4 . 听下面一段独白，回答一下小题。
1. When is Sweetest Day?

A．The second Saturday in October.

B．The third Saturday in October.

C．The third Sunday in October.

2. What is the purpose of Sweetest Day?

A．To make friends.

B．To make someone happy.

C．To make cities more beautiful.

3. Who did the Cleveland man help?

A．His friends and relatives.

B．The aged and his neighbors.

C．The city’s orphans and patients.

4. How did the Cleveland man start Sweetest Day?

A．By offering hugs.

B．By giving away small gifts.

C．By distributing some cash.

6 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. When does Black Friday date back to?

A．The 1950s.

B．The 1990s.

C．The 2000s.

2. What does Black Friday refer to now?

A．An event within stores.

B．An event only for online sales.

C．An online and offline shopping festival.

3. What kind of goods is usually sold on Cyber Monday?

A．Small parts.

B．Technology items.

C．Home devices.

4. How much did Singles Day earn last year?

A．$7.16 billion.

B．$9.4 billion.

C．$38.4 billion.

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 velvet flower is a craft that uses mulberry silk to make the surface details with wire as the framework. The Beijing-style velvet flower making skill, which has a history of more than 300 years,     1     (list) as an intangible cultural heritage of Beijing in 2009.

As a sixth-generation inheritor, Cai Zhiwei, 52, has always been thinking about how to better pass on and develop this 300-year-old skill. Cai       2     (grow) up in the former Chongwen district, which was known as a hotbed of craft skills. It was home     3     many handicraft workshops and each family made their own crafts.

During the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games, the red and blue velvet flowers     4     decorated the hats of the medal presenters were made by Cai’s studio. He thinks that the Olympics was a good opportunity       5     (put) velvet flower making on the world stage. “It was an honor, as       6     inheritor of this craft, to present the skill to the world,” said Cai.

    7     (devote) himself to the skill for two decades, Cai is     8     (current) planning on combining velvet products with modern decorations or small furniture items so that his new products can be both pleasing to the eye and     9     (function). He believes that, in addition to inventing new tools to increase     10     (efficient), the new products will better suit consumer tastes through the use of modern aesthetics (美学).

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。

The new site of the National Natural History Museum was unveiled (揭牌) in Beijing on June 5, 2023. It     1     ( locate) along the southern part of Beijing’s central line. It covers about 57, 700 square meters,     2     (double) the size of its original site. Formerly     3     (know) as the Beijing Museum of National History, the museum was opened to the public in January 1959. Being the first large -scale museum of natural history founded on     4     (we) own strength after the liberation, the museum bears three main functions: the specimen collection, the academic research and the science popularization of zoology, botany and anthropology. The museum today,     5     has been one of a few     6     (museum) of natural history in China, boasts its rich collections, high- -level research and ever-enlarging exhibitions. It also has been named     7       National Youth Science and Technology Education Base. It has been     8     unique attraction, receiving 1.8 million visits every year. It now holds a collection of more than 372,000 historical and contemporary artifacts. In the future, the facility will expand its collection and it will     9     (active) play an important role in     10     (science) research. I will also develop more learning programs to popularize science and deeper international communication, according to the museum.

9 . After a long, cold and dry winter, life and color are starting to return. Flowers are everywhere, birds are singing and people are flying kites.Known as the birthplace of kites, Weifang in Shandong province has a long history of making kites.

It is believed that Weifang kite-making can be traced back (回溯) to 2, 000 years ago. At first, they were often used by the army for communication purposes. During the Ming Dynasty (1368—1644), kites started to be popular. Made from bamboo and covered with traditional Chinese paintings, Weifang kite-making was in the intangible cultural heritage (非物质文化遗产) lists in 2006. The International Kite Festival has been held in Wei fang every year since 1984.

Yang Hong wei, 56, is an inheritor (传承人) of the Wei fang kite-making. Born in a kite-making family, Yang often saw kites with bright colors and different shapes in her grandfather’s workshop. “Many places around the world have a tradition of flying kites,” Yang said. “ But I think behind our kites is the beauty of our nature and culture.”

On Yang’s kites, people can see not only common things like flowers and birds, but also some patterns (图案) telling about Chinese fairy tales and history. “It takes lots of time,” Yang added, “but when I explain the things on the kites to foreign customers, I feel a sense of great achievement.”

In her spare time, she also travels to different countries including Germany,   Australia, the US and New Zealand to tell people about Chinese stories seen on kites and the traditional ways of making kites. “I’m an inheritor of the culture. It is an important job of mine to spread the heritage around the world and onto the next generation (一代人).” she said.

1. Which of the following is Not true about the weifang kite-making?

A．They are made from bamboo.

B．They are different shapes.

C．They are covered with traditional Chinese paintings.

D．They are only some common things like flowers and birds.

2. What’s the second paragraph mainly about ?

A．The purposes of flying kites.

B．The history of Wei fang kite-making.

C．The materials to make Wei fang kites.

D．The International Kite Festival.

3. What can we know about Yang’s kites ?

A．Yang’s kites are very common.

B．Yang’s kites are easy to make.

C．Yang’s kites show people the beauty of Chinese culture .

D．Yang’s kites are only sold in China.

4. What does the underlined word “things” refer to in Paragraph 4?

A．common things.

B．flowers and birds.

C．leaves and flowers.

D．Chinese fairy tales and history.

5. What’s the main idea of this passage?

A．The making of Weifang kites.

B．The history of Weifang kites.

C．The meaning of Weifang kites.

D．The inheritor of the Weifang kite-making.

10 . On Monday, 2023, people across Kenya took part in the country’s first national tree-planting holiday. The holiday was created by Kenya’s president to encourage people to plant trees as part of a plan to fight the climate crisis.

Kenya is famous for its beautiful forests and wildlife. But large areas of Kenya’s forests have been cut down. Those trees would normally help absorb carbon dioxide.     1    

Currently, just 7% of Kenya is covered by trees. Kenya has been seriously affected by the climate crisis. The country has been hit by a severe drought, and the area’s rain patterns have been changing for the worse.

An app is created to help organize the tree planting.     2     It helps people collect seedlings, find places to plant, and record their efforts. The app will also help the government track how many trees have been planted in different areas around the country.

On Monday, people all over Kenya turned out in large numbers to take part in the holiday. In the capital, Nairobi, hundreds of people joined in, even though it was raining.     3     But the government had a goal of planting several hundred million more before the end of December.

    4     But some people were upset because the holiday was announced too late for them to be able to take part. Still others have criticized the government for a decision made earlier this year to end a ba n on cutting down older trees.     5     Some hope that it will happen every year.

A．Most Kenyans supported the event.

B．It’s not yet clear how many trees were planted.

C．It’s a greenhouse gas that causes the climate crisis.

D．Even so, people were very excited about the holiday.

E．The app is called JazaMiti, meaning   “filling with trees”.

F．Government leaders led planting efforts all over the country.

G．To prepare for the day, the government got young trees ready.