It’s not Christmas Day yet. But wherever I go on the streets, I see shops selling Christmas trees and all kinds of beautiful decorations, waiters wearing Christmas hats; I hear children singing Christmas songs on broadcast; I get messages of Christmas’s best wishes from friends.
I just got quite confused again, since when have Chinese begun celebrating Christmas Day? What do these people celebrate it for, the birth of Chris? But we all know that most of Chinese are not Christians, they don’t even know the origin of Christmas Day, and they celebrate it for no reason.
I don’t celebrate Christmas Day or any other western holidays since I’m not a Christian and nor am I a westerner. I don’t know what Christmas really means. Anyway I can’t get reasonable answers from my friends. Some of them think they would like to just take this chance to enjoy themselves regardless of the meaning of the festival. Some of them think I’m an old-fashioned girl, a bigot who doesn’t appreciate the spirit of Chinese cultural tolerance(宽容) and understanding of other cultures. Well, if it is about cultural tolerance, why don’t we ever celebrate the month of Muharram, or festivals of colours in India, or Fiestas Patrias in Mexico?
I really appreciate cultural exchanges and communications with all nations, but I don’t think this is what it’s about. People are celebrating more and more western festivals while ignoring our traditional ones.
Is it part of globalization(全球化)？ Do people in other non-western countries also celebrate Christmas?
1. It can be inferred from the passage that the writer _________.
A. is an old-fashioned girl
B. doesn’t like festivals at all
C. prefers western festivals to Chinese festivals
D. prefers Chinese festivals to western festivals
2. According to the writer, many Chinese people celebrate Christmas _________.
A. for no reason
B. for the birth of Chris
C. because most of them are Christians
D. because they don’t like Chinese festivals
3. The underlined word “bigot” in Paragraph 3 means ________.
A. a very brave person B. a very stubborn person
C. a very careful person D. a very popular person
4. We can learn from the passage that _________.
A. more and more Chinese people celebrate western festivals now
B. Chinese people pay enough attention to our own festivals
C. no Christmas celebration means one lacks cultural tolerance
D. the writer doesn’t like cultural exchanges and communications with other countries
Agatha Christie used to go out at night. She will never forget the night when she met a robber many years ago.
That evening, she was invited to a birthday party which lasted till 2 o'clock in the morning. Without company, Agatha walked home along the quiet street. Suddenly from the shadow of a dark building, a tall man with a sharp knife in his right hand ran out at her. “Good morning, lady,” the man said in a low voice, “I don't think you wish to die here!”“What do you want?” Agatha asked.
“Your earrings (耳环). Take them off!”Agatha suddenly had a bright idea. She tried to cover her necklace with the collar (衣领) of her overcoat while she used the other hand to take off both of her earrings, and then she quickly threw them on the ground.
“Take them and let me go.” she said. The robber was uncertain. He saw that the girl didn't care for the earrings at all, only trying to protect the necklace. He realized the necklace would cost more, so he said, “Give me your necklace.”
“Oh, sir. It's not worth much. Please let me keep it.”
“Stop talking rubbish. Quick!”
With shaky hands, Agatha took off her necklace. As soon as the robber disappeared, she picked up her earrings and ran as fast as she could to her home.
The earrings cost 480 pounds and the necklace the robber had taken away cost only six pounds ten shillings (先令).
1.Agatha will never forget the night because ________.
A. she was robbed of her earrings
B. she was robbed but she fooled the robber
C. she had such a nice time at the party
D. it is dangerous for a girl to walk alone at night
2.Why did she try to protect her necklace? ________.
A. She didn’t want the robber to notice it.
B. It was cheaper than the earrings.
C. It was worth keeping.
D. She would rather have it robbed.
3.The story wants to tell us ________.
A. Agatha was brave and clever
B. the robber was foolish
C. a necklace is usually more expensive than earrings
D. never stay too late at an evening party
你是李华，你很烦恼。最近，每天早晚，你们小区广场上都有很多人在跳广场舞，持续时间长且噪音大，给你和小区里其他人带来了很多的不便……请你给小区委员会领导写封信，反映现象及其导致的不便（要求涉及生活、学习和工作等方面）并提出合理建议。
注意：
1、词数120左右；
2、短文的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
参考词汇： 广场舞 square dance 组织者organizers
短文改错
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。每处错误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：在错的词下面划一横线，并在该词下面写出改正后的词。
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。
I am writing to express my interest in your recently advertised positions as a secretary of English. Here I would like to introduce me briefly. I am a 25-year-old young man graduated from the Foreign Languages Department of Jilin University. I have been a English guide for two years after graduation. As a result, my oral English is pretty well. I think the job is suitable for me. I had much confidence of myself. If I am given to the job, I promise I will do my best to do it well. I’d like to meet you at your convenient to discuss the possibility of working in your company. An early reply to my application will be high appreciated.
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（限填1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
A man looking at his smartphone while walking across a railway crossing in Nanjing 1. (have) a close knock on Oct 22. He was so 2. (absorb) in his smartphone that he didn’t see a train approaching until it brushed past him, 3. (throw) him to the ground. This should serve 4. a warning that people should be aware of their surroundings, especially 5. crossing roads.
6. (lucky), the man survived, but the incident forced the driver 7. (stop) the train. An l8-minute delay followed the incident, 8. led to a break in the running of other trains on the route.
The Smartphone 9. (addict) has spread like an infectious（传染的）disease. It’s evident that it will do great harm to society. What’s even 10. (bad), some addicts become impatient with relatives and friends.
Some people blame the smartphone for the sad story, yet in fact people’s weakening self-control and self-discipline are to blame.
完形填空
A gentle breeze blew through Jennifer’s hair. The golden red sun was . She was on the beach, looking up at the fiery（火红的）ball. She was by its color, deep red in the middle, softly fading into yellow. She could hear nothing but the waves and the seagulls up above in the sky.
The atmosphere her. After all she had been through, this was what she needed. “It’s getting ,” she thought, “I must go home. My parents will be where I am.”
She wondered how her parents would , when she got home after the three days she was . She kept on walking, herself to the bungalow(小房子) where she spent every summer holiday. The road was deserted. She walked slowly and . Just in a few hundred meters she would be safe in her house.
It was really getting dark now. The sun had set a few minutes before and it was getting cold, too. She she had her favorite sweater on — it kept her really warm. She imagined having it her. This thought disappeared when she finally saw her front door. It seemed . The outside garden seemed . She was shocked: her father was usually so strict about keeping everything clean and tidy.
She entered the house. First, she went into the kitchen where she saw a written by her father. It said, “Ellen, there is some coffee . I went looking.” Ellen was her mother but — where was she? She entered her parent’s home. Then she saw her. Her mother, lying on the bed, . Jennifer would have wanted to wake her up but she looked too tired. So Jennifer just fell asleep beside her. When Jennifer , something was different. She was in her cozy bed in her pajamas.
It felt so good being back home. she heard a voice, “Are you feeling better now? You know you got us very, very .”
1.A. disappearing B. setting C . rising D. shining
2.A. amazed B. excited C. disappointed D. frightened
3.A. moving B. flying C. stepping D. flowing
4.A. surprised B. confused C. relaxed D. exhausted
5.A. early B. cold C. warm D. late
6.A. wondering B. knowing C. ignoring D. finding
7.A. say B. take C. like D. react
8.A. working B. missing C. spending D. travelling
9.A. pointing B. enjoying C. directing D. teaching
10.A. easily B. silently C. happily D. willingly
11.A. believed B. wished C. guessed D. judged
12.A. with B. for C. at D. in
13.A. same B. familiar C. difficult D. different
14.A. crowded B. tidy C. deserted D. clean
15.A. text B. letter C. note D. sentence
16.A. ready B. gone C. present D. available
17.A. cried B. laughed C. coughed D. slept
18.A. woke up B. stayed up C. broke up D. held up
19.A. Fortunately B. Similarly C. Suddenly D. Constantly
20.A. moved B. lost C. Inspired D. scared
