1 . You might have heard a lot about ancient towns and ancient cities in China. Here, we list several of the most beautiful ancient villages in China.

Baoshan Stone City, Yunnan Province

Baoshan Stone City was built on a huge mushroom-shaped rock, and only has about one hundred houses. The houses are laid out in an orderly way, built on the rock, and linked by stone steps. The Naxi people there still lead an original life and grow crops in terraces(梯田); you can experience the colorful culture of the Naxi ethnic(民族的) group there.

Tuvas Village in Kanas, Xinjiang

Kanas Tuvas Village is near the mysterious Lake Kanas. The small village is located in a valley, and only has about 80 houses. These Swiss-style wooden houses are all surrounded by wooden fences. Tuvas is an ancient minority group. They traditionally lived as hunter-gathers. You can visit a local family, go herding(放牧) with the locals and experience the peaceful ancient village life.

Jiaju Tibetan Village, Danba, Sichuan Province

Jiaju Tibetan Village is known as the “Tibetan fairyland”. It stands on a mountain slope, and consists of about 140 houses. These unique houses are all built with crown-shaped roofs, red caves, and white walls, which make the houses look like little castles among the forest.

Xijiang Miao Village, Guizhou Province

If you’re interested in the Miao Minority, Xijiang Miao Village can be a great destionation for deepening your understanding of Miao history and culture. It’s the largest Miao village in China, and now has 1,432 households with a population of over 5,000, of which 99.5% are Miao ethnic group. It’s also famous for the houses built on poles of different heights.

1. What can you do in Kanas Tuvas Village?

A．Hike in terraces.	B．See houses of a foreign style.
C．Go hunting with the locals.	D．Learn about houses built on poles.

2. Where can you admire the houses like castles?

A．In Baoshan Stone City.	B．In Kanas Tuvas Village.
C．In Jiaju Tibetan Village.	D．In Xijiang Miao Village.

3. What can we infer about the villages mentioned in the text?

A．They remained secret to the outside world in the past.

B．They were originally built to defend their homeland.

C．They are still cut off and difficult to access nowadays.

D．They are the ethnic villages with unique architecture.

2 . 假如你是李华，春节即将来临，你所在的社区将举办传统文化活动，你们学校的外教John对中国传统文化非常感兴趣，请根据以下要点给John写一封信，邀请他一起参加。
1.活动内容：中国书法现场秀、舞龙表演、传统美食制作与品尝等等；
2.活动时间：元月25日至28日；活动地点：社区广场；
3.希望John 玩得开心。
参考词汇：书法：Chinese calligraphy 舞龙表演：dragon dance performance
社区：community   广场：square
注意：
1. 词数不少于100；
2.书信开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数；
3.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear John,

I am Li Hua, _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Yours,

Li Hua

3 . 假定你是李华，春节将至，你想邀请美国留学生Elsa到你家一起过春节。请给她写一封邮件，要点如下：
1. 提出邀请，时间：除夕1月24日；2. 春节介绍；3. 春节的习俗。
注意：1. 词数100左右；
2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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4 . 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。

On New Year’s Day I went to a stamp exhibition, what proved to be an unique experience. At 9:30, I arrived at the exhibition with my precious stamp album, eagerly and excited. To my delighted, there gathered crowds of stamp lovers. I joined them immediate and studied the stamps one by one. The artists’ delicate design appealed to me but I wanted to learn more. Then, some of us got together to share with our collections, chatting cheerfully about the stamps. We even told stories behind it like old friends. Time permits, I would have communicated more with the friends. On the whole, not only I appreciate beautiful stamps, but also I made new friends with the same interest. This was really a special celebration for the New Year.

5 . The last few days before Christmas passed quickly and it was soon Christmas Eve. That night when everyone went to bed, Bunny couldn’t sleep. He still couldn’t think of what he wanted his Christmas gift to be. He wondered how Father Christmas would know what to bring him if he didn’t know himself.

As he was sitting up in bed, Bunny heard a big noise on the roof (屋顶) and a sound downstairs. It was Father Christmas, he realized. Bunny jumped out of bed and raced down the hall to the stairs hoping to have a look at the old man with his own eyes.

By the time Bunny reached the bottom of the stairs, though, everything was again silent. Beautiful gifts were piled (堆积) under the Christmas tree, but Father Christmas was gone. He looked for him for a few minutes, but it was already too late. Bunny turned to climb back upstairs when he heard a cry.

“Hello, ” said Bunny. “Is somebody there?”

He was answered by another cry. Bunny looked around the big pile of gifts to see what was making the noise. Right under the tree was a funny looking brown animal with big feet and sad eyes. Bunny might have mistaken it for a dog, if it hadn’t been for the antlers (鹿角) on its head.

“Are you a reindeer (别鹿)?” asked Bunny.

“Yes,” replied the animal. “My name is Ralph.”

“And you were pulling Father Christmas’s led (雪橇)?”

“I was until I got airsick (晕机),” replied Ralph. “I’m afraid I wasn’t cut out for the job. Now I’m stuck here and I don’t know how to get back to the North Pole.”

“Well, if you like, yon can stay with us as a friend,” said Bunny. As he made the offer, Bunny suddenly realized the gift he wanted from Father Christmas was a new friend!

1. Why couldn’t Bunny fall asleep on Christmas Eve?

A．He was thinking of what gift he would get.

B．He was disturbed by a big noise.

C．He had a lot of things to do.

D．He wanted to have a look at the reindeer.

2. What do the underlined words “cut out for” in paragraph 9 mean?

A．Afraid of.	B．Fit for.
C．Proud of.	D．Interested in.

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

A．A Strange Christmas Tree	B．A Lovely Reindeer
C．A Quiet but Smart Boy	D．A Special Christmas Gift

6 . It was a few days before Christmas many years ago. It looked like it would be a(n) ______ one for my family. The factory where I was working had laid off(解雇) many of us workers, so we didn’t have much ______. My wife and I had saved to buy our young children some toys, ______ an unexpected car repair had taken most of our cash. We decided that we could only ______ to get one small gift for each of our children.

We arrived at the ______, walked down the parking lot and saw people putting gifts into their ______. We searched all through the store ______ to find one thing each of our small children would like. ______, we were able to get one for each of them. We ______ the checkout (结账台), bought the toys and were ______ that we even had a few dollars ______ finning. As we walked out of the store into the winter ______, I stopped and dropped those ______ into the charity box. I didn’t have a dime (一角硬币) left but that didn’t ______. Suddenly, it felt like Christmas.

I think the ______ actress Dale Evans ______ it best when she said: “Christmas, my child, is love in ______.” It doesn’t have to be a gift of money, either. When we ______ our smile, it’s Christmas. When we give others our ______ and compassion (同情), it’s Christmas. When we do anything at any time to ______ another, it’s Christmas. May you do all you can to make it Christmas every day of the year and every day of your life here.

1.

A．colorful

B．poor

C．early

D．exciting

2.

A．time

B．energy

C．noise

D．money

3.

A．but

B．or

C．so

D．if

4.

A．refuse

B．remember

C．afford

D．hesitate

5.

A．store

B．station

C．gym

D．hospital

6.

A．offices

B．bedrooms

C．cars

D．houses

7.

A．forgetting

B．agreeing

C．pretending

D．hoping

8.

A．Immediately

B．Thankfully

C．Sadly

D．Strangely

9.

A．headed for

B．gave up

C．turned off

D．kept off

10.

A．discouraged

B．worried

C．puzzled

D．surprised

11.

A．watched over

B．looked over

C．left over

D．taken over

12.

A．air

B．forest

C．cave

D．season

13.

A．gifts

B．books

C．dollars

D．fruits

14.

A．work

B．bend

C．stop

D．matter

15.

A．lucky

B．wonderful

C．foolish

D．proud

16.

A．put

B．broke

C．threw

D．cleaned

17.

A．force

B．control

C．action

D．silence

18.

A．hide

B．share

C．change

D．support

19.

A．truth

B．power

C．kindness

D．health

20.

A．choose

B．hold

C．enjoy

D．help

7 . In 1947 a group of famous people from the art world headed by an Austrian conductor decided to hold an international festival of music, dance and theatre in Edinburgh. The idea was to reunite Europe after the Second World War.

It quickly attracted famous names such as Alec Guinness, Richard Burton, Dame Margot Fonteyn and Marlene Dietrich as well as the big symphony orchestras(交响乐团). It became a fixed event every August and now attracts 400,000 people yearly.

At the same time, the “Fringe” appeared as a challenge(挑战) to the official festival. Eight theatre groups turned up uninvited in 1947, in the belief that everyone should have the right to perform, and they did so in a public house disused for years.

Soon, groups of students firstly from Edinburgh University, and later from the universities of Oxford and Cambridge, Durham and Birmingham were making the journey to the Scottish capital each summer to perform theatre by little -- known writers of plays in small church halls to the people of Edinburgh.

Today the “Fringe”, once less recognized, has far outgrown the festival with around 1,500 performances of theatre, music and dance on every one of the 21 days it lasts. And yet as early as 1959,with only 19 theatre groups performing, some said it was getting too big.

A paid administrator(行政人员) was first employed only in 1971, and today there are eight administrators working all year round and the number rises to 150 during August itself. In 2004 there were 200 places housing 1,695 shows by over 600 different groups from 50 different countries. More than 1.25 million tickets were sold.

1. What was the purpose of Edinburgh Festival at the beginning?

A．To bring Europe together again.	B．To honor heroes of World War II.
C．To introduce young theatre groups.	D．To attract great artists from Europe.

2. Why did some uninvited theatre groups come to Edinburgh in 1947?

A．They owned a public house there.	B．They came to take up a challenge.
C．They thought they were also famous.	D．They wanted to take part in the festival.

3. What does the “Fringe” mean in the third paragraph?

A．unpopular groups	B．non-official groups
C．foreign groups	D．local groups

4. We may learn from the text that Edinburgh Festival      .

A．has become a non-official event	B．has gone beyond an art festival
C．gives shows all year round	D．keeps growing rapidly

8 . Mother’s Day

The second Sunday in May is Mother's Day.Mother’s Day is a special day for everyone! On that day, children usually give their mothers cards,presents and flowers.But most of the people like giving their mothers carnations(康乃馨).As for the origin of Mother's Day, there is a famous saying, "God could not be everywhere and he made mother.”

Father’s Day

Father's Day is on the third Sunday in June.Some Americans thought that if we had Mother’s Day.we should have a Father’s Day (On Father’s Day, there is not any party, But children will give their father some presents and the best wishes, Father is great.We could give the best wishes to them.

Halloween

Halloween is on October 31st.On this day, in front of the house there are a lot of pumpkin lights.They are very beautiful.Every family has a lot of sweets.When children go to knock at their doors, people will give them sweets,

Easter

Easter is from 22nd March to 25th April.Easter is an important holiday in Western countries, Many children buy chocolate and Easter eggs.They also make Easter eggs.Some people like this holiday because it is interesting.

Thanksgiving Day

Every last Thursday of November is a special day.Some American think Thanksgiving Day is more important than Christmas Day.On that day, all people have supper with their family together.Thanksgiving Day in America is a time to offer thanks, have family gatherings and enjoy holiday meals.People like to eat turkeys and some fruits. On that day people are all happy.But in Canada Thanksgiving Day is the second Monday in October.

1. On which day can children ask for and get sweets?

A．Father's Day.	B．Thanksgiving day.
C．Halloween.	D．Easter.

2. What will Americans do on Thanksgiving Day?

A．They say thanks.	B．They have friend gatherings.
C．They go on holiday.	D．They buy many cards.

3. What can be known about the festivals in the text?

A．Father's Day is a festival with a long history in US.

B．Eater Eggs are traditional food in western countries.

C．Thanksgiving Day is more important than Christmas.

D．Mother's Day is to honor mothers' devotion to children.

9 . There are many expressions with the word “dog”.

    1    They take their dogs for walks, give them good food and medical care. However, dogs without owners to care for them lead a different kind of life. The expression, lead a dog’s life, describes a person who has an unhappy existence.

When we say we live in a dog-eat-dog world.    2    A person has to work hard like a dog to be successful. Such hard work can make people dog-tired. And, the situation would be even worse if they became sick as a dog.

Still, people say every dog has its day. This means that every person enjoys a successful period during his or her life.     3    Yet, some people say that you can never teach an old dog new tricks. They believe that older people do not like to learn new skills and will not change the way they do things.

Some people are compared to dogs in bad ways. People who are unkind or uncaring can be described as junkyard dogs living in places where people throw away things they do not want. Junkyard dogs are often used to guard this property. They bark or attack people who try to enter the property. However, sometimes a person who appears to be mean and threatening is really not so bad.    4    

Dog expressions are also used to describe the weather. The dog days of summer are the hottest days of the year.    5    But we do not want it to rain cats and dogs.

A．Dogs are loyal to people.

B．People love dogs and treat them well.

C．To be successful, people often have to learn new skills.

D．But there are many difficulties on the road to success.

E．A rainstorm may cool the weather.

F．We could say his bark is worse than his bite.

G．That means many people are competing for the same things, like good jobs.

10 . 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。

Red is used in many American expressions. It can be used to show     1     (happy), as in “a red letter day. This is a day when something special happens. The expression is probably based on church customs.     2     almost six hundred years, church calendars have been marked with red to indicate special holy     3     (day).

The expression “a red-letter day” is often heard in daily life. A red-letter day is     4     day that people are feeling quite happy. You might tell your friends that yesterday was a red-letter day because you     5     (win) some money in the state lottery (彩票).

“Rolling a red carpet” is another     6     (common) heard expression,     7     represents a warm welcome. A city may “roll a red carpet” for     8     (it) baseball team when the team arrives home after winning the championship.

Red is also used in some expressions that     9     (be) not happy. “Red-handed” is an example. To be caught “red-handed” is to be found in an act of wrong doing. For example, a mother might say she caught her son red-handed,     10     (take) cookies out of the cookie jar.