Chinese Traditional Culture

1._____ came out the latest of the five.

A. Erhu B. Chinese Kungfu C. Beijing Opera

2. ______ was good at calligraphy.

A. Nie Weiping

B. Wang Xizhi

C. Mei Lanfang

3.When people meet the information about ______, they will think of Erhu.

A. Lan Ting Xu

B. Drunken Beauty

C. The Moon over a Fountain

4.There are ______ kinds of culture about music.

A. two B. three C. four

5.Which of the following is NOT true according to the information above?

A.Chinese Kungfu has a longer history than Erhu.

B.The young are fond of Weiqi.

C.Mei Lanfang liked Beijing Opera because he was old.

It was Molly’s job to hand her father his blue paper lunch bag each morning before he went to work. One morning, besides his usual lunch bag, Molly handed him a second brown paper bag. “What’s in it ?” his father asked. “Just some little things. Take it with you,” Molly answered.

At noon, he opened Molly’s bag and took out the things in it: three hair ribbons, two small stones, a plastic dinosaur, a small doll… The busy father smiled, finished eating, and swept the desk clean into the dustbin, Molly’s bag was together with. That evening, Molly ran up behind him as he was reading the paper. “Where’s my bag?” “I left it at the office. Why?” “I forgot to put this note in it, ” she said. “And, besides, Daddy, the things in the bag are the things I really like— I thought you might like to play with them in your free time. You didn’t lose the bag, did you, Daddy?” “Oh, no,” he said, lying. “I just forgot to bring it home.”

While Molly hugged her father’s neck, he opened the note that read: “I love you, Daddy.” Molly had given him her treasures(财富)— all that a 7-year-old girl had. Love in a paper bag, and he missed it—not only missed it, but had thrown it in the dustbin. So he went back to the office, got the bag back and carried it home.

Sometimes we can think of all the happy time in our sweet life, We should all remember that it’s not the destination(终点) that is important in life, but the journey. That journey with the people we love is all that really matters. It is such a simple truth but it is so easily forgotten.

1.Molly always passed her father his brown paper lunch bag.

2.The father found seven things in the brown bag at home.

3.The father told a white lie to his daughter in order not to hurt the daughter.

4.The father regretted to throw the things in the brown bag.

5.In the life journey, enjoying the happiness with the people we love really matters.

For hundreds of years, scientists have been trying to answer what things have an effect on people’s emotions(情感). How you feel is controlled by many things. Your emotions can be affected by your personality, by the actions of others and by events around you. Perhaps you don’t know your emotions can be affected by the weather as well.

People often say they feel good when the sun is shining and sad when it is cloudy. In fact, sunlight makes us feel good. When sunlight hits our skins, it helps our bodies produce vitamin D(维生素). Vitamin D helps our bodies make a special chemical. This special chemical affects our brains and makes us feel happy. For example, there are long, dark winters of little sunlight in some countries in the world, so many people in these countries often feel sad. Without much sunlight, their bodies produce less vitamin D. Without enough vitamin D, their bodies make less of this special chemical which makes them feel good. To help the people in these countries feel better, special “sunrooms” with artificial lights have been built. People can go there and get “sunlight” for an hour or two!

The weather can also affect people’s emotions in other ways. Hot weather can make people angry because people feel uncomfortable when they are hot. In the same way, rain can make people angry because being wet can be unpleasant. As you can see, the weather can have an effect on the chemicals which control our brains. Through these days, the weather can affect our emotions. Sadly, while the weather can change us, we can hardly change the weather.

1.The underlined word “artificial” in the passage means “________” in Chinese.

A. 天然的 B. 人造的 C. 虚构的

2.From the passage we know that _______.

A.people feel good when it is cloudy

B.in the countries where there are long, dark winters of little sunlight, many people feel sad

C.special “sunrooms” have been built all over the world

3.Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a factor (因素) that can affect one's emotions?

A. Weather. B. Actions of others.

C. Personality. D. Age.

4.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A.Enough vitamin D makes people feel good

B.Both hot weather and rainy weather can make people angry

C.Only weather can control our emotions.

5. The best title for this passage should be _______

A.People Need More Vitamin D

B.We Can Hardly Change the Weather

C.Weather Affects People’s Emotions

交际应用（本题共15分，每小题1分）

(A) 从A—J选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项补全对话。（选项中有两项是多余的）

A: Hello, may I speak to Dr. Zhang, please?

B: ___1.____What can I do for you?

A: I’m worrying about my son.

B:____ 2._____

A: He has a sore throat and it’s difficult for him to breathe.

B: ____3.____

A: For three hours.

B:___ 4._____

A: No, he doesn’t._____ 5.____.

B: Cough? Well, don’t worry. ____6.____Let him drink more water and have a good rest.

A: Thank you. I will do as you say.

B: ___7._____.You know the environment outside is bad these days and kids are not strong enough.

A: ____8._____I believe the government will solve the problem soon.

填入一个适当的词补全对话，每空一词。

A: Hi, Jim! Have you ever __1.___to the city library before?

B: You mean the one near the Dragon Tower?

A: That’s the one.

B: I go to the English Corner in the library every Sunday. A lot of English lovers practice spoken English together. Why __2.___you join us?

A: Sounds great! Could you tell me how to get there?

B: The No.8 bus will take you right there.

A: How ___3.____is it?

B: It’s about twenty minutes’ ride.

A: __4.__is the way to the nearest bus stop?

B: Walk along the street, and take the first turning on the left. It’s __5.__from the post office. You can’t __6.__it.

A: Thanks a lot.

B: ___7.____welcome.

任务型阅读(本题共20分，每空1分)

先阅读A、B, C三篇短文，然后根据题目要求及所给语境完成下列五项任务。

根据短文( A )

任务1用方框中所给词的适当形式填空，使文章通顺、连贯、合理。(每空一词，每词限用一次)

One day, our father __1.__ us backpacks and asked us to go to the mountain with him. Now and then he put stones in our bags. To ___2.__ surprise, he also took some stones out of our bags. “Why did you give us so many stones?” we asked. “I didn’t. You did,” he said. “I gave you a little attitude test today. Whenever you were complaining(埋怨), I added a stone to your bags. Whenever you talked about something with __3.____positive thinking, I took out a stone.” Now the stones were almost bursting (胀破) out. “Your negative(消极的) thoughts are like stones. You carry them in your mind just like those stones in a backpack. The more negative thoughts you have, the_4._ your mind will be.”

With great love, our father taught us one of the most important__5.__ in life----the power of attitude. Let’s throw away bad stones!

根据短文( B )

任务1根据英文释义及首字母提示，拼写单词。

The Chinese and Western eating habits are different. Everyone has his or her own plate of food in the western countries. In China, we put the dishes on the table and everybody shares. It is always polite to let guests or older people at the table taste every dish first.

Although there are no strict rules on how to set chopsticks and spoons, there are some things

you should never do during a Chinese meal. Firstly, and the most importantly, we will put your chopsticks on the dish instead of putting them upright (直立的)in the rice bowl. If you stick your chopsticks in the rice bowl, it seems you want someone at the table to die. Don’t tap on your bowl with your chopsticks. Beggars tap on their bowls, so this is not polite, especially when you eat in a friend’s home.

1.b __________a person who lives by asking people for money or food

2.s __________to have or use something at the same time as sb. Else

任务2:同义句转换，每空一词。

3.We will put our chopsticks on the dish instead of putting them upright (直立的)in the rice bowl.

Chopsticks will _______ ______ on the dish instead of putting them upright in the rice bowl.

任务 3:根据短文内容简答问题。

4.Where does everyone have his or her own plate of food?

_______________________________________

根据短文（C）

任务 1:完成表格，每空一词

On October 31 every year, children in the US will see “witches” and “ghosts” walking on the street. Is this the end of the world? No, but it is Halloween!

Halloween is exciting and popular with the people in the US and Canada. There are many colorful activities to celebrate it. One traditional, and favorite game is trick-or-treat. During the night of Halloween, children in scary clothes walk around the town. They knock on nearby houses and shout, “trick or treat!” This means “You can give us some candy, or we’ll play a trick on you!” Most people love giving sweets to children. So there are seldom any tricks. Some schools also hold Halloween parties. Sometimes, teachers are also happy to dress up and join in the party. Grown-ups may visit haunted(闹鬼的) houses. It can be very scary sometimes. But they just love following the saying “The scarier, the better.” What exciting night of scares!

书面表达(本题共20分)

假设你是九年(1)班班长李宇,你的一位美国朋友Mike在中国学习中文两年,即将回国,你邀请他参加为他举办的欢送会( farewell party),现在根据以下提示,你给他写封电子邮件。

写作要点:

祝贺他顺利通过所有考试,他的学习进步(progress)很大,为他感到骄傲。

感谢他帮助你们学英语并介绍至少两种他帮助你们学习英语的方法。

时间:星期六晚六点。

地点:阳光俱乐部(the Sun Club)。

写作要求：

不得使用真实的姓名和学校名。

可适当加入细节，使内容充实，行文连贯。

字迹工整、语言精练、表达准确、条理清晰。

至少80词。

Dear Mike,

How are you doing?

_________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________

Would you please write me back or give me a call ?

Best regards,

Li Yu

----Do you know Robert?

----Yes, He is ________ university student. He likes sports and runs for ___________ hour every morning.

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