Stilton Cheese Rolling
May Day is a traditional day for celebrations, but the 2,000 English villagers of Stilton must be the only people in the world who include cheese rolling in their annual plans. Teams of four, dressed in a variety of strange and funny clothes , roll a complete cheese along a 50-metre course. On the way, they must not kick or throw their cheese, or go into their competitors' lane. Competition is fierce and the chief prize is a complete Stilton cheese weighing about four kilos (disappointingly, but understandably the cheeses used in the race are wooden ones). All the competitors arc served with beer or port wine, the traditional accompaniment for Stilton cheese.
Fiery Foods Festival—The Hottest Festival on Earth
Every year more than 10,000 people head for the city of Albuquerque, New Mexico. They come from as far away as Australia, the Caribbean and China, but they all share a common addiction—food that is not just spicy ,but hot enough to make your mouth burn, your head spin and your eyes water. Their destination is the Fiery Food and BBQ Festival which is held over a period of three clays every March. You might like to try a chocolate-covered habanero pepper—officially the hottest pepper in the world—or any one of the thousands of products that are on show. But one thing's for sure—if you don't like the feeling of a burning tongue, this festival isn't for you!
La Tomatina—The World's Biggest Food Fight
On the last Wednesday of every August, the Spanish town of Bunol hosts Ea Tomatina—the world's largest food fight. A week-long celebration leads up to an exciting tomato battle as the highlight of the week's events. The early morning sees the arrival of large trucks with tomatoes—official fight-starters get things going by casting tomatoes at the crowd.
The battle lasts little more than half an hour, in which time around 50,000 kilograms of tomatoes have been thrown at anyone or anything that moves, runs, or fights back. Then everyone heads down to the river to make friends again—and for a much-needed wash!
1.In the Stilton cheese rolling competition, competitors on each team must .
A. wear various formal clothes
B. roll a wooden cheese in their own lane
C. kick or throw their cheese
D. use a real cheese weighing about four kilos
2.Where is the Fiery Food and BBQ Festival held?
A. In New Mexico. B. In the Caribbean.
C. In Australia. D. In China.
3.The celebration of La Tomatina lasts .
A. three days B. seven days 0
C. less than three days D. more than seven days
4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. The chief prize for the Stilton cheese rolling competition is beer or port wine.
B. More than 10,000 Chinese take pail in the Fiery Food and BBQ Festival.
C. Thousands of spicy foods are on show in the Fiery Food and BBQ Festival.
D. An exciting tomato battle takes place at the beginning of La Tomatina.
假定你是李华，暑假期间去某个岛上游玩，看见有很多可爱的动物。听岛上的一位老人说，现在动物的数量日渐减少，如果不采取措施，有些动物会有绝迹的危险。回来后你给野生动物保护协会写信，就保护动物提出以下建议：
1. 制定保护动物的法律
2. 建立动物保护区
3. 提高公众保护动物的意识
提示：提高---意识：raise one’s awareness 保护区：set up natural reserve
日渐减少 decrease year by year 处于灭绝的危险be in danger of extinction
注意：1. 词数：100词左右；开头和结尾已给出，该部分不计入总词数。
2. 涵盖所有要点，不要逐词翻译，可适当增加细节。
Dear Sir/Madam,
I am writing to express my opinion on how to protect animals on the island I visited last weekend.
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Please help the poor animals. I am sure that they will survive with your help.
Yours,
Li Hua
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除:把多余的词用斜线( \ )划掉。
修改:在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意:1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;
2.只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。
As is well-known that birds are our friends. But the large number of birds have been killed for food. The other day I was walking in the woods while a shot was heard. Hearing the shot, the bird in the trees flew to all directions. A bird was injured badly and looked sadly. Finding the bird injured , so I decided to take it home . At home I take good care of it .When it recovered, I returned itself to the woods .I hope something should be done to prevent birds from killed .
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
Swedish businessman Nile is ___1._ (delight) with his new hotel, the world’s first igloo (冰屋) hotel.
2. (build) in a small town, it has been attracting lots of visitors, but soon the fun will be over. In two week’s time Nile’s ice creation will be nothing more than a pool of water. “We don’t see it as a big problem,” he says. “We just look forward to 3. (replace) it.”
Nile built his first igloo in 1991 for an art exhibition. It was 4. successful that he designed the present one, 5. measures roughly 200 square meters. Six workmen spent more than eight weeks 6. (pile) 1,000 tons of snow onto a wooden base; when the snow froze, the base was 7. (remove).
After their stay, all 8. （visit）receive a survival certificate(合格证) recording their success. With no windows, nowhere to hang clothes and temperatures below 0℃, it may seem more like a survival test 9. a relaxing hotel break. “It’s great fun,” Nile explains, “As well as a good start in survival training.”
The popularity of the igloo is beyond doubt: it is now attracting tourists 【小题10 all over the world. At least 800 people have stayed at the igloo this season even though there are only 10 rooms.
1.Only if you put the sun there did the movements of the other planets in the sky ______ ______ (说得清楚；讲得通).
2.However, the southern part of Ireland was unwilling and ______ ______ (分离出去) to form its own government.
3.England is the largest of the four countries, and for convenience it is __________ roughly_________(被划分成)three zones.
4.Do you believe that robots will _____ ____ _________ ___(取代) human beings？.
5.A teacher must _____ __________ ________(对…严格) his students..
根据汉语提示填出正确的单词形式。（一空一词）
1.The river has been _______ (污染) by waste from local factories.
2.It is a pity that the industrial cities built in the 19th century do not________(吸引) visitors.
3.Improving the city’s public transportation system is one of the _______ (挑战) Ms. Garvey now faces.
4.He ________ (折叠) the map up and put it in his pocket.
5.We hired a local ______ (向导) to get us across the mountains.
