1 . 假如你是高二的学生李华，你的笔友Tom对中国传统文化很感兴趣，他来信让你推荐适合的中国读物。请根据下面的要求给他写一封回信，内容包括：
1.推荐读物的名称及内容;
2.推荐理由;
3.邀请他来中国体验文化。
注意：
1. 词数100左右;
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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2 . 语法填空

Weiqi, which originated before the Spring and Autumn Period (770BC-476BC), has a history of more than 4,000 years. The original chessboard is comprised     1     only 17 horizontal and vertical lines, forming 289 points. During the Jin Dynasty (265AD-420AD),     2     (differ) from the original system, it developed into 19 lines forming 361 points,     3     is still the standard nowadays.

Weiqi reached     4     (it) peak in the Qing Dynasty. Numerous national champions and masters emerged, made contributions to the development of Weiqi,     5     left behind many good chess manuals. In the 1950s, a     6     (profession) Weiqi system was established. Victory in Weiqi depends on the size of the encircled area and the number of pieces     7     (take). The winner is the one who has the largest enclosure and takes the most number of pieces. At the beginning of the game, there is a large area on the chessboard, so it is easy     8     (occupy) and encircle the important positions. As the area is reduced, the player has to carefully assess which positions will decide the outcome.

Today Weiqi is even     9     (popular) in China than anywhere else in the world. It     10     (estimate) that nearly five percent of the population regularly play Weiqi.

3 . 假定你是李华，你的朋友Eric打算参加校园美食大赛。他发邮件向你咨询如何做一道中国传统美食，请你写一封回信。
Dear Eric,
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Yours,

Li Hua

4 . Different Cultures

The cultures of the East and the West really distinguish each other a lot.     1    .

The origin of the Eastern culture is mainly from two countries: China and India. Both of the two cultures are developed by rivers—the Yellow River in China and the Hindu River in India.     2    .

When the two mother rivers gave birth to the Eastern culture, another famous culture was brought up on the Mesopotamian Plain—the Mesopotamian Civilization. This civilization later on developed into the cultures of Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome.     3    Like the Chinese culture, the European culture also crossed waters. When the British settled down in America, their culture went with them over the Atlanta Ocean. So the American culture doesn’t distinguish from the European culture a lot.

At the same time, some other differences add to the cultural differences. Take the language system for example. In the East, most languages belong to the pictographic language while the Western languages are mostly based on the Latin system. Other causes like human race differences count as well. But what’s more, due to the far distance and the steep areas between the East and the West, the two cultures seldom communicate until recent centuries.     4    

The differences are everywhere.     5    But different cultures make the world of 21st century more colorful. The cultural gap should not be the obstacle to the civilization of human being. It ought to be the motivation of our going farther.

A．Let us work together to keep a variety of cultures.

B．And these two are well- known as the base of the European culture.

C．One important thing is to learn about other cultures.

D．This is because the culture systems are two separate systems on the whole.

E．They are obvious and affect people’s ways of thinking and their views of the world.

F．They helped the two cultures develop for centuries and form their own styles.

G．So they grew up totally in their own ways with almost no interference from the other.