1 . Benefiting from the growing popularity of social media and a craze for traditional culture, Hanfu, a traditional style of clothing once worn by the Han people, has enjoyed a fresh lease of life thanks to a new wave of young Chinese devotees, including Liu and Yang.

The 1980s-born rocket scientist Liu is also a cofounder of a Hanfu community in Beijing called Hua Yan Hui. The community was founded in 2011 following a Hanfu revival movement that emerged from the desire to express national identity and growing cultural confidence. “At first, people who wore Hanfu in public felt occasionally uneasy, including me, while more passers-by asked about their clothing style,” says Liu. It was not the looks from others but her limited knowledge on the traditional Chinese clothing that had made her uncomfortable.

Another person, Yang Kunning, was born in the 1990s and works in public relations. She is fond of sharing her love for Hanfu online. She opened an account on the video-sharing platform Bilibili and posted videos featuring herself wearing the traditional attire. Thousands of comments and likes pour into her channel as viewers find her videos attractive and creative—blending traditional culture with modern dance movements.

“Social media has made Hanfu culture popular in China and abroad, which contributes to the rapid development of China’s economy,” says Yang. The Hanfu market in China was estimated to reach 12. 54 billion yuan ($1. 81 billion) in 2022 and is expected to rise to 19. 11 billion yuan by 2025, according to research firm iMedia Research.

“It will be a rewarding experience to participate in events in the Forbidden City and other historical palaces in the capital city,” says Yang. She believes that classics will never go out of style as the popularity of sprouts increases around the world.

1. Why did Liu feel uneasy when she first wore Hanfu in public?

A．Her clothes didn’t fit her properly.	B．Her clothes were worn out.
C．She didn’t like the looks from others.	D．She had a limited knowledge of Hanfu.

2. How does the writer support his idea in Paragraph 4?

A．By presenting data.	B．By giving definitions.
C．By making explanations.	D．By making comparisons.

3. What can we infer from the last paragraph?

A．Hanfu will take the lead in the fashion.	B．Hanfu won’t be a big business in the capital city.
C．Hanfu has a strong influence on Beijing’s activities.	D．Hanfu will become more popular around the world.

4. In which part of a magazine can we read this text?

A．Business.

B．Culture.

C．Nature.

D．Travel.

2 . 假设你是李华，现在你作为交换生在新西兰的一所高中里学习，你班的同学对中国的文化很感兴趣，尤其喜欢唐诗(Tang poetry)。请你用英语写一篇发言稿与他们分享中国的唐诗。具体内容包括：
1.唐诗地位及影响； 2.列举著名诗人； 3.如何背诵诗歌。
注意：1.词数80左右; 2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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3 . The Tomatina Festival (西红柿节) is a festival that is held in a town named Bunol in Spain, on which people throw tomatoes for fun. It is held on the last Wednesday of August each year.

In 1945, during a parade (游行) in the town one day, young men who wanted to be in the parade started a fight in the town square. They used tomatoes as weapons (武器) .     1    

At around 10: 00 a. m. on Wednesday, activities that are organized to celebrate the festival begin.     2     When a person is climbing, some people sing and dance. When the person drops the ham off the pole, the tomato fight starts. The tomatoes come from Extremadura.     3     The number of tomatoes used is about 150, 000. After exactly one hour, the fight ends.     4     Then hoses are used to clean the square and to wash away the tomato juice on people’s bodies. After that, the town goes back to the way it was.

    5     One of them is as follows: People have to squash (把……挤软) the tomatoes before throwing in order not to hurt other people.

The Tomatina Festival has inspired other similar celebrations in other parts of the world, for example, in the city of Dongguan, Guangdong Province, China, a tomato fight is held on October 19th.

A．The first one is climbing a pole with a ham on top.

B．There are also various competitions held during the festival.

C．The local government has made some rules for the safety of people.

D．This is the most popular story about how the Tomatina Festival started.

E．The whole square becomes red because there is tomato juice everywhere.

F．Hotels, parks, or convention centers are common places for large festivals.

G．The tomatoes there are less expensive and are grow n specially for the festival.

4 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Six months ago, Xie Lei boarded a plane for London to complete     1     business qualification. It was the first time that she     2     (leave) her motherland and she found     3     hard for her to adapt to the new life in a different country. Although some foreign students live in campus accommodation, Xie Lei chose to live with a host family, who can help with her     4     (adapt) to the new culture. In this way, Xie Lei felt     5     (comfort) when she felt homesick. Another challenge for Xie Lei is the academic requirement because they are different form those in China. Xie Lei also found many courses included students’ participation in class as part of the final results. Students need to generate ideas, offer examples, apply concepts, and raise questions, as well as give presentations. After a lot of efforts, Xie Lei adapted to all of these. Her presentation on traditional Chinese art was a great success,    6     boosted her confidence. Now, Xie Lei feels much more at home in the UK. What seemed strange before now appears quite normal to her. As well as studying hard, she has been involved in social activities. She is keen     7     (share) our culture with British people because they     8     (fascinate) by our culture. She is acting     9     a cultural messenger     10     (build) a bridge between China and Britain.

5 . The Longtaitou Festival, which means “dragon raises head” in Chinese, is a traditional Chinese festival held on the second day of the second month in the Chinese lunar calendar. So, it’s also called Eryue’er Festival. In Chinese culture, the dragon is an auspicious (吉利的) animal that dominates clouds and rains. The 2nd day of the 2nd lunar month is thought to be the day when dragon awakes and raises its head according to the Chinese folk legend. So the day is called Dragon Heads-raising Day. After the day, spring is coming and there will be more and more rain. People think these credits (功劳) go to the dragon. So the day is also called Spring Dragon Festival. Since the Tang Dynasty (618-907 AD), Chinese people have had the custom of spending the Spring Dragon Festival.

The most popular custom on the Dragon Heads-raising Day is cutting hair. Dragon is highly honored for its dignity (尊贵) and power for good. It is thought to be auspicious to cut hair on the Dragon Heads-raising Day. Luck and opportunities will always knock you in the year. So, on that day, barbershops’(理发店的) businesses are growing and full of customers.

The most common foods for celebrating the festival are popcorns, pancakes, noodles, dumplings, fired so y beans and pig’s head. People in different areas have different traditions about the food on the day. In Beijing, people eat Lvdagunr (Glutinous Rice Rolls with Sweet Bean Flour) and spring pancakes on the day. In Shanxi, people like to eat fried dough twists (油条) and pancakes. In Shandong, fried so y beans, noodles and dumplings are the festival food. In Fuzhou, the salted porridge made of glutinous rice, celery, scallion, garlic, fry dried shrimps and shredded meat is eaten. These show people’s hope to be blessed (保佑) with favorable weather and plentiful grain harvest by the dragon.

1. Which of the following names is Not consistent with the the Longtaitou Festival?

A．The Eryue’er Festival.

B．Dragon Heads-raising Day.

C．The Spring Dragon Festival.

D．The Double Ninth Festival.

2. Why should the Longtaitou Festival be set on February 2nd in Chinese lunar calendar?

A．It’s a day for dragons to awake and raise head.

B．It’s a day to celebrate the return of warm spring.

C．It’s a day to happily welcome the precious rain.

D．It’s a day to deeply thank the auspicious animal.

3. What message does the traditional custom of cutting hair on February 2nd convey?

A．People’s desire for dignity and power.

B．People’s wish for luck and opportunity.

C．People’s expectation to grow more hair.

D．People’s satisfaction to own good health.

4. What do we know about the food eaten on Longtaitou Festival?

A．Chinese always share the similar food on that day.

B．The spring pancakes are the most popular in Shanxi.

C．The foods show the hope for good weather conditions.

D．The fried soya beans are not popular in Shandong.

8 . What is the topic of the conversation?

A．The man’s travel experience.

B．Traditional Chinese art forms.

C．The woman’s paintings.

9 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Sugar painting is reviewed as both sugar and painting     1     (view) or eat and can be seen in temple fairs, market fairs or in parks. It is a kind of folk traditional handicraft (手工艺),     2     is especially popular in northern China.

Boil brown sugar, white sugar and little malt sugar in a fire until a wire can be drawn from it. Then the artist scoops up a spoon of the melted sugar mix,     3     (cast) it quickly back and forth on a slab of stone to create a shape. The sculptures of characters and animals such as dragons, fish, birds, butterflies, Zhang Fei and others attract children’s     4     (imagine) the most. After the accomplishment, they scoop up the sugar painting with a wide flat blade and attach it     5     a bamboo stick.

As     6     unique symbol of Chinese culture nowadays, sugar painting has been gradually getting more and more attention and recognition. Chengdu Sugar Painting     7     (list) in the “Second batch of national intangible cultural heritage” recently.

Traced back to the royal court during the Ming Dynasty, the handicraft then spread     8     gradually developed among the common folk. The technique matured with     9     (vary) patterns appearing. Some people say the folk art was created by the great poet Chen Ziang in the Tang Dynasty. He was promoted to You Shiyi (an official name) by the emperor because of his special handcraft of drawing by melting sugar. In order to pay back the emperor, he     10     (energetic) took some apprentices (学徒) to pass on the technique after retirement. Spreading from hand to hand, the handicraft of sugar painting was passed down among the people.