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第一节(共5小题;每题1分.满分5分)

依照短文内容,判断短文后句子的正(T)误(F).

Moreandmorepeoplehavemobilephonestoday.Phonecallsandmessageshelpuseasily

keepintouchwithothers.Itmeansthatweseldomwritelettersnow.butaTVshowLettersAlive,isbringingbackthisoldhabit.

LettersAlivegotitsideafromaUKprogramwithasimilarname.Bothshowinvitefamousactorsandactresses.buttherearenofunnyjokesordifferentcompetitions.Instead,it'sJustonepersonwalkinguptoamicrophoneandreadingaletter.

Theletterswerewrittenbypeoplefromdifferenttimesinhistory.Forexample,inone

episode(集)theyreadaletterwrittenbyfamouswriterXiaoHongtoheryoungerbrotherin1941.ThelettershowsthatXiaoHongmissedherbrothersomuchandhadgreathopesforhisfuture.SinceitsfirstepisodeonDec5.2016，LettersAlivehasbeenwidelywelcomed.Manyaudiencememberssaidthatithasprovidedabreathoffreshairtotoday'sTVshows.

ApartfromLettersAlive,someotherculturalTVshowshavealsobeenwell

receivedbyChineseaudiences.TheyincludeChinesePoetryConference,aclassicalChinese

poetrycompetition,andReaders,aprogramthatinvitespeopletoreadpoemsandarticlesthey

likeorwrote.

“Thismeansthatouraudiencesarenotonlylookingforentertainmentlikegossipandeye-catchinggames,"reportedChinaYouthDaily."Culturalvaluesandtruefeelingsarethekeystowinningpraise."

1.FamouspeopleareinvitedtoreadlettersintheTVshow.Readers.

XiaoHongmissedheryoungerbrothersomuchthatshewrotehimaletterin1941.

LettersAlivewasfirstbroadcastonDecember5.2016.

ChinesePoetryConferenceisaclassicalChinesepoetrycompetitionamongfamous

actors.

5.TheculturalTVshowsarewellreceivedbyaudiencesfortheirculturalvaluesandtruefeelings.

第一节(共10小题;每题2分.满分20分)

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Holidayscanbethechancesforfamiliestogettogether.Also.itmaybeatimetobreakyourrelationshipbecauseofsomeimproperconversations.Now,DeborahTannen,aGeorgetownUniversityprofessor,offerssuggestionstoimprovecommunicationattheholidaytable.Let'stakealook.

Arounddinningtableisbestforpromotingalivelyconversationbecauseeveryonefaces

oneanother.Soavoidseatinggrandparentsattheendsofarectangular(长方形WJ)table,even

thoughitisthetraditionalplaceofhonor.Theoldmayfeellonelytherebecausetheywillbe

unabletohearorkeepupwithaconversation.Sodofemalefamilymembers,becausetheyprefer

tofaceeachotherwhentheytalk.However,menmightlookaroundatotherthings."Guys

maybemorerelaxedlookingattheTVorotherinterestingthings."saysTannen.

Whentalking,youshouldnoticethepeoplewhoarenotinvolvedinit.Ifyoufeelyouaredoingallthetalk,waittogiveothersachancetostart.Ifyoufeelyoucan'tgetachancetospeak,trytomakeyourselfstarttalking.

Besides,somefamiliesfindthatgatheringswillgobetteriftheytakepartinanoutdooractivity.Goingtoaparkforawalkmaybemoreenjoyablethansittingaroundtalking.

6.Accordingtothepassage,seatingtheoldattheendsofarectangulartable________.

A.mightstopthemfromtalkingB.maymakethemfeeluncomfortable

C.isagoodwaytoshowthemhonorD.allowsthemtofollowaconversation

7WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothetext?

A.Womenalwayswanttodoallthetalk.

B.MenmaybemorerelaxedwhilewatchingTV.

C.Menliketomakemoreeyecontactthanwomen.

D.Womenpreferoutdooractivitiestosittingaroundtalking.

8.Themainpurposeofthetextisto_________..

A.introduceDeborahTannen

B.giveussomeadviceonhowtospendholidays

C.teachushowtostartaconversationwhenhavingafamilydinner

D.suggesthowtotalkandactproperlywhenfamiliesaregettingtogether

B

Wealllovechocolate,andmostofusprobablyeatiteveryday，oratleastseveraltimesaweek.Itisoneofthemostfavoritekindsoffoodintheworld，andmanywouldsaythatthey

can'tlivewithoutit.However,therearemanyfactsabouttheworldofchocolatethatmostpeopledonotknow.

Haveyoueverwonderedwhereyourchocolatecomesfrom?Mostofitcomesfromthelaborofchildren.ItissaidthatinAfricaalonethereareabout70millionchildrenworkingonchocolatefarms.Theyleadaveryhardlife.，andmanyliveonlyonbananasandcornpaste(糨糊).Onechildwhowasinterviewedsaidthathewastrickedintobelievinghewouldbe

earningmoneytohelphisfamily.Butthetruthisthatheistreatedlikeananimal.Thechild

hasneverevenhadthechancetotastethechocolatehespendshislifeproducing.

ThehistoryofchocolateprettymuchbeginswiththeMayans(玛雅人).Cacao(可可)

beansweresovaluabletoMayansthattheywereusedasmoney.Itissaidthataturkeycostninetycocoabeansandasmallrabbitcostthirtycocoabeans.Peoplewouldbuyeverythingfromfoodtotoolswiththebeans.Generally,onlythericherpeopledrankchocolateregularly,becausedrinkingyourmoneyisexpensive.

9.WhatdotheAfricanchildrenwhoworkonthechocolatefarmeateveryday?

A.Bananasandchocolate.B.Bananasandcornpaste.

C.Cacaobeansandcornpaste.D.Chocolateandcacaobeans.

WhatdoesParagraph2tellus?

A.MostofthechocolateintheworldcomesfromAfrica.

B.ThechildinterviewedhastastedthechocolateheproducesC.Thechildrenworkingonchocolatefarmsleadaveryhardlife.D.Anyonewhoworksonthefarmcanearnmoneytohelphisfamily.

II.Howmuchshouldbepaidfortwoturkeysandthreerabbits?

A.120cacaobeans.B.240cacaobeans.

C.270cacaobeans.D.360cacaobeans.

C

Whenwearereading,weoftenseeoneortwographics(图表)inatext.Haveyouever

thoughtaboutthesequestions:Whyaretheythere?Whatinformationdotheygive?Dotheyhelpwithourreadingandunderstanding?

Graphicsarethingslikepictures.maps,chartsandtables.Theygiveinformationtoreaders.Veryoften,wecanseedifferentkindsofgraphicsinbooks,magazinesandnewspapers.Writersusegraphicstocatchthereaders'attentionandgivethemsomeparticularinformation.Graphicshelptounderstandthegiveninformationinatext.Andgraphics

puttheinformationinaparticularordersothatit'seasyto

understandwhenwetakeaquicklook.

Itisnotalwaystruethatapictureisworthathousandwords，butmanythingsareeasiertoshowthantotellandtheymayalsobeeasiertounderstand.Graphicsarerightthingsthatgiveagreatdealofinformation,butitdoesn'ttakemuchtimetoreadandunderstand.

Therightwaytoreadandunderstandagraphicistolookatthepictureandthewordstogether.Inagraphiconlyafewwordsareusedtoexplainwhatthepictureshowsyou.Sometimes,numbersandpercentagesarealsogiventogowiththewordstoexplainthings.

Nowlookatthegraphicontheright.Itishowaresearcherusedagraphictoshowthe

numberofhoursspentsleepingbyBritishteenagerseachday.Canyouunderstandit?

12.Whichofthefollowingismentionedasagraphic?

A.Amap.B.Apoem.C.Aletter.D.Anamecard.

13.Whydoesthewriterthinkgraphicsareimportant?

A.Becauselessspaceistakenonapage.

B.Becauseapictureisworthathousandwords.

C.Becausealotoftimecanbesavedforwriters.

D.Becausemanythingsareeasiertoshowthantotell

Whatshouldwedowhenwereadagraphic?

Findoutifthereareanytablesinit.

Counthowmanywordsthereareinit.

C.Lookatthepictureandthewordstogether.

D.Puttheinformationintherightorder.

Whatdoweknowfromthegraphicgiven?

5Britishteenagerssleepfor8-9hourseveryday.

42%oftheBritishteenagerssleepfor6-7hourseachday.

British18-year-oldsspend5-6hourssleepingeveryday.

17%oftheBritishteenagersspend7-8hourssleepingeachday.

笫-节(共5小题.每题1分.满分5分)

Once.whenthefoodweorderedatarestaurantarrived,thefirstthingwewantedtodowastoeatrightaway.16.0therswanttotakeatleastfivephotosoftheirfoodtoshareonsocialmedia,suchasWechat.

17.“Foodtography"hasbeenaroundforlongerthanonewouldexpect.TakeUSphotographerIrvingPenn(1917-2009)forexample.18.Lookingatthecarefullyputsalad

ingredientsorthecakesonsta