Dear Li Ming,
How is everything? I’m very happy that the holidays are coming. I want to go to your hometown to visit you in September. Is this good? What’s the weather like in your hometown? And what should I take with me?
I know Mid-autumn Festival comes in September, and it is a very important festival for you celebrate it? I’m looking forward to your reply.
Best wishes to your parents!
Yours,
Tina
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1. What month is it now?
| A．January. | B．February. | C．June. |
| A．In the city center. | B．In her hometown. | C．In the man's hometown. |
| A．Boring. | B．Ordinary. | C．Interesting. |
| A．Friends. | B．Brother and sister. | C．Workmates. |
1. How does Jim sound at first?
| A．Anxious. | B．Surprised. | C．Calm. |
| A．Last birthday. | B．Last Christmas. | C．Last Thanksgiving. |
| A．Clothes. | B．Spanish lessons. | C．Jewelry. |
4 . Dragon Boat Festival abroad
The Dragon Boat Festival, or Duanwu, is marked on the fifth day of the fifth month of the Chinese lunar calendar. Similar festivals abroad include Tango no Sekku in Japan and the Gangneung Danoje Festival in South Korea.
1. Japan
Originally, the Duanwu Festival was called Tango no Sekku in Japan and celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth month on the lunar calendar. However, the festival became a Children's Day, which was designated as a national holiday by the Japanese government in 1948. It is celebrated for children’s personalities and their happiness.
2. South Korea
Falling on the May 5 in the Chinese lunar calendar—the day of China's Dragon Boat Festival, South Korea's Gangneung Danoje has the longest history among Korean local festivals and its main purpose is to honour the guardian spirit of a mountain that protects the town, pray for peace among the town and its families as well as farming prosperity.
Festival celebrations consist of shamanistic rituals, folk dances and songs, oral narrative poetry and various popular pastimes. The Nanjang market is another festival element, where local products and handicrafts are sold and contests, games and circus performances take place.
3. Other countries
Nowadays, the Dragon Boat Festival is celebrated in some Western countries with activities such as dragon boat racing and eating zongzi.
Participants compete on the water during the fourth Steveston Dragon Boat Festival held at Richmond, Canada, Aug 24, 2013.
1. What is Tango no Sekku celebrated for?| A．The dragon boat racing. |
| B．The origin of the festival. |
| C．Children’s characters and their joy. |
| D．Remembering a famous person like Quyuan. |
| A．Writing poetry. | B．Dancing and singing |
| C．Making a handicraft | D．Playing circus performances |
| A．To show history of Dragon Boat Festival. |
| B．To discuss the meaning of Dragon Boat Festivals. |
| C．To compare different Dragon Boat Festivals. |
| D．To introduce Dragon Boat Festivals abroad. |
| A．Going to a party. | B．Giving a suggestion. | C．Making an invitation. |
6 . Join people around the world in a global celebration of Burns Night, honoring the poet Robert Burns. Burns was born in Alloway in 1759. More than 200 years after his death, the work of Scotland's national poet lives on through his poetry and songs, including: Auld Lang Syne and To A Mouse, Each year, communities around the world with a Scottish connection mark Burns Night with songs, dancing, poetry and a Burns Supper.
What is Burns Night?
Burns Night is a yearly celebration held on or around 25th January, the day when Burns was born. A Burns Night celebration can have many different elements and each community has its own traditions. The most important item is a Burns Supper.
What food is eaten at a Burns Supper?
A Burns Supper can be formal or informal and guests are traditionally invited to take turns in reciting Burns' poems or songs. Burns Supper special foods include Cock a Leekie Soup, Clootie dumpling and Scotch whisky.
Sites connected with the life of Robert Burns
If you'd like to find out more about the life of Robert Burns and the places he lived in, there are several museums devoted to his life and work, and you can also explore towns and villages with Burns connections. Click here to explore the website for more information.
1. Why do people celebrate Burns Night?| A．To share an animal tale. | B．To honor a Scottish poet. |
| C．To enjoy traditional food. | D．To improve Scotland's fame. |
| A．Recite Burns' poems or songs. | B．Invite guests to cook together. |
| C．Watch a video about Burns. | D．See a short film about museums. |
| A．A magazine. | B．A guidebook. | C．A website. | D．A newspaper. |
7 . We’ve been celebrating moms for thousands of years. Yet, the origin (起源)of day that belongs to mom actually comes hundreds of years later.
Philadephia,1876, Social activist Ann Jarvis was wishing for someone to honor moms during a Sunday school lesson. Her daughter, Anna Mane, took note.
On May 8 1907, Ann passed away. Anna was sad, but determined to make her mother’s dream come true.
Anna organized the first official celebration of Mother’s Mother Day on May 10 1908. Hundreds attended, but Anna didn’t. Instead, she sent 500 white carnation (康乃馨)flowers to all guests, as well as a letter describing how important the day was. Six years passed and Anna continued her fight for a national holiday.
In 1914, the U. S. President signed a law officially recognizing Mother’s Day as a national holiday. The first national Mother’s Day was held on May 10, 1914. And with that Anna realized her mother’s wishes. Mother's Day soon spread around the world.
But Big business saw the holiday as a chance for big returns. Anna intended for the day to be celebrated with mothers and families, while wearing white carnations. Soon, however, Mother's Day became combined with flowers, candy, cards and other gifts.
Anna spent her later years feeling angry at the corporate machine that had made money by taking advantage of her mother’s dream. She even tried to get the government to drop the holiday completely.
And by 1948, she was completely against Mother’s Day. She died later that year, aged 84. Anna never married, nor did she have any children. All she had was a dream and a wish from her mom.
That dream lives on, though she originally intended, and is still celebrated each year around the world. Commercialization(商业化) ruined the dream for Anna ,but we suppose the feeling behind Mother's Day lives on.
1. When did Mother’s Day become a national holiday?| A．In 1907 | B．In 1908 |
| C．In 1914. | D．In 1948 |
| A．Give flowers to moms. | B．Buy presents for moms. |
| C．Make wishes for moms. | D．Wear white carnations. |
| A．It’s worth celebrating | B．It’s already out of date |
| C．It keeps its original meaning. | D．Its celebration should be stopped |
| A．By the order of place | B．By the order of time |
| C．By giving examples | D．By raising questions |
8 . Christmas around the world is a wonderful time for celebration and a sharing of Christmas traditions around the world. No matter where you and your family spend your Christmas around the world, it is sure to be a time for laughter and cheer.
It is both interesting and exciting to learn about other Christmas traditions around the world. Christmas around the world for many is a time full of stories, traditions and beliefs, nowhere is this more true than in the country of Poland where superstitions(迷信) and legends take preference.
Christmas Eve in Poland is a time for family gathering and reunion. It is also considered to be a night of magic. It was believed long ago that animals talked and had the power to tell the future. The traditional Polish Christmas Eve dinner is a grand feast including twelve different dishes representing the twelve months of the year.
Usually the meal will not include any meat except for fish. Some of the favorite dishes include wild mushrooms or peas, dried fruit compote (蜜饯) for dessert, dumplings with a variety of fillings. When dinner is finished, the host will give a signal for everyone to rise as it is bad luck for only one person to rise at a time.
Christmas in Poland would not be complete without the storytelling and Christmas songs sung around the Christmas tree. In Poland after the traditional Christmas Eve dinner, the remainder of the night is reserved for exactly that storytelling and singing while sitting around the beautifully decorated tree with its glass decorations, eggshells colored paper and straw.
1. What does the underlined part mean?| A．People in Poland like collecting stories most. |
| B．Poland has the most superstitions and legends about Christmas. |
| C．People in Poland don't believe in the strange stories. |
| D．There are fewest stories about Christmas in Poland. |
| A．All people in the big family will get together at Christmas. |
| B．There will be some excellent TV programs on Christmas Eve. |
| C．It was said long ago that animals had the unusual power to predict the future |
| D．The pets at home will talk to the owner at Christmas. |
| A．They stand for the twelve months of a year. |
| B．They stand for the twelve hours of a day. |
| C．The dishes will be matched with twelve fruits. |
| D．There will be twelve people getting together. |
| A．Traditions of Polish Christmas |
| B．Celebration of Christmas around the World |
| C．Superstitions and Legends of Christmas in Poland |
| D．A Time for Celebration and Sharing |
以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
As it is known to all, the Great Wall is one of the best-known place of interest around the globe. Almost everybody wants to pay a visit, but I am no exception. This summer vacation, the day I had looked forward to coming at last. I got up and set off on the early morning with my brother Tim keep me company. After two hour's bus ride, we arrived at which looked like a large market. Seeing millions of people talking, pushing and photographing, I immediate lost my enthusiasm. Indeed, the Great Wall is really something must be experienced with a little care and privacy.
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