1 . 这款商品本意是要吸引青少年，结果却在中年顾客中热卖起来。(turn out) （汉译英）

2 . 站在山顶，极目远望，大自然的壮丽让我们惊叹不已。(amaze) （汉译英）

3 . 要真正理解一个单词，光“语言通”不够，还得“文化通”。(take) （汉译英）

4 . The Comfort Inn, Ramsgate is a Victorian building located on the coast of the Isle of Thanet, overlooking the English Channel. Previously known as the famous San Glu Hotel, the Comfort Inn, Ramsgate is ranked 3 stars from AA and 3 stars from the London Tourism council.

It has 44 rooms consisting of single, double, twin, family and executive rooms. All rooms offer satellite TV and Internet access.

There is a well-stocked bar, and the restaurant has a menu offering traditional dishes, with a choice of tempting starters, a variety of main courses and desserts, with a pleasant and efficient waitress services. The hotel offers a friendly service with its own car park and unrestricted on-street parking nearby.

Local Points of Interest

The Comfort Inn, Ramsgate is centrally situated in a quiet location overlooking the sea. The hotel is close to the town center and only 1 km from Port Ramsgate.

For inland and overseas flights Gatwick International Airport is only 100 km. The local attractions include Championship Golf Courses, Canterbury Cathedral, and Dover Port. Dartford Tunnel is only 55 miles.

Conference & Banqueting

The Comfort Inn, Ramsgate provides excellent conference and banqueting facilities for 10 to 150 people. Special events include Christmas party nights, Christmas day lunch, Boxing Day Carvery, and our wonderful New Year’s Eve dinner and dance. In addition to the provision of food, wine, bar facilities and function rooms, the Hotel offers the following services:

• Extension of license

• Printing

• Flowers

• Toastmaster

• Bands

• Cabaret

• Cake

• Piano

• Photograph

How to Find the Comfort Inn

From the M25 highway, travelling clockwise (顺时针方向), take the M2 on to A299 and the A253 to Ramsgate, or if travelling anti-clockwise from the M25, take the M26 on to the M20, then the A249 to the M2, A299 and A 253. Once in Ramsgate, head to the harbor, then travel east until you reach the hotel.

1. What’s the purpose of the passage?

A．To recommend the Comfort Inn, Ramsgate to readers.

B．To tell readers how to get to the Comfort Inn, Ramsgate.

C．To introduce the facilities of the Comfort Inn, Ramsgate.

D．To show the convenience of Comfort Inn, Ramsgate.

2. It can be inferred from the passage that the Comfort Inn, Ramsgate ________.

A．is 55 miles to Canterbury Cathedral

B．was once the famous San Glu Hotel

C．is 1 km from the town center, Port Ramsgate

D．was built off the quiet Thanet coast in Victorian times

3. If we travel to the Comfort Inn, Ramsgate in either direction, we will have to take ________.

A．M2 and M20	B．A299 and A249
C．M25 and M26	D．M25 and M2

5 . Directions: Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

A. fit B. practice C. promising D. boast E. ingredients F. disturbed G. evolution H. excuses I. passing J. stuck K. honouring

The Origin of Trick-or-treat

On October 31, hordes of children armed with Jack-o’-lantern-shaped buckets and pillow cases will take to the streets in search of sugar. Trick-or-treating for candy is equivalent to Halloween, but the tradition had to go through a centuries-long     1     to arrive at the place it is today. So how did the holiday become an opportunity for kids to get free sweets? You can blame pagans (异教徒), Catholics, and candy companies.

Historians agree that a Celtic autumn festival called Samhain (萨温节) was the origin of modern Halloween. Samhain was a time to celebrate the last harvest of the year and the approach of the winter season. It was also a festival for     2     the dead. One way Celtics may have appeased the spirits they believed still walked the Earth was by leaving treats on their doorsteps. When Catholics invaded Ireland in the 1st century CE, they rebranded many pagan holidays to     3     their religion. November 1^st became the “feasts of All Saints and All Souls,” and the day before it was dubbed “All-Hallows’-Eve.” The new holidays looked a lot different from the original Celtic festival, but many traditions     4     around, including the practice of offering food to the dead. The food of choice for Christians became “soul cakes,” small pastries usually baked with expensive     5     and spices like currants and saffron.

Instead of leaving them outside for     6     ghosts, soul cakes were distributed to beggars who went door-to-door     7     to pray for souls of the deceased in exchange for something to eat. Sometimes they wore costumes to honour the saints—something pagans originally did to avoid being     8     by evil spirits. The ritual, known as “souling”, is believed to have planted the seeds for modern-day trick-or-treating.

It wasn’t until the 1950s that trick-or-treat gained popularity in the US. Following the Great Depression and World War II, the suburbs were booming, and people were looking for     9     to have fun and get to know their neighbours. The old     10     of souling made a comeback and gave kids a chance to dress up in costumes and roam their neighbourhoods. Common trick-or-treat offerings included nuts, coins, and homemade baked goods (“treats” that most kids would turn their noses up at today).

6 . If a remark is quoted out of ________, the circumstances in which it was said are not correctly reported, so that it seems to mean something different from the meaning that was intended.

A．context

B．imagination

C．limitation

D．expectation

7 . The consequences of defeat just don’t ________ thinking about as failure to reach another major finals would have a disastrous effect.

A．worth

B．bear

C．imagine

D．deliver

8 . Science and technology ________, industry and agriculture will develop quickly.

A．modernized	B．has been modernized
C．having modernized	D．have been modernized

9 . ________ persistent efforts, you will be able to speak fluent English.

A．If making

B．While making

C．Unless made

D．Once made

10 . Legends, myths, gods, and religions ________ for the first time with the Cognitive Revolution so that humans can talk about different kinds of entities never ________.

A．appeared; seen or touched

B．have appeared; seen or touched

C．appeared; to be seen or touched

D．have appeared; being seen or touched