1 . The Qingming Festival is usually celebrated with a three-day national holiday, whose name originates (起源) from the saying “Plants start to revive (复活) and prosper at Qingming in a clean and bright way.” Thus, the festival is called Qingming, which means “clean and bright”.     1    Tomb sweeping is aimed at commemorating family ancestors, while going on a spring outing allows everyone the chance to enjoy the beautiful scenery and enjoy the season.

Traditional customs

Tomb sweeping.     2     On this day, the whole family gathers in front of their ancestral tombs. They offer fruit and wine to their ancestors and clear the weeds from around the tomb. Finally, they kowtow and pray, hoping for their ancestors’ blessing for the rest of the year.

Spring outings. The time around the Qingming Festival is one of the most suitable seasons for a spring outing, as plants are thriving and flowers are blooming. People can have a great time outdoors with their friends and family.     3    

Traditional food

Qingtuan is a green rice ball tiny enough to fit into your hand.     4     It is a mixture of sticky rice powder and green vegetable juice. Stuffed (装满) with sweetened bean paste, Qingtuan tastes sweet with the fresh fragrance of Aicao, a green spring vegetable. In celebration of Qingming, people from Shaanxi make steamed buns known as Huamo, which are made into different shapes.     5     Some are for peaceful family life, while others represent (象征) the wish for health.

A．Each different look brings a good blessing.

B．The tradition of tomb sweeping originates from the Qin Dynasty.

C．The two main activities over the festival include tomb sweeping and going on a spring outing.

D．Family members gather together to celebrate and taste the food.

E．Playing football and flying kites are popular activities.

F．Many traditional customs are practiced to show respect for our ancestors.

G．It is popular in Jiangnan.

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In 2001, when Kunqu Opera     1     (list) as one of the masterpieces of the oral and intangible heritage(非物质遗产) of humanity by UNESCO, Yang Fengyi traveled with her performers to the UNESCO headquarters in Paris     2     (witness) the historic moment. They demonstrated the ancient art form through a short performance. One of the actresses received a note from an audience member after the show,     3     (tell) her how beautiful she was onstage and how beautiful Kunqu Opera was.

As one of China’s oldest traditional opera forms, Kunqu Opera was born in the region of Kunshan in today's Suzhou, Jiangsu province. Combining songs     4     are performed in the Suzhou dialect, graceful body movements, martial arts and dance, Kunqu Opera uses     5     endless variety of movements to express specific emotions. It has distinguished     6     （it） by the virtuosity(高超艺)of its rhythmic patterns and had a     7     (power) influence on all the more recent forms of opera in China, such as Peking Opera. It is hence known as the mother of all Chinese operas.

    8     many old Chinese art forms, Kunqu Opera has faced competition from mass culture and a lack of interest among young people, but the     9     (recognize)by UNESCO put Kunqu Opera in the international spotlight at the same time as it     10     (begin) to experience a domestic revival.

3 . Wherever we go, we are surrounded by history. Across the globe, cultural heritage is passed down through generations. It is in the buildings and structures around us. It is in the arts and artifacts (手工艺品 ) we treasure. It lives in the languages we speak and the stories we tell. But today, it is under attack as never before. Not only is the damage of time intimidating our cultural heritage, but wars, climate change, globalization and tourism are all exacting a heavy price. Technology is now the most important weapon in the battle. Here’s how technology is preserving our cultural heritage.

As you can imagine, creating the replicas (复制品 ) via crowdsourced 2D images is extremely time-consuming. Increasingly, artificial intelligence (AI) is being used to do all the required sourcing, allowing millions of images to be stored in a matter of hours. AI will also make restoration-and-preservation of existing cultural heritage far easier and much better than former methods.

Virtual reality (VR) technology will play a leading role in preserving our cultural heritage in the coming years. Many of the most important sites and architecture are easily damaged. Human interaction with these locations is doing a great deal of harm. Wastes left could be seen everywhere, causing many problems. As more cultural heritage sites and objects are digitally mapped and recorded, VR technology will increasingly become the way that people experience them. We’ll all eventually be able to walk through places, look at and touch artifacts and works of art without ever seeing them with our own eyes.

Finally, our cultural heritage will be preserved via technology. Efforts in research, innovation (创新), data sharing and project work will help promote and preserve the cultural heritage of countries all across the world.

1. What does the underlined word “intimidating” in paragraph 1 probably mean?

A．Fading.

B．Preserving.

C．Recording.

D．Threatening.

2. How does VR help to preserve cultural heritage?

A．By recycling huge amounts of waste.

B．By stopping visitors touching artifacts.

C．By reducing human effects on the sites.

D．By educating people about the sites’ importance.

3. What is the author’s attitude to technology in preserving the cultural heritage?

A．Positive.

B．Unclear.

C．Doubtful.

D．Unsupportive.

4. Which can be the best title for this passage?

A．How Technology Changes Arts

B．What Cultural Heritage Means to Us

C．Prepare for an Innovation in Technology

D．Preserve the Ancient with the Advanced

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Crosstalk, Xiangsheng in Chinese, is a     1    (tradition) Chinese comedic performing art and one of China’s most popular cultural forms. It’s     2    (general) believed that crosstalk developed sometime in the Qing Dynasty. After the People’s Republic of China     3    (found) in 1949, this art became increasingly popular. Today, it is     4    important part in the CCTV Spring Festival Gala and other countless shows in China.

There are four     5    (skill) in crosstalk: speaking, imitating, teasing and singing. Most of the time,     6    is performed by two actors—one serves as the leading actor while the other plays a supporting role. However, sometimes it is performed as a monologue (独白),     7    is completed by one person mainly telling jokes, and at other times it is performed by more than two actors,     8    (call) group performance. Crosstalk is humorous and its language is lively and rich     9     puns (双关语).

Jump into a taxi in Beijing, and chances are that your driver will be listening to a radio broadcast of a crosstalk show. These days, more and more foreigners are becoming interested in     10    (study) the art of crosstalk. Crosstalk is a huge part of Chinese culture and it appears as if it’s getting even bigger.

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Chinese jump rope, also known as tiaopijin, is a children’s game. One reason for its     1     (popular) is the fact that although the moves can be quite     2     (challenge), the game itself is very simple. There’s no need for players    3     (buy) expensive equipment since what they need is only a rope.

The game     4     (begin) in 7th-century China. In the 1960s, children in the West adopted the game. The game is     5     (typical) played in a group of at least 3 players with a rope about 16 feet     6     length tied into a circle. Two players face each other     7     (stand) 9 feet apart, and position the rope around their ankles so that it is tightly stretched. The third player stands between the two sides of the rope and tries to perform a series of moves without making     8     error.

There are many jump patterns, most of     9     are accompanied by a song. This is sometimes called the “first level”. The jumper tries to complete the chosen pattern. If the moves     10     (complete) successfully, then the rope is moved farther up and the series is repeated.

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A traditional Chinese dance performed underwater in Luoyang, Central China’s Henan Province,     1     (go) viral on social media during the Dragon Boat Festival. The show led to renewed passion among audiences for traditional Chinese art and culture.

The     2     (stun) dance is named The Prayer, which was the opening performance of the gala by Henan Television Station on Saturday.

In the video on social media the underwater actress is seen dancing in colorful traditional Chinese costume. The short dance, which lasted less than two minutes, was seen as a     3     (combine) of contemporary art and traditional Chinese culture.

“The water made the costume even more gorgeous and the moves     4     (graceful)!” said one observer online. Netizens were left     5     (amaze) by both the beauty of the dancer and the creator involved in putting on the dance underwater.

The dance featured a character from     6     famous ancient Chinese painting Ode to Goddess Luo, the daughter of a sacred king character Fu Xi in a Chinese tale     7     drowned and then became a goddess.

“The moves     8     (capture) underwater at 4. 5 meters     9     the ground. The team spent a total of 26 hours under water     10     (complete) the shooting. The film team had to soak themselves in the water in each shooting session,” Chen Jia, director of the HNTV gala, said to local media.

10 . 假定你是李华，你的英国朋友Terry即将来中国留学，发来邮件向你询问在中国使用身势语的注意事项。请你给他回一封邮件，要点包括：
1. 握手; 2. 社交距离; 3. 目光交流。
注意：1. 词数100左右(开头和结尾已给出，但不计入总词数);
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Terry,
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Yours,

Li Hua