2 . 语法填空

I attended the Naadam Festival in China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region this year. The festival,     1     includes horse racing, wrestling and archery, falls on the     2     (four) day of the sixth month of the lunar calendar, usually     3     (last) for three days.

I went to the games early with my friend   and found that many people     4     (make) preparations for the events. I was told that the festival had been popular with Mongolians for     5     (century). After the opening ceremony, the wrestling competition began,     6     (follow) by the archery and my favourite horse races.     7     my surprise, the riders were all children and I was concerned about their     8     (safe). My friend told me not     9     (worry) as they had been riding horses all their lives. Then I began to understand what “Horses are at the heart of Mongolian culture” meant.

Having been back home, I felt really tired,     10    it was worthwhile to celebrate the festival with my friend.

4 . In America, we have a thing called stand-up comedy. This popular form of entertainment consists of a comedian standing up at the front of a club, holding a microphone, and telling jokes. Of course, comedy is popular in Chinese culture as well, but the performances are quite different from the style in the US. In China, it’s called cross-talk, which usually involves two guys engaging in an entertaining dialogue.

It’s believed that cross-talk came into being in the Qing Dynasty as a bit of a by-product of the imitation shows that were a popular form of entertainment in the Song Dynasty. After the PRC was established in 1949, this comedic art became more and more popular. Today, it’s still heavily featured in the CCTV New Year’s Gala programmes in China. The 1990s was the golden age of cross-talk; even foreigners studied the art of cross-talk. Mark Roswell, a Canadian named Da Shan in Chinese was relatively unknown in his native land but was a superstar in China. At the turn of the century, cross-talk began to decline, and many well-known actors left the stage.

There are four skills that are essential in cross-talk: speaking, imitating, teasing, and singing. Most of the time, it is performed with two actors—one serves as the lead actor while the other plays a support role. However, sometimes it is performed simply as a one-man show, and at other times there are several actors. In order to criticize something, the humor involved in cross-talk is satirical.

1. What’s the difference between American stand-up comedy and Chinese cross-talk?

A．Chinese cross-talk actors don’t use a microphone.

B．American stand-up comedy actors are all men.

C．Chinese cross-talk is more liked by Canadians.

D．American stand-up comedy is only a one-man show.

2. Which word can best summarize Paragraph 2?

A．History.

B．Future.

C．Features.

D．Difference.

3. What can we know about Mark Roswell?

A．He was an American stand-up comedian.

B．He was very popular with Canadians.

C．He was a famous cross-talker in China.

D．He left the stage in the early 1990s.

4. What’s the meaning of the underlined word “satirical” in Paragraph 3?

A．Acid-tongued.	B．Good-tempered.
C．Warm-hearted.	D．Smooth-tongued.

5 . 根据下列提示，介绍一下中国的端午节。要求60-80 词。
1. 端午节在农历五月初五。(fall on)
2. 和其他传统的中国节日一样，端午节也有自己的起源和特点。(in common，origin，feature)
3. 人们庆祝这个节日是为了纪念屈原，屈原是中国著名的历史人物。(figure)
4. 家人们也利用这个节日聚在一起。(take advantage of，gather)
5. 人们也会举办各种各样的活动，最常见的就是赛龙舟和吃粽子。
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6 . 语法填空

I have never liked my English name. My parents didn’t know that Cindy was short for Cynthia, or that Cindy Brady was the Cindy of the moment. They     1    (choose) it because it sounds like my Chinese name, Shin-tzer.

My name isn’t full of flowers like most Chinese girls’ names. My grandfather wanted me to have     2     (strong) of character, not mere physical beauty. “Cindy” seems colourless by comparison. It’s just a couple of syllables that sound good together.

I grew up     3     (speak) English and eating with a fork. Yet the customs about names are extremely     4     (tradition), down to our use of an ancient naming poem.

Most Chinese names are ones of a kind, a coupling of two words out of thousands of possibilities expressing     5     family’s hopes for the child. It was March when my brother and his wife     6     (expect) their second boy.The emails began to fly as we conferred about the baby’s Chinese name. My brother’s wife is a Korean, so the name had to sound good     7     Korean, too. One thing was certain—his name would contain the word “shi”, or “world”,     8     can also mean “generation”. We are on the     9     (six) word of a couplet that my family has used to name its     10     (son) for generations.

8 .
1. 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 uncertainty about its medical basis, acupuncture has become a popular form of treatment. As ________unique contribution of traditional Chinese medicine, acupuncture spread__________ many other Asian countries, such as Japan, as early as the 6th century. It was introduced__________ the West around the 16th century. In 2010, acupuncture was __________(include)in the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage List. Today, acupuncture is __________(recognize) as a symbol of traditional Chinese culture and has come into widespread use around the world. The World Health Organization recommends acupuncture __________a good treatment for over 100 medical problems. __________ doubts about its safety have gradually disappeared, interest continues to grow.

2. 汉译英
(1)医疗基础__________                 
(2)传播到__________
(3)被引入……__________             
(4)无形的__________
(5)推荐为__________

9 .
1. 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。

How acupuncture actually works is not clearly understood. For example, there are different theories __________(try) to explain how it eases pain, but no agreement has been reached. One theory explaining this phenomenon suggests that acupuncture blocks pain signals __________ reaching the brain. Another theory relates acupuncture __________ the production of a substance in the body __________ can reduce pain.

2. 汉译英
(1). 实际上__________                           
(2). 协议__________
(3). 减轻痛苦__________                       
(4). 物质__________
(5). 与……有关__________

10 .
1. 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。

①Over the years, acupuncture __________ (use)to treat a wide variety of health problems, __________ (include) severe pains, blood pressure issues, stomach discomfort, sports injuries and weight problems. And it has been used to treat more than just physical problems——acupuncturists have discovered that the treatment helps with mental problems like depression and anxiety too. Acupuncture has also been applied __________ treat people who abuse alcohol, tobacco or drugs.

2. 汉译英
(1).多年来 __________                  
(2). 各种各样的 __________
(3). 精神问题 __________               
(4). 适用于 __________
3. 句式分析
句式①中over the years后面的主句用   __________   时，句意 为 _______________________________________________________________________________