1 . If you surf the Internet, you will see that almost every day of the year celebrates some kind of food. Those "holidays", like National Onion Ring Day, have become very popular across the United States. They give people a chance to enjoy something they might not eat normally. Traditional food holidays also give restaurants and other businesses a chance to advertise their things.

But where did these American "holidays" come from? Many are the invention of an Alabama man, John-Bryan Hopkins. He writes about food for his website Foodimentary. com. Hopkins told Times magazine that when he began his site in 2006, there were only 175 "holidays." "I filled in the rest," he said.

The National Day Calendar has a list of all the different food and non-food related "holidays". In the past the website used to let anyone pay to create their own day—for a price. But now, the site only accepts requests from businesses in order to make more money.

While some food "holidays" are indeed made-up, many have their history. For example, National Beer Day on April 7marks the end of a US ban on the sale of beer drinks. The ban lasted from 1920 until 1933.

The Salvation Army, a Christian group, began to celebrate US National Doughnut Day on June l, 1938. It was meant to honor women who served soldiers doughnuts during World War I.

But not everyone likes food holidays. Bethany Jean Clement is a food writer for the Seattle Times newspaper. She wrote, "I get that some people might like celebrating National Doughnut Day. However, you really can have a doughnut any day you want, so there's no need to celebrate it!"

1. The function of the celebrations of some kind of food is to ________.

A．inspire people to expand their range of choices for food

B．let the inventor appear on the Time magazine cover

C．force people to eat what they might not eat in daily life

D．let the owners of the restaurants to earn more money

2. Why does the website about The National Day Calendar accept requests from businesses?

A．To sell many more products.	B．To create a new magazine.
C．To gain more economic benefit.	D．To attract more food writers.

3. What does Bethany Jean Clement think of celebrating National Doughnut Day?

A．Creative.

B．Unnecessary.

C．Unique.

D．Meaningful.

4. What can be the best title for the text?

A．Good Chances to Enjoy American Food	B．American Food Online: A New Fashion
C．Traditional American Food on the Internet	D．National Food Days: An American Tradition

2 . 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。

A material can be really special when it was named after the place where it     1     (create) originally. That's certainly the cane with "china". And     2     all types of china, white porcelain（瓷）is among the mot famous.

Nowadays, the     3     (tradition) material has taken on a modern look in the     4     (hand) of four Chinese artists in the Modern White Porcelain Exhibition. And the key word here is "modern". One of the works     5     (be) a porcelain boat. But look     6     (attentive) and you will see that the boat     7     (build) with porcelain looks like a takeout box. Inside the boat is a statue of a baby. The baby stands for humans and the boat is     8     supports life. It suggests we may have done some damage to     9     environment and that we're treating life like fast food.

All the four artists gave white porcelain a model style, each in     10     (they)own way. And this is what the exhibition's theme comes from. It's a dialogue between the past and the present.

3 . 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。

Father's Day, which falls on June 16 this year, is a day just for dads. It was     1     (original) the idea of a woman called Sonora Smart Dodd,     2     came up with it in 1909. She wanted a special day     3     (honor) her father, Willian, whose wife died while     4     (give) birth to their sixth child. Mr. Smart was left to raise the new born and his other five children by     5     (he) on a rural farm in eastern Washington State. It was for Mrs Dodd became an adult     6     she realized the strength and selflessness her father had shown in rising his children     7     a single parent. He father was born on June 19 so she     8     (choose) to hold the first Father's Day celebration on his birthday in 1910. In 1924, US President Calvin Coolidge supported the idea of a national Father's Day. Finally, in 1966, the     9    (three) Sunday in June was declared Father's Day in the US. Our fathers certainly deserve (值得) our love and     10       (appreciate), so do something special for your dad this Father's Day.

4 . Directions: Read the following two passages. Fill in each blank with one proper word or the proper form of the given word to make the passage coherent. Make sure that your answers are grammatically correct.

Special Days Around the World

Teachers’ Day

    1     people in many countries celebrate World Teachers’ Day on 5^th October, in Argentina it is on 11^th September — the anniversary of the death of former president, Domingo Faustino Sarmiento in 1888. What Sarmiento believed passionately in was the importance of education: He wrote ‘Schools are the very basis of civilization’. Children traditionally write poems for their teachers and give them an apple, make a cake or buy flowers. In Vietnam, Educator’s Day is in November. Many students visit their former teachers in their homes     2    (give) them presents, or give news about themselves. And at some schools in India, senior students become teachers, and teachers become students for the day!

World Book Day

In many countries, Book Day     3    (fall) on 23^rd April every year. It originated in Catalonia in 1923 when booksellers decided to honour the Spanish author Miguel de Cervantes, who died on that day in 1616. In 1995, World Book Day became an international event,     4    (celebrate) reading and books. People exchange presents — usually a book and a rose. There are also events such as writing competitions, and in Madrid there is a public reading of Cervantes’s     5    (great) work — Don Quijote — which lasts 48 hours! In the UK and Ireland, all schoolchildren receive a £1 book token (礼品券), and many children now dress up as     6     favourite character from fiction!

Respect for the Aged Day

Grandparents’ Day is popular in many countries, but in Japan, a country where nearly 30 percent of the population are over 60, older people     7    (treat) with special respect. The third Monday of September is ‘Respect for the Aged Day’,     8     became a national holiday in 1966. Everyone has a day     9     school or work and people organize celebrations for the older people of the village or community where they live. Young people dress up in traditional clothes. They sing and dance and there will be a meal specially     10    (prepare) for the older people. Nowadays, people also visit relatives and the older people in their families, for a three-day weekend.

5 . 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。

Sending gifts varies greatly from country to country. In Australia, Canada, the United States    1     European countries, sending gifts     2     (be) rarely expected. While seen as a nice gesture, it is more important to avoid    3     (give) highly personal gifts such as clothing. When visiting the home of a colleague from one of these    4     (country), it is normally appropriate to bring a gift to the hostess.

In America, expensive gifts are    5     (definite) out. A good choice is to take the deserving person to dinner, or to an entertainment or a sporting event.     6    the contrary, gift giving is a traditional custom in Japan. In Japan the proper gift is thought    7     (express) the giver’s true friendship, gratitude and respect far    8    (well) than words can. So if you plan to visit Japan or to have any Japanese visit you here, be prepared.

Australia is known for     9    (it) friendliness and informality. So modest gifts, such as a diary, a paperweight, or a coffee cup might be presented to a friend. But when visiting a German home, gifts    10     reflect your home country are popular, and you might want to bring small gifts for the children of the family you are visiting.

6 . 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。

China is a big old country,     1    has a history of more than five thousand years. We are proud of     2     (it) culture and part of the culture even influences the world     3     (great), for example, the thought of Confucius(孔子). As Chinese economy develops very fast and plays     4    important role in the world, more and more     5     (foreign) learn Mandarin(普通话) in Confucius institutions.

The Chinese traditional culture can     6     (test) by the time. It unites the whole nation and no matter what kind of disaster comes, we will fight together for the country’s future. Today, many young people lose faith in traditional culture and they are crazy     7    the western culture. They follow the western fashion,     8     (think) we are old style. But some day, they     9     (realize) it is wrong     10    them to ignore traditional culture.

7 . Dear Michael，

How’s your vacation? I’m visiting my uncle in Spain. He lives in the sunny and beautiful city of Valencia, in Spain.

Yesterday, I had great fun. My uncle took me to the tomato festival in Bunol, which is just 30 miles away from where my uncle lives. You have probably never heard of this festival before. Neither have I. The tomato festival is called “La Tomatina” in Spanish. It was the biggest and messiest tomato fight in the world. When we first got to the square where the festival took place, it was very crowded with people from all around the world, and many trucks were carrying tomatoes. My uncle told me the crowded people here were around 38,000 and this was more than four times the population of Bunol.

The tomato fight started as soon as the first banger (爆竹) was beaten. Then everyone including me started throwing tomatoes at each other. I took red tomatoes and threw them at anyone that ran, moved, bent down, or turned around. Tomatoes must be squashed (捏扁) before people threw them in order not to hurt anybody.

After a little while, the streets, people and nearby buildings were splashed (溅起) with red. There was no winner in this fight, but we all had fun. As soon as a second banger was beaten, people stopped throwing.

I really had a great time. I wish you were here, too. I hope I hear from you soon. Take care.

Yours,

Linda

1. From the letter, we can know________.

A．Linda lives in Valencia

B．Linda doesn’t want to go to Spain

C．Linda is visiting her uncle in Spain

D．Linda is studying in Spain

2. According to the letter, which statement of the following is NOT true?

A．Bunol is 30 miles away from where Linda’s uncle lives.

B．Linda had heard of this festival before.

C．It was the first time Linda had gone to this festival.

D．Linda’s uncle took her to the tomato festival in Bunol.

3. What happened when the second banger was beaten?

A．The fight started.

B．The fight stopped.

C．The fight got bigger and bigger.

D．The fight continued again.

4. What is the main idea of this letter？

A．“La Tomatina” is a fun and popular festival in Spain.

B．“La Tomatina” is a day for eating tomatoes.

C．Michael has a great vacation.

D．Linda enjoyed the beautiful city of Valencia.

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。

The Mid­Autumn Festival     1     (celebrate) by the Chinese people all over the world every year. The moon is said to be its biggest and     2     (bright) on this day. The Mid­Autumn Festival is     3     special occasion for family. People eat many different kinds of mooncakes     4     (include) fruit, nuts, chocolate, etc. The Lantern Festival falls on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month,     5     marks the end of the Chinese New Year celebrations. There are many stories about how the Lantern Festival     6     (start). Nowadays, most lanterns come in many     7     (shape). People often eat sweet dumplings boiled and     8     (serve) in hot water on this day. The Dragon Boat Festival, which started more than 2,000 years ago, marks the     9     (begin) of the hottest season of the year. There is a special food called zongzi     10     the festival.