假如你是李华，你校邀请了部分澳大利亚中学生来校参加暑假为期一周的“体验中国文化”的交流活动（The “Experience Chinese Culture” exchange program）。其中就有你的朋友Tom。他来信想了解这次活动的具体细节。请给他写封回信。要点如下：
1. 具体时间及住宿安排
2. 活动内容：学习中文、唱中国民歌、欣赏中国绘画及传统中国戏剧
3. 你的祝愿
注意：1. 词数：100左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3. 开头语已为你写好。
Dear Tom,
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Yours sincerely,
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。
Dear Mr. Smith,
How is everything going? I can still remember the days that we spend together when you taught English in China. When you went back to America the last month, you said you expected to get a Chinese name stamp especial made for you, for it is a symbol of traditional Chinese culture. Now I’m so glad to tell you that you have already found a stamp craftsman, that lives in my city now. He is experienced but skilled at making name stamp.
In order to make a stamp that suits you best, I have attached a great variety pictures of characters, designs and materials to the email. You can chose whichever of them you prefer.
Looking forward to receive your reply. Best wishes.
Yours,
Li Hua
The Silk Road is in fact 1. relatively recent term. These ancient roads had no particular name until in the mid - nineteenth century; Baron Ferdinand von Richthoften named the trade and communication network the Silk Road. Since then the term 2. （accept）globally.
In the nineteenth century, a new type of travelers stepped onto the Silk Road: archaeologists and geographers, enthusiastic explorers who were eager 3.（look）for adventure.
Researchers who came from many countries traveled through the Taklamakan Desert, 4. is now in Xinjiang, to explore ancient sites along the Silk Road, 5.（lead）to many discoveries and studies, and most of all, a renewed interest 6.the history of these routes.
Today, many historic 7.（build） and monuments still stand, marking the passage of the Silk Road through hotels, ports and cities. What’s more, the long - standing legacy （遗产） of this 8. （remark）network is reflected in a large number of cultures, languages, customs and religions that have developed for many years along these routes. The passage of merchants and travelers of many different nationalities resulted not only in commercial exchange 9. in a widespread and continual process of cultural interaction. 10.（obvious）, it has become a driving force in the formation（形成）of diverse societies.
When you buy something with money, you feel as if it’s owed by you. __, when you receive something from someone else, the gift is a __ of something bigger than yourself.
In our living room, we have three shelves of books. We __ them as the “open source” bookshelf because our guests can take any book and __ any book to it. No one __ it; it’s all based on trust, __ our home hosts many events with hundreds of people passing through it.
These books cover various types and you can’t really be __ what you’ll find. So, my brother happened to __ a red book the other day. It __ because it had no title. Since it looked so __, he checked it out.
Page one __ some hand-written words:
To: DJ Burrowes
From: Grandma and Grandpa Burrowes
…
We were __. Every page had a quote written in the __ shaky handwriting of DJ’s grandparents. They had given it to DJ and DJ, __, had given it to us.
A couple of weeks back, DJ __ to go to China to learn its language and culture. Before leaving, he came for a(n) __ at our place, primarily to offer his __ gratitude. But this gift was over the top. Not only did he __ such a precious part of himself, but he did so without telling anyone in our house! What a(n) __ ! For a few seconds, all of us just stared at it in disbelief.
In shocking silence, we all stood in __ of the Burrowes for showing us, by their example, what life is all about. Thank you, DJ, wherever you are!
1.A. Therefore B. Moreover C. Meanwhile D. However
2.A. discovery B. standard C. reminder D. wonder
3.A. regard B. accept C. report D. mistake
4.A. expose B. contribute C. distribute D. deliver
5.A. tracks B. affords C. recommends D. overlooks
6.A. ever since B. in case C. as if D. even though
7.A. guaranteed B. informed C. judged D. questioned
8.A. obtain B. donate C. spot D. review
9.A. worked out B. stood out C. went up D. turned up
10.A. priceless B. fascinating C. delicate D. unusual
11.A. represented B. expressed C. read D. provided
12.A. astonished B. cautious C. frightened D. nervous
13.A. occasionally B. apparently C. partially D. randomly
14.A. in advance B. in turn C. by mistake D. by chance
15.A. promised B. managed C. hesitated D. decided
16.A. event B. discussion C. party D. conference
17.A. natural B. vivid C. silent D. casual
18.A. show off B. take over C. see about D. leave behind
19.A. pity B. offering C. relief D. coincidence
20.A. defence B. memory C. admiration D. favour
Small talk, also called chitchat, is short conversations people have with others, while they wait in line at the store, at family events or work. Many people find these small conversations about random topics difficult. Some people say they hate it. Others say small talk is a waste of time. They may even call it idle chitchat or idle chatter, meaning it doesn’t do anything, so they think little of it.1..
These exchanges can open doors that may lead to larger, more meaningful conversations. When you first meet someone or talk to someone you don’t know well, it would be awkward to begin a conversation about a really deep topic.2.Let’s say you make small talk with someone at a party. But they only want to talk about their cats. Then you can talk about animals together first, which may lead the conversation to the way you want.
3.Chatting with a colleague about his child may help you to understand more of his life outside the office. This could help build healthy work relationships.
Small talk could even help your larger communities----your relationships with neighbors and colleagues. Exchanging a recipe with a neighbor may make her noises upstairs easier to live with.
4.Most people said they do not talk to strangers while travelling on a subway. Researchers at the University of Chicago then asked some participants in a study to talk to people while communicating to work on a train. They found that those who made small talk with strangers were happier than those who sat alone.5.Maybe your life will become more cheerful just because of it.
A. Small talk may make you happier.
B. So why not try talking to someone?
C. Small talk can give you the chance to start.
D. However, some people are not good at small talk.
E. However, small talk is of great importance to everyone.
F. Small talk can also increase your feeling of understanding.
G. It’s easy to start a conversation by sharing the same experience.
NASA might be famous for sending rockets up to space quickly. But it will be more famous for making your next holiday come more quickly.
The space agency is working on a new plane, which could solve the problems of supersonic(超音速的) flight and vastly increase the speed of journeys abroad. If successful, the plane would be able to fly between New York and London in just three hours. And it would reduce the time spent flying other journeys by a half, since it could be used more broadly. Until now, the problem with such planes has been the sonic boom(声爆), made famous by the original Concorde. That happens when a plane reaches supersonic speeds.
It is a thunderous noise that upsets people on the ground— disturbing animals and even causing physical problems to materials and houses underneath. It was that effect that led Congress to ban such planes from being used over the US land, a decision that in turn was responsible for Concorde’s failing to be commercially used.
In view of the problem, the space agency has developed a new technology and tried it out in wind tunnels, and now believes that it could be put to commercial use. That plane will fly as high as 55,000 feet—far higher than normal planes—and make a sound of only 60 decibels. That’s far less than 90 decibels thrown out by normal planes, and is roughly in line with a car on the motorway or a busy restaurant.
“As long as we can get endorsement from the general public, the plane will probably be something that’s acceptable,” said Peter Coen, project manager for NASA’s commercial supersonic research team, in a new Bloomberg report. “If we get approved, we will have the full-sized version of the plane tried out and the plane will be put into use.”
1.Why does the author mention Concorde?
A. To suggest the rapid development of planes.
B. To stress the negative effect of sonic booms.
C. To introduce how a commercial plane is designed.
D. To show Congress’ important role in making planes.
2.What is the fourth paragraph mainly about?
A. The basic data of the new plane.
B. The working principle of the new plane.
C. The problems of the new plane.
D. The potential market of the new plane.
3.What does the underlined word “endorsement” in paragraph 5 mean?
A. Response
B. Commitment
C. Investment
D. Agreement
4.What is the purpose of the passage?
A. To inform people of NASA’s new plane.
B. To prove the disadvantages of supersonic flight.
C. To explain why speed matters in supersonic flight.
D. To clarify some misunderstandings about commercial planes.
