假设你叫李明， 你有一位英国网友名叫Tom， 他听说过中国的故宫，但知之不多，于是给你发来了e-mail,请你向他介绍一下有关故宫的情况。请你根据下面提供的一些要点给他回一封100词左右的电子邮件：
1.故宫(the Palace Museum)又叫紫禁城(the Forbidden City)。 它于1407年开始修建，20万人花了14年的时间，于1420年建成。
2.它所有的宫殿一共有9999个房间。在中国，9这个数字传统地被认为是吉祥的(lucky)。
3.现在，每周星期二，故宫免费向中国学生开放。
4.故宫有着中国历史上5000多年的珍宝(precious treasure)。
请他亲自来看一看。
Dear Tom,
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Best wishes.
Yours,
Li Ming

My grandparents were married for over half a century, and played their own special game the time they had met each other. The goal of their game was to write the word “shmily” in a surprise place for the other to find. They took turns leaving “shmily” around the house, and as soon as one of them discovered it, it was their turn to hide it once more. They dragged “shmily” with their fingers through the sugar and flour containers to await whoever was preparing the next meal. “Shmily” was written in the steam left on the mirror after a hot shower, where it would reappear bath after bath. There was no end to the places where “shmily” would pop up. Little notes with “shmily” were found on car seats, or taped to steering wheels. The notes were put inside shoes and left under pillows. “Shmily” was written in the dust upon the mantel（壁炉架）and traced in the ashes of the fireplace. This mysterious word was as much a part of my grandparents’ house as the furniture.

It took me a long time before I was able to fully appreciate my grandparents’ game. Skepticism has kept me from believing in true love --- one that is pure and enduring (持久的). However, I never doubted my grandparents’ relationship. It was based on passionate（热情的）affection which not everyone is lucky enough to experience.

But there was a dark cloud in my grandparents’ life: my grandmother had breast cancer. The disease had first appeared ten years earlier. As always, Grandpa was with her every step of the way. He comforted her in their yellow room, painted that way so that she could always be surrounded by sunshine, even when she was too sick to go outside. But my grandmother grew steadily weaker until, finally, she could not leave the house anymore. Then one day, what we all dreaded finally happened. Grandma was gone.

“Shmily.” It was written in yellow on the pink ribbons of my grandmother’s funeral bouquet (花束). As the crowd thinned and the last mourners turned to leave, Grandpa stepped up to my grandmother’s coffin and, taking a shaky breath, he began to sing to her. Through his tears and grief, the song came: S-h-m-i-l-y: See How Much I Love You.

1.According to the passage, where may the word “shmily” be found?

a.in the flour containers

b.on the mirror

c.on the sheet of toilet paper

d.on pillows

e.on the furniture

A.a, b     B. b, c     C. a, d     D. b, e

2.The first paragraph is mainly about ________.

A.what the word “shmily” means

B.how the author’s grandparents played their special game

C.how the author appreciated her grandparents’ game

D.how the author’s grandparents cared for each other

3.The underlined phrase “pop up” in Paragraph 1 means ________.

A.appear    B. change    C. survive    D. work

4.According to the passage, the author _________.

A.thought the game was meaningless

B.believes everyone can experience true love

C.doubted the existence of true love at first

D.sometimes left “shmily” around the house

5.Grandpa tried to make Grandma comfortable by _______.

A.singing songs to her every day

B.painting the room yellow

C.encouraging her to go outside

D.helping her take a hot shower every day

“Luck is a matter of preparation meeting opportunity,” said the American talk show host Oprah Winfrey. I’ve never watched her show, but when a self-made billionaire gives life advice it’s probably worth listening to.
Her point is that blind luck is very rare. You may have to be lucky to find a good job these days but that does not mean you should sit at home waiting for the opportunity to come to you. If you’re a Chinese, you may already be familiar with the tale of a farmer waiting by a tree stump(树桩) for a rabbit to run out and break its neck.
A book by the UK psychologist Richard Wiseman, called The Luck Factor, argues we can all make ourselves luckier. It’s not about going to a temple to burn some incense(香) hopes that the gods will give you good fortune; it’s practical advice you can follow each day.
Wiseman conducted an experiment as part of his studies. First he divided volunteers into two groups; those who said they were lucky in life and those who said they were not. He gave everyone a newspaper and asked them to look through it to count how many photographs it had inside. On average, the unlucky people took about two minutes to count the photographs while the lucky people took just seconds. Why? On the second page of the newspaper, a command, “Stop counting. There are 43 photographs in this newspaper,” was written in big letters. The unlucky people mostly did not spot the message.
It’s easy to compare this situation to a young person looking for jobs in a local paper. They might search so hard for one type of position that they miss an even better opportunity. People who are “lucky”, in fact, keep an open mind and don’t go through the same routine every day.
I first came to China in 2002 when it was considered a rather strange thing to do. Like many foreigners, my plan was to teach English for one year. Seven years later, and still here, I’ve had many great opportunities such as writing for newspapers and magazines. I did not dream these would have been possible. I’ve also never been sick, had an accident, got into a fight or had problems with the police. Coincidence? After reading about Professor Wiseman’s studies I think not.
As Wiseman advises, I usually trust my own judgment. Your friends and parents may give you advice based on rational thinking, but it’s important to consider how you feel about each choice you make. Your feeling acts as a warning for a potential problem.
Finally, try to turn bad luck into good. Even if you do fall down and break a leg, the time spent at home can be used wisely to study English.
【小题1】Which of the following proverbs most agrees with the writer’s point?

假如你是李华，你校的外教John要在中国过春节，请你根据以下内容，用英文写一篇短文介绍我国的春节，并祝他们节日愉快。
说明：1．行文应连贯，内容应完整；内容要点可用不同方式表达。
2.词数要求：100左右
3.内容要点：
1. 时间一般在二月份，中国农历正月初一，前后要持续半个月。
2. 春节前人们要大扫除，除夕全家人在聚集一起吃年夜饭 ，孩子们穿新衣服。
3. 年初一、初二走访亲友，给孩子们压岁钱。
参考词汇： 农历Chinese Lunar Calendar   除夕New Year’s Eve  
压岁钱lucky money           亲戚relatives
Dear John,
I’m glad to know that you will celebrate the Spring Festival in China. I would like to introduce some customs.                                                           
                                                                                     
                                                                                     
                                                                                     
                                                                                     
Yours,
LiHua

I have been in love with China since 2010.

After one year in Zhejiang University, I got a great       — to work as an assistant manager in a big hotel. The best part of this job was that I was the only      , so I got a good chance to understand Chinese culture and practice my      .

Actually, I have got       I supposed to. I have got valuable experience, devoted friends and the feeling that I am not laowai anymore.

 Guests were pleasantly surprised to see me there, because I was an interpreter, trip adviser, and       guide at the same time, which made their life much      . I met people from all over the world, who came to China for the first time,       who knew China better than me.       my Chinese colleagues, who had answers to all the questions about      , I could explain why you should       before you buy, why Chinese don’t let guests       dinner, why it is not common to book a taxi and why it is better to catch       on the street. I also had chances to       the development of China.

The waiters and managers were not only my teachers, but       my friends. If I needed help, they were       to help me. I enjoyed our small conversations       they were kind and educated. I was very proud and happy of the fact that all of them       me and I don’t feel     anymore.

 The best part of my job was to see people coming       the hotel. When they recognized me, they       share their adventures, burdens, even thoughts with me. It means the world to me.

 I spent there 8 months and it was a period when I was proud to be who I am.

1.A. scholarship                         B. degree                          C. job                                   D. entertainment

2.A. manager                              B. stranger                         C. guest                              D. foreigner

3.A. judgment                            B. cooking                         C. English                           D. Chinese

4.A. more than                           B. as much as                   C. less than                        D. as little as

5.A. restaurant                          B. tour                      C. school                            D. family

6.A. tougher                      B. easier                            C. sharper                          D. safer

7.A. but                               B. then                            C. or                                   D. so

8.A. But for                                 B. Thanks to              C. In addition to      D. Except for

9.A. weather                              B. language              C. direction              D. culture

10.A. weep                       B. disappear                      C. pray                                D. bargain

11.A. give up                      B. pay for                C. leave out                        D. take away

12.A. one                                     B. them                              C. it                                      D. that

13.A. overlook                    B. discuss               C. design                             D. prevent

14.A. never ever                        B. now and then                 C. most of the time           D. at times

15.A. curious                              B. delighted             C. afraid                              D. lucky

16.A. unless                                  B. although                           C. when                               D. because

17.A. trust                                   B. envy                                 C. ignore                             D. represent

18.A. annoyed            B. embarrassed                C. addicted                         D. amazed

19.A. out of                                  B. from                              C. back to                           D. off

20.A. passively                             B. awfully                           C. unwillingly            D. happily