2 . 阅读下面短，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 as the composer Fang Wenshan described,     1     (inspire) by Ru porcelain (汝瓷).

Ru porcelain,     2     (rank) best among famous kinds during the Song Dynasty(960-1279), is known for     3     (it) unique pale blue glaze (釉). Oceans of Ru porcelain flooded onto the market around the year of 1100, but the     4     (exist) of Ru ware now is actually rare. Thanks to the efforts of Ru porcelain inheritors (传承人), people can now appreciate it closer 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 first of     6     is knead (揉) mud. Any small errors could lead     7     disaster, said the 41-year-old inheritor. He then stressed that a Ru porcelain inheritor must be patient enough. Every item of artwork     8     (full) deserves our admiration.

Techniques of making Ru porcelain will be lost with senior inheritors gradually passing away,     9     what 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.

3 . 假如你是李华, 你的外国朋友Chris准备在学校的中国文化节中表演诗朗诵, 写信给你请你帮她推荐一首中国古诗。现在请你给她写一封回信, 要点如下：
1. 诗歌的名称及作者(诗歌名称可使用汉语拼音);
2. 诗歌的主要内容;
3. 你推荐的原因。
注意：
1. 可以适当增加细节, 以使行文连贯;
2. 词数100词左右。
Dear Chris,
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Yours,

Li Hua

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。

Many years ago, a dance between clay and fire gave rise     1     a tangible piece of art: porcelain (瓷器). In the flames     2     (burn) in kilns (窑) around China in the Xia and Shang dynasties, porcelain was born. Porcelain     3     (make) by heating raw materials, often a mix between China stone     4     kaolin clay, in a kiln at a temperature as high as 1, 200 degrees Celsius. Temperature is the key to     5     (produce) porcelain.

Porcelain has also been     6     carrier for cultural exchanges. Along with China’s silk and tea, porcelain was one of the first goods     7     (receive) worldwide trade.

As it travelled around the globe through the ancient Maritime Silk Road, porcelain enjoyed great     8     (popular) among royal families and upper classes in Europe,     9     were attracted by these beautiful containers they named after China, a product that could be produced only in the far East. As a memory that can be felt with both hands, porcelain is     10     (absolute) the touchable history.

5 . 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 Lunar New Year, or Spring Festival,     1     (list) officially as a UN floating holiday in its calendar of conferences and meetings since 2024.

The UN General Assembly, acknowledges the significance of the Lunar New Year,     2     is observed in many UN member states, and invites the UN bodies at headquarters and other duty stations to avoid holding meetings on the Lunar New Year.

The resolution encourages this agreement     3     (take) into account when drafting future calendar. Dai Bing, China’s deputy permanent representative to the United Nations, said after the adoption of the resolution that the Spring Festival as the traditional Chinese holiday     4     (feature) family reunion and good wishes for the coming year, not only bears the idea of the Chinese civilization of peace and harmony     5     carries the common values of the humanity such as harmonious family, and sound relationship between men and nature.

Many countries list the Spring Festival as a     6     (nation) holiday, and about one-fifth of humanity celebrates this festival in various ways, he added. Dai said China’s     7     (effort) to promote the Spring Festival as a UN holiday must be a pragmatic step towards realizing its Global Civilization initiative and advocating for diversity in civilizations.

The resolution serves as     8     showcase of the influence of Chinese civilization and aims to enhance interaction between diverse civilizations worldwide. It also reflects the values of     9     (diverse) and inclusion promoted by the United Nations, he said.

The United Nations identifies     10     (globe) observed holidays as floating holidays and refrains from scheduling meetings on such occasions.

6 . Where is the woman probably from?

A．Peru.

B．Britain.

C．Mexico.

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。

On Thursday morning, Jason Sean joined a long line of people     1     (eager) waiting to buy a commemorative Year of the Dragon stamp     2     (issue) by the US Postal Service. He was among the     3     (participant) who waited at the International District/Chinatown Community Center in Seattle, Washington, for the first day of the issue ceremony for the stamp. Sean said     4     (purchase) stamps to celebrate the Lunar New Year is a tradition in his family.

For many Asian Americans, the Lunar New Year offers the chance     5     (leave) behind the troubles of the past year and invite prosperity and good luck moving forward. This Year of the Dragon stamp ceremony     6     (recognize) the importance of the diversity and cultural significance Asian Americans bring to the United States and provides Seattle with     7     opportunity to promote the significance of the Lunar New Year.

    8     more than three decades, the Postal Service has issued stamps highlighting the Lunar New Year, and it has been some of the most successful stamp releases in the long history of the Postal Service,     9     has various workplaces in the United States, and its customer base is as     10     (diversity) as the country itself. This stamp is a great example that reflects the nation’s rich, multicultural heritage and traditions.