1 . 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。

Facility Miller, a 32-year-old British woman,     1       has a Chinese husband, still remembers the     2     (excite) when she first learned to use the “red packet” function on WeChat in 2017. She sent and grabbed some red packets in her Chinese family's group. The rule in her family was that the person who grabbed the highest amount sent     3     next.

    4     (attract) by the unique way of communicating, many foreigners     5     (join) in sending and grabbing red packets so far. Usually, the money in each packet is randomly loaded. Thus the amount of money one can grab     6       (large) depends on his or her luck, from 0.01 yuan to less than 200 yuan. Many foreigners get more familiar     7     Chinese culture through red packets”. Four years ago, when Facility Miller     8     (send) 5.20 or 8.88 yuan red packets, she had no idea about the hidden meanings. Now she has not only known about them,     9     also has sent a few.

However, the popularity of virtual red packets doesn't stop people sending paper red packets     10     (contain) real cash during the Spring Festival It is called lucky money. In Chinese tradition, people consider giving children lucky money as a blessing.

2 . It's been a rough year for priceless artifacts around the world. In September 2018, a fire wiped out about 90 percent of the collection at the National Museum of Brazil. In April 2019, Paris' Notre Dame Cathedral lost its famous spire in another fire. Most recently, in October, Japan’s 500-year-old Shuri Castle was destroyed — again, by fire.

It's heartbreaking to see even one piece of human history to up in smoke, but there is no need to be depressed. The truth is that we have lost historic sites and artifacts throughout history, to wars and natural disasters. Many are rebuilt or repaired.

Examples include the 18th-century Dresden Frauenkirche in Germany, which was destroyed during the World War II bombing and rebuilt in 2005. There is also the Yellow Crane Tower in Wuhan, China, which dated back to AD 223. It’s been destroyed by fires and wars and rebuilt as many as 11 times.

So it will probably be no different for the National Museum of Brazil, Notre Dame Cathedral, or Shuri Castle. In fact, right after the fire at Notre Dame, French President Emmanuel Macron vowed that it would be rebuilt in five years. During his visit to China in November, it was decided that Chinese experts will participate in the restoration work.

That said, however, there are less fortunate cultural relics—those endangered in Syria and Iraq where wars are ongoing. According to Artnet News, all six UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Syria have been reported damaged. And yet, somehow, they didn't get nearly as much attention as Notre Dame, and probably won't have a chance to be restored to their former glory any time soon.

It might be true that many damaged artifacts make it back. But “many” is not “all”.

1. What are the similarities among the three places mentioned in the first paragraph?
a. They are all of great value.                                 b. They were all destroyed in 2018.
c. Nothing is left after the destruction.                      d. They are all destroyed by fire.

A．a, b

B．a, d

C．a, c

D．c, d

2. Why does the writer mention Dresden Frauenkirche and the Yellow Crane Tower in Paragraph 3?

A．To comfort the heartbreaking readers.

B．To give examples of the rebuilt historic sites.

C．To introduce two places of interest to the readers.

D．To show the importance of rebuilding the historic sites.

3. What can we infer from Paragraph 5?

A．All the cultural relics are damaged in Syria due to the wars.

B．People haven’t recognized the importance of the heritage sites in Syria.

C．The cultural relics in Syria and Iraq are less fortunate because they are worse destroyed.

D．Wars destroyed the heritage sites in Syria and prevent people from restoring them right now.

4. What is the writer’s attitude towards the restoration work of Notre Dame?

A．Favorable.

B．Critical.

C．Indifferent.

D．Doubtful.

3 . 阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。

The first person    1    (arrive) was Tony Garcia from Colombia, closely followed by Julia Smith from Britain. After I met them and then introduced them to each other, I was very surprised. Tory approached Julia,    2    (touch) her shoulder and kissed her on the cheek! She stepped back    3    (appear) surprised and put up her hands, as if in defence. I guessed that there was    4    (probable) a major misunderstanding.

4 . 假定你是李华，是某高中的一名学生。你的外教想了解上个月在赣州市举办的2020年旅发大会(Tourism and Development Conference)。请给你的外教Mr. Smith写一封电子邮件，介绍这个活动。邮件的内容包括：
1.活动内容：游览名胜，观看表演，品尝美食；
2.活动目的：让更多的人了解赣州传统文化。
注意：1.词数100左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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5 . Hanfu is a traditional robe(长袍) of the Han people, which has a history of thousands of years in China. The number of people adopting the ancient style of dress in modern times has. grown significantly these days. The hanfu clothing industry is now worth one billion yuan(US$140.7 million).     1     However, it may be too early to call it a “revival”(复兴).

    2     And it sounds impressive that about 2.2 million people in China wear hanfu. But considering that the clothing retail(零售) industry was worth 1.92 trillion yuan in 2017, one billion yuan is a small number. Similarly, 2.2 million seems a small number considering that China’s population is more than 1.3 billion.

Having played a major role in China’s clothing history, hanfu remained popular until the late 1600s.     3     After pursuing Western fashion, it’s natural that Chinese people are returning to traditional clothing in search of their cultural identity.

But what is the obstacle of hanfu’s revival, despite people’s love for it?     4     The hanfu trend appeared five years ago, so the industry is quite young. And many tailors are still learning how best to make hanfu from historical TV dramas and so on. But most of these historical dramas are fictional, as are many of the clothes the characters wear.

Short-video and live-streaming apps are the other sources that promote the hanfu culture. But most of these live streamers have their own shops.     5     To fulfill their selfish interests, those behind the short videos and live-streaming blame one another instead of working together to revive the hanfu culture.

If these live-streamers really want to develop the hanfu culture, they should change their attitude and work together for the betterment of the hanfu industry.

A．One billion yuan is a huge figure.

B．The lack of a standard seems to be the main problem.

C．The popularity of hanfu reflects the diversity of Chinese culture.

D．This means they promote hanfu culture to increase their own profits.

E．Even the traditional Korean and Japanese costumes originated from it.

F．This has prompted many to say it symbolizes the revival of Han or hanfu culture.

G．It is natural for Chinese people to show their love for traditional culture by wearing hanfu.

6 . 假设你是李华，班上的交换生Lucy对中国的端午节很感兴趣。为了帮Lucy更好地理解端午节，你打算写一张便签，从两个方面介绍端午节：
1．来历2．习俗（吃粽子和划龙舟）
注意：1.词数100左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3.开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数。
Dear Lucy,

I’m Li Hua,

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Yours,

Li Hua

7 . When my family moved to America in 2010 from a small village in Guangdong, China, we brought not only our luggage, but also our village rules, customs and culture. One of the rules is that young people should always respect elders. Unluckily, this rule led to my very first embarrassment in the United States.

I had a part-time job as a waiter in a Chinese restaurant. One time, when I was serving food to a middle-aged couple, the wife asked me how the food could be served so quickly. I told her that I had made sure they got their food quickly because I always respect the elderly. As soon as I said that, her face showed great displeasure. My manager, who happened to hear what I said, took me aside and gave me a long lecture about how sensitive Americans are and how they dislike the description “old”. I then walked back to the table and apologized to the wife. After the couple heard my reason, they understood that the problem was caused by cultural differences, so they laughed and were no longer angry.

In my village in China, people are proud of being old. Not so many people live to be seventy or eighty, and people who reach such an age have the most knowledge and experience. Young people always respect older people because they know they can learn from their rich experience.

However, in the United States, people think “growing old” is a problem since “old” shows that a person is going to retire or that the body is not working well. Here many people try to keep themselves away from growing old by doing exercises or jogging, and women put on makeup, hoping to look young. When I told the couple in the restaurant that I respect the elderly, they got angry because this caused them to feel they had failed to stay young. I had told them something they didn’t want to hear.

After that, I changed the way I had been with older people. It is not that I don’t respect them any more; I still respect them, but now I don’t show my feelings through words.

1. The author brought the couple their food very fast because _______.

A．the manager asked him to do so	B．the couple wanted him to do so
C．he respected the elderly	D．he wanted more pay

2. When the author called the couple “elderly”, they became _______.

A．nervous	B．unhappy
C．satisfied	D．excited

3. After this experience, the author _______.

A．changed his way with older people	B．made friends with the couple
C．no longer respected the elderly	D．lost his job in the restaurant

4. Which of the following is TRUE?

A．The more the author explained, the angrier the couple got.

B． The author wanted to show his feelings through words after his experience.

C．From this experience, the author learned more about American culture.

D．The manager went back to the table and apologized to the couple.

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。

Many people have the hobby of collecting things, e.g. stamps, postcards or antiques. In the 18th and 19th centuries,     1     (wealth) people travelled and collected plants, historical objects and works of art. They kept their collection at home until it got too big     2     until they died, and then it was given to a museum. The 80,000 objects collected by Sir Hans Sloane, for example,     3     (form) the core collection of the British Museum     4     opened in 1759.

The parts of a museum open to the public     5     (call) galleries or rooms. Often, only a small part of a museum’s collection     6     (be) on display. Most of it is stored away or used for research.

Many museums are lively places and they attract a lot of visitors. As well as looking at exhibits, visitors can play with computer simulations (模拟) and imagine     7     (they) living at a different time in history or     8    (walk)through a rainforest. At the Jorvik Centre in York, the city’s Viking settlement is recreated, and people experience the sights, sounds and smells of the old town. Historical     9     (accurate) is important but so is entertainment. Museums must compete     10    people’s spare time and money with other amusements. Most museums also welcome school groups and arrange special activities for children.

9 . This famous site features one of the largest and most representative collections of Buddhist architecture and art in China. It was rated as a 5A-class tourist attraction in 2010.

The Lingshan Grand Buddha is an 88-meter-high open-air bronze statue of Sakyamuni. It is 17 meters higher than the Grand Buddha at Leshan Mountain. It is part of the pattern of Five Buddhas in five directions together with the Big Buddha at Lantau Island in Hong Kong to the south, the Grand Buddha at Leshan Mountain to the west, the Grand Buddha in Yungang Caves to the north and the Grand Buddha at the Longmen Caves in the central area. At the feet of the Grand Buddha, you can feel the loftiness （雄伟）and dignity of Buddhism.

Tips：

Location: Lingshan Road, Mashan town, Binhu district, Wuxi

Tickets: Through ticket： 210 yuan （ $ 31. 85） , and free tickets for the performance of Ode to Auspiciousness for individual visitors

Opening hours for Lingshan Mountain: 7：00 17：00

Opening hours for Brahma Palace: 9：00 18：00

Recommendations:

The Nine-Dragon Fountain

The Nine-Dragon Fountain in front of the giant Buddha will start to play music and the song, The Birth of Buddha , at 10 am every day. A huge lotus（莲花）slowly blooms with six petals, and a 7-meter golden statue of Prince Buddha rises from the lotus, with one hand pointing to the sky and one hand at the earth, symbolizing Buddha's light shining on all things.

The Brahma Palace

The whole palace shows the mixture of traditional cultural elements with Western architectural features. Many cultural heritage items and art works can be found there. Its splendid design surprises every visitor.

1. What is the Lingshan Grand Buddha famous for?

A．Its typical collections of architecture and art.

B．Its special material.

C．Its geographical location.

D．Its long history.

2. What do we know about the performance of Ode to Auspiciousness?

A．It lasts 10 hours for visitors.	B．It costs 210 yuan at least.
C．It's available only for group visitors.	D．It's free if you get a through ticket.

3. Why does the writer recommend the Brahma Palace to us?

A．It’s in front of the giant Buddha.

B．Its design and collections are amazing.

C．Visitors can enjoy a huge lotus there.

D．Many traditional cultural items are on sale.

10 . British people are famous for apologizing in almost every situation.     1    

We Brits pride ourselves on our polite manners towards one another in public. As a result, we often use the word “sorry” quite a lot—even when we don’t really mean it! Usually, if you want to ask a stranger for the time, you would start by saying “    2     Do you know what time it is?” If you are five minutes late for an appointment, you would generally greet the person by saying “Sorry I’m late!”

    3     But the two main dictionary definitions(定义) of “sorry” are: 1)feeling sad for someone else because of their problems or misfortunes   2)feeling regret because you’ve done something wrong. Now, think about this. When you ask a stranger a question, you start with “sorry to disturb you”.     4    

So what does “sorry” really mean? And why do Brits use it so much? Well, in British culture, saying “sorry” is way to be polite.     5     So maybe saying “sorry” is not just being polite, but it is also a clever method to get what you want too.

A．Sorry to bother you.

B．It’s also a very good way to get what you want.

C．We use the word “sorry” in many different situations.

D．We are probably the number-one nation for apologies.

E．This situation, we aren’t saying sorry out of pity or regret.

F．The meaning of the word “sorry” has slightly changed over time.

G．In an experiment, people who apologize to others get what they want.