1 . This year over twenty-three hundred teenagers (young people aged from 13-19) from all over the world will spend about ten months in US homes. They will attend US schools, meet US teenagers, and form impressions of the real America. At the same time, about thirteen hundred American teenagers will go to other countries to learn new languages and gain a new understanding of the rest of the world.

Here is a two-way student exchange in action. Fred, nineteen, spent last year in Germany with George’s family. In turn, George’s son Mike spent a year in Fred’s home in America.

Fred, a lively young man, knew little German when he arrived, but after two months’ study the language began to come to him. School was completely different from what he had expected—much harder. Students rose respectfully when the teacher entered the room. They took fourteen subjects instead of the six that were usual in the United States. There were almost no outside activities.

Family life, too, was different. The father’s word was law, and all activities were around the family rather than the individual. Fred found the food too simple at first. Also, he missed having a car. “Back home, you pick up some friends in a car and go out and have a good time. In Germany, you walk, but you soon learn to like it.”

At the same time, in America, Mike, a friendly German boy, was also forming his idea.“I suppose I should criticise American schools,” he said. “It is far too easy by our level. But I have to say that I like it very much.In Germany we do nothing but study. Here we take part in many outside activities. I think that maybe your schools are better in training for citizens. There ought to be some middle ground between the two.”

1. What’s Mike’s attitude towards American education?

A．Praise.	B．Regret.
C．Ignore.	D．Accuse.

2. What’s the purpose of the whole exchange program?

A．To help teenagers in other countries know the real America.

B．To send students in America to travel in Germany.

C．To let students learn something about other countries.

D．To have teenagers learn new languages.

3. What is particular in American schools?

A．There is some middle ground between the two teaching buildings.

B．There are a lot of outside activities.

C．Students usually take 14 subjects in all.

D．Students go outside to enjoy themselves in a car.

4. What did Mike think after experiencing the American school life?

A．A better education should include something good from both America and Germany.

B．German schools trained students to be better citizens.

C．American schools were not as good as German schools.

D．The easy life in American schools was more helpful to students.

2 . Specialists(专家) say that it is not easy to get used to life in a new culture. “Culture shock(文化冲击)” is the _______ these specialists use when talking about the _______ that people have in a _______ environment. “There are three stages of culture shock”, say the specialists. In the first stage, the new comers like their new environment. Then, when the _______ experience dies, they begin to _______ the city, the country, the people, and everything else. In the last stage, the new comers begin to adapt to their surroundings and, as a result, enjoy their life _______ .

There are some obvious factors in culture shock. The weather may be unpleasant. The _______ may be different. The public service systems—the telephone, the post office, or the transportation—may be difficult to _______. The most simple things seem to be big problems. The language may be _______ .

Who feels culture shock? Everyone does in this way or that. ________ culture shock surprises most people. Very often the people having the worst culture shock are those who ________ had any difficulties in their home countries and were ________ in their community(集体). Coming to a new ________ these people find they do not have the same established positions. They find ________ without a role, almost without an identity(身份). They have to ________ a new self-image.

Culture shock gives rise to a feeling of disorientation(迷失方向). This feeling may be homesickness. When homesick, people feel like staying ________ all the time. They want to ________ themselves from the strange environment, and create an escape inside their room for a(n) ________ of safety. This escape does ________ the problem of culture shock in the short term, but it does nothing to make the person familiar with the culture. Getting to know the new environment and ________ experience—these are the long-term solutions to the problem of culture shock.

1.

A．name

B．situation

C．expression

D．term

2.

A．conditions

B．feelings

C．worries

D．preparations

3.

A．difficult

B．pleasant

C．new

D．comfortable

4.

A．friendly

B．fresh

C．terrible

D．happy

5.

A．hate

B．like

C．accept

D．leave

6.

A．less

B．little

C．much

D．more

7.

A．rules

B．customs

C．manners

D．ways

8.

A．work out

B．look for

C．depend on

D．turn up

9.

A．difficult

B．easy

C．acceptable

D．understandable

10.

A．So

B．But

C．Or

D．And

11.

A．always

B．often

C．ever

D．never

12.

A．successful

B．satisfied

C．content

D．unsuccessful

13.

A．school

B．city

C．country

D．place

14.

A．that

B．it

C．them

D．themselves

15.

A．build

B．make

C．buy

D．do

16.

A．outside

B．inside

C．calmly

D．quietly

17.

A．allow

B．let

C．suffer

D．protect

18.

A．sense

B．help

C．study

D．entrance

19.

A．have

B．solve

C．beat

D．raise

20.

A．learning

B．concluding

C．including

D．gaining

3 . Born and raised in Dunhuang, Northwest China’s Gansu Province, YaoYanbei _________ to Dunhuang as a promising _________ after graduating from a college in Xiamen.

In 2016, inspired by patterns in Dunhuang murals (壁画), Yao _________ a toy camel. “Through the toy camel, I intended to _________ the spirit of the locals who are usually tough-minded and hard-working,” Yao said.

In August 2017, Yao spent nearly a month inside grottoes (石窟) drawing the murals. “Staying in the grottoes from dawn to dusk, I felt _________ connected with the ancient artists who _________ the murals. It was an amazing _________,” she said. Inspired by the sculptures and murals, Yao later designed some innovative products, including T-shirts, bookmarks, pocket mirrors and key rings.

Thanks to the efforts of designers like Yao, the _________ and creative industry began to take root in Dunhuang. Starting from 2018, every year the city has _________ an international design week to help __________ the industry. “By pooling the wisdom of designers from home and abroad, we want to make Dunhuang’s creative __________ more fashionable,” said Liu Mengxing, a vice general manager of a local company.

Looking ahead at her __________ in design, Yao plans to __________ Dunhuang’s ancient art further and apply the wisdom of ancient artists to products of modern life. “I want to design more creative products that __________ to more international customers,” said Yao. “I hope my design can bring people __________ to Dunhuang.”

1.

A．returned

B．escaped

C．travelled

D．came

2.

A．author

B．architect

C．designer

D．engineer

3.

A．drew

B．created

C．imagined

D．bought

4.

A．convey

B．test

C．obtain

D．comment

5.

A．emotionally

B．spiritually

C．physically

D．materially

6.

A．wrote

B．painted

C．displayed

D．watched

7.

A．experience

B．memory

C．discovery

D．attempt

8.

A．traditional

B．modern

C．ancient

D．cultural

9.

A．held

B．showed

C．pooled

D．taken

10.

A．change

B．strengthen

C．promote

D．enlarge

11.

A．industry

B．products

C．environment

D．pictures

12.

A．preparations

B．future

C．career

D．job

13.

A．apply

B．touch

C．conduct

D．explore

14.

A．commit

B．attract

C．appeal

D．devote

15.

A．better

B．deeper

C．stronger

D．closer

4 . 假定你是李华，想邀请外教Henry一起参观中国剪纸艺术展（Chinese Paper-cutting Exhibition）。请给他写一封邮件，内容包括：
1. 写信目的；
2. 邀请理由；
3. 活动安排：展览时间、地点、内容等。
注意：1. 词数80左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Henry,
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours,

Li Hua

5 . Facial expressions carry meaning that is determined by situations and relationships. For example, in American culture (文化) the smile is in general an expression of pleasure. Yet it also has other uses. A woman’s smile at a police officer does not carry the same meaning as the smile she gives to a young child. A smile may show love or politeness. It can also hide true feelings. It often causes confusion (困惑) across cultures. For example, many people in Russia consider smiling at strangers in public to be unusual and even improper. Yet many Americans smile freely at strangers in public places (although this is less common in big cities).Some Russians believe that Americans smile in the wrong places; some Americans believe that Russians don’t smile enough. In Southeast Asian cultures, a smile is frequently used to cover painful feelings. Vietnamese people may tell a sad story but end the story with a smile.

Our faces show emotions (情感), but we should not attempt to "read" people from another culture as we would "read" someone from our own culture. The fact that members of one culture do not express their emotions as openly as do members of another does not mean that they do not experience emotions.

Rather, there are cultural differences in the amount of facial expressions permitted. For example, in public and in formal situations many Japanese do not show their emotions as freely as Americans do. When with friends, Japanese and Americans seem to show their emotions similarly.

It is difficult to generalize about Americans and facial expressiveness because of personal and cultural differences in the United States. People from certain cultural backgrounds in the United States seem to be more facially expressive than others. The key is to try not to judge people whose ways of showing emotion are different. If we judge according to our own cultural habits, we may make the mistake of "reading" the other person incorrectly.

1. What does the smile usually mean in America?

A．Love.	B．Politeness.
C．Joy.	D．Thankfulness.

2. The author mentions the smile of the Vietnamese to prove that smile can ___ .

A．show friendliness to strangers

B．be used to hide true feelings

C．be used in the wrong places

D．show personal habits

3. What should we do before attempting(尝试) to "read" people?

A．Learn about their relations with others.

B．Understand their cultural backgrounds.

C．Find out about their past experience.

D．Figure out what they will do next.

4. What would be the best title for the test?

A．Cultural Differences

B．Smiles and Relationship

C．Facial Expressiveness

D．Habits and Emotions

10 . Is it true that British people have a different sense of humor than people in other countries? Let’s have a look at what we laugh at in Britain.

    1     It’s not just politicians who make us laugh, but anyone whose job is to tell other people what to do and who takes themselves too seriously.

We laugh at authority, but also sympathetically laugh with anyone who we think is treated badly.     2     Our clowns are often silly people doing silly things—Mr Bean, for example—while in America, they are often clever people doing clever things and winning.

The fact that we laugh when other people might feel hopeless is one of the oddest things to appreciate about British humor. We do have a strong sense of irony (反讽). “Not very pleasant,” we might say after some terrible experience.     3     “It’s a bit windy today” we might say in the middle of a typhoon, or “There’s a slight problem,” when something has gone very seriously wrong.     4    

Another thing that can make it difficult to understand British humor is that we don’t always laugh or even smile when we say something funny.     5    

Do you think the British sense of humor is unique?

A．In addition,we tend to play things down.

B．We often keep a straight face even when we’re making a joke.

C．Culture plays a big part in how funny you may find something.

D．We know they can’ t win,but if they do so sometimes,it’s even funnier.

E．Brits don’t express extreme feelings;we just“keep calm and carry on”.

F．Brits turn to laughter as a form of medicine when life knocks them down.

G．To the British,powerful and important people are often sources of laughter.