1 . A flower festival is an event during which many types of flowers are shown to the public. In some cases, a flower festival may be a small event attended by local people who grow plants as a hobby. Other festivals are big international events.     1    

Usually, a flower festival takes place at a time of year when many types of flowers are fully open.     2     In this case, the organizers must make sure that the event is scheduled during the right time of year for that type.

Some festivals are arranged to encourage flower growers to grow certain types of plants.     3     There will be competitions. Prizes are given to those who grow the largest, most colorful or hardiest(最耐寒的)plants.

Besides competing for prizes, many flower growers show their plants in flower shows for business purposes. Some people use these events to win contracts with companies that buy large numbers of flowers.     4     And some growers have created new types of flowers. They put their newly created plants on show at these festivals.

    5     Local restaurants provide meals and drinks for attendees. Musicians and other entertainers(演艺人员)are sometimes hired to provide attendees with pleasure. Nearby hotels and shops are full of people. They all can make a lot of money from the event.

A．People are invited to show their flowers at the festival.

B．These flowers can be very expensive.

C．They may attract large numbers of flower growers flower sellers and tourists.

D．Some festivals focus on a certain type of plant.

E．Some take the chance to market flowers to customers.

F．Usually, some flower festivals are held in the big parks.

G．Flower festivals can also encourage local economic development.

2 . There are four fun festivals throughout the year in Brazil.

Festa Junina

Festa Junina is celebrated all over Brazil for the entire month of June as a yearly celebration of Saint John. It celebrates country life with typical clothes, food and dances inside a large tent, with decorations such as colored flags, beautiful table cloths and balloons.

Oktoberfest

The Germanic roots of the south of Brazil brought this traditional German festival to Brazil, where it has become one of the most popular beer festivals. Held in the middle of October every year in Blumenau, it celebrates typical German cuisine and plenty of beer. There’re all kinds of German foods at the festival.

Festival de Cachaça

Every year in the town of Paraty, Festival de Cachaça is held for cachaça, the national alcohol (酒) made from sugarcane (甘蔗). This festival is held over a long weekend in August and it gives you a chance to try cachaça. There are also shows of samba (桑巴舞) and food trucks. It’s also a great opportunity to get to know the beautiful town of Paraty.

Parintins Folklore Festival

The festival held every year in Parintins is the second largest in Brazil after the carnival. It goes over a period of three days at the end of June and celebrates the Amazonian legend of a resurrected ox (复活的牛). The main attraction of the festival is the competition between the two teams Garantido and Caprichoso that compete to retell the story of the ox through a mix of dancing and singing.

1. Which festival lasts the longest time?

A．Oktoberfest.	B．Festa Junina.
C．Festival de Cachaça.	D．Parintins Folklore Festival.

2. What can you do if you attend Oktoberfest?

A．Taste German food.	B．Watch shows of samba.
C．Drink the national alcohol.	D．Listen to the story of the ox.

3. What do the four festivals have in common?

A．They are yearly activities.

B．They enjoy global popularity.

C．They focus on food and dancing.

D．They are celebrated all over Brazil.

4 . 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。

May 21st this year marks the first International Tea Day, which was named officially     1     the United Nations on November 27th, 2019. To celebrate     2     festival, a number of events took place at the Chinese Businessman Museum in Beijing on Thursday.

The chairman of the China Culture Promotion Society     3     (address) the opening ceremony. “As a main promoter of the International Tea Day, the birthplace of tea and the     4     (large) tea-producing country, China has a     5     (responsible)to work with other countries to promote the healthy development of the tea industry. It can help to build a community with a     6     (share) future for mankind,” he said.

The “First International Tea Day Tea Road Cooperative Initiative” issued (发布) at the ceremony calls for people working in the tea industry to come together to promote international cooperation     7     cultural exchanges. A four-year tea promotion —Tea Road Cooperative Plan — was also issued in accordance with the initiative.

    8     (strengthen)the connection with young people, the event included a number of public promotional activities on social media,     9     (invite) twenty-nine tea professionals from around the world to have thirty-six hours of uninterrupted live broadcasts.

The Chinese Ancient Tea Museum was officially unveiled (揭幕) at the ceremony, opening     10     (it)first exhibition: The Avenue of Truth — A Special Exhibition of Pu’er Tea.

5 . Here are four traditional festivals in Spain.

Saint John’s Eve

Saint John’s Eve is a midsummer celebration being celebrated at the eve of the Feast Day of Saint John the Baptist. According to a legend, Saint John was born six months before Jesus, so the day of Saint John the Baptist was set to be celebrated six months before Christmas. Nowadays, for most people Saint John’s Eve just marks the start of summer.

Festival of Saint Fermin

The festival is held annually in Pamplona, Spain, beginning at noon on July 6 and ending at midnight on July 14, honoring the city’s first bishop and patron saint, Saint Fermin. The festival involves traditions such as running, bullfighting and fireworks.

Fallas in Valencia

This festival involves statues that have been constructed all year round being placed all around Valencia. That is not all. All of the statues at the end of the festival are just burned right in front of everyone’s eyes. It is an annual celebration held in March. During the week of Fallas you will hear a lot of fire crackers exploding and beautiful ladies and girls called falleras being dressed in traditional Spanish dresses.

La Tomatina in Bunol

Have you ever wanted to throw something at someone’s face? Well, La Tomatina festival will let you take out all your frustrations! This crazy tradition started more than 70 years ago and is celebrated every last Wednesday of August in Bunol. In this festival 20,000 people throw tomatoes at each other. For what? You might ask. Just for fun!

1. Why do most people celebrate Saint John’s Eve now?

A．To memorize Jesus.

B．To spread a legend.

C．To mark a season’s start.

D．To honor ancient Romans.

2. How long does Festival of Saint Fermin last?

A．About five days.

B．Nearly nine days.

C．Fourteen days.

D．Two months.

3. Which festival can you experience in August?

A．Saint John’s Eve.

B．Festival of Saint Fermin.

C．Fallas in Valencia.

D．La Tomatina in Bunol.

6 . Get out your shovels, your seeds, and your soil-it's almost April 22. Here are four fun ways to celebrate Earth Day with your kids.

Plant a tree.

Since the first Earth Day in 1970, planting trees has been a traditional way of celebrating the holiday. Try planting one in your own backyard, or attending a local tree-planting event. In its lifetime, that single tree will absorb approximately one ton of carbon dioxide.    1    .

Spend the day without a car.

    2    . Yet, challenge yourself to make your way through the day without hopping in the car. Walking, biking, or catching the bus will keep your carbon dioxide emissions down and show the kids there are other fun ways of traveling.

Take a walk in nature.

Perhaps the most obvious Earth Day activity is a nature walk. Make a list of things you'd like to find and check them off on your walk.    3    . Go through the colors of the rainbow and try and find an object in that color on your walk.

Attend a community activity.

Show your kids it's not just Mom and Dad who care about Earth Day. Tons of people will show up for local events as well!    4    . We guarantee you will find some activities like park cleanup, recycling demos, or tree-planting ceremony.

    5    .

When it comes to taking care of Earth, we all need to do our share. Take your kids to the local playground and give them each a pair of gloves and a small garbage bag. Task them with picking of scraps of trash as fast as they can-whoever fills up their bag first, wins. Once you get back home, enjoy some Earth Day movies.

A．Play the clean-up game

B．Remember that every day can be Earth Day

C．If you don't feel like making a list, try a color search

D．Check out your newspaper the week leading up to the holiday

E．On Earth Day, we realize what we can do to preserve our natural resources

F．And there are a lot more surprising facts about trees you can share with your kids

G．Depending on where you live, this will bring varying degrees of problem to travel

7 . 假定你是李华。你班同学决定为小明举办生日聚会。请你写信邀请外教Susan参加，要点包括：
⒈ 时间：周五晚8点至9点
⒉ 地点：学生俱乐部
⒊ 内容：生日歌、蛋糕、游戏等
⒋ 要求：备小礼物
注意：⒈ 词数100左右，开头语已为你写好；⒉可以适当增加细节，以便行文连贯；⒊ 答案必须写在答题卡相应的位置上。
Hi, Susan,
We’re throwing a surprise party for Xiaoming’s birthday.

8 . 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。并将答案填写在答题卡上标号的相应位置。

Chinese-American community groups are preparing to hold their second annual International Confucius Cultural Festival（孔子文化节）on Sept, 28 in Flushing Queens, New York City's easternmost borough.

The event serves not only    1    a spectacular ceremony to memorize the world-famous Chinese philosopher, but a chance    2    (celebrate) Chinese culture together with other local communities, said Wang Lizhi, president of America East Shandong Association( AESA). Co-sponsored by AESA, America East Shandong Chamber of Commerce and Confucius Education Foundation Inc, the festival    3    (feature) recitation of the“Di Zi Gui，”literally translated as "Standards for being a Good Pupil and Child," a book    4    (write) based on Confucius' teachings that emphasize the    5    (base) necessities for being a good person and guidelines for    6    (live)in harmony with others, as well as Chinese traditional dances, Shan-dong folk music and photo exhibitions.

The groups hosted the    7    (one) International Confucius Cultural Festival in flushing on Sept. 28 Last year to celebrate the 2,568th anniversary of the birth of Confucius (551 BC -479 BC). Confucius was    8    extraordinary educator and philosopher, and founded Confucianism. It was he     9    first set up private schools and received students from every walk of life without    10    (consider) of their social status.

9 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What will Mary’s mother receive for her birthday?

A．A shirt.

B．A skirt.

C．A plate.

2. Who’ll cook the special dinner?

A．Mary.

B．Mary’s friend.

C．Mary’s mother.

3. Who will do the shopping?

A．Mary’s father and mother.

B．Mary and her mother.

C．Mary and her father.

10 . If you are a fruit grower — or would like to become one — take advantage of Apple Day to see what’s around. It’s called Apple Day but in practice it’s more like Apple Month. The day itself is on October 21, but since it has caught on, events now spread out over most of October around Britain.

Visiting an apple event is a good chance to see, and often taste, a wide variety of apples. To people who are used to the limited choice of apples such as Golden Delicious and Royal Gala in supermarkets, it can be quite an eye opener to see the range of classical apples still in existence, such as Decio which was grown by the Romans. Although it doesn’t taste of anything special, it’s still worth a try, as is the knobbly(多疙瘩的) Cat’s Head which is more of a curiosity than anything else.

There are also varieties developed to suit specific local conditions. One of the very best varieties for eating quality is Orleans Reinette, but you’ll need a warm, sheltered place with perfect soil to grow it, so it’s a pipe dream for most apple lovers who fall for it.

At the events, you can meet expert growers and discuss which ones will best suit your conditions, and because these are family affairs, children are well catered for with apple-themed fun and games.

Apple Days are being held at all sorts of places with an interest in fruit, including stately gardens and commercial orchards(果园). If you want to have a real orchard experience, try visiting the National Fruit Collection at Brogdale, near Faversham in Kent.

1. What can people do at the apple events?

A．Attend experts’ lectures.

B．Visit fruit-loving families.

C．Plant fruit trees in an orchard.

D．Taste many kinds of apples.

2. What can we learn about Decio?

A．It is a new variety.

B．It has a strange look.

C．It is rarely seen now.

D．It has a special taste.

3. What does the underlined phrase “a pipe dream” in Paragraph 3 mean?

A．A practical idea.

B．A vain hope.

C．A brilliant plan.

D．A selfish desire.

4. What is the author’s purpose in writing the text?

A．To show how to grow apples.

B．To introduce an apple festival.

C．To help people select apples.

D．To promote apple research.