1 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. What does the speaker think of the weather in London?

A．Changeable.

B．Great.

C．Uncomfortable.

2. How many hours did the man work daily before?

A．8.

B．11.

C．14.

3. What do American people call “autumn”?

A．Underground.

B．Fall.

C．Subway.

4. What difference does the speaker not mention?

A．Sports.

B．Traffic rules.

C．Some expressions.

2 . 阅读下面材料, 在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

Representing wisdom, power, and wealth, dragons are respected and honored in Chinese culture, which are said     1     (scare) away evil spirits and bad luck. In ancient times, when there was no rain for a long time, people not only prayed     2     rain with a dragon dance,     3     prayed against insect attacks after planting.

If you’ve seen a Chinese New Year parade (庆祝游行), you’ve probably seen a colorful dragon     4     (wind) its way down the street. The dragon dance,     5     time-honored traditional folk activity in Chinese culture dating back to the Han Dynasty 2,000 years ago,     6     (observe) during festive celebrations much like the lion dance. Dragon dances can be performed in different ways with dragon costumes of different colors.     7     (specific), as many as 9 to 15 dancers use long poles to guide the dragon’s head and snakelike body, the tricks of     8     are often jumps or moves that make the dragon turn in     9     (variety) of ways.

The culture of dragon and lion dances has spread beyond China to southeast Asia, and even to some regions with significant Chinese communities in Europe, America, Australia, and New Zealand. It has become a     10     (substance) symbol of Chinese culture.

3 . 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 39th Shanghai Spring International Music Festival will take place from March 22     1     April 14.

“This is the     2    (old) music festival in China. It is     3     important platform for the communications of artistic institutions at home     4     abroad, and has witnessed through the past decades the     5    (develop) of the music and dance scenes of Shanghai,”     6    (say) Xa Yujing two days ago, Party secretary of the Shanghai Federation of Literary and ArtsCircles.

This year the festival will feature 66 performance     7    (production), 57 of     8     are concerts and nine dance shows.

The opening concert, taking place at Shanghai Symphony Hall on March 22, is a gala event     9    (show) outstanding Chinese compositions in celebration of the 75th birthday of the People’s Republic of China. The closing production,     10    (present) at Shangyin Opera House on April 14, will be a joint (联合的) production of The Barber of Seville by Shanghai Conservatory of Music and Como Opera House in Italy.

4 . The item of traditional tea processing techniques and social practices in China was added to the intangible cultural heritage list of UNESCO in November, 2022.     1     The item consists of knowledge, skills, and practices concerning the management of tea plantations, picking of tea leaves, manual processing, drinking, and sharing of tea.

China’s traditional tea processing techniques are mainly concentrated in four tea-growing areas, namely South and North of the Yangtze River, and Southwest and South China.     2     On average, each person consumes about 0.57 kg of tea leaves a year. Multiply that by its 1.4 billion population, and you can imagine that’s a lot of tea.

    3     The gongfu tea in Chaozhou City in South China shows a complete form of Chinese tea ceremony with its procedure made up of 21 brewing (沏茶) techniques. The three-course tea of the Bai ethnic minority need to be personally served by the most prestigious (有威望的) elders in the family. When people of the Yao ethnic minority treat guests, local women make oil tea and sing folk songs by the fireplace.

    4     Thousands of years ago, there were the Tea Horse Road and The Great Tea Road to serve the trade of tea. Nowadays, the villagers have developed a tea industry and sell related products overseas. They have also developed tea-based tourism, which also boosts rural development.

China is the hometown of tea, and the inclusion of the Chinese tea into the world cultural intangible heritage list will help build the cultural foundation for a community with a shared future for mankind.     5    

A．Tea-drinking is considered to be an important part of Chinese culture.

B．Promoted by tea culture, China’s tea industry is also developing rapidly.

C．It has become the 43rd Chinese item on the intangible cultural heritage list.

D．China is not only the largest producer of tea, but also the largest consumer.

E．The practice of making friends through tea-related activities is very common in China.

F．It will also help the world deepen its understanding of the fine traditional Chinese culture.

G．There are over 2,000 kinds of tea for people to drink in China, thus forming different customs.

5 . Carved into the cliffs above the Dachuan River, the Mogao Caves, south-east of the Dunhuang oasis, Gansu province, contain the largest, richest, and longest used treasure house of Buddhist art in the world. It was first constructed in 366 AD and represents the great achievement of Buddhist art from the 4th to the 14th century. Four hundred and ninety-two caves are presently preserved, housing about 45,000 square meters of murals (壁画) and more than 2,000 painted sculptures. Cave 302 of the Sui Dynasty contains one of the oldest and most vivid scenes of cultural exchanges along the Silk Road, showing a camel pulling a cart typical of trade missions of that period.

As evidence of the evolution of Buddhist art in the northwest region of China, the Mogao Caves are of unmatched historical value. These works provide an abundance of vivid materials depicting various aspects of medieval (中世纪的) politics, economics, culture, arts, religion, ethnic relations, and daily dress in western China. Many of these masterpieces are creations of an unparalleled aesthetic (美学的) talent.

The discovery of the Library Cave at the Mogao Caves in 1990, together with the tens of thousands of manuscripts and relics it contained, has been acclaimed as the world’s greatest discovery of ancient Oriental (东方的) culture. This significant heritage provides invaluable reference for studying the complex history of ancient China and Central Asia.

The Mogao Caves were included on the World Heritage List in 1987. At the state level, China has put all World Heritage Sites under top-level protection. In 1961, the Mogao Caves were listed as one of the State Priority Protected Sites by the State Council and were put under the protection of national laws, including the Law of the People’s Republic of China on the Protection of Cultural Relics. The Administrative Institution of the Mogao Caves has been cooperating with international counterparts (同行) to study conservation and site management and looks forward to continuing its work in preserving the heritage of the site.

1. What can we infer from Cave 302 of the Sui Dynasty?

A．It is important for the study of ancient craftsmanship.

B．It’s important for the research of the history of Central Asia.

C．It shows the evolution of Buddhist art in ancient China.

D．It has great value for the study of the history of the Silk Road.

2. What does the underlined word “depicting” in paragraph 2 probably mean?

A．Portray.

B．Observe.

C．Intend.

D．Process.

3. What’s the author’s feeling about the discovery of Library Cave?

A．Proud.

B．Amazed.

C．Doubtful.

D．Bored.

4. What’s the author’s purpose of writing the last paragraph?

A．To introduce the laws that protect the Mogao Caves.

B．To give advice on how to protect the Mogao Caves.

C．To tell us that the Mogao Caves are well protected.

D．To explain the measures taken to protect the Mogao Caves.

6 . 阅读下面材料，在空格处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或使用括号中单词的正确形式。

Zenghouyi chimes (编钟) are the most magnificent set of chimes ever     1     (discover) in China. It represents the     2     (high) achievement of pre-Qin ritual and music     3     (civilize) and bronze casting technology in ancient China.

It is 273 cm high, 335 cm wide, and 748 cm long. The total weight of the bells is about 2567 kg.     4     the copper part of the wooden frame (including hooks), the complete set of chimes     5     (weigh) about 5 tons.

This huge chime was still standing in the coffin when it was unearthed. Its heavy weight     6     (support) only by six bronze warriors and eight small bronze columns. Because of the scientific design, these six bronze     7     (warrior) can easily support the whole chimes still under the ground for more than two thousand years.

Chinese culture places special emphasis on the attitude of handling complicated matters with ease. Zhuangzi’s story of dismembering (肢解) an ox as     8     (skill) as a butcher and Laozi’s “Governing a big country is like cooking small fish”     9     (be) all about the manners of being at ease when     10     (solve) tough problems

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。

Canadian Prime Minister led the government officials through Vancouver’s historic Chinatown for the city’s annual Chinese New Year Parade.

Last month, lion dancers,    1     (dress) in silver, purple and red, danced to the drum beats outside the Chinese Cultural Centre. The event marks the largest gathering of all lion dancers     2     live in Canada. A     3     (mass) golden dragon danced under the control of about a dozen young men.

Vancouver is home    4       more than 400,000 Chinese-Canadians. “I love the Chinese New Year Parade because it’s     5       inclusive activity and we highlight the     6     (strong) of each person,” said Mayor Gregor.

Penny Lim,     7     (hold) a camera in her hand, was one of the viewers. Before Penny Lim was born, her father    8    (move) to Vancouver from Guangdong Province. Lim has been coming to the parade for decade     9     (record) and photograph the lion dancers. “The colors are various, and the combinations of orange, pink, yellow are quite exciting,” she said. “It’s a connection to our culture, and     10     (essential) it’s festive and a lot of fun.”

8 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Door gods are supposed to keep evil spirits from entering. The custom originated during the Tang Dynasty when the Emperor honored two loyal generals     1     having their portraits painted on the door, due to their     2     (brave) in fighting intruders (入侵者) and evil spirits.

There are two types of door gods: martial door gods and literary door gods. Martial door gods are usually loyal generals or great fighters     3     (picture) in life-size figures, wearing full battle armor (铠甲) with weapons in hand.     4     (common) seen door gods of this type include “Shenshu and Yulu,” “Qin Qiong and Yuchi Gong,” “Zhong Kui”, “Guan Yu” and “Guan Sheng”.

The literary door gods, inner door gods or civil door gods as they were named as well, are     5     a civil nature, based on scholar-official figures or     6     (history) scholars. The door god’s picture will be painted on the doors inside the courtyard, hence going with the visitor when     7     (enter). Literary door gods can also     8     (find) on inside room doors. Popular characters of this genre are the “Fu, Lu, and Shou” or the historical scholar “Dou Yujun”,     9     five sons all passed the civil service examinations     10     (become) great officials.

9 . As an immigrant from China, my mother loves Chinese culture deeply. She _________ Chinese food every night. She prefers to do it herself at home because she thinks the local restaurants aren’t authentic. _________, strangely enough, she likes to take my son to Panda Express to have _________ with her friends who are also from China. She is even _________ to point it out whenever they are at a food court.

Why is American Chinese food not _________ among some Chinese Americans? How is American Chinese food not better than _________ Chinese food? I can’t _________ that it’s not as good as authentic Chinese food. In fact, authentic Chinese food really tastes better while American Chinese food _________ to have food with its own taste — they are right for different persons. It’s important to _________ American Chinese food from authentic Chinese food. They are not the same __________ and have their own characteristics. So they should be treated __________. That’s why my mother thinks that Panda Express is not very authentic, but can still __________ it. Actually, American Chinese food is often created by Chinese immigrants according to their own preferences. As people from various countries have differences in their __________, it is changing.

My mother has a deep feeling for authentic Chinese food and restaurants, so I decide to open a restaurant where she and other immigrants can feel the __________ of Chinese family dinner. My son says he’ll learn Chinese cooking skills from me, which, I think, should be __________ from age to age. Likewise, I’ll also pass on the Chinese food culture to the world.

1.

A．orders

B．cooks

C．donates

D．receives

2.

A．However

B．Therefore

C．Besides

D．Otherwise

3.

A．alternatives

B．restrictions

C．meals

D．comments

4.

A．unwilling

B．illegal

C．ambitious

D．quick

5.

A．agreeable

B．contemporary

C．massive

D．complicated

6.

A．complex

B．actual

C．expensive

D．previous

7.

A．believe

B．find

C．deny

D．conclude

8.

A．deserves

B．helps

C．hates

D．refuses

9.

A．make

B．prepare

C．defend

D．distinguish

10.

A．process

B．cuisine

C．mood

D．discount

11.

A．differently

B．generously

C．abnormally

D．vividly

12.

A．build

B．equip

C．accept

D．monitor

13.

A．careers

B．platforms

C．ranks

D．tastes

14.

A．decrease

B．atmosphere

C．reflection

D．duty

15.

A．spied on

B．called on

C．handed down

D．broken down

10 . There once lived a monster named Nian, who lived deep in the sea and climbed up to eat cattle and ______ people.

Then, one New Year’s Eve, the villagers were in a great ______ to run away. Some were closing windows and locking doors, some were ______ and others were driving cattle and sheep. There came a beggar (乞丐), saying “I’ll drive away the ______ .”

Around ______ Nian rushed into the village. He found the grandmother’s house was bright with red paper ______ on the doors. The monster gave a loud cry, looked ______ for a moment and went to the door. There suddenly came the sounds of explosions (爆炸). Shaking all over, the monster dared not take a step ______ . It turned out that the colour ______ flames and explosions were what Nian feared the most. The monster ran away quickly in the darkness. All the villagers felt ______ and came back to thank the beggar.

To ______ such good luck, the villagers put on their ______ clothes and hats and went to their relatives and friends to send their ______ and congratulations. These ______   have been passed down through the generations, which is the ______ of the Spring Festival.

1.

A．cheat

B．greet

C．kill

D．cheer

2.

A．hurry

B．silence

C．trouble

D．satisfaction

3.

A．complaining

B．sweeping

C．decorating

D．packing

4.

A．monster

B．villager

C．beggar

D．sailor

5.

A．morning

B．noon

C．afternoon

D．midnight

6.

A．staying

B．stuck

C．returning

D．left

7.

A．angrily

B．calmly

C．cheerfully

D．secretly

8.

A．upward

B．downward

C．forward

D．backward

9.

A．black

B．red

C．yellow

D．white

10.

A．amused

B．concerned

C．relieved

D．scared

11.

A．celebrate

B．explore

C．benefit

D．exchange

12.

A．expensive

B．new

C．modern

D．dusty

13.

A．instructions

B．beliefs

C．contributions

D．regards

14.

A．behaviours

B．occasions

C．gestures

D．customs

15.

A．purpose

B．response

C．origin

D．description