The Heze Peony International Communication Forum(HPICF) was recently held in Heze, a city in Shandong Province. Heze, known as the “Peony Capital of China”, was put on the world stage. People from home and abroad came to the city and shared their ideas. The HPICF provided a platform for promoting (促进) peony cultural exchanges.
Flowers are very important in every culture and they stand for love, friendship and happiness. Heze peonies have become a bridge to spread love and friendship around the world. The flower has a meaning of wealth, luck and prosperity (繁荣). In recent years, Heze peonies have shown in many important moments and also served as a special symbol to promote exchanges between China and the other countries.
Heze has a history of more than 1,500 years of peony planting. It now has a peony planting area of about 26,667 hectares (公顷) and 1,280 kinds of peonies. In the near future, peony gardens will be built all over the world to promote cultural exchanges.
Heze sets an example of how a city can make use of its treasure, like the peony culture, to connect with the world. The city has taken full advantage of its peony culture not only through the beauty, the poetry and art, but also through the international trade. The peony business in Heze has included both sightseeing (观光)and different kinds of products, such as seed oil, tea, cosmetics and healthy food. Its peony products have been brought to over 30 countries around the world.
1. Why was the Heze Peony International Communication Forum held?| A．To build a bridge in Shandong Province. |
| B．To help people from home and abroad. |
| C．To promote peony cultural exchanges. |
| A．wealth, luck and prosperity |
| B．sharing, speed and friendship |
| C．kindness, health and happiness |
| A．It has 1,280 different kinds of colors. |
| B．It has a planting history of over 1,500 years. |
| C．It’s grown in a garden of about 26,667 hectares. |
| A．A manager who sells peonies. | B．A place of peony planting. | C．A kind of peony product. |
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【推荐1】In 2022, China started the building of child-friendly cities in 14 cities, including Beijing, Changsha, Shenzhen, and Ningbo. By 2025, China will carry out 100 pilot projects for child-friendly cities nationwide.
Building child-friendly cities is not only a national policy (政策) but also a reshaping of urban (城市的) environments.
The 14 cities have introduced child-friendly features such as 70-centimeter-tall trash bins, 50-centimeter high handrails (扶手) in hospitals, 140-centimeter-high handles on buses, and child-friendly sinks (水槽) in public restrooms.
However, there are still many problems in building child-friendly cities.
| A．For example, parents and teachers often make decisions for children |
| B．This will make better places for children in services, rights, and play areas |
| C．Shenzhen is working on this problem |
| D．Local communities are also creating spaces that better serve children |
| E．Children can have fun on expanded (拓展) game walls and there is even a running track for toddlers (幼儿) |
【推荐2】On March 28th, Shenzhen Park Camping Culture Week 2023, had the opening ceremony at the Sunrise Amphitheater of Shenzhen Bay Park in Nanshan District. During that week, a total of 26 activities, such as yoga, camping lectures, and golf classes, were held. They made citizens’ camping experience more colourful.
Now, in China, camping has become more and more popular. Many parks allow citizens to camp. You can see camping tents and camping chairs nearly in every park. Together with Chengdu, Guangzhou, Shanghai, Shenzhen is one of the top four most popular cities for campers. At the end of last year, Shenzhen had set up 41 camping areas at parks across the city. More camping sites will be set up at the city’s country parks.
In Shenzhen, citizens also like to go camping at local places of interest such as Wutong Mountain. At the foot of Wutong Mountain, at least seven businesses provide camping services. One of the owners said that their camping places are usually booked up during weekends, except rainy days.
Wu Wei took part in the seven-day Shenzhen Park Camping Culture Week. She said, “I often take my kids to parks to camp. I think camping has become a new and comfortable lifestyle. It is the best way to relax after a long week. It can help us slow down. Our family have more time to talk. Camping also makes us feel alive, because we have chance to be in touch with nature.”
1. When did the Shenzhen Park Camping Culture Week end?| A．On March 28th. | B．On April 1st. | C．On April 3rd. | D．On April 20th. |
| A．The 26 activities. | B．Camping lectures. | C．Golf glasses. | D．The yoga. |
| A．Shenzhen is the most popular city to camp. |
| B．Shenzhen has 41 camping areas now. |
| C．Not all parks in Shenzhen have camping sites. |
| D．People in Shenzhen can go camping only in the parks. |
| A．What she did at the ceremony. | B．Why camping is best way to relax. |
| C．Why nature is important to human. | D．How successful the Park Camping Culture Week is. |
| A．In a storybook. | B．In a travel guide. |
| C．In a science book. | D．In a newspaper. |
【推荐3】By the River Seine, a beautiful iron (铁 tower shoots（耸立）straight up to the clouds. It is the Eiffel Tower, the symbol of Paris.
The building of the tower started in January 1887. In the next 26 months, 50 engineers produced(生产) 5,300 drawings and over 100 workers built more than 18,000 different iron parts for the tower.
The Eiffel Tower is named after its designer(设计者), Gustave Eiffel. The tower opened to the public on March 31, 1889.On that day, Gustave Eiffel climbed the 1,710 steps of the tower to its top. The 312-metre-tall Eiffel Tower was the highest building in the world at that time. The Tower is so tall that it sways slightly(轻轻摆动)in a strong wind.
An important part of the tower is the elevators. They started to work when the tower opened in 1889. Today, almost every building has elevators, but back then, those elevators were great technical achievement(科技成果). Every year, many thousands of visitors take the elevators to the top of the tower for a better view of Paris.
Gustave Eiffel chose iron to build the tower because “iron is very strong”. Iron is twenty times stronger than stone. Because of iron, the Eiffel Tower grows in summer and shrinks in winter. Once on a hot day, the iron expanded(膨胀)so much that the tower rose by 17cm.
The Eiffel Tower is open every day. Since 1889, over 230 million people have visited it.
1. The Eiffel Tower is made of________.
| A．iron | B．wood | C．stone | D．earth |
| A．One month. | B．One year. | C．26 months. | D．More than three years. |
| A．Because it is in Paris. | B．Because it is by the River Seine. |
| C．Because it is very famous. | D．Because its designer is called Eiffel. |
| A．膨胀 | B．收缩 | C．出现 | D．消失 |
| A．It is the symbol of Paris. |
| B．If there is a strong wind, the tower may sway slightly. |
| C．There was no elevator in the tower until 1998. |
| D．The tower is open every day. |
【推荐1】Preparation is the key to successful travel. In order to have a pleasant trip, you must prepare well before you start off. The most important thing you should do is to pack (把东西装入) your bags with useful things.
About all, _________. For example, if you travel to another country, you must remember to take your passport with you. You should also take clothes that are suitable for the climate, such as a sweater, a swimsuit, a raincoat and suitable shoes. One more thing, never forget to take some medicine with you in case (以防) you get sick.
In addition to these things, you should remember to take a camera so that you can take pictures of the places you visit. To keep in touch with your family and friends, you should carry a cellphone, too. It would also be good to carry a directory with all your family’s and friends’ telephone numbers in it. That way, if something goes wrong with your cellphone, you can still get in touch with them by using a public telephone.
1. Which of the following is the best to put in _________?| A．find out as much information as you can |
| B．you must choose the right place before you start off |
| C．pack your bags with the necessary things |
| D．there are some other things that you may want to take |
| A．We need a good plan and preparation before travelling. |
| B．The most important thing is to take a camera with us. |
| C．We don’t have to take any medicine with us if we are healthy. |
| D．We can pack our bags with as many things as we like. |
| A．Why to travel |
| B．Where to travel |
| C．Things to take when travelling |
| D．Be careful when travelling abroad |
【推荐2】May 19, the date when Xu Xiake began writing his travel notes, became China Tourism Day in 2011. Xu was a famous geographer and traveler of the Ming Dynasty. The theme of China Tourism Day of 2022 was “Experience Chinese Culture and Enjoy a Beautiful Journey”. Pingyao, a city with a long history in Shanxi, was the main venue (举办地) for the activities of China Tourism Day in 2022.
However, people’s travel habits have changed a lot because of COVID-19. In order to stay away from the illness, most people have accepted that they should not get together, not travel far, and should pay more attention to health. Traveling through new technical ways like VR (虚拟现实) has become a new way to see the world.
74.8 percent would choose to travel online according to the latest research. As many as 59.7 percent of people said that they had a good experience of online travel. 84.1 percent of people said it made their travel experience richer, and some of them added that online travel made them know the exhibits (展览品) better when they visited museums.
Traveling online has become popular since the outbreak (爆发) of COVID-19. “Through technical ways, online travel has been a new way of tourism industry (旅游产业) and VR technology has provided more possible ways of showing the content of tourism,” said Li Baiwen, a professor at the School of Tourism of Beijing Union University.
根据短文内容，选择最佳选项，并在答题卡上将选定答案的字母标号涂黑。
1. According to the passage, it was the ________ China Tourism Day in 2022.
| A．tenth | B．eleventh | C．twelfth |
| A．59.7% | B．74.8% | C．84.1% |
| A．Pingyao’s history may help itself become the main venue. |
| B．China has started to celebrate its Tourism Day since 2022. |
| C．Xu Xiake’s travel notes were firstly published on May 19, 2011. |
| A．China celebrated its Tourism Day of 2022 in Pingyao. |
| B．COVID-19 has greatly changed people’s travel habits. |
| C．Online travel has now become a new way to see the world. |
| A．Helpless. | B．Hopeful. | C．Surprised. |
【推荐3】Confucius (孔子) is the greatest teacher in Chinese history. He was born on September 28, 551 BC (公元前) in the Kingdom of Lu, in today’s Shandong Province. When he was young, he and his mother had a hard life. At the age of fifteen, he began to learn music, and he did well in it. Then he went on learning other subjects. When he was thirty, he became a teacher. He started his own school. He believed everyone should have a chance to get education whether they were rich or poor. He had about 3,000 students and many of them became famous.
Chinese regard Confucius as the greatest thinker and also the greatest teacher. His most important ideas are kindness and good manners. He said young people should respect the old. People should stop thinking of ourselves and think more of others. His ideas are around in people’s everyday life. Today people can still remember his thoughts. And they are spread to East and South Asia.
根据短文内容，判断下列句子正 (T)、误 (F)。
1. Confucius was born in the Kingdom of Lu, in today’s Shandong Province.
2. Confucius was good at math and other subjects when he was fifteen.
3. As a teacher, Confucius thought that only the rich could get education.
4. Confucius’ most important ideas are kindness and good manners.
5. Confucius didn’t think that young people should respect the old people.
