1 . 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。

China will release the world’s first high-fidelity (高保真) virtual giant panda and a metaverse-like(类似宇宙的) world     1     it will live, China’s forestry and grassland authority announced. The digital giant panda will be able to interact with humans after     2    (give) Al life in this metaverse-like world.

The details of the giant panda’s bones, muscles, skin, hair and facial features will be created with millimeter-level precision. After it goes online, the public can immerse     3    (they) in the habitat with their mobile phones to learn about the living habits and environment of the pandas.

The digital project     4    (aim) at telling the stories of flagship species at China’s national parks including giant pandas, golden snub-nosed monkeys, Asian elephants and Siberian tigers, and it is also a creative way     5    (show) the world China’s efforts in bio-diversity.

    6     this, Al has also been successfully used elsewhere. It has been used to     7    (automatic) identify and analyze the tracks of snow leopards from 100,000 photos taken every three months in national parks, increasing the     8    (accurate) of identification to 98 percent and     9    (strength) the efficiency of protection measures.

The National Forestry and Grassland Administration has also introduced VR solutions, which make visiting China’s Northeast Tiger and Leopard National Park on people’s phones     10     reality.

2 . The Rise of “China-chic”

Over past years, guochao, or “China-chic” has been gaining popularity among Chinese consumers. Guochao conveys the cultural heritage and values of China.     1    . “China-chic” is rising, but what is it?

The idea of guochao was first borrowed from some international brands, and began to win over Chinese consumers in 2015.     2    . In 2018, Chinese sportswear band Li-Ning presented its Wu Dao (the principles of Taoism) collection at the New York Fashion Week. It featured bright red color and Chinese characters. More brands have since followed, heralding (预示) the early period of guochao.

    3    . This was a period when applications of big data, cloud computing, the Internet of Things, and 5G technology hit the market one after another. Domestic tech companies such as Huawei, Xiaomi, and DJI made headlines.

In its third stage, guochao became more common in everyday life. Over the past decade, guochao has expanded from consumer goods to experiential products. As consumers are showing greater interest in cultural identity and creativity, productions like the TV program National Treasure, and the dance show Night Banquet in Tang Dynasty Palace integrate cultural and historical elements with the latest audio-visual technologies.     4    .

Nowadays, guochao is moving to the next stage. No matter how the trend evolves, Chinese people’s positive attitude toward the country’s development and their recognition of and growing confidence in national culture won’t change.     5    . Seen from a broader perspective, guochao mirrors the rise of China, a country eager to make its presence felt globally. Guochao is a style, but more importantly, it transmits culture and values.

A．The trend grew in the following years

B．They give the viewers a totally new experience

C．The next stage saw the rise of China’s native fashion trends

D．It also expresses national pride and confidence in a new era

E．The second period of guochao mainly features hi-tech sectors

F．Its success will rely first and foremost on gaining cultural confidence

G．The concept of “Made in China” was recognized as the representation of Chinese culture

4 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

Chinese fans seem to have special meanings in Chinese culture. I’ve     1    (receive) a number of them as gifts from my Chinese friends. The fans are very pretty. You may have noticed that almost all female figures in     2     (tradition) Chinese paintings carry a silk fan. In the movies of     3    1930s and 1940s, fans are a very visible article for Shanghai women.     4    (usual) the structure of the fans is made of sand wood and the faces are made of silk or paper. Because the fans always have sweet smell, women     5     use them appear even more attractive. Fans are probably one of the most appropriate     6    (expression) of noble female.

Men also use fans. But these fans are quite often much     7    (big). Men’s fans often use valuable materials for that structure and the faces are always     8    (paint) with plants or landscapes. As a result     9    open-door policy, fans have become popular again not for people to use at home,     10     as a gift for foreigners. I heard westerners appreciate these gifts. As fans are small, inexpensive and typically Chinese, many people like to use them as gifts from the overseas trips.

5 . 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。

In Xixian county, located in Linfen, Shanxi province, a smart pear orchard (果园)     1     (stretch) 33.3 hectares (公顷) has been developed with the     2     (assist) of the Shanxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences.

In this orchard, every pear is given     3     unique QR code that enables monitoring of the entire growth process. “The QR code serves     4     an ID card, recording the life of a pear,” said Wang Yibo, an agriculture official from the county.

    5     (establish) in 2020, the smart orchard is operated with the help of cutting-edge technologies such as the internet, big data, cloud computing and the internet of things. There are 64 villages in the county     6     rely on pears as their primary industry,     7     (account) for 80 percent of the farmers’ income.

So far, Xixian     8     (build) a smart agriculture integration platform made up of 12 systems, including water-fertilizer     9     (integrate) management, disease and insect monitoring, and the monitoring and evaluation of the quality of the land.

According to Wang, the platform not only helps with production but also promotes sales, as its tracking system can collect first-hand marketing feedback data. Pear farmers can learn about the market demand through the system to     10     (accurate) identify their customers and carry out targeted promotions.

7 . 语法填空

As an athlete, Mike had been practicing hard. He preferred     1     (play) basketball rather than stay indoors in his free time. His favorite player was Jordan, who was a famous champion. Mike had a strong desire     2    (play) for his team. However, he was the shortest player in the team, so he was usually on the bench, being just a replacement,     3     was really tough on him.

Once two players crashed     4     each other during a game and one of them was badly hurt. The team quickly gathered around and the doctor put on ice pack on his knee. In that case the coach had to let Mike play, so Mike rushed onto the court. All the extra hours that he’d spent practising alone     5    (pay) off. The other team just couldn’t keep up with his energy and speed and the audience couldn’t stop clapping and     6    (cheer). At last, Mike earned his place on the team!

Mike likes many kinds of sports, such as jogging, cycling and boxing. He is in good shape, for he always keeps a     7     (balance) diet. He drinks a large amount of water every day. He also     8     (offer) some tips on sports on his blog. For example, long-distance running has a lot of benefits. It can strengthen your immune system and relieve you of some ache. It also helps you see     9     you are capable of. If you are fed up with your life, do some running! You don’t need some special     10     (equip). Do some warm­up activities before running, which will prevent you from being injured. If you keep it up, you will be amazed at your strong body some day!

8 . What’s On

Master’s teens

Forceful Cuts, now running at the Art Museum of China Profiles, through to Sept 17, shows the late artist Huang Yongyu’s efforts in woodcut art. His woodcuts show a good assessment of human nature, with wisdom and humor. Huang once said he lived every day in the same serious way as he worked on wood, “paying great attention to every cut”.

9 am-5 pm, closed on Mondays.

66 Shapowei, Daxue Road, Siming district, Xiamen, Fujian province.

Art into soul

Two artists Xu Li and Andrey Kovalchuk are presenting an exhibition at Shanghai’s New Art Museum, through to July 30. Xu is showing dozens of his oil paintings. Kovalchuk, who chairs the Russian artists association, brings 24 sculptures. The show compares the cultural traditions and individual concerns of the two cultures.

9 am-5 pm, closed on Mondays.

1528 Gumei Road, Shanghai.

Eternal glare

The use of raw lacquer (生漆) to better preserve objects, such as bowls, and meanwhile decorate life can date back to the Neolithic culture in China. Throughout centuries, lacquer art has been viewed as an important part of Hubei’s cultural heritage (遗产). Dozens of fine examples of this art from the collection of the Hubei Museum of Art are now on show at World of Lacquer, an exhibition running through to July 30, at the Anhui Art Museum.

9 am-5 pm, closed on Mondays.

1 Chengdu Road, Binhu New District, Hefei, Anhui province.

Academy work

Over 240 paintings, prints, sculptures and seal engravings (篆刻) are on show at the gallery of the China National Academy of Painting until July 8, offering a look of the works of academy artists all over the country. The exhibition shows works done in the traditional style and new explorations.

9 am-4:30 pm, closed on Mondays.

54 Xisanhuan Beilu, Haidian district, Beijing.

1. What can you enjoy at the Art Museum of China Profiles?

A．Lacquer art.

B．Oil paintings.

C．Woodcuts.

D．Seal engravings.

2. In which museum can you learn about an ancient art of preserving objects?

A．The Anhui Art Museum.	B．Shanghai’s New Art Museum.
C．The Art Museum of China Profiles.	D．The China National Academy of Painting.

3. What is special about the exhibition held in Beijing?

A．It is not open to the public on Mondays.	B．It compares two different cultural traditions.
C．It tells the story of a late artist.	D．It shows works of academy artists across the country.

9 . How to Read a Poem

You’ve selected the poem you want to read — congratulations! Now it’s time for the business of reading it.

Examine the title and the shape

    1     — how does it make you feel? How does the title fit the shape of the poem? If the title is sad, let the shape of the poem inform the small difference of the emotion — if it’s short and sparse (稀疏的), maybe it’s coming from a place of desolation or desperation.     2    .

Read the poem as you normally read anything

Reading poetry doesn’t require a clever approach; you can read as you’d read anything else. On the first pass through, absorb whatever it is that arises upon first impression.     3    , maybe your stomach churns (恶心) at a particular phrase, or you hold your breath at a certain line. Explore the feelings that come up as you read.

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Next, try reading the poem out loud or search for readings of the poem online. This is where the music of a poem emerges, and you can feel the shape of each word and line as you move through it.

Add context to paint a full picture

Finally, return to the poem context.     5    ; look at the publication date and consider the world around the poem when it was first released. Consider where the poem lives: Was it released as part of the author’s poetry book, or was it published in a literary magazine? From these details and materials you will get a deeper understanding of the poem.

A．Re-read for sound

B．Re-read for meaning

C．Dig into the author’s history

D．Notice where in the poem you react

E．Look for where the poem offers a moment of surprise

F．Before you start a poem, you should first read the title

G．Long messy forms might mean it’s coming from a place of confusion or anger

10 . 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.

Nature inspired us to figure out ways to solve the problems we faced. Birds inspired us to fly, beavers gave us ideas on how to build dams (大坝) and even tiny white ants demonstrated building ideas that we could use. By means of     1    (study) the workings of wildlife, we've come up     2     some pretty brilliant inventions. Here' re some examples to inspire students to explore their own ideas.

Bats (蝙蝠) can use     3    (they) mouths and ears to identify high-frequency sound waves, allowing them to avoid barriers and catch insects in the air. They do this by making sounds     4     can be reflected off a surface in a process     5    (call) echolocation. It is no big surprise that researchers are working on ways that poor-sighted people can use a system like echolocation.

Spider (蜘蛛) silk is one of the strongest materials in nature, believed to be five times     6    (strong) than steel. But unlike steel, spider silk is both flexible     7     lightweight. Scientists recently created a new type of medical tape based on the features of spider silk.

Even plants can inspire invention.     8     electrical engineer named George de Mestral noticed that burrs from burdockplants (牛蒡植物的芒刺) stuck fast to his unfortunate hunting dog. From that bit of inspiration, he invented Velcro, one of the most     9    (wide) used fastening systems in human history.

Students should     10    (encourage) to study the characteristics of a plant or animal and see what inventions or ideas they can design.