Ⅰ.阅读理解(建议用时16′)
A
[2016·广东揭阳一中检测]When traveling, it's important to learn about the customs and etiquette of the global village. What we consider polite behavior at home isn't always accepted outside our borders.
●Etiquette of Gift Giving
Gift giving should be a happy, positive experience. When selecting a present for someone in Netherlands, don't purchase fancy kitchen knives or scissors. Giving sharp, pointy objects as gifts is considered unlucky. Be careful when presenting flowers to a friend or a business partner in Russia. Yellow blooms suggest cheat or a relationship break up. Traditionally, red carnations are placed on the tombs of the dead. Writing cards or notes while visiting South Korea, be mindful of your pen's ink color. Writing a person's name in red ink traditionally suggests that the person has passed away—an important point to remember when giving a birthday card.
●Eating Customs
Being early or on time is viewed as being rude, too eager or even greedy in Venezuela. If you are invited to someone's home for a meal, it's recommended that you arrive 10 minutes later than the requested time. When having a meal in Egypt, don't use the salt shaker (盐瓶). It's insulting to your host to spread salt on your food, which means that you find the meal terrible. Japan is a very polite nation, and their fondness for etiquette extends to the use of chopsticks. According to Japanese custom, if you're in the middle of eating, use the opposite end of your chopsticks to secure food from a shared plate. When doing business in Turkey, it's the custom for your host to pay for your meal. Requests to split the bill won't be accepted. If you would like to pay your fair share, Turks recommend inviting your host to a followup meal.
本文讲述的是两种旅游礼仪——送礼物和就餐礼仪。
1．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A.Giving a fancy kitchen knife to a friend from Russia is a good choice.
B.You can use blue ink to write notes to your friend from South Korea.
C.Dining with Japanese, one can use either end of the chopsticks to get food from shared plates.
D.Invited to a meal, one should arrive earlier to show respect for the host.
答案：B 细节理解题。根据第二段“giving a kitchen knife与Netherlands有关”，C项未提及，根据“be mindful of your pen's ink color.”故选B。
2．What does the underlined word “insulting” in Paragraph 3 refer to?
A．Respectful. B．Challenging.
C.Indifferent.
D.Offensive.
答案：D 词义猜测题。根据第三段“which means that you find the meal terrible.”可推测insulting的意思应表示对主人不敬，故选D。
3．Where is this passage probably from?
A．A news report.
B.A travel essay.
C．A culture column.
D.A food magazine.
答案：C 推理判断题。根据首段讲述的内容可知本文讲述的是与旅游相关的礼节、礼仪或风俗问题，故答案为C。
1．polite adj. 有礼貌的
2.unlucky adj. 不幸的
3．greedy adj. 贪婪的
4.extend vi. 延伸；伸出
5．secure adj. 安全的；可靠的
1．pass away 去世
2.according to 根据；依据
原文：If you are invited to someone's home for a meal, it's recommended that you arrive 10 minutes later than the requested time.(recommended的用法)
译文：如果你被邀请到某人家就餐，建议你比要求的时间晚十分钟到。
仿写：The doctor strongly recommended that he_take_a_holiday.
医生强烈建议他去休假。
B
[2015·兰州一中期中]It is commonly believed that the earliest Chinese papercuts appeared during the sixth century. Some
scholars believe it was even earlier. Legend has it that during the Western Han Dynasty (206 BCAD 24), Emperor Wudi was very sad after one of his favorite concubines, Madame Li, died. A Taoist priest, Li Shaoweng, cut a piece of hemp paper in the shape of Madame Li. When evening fell, the emperor's servants lit candles in his bedroom; the reflection of that papercut on the wall made the emperor think about his beloved concubine.
The Yuxian papercut is different from most papercuts produced in other regions of China. Papercuts from other regions are mostly cut—with scissors or knives—from singlecolored paper, such as red or black paper.
There are four major procedures to making the Yuxian papercut: First, sketch the pattern on the draft paper; second, fasten the draft to the paper to be cut; third, use a knife to carve out the pattern; and fourth, dye (染色) the papercut with various colors.
Precise cutting skills are needed to make a piece of the Yuxian papercut, which highlights the craft maker's artistic taste and dyeing skills. That explains the following saying: “The successful making of a Yuxian papercut is 30 percent dependent on the maker's cutting skills, and 70 percent on the maker's dyeing skills.”
The traditional Yuxian papercut highlights two themes: Flowers and characters in Chinese operas. The papercut is particularly known for its vivid description of characters in various traditional Chinese operas. In October 2009, the art of Yuxian's papercut was added to the list of intangible Cultural Heritage (非物质文化遗产) established by UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization)．
本文讲述的是中国传统文化——剪纸艺术的历史以及蔚县剪纸的特点。
4．The first paragraph is actually about ________.
A．Emperor Wudi's favorite concubine
B．the origins of Chinese papercuts
C．the inventor of Chinese papercut
D．one of the themes of Yuxian papercut
答案：B 主旨大意题。根据第一段首句可以概括本段的主旨大意。“It is commonly believed that the earliest Chinese papercuts appeared during the sixth century.”可知。
5．Which is the most important skill of making papercut?
A．Drawing
skill.
B．Cutting skill.
C．Dyeing skill.
D．Carving skill.
答案：C 细节理解题。根据倒数第二段“The successful...is 30 percent dependent on the maker's cutting skills...”可知。
6．According to the passage, Yuxian papercut is especially famous for its ________.
A．lively images of characters in classic operas
B．traditional Chinese operas
C．Chinese cultural influence on operas
D．advanced cutting techniques
答案：A 细节理解题。根据最后一段“...known for its vivid description of characters in various traditional...”。可知。
7．What is the best title for the passage?
A．The Earliest Chinese Legend
B．The Yuxian Papercut Skills
C．Emperor Wudi's Sad Story
D．Chinese Yuxian Papercut
答案：D 主旨大意题。本文第一段由剪纸历史引出话题，从第二段便展开对蔚县剪纸进行介绍，由此选D项。
1．reflection n. 反射；沉思
2.highlight vt. 突出；强调
3．dependent adj. 依靠的
4.particularly adv. 特别；尤其
5．establish vt. 建立；创办
1．in the shape of 以……的形式；呈……的形状
2．be different from 与……不同；不同于……
原文：It is commonly believed that the earliest Chinese papercuts appeared during the sixth century.(主语从句)
译文：人们普遍认为，中国最早的剪纸出现在六世纪。
仿写：It is acknowledged that_he_is_innocent.
大家公认他是无辜的。
Ⅱ.七选五(建议用时7′)
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
[2016·福建检测]Most of you love watching movies. They can be funny, sad, imaginative, inspiring, and so much more! There are so many possibilities and so many great movies to watch!
The making of a movie usually begins with a script (剧本). __1__ The producer is the person who is responsible for coordinating (协调) aspects of the film like budget and scheduling. The producer plans out how the project will be carried out and he usually starts by hiring a director!
__2__ The director will usually identify themes or feelings that he or she wants the movie to convey to its audience and will then assemble (聚集) all the other people who will be needed, such as costumedesigners, makeup artists, special effects crew, stuntmen, cameramen, and, of course, actors!
Next, shooting begins! __3__ Often a director will want to get several “takes” (versions) of a scene or moment and usually only a few minutes of the movie are finished in one day's work. __4__ So once filming is completed, the director must then work with editors to piece them all together, deciding which takes to use and adding in any special effects or touchups.
The entire process from acquiring the script to editing the scenes generally takes months or even years! Once it's ready, the finished movie is then distributed to movie theatres. __5__
A．Scenes are also usually not shot in order.
B．The actual filming can be a slow process.
C．The way that movies are made has changed a lot over time.
D．It gets bought by a movie studio or a producer.
E．The producer plays a very important role in making a movie.
F．In movies, the director's job is to bring the script to life on camera.
G．People can watch and enjoy it in the theatre.
本文讲述的是电影从剧本到拍摄再到后期制作的整个简要过程。
1．D 根据上文中．..begins with a script(剧本)以及选项D中的代词It指代的重要性可知。
2．F 根据下文讲述的内容可知，此空概括全段的主旨大意，核心内容与导演有关。
3．B 根据“shooting begins！”可知该段讲述的是拍摄电影，选项B中filming意思与shooting相近。
4．A 根据上句中讲述的内容可知，该空与拍摄场景有关，故答案是A项。
5．G 电影拍摄过程及制作结束后，最后应该是由观众来观赏，故选G项。
Ⅲ.语法填空(建议用时8′)
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
[2016·天津月考]A man requested an old scholar to get rid of his son's bad habits. The scholar took the boy for __1__ walk through a garden. Suddenly he stopped __2__ (ask) the boy to pull out a tiny plant growing there.
The boy held the plant between his thumb and forefinger and pulled it out. The old man then asked him to pull out a slightly __3__ (big) plant. The boy pulled hard and the plant came out, roots and all. “Now pull out that one，” said the old man __4__ (point) to a bush. This time, the boy managed it but with great __5__ (difficult)．
After that, the old man led him to a big tree and said, “Now take this one out，” the boy grasped the trunk and tried his best to pull it out. But it would not move. “It's __6__ (possible)，” said the boy, breathing __7__ (heavy) with effort.
“So it is with bad habits，” said the wise man. “When they are weak, it is easy to pull them out but when they become strong they cannot __8__ (remove)．
The walk __9__ the old man changed the boy's life. So don't wait for bad habits to take root. Get rid of them while you have control over them, __10__ they will control you.
1．________ 2.________ 3.________ 4.________
5．________ 6.________ 7.________ 8.________
9．________ 10.________
一位学者通过让小男孩拔起由小到大的植物教育他要及时改掉坏习惯。
1．a 考查冠词。walk在此指散步，作可数名词且泛指。
2．to ask 考查非谓语动词。此处“stop to do sth.”意为“停下来去做某事”。
3．bigger 考查比较级。与上文a tiny plant对比，且slightly常与比较级连用。
4．pointing 考查非谓语动词。pointing作伴随状语。
5．difficulty 作介词with的宾语且由great修饰。
6．impossible 考查构词法。根据句意可知此处应为possible的反义词。
7．heavily 考查副词。修饰breathing。
8．be removed 考查被动语态。remove与they是被动关系。
9．with 考查介词。和老人一起的那次散步改变了男孩的生活。
10．or/otherwise 考查连词。祈使句＋or/otherwise＋陈述句，此结构相当于一个否定意义的条件句。
Ⅳ.书面表达(建议用时20′)
[2016·九江一模]近日，你们班就“学校每天清晨开展冬季跑操活动”进行了一次讨论。请根据以下内容，给学校英文报编辑写一篇短文：
支持(大部分)：增强体质；磨炼意志；放松自我……
反对(少数)：单调；天气寒冷；学业繁重……
你的观点：……
注意：1.词数100左右(开头已写好，不计入总词数)；
2．可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Recently our class had a heated discussion about the Winter Morning Jogging Activity in our school.__________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
One possible version：
Recently_our_class_had_a_heated_discussion_about_the_Winter_Morning_Jogging_Activity_in_our_school. Opinions are divided on this topic.
Most students are in favor of this activity. They believe that the activity in winter can not only help improve physical health but develop a strong will. Besides, it's a good way to relieve stress. On the other hand, a minority of the students are opposed to it.
They think the activity is too dull.
In addition, there is so much heavy study and it's so cold outside that they would rather stay in the classroom to study.
As far as I'm concerned, I support the activity because it benefits
us
greatly.
The
modern
society
requires
many qualities of us, so bookworms can't keep up with the times any longer.