1 . Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

A. refer       B. origin       C. produced       D. described       E. tend       F. hosts

Have you experienced culture shock? Culture shock refers to the anxiety    1     when a person moves to a new environment. This term shows the lack of direction, the feeling of not knowing what to do or how to do things in a new environment, and not knowing which behaviour is appropriate. A person with culture shock may    2     to experience headaches or stomachaches, easy tiredness, loneliness, hopelessness, distrust of     3    , painful homesickness, insomnia, or a desire to sleep too much or too little. They are the typical symptoms of culture shock.

Culture shock can be     4    as the physical and emotional discomfort one suffers when living in another country or place different from his or her place of     5    . Usually, the way we lived before is not considered normal in the new country. Everything is a challenge, like not speaking the language or using telephones.

2 . 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。

Gestures can     1     (use) to express people's thoughts and opinions in their interactions     2     other people,     3     means we can learn a lot about     4     people are thinking by watching their body language. However, in different countries the same gesture may have different meanings. For example, in some countries, looking into the eyes of the person you are talking to     5     (be) a way to display interest, but in many Middle Eastern countries men and women should avoid     6     (make) eye contact. In most countries,     7     (shake) one's head means "no," and nodding means "yes." By contrast, in Bulgaria and southern Albania, the gestures have the opposite meaning. In countries like France and Russia, people may kiss their friends on     8     cheek when they meet. Elsewhere, people favour shaking hands, bowing from the waist, or nodding the head when they meet someone else.

All in all, body language     9     (vary) from culture to culture, but it is safe     10     (follow) the golden rule—When in Rome, do as the Romans do.

3 . 阅读短文，在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。

Today’s festivals have a wide range of origins, including the seasons of the year, famous    1    (figure), important events, and religions. The harvest festival is one of the most popular festivals and    2    (celebrate) in many cultures. Customs play a significant role in festivals, but they can change over time. Festivals are occasions     3    . allow us to relax and enjoy life, and forget about our work for a little while.

5 . 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。

Craftsmen paint animals, flowers or others on a stone board with the syrup (糖浆). When the sugar     1    (cool) down, what appears is a piece of sugar art.     2    (luckily), as fewer people choose     3    (make) sugar paintings, the traditional Chinese folk craft might have become a memory in some ways. However, a 38-year-old man,     4    (name) Li Jianzhong, devotes himself to     5    (keep) the art of sugar painting alive.

Li worked as a miner for more than ten years. After the mine closed down, Li turned to housing decoration until he     6    (force) to give that up because of a finger injury. Then he discovered sugar painting,     7     he really had an interest in.

Since there was no sugar painting craftsman in his village, he studied by     8    (he) through videos and information on the Internet. Li loved painting when he was young, and he found     9     easy to learn the skill in sugar painting. He soon mastered the skill and could make many different sugar paintings, and they attract more and more people. And now his story and paintings encourage some young people to follow     10     example of him.

6 . Should we allow modern buildings to be built next to older buildings in a historic area of a city? In order to answer this question, we must first examine whether people really want to preserve the historic feel of an area. Not all historical buildings are attractive. However, there may be other reasons—for example, economic (经济的) reasons—why they should be preserved. So, let us assume that historical buildings are both attractive and important to the majority of people. What should we do then if a new building is needed?

In my view, new architectural styles can exist perfectly well alongside an older style. Indeed, there are many examples in my own home town of Tours where modern designs have been placed very successfully next to old buildings. As long as the building in question is pleasing and does not dominate (影响) its surroundings too much, it often improves the attractiveness of the area.

It is true that there are examples of new buildings which have spoilt (破坏) the area they are in, but the same can be said of some old buildings too. Yet people still speak against new buildings in historic areas. I think this is simply because people are naturally conservative(保守的)and do not like change.

Although we have to respect people’s feelings as fellow users of the buildings, I believe that it is the duty of the architect and planner to move things forward . If we always reproduced what was there before, we would all still be living in caves. Thus, I would argue against copying previous architectural styles and choose something fresh and different , even though that might be the more risky choice.

1. What does the author say about historical buildings in the first paragraph?

A．Some of them are not attractive.

B．Most of them ate too expensive to preserve.

C．They are more pleasing than modern buildings.

D．They have nothing to do with the historic feel of an area.

2. Which of the following is true according to the author ?

A．We should reproduce the same old buildings.

B．Buildings should not dominate their surroundings.

C．Some old buildings have spoilt the area they are in.

D．No one understands why people speak against new buildings.

3. By “move things forward ” in the last paragraph , the author probably means“      ”

A．destroy old buildings

B．put things in a different place

C．respect people’s feelings for historical buildings

D．choose new architectural styles

4. What is the main purpose of the passage?

A．To explain why people dislike change.

B．To argue that modern buildings can be built in historic areas.

C．To warn that we could end up living in caves.

D．To admit how new buildings have ruined their surroundings.

7 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. How long did Michael stay in China?

A．Five days.

B．One week.

C．Two weeks.

2. Where did Michael go last year?

A．Russia.

B．Norway.

C．India.

8 . People all have something to say. Some express their passion (强烈的感情) through clothe, art, or community involvement. Others express themselves with poetry, which has diverse poetic forms to express unique thoughts, experiences, and imagination at the fourth annual People’ s Poetry Festival held Feb. 28 through March 2.

“The People’s Poetry Festival keeps getting bigger and bigger—it’s an event we’re really proud of,” said Dr Mark Hartlaub, College of Liberal Arts Dean at Texas. The festival covered a wide variety of topics including nature, humor, women and history. From the panels to the open microphone night, the islander’s community, along with 43 published poets from around the country, local high school students, and the general public came together to share their love of poetry.

The panels were full of passionate readings and lively discussion. For the first time ever, musical poetry was performed at the event. The “Homebrewed” panel was made up of all local poets. The “From Page to the Stage” panel focused on slam (抨击) poetry, and the “Humor” panel greeted levels of laughter from the crowd. All the panels were live streamed on the People’s Poetry Facebook page. “The poetry and poets were all my students wanted to talk about in class this week,” said Dr. Chuck Etheridge, professor of English who attended many of the panel readings.

Celebrating exceptional writers is another part of People’s Poetry Festival. On opening night, the People’s Poetry Festival committee named Madeline Ricondo of Tuloso-Midway as the winner of the Robb Jackson Writing Award for high school students. This award honors the late Dr. Robb Jackson, Texas A&M University System Regents Professor and professor of English at A&M-Corpus Christi, whose poetry shared his life experiences and observation of Corpus Christi. Ricondo received a $100 gift card, plus, three poetry books with local ties including a copy of Jackson’s “Open Heart”. The people’s Poetry Festival committee also recognized Juan Manuel Perez, award-winning poet and local history teacher, as the 2019—2021 Poet Laureate (桂冠诗人) of Corpus Christi.

1. What can be inferred about the People’s Poetry Festival?

A．It tends to last a week.	B．It is held once a year.
C．Its poetic form is single.	D．It is catching on globally.

2. Which can possibly replace the underlined word “panels” in Paragraph 2?

A．Groups.	B．Days.
C．Topics.	D．Poems.

3. What was special about the 4th People’s Poetry Festival?

A．It was on live television.

B．Diversity was highlighted.

C．All the poets were local.

D．Musical poetry was introduced.

4. What is the main idea of the last paragraph?

A．Celebrating award-winning poets.

B．Honoring the late Robb Jackson.

C．The 4th Peoples Poetry Festival.

D．Poet Laureate of Corpus Christi.

10 . What are the speakers mainly talking about?

A．A festival.

B．Foods.

C．TV programs.