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The Festival of Cultures (August 11 – 14)

City Park

The Festival of Cultures is an annual event to celebrate the wide range of cultures found in our great state. People representing 40 cultural groups will share their traditions and customs. Here are just a few of the festival’s many activities.

Crafts (手工): See the fine art of basket weaving from Vietnam and Zimbabwe. Watch the delicate art of making paper umbrellas from Thailand and the decorative craft of paperl picado, or paper cutting, from Mexico. All craft demonstrations provide a firsthand view of how things are made. You will appreciate the process involved in making these products.

Music and Dance: Experience musical instruments that you have never heard before. Listening to the music of a sho from Japan, a bull-roarer from Australia, a sitar from India, and a chakay from Tailand. You will also be entertained by folk dances from around the world, such as the troika from Russia and the mayim from Israel. From 1:00 P.M. to 3:00 P.M. on August 14, special folk-dancing classes for children will be offered. Children ranging in age from 6 – 8 can learn the kinderpolka from Germany. Children ranging in age from 9 – 12 can learn the raspa from Mexico.

Storytelling: Listen for hours as professional storytellers charm you with interesting tales. Fables, folktales, and ballads from various countries will be told. By popular demand, Gwendolyn Washington, a famous African American storyteller, is back.

Food: Enjoy irresistible foods from other countries, such as gyros from Greece, seafood paella from Spain,

crepes from France, and tandoori chicken from India. These tasty dishes will be difficult to pass up.

87. Which of the following are from Mexico?

      A. The paper cutting and troika.    B. The kinderpolka and sitar.

       C. The paperl picado and the raspo.      D. The mayim mayim and the gyros.

88. A family with two children at the age of 8 and 16 are going to the festival on August 12. How much money will they pay for the festival?

       A. $5.     B. $6.     C. $8.     D. $9.

89. What do we know about the festival?

       A. Children will have a chance to learn different folk-dancing.

       B. Storyteller Gwendolyn is invited to the festival for the first time.

       C. People will be offered opportunities to play musical instruments.

       D. Visitors can make paper umbrellas from their first- hand experience.

90. What’s the purpose of writing this passage?

      A. To advertise for the World Marketplace.

       B. To introduce a wide range of cultural traditions.

       C. To explain the great significance of popularizing the festival.

       D. To persuade readers to attend the festival held in the City Park.

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_______ great achievements the future may have in store for China, it’s likely that many of them will be born in northwestern Beijing.

  A. However                            B. Whatever                  C. No matter what            D. No matter

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For almost two months Dominic York, a 23-year-old hairdresser(理发师), wandered(徘徊) about hospitals all night, wearing a white coat and pretending he was a doctor. Yesterday he proudly said in court that despite his complete lack of medical experience or qualifications(资格), he had saved several people’s lives. He had even been allowed to help a surgeon(外科医生) during an emergency operation on a patient who was about to die on something she had swallowed(吞).

    “I watched one of those TV dramas about a hospital and suddenly I felt like playing one of the roles myself. So I put on a white jacket and a stethoscope(听诊器)and walked around one of the biggest hospital in London. At first I just watched. Once you learn how doctors talk to patients, nurses and other doctors, it’s easy to take people in,” he said.  

    One of the patients he treated was Laura Kennan. She had been knocked down by a car and fainted. When she came to in hospital, York was standing over her.

    “He looked very professional(专业的). He told me his name was Doctor Simon. Then he gave me some sort of injection(注射),” she said. And then he suddenly went away when a nurse asked who he was. She didn’t think there was anything wrong. “I would never have realized he was a fake(冒牌货) if a policewoman hadn’t showed me his photograph a week later. When the policewoman told me who he really was, I could hardly believe my ears.”

Judge Raymond Adams told York that he was “ shocked and horrified” that he got away with his deceiving(欺骗) for so long, and then sentenced(判刑) him to eighteen months in a special prison for criminal with mental disorders.

“I can only hope that this will not lead to further problems. After all, you will have considerable opportunity to study the behavior of the psychiatrists (精神科医生) who will look after you while you are there. If you try to persuade people that you yourself are a psychiatrist after you are set free, I shall make sure that you are given a much longer sentence.” Judge Adams warned York.

68. York was proud of the fact that ___________.

A. a surgeon let him watch an operation.

B. he could perform some duties of a doctor.

C. he had cheated doctors for so long

D. people thought he could become a real doctor

69. York learned how to behave like a doctor by __________.

     A. watching other doctors work                   B. talking to doctors and nurses

     C. getting some training and experience             D. observing doctors while he was a patient

70. Why was Laura Kennan in hospital?

     A. She had swallowed something and almost died.

     B. She had to have and emergency operation.

     C. She had been injured in a road accident.

     D. She had lost consciousness while driving.

71. The judge’s remark implied that York would be more severely(严厉) punished if he _________.

       A. pretended to be a psychiatrist               B. tried to get away from prison

C. was proud of what he had done             D. studied the behaviour of the psychiatrist

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第三节    书面表达  (共15分)

有一批要到中国投资的外国企业家在我国某城市参观考察。假定你是接待员，要向外宾们介绍这个城市的概括。请你用英语写一篇发言稿，须包括以下内容：

1. 这是一座新兴的现代化城市，建于20世纪80年代；

2. 海陆空交通方便，又有一条与首都北京相连的高速公路；

3. 自然资源丰富，电力及其他能源供应充足；

4. 公共秩序良好，政府多方面支持外国投资者。

注意：1 词数：100左右。      2 可以适当增减细节，但不能逐字翻译。

3 短文开头已给出，不计入总词数。

参考词汇：高速公路：freeway    公共秩序：public order   投资者：investor

Ladies and Gentlemen,

Welcome to our city. Now let me introduce …

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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The jewelry shop is reported in the local newspaper ___ last night.

A. to have robbed            B. having been robbed

C. to be robbed              D. to have been robbed

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They climbed to the top of the tower, ________they could see what was happening in the distance.

A. from which                     B. which                      C. from where              D. from that网            

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The faces of four famous American presidents on Mount Rushmore can be seen from a ________ of 60 miles.

A. length　          B. distance 　              C. way 　                    D. space

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III.阅读理解（共15小题 计30分）

      We drink tea every day. But more than three hundred years ago, most of the people in Europe did not know anything about tea, because it was grown in Asia. There is a story about an English sailor（水手）. Once he went to India and China. When he came home, he brought some tea as a present for his mother. She told her friends about the present and asked them to a tea party.  When her friends came to the tea party, the old woman brought out some leaves and asked them to eat tea. Of course, nobody liked the tea leaves.

      Just then the sailor came in.  He looked at the tea leaves on the table and asked his mother,“What have you done with the tea?”

      “I boiled it as you said.”

      “I threw it away, of course.” answered the woman.

      “Now, you may throw away the leaves, too.” said her son.

56. Who first grew tea?

A. People in Europe.                                        B. People in Asia.

C.People in China only.                                 D. People in India only.

57. The woman’s friends ________.

A. enjoyed the tea leaves very much                   B. didn’t like drinking tea

C. didn’t like the tea leaves                            D. threw away all the tea leaves

58. Before the old woman boiled the tea, ________.

A. she had learned how to enjoy it

B. her son had taught her how to drink tea

C. her son had not told her to drink the boiled water only

D. her son had not told how to eat the tea leaves 

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第四部分:信息匹配。（阅读下列材料，从所给的六个选项‘A、B、C、D、E、F’中选出符合各小题要求的最佳选项。注意：选项中有一项为多余选项。 共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分。请把答案填在答题纸的横线上)

A. Creative Writing

Creative writing is a course in which we study and apply the methods used in various forms of fiction writing. Writing is a skill of art in itself. We are guided by Ezra Pound’s opinion: “Make it new.” Creative writing does not only provide us with an opportunity to express ourselves, but also holds our attention to word choice, paragraph development, and other skills useful in writing.

B. Journalism

Journalism is a course in which we will cover how to gather, write, and report the news. We will discuss how information is, or can be, organized. This course also aims to develop communication skills required of journalism.

C. American & British Classics

A classic（名著）is a literary work that has stood the test of time. Generations of readers have learned  classics. Through both the works themselves and the people they mirror, we may better be able to see ourselves. In this course, we will read works in both British and American literature. We will write reviews of what we read.

D. Technical Writing

What is technical writing? It is the course devoted to improving your communication skills in, for, and through technology. Activities for this course will help you develop communication skills that are necessary for writers and speakers working with technology or in business.

E. Non-fiction

The course is a study of non-fiction through reading many different types of non-fiction. The course will also be about the possible changes in journalistic reporting and the sharing of personal stories of various people on various topics such as travel and adventure. We will examine some of the best writing in the world and deal with the techniques used in this text types.

F. World Literature

World Literature examines the common people found in quality literature worldwide, from Europe to America, from Asia to Africa, and introduces a variety of cultural background at different points in history. In these worlds, we find not only what is unique to each culture, but what is universal. We are also able to tell what makes for a good story, no matter from where or whom the story springs.

请阅读以下学生个人情况说明，然后匹配符合各人性特长的选修课。

56. Carl spent his childhood mostly in his father’s study, where he read novels by British and American writers．He thinks reading novels is the most beautiful things in the world and he wants to learn to write about them.

57. Daniel is good at the language arts, and in his spare time he likes to write short stories．It is his wish that his stories would be printed in local newspapers．He wants to improve his writing skills, such as wording and paragraph organization.

58. Helen a lively and caring girl, takes an active part in social activities．She is trying to write reports for newspapers about what she sees and hears, but few of them are accepted because of poor organization of information．She feels the need to improve her writing skills next term.

59. Edward traveled worldwide with his parents when he was a little kid. Under their influence, he becomes greatly interested in stories of travel and adventure. He hopes to write his own stories in the future.

60. Betty comes from Japan. As a junior back home, she wrote quite a lot of short stories, some of which were published in newspapers. Her parents encourage her to read more masterpieces by Asian and American writers.

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第五节 根据课文原文填入所缺内容。（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）

91. Just accept them for who they are, and give them encouragement to ________a life as you do.

92. Asimov had both an __________that gave him the ability to explore future worlds and an amazing mind.

93. __________ for seeing whales on our tours is 98%.

94. This gives you __________ to practice speaking English .

95. It’s a great __________ family to be with.