1 . 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。

Are you familiar with pop star Jay Chou’s Blue &White Porcelain? Its original lines, just     1     the composer Fang Wenshan described, were inspired by Ru porcelain (汝瓷).

Ranked best among famous kinds during the Song Dynasty (960-1279), Ru porcelain is known for its unique pale blue glaze (釉). Oceans     2     Ru porcelain flooded onto the market around the year of 1100, but the     3     (exist) of Ru ware now is actually rare. Thanks to the efforts of Ru porcelain inheritors, people can now appreciate it     4     (close) at hand than before.

Born in Ruzhou, Henan province, Li Chao has spent a decade     5     (better) crafting skills. Ru porcelain goes through 72 steps, the    6     (one) of which is knead (揉) mud. Any small errors could lead to disaster, said the 41-year-old inheritor. He then stressed that a Ru porcelain inheritor must be patient enough. Every item of artwork     7     (full) deserves our admiration.

Techniques of making Ru porcelain will     8     (lose) with senior inheritors gradually passing away. So,     9     Li spares no effort in doing is introducing it to wider masses.     10     (achieve) this goal, he creatively uses Ru porcelain in making daily ware popular among young people. Now he’s aiming to expand the market by introducing it to the whole world.

2 . 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。

People say that the real culture of Beijing exists     1     the culture of hutong and siheyuan. The hutongs     2     (locate) in Beijing are formed by lanes of siheyuan, which is a type of residence in     3     houses are purposely built to form squares or rectangles.

In the mid 20th century, several hutongs in Beijing were torn down to pave the way for the     4     (develop) of the city. However, since then, thanks to efforts designed to safeguard this     5     (significance) aspect of the Chinese architectural culture, many hutongs     6     (preserve).

Because of the interlacement (交织) of the lanes, every house is connected to the other, making     7     easy for local people to keep in touch with their neighbors.     8    , once one enters any of them, one can feel the deep and warm relationships among people, which is rarely found in this modern world.

Gossiping in these lanes     9     (be) a common scene as it is the main way for people     10     (strong) their relationship. Where there is such a lane, there is a story.

3 . 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。

The design and colors of the Beijing Winter Olympic Villages reflect Chinese aesthetics (美学). The city     1     (see) 288 days of good air quality last year, up by 112 days from 2013. In history, Beijing 2022 is the first Games     2     all venues (场地) are powered by clean energy and Beijing is the first city in the world     3     (host) both the Summer and Winter Games. Passenger vehicles used for the Games’ official transport service are powered by renewable energy. The world’s first express train with a studio     4     (power) by 5G tech has been launched. “Green” tops     5     China-proposed concept of hosting “green, inclusive, open and clean” Olympic Winter Games. A number of Olympic high     6     (technology) have been applied for the first time in Beijing to ensure     7     (it) goal of carbon neutrality.

The 2022 Paralympic Winter Games mascot Shucy RhonRhon symbolizes reunion and joy. China’s commitment to engage 300 million people in winter sports has already become a     8     (real). Named “Tongxin”, the medals are designed and inspired     9     Chinese ancient jade concentric circle pendants (同心圆吊坠). A menu of 678 dishes will be served     10     (special) to athletes from diverse cultural backgrounds all around the world.

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。

According to a recent survey conducted by wenjuan.com,an online survey platform,some 96 percent of surveyed youth said they were willing to purchase guochao products,    1     refers to products by homegrown brands.    2     the same time，91.6 percent of respondents    3    （voice）their expectations for more video programs digging deeper into traditional Chinese culture.The age group of the interviewees ranged from the post-80s to the post-2000s generations，with the latter     4    （account）for 22.1 percent.

“Nowadays we are     5    （deep）connected with most countries in the world,which results in a comprehensive understanding of the outside world,yet we still have confidence in our own culture．This sense of pride     6    （base）on rational thinking，” said professor Su Junbin of Xiamen University.

Unlike older generations who might favor Western culture and brands，Chinese youth were born and raised when the     7    （country）economy was taking off, so they tend to have strong confidence in their national identity and culture.They have gained     8     full understanding of the outside world，and after several rounds of comparison,have finally found     9    （they）to be in a strong position．So the timing is perfect，Su said，    10    （push）forward cultural products imprinted with traditional Chinese cultural features.

5 . “友善”是中华民族的传统美德，你校以“友善”为主题举办英语征文比赛,内容包括：
1. 日常生活中的友善行为；
2. 友善行为的意义或价值；
3. 提出倡议。
注意：
1. 词数100左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
参考词汇：传统美德traditional virtues
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6 . 阅读下面短文，在空自处填入1个话当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Stone lion is carved out of stone,     1     is the common ornament (装饰物) in Chinese traditional architecture, such as temples, bridges, gardens and so on. Lion indicates     2     (safe) and luck in China.

It is said that the lion     3     (introduce) into China in Han Dynasty from the Western Region. In Chinese culture, lion is     4     mythical (神话的) figure rather than real animal. After its introduction, lion gradually became the mascot outside the gate, for Chinese people think that lion can drive away the evil spirits. Another saying of why people take stone lion     5     the gate keeper is related to the pronunciation of stone lion (Shishi) in Chinese. Stone sounds like ‘Shi’ in Chinese with the meaning of solid, and the second ‘Shi’     6     (refer) to lion sounds similar to ‘Si’ which means ‘to think about’.

Stone lions have the obvious local     7     (feature). The lions from the South are     8     (vivid) with many sculptures than the lions from the northern China. The stone lion is carved     9     (base) on a kind of architectural ornament frequently used as the base for decent building.

    10     (general), the location of the stone lion is settled with female in the right side and male the left according to Chinese traditional Yin and Yang philosophy.

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。

A 23-year-old Chinese American vlogger is riding a new trend: mixing and matching modern clothes with traditional Han Chinese dress, or hanfu.

    1     latter refers to a historical dress of the people in China, which is said     2     (date) back more than 4,000 years. In recent     3     (year), when Chinese people talk about hanfu, they usually picture a long flowing robe (长袍) with loose sleeves and a belted waist. However, it is     4     (actual) a diverse term including different wardrobe trends from different dynasties.

In daily life, the vlogger often wears either an entire hanfu set     5     a blend of Chinese and Western elements.     6     (know) as an Internet celebrity on social media, she     7     (post) videos of herself dressed in a mixture of ancient Chinese styles, with matching makeup since last year. Her social media account now has over 628,900 followers. She has also attracted many fans on Chinese lifestyle and an e-commerce and popular video-sharing platform mainly     8     (target) young generations.

“I love hanfu and I love sharing it     9     the world. So I make videos for people to learn about this ancient type of dress,     10     allows me to learn more as well.” the Chinese American vlogger said in an interview.

10 . Rabbits are a courageous little species able to live on every continent, except Antarctica. Alongside the beginning of 2023, the new Year of the Rabbit has started!     1    

Cultural image of rabbits in China

Rabbits are instinctively quiet but agile (敏捷),which suits traditional Chinese aesthetic values of being gentle and cultivated. There is a view of rabbits in Chinese culture as being smart and gentle.     2     , a Chinese idiom praising people who are smart and agile like a rabbit.

Legend has it that there is a Jade Rabbit living on the moon which is the pet of Chang’e, a goddess widely known in China. This can explain why rabbits are regarded as an auspicious sign.

Also, in ancient China, it was common sense that the more children you had, the luckier and happier you would be. This belief made the rabbit a popular sign of good fortune.     3    

Cultural image of rabbits in the West

Similarly in the West, rabbits are full of vitality and fertile in nature, with populations growing to enormous sizes in short amounts of time. Rabbits are also considered to be incredibly lucky in the West, with several traditions illustrating how to gain the animal’s good luck for yourself.

A hunter being able to catch a rabbit in the first place is also a sign of good luck. Another tradition for good luck found in North America and the UKKis to say the word “rabbit” on the first morning of every month.

    4     It is a rabbit that Alice follows in the story of Alice in Wonderland to escape the normal world and helps to begin her adventure. Rabbits are also related to Easter, with the Easter bunny being thought to be in some way related to the chocolate eggs eaten at this time of year: While the animal appears in many different places, it is always seen as an animal to be welcomed.

So, now it is the lucky animal’s turn on the Chinese zodiac.     5    

A．This is shown by the phrase “dong ru tuo tu”

B．We are all familiar with the phrase “shou zhu dai tu”

C．Maybe now is the best time to talk about this adorable animal in the eyes of different cultures

D．May the Year of the Rabbit bring you some good fortune, too!

E．Rabbits also pop up in other areas of Western culture

F．A stuffed rabbit’s foot is supposed to bring good fortune

G．They are well-known to be able to reproduce and thrive in sometimes difficult and surprising conditions