1 . Food festivals are a common occurrence in the UK and take place in all sorts of places and at all sorts of times. Whatever your taste, there’s a food festival to match — no matter how specialized.

1. Meatopia

This three-day, London-based festival takes place at the end of August and is a meat lover’s paradise. In addition to a range of legally sourced meat products, from juicy burgers to tender steaks, attendees can listen to live music, watch butchery demonstrations, and attend informal meat-based workshops.

2. The National Honey Show

If you have a sweet tooth, then it could be that the National Honey Show, which started in 1921 and is the largest event of its kind, is the place for you to be. This three-day event attracts many local entries who showcase their sweet golden honey, some of which is sold globally.

3. The Orange Sauce Festival

Have you heard about a festival that is devoted only to orange sauce? Held in Cumbria, this sweet, fragrant festival has been running for 3 years. What attracts people most is a competition to find the best homemade orange sauce. There are thousands of participants from over 30 different countries across the globe, bringing their local snacks to share here.

4. The Ginger and Spice Festival

If you’d prefer something with a little more kick to it, then you could attend The Ginger (姜) and Spice Festival held in Market Drayton. Unlike other food festivals, it celebrates its town’s historic connection to Robert Clive, who returned from India with ginger. Because of this, they specialize in baking gingerbread, but also sell a range of traditional spices from mild to hot.

1. What do Meatopia and the National Honey Show have in common?

A．Both of them last for three days.	B．Both of them hold workshops.
C．Both of them originated from London.	D．Both of them have a long history.

2. If you are interested in foreign food, which festival do you like best?

A．The Meatopia.	B．The Ginger and Spice Festival.
C．The National Honey Show.	D．The Orange Sauce Festival.

3. What is special about the Ginger and Spice Festival ?

A．It has something to do with a historic figure.

B．The ginger used in the festival is from India.

C．It sells spicy food.

D．The food is cooked by Robert Clive.

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。

Across the world, people     1    (expression) their love to tea in many ways. The handmade purple clay teapot (紫砂壶)is one of the most popular    2    (item) among tea lovers in Asia. But the skill of making that particular teapot faces a lot of challenges in modern times.

Chinese people have been drinking tea for thousands of years. And     3     (recent), these handmade teapots have become popular. As    4    old saying goes, "A thing    5    (value) if it is rare.”

Tea sets(茶具)have been a key part of Chinese culture. Gao Dezhi, 99,     6     (make) purple clay teapots since he was 3 years old. This kind of skill has been passed down from generation to generation or taught to those who are    7    (interest) in the craft. Gao said that his son and daughter don't care about such skills. They already earn a lot of money by     8     (work) in other jobs. People cannot make such things if they have no interest in learning the skill, he said.

In order to protect skills     9     disappearing, local people have built a special museum     10     masters can show their craft.

3 . 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。

Felicity Miller, a 32-year-old British woman,    1     has a Chinese husband, still remembers the     2    (excite) when she first learned to use the “red packet” function on WeChat in 2015. She sent and grabbed some red packets in her Chinese family's group. The rule in her family was that the person who grabbed the     3    (high) amount sent the next.

Attracted by the unique way of communicating, many foreigners     4     (join) in sending and grabbing(迅速抓取) red packets so far. Usually, the money in each packet is random. Thus the amount of money one can grab     5       (large) depends on his or her luck, from 0.01 yuan to less than 200 yuan. Many foreigners get more familiar     6       Chinese culture through “red packets”. Two years ago, when Felicity Miller was sent 5. 20 or 8. 88 yuan red packets, she had no idea about the    7     (hide) meanings. Now, she has not only known about them, but also has sent a few.

However, the popularity of virtual red packets doesn't stop people sending paper red packets    8    (contain) real cash during the Spring Festival. It     9    (call) lucky money. In Chinese tradition, people take giving children lucky money as     10       blessing.

4 . Below are the international days currently playing a more and more important role across the world.

World Earth Day.

Every year on April 22, People all over the world celebrate Earth Day. It is a time to work to keep our earth clean. U.S. Senator (参议员) Gaylord Nelson first thought of the idea for Earth Day in 1962 when he saw polluted rivers and cities with smoke. He needed to get support from Americans to clean up the earth. Finally, on April 22, 1970, 20 million Americans celebrated the first Earth Day! It is a day that is meant to raise awareness (意识) and appreciation about the Earth’s natural environment.

World Book Day.

World Book Day is a celebration to improve the enjoyment of books and reading. Each year, on April 23, celebrations take place all over the world. April 23 marks the anniversary (周年纪念日) of the birth or death of a number of well-known writers, including William Shakespeare, Miguel de Cervantes and Manuel Mejía Vallejo. World Book Day is an occasion to pay a worldwide respect to books and authors and to encourage people to discover the pleasure of reading.

World Autism Awareness Day (世界自闭症关注日)

World Autism Awareness Day aims to increase people’s awareness about people, especially children, with autism. This condition affects the brain’s functions and remains with a person for his or her whole life. The first signs usually appear before a child is three years old. On December 18, 2007, the UN General Assembly (联合国大会) determined April 2 as World Autism Awareness Day. It was first observed in 2008.

1. What made Gaylord come up with the idea for Earth Day at first?

A．Polluted water and cities with smoke.

B．Support from Americans.

C．Serving as a Senator.

D．The Earth’s natural environment.

2. Why is April 23 the day of World Book Day?

A．To help children with autism.

B．To discover the pleasure of reading.

C．To honor some well-known writers.

D．To sell more books.

3. What do the Days have in common?

A．The Days raise the awareness of protecting the earth.

B．The Days took place in the same month.

C．The Days are only celebrated in America.

D．The Days were all first celebrated in 2008.

5 . 读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或用括号内单词的正确形式填空。

Chopsticks, or kuaizi in Chinese, are a pair of small equal-length sticks, usually made of wood and     1     (use) for eating Asian food. It is believed that the first chopsticks     2     (develop) over 5,000 years ago in China.

Chopsticks play     3     important role in Chinese food culture. Chinese chopsticks are usually 9 to 10     4     (inch) long. They are round on the eating end which symbolizes (象征) heaven,     5     the other end is square which symbolizes Earth.

Chopsticks are so frequently used in daily life that they     6     (become) more than a kind of eating tools ever since a long time ago. They serve many other functions. For example, you can buy a pair of beautiful chopsticks     7     a gift for your friends and relatives. In Chinese, “chopsticks” reads “kuaizi”, which means to have sons soon, so a newly-married couple will be very happy to accept chopsticks as their wedding gift.     8     (skill) artists paint beautiful scenery on chopsticks to make them like fine artwork. Many people enjoy     9     (collect) these elegant utensils (用具).

    10     is important to note that chopsticks are used in many different cultures. The principles of chopstick etiquette (礼节) are similar in many of these places. Generally, chopsticks are not used to make noise, or to draw attention.

6 . The traditional Chinese lunar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms More than 2000 years ago, ancient Chinese people created this overall framework to mark the annual passage of time based on observations of the sun's motion. In the international meteorological field (国际气象界) the 24 solar terms are honored as “the fifth great invention of China”.

The 24 solar terms begins with Start of Spring followed by Rain Water, Insects Awaken...and ends up with Minor Cold and Major Cold. Summer Solstice and Winter Solstice are two days of the year with the longest and shortest amount of daylight respectively, while Spring Equinox and Autumn Equinox are days with the most balanced amount of daytime and nighttime. Through these four parts, a year is divided into four part: Spring Summer, Autumn and Winter.

In ancient times this system not only guided agricultural production, instructing farmers to expect the changes in temperature, spring planting and autumn harvest but also directed Chinese folk customs. For example, Winter Solstice was the first one set among 24 terms and later developed into a festival to worship Heaven and ancestors. Every year at Winter Solstice, emperors of Ming and Qing dynasties would go to the temple of Heaven to hold a ceremony to worship Heaven, for good weather for their crop, and peace and prosperity for the country.

Nowadays, the 24 solar terms could not only be applied to farming but also guide Chinese everyday life. They remind people to adapt to the changes in the seasons through suitable food and cultural rituals (文化仪式). Seasonal customs are sill the rage such as eating spring pancakes at Start of Spring, sweeping ancestors' tombs at Qing Ming, gaining weight to keep warm at Start of Autumn and eating nutritious food to store energy at Start of Winter. They have actually became important rituals in Chinese life.

The 24 solar terms is a common cognitive system among Chinese. It reflects the emotional bond, the wisdom and creativity of Chinese, who respect and live in harmony with nature.

1. How were the 24 solar terms created in ancient China?

A．They were the results of leaning from each other.

B．They were set based on the movements of the sun.

C．They were created according to the change of the weather.

D．They were gradually developed from the practical experience.

2. What is a common feature of Spring Equinox and Autumn Equinox?

A．They both have the same amount of day and night.

B．They were set only for guiding agricultural activities.

C．They both play the role in dividing a day into day and night

D．They are the days on which the length of a day is longer than night.

3. What does the underlined word in Paragraph 4 probably mean?

A．Cheer

B．Honor.

C．Appreciation.

D．Fashion.

4. What’s the text mainly about?

A．The reasons for the recognition of the 24 solar terms.

B．The invention of the 24 solar terms in ancient China.

C．The origin and influence of the 24 solar terms in China

D．The ways to handle the relationship between human and nature.

7 . When visitors to the Palace Museum feel a need to sit down for a cup of tea or find a bathroom without a long line, they soon will be able to turn to their smart phones for the information they need.

This modern day solution comes thanks to an agreement signed on Friday by the museum and Huawei Co., the telecommunication giant, to build a “smart network” using 5G technology. Under the agreement, 5G Wi-Fi signals will cover the Palace Museum, China's royal palace from 1420 to 1911, and the branch museum of the institution under construction in northwestern Beijing.

“It’s essential to always stay close to the latest technology to better serve the public,” said Shan Jixiang, former director of the Palace Museum. Shan said there is still much room for improvement in the handling of a huge number of cultural relics (文物)，such as when the priceless painting Along the River During the Qingming Festival is exhibited again in the future. When it was last exhibited in 2015, visitors stood in long lines until 3 am to get a glimpse. The museum ended up preparing instant noodles to serve the hungry visitors. “I don't want that scenario to reoccur," Shan said. “Our operation can be done in a more scientific way.

The new system will also make use of the closed--circuits television cameras that are set up all over the Palace Museum to safeguard the museum's precious relics. More than 1.86 million of them are housed at the museum, which recorded nearly 20 million visits from the public last year, topping all museums worldwide. “How can we make sure no single visitor who might have evil ideas threatens these treasures?" Shan said. “After adopting the internet of things, we can instantly detect any motion involving the artifacts to prevent such threats.”

The 5G network also will be used to improve remote consultation through webcams, which will facilitate conversations with overseas scholars to jointly find the best answers for restoration and preservation issues.

1. What do we know about the Palace Museum?

A．Its visitors won't have to queue up for the bathroom.

B．It has served as China's royal palace for over 500 years.

C．It will cooperate with Huawei to promote its management.

D．It will set up advanced television cameras for the purpose of safety.

2. What does the underlined word “scenario” in Paragraph 3 mean?

A．Disaster.

B．Situation.

C．Operation.

D．Exhibition.

3. What are the figures in Paragraph 4 intended to show about the Palace Museum?

A．It is better than any other museums.	B．It has a rich collection of cultural relics.
C．It enjoys great popularity all over the world.	D．It faces a tough challenge of protecting relics.

4. What can be a suitable title for the text?

A．A Feast for Museum Visitors	B．A Revolution in Exhibition
C．A Protector of Cultural Relics	D．A Connection Between Old and New

8 . 假如你是新华中学的学生李华，你的美国朋友 Tom 一周前给你发电子邮件，询问你暑假里的打算。你有如下三方面打算。请根据以下要点给他回封邮件：
1、做兼职；
2、旅行；
3、做志愿者
注意：1.词数100左右；
2．可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
Dear Tom,
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Yours,

LiHua

9 . 假如你是李华，2018年中国首设“中国农民丰收节”。你的美国笔友John对此很感兴趣，写信向你询问，请你回复，内容包括：
1.日期：从2018年起每年秋分庆祝；
2.意义：体现丰收的喜悦和对传统24节气的尊重与传承；
3.活动：民俗表演，技能比赛，品尝美食和观光等。
注意：1.词数100左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
参考词汇：秋分：autumn equinox 24节气：24 solar terms   民俗表演：folk culture performances
Dear John,

As for your last letter asking about the Chinese Farmers’ Harvest Festival,                

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Yours,

Li Hua

10 . 假定你是李华，是校学生会主席，你发现由于各种原因，越来越多的文化遗产遭到破坏，甚至消失。请你根据以下要点向同学们发出倡议。
1.保护文化遗产的意义：
2.号召同学们立即行动起来保护文化遗产。
注意
1.词数100左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear schoolmates,
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