1 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. Where is Mauritius located?

A．In the Indian Ocean.

B．In the Pacific Ocean.

C．In the Atlantic Ocean.

2. When did Mauritius win its independence?

A．In 1896.

B．In 1968.

C．In 1986.

3. Who brought the ancestors of Hindu and Muslim to Mauritius?

A．The British.

B．The French.

C．The Dutch.

4. What kind of sport can tourists do in Mauritius according to the speaker?

A．Beach volleyball.

B．Diving.

C．Sailing.

2 . America is a mobile society. Friendships between Americans can be close and real, yet disappear soon if situations change. Neither side feels hurt by this. Both may exchange Christmas greetings for a year or two, perhaps a few letters for a while, then no more. If the same two people meet again by chance, even years later, they pick up the friendship. This can be quite difficult for us Chinese to understand, because friendships between us flower more slowly but then may become lifelong feelings, extending(延伸) sometimes deeply into both families.

Americans are ready to receive us foreigners at their homes, share their holidays, and their home life. They will enjoy welcoming us and be pleased if we accept their hospitality(好客) easily.

Another difficult point for us Chinese to understand Americans is that although they include us warmly in their personal everyday lives, they don't show their politeness to us if it requires a great deal of time. This is usually the opposite of the practice in our country where we may be generous with our time. Sometimes, we, as hosts, will appear at airports even in the middle of the night to meet a friend. We may take days off to act as guides to our foreign friends. The Americans, however, express their welcome usually at homes, but truly can not manage the time to do a great deal with a visitor outside their routine. They will probably expect us to get ourselves from the airport to our own hotel by bus. And they expect that we will phone them from there. Once we arrive at their homes, the welcome will be full, warm and real. We will find ourselves treated hospitably.

For the Americans, it is often considered more friendly to invite a friend to their homes than to go to restaurants, except for purely business matters. So accept their hospitality at home.

1. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Friendships between Americans usually extend deeply into their families.

B．Friendships between Americans usually last for all their lives.

C．Americans always show their warmth even if they are very busy.

D．Americans will continue their friendships again even after a long break.

2. From the last two paragraphs we can learn that when we arrive in America to visit an American friend, we will probably be                 .

A．warmly welcomed at the airport

B．treated hospitably at his home

C．offered a ride to his home

D．treated to dinner in a restaurant

3. The underlined words “generous with our time” in Paragraph 3 probably mean                  .

A．willing to spend time	B．serious with time
C．careful with time	D．strict with time

4. A suitable title for this passage would probably be “                ”.

A．Friendships Between Chinese

B．Friendships Between Americans

C．Americans' and Chinese's Views of Friendships

D．Americans' Hospitality

3 . 语法填空

The Bai ethnic minority, with    1    total population of 1,858,063, is centered around Zhangjiajie City, northwest of Hunan Province. In history, the Bai people    2    ( name) Baizi, Baihuo, and Baini, meaning white people. In 1956, they were    3    ( formal) given the name the Bai ethnic minority, because of their worship of the white color.

Over the centuries, the Bai have created the science and culture of    4    ( they) own, and agriculture is domninant(占优势的). They plant rice, wheat, and several other    5    ( crop), Bai villages are usually built at the foot of a hill,    6    beside a stream. The Bai people's houses are made of wood or stone, and are generally decorated with carvings and marble,    7    adds luster(光)to the traditional characteristics of the houses. The Bai are very hospitable and treat their guests to tea    8    ( make) by themselves whenever the guests come to visit.

Since ancient times, the Bai people    9     (build) a close relationship with the Han, the Miao, and the Tujia, during their long-term coexistence. To this day, they have had economic and    10    (culture)exchanges, and influenced one another.

4 . 假如你叫李华，是一名高中学生。你的网友Alice是一位美国的学生，近期她要写一篇有关中国的小论文。请你给她写一封e-mail,介绍中国的情况。
内容要点如下：
1.中国位于亚洲东部，有着悠久历史，有许多的名胜古迹;
2.中国有了长足的发展，同时国家一直在采取措施，努力去保护环境;
3.大部分人已经摆脱贫穷，大多数孩子能够接受教育。
注意：
1. 词数100词左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯;
3. 开头和结尾已给出。
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5 .        Japan is an island country in the Pacific Ocean. As the Japanese students already know, four main islands and more than 3,000 small ones stretch from north to south for about 1,300 miles. As for the climate of the country, well, it’s hot and humid(潮湿) in summer, but it is quite cold and wet in Japan during winter. Typhoons, which are violent tropical storms, often threaten Japan during the fall. That’s, of course, during the harvest season.
       The population of Japan is about 110,5 million. It may seem hard to believe, but the average population density(密度) of the country is about 678 persons per square mile.
       About two thirds of the entire population lives in Japan’s cities. The other one third lives in the suburbs or in the countryside. No other country in southern or eastern Asia has such a large urban, or city population. Tokyo, the capital city of Japan, is the most density-populated city in the world. At last count there were more than 11.5 million people living in Tokyo.
1. Why is Japan called an island country? Because ______.

A．Japan is a small country

B．it is on the Pacific Ocean

C．it has thousands of big and small islands

D．Japan has hundreds of small islands

2. Typhoons often attack Japan during______.

A．spring	B．summer
C．autumn	D．winter

3. Most of the people in Japan live_____.

A．in the rural areas	B．in the countryside
C．around the cities	D．in the cities

4. The most densely-populated city in the world is_____.

A．New York	B．Shanghai
C．London	D．the capital of Japan

6 . In the modern world more and more people meet the problem of identity.The most interesting example is that of a so – called “banana”, which refers to an American who has an Asian face but holds Western values.

In Shanghai, there now live a group of people from abroad.They look no different from the locals and speak fluent Chinese or even Shanghai dialect, but when it comes to writing Chinese characters, they are almost illiterate（文盲）.Jack is such an example.He never learned to read or write Chinese characters, which he finds mysterious and difficult.From time to time, he files to the US as he does not feel Shanghai is where he comes from.“But when I am in the States, I feel that’s not my home either,” he said.

At De Gaulle Airport in France, there is a Swiss man who has been living in the waiting – room for a long time because he lost h is passport during his travels.He was refused entry into several countries.But when he was eventually allowed to return to Swizerland, he refused to leave the airport.His reason was very simple—“I am sure who I am.I need no acknowledgement from others,” he said during an interview.For th is reason   he was honored by the Western media as “the Hero of identity.”

As the Internet becomes more and more popular, the problem of identity becomes more serious.In a virtual world, people can have different addresses registered with different names.In the Internet chat room, even one’s gender（性别） is hard to determine.It seems that in the glohal village, people are saying hello every day to each other without knowing whom they are talking to.

What will be the next crisis（危机） of identity? With the development of cloning technology, it might be: who is the real “I”?

1. What does the passage mainly talk about?

A．The importance of identity.

B．The crisis of identity.

C．Differences between Eastern and Western cultures.

D．Difficulty in living in foreign counties.

2. The Swiss man had to live in De Gaulle Airport in France because ____.

A．he needed to board a plane at any time

B．he couldn’t afford to live in a hotel

C．he needed others acknowledgement

D．he couldn’t prove who he was

3. A "banana" in the passage is in fact an ____   .

A．American traveling to Asia	B．American keeping Eastern culture
C．American born in Asia	D．America-born Asian

4. We can infer from the passage that the author believes ____ .

A．there will be more problems relating to identity in the future

B．Internet technology helps solve problems of identity

C．only people traveling abroad have problems of identity

D．people don’t need to worry about identity

7 . Bolivia has a population of three and a half million. About one tenth of the total population are white; one-fourth are mixed Indians and white; and more than half are full-blooded Indians. The government and the industries are under the control of the white people.

The Indians today live in much the same way as their ancestors. Most of them are farmers. Many work in the mines, for mining is the most important industry on Bolivia’s. Of all the mining products, tin is the most important, which makes up three-fourths of all Bolivia’s exports. The eastern slopes of the Andes, since there are very few roads there, are fertile but not highly developed. The two primary means of transportation are river boats and porters. East of the hill region is the great plains where tropical plants are grown. A serious problem for Bolivia is the transport of food from the warm regions, where it is grown, to the mountainous regions, where most of the people live.

Bolivia gained its independence from Spain about a hundred years ago. It has been slow in developing, but its rich resources promise a better future in it.

1. The majority of the Bolivian population are __________.

A．full-blooded Indians	B．mixed Indian and white
C．white citizens	D．all whites and mixed-blooded people

2. The Indian’s way of life today is ___________.

A．quite different from that of their ancestors	B．quite interesting
C．almost the same as their ancestors’	D．very exciting

3. The eastern slopes of the Andes is not highly developed because ________.

A．there are thick forests there	B．there are very few roads there
C．there are many fine mines there	D．they are not fertile enough

4. Bolivia has been slow in developing , but it has hope for a better future because of its ____.

A．mining products	B．rich resources
C．independence from Spain	D．two primary means of transportation

8 . Looking at China's history over the past 60 years，it is apparent that，despite much suffering，the country has achieved huge political，economic and social success，especially during the past three decades.

The press center for the celebration of the 60th founding anniversary of new China was officially opened on the morning of September 22. Zha Shouchen，deputy director of the press center introduced that，during the National Day，there would be 3,200 domestic reporters，and more than 1,300 foreign journalists to come to Beijing to make the covering work.

The press center provided many services for domestic and foreign reporters，such as issuing the press cards to reporters，accepting the interview application，organizing press conferences and activities of group interviews，providing the means of communication and information services for reporters.And the following was the scene.

A grand parade in Beijing on Oct.1，led by the People's Liberation Army and the People's Armed Police Force，showed some of China's latest achievements in defense modernization.About 8,000 military officers，along with tanks and other vehicles，formed a straight line stretching 3 kms.

The military parade was followed by a civilian parade featuring six massive performing groups and 36 formations of about 100,000 people.In addition,60 floats(彩车)represented everything from the country's geographic areas to the previous year's Beijing Olympics.

Everyday life in China is a parade on a grand scale，with citizens now being able to enjoy things their ancestors did not dare to contemplate 100 years ago，things their grandparents took for luxury 60 years ago，and things their parents did not even know how to attempt 30 years ago.

1. Of the following achievements，which one is NOT listed in Paragraph 1?

A．Politics.	B．Economy.
C．Education.	D．Society.

2. Which of the following led the parade according to Paragraph 4?

A．The People's Liberation Army.

B．The People's Liberation Army and the People's Armed Police Force.

C．The People's Police Force and the People's Army.

D．The People's Armed Police Force.

3. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the text?

A．The civilian parade is after the military parade.

B．There are 60 floats representing everything from the country's geographic areas.

C．Everyday life in China is a parade on a grand scale.

D．The parade on Oct.1 showed some of China's latest achievements in automotive modernization，such as tanks and other vehicles.

4. What's the subject discussed in the text?

A．The celebration of 60th anniversary of the founding of New China.

B．The grand parade in the ceremony.

C．The defense modernization in China.

D．The economic development during recent years.

9 . 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项, 其中有两项为多余选项。

Ireland now has one of the best education systems in the world. Class sizes are small, exam results are good and most children are happy to stay at school after the minimum(最低的) leaving age of sixteen.    1    For years, Ireland had one of the most complicated(复杂的) education systems in the world.    2    Classes were large and the teaching was very traditional. As in many countries, teachers used to hit the children if they made mistakes. Fortunately, the punishment was not allowed in 1982.    3    As a result, there were schools for the rich and schools for the poor. Boys and girls went to different schools. Nowadays, most schools are free and only about half the schools are either for girls or boys.    4    Girls do better than boys in their exams; more girls go to university and most teachers are women. At the end of secondary school, students take their final exams. Compulsory(必修的)subjects are maths, Irish and English.    5    Some of these, like business organization, help to prepare them for the world of work. This is very different from the past when Latin and Greek used to be the most important subjects.

A．In many ways, education is now a woman’s world.

B．Parents used to pay for their children’s education.

C．In addition, they must choose two or three extra subjects.

D．Public schools in Ireland are not run by the government.

E．It is easy to forget that the picture used to be very different.

F．Here, children do not learn any subjects but some basic skills.ZXXK]

G．There were many different kinds of school, but most of them had a lot in common.

10 . New Zealand is located in the South Pacific Ocean over 1,000 miles southeast of its nearest neighbor, Australia. It consists of two main islands -- the North Island and the South Island and a number of little islands, some of which are hundreds of miles away from the main group. Its population in the early 1970s was almost 2,900,000. The land area covers over 260,000 square kilometers. About two-thirds of the land is economically developed or developing, the rest being mountainous, especially good for tourism.

Since the Second World War there have been great changes in culture and in the arts of New Zealand. These changes have much to do with the improvement of education. Today, artists, musicians and writers have a much wider public than before. Far more people now read books and go to the theaters, concerts, picture galleries and fashion shows.

New Zealanders have been known as great art collectors. Their collections can be seen today in museums, and in picture galleries in many cities which are open to the public. A few artists have been very successful and have had their works accepted by well-known art galleries all over the world.

Because of its rich cultural and natural resources, tourism in New Zealand has been growing rapidly. Now there are about 900 thousand visitors from all parts of the world every year. The Green Precious Stone in the South Pacific has become one of the most attractive places for tourists today.

1. New Zealand is a country lying ________.

A．in Asia	B．in the Pacific
C．southwest of Australia	D．in the north part of the earth

2. New Zealand is a country with ________.

A．a large area and a large population

B．a small area and a large population

C．a large area and a small population

D．a small area and a small population

3. Cultural development in New Zealand is mainly related to ________.

A．the end of the Second World War	B．its unique location
C．its development in education	D．its great art collectors

4. The reason why tourism is growing rapidly is that ________.

A．New Zealand has rich cultural and natural resources

B．New Zealand has many art collectors

C．more New Zealanders now go to the theaters, concerts, galleries and fashion shows

D．one-third of New Zealand is mountainous

5. The Green Precious Stone is actually ________.

A．a precious stone

B．a piece of green jade

C．an attractive scenic place in New Zealand

D．New Zealand itself