1 . 一个英文网站面向中学生征集关于中国春节的演讲小视频。假设你是李华，请你写一篇英语演讲稿，以“The Spring Festival”为题介绍春节，以便后续录制视频。演讲稿内容主要包括：1.该节日的庆祝日期；2.人们的庆祝方式。
注意：1.词数80左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

The Spring Festival

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2 . 阅读下列短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Spring Festival Gala sees viewership rise nearly 13% to 679m

This year’s Spring Festival Gala (庆典), a celebration     1     (annual) produced and broadcast by China Media Group (CMG), unfolded on the eve of the Chinese New Year on Friday evening. This occasion stands for a     2     (significance) time when Chinese people around the world gather with their     3     (family) to welcome the Chinese New Year, attracting 679 million viewers,     4     15.13% increase from the previous year.

The gala was also broadcast in about 200 countries in 68 languages,     5     (receive) warm feedback.

This year, the gala, besides Beijing, had four branch venues (分会场) in Shenyang, Liaoning province, Xi’an, Shaanxi province, Changsha, Hunan province, and Kashgar in Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region.

Audience enjoyed a     6     (various) of local cultural elements from those places, such     7     folk musical instruments and folk dances.

    8     (support) by ultra-high-definition production, the gala was telecast (电视广播) on TV screens, public large screens, and mobile devices.

Since its first broadcast in 1983, the annual CCTV Spring Festival Gala     9     (become) a necessary part of celebrations in the country. A major entertainment during Lunar New Year’s Eve, the gala marks the joyous moment     10     families gather together to celebrate the upcoming year.

3 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What are the speakers mainly talking about?

A．Buying a present.

B．Attending a concert.

C．Planning a birthday party.

2. What will the speakers do later?

A．See a movie.

B．Read a novel.

C．Meet up with Jane.

4 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题.
1. Where does the conversation take place?

A．At a food store.

B．At a wedding party.

C．At a birthday party.

2. Who is Mary?

A．Janet’s friend at college.

B．Peter’s friend at college.

C．Janet’s friend at high school.

5 . 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。续写的词数应为150左右。

Pumpkin(南瓜)carving at Halloween is a family tradition. We visit a local farm every October. In the pumpkin field, I compete with my three brothers and sister to seek out the biggest pumpkin. My dad has a rule that we have to carry our pumpkins back home, and as the eldest child I have an advantage — I carried an 85-pounder back last year.

This year, it was hard to tell whether my prize or the one chosen by my 14-year-old brother, Jason, was the winner. Unfortunately we forgot to weigh them before taking out their insides, but I was determined to prove my point. All of us were hard at work at the kitchen table, with my mom filming the annual event. I’m unsure now why I thought forcing my head inside the pumpkin would settle the matter, but it seemed to make perfect sense at the time.

With the pumpkin resting on the table, hole uppermost, I bent over and pressed my head against the opening. At first I got jammed just above my eyes and then, as I went on with my task, unwilling to quit, my nose briefly prevented entry. Finally I managed to put my whole head into it, like a cork(软木塞)forced into a bottle. I was able to straighten up with the huge pumpkin resting on my shoulders.

My excitement was short-lived. The pumpkin was heavy. “I’m going to set it down, now,” I said, and with Jason helping to support its weight, I bent back over the table to give it somewhere to rest. It was only when I tried to remove my head that I realized getting out was going to be less straightforward than getting in. When I pulled hard, my nose got in the way. I got into a panic as I pressed firmly against the table and moved my head around trying to find the right angle, but it was no use. “I can’t get it out!” I shouted, my voice sounding unnaturally loud in the enclosed space.

注意：
1. 所续写短文的词数应为150左右；
2. 续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；
Paragraph 1：

I was stuck for five to six minutes though it felt much longer.

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Paragraph 2：

That video was posted the day before Halloween.

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6 . Last year I ruined my summer vacation by bringing along a modern convenience that was too convenient for my own good: the iPad. Instead of looking at nature, I checked my email. Instead of paddling a small boat, I followed my Twitter feed (推特简讯). Instead of reading great novels, I stuck to reading four newspapers each morning. I was behaving as if I were still in the office. My body was on vacation but my head wasn’t.

So this year I made up my mind to try something different: withdrawal (退出) from the Internet. I knew it wouldn’t be easy, since I’m bad at self-control. But I was determined. I started by giving the iPad to my wife.

The cellphone signal at our house was worse than in the past, making my attempts at cheating a frustrating experience. I was trapped, forced to go through with my plan. Largely cut off from e-mail, Twitter and my favorite newspaper websites, I had few ways to connect to the world except for radio and how much radio can one listen to, really? I had to do what I had planned to all along: read books.

This experience has had a happy ending. With determination and the strong support of my wife, I won in my vacation struggle against the Internet, realizing finally that it was I, not the iPad, that was the problem. I knew I had won when we passed a Starbucks and my wife asked if I wanted to stop to use the Wi-Fi. “ I don’t need it,” I said.

However, as we return to post-vacation life, a harder test begins: Can I continue when I’m back at work? There are times when the need to know what’s being said right now is great. And I have no intention of giving up my convenience completely. But I hope to resist the temptation (诱惑) to check my e-mail every five minutes, which leads to checking my Twitter feed and a website or two.

I think a vacation is supposed to help you reset your brain to become more productive. Here I hope this one worked.

1. What do we know about the author’s summer vacation last year ?

A．He worked as if he were at work then

B．He was determined to enjoy the beautiful view.

C．His ipad ruined his plan of finishing a great novel.

D．He felt satisfied that he has stuck to his usual timetable.

2. When back at work, the author will probably choose to________.

A．continue to read more and more books.

B．stay away from the Internet for ever.

C．stop checking what is being said right now completely.

D．keep control of when and how to use the Internet.

3. What is the author’s opinion of a great vacation in the passage?

A．A vacation means a change of pace to make one more creative.

B．A vacation is a period of time to do whatever one wished to.

C．A vacation is having nothing to do but read all day.

D．A vacation proves that a life of pleasure is overvalued.

8 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入 一个适当的单词或用括号内单词的正确形式填空，使整个文段句意完整，语法正确。

As you grow older, there    1    (be) certain events that will mark(纪念) your growth.    2    (graduate) from high school and getting your first job are just two of these. What are some other ways in    3    we mark our journey toward adulthood?

In the US, getting your driver’s license at the age of 16 is viewed    4    a major coming-of-age ritual(仪式). You may have seen kids celebrating their first car in movies and TV shows. It is the first true taste of    5    (independent) for most teenagers.    6    not every teenager gets a new car right away.    7    (usual), their parents will buy a second-hand car for them as their first car.

Another big coming-of-age event is the prom(毕业舞会).    8    (hold) at the end of the year, the prom is a graduation celebration for senior high school students. Teenagers wear fancy clothing, ask each other to dance and vote for a prom “king” and “queen”. For many teenagers, prom is the    9    (big) social event of the year. It’s time for them    10    (dress) like an adult.

9 . Everyone knows about New Year’s Eve and Independence Day. But did you know that there are enough holidays to fill every day of the year? Here are just a few we found interesting.

World Hello Day

To celebrate this day, say hello to at least ten different people. World Hello Day began in the autumn of 1973, shortly after the end of a war in the Middle East. Brian and Michael McCormack of Omaha, Nebraska, wondered what they could do to encourage world peace. They felt the best way was by getting people to talk with one another.

The McCormacks sent letters to the leaders of every country in the world about the first World Hello Day. They wrote the letters in as many different languages as they could. Officials wrote back from sixteen countries and encouraged Brian and Michael to make World Hello Day a yearly event. The holiday has been held on the third Sunday of November every year since. The McCormacks have received letters from many famous people congratulating them for their efforts.

International Day of the Seal (海豹)

March 22 is the official International Day of the Seal. But the National Zoological Park in Washington, D.C., and many other zoos and research centers around the world celebrate this holiday on the third weekend of March. The holiday was created to tell people about the dangers seals face from pollution and fishing nets.

At the National Zoological Park, you can find out how seals live and ways to help protect their habitats (栖息地).

Do it! Day

Are you a procrastinator? Here’s a day to finish all those things you’ve been meaning to do. Do It! Day is celebrated on the first Wednesday in September. “The whole idea is to feel good about getting things done,” says the founder of Do It! Day, Ethel Cook. She came up with the idea as part of her work helping businesses get organized. Cook hopes everyone will turn their Do Its into Did Its.

1. World Hello Day was set to        .

A．create peace worldwide

B．stop the war in the Middle East

C．encourage foreign language learning

D．spread knowledge about different countries

2. How did the McCormacks advertise World Hello Day?

A．By reporting it on TV.

B．By meeting famous people.

C．By publishing it in the newspapers.

D．By writing letters to world leaders.

3. When does the National Zoological Park celebrate the International Day of the Seal?

A．On March 22.

B．On the third weekend of March.

C．On the third Sunday of November.

D．On the first Wednesday in September.

4. The underlined word “procrastinator” in the last paragraph refers to a person who        .

A．cleans up things quickly	B．puts off things until later
C．always comes up with good ideas	D．feels good about getting things done

10 . 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。

To celebrate the Lantern Festival the Palace Museum organized its first light show in the Forbidden City.

The complex, home to Chinese emperors for five     1    (century), was opened at night for the first time in 94 years. It was lit up with giant red lanterns and projections of ancient paintings. Masterpieces such as Along the River During the Qingming Festival were projected on the roofs, giving visitors a feeling like walking     2     time. The design team smartly combined high technology    3    (light) with the principles of cultural relic preservation.

Only 3, 000 people     4    (allow) in on that day: 500 people who booked their tickets online, and 2, 500    5    (invite) guests including model workers, officers, soldiers, and ambassadors.

With    6     series of well-planned and tourist-friendly cultural activities, the Palace Museum is now on a campaign to make traditional Chinese culture more     7    (access) to the general public. It has set an example to other museums in our country, most of     8     seem to be still living in days gone by. Hopefully, the handsome turnover will be used    9    (appropriate) to better protect the Forbidden City and improve     10    (it )international image of being part of the world's cultural heritage.