1 . 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。

Imagine being kidnapped, then returning home after 159 years. That’s     1     happened to one zodiac statue from Yuanmingyuan, the Old Summer Palace. It was    2    (recent) returned to Beijing.

According to    3    National Culture Heritage Administration, one of the 12 animal    4    (statue), a red bronze horse head statue,     5    (donate) by 97-year-old business man Stanley Ho, a collector from Macao on Nov 13.

As a surprise for    6    (visit) to the National Museum of China, the statue was soon put    7    display. It joined an exhibition showing hundreds of priceless artifacts(文物)    8    have been returned from overseas since 1949.The exhibit runs through Nov 27.

It is the seventh of the 12    9    (steal) animal statues from the Yuanmingyuan fountain    10     (return) to Beijing from overseas. Now, the search is on for the returning five: a dog, a rooster, a dragon, a sheep and a snake.

2 . A Wonderful Christmas Gift

Ann and her mother had lived in a small cottage. Christmas was so close，and so was her birthday.

Ann wished she could get a new_______with lace as a wonderful Christmas gift. All her friends would be getting new dresses._________Ann did not want to ask her Mom for that.   She knew how hard her mom worked to make both ends meet. Maybe she could make a________maybe Santa Claus would come，even though she knew that Santa Claus is just an imaginary character.

It was not just gift that_________Ann. It was her mother. Nowadays she was working overtime and looked pale and worn out.

The days passed and soon it was Christmas Eve.In everyone's house，except Ann's ,a Christmas tree   adorned(装饰)the living room. In the_________there hung the baked cakes and turkey. But_________lovely was being cooked in Ann's house. Every child went to bed eagerly waiting for the lovely gifts that he or she would _______the next day. Ann went to bed with a_______heart.She knew that there would be no gifts for her.

Ann wished with her whole heart that at least this time she would get a gift from Santa Claus. Ann slowly drifted off to sleep. She dreamt of Santa riding in the snow on his reindeers.

Ring.…Ring.…Ann jumped，hearing alarm.

She suddenly remembered that it was Christmas morning. Without much hope she looked _________there were any gifts for her.Wonder of wonders!There lay a beautiful packet tied with a red ribbon.

Ann excitedly opened the package. It was a pretty white dress with attractive lace. She ________the gift carefully to find out who gave it to her. Suddenly a small piece of paper fell out from it.Ann__________started to read the note.

“Dear Ann，

This dress is given to you as a________ for being a good girl. Hope you continue to do good things and help your mother.

Your Loving friend，

Santa Claus"

Ann felt that there was something familiar about this note. She looked into the note carefully. Then it________ her. It was her mother who had worked overtime to save money to buy this expensive gift. Ann was happy ________words. She knew that she was the________girl to have such a wonderful mother as a wonderful Christmas gift.

1.

A．dress

B．book

C．bike

D．watch

2.

A．So

B．But

C．And

D．Or

3.

A．change

B．plan

C．mistake

D．wish

4.

A．surprised

B．worried

C．pleased

D．disappointed

5.

A．bedrooms

B．restrooms

C．kitchens

D．bathrooms

6.

A．nothing

B．something

C．anything

D．everything

7.

A．make

B．send

C．receive

D．buy

8.

A．hard

B．big

C．warm

D．heavy

9.

A．if

B．how

C．why

D．when

10.

A．refused

B．checked

C．passed

D．painted

11.

A．finally

B．carefully

C．gradually

D．eagerly

12.

A．test

B．lesson

C．game

D．prize

13.

A．struck

B．hurt

C．satisfied

D．encouraged

14.

A．in

B．without

C．over

D．beyond

15.

A．stubborn

B．hard-working

C．fortunate

D．crazy.

3 . Food serves as a form of communication in two fundamental ways. Sharing bread or other foods is a common human tradition that can promote unity and trust. Food can also have a specific meaning, and play a significant role in a family or culture's celebrations or traditions. The foods we eat—and when and how we eat them—are often unique to a particular culture or may even differ between rural (农村的) and urban areas within one country.
Sharing bread, whether during a special occasion (时刻) or at the family dinner table, is a common symbol of togetherness. Many cultures also celebrate birthdays and marriages with cakes that are cut and shared among the guests. Early forms of cake were simply a kind of bread, so this tradition hits its roots in the custom of sharing bread.
Food also plays an important role in many New Year celebrations. In the southern United States, pieces of corn bread represent blocks of gold for prosperity (兴旺) in the New Year. In Greece, people share a special cake called vasilopita. A coin is put into the cake, which signifies (预示) success in the New Year for the person who receives it.
Many cultures have ceremonies to celebrate the birth of a child, and food can play a significant role. In China, when a baby is one month old, families name and welcome their child in a celebration that includes giving red-colored eggs to guests. In many cultures, round foods such as grapes, bread, and moon cakes are eaten at welcome celebrations to represent family unity.
Nutrition is necessary for life, so it is not surprising that food is such an important part of different cultures around the world.
1. According to the passage, sharing bread______.

A．indicates a lack of food

B．can help to develop unity

C．is a custom unique to rural areas

D．has its roots in birthday celebrations

2. What does the coin in vasilopita signify for its receiver in the New Year?

A．Trust.	B．Success.
C．Health.	D．Togetherness.

3. The author explains the role of food in celebrations by______.

A．using examples	B．making comparisons
C．analyzing causes	D．describing processes

4. What is the passage mainly about?

A．The custom of sharing food.

B．The specific meaning of food.

C．The role of food in ceremonies.

D．The importance of food in culture.

4 . America is a mobile society.Friendships between Americans can be close and real，yet disappear soon if situations change.Neither side feels hurt by this.Both may exchange Christmas greetings for a year or two，perhaps a few letters for a while-then no more.If the same two people meet again by chance，even years later，they pick up the friendship.This can be quite difficult for us Chinese to understand，because friendships between us flower more slowly but then may become lifelong feelings，extending（延伸）sometimes deeply into both families.

Americans are ready to receive us foreigners at their homes，share their holidays，and their home life.They will enjoy welcoming us and be pleased if we accept their hospitality（好客）easily.

Another difficult point for us Chinese to understand Americans is that although they include us warmly in their personal everyday lives，they don't show their politeness to us if it requires a great deal of time.This is usually the opposite of the practice in our country where we may be generous with our time.Sometimes，we，as hosts，will appear at airports even in the middle of the night to meet a friend.We may take days off to act as guides to our foreign friends.The Americans，however，express their welcome usually at homes，but truly can not manage the time to do a great deal with a visitor outside their daily routine.They will probably expect us to get ourselves from the airport to our own hotel by bus.And they expect that we will phone them from there.Once we arrive at their homes，the welcome will be full，warm and real.We will find ourselves treated hospitably.

For the Americans，it is often considered more friendly to invite a friend to their homes thanto go to restaurants，except for purely business matters.So accept their hospitality at，home！.

1. The writer of this passage must be______.

A．an American	B．a Chinese
C．a professor	D．a student

2. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Friendships between Americans usually extend deeply into their families.

B．Friendships between Americans usually last for all their lives.

C．Americans always show their warmth even if they are very busy.

D．Americans will continue their friendships again even after a long break.

3. From the last two paragraphs we can learn that when we arrive in America to visit an American friend, we will probably be_______.

A．warmly welcomed at the airport	B．offered a ride to his home
C．treated hospitably at his home	D．treated to dinner in a restaurant

4. The underlined words"generous with our time"in Paragraph 3 probably mean_____.

A．strict with time	B．serious with time
C．careful with time	D．willing to spend time

5. A suitable title for this passage would probably be"_____".

A．Friendships between Chinese

B．Friendships between Americans

C．Americans' hospitality

D．Americans' and Chinese's views of friendships