1 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. Who can celebrate the Home coming Day?

A．Overseas students of a school.

B．Fresh men of a college.

C．Former students of a university.

2. When do people celebrate the Home coming Day?

A．In summer.

B．In fall.

C．In winter.

3. What do the home coming celebrations always end with?

A．A dance.

B．A song.

C．A speech.

2 . 【课本改编题】
语法填空

Festivals have     1     wide range of origins. Some come from     2     (religion), while some are for famous     3     (figure) and significant events. The harvest festival is an important festival full of joy and charm. People are grateful     4     the harvest. In European countries, people decorate churches and town halls     5     flowers and fruit, featuring a new look. Today, with festivals     6     (become) commercial, some traditions may fade away. Christmas is the biggest occasion in the West     7     people greet each other with “Merry Christmas”. On Christmas Eve, it is typical of people     8     (enjoy) the roast turkeys, puddings, mashed potatoes and pumpkins.

3 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. Who can celebrate the Home coming Day?

A．Overseas students of a school.

B．Fresh men of a college.

C．Former students of a university.

2. When do people celebrate the Home coming Day?

A．In summer.

B．In fall.

C．In winter.

3. What do the home coming celebrations always end with?

A．A dance.

B．A song.

C．A speech.

4 . 语段填空

    1     (我会非常高兴) if you could come and join in my birthday party at 7 p. m. next Friday at my home.     2     (将会有十几个朋友) present at the party.     3     (派对不仅仅是为了玩); it is also for mutual communication. So please accept my sincere invitation.

5 . 语法填空

Children are always happy on the day     1     summer vacation begins. They think about the plans     2     they have for the summer. Some children go to a day camp     3     is near their home. At the end of the day, they can go home. Other kids choose to go to a camp in the country       4     they are instructed by camp counselors (顾问).

These counselors are often college students     5     are trying to earn a little extra money during their summer vacation. Some kids go to specialized (专业的) camps. There they can improve a particular skill or learn a new hobby     6     they are interested in. This is the reason     7     specialized camps are popular with both parents and kids. There are some kids     8     parents take them on a trip in a car. They often visit state and national parks.

6 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What does the boy want to celebrate?

A．His 18th birthday.

B．His 19th birthday.

C．His 20th birthday.

2. Where does the boy want to celebrate his birthday?

A．In a bar.

B．At his home.

C．In a restaurant.

3. What does the woman suggest doing?

A．Making a salad.

B．Buying some flowers.

C．Buying some drinks.

4. When will the boy order a birthday cake?

A．On Saturday morning.

B．On Saturday afternoon.

C．On Sunday morning.

7 . Celebrations, after the pattern of Thomas Alva Edison’s famous quote, often appear to be one percent inspiration and 99 percent preparation. People around the world take celebrating seriously.     1    

Exactly when and where human beings began coming together in public to celebrate as a group is unknown and unknowable. Logic suggests that the first public celebrations were related to the patterns of existence.     2     The earliest parades may have been processions of successful hunters returning to a joyful welcome by their thankful families. As civilizations developed, such celebrations became more regular and formal and served a broader social purpose.

    3     In some places, the commercial aspect has made us forget the original reason for the celebration. Carnival celebrations in Venice, Italy, was a festival on the day before the solemn six-week religious period known as Lent. In the current version of Carnival, hundreds of thousands of visitors attend the celebrations in Venice.     4     But their purchases of meals, accommodations, and Carnival masks bring great sums of money into the economy of the city. One cannot blame the tourists. They are attracted by Venice’s unique and undeniable magic.

Throughout history, across countries and cultures, the experience of a heartfelt celebration is always worth the often significant amount of time and money spent planning, preparing, organizing, and carrying out an event.     5    

A．There are records of religious parades and processions dating back to 3000 B.C.

B．This does not mean, however, that modern celebrations are not socially conscious.

C．Most of the city’s inhabitants would leave the city’s public areas to the crowds of tourists.

D．Parades and other public celebrations have also become important economic events worldwide.

E．Many of them are willing to go to great effort and expense to plan and attend public celebrations.

F．In hunter gatherer societies, success in the search for food and shelter must have triggered the need to celebrate together.

G．The priority given to celebrating seems to put it alongside food, shelter, love, and freedom as a fundamental need of humanity.

8 . 语法填空

Christmas Day, the 25th of December, is the biggest festival that     1     (celebrate) in the Christian countries of the world. Now many of the customs and celebrations     2     (be) not of a religious nature.

In the large shops, preparations for Christmas     3     (make) by the actual day. Shop owners like Christmas because it is a time when people exchange presents. This means more goods     4     (buy) than at any other time of the year. In larger towns decorations     5     (put) up in the main streets two or three weeks before Christmas usually these decorations     6     (light) up at night.

Preparations are also made at home. Special puddings and cakes are eaten on Christmas Day and these have     7     (make) three or four weeks in advance. Two or three days before Christmas people decorate their houses with paper decorations and leaves and ranches. People also like to have a Christmas tree in the living room.

Although everyone enjoys Christmas Day, it is particularly enjoyed by children, who get very excited because of the presents which     8     (receive). Small children believe that their presents are brought by Father Christmas, a kind old man who, the children     9     (tell), lives at the North Pole. He travels through the sky on a sledge which is pulled by reindeer and loaded with presents. Stopping on the roofs of the houses, he enters by climbing down the chimney. When small children go to bed on Christmas Eve, they hang a stocking at the end of their beds. Their parents warn them not to try to look at Father Christmas or he will not leave them anything. When they wake up, they find their stockings     10     (fill) with presents. Children are very excited on Christmas morning and always wake up early.

9 . Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in each blank with a proper word given in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

A. abandoned                  B. ceremonies                  C. duties                  D. jewelry        E. memorable F. instructions                 G. historical                    H. occasion                 I. predictions        J. supposed K. traditional

One-Month-Old Feast and One-Year-Old Catch (Zhuazhou) of Babies

In China, One-Month-Old Feast and One-Year-Old Catch of a baby are of unique Chinese characteristics. These two     1     are milestone-like significance in the growing process of a baby.

On the day when a baby is a month old, the family of the baby will invite their friends and relatives to a ceremony to celebrate the     2    . In a     3     One-Month-Old Ceremony, there will be a rejoicing and festive atmosphere in the family and the feast is     4     to be lively and joyful. However, in recent years this custom has been gradually     5     among young people. Nevertheless, One-Month-Old Feast still remains a     6     and happy moment for every family.

“Zhou” in the word “zhuazhou” means “a baby is one year old”. The earliest     7    record about “zhuazhou” appeared during the Dynasty of Northern Qi. On the day when a baby is a year old, before the baby eats its longevity noodle, the family will lay out sutras, brush pens, ink sticks paper, ink slabs, abacus, copper coins, account books,     8    , flowers, rouges, food, toys, etc. If it is a girl, scoops, scissors, rulers, thread, scissor-cut will be added. The parents then put the baby in front of these articles and make it sit up. Nobody will give any     9     or cues to the baby so that it is left free to choose by itself. Watching the baby catch the articles it likes, the family can then make     10    about its potential interests, future career and development.

10 . When I was a kid, I really looked forward to all holidays.     1     A lot of delicious food, a lot of toys and the whole family in one place. I look forward to them even now, of course, as things have stayed pretty much the same, except that I don’t get toys anymore.

    2     We get filled with warmth knowing that everyone always has a place to go back to, no matter what part of the world their lives take them to. A lot of people prefer to chase their ambitions (追求他们的抱负), which is tiring and filled with stress.     3     It feels so good seeing someone after a long time and catching up on each other’s lives.

    4     It’s always been associated (联系) with a feeling of connection. Taking part in the preparation of a meal together with your family is such a worthy experience.     5     Also, you’ll enjoy it more knowing that everyone helps bring the food to the table. It brings smiles to our faces when we have that meal together. It’s also fun to help clean up the dishes when everyone’s full.

A．I knew what they meant for me.

B．It’s more about bringing back good memories.

C．I think the feeling of surprise never seems to disappear.

D．Food has always been the center part of many holidays.

E．Holidays are perfect occasions to enjoy some easy time with our family.

F．The most important part of any holiday is the gathering of the whole family.

G．The longer you prepare it, the more satisfied you will be later when it’s done.