1 . 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 art of paper-cutting in China may date back to the second century, since paper    1    (invent)by Cai Lun in the Eastern Han Dynasty in China. As paper became more affordable, paper0cutting became one of the most important    2    (type) of Chinese folk art. Later,    3     different regions adopting their own cultural styles, this art form spread to other parts of the world.    4     (usual), the artworks are made of red paper, as red is associated with    5    (happy) in Chinese culture, but other colors are also used.

With    6    (it) long history, paper-cutting,    7    originated in China, has been very popular among the ordinary Chinese people. People put up papercuts on walls, windows and doors at wedding ceremonies or festivals     8    (strengthen) the cheerful atmosphere.

Chinese papercuts are rich in content. The auspicious（吉祥的）designs symbolize good luck and the avoidance of evil. The child, lotus and bat designs suggest a family with    9    large number of children and grandchildren. Birds, livestock, fruit, fish and worms are also familiar objects    10    (accept) by Chinese farmers. In a word, papercuts used in different occasions have different meanings.

2 . China is one of the first countries to breed a medical culture. In comparison with Western methods, traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) adopts a vastly different approach. For thousands of years, Chinese people have accumulated rich experience in fighting all sorts of diseases, therefore forming a unique medical theory under the guidance of ancient Chinese philosophies (哲学).

The core behind TCM is that the human body's life is the consequence (结果) of the balance between Yin and Yang. Yang functions to safeguard us against outer harm, and Yin is the inner base to store and provide energy. When the balance between the two aspects is disturbed, people fall ill.

One of the traditional techniques of TCM, acupuncture (针刺疗法) means insertion of needles into superficial (表面的) structures of the body—usually at acupoints (穴位)—to restore the Yin Yang balance. It is often accompanied by moxibustion (艾灸疗法), which involves burning mugwort on or near the skin at an acupoint.

The first known text that clearly talks about something like acupuncture and moxibustion as it is practiced today is The Yellow Emperor's Inner Canon. It is the earliest and most important written work of TCM and is considered the fundamental and most representative medical text in China.

Acupuncture and moxibustion have aroused the interest of international medical science circles. And TCM is gradually gaining worldwide recognition. The WHO issued a document in 2002 that appealed to more than 180 countries to adopt TCM as an alternative in their medical policies. In 2010, acupuncture and moxibustion of traditional Chinese medicine were added to the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by the UNESCO. Presently, TCM has been back in the news for its effectiveness in improving the cure rate of the COVID-19 since its outbreak in January 2020.

1. What is the key feature of TCM?

A．It adopts different medical approaches.	B．It's based on ancient Chinese philosophies.
C．It helps to restore body's self-balance.	D．It's gained experience through rich practice.

2. What can we learn about The Yellow Emperor's Inner Canon from the text?

A．It distinguishes acupuncture from moxibustion.

B．It's a foundation of world medical research.

C．it stresses the importance of using acupoints.

D．It greatly contributes to the development of TCM.

3. Why does the writer write this text?

A．To review the development of TCM.	B．To introduce TCM to the world.
C．To tell TCM and Western medicine apart.	D．To argue for TCM in fighting COVID-19.

4. What might be talked about in the paragraph following the text?

A．How TCM helps in the current situation.	B．Why TCM is gaining popularity.
C．Why TCM gets recognition from WHO.	D．How other countries adopt TCM.

3 . A family dinner is an important tradition to celebrate Spring festival. For this year's Spring Festival family dinner, my son has_______a table at the best restaurant in town, but I'm a little bit _______ about it. For me, it just won't feel like Spring Festival having the dinner out.

When I was a little boy, the dinner on the eve of Spring Festival was what I looked     forward to most. It was not only for the delicious food that we _______ got to eat, but for the_______to have our whole family gathered together. I would _______the house, listening to the adults chatting about their year. I'd get under my mother’s feet in the kitchen, watching her make dumplings. She'd _______ tokens(象征) in some dumplings: candies for a sweet life and peanuts (花生)for a long and healthy one. In the evening, all of us would sit around the table, _______ the food and being together again. We toasted each other, we _______, and the simple, homemade dishes tasted more delicious than anything cooked by a top chef.

I hope my children and their children will still _______ our memories of preparing the dinner together. To me, the________ is even more important than the dinner itself.

1.

A．bought

B．made

C．booked

D．selected

2.

A．curious

B．crazy

C．unhappy

D．panicked

3.

A．already

B．always

C．never

D．seldom

4.

A．opportunity

B．challenge

C．impact

D．responsibility

5.

A．look around

B．run around

C．search around

D．travel around

6.

A．replaced

B．designed

C．sculpted

D．put

7.

A．enjoying

B．cooking

C．preparing

D．showing

8.

A．discussed

B．decorated

C．laughed

D．complained

9.

A．value

B．change

C．lose

D．embrace

10.

A．visit

B．process

C．convenience

D．benefit

4 . 应用文写作

Suppose you are Li Hua. You are at a Chinese Art Festival. Please do a live broadcast(直播) to introduce one or two of the following art forms to your friend Eric in New Zealand. (The beginning is given and 80 words or so are expected.)

___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

5 . In recent years, Chinese food-lovers have grown increasingly voices in demanding that UNESCO add some of the country’s native cuisine to the “Intangible Cultural Heritage” list. After all, the argument goes, if the French and the Mexicans are listed - not to mention spicy South Korean gimjang, and mouthwatering Japanese washoku - why not the country that has given the world Sichuan peppercorn soup, Peking duck, and - erm - chicken feet?

There have already been several attempts to win recognition for China's culinary culture (饮食文化). In 2011, the China Cuisine Association (CCA) applied for the country's food to be given “Intangible Cultural Heritage” status, but the request was turned down. And then another attempt in July 2014 also came to nothing.

One possible reason for the exclusion of Chinese cuisine from the UNESCO list may be our misunderstanding of the legacy(遗产) of our culinary culture. The international community has historically placed value on keeping the customs and ceremonies that go along with a nation’s food culture. Gimjang - the process of pickling and preserving vegetables to make kimchi, the national dish of South Korea - made the list not because of its fine preparation, but because life on the Korean Peninsula has centered around such seasonal pickling techniques for centuries. Kimchi has enabled cultural exchange across the peninsula and beyond, and has deeply changed the Koreans’ way of life.

On the contrary, much of the Chinese understanding of culinary cultural heritage centers on the skills involved in making a certain dish. This might mean the cooking techniques of regional cuisines or the processes behind the creation of different teas, liquors, and sauces. This is against one of the principles behind inclusion on UNESCO’s list, which requires the country’s general population to have inherited the unique culinary culture. China’s 2011 application, however, defined those who have benefited most from Chinese cuisine merely as “the chefs of China.”

1. What can we infer from the argument of Chinese food-lovers?

A．China should apply to the UNESCO for its food culture.

B．Chinese food is as good, if not better than, as the food listed.

C．The food on the UNESCO list is either spicy or mouthwatering.

D．The French and the Mexicans haven’t made the UNESCO list yet.

2. What nationality might the writer be?

A．South Korean.

B．Mexican.

C．Chinese.

D．Not known.

3. What is “the legacy of culinary culture” in the eyes of Chinese people?

A．It centers around skills involved in making a certain dish.

B．It enables cultural exchange and influences the way of life.

C．The customs that go along with food culture should be kept.

D．The general population should inherit the unique food culture.

4. Why does the writer write this text?

A．To promote Chinese culinary culture to the whole world.

B．To voice the disagreement with the decision from UNESCO.

C．To compare the culinary culture between China and South Korea.

D．To reflect on the exclusion of Chinese cuisine from UNESCO list.

6 . Tai Hang Dragon Dance

In the 19th century, the people of Tai Hang began performing a dragon dance to stop a run of bad luck deviling their village. More than a century later, their village has been all but swallowed up by Hong Kong’s fast-growing city. But the dragon keeps on dancing. It has even danced its way onto China’s third national list of intangible cultural heritage.

All this started a few days before the Mid-Autumn Festival, sometime around 100 years ago. First a typhoon struck the fishing and farming community of Tai Hang. This was followed by a plague(瘟疫), and then when a large snake ate the villagers’ livestock, they said enough was enough. A foreteller declared the only way to stop the chaos was to stage a fire dance for three days and nights during the upcoming festival. The villagers made a huge dragon from straw and covered it with joss sticks, which they then lit. Accompanied by drummers and erupting firecrackers, they did what they were told and danced for three days and three nights - and the plague disappeared.

Tai Hang may no longer be a village, but its locals still recreate the fiery ancient tradition to this day with a huge dragon that is not to be taken lightly! On the day before the Mid-Autumn Festival, dragon dance participants perform a series of ceremonies in the Hakka dialect at Lin Fa Temple. The performance then winds its way in fire and smoke through the backstreets of Tai Hang over three moon-fueled days.

Info

Date: 23–25 September 2018

Time: Around 8:15–10:30pm, 23–24 September

Around 8:15–10pm, 25 September

Venue: Tai Hang, Causeway Bay

(Best viewing point: Wun Sha Street)

Enquiry: +852 2577 2649

Website: www.taihangfiredragon.hk

Note: On 24 September, the performance will also be held at Victoria Park at around 10:45–11:30pm.

1. What does the underlined “a run of bad luck” refer to?
① The spread of a plague.                  ② A typhoon striking Tai Hang.
③The loss of the livestock.        ④The urbanization of Tai Hang.

A．①②③④

B．①②③

C．①②④

D．②③④

2. What’s the purpose of Tai Hang Dragon dance nowadays?

A．To stop the chaos.	B．To perform as a cultural heritage.
C．To entertain visitors.	D．To observe the Mid-Autumn Festival.

3. Where can you enjoy the dragon dance at 11:00 p.m. on 24^th September?

A．Wun Sha Street.	B．Victoria Park.
C．Tai Hang, Causeway Bay.	D．Lin Fa Temple.

7 . 假定你是李华，你的英国笔友Terry在邮件中提到他首次尝试使用筷子，感觉很新奇，希望了解更多筷子知识与文化。请你给他回信。
注意：
1. 筷子文化参考：筷子谐音快乐；筷子可传递合作、和谐、平等、和平等内涵。
2. 词数：100左右；
3. 适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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8 . While my cousin and I were riding horses over the dry, grassy hills and swimming in the Navarro River, Mother, Grandma, Auntie Gert, and my elder cousins had begun the annual work of preparations for Thanksgiving on our farm, five months ahead of Thanksgiving.

By mid-July, the summer kitchen was running full steam. Peas were always the first to be processed. Everyone Grandma could get help from sat shelling(剥落) the peas into large pans, but as we wished we were out swimming. Then came the cherries. Mother packed them into jars, while Auntie Gert separated the riper cherries into a large pot to make delicious jam, which is my favorite. Peaches followed shortly. They were carefully washed, then skinned, halved and packed.

By fall, ropes of onions and garlic hung at the end of the shelves; apples, potatoes and pumpkins lined the floor.

With the coming of November rains, Grandma filled the remaining shelf space with coffee cans(罐) packed with her famous fruitcakes. The smell of spices, apples and bay leaves came into the house, announcing the Thanksgiving season.

The weekend before Thanksgiving, aunts, uncles, and cousins began to arrive. My uncles helped Grandpa catch up on repairs around the farm; my aunts baked pie and bread; and my cousins and I played card games in the front room, staying as close to the warm woodstove as possible. When the Thanksgiving dinner was ready, we’d all sit around the dining table, which extended into the front room. Grandpa would pray. And then it was time to enjoy the delicious food prepared months ago.

How I miss those simple happy old days!

1. What does the author mainly intend to show in Paragraph 1?

A．Thanksgiving food was hard to prepare.

B．He loved riding horses with his cousins.

C．All his relatives lived together on the farm.

D．Preparations for Thanksgiving began early in his family.

2. What did the writer do to help with the preparations in summer?

A．Wash peaches.

B．Nothing.

C．Pack cherries.

D．Shell peas.

3. The preparations for Thanksgiving include____.
① making jam             ② baking bread
③ doing repairs          ④ making coffee

A．①②③

B．①③④

C．①②④

D．②③④

4. Why does the writer start almost each paragraph with a phrase expressing time?

A．To attract attention.	B．To show the diversity of preparations.
C．To record activities.	D．To stress the long period of preparations.

5. How might the author feel about the family’s preparations for Thanksgiving?

A．They are challenging.	B．They are worth the efforts.
C．They are troublesome.	D．They are a waste of time.

9 . 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。

Chinese oracle-bone inscriptions(甲骨文) were included in the UNESCO Memory of the World Register.

Oracle-bone inscriptions are the     1    (early) documentary evidence found in China, unearthed from the Yin ruins in Anyang city, Henan province. These inscriptions provide     2    (record) of divination(占卜)and prayers to gods from people in     3     late Shang dynasty. Over the years, oracle-bone inscriptions     4     (develop) into modern-day Chinese characters,     5    (show) the continuous evolution of Chinese civilization. Oracle bones serve     6     important materials for studying the long-standing and brilliant Chinese civilization.

The Memory of the World Programme,     7    (establish) by UNESCO in 1992, aims to rescue the gradually aging, worsening     8     disappearing documentary heritage in the world,     9     (strengthen) protection, and to raise public awareness of the significance of documentary heritage. The program     10    (take) place every two years, and last time, China’s submission of “Archives of the Nanjing Massacre” was included in the Memory of the World Register. So far, China has already had many examples of documentary heritage included in the Memory of the World Register.

10 . Each year Canada’s Chocolate Town, St. Stephen, New Brunswick, celebrates our community’s rich and delicious heritage with our annual Chocolate Fest. Now in its 31st year, this week-long, family-oriented festival is choc-full of activities, fun events, and all things chocolate-related. Our beloved mascot, the Great Chocolate Mousse, and his lovely wife Tiffany, invite you to join us this August for the sweetest festival of the year Chocolate Fest 2018!

Ball Hockey Tournament

8:30 am to 11:30 am   Location: Garcelon Civic

Center Game on!! Enjoy the great game of Ball Hockey and be the first team to claim the “Chicken Bone Cup”. We encourage sportsmanship and equal opportunity for all players 3-on-3, maximum 7 players per team. For details call Heather, 465-5616. Sponsored by SUBWAY Restaurants and Chocolate Fest. Cost: $100/team.

Ca-r-ma Charlotte County Coffee Morning

9:30 am to 12 noon   Location: St. Stephen Town Square

Come out and join us for a Starbucks coffee, cup of tea or juice and scrumptious home-baked goods, many featuring chocolate. Sponsored by Ca-r-ma Charlotte County and adoption programs—caring for homeless and feral cats.

Lucy the Lady Bug’s 1st Birthday Party

12 noon to 3 pm.     Location: Kingsbrae Garden, St. Andrews, NB

Come to celebrate with Lucy and her friends for a picnic on our front lawn——bring your own picnic, or grab lunch at our Garden Cafe. At 2 pm, join Lucy and her friends for an amazing race adventure through the big maze, obstacle course on the main lawn, find treasure in the fantasy garden and much, much more! Cost: $38/Family Day Pass, $16/Adult, $12/Students and Seniors, Free/Children 6 and younger and Family Season Pass Holders.

1. Which of the following might be a good choice for a pet lover?

A．Kingsbrae Garden Party.	B．Lucy the Lady Bug’s 1st Birthday Party.
C．Ball Hockey Tournament.	D．Ca-r-ma Charlotte County Coffee Morning.

2. Kate, a 5-year-old girl with her grandparents will attend Lucy the Lady Bug’s 1st Birthday Party, how much should be paid?

A．$38.

B．$50.

C．$24.

D．44.

3. What’s the purpose of the passage?

A．To introduce a sports game.	B．To arrange some activities.
C．To advertise an annual fest.	D．To promote a chocolate brand.