1. 时间：2月4日；
2. 活动安排。
参考词汇：The New Year’s Eve
注意：1. 词数100左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Jerry,
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Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
1. Where does the man want to go?
| A．The post office. | B．The shop. | C．The bank. |
| A．Match31. | B．April 1. | C．April 2. |
| A．Chinese. | B．American. | C．Canadian. |
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Covered Grand Tier Boxes—Yellow on the map
The boxes in Sector 7 have been covered to offer an enjoyable Parade experience even in the rain. These boxes are more comfortable than the other boxes since the 12 seats are cushioned（带坐垫的）and they also have a coffee table.
Price for per seat is $ 70.
Luxury Suite Lounge Carioca—Purple on the map
The goal of Lounge Carioca in Sector 5 is to reach those who look for a new product to attract, conquer and make new business. It has privileged location -the center of the Avenue! In our cabin we will have ample and comfortable space for our guests to watch the parades in a unique structure.
Price for per seat is $ 90.
Luxury Suite Lounge Folia -Red on the map
This leisure area between Open Front Boxes of Sector 6 and 8 is for 1,000 rather-party-minded people and contains a beauty salon, a dance floor with DJs and has some space also to relax and watch the Parade on a giant screen.
Price for per seat is $ 100.
Luxury Suites -Blue on the map
These covered boxes in Sector 9 are the best places. They are at the right height to offer the perfect view of the Parade, being above the front boxes. You can buy individual seats in the desired suite or rent a whole suite for a particular night.
Price for per seat is $ 120 and $ 260 for a whole suite.
1. If a couple with their friend want to book seats in Sector 7, how much should they pay?| A．$ 140. | B．$ 210. |
| C．$ 180. | D．$ 300. |
| A．Sector 9. | B．Sector 6. |
| C．Sector 7. | D．Sector 5. |
| A．Yellow. | B．Red. |
| C．Purple. | D．Blue. |
| A．In Covered Grand Tier Boxes. | B．In Luxury Suite Lounge Carioca. |
| C．In Luxury Suites. | D．In Luxury Suite Lounge Folia. |
4 . The unusual whistle language used as a means of communication by villagers in the remote and mountainous northern Turkey has been added to the UNESCO list of Intangible Cultural Heritage.
The language is a highly developed high-pitch system of whistling to communicate in rugged（崎岖的）areas where people mostly cannot see each other. It can allow people to communicate across great distances, up to 5 kilometers. Compared with other similar whistle languages in Spain’s Canary Islands, in Mexico, or in Greek villages, it has a higher tone and larger vocabulary.
This unusual form of communication, which dates some 500 years ago, to the Ottoman Empire, was born from sheer necessity and widespread across the Black Sea regions.
But 50 years ago, it suffered the impact of the progression of technology and nowadays the rapid growth of cellular mobile systems has put this cultural heritage（遗产）under serious threat.
For centuries, the language has been passed on from grandparent to parent, from parent to child. Now, though, many of its most skilful speakers who use their tongue, teeth and fingers are aging all becoming physically weak. Young people are no longer interested in learning the language or in finding ways to update its vocabulary with new words, and in a few generations it may be gone for good.
“Our bird language is very convenient and efficient to communicate across the valleys. It has many benefits over yelling, which is bad for our throats.” said Avni Kocek, head of the bird village adding that despite setbacks because of technology, “Bird language is still used by many of us. Whistle language is transmitted from our elders to us and we have the duty to transmit it to our children. We are making efforts to keep our culture alive through the annual Bird Language Festival.”
Besides, the bird language has been required to be taught at primary schools since 2014 by district authorities in order to instil（逐步实施）the practice in younger generations.
1. What is the bird language’s advantage over other similar whistle languages?| A．It is used as a means of communication. |
| B．It is older and has a larger number of users. |
| C．It can send more messages to farther places. |
| D．It is a completely different system of whistling. |
| A．Other whistle languages are more effectively protected. |
| B．The need to use it in everyday life is disappearing. |
| C．Many of its most skilful speakers are growing old. |
| D．Young people find it too difficult to learn well enough. |
| A．It has become a subject at primary schools. |
| B．Bird Language Festival is celebrated every month. |
| C．Cellular mobile systems are not allowed in the area. |
| D．All parents are required to transmit it to their children. |
| A．Preserving the Endangered Bird language |
| B．The Story of a Bird Language Speaker |
| C．Celebrating the Bird Language Festival |
| D．The Disappearance of Bird Language |
5 . In a foreign country, a man visited a local restaurant. He didn’t speak their language. He ordered something indecipherable off the menu. When the waiter brought him a plate of delicious looking fried noodles, he smiled and made an OK sign at the waiter with his thumb and forefinger linked in a circle. Looking angry, the waiter then picked up the dish and thrown it to his lap. What he did wrong, he wondered. Well, nothing is quite as it seems when it comes to using hand gesture in another country.
Gestures have been used to replace words in many countries, and they are often specific to a given culture. Gesture may mean something complimentary in one culture, but is highly offensive in another.
The gesture “thumb-up” is commonly misinterpreted. In English, it is popularly known as ‘thumbs up’, despite the fact that the action is commonly performed with only one hand. English-speaking Caucasians use it to signal ‘OK’, which is the same meaning as O.K. ring gesture. The two can in fact be used almost interchangeably.
Avoid using this gesture in Southern Sardina or Northern Greece unless you want to invite a fight. While American, British and Australian would use the thumb up to signal hitch-hiking to the drivers, this message will not encourage a Greek driver or motorist to stop to give them a ride.
There are no right or wrong signals, only cultural differences. Lack of cultural understanding will lead to disharmony among people from different cultures. When we know what to look for, such encounters with other cultures are actually very interesting, fascinating and fun. It is certainty a great topic to discuss over a cup of coffee and cakes.
1. What did the man in the first paragraph do wrong?| A．He misunderstood the waiter. | B．He made the signal in a rude way. |
| C．He ordered something off the menu. | D．He didn’t realize cultural differences. |
| A．Full of aggression. | B．Full of admiration. |
| C．Full of complexity. | D．Full of certainty. |
| A．He will stop to give you a lift. |
| B．He will ask you to give him a HA. |
| C．He will get annoyed and fight against you. |
| D．He will make the same signal toward you. |
| A．To tell stories about different cultures. |
| B．To advise us to have an understanding of cultural differences. |
| C．To explain the meaning of different gestures. |
| D．To persuade people from different countries to live in harmony. |
6 . In Canada and the United States, people invite friends over for a meal, a party or just for coffee and conversation.
Here are kinds of things people say when they invite someone to their homes:
"Would you like
To reply to an invitation(邀请), either say thank you and accept, or say you're sorry and give
Sometimes, however, people use words
They are really just polite ways of
So next time when you hear such sounds like an invitation, listen
| A．One week. | B．Two weeks. | C．Three weeks. |
8 . Easter Island’s large and mysterious stone statues（雕像） have made it world famous. These statues, whose likenesses look like humans with huge stone cylinders(柱状物) balancing on their heads like hats, have tourists coming from all over the world. The tourists come to see these works of ancient art carved by the early inhabitants of the island. They come to see the mystery that has puzzled historians for decades.
Easter Island is located in a remote part of the South Pacific Ocean about 2,300 miles west of Chile. Easter Island covers just 45 square miles and its Polynesian name is Rapa Nui.
On Easter Sunday 1722, a Dutch explorer named Jacob Roggeveen was the first European to see Easter Island. The early Polynesians carved the statues within the holes of the volcano using only stone tools. Then they moved these huge statues to various destinations throughout the island. These 600 statues range in height from 10 to 40 feet. Some of them weigh as much as 50 tons. How could the early Polynesians lift hundreds of heavy statues out of the volcano? How did they move them across the island to their various locations? All of these questions, as well as many others, remain unanswered.
The early islanders probably worshiped(崇拜) these eyeless giants until sometime around 1670. In 1680, a war broke out between two groups of islanders. The victors of the war and ancestors of the present inhabitants, broke down many of the statues. In most cases, they broke the necks of the statues.
Now 15 of the statues on Easter Island have been repaired to their original positions on their stone platforms. Even today, using modern tools and machinery, putting up such large statues and balancing cylinders on top of their heads presents a challenging task.
1. What do we know about Easter Island?| A．It is a big island of Chile. |
| B．It is located in North Pacific Ocean |
| C．It was named after a Dutch explorer |
| D．Its early inhabitants were Polynesians |
| A．why people built the statues |
| B．where people made the statues |
| C．how people transported the statues |
| D．how many statues there are on the island |
| A．Many statues were damaged |
| B．Another 15 statues were put up |
| C．People began to worship the statues |
| D．The islanders started a war against outsiders |
| A．entertain | B．advertise |
| C．inform | D．persuade |
9 . When another old cave is discovered in the south of France, it is not usually news. Rather, it is an ordinary event. Such discoveries are so frequent these days that hardly anybody pays heed to them. However, when the Lascaux cave complex was discovered in 1940, the world was amazed. Painted directly on its walls were hundreds of scenes showing how people lived thousands of years ago. The scenes show people hunting animals, such as bison or wild cats. Other images depict birds and, most noticeably, horses, which appear in more than 300 wall images, by far outnumbering all other animals.
Early artists drawing these animals achieved a monumental and difficult task. They did not limit themselves to the easily accessible walls but carried their painting materials to spaces that required climbing steep walls or going on hands and knees into narrow passages in the Lascaux complex.
Unfortunately, the paintings have been exposed to the destructive action of water and temperature changes, which easily wear the images away. Because the Lascaux caves have many entrances, air movement has also damaged the images inside.
Although they are not out in the open air, where natural light would have destroyed them long ago, many of the images have deteriorated and are hardly recognizable. To prevent further damage, the site was closed to tourists in 1963, 23 years after it was discovered.
1. Which title best summarizes the main idea of the passage?| A．Wild Animals in Art |
| B．Hidden Prehistoric Paintings |
| C．Exploring Caves Respectfully |
| D．Determining the Age of French Caves |
| A．discovers | B．watches |
| C．notices | D．buys |
| A．It was completely dark inside. |
| B．The caves were full of wild animals. |
| C．Painting materials were hard to find. |
| D．Many painting spaces were difficult to reach. |
| A．temperature changes | B．air movement |
| C．water | D．light |
10 . Most Americans think of New Year as a single day on January lst. However, Chinese-Americans and people from other
The most famous part of Chinese New Year in San Francisco is the parade, which
For many Americans, celebrating
