1 . Thailand has several unique holidays. One of them is King’s Birthday, which is a national holiday. On this day, each city is decorated with bright colored lights, and in the evenings the Thai walk around together looking at the decorations. Traditional dishes and family favourties are eaten, and meals always include steamed whole chicken with hot pepper dipping sauce and sliced roast pig’s head.

New Year’s Day is also important in Thailand. Brown eggs are boiled and then cooked in soy sauce, sugar, fish sauce and five spices. These eggs represent good life in the coming year. The Thai will also eat special egg rolls, dipped in namplaprig, a sweet and sour sauce. Decorations for the New Year include fruit like bananas, coconuts, pineapples and papayas.

Songkran is a three-day water festival that comes in April. For this holiday, people douse each other and everything they have with water in thanks for rain and in the hope of good luck. April is the hottest month in Thailand, so this festival is refreshing and fun. The celebrations also include a big dinner, at which curries, usually yellow ones, and long noodles are eaten. These noodles symbolize long life.

Loy Krathong is a November holiday that involves making bamboo boats and putting lighted candles into them. As these little boats float down the river, they are supposed to carry away sin and pay honor to the spitits of the water. After watching the boats, people eat a large meal that includes grilled chicken, fish, coconut and egg yolks. No matter what they are celebrating, Thai holidays always include family and good food.

1. What would be the best title for this passage?

A．Songkran and Loy Krathong in the coming Year.

B．How the King Celebtates His Birthday

C．Special Acitivities on Holidays

D．Festivals in Thailand

2. What can be seen on King’s Birthday?

A．Roasted pig’s head and grilled chicken	B．Long noodles served with dipping sauce
C．Towns decorated with colored lights.	D．Dinner tables filled with traditional eggs.

3. What do brown eggs stand for?

A．Long life.	B．A good life in the coming year.
C．Bad deeds carried away.	D．Decorated tables with kinds of fruit.

4. When do people make small bamboo boats with lighted candles inside them?

A．In April	B．In November
C．On the King’s birthday.	D．After people enjoy a large meal.

2 . 语法填空

China pays great attention to good manners, and its food culture is deeply rooted in the history. As a visitor or guest in either a Chinese home    1    restaurant, you will find that table manners are essential in our daily life!

It is really a    2     (convention) custom to respect others, such as the aged, teachers and guests and to take good care of children. Meanwhile, the practice of presenting    3    best or fine food to the senior members of the family has been observed for a few hundred    4     (generation). In ancient times the common people    5     (lead) a needy life, but they still tried their best to support the elder mother or father,     6     (take) it for granted.

Although the hosts in China are all friendly and hospitable, you should also show them respect. Before    7     (start) to eat dinner, the host may offer some words of greeting. Guests should not start to eat until the host says, “Everybody, please enjoy     8     (you)” or something like that, otherwise it suggests disrespect and causes displeasure.

When hosts place dishes on the table, they will arrange the main courses at the center with the supporting dishes evenly placed around them. When the main dishes     9     (prepare) in a decorative form, they will be placed facing major guests and elder people at the table,     10    also shows respect.

3 . Fantastic Fall Festivals You Won’t Want to Miss

Seymour Apple Festival

Admission to the Seymour Apple Festival is free and so is the entertainment! More than 15,000 people from all over the region come out to take part in the activities, ranging from drawings, vendor booths, food, apple contests, bike decorating contests, and more.

Marionville Apple Festival

The popular Marionville Apple Festival is home to countless activities and events. The carnival, pony rides, and games will keep the kids busy, while adults will enjoy watching the pie-eating contest and browsing dozens of craft vendor booths.

Humansville Fall Festival

The Humansville Fall Festival may be hosted by a small town, but that doesn’t mean it’s lacking big fun. Perfect for all ages, this fall festival is celebrating its 70th year and will provide three full days of fun. This year’s festival will feature live music from fantastic local musicians, which will definitely make it different from the ones in other years. You’ll also find fun carnival rides, talented artisans selling their goods, and an amazing parade to wrap up the event on Saturday.

Southside Fall Festival

The Southside Fall Festival is perfect for family celebrations, with an alcohol-free environment and free admission. Enjoy a colorful parade and float contest, delicious food vendors, live music, karaoke, and more.

Fall Into Arts Festival

Make sure to bring the kids along for this festival that celebrates all things creative. The Fall Into Arts Festival features a host of kid-friendly activities like a lego build, sand art, bubble stations, chalk the sidewalk, a jump house, and more. Parents will have plenty to do as well, with an excellent variety of artists, festival food, a mini film festival, and much more.

1. Which festivals are free of charge?

A．Seymour Apple Festival and Southside Fall Festival.

B．Southside Fall Festival and Fall Into Arts Festival.

C．Humansville Fall Festival and Fall Into Arts Festival.

D．Seymour Apple Festival and Marionville Apple Festival.

2. What makes Humansville Fall Festival special this year?

A．Fun activities on Saturday.

B．The duration of the festival,

C．The area of the hosting town.

D．Musicians’ live performance.

3. Fall Into Arts Festival is specially welcomed by_________.

A．families with kids	B．modern artists
C．visitors of all ages	D．Movie lovers

4 . 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。

Autumn celebrations around the world

Countries around the world have     1     (they) own special ways of celebrating autumn.

The Mid-Autumn Festival, also     2     (know) as the Moon Festival, is one of the biggest and most widely celebrated harvest festivals in the world, with people from many Asian     3     (country) including China, Malaysia and the Philippines, marking the day with festive celebrations. It is held on the 15th day of the eighth month in the Chinese lunar calendar,     4     typically lands in September. The festival     5     (celebrate) as a public holiday, with schools and offices closing their doors so that families can gather and give thanks for the harvest and full moon.

Oktoberfest(啤酒节) is another major autumn celebration that, while originating in Germany, has inspired local versions around the globe. The world’s largest folk festival     6     (fall) in September and runs for about two weeks, featuring traditional Bavarian food, music, clothing, and most importantly, lots of beer!

    7     (interesting), many other countries also enjoy foraging for seasonal treats during the autumn months. In France, for instance, the mushroom-picking season runs from mid-August     8     mid-September with thousands of people taken to the forests to participate. Not too dissimilar to how Americans pick pumpkins and Brits can be found collecting conkers, Germans often collect chestnuts, acorns and beechnuts throughout autumn. Keen to make     9     most of the season’s weather, Germans can also be found flying kites while enjoying the changing scenery and     10     (power) winds.

5 . Most of us consider winter a great time to stay inside with a good book. Yet the winter months offer great outdoor events.

The Ice Festival at Lake Khovsgol, March 2~3

Lake Khovsgol, called the Blue Pearl of Mongolia, freezes up to 1.5 meters deep. Each year local residents have a two-day celebration, sharing their traditional songs and dances. Activities including sled races, skating and much more take place on the frozen lake. Visitors from different countries are always surprised to see how much weight the lake can hold.

Anchorage Fur Rendezvous, February 27~March 8

North America’s largest winter festival takes place in Anchorage, Alaska. In the past, the fur trade was one of the state’s most important industries. The festival’s 86th anniversary this year will celebrate Alaska’s pioneer way of life. People can enjoy nearly 70 different activities. Winter games and sports are a special feature as visitors celebrate the season. Tourists come from around the world to attend the festival.

Troms International Film Festival, January 12~18

If film is your passion, then Norway’s Troms film festival is for you! You will get to meet and interact with people from the international film industry. And you’ll be able to view some of the world’s best international films on Troms’s enormous outdoor screen. More than 50,000 people attend the festival each year.

Grindelwald World Snow Festival, January 19~24

Every January, ice art takes center stage in the beautiful Swiss village of Grindelwald. Artists from around the world arrive in mid-January to accept the ice challenge. They start with meter-high blocks of ice and spend six days creating spectacular sculptures (雕塑). Festival-goers are delighted to see the process as well as the finished pieces.

Don’t let the cold weather keep you inside this season. There are lots of fun and exciting events to attend!

1. What is the purpose of this text?

A．To explain why winter is not a good time to stay inside.

B．To show benefits of some exciting winter festivals.

C．To tell about the history of the winter festivals.

D．To introduce some fun-filled winter festivals.

2. If you’re curious about the early life of people in North America, you can attend ________.

A．The Ice Festival at Lake Khovsgol	B．Anchorage Fur Rendezvous
C．Troms International Film Festival	D．Grindelwald World Snow Festival

3. In which section (部分) of a website can the text be found?

A．Health.	B．Science.
C．Life.	D．News.

6 . 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。

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    (foreigner) learn Mandarin (普通话) in Confucius institutions. The Chinese traditional culture can     6     (test) by the time. It unites (团结) the whole nation and no matter what kind of disaster comes, we will fight together for the county’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 the old style. But some day, they    9     (realize) they are wrong     10    (ignore) traditional culture.

7 . It had been a “long” and hard walk from home to the subway station for teenager Mandy Chan when she first put on Hanfu in public. Chan is one of the founders of Hanfu in Hong Kong. “It was a set with a cream-colored shirt, a brown jacket in China’s Ming dynasty style and a red pleated (有褶的) skirt made by me,” she recalled recently, almost 10 years later.

It was not the looks from others but her limited knowledge on the traditional Chinese clothing that had terrified her. Chan added, “If anyone had asked what I was wearing, or the history behind it, I would have been afraid I couldn’t tell them the whole picture.”

However, her uneasiness had gradually drifted away with more deep research on traditional Chinese culture. Hanfu was the traditional clothing of China’s Han ethnic group that was formed in the main residential areas of the Han people in ancient China. The historical clothing has untold stories and ideas in every detail. The cutting and stitching (缝合) line in the middle part of Hanfu fits the spine (脊柱) of the human body and helps people to dress properly. This design, which has gone beyond itself as mere decoration, points to the qualities of the wearers as upright and easy-going individuals.

“Instead of imitating people like what I used to do, I have jumped out of my comfort zone and found the style that suits me best,” Chan said. “Through Hanfu, I have found myself and so many unexplored things in my life.” Chan added that she had found her lifelong passion through Hanfu, which is a goal and dream that has never been absent from her life. Chan found she was not alone after falling in love with Hanfu. She believes that classics will never go out of style and she herself has integrated Hanfu into her everyday life.

1. Why did Chan feel uneasy when she first wore Hanfu in public?

A．It was not proper for a long walk.

B．She didn’t like the looks from others.

C．She was asked a lot about her clothes.

D．She had a limited knowledge of Hanfu.

2. What is special about Hanfu in design according to Paragraph 3?

A．It tells special stories of its wearers.

B．It shows personal qualities of its wearers.

C．It has complex cutting and stitching.

D．It appeals to Han ethnic group especially.

3. What can we infer from the last paragraph?

A．Hanfu has a strong influence on Chan.

B．Hanfu will be a big business in China.

C．Hanfu will take the lead in the fashion.

D．Hanfu allows her to know more people.

4. In which part of a magazine may we read this text?

A．Teenagers.	B．Travel.
C．Business.	D．Culture.

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。

Wushu, widely     1     (know) as Chinese Kungfu, will make its debut(初次亮相) as an official sport at the Youth Olympic Games held in Dakar, Senegal in October, 2022. It is intended for those     2     love this kind of martial art deeply.

With a long history and deep roots in our traditions, Wushu unites the body and spirit. China wishes to share these qualities with the world. It is a long-held     3     (expect). The International Wushu Federation applied to the International Olympic Games (IOC) in 2001, 2008 and 2011,     4     failed each time.

In the past few years, Chinese Wushu Association     5     (contribute) a lot to the promotion of Wushu. Besides, the government not only provides technical support,     6     (regular) sending experts to the International Wushu Federation, but also provides     7     large amount of Wushu equipment free of charge. Every year, many local groups are sent abroad to put on performances and shows, whose aim is     8     (improve) the influence of Wushu. Due to their efforts, Wushu has been viewed as an     9     (effect) way to strengthen the body, and has gained a great popularity among the youths.

China’s effort to get Wushu recognized as an official Olympic event speeds up its internationalization. In 2020, a total of 48     10     (athlete) from across the world will compete in four Wushu events: men’s and women’s Changquan and men’s and women’s Taijiquan.

10 . 假定你是李华，你的班级决定组织同学们5月30日端午节一起骑自行车去西湖看龙舟比赛。请你给外教史密斯先生写封邮件邀请他上午8：00在学校门口集合，一同前往，感受中国文化。
注意：1. 词数80左右；
2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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