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。

When Zhang Lingshan was a child, she would watch the Chinese period drama Palace on television, attracted by the characters’ ancient clothing. She didn’t know what these beautiful clothes     1     (call)—only that they were from some     2     (distance) past. “They looked fairy-like, dreamy,” she said. “I was     3     (complete) drawn by the beauty of these clothes, and then eventually came to understand the culture of Hanfu, and I liked it more and more.”

Now aged nineteen and     4     (live) in Beijing, Zhang is     5     member of China’s growing “hanfu movement”—a renaissance (复兴) of the ancient clothing traditionally worn by ethnic-majority Han Chinese before the Qing dynasty. Tight-knit Hanfu communities and university clubs often meet for themed activities. Zhang and her friends sometimes visit places with ancient architecture, like Beijing’s Forbidden City,     6     emperors once lived, to take     7    (photo) in costume and post them on social media. They have more than 20,000 fans who often ask them     8     more pictures.

Nowadays, Hanfu is seen as a way     9     (celebrate) Chinese culture and improve national self-esteem. In the past few years, Hanfu clubs and social media platforms     10     (help) to bring the Han clothing back under the spotlight. “It’s the confidence of the younger people, the confidence of the country,” said Christine Tsui, a fashion columnist and researcher in Shanghai.

3 . 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。

First Chinese lanterns, invented in the Eastern Han Dynasty,     1    (use) as lamps and for the worship of the Buddha. Over time, Lantern became     2    (wide) known by common people, especially during the time of festivals. In the Tang Dynasty, lanterns were made in order to celebrate people’s peaceful life and present China     3     a powerful country. The materials for making a lantern, generally     4    (consist) of two parts, are very simple. Historically, bamboo, wood or wire was used for the frame. The shade was made from delicate paper or silk. Lanterns were often decorated with Chinese calligraphy, painting and paper cutting, thus making the lanterns more appealing and     5    (impress).

    6     the earliest Chinese Lanterns were created for practical use in the house, they eventually became a kind of decorations,     7     were mainly used on festivals. It has become a tradition that the streets both in big cities and small towns are filled with red lanterns during festivals.

The lantern Festival is one of the best days     8    (admire) Chinese Lanterns in action. During the festival, wandering on the streets, we will be attracted by colorful lanterns in all sizes and shapes and they make a great     9    (contribute) to the delightful atmosphere.     10    (view) as the end to a series of New Year celebrations, the festival is also celebrated with the release of floating and flying lanterns.

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。

The Winter Solstice Festival (冬至) is one of the most important     1     (festival) celebrated by the Chinese on or around December 22. As early as 2,500 years ago, China determined the point of the Winter Solstice by     2     (observe) movements of the sun with a sundial (日晷).

The Winter Solstice became a festival during the Han Dynasty. The Han people     3     (regard) the Winter Solstice as a “Winter Festival”, so officials would organize activities. On this day, both officials and common people would have     4     rest. In the Tang and Song dynasties, the Winter Solstice was a day to offer sacrifices (供奉)     5     Heaven and ancestors. The Qing Dynasty even had the record that “the Winter Solstice is as formal as the Spring Festival,” showing the great     6     (important) attached to this day.

The Chinese often celebrate the Winter Solstice Festival together with     7     (they) families.     8     people eat generally depends on where they come from. In some parts of North China, people     9     (traditional) eat dumplings on this day, while in parts of South China, the whole family will get together to have a meal     10     (make) of red-bean and sticky rice to drive away bad things.

6 . Children’s Games in Ancient China

Unlike the children nowadays, the children during ancient times didn’t have smartphones or computers to entertain themselves.     1    . Let’s take a look.  

Kicking stone balls

During the Qing Dynasty, kicking a stone ball around was a popular sport in the northern part of China, and it was often played in the winter to keep warm. Stones were carved into small balls and kicked along with feet.

Flying kites

Kites have quite a long history. The earliest kites were made of wood, instead of paper. Nowadays, the three most famous kites are the Beijing kite, Tianjin kite and Weifang kite.     2    . For example, the swallow-shaped kite is a well-known Beijing style.  

Playing hide-and-seek

Hide-and-seek is a traditional game for children, popular around the nation. Even nowadays, many children like playing it. There are two ways to play. One way is covering a child’s eyes while other kids run around to tease him.     3    .  

    4    

The closest thing to watching a film or television for entertainment during ancient times was going to see a shadow play. Folk artists manipulate puppets behind the screen, narrating stories and accompanied by music.

Setting off firecrackers

Firecrackers have a history of more than 2, 000 years. It is said that there was a beast named “Nian” in ancient China.     5    . After gunpowder was invented, it gradually replaced the bamboo joint cracker. Crackers are still set off during the Spring Festival to symbolize auspiciousness (吉祥).

A．Watching shadow plays

B．Making a film

C．Each of them has distinctive features

D．Different materials are used to make the kite

E．And to scare off the beast, people burnt bamboo joints to make them blast

F．More commonly, participants hide and one child must try to find them

G．Instead, they came up with interesting games to play in their childhood

7 . The Isle of Wight Festival

Start Date

17th Jun 2021

End Date

20th Jun 2021

Location

Seaclose Park, Newport, Isle of Wight

Lineup (阵容)

Lionel Richie，Lewis Capaldi, Snow Patrol, Pete Tong, Duran Duran, Jess Glynne, Sam Fender, The Script and many more!

Details

The Isle of Wight Festival is a landmark moment for their time. The first Isle of Wight Festival took place on 31st August 1968 and featured the likes of T-Rex and Fairport Convention. The 1970 Isle of Wight Festival was a five-day marathon featuring The Doors, Hawk-wind and Joan Baez. Jimi Hendrix also played at the festival in 1970 just weeks before his death.

Flower power

At the height of the flower-power times, hundreds of thousands of music fans came from all over the world to join in the Isle of Wight Festival. They packed onto the Isle of Wight ferry (渡口) from the mainland for up to five days (although some stayed relatively longer) of live rock, communal living, free love and mind-bending substances. Besides all the peace, love and toilets, there was the music-non-stop performances from some of the greatest pop musicians of any era.

The Isle of Wight Festival has been one of the biggest names across the music industry. Come and join in the festival!

1. How long has it been since the first Isle of Wight Festival took place?

A．54 years.

B．52 years.

C．51 years.

D．50 years.

2. How did music fans get to the Isle of Wight in the flower-power times?

A．By sea.

B．By air.

C．By car.

D．By train.

3. What's the author’s purpose of writing the text?

A．To introduce the Isle of Wight.

B．To praise the Isle of Wight Festival.

C．To invite musicians to the Isle of Wight.

D．To recommend the Isle of Wight Festival.

8 . Chinese Culture Shown to the World with Love Li Ziqi, a short video blogger specializing in traditional Chinese cooking and handicrafts has gained worldwide popularity.

Li has about 20 million followers on Sina Weibo, China's equivalent to Twitter，plus 7 million followers on overseas social media networks. Many foreigners say they have got to know traditional Chinese food culture via her channel.

It is the spirit of craftsmanship（技艺） behind her works that makes Li's video clips attractive. She strictly follows the authentic traditional steps and procedures in making traditional Chinese food and handicrafts, such as peach flower wine and silk, and goes to great lengths to ensure her videos are accurate. Sometimes she spends several months producing one of her videos.

Li has been inheriting（继承） traditional Chinese culture in a rather creative way. A closer look at her videos will show that they are never with any "analysis" that makes people feel bored. They just show the audience each and every detail of traditional Chinese culture so that the latter knows how Chinese live their beautiful and elegant lives. It is that universal appeal that makes her works so attractive. Thanks to Li's efforts, many intangible cultural heritages that only existed in memories and written records now appear before our eyes. Via her short videos, Li presents the image of a beautiful and friendly China.

With the growth of the Chinese economy, people overseas are showing more interest in traditional Chinese culture. Li has shown how to satisfy that interest in a good way, namely showing the best parts of traditional Chinese culture with her heart.

To effectively present the beauty of Chinese culture to the world, we need more Li Zigi.

1. What can we learn about Li Zigi's video clips?

A．They promote the sales of Chinese food and handicrafts.

B．They attract a large number of foreigners to visit her online shop.

C．They aim to introduce traditional Chinese food culture and handicrafts worldwide.

D．They are based on her family's recipes of making traditional Chinese food.

2. What could be inferred from Paragraph 3 and Paragraph 4？

A．Analysis of Chinese culture in Li's videos makes people bored.

B．Details and accuracy play significant roles in the success of Li's videos.

C．Li makes sure all of her video clips are short enough to be downloaded.

D．Cultural heritages usually exist in memories and written records.

3. What does the underlined word "intangible" in Paragraph 4 mean?

A．nonphysical

B．inaccessible

C．invaluable

D．unnoticeable

4. What is the author's purpose in writing the passage?

A．To provide guidance on cooking and making handicrafts.

B．To suggest a way of attracting more followers on Sina Weibo.

C．To give an example of how to gain worldwide popularity as a short video blogger.

D．To encourage more people to make efforts to bring Chinese culture to the world.

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。

A red bronze horse-head statue robbed from Beijing’s Old Summer Palace was donated back by Macau-based    1    (collect) Stanley Ho Hungsun (何鸿燊shēn) and handed over to the NCHA (国家文物局) in Beijing on Wednesday.

Ho bought the     2    (nation) treasure at an auction(拍卖) in 2007 and decided to donate it back to the mainland on 20th anniversary of Macau's return to China. The NCHA said the statue    3    (give) back to the Yuanmingyuan administration soon.

The statue is one of 12 bronze heads of zodiac(生肖) animals    4    (decorate) a water clock fountain. The twelve animal-head taps took turns    5    (run) water during different hours within a day in Yuanmingyuan. British and French troops broke into Yuanmingyuan and set it    6    fire in 1860, when numerous treasures were taken abroad in the disaster, the 12 animal-head statues    7    (include).

The horse-head statue is the seventh among the 12 articles that has returned to Beijing,    8    will join another six zodiac bronzes in an exhibition to show China's efforts to recover lost relics over    9    past seven decades.

Ho's daughter, and Luo Shugang, Minister of Culture and Tourism, lifted the curtain for the    10    (new) returned statue at National Museum of China on Nov 13, 2019.

10 . 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。

You know that Grandparents Day,     1     (take) place on the Sunday after Labor Day every year, is a holiday for celebrating your parents' parents. You might send them a card, or give them a call. But how did the holiday come to be?

In 1956, West Virginia native Marian McQuade was trying to plan a celebration for the elderly    2    (member) of her community. She made the sad discovery that many of the senior citizens in the nursing home didn't often receive visits from their families. So she set out     3     (choose) a day to honor and appreciate grandparents.

Grandparents Day became     4     official holiday in 1978. It's not     5    (actual) just for grandparents, but it's also to give grandparents an opportunity to show love     6     their children's children. Many families have     7     (meaning) ways of celebrating the holiday. Even if your grandparents live far away, that doesn't mean you can’t celebrate with them. Danielle Kirsch    8     (celebrate) by trying a new activity every year with her grandmother Elsie. This year, they will be painting together. Molly Arnold's grandmother is no     9    (long) around, but she still found a beautiful way to honor the holiday. She created a charity in memory of her grandmother,     10     passed away from Alzheimer's disease.