mother taught Alan and me to make mooncakes, which made us especially exciting. We listened my mother carefully and made the mooncakes with great patience. At the last, we made some beautiful mooncakes. In the evening, we ate the mooncakes made by themselves and enjoyed my father’s stories about the festival. Late, Alan told me that he would never forget the day where we celebrated the Mid-Autumn Festival together. He hoped that he could spent many other traditional Chinese festival in my house.

2 . 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 Warwick Cheese Festival takes place in June every year. This annual event is the biggest cheese festival in North America,     1     (attract) tens of thousands of Canadians and     2     (visitor) from all over the world. They can try over 100 kinds of cheese made all over Quebec at the festival. And they     3     (invite) to vote for the People’s Choice Prize of the year.

3 . 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。

Chinese New Year also    1    (know) as the Spring Festival, is the most important traditional festival in China. It is also the important celebration for family members who can have 7 days off.

    2    there are many interesting stories and legends    3    (explain) the start of the Chinese New Year Festival, the main reason for the festival is to celebrate a year of hard work, have a good rest and relax with family.

Chinese people believe that a good start of the year will lead    4    a lucky year. The Chinese    5    (tradition) celebrated the start of a new year of farm work and wished for    6    good harvest. This has now changed into celebrating the start of a new business year and wishing for profits and success in    7    (difference) vacations.

Chinese New Year is a time for family members to get together. Wherever they are, they will come home    8    (celebrate) the festival with their families. The New Year’s Eve dinner    9    (call) reunion dinner,    10    is considered as the most important meal of the year. Families of several generations sit around the tables, and enjoy the happy time.

4 . Chinese culture values family bonds （纽带）very much. Family members don't just gather during the holidays. In fact, they often live under one roof all year round.

    1    Family in the East and West are very different from each other.

In most East Asian cultures, extended families（大家庭）are common.     2    According to a survey, 90 percent of children in Shanghai and 70 percent of children in Beijing were cared for by their grandparents. Chinese people believe that “ a grandparent is a treasure to their family”.

In many Western countries, most families are nuclear families （小家庭）.These are made up of children and their parents.

Besides, the duties parents have toward their children can also be different.

    3    It's normal for parents to pay for their children's college, help them find a job, or buy them an apartment. Chinese adults also consider their parents' opinions when making major life decisions.

In most Western countries, however, kids usually move out of the house after they turn eighteen.     4    If they choose to keep living with their parents after becoming an adult, it can be seen as a failure on their part.

While the East cares more about close family bonds, the West values privacy （隐私）and independence.     5    Families will always be a source of love, warmth, and care for people around the world.

A．But in the end, east or west——home is best.

B．But different cultures have different family values.

C．Nuclear families are the most common type in China.

D．Both Easterners and Westerners value quality family time.

E．These families have three or even four generations living together.

F．In China, many parents look after their children all the way into adulthood.

G．Many young people need to take out loans and work part - time jobs to pay for college.

5 . What are the speakers mainly talking about?

A．A festival.

B．Foods.

C．TV programs.

6 . Informal conversation is an important part of any business relationship. Before you start a discussion, however, make sure you understand: Which topics are suitable and which are considered taboo in a particular culture. Latin Americans enjoy sharing information about their local history, art, and customs. Expect questions about your family, and be sure to show pictures of your children. You may feel free to ask similar questions of your Latin American friends. The French think of conversation as an art form, and they enjoy the value of lively discussion as well as disagreements. For them, arguments can be interesting and they can cover pretty much or any topic—as long as they occur in a respectful and intelligent manner.

In the United Sates, business people like to discuss a wide range of topics, including opinions about work, family, hobbies, and politics. In Japan, China, and Korea, however, people are much more private. They do not share much about their thoughts, feelings, or emotions because they feel that doing so might take away from the harmonious business relationship they’re trying to build. Middle Easterners are also private about their personal lives and family matters. It is considered rude, for example, to ask a businessman from Saudi Arabia about his wife or children.

As a general rule, it’s best not to talk about politics or religion with your business friends. This can get you into trouble, even in the United States, where people hold different views. In addition, discussing one’s salary is usually considered unsuitable. Sports is typically a friendly subject in most parts of the world, and also be careful not to criticize a national sport. Instead, be friendly and praise your host’s team.

1. The author considers politics and religion________.

A．cheerful topics	B．a ban in cultural or religious custom
C．rude topics	D．topics that can never be talked about

2. Which is typically a friendly topic in most places according to the author?

A．Sports

B．Children

C．Personal feelings

D．Families

3. Why are people from Asia more private in their conversation with others?

A．They don’t want to talk with others much.	B．They want to protect their relationship.
C．They are afraid to argue with their colleagues.	D．They want to keep their feelings to themselves.

4. What shouldn’t you do when talking about sports with colleagues from another country?

A．Praising your own country’s sports.	B．Criticizing your own country’s sports.
C．Praising the sports of your colleagues’ country.	D．Criticizing the sports of your colleagues’ country.

7 . Directions: Complete the following paragraphs by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

A. likely   B. common   C. necessary   D. sense   E. usual F. remains     G. drive     H. close     I. occurs   J. mobile     K. contact

Family Patterns in Modern Britain

The family is a central institution of modern British society, at least in the     1    that almost everybody has had experience of living in a family at some time in their lives. There are many different family patterns in modern Britain.

One pattern that was    2    in the 1950s and covers about one in eight families today is where the parents and married children live    3    together but in separate houses. The family bond    4    strong and mothers and daughters are    5    to meet each other most days to talk or help each other. This pattern    6    more often in settled communities rather than in    7    ones, in the north of England rather than in the south, and in working class rather than middle-class families.

Another pattern is where parents and married children live further apart (usually about an hour’s car    8    from each other). Many of them meet only once or twice a month but keep in    9    by telephone and help each other when    10    . This pattern is growing and covers about half of the population. It is found especially in middle-class families in the south-east of England.

8 . Imagine that while walking through a park one day, you begin to notice strange things all around you. People in colorful clothes from centuries ago walk on the paths. A magician is doing amazing tricks. Musicians play strange music on strange instruments. Knights on horseback show their skills in riding competitions. The smell of roasting meat begins to make your mouth water. A pleasant voice shouts, “Good morrow!”

What is going on? Have you traveled back in time?   In a way, yes. You have found yourself in the midst of a Renaissance fair(文艺复兴节）！Since the 1960s, Renaissance fairs have grown in popularity in the US and Canada. Communities in at least 44 states and two Canadian provinces now hold annual Renaissance fairs. Over 200 fairs are held every year, with 40 in California alone. The first Renaissance fair was started in the 1960s by a school teacher in Southern California named Phyllis Patterson. She wanted to give her students a real-life history experience, so she created the “Renaissance Fair” in her backyard. The rest, as they say, is history.

Since Renaissance fairs are “living history”, you might think they are designed to be mainly educational. It’s true that some people try to make the fairs as genuine as possible. However, for many others, the key word is entertainment. With all the musicians and magicians walking about, you will definitely be entertained. A renaissance fair will be a feast for your eyes and your ears, not to mention your stomach.

You can enjoy sampling the food and drink while watching parades and live animal displays. Browse through the booths(摊位) and admire the artwork and handcrafts. You are sure to be both educated and entertained. If you’re wondering how to dress to attend a Renaissance fair, that’s up to you. Some people go all out and dress up in costumes. Others just go in their normal, everyday clothes. However you dress, you’re sure to be overwhelmed by the sights and sounds and smells of a Renaissance fair. And if you have ever wanted to travel back in time, here’s your chance.

1. What is the first paragraph about?

A．A chapter of a war novel.	B．A sight of the local market.
C．A slow walking in the park.	D．A scene of Renaissance fairs

2. Why did Phyllis start   Renaissance fair?

A．To help her students become the master of history.

B．To allow her students to pay in her backyard.

C．To make her students experience history.

D．To give her students an experience of life.

3. As well as educating, Renaissance fairs are intended for ______.

A．communication	B．fun
C．business	D．adventure

4. The last paragraph suggests that ______.

A．you are free to dress for the fairs	B．you are taught to make art work
C．you have to look after live animals	D．you can enjoy food free of charge

5. The main idea of the passage is that ______.

A．Americans and Canadians like fairs more

B．Attending Renaissance fairs is to be educated

C．California is where modern fairs were born

D．Renaissance fairs are more popular than ever

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。

Spring Festival is the most important of the    1    （tradition）Chinese festivals. It is called “Lunar New Year”， because — as part of the lunisolar (阴阳的) Chinese calendar — the date is partially determined based on lunar phase (月亮或行星的相位). The festival traditionally begins on the first day of the first month in the Chinese calendar and    2     (end) with Lantern Festival     3       is on the 15th day. Chinese New Year's Eve, a day when Chinese families gather for their annual reunion dinner, is known as Chu Xi. It literally means “Year-pass Eve”.

According to tales and legends, the    4     (begin) of Chinese New Year started with the fight against a mythical (神话的) beast called Nian (年兽).   Nian would come on     5     first day of New Year to devour livestock (牲畜), crops, and even     6     (villager), especially children. To protect themselves， the villagers would put food in front of their doors at the beginning of every year. It was    7     (believe) that after the Nian ate the food they prepared, it wouldn't attack people any more. One time, people     8     (see)   that the Nian was scared away by a little child wearing red. The villagers then understood that the Nian was afraid     9     the colour red. Therefore, every time when the New Year was about to come, the villagers would hang red lanterns and red spring scrolls on windows and doors. People also used fireworks     10     (frighten) away the Nian. From then on,   Nian never came to the village again.

10 . For the British, the home is a private place in which he or she goes to hide away from the troubles of life. It is very seldom that one would be invited to a British person's home. It is rude to knock on a person's door if you are not invited. If you are invited, don't ask to see more than the downstairs that your British host invites you into. Never ask how much the house or any of the items in it cost.

To the American，most of them want their home to be a place where they can entertain (款待) and share their lives with their friends. They may be delighted to give you a full tour of their houses. They may also be pleased when you show your interest and pleasure in their houses.

Both British and American people will engage in quite a bit of chat and a drink or two before the meal is served. After the first mouthful, you should say how delicious the food is and ask something about it. Remember, never eat with your mouth open and make very little noise while eating. It would be nice of you to help your host in any way. Maybe offer to pour some drinks or clear up after the meal.

1. British people _____ invite friends to their home.

A．often

B．always

C．seldom

D．never

2. If your British friend invites you to his home, you can_____.

A．see anything you like

B．ask how much his house is

C．ask the cost of any of the items in it

D．only see the downstairs that you’re invited into

3. When you show your interest and pleasure in American people's houses, they may be_____.

A．angry

B．happy

C．sad

D．worried

4. What does the underlined phrase “engage in” mean in Chinese?

A．陷入

B．参与

C．回避

D．限制

5. What's the main idea of this passage?

A．Some manners on visiting British and American people's home.

B．Different table manners between British and American people.

C．Different ideas about the home between British and American people.

D．Different ideas about how to get along well with neighbors between British and American people.