It is our duty to try to _______ production and reduce the number of things we make and buy.

A. cut up         B. cut back on           C. cut off        D. cut down

 As he was not allowed to         her to the shops, he wrote out a list of items for her.

A. appointment     B. accompany     C. ambulance     D. adjustment

If there’s one thing the British are good at, it’s watching telly. You may think the Americans would beat us at that, but we’ve taken and turned it into an art form. Like most people, our favorite TV subject is ourselves, which has led to a number of shows aiming to be as British as possible. So if you want to learn how to be British, sit down to a few episodes of these distinctly British shows.

DOCTOR WHO

　 Political aside, Doctor Who owes its long television life not only to a brilliant central character, terrifying alien foes and intelligent scriptwriting, but also to a distinctly British way of doing things. If the Earth is the Doctor’s favorite planet, it’s clear that Britain is his favorite country.

SHERLOCK

　　The global popularity of the modernized Sherlock Holmes series has proven yet again that no amount of big blockbuster all-guns-blazing cop shows can compete with the reserved and sharp detective work of one of Britain’s most well-loved characters. Benedict Cumberbatch has been rightly praised for his description of the fast-thinking private eye, which has proven again we Brits are good at more than drinking tea.

BLACKADDER

　　Similar to the Pythons, the brilliance of Blackadder is set in its genius application of witty and classically British humor. From the humorous tones of lead man Rowan Atkinson to the clumsy (笨拙的) sidekick (伙伴)Tony Robinson, there’s no better show for telling what makes the British British and having a good laugh at it, including an entire season of pointing fun at the French, one of the most British activities.

FRIENDS

　　I know what you’re thinking – Friends is an American show, about Americans’ living in America! How can it be distinctly British? But perhaps you’re not aware that, apart from Season 1, Friends is written entirely by British writers, and if you watch the first season in comparison to the others, the difference really shows. British sense of humor that can’t be replicated artificially. It’s a fine art by a natural hand. As an English student, I figure–Friends is, and although they speak in American accents, a British !

59. If you hunger to laugh, ______ is the best choice.

   A. Sherlock.            B. Blackadder         C. Friends        D. Doctor Who

60. What is stressed by the text?

   A. The British are crazy about tea-drinking.

   B. Friends are actually made by the British.

   C. The British are always finding faults with the French.

   D. The British are good at producing and watching telly.

61. The main purpose of the text is to________.

   A. challenge the American show lovers

   B. advertise the British most loved shows

   C. provide some information about the British

   D. introduce the techniques of the British shows

62. What would the author be?

   A. A devoted British.                     B. A confident movie reviewer.

   C. A cool British shows actor.              D. An English show-making major.

When I was a child, I had to go to church and obey many other rules, though these rules at times caused resentment (怨恨). Perhaps the most extreme parenting decision my parents made for my four brothers and sisters and me was to create a home environment without a television.

We hated this decision at that time, because there was seemingly no way to keep this embarrassing fact a secret at school. Naturally, simple pleasures like cartoons, football games, and movies became huge novelties (新奇事物). I would go over to friends’ or relatives’ houses for that access alone.

When I reached high school, my parents bought a television, though it had no cable. However, I did spend most of my childhood in a home without a television. In fact not having a television did contribute a great deal to my skills, and it also forced me to develop other valuable interests. We grew up in a small town, so my brothers and sisters and I spent time exploring streets, fields and woods. And of course I read and wrote and studied, which pushed me toward a career path.

So would I give a similar situation to my own children if I had them? I doubt it, at least not in the most extreme sense. I’m too much of a football fan, not to mention the TV serials (连续剧) like The Wire. But television or almost anything for that matter is unhealthy for kids. It can prevent them from living a full life. So maybe a reasonable answer is no cable or no video-game systems or simply setting the time limit, but I haven’t exactly worked out how to confine it yet. Although some people are against my idea, we do need limits after all.

21. From the text we can learn that ______.

     A. the author didn’t like watching TV as a child

     B. the author’s family seldom went to church

   C. not having a TV set brought the author many benefits

   D. few homes had a TV set when the author was a child

22. From the last paragraph we can learn the author thinks that ______.

     A. children shouldn’t watch TV too much

   B. children should be forbidden to watch TV

   C. children should only watch serials and sports on TV

   D. watching TV is unhealthy for both adults and children

23. Which of the following can replace the underlined word “confine” in the last paragraph?

A. Limit.           B. Punish.           C. Reject.          D. Support.

Once upon a time a very strong woodcutter asked for a job in a timber merchant, and he got it. The pay was___51___(real) good and so were the work conditions. For that reason, the woodcutter was determined to do___52___he) best. His boss gave him an axe（斧头）and showed him the area（地区）, ___53___he was supposed to work. The first day, the woodcutter___54___(bring) 18 trees. “Congratulations,” the boss said. “Go on that way”. Very___55___(motivate) by the boss's words, the woodcutter tried harder the next day, ___56___he could only bring 15 trees. The third day he tried even harder. But he could only bring 10 trees. Day after day he was bringing fewer and____57____ (few) trees. “I must be losing my ___58___(strong), ” the woodcutter thought. He went to the boss and apologized, ___59___(say) that he could not understand what was going on. “When was the___60___time you sharpened your axe? ” the boss asked. “Sharpen? I had no time to sharpen my axe. I have been very busy trying to cut trees. ”

Recently some American scientists have given a useful piece of advice to people in industrialized nations．They say people should eat more of the same kind of food eaten by humans living more than 10,000 years ago．   36     

    The scientists say that the human life has changed greatly．Our bodies have not been able to deal with these changes in lifestyle and this had led to new kinds of sicknesses．     37     So they are called "diseases of civilization"．Many cancers and diseases of the blood system are examples of such diseases.

    Scientists noted that people in both the Old Stone Age and the New Stone Age enjoyed very little alcohol or tobacco, probably none．    38       However, a change in food is one of the main differences between life in ancient times and that of today.

    Stone Age people hunted wild animals for their meat, which had much less fat than domestic ones．They ate a lot of fresh wild vegetables and fruits．They did not have milk or any other dairy products, and they made very little use of grains．     39     We eat six times more salt than our ancestors．We eat more sugar．We eat twice as much fat but only one third as much protein and much less vitamin C.

         40     But scientists say that we would be much healthier if we eat much the same way the ancient people did, cutting the amount of fatty, salty and sweet food.

    A．Stone Age people lived a simple life.

    B．These new sicknesses were not known in ancient times.

    C．In that case, they would live much healthier.

    D．Ancient people also got lots of physical exercise.

    E．But today, we enjoy eating a lot of these.

    F．People today probably don't want to live like our ancestors.

    G．Modern people used to suffer from "diseases of civilization".

第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节完型填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面的短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

I lost my sight when I was four years old by falling off a box car in a freight（货物）yard in Atlantic City and landing on my head. Now I am thirty-two. I can still   41  ___ the brightness of sunshine. It would be   42  ___ to see again, but a   43  _____ can do strange things to people. I don’t mean that I would prefer to go without my eyes. I simply mean that the   44  ___ of them made me   45  __ the more what I had.

Life, I believe, asks a continuous series of adjustments to reality. The more quickly a person is able to make these adjustments, the more   46  ___ his own private world becomes. The adjustment is never   47  __. I was totally confused and afraid. But I was lucky. My parents and my teachers saw something in me—the   48  _____ to live—which I didn’t see, and they made me want to   49  ___ against blindness.

The hardest   50  ___ I had to learn was to believe in myself. I am not talking about simply the kind of   51  ___ that helps me down an unfamiliar staircase alone. That is part of it. But I mean something bigger than that: the confidence that I am, despite being imperfect, a real,   52  ___ person; that there is a special place where I can make myself fit.

It took me years to discover and   53  __ this confidence. It had to start with the simplest things. Once a man gave me an indoor baseball. I thought he was making fun of me and I was hurt. “I can’t use this.” I said. “Take it with you,” he   54  _____me, “and roll it around.” The words   55  __ in my head. “Roll it around!” By rolling the ball I could hear where it went. This gave me an idea how to achieve a goal I had thought   56  _: playing baseball. At Philadelphia’s Overbrook School for the Blind I   57  ___ a successful variation of baseball and I called it ground ball.

All my life I have set ahead of me a series of goals and then tried to reach them, one at a time. I had to be clear about my   58  __. It was no good trying for something that I knew at the start was wildly out of reach   59  __ that only invited the bitterness of failure. I would   60  ___sometimes anyway but on the average I made progress.

Which of the following sentences is correct?

   A. If weather permits, we will go for an outing tomorrow.

   B. If weather permitting, we will go for an outing tomorrow.

   C. Weather permits, we will go for an outing tomorrow.

   D. Weather permitting, and we will go for an outing tomorrow.

That was when my son was 6 years old. My son is now 22 but whenever I look at him even as a grown man, I remember the small child with  41  .

Our cat was  42  to give birth.And like all young children,my son was very interested in the birth of the babies. During the following week, he never stopped  43  me for a chance to witness it. At last,I agreed.I answered all his questions and prepared him the best  44  he might not be shocked or frightened.

That  45  when my son arrived home,one baby cat had been born. He was so  46  at what he saw that he would put his hand on the mother cat’s stomach and feel the other babies  47  .When the mother cat began to  48  very loudly, it was clear that the second baby was on its way. My son  49  but never said a word. Then he asked me, “Mum, why does she cry so loudly when the baby comes?”I  50  that it was not a hurtful pain but a pain of great pleasure  51  the mother.

When the  52  of the third baby was coming by the crying of the mother cat, my son  53  hugged me with tears  54  his face, saying, “Mum, I’m sorry for the  55  I brought you to have me.”My heart almost stopped. With(n)  56  choice of words, I told him that his birth had brought me  57  but smiles, and that I would like to

  58  it 100 times.

Now my son is a grown man, but he always  59  that night, for it was on that night that he finally  60  what the word “love”meant.

41. A. smiles           B.care                       C. interest               D. tears

42. A. ready           B. determined                 C. willing                 D. upset

43. A. searching      B. begging                    C. thanking             D. commanding

44. A. unless          B. until                 C. so that               D. as if

45. A. morning                B. afternoon                  C. night                 D. noon

46. A. amazed         B. frightened                  C. angry                D. sad

47. A. jumping         B. sleeping                   C. growing              D. moving

48. A. laugh                   B. cry                         C. cough                      D. shout

49. A. watched        B. noticed                     C. found                D. responded

50. A. realized         B. expressed          C. explained                   D. added

51. A. in              B. with                        C. for                    D. on

52. A. birth           B. loss                        C. performance                D. protection

53. A. peacefully            B. suddenly                   C. actually             D. naturally

54. A. calming down         B. setting down                C. rolling down         D. turning down

55. A. trial            B. pain                        C. cruelty             D. violence

56. A. hopeful       B. useless                     C.careful              D. informal

57. A. something            B. anything            C. everything                 D. nothing

58. A. join in          B. go through                  C. dream of           D. suffer from

59. A. remembers           B. regrets                     C. ignores        D. prefers

60. A. admitted             B. decided                    C. understood   D. doubted

1.事实上每个人都应该注重家庭交流的重要性。它可以增强整个家庭的联系(bond)和弥补(bridge)小孩与父母之间的代沟(gap)。

2.另外，与家人分享你的个人问题和情感可以帮助你大大地减轻压力和增强(build up)你的自信。

On a very cold winter day，there was a drunken guy（41）　   　decided that he would go fishing on the ice in the lake．He packed up all his fishing tools and set out in search of a （42）　          　 （suit） s pot．Eventually he came across a huge area of ice and decided that since he（43）　       　 （come） to the lake，he would stop there and gave it （44）　    　 go．He took out a saw（锯） from his tool box，and started to saw a hole in the ice．（45）　        　 （sudden），a loud voice beside him，"There is no fish here．"came．The drunken man looked （46）      　 but he couldn't find anyone．So he decided to ignore the voice and carried on （47）　     （saw）．Again，the voice sounded，"I've told you once，there is no fish here!"He looked at the surroundings again，but there were still no people there．So he returned to his task．"Stop it!"shouted the very sounding voice，"You'd better get out of here quickly （48）　    you will get into trouble．""Who are you？"The drunken guy shouted．"You don't scare me!""Watch out and listen to me，"（49）    　（reply） the voice，"I'm the（50）　    　（manage） of this Skating Rink!（溜冰场）"

Guide for Teenagers

The teenage years can be tough，and it’s normal to feel sad every now and then. But if these feelings don’t go away or become so intense that you can’t handle them，you may be suffering from depression.

36________．

Try not to isolate yourself

When you’re depressed，you may not feel like seeing anybody or doing anything. Just getting out of bed in the morning can be difficult，but isolating yourself only makes depression worse.37________．Spend time with friends，especially those who are active.

Keep your body healthy

Making healthy lifestyle choices can do wonders for your moods. Ever heard of “Runners High”？Physical activity can be as effective as medications for depression，so get involved in sports，ride your bike，or take a dance class. Any activity helps！38________．As for food，make sure you’re feeding your mind with plenty of fruits，vegetables，and whole grains.

Avoid alcohol and drugs

You maybe try drinking or use drugs in an effort to escape from your feelings and get a “mood boost”，even if just for a short time. However，substance abuse can not only make depression worse，but can cause you to become more depressed.39________．You will need special treatment for your substance abuse problem.

40．________

Stress and worry can lead to depression. Talk to a teacher if exams or classes seem overwhelming. In addition，if you have a health concern you feel you can’t talk to your parents  about，see a doctor. A health professional can help you approach your parents and guide you toward appropriate treatment. If you’re dealing with relationships，friendships，or family problems，talk to an adult you trust.

A．Ask for help if you are stressed     

B．Even a short walk can be beneficial

C．Turn to your parents for help

D．As you get out into the world，you may find yourself feeling better

E．In short，drinking and taking drugs will make you feel worse—not better—in the long run

F．The more exercise you do，the healthier you will be

G．Help is available and you have more power than you think

         Have you ever tried a strawbery  pizza? If you went to Oxnard ,61  Straw-berry Capital of Capital of California in May. you could!

Oxnard is in Southern California and this part of the state takes 62.(it) strawberries very seriously. At the two-day California Strawberry Festival you can taste strawberries 63.(prepare) in all sorts of ways. In addition 64.traditional treats such as strawberry shortcake,strawberry jam , strawberry  tarts and strawberries dipped in chocolate,there 65.  (be) strawberry pizza!This dessert pizza is topped with strawberries and cream on a sweet bread baked like a pizza. Strawberry (烤肉串) dipped in powdered sugar are 66.  (absolute) delicious. And drinks made of strawberries can wash it all down.

   Oxnard  is  California's largest strawberry producer,67.  (supply) about one-third of the state's annual strawberry production. The peak harvesting season in California runs from April through June,68. up to 10 million pint baskets of strawberries 69.  (ship) daily. The festival,which attracts more than 85 ,000 visitors,fea-tures three stages with musical 70.(entertain) , 335 exhibits, clowns,artists, face-painting, contests,and a “Strawberry  land” for children.

为了帮助中学生健康成长，某中学英文报开辟了“HEART-TO-HEART”专栏。假设你是该栏目的编辑Jamie，收到一封署名为Worried的求助信。信中该同学向你诉说了自己的困扰：近日容易发脾气，使正常的学习和生活受到了影响。请用英文给该同学写一封回信。

内容要点如下：

1．表示理解并给予安慰；

2．提出建议并说明理由。

注意：

1．词数120左右；   2．信中不能出现与本人相关的信息；

3．信的开头与结尾已为你拟好，不计入总词数。

参考词汇：temper n. 脾气，情绪

要点：1.很遗憾听说对方有此问题。并解释每个人都可能会遇见这样的问题，所以不必担心。只有的是要学会控制自己的脾气。2.提出建议：与信任的人进行交流，告诉别人你的困扰，释放自己的压力。同时多参加各种户外活动，和朋友多玩球类运动。保持乐观的心态。

Hi Worried，
I’m sorry to know that you’re having such a had time at the moment.             

             …………………………………..                                                                                                                                     Yours,

Jamie

The National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., is one of the world's greatest art museums. Millions of people have entered its doors to see paintings by the world's fine artists. But if these priceless masterpieces are to be preserved, the Gallery must protect them carefully. The Gallery's 135-man guard force has successfully prevented them from being stolen, but protecting the paintings from nature is a greater problem.

In past times, the owners of paintings did not protect them from damaging changes in humidity (湿度) and temperature. As a result, the life of these paintings were shortened. In the National Gallery, however, humidity and temperature are carefully controlled. The building is air-conditioned in summer and heated in winter. The air-conditioning and heating systems are so important to the life of the paintings that the Gallery has two of each system. If one should fail, the extra one can take over.

Light is another enemy of paintings. Ultraviolet rays (紫外线) in light cause paintings to fade (褪色). Long ago, paintings often hung in dark churches and palaces. A coat of varnish (清漆) was a protection from the weak light. But when museums took over the care of many paintings, they were often hung in brighter light than before. Soon they were in danger of fading. The damaging effects of light were increased when the museums removed the varnish coating, yellowed with age.

To protect its paintings, the National Gallery put a special kind of glass in its skylights. This glass allows visible lights to enter the building but it keeps out harmful ultraviolet rays. The Gallery has also developed new and better varnishes which help to keep paintings from fading.Thanks to these new precautions, many of the world's greatest paintings are being well protected for future generations to enjoy.

1.The text mainly tells us about ______.

A. the guard force in the National Gallery  B. protecting great paintings from nature

C. priceless paintings of past times     

D. the air-conditioning and heating systems in the National Gallery

2. Which of the following is NOT an enemy of paintings?

A. Varnish.    B. Temperature.       C. Light.         D. Humidity.

3. The underlined word "precautions" in Paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to ______. 

A. decorations    B. problems     C. suggestions       D. applications

4. From the text we can infer that_______.

A. great artists painted in dark churches and palaces

B. you can touch these paintings while you are in the National Gallery

C. the care of the world's greatest paintings is both a big responsibility and a challenge

D. the guard force in the Gallery has not done a good job

5. From the text, we can learn that __________ .

  A.ultraviolet rays cannot affect paintings   B.great artists painted with coats of varnish

  C.some priceless paintings were not well preserved

  D.the guard force in the National Gallery has not done a good job

Nuclear power's(核能的) danger to health, safety, and even life itself can be described in one word; radiation(辐射).

Nuclear radiation has a certain mystery about it, partly because it cannot be detected (探测) by human senses. It can't be seen or heard, or touched or tasted, even though it may be all around us. There are other things like that. For example, radio waves are all around us but we can't detect them, sense them, without a radio receiver. Similarly, we can't sense radioactivity without a radiation detector. But unlike common radio waves, nuclear radiation is not harmless to human beings and other living things.

At very high levels, radiation can kill an animal or human being outright by killing masses of cells (细胞) in important organs (器官). But even the lowest levels can do serious damage. There is no level of radiation that is completely safe. If the radiation does not hit anything important, the damage may not be significant. This is the case when only a few cells are hit, and if they are killed outright. Your body will replace the dead cells with healthy ones. But if the few cells are only damaged, and if they reproduce themselves, you may be in trouble. They reproduce themselves in an unusual way. They can grow into cancer. Sometimes this does not show up for many years.

This is another reason for some of the mystery about nuclear radiation. Serious damage can be done without the knowledge of the person at the time that damage has occurred. A person can be irradiated(放射治疗) and feel fine, then die of cancer five, ten, or twenty years later as a result. Or a child can be born weak or easy to get serious illness as a result of radiation absorbed by its grandparents.

Radiation can hurt us. We must know the truth.

21． According to the passage, the danger of nuclear power lies in __________.

A. nuclear mystery         B. radiation detection

C. radiation level         D. nuclear radiation

22．Radiation can lead to serious results even at the lowest level ________.

A. when it kills few cells

B. if it damages few cells

C. though the damaged cells can repair themselves

D. unless the damaged cells can reproduce themselves

23．Radiation can hurt us in the way that it can _____.

A. kill large numbers of cells in main organs so as to cause death immediately

B. damage cells which may grow into cancer years later

C. affect the healthy growth of our younger generation

D. lead to all of the above results

24．Which of the following can be best inferred from the passage?

A. The importance of protection from radiation cannot be overemphasized (过分强调).

B. The mystery about radiation remains unsolved.

C. Cancer is mainly caused by radiation.

D. Radiation can hurt those who do not know about its danger.

Hong Kong hosts exciting events ranging from colourful festivals to world class arts and sports events.When planning your next visit,be sure to include these signature events in your plans.

Affordable Art Fair

Date/Venue        24-27 June 2017 at Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center

Time              Please refer to event website

Admission    Various prices

Ticketing      Available at www.hkticketing.com and at the venue

Enquiry               www.affordableartfair.com

Description   Featuring over 100 galleries showing more than 1,000 artists from all over the world,the fair will                         encourage participation through interactive activities.

Jazz Concert-HKCO-Howard McCrary

Date/Venue 21-23 June 2017 at Auditorium,Kwai Tsing Theatre

Time             8 pm

Admission    URBTIX TEL: +582 27349009 or at www.urbtix.cityline.com

Enquiry         +852 31851600 or www.hkco.org

Description   Howard McCrary,jazz songwriter and musician,joining the Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra (HKCO)                to perform their favorite jazz music,combining the west and the east.

Writer's Block

Date/Venue   28-30 June and 2-6 July at Studio Theater,Hong Kong Cultural Center

Time             2:30 pm 28-30 June;7:30 pm 2-6 July

Admission    $160,$240

Ticketing      URBTIX Tel: +852 27349099 or at www.urbtix.cityline.com

Enquiry        +852 81068338 or www.changying.com

Description   Writer's Block is an evening of two one-act absurdist plays performed by the comedian Woody                           Allen.Not to be missed by Woody Allen fans.

Hong Kong Sevens 2017

Date/Venue 29-30 July 2017 at Hong Kong Stadium

Time            7 am-7 pm,29 July;8 am-7:30 pm 30 July

Admission    Please refer to event website

Ticketing      Please refer to www.hksevens.com

Enquiry               +852 25048311 or www.hksevens.com

Description   Since its kick-off in 1976,the Hong Kong Rugby Sevens has grown into one of the biggest rugby                        events internationally.

21.When can you enjoy art works from other countries?

A.21-22 June 2017.                  B.24-27 June 2017.                  C.2-6 July 2017.                D.29-30 July 2017.

22.How much should you pay at least to attend both the jazz concert and Writer's Block?

A.$310.                            B.$390.                                    C.$420.                                    D.$500.

23.In which event can audience see Woody Allen in person?

A.Writer's Block.                                                  B.Affordable Art Fair.

C.Hong Kong Sevens 2017.                                 D.Jazz Concert-HKCO-Howard McCrary.

24.Where can sport lovers order tickers for sports events?

A.At www.hkticketing.com.                              B.At www.hksevens.com.

C.At Hong Kong Stadium.                              D.At Auditorium,Kwai Tsing Theatre.

Thanksgiving is a time to give thanks for family, health, and life in general. However, Black Friday has turned it into a business.

Traditionally, the true value of Thanksgiving lies at home not the shopping centers. However, Black Friday has nowadays allowed society to ignore this as individuals long for something that they do not need or even truly want. Shopping on Black Friday becomes a sign of a shift into a culture that values material wealth over spending time with loved ones. People are willing to force their way through the crowds in their desperate search for marked-down sweaters and necklaces.

In recent years, Thanksgiving has become a pre-Black Friday holiday for many families. They are devoted to mapping out shopping routes and making organized schedules for which stores to hit first. By drawing individuals out to shopping centers with "matchless savings", businesses encourage this behavior of ignoring Thanksgiving. Many families take their home-cooked meals while camping out at the door of shopping centers. With each new year, Thanksgiving is becoming victim to over-commercialization—switching from a meaningful time of thanks and family to a day dedicated to products and profit.

Black Friday has shown that with current common standards, people cannot even set aside a single day to appreciate what they already have without immediately buying more. Families have lost sight of what is truly important in life, and have found reasons in debating between a low cost HD television and an appreciation for what they already have. Remember, Thanksgiving should be a day in which people are grateful for all that they have.

28. The underlined word "this" in paragraph 2 probably refers to ______.

A. the sign of a shift     B. the true value of Thanksgiving

C. the shopping crowd   D. the material wealth

29. In recent years, what will many families do when thanksgiving comes?

A.Visit some newly-opened shopping centers in advance.

B.  Find it difficult to choose a store for their first visit.

C.Make full preparations for the Black Friday shopping.

D. Go camping at the gate of shopping center for a good deal.

30. In the last paragraph, the author mainly intends to tell us that we should ______.

A. set aside a single day to buy more.

B. try to spend less to get low cost products.

C. stay with our families as long as we can.

D. appreciate what we've possessed with our families.

31. What's the author’s attitude towards the present ways people celebrate

    Thanksgiving?

Worried.  B.Annoyed .  C. Supportive.  D. Unconcerned.
                                 

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：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（∧），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。

In our daily life, we unavoidably come across many challenge now and then. I meet a big challenge when I was in high school. I was shocked to find which the physics teacher taught was totally beyond his understanding and I lost my confidence completely. Think I lacked a gift at physics, I stopped making efforts and my grades were poor. Fortunate, my teacher didn’t give me up. Instead of, she helped me analyze my problem and I realized I needed face challenges bravely. I regained my confidence, adjusted my approaches but worked hard. I improved my physics before long.

 “Have a nice day！” may be a pleasant gesture or a meaningless expression. When my friend Maxie says “Have a nice day” with a smile, I know she sincerely cares about what happens to me. I feel loved and safe since another person cares about me and wishes me well.

“Have a nice day. Next！” This version of the expression is spoken by a salesgirl at the supermarket who is rushing me and my groceries out the door. The words come out in the same tone (腔调) with a fixed procedure. They are spoken at me, not to me. Obviously, the concern for my day and everyone else's is the management's attempt to increase business.

The expression is one of those behaviors that help people get along with each other. Sometimes it indicates the end of a meeting. As soon as you hear it, you know the meeting is at an end. Sometimes the expression saves us when we don't know what to say.  “Oh, you just had a tooth out? I'm terribly sorry, but have a nice day. ”

The expression can be pleasant. If a stranger says “Have a nice day” to you, you may find it heart­warming because someone you don't know has tried to be nice to you.

Although the use of the expression is an insincere, meaningless social custom at times, there is nothing wrong with the sentence except that it is a little uninteresting. The salesgirl, the waitress, the teacher, and all the countless others who speak it without thinking may not really care about my day. But in a strange and comfortable way, it's nice to know they care enough to pretend they care when they really don't care all that much. While the expression may not often be sincere, it is always spoken. The point is that people say it all the time when they like.

1. How does the author understand Maxie's words?

A．Maxie shows her anxiety to the author.                    B．Maxie really wishes the author a good day.

C．Maxie encourages the author to stay happy.             D．Maxie really worries about the author's safety.

2. What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 mean?

A．The salesgirl is rude to the customers.                            B．The salesgirl is bored with her work.

C．The salesgirl cares about me.                                  D．The salesgirl says the words as usual.

3. According to the last paragraph, people say “ Have a nice day” ______________.

A．as a habit                                                              B．as thanks

C．sincerely                                                              D．encouragingly

______ 38. Tom is studying Chinese medicine in China. He is interested in the traditional art —— paper cutting.

______ 39. Emily got interested in China and lion dances of the country and hopes to attend any event related to her interest.

______ 40. Dave is a student learning in China and hopes to learn more about the ancient philosophy of China such as Taoism.

______ 41. John is a boxing fan. He is now having a trip in China with his parents who are on a business tour in China.

A   Traditional festival fairs

Sales of paintings and calligraphy, antiques, children’s toys, seasonal fruit and vegetables, variety shows(杂耍), cross-talk, traditional lion dances, stilt dances, rickshaw, folk wedding performances and much more besides.

B   Ditan Temple Fair

Folk flower fairs, acrobatic shows, Quyi (story telling with music and performance), Beijing snacks, traditional handcrafts like dough sculpture, paper cutting and shadow play.

C   Longtan Temple Fair

Visitors can compete with national-level athletes at judo, taekwondo, wrestling and boxing. Diabolo displays, face changing and some Guinness World Record attempts will also be featured.

D   Dongyue Temple Fair

    An exhibition about “Fu” (happiness) culture (including a walk on a “Fu” road, hanging a “Fu” plate, circling a “Fu” tree and drawing on a “Fu” canvas), and a folk-custom show featuring various traditional folk activities. There will also be other activities, including a Taoist music performance and sports competitions. Various artwork, books and snacks will also be available.