2 . A British friend told me he couldn’t understand why Chinese people love eating sunflower seeds(嗑瓜子) as a snack so much.“I’ve met a lot of older Chinese and many have a crack in their front teeth, I believe that’s from cracking the seeds,”he said.

I had never noticed the habit, but once he mentioned it, I suddenly became more aware, I realized that whenever I’m watching TV or typing a report, I always start mindlessly cracking sunflower seeds. My friend doesn’t like sunflower seeds, and, to him, it seems unnecessary to work so much just to get one small seed.

When we were young, the whole family would usually get together for Chinese New Year. Then, we all lived close to one another, usually in a small city, and sometimes even neighbors would go door-to-door on Chinese New Year’s Eve to check out what every household was making.

I remember my parents would be in the kitchen cooking. Out in the living room, a large table would already be laid out, complete with fancy tablecloth, ready-made dumpling fillings, and dishes full of candy, fruits and sunflower seeds. Some of the dishes were to be offered to our ancestors later, while others were for neighbors and children to eat before the evening feast. I must have learned how to crack sunflower seeds back then.

I don’t think it’s right to criticize one’s choice in food or eating habits, no matter how strange they may seem.

It’s not only in China. When I went abroad, I found people had all sorts of strange habits when it came to food. In Denmark, they put salted red fish on bread and eat it for dinner, no matter how much it ruins your breath. They think it’s a delicacy(美味佳肴), and it’s connected to their certain culture. I think it’s a wonderful tradition.

1. What did the writer become aware of?

A．She had ever typed a report about seeds.

B．She had various snacks while watching TV.

C．She had a habit of cracking sunflower seeds.

D．She damaged her teeth by eating sunflower seeds.

2. What does the writer prove by mentioning Chinese New Year?

A．The families get together for it.	B．Eating sunflower seeds is related to it.
C．The traditions of celebrating it disappear.	D．Children can eat delicious food on that day.

3. What’s the writer’s attitude to Denmark’s way of eating bread?

A．Indifferent.

B．Critical.

C．Understandable.

D．Doubtful.

4. What idea does the writer want to express in this passage?

A．It is good to form healthy eating habits.

B．Eating habits come from a certain culture.

C．Changing your eating habits will change your life.

D．One kind of food doesn’t necessarily suit everyone.

4 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

Mid-Autumn Festival is a harvest festival     1     (celebrate) in most East Asian countries, such as China and Korea. The festival     2     (take) place on the 15th day of the 8th lunar month. In 2021 it’s on September 21th.

It is     3     second most important festival in China after Chinese New Year. To the Chinese, the festival means family reunion and peace. It is also called “the moon festival” as it is celebrated when the moon is believed to be the     4     (big) and fullest.

Chinese people celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival     5     many traditional and meaningful activities, such as eating dinner with family, hanging lanterns, guessing lantern riddles, and worshipping the moon. Since 2008, the festival     6     (be) a 3-day public holiday in mainland China.

New celebrations have developed in recent years. The younger generations prefer     7     (travel), surfing the Internet, and using smart phone apps to celebrate with their families.

Mooncakes are the must-eat Mid-Autumn food in China. They are a kind of traditional Chinese pastry (糕点). Chinese people see in the roundness of mooncakes a symbol of reunion and     8     (happy). Other foods eaten during the festival are harvest foods, such as crabs, pumpkins and grapes. People enjoy them at their freshest and most nutritious.

Festival food traditions are also changing. The younger generations have     9     (they) own ideas about what should be eaten. Most of them don’t like mooncakes, and prefer to eat     10     they like.

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。

Xuan paper, known as one of the Four Treasures of Study, first came into     1     （exist）in Xuan Prefecture in the Tang Dynasty. The traditional skill of making the paper     2     hand has been passed down through generations. The process takes as many as 108 steps, all of     3     require a level of delicacy.

Take papermaking master Zhou Donghong for example. He uses a fine screen to filter（过滤）a mixture of water and fibers. He lifts it up, and it's a sheet of paper. It takes him and his partner only 15 seconds     4     （form）and shape it, but they've devoted     5     （they）to perfecting the skills for decades.

“There are a lot of tricks of filtering the fibers, and timing is     6     （difficult）part of all. We have only one chance to filter the right amount of fibers, and only the proper weight guarantees the paper is neither too thin nor too thick, and the margin（差额）for error is     7     （extreme）small," said Zhou. With just the right degree of thickness, top quality Xuan paper holds ink and water tightly.

The skill of papermaking,       8     （recognize）as a national treasure, has also proven to be an international one. We felt     9     great sense of pride as it was listed as a world intangible cultural heritage（非物质文化遗产）by UNESCO in 2009. Since then, in Jingxian County, the making of Xuan paper     10     （teach）in schools.

6 . Local     1    (official)in Beijing promised to further protect the city’s cultural heritage(遗产), in particular the narrow streets known as hutongs.

Hutongs are     2    (common)found in the cities of North China, but they are in danger. Beijing is currently believed to have fewer than 1,000 hutongs, most of     3    are near the Forbidden City. Only 60 years ago, the number of the hutong     4    (be)3,250.

“On average more than 100,000 people visit the Forbidden City during the National Day holidays. The visits put pressure on the     5    (protect)of cultural relics,” said Huang Yan, director of the Beijing Municipal Commission of Urban Planning,     6    (add)that hutongs should be protected from human damage.

The government concentrated       7     how the protection plans were carried out and how the management of cultural heritage worked. Wang Shaofeng, head of the Xicheng District Government, said the area has 182 cultural relics, and many of them were built as far back as the Yuan Dynasty (1271 — 1368). The district of Xicheng has 1.28 million residents in     8    (it)57 square kilometers of land. “The most efficient way is to decrease the local population to reduce the possibility of causing harm to the heritage,” Wang said. “Each community has been required       9    (report)the status of its cultural heritage.”

No one knows for sure how many hutongs       10    (leave)in the coming 100 years.(语法填空)

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。

The Mid­Autumn Festival     1     (celebrate) by the Chinese people all over the world every year. The moon is said to be its biggest and     2     (bright) on this day. The Mid­Autumn Festival is     3     special occasion for family. People eat many different kinds of mooncakes     4     (include) fruit, nuts, chocolate, etc. The Lantern Festival falls on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month,     5     marks the end of the Chinese New Year celebrations. There are many stories about how the Lantern Festival     6     (start). Nowadays, most lanterns come in many     7     (shape). People often eat sweet dumplings boiled and     8     (serve) in hot water on this day. The Dragon Boat Festival, which started more than 2,000 years ago, marks the     9     (begin) of the hottest season of the year. There is a special food called zongzi     10     the festival.

8 . 假如你是李华，计划本周日和同学去敬老院（nursing home）陪老人们过重阳节（the Double Ninth Festival）。得知外教Lucy对中国传统节日活动感兴趣，请你给她写封邮件，邀请她一同前往，内容包括：
1.周日早上8点学校门口集合，下午5点返回；
2.活动：包饺子、表演节目等。
注意：1. 词数100左右；
2. 邮件格式已给出；
3. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Lucy,
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Yours,

Li Hua

9 . “The grass looks greener on the other side of the fence（篱笆）.”That’s an old saying in English. It means that other places often look better, more interesting than the place where you live.“Let’s go to KFC for dinner and then watch some Japanese cartoons!”We all know it: more and more Chinese kids love American and Japanese food and movies. Some people worry that young Chinese are beginning to feel that way. They see young Chinese ignoring Chinese culture and, instead, buying Japanese cartoon books, watching Korean soap operas and even celebrating western holidays.

Foreign books and soap operas are good, but Chinese writers and actors are just as good. As for holidays, Christmas is nice, but it can never have the meaning for Chinese that the Spring Festival has, and the West has nothing to compare with the Mid-Autumn Festival. China has lots of cool things in its culture: calligraphy, Beijing Opera, quick meals on the streets, and even Jay Chou! And let's not forget the part of Chinese culture I like best: its friendliness. Not all countries are as warm as China.

It’s good to enjoy other cultures and to learn from them, but they can never replace your own culture. It’s good to look on the other side of the fence, but make sure you take a good long look. You will find that the grass isn’t always greener.

Although some people become worried about that, I don’t think they should. Will we get more powerful without learning from other countries? Will Chinese people live more happily without American fast food? Besides, it's fun to learn about different cultures. Chinese kids can learn about other cultures and have fun, but they also need to learn more about their own culture. Be proud of Chinese culture and of being Chinese!

1. The author thinks young Chinese ________.

A．are ignoring our own culture	B．are foolish in learning our own culture
C．are interested in our own culture	D．are hating our own culture

2. In some young Chinese’s eyes, which of the following is not the “greener grass”?

A．Japanese cartoon books.	B．Korean soap operas.
C．The Mid-Autumn Festival.	D．Christmas.

3. In the author's opinion, what is the best feature of Chinese culture?

A．Hard-working.

B．Friendly.

C．Brave.

D．Honest.

4. What is the best title for the passage?

A．Chinese culture and western culture	B．Simple young Chinese
C．Interesting western culture	D．That grass is not always greener

10 . 语法填空

In the ancient times, there used to be so many myths about the moon, and all of     1     (they) made the moon more attractive. On the moon, according to the Chinese myth, lived a goddess named Chang'e, who led a lonely life. In the west, up to now, scientists     2     (study) the moon for many years. I wonder if you have received an     3     (invite) to spend a Human Moon Day, which is officially celebrated on July 20 every year. Human Moon Day marks the first human landing on the moon     4     (success) that occurred on July 20,1969. That explains it! Ever since 1969, Human Moon Day has been celebrated in the US to mark one of the     5     (great) achievements in human history.

Human Moon Day is largely celebrated by NASA and space fans. One way to celebrate Human Moon Day is to make something about the moon like cutting paper     6     (moon). Children are made to bake cookies and cut them in the shape of the moon. They also consider     7     (learn) some facts about the moon on this occasion. Exploring the moon on Google Moon is a great idea of getting familiar with our natural satellite. It is especially important that we celebrate Human Moon Day with children.     8     this way, children can learn about     9     happened on July 20, 1969, and understand the importance of this event in the future. It can be said with certainty that humans will devote all their lives to the research into the moon. As for young people, they must go to all lengths to study hard for the future even if there is a long way to go!

Should there be     10     chance for you to go to the moon, who would you like to go with you?