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。

Late on Sunday night in     1     remote mountain village in southwest China’s Yunnan Province, a crowd burst into applause. Because they heard the news that their native tea forest lands     2    (record) on the World Heritage Site list at the 45th session of UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee.     3     they had heard

cheered them up, so people from multiple ethnic groups     4    (wear) traditional clothing joined a celebratory bonfire(篝火) on Jingmai Mountain in Pu’er City, Yunnan.

The Cultural Landscape of Old Tea Forests of the Jingmai Mountain in Püer became China’s 57th entry on the World Heritage Site list. It is also the     5    (one) World Heritage Site with the theme of tea. The landscape stands out as an example of rich tea culture,     6     is centered on the ancient ways of planting and preserving the old tea forests.

On the basis of long-term practices, local people developed an under-story growing(林下种植）technique. That is     7    (create) ideal light conditions for the growing of tea trees through limited under-story growing. Meanwhile, it prevents insects     8     eating plants through the well-preserved forest ecosystem, so as to produce organic tea leaves without the     9    (apply) of pesticides and chemical fertilizers.

This land-use system represents an     10    (exception) example of a human communication by Blang(布朗族) and Dai(傣族) peoples in a challenging environment.

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。

Little New Year (Chinese: Xiaonian), usually a week     1     the lunar New Year, falls on Feb 2 this year. It is also known as the Festival of the Kitchen God, the God     2     oversees the moral character of each household.

There are numerous customs     3     (associate) with honoring the Kitchen God and determining the date of Little New Year. The date of this holiday     4     (assign) sometimes according to location, with people in northern China celebrating it on the twenty-third day of the twelfth lunar month,     5     people in southern China celebrating it on the twenty-fourth.

In one of     6     (distinctive) traditions of the Little New Year is the     7     (burn) of a paper image of the Kitchen God, sending the god’s spirit to Heaven     8     (report) on the family’s conduct over the past year. The Kitchen God then is welcomed back to     9     home through the pasting of a new paper image of him beside the stove. From this vantage point, the Kitchen God will oversee and protect the household for another year.

The     10     (offering) to the Kitchen God include pig’s head, fish, sweet bean paste, melons, fruit, boiled dumplings, barley sugar, and Guandong candy.

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。

The lion dance is a traditional Chinese dance performed on big occasions for good luck and prosperity, as     1     is believed that the lion symbolizes power and wisdom. Also, the lion dance is a way     2     (create) a festive atmosphere and bring happiness.

Chinese lion dances     3     (perform) by two “dancers” in a lion costume. Accompanied by the music of beating drums, lion dancers imitate a lion’s various movements or demonstrate martial arts’ agility (敏捷) ,     4     (depend) on the style.

Before the Han Dynasty, only a few lions had reached the Central Plains from the western area of ancient China due to the Silk Road trade. At that time, people imitated the     5     (appear) and actions of the newly arrived lions in a performance,     6     developed into the lion dance in the Three Kingdoms period and then became popular     7     the rise of Buddhism. In the Tang Dynasty, the lion dance was one of the court dances. After that, the lion dance became a custom during the Spring Festival.

The lion dance is     8     excellent example of Chinese folk culture, which has spread across the world with Chinese immigration. Up to now, overseas Chinese in Europe, America, etc.     9     (establish) many lion dance clubs, performing on Chinese festivals or big occasions,     10     (particular) Chinese New Year.

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。

The Guqin, also called Qixianqin, is a seven-stringed Chinese instrument with a history of more than 3000 years. The first character, GU, which means ancient,     1     (add) for classification later on. It has always been viewed as the most popular cultural activity     2     was practiced by rich people in ancient China.

    3     the four honored and cultured skills, Guqin, Chess, Calligraphy and Painting, the Guqin was considered     4     (graceful). Its beautiful melodies helped keep a peaceful mind. The Guqin has a     5     (various) of shapes and types, mainly     6     (tell) apart according to the shape of the body, neck and waist of the instrument. The musical notation (谱) for the Guqin, known as the Jianzi Pu, was created by Cao Rou,     7     Guqin master at the end of the Tang Dynasty. The musical tune of the Guqin is not only beautiful, but also often has a moving story behind it.

In traditional Guqin notations, there is usually an article written     8     (introduce) the story and artistic idea of the piece. It helps musicians better understand the feeling behind the music,     9     (enable) them to play it with the right expression. One of the most famous Guqin songs — “High Mountains and Flowing Water” — tells the story of two true friends Boya and Zhong Ziqi, from which the word “zhī yīn”, meaning a close friend,     10     (original) comes.

6 . 假定你是李华，是红星中学高二年级的学生。最近你们年级的同学参加了社会实践，外教老师Jason对此很感兴趣，请你给他写一封邮件，分享这次经历，内容包括：
1. 实践内容；
2. 体验和感受。
注意：1. 词数80左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
参考词汇：
戏曲欣赏 opera appreciation       插秧 transplanting rice seedlings
扎筏 raft making       篝火 camping fire
Dear Jason,
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Yours,

Li Hua

7 . 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。

Why chopsticks created: The tool for cooking

Taking food with fingers     1     (be) originally a common way of eating for humans, but then East Asia and Western Europe developed different tableware (餐具) to meet social and cultural etiquette (礼节). Why did the Chinese invent and use chopsticks instead of     2     (knife) and forks like the Westerners?

The reason is probably related     3     Chinese living habits.     4     (compare) with other regions’ food culture, Chinese food prefers thoroughly cooked vegetables, meat, and grains. In ancient times, there were generally two methods of cooking food: roasting and boiling.

Since China had advanced pottery culture, it was natural that boiling became the traditional and fundamental cooking method. Boiling food in a pottery container required much water, and the cooking process often needed small wood sticks     5     (stir).

Chopsticks’ original name in Chinese is “Zhu”,     6     has the same origin as “boiling”. It suggests that chopsticks are the tool for cooking at very first. Since the Chinese were used to using pottery and     7     (prefer) boiled food, and China had plentiful bamboo and wood, these factors together made up the basic conditions for     8     invention of chopsticks.

The     9     (early) known chopsticks are copper (铜) chopsticks from the late Spring and Autumn Period (770 - 476 BC). But as bamboo and wooden chopsticks are easy to rot,     10     is believed that the chopsticks existed early.

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。

Have you ever experienced one of the earliest movies? It boasts star-studded ensembles (乐团), undergoes rapid transformations in the blink of an eye, and even includes special effects, music and     1     (perform), all without the aid of machines or computers.

Utterly relying on hands, the ancient Chinese art of shadow play is a tradition with a history     2     dates back 2,000 years, and it’s also a representative of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity     3     (recognize) by UNESCO.

Last month, two prominent online celebrities, Nanxiang Buaichifan and Jiuyue, shared videos documenting their journey to learn how to perform shadow puppetry that     4     (receive) over 20 million views so far on social media platforms. “Some romance may have long faded,     5     we can use traditional techniques passed down through the generations to create a romance     6     (belong) to today’s world, which is marked by hardships and complexities,” Bilibili content creator Shujiangyuan wrote, commenting on Jiuyue’s video.

The two celebrities dedicated a month     7     learning the art from scratch, beginning with the basic skills of handling cowhide (牛皮革). The challenge of mastering this millennia-old technique within such a short time initially seemed like mission     8     (possible). Fortunately, they were lucky enough to learn from     9     best — Dang Feihua, a 23-year-old inheritor of the shadow puppetry tradition. Dang says that the duo took their apprenticeships     10     (serious). “Jiuyue has a foundation in painting, so she learned quickly, while Nanxiang Buaichifan, having experimented with various crafts, also caught on swiftly,” he says.

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。

During Chinese New Year, a balloon loong (the Chinese pronunciation of dragon) measuring over 40 meters     1     length slipped through a shopping mall in Hong Kong. The 40-meter long loong,     2     (make) up of 38,000 balloons, broke the Guinness World Record as the largest balloon loong. The Guinness certification officer was     3     (remarkable) impressed, saying it was one of the     4     (delicate) balloon artworks ever.

The exhibition of the loong     5     (attract) large crowds of people’s attention for its magnificent appearance so far. To thank the audience for their support, balloon artist Wilson Pang printed 5,000 postcards     6     (feature) the loong and arranged a meeting with them at the mall. “Delivering a warm, loving, positive message to the people of Hong Kong     7     (be) what I always want to do,” Pang says.

Pang thinks     8     important to give young people opportunities, so he specially invited college and high school students to participate in the project. “I hope to share     9     I have learned with young people,” Pang says. “I have won championships myself and I hope to inspire     10     new generation of future champions.”