Nowadays more and more guests from all over the world come to China. Some of them follow their own special cultural traditions. It’s important for us to know about them.

In many countries, such as Thailand, India and Malaysia, people believe that the left hand is unclean. So, it’s not proper to use one’s left hand to hold food, touch others or pass objects. Doing so may offend certain guests.

Some Westerners may be offended if you touch them or their personal things—even by accident. If this happens, say “sorry” politely.

Some elderly Westerners may be offended if you try to help them without their agreement.

People think numbers can be lucky or unlucky. Some Westerners avoid the number 13 because they believe it is unlucky.

People from Brazil, Italy and Pakistan do not give handkerchiefs (手絹) as gifts. They

believe a handkerchief is closely connected with unhappy feelings.

Wine is not sent as a gift in many parts of Western and Middle Asia.

1.Indians don’t hold food with their left hand because they consider it .

A. dirty B. unlucky C. valueless D. unimportant

2.The underlined word “offend” in the second paragraph might mean “ ”.

A. honour B. help C. hate D. hurt

3.Why is it important for us to know these special cultural traditions?

A. Because these traditions are very interesting.

B. Because we have more free time.

C. Because it can help us communicate with foreign guests.

D. Because we will visit these countries very often.

4.Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A. People from Pakistan like to send handkerchiefs as gifts.

B. All the elderly people in the West like being helped by others.

C. The number 13 is thought to be unlucky by some Westerners.

D. Westerners do not mind their personal things being touched.

5.What does the passage mainly talk about?

A. Lucky numbers.

B. Traditional food.

C. Culture differences.

D. Hands and handkerchiefs.

A) 根據(jù)括號中所給的漢語寫出單詞，使句子意思完整正確。

1.Would you please show me how to use__________ (筷子)?

2.I have bought two books, and you can read__________ (兩者之一) of them.

3.How many__________ (州) are there in the United States?

4.The top of this mountain is 4,000 metres above the sea__________ (水平).

5.If we get up early, we can watch the__________ (升高) of the national flag.

B) 根據(jù)句子意思，用括號中所給單詞的適當形式填空。

1.Some pictures were__________ (hang) in the hall.

2.The traffic is a big problem in the__________ (east) part of the city.

3.The__________ (serve) in that restaurant was very poor.

4.He has some__________ (Japan) friends.

5.He studies at a college of science and__________ (technical).

C) 根據(jù)句子意思，用括號中所給動詞的適當形式填空。

1.There are two policemen__________ (guard) at the gate of the building.

2.—Is your father a doctor?

—Yes, he is. He__________ (work) in the Children’s Hospital.

3.—I called you at 7 yesterday evening, but you were not at home.

—I__________ (have) dinner out with my friends at that time.

4.—Is this jacket yours, Linda?

—No. I think it__________ (belong) to Mary.

5.So far, Mr Brown and his wife__________ (teach) at our school for ten years.

六、根據(jù)漢語意思完成句子（共10分，每小題2分）

1.這幅圖畫非常美，是不是？

The picture____________________________________________?

2.你上課時最好不要和別人講話。

You’d better_________________________________________.

3.你為什么不好好休息一下呢？

________________________________________ have a good rest?

4.長城值得游覽。

The Great Wall_______________________________________________________.

5.計算出這道題很容易。

________________________________________ this problem.

閱讀下面的短文，根據(jù)文中信息完成文后表格。（每空一詞）

What colour is your name? What colour is Wednesday? These questions might sound strange to most people, but some can answer right away. One person says her name is the colour red. For another person, Wednesday is blue. These people have a condition called synesthesia (通感). This means they experience two senses at the same time. For these people, the senses

of smell, sound, sight, touch, and taste are not separate (分開的). They might see and also hear

colours, for example, or hear as well as feel sounds.

The most common form of synesthesia is to hear sounds as colours. A person with synesthesia might hear the number “three” as blue or the letter “D” as red. Someone might always see green upon hearing the word “April”. Another person might see different colours while listening to music. Some people also taste colours. To one person, beef might taste blue and to another, yellow. Some people experience feelings in colour. For example, one person with synesthesia reports feeling pain as the colour orange.

Another form of synesthesia is to experience sounds or tastes as shapes. Some people see music as squares and circles (圓形). Some people taste a sweet as a smooth ball.

There are other forms of synesthesia, as well. For one man, different words have different tastes. Some words taste like pork; others taste like potatoes or eggs.

Synesthesia is not a common condition. Perhaps only one person in every 5,000 has it. For these people, the everyday world can be interesting.

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Travel can teach kids more than a textbook. Travelling with kids is good f1.them.

They can find new interests. Travel makes information alive for kids, and it is much more exciting than studying textbooks or d2.experiments (實驗) in the lab. While travelling, they learn h3.to deal with new situations, and communicate with other people. They

learn to be p4.because sometimes it takes a long time to get to some exciting or interesting places.

I’ve been travelling since I was seven years old. For me, to stop travelling would be like taking something a5.from my soul (靈魂). I can’t live without travelling and I wouldn’t be who I am if I don’t travel. Some people think it’s h6.to travel after having kids. But

in my opinion, when people become parents, it doesn’t m7.they couldn’t travel any more. My children have been travelling since they were three weeks old.

Bringing a new life into the world comes with many responsibilities (責任) and I’d love

to be a good mother. One of my duties is to e 8.my children. I’m so thankful that my parents took me on family trips when I was y 9.. I’ve learned that the outside world is more colourful than the little one I was living in. Of course, I want to pass these travel

e 10.on to my children.

I value the memories of travelling with my children. I’m sure they will always keep them in their hearts.

近幾年，有關中國游客在境外旅游時的不文明行為常被媒體曝光，比如，在公共場合大 聲喧嘩，在文物上亂寫亂畫，等等。作為一名中學生，請就這一話題，談談自己的看法。詞數(shù)90 左右，首句已給出，不計入總詞數(shù)。

(參考詞匯：cultural relics 文物 uncivilized behaviour 不文明行為) 要點：1. 人們在境外旅游中的某些不文明行為，列舉一二；

2. 作為中學生，你認為應如何規(guī)范行為；

3. 在境外旅游時，不僅要保護自然環(huán)境和文化古跡，而且要尊重當?shù)匾?guī)則和習俗。

Now travelling abroad is becoming popular in China. However,

--Excuse me，where is the People’s Hospital?

--Go the road，and then turn left Mark Street．

A. cross；on B. cross；from

C. along；into D. along；across

--Could you tell me to get to Bright Bank?

--Take the second turning on the right．It’s near there．

A. what B. when C. how D. why