1 . 假定你是李华, 你的美国朋友Charles将来中国过春节并了解到将会收到中国亲友的压岁钱(lucky money)。因此, 他来信想了解压岁钱这一中国春节习俗。请你给他写一封回信，内容包括：
1. 压岁钱的寓意；
2. 收压岁钱的礼仪。
注意: 1. 词数 100 左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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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。

Kites, which were invented over 2,000 years ago in China, are believed to be     1     earliest flying objects created by humans. After centuries of development, kites have become one of the country’s representative traditional handicrafts, showing     2     (it) charm and gaining popularity all over the world. In 2006, kite-making technique was included     3     the list of China’s national intangible cultural heritage.

Currently, the Chinese kite-making technique     4     (involve) four steps: making the frame, pasting paper onto the frame, painting and decorating it and then mastering the art of flying the kite. The most distinctive kite-making technique can be found in Weifang,     5     has developed its own unique characteristics     6     (base) on traditional kite-making craftsmanship. This city is     7     (wide) regarded as the birthplace of many popular flying toys. The themes of Weifang kites are incredibly different, including birds, fish, cultural relics, historical figures and legends.

Today in Weifang, there are virtually no limitations on the shapes or sizes of kites, which can be made     8     (present) people’s ideals and aspirations. This diversity can be observed at the annual Weifang International Kite Festival, which     9     (hold) on the third Saturday of every April since 1984. People from over 30 countries and regions around the world take part in the festival every year. During the festival, the skill of kite-flying is demonstrated through many aerial     10     (compete).

3 . When cultural heritage sites disappear, they’re gone forever. However, they are being endangered at an alarming rate by rising seas (Venice), pollution (the Taj Mahal) and overtourism (Angkor Wat). Just to name a few.

But when we try to protect these heritage sites, we also have to face such thorny questions as “What part of the past is worth preserving and passing on to the next generations? What duty do we owe to the creations of our ancestors? What strength do we draw from their presence — and when, on the contrary, do they become a lead weight, preventing us from projecting ourselves into the future?”

Humankind has answered these difficult questions differently in different places. In Dresden, Germany, the Frauenkirche was an 18th-century church whose bell-shaped top was a landmark. In February, 1945, one of the most destructive bombing attacks of World War II killed more than 25,000 people and reduced the city to ruins. With Dresden slowly rebuilt after the war, the Frauenkirche was left in ruins. But after German reunification, the church was reconstructed using many of its original materials, as a statement of peace and harmony.

Like the Frauenkirche, Notre Dame, a landmark in Paris, which was destroyed by fire in 2019, is being rebuilt as close as possible to how it was before, including using the original and poisonous metal-lead-for the roof. That choice was controversial, as future choices are bound to be in the debate about how to restore and preserve historic buildings.

Perhaps, no one can claim to have the right answers on preservation. There may not even be right answers. What we will do is to continue to take care of important cultural heritage sites, as a matter of significance to humanity’s past, present and future.

1. Which heritage site is overcrowded?

A．Venice.

B．Dresden.

C．The Taj Mahal.

D．Angkor Wat.

2. Which of the following can replace the underlined word “thorny” in paragraph 2?

A．Tough.

B．Smart.

C．Interesting.

D．Important.

3. What does the author dislike about the rebuilding of Notre Dame?

A．The high rebuilding costs.	B．The timing of reconstruction.
C．The choice of certain material.	D．The significance of preservation

4. What message does the author seem to convey in the text?

A．We should protect as many heritage sites as possible.

B．It is better to leave the damaged historic buildings alone.

C．Historic buildings should be rebuilt with the same materials.

D．Heritage sites serve as an important link among human beings.

5 .

Visitors to Britain may find the best place    1    enjoy local culture is in a traditional pub. But newcomers may get into trouble in these friendly pubs. Strangers may start with the difficulty of getting a drink. Most pubs have no waiters—you have to go to the bar (吧台) to buy drinks . This may sound    2    (convenient), but English people are used to doing so.

Pub culture is formed    3    (help) people get along with each other. Standing at the bar for service allows you to chat with others    4    (wait) for drinks. The bar counter is    5    (possible) the only place in Britain     6    a friendly conversation with strangers    7    (consider) to be entirely proper and really quite normal behavior.     8    , if you do not follow the local rules, you may fail to feel the local culture. For example, if you are in a big group,     9    is best for one or two people to go to buy the drinks. Nothing makes the regular customers and bar staff     10     (angry) than a group of strangers standing in front of the bar while they chat and wonder what to order.