1 . After reading the passage below, fill in each blank with a proper word given in the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

A. harmony   B. refer   C. accompanied   D. respect   E. formal   F. select G. symbolic   H. youth   I. divided   J. left   K. entire

24 Solar Terms

The 24 Solar Terms are part of the traditional Chinese calendar. It is known as the “fifth great invention” of China, coming after paper-making, printing, gunpowder and compass.

In the ancient days, they were important instructions for the agricultural production as well as people's daily lives. Starting with the “Start of Spring” and ending with “Major Cold”, each season was    1     into six solar terms, each with a time span of 15 days.

The “Start of Spring”, “Start of Summer”, "Start of Autumn" and “Start of Winter” divided a year into four seasons. The “Vernal Equinox” and “Autumn Equinox”    2     to the time when the days and nights are of equal length, while the “Summer Solstice” sees the longest day and the shortest night in the Northern Hemisphere. It is the contrary on the day of the “Winter Solstice”. There are also some other solar terms which marks things like temperature, growth of the crops, and weather conditions.

From generation to generation, the experience in farming and daily life has been passed. Many farmers still rely on the solar terms now to decide what should do in the fields. The influences of the ancient way of dividing time have in fact gone beyond farming into the    3     lives of the Chinese people, even their mindset.

Most of the solar terms bear rich    4    , social and cultural connotations（含义）, such as traditional celebrations, rituals and even festivals. For instance, the “Pure Brightness” is also marked as the tomb-sweeping day, when people pay    5     to the lost ones.

Even today, people still eat dumplings during the “Start of Winter” and porridge when autumn starts. Besides, some rituals were also marked in different areas of China. The Zhuang people in south China hold    6     banquets to celebrate Frost Festival during the “Start of Spring”.

Every time a new term begins in China, the Chinese social media would see a wave of ceremonial posts from the    7    . The ancient calendar has never been    8     behind by the development of information technology.

    9     by the photos, paintings and essays, it is not hard to imagine that the ancient concept of respect for nature, as well as the philosophy of    10     between man and nature would have even longer life and stronger vitality, together with the Chinese history.

2 . 选词填空

deadline,organize,appreciate,contest,recite

Do you want to have a further knowledge of Chinese culture?Here comes your opportunity:the Student Union will     1     a Tang Poetry Recitation Contest.As scheduled,the     2     is to be held on January 5th,2021.Every contestant is supposed to     3     two poems.Please get prepared.Above all,it’s recommended that you should read Three Hundred Tang Poems in advance,and learn to     4     the beauty of ancient Chinese culture.Whoever feels interested in Chinese culture can sign up for it.The     5     is December 16th.

3 . 选用适当的单词或短语补全短文。

artistic, represent, convey, reputation, create

Jianzhi, which has a high     1     in China, originated in the 6th century. The ancient people used their     2     skills to cut papers into animals or people. People either buried them with the dead or burned them on the funerals, wishing that the things that paper     3     could be with the dead. Later, they were used during festivals to decorate gates and windows.

Chinese paper cutting is good at multiple images together, and produces better results in the ideal. At the same time, Chinese paper cutting is also good at     4    out of the way with mascot. People desire to pray ample(充足的) food and clothing, health and longevity. They use Chinese paper cutting to     5     their wishes.