第二節(jié) 信息匹配(共5小題; 每小題2分, 滿分10分)

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以下是關于中國傳統(tǒng)節(jié)日的起源介紹：

A. One day, Emperor Mingdi had a dream about a gold man in his palace. When he was about to ask the mysterious figure who he was, the gold man suddenly rose to the sky and disappeared in the west. The next day, Emperor Mingdi sent a scholar to India to locate Buddhist scriptures and ordered that a temple be built to house a statue of Buddha and serve as a repository for the scriptures. So Emperor Mingdi ordered his subjects to display lighted lanterns during what was to become the Festival.

B. The earth once had ten suns circling it. However, one day all ten suns appeared together. The heat was so scorching and unbearable. A strong archer named Hou Yi came out and succeeded in shooting down nine suns. He was later made the emperor but after that he became a tyrant. In order to save the people from his tyranny, his wife Chang-E stole the elixir and consumed it herself and floated to the moon taking along her pet rabbit with her.

C. Qu Yuan was a minister in the kingdom of Chu.He was upright , loyal and highly esteemed for his wise counsel that had brought peace and prosperity to the kingdom. Realizing that the country was now in the hands of evil and corrupt officials, Qu Yuan clasped a large stone and leaped into the Mi Lo river on the fifth day of the fifth moon. The people of Chu, mourning the death of Qu Yuan, threw rice into the river to feed his hungry ghost on this day every year.

D. One of the most famous legends is Nian, an extremely cruel and ferocious beast that the ancients believed would devour people on New Year's Eve. To keep Nian away, red-paper couplets are pasted on doors, torches are lit, and firecrackers are set off throughout the night, because Nian is said to fear the color red, the light of fire, and loud noises. Early the next morning, as feelings of triumph and renewal fill the air at successfully keeping Nian away for another year, the most popular greeting heard is "gong xi fa cai", or "congratulations."

E. On this evening, two lovers will meet on a bridge of magpies across the Milky Way. Chinese grannies will remind children that they would not be able to see any magpies on that evening because all the magpies have left to form a bridge in the heavens with their wings.

F. The Festival itself was created by the Tang Emperor Xuanzong in 732. It is said that because the wealthy held too many expensive, elaborate ancestor-worshipping ceremonies, in a needed effort to lower this expense, Emperor Xuanzong declared that respects could be formally paid at ancestor's graves only on the day.

以下是中國傳統(tǒng)節(jié)日的慶�；顒樱�請匹配慶�；顒雍驮搨鹘y(tǒng)節(jié)日的起源介紹：

56. The Qingming Festival: The most important activity on the Festival is tomb sweeping to remember and honour one's ancestors at grave sites. Young and old pray before the ancestors, sweep the tombs and offer food, tea, wine, chopsticks, (joss) paper accessories, and/or libation to the ancestors. The rites are very important to most Chinese and especially farmers.

57. The Lantern Festival: According to the Chinese tradition, at the very beginning of a new year, when there is a bright full moon hanging in the sky, there should be thousands of colorful lanterns hung out for people to appreciate. At this time, people will try to solve the puzzles on the lanterns and eat yuanxiao (glutinous rice ball) and get all their families united in the joyful atmosphere.

58. The Dragon-boat Day: The Festival was also noted for its dragon-boat races, especially in the southern provinces, where there are many rivers and lakes and a glutinous rice pudding called Zongzi was eaten

59. The Valentine’s Day: There is not so much emphasis on giving chocolates, flowers and kisses. Instead, Chinese girls prepare fruits, melons and incense as offerings to the weaving maiden, praying to acquire high skills in needlecraft, as well as hoping to find satisfactory husbands. In the evening, people sit outdoors to observe the stars. Chinese grannies would say that, if you stand under a grapevine, you can probably overhear what the weaving maiden and her husband are talking about.

60. The New Year’s Day:  It is traditional to decorate the homes with new year paintings. The most popular paintings are Door Gods pasted on the front doors to keep ghosts and monsters away. Spring couplets are traditionally written with black ink on red paper. They are hung in storefronts and often stay up for two months. A reunion dinner is held where members of the family, near and far, get together for celebration.

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Here in China, as the awareness of climate change improves, realizing a low-carbon way of life, also known as reducing your carbon footprint, is a growing trend amongst young Chinese.

Zheng Xiyu works at  31  office in Beijing’s Central Business District. Every day, it takes her roughly 40 minutes to go to work by bus. But she  32  (think) of switching to a different mode of transport--a bicycle. When buying clothes, she will choose  33  purely made of cotton,  34  it takes less carbon to produce cotton clothes. She’s also adapting to a vegetarian diet as livestock can significantly contribute to today’s most serious environmental problems.

A recent survey shows 78% of all the 17,000 people  35  (question) have developed environmentally  36  ( friend ) habits in their daily lives. They are doing things, such as taking reusable shopping bags to the store and setting the air conditioner at a temperature above 26oC in summer.

On many popular social networking websites, people are advocating a low-carbon lifestyle.  Their tips include using the stairs and public transport  37  (frequent) than elevators and cars. They hope this lifestyle will become more than just a trend within certain groups.

38  the most populous nation on the planet with the world’s fastest growing economy, China has become the  39  (two) biggest emitter of greenhouse gases. The recent extreme weather in the southern regions reflects a serious environmental challenge. Experts say  40  is no time to delay with the effort to reduce carbon emissions.

基礎寫作

廣州某電視臺打算開辦一個面向中學生觀眾的英文節(jié)目，新聘任了來自英國的John作為節(jié)目編輯助理�，F(xiàn)在，John就有關節(jié)目的內(nèi)容向廣大中學生征求意見。你是廣州某高中的學生李華，建議開辦“廣州全接觸”（All-around Guangzhou）節(jié)目。請根據(jù)以下你的節(jié)目設想給John寫信建議開辦該節(jié)目：

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書信開頭和結尾已給出，不計算在5個句子中。

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Dear John,

I know you’re going to have an English program for middle school students. So I’m writing to suggest a program ---- “ All-around Guangzhou”.

I hope you can take my suggestion into consideration.

                                                    Sincerely yours’

                                                           Li Hua

. Although surprised, she pretended to be calm____ nothing had happened.

    A. that          B. because      C. as if             D. even though

 I want to explain _______ that prevented me doing it on time.

A. what was it     B. what it was     C. why was it      D. why it was  

Our plan was to drive into Cambridge, catch the 7:34 train to Liverpool Street Station, then to separate and meet again for lunch．We should have arrived at Liverpool at 9:19, but due to a typical London fog, the train had to move along so slowly that it wasn’t until 10:30 that it got there．In spite of our late arrival, Joan, my wife’s sister, decided that she would go to see the Crown Jewels in the Tower of London while we went shopping．It was only after her sister had disappeared into the fog that my wife realized that we hadn’t decided where we should meet for lunch．Since I had our three tickets for the concert in my pocket, this was indeed a problem．There seemed to be nothing we could do except taking a taxi to the Tower of London, and try to find her there．Needless to say, we didn’t find her.

It was now one o’clock, and the concert began at 2:30．“Perhaps she will think of waiting outside the concert hall,” suggested my wife hopefully．By this time the fog was so thick that road traffic had to stop, and the only way to get there was by underground railway．Hand in hand we felt our way along the road to where we thought the nearest station should be．An hour later we were still trying to find it．Just as I was about to lose my temper completely when we met a blind man tapping his way confidently through the fog．With his help we found Tower Hill tube station just fifty yards down the road.

By now it was far too late even to try to get to the concert hall before the performance began at 2:30, so we decided to return to Cambridge．It took seven long hours instead of the usual two to make that journey．Nor were we able to get any food and drink on the train．Tired and hungry we finally reached home at ten, opening the door to the sound of the telephone bell．It was Joan; she had seen the Crown Jewels, had managed to get another ticket for concert, and had had a wonderful dinner at a restaurant near the hotel where she decided to stay for the night．Now she was ringing to discover whether we had had an equally successful day.

1．Why was Joan separated from her sister and her brother-in-law?

A．they could not see each other because of the fog.

B．Joan had not seen Crown Jewels.

C．They planned to do different things until lunch time.

D．The writer didn’t want to go to the concert.

2．What did the writer plan to do in the afternoon?

A．Go to the concert.                        B．See the Crown Jewels.

C．Return to Cambridge.                    D．Go shopping.

3．The reason why they didn’t all meet for lunch was that _______.

A．They lost their way in the fog

B．they forgot to make necessary arrangement

C．they waited at different places and didn’t meet each other

D．the couple couldn’t find the underground station

4．It’s quite clear that for Joan the trip to London had been ________.

A．spilt by the fog                      B．quite tiring  

C．rather disappointing               D．very enjoyable

Do you know about a series of books that say they are “for dummies”? These American self-help books have been translated into more than thirty-nine languages including Chinese, Arabic, Russian, French, German, Greek and Spanish.

 “Dummy” is a word for a stupid person. The dummies books are not really for stupid people. They are designed to show people how to do something they may never have tried before, like painting a house or learning a language. The books all say in a funny way that they are for dummies, such as World History for Dummies, Rabbits for Dummies, Chinese Cooking for Dummies, and Wedding Planning for Dummies. The first such book, DOS for Dummies, was published in 1991. It helped people learn how to use the DOS operating system for computers. Since then, more than one hundred fifty million dummies books have been sold.

The dummies. com website explains the idea behind the books. It says that they show that people can be taught to do anything. First they can make fun of ideas that are difficult to understand. Then they show how the information can be interesting and easy. The publishers say that the books do not provide more information than necessary. They give readers just enough information to do what they want. They say that the dummies books give the best and easiest way to do something. And the books use simple and easy language.

There are more than one thousand different dummies books. A report in New York Times says that the top-selling dummies books are those that explain technology and personal finance.

The publishers say that the best-selling dummies books are those providing information many people need---like information about diseases, education and cooking. People interested in opera, car repair and wine can also find dummies books to help them. And there are even more dummies books to come. The publishers say that they publish about two hundred new dummies books every year.

1. Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?

A. Books for Dummies

B. The Easiest, the Best

C. Books for Stupid People

D. New Ideas Behind the Books

2. The dummies books have been popular because ______.

A. they provide enough information on the concerning subject

B. they provide just what is needed and are easy to understand

C. people can learn to do anything with just one copy

D. people can save lots of money through self-teaching

3. According to New York Times, we know that books on ____ sell best.

A. diseases and education

B. opera and car repairing

C. technology and personal finance

D. cooking and world history

4. What can we learn from the passage?

A. The first dummies book was on Chinese cooking.

B. The simple language was intended for child readers

C. Fifty million different dummies books have been published.

D. The dummies books will continue to be popular.

How much ______she looked without her glasses!

A. Well                       B. good                C. better               D. best

. --- Did you visit the famous temple?

   --- we ___________, but we spent too much time shopping.

A. could have visited           B. must have visited 

C. can’t have visited            D. shouldn’t have visited

. –Where is the factory in which you work?

    -It’s about 10 kilometres _______ the city.

  A. in north of           B. north of            C. the north of              C. northern of