C
There is a popular Chinese saying that “Fair skin will make up for three flaws(缺陷)”. This mentions the fact that in Chinese culture, it is believed that people who have fair skin are more beautiful. In Western culture, however, the opposite is true---many Westerners think tanned skin is prettier. The example shows that different cultures have different ideas of what they think is beautiful. These cultural meanings of beauty, however, are no longer important, As more and more people travel overseas, ideas about beauty are being shared among cultures. The Internet has also made it easier for people to share different types of beauty since people are always posting pictures on social media. The result is an ever-changing idea of what is considered beautiful.
The cultural practice of ear piercings, for example, has become a part of modern day culture. In Kenya, it is a tradition among the Masai men and women to pierce and then make their ear lobes (耳垂) longer using ivory and wood or stones. They then wear colorful things on their ear lobes. This is a common practice since longer ear lobes are seen as a sign of beauty. This tradition has now found its way into present-day culture. Nowadays, this might still seem unusual to some, but with more and more well-known actors and film stars showing off their longer ear lobes, it will finally become more fashionable.
It is understood that different cultures around the world have different ways of showing beauty. However, since we now live in a worldwide society, people's views about beauty are always changing. With the help of the Internet, people are now able to easily borrow ideas from other cultures to help them stand out. So what new fashions can we expect to see in the future?
58. What has made it easier for people to share ideas about beauty?
A. The development of technology. B. The popularity of the latest fashions.
C. The unchanged cultural traditions. D. The world’s growing population.
59. What can be learned about the Masai people from the passage?
A. Longer ear lobes are their new fashion. B. Only women make their ear lobes longer.
C. They think longer ear lobes look beautiful. D. They make actors and film stars famous.
60. The underlined word "them" in the last paragraph refers to _______ .
A. people B. ideas C. cultures D. fashions
61. What is the passage mainly about?
A. People in Asian countries like fair skin better.
B. Beauty is considered important in many cultures.
C. Different cultures have different ideas about beauty.
D. People's ideas about beauty are changing all the time.
D
There’s always something deep in our soul that never dies. I moved to the small, busy town of Edison in New Jersey six years ago. It was during the second term of my fifth grade. My parents got new jobs and higher income, so they decided it was time to move from Woodbridge to a better, more educational town.
In the US, it is unnecessary to take a test to get into a “good” middle or high school. You just attend the school close to where you live. So, many parents will think about the quality (质量，品质) of the local school when they decide to buy a new house. My parents did the same. We finally chose Edison mainly because of the high quality of its school.
In New Jersey, an area with a good school usually means a concentration of Asian people. There are about 300 students in our school. 55% are Asians and just under half of that are Chinese. There are so many Chinese people nearby that we even have our own Chinese school.
Edison is an old town, just like thousands of others in the United States. However, I have treated it as my hometown. That’s where I spend much of my youth, and the memories there can’t be moved at all.
62. Why did the writer’s parents move to Edison?
A. Because they were born there. B. Because it was a better educational town.
C. Because the writer began his fifth grade. D. Because the writer didn’t need to take a test.
63. How many students are from Asia in the writer’s school?
A. About 80. B. About 160. C. About 220. D. About 300.
64. What does the underlined expression “a concentration of” mean in Paragraph 3?
A. A small number of B. The whole of C. A large number of D. None of
65. Why can’t the writer forget Edison?
A. Because he regards it as his hometown. B. Because his parents got new jobs there.
C. Because there are many Asians there. D. Because it is in the state of New Jersey.
五、词汇运用(共l0小题;每小题l分，计l0分)
根据句子意思，用括号中所给汉语提示或英语单词的适当形式填空。(每空一词)
66. It’s ★ to drop litter everywhere. (polite)
67. Children usually have some trouble ★ themselves. (express)
68. The plans have been under ★ for a year now. (discuss)
69. The radio ★ the news as soon as the accident happened. (spread)
70. The 2007 Special Olympics World Games was ★ held in Shanghai. (success)
71. People under the same star sign share ★ personalities. (相似的)
72. Yangzhou is beautiful, ★ in spring. (尤其)
73. It is well known that ★ makes perfect. (练习)
74. I will wait patiently instead of touching him ★ he moves. (直到)
75. As ★ , we won the basket final. (期望)
六、任务型阅读(共10空;每空1分，计10分)
阅读下列短文，根据短文中的信息完成文后表格。(每空一词)
Going to a party, having a meal in a restaurant or receiving a birthday gift—as a teenager, you go to different places and meet different people. Everything you do will leave a deep impression (印象)on others. So manners are very important.
Getting to a place late for a date may mean: This isn’t that important to me. Ringing someone up while talking to your friend may mean: The caller is more important than the person standing in front of me. Not showing thanks to a gift giver may mean: “I don't like the gift.”
Is that the message you really want to send? Maybe not. You do not want to be rude, but sometimes what you do makes people think you’re impolite.
How can you change that? First, you should know the proper ways to behave in front of people. We call this manners. Manners are about being honest, respectful (尊重的) and considerate (考虑周到的) .
Good manners show in small things. Start to make your manners better now!
You could start by adding “please” and “thank you” to your vocabulary and avoiding bad language.
You could start by keeping a door open for someone after you to go through. You could start by showing up on time instead of letting others wait for you.
Start now! Start a new life and start to be a teenager with good manners!
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七、缺词填空(共10空;每空1分，计10分)
根据短文内容和首字母提示，在下文空格处填入适当的词使短文完整。(每空一词)
Sports have developed fast in China these years.
In 1974, China first came to the Asian Games. Four years l 86 , in the 8th Asian Games, we won the second prize. We have won the l 87 number of gold medals in the past ten Asian Games since 1982.
In 1984, China t 88 part in the Olympic Games, and won the fourth place with 15 gold medals. In 1988, It was a p 89 that China won only five gold medals in the 24th Olympic Games. In the 25th and 26th Olympic Games, we b 90 won 16 gold medals and came fourth. In 2000, for the first time, we ranked third with 28 gold medals. In 2004, we won 32 gold medals and ranked second in the Athens Olympic Games. In 2008, in our motherland, we won 51 gold medals and ranked f 91 in Beijing Olympic Games. We felt very p 92 of our great country.
At the same time, we try to i 93 the ability of hosting international games. In 1990, we succeeded in hosting the 11th Asian Games. To our joy, the 29th Olympic Games was h 94 in Beijing in 2008 and the 16th Asian Games in Guangzhou in 2010. It shows our s 95 in sports is accepted by the world.
Clearly, China has become stronger in sports.
八、书面表达(计30分)
A. 根据所给汉语完成下列句子，词数不限。(共5小题;每小题2分，计10分)
1. 他们太穷了看不起病。
2. 对于我们不放弃梦想很重要。
3. 在公共场合，我们应该排队而不应该插队。
4. 我总是警告他不要打断别人的谈话。
5. 我们可以通过捐款支持慈善机构。
B. 写作(计20分)
假设你是李明，中国的春节即将到来，你的英国笔友Millie要来中国做客, 希望你能给她一些有关中国文明礼仪的建议。请根据以下问题提示，用英语写一封回信。
提示：1)What will she need to do when she meets people for the first time?
2)What should she pay attention to when giving others presents?
3)How will she behave at the table?
4)What aren’t good manners in public?
要求：1)表达清楚，语法正确，上下文连贯;
2)必须包括提示中的所有信息，并按要求适当发挥;
3)词数：100词左右;(信的开头结尾已给出，不计入总词数)
4)不得使用真实姓名、校名和地名等。
Dear Millie,
How’s everything going? I’m very glad that you will come to China. ___________________
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Best wishes!
Li Ming
，我们将会及时处理。
