3 . Dressed in a pretty long robe (袍服), stylist Xiao Hang walks across the busy Beijing metro, attracting curious glances.

China has been _________ by Western fashion in recent decades, but many young people like Xiao are looking to the _________ for their choices of clothing and wearing traditional hanfu. These historic costumes of the Han ethnic group are _________ a renaissance (复兴) in part because the government is promoting traditional culture to boost patriotism (爱国主义) and national _________. Period dramas have also contributed to the _________ in interest in traditional Chinese clothing — The Story of Minglan, a TV series set in the Song Dynasty _________ more than 400 million viewers in three days.

There is no _________ definition of what counts as hanfu since each dynasty has its own style, but the clothes are _________ by loose, flowing robes, with sleeves that hang down to the knees. “When we were little, we would drape (披) sheets and blankets to _________ we were wearing beautiful clothes,” Xiao said.

“Two-thirds of my wardrobe is hanfu,” said Yang Jiaming, a high school student dressed in a Tang-style robe and black boots at a hanfu gathering. He wears hanfu under his uniform at school and his classmates and teachers have been ____________ of his style.

The support of the government for Chinese culture has given the hanfu community a(n) ____________. In April 2019, the Communist Youth League of China ____________ a two-day conference on traditional Chinese clothing, including hanfu.

Clothes are the “____________ of culture”, said Jiang Xue, a member of Beijing-based hanfu club Mowutianxia, which has received ____________ from the Communist Youth League of China. “If we do not even ____________ our traditional clothes or don’t wear them, how can we talk about other essential parts of our culture?” she said.

1.

A．praised

B．welcomed

C．influenced

D．greeted

2.

A．future

B．present

C．past

D．moment

3.

A．suffering

B．experiencing

C．refusing

D．stopping

4.

A．approval

B．acknowledgement

C．confirmation

D．identity

5.

A．revolution

B．decline

C．increase

D．stability

6.

A．inspired

B．attracted

C．encouraged

D．accepted

7.

A．uniform

B．identical

C．casual

D．simple

8.

A．specialized

B．characterized

C．impressed

D．decorated

9.

A．show

B．prove

C．pretend

D．declare

10.

A．afraid

B．scared

C．ashamed

D．supportive

11.

A．start

B．end

C．boost

D．lift

12.

A．promoted

B．addressed

C．attended

D．held

13.

A．protection

B．signal

C．reproduction

D．symbol

14.

A．criticism

B．funding

C．gifts

D．invitations

15.

A．dislike

B．realize

C．understand

D．ignore

4 . Jacqueline, an American actress, recently played a hostess for a black tea advertisement in Beijing. The other actress in the advertisement was a young woman._________they were in different scenes, Jacqueline and her co-star both got their fill of black tea. In fact, Jacqueline was _________to drink so much tea that she had to run to the restroom in between_________.

Shooting an advertisement is not as simple as it appears, which involves a lot of_________on the part of the actor. Jacqueline had to learn how to_________a tea cup correctly and make sure she was seated in a (an)_________and lady-like fashion with her_________kept tightly together. Meanwhile, she had to “_________” with two Chinese to present her chatting with the guests while enjoying the tea. They_________various topics, such as traveling, cultural differences, and of course, Chinese tea. Although the Chinese guests and Jacqueline gradually __________topics, they never got__________, thanks to the never-ending refills! And the__________of the tea had to be right for shooting: The cup had to be clean and the tea couldn’t have too many bubbles.

China is considered the birthplace of tea, including black tea, which is said to have been accidentally discovered during the Ming Dynasty.__________, black tea was a drink only for the rich and privileged.

“Filming this black tea advertisement in its country of origin is an unforgettable experience. And drinking tea in such a peaceful__________has made me look at black tea in a new light, and __________it even more,” said Jacqueline.

1.

A．Although

B．Unless

C．When

D．Since

2.

A．forced

B．required

C．permitted

D．advised

3.

A．takes

B．activities

C．interviews

D．discussions

4.

A．trouble

B．concentration

C．understanding

D．multitasking

5.

A．wash

B．hold

C．choose

D．polish

6.

A．proper

B．comfortable

C．free

D．special

7.

A．hands

B．toes

C．knees

D．fingers

8.

A．argue

B．work

C．negotiate

D．talk

9.

A．explored

B．avoided

C．checked

D．stressed

10.

A．brought up

B．took up

C．ran out of

D．got rid of

11.

A．nervous

B．hungry

C．relaxed

D．thirsty

12.

A．processing

B．pouring

C．boiling

D．passing

13.

A．Normally

B．Originally

C．Undoubtedly

D．Luckily

14.

A．setting

B．society

C．city

D．community

15.

A．want

B．appreciate

C．mention

D．produce

5 . Compared with Mother’s Day, Father’s Day is a fairly new celebration in the British calendar. In reality, Father’s Day was first celebrated by Americans, inspired by the actions of a man named William Smart, a veteran of the US Civil War, whose wife _________ away giving birth to their sixth child. He raised six children alone without remarrying, which was undoubtedly _________ back in those days.

His daughter, Sonora Dodd, _________when she was an adult what her father had sacrificed for his children. It was in the early 1900s and she was actually _________ one day, listening to a sermon on _______. She thought there should also be a Father’s Day celebration.

And so the _________ was born, on the third Sunday every June, close to the anniversary of Sonora’s father’s death. Britain took the idea of Father’s Day from the American celebration and it has been celebrated _________ since the 1970s.

Father’s Day is never quite such a big commercial event as Mother’s Day is, probably because it hasn’t been in _________ for so long. But what do British people do for Father’s Day? Well, most people would buy their fathers a card. The card would probably have nice message in it _________ what a great Dad their father is. Some people do buy presents as well.

__________ gifts for Dads are probably ties, chocolates or socks because there are things that Dads can __________ use even if they don’t want them. In the run-up to Father’s Day, or indeed Mother’s Day, there will be advertisements on TV giving __________ideas of CDs or gadgets we can buy. Card shops will be full of mugs or pens and similar goods with “World’s Greatest Dad”__________on them.

Some families __________ do things together to celebrate Father’s Day like going for a meal. As a special treat, British people might give their Dad a bit of a rest, __________ him a cup of tea, or even wash his car and mow the lawn to make him feel really appreciate.

1.

A．gave

B．went

C．died

D．passed

2.

A．unusual

B．unnatural

C．unfair

D．untrue

3.

A．noticed

B．found

C．heard

D．realized

4.

A．at school

B．at home

C．at work .

D．at church

5.

A．Mother’s Day

B．Father’s Day

C．Christmas Day

D．New Year’s Day

6.

A．attraction

B．tradition

C．position

D．congratulation

7.

A．specially

B．officially

C．especially

D．greatly

8.

A．existence

B．use

C．effect

D．power

9.

A．writing

B．saying

C．speaking

D．telling

10.

A．Regular

B．Popular

C．Normal

D．Moral

11.

A．always

B．sometimes

C．seldom

D．never

12.

A．you

B．them

C．us

D．people

13.

A．placed

B．put

C．laid

D．written

14.

A．must

B．can

C．might

D．should

15.

A．cook

B．boil

C．steam

D．make

6 . 完形填空阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A.B.C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
The cultures of the East and the West really distinguish from each other a lot. This is because the culture systems are two separate systems ____
The origin of the eastern culture is mainly from two countries: China and India. Both of the two cultures are gestated（孕育）by ____ .In China, the mother river is the Yellow River, ____ the Indian one is the Hindu River. These two cultures were____ for several thousand years and formed their own styles. Then in Tang Dynasty of China, the Chinese culture ____ went overseas to Japan, ____into the Japanese society and ____the Japanese culture nowadays. Though a bit different from the Chinese one, it ____ to the same system.
When the two mother rivers gave birth to the eastern culture, another famous culture was ____on the Mesopotamian Plain（米索不达米亚平原） the Mesopotamian Civilization. This civilization later on developed into the cultures of the Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome. And these two are well-known as the _____ of the European culture. _____ the Chinese culture, the European one also ____ waters. When the colonists of England ____ in America, their culture went with them over the Atlantic Ocean. So the American culture doesn't ____ from the European one a lot.
At the same time, the ____of the language systems adds to the cultural differences. In the East, most languages belong to the pictographic（象形文字的） languages while the Western languages are ____ based on the Latin system, for example, the one I'm using to write this paper.
Other factors like human race difference ____ as well. However,____ the far distance and the steep areas between the East and West, the two cultures seldom ____ until recent centuries____they grew up totally in their own ways with almost no interference from the other.1.

A．above all

B．on the whole

C．in all

D．in no case

2.

A．mountains

B．plains

C．lakes

D．rivers

3.

A．or

B．for

C．while

D．when

4.

A．developed

B．improved

C．created

D．protected

5.

A．suddenly

B．quietly

C．gradually

D．naturally

6.

A．mixed

B．changed

C．made

D．forced

7.

A．expanded

B．interrupted

C．ended

D．shaped

8.

A．comes

B．belongs

C．brings

D．adds

9.

A．brought up

B．carried out

C．given out

D．picked up

10.

A．result

B．sign

C．base

D．content

11.

A．Through

B．Except

C．With

D．Like

12.

A．affected

B．spread

C．crossed

D．formed

13.

A．joined up

B．settled down

C．broke down

D．went up

14.

A．come

B．suffer

C．result

D．differ

15.

A．distinction

B．contact

C．appearance

D．feature

16.

A．properly

B．hardly

C．simply

D．mostly

17.

A．last

B．count

C．reduce

D．change

18.

A．in terms of

B．due to

C．as to

D．in case of

19.

A．transform

B．display

C．communicate

D．distinguish

20.

A．Therefore

B．Meanwhile

C．Furthermore

D．However