书面表达(本题有1小题;共计20分)
许多人喜欢在除夕夜观看春节联欢晚会(Spring Festival Gala),但有些人提出要取消春晚。请根据提示,用英语写一篇短文,向央视投稿,告诉他们你希望今年的春晚继续还是取消,并阐述理由。
注意:(1)按照你的观点,将标题补充完整;
(2)应覆盖所有要点,可适当发挥;
(3)文中不得出现与你身份相关的信息;
(4)词数:80~100。短文开头已给出,不计入总词数。
I ________ the Spring Festival Gala on CCTV
As for the Spring Festival Gala, there has been a heated discussion among the public.
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任务型阅读(本题有5小题,每小题1分;共计5分)
阅读以下面膜说明书,完成使用流程图的正确排序。
New-skin Facial Mask with rich cream and vitamin C will give your face refreshing and moisturizing feeling.
Directions: 1.Watch your hands first;
2. Clean your face thoroughly;
3. Dry your face with a towel;
4. Put New-skin Facial Mask on your face;
5. When the facial mask is dry, wash off with water.
阅读下面短文,按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求,在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。
The subway train moved _1._ _ (slow) into the city. It was filled with bored, tired passengers.
Suddenly a little boy stood up and walked in between grown-ups’ legs. While his father stayed by the door, the boy sat next to the window with a group of unfriendly people.
As the train went on moving, something unexpected happened. The little boy got up from his _ 2._ _ and put his hand on my leg. For a moment, I _ 3._ _ (think) that he wanted to go past me and return to his father, so I moved my leg. But _4. _ of moving on, the boy came near me and kissed me softly on the cheek.
I was _5._ _. What happened? A kid kissing an unknown grown-up on the train, is that right? To my _ 6._ _, the kid went on kissing all my neighbors.
Nervous and confused, I looked questioningly at his father.
“He’s so happy to be alive,” the father said. “He’s been very sick.”
The train _ 7._ _ (stop). Father and son got off and disappeared into the crowd. On my cheek I could still _ 8._ _ the child’s kiss- a kiss that set me to think.
How many grown-ups go around kissing each other from the joy of being _ 9. _ (live)? How many even give much thought to the privilege(特权)of living? How many of us will start being _ 10._ _ (we)?
用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空,使对话通顺、正确。每词仅用一次(每空一词)。
S1: Can you come to my party on Saturday afternoon?
S2: Sorry, I can’t. I have __1. to go to the cinema that afternoon.
S3: I’m afraid not. I have a _2._. I have to see a dentist.
S4: Sorry, I’m not __3._ until Saturday evening. I am going to hang out with my cousin.
S5: I’m sorry, I’m tired. I just _4._ home this morning after a long journey. I want to rest.
S1: OK. Maybe another time. What about you?
S6: Sure, I’d love to.
S1: 5.__! Catch you on Saturday afternoon!
根据信件内容和括号内所给汉语意思,写出空白处各单词的正确形式(每空一词)。
Dear Ada,
My favorite Chinese festival is the Spring Festival. It is celebrated in 1. (冬天), usually in January or February. 2. (在…期间) this festival, we do lots of things.
Before the festival, we usually clean our house and make it more 3. (漂亮的) with chunlian. On New Year’s Eve, families get 4. (一起) and enjoy a big meal. The traditional 5. (食物) in the north is jiaozi and niangao in the south. On the first day of the New Year, we wear new clothes and visit our 6. (亲戚) and friends. We say “Happy New Year” to each other 7. (愉快地). Children can receive “ 8. (幸运的) money” from the elders. That’s one of my favorite parts of this festival.
It’s my favorite festival because I enjoy 9. (度过) time with my families. It 10. (使) me feel very happy.
Yours truly,
Tom
No matter where the dads and their children go, that location immediately becomes a tourist destination. This has become a pattern for Hunan TV’s reality show Where Are We Going, Dad? And last week the show was heading overseas for a special international episode. The entry has taken place in New Zealand, which was expected to become a popular travel destination for Chinese fans of the show. If you don’t know much about New Zealand but would like to explore it, check out our travel guide to see what kinds of activities might interest you.
Nature and wildlife encounter
New Zealand was the last country on Earth to be settled by humans. As such, it’s a paradise for exotic birds. You’re also able to watch dolphins and whales on boat tours.
Possible itinerary (旅行指南)
1.Auckland: fly in and visit Tiritiri Matangi conservation project (bellbirds spotting); 2.Waipoua Forest: huge kauri trees; 3.Kaikoura: whale watching by boat or air seal watching, hike the Kaikoura Peninsula Walkway, join a dolphin encounter tour; 4.Wellington (Matiu/Somes Island): red-crowned parakeet, blue penguins, weta, skinks and tuatara; 5.Stewart Island: kiwi bird spotting; 6.Te Anau: takahe and kea; 7. Queenstown: fly to Auckland and finally ___43___.
Landscape lover
Landscape lovers may have heard that New Zealand is brimming with natural wonders like active volcanoes (火山), snowy mountaintops, glaciers perched near beaches and caves infested with glowworms. Indeed, you can’t see many of these wonders anywhere else in the world.
Possible itinerary
1.Auckland: fly in; 2.Whangamata: beach resorts and The Coromandel Forest Park (short walks, mountain bike trails); 3.Waitomo: underground caves and glowworm caverns; 4.Rotorua: geothermal areas; 5.Abel Tasman: golden sand beaches (taking water taxi, sea kayaking, hiking, and snorkeling); 6.Fox Glacier and Franz Josef: biggest glaciers in the country (hiking and guided glacier walks); 7.Queenstown: crystal clear Lake Wakatipu (bungee jumping, sky diving, horse trekking and cycling); 8. Milford Sound: fjord (boat cruises, sea kayaking, diving and flightseeing); 9.Christchurch: fly back.
1.New Zealand is ____ for Chinese fans after the show Where Are We Going, Dad?
A. more beautiful B. more famous
C. more popular D. cleaner
2.Which is the best expression to fill in the blank (空白处) in the passage?
A. have dinner B. fly back
C. go sightseeing D. ride horses
3. How is the passage organized? (Par = Paragraph)
A. Par 1→Pars 2~4→Par 5 ~9
B. Pars 1~3→Par 4 ~7 →Pars 8~9
C. Par 1→Pars 2~5→Pars 6~9
D. Pars 1~3→Pars 3~4→Par 5 ~ 9
4. From the passage, we know that New Zealand is a travel destination for ______.
A. landscape lovers B. nature lovers
C. wildlife lovers D. different kinds of travel lover