1 . Gong Linna, renowned Chinese musician and founder of Chinese New Art Music, put her music teaching methods to practice for the first time at the Tracing Roots practice concert and music festival of the Affiliated High School of Peking University on May 23.

The first song of the concert，Search High and Low，is an allusion(暗指)to the classical poem Li Sao, “The road ahead will be long. I shall search high and low.” “It’s arranged to be sung by all performers，indicating that we should all search high and low for our roots,” Gong says.

To explore the education and the popularization of Chinese music, in 2017，Gong established a research and development team, which includes ethnomusicologist, Du Yaxiong, and music historian, Zhao Zhongming, to deliberate her music teaching methods and summarize the vocal skills of Chinese music.

Gong believed that the popularization of Chinese music should rely on primary and secondary schools rather than music academies. The children’s passion for music and their outstanding performance amazed Gong, “When singing, they are completely immersed in the music. Music brings light and richness to one’s spiritual world. So, learning to sing is never about passing examinations, but about enjoying the music.”

Lu Yueming, instructor of the school’s art center, said, “The children worked really hard and kept in mind Gong’s instructions. Seeing their performance, I know that they truly fell in love with traditional Chinese music.”

Lu Yueming, instructor of the school’s art center, said, “The children worked really hard and kept in mind Gong’s instructions. Seeing their performance, I know that they truly fell in love with traditional Chinese music.”

“Seeing the children perform my pieces, I realized I should write more songs for them,” Lao Luo, Gong’s husband said proudly. “It’s a great encouragement for me to see how much they like the songs, and they really need content related to Chinese culture.” With an international vision, Gong will continue to write songs based on Chinese folk music or ancient poems.

Gong said children should learn about the beauty of Chinese music. Only when you know about your own sounds, can you have cultural confidence.

1. Why is the song Search High and Low arranged at the concert?

A．Because Gong is a renowned Chinese musician.

B．Because people are expected to search their roots.

C．Because Gong’s music teaching method is practical.

D．Because Gong wants to deliberate her music teaching method.

2. What should the popularization of Chinese music depend on according to Gong?

A．Music academies.	B．The support of the government.
C．Primary and secondary schools.	D．Famous musicians across the country.

3. What is Gong’s future plan in music?

A．She will train more children to study abroad.

B．She will perform more concerts to promote Chinese music.

C．She will help children learn about the beauty of various types of music.

D．She will write more songs based on Chinese folk music or ancient poems.

4. What’s the best title of the passage?

A．Creating Music Helps Cultural Confidence

B．Gong Linna—My Dramatist

C．Music Education Gets New Voice

D．Chinese Music: Development, Instruments

3 . 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.

4 . Vietnam aims to solve the relations between economic development and cultural preservation. Vietnamese cultural departments and activists have tried to preserve the historical and cultural relics in the country.

Vietnam now has more than 40,000 historical relics. These relics of various forms and history are treasures for future generations.

However, hundreds of relics are severely damaged due to the negative influence of time, war and human activities. Head of Hanoi Relics Management Board, Nguyen Doan Tuan, says rescue work must preserve the relics’ soul: “We cannot replace ruined construction with new materials. We must preserve its shape, size and style. We need to pay attention to every brick replaced so that it looks exactly like the original.”

Most relics have to rely on tourist fees for repair and rescue work. Director of Van Mieu Cultural and Science Center, Dang Kim Ngoc, says that the relics must be promoted widely to attract more visitors and bring in more income for repair and preservation: “We provide constant guide services for visitors so that they understand more about our relics. At the same time, a natural surrounding of the relic has been ensured, including the grass field and garden to improve its scenic value.”

The local government agreed that the relics must be turned to the community for shared efforts in the preservation work. Director of Vietnam Revolution Museum Dang QuocQuan, said that the community must be guided in the preservation and protection, “The UNESCO aims to let local community take part in the preservation of relics. We have seen limitations in the preservation of relics, especially festival-related groups of buildings. This requires management and guidance by the government.”

Nguyen Thi Minh Ly from the Department of Heritage says the community should be guided in proper behaviors towards relics: “This will ensure the protection of cultural relics in later generations. Creative restoration (修复) must be based on previous (先前的) values.”

Experts have called for a systematic (系统的) guidance by the state in local level preservation while promoting creative thinking in restoration for each relic.

1. Which of the following is not the reasons for the damaged relics in Vietnam?

A．Human activities.	B．Poor building materials.
C．War influence.	D．The passing of time.

2. Where is the passage most probably taken from?

A．A government survey.	B．A research paper.
C．A newspaper report.	D．A travel guide.

3. It can be inferred from paragraphs 4-6 that to preserve relics, the government should ________.

A．turn to the UNESCO for financial help

B．improve the scenic value by raising tourist fees

C．encourage the community to join in the rescue work

D．make full use of the money raised by the local people

4. What might be the best title for the passage?

A．Guide the Community in Proper Behaviors

B．Replace the Ruined Construction with a New Style

C．Hundreds of Relics in Vietnam Are In Ruins

D．Experts Call for a Systematic Way to Preserve Relics

5 .

Paper cutting is one of China’s most popular folk arts. Archaeological (考古学上的) finds show that the tradition started in the 6th century, it is even supposed that the beginning of paper cutting is even a few centuries earlier.

Paper cuts have special importance at festivals and on holidays. To get rid of (摆脱) the old and bring good luck, people put up paper cuts on the windows on the Eve of the Spring Festival.

Paper cuts are not produced by machine, but by hand. They are done all over China, but are different in the method in different areas. There are two methods of making paper cuts—by using scissors (剪刀) or knives. As the name suggests, scissors cuttings are made with scissors. Several pieces of paper (up to eight pieces) are placed together. The patterns are then cut with pointed scissors. Knife cuttings are made by putting several pieces of paper on a table. Following a pattern, the artist cuts the patterns into the paper with a knife.

In the past, paper cuts were usually made only by women and girls. They used scissors and paper to cut all kinds of pictures such as apple tees, peach blossoms, mice, fighting roosters (公鸡) and rabbits eating carrots.

This used to be one of the skills that every girl was to master. Professional paper cutting artists are, on the other hand, almost always men who can make a living by working together in workshops.

1. How long has paper cutting lasted at least?

A．About 600 years.	B．About 1,500 years.
C．About 2,000 years.	D．About 2,700 years.

2. People put up paper cuts on the windows in order to ________.

A．make them look more beautiful	B．show others their excellent skills
C．bring them good luck in the new year	D．sell them on the Eve of the Spring Festival

3. What does the third paragraph mainly tell us?

A．Two kinds of paper cuts.	B．Paper cuts are made by hand.
C．Paper cuts are made by machine.	D．The process of making paper cuts.

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 . Chinese culture values family bonds （纽带）very much. Family members don't just gather during the holidays. In fact, they often live under one roof all year round.

    1    Family in the East and West are very different from each other.

In most East Asian cultures, extended families（大家庭）are common.     2    According to a survey, 90 percent of children in Shanghai and 70 percent of children in Beijing were cared for by their grandparents. Chinese people believe that “ a grandparent is a treasure to their family”.

In many Western countries, most families are nuclear families （小家庭）.These are made up of children and their parents.

Besides, the duties parents have toward their children can also be different.

    3    It's normal for parents to pay for their children's college, help them find a job, or buy them an apartment. Chinese adults also consider their parents' opinions when making major life decisions.

In most Western countries, however, kids usually move out of the house after they turn eighteen.     4    If they choose to keep living with their parents after becoming an adult, it can be seen as a failure on their part.

While the East cares more about close family bonds, the West values privacy （隐私）and independence.     5    Families will always be a source of love, warmth, and care for people around the world.

A．But in the end, east or west——home is best.

B．But different cultures have different family values.

C．Nuclear families are the most common type in China.

D．Both Easterners and Westerners value quality family time.

E．These families have three or even four generations living together.

F．In China, many parents look after their children all the way into adulthood.

G．Many young people need to take out loans and work part - time jobs to pay for college.

8 . 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。

Waking up at 7 in the morning, 25-year-old Fan Yupei cleans up,     1     (water) flowers in the courtyard, and then opens the door of her Jun porcelain (钧瓷) production studio, ready for a new day’s business.

Life in her hometown, Shenhou town, in Yuzhou City, is much     2     (happy) for Fan, who quit her job in Beijing and started her own studio with her husband. Jun porcelain is one of the top five Chinese porcelains,     3     (date) back to the Song Dynasty,     4     is famous for its change of colors when heated in kilns. Now it     5     (list) as a state-level intangible culture heritage (非物质文化遗产).

Shenhou town is home     6     Jun porcelains. Recently, the local government of Yuzhou city has made a series of measures     7     (promote) such production. Now Fan’s husband is in charge of Jun porcelain making while she is responsible for sales. Both of     8     (they) have combined Jun porcelain production with modern art and often share     9     (thought) about designs together. With more and more tourists visiting Shenhou every day, Fan has the     10     (confident) that Jun porcelain will gain greater popularity in the future.

9 . 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。

When people use the saying “七尺男儿”，they're usually referring     1    a man who is tall and strong. However, it's not easy    2     (tell) exactly how long 7 chi is. As a traditional Chinese unit of length, the     3     (measure) of chi has changed frequently over time.

In earlier times, such as the Shang Dynasty, I chi was the same as 15.8cm. So 7 chi would be equal to about 110cm. A 7-chi-tall man at the time would be a little person.

During the Warring States Period and Han Dynasty, 1 chi     4    (be) equal to 23cm. So 7 chi would be about 162cm.

When     5    came to the Three Kingdoms period, 1 chi became longer and reached 24.2cm. So 7 chi would be equal to about 170cm, which would     6     (regard) as medium height today.

In the following     7    (dynasty), chi continued to become     8    (long). It became 24.5cm in the Southern and Northern Dynasties, 29. 6cm in the Tang Dynasty and 31.2cm in the Song Dynasty.     9    (final) in the Qing Dynasty, 1 chi was 35.5cm,     10     means that 7-chi-tall man would be 248.5cm. That would be a real giant!

Today, 1 chi is measured around 33.3cm. So 7 chi would be 233cm.

10 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题
1. How many people joined the Police Open Day in person?

A．Over 2.3 million.

B．Over 1.3 million.

C．Over 1 million.

2. What were new for this year?

A．Intelligent robots.

B．Police dog performances.

C．Displays of different guns.

3. Where could visitors see an exhibition of pictures?

A．In Nanshan.

B．In Bao’an.

C．In Longgang