1 . Dressed in a pretty long robe (袍服), stylist Xiao Hang walks across the busy Beijing metro, attracting curious glances.

China has been _________ by Western fashion in recent decades, but many young people like Xiao are looking to the _________ for their choices of clothing and wearing traditional hanfu. These historic costumes of the Han ethnic group are _________ a renaissance (复兴) in part because the government is promoting traditional culture to boost patriotism (爱国主义) and national _________. Period dramas have also contributed to the _________ in interest in traditional Chinese clothing — The Story of Minglan, a TV series set in the Song Dynasty _________ more than 400 million viewers in three days.

There is no _________ definition of what counts as hanfu since each dynasty has its own style, but the clothes are _________ by loose, flowing robes, with sleeves that hang down to the knees. “When we were little, we would drape (披) sheets and blankets to _________ we were wearing beautiful clothes,” Xiao said.

“Two-thirds of my wardrobe is hanfu,” said Yang Jiaming, a high school student dressed in a Tang-style robe and black boots at a hanfu gathering. He wears hanfu under his uniform at school and his classmates and teachers have been ____________ of his style.

The support of the government for Chinese culture has given the hanfu community a(n) ____________. In April 2019, the Communist Youth League of China ____________ a two-day conference on traditional Chinese clothing, including hanfu.

Clothes are the “____________ of culture”, said Jiang Xue, a member of Beijing-based hanfu club Mowutianxia, which has received ____________ from the Communist Youth League of China. “If we do not even ____________ our traditional clothes or don’t wear them, how can we talk about other essential parts of our culture?” she said.

1.

A．praised

B．welcomed

C．influenced

D．greeted

2.

A．future

B．present

C．past

D．moment

3.

A．suffering

B．experiencing

C．refusing

D．stopping

4.

A．approval

B．acknowledgement

C．confirmation

D．identity

5.

A．revolution

B．decline

C．increase

D．stability

6.

A．inspired

B．attracted

C．encouraged

D．accepted

7.

A．uniform

B．identical

C．casual

D．simple

8.

A．specialized

B．characterized

C．impressed

D．decorated

9.

A．show

B．prove

C．pretend

D．declare

10.

A．afraid

B．scared

C．ashamed

D．supportive

11.

A．start

B．end

C．boost

D．lift

12.

A．promoted

B．addressed

C．attended

D．held

13.

A．protection

B．signal

C．reproduction

D．symbol

14.

A．criticism

B．funding

C．gifts

D．invitations

15.

A．dislike

B．realize

C．understand

D．ignore

2 . Pottery (制陶) may be the oldest artwork of human beings. As far back to more than 8,000 years ago, people began mixing clay (黏土) and water then baking it until it held its shape. People attached the word “pottery” to their discovery. For a more convenient and better life, ancient people used it to create various containers and tools to cook, to store things, and to hold cuisine or water as dishes.

As time passed, the technique became mature. Different kinds of pottery appeared in different times and regions. Yangshao Culture, 5,000-7,000 years ago to today, developed a technique for painted ceramic wares (陶器). Qujialing Culture and Longshan Culture, about 4,000 years ago, were known for their black ceramic wares. During the Shang Dynasty (16th - 11th century BC) bronze containers grew into a status symbol; common people, though, sill used traditional clay ceramic wares. From the Warring States Period through the Han Dynasty, the art and culture of pottery boomed. The Terra Cotta Warrior (兵马俑), discovered in Xi’an, are the finest representatives of artworks of that time.

A representative example of pottery is the tricolor glazed (上过釉的) pottery of the Tang Dynasty (618-907), known as Tangsancai in Chinese. The pottery appeared to be light yellow, reddish brown, or light green but the most popular were yellow, brown and green. The sculpture of figures, animals or daily appliances was amazingly combined with the characteristics of Tang art—graceful and lively. Preferred by many foreigners to the region, such pottery had been transported worldwide.

Another choice pottery that won great reputation for hundreds of years is purple clay pottery. It is well-known for its mild color, concentrated structure, high intensity and fine particles (微粒). As early as the Song Dynasty (960-1279), people found purple-clay teapots to look much more graceful than those of other materials. In the Ming and Qing Dynasties, tea developed as a simple and tasteful art. Modern people still take delight in this classic fashion artwork.

1. Why was pottery originally used?

A．To add more to farm took.	B．To mart private properties.
C．To hold food and water.	D．To enhance the quality of life.

2. When could pottery be used to identify one’s social status?

A．Around 6,000 years ago.	B．From the Warring States Period.
C．During the Shang Dynasty.	D．Throughout the Han Dynasty.

3. What can be known about Tangsancai from Paragraph 3?

A．It combined pottery with typical Tang art.	B．It represented common people’s daily life.
C．It adopted the most popular three colors.	D．It was well-received by all foreigners.

4. The text is mainly written to ________.

A．introduce pottery-related information	B．display fine examples of ancient pottery
C．explain why pottery was created	D．explore the colors applied to pottery

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。

From London’s Trafalgar Square to major cities across Britain, tens of thousands of British people have joined Chinese communities     1     (welcome) the arrival of the Chinese New Year.

In Manchester there was a Dragon Parade,     2     (lead) by a very breath-taking 54-meter long dragon, ending in Chinatown where people could enjoy a wide range of Chinese food and enjoy a spectacular fireworks show.     3     (celebrate) also took place in Liverpool, Birmingham, Lake District, Durham, Edinburgh, Leeds and Newcastle.

Academic Dr. Wu Kegang said that the Chinese New Year event in Britain “is now     4     (impress) than ever and it is growing every year”.

    5     arrival in Britain 26 years ago from Guangdong, south China, the first thing Wu noticed was that Chinese New Year was celebrated     6     (main) in towns and cities with big Chinese communities. “You would go to London Chinatown and join your countrymen to celebrate,     7     to Chinatowns in places like Liverpool and Manchester for events almost only held for Chinese people,” Wu recalled.

“    8     is different now, is that we are seeing local communities all over the country taking part alongside their own Chinese populations,” he said. “It is clear to me that the event will continue to grow in Britain       9     Chinese New Year     10     (earn) its place in the calendar of events so far.”

5 . 假定你是李华，你写了一首英文诗准备向校广播站投稿。给外教Miss Evans写封邮件，请她审核并当面指导。邮件内容包括：
1. 诗歌简介；
2. 指导内容；
3. 商定时间、地点。
注意：
1. 写作词数应为80左右；
2. 开头和结尾已为你写好；
3. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Dear Miss Evans，

How’s everything going?

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Yours，

Li Hua

7 . Compared with Mother’s Day, Father’s Day is a fairly new celebration in the British calendar. In reality, Father’s Day was first celebrated by Americans, inspired by the actions of a man named William Smart, a veteran of the US Civil War, whose wife _________ away giving birth to their sixth child. He raised six children alone without remarrying, which was undoubtedly _________ back in those days.

His daughter, Sonora Dodd, _________when she was an adult what her father had sacrificed for his children. It was in the early 1900s and she was actually _________ one day, listening to a sermon on _______. She thought there should also be a Father’s Day celebration.

And so the _________ was born, on the third Sunday every June, close to the anniversary of Sonora’s father’s death. Britain took the idea of Father’s Day from the American celebration and it has been celebrated _________ since the 1970s.

Father’s Day is never quite such a big commercial event as Mother’s Day is, probably because it hasn’t been in _________ for so long. But what do British people do for Father’s Day? Well, most people would buy their fathers a card. The card would probably have nice message in it _________ what a great Dad their father is. Some people do buy presents as well.

__________ gifts for Dads are probably ties, chocolates or socks because there are things that Dads can __________ use even if they don’t want them. In the run-up to Father’s Day, or indeed Mother’s Day, there will be advertisements on TV giving __________ideas of CDs or gadgets we can buy. Card shops will be full of mugs or pens and similar goods with “World’s Greatest Dad”__________on them.

Some families __________ do things together to celebrate Father’s Day like going for a meal. As a special treat, British people might give their Dad a bit of a rest, __________ him a cup of tea, or even wash his car and mow the lawn to make him feel really appreciate.

1.

A．gave

B．went

C．died

D．passed

2.

A．unusual

B．unnatural

C．unfair

D．untrue

3.

A．noticed

B．found

C．heard

D．realized

4.

A．at school

B．at home

C．at work .

D．at church

5.

A．Mother’s Day

B．Father’s Day

C．Christmas Day

D．New Year’s Day

6.

A．attraction

B．tradition

C．position

D．congratulation

7.

A．specially

B．officially

C．especially

D．greatly

8.

A．existence

B．use

C．effect

D．power

9.

A．writing

B．saying

C．speaking

D．telling

10.

A．Regular

B．Popular

C．Normal

D．Moral

11.

A．always

B．sometimes

C．seldom

D．never

12.

A．you

B．them

C．us

D．people

13.

A．placed

B．put

C．laid

D．written

14.

A．must

B．can

C．might

D．should

15.

A．cook

B．boil

C．steam

D．make

8 . When people from different cultures get to know each other well, the differences between them become less important because they recognize more and more things they have in common. People begin to see each other as an individual, rather than just as a representative of a particular culture. This can happen quickly when people are working or studying together.

However, problems can appear in situations where people from different cultures are put together but remain strangers. This often occurs in everyday life, for example, on public transport. Here, people may have different expectations of how to behave and often criticize the actions of people from other cultures that they do not understand very well.

Monica Sung, a sociologist, has been researching public attitudes to the televisions which are now put on many buses in Hong Kong, showing programmes and advertising for passengers to watch. Monica’s research shows that some people find this a “disturbance” because their expectations of bus travel are different, while other passengers like to have something to enjoy during their journey. “A Westerner wrote a letter to the newspaper, complaining about the noise of the televisions and saying that buses in his home country were more pleasant because they did not have televisions,” said Monica. “A Chinese person wrote a reply, telling the foreigner he should go back home if he preferred the buses there.”

Monica points out that both types of reaction are stupid. “Not all foreign people want quiet buses, and not all Chinese people want to watch television on buses!” she said. “People often take it for granted that every member of a particular cultural group shares the same values and opinions.”

1. What does the underlined words “an individual” in Paragraph 1 refer to?

A．A new comer considered as an outsider.

B．A close friend who shares the same values.

C．A single person considered separately from a culture.

D．A stranger who has become used to a new culture.

2. Why does Monica Sung choose to conduct her research on buses?

A．Taking a bus is what people do in everyday life.

B．Passengers are usually unkind to each other.

C．There are passengers from different cultures.

D．People have different expectations of bus service.

3. What can be inferred about the Chinese person?

A．He prefers buses without televisions.

B．He is in favor of televisions on buses.

C．He dislikes complaining to newspapers.

D．He enjoys taking buses with foreigners.

4. What message does the author try to get through to us?

A．People from different cultures should learn from each other.

B．People from different cultures should be polite to each other.

C．People from different cultures should not regard each other as strangers.

D．People should not criticize another culture only for what one from it does.

9 . 假如你是李华，正在带领来自英国的朋友游览故宫。他们对宫殿里龙的装饰图案 感到惊叹不已，但让他们不解的是，在西方文化中龙是一个恶魔的象征，而龙却是中华民族的图腾,故要求你用英文向他们简单介绍龙的相关信息。

内容包括：
1. 中国人自称龙的传人的原因；
2 .你如何看待这种文化差异。
注意：1.词数100左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
参考词汇:传人descendants；图腾totem；皇帝的，至高无上的imperial
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10 . 假设你是李华，你的美国朋友Tom对汉语和中国文化很感兴趣。他知道中国人很重视家风传承，在给你的电子邮件中想了解你家的家风以及家风对你的影响。请你给他回复一封电子邮件。
注意：
1.词数100左右,开头与结尾已经给出，不计入总词数；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3.参考词汇：家风family spirits。
Dear Tom,

I'm glad to know that you are learning Chinese language and culture.

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Yours sincerely,

Li Hua