1 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. Why do some travelers hesitate about travelling in Japan?

A．Japan is crowded.

B．The sightseeing is tiring.

C．Travel expenses are high.

2. How long does the Obon Festival season last?

A．Two days.

B．Three days.

C．Seven days.

3. What is recommended if you want to do lots of sightseeing?

A．Buying a bus pass.

B．Asking for a discount.

C．Experiencing major holidays.

4. Who can get a discount in the attractions?

A．A man over 65.

B．A child over 12.

C．A 60-year-old woman.

2 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. What’s the speaker probably?

A．A musician.

B．A cook.

C．A worker.

2. What fact about Portugal is the speaker probably most proud of?

A．It has its own national type of music.

B．It has the oldest bookstore in the world.

C．It is the oldest country in Europe.

3. What is the speaker’s favorite area of Portugal to visit?

A．The beaches.

B．The major cities.

C．The northern forest area.

4. When will the speaker probably return home?

A．After finishing university.

B．After a few years of work.

C．After his retirement.

3 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. Who is the speaker talking to?

A．Tourists.

B．Students.

C．Writers.

2. What are the places where people park cars in the UK?

A．Parking lots.

B．Car lots.

C．Car parks.

3. What is the speaker’s opinion of British humor?

A．It is dry.

B．It is boring.

C．It is obvious.

4. What are compared between the two cultures in the end?

A．The numbers of artists.

B．Styles of buildings.

C．Standards of living.

4 .

Name of the country	The People’s Republic of China
Capital city	Beijing is the capital of the People’s Republic of China. 43.5 meters above sea level, Beijing covers an area of 16,808 square kilometers and has a resident population of 21.7 million (the year 2017). Under the city’s control there are 10 districts and 8 counties. Beijing’s history as a city can date back to 3,000 years ago. Its time-honored history left Beijing plenty of historical relics and colorful customs. As the center of the country, here gathers the offices of the Party, the Government and the Military, as well as headquarters of national companies, industrial associations and financial institutions. Beijing is in the central place of the nation’s financial decisions and macro-control. It is also China’s most prosperous city in terms of science, education and culture, because it covers all subjects of sciences and has strong research capabilities. Beijing is the communication pivot between China and the international community and, the most important center for international exchanges.
Population	China has a population over 1.39 billion people (the year 2017), and over 58.52% of the total (the year 2017) are distributed in urban area. Strict population controls was in place for several decades, but now two-child policy has been carried out.
Area	China has a territory area of 9.6 million square km, second to Russia and Canada, with a sea area of about 4.73 million square kilometers.
Location	In East Asia, border on the west Pacific Ocean
National flag	The National Flag of the PRC is a red rectangle emblazoned with five stars. The proportion of its length and height is 3 to 2. The upper left of the face of the Flag is set with five yellow five-pointed stars. One of the stars is bigger than the others, with its circumcircle’s diameter being three-tenth of the height of the Flag, and is placed in the left; the other four stars are smaller, with their circumcircle’s diameter being one-tenth of the height of the Flag, surrounding the big star on its right in the shape of an arch.
National anthem	March of the Volunteers (lines: Arise, those who do not want to be slaves! We will use our flesh and blood to build another Great Wall. China has reached the brink of national collapse. All the people have been making their last outcry. Arise! Arise! Arise! All our hearts become one. Let us face the enemy’s gunfire. March on! Let us face the enemy’s gunfire. March on! March on! March on! On!)
National Emblem	The National Emblem of the PRC features Tiananmen Gate beneath the five shining stars, encircled by ears of grain and with a cogwheel at the bottom. The ears of grain, stars, Tiananmen and cogwheel are gold; the field within the circle is red, as are the ribbons festooning the bottom of the circle.
National flower	Peony
National Animal	giant pandas
Ethnic groups	There are 56 ethnic groups in China. The Han people make up 92 percent of the country’s total population, totaling 1159.4 million; and the other 55 ethnic groups, 8 percent, totaling 106.43 million.
Languages	Of the 56 ethnic groups in China, the Hui and Manchu use the same language as Han people, while the rest groups have their own spoken and written languages.
Written languages	23 ethnic groups have their own characters.
Religion	The main religions are Buddhism, Taoism, Islam, Christianity, and Catholicism. Chinese citizens’ right of the freedom of religious belief is protected by the Constitution and laws.
Main festivals	New Year’s Day (January 1), the Spring Festival (the New Year’s Day by Chinese lunar calendar), International Labor Day (May 1), and the National Day (October 1)
Currency	Renminbi (RMB) yuan
Time difference	8 hours earlier than the Greenwich
Climate	Most of the country is in the temperate zone, although geographically the country stretches from the tropical and subtropical zones in the south to the frigid zone in the north.
Topography	High in its west and low in its east: mountain areas 33.3%, plateaus 26%, basins 18.8%, plains 12% and hills 9.9%.
Mountains	Among the 19 mountains over 7,000 meters high in the world, seven are in China. The Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, known as “the roof of the world”, has many high mountains. The Himalayas, with an average elevation of 6,000 meters, have the world’s highest peak Mount Qomolangma, 8,848 meters above sea level.
Rivers	The Yangtze River, 6,300 km long, is the third longest in the world after the Nile and the Amazon. The Yellow River, the second longest in China, stretching 5,464 km.
Canal	The Grand Canal, 1,801 km long, is the longest man-made river in the world. Its cutting began in the fifth century BC.
Lakes	The Poyang Lake on the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River is China’s largest freshwater lake, with an area of 3583 sq. km; the Qinghai Lake on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau is the country’s largest salt lake, covering 4583 sq. km.
History	China is one of the world’s oldest civilizations with a chronicled history of more than 5,000 years. China has gone over a long history of primitive society, slavery society, feudal society and semi-feudal semi-colonial society and the present socialist society. In 221 BC, Qinshihuang established the Qin Dynasty, the first feudal autocracy in Chinese history, therefore unveiling a 2,000-year period of feudalism which was to last through a succession of dynasties such as the Han, Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing, a period which finally met its end in the bourgeois democratic Revolution of 1911 by Dr. Sun Yat-sen. October 1, 1949 saw the founding of the People’s Republic of China.
Famous Tourist Attractions	Tiananmen Square, Badaling Great Wall, the Imperial Palace, the Summer Palace, the Water Cube, Chengde Imperial Summer Resort, Hulunbuir Pasture Land, Shenyang Imperial Palace, the Bund, the Oriental Pearl Tower, Mount Huang, Mount Lu, Mount Tai, the Longmen Grottoes, the Three Gorges, the Potala Palace, figurines of soldiers and horses from the Qin Mausoleum.
Traditional Festivals	Spring Festival, New Year’s Day, Lantern Festival, National Day, Dragon Boat Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, Tomb-Sweeping Festival.

1. Describe the National Flag and its meaning.
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2. Describe the National Emblem and its meaning.
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3. Please list some main festivals of China?
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4. Which time zone does China lie in?
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5. What is The Qinghai-Tibet Plateau known as?
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6. Which is the longest river in China?
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7. Please list some famous tourist attractions in China.
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8. Please list some typical traditional festivals.
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5 . 根据下面的提示，写一篇题为“我们伟大的社会主义（socialist）祖国”的短文。
字数：80-100。
提示：(1) 我国有十三亿多人口，是世界上最大的国家之一。首都是北京。
(2) 我国人民勤劳勇敢，具有光荣的革命传统（tradition）。
(3) 一九四九年解放后，我国发生了巨大的变化。
(4) 我国人民为了把自己的国家建设成为一个强大的社会主义国家，正在辛勤劳动。
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6 .

China is a unified nation consisting of many different ethnic groups. Fifty-six different ethnic groups make up the great Chinese national family. Because the Han people accounts for more than ninety percent of China’s population, the remaining fifty-five groups are generally referred to as “ethnic minorities”. Next to the majority Han, the Mongolian, Hui, Tibetan, and Uygur peoples comprise the largest ethnic groups. Although China’s ethnic minorities do not account for a large portion of the population, they are distributed over a vast area, living in every corner of China.

Particularly since the achievement of China’s opening and reform policy, the central government has increased investment in minority areas and accelerated their opening to the outside world. This has resulted in a rise of economic development in these areas. Each of China’s ethnic minority groups possesses a distinctive culture. The Chinese government respects minority customs, and works to preserve, study, and collect the cultural artifacts of China’s ethnic minority groups. The government vigorously supports the development of minority culture and the training of minority cultural workers, and fosters the development of traditional minority medicine.

The relation among China’s ethnic groups can be described as “overall integration, local concentration, and mutual interaction.” Concentrations of ethnic minorities reside within predominantly Han areas, and the Han people also reside in minority areas, indicating that there have been extensive exchanges among China’s ethnic groups since ancient times. With the development of the market economy, interaction among ethnic groups has become even more active in the areas of government, economics, culture, daily life, and marriage. Linked by interdependence, mutual assistance, and joint development, their common goals and interests creating a deep sense of solidarity, China’s ethnic groups resemble a great national family, together building Chinese civilization. (290 words)

1. How many peoples are there in the People’s Republic of China?
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2. Can you list some minorities of China?
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3. Can you talk about typical character of some minorities of China?
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7 . Hundreds of years before the founding of Rome, the Maori people had sailed across seas in small boats. Their rich knowledge of the starry dark sky helped them _______ the seas without the help of compasses (指南针).

“Our ancestors sailed across the seas for different _______,” says Rangi Matamua, one of the Maori experts who are leading the way to raise awareness of the cultural _______ of dark sky in New Zealand. “They were on the seas to fish or ______ new continents for settlements.” The dark sky was more than just a sailing ______ for the Maori people. They formed a sense of familiarity with the stars.

“They didn’t feel ______ on the oceans since they had all the ______ accompanying them in the sky,” adds Rangi Matamua. “To some degree, our beliefs come out of their ______ of the starry dark sky.”

The dark sky is not just important for the Maori people. Looking at the sky and ______ to it sits at the heart of humanity. It’s one of the earliest activities every ______ on the planet did, and the dark sky is ______ connected to who we are as humans.

When we start to ______ that bond because of light pollution, we change who we are as apeople. We’re changing the way we ______ our world and the things that are important to us. ______, we need to try and put together better ways of using lights and ______ our starry dark sky.

1.

A．discover

B．expand

C．dry

D．cross

2.

A．challenges

B．purposes

C．crops

D．religions

3.

A．importance

B．ceremony

C．protection

D．attraction

4.

A．create

B．save

C．explore

D．measure

5.

A．aid

B．boat

C．competition

D．game

6.

A．happy

B．lonely

C．excited

D．hungry

7.

A．seabirds

B．clouds

C．friends

D．coaches

8.

A．lack

B．control

C．dislike

D．observations

9.

A．moving

B．preferring

C．connecting

D．belonging

10.

A．scientist

B．culture

C．animal

D．leader

11.

A．tightly

B．hardly

C．accidentally

D．carefully

12.

A．build

B．sell

C．see

D．cut

13.

A．destroy

B．preserve

C．understand

D．beautify

14.

A．Therefore

B．However

C．Besides

D．Nevertheless

15.

A．finding out

B．focusing on

C．depending upon

D．caring for

8 . Scotland is a country in Great Britain, to the north of England. Scotland has nearly 800 islands, but people only live on some of them. About five million people live in Scotland, which is 8.5% of the UK population. Most people live in the south of the country, in and around the cities of Edinburgh, Glasgow, Perth and Dundee.

Language

In Scotland, most people speak English and Scots and a minority speak Scottish Gaelic, an old Celtic language which is very different from English. Scots is spoken by young and old people and sometimes people mix Scots and English. Some words in Scots are the same as in English and some are different.

Sport

The most popular sport in Scotland is football and famous teams include Celtic and Rangers, from Glasgow, Scotland’s biggest city. Another popular game, golf, was invented in Scotland in the Middle Ages. You can go skiing in winter at Scotland’s five mountain ski fields and any time of the year at snow sports centers around the country.

Food

When people think of Scottish food, they often think of haggis, a type of sausage made from parts of a sheep. However, Scotland is also known for its variety of seafood and beef.

Symbols

Blue is a colour which is often connected with Scotland. The Scottish flag is blue with a white X-shaped cross called the Saint Andrew’s cross. St Andrew is the Patron Saint(守护神) of Scotland. Everywhere you go in Scotland, you will see tartan(苏格兰格子呢), kilts and bagpipes. Also, look out for the national animal, the unicorn, and the thistle, the national flower of Scotland.

1. What can we learn from the first paragraph?

A．The Scottish live separately on 800 islands.

B．Most of the Scottish live in big cities.

C．8.5% of the UK population live in Scotland.

D．Scotland lies to the north of Great Britain.

2. How many languages are there in Scotland?

A．Two.

B．Three.

C．Four.

D．Five.

3. Which of the following is True according to the passage?

A．Scotland is the birthplace of golf.

B．Celtic and Rangers are famous golf clubs.

C．The special Scottish food is its seafood.

D．The Scottish flag is white with a blue cross.

9 . China and the Netherlands (荷兰) are long-time friends. The Netherlands is more than 41,500 square kilometres in area. It is a bit larger than the size of Taiwan, China.

The Netherlands is rich in culture and art. It is home of many great artists, for example, Vincent van Gogh. Besides fine art, the Netherlands is also called the country of tulips (郁金香). It has the world’s largest tulip garden: Keukenhof garden.

Dutch people are very hard-working. There’s a saying: “God made the Earth, but the Dutch made Holland.” More than a quarter of the country is below sea level. So Dutch people build many dams (水坝) to protect the country from flooding. They have created almost one sixth of the country from seas and rivers!

Did you know?

◆Rubber ducks are popular around the world. Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman created it in 2007. The yellow duck is 26 metres high.

◆Wooden clogs (木底鞋) are traditional shoes in the Netherlands. They make good gifts for tourists.

◆In the Netherlands, it is impolite to start eating at once. Dutch people will sometimes say “delicious” before eating.

◆Like the UK, the Netherlands also has kings and queens.

1. Taiwan, China is ________ than the Netherlands in area.

A．a bit smaller	B．much larger
C．much smaller	D．a little larger

2. What is not talked about in the passage?

A．Table manners.	B．Artists.
C．Weather.	D．Tulips.

3. About ________ of the Netherlands is created from the seas and rivers.

A．16%

B．25%

C．60%

D．75%

4. Which is NOT TRUE about the Netherlands?

A．In the Netherlands, it’s good manners to praise the food before eating.

B．Keukenhof garden is famous for tulips.

C．The Dutch may give foreign friends wooden clogs as small presents.

D．China and the Netherlands have been neighbouring countries for a long time.

10 . Nunavut is a faraway polar area in Canada. Here_______ is so expensive that people regularly post photos in a Facebook group called Feeding My Family to _______ the prices at their local stores. Leesee Papatsie, founder of the Facebook group, says she has to _______ at least $500 a week to feed her family of five and that’s just for _______.

Because it costs a lot to fly food into the _______ area, there’s not much that can be done to reduce _______. That’s why “country foods”, such as polar bears, seals and whales, are _______.

Such _______ foods, which are often consumed raw, frozen or dried, are rich in the vitamins and nutrients people need to stay _______ in the hard conditions. The parts of the ________ that can’t be eaten, like the fur and skins, are used to create clothes and other products that hunters can sell to make a(n) ________.

People in Nunavut also hold community feasts to make sure no one goes ________. Hunters will share their ________and everyone enjoys the meal in each other’s company. This is especially ________ for families who may not have the equipment or skills to hunt.

Food sharing occurs on a smaller scale too, and is a(n) ________ part of life in Nunavut. Papatsie ________ how her parents would prepare large breakfasts every day and invite neighbors or community members over to ________.

“Eating together is one of the ________ that have kept us alive for thousands of years,” she says. “But the best way to ________ is to invest in programs that keep the traditions alive by teaching our ________ about hunting, harvesting and other arts and crafts and pass them on.”

1.

A．medicine

B．food

C．clothing

D．entertainment

2.

A．show

B．cut

C．set

D．learn

3.

A．donate

B．hide

C．spend

D．lend

4.

A．ingredients

B．salt

C．oil

D．basics

5.

A．remote

B．rich

C．wet

D．developed

6.

A．fat

B．wastes

C．prices

D．happiness

7.

A．ignored

B．preferred

C．banned

D．imported

8.

A．poisonous

B．expensive

C．processed

D．native

9.

A．healthy

B．excited

C．quiet

D．asleep

10.

A．vegetables

B．animals

C．plants

D．fruits

11.

A．announcement

B．hat

C．living

D．excuse

12.

A．satisfied

B．annoyed

C．cold

D．hungry

13.

A．house

B．money

C．catch

D．story

14.

A．significant

B．convenient

C．unfortunate

D．unkind

15.

A．sad

B．abnormal

C．ugly

D．regular

16.

A．wonders

B．remembers

C．knows

D．lies

17.

A．play

B．dance

C．share

D．chat

18.

A．dreams

B．memories

C．missions

D．customs

19.

A．settle down

B．move forward

C．break up

D．die out

20.

A．children

B．ancestors

C．teachers

D．parents