Food festivals around the world
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(赛道).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 are 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(辛辣),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 days 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 La 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!
30. 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
31. Where is the Fiery Food and BBQ Festival held?
A. In New Mexico. B. In the Caribbean. C. In Australia. D. In China.32. The celebration of La Tomatina lasts .
A. three days B. seven days C. less than three days D. more than seven days
33.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 part 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.
Last night he saw two dark _____ enter the building，and then there was the explosion．（ ）
A．features B．shapes C．figures D．images
The task of being accepted by a university begins early for some students.Long before___41___(graduate) from high school,these students take special courses to prepare for advanced study.They may also take one or more examinations to test how well prepared they are for the university.In the final year of high school,they complete ___42___(apply) and send them to the universities___43___interest them most.Some high school students may be required to have___44___interview with people from the university.Neatly___45___(dress) and a little bit frightened,they are determined ___46___(show) that they have a good attitude and the ability to succeed.
If the new students___47___(accept),many universities will offer an instruction programme for them to get to know the procedures for students advising,university rules,the use of the library and all the other major services of the university.
Beginning a new life in a new place can be very___48___(confuse).The more knowledge students have about the school,the___49___(easy) it will be for them to adapt to the new environment.However,___50___takes time to get used to college life.
His favorite food is fried snacks and soft drinks. It is no surprise ______losing weight is just his dream.
A. whether B. that C. what D. who
1. One big difference between British and American English is in (1) . For example, the British use the word ‘autumn’ while the Americans use the word ‘fall’. However, about four hundred years ago, the word ‘autumn’ was (2) with ‘fall’. Later, the British returned to ‘autumn’, while the Americans still use ‘fall’.
2. The Chinese language (3) from Western languages in that, instead of an (4)
, it uses characters which (5) for ideas, objects or deeds.
3. We attended a lecture about Pompeii. The city was founded in the 8th century BC. Near the city was a volcano. On 24 August AD 79, the volcano (6) and lava, ash and rocks (7)
out of it onto the surrounding countryside. Many people were (8) alive, and so was the city.
4. Unfortunately for him, Socrates questioned too much, upsetting many people in Athens. Finally,
some people took him to (9) for questioning the existence of the Greek Gods. At his
(10) , he defended himself by asking his judges even more questions.
假设你是李明，你的新西兰笔友Tom将于八月来四川旅游，特来信询问有关旅游景点的情况。请根据下表所提供的要点，写一封回信，并表示盼望他的到来。
| 旅游资源 | 许多世界著名的风景名胜，如：九寨沟(那里湖水清澈见底；色彩斑斓)，都江堰水利工程(2000多年历史；仍在发挥作用） |
| 相关信息 | 气候适宜，交通方便 |
注意：1.词数100左右，信的格式及开头已为你写好(不计入总词数)。
2.可根据内容要点适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
3.参考词汇：省份—province；都江堰水利工程—Dujiangyan Irrigation Project九寨沟—Jiuzhaigou
Dear Tom,
I’m glad to hear that you’re coming to Sichuan in August.
Yours sincerely,
Li Ming
I’ve come from the government with a message _______ the meeting will be put off until next week.
A. if B. that C. whether D. which
81. 即使他知道真相，他只想保密。
________ _________ he knew the truth, he just wanted to keep it to himself.
82. 我丢了钥匙，哪儿也找不到。
I lost my key and it was ________ _________ ________ _________.
83. 吃这种蔬菜能减少患癌症的风险。
Eating this kind of vegetable can ________ _________ ________ of cancer.
84. 通向山顶的道路已经被雪覆盖了。
The road ________ _________ the top of the hill has been covered with snow.
85.战争爆发时，许多人不得不逃离自己的家乡。
When the war ________ _________, many people had to flee from their home town.
It’s (33) ________ part of life that we take for granted: We go to sleep at the end of each day to feel refreshed. But have you ever wondered what sleep is like for animals?
In fact, from sleeping (34) ________(stand) up to shutting down half of their brain, animals have some surprising yet fun sleeping habits, as reported by the Daily Mail on April 15.
Little brown bats could be called the “laziest”, sleeping for around 19.5 hours a day. This long period of sleep (35) ________(think) to be a way of saving energy. It means they only hunt for a few hours every night when they can find insects to eat.
In contrast, giraffes (36) ________ go weeks without sleep and when they do get some shuteye, it’s never for more than 5minutes. (37) ________(be) large and slow moving, giraffes are targets for predators(食肉动物). This means they can’t sleep for long periods.
However, other animals are expert (38) ________ multitasking.(同时做几件事)
For example, dolphins and whales sleep while keeping half of their brain awake. This allows them (39) ________(carry) on breathing so they don’t drown. Migrating birds can sleep while flying during long journeys (40) ________ sometimes last for 6 months.
When she walked in, his eyes lit up. They had both ___41___ someone they loved. So this day was a ___42___ one. She was ___43___, lonely and afraid. He knew how she felt. There was an obvious ___44___ in his heart, too. ___45___ what strengthened their love for each other was heartache.
She stood there. He motioned to her to sit next to him. She ___46___ for a moment, but gave in. In fact, she ___47___ did. Then she held his hand. He looked at her and placed his hand on hers. Suddenly he reached ___48___ the pillow, pulled out a large ___49___ and nervously handed it to her. She was a bit in ___50____. Then he handed her a small box, wrapped (包裹) ___51___ paper of hearts and flowers. She couldn’t ___52___ what was happening.
“Now,” he said, “read the card.”
She opened the envelope. It ___53___ as follows:
I know that this has been a hard year for ___54___ of us. I know that Valentine’s Day is a ___55___ day for people in love. I want you to know that…I love you. I know that Valentines are supposed to get ___56___. But I went to the store, only to get the ___57___ piece.
She paused and tears formed in each corner. ___58___ she unwrapped the box, finding a chocolate heart that was broken into pieces along with a ___59___:
The lady in the store said all she had left was a ___60___ heart. I told her so did we. I am so sorry that Dad left us, Mom. But I just wanted you to know we still have each other.
Happy Valentine’s Day,
Love, Your son,
Adam
41. A. missed B. lost C. forgot D. respected
42. A. wonderful B. usual C. happy D. difficult
43. A. injured B. wounded C. hurt D. harmed
44.A disappointment B. surprise C. pain D. excitement
45. A. So B. If C. But D. While
46. A. searched B. walked C. hesitated D. cried
47. A. never B. always C. seldom D. sometimes
48. A. beside B. into C. on D. under
49. A. box B. card C. envelope D. handkerchief
50. A. peace B. surprise C. silence D. shock
51. A. on B. by C. in D. with
52. A. believe B. consider C. wonder D. remember
53. A. looked B. read C. wrote D. seemed
54. A. all B. neither C. none D. both
55. A. terrible B. special C. common D. formal
56. A. turkey B. eggs C. chocolate D. trees
57. A. first B. last C. smallest D. best
58. A. Hurriedly B. Quickly C. Happily D. Slowly
59. A. word B. note C. rose D. notice
60. A. sweet B. mended C. cheap D. broken
On Christmas Eve, an old man experienced an act of warmth from a local store. The man, who asked not to be identified, was sent home from the emergency room, still not feeling well enough to 41 . The nurses ignored that he was still dizzy (眩晕的) and did not feel 42 behind the wheel. The nurses insisted he was fine and helped put him in his car.
Less than a mile down the road his 43 started playing tricks on him. He thought _ 44 he got something and 45 for several minutes he would be OK. 46 , there was a St. Louis Bread Company store nearby.
Then he entered the store and spoke through the window, having very little 47 . At first, the order taker could not understand him. He explained that he just needed a slice of bread, or something light and he only had a couple dollars in 48 . The girl in the window asked him to 49 while she checked what had been left in the bakery.
A few moments later she came back with a large smile on her face and 50 in her hand. She 51 presented a loaf of bread and a fancy chocolate cake to the man and said that they were 52 her. The man offered up her the 53 and it was quickly turned down. The employee asked if the man was OK to drive and offered to 54 a police officer in the dining room to follow him home. The man was so 55 for the generosity of the employee. Not just because she gave him enough bread to help him feel better, but she did it with a(n) 56 . He wasn’t looked down upon or 57 insultingly(无礼地）.The man said it helped him feel better emotionally as well after a 58 day in the hospital.
This story goes to show that one simple loaf of bread can not only 59 a person for a few meals, but wake the 60 and help restore the faith in mankind.
41 A. eat B. drive C. survive D. walk
42 A. peaceful B. nervous C. comfortable D. fearful
43 A. nurse B. coldness C. car D. eyesight
44 A. though B. before C. if D. because
45 A. shopped B. cooked C. chewed D. looked
46 A. Fortunately B. Immediately C. Slowly D. Obviously
47 A. sleep B. gas C. courage D. voice
48 A. change B. control C. shape D. number
49 A. wait B. think C. move D. listen
50 A. package B. wine C. food D. cash
51 A. hesitantly B. cheerfully C. regretfully D. calmly
52 A. on B. in C. for D. with
53 A. reward B. service C. gratitude D. money
54 A. request B. order C. forbid D. permit
55 A. anxious B. ready C. grateful D. frightened
56 A. ambition B. smile C. nod D. wish
57 A. respected B. loved C. treated D. admire
58 A. special B. happy C. busy D. tough
59 A. feed B. save C. starve D. attract
60 A. animals B. family C. beggar D. soul
If something that you're doing doesn't challenge you,then it doesn't change you.We all need some normal stress in our lives,after all._36_So challenge the following limits:
1.Figure out what you're scared of and do it continuously.
If you're a salesman,and you're scared of talking to people personally or over the phone,now,instead of being scared and thinking you'll fail,spend at least rive minutes a day to pick up the phone and make a call,_37_.But don't stop on the first try!Finally,you can look at fear in the eyes and say "Go on,I'm not scared!"
2.Take a class for a hobby you've been wanting to develop.
Make sure this hobby is not linked to your career;you have to relax and relieve your stress while performing this._38_Apart from helping you challenge yourself,taking a class for your hobby may also give you extra income.
3.Set aside at least nine minutes a day for physical exercise.
_39_A simple 9-minute run around your neighborhood can do wonders for yourself.Exercise can not only help you maintain your regular weight,but also make you feel better about yourself.
4._40_
Don't just limit yourself to your fellow travelers—try to connect with the service staff.You never know what kind of people they're going to be.Get out of your house or go online right now to book your class.Start to travel now and learn to challenge yourself.
A.You should do it continuously.
B.You don't need to go to the gym.
C.Someone may hang up on you.
D.Running in the gym may be a better choice.
E.Some examples might be cooking,sewing,painting and so on.
F.Travel and allow yourself to be interested in new people.
G.You can never see any improvement if you stick to your comfort zone.
If you feel stressed by responsibilities at work, you should take a step back and identify (识别) those of 61 (great) and less importance. Then, handle the most important tasks first so you’ll feel a real sense of 62 (achieve). Leaving the less important things until tomorrow 63 (be) often acceptable.
Most of us are more focused 64 our tasks in the morning than we are later in the day. So, get an early start and try to be as productive 65 possible before lunch. This will give you the confidence you need to get you through the afternoon and go home feeling accomplished.
Recent 66 (study) show that we are far more productive at work if we take short breaks 67 (regular). Give your body and brain a rest by stepping outside for 68 while, exercising, or dong something you enjoy.
If you find something you love doing outside of the office, you’ll be less likely 69 (bring) your work home. It could be anything ― gardening, cooking, music, sports — but whatever it is, 70 (make) sure it’s a relief from daily stress rather than another thing to worry about.
Summer is the season to dive into new activities, and kick back and relax. And right now is the time to make sure that you’re ready for the great outdoors, the holiday planning and travel, and the bathing-suit beach days.
If you want to lose weight before summer, concentrate on dropping no more than a pound or two a week. 44． And when you trouble yourself, sooner or later you’re going to gain it back. Operate on a 500-calorie -a -day deficit (亏缺). 45． So if you cut 500 calories a day for seven days straight, you’ll lose a pound a week right there.
Operating at an inadequate (减少量）of 500 calories a day should involve both eating less and moving more: For example, you could consume 300 fewer calories and burn 200 extra per day.
Include both healthy eating and exercise in your weight-loss plan, and break the 500-calorie goal into smaller groups to make it more reachable. 46．
To Cut 100 Calories; 47． Have vegetable pizza instead of pepperoni (意大利辣香肠). Use our Nutritional Needs Calculator to determine how many daily calories you should consume in order to lose, gain, or maintain your healthy goal weight. Once you’ve reached your goal, recalculate your nutritional needs for keeping extra weight off all summer long.
To Sum 100 Calories: Spend 15 minutes biking. 48． Spend 20 minutes gardening. Keep on exercising at least 30 minutes, three days a week. Reading food labels and counting calories or writing down what and when you eat can give you more control, as well.
A. Here are some simple ways to get there.
B. Walk or run one mile.
C. A pound is 3,500 calories.
D. It is okay to have some snacks between your meals.
E. You should always make sure you get a lot of sleep.
F. Anything more than that usually means you’re troubling yourself.
G. Eat a chicken breast without the skin.
That children are the hopes of our tomorrow is a statement that is repeated time and again. And it is an axiom (格言); they are our pillars of the coming time. But then do we train them into becoming healthy human beings?
Healthy human beings here are not meant the physical well being, but the good human king, that is, one with virtues and values keeps them in the state of working towards the benefit of humanity.
How can children absorb within themselves the virtues and values? Well, this is the primary responsibility of parents and other immediate family members, followed by school authorities. The values and virtues of an individual is sown in their childhood and nurtured as they grow up.
Depending on the way we bring up our children, we decide our own future. It is vital that in the formative years we give them quality time and attention. We teach them to discriminate the good, bad and the ugly. We have to teach them use positive emotions like love and compassion and teach them actions of kindness and generosity. At the same time we have to help them do away with the negatives of hatred, anger, jealousy, selfishness, etc.
Your child is like a plant. You sow the seeds and also reap the benefits of its growth and development. First and foremost you as a paren. have to realize your responsibility in nurturing a child to grow into a good human being. And it is just not up to anyone of the parents, but both together to inculcate (谆谆教海) the values and virtues into your child.
12. What should a good human being have?
A. A good physical state. B. A good virtue or value.
C. A good career in society. D. A powerful relationship net.
13. What sense is the most important for kids to learn?
A. Safety sense. B. Lifestyle sense.
C. Transportation sense. D. Responsibility sense.
14. Whom is the passage most probably written for?
A. Family parents. B. Child experts.
C. Health researchers. D. Primary school teachers,
15. What does the passage mainly want to tell us?
A. Children are parents’ hope.
B. Educating children is a tough thing.
C. Parents take responsibilities for educating children.
D. Parents have trouble in educating children.
It is natural that young people are often uncomfortable when they are with their parents. They say that their parents don’t understand them. They often think that their parents are out of touch with modern ways, that they are too serious and too strict with their children, and that they seldom give their children a free hand.
It is true that parents often find it difficult to win their children’s trust and they tend(倾向) to forget how they themselves felt when young.
For example, young people like to act on the spot without much thinking. It is one of their ways to show that they have grown up and they can face any difficult situation. Old people worry more easily. Most of them plan things in advance, at least in the back of their minds, and do not like their plans to be upset by something unexpected.
When you want your parents to let you do something, you will have better success if you ask before you really start doing it.
Young people often make their parents angry with their choices in clothes, in entertainment and in music. But they do not mean to cause any trouble; it is just that they feel cut off from the older people’s world, into which they have not yet been accepted. That’s why young people want to make a new culture of their own, and if their parents don’t like their music or entertainment or clothes or their way of speech, this will make the young people extremely happy.[来
Sometimes you are so proud of yourself that you do not want your parents to say “yes” to what you do. All you want is to be left alone and do what you like. It is natural enough, after being a child for so many years, when you were completely under your parents’ control.
If you prefer to control your life, you’d better win your parents over and try to get them to understand you. If your parents see that you have a high sense of responsibility, they will certainly give you the right to do what you want to do.
32.According to the text, young people prefer to __________.
A. ask for advice before they really start to do anything
B. think in the same way as their parents do
C. be very strict with themselves
D. do things without thinking carefully ahead
33.Why do young people like to have clothes, entertainment and music in their way?[KS5UKS5UKS5U]
A. Because they want to try on something new and look different from the older.
B. Because they try to get their parents to be proud of them.
C. Because they want to give their parents a big surprise.
D. Because they want to test whether they are cleverer than old people.
34.According to the text, young people want to make a new culture of their own, because _________.
A. they feel they are cleverer than old people
B. they do not want to get into trouble with their parents
C. they don’t feel they belong to the world of the old people
D. they want to show the new is better than the old
35.If a young man intends to control his own life, it’s better for him to __________.
A. do everything according to his own wish
B. hold himself responsible for everything he does
C. do everything beyond his parents’ control
D. do everything the way his parents do
Choosing the right dictionary depends on _______ you want to use it for.
A. that B. what C. why D. how
文中共有10处错误，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（∧），并在此符号下面写出该加的词。
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 John, yesterday I had read a notice on the Internet.You wanted to look for a Chinese friend online who can actual help you learn the Chinese language, cultures or customs.I’m looking forward to be your friend on the Internet but I wonder whether or not you would like to accept me. If I become our friend on the Internet, I’ll try my best to help you for Chinese in my spare time. At same time, I’ll introduce some cultures and custom of China to you step by step.
So if you are interesting in this, please let me know your QQ number and I really expect what we can make good friends soon.
Love,
Li Hua
假如你是李华,你将写信给你的美国笔友Mary，向她介绍罗马的一些情况。请你结合以下信息给她写一封信。
1. 意大利的首都，有2500年的历史；
2. 占地约1500平方千米，人口约300万；(平方千米：square kilometres)
3. 位于7座山丘之上，是意大利最大的城市；
4. 是意大利的政治、历史和文化中心，也是世界文明的发源地；
5. 有很多世界文明的名胜古迹；
6. 仍有很多不解之谜。（神秘：mystery）
注意：1. 词数100左右；
2. 可适当添加细节，使行文连贯；
3. 开头已为你写好，不计入总词数。
Dear Mary,
How’s everything going? I visited Rome a month ago, and really can’t help sharing my pleasure with you.
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours truly,
Li Hua
My sister and I grew up in a little village in England. Our father was a struggling 46 , but I always knew he was 47 . He never criticized (批评) us, but used 48 to bring out our best. He’d say, “If you pour water on flowers, they grow well. If you don’t give them water, they die.” I 49 as a child I said something 50 about somebody, and my father said, “ 51 time you say something unpleasant about somebody else, it’s a reflection (映射) of you.” He explained that if I looked for the best 52 people, I would get the best 53 . From then on I’ve always tried to 54 the principle in my life and later in running my company.
Dad’s also always been very 55 . At 15, I started a magazine. It was 56 a great deal of my time, and the headmaster of my school gave me a 57 ：stay in school or leave to work on my magazine.
I decided to leave, and Dad tried to make me change my mind, 58 any good father would. When he realized I had made up my mind, he said, “Richard, when I was 23, my dad 59 me to go into law. And I’ve 60 regretted it. I wanted to be a biologist, 61 I didn’t pursue (追求) my 62 . You know what you want. Go realize it.”
As 63 turned out, my little publication went on to become Student, a national 64 for young people in the U.K. My wife and I have two children, and I’d like to think we are bringing them up in the same way Dad 65 me.
46. A. biologist B. manager C. lawyer D. gardener
47. A. strict B. honest C. special D. learned
48. A. praise B. courage C. power D. warmth
49. A. think B. imagine C. remember D. guess
50. A. unnecessary B. unkind C. unimportant D. unusual
51. A. Another B. Some C. Any D. Other
52. A. on B. in C. at D. about
53. A. in case B. in turn C. by chance D. in return
54. A. create B. set C. invent D. follow
55. A. understanding B. experienced C. serious D. demanding
56. A. taking up B. making up C. picking up D. keeping up
57. A. suggestion B. decision C. notice D. choice
58. A. and B. as C. even if D. as if
59. A. helped B. allowed C. persuaded D. suggested
60. A. always B. never C. seldom D. almost
61. A. rather B. but C. for D. therefore
62. A. promise B. task C. belief D. dream
63. A. this B. he C. it D. that
64. A. newspaper B. magazine C. program D. project
65. A. controlled B. comforted C. reminded D. raised
