1 . 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。

David was one of     1     most helpful students that we ever had. In 2004, he went to university in London and became interested in Chinese culture.

After his     2     (graduate) from university, he went to China to study Chinese at Beijing Language and Culture University. Two years later, he was able to speak Chinese     3     (fluent) and achieved high grades in all subjects.     4     (finish) his studies, he started travelling in China. Some of the cities in China he likes most     5     (be) Beijing, Shanghai, Harbin and Nanjing. In China he develops an interest in teaching English to Chinese students. Most of the students whom he taught       6     (become) his friends ever since.

When he returned to Britain two months ago, he brought back from China many     7     (interest) books, dictionaries, paintings and photos     8     (spread) Chinese culture. He donated (捐赠) most of them to our school library. Some of the books were gifts     9     he got from his Chinese friends and students. The paintings that David donated to the school are being shown in the exhibition room. Teachers and students at our school wish to thank David     10     his kindness.

3 . 假设你是红星中学的李华，你校将在下周五举办“校园文化节（Campus Culture Festival）”系列活动。请给你班留学生Jim写封邮件，邀请他参加其中的一个活动。邮件的内容包括：
1. 介绍你推荐的活动；
2. 说明你推荐的理由；
3. 询问对方的意向。
注意：1. 词数80左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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4 . It’s a land where winter darkness is long, and summers bring continuous sunlight.

However, people are very happy in Finland, despite the country’s natural challenges. Last month, the nation was named the happiest on Earth, according to the 2018 World Happiness Report released by the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network.

The Finns certainly have a high range of happiness, Eric Weiner wrote in his 2008 book The Geography of Bliss.

There’s a stereotype (刻板印象) that Finns are introverted (内向的) and shy, because they often stay silent. But in fact, “for Finns, it is extremely rude to interrupt someone. This leads to us making pauses or taking our time to talk”, Krista Huhtala-jenks, a senior officer at Finland’s Ministry of Transport and Communications, explained to CNN.

Perhaps Finland’s love for heavy metal music and tango reveals the country’s true personality, however. Indeed, young Finns love heavy metal, while tango remains a huge part of Finnish culture for the older generation. The passionate dance started in Argentina, but it’s Finland that became the tango capital of the world. Every July, the Finnish town of Seinajoki draws thousands of people from all over the world to a four-day tango festival. During the festival, a tango king and queen are chosen.

Another trademark (特征) of Finnish culture is the sauna (桑拿). According to CNN, the nation has about 3.5 million saunas – roughly one for every 1.6 people. And 99 percent of Finns take at least one sauna a week, BBC News reported.

In Finns’ eyes, saunas are closely related to well-being. For example, if a person gets sick, he or she will take a sauna. Many women also prefer to give birth in a sauna, because “the walls of traditional smoke saunas were lined with naturally bacteria-resistant soot (抑菌的煤烟灰), making them the cleanest room in the house”, BBC News noted.

Medical benefits aside, the sauna is also seen as a place to collect your thoughts. “Sauna is for your mind. It really helps you to calm down in a modern society where it is never quiet,” Jarmo Lehtola from the Finnish Sauna Society, told BBC News. “If somebody wants to understand what it is to be a Finn, they have to understand what a sauna is. If you do not experience sauna, you do not experience Finland.”

1. According to Huhtala-jenks, why do Finns often remain silent?

A．They are too introverted to talk.

B．They prefer to take time to think.

C．They have plenty of time for conversation.

D．They believe it’s impolite to interrupt others.

2. How does the author show the sauna’s popularity in Finland?

A．By giving examples.	B．By raising questions.
C．By presenting data.	D．By making a comparison.

3. How do Finns believe saunas benefit people?

A．They help people to recover from cancer.

B．They can reduce the pain of giving birth.

C．They help people keep a peaceful mind.

D．They’re a good place to look for inspiration.

4. What’s the author’s main purpose in writing the article?

A．To explore the interesting history of Finland.

B．To introduce some aspects of Finnish culture.

C．To study Finns’ true personality.

D．To show Finlands’s love for saunas.

5 . 假定你是李华，上周参加了英国某中学组织的“中国文化周”活动，并认识了热爱中国传统文化的校长Mr. Smith.请你给他写一封感谢信，内容包括：
1. 感谢热情接待及对中国文化的推广；
2. 附赠具有中国文化特色的小礼物；
3. 邀请他来中国。
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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6 . 假定你是李华，打算邀请你在武汉留学的英国朋友Leslie与你全家共度中秋节。写一封邮件告知他相关事宜。内容包括：
1时间（10月4日）；
2简要介绍中秋节；
3你们家过节安排。
注意：
1词数100左右；
2可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Leslie,
                                                                        
                                                                        

Yours,

Li Hua

7 . It’s hard to imagine two societies that deal with their elders as differently as the U. S. and China. And I am pretty sure about that. My wife Junling is a Shanghai native. Last month     1     the first time we visited my father at a nursing home in the U. S.. She     2     (shake) by the experience and later told me, ‘‘You know, in China, it’s a great shame     3     (put) a parent into a nursing home.” In China the tradition has been straightforward for centuries: parents raise children; then the children care for the parents as they become old. For example, Jiang Xiaoli, a high school teacher, and his wife recently bought     4     new, larger apartment in Shanghai. They did so     5     (part) because they know that in a few years, his parents will move in with them. Jiang’s parents will help take care of Jiang’s daughter, and as they age, Jiang and his wife will help take care of     6     (they). As China slowly develops a better and     7     (reliable) social - security system for retirees,     8     has begun, the economic necessity of     9     (generation) living together will reduce a bit. But no one     10     (believe) that as China gets richer, the family affection will change too much.

8 . Americans recognize that there is a past on which the present rests. But they have not developed their sense of the depth of time as much as this has been done in the Middle East and South Asia. The Arab looks back two to six thousand years for his own origins. History is used as the basis for almost any modem action. The chances are that an Arab won’ start a talk or a speech or analyze a problem without first developing the historical aspects of his subject. The American assumes that time has depths but he seldom stresses its importance of it.

The American never questions the fact that time should be planned and future events should be fitted into a schedule. He thinks that people should look forward to the future and not talk too much on the past. His future is not very far ahead of him. Results must be obtained in the foreseeable future — one or two years or, at the most, five or ten. Promises to meet deadlines and appointments are taken very seriously. There is real punishment for being late and for not keeping commitments in time. The American thinks it is natural to calculate the value of time. To fail to do so is unthinkable. The American calculates how much time is required to do everything. “I’ll be there in ten minutes.” “It will take six months to finish that job.” “I was in the Army for four and a half years.”

The Americans, like so many other people, also use time as a link that chains events together. If one event occurs on the heels of another, we will certainly try to find a causal relationship between them. If A is seen around the area of B's murder shortly after the crime has been committed we automatically form a connection between A and B. However, events which are separated by too much time are difficult for us to connect in our minds. This makes it almost impossible for us as a nation to engage (从事) in long-range planning.

1. How do Americans see past time according to the first paragraph?

A．It’s valueless.	B．It’s limited.
C．It reflects today.	D．It helps start a talk.

2. What does the underlined phrase “to do so” in paragraph 2 refer to?

A．To calculate the value of the past.

B．To plan a schedule for future events.

C．To figure out the importance of time.

D．To meet deadlines and appointments.

3. When will Americans chain two events together?

A．When common evidence is found.

B．When the two events happen one by one.

C．When A is found near the scene of B’s crime.

D．When one event happens long after another.

4. What does the author mainly want to tell Americans to do?

A．See time further.	B．Make a long-range plan.
C．Remember the past time.	D．Keep their commitments.

9 . 听下面一段材料，回答下列小题。
1. How many people went to the Blue Water World with Tina?

A．3.

B．4.

C．5.

2. Who stayed at home to see to the guests?

A．Mary.

B．Grace.

C．Susan.

3. What did Jim do at the Blue Water World?

A．He won a gift.

B．He ate ice cream.

C．He bought a souvenir.

4. What was probably the most exciting thing for Tina?

A．She acted in a film.

B．She met a film star.

C．She saw many fishes.

10 . What did the girl do last summer holiday?

A．She went on a trip.

B．She stayed at home.

C．She visited her parents.