1 . I was raised in a village where people lived in harmony with the natural environment. Throughout the year we would have numerous
However, within less than a decade my village was no longer the
It made me feel
Then I involved myself in protecting cultural heritage sites in my hometown. With the knowledge I
I would say the success of the preservation work is the most
| A．competitions | B．festivals | C．challenges | D．choices |
| A．volunteer | B．travel | C．return | D．gather |
| A．family | B．city | C．museum | D．theater |
| A．real | B．typical | C．same | D．independent |
| A．mattered | B．changed | C．improved | D．continued |
| A．growing | B．spreading | C．disappearing | D．working |
| A．fortunate | B．successful | C．expert | D．occupied |
| A．accepted | B．enjoyed | C．believed | D．noticed |
| A．confident | B．excited | C．guilty | D．bad |
| A．pretended | B．resolved | C．forgot | D．doubted |
| A．looked back on | B．got rid of | C．signed up for | D．put up with |
| A．donation | B．education | C．preservation | D．observation |
| A．acquired | B．applied | C．offered | D．showed |
| A．privately | B．smoothly | C．rapidly | D．normally |
| A．interesting | B．boring | C．demanding | D．rewarding |
Learning Chinese calligraphy was listed as one of the must-do things when I came to China. Now, I’m in the course of learning this unique art,
As someone who paints, draws, and loves all
After taking the lesson, I now understand the difficulty of calligraphy and that it will take efforts and commitment
1. 表达邀请并说明理由;
2. 活动介绍(目的、时间、地点、内容等)
注意：
1. 写作词数应为80左右;
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
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(1)学习资源：报纸、杂志及其他途径；
(2)推荐理由；
(3)表达祝愿。
注意：
(1)词数100左右；
(2)可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
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Dear Peter,
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Yours,
Li Hua
Many foreigners first learn about Chinese culture through numerous Chinese restaurants
Zhang Fei, a heroic character from Three Kingdoms Period (220-280), has a
As a costume drama A Dream of Splendor
It is well known that China is not only the home of most of the world’s tea,
Since the Southern Song Dynasty, loose leaf green tea
7 . If you travel to nearly any Chinese city in the summertime, you will see people, mostly men wearing T-shirts, sitting out on the sidewalks on low chairs in the shade, playing a game with large round disks of wood.
And, though it may look quite a bit different than Western chess, Xiangqi is actually quite similar in what the pieces can do and how the game is played. Like Western chess, the object of the game is to capture the other player’s “king”.
Unlike Western chess, instead of placing the pieces in squares, the pieces are placed on the intersections of lines. Another big difference between Western chess and Xiangqi is that there is a large empty space in the middle of the board, which the elephants cannot cross.
| A．Actually, in Xiangqi he is just a general. |
| B．During the Qing Dynasty its popularity grew. |
| C．It is called “the Chu River and the Han Boundary”. |
| D．The game is called Xiangqi, a game of ordinary people. |
| E．There are many differences between Xiangqi and Western chess. |
| F．An intense battle is about to take place on this small chessboard. |
| G．Several sayings related to Xiangqi are in common use in China today. |
8 . A British friend told me he couldn’t understand why Chinese people love eating sunflower seeds(嗑瓜子) as a snack so much.“I’ve met a lot of older Chinese and many have a crack in their front teeth, I believe that’s from cracking the seeds,”he said.
I had never noticed the habit, but once he mentioned it, I suddenly became more aware, I realized that whenever I’m watching TV or typing a report, I always start mindlessly cracking sunflower seeds. My friend doesn’t like sunflower seeds, and, to him, it seems unnecessary to work so much just to get one small seed.
When we were young, the whole family would usually get together for Chinese New Year. Then, we all lived close to one another, usually in a small city, and sometimes even neighbors would go door-to-door on Chinese New Year’s Eve to check out what every household was making.
I remember my parents would be in the kitchen cooking. Out in the living room, a large table would already be laid out, complete with fancy tablecloth, ready-made dumpling fillings, and dishes full of candy, fruits and sunflower seeds. Some of the dishes were to be offered to our ancestors later, while others were for neighbors and children to eat before the evening feast. I must have learned how to crack sunflower seeds back then.
I don’t think it’s right to criticize one’s choice in food or eating habits, no matter how strange they may seem.
It’s not only in China. When I went abroad, I found people had all sorts of strange habits when it came to food. In Denmark, they put salted red fish on bread and eat it for dinner, no matter how much it ruins your breath. They think it’s a delicacy(美味佳肴), and it’s connected to their certain culture. I think it’s a wonderful tradition.
1. What did the writer become aware of?| A．She had ever typed a report about seeds. |
| B．She had various snacks while watching TV. |
| C．She had a habit of cracking sunflower seeds. |
| D．She damaged her teeth by eating sunflower seeds. |
| A．The families get together for it. | B．Eating sunflower seeds is related to it. |
| C．The traditions of celebrating it disappear. | D．Children can eat delicious food on that day. |
| A．Indifferent. | B．Critical. | C．Understandable. | D．Doubtful. |
| A．It is good to form healthy eating habits. |
| B．Eating habits come from a certain culture. |
| C．Changing your eating habits will change your life. |
| D．One kind of food doesn’t necessarily suit everyone. |
The Spring Festival is the most important festival for the Chinese people, a time
Shopping centers have been organizing events and activities
It seems that Chinese Spring Festival is becoming a
10 . Two families shared their fourth turkey day this year after an accidental (意外的) text message brought them together in 2016.
The
Each year, Hinton
This is the
Dench said that she grew up in the
| A．habit | B．style | C．holiday | D．tradition |
| A．copying | B．sending | C．reading | D．offering |
| A．actually | B．equally | C．properly | D．probably |
| A．searching for | B．caring for | C．asking for | D．applying for |
| A．behind | B．before | C．beyond | D．despite |
| A．commented | B．argued | C．replied | D．refused |
| A．signature | B．letter | C．drawing | D．photo |
| A．information | B．dinner | C．news | D．work |
| A．welcome | B．willing | C．available | D．ready |
| A．educate | B．email | C．feed | D．quit |
| A．catches | B．receives | C．posts | D．makes |
| A．awful | B．colourful | C．hopeful | D．grateful |
| A．getting | B．studying | C．chatting | D．standing |
| A．couple's | B．pair's | C．group's | D．team's |
| A．duty | B．campaign | C．job | D．course |
| A．arrived | B．appeared | C．existed | D．continued |
| A．kind | B．strange | C．strict | D．brave |
| A．hospital | B．countryside | C．school | D．army |
| A．quickly | B．widely | C．frequently | D．personally |
| A．blood | B．water | C．food | D．time |
