2 . Qing ming Festival, or Tomb-Sweeping Day, is a traditional festival where Chinese pay respects to their ancestors and the dead. People in different regions of the country consume different foods on the day according to local customs. From green rice balls and omelets (煎蛋饼) to fried dough twists and pancakes, here are some traditional foods people eat on the special day.

Qingtuan, or green rice balls, are widely consumed in China’s Jiangnan area — the region south of the Yangtze River — around Qingming Festival. The seasonal delicious food is usually made from glutinous rice (糯米) mixed with pounded mugwort — an eatable wild herb thought to prevent toxic insect bites.

In both northern and southern China, it is an age-old tradition to eat sanzi, or fried dough twists, on Tomb-Sweeping Day. However, the sanzi in North and South China are different from each other in terms of size and material. Northern people prefer larger ones made from wheat, while people in the South enjoy smaller ones made from rice.

Thin pancakes are a popular food for people in Xiamen in Southeast China’s Fujian province on Tomb-Sweeping Day. To make it tastier, they usually add dried seaweed, omelet, vegetables and chili sauce to the pancakes.

In Qingdao in East China’s Shandong province, people eat spring onion and omelet on the day. They believe the special combination makes eyes brighter. In ancient times, pupils often sent eggs to their teachers to show respect on the day.

In many places in Southeast China’s Fujian province, people thought eating steamed rice with leaf mustard (芥菜) on Tomb-Sweeping Day could help prevent scabies and other skin diseases for the whole year.

The steamed bun is named after Jie Zitui, a famous hermit of the Spring and Autumn Period (770-476BC). People in Shanxi province have a tradition of eating the bun on Tomb-Sweeping Day. Colorful dough animals and flowers are frequent decorations, while eggs and jujubes (红枣) are added inside to increase sweetness.

1. What’s special about sanzi?

A．People in South China prefer sanzi made from wheat.

B．People in North China prefer smaller size of sanzi

C．It is only accessible on Tomb-Sweeping Day.

D．The sanzi varies in different places.

2. Why do people in Qingdao eat spring onion and omelet on Tomb-Sweeping Day?

A．To help improve eyesight	B．To show respect to ancestors
C．To exchange eggs with teachers	D．To make the omelet tastier

3. What is added to the steamed bun to make it look better?

A．Colorful flowers

B．Dough animals

C．Dough eggs

D．Jujubes

4. What do Qingtuan and steamed rice with leaf mustard have in common?

A．They are both made from glutinous rice.	B．They are believed to be beneficial to health.
C．They are both popular around China.	D．They have the same eatable herbs in them.

3 . 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。

Seeing these “gardens” is like looking at a universe in a plant pot. The miniature (微型的) branches spread and twist,       1       (demonstrate) the beauty of nature, so as to allow viewers to stop and reflect on the circle of life. The potted landscape of penjing.     2       (be) a representative of top-ranking garden art ever since its existence.

    3     (expected), the Suzhou-style penjing cultivation technique was listed as a national-level intangible cultural heritage (非物质文化遗产) in 2011.     4     penjing, Suzhou gardens wouldn’t be as charming as they are today. Once the construction of a garden is completed, its buildings are set, but planting can grow and change, which makes gardens     5     (live).

The history of penjing     6       (date) back to the Tang Dynasty when the great poet Bai Juyi used some stones     7       (create) miniature landscapes in pots. And the Ming Dynasty marked a boom in the economy of Suzhou, the very period       8     turned the city into a major cultural center. Because of that long history, Suzhou-style penjing is often seen as       9     fundamental school of Chinese planting art.

Penjing works are beautiful, but people think that they were owned by the rich. However, only when they are enjoyed by general     10       (consume) can they benefit from being part of people's wider modern artistic taste.

4 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

At his studio in Beijing, artist Zhang Xiaodong piles hundreds of sheets of thin top of one another until they form a complete image. When there is a slight air, the pages flow, giving life to the book     1     (it).This dragon scale bookbinding(装订),     2    (stretch)back more than 1,000 years to the Tang dynasty.

With few of the books     3     (survive)to the present day, the bookbinding technique was     4     the risk of disappearing before Zhang decided to research and bring it back to life. After half a year’s study, he finally learned     5     the ancient bookbinding worked.     6     (source)materials traditionally used in bookbinding Zhang also visited old towns and heritage (遗址)sites. Then came the     7     (crucial)-and difficult-part of the binding process: controlling the placement of each page. In order to create a complete picture, each sheet needs to be placed in     8     (exact)the right place. Zhang said that an error of just     9     hundredth of a centimeter can produce a huge, visible error when a book’s hundreds of pages are displayed together.

Zhang’s     10     (prepare)that went into producing this particular work shows the very modern way that the artist tries to understand the subject matter.

5 . In America, the first Halloween celebrations were a way to mark the end-of-year harvest season, and the food that was served mainly consisted of homemade seasonal treats like caramel apples and mixed nuts. There were no soul cakes — or candies, for that matter — to be found.

It wasn't until the 1950s that trick-or-treating gained popularity in the US. Following the Great Depression and World War II, the suburbs were booming, and people were looking for excuses to have fun and get to know their neighbors. The old practice of souling came back to life again and was made into an excuse for kids to dress up in costumes and roam (漫游) their neighborhoods. Common trick-or-treat offerings included nuts, coins, and homemade baked goods.

That changed when the candy companies got their hands on the holiday. They had already convinced consumers that they needed candy on Christmas and Easter, and they were looking for an equally lucrative opportunity to market candy in the fall. The new practice of trick-or-treating was almost too good to be true. Manufacturers downsized candies into smaller, bite-sized packages and began marketing them as treats for Halloween. Adults were grateful to have a convenient alternative to baking, kids loved the sweet treats, and the candy companies made billions.

Today, it's hard to imagine Halloween without Skittles, chocolate bars, and the perennial candy corn debates. But when you're digging through a bag or bowl of Halloween candy this October, remember that you could have been eating soul cakes instead.

1. What did people enjoy on earlier Halloween?

A．Caramel apples.

B．Soul cakes.

C．Candies.

D．Peanuts.

2. What probably helped make trick-or-treating popular in the US?

A．The Great Depression.	B．World War II.
C．The kids’ practice.	D．Christmas and Easter.

3. Which word can best replace “lucrative” in Paragraph 3?

A．Confident.

B．Beneficial.

C．Unforgettable.

D．Changeable.

4. What can be the best title for the text?

A．Candies in America.	B．Halloween Celebrations.
C．Candies and Halloween.	D．Americans and Festivals.

8 . 假如你是校学生会主席李华, 新年即将到来, 学生会将举办一个新年晚会。你校外籍教师Jack对中国文化很感兴趣, 请你根据以下提示, 用英语向他发出邀请。内容包括∶
1. 举办晚会的目的∶
2. 时间与地点;
3. 活动内容（不少于两点）。
注意∶
1. 词数100左右, 可以适当增加细节, 以使行文连贯。
2. 开头语和结束语已为你写好, 不计入总词数。
3. 文中不能出现真实姓名和学校。参考词汇∶学生会 the Students’ Union
Dear Jack,
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Yours,

Li Hua

10 . 假定你是李津，你的好友Chris非常好奇今年中国的国庆节和中秋节重合，人们是如何庆祝这一重大节日的。请你写一封电子邮件分享相关情况，内容包括：
1．人们为祖国的强盛感到非常高兴和自豪；
2．超过6亿人出游，欢度长达8天的假期；
3．旅游热说明中国已经从新冠肺炎疫情中恢复过来。
注意：1．词数：100左右；2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3．开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
参考词汇：旅游热 travel boom；恢复recover from；新冠肺炎疫情the COVID-19 pandemic
Dear Chris，
How are you doing?
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Best wishes!

Yours,

Li Jin