3 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. Who organizes the Winter Festival?

A．The government.

B．A team of volunteers.

C．The businessmen around the town.

2. What is special about the art exhibition?

A．It will be held in a school.

B．There are three opening nights.

C．The painters of the pictures are local students.

3. What will take place in the Main Exhibition Hall?

A．A music talent show.

B．An art exhibition.

C．A fancy-dress party.

4. Why is the talk given?

A．To raise money for the festival.

B．To inform people of the festival.

C．To compare the events of the festival.

4 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What will Billy Carr do next month?

A．Attend a birthday party.

B．Go diving.

C．Get married.

2. Where did Bill meet his girlfriend?

A．At an extreme sports club.

B．In a course about Mars.

C．In a computer company.

3. What is the relationship between the speakers?

A．Colleagues.

B．Boyfriend and girlfriend.

C．Fellow travelers.

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 . 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。

Winter Solstice Festival

As early as 2,500 years ago, about     1     Spring and Autumn Period, China decided the point of Winter Solstice by observing the movement of the sun. The time will be each December 21 or 22 according to the Gregorian calendar.

The Northern hemisphere on this day experiences the     2     (short) daytime and longest nighttime. As ancient Chinese thought, the yang, positive things, will become stronger and stronger after this day,     3     it should be celebrated.

The Winter Solstice became a festival during the Han Dynasty and thrived in the Tang and Song dynasties. The Han people     4     (regard) Winter Solstice as a "Winter Festival", so officials would organize celebrating     5     (active). On this day, both officials and common people would have a rest. In the Tang and Song dynasties, the Winter Solstice was a day to offer sacrifices (祭品) to Heaven and ancestors. The Qing Dynasty even had the record that "Winter Solstice is as formal as the Spring Festival",     6     (represent) the great importance attached to this day.

In some parts of Northern China, people eat dumplings,     7     will keep them from frost in the upcoming winter. But in parts of Southern China, the whole family will get together to have a special meal     8     (make) of red-bean and rice to drive away bad things. The Winter Solstice dumplings could     9     (use) as sacrifices to ancestors, or gifts for friends and relatives. People of the same family name gather together to honor their ancestors     10     age order. After the ceremony, there is always a big dinner.

7 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. What does the speaker say about the Triple Theater Company?

A．It may cancel its performance.	B．It offers a variety of activities.
C．Its last performance was disappointing.

2. Where is the first Open Air Concert held?

A．In the River Concert Hall.

B．In the Abbey Ruins.

C．In the Park.

3. When will the first Open Air Concert be held?

A．On July 18th.

B．On July 25th.

C．On July 31st.

4. What do we know about the performance on Friday?

A．The weather is likely to turn bad.	B．It has to be given somewhere else.
C．Not enough people bought tickets.

8 . After eight months’ delicate preparations, an evening gala(聚会) Sail to the Future for leaders and representatives attending the 9th BRICS Summit was held at the Banlam Grand Theater in Xiamen, East China’s Fujian province.     1     It consists of five chapters including Wind from the Sea, Sky and the Sea, Rhythm of the Sea, Tide and the Sea as well as the Dream from the Sea, highlighting the unique Fujian culture while introducing the strongest features of Xiamen.

Taking advantage of “sea” element to promote cooperation. Sea was the central idea that ran through the whole gala.     2     It is a city with three sides facing the sea.

    3     In the second part, the popular Chinese song The Sea, My Sweet Home featured the life of the people living in this area, and their proud Fujian, or Minnan culture.

“The unique geographic advantages of the costal city and the local lifestyle gave us much inspiration of the evening gala,” said Xie Nan, general director of the evening gala.

“Many Minnan culture elements, including Fujian opera, fishing culture and Fujian Nanyin, are honored as a ‘living fossil’ of ancient Chinese music.     4    ”

“A good performance requires close relationship between composing and dance rhythm. At first, we asked the composer and dancer to create their works on their own.     5     It was not a simple progress. They needed not just perfect time but inspiration and team work,” Zhang Dongxin, executive director of the evening gala, said.

A．The gala is based on the theme of “sea”.

B．And they were taken into the stage performance.

C．The gala is meant to be held beside the sea.

D．That is the end of the whole wonderful performance.

E．“Billowing waves” was performed as the opening dance.

F．It is also one of the most distinctive characteristics of Xiamen.

G．Then they had to discuss with each other again and again to find the balance.