第二节 信息匹配(共5小题; 每小题2分, 满分10分)

阅读下列应用文及相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。请在答题卡上将对应题号的相应选项字母涂黑。

以下是关于中国传统节日的起源介绍：

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.

以下是中国传统节日的庆祝活动，请匹配庆祝活动和该传统节日的起源介绍：

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.

假设你是李华。近日，你的英语笔友Jack听说你们学校正在开展“建设节约型社会（Construction of an energy-saving society）”主题活动，来邮件请你介绍一下你对活动的看法和建议。请你结合以下要点，用英语给Jack回复邮件。

1. 不浪费粮食和纸张；

2. 尽量不使用方便筷、塑料袋；

3. 毕业生将书赠给低年级同学循环使用；

4. 其他建议

注意：

1. 不要逐字翻译，可适当增加细节；

2. 词数：120-150。开头已经为你写了，不计入总词数；

3. 参考词汇：方便筷disposable chopsticks

Dear Jack,

    Glad to receive your E-mail.

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从方框中选出能填入文中空白处的最合适的单词，并将该单词的标号（A、B、C、D、E…）填写在文章下面对应题号的横线上。

注意：方框中有多余的单词。

Dear Tom,

I’m very glad to know that you will study further in Beijing University in October and that you __1__ me so much. As we know, people make themselves __2__ not only by words and expressions but by body movements. Once you know the difference between China and your country Arab in body language, you will __3__ the customs better and more quickly. Now let me tell you some as follows. First Chinese people don’t like to stand __4__ to their friend when they are talking. And they never touch each other. They don’t kiss each other hello and goodbye. But girls like to walk hand in hand (hold their hands) to __5__ their friendship. Do remember Chinese people have their meals with their chopsticks. They __6__it bad manners to eat using the fingers of your right hand. Besides, the Chinese people wouldn’t like their heads to be __7__ by another person. In China touching the head means that it will __8__ on bad luck to them. In a word I truly hope my information will be of great help to you and that ___9__ body language in a correct way will help you __10__ with the Chinese and make the stay in China easy and comfortable. Do you know the saying ----When in Rome, do as the Romans do?

Best wishes. I’m looking forward to your coming.

                                                        Yours truly,

                                                          Li Hua

第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

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。

___51___ There are many things that can be done to help the environment and preserve it for future generations. As everyone knows, taking public transportation helps but what else can you do to make a difference?

Sometimes it is the simple changes you make, such as bringing your own chopsticks to a restaurant. More than ten thousand disposable chopsticks (一次性筷子) are thrown away in China per day. ___52___ So bring a pair of chopsticks when you eat out next time.

___53___ Every day more than one million plastic bags are thrown away. A great number of them go into oceans and hurt the animals and plants that live there. By bringing your own bag when you go to the store or market you can reduce the number of plastic bags used.

Plastic bottles, glass , newspapers and even aluminium cans are all recyclable and by collecting such items people are paid by the recycling company. ___54___ In fact every part that makes a car can be taken apart and recycled, from the wheels to the windscreen. ___55___

It may seem like a little change by only one person but when you start adding one person to another, huge changes can occur. It will make a world of difference but only if you take responsibility and act.

A.Another huge problem for the environment is plastic bag waste.

B.However difficult it is, we should prevent our planet from being polluted.

C.With such a large population, Earth needs to be protected and respected.

D.Cars can also be recycled.

E.This is a huge waste of trees.

F.Some parts of the car can’t be recycled.

G.They all can be used again in a different way.