1 . Discoveries at the famous Sanxingdui ruins in Southwest China show that the region’s ancient Shu Kingdom Civilization shared similarities with the Maya.

The Sanxingdui ruins, located in the city of Guanghan, about 60 kilometers from Chengdu, belonged to the Shu Kingdom that existed at least 4,800 years ago and lasted more than 2,000 years, while the Mayan civilization built its city states around 200 AD.

The bronze-made remains of trees unearthed at the ruins of the Shu Kingdom resemble the sacred ceiba tree, which symbolied the union of heaven, earth and the underworld In the Mayan civilization. “They are very important similarities,” says Santos, a Mexican archaeologist, stressing that “the representations of tees in both cultures provide a symbolism that is very similar”.

One notable feature of the recent discoveries at Sanxingdui was the cross-subject work and technology applied by teams of Chinese archaeologists, which allowed the unearthing of artifacts as fragile as silk remains, which other types of less careful digging methods would not have been able to manage.

Cooperation between Chinese and Mexican archaeologists could benefit projects in the Maya world, where the rainy climate and humidity are problematic for the conservation of ruins.

“Every time our cultural knowledge increases, regardless of whether we speak one language or another, what it shows us is that we continue to be sister cultures and, therefore, the exchange of such knowledge is fundamental,” says Santos.

1. What is a similarity between the Shu Kingdom and Maya civilization?

A．Their starting time.	B．Their historical origins.
C．Their cultural symbols.	D．Their ceremony traditions.

2. What is a common challenge for the conservation of both ruins?

A．Damp weather.	B．Positioning of ruins.
C．High latitude.	D．Language barriers.

3. What is the focus of Santos quote in the last paragraph?

A．The future of the China-Mexico cooperation.

B．The benefits of speaking a different language.

C．The importance of the exchange of cultural knowledge.

D．The increasing sisterhood in culture between China and Mexico.

4. Where is this text most likely from?

A．Ahistorical novel.

B．A newspaper.

C．A research review.

D．A guidebook.

2 . The Forbidden City is well known for being full of Chinese cultural and historical relics. But Masters in the Forbidden City (《我在故宫修文物》) does not just focus on the stories of the past.

Instead, the documentary movie, which came out in Chinese cinemas on Dec. 16, focuses on ordinary people—the restorers (修复者) of relics and antiquities (古董).

The stories are told at a slow and relaxed pace, reflecting the restorers’ work. Restoration of cultural relics and antiques can be time-consuming, and sometimes boring. Yet these restorers’ patience and peace of mind are especially precious in a society where everything is changing so fast.

“If you choose this job, you have to stand hours of work sitting on a chair. You need to be quiet and get used to being quiet,” says Wang Jin, an ancient clock repair expert.

A touching part of the documentary is the spirit of craftsmanship (工艺) in the restorers. “Years of humdrum work requires not only skill, but also faith and spirit,” China Daily commented. “Looking for preciseness and perfection, devoting yourself to work, patience, endurance (忍耐), loneliness... All these qualities come from the craftsman spirit.”

But unlike the popular idea of serious experts who sit around being serious, the documentary shows off the enthusiasm of the restorers. They play their guitars and make jokes about each other after a long day of restoration work.

One scene that has been very popular with Internet users features a young female restorer riding a bicycle through the empty Forbidden City on a Monday. While she is doing this, a narrator says, “The last person to do this was Puyi, the last emperor of the Qing Dynasty.”

Masters in the Forbidden City has proved wrong many people’s ideas about antique restorers, allowing them to realize that they are not old, dull professors, but people in their 40s, 30s and even 20s who can be quite pleasing to the eye.

1. According to the text, what’s the main purpose of the documentary Masters in the Forbidden City?

A．To show people how antiques are restored.

B．To display relics seldom seen by ordinary people.

C．To draw attention to Chinese antique restorers’ lives.

D．To praise the craftsmanship of Chinese antique restorers.

2. Which of the following statements is true?

A．The documentary mainly talks about the story of the past.

B．The documentary talks about the story of serious experts.

C．The idea of the documentary came out on Dec.16.

D．The documentary shows the enthusiasm of the restorers.

3. According to Wang Jin, we can learn that ________.

A．he often gets tired with his work

B．there is no need to do restoration work fast

C．antique restorers need to be patient and peaceful

D．it takes years of hard work to adapt to antique restoration

4. The underlined word “humdrum” probably means ________.

A．boring

B．different

C．relaxing

D．unusual

3 . People in the United States honor their parents with 2 special days: Mother’s Day on the second Sunday in May and Father’s Day on the 3rd Sunday in June. These days are to show love and respect for parents. They raise their children and educate them to be responsible citizens. They give love and care. These two days offer an opportunity to think about the changing roles of mothers and fathers. More mothers now work outside the home and more fathers must help with childcare.

These two special days are celebrated in many different ways. On mother’s Day, people wear carnations (康乃馨). A red one symbolizes a living mother. A white one shows that the mother is dead. Many people attend religious services to honor parents. It’s also a day when people whose parents are dead visit the cemetery (墓地). On these days families get together at home as well as in restaurants. They often have outdoor barbecue for Father’s Day. These are days of fun and good feelings and memories.

Another tradition is to give cards and gifts. Children make them in school. Many people make their own presents. These are more valued than those bought in stores. It’s not the value of the gift that is important, but “the thought that counts”. Greeting card stores, florists, candy makers, bakers, phone companies and other stores do lots of business during these holidays.

1. Which is NOT a reason for children to show love and respect for parents?

A．Parents bring up children.

B．Parents give love and care to children.

C．Parents educate children to be good persons.

D．Parents pass away before children grow up.

2. What do you know from the passage?

A．Both festivals are in May.

B．Fewer women worked outside the home in the past.

C．Not all the children respect their parents.

D．Fathers are not as important as mothers at home.

3. On Mother’s Day and Father’s Day ________.

A．people sometimes have family parties

B．everyone goes to the cemetery

C．people always have outdoor barbecue

D．hand-made cards are the most valuable gifts.

4. What do you think “florists” do?

A．They sell flowers.

B．They make bread or pastry.

C．They offer enough room for having family parties.

D．They sell special clothes for Mother’s Day and Father’s Day.

5 . It is always said that China is the homeland of tea, which has a very long history of tea.     1     However, unlike the western custom of using a convenient teabag, Chinese go to a lot of effort and time to prepare good tea for their guests, using tea leaves, natural spring water and a special kettle etc. to create worldwide famous tea culture. Tea is not just a drinkable beverage(饮料), but also a taste of Chinese traditional culture and inheritance(继承) of spirit. Unsurprisingly, there are various tea leaves in China.     2    

➢Color

    3     Good green tea leaves have jade green with fresh vitality. Twisted pan green tea shows glossy gray green. If some of the tea leaves have dry, dark and brown colors, it means it is old tea. If the leaves have mixed, large contrast colors, it is believed that the tea is mixed with yellow leaves, old leaves and even old tea, which does not live up to the standard of good tea.

➢Flavor(味道)

New tea is extremely clear and transparent with strong aroma(芳香), while old tea is characterized by brown color and weak fragrance. Take green tea and black tea for example, new green tea tastes a little bitter first, and then the fresh sweet taste begins to surface gradually, leaving a long and memorable after taste in mouth.     4    

➢Place of origin

There is great gap of quality among various places of origin.     5     For example, it is well-known that Yunnan produces the best quality Pu'er tea and premium Oolong tea can be found within Fujian Province.

A．Every tea leaf has its own shape.

B．Some varieties are identified by tightness of the leaves.

C．It is always advised to select tea from its main producing areas.

D．While you’re selecting tea, you should pay attention to following aspects.

E．For foreigners in China, drinking tea may seem like simple refreshment(提神).

F．Generally, new tea leaves look fresh and pleasing, with light green or dark green.

G．On the contrary, if bitter taste takes the lead and fresh sweet taste subsides(减弱), it is black tea.

6 . William Lindesay has been interested in the Great Wall of China since seeing it in a school atlas(地图册) as a child in England. He can vividly recall seeing in the “Oxford School Atlas” the Great Wall with its battlement symbol. From that moment, he had in his mind that when he grew up he’d go to China and walk along the Great Wall from end to end.

Lindesay’s about 3, 000 km solo run along the Great Wall began in 1987. Running the length of the wall was a brave expedition(探险), venturing(敢于去) into sparsely populated regions where there was little chance of help if the runner had an accident. During another trip, Lindesay and his team ventured deep into the Gobi Desert. The explorers almost died from dehydration(脱水). In total, Lindesay estimated in an interview that he had spent about 1, 600 days of his life on the great Wall in all seasons.

Lindesay and his wife, Wu Qi, whom he got to know and fell in love with during his trips in China, had a farmhouse at the foot of the wall. During his exploration, he noticed some sections of the wall were badly damaged and covered with litter. Modernization and development were making the situation even worse. “Some people say it will take generations to change; I say we don’t have generations of time. It’s got to be much quicker,” he said. Lindesay always carries a garbage bag with him in the wilderness, picking up litter along the way. Lindesay uses a garbage bag as his calling card. The cloth bag bears a set of nine simple guidelines in Chinese, which calls on people to obey while traveling or camping outdoors: “Take your own garbage home”“ Pick up litter left by others”“Don’ t damage plants or flowers, or pick fruit” and lots more.

1. What inspired William Lindesay's dream of exploring the Great Wall?

A．Seeing a movie about the Great Wall.

B．Experiencing a war for the Great Wall.

C．Surfing a website about the Great Wall.

D．Admiring the Great Wall in the school atlas.

2. What does the underlined word “sparsely” mean?

A．Remotely.

B．Rarely.

C．Frequently.

D．Largely.

3. What worsened the situation of the Great wall?

A．The destroyed ecosystems.

B．Waste caused by farms

C．The increasing tourists.

D．Modernization and development.

4. What sort of man is William Lindesay?

A．Adventurous and caring about the environment.

B．Determined and grateful to his wife.

C．Warm-hearted and polite to his teammates.

D．Considerate and optimistic about the life.

7 . Riding a Mobike on the street, you might hear people speaking Chinese aloud.    1    Walking into a store, you may see Huawei smartphones for sale. This isn't referring to China, but Manchester, UK.    2    Indeed, Chinese products have gone global.

    3    But to meet local people’s tastes, Chinese restaurants have made some changes to the dishes. “One example is the meat,” said Yin Hang, who is studying at the University of Wollongong in Australia. "We like to eat meat with the bone in, but people here don't. So Chinese restaurants provide big pieces of meat without bones, even for fish.

    4    In many cities in Europe, stores sell TCL televisions, Haier fridges and Lenovo computers, reported Reuters. More than half of US-owned drones(无人机)are Chinese models, according to China Daily. They're not simply made in China, but designed and developed in the country.

In the past, most Western people thought Chinese products were cheap and unreliable.     5     “Made in China” has become cool and more people trust Chinese brands. For example, Huawei, one of China's major smartphone makers, overtook Apple in global smartphone sales for the first time in June and July last year, behind only Samsung, noted consulting(咨询)firm Counterpoint Research.

“They are beautiful and offer some unique features American phones don't have,” CNN once said about Chinese smartphones.

A．But things have changed greatly.

B．What is the biggest problem with many Chinese brands?

C．Many Chinese brands are also becoming more popular.

D．Turning to the right, you may see a Chinese restaurant.

E．There are many restaurants providing Western foods in China.

F．Chinese food has been enjoyed in Western countries for a long time.

G．In fact, you might see similar things in many other cities around the world.

9 . Manners are a set of practices and forms which are followed in a wide variety of situations. If you are a newcomer to a particular culture, learning these rules can be very challenging.     1     It is safe to assume that there is a rule in every situation one might encounter.     2     That’s why many people study manners before travelling or entering a new social circle to ensure that they aren’t considered to be impolite or aggressive.

    3     For example, the concept of greeting people politely and with respect is common to people of many cultures, although the way in which respect is expressed may vary. In some Asian countries, for example, people may bow or grasp their hands together when greeting someone, while in the United States, people often shake hands or hug each other.

The consequences of mistakes in manners may vary.     4     As a result, the people present at the time of the mistake might form a negative impression of you. At worst, a mistake could cost a friendship or a job, and in some regions of the world, a serious one could cost you your life.

By treating people as respectfully as you can and by using common sense, you will probably avoid most dangerous behavior-related situations.     5     It is especially important to learn such guides in the library or on the Internet in advance in case conflicts are caused thoughtlessly.

A．The rules of manners govern how people behave.

B．Actually even old hands sometimes have a tough time.

C．Manners begin when meeting someone for the first time.

D．But the good news is that it is very simple to learn manners.

E．At a minimum, you might make others feel slightly awkward.

F．And the rules of manners of different cultures can be quite different.

G．However, if you are planning to enter an unfamiliar culture, it pays to do research.

10 . Kids Nature and Survival Camp

Set free your kids’ imagination and spirit of adventure at this camp, as they learn about the natural environment and the important skills of survival.

Activity overview

*4–Day Camp in the Santa Cruz Mountains

*Basic Survival Skills: Shelter, Water, Fire, Food

*Set your own custom（定制的）camp date

Details

*The camp will run for 5 hours each day: 9 am-2 pm.

*This class is 100% hands-on and very active. Everything your kids learn, they will do – no indoor classrooms or long lectures.

Dates offered

– We offer 1 public camp date each summer for ages 8–12. For 2019, that date is August 5 – 8 (9 am – 2 pm each day).

– We also arrange custom/private camp dates for both kids and teens all year round.

Extra information

**4–Day Camp: $395

**Add shuttle ride to/from downtown Santa Cruz for $160 ($40 per day)

**At this time we do not have shuttle service from the Silicon Valley side of the hill, but we do work to help organize carpools（拼车）from the Los Gatos/Saratoga/ Campbell area each year for interested parents.

1. What will kids learn if they join the camp?

A．How to do long lectures.	B．How to survive in the wild.
C．How to organize a camp.	D．How to improve their imagination.

2. What’s special about the class of camp?

A．It is free for all children.

B．Children could learn it online.

C．It is based on practicing in person to learn.

D．Kids could book a public camp date each spring.

3. Which of the following provides shuttle service?

A．Los Gatos.

B．Santa Cruz.

C．Saratoga.

D．Campbell.