8．假如你是李华，你校将在寒假举办外国人学汉语的短期学习班，并为学员安排周末"北京一日游"活动．作为志愿者，请你根据下表提供的信息，向他们介绍旅游活动安排，并对他们的出行提出建议．讲稿的开头已为你写好．
One-day Tour in Beijing
Places to visit：
Price：
Transport：
Lunch：
Time to start：
Time to return：
the Forbidden City，the Temple of Heaven，the Summer Palace
$ 70
bus
traditional Chinese food
8：30 am
5：30 pm
Ladies and gentlemen．Attention，please．I'd like to introduce to you the one-day tour for the coming Saturday．
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7．假如你是某中学高一学生赵明，不久前经历了一次地震，你和邻居一起救出了一位受困的人．请你根据下面四幅图片的顺序，以日记形式记下事情的全过程．
注意：1．开头已给出．
2．字数不少于60．
3．提示词：锹，铲spade；担架stretcher

Last Saturday morning，a severe earthquake suddenly happened．____________________
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6．以下图片展现了当前高一学生的情形．请根据你对这幅图片的理解用英语写一篇短文．
你的短文应包含以下内容：
1．高一学生课业负担重，许多同学疲于应付；
2．简析当前高中学生现实作业完成情况（1：哪一科老师跟得紧就做哪一科；2：大部分时间做喜欢的科目；3：…．）；
3．谈谈你的建议及理由．

参考词汇：效率efficiency
要求如下：1、词数：120左右（开头已给出，不计入总词数）；
2、可适当发挥，以使行文连贯；
3、文章中不能出现考生相关信息．
How to Handle Our Homework
Being senior one students，we have to be buried in mountains of assignments from our respectable teachers every day．       ．

5．下面是一家报纸的专栏作家Maggie收到的读者寻求建议的来信，假如你是Maggie，请写一封回信，其中需包括你对来信所反映问题的观点和态度，以及你对"Doubtful Dad"的建议．
Dear Maggie，
My son just announced that he is going away to schoo1．Bobby is a good student，and I am proud of him．Any college would be lucky to have him．My concern is that he has never lived away from home before．Will he be able to take care of himself？What if there's an emergency？
Give me some advice so that I can relax!
Doubtful Dad
注意：
1．词数100左右；
2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3．信的开头已经给出，不计入总词数．
Dear Doubtful Dad，
I am really know your felling because nowadays many parents have a common sense that their children are so precious to them so they always try their best to give their children a happy and meaningful life．Whereas，on one hand，these parents care and protect their children，on the other hand they may do harm to their children．
As far as I am concerned，it is necessary thatyou should giveyour sonmore space and freedom so thathe may become more independent．What's more，it is a good way to lethim study in a boarding school for children must face something by their own，such as，their relationship with friends and student，their study and busy life and so on．You should believe your child could do it well．By doing this，I believe，he may become more independent，brave and responsible．
In summary，spoiling children is no right．Don't worry．You should know better that an independent，responsible and brave person is able to adapt society better．
Best wishes!
Yours，
Maggie．

4．In the world nothing is more important than health．If people took away our money，houses，cars，or even our clothes，we could still survive．（16）F Then how can we keep healthy？
First of all，we should eat healthily．I usually avoid eating food high in fat，like French fries or cookies，which are junk food．（17）D I only eat little meat．（18）AIt helps us build a strong body．Regular exercise is an important part of keeping me healthy．In addition，I think friends are an important part of one's health．（19）G I always feel better when I am with friends than when I am alone．When I am with my friends，I always laugh．Laughing is also an important part of health．It is good to stay with my friends．
By eating properly and exercising regularly，I can keep my body at a proper weight and keep healthy．By spending time with my friends，I can keep my mind as well as my body happy．These things sound easy to do，but not many people can manage them． （20）C

A．What's more，taking exercise is very important．
B．Some people appear fat because they often eat too much．
C．I think a strong will is necessary if we want to keep fit．
D．I eat a lot of vegetables and fresh fruits which are full of vitamins．
E．There are some people who like staying alone，but they keep healthy．
F．But if our health were taken away，we could surely die．
G．Many studies show that people with few friends often get sick．

3．加入你是红星中学高三学生李华．上周，你作为志愿者参与了学校接待澳大利亚中学生访问团的活动．请根据以下四幅图的先后顺序，给校刊"英语角"写一篇英文稿件，介绍来访学生体验中国书法的过程．

注意：词数不少于60
提示词：书法 calligraphy．

2．Travel Manners
    Every culture has its own unwritten list of behavior that is acceptable．Every society also has its taboos，or types of behavior that are considered a violation of good manners．
    The word taboo comes from the Tongan language and is used in modern English to describe verbal and nonverbal behavior that is forbidden or to be avoided．（71）C They tend to be specific to a culture or country，and usually form around a group's values and beliefs．What is considered acceptable behavior in one country may be a serious taboo in another．
    Verbal taboos usually involve topics that people believe are too private to talk about publicly，or relate to one's manner of speaking．In many cultures，for example，it is considered bad manners to discuss subjects such as sex or religion in public．In some countries，the volume （音量） of one's voice may annoy people．（72）F
    （73）A For example，one of the biggest differences among many Western，Asian，and African cultures is the use of eye contact （接触）．In the US，people make eye contact when they talk to others．（74）G In many Asian and African cultures，however，children are taught to lower their eyes when talking to their elders，or those of higher rank，as a way to show respect．
    Certain gestures made with the hands can have very different meanings depending on the country you are in．Crossing your middle finger over your forefinger is the sign for good luck in many western countries．（75）B Also，in some Asian countries，moving your hands a lot while talking，or‘talking with your hands'，is considered unsuitable．
    Behavior that is acceptable and non-offensive in one culture can be highly offensive in another．When visiting a foreign country，be aware of some of the basic differences，as this will help to ensure a more enjoyable trip．

A．Nonverbal taboos usually relate to body language． B．In Vietnam and Argentina，however，it is a rude gesture． C．In spite of what some people may think，taboos are not universal． D．Cancer is a taboo subject and people are frightened to talk openly about it． E．Learn a country's customs so that you don't hurt the local people unconsciously． F．They might think that someone who is speaking or laughing loudly is rude or aggressive． G．If a person avoids eye contact，others might think they are being dishonest or unconfident．

1．Different Cultures
The cultures of the East and the West really distinguish each other a lot．（36）E
The origin of the eastern cultures is mainly from two countries：China and India．Both of the two cultures are developed by rivers-the Yellow River in China and the Hindu River in India．（37）F
When the two mother rivers gave birth to the Eastern culture，another famous culture was brought up on the Mesopotamian Plain-the Mesopotamian Civilization．This civilization later on developed into the cultures of Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome．（38）C  Like the Chinese culture，the European culture also crossed waters．When the British settled down in America，their culture went with them over，the Atlantic Ocean．So the American culture doesn't distinguish from the European culture a lot．
（39）D Take the language system for example．In the East，most languages belong to the pictographic language while the Western languages are mostly based on the Latin system  Other causes like human race difference counts as well．But what's more．due to the far distance and the steep．areas between the East and West，the two cultures seldom communicate until recent centuries．So they grew up totally in their own ways with almost no-interference（干扰） from the other．
The differences are everywhere．（40）G  But different cultures make the world of 21st century more colorful．The cultural gap should not be the obstacle （障碍）  to the civilization of human being．It ought to be the motivation of our going farther．

A．Let us work together to keep a variety of culture．
B．One important thing is to learn about other cultures．
C．And these two are well-known as the base of the European culture．
D．At the same time，some other  differences add to the cultural differences．
E   This is because the culture systems are two separate systems on the whole．
F．They helped the two cultures develop for centuries and form their own styles．
G．They are obvious and affect people's ways of thinking and their views of the world．

5．假如你是红星中学的李津．你的美国朋友Peter来信表示，希望了解你校学生课外活动情况，请你用英语写一封回信，介绍你校学生课外活动．
☆学校为了丰富学生的课外生活开设了一些俱乐部，如读书、写作、篮球、音乐等；
☆课外活动的时间安排：每天下午一个小时；
☆课外活动对学生的益处：如增强体质，丰富知识；
☆你加入了一个俱乐部，说明你加入的理由，以及在这门课程中学到了什么．
注意：
（1）请使用规范英语，词数不少于100词；
（2）可适当增加细节，以使内容充实、行文连贯；
（3）开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数．
Dear Peter，
      I'm glad to hear from you．I would like to tell you something about after-school activities in our school，Hongxing High School．
For one thing，in order to enrich students'life，after-school activities in our school are varied and colorful．Different kinds of clubs are set up，such as reading，basketball，writing and singing．For another，these clubs are open for students for one hour every day．By participating in after-school activities，not only can we build our body and enrich our knowledge，but also we can free us from the heavy load of study．I joined the basketball club because I like basketball very much and I have learned how to be a good player and how to do teamwork．
In a word，I really enjoy the after-school activities．
      Best wishes，
Yours，
Li Jin．

4．Do you ever wish for a little more time to do everything you need to do？Well，on July 1 you'll be getting it--but only one more second．
  On July 1 at exactly 7：59：59 a．m．Beijing time （or on June 30 at 23：59：59 UTC，Coordinated Universal Time），the world's atomic（原子的） clocks will pause for a single second，or，more precisely，change to the unusual time of 7：59：60，according to theverge．com．The addition of a leap second（闰秒），announced by the Paris Observatory，is to keep our clocks in time with the slowing of Earth's rotation（旋转） and astronomical time as measured by the sun．
   Just one extra second could cause big problems and affect the way computers and websites work，however．When the last leap second was added back in 2012，more than a few websites had some trouble．As reported by Phys．org，popular sites like the community website Reddit crashed when the leap second was added．
  For Reddit，the problem was eventually found to be with a Linux system that got confused when it checked the network time and found an extra second．
  Speaking to Wired about the problem back in 2012，Linux creator Linus Torvalds commented："Almost every time we have a leap second，we find something．It's really annoying，because it's code （代码）that is almost never used，and thus not tested by users under their normal conditions．"
  Companies have had to think of their own solutions，and Google's"leap smear"may be the best-known example．As company engineer Christopher Pascoe explains in a blog post，companies usually try to fix the problem by turning back the clocks by one second at the end of the day so that they play that second again．
  However，Pascoe believes this creates problems．He asked："What happens？Does e-mail that comes in during that second get stored correctly？"
  Google has a solution：Cut the extra second into milliseconds and then put these tiny amounts of time into the system throughout the day．"This means that when it became time to add an extra second at midnight，"says Pascoe．"Our clocks have already taken into account over the course of the day．"
  For many companies without Google's money，however，the leap second will likely still cause some crashes．Don't worry，though-at least it won't last long!

51．Why do we need to add a leap second？C
A．The world's atomic clocks are set to do so．
B．To keep in time with the world's computers．
C．To keep atomic clocks in time with the slowing of Earth's rotation．
D．To record the changes to astronomical time．
52．What happened to the website Reddit when the leap second was added in 2012？D
A．It crashed because of a virus attack．
B．Its network time added two extra seconds．
C．All of the code in its Linux system went wrong．
D．One of its software systems got confused and the site broke down．
53．What does the underlined word"something"refer to in the 5^th paragraph？A
A．The code not working properly．
B．The extra second．
C．The problem．
D．Normal conditions．
54．How do companies usually deal with the problem of the extra second？C
A．By shutting down computers at the end of the day．
B．By stopping receiving emails that come in during that second．
C．By turning the clocks back by one second at the end of the day．
D．By cutting the extra second into milliseconds throughout  the day．
55．What's Christopher Pascoe's attitude toward Google's solution to the problem？C
A．Unfavorable   
B．Doubtful  
C．Approving  
D．Cautious．