2 . 阅读短文内容，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

I     1     (be) always full of confidence about Hamlet before I saw The Revenge of Prince Zidan — the Peking Opera version of Hamlet. First, the opera brought a     2     (complete) new sound to my Western ears, beginning with an orchestra playing traditional Chinese instruments, one of     3     was an instrument with two strings     4     (call) jinghu. Then, I was surprised when the main characters came on stage. The costumes and masks were     5     (amaze). Although the     6     (perform) sang in Chinese, the music, exaggerated movements and mime helped get the meanings     7     the audience. The voices sounded really unique. So high were some of the female voices     8     I was sure they could break glass! And the stage was really simple.     9     (use) some special techniques, the opera had transformed a small stage into the whole universe. What I liked most was how the characters moved on stage. It was so dazzling and energetic that I wasn’t sure if the characters were performers     10     athletes! Feeling the strong emotions of love, anger, fear and grief in the performance. I could easily recognise the theme of Hamlet.

4 . 假定你是李华，你的交换生朋友Lucy对中国的传统节日很感兴趣，请你给她写一封邮件介绍中国的元宵节并邀请她来家里做客。内容包括：
1.介绍元宵节(时间、风俗等)；
2.你对于传统节日的想法；
3.邀请她来家里做客。
注意:
1.词数100左右；
2.开头和结尾已给出,不计入总词数；
3.请在相应位置作答。
Dear Lucy,
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Looking forward to your reply.

Yours,

Li Hua

5 . 阅读短文，在空白处填入适当的内容或括号内单词的正确形式。

The Forbidden City in Beijing, home     1     the Palace Museum, houses more than 1.8 million cultural relics and is one of the world’s most     2     (visit) tourist attractions.

    3     (mark) the 600th anniversary of the Forbidden City, the Palace Museum will hold a series of events. For the special occasion, Along the River during the Qingming Festival, one of China’s most widely known     4     (masterpiece), will go on display in September. For its best preservation, this treasured artwork is seldom     5     (full) exhibited. It was back in 2005     6     the painting     7     (display) to celebrate the museum’s 80th anniversary for the first time. Such     8     rare sight is expected to draw huge crowds. In addition, the museum will also display exhibits from other countries.

During the past few years, the Palace Museum has been working hard to get the public familiar with the history and culture of the Forbidden City. And it seems that these efforts have been paying off, with its popularity     9     (reach) a new height. Over 17 million people visited the museum in 2018, of    10     40 percent were under 30 years old.

8 . 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

Mark was seated at the window, watching the other flats. He thought of his father, who had been in the hospital looking after Mark’s sick grandfather. “I’ll do my best to help my mother when you’re away,” Mark promised.

Next to him was his younger brother, Paul. “Mark, when will we have a Christmas tree?” Paul asked. “I’m looking forward to decorating it with Mom’s straw birds.” “This year we won’t have a tree, Paul.” “Why not?” “Too many bills with Grandpa’s sickness. Mom said we couldn’t buy one.”

There was a knock at the door of their flat, and they rushed over to find out who it was. It was Jack from downstairs. He was admitted into the flat, and he glanced about. “You don’t have any trees? I helped to place the artificial tree last week. It’s up to the ceiling. There are only two more days until Christmas! I don’t think you’ll get a tree.” Paul was unconvinced by Jack’s words. “Definitely not! We’re going to buy a genuine(真正的) Christmas tree, a genuine one!” Jack shrugged his shoulders and walked away.

Mark made his way back to his bedroom, shaking his piggy bank. That was only $7 in it. With school out, he thought, he would be able to make enough money in the next couple of days to get a tree and give Mom a surprise.

On the second day, Mark was busy transporting goods to assist the customers. When he was gone, he make another $6 in his pocket. It was his lucky day, and he had expected to spend $13 purchasing(购买) a little tree.

He whistled all the way to the tree lot(场地). But even the smallest one cost $15 or more. There would be a lot of shopping tomorrow, and he would make the extra dollars. He said to the seller in the tree lot, “Would you please help me keep this tree?” “ I cannot,” the seller said, “but come back tomorrow. Maybe it’s still here.” “I’ll return.” Mark waved his hand and ran away.

注意：
1. 续写词数应为150左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

On the following day, when Mark and Paul came to the tree lot, they saw a much smaller tree.

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They went to a shop nearby and purchased some ornaments(装饰品) with the spare money.

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9 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内的单词的正确形式。

China is well-known for its long and amazing civilization. Many factors make it possible, one of     1     is the Chinese writing system.

Starting as a picture-based language, written Chinese dates back several thousand years to the use of longgu—animal bones and shells with    2     (carve) symbols on them. By the Shang Dynasty, the symbols had become a     3     (high) developed writing system.    4     time went by, a wide variety of dialects and characters came into being because of geographical differences. Later on, Emperor Qinshihuang united the Chinese people and culture,    5     (lead) to the singular (单一的) development of the writing system. As a result, Chinese people, regardless of location or dialect, now almost have no     6     (difficult) in communicating in writing.

Written Chinese also serves as a great way     7     (connect) China’s present with its past.Because of it, people can read the classic works written in ancient times. People admire the Chinese writing system     8     feel proud of the Chinese calligraphy, which is     9     art form enjoying great popularity now. In the past ten years, the number of international students learning Chinese     10     (increase) rapidly.

10 . The “Double Seven Festival” is a traditional Chinese festival. It has a longer history than the ______ of Valentine’s Day in the West.

The origin of this festival is related to a cowboy and a weaving girl, whose love story has become a part of the Chinese culture. ______ there are many different versions of the story, the most popular one begins with a poor cowboy. Living with his elder and ______ brother, who treated him badly, the cowboy looked after an old cow every day. Though life was tough and boring, he put up with it in silence, without complaining.

Unluckily, even such a hard life didn’t last long. His brother got rid of him and all he got was the old cow. Although they couldn’t talk to each other, they ______ on each other for company. One day, miracle happened. The old cow started talking and told him that there would be seven fairies coming down to the Earth to ______ in a pond. All he should do was to ______ the dress of one of the fairies. Then that fairy would be his wife. ______ but excited, the cowboy followed the cow’s advice.

Every day the cowboy went to work ______ the fairy wove cloth at home. However, their ______ life came to an end when the Heavenly Goddess learned about it. She took the weaving girl away and drew a line in the sky that turned into the Milky Way, which ______ the cowboy meeting her wife. Due to the strong reaction from the young ______, the Goddess finally allowed them to see each other only once a year. The day was on the seventh day of the seventh month. That is ______ the Double Seven Festival came into being.

Although the love story doesn’t end up with a happy ending, it is to be told from one ______ to another. It reminds people to cherish every moment ______ with their loved ones and not to regret until we ______ them.

1.

A．celebration

B．congratulation

C．inspiration

D．liberation

2.

A．As if

B．Even if

C．Until then

D．In case

3.

A．open-minded

B．absent-minded

C．narrow-minded

D．business-minded

4.

A．depended

B．based

C．concentrated

D．worked

5.

A．sleep

B．bathe

C．dance

D．play

6.

A．make

B．bring

C．steal

D．buy

7.

A．Interested

B．Frightened

C．Tired

D．Surprised

8.

A．while

B．as

C．before

D．after

9.

A．careful

B．successful

C．peaceful

D．helpful

10.

A．freed

B．risked

C．kept

D．prevented

11.

A．gentleman

B．lady

C．cow

D．couple

12.

A．why

B．when

C．where

D．how

13.

A．dynasty

B．generation

C．age

D．person

14.

A．shared

B．connected

C．filled

D．separated

15.

A．meet

B．lose

C．miss

D．see