2 . 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 once again proved its     1    (able) to change the world with the “four great new inventions” : high-speed railway, electronic payments , shared bicycles and online shopping. They are related to China's high tech innovation (创新),     2     has improved the quality of people's lives, according to a survey     3    (make) by a research center.

“My wallet is no longer in use. I can buy and eat whatever I want with a finger tip on my phone,” said     4     university student.

The bikes themselves are not new, but the operating model is based on the satellite navigation system (卫星导航) and other high     5    (technology).

“China     6    (development very fast in the last few years as the government has spent much money in encouraging innovation,” said a foreigner     7    (live) in China.

It is true that China is a leading country     8     many ways. This is because China skipped (跳跃) over the PC age and went     9    (direct) into the mobile age. China has a     10    (large) mobile use than any other country in the world.

3 . 阅读短文内容，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Four ancient Chinese irrigation (灌溉) sites have been honored as World Heritage Irrigation Structures,     1     has brought the total number of irrigation projects in China on the list to 23.

       Tianbao Weir (堰), one of the newly     2     (award) projects, is situated in Fujian Province. With a history of over 1,200 years, the weir is the     3     (old) existing water project specifically aimed at stopping saltwater and storing freshwater.
       Longshou Canal and Ancient Luohe River Irrigation District in Shaanxi Province is said to be the first underground canal in China’s history. The canal is a major branch of the Yellow River,     4     (provide) irrigation for local farms in the face of drought and water     5     (short).
       The Weirs of Baishaxi Stream Project in east China’s Zhejiang Province is made     6     of 36 weirs, 21 of which still offer irrigation water. The project covers 45 kilometers of the Baishaxi Stream and has a total water level drop of 168 meters.
       Sangyuanwei Polder Embankment (堤) System     7     (locate) in south China’s Guangdong Province, which was first built     8     the 10th century. The embankment extends for 64.8 km and the system provides irrigation, drainage canals and water     9     (pathway).
The ancient irrigation projects are treasures of the development of Chinese water culture     10     of great value for the development of Irrigation agriculture in China.

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。

Chinese characters (汉字) are so     1     (amaze) that even many foreigners are crazy about them. For the past three decades, Richard Sears has been focused on one thing: telling many     2     (story) behind Chinese characters. His interest in Chinese language and characters date s back to (追溯到) 1972, when he was a 22-year-old physics major in the USA.

He built a website     3    2002 and named it Chinese Etymology (词源), where visitors can check the development of Chinese characters in a variety of forms for free. Because of this well-received website, he     4     (become) Uncle Hanzi, a nickname (昵称) which was given by Chinese netizens (网民).

In September, Sears set up     5     (he) studio (工作室) in Nanjing as part of the local government’s plan to promote (促进) Chinese culture. To help both Chinese     6     foreign learners have a better understanding of Chinese characters, the studio concentrates     7     telling stories behind Chinese characters with the aid (帮助) of technology. They have made over 60 videos in English with Chinese subtitles (字幕) for Bilibili, a popular video website among young people.     8     (watch) the videos not only brings fun but also makes people know more about Chinese characters, leaving them a deep     9     (impress).

With the tireless efforts of people like Richard Sears and the government’s support,     10     (many) people will appreciate (欣赏) the beauty of Chinese characters fully.

6 . 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。

A s a player, Lang Ping brought honour and glory to     1     (she) country. As a coach, she led the China women’s volleyball team to medals at world championships and the Olympics. As a person, Lang Ping     2     (love) by fans at home and abroad. The team that Lang Ping had     3     (build) was falling apart. One of the players had been injured, and the team captain had to leave.     4     (lose) two important players was     5     big challenge, but Lang Ping did not lose heart. She faced difficulties     6     (brave) and the team finally won the game.

Michael Jordan,     7     was known as “Air Jordan”, changed basketball. Jordan’s skills were     8     (impress). Jordan says that the secret to his success is learning     9     his failures. Losing games taught him     10     (practise) harder and never give up.

7 . 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。

The Han Dynasty was one of the heydays in ancient China. Han has a history     1     (date) back thousands of years and the traditional clothing of the Han people is called Hanfu,     2     charm has also flourished for centuries.

Hanfu is     3     important carrier of Chinese civilization, with etiquette (礼仪) as its core. Hanfu not only embodies the Chinese aesthetic taste,     4     reflects a unique meaning in etiquette, religion and culture. As long as people put on Hanfu, they should behave in accordance with     5     the “etiquette” system requires.

Hanfu     6     (compose) of yi, chang, headgear, hairstyle, shoes, etc. There are two types of “yi”.     7     is the kind with the separation of the upper and the lower garments, while the other is the one-piece kind that unites the upper and the lower garments together. The decoration on the garments represents the faith and customs in the Han culture. The Yin-Yang and all the subjects on earth     8     (picture) on Hanfu profoundly reflect the Chinese ancients’ understanding of the universe and nature.

In recent years,     9     people’s enthusiasm for traditional culture growing, wearing Hanfu in a trip or in a party has become a new trend among young people. The revival of Hanfu is a new exploration of the beauty of Chinese clothing by contemporary people, and also represents the new     10     (recognize) of the value of traditional culture by the younger generation.

8 . 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。

My friend had a chance to make a trip to Hong Kong on August 15, 2020. He had dreamed of     1     (visit) it since his boyhood and it was the first time that he     2     (be) there. The following was what he had seen.

Arriving there, he was     3     (surprise) by its beautiful scenery and tall     4     (building). As we all know, Hong Kong has many skyscrapers (摩天大楼). Wherever he     5     (go), he saw many smiling faces. People in Hong Kong were kind, generous, easy-going and ready     6     (help) others. Much to his surprise, he saw that people there always kept order in public places.     7     a great number of people were waiting for the next train at the subway station, they were talking in     8     low voice so as not to bother others.

Chinese and English are the official languages of Hong Kong. English is     9     (wide) used in governments, markets,service centers and other fields.

Staying there for a week was a good experience for him,     10     he would never forget.

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。

Perhaps no other scientist has had a greater impact     1     China’s aerospace science than Qian Xuesen. Born in Hangzhou in 1911, Qian attended schools in Beijing and entered Shanghai Jiao Tong University to study Railway Mechanical Engineering. However, he switched his major to aviation     2     (advance) China’s aerospace after the Songhu Battle broke out. After finishing his graduate studies in the United States, Qian became a pioneer in American jet and rocket technology and founded the Jet Propulsion Laboratory with several other people.

Qian returned to China in 1955 after he     3     (overcome) some difficulties and was put in charge of not only     4     (develop) China’s rocket science but also its space and missile programme. Under Qian’s leadership, China made many     5     (breakthrough) in aerospace. Therefore he earned the name of “    6     father of China’s aerospace”.

Qian was     7    (extreme) knowledgeable, especially in the area of frontier science research.     8     might have made him so outstanding and creative was probably his extensive interests. His deep     9    (appreciate) for art often gave him inspiration in his scientific research. The whole country     10    (sad) by Qian’s death in 2009 and people honoured and remembered him in different ways.

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

Xuan paper is known as the “Paper of Ages”. The term Xuan paper first appeared in On Famous Paintings through the Ages, a book written by Tang Dynasty (618-907) scholar Zhang Yanyuan, in     1     he described Xuan paper as     2     ideal carrier for calligraphy and painting.

The traditional craft of making Xuan paper is     3     (extreme) demanding. Sandalwood bark(檀香皮), a plant native     4     southern China, goes through 108 procedures together with rice straw over the course of three years     5     it can transform into a batch (批) of fine Xuan paper. The flow of ink, both guided and resisted by water, determines the output of Chinese art,     6     Xuan paper outshines others with its excellent ability     7     (give)full play to ink. Different proportions (比例) of bark to straw during the papermaking process can create different canvases best suited for artistic expression in freehand ink paintings or calligraphy.

Xuan paper     8     (accompany) the passionate brushstrokes of the Chinese scholars for thousands of years. Unlike other forms of paper, it is very resistant to damage     9     (bring) by time. It is this durability that has made the preservations of many     10     (value) works from ancient China possible.

Papermaking is a crystallization (结晶) of wisdom of the ancient Chinese, and Xuan paper is the peak of papermaking.