1 . I was reading these interesting stories behind a group of great logos（商标） in the world. Personally Nike is my favorite one﹣it's so simple.   And I liked the stories behind them, which made me forget all other things.   McDonald's, Apple, and Mercedes Benz own great logos as well, and they are among my favorites.

Nike

In the Greek myth,   Nike is the goddess of victory and the source of inspiration for soldiers. This logo represents the wing in the famous statue of the Greek goddess.   Nike's logo was designed by Carolyn Davidson in 1971 for﹩35, and was registered as a trademark in 1995.

McDonald's

The logo was designed in 1962 by Jim Schindler to resemble the arch shaped （拱形的） signs on the side of the company's then walk﹣up hamburger stand. Later on,   the two golden arches were combined together to form the M. The McDonald's name was added to the logo in 1968.

Apple

There are different stories behind Apple's logo.   The first logo was a reference to the religious story of Adam and Eve,   in which the apple represented the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge. One year later,   the second logo was designed in 1977 by Steven Jobs and Ronald Wayne,   and it described Sir Isaac Newton sitting under an apple tree. This logo didn't stay long. One year later it was replaced almost immediately by graphic designer Rob Janoff's "rainbow apple",   a rainbow﹣colored silhouette （轮廓） of an apple with a bite taken out of it.   And then the rainbow﹣colored apple was replaced by the one﹣colored logo in 1998.   It has not been changed so far.

Mercedes Benz

The Mercedes Benz logo,   which was originally created by Gottlieb Daimler in 1909, consists of a simple description of a three﹣pointed star that represents its rule of the land, the sea and the air.   The company was founded by Gottlieb Daimler and Wilhelm Maybach.   Mercedes is the name of Maybach's elder daughter, while Benz came as a result of a combination with Benz Cie and DMG in 1926.

1. What does the author think of the stories of the great logos?

A．They are boring.	B．They are attractive.
C．They are out of date.	D．They are practical.

2. We can learn that Apple's present logo is     ___.

A．a bitten apple with only one color	B．Newton's sitting under an apple tree
C．the religious story of Adam and Eve	D．the rainbow﹣colored bitten apple

3. Which of the following time orders describes the births of the great logos?

A．Nike ﹣ McDonald's ﹣ Apple ﹣ Mercedes Benz．

B．Mercedes Benz ﹣ Apple ﹣ Nike ﹣ McDonald's．

C．Mercedes Benz ﹣ McDonald's ﹣ Nike ﹣ Apple．

D．Nike ﹣ Mercedes Benz ﹣ McDonald's ﹣ Apple．

2 . 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。

A teahouse is a special house which primarily serves tea and other light refreshments. Its function varies widely     1     (depend) on the culture. In China, a teahouse is a place     2     people gather to enjoy tea, chat and socialize. It     3     (consider) as a symbol of Chinese tea culture and people’s leisure lives.

Chinese teahouses enjoy a long-standing history. They developed from tea stands in the Western Jin Dynasty,     4     (take) shape in the Tang Dynasty, developed     5     (gradual) in the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties and became booming in modern times.

In the Song Dynasty, teahouse existed all over cities and villages,     6    a rate comparable with that of restaurants. The owners preferred to decorated their teahouses with paintings of celebrities and rare and precious plants     7     (attract) customers. In the Ming and Qing dynasties, the number of teahouses went beyond that of restaurants, gaining more     8     (popular) and becoming more famous. Later, the acculturation of Western culture forces traditional Chinese teahouses to take on     9     new look. After reform and opening-up, with the rapid development of the economy and     10     (evidence) improvement of people’s living standards, teahouses flowered in China.

3 . 假定你是李华，你的新西兰朋友Terry将去中国朋友家做客，发邮件向你询问有关习俗。请你回复邮件。内容包括：

（1）到达时间；
（2）合适的礼物；
（3）餐桌礼仪。
注意：
1. 词数100左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

4 . 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.

5 . Believe it or not, school uniforms are absolutely not only clothes for students. They stand for the culture or beauty appreciation standard of a country. To wear uniforms has become a trend in most countries in modern society. Well, let’s take a look at school uniforms in different nations. This will be interesting. And here, you will detect diverse allure (魅力)！

The style of England school uniforms is rather classic, simple and respectable. Middle school students must wear traditional western-style school uniforms. Boys wear traditional western-style clothes, regular leather shoes and must wear neckties. Girls also wear western-style clothes, regular leather shoes and must wear bow ties. This classic clothing style unconsciously affects England students’ temperament(性格)and also sense of beauty.

Both boy and girl students in Australia are required to wear black leather shoes and white socks. They wear school uniforms all the time except the physical education, when they need to wear gym suits.

Students in Malaysia obey rather strict rules. Girls’ dresses must be long to cover the knees. Shirts must cover the elbow. Comparing with Thai students, they are much more conservative. School uniforms in most schools of China are only different in size. You can’t find big differences between boys’ uniforms and girls’ uniforms only from the appearance. Both of them are loose sport suits.

1. What is the main idea of Paragraph 1?

A．School uniforms make the students interested in clothes.

B．School uniforms have become a tendency in all countries.

C．School uniforms stand for the culture of a country.

D．School uniforms are appreciated by many students.

2. In which countries are students required to wear leather shoes?

A．England and Malaysia.

B．China and Australia.

C．Malaysia and China.

D．Australia and England.

3. Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A．Boy students need to wear ties in Malaysia.

B．Students needn’t always wear school uniforms in Australia.

C．Girls can’t wear skirts in Malaysia.

D．School uniforms in China are more conservative.

4. What’s the obvious feature of school uniforms in China?

A．Sportive.	B．Beautiful.
C．Fashionable.	D．Modern.

6 . 假设你是新华中学的学生李华，你原来的外籍教师Professor Johnson已经回到了英国。请你用英语给他写一封电子邮件，包括以下内容：
1. 感谢他对你的帮助；
2. 介绍你最近的学习和生活；
3. 邀请他和家人来中国过春节(the Spring Festival)
注意：
1. 词数100字左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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7 . People in the United States honor their parents with two special days：Mother’s Day, on the second Sunday in May, and Father’s Day, on the third Sunday in June. These days are set aside to show love and respect for parents. They raise their children and educate them to be responsible (有责任感的) citizens. They give love and care. These two days make us think about the changing roles of mothers and fathers. More mothers now work outside the home. More fathers must help with child care.

These two special days are celebrated in many different ways. On Mother’s Day people wear carnations. A red one symbolizes a living mother. A white one shows that the mother is dead. Many people attend religious services to honor parents. It is also a day when people whose parents are dead visit the cemetery (墓地). On these days families get together at home, as well as in restaurants. They often have outdoor barbecues for Father’s Day. These are days of fun and good feelings and memories.

Another tradition is to give cards and gifts. Children make them in school. Many people make their own presents. These are valued more than the ones bought in stores. It is not the value of the gift that is important, but it is “the thought that counts”. Greeting card stores, florists, candy makers, bakeries, telephone companies, and other stores do a lot of business during these holidays.

1. Which of the following is NOT a reason for children to show love and respect for parents?

A．Parents bring up children.

B．Parents give love and care to children.

C．Parents educate children to be good persons.

D．Parents pass away before children grow up.

2. What do you think “florists” do?

A．They sell flowers.

B．They make and sell bread.

C．They offer enough room for having family parties.

D．They sell special gifts for Mother’s Day and Father’s Day.

3. What do you know from the passage?

A．Mother’s Day and Father’s Day are both in May.

B．Fewer women worked outside the home in the past.

C．Not all the children respect their parents

D．Fathers are not as important as mothers at home.

4. On Mother’s Day and Father’s Day, ________.

A．people usually have family parties

B．everyone goes to visit the cemetery.

C．children always go to parents’ home

D．hand-made cards are the most valuable gifts

8 . 完形填空(共20小题；
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该将涂黑。

It was the night of the full moon,a time which always drives Java’s young people mad with excitement. Fireworks were lit long before the moon_______The big noise brought people out_______the warm night to enjoy the interesting scene.Everywhere,there were the paper remains of_______fireworks lying on the ground.Little boys___more and covered their ears as they waited_______for the explosions.

The moon appeared above the horizon(地平线)：huge,_______ball high above the city,and the____filled with people,as Java began to enjoy one of the year’s greatest_______：‘the Night of the Full Moon’,a festival(节日)that is especially popular_____young people.

More and more young Javanese_______together and walked slowly through the_______Joking and chatting,they moved towards the mountain__________the city.They continued to climb__________they reached the old temple(寺庙)at the_________of the mountain.

After they were__________the temple, they drank their water and ate their moon-cakes—delicious home-made ones,__________of dried fruit and nuts. Outside, on the mountain, young people__________cross-legged in circles, chatting and telling each other jokes. And__________,in their hundreds, more young people continued to make their way up the mountain to__________the brightly shining moon.

By midnight, the fireworks had stopped shooting up from the__________city in the valley below them. But during the night, the sound continued to be heard from the distance.

1.

A．let out

B．gave out

C．came out

D．set out

2.

A．into

B．at

C．of

D．from

3.

A．burning

B．used

C．exploding

D．broken

4.

A．lit

B．bought

C．piled

D．removed

5.

A．patiently

B．calmly

C．worriedly

D．excitedly

6.

A．silver

B．new

C．colorful

D．gold

7.

A．mountains

B．valleys

C．streets

D．shops

8.

A．games

B．meetings

C．sports

D．events

9.

A．for

B．to

C．with

D．in

10.

A．danced

B．gathered

C．drank

D．shouted

11.

A．village

B．scene

C．night

D．ground

12.12.

A．on the edge of	B．on the way to
C．in the center of	D．in the direction of

13.

A．while

B．until

C．unless

D．though

14.

A．tip

B．back

C．top

D．bottom

15.

A．inside

B．near

C．off

D．across

16.

A．fond

B．little

C．full

D．free

17.

A．jumped

B．sat

C．stood

D．bent

18.

A．so

B．even

C．yet

D．still

19.

A．follow

B．show

C．notice

D．admire

20.

A．clean

B．gray

C．peaceful

D．empty

9 . When my family moved to America in 2010 from a small village in Guangdong, China, we brought not only our luggage, but also our village rules, customs and culture. One of the rules is that young people should always respect elders. Unluckily, this rule led to my very first embarrassment in the United States.
I had a part-time job as a waiter in a Chinese restaurant. One time, when I was serving food to a middle-aged couple, the wife asked me how the food could be served so quickly. I told her that I had made sure they got their food quickly because I always respect the elderly. As soon as I said that, her face showed great displeasure. My manager, who happened to hear what I said, took me aside and gave me a long lecture about how sensitive(敏感) Americans are and how they dislike the description “old”. I then walked back to the table and apologized to the wife. After the couple heard my reason, they understood that the problem was caused by cultural differences, so they laughed and were no longer angry.
In my village in China, people are proud of being old. Not so many people live to be seventy or eighty, and people who reach such an age have the most knowledge and experience. Young people always respect older people because they know they can learn from their rich experience.
However, in the United States, people think “growing old” is a problem since “old” shows that a person is going to retire or that the body is not working well. Here many people try to keep themselves away from growing old by doing exercises or jogging, and women put on makeup, hoping to look young. When I told the couple in the restaurant that I respect the elderly, they got angry because this caused them to feel they had failed to stay young. I had told them something they didn’t want to hear.
After that, I changed the way I had been with older people. It is not that I don’t respect them any more; I still respect them, but now I don’t show my feelings through words.
By Jack
1. Jack brought the couple their food very fast because _______.

A．the manager asked him to do so

B．he respected the elderly

C．the couple wanted him to do so

D．he wanted more pay

2. When Jack called the couple “elderly”, they became _______.

A．nervous

B．satisfied

C．Unhappy

D．excited

3. In Jack’s hometown, _______.

A．people dislike being called “old”

B．people are proud of being old

C．many people reach the age of seventy or eighty

D．the elderly are the first to get food in restaurants

4. After this experience, Jack _______.

A．lost his job in the restaurant

B．made friends with the couple

C．no longer respected the elderly

D．changed his way with older people

5. Which of the following is TRUE?

A．The more Jack explained, the angrier the couple got.

B．Jack wanted to show his feelings through words after his experience.

C．The manager went back to the table and apologized to the couple.

D．From this experience, Jack learned more about American culture.

10 . 假如你是新华中学的学生李华，你的美国朋友Tom一周前给你发电子邮件，询问你暑假里的打算，但你因准备期末考试未能及时回复。请根据双下要点给他回封邮件：
1.未及时回信的原因；
2.你假期的打算（如做兼职、旅行、做志愿者等）
注意：1. 词数：120-150；
2 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。