1 . The second Sunday in May is Mother’s Day. American children of all ages give their mothers something special. Children, young and old, try to show their love to mothers on the day. However, do you know that Mother’s Day celebration is no recent thing?

England was the first country to set a day for mothers. In the United States, Mother’s Day became an official holiday in 1910. An American girl, Anna, asked their governor to set a festival for mothers that they loved. Therefore, they set the second Sunday in May as Mother’s Day and a year later all the other states celebrated it.

In the morning of Mother’s Day, some American children serve their mothers breakfast in bed. Other children will give their mothers presents which they made themselves or bought in stores. Adults give their mothers red carnations (康乃馨)，the official Mother’s Day flower. If their mothers left the world, they may bring white carnations their grave sites (墓地)，This is the busiest day of the year for American restaurants. On this special day, family members do not want their mother to cook dinner!

1. In America, who asked the government to set a festival for their loved mothers?

A．Mike.

B．Alice.

C．Tom.

D．Anna.

2. When is Mother’s Day in America?

A．On the second Sunday in May.	B．On the first Sunday in April.
C．On the second Sunday in July.	D．On the fourth Sunday in September.

3. What is the official Mother’s Day flower according to the passage?

A．Blue carnations.	B．White carnations.
C．Red carnations.	D．Green carnations.

3 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

Festivals and     1     (celebrate) of all kinds have been    2     (hold) everywhere since ancient times. Most ancient festivals would celebrate the end of cold weather, planting in spring and harvest in autumn. Today's festivals have many origins．

Some festivals are held     3     ( honour) the dead or to satisfy the ancestors,     4     might return either to help     5     to do harm. During the festivals, children often dress     6    ， going from door to door to ask for sweets. If they are refused, they might play     7     trick on their neighbours.

Spring Festivals are the most     8     (energy) and important festivals     9     people are     10     (look) forward to the end of winter and the coming of spring.

4 . 假定你是李华，你正纠结如何让自己的18岁生日过得更有意义。请给你的美国笔友Mark写一封电子邮件，内容包括：
1. 你的计划；
2. 征求他的建议。
注意：1. 写作词数应为100左右。
2. 请按如下格式在相应位置作答。
Dear Mark,
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Best Wishes,

Li Hua

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。

The Mid-Autumn Festival is one of the     1     (important) festivals in China. It is an evening celebration when families gather together     2     (merry) to light lanterns, eat moon cakes and appreciate the round moon.     3     that special night, the moon is the roundest and brightest thing in the sky. The full moon is a symbol for family reunion,     4     is the reason why that day is also known as the Festival of Reunion.

The Mid-Autumn Festival celebrations date back to more than 2, 000 years ago. In the Tang Dynasty, people began to enjoy     5     admire the full moon as a custom. In the Southern Song Dynasty, however, people sent round moon cakes to their relatives as gifts in expression of     6     (they) best wishes for family reunion. After it turned dark, they looked up at the fall silver moon or went sightseeing by lakes     7     (celebrate) the festival. Since the Ming and Qing dynasties, the custom of Mid-Autumn Festival celebration     8     (become) even more popular. Together with the celebration appeared some special     9     (custom) in different parts of the country, such as     10     (burn) incense (香), planting Mid-Autumn tees, lighting lanterns on towers and fire dragon dances, etc.

7 . 假定你是李华，你的家乡将举办庆祝首个“中国农民丰收节”(Chinese Farmers’ Harvest Festival)的活动，请你写封电子邮件，邀请你的新西兰朋友Eric来参加，内容包括：
(1)时间和地点；
(2)活动内容（民俗文化表演、美食品尝及观光活动等）。
注意：
1．写作词数应为80左右；
2．开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数
Dear Eric,

How is everything going?

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Best wishes.

Yours,

Li Hua

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。

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.

9 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题
1. What do the speakers choose the restaurant for?

A．A birthday party.

B．A class party.

C．A New year party.

2. Why don’t the speakers choose Big Dave’s?

A．It is closed.

B．It will be too cold.

C．It is a little small.

3. Which is the final place for the party?

A．Honey House.

B．Oceanside.

C．New Green.

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。

The Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games opening ceremony     1     (hold) on February 4, 2022, the same day as “Beginning of Spring”-the first of 24 solar terms on China’s lunar calendar (阴历)-     2     (represent) the organizers’ wish for friends around the world to welcome a new spring together.       

At 8 p.m. on the big screen of the National Stadium, the countdown of the Chinese “24 Solar Terms” was being played,     3     (accompany) by the imagery of changing seasons, showing how the Chinese     4     (live) in harmony with nature and the world since ancient times. A fantastic ceremony,     5     featured Chinese festival culture and a technology-enhanced visual spectacle (景象), took the world’s breath away as the opening of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games was declared, making Beijing the first city in the world to host both Summer and Winter     6     (edition) of the Olympics. International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach expressed his gratitude to China     7     making the Winter Olympic Games happen in a safe way for everyone.The ceremony was characterized by engaging with the general public and     8     (diverse), with some performers coming from schools and grassroots arts groups, and teenagers accounted for 95% of the performers at the ceremony.

“This ceremony is equally     9     (impress) as the one in 2008,” Exarchos, CEO of OBS, said.     10     the Winter Olympics show is the Chinese people’s confidence, pride, love and affection for the people of the world-our great philosophy and values.