China has the history of more than 5,000 years and we are so proud
When young people
The lack of significance of traditional festivals has
1. What does Minor Heat mean?
| A．The extreme hot point is coming. |
| B．The hottest period is over. |
| C．The hottest season is coming. |
| A．Earthquake relief. | B．Flood control. | C．Drought relief. |
| A．Hang the clothes out in the shade. |
| B．Play with fireflies at home. |
| C．Appreciate the lotus flower. |
3 . Singapore's tradition of eating out in places called hawker centers is now recognized by the United Nations for its cultural importance.
A hawker is a person who sells food or goods and advertises by shouting at people walking by on the street. Hawkers are an important part of Singaporean culture. Open-air eating areas where hawkers sell their goods are very popular. Famous chefs, such as Anthony Bourdain and Gordon Ramsay, have praised them.
On Wednesday, the United Nations' cultural agency, UNESCO, added the city's “hawker culture” to its Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Singapore sought to have hawker culture added to the list about two years ago. Now that it has been recognized, Singapore must provide a report every six years to UNESCO. The report must show the efforts it has made to save and support its hawker culture.
“These centers serve as ‘community dining rooms', where people from diverse backgrounds gather and share the experience of dining over breakfast, lunch and dinner,” UNESCO said.
In the 1970s, Singapore cleaned up its streets so the street hawkers moved to new eating centers. These areas were part of an effort to improve the island. Now, the centers offer many different low-cost meals to local people and provide a pleasing social setting. The 2018 film Crazy Rich Asians showed its stars enjoying meals at a famous night market. Some sellers even received Michelin stars from a famous restaurant rating system for their meals costing only a few dollars.
But, now the average age of hawkers in Singapore is 60 years old. Younger Singaporeans now want to work in offices. They are less interested in working in small restaurants. The COVID-19 health crisis also hurt sales, preventing foreign visitors and locals from eating out.
1. Why is hawker culture added to UNESCO's list?| A．For the efforts Singapore has made. |
| B．For its importance in showing Singapore's culture. |
| C．For the report Singapore provided. |
| D．For the recommendation by UNESCO. |
| A．They sell goods in the open-air area. |
| B．They are famous chefs. |
| C．They are Singapore natives. |
| D．They are popular all over the world. |
| A．To advertise the film. |
| B．To introduce the stars. |
| C．To show the popularity of hawker centers. |
| D．To help the sellers receive Michelin stars. |
| A．The difficulties hawker culture is facing. |
| B．The average age of hawkers. |
| C．The effect caused by COVID-19. |
| D．The future of hawker culture. |
4 . 语法填空
The remains of a gold mask are among the 3,000-year-old artifacts (历史文物) found at Sanxingdui, a 4.6-square-mile area outside Chengdu, capital of Sichuan province.
More than 50,000 ancient artifacts
The site has
Along with other Shu archaeological sites,
China's Liangzhu Archaeological Site
The World Heritage Committee added Liangzhu to the UNESCO list
(1)接受邀请；
(2)说明你将分享的节日，并做介绍；
(3)分享你选择该节日的缘由。
注意：
(1)词数不少于100(开头和结尾已给出，但不计入总词数)；
(2)可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Ted,
Thank you for inviting me to talk about one of China’s traditional festivals at the lecture.
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Yours,
Li Jin
7 . Maaseik, a city in Belgium, has opened an exhibition of about 200 relics and treasures of the Tang Dynasty(618 AD - 907 AD), showing China’s golden age of ancient civilisation (文明) .
The exhibition, which opened on May 11 and will continue until Oct. 20, is part of the city’s effort to create a centre of Chinese culture. Belgian Princess Mathilde formally announced the beginning of the exhibition, titled: China’s Golden Age: Treasures from the Tang Dynasty”.
The items, including gold plates and silver wares for royal families, Tang Dynasty tri-colour glazed figurines (小雕像) of women and paintings, have recently been on exhibit in the Dutch city of Assen.
All of the exhibited items are from Shaanxi Province, China. Its provincial capital Xi’an was the most populous (人口众多的) city in the world and once the capital of the Tang Dynasty.
The Tang period is generally regarded as a high point in Chinese civilisation-requal to, or better than that of the earlier Han Dynasty(202 BC-220 AD), a golden age of Chinese culture.
Several years ago, said Dirk Verlaak, vice-mayor of Maaseik, his city and Assen teamed up to host history and culture exhibitions of China’s first two imperial dynasties, the Qin (221 BC-207 BC) and the Han. The Chinese relics and treasures attracted 350, 000 visitors in Assen and 190, 000 in Maaseik.
“Westerners don’t know much about China’s ancient civilisation and history, and we hope the new exhibition in Maaseik can attract more visitors,” said Verlaak.
1. Maaseik held the exhibition in order to ________.| A．make money | B．educate people |
| C．attract foreign visitors | D．spread Chinese culture |
| A．Dirk Verlaak is interested in Chinese history |
| B．All the items in the exhibition are from China |
| C．Assen attracted more visitors than Maaseik several years ago |
| D．This is the first time that Maaseik has held such an exhibition |
| A．Doubtful | B．Content | C．Worried | D．Disappointed |
| A．Tang Dynasty Treasures Exhibited in Belgium |
| B．Tang Dynasty Treasures Discovered in Belgium |
| C．Chinese Culture Goes around the World |
| D．Chinese Civilisation Attracts Foreigners |
1．表示欢迎；
2．推荐景点；
3．简述理由。
注意：1．词数100左右；
2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
Dear Henry：
I’m glad to hear from you.
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Yours，
Li Hua
9 . I’d never been to a Day of the Dead festival before. As my dad and I looked around for seats, I
“Whatever you need,” I said.
Marco threw me parts of a
“It’s part of a traditional dance” he said.
“You expect me to dance? ” I
Marco smiled. “It’ll be fun. And hurry! We’re
“ We’re going to do a lot of stomping(跺脚). Slow at first. Keep one hand
The speakers
“Be quick,” Marco
We all began stomping slowly to music. I could only see
The music
Marco gave me a thumbs-up. As the audience clapped for our group, I said to him happily, “You were right. That was
| A．watched | B．spotted | C．monitored | D．observed |
| A．satisfied | B．ignored | C．contacted | D．greeted |
| A．suit | B．chain | C．decoration | D．costume |
| A．make it | B．get it | C．focus on | D．go through |
| A．chatted | B．despaired | C．hesitated | D．replied |
| A．staying | B．running | C．working | D．changing |
| A．up | B．high | C．low | D．down |
| A．shouted | B．announced | C．defined | D．issued |
| A．signaled | B．pointed | C．moved | D．complained |
| A．through | B．in | C．over | D．under |
| A．bring about | B．carry on | C．figure out | D．put out |
| A．extremely | B．possibly | C．truly | D．finally |
| A．disappeared | B．sped up | C．started | D．faded away |
| A．typical | B．brief | C．tough | D．flexible |
| A．significant | B．creative | C．beneficial | D．fun |
10 . In a recent study of 19-month-olds, University of Chicago doctoral student Lauren Howard found that children who heard various languages in their neighborhoods were more receptive to people who spoke languages other than their parents ‘language.
“We measured imitation. At this age, that’s how they show us their willingness to learn, ”explained Howard. The lead author of the report titled Neighborhood Linguistic Diversity Predicts Infants' Social Learning. The experiments tested how well the babies could learn new tasks from a non- English speaker.
The study, which included 82 children from the Chicago and Washington areas, was in the November issue of Cognition.
“Babies are not only affected by parents and caregivers--- previous studies proved that --but also by people they hear at the store or on the bus, "Howard said. “Incidental exposure matters.”
The study indicates that kids in diverse communities may grow up to have open minds. Good news for families living in such neighborhoods--- but can other families do something to increase children's cultural exposure？
Cultural diversity can be within reach, even in unlikely areas. Although she grew up in not very diverse"， Julie, 23， said she picked up much knowledge about other languages and cultures from the many students her family hosted through the AFS-USA international student exchange program.
“It’s the little differences that make you more understanding and less judgmental, ”Julie said “Yuilya from Kazakhstan, for example, was very disciplined because she couldn't go to college unless her grades were good. Matias from Paraguay wasn't used to being on time because his culture is more laid-back. ”
For families unable to host a student for a whole year, AFS-USA offers other volunteer opportunities, such as being “welcome families ”to ease students ’ transitions（过渡）.
But there are countless ways to expose kids to other countries, said Lucas, author of “Growing Up Global: Raising Children to Be at Home in the World.”
Just a few of her tips: Take the kids to foreign films. Try exotic restaurants. Put a world map on the wall. Help your children’s teachers make global classrooms. Encourage the kids to invite friends of other cultures for dinner. “They’ll thank you later, "Lucas said.
1. What does Howard stress by saying "Incidental exposure matters"？| A．Babies are also influenced by people outside their home |
| B．Parents fail to realize the importance of incidental learning |
| C．Parents and caregivers have more influence on babies |
| D．Babies learn little knowledge at the store or on the bus. |
| A．She frequently volunteered in some welcome families |
| B．She lived in neighborhoods with various language learn |
| C．She was a member of the AFS-USA program |
| D．She learned from the foreign students living in her home |
| A．Curious | B．Happy |
| C．Tolerant | D．anger |
| A．How to improve children’s behavior |
| B．How to teach children foreign languages |
| C．How to better communicate with children. |
| D．How to help children seek diversity |
