1 . 语法填空

Valentine’s Day is known as a day of love and romanceon February 14th every year.

There are a few different versions of its origin and history, one of which dates back     1     an ancient Roman festival, Lupercalia,     2     (celebrate) on February 15th. On this day, young single women would place     3     (they) names in a huge container and young bachelors of the town would come and draw a name from it. The young man and the woman,     4     name was picked would become partners for the     5     (follow) years. Many of these couples would eventually get     6    (marry). It     7     (believe) that the month of February is perfect for romance.

Valentine’s Day was originally celebrated in Europe, but in recent years it is also celebrated in China,     8     (especial) among young people. Interestingly, China has its own Valentine’s Day, Qixi Festival, on the 7th day of the 7th month of our lunar calendar. It is in memory of a day on which the legendary cow-herder and weaving-maid     9     (allow) to be together, after being separated by the Milky Way for a whole year. What     10     interesting story!

2 . January means it’s time for coats and gloves and cold weather. While many of us are preparing ourselves for the cold weeks ahead, in some cities winter is the “hottest” season of all because it’s the time for winter festivities.

Every year 2 million people visit the Sapporo Snow Festival in Japan. This internationally well-known event began in 1950, when some local high-school students built six snow statues in Odori Park. Since then, the festival has grown to include lots of snow sculptures as well as a snow-sculpting contest that draws competitors from all over the world.

In December, Finland created its 13th annual Snow Village, which will remain open until April, if weather permits. Snow Village lies nearly 200 kilometers north of the Arctic Circle. The village is designed by builders skilled in working with snow and ice. Visitors can take a tour of the village, eat in a restaurant made of ice or go dancing in the disco igloo(拱形圆顶小屋). They can also spend the night in a hotel made of snow. There’s even an ice chapel(小礼拜堂) for couples who want to get married in Snow village.

Since 1935, the Fur Rendezvous has been held every February in Anchorage, Alaska, America’s most northern state. Among the festival’s many attractions is the World Championship Sled Dog Race, which draws sled dog teams from many countries. Dogs also take center stage in the Dog Weight Pull, in which dogs compete to see which one can pull the heaviest weight. The festival features sports like skiing, basketball, boxing and softball as well as the Grand Prix Auto Race in downtown Anchorage. True to the festival’s name, there’s also a fur auction(拍卖), where buyers buy real Alaskan furs. The first Fur Rendezvous lasted only three days. Now it’s a 10-day event that attracts thousands of visitors.

1. What can we learn about the Sapporo Snow Festival from the second paragraph?

A．How it got started.	B．How long it lasts.
C．Who is in charge of it.	D．How much it costs to attend it.

2. What happens at Snow Village?

A．Skating matches.	B．Design contests.
C．Indoor weddings.	D．Cooking competitions.

3. Anyone who visits the Fur Rendezvous can ________.

A．buy what he wants	B．play any sports he likes
C．attend a strength competition	D．come across different sled dogs

3 . 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。

China is known as the Kingdom of Bamboo. More than 400 species of bamboo，one third of all known species in the world，grow in China. China    1    （lead）the world in the amount of area planted with bamboo，the number of bamboo trees and the amount of bamboo wood    2    （produce）every year.

The oldest bamboo    3    （article）in China were unearthed from the remains of a primitive society that existed some 7，000 years ago in    4    is now Hemudu，Yuyao County，Zhejiang Province. As early as the Shang Dynasty，Chinese people used the bamboo for making weapons，such as bows and arrows. Before paper     5    （invent），strips of bamboo were the most important writing medium，more widely used than silk，    6     they were cheaper，resistant to corrosion（腐蚀），and more abundant. Bamboo has thus played an important part in the spread and development of traditional Chinese culture.

Bamboo was    7    （close）connected with the daily lives of people in ancient China. Su Dongpo，a literary giant of the Song Dynasty，said that people could not live     8     bamboo，and people of the time used bamboo    9    （make）paper，hats，shoes and so on. At that time，as today，bamboo shoots were eaten as a popular dish because of    10     （they）crispness and fresh，sweet taste. Bamboo shoots also contain vitamins，sugar，fat，and protein.

4 . 假定你是高一学生李华。你的美国网友Tony询问你的寒假生活是如何度过的。请你给他写一封e-mail，内容包括：
1、完成作业，适量阅读；
2、庆祝春节，走亲访友；
3、参加社区组织的志愿者活动。
注意：
1、词数80左右；信的开头已经写好。
2、可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Tony，

How is everything with you recently？The winter holiday is over and we are back to school.

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Yours,

Li Hua

5 . How does a place become a World Heritage Site (世界遗产)? It takes a lot of people to decide.

First, if a country wants one of its places to be on the List of World Heritage Sites, it has to ask the UNESCO (联合国教科文组织). The place must be important and special. The UNESCO put the Great Wall on the list in 1987 because, it said, it was a great part of Chinese culture and beautifully made to go with the land. When a country asks, it must also make a plan for taking care of the place.

Second, the World Heritage Committee of the UNESCO talks about different places and decides whether to put them on the list. The committee meets every June. Many experts help the committee to decide.

Third, after a new place goes on the list, the UNESCO gives money to help keep it looking good. If a place is in serious danger, it may be put on the List of World Heritage in Danger. The UNESCO gives special care and help to those places.

Then, countries have to give the UNESCO regular reports about places on the list. If the UNESCO thinks a country isn’t taking good enough care of a place, the site will be taken off the list.

1. What can we infer from the passage?

A．Becoming a World Heritage Site takes hard work.

B．A place with beautiful scenery is often on the List of World Heritage Sites.

C．A place which is taken good care of is often on the List of World Heritage Sites.

D．The Great Wall became a World Heritage Site for its long history.

2. If a place successfully becomes a World Heritage Site, the country ________.

A．can ask the UNESCO for more money and help

B．should continue to take special care of it

C．won’t take trouble to care for it

D．will try to put it on the List of World Heritage in Danger

3. What’s the passage mainly discussing?

A．How the World Heritage Committee of UNESCO decides a World Heritage Site.

B．How the World Heritage Committee of UNESCO protects a World Heritage Site.

C．How the Great Wall became a World Heritage Site.

D．How a place becomes a World Heritage Site.

4. What’s the purpose of putting a place on the List of World Heritage Sites?

A．To attract more tourists from other countries.

B．To get more money and help from other countries.

C．To have it taken better care of.

D．To make it known to other countries.

6 . When my wife, Jane, and I were 16, we were in the same class. About a week before Thanksgiving Day, we found out that our teacher Edward was having some ___challenges. We wanted to do something to help, so as a class we ___to gather food, clothing and gifts to ___his family had a good Thanksgiving Day.

When Jane told her family about our plan, her mother was ___. Together they searched their house for things they could ___. Her mother went to the kitchen, ___ a big turkey and saying, “Thanksgiving Day won’t be ___without a turkey dinner.” To this day, Jane remembers how moved she was by her mother’s ___.

Before making our ____, we said a prayer of appreciation for the wonderful ___ to help others. I will never forget the surprised ___ of our teacher and his wife when they ____ the door; their four children gathered around them as we handed out the gifts. It was a cold night; we all felt warm inside, ___.

Last month while I was in a meeting, my secretary informed me, “Your high school teacher Mr. Edward is wondering if you could ___ him a few minutes. He’s sitting in your office right now!”

I left my meeting and went to my office ___. My teacher and I hugged and began to ___ the last 42 years. He told me he ___ remembered that cold winter night when we brought the ___of Thanksgiving Day to his family. The food and gifts were certainly appreciated, ___what warmed his heart that night was to see a group of teenagers who understood the ___of Thanksgiving Day.

1.

A．financial

B．personal

C．academic

D．typical

2.

A．applied

B．determined

C．attempted

D．preferred

3.

A．figure out

B．point out

C．make sense

D．make sure

4.

A．satisfied

B．puzzled

C．amazed

D．touched

5.

A．separate

B．donate

C．distribute

D．collect

6.

A．breaking up

B．breaking down

C．pulling out

D．pulling down

7.

A．complete

B．usual

C．traditional

D．basic

8.

A．honesty

B．generosity

C．pity

D．curiosity

9.

A．decision

B．contact

C．delivery

D．contribution

10.

A．opportunity

B．gift

C．deal

D．memory

11.

A．impression

B．sorrow

C．expression

D．laugh

12.

A．pushed

B．reached

C．dragged

D．answered

13.

A．again

B．anyhow

C．though

D．enough

14.

A．wait

B．spare

C．spend

D．save

15.

A．hurriedly

B．nervously

C．proudly

D．worriedly

16.

A．come up with

B．look back on

C．keep up with

D．get hold of

17.

A．just

B．even

C．still

D．already

18.

A．experience

B．excitement

C．pleasure

D．warmth

19.

A．and

B．or

C．but

D．so

20.

A．spirit

B．symbol

C．history

D．intention

7 . During the Han Dynasty, King Wen ordered that the 15th day of the first lunar month to be devoted to the Lantern Festival. It was also a happy festival in ancient China, providing a good chance for unmarried men and women to meet. In ancient times, young women, especially daughters of big families, hardly stepped out of their houses. But during the Lantern Festival, all people, including those young women, could come out for lantern shows.

Watching lanterns at night was just a chance for a young woman to find a man whose appearance attracted her. If possible, they would get married. Another activity, guessing the answers to lantern riddles (灯谜), gave young people a chance to interact with each other and know more about each other. Besides those, there were also other traditions in ancient China for the festival.

It was a tradition that people hung lanterns everywhere. The lanterns showed different characters, like flying birds and jumping fishes. People came out and appreciated the beautiful scene.

Riddles written on the lanterns were so interesting and they could add to the joy of the festival, so many people liked them very much. Guessing the answers to lantern riddles gradually became an important part of the Lantern Festival.

Chinese people regarded the dragon as a symbol of good luck. At the festival, people performed the dragon lantern dance and looked forward to this year’s good weather and peace.

People performed the lion dance with the same purpose of performing the dragon lantern dance. They usually do that in public places.

1. What does the underlined word “interact” in paragraph 2 mean?

A．Communicate.	B．Celebrate.
C．Quarrel.	D．Disagree.

2. Why did people perform the lion dance during the Lantern Festival?

A．To scare away the enemy.

B．To welcome the new year.

C．To honor their family members.

D．To hope for a year full of good weather and peace.

3. What is the best title for the text?

A．The Future of the Lantern Festival in China

B．The Love Stories of the Lantern Festival in China

C．The Traditions of the Lantern Festival in Ancient China

D．The Popularity of the Lantern Festival in Modern China

8 . 假定你是李华,你的英国好友Felix来信说他对中国古代名人很感兴趣,请你就此给他回一封电子邮件，内容包括：
1.简要介绍你最喜欢的古代名人；
2.你喜欢他/她的理由;
3.邀请Felix来华感受中华文化。
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:名人 celebrity
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9 . 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。

As everyone know s, it is Jingdezhen in Jiangxi province     1     the local porcelain (瓷器 ) is highly desirable that is the center of world porcelain. Last year, my school     2     (hold) a two-day research activity, guided by the slogan, “Exploring ceramic(陶瓷 的)culture, traveling through ancient and modern times”. The aim was to build students’     3     (aware) of traditional culture.

On our way to Jingdezhen, our guide introduced us to the basics of porcelain production. Our first stop was the Museum of Chinese Ceramics, which has     4     unique and exquisite collection of porcelain made from materials such as clay(陶土)and stone.

The guide told us of the great achievements in ceramics from ancient times until today. I listened carefully to everything.     5     (date) back to Neolithic(新石器时代)period, clay was used     6     (make) pottery(陶器), which people used to carry water and food. Today, we still use porcelain but our pottery is far more beautiful than the products of those times.

On the second day, the team leader took us to a small DI Y porcelain factory. Under the     7     (guide) of the teacher, we     8     (give) some clay and the chance to design a piece of pottery. Although our efforts w ere not as beautiful as the articles in the museum, they w ere our own work. The two-day activity was very     9     (enjoy) and meaningful. I learned a lot about porcelain and made an item     10     my own. It meant a lot to me.

10 . 某中学生英文杂志正在开展以“My Holiday Plan”为主题的征文活动，请你写一篇英语短文投稿。除了学习计划外，请你再从所给的要点提示中选择两项，并阐述选择的理由。
要点提示:1.运动健身;2.学习乐器;3学做家务;4.社区服务;5.外出旅行。
注意:1.词数100左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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