1 . A British friend told me he couldn't understand why Chinese people love eating sunflower seeds (葵花子) as a snack so much. “I’ve met a lot of older Chinese and many have a crack in their front teeth; I believe that's from cracking the seeds,” he said.

I had never noticed the habit, but once he mentioned it, I suddenly became more aware. I realized that whenever I’m watching TV or typing a report, I always start mindlessly cracking sunflower seeds. My friend doesn't like sunflower seeds, and, to him, it seems unnecessary to work so hard just to get one small seed.

When we were young, the whole family would usually get together for Chinese New Year. Then, we all lived close to one another, usually in a small city, and sometimes even neighbors would go doortodoor on Chinese New Year’s Eve to check out what every household was making.

I remember my parents would be in the kitchen cooking. In the living room, a large table would already be laid out, complete with a fancy tablecloth, readymade dumpling fillings, and dishes full of candy, fruits and sunflower seeds.

Some of the dishes were to be offered to our ancestors later, while others were for neighbors and children to eat before the evening feast. I must have learned how to crack sunflower seeds back then.

I don’t think it’s right to criticize one’s choice in food or eating habits, no matter how strange they may seem.

It’s not only in China. When I went abroad, I found people had all sorts of strange habits when it came to food. In Denmark, they put salted red fish on bread and eat it for dinner, no matter how much it ruins their breath. They think it’s a delicacy, and it’s connected with their culture. I think it’s a wonderful tradition.

1. What lesson can we learn from the passage?

A．One kind of food doesn’t necessarily suit everyone.

B．Eating habits come from a certain culture.

C．It is good to form healthy eating habits.

D．Changing your eating habits will change your life.

2. What did the writer become aware of?

A．She had ever typed a report about seeds.

B．She ate various snacks while watching TV.

C．She has a habit of cracking sunflower seeds.

D．She damaged her teeth by eating sunflower seeds.

3. What does the writer prove by mentioning Chinese New Year?

A．The traditions of celebrating it disappear.

B．Children can eat delicious food on that day.

C．The families would get together for it.

D．Eating sunflower seeds is related to it.

4. The writer’s attitude to Denmark’s way of eating bread is ________．

A．acceptable	B．critical
C．neutral	D．doubtful

2 . 语法填空

As we all know, we can learn a lot about others' feelings and thoughts by watching     1    (they) body language. In fact, body language     2    (vary) from culture to culture, so the crucial thing     3    (be) using body language in a way     4    is appropriate to the culture you are in. In different     5    (culture), the gesture for “OK” has     6    (differ) meanings.For example, in Japan, this gesture means money.Even the gestures we use     7    “yes” and “no” differ around the world. Besides, there are some gestures with     8     same meaning everywhere.For example,     9    (move) hand in circles over the stomach after a meal means “I am full”.Some body language has many different uses and perhaps     10    (good) example is smiling.

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。

Grand Canyon National Park has more than six million visitors every year. Tourism brings much-needed money to American Indians in the Grand Canyon area.

To the east of the national park    1    (lie )the Navajo Nation. The Navajo and other tribes view the place    2    two rivers meet there as sacred.Developers asked the Navajo for    3    (permit)to build a tramway, hotels, and restaurants in the area. The issue divided the Navajo community. Some people wanted the economic benefits. Others saw the plan as    4    (damage ) to their culture, and    5    (concern) about its environmental effect. In February 2018, the Navajo voted to refuse the plan. Sarana Riggs is a member of the Navajo Nation and the Grand Canyon Trust, a group that works    6    (preserve) the region. “There is always a need for    7    (economy)development, ”she says.“The question is:How can the Navajo tap into tourism    8    a sustainable way?”“The millions of tourists who come to Grand Canyon National Park each year are bound to have    9    effect,”says Cobb. But she believes those visitors will appreciate the park's history and beauty, and    10    (inspire ) to protect it. “People who visit national parks love them,” she says.

4 . 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。

The Mayan civilization was from a group of people     1     lived in Central America. The Maya people used a(n)     2     (write) language before Columbus came to the Americas in 1492 AD. They were good     3     art, building, and math. They knew about stars and planets, which helped them make calendars.

The Mayan civilization was the most important between the years of 250 AD and 900 AD.     4     (gradual), the Mayan civilization spread all the way from Central Mexico to Honduras, Guatemala, and northern El Salvador.

The Maya people traded with other people in the Americas. They made changes to their buildings to make them much     5     (good). The style in which they made     6     ( they) buildings was often similar to styles of buildings in countries that the Maya people traded with.

The Mayan civilization started getting smaller after 900 AD. The Spanish arrived in     7     15th century and took over Central America, even in the Mayan areas. However, the Maya people still live there today. They even keep the old Mayan traditions and     8     (believe).There are many Mayan languages still spoken today,     9     (include) one called the Achi language. A play called Rabinal Achi     10     (consider) very important to the world.

5 . 阅读下面短文，在标有序号的空白处填入一个适当的词，或填入括号中单词的正确形式。

There is a gigantic study that’s been done in 38 cultures.     1    turns out that in every culture, both males and females desire their potential mates to be bright. But we don’t have our IQs     2     (print) on our forehead. How do we know that someone’s     3    (intelligence)? In Western cultures, at least, it’s often by the person’s sense of humor. Because creating and appreciating jokes both require us to make     4     (connect) between many separate pieces of information,     5     (have) a sense of humor shows that we possess a wide knowledge and     6     we know how to think about things in novel and creative ways.

Take a cartoon     7     example: a mouse is standing outside his house, having just pulled a gun on a cat, who pretends to give in by raising one paw (爪). “Six rounds. Nine lives. You do the math,” the cat says. In order to appreciate this joke, you need to know that mice are     8     (usual) the victims of cats, many guns have six bullets (子弹), and cats     9     (say) to have nine lives because of their ability to always land on their feet. You also need to be able to do some math     10     (understand) that the cat has the advantage in this scene after all.

6 . The world is a colorful landscape of different languages, skin colors, and different cultures. It's important to have a good understanding of different cultures in order to become a well-rounded person    1    

One way is to read books written by authors from a particular culture. Reading works by authors who have a close relationship with a particular culture allows people to gain an authentic glimpse into the food, music, language, religion, and way of a life of a particular group of people.

    2    

Another way to learn about different cultures is to try to learn a foreign language.    3    A person can choose a language she has always wanted to learn and locate learning programs to help her master the language. Besides, one can enroll in a foreign language class in order to learn in a more formal setting. One can also try to visit areas of the city to establish social connection with native speakers of the language.

    4    Seek out restaurants that feature authentic food from a variety of countries. Food is an important part of different cultures and allows people to gain deep understanding into a particular cultural group's way of life.

Communicating with people from other countries through email or snail mail is another useful way to become familiar with different cultures.    5    Various websites offer pen pal services, offering to connect individuals with pen friends around the world.

A．Trying authentic food from a specific cultural group is also a great idea.

B．The Internet has made it possible to communicate with others from different countries.

C．Making contact with native speakers of the language allows one to gain firsthand knowledge.

D．There are several ways to become knowledgeable about different cultures.

E．Stories based on a local culture expose one to a different culture.

F．One way to develop this appreciation is to try to team about other cultures around the world.

G．A variety of language-learning books, software, and audio programs is available.

7 . A small supermarket is decorated with a lot of red lanterns. There are piles of red envelopes on sale, for filling with cash and handing out as gifts. Such festive trappings can be seen everywhere in China in the build-up to the Lunar New Year. But this is Yangon, the former capital of Myanmar, where Han Chinese are a mere 2.5% of the country's population. They are a sign that Chinese New Year is becoming a global holiday.

Several countries in Asia celebrate the Lunar New Year in their own way. But dragon and lion dances in Chinatowns over the world have helped make China's the most famous. In Tokyo, window cleaners dress up as the animals of the Chinese zodiac （生肖）.America, Canada and New Zealand have issued commemorative stamps for the Year of the Rooster. Last year New York City made the Lunar New Year a school holiday for the first time.

The spread of the Spring Festival, as China calls it, is partly due to recent emigration（移民）from China: 9.5 million Chinese people have moved abroad since 1978, many of whom are far richer than earlier waves of migrants. It also reflects the wealth and ambitions of China's new middle class: festivities in other countries are partly aimed at the 6 million Chinese who are expected to spend their week long holiday abroad this year.

It's hoped that the festival will promote Chin's cultural "soft power" abroad. So related events are welcomed, such as a display this year of martial arts in Cyprus and a traditional Chinese temple-fair in Harare, Zimbabwe. More and more Chinese are glad to see foreigners enjoy such festivities. Though there is a growing enthusiasm among Chinese for Western celebrations such as Christmas, Chinese New Year is a welcome chance to reverse（逆转）the cultural flow.

1. The scene in a supermarket shown in the first paragraph is to________ .

A．stress the importance of the Spring Festival

B．explain why the Lunar New Year is popular

C．present the popularity of Chinese New Year

D．show how other countries celebrate the Spring Festival

2. What are the best-known celebration activities for the Lunar New Year in Chinatowns?

A．Dragon and lion dances.

B．Eating dumplings and singing and dancing.

C．Dressing up as animals and dancing.

D．playing cards and letting off fireworks.

3. Some countries celebrate the Spring Festival in order to .

A．reflect on their own cultures

B．show respect to the Chinese traditions

C．promote the values of Chinese customs

D．attract Chinese to spend the holiday there

4. What's the best title for the text?

A．Celebrating Chinese Festivals Becomes a Trend.

B．Welcoming China's Cultural "Soft Power*',

C．China's Biggest Festival Is Going Global.

D．Foreigners' Love of China's Festivals.

8 . 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。

The Water Splashing Festival of the Dai ethnic minority (少数民族),     1     falls in April, is the most important festival for the Dai people in the Dehong area of Xishuangbanna, Yunnan Province. It is the New Year for the Dai, a festival to send off the old and greet the new.

During the festival which lasts for three or four days, people     2    (dress) in their best clothes and take part in a     3    (various) of rich and colorful activities. Dragon boat racing, fireworks displays and other     4    (performance) such as peacock dance are held on the first day. And the most popular event is water-splashing on the second day. People splash water on each other,     5    (hope) to take away sickness and disasters. The wetter you get, the     6    (lucky) you will be. The last day is usually for the young people to play games as a way     7    (express) their love for each other.

The Water Splashing Festival     8    (vivid) exhibits the Dai’s respect     9     water and the culture of music and dance, food, and costumes. It is also a cultural bridge between Xishuangbanna and Southeast Asian countries that share     10     same festival culture of water-splashing.

9 . Body language is the quiet, secret and most powerful language of all! It speaks _______ than words. According to specialists, our bodies send out more _______ than we realize. In fact, non-verbal communication takes up about 50% of what we really_______. And body language is particularly _______ when we attempt to communicate across cultures. Indeed, what is called body language is so _______ a part of us that it's actually often unnoticed. And misunderstandings occur as a result of it. _______, different societies treat the _______ between people differently. Northern Europeans usually do not like having _______ contact even with friends, and certainly not with _______People from Latin American countries ________, touch each other quite a lot. Therefore, it's possible that in ________, it may look like a Latino is ________ a Norwegian all over the room. The Latino, trying to express friendship, will keep moving________ The Norwegian, very probably seeing this as pushiness, will keep ________ --- which the Latino will in return regard as ________

Clearly, a great deal is going on when people ________. And only a part of it is in the words themselves. And when parties are from ________ cultures, there's a strong possibility of________.But whatever the situation, the best ________ is to obey the Golden Rule: treat others as you would like to be ________.

1.

A．further

B．harder

C．louder

D．straighter

2.

A．invitations

B．feelings

C．messages

D．sounds

3.

A．discover

B．hope

C．receive

D．mean

4.

A．difficult

B．immediate

C．misleading

D．important

5.

A．far

B．long

C．much

D．well

6.

A．For example

B．However

C．In short

D．Thus

7.

A．connections

B．distance

C．greetings

D．trade

8.

A．bodily

B．eye

C．telephone

D．verbal

9.

A．enemies

B．neighbors

C．relatives

D．strangers

10.

A．by all means

B．in a similar way

C．in other words

D．on the other hand

11.

A．silence

B．experiment

C．conversation

D．trouble

12.

A．disturbing

B．following

C．guiding

D．helping

13.

A．away

B．closer

C．faster

D．in

14.

A．backing away

B．coming out

C．going on

D．stepping forward

15.

A．carelessness

B．coldness

C．friendliness

D．weakness

16.

A．laugh

B．talk

C．think

D．travel

17.

A．different

B．European

C．Latino

D．rich

18.

A．curiosity

B．excitement

C．misunderstanding

D．nervousness

19.

A．advice

B．chance

C．result

D．time

20.

A．noticed

B．pleased

C．respected

D．treated

10 . Conflict is on the menu tonight at the café La Chope. This evening, as on every Thursday night, psychologist Maud Lehanne is leading two of France’s favorite pastimes, coffee drinking and the “talking cure”. Here they are learning to get in touch with their true feelings. It isn’t always easy. They customers—some thirty Parisians who pay just under $2 (plus drinks) per session-care quick to intellectualize (高谈阔论), slow to open up and connect. “You are forbidden to say ‘one feels,’ or ‘people think’,” Lehane told them. “Say ‘I think,’ ‘Think me’.”
A café society where no intellectualizing is allowed? It couldn’t seem more un-French. But Lehanne’s psychology café is about more than knowing oneself: It’s trying to help the city’s troubled neighborhood cafes. Over the years, Parisian cafes have fallen victim to changes in the French lifestyle-longer working hours, a fast food boom and a younger generation’s desire to spend more time at home. Dozens of new theme cafes appear to change the situation. Cafes focused around psychology, history, and engineering are catching on, filling tables well into the evening.
The city’s psychology cafes, which offer great comfort, are among the most popular places. Middle-aged homemakers, retirees, and the unemployed come to such cafes to talk about lover, anger, and dreams with a psychologist. And they come to Lehance’s group just to learn to say what they feel. There’s a strong need in Paris for communication, says Maurice Frisch, a cafe La Chope regular who works as religious instructor in a nearby church. “People have few real friends. And they need to open up” Lehanne says she’d like to see psychology cafes all over France. “If people had normal lives, these cafes wouldn’t exist”, she says, “If life weren’t a battle, people wouln’t need a special place just to speak.” But then, it wouldn’t be France.
1. What are people encouraged to do at the cafe La Chope?

A．Learn a new subject

B．Keep in touch with friends.

C．Show off their knowledge.

D．Express their true feelings.

2. How are cafes affected by French lifestyle changes?

A．They are less frequently visited.

B．They stay open for longer hours.

C．They have bigger night crowds.

D．They start to serve fast food.

3. What are theme cafes expected to do?

A．Create more jobs.

B．Supply better drinks.

C．Save the cafe business.

D．Serve the neighborhood.

4. Why are psychology cafes becoming popular in Paris?

A．They bring people true friendship.

B．They give people spiritual support.

C．They help people realize their dreams.

D．They offer a platform for business links.