1 . Chinese ancient poetry was the heart and soul of Chinese ancient literature. Poems and songs have been the means of entertainment of men from the earliest times. Chinese ancient poetry was primarily written to be chanted or sung.

The poetic persona (表面形象) is a feature of classical Chinese poetry. The persona appears when the poem is written from the viewpoint of some other person. Some poems are comments on the contemporary society and life. Chinese ancient poems, although apparently simple in the first reading, have deeper and greater meanings when read intensively.

The earliest Chinese ancient poetry begins with The Book of Songs which is a collection of 305 poems. It was the first comprehensive compilation(辑)of Chinese ancient poems. Each poem in The Book of Songs was set to music and could be sung. Folk songs made up the most part of the book! Confucius, the great ancient philosopher, was fond of this book. It was also the accepted textbook of the Confucian school.

Chinese poetic history is extremely long and colorful. The Tang dynasty, the golden age of Chinese ancient poetry, produced many famous poems. Three Hundred Poems of the Tang Dynasty, was compiled by Heng Tang Tui Shi(蘅塘退士) of the Qing dynasty. This was used for very many years to teach primary students.

Almost everything is the subject of Chinese ancient poetry including marriage, agriculture, courtship(求爱), sorrow and joys, romance, heroic deeds and so on. Generally, each poem is usually composed of lines of four, five or seven syllables. Translations of Chinese ancient poems are available in books and also online. Now these beautiful poems have attracted readers all over the world.

1. What’s the earliest Chinese poetry intended to do?

A．To record history.	B．To spread knowledge.
C．To entertain people.	D．To state people’s thoughts.

2. Which can describe the obvious characteristics of Chinese ancient poetry according to the text?

A．Modern and symbolic.	B．Simple but meaningful.
C．Difficult and figurative.	D．Imaginative but unreal.

3. What can we learn about The Book of Songs from the text?

A．It is compiled by Heng Tang Tui Shi.

B．It includes more folk songs than other kinds of poems.

C．It was the textbook for kids during Confucius’s childhood.

D．It was produced during the golden age of Chinese ancient poetry.

4. What can we infer from the last paragraph?

A．Chinese ancient poetry has limited subjects.

B．Chinese ancient poems win popularity overseas.

C．Every Chinese ancient poem is made up of four lines.

D．Something in Chinese ancient poems is lost in translation.

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。

Lion dance is a form of     1    (tradition) dance in China,     2     can often be seen in important festivals and great events. China is home     3     the dragon dance and lion dance. Both the two performances have been welcomed by people from various ethnic     4    (group) for generations.

It is said that the lion dance in China originated in the Southern and Northern Dynasties with     5     history of more than one thousand years. The lions stand for joy and     6     (happy). Therefore, during festivals and grand ceremonies, people would perform lion dance     7     (create) a happy and exciting atmosphere. Many young people know that the dragon dance and lion dance     8    (perform) during festivals such as the Spring Festival and celebrations but they don’t know that after several thousand years, the two activities have accumulated thick historical cultures and are     9     (true) valuable cultural heritages     10    (pass) down from Chinese people’s ancestors.

5 . 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。

A 63-year-old Chinese grandpa’s     1    (tradition) carpentry (木工) skills are delighting tens of millions of viewers online as he creates woodwork without glue, screws or nails.

The Chinese master carpenter, Wang Dewen, well known as “Granpa Amu” on YouTube, has been called as the modern Lu Ban,     2     famous Chinese structural engineer during the Zhou Dynasty, thanks     3     his vast carpentry knowledge. His most popular video,     4     shows him making a fantastic wooden arch bridge, became popular on the platform,    5    (eventual) gaining more than 42 million views.

Grandpa Amu follows an ancient Chinese mortise and tenon (榫卯) technique, which     6    (mean) no nails or glue are involved in the entire process of building the arch bridge.

Grandpa Amu has also made several wooden toys for his grandson     7    (use) the same technique. He created a folding stool(凳子), which looked like the China pavilion (中国馆) from the 2010 Shanghai Expo. “A block of wood transforms into a stool. Genius,” a YouTube user named Rey Rey commented under the video.

Among all the     8    (item), a walking Peppa Pig and a bubble blowing toy are     9    (he) grandson’s favorites.

So far, the master carpenter     10    (attract) over 1.18 million fans on YouTube. Grandpa Amu insists that he is not an internet superstar but just an ordinary farmer.

6 . Sweetest Day is celebrated on the third Saturday in October. It is an occasion which offers all of us an opportunity to remember not only the sick, the aged, and children who have lost their parents, but also friends, workmates, relatives and neighbors whose helpfulness and kindness we have enjoyed.

Over 60 years ago, when a Cleveland man noticed that some people, such as children who lost their parents and patients who lay in bed, too often felt forgotten and neglected, he developed in his mind the idea of showing them that they were remembered. He did this by giving them small gifts. With the help of his friends and neighbors, he gave those people small gifts on a Saturday in October. During the years that followed, other Clevelanders began to take part in the celebration, which came to be called “Sweetest Day”. Over time, the Sweetest Day idea of spreading cheer to the poor, the sick and children who had lost their parents was broadened to everyone, and became an occasion for remembering others with a kind act or a small gift. Soon the idea spread to other cities all over the USA.

Sweetest Day is not based on any single group’s religious beliefs or on a family relationship. It is a reminder that a thoughtful word or deed enriches life and gives it meaning. Because for many people remembering takes the form of gift-giving, Sweetest Day offers us the opportunity to show others that we care, in a positive way.

1. What is Sweetest Day for?

A．To express love to our parents.	B．To remind us of people in need of our help.
C．To draw people’s attention to disabled people.	D．To keep the weak and nice people around us in mind.

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

A．Escaped.

B．Ignored.

C．Rejected.

D．Inspired.

3. What does paragraph 2 mainly talk about?

A．The importance of Sweetest Day.	B．The customs of Sweetest Day.
C．The development of Sweetest Day.	D．The future of Sweetest Day.

4. How do most people celebrate Sweetest Day according to paragraph 3?

A．By giving gifts.	B．By offering help to others.
C．By sending others reminders.	D．By showing others their beliefs.

8 . 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。

Hanfu is one of the traditional types of Chinese clothing. The term “Hanfu”,     1     (create) in recent years by Internet users, describes the Han people’s clothing during the Han Dynasty. But it     2     (ban) at the beginning of the Qing Dynasty.

When people talk about Hanfu, it usually means a long robe (长袍)     3     loose sleeves and a belt at the waist. The materials for making the clothes were     4     (careful) chosen, such as damask silk, cotton and so on.

Hanfu     5     (be) a symbol of traditional Chinese culture. It also has a far-reaching influence on the clothing in other neighboring Asian     6     (country), such as the Japanese kimono (和服) and the Korean Hanbok. Having been out of fashion for more than 400 years, Hanfu is reconstructed by many Chinese people as part of a trend that     7     public should be proud of their Chinese culture. Many supporters believe that wearing Hanfu brings them a strong sense of     8     (nation) identity.

Many universities in China have a Hanfu Society     9     members wear Hanfu to celebrate traditional Chinese festivals, and they use that opportunity     10     (introduce) their Hanfu to others.

9 . The Torch Festival (火把节) is a traditional festival which is celebrated among some ethnic groups in southwestern China, such as the Yi, Bai, Hani, Lisu, and Lahu, etc. It usually falls on the 24th or 25th of June, with three days of celebrations. The festival came from worship (崇拜) of fire by ancestors (祖先). For some ethnic groups, it’s a tradition in the festival for elders to share farming experience with young people and educate them about taking care of crops.

During the festival, big torches are made to stand in all villages, with small torches placed in front of the door of each house. When night falls, the torches are lit and the villages are bright. At the same time, people walk around the fields and houses, holding small torches and placing the torches in the field corners. Inside the villages, young people are singing and dancing around the big torches that keep burning throughout the night. Other activities like horse races are also held during the festival.

In a horse race of the Yi people in Yunnan, torches are used to form hurdles for riders to get through. The Hani people in Yunnan traditionally tie fruits to torches with strings. When the strings are broken after the torches are lit, people struggle for the fruits for good luck.

For the Lisu people in Sichuan, the festival is an occasion for holding torch parades. Big torches are carried by teams of people, which is like a fire dragon. If different teams meet, it’s a tradition to exchange the big torches with one another.

1. What can we know about the Torch Festival from the first paragraph?

A．It has nothing to do with farming.

B．Its celebrations usually last two days.

C．It is a traditional festival of all China.

D．It is a festival to show worship of fire.

2. What does the underlined word “them” in paragraph 1 refer to?

A．ancestors.	B．young people.
C．elders.	D．ethnic groups.

3. What is the main idea of the second paragraph?

A．Why the festival is enjoyed.	B．Where the festival is celebrated.
C．How the festival is celebrated.	D．What torches are used for the festival.

4. Which is a way that Lisu people in Sichuan celebrate the festival according to the text?

A．Holding torch parades.	B．Tying fruits to torches with strings.
C．Struggling for fruits for good luck.	D．Using torches as hurdles for a horse race.

10 . New Year’s Day in China

National holidays in China are those festivals decided by the government that everyone gets to enjoy.     1     These holidays fall into two types: those that all citizens enjoy nationwide, and those that some citizens enjoy. New Year’s Day is one that is enjoyed by people all over the country.

    2     They celebrate the New Year like people all over the world. Since ancient times, the day has been called “Yuandan” by the Chinese.     3     “Dan” means “day”，so joined together the words mean “first day of a year”. For 3,000 years，China has greeted Yuandan with joyful ceremonies.

Because of the different longitudes (经度) upon which countries lie in the world, the time of the celebration changes. China is the twelfth country to celebrate the event and the people are rewarded with one day’s vacation.     4     And organizations and schools hold parties to let everyone enter the joyful atmosphere of the festival. Sincere good wishes are sent by people’s smiles and wonderful performances at parties.     5    

A．“Yuan” means “at the beginning”.

B．Many colorful programs are shown on TV.

C．It’s a day for the working people worldwide.

D．New Year’s Day is a big holiday for the Chinese people.

E．Everyone has the right to get off work during these holidays.

F．You can read about how, where，and when to watch the program.

G．Great hopes for an excellent year are planted in everyone’s mind.