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 foreigners come to China, they may be     1     (surprise) at Chinese's special fondness and preference for seals (印章). To Chinese, seals are an art of deep cultural roots,     2     combines the essence of both calligraphy(书法) and sculpture and inspires generations to study, to appreciate and to collect.

It is believed that seals came out as early as 8,000 years ago     3     our ancestors could make pottery wares(陶瓷)and had private property. They tried to make marks on their own possessions     4     (prevent) them from being stolen.

When the first dynasty     5     (found).the king began to use seals to empower(投权)and to show lordly credits. Only the king's special seal was then called “Xi”     6     (represent) the highest authority. The first emperor of China, Qin Shi Huang, had his “Xi” made out of     7     is called “Heshi Bi”.

Then the local governments also needed seals for,     8     same function. Meanwhile, private seals were carved in     9     (variety) of lucky characters and vivid animal patterns.     10     (gradual), the sphragistics (印章学) came into being.

2 . 假如你是李华，你的加拿大笔友Peter决定来中国学习中国文化和汉语，请你给他发封电子邮件，告诉他中国的风俗文化等情况。内容包括：
1. 中加生活方式的不同，饮食习惯不同；
2. 学汉语和了解中国文化的最好方式。
注意：1. 词数80左右；2. 可以适当添加情节以使行文连贯。
Dear Peter,

I’m pleased that you will come to China to study the language and culture.

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Yours,

Li Hua

4 . 假定你是李华，最近你市新建成一个主题公园。请给你的新西兰朋友Bryan写封邮件告知此事，内容包括，
1.公园主题：中国茶文化；
2.园内展示：旅的种植历史，茶的种类，茶室等；
3.邀请他前来参观。
注意：
1.写作词数应为80左右；
⒉请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Dear Bryan,
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Yours,

Li Hua

5 . Visitors to Rome can now see one of the most important private collections of ancient Greek and Roman statues (雕像). The 90 works from the Torlonia Collection opened this week in the newly rebuilt Palazzo Caffarelli, overlooking the Roman Forum.

Among the works is a fountain (喷泉) that was made in ancient Greece. Experts on ancient Rome believe the fountain once stood in the garden of the general and statesman Julius Caesar. It was already hundreds of years old.

The 620-piece Torlonia Collection is believed to be the greatest private collection of classical art in the world. It was begun more than a century ago by Prince Alessandro Torlonia. He found many of the pieces on the grounds of his family’s Roman garden Rich from a business relationship with the Vatican (梵蒂冈), the family bought other well-known statue collections.

In 1884, the prince built his own museum to show off his collection. When the museum closed in 1976, the pieces went into storage.

“The reappearance of such a collection is a very important event,” said art historian Salvatore Settis. “When I saw them for the first time, they were very emotional because I knew most of those pieces from books, but 1 had never seen them.”

The Torlonia family chose Settis to help with the difficult job of deciding which works should be shown to the public. Anna Maria Carruba helped prepare the statues for the show. “Many of these pieces were already restored from (the year) 1600 onwards. We didn’t need to work on the structure of the statues but only on the surfaces, cleaning them,” she said.

The show will stay open until June 29, 2021. It is the result of public and private cooperation among the culture ministry, the city of Rome, the Torlonia Foundation and the Roman jeweler Bvlgari.

1. Which of the following can describe the Torlonia family?

A．Unlucky.

B．Wealthy.

C．Humorous.

D．Ungenerous.

2. What did the prince think of his private statue collection?

A．It is a matter of pride.

B．It is not worth storing.

C．It should not be made public.

D．It should be recorded in books.

3. What was Settis requested to do by the Torlonia family?

A．Repair statues.

B．Introduce statues.

C．Select statues for show.

D．Put off the statue show.

4. What can be the best title for the text?

A．An Art Show of Statues Was Held in 1976

B．People Look Forward to Seeing Famous Statues

C．Ancient Statues Reappear after Years in Storage

D．A Famous Fountain Dates Back to Ancient Greece

6 . 假定你是李华。临近期末，你的美国笔友Peter上周发来电子邮件，询问你寒假的打算，但你未能及时回复。请你给他写封邮件，内容包括：
1.未能回复的原因；
2.你的寒假打算。
注意：
1.词数不少于100；
2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯;
3.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Peter,

How is it going?

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Yours,

Li Hua

7 . 假定你是李华，你的留学生同学Elvis想要了解中国的传统节日。请你写封邮件向他介绍一下元宵节(the Lantern Festival)。内容包括:
1.节日简介；
2.风俗习惯；
3.邀请他一起过节。
【写作要求】
1.词数80-100;
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯;
3.作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。
Dear Elvis,
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Yours,

Li Hua

8 . 假如你是李华，你学校刚刚举办了2021新年晚会，请给你的英国朋友Jack写一封信, 讲述这段美好时光。内容包括：
1.问候 Jack；
2.介绍新年晚会；
3.你的感受。
注意.词数100左右;格式已给出，不计入总词数；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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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

If your country does not have its own tree-planting day, maybe you should suggest it on social media! That is     1     one man in Turkey recently did.

On Twitter, Enes Sahin suggested     2    ( set) aside a day for planting trees in Turkey. He asked others to support his idea. And they did. His tweet     3     (quick) went viral. Sahin wrote, "Let' s dedicate a day for all 82 million people in the country, including the children and the elderly, to plant trees. Let' s set     4     example to the world and hand down a green country to the upcoming generations.

Turkish officials took notice. Rumeysa Kada , Turkey^, s youngest elected deputy, tweeted, "This is an     5    ( amaze) idea. It will be on our agenda for tomorrow. Kadak later     6    (meet) with Sahin to discuss his idea. Then the Turkish President later sent his own message on Twitter. He wrote, "My friends and I will undertake     7    (responsible) to make sure that we have a national tree-planting day."

Even if your country does not have any special day     8     events for tree planting, you can always go it alone! Canadian Ken Chaplin holds the world record for the most trees     9     (plant) in one day by a single person. On June 30, 2001, he planted 15,170 red pine seedlings by     10    (he) in Canada's Saskatchewan province.

10 . 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。

With the Year of the Ox on the horizon, you will find     1    common to see various ox figures made of gold, wood, plastic, and stone on sale in stores. The ox is not merely an     2    (influence) representative of the farming, but a symbol of diligence and responsibility in China.

The ox has also long played     3     significant role in Chinese literature. Ancient Chinese poets and writers     4     (constant) described the ox. In the Classic of Poetry, which is the oldest existing collection of Chinese poetry and reflects the     5    (wise) of ancient Chinese people, the ox appeared in nine out of the 305 pieces. A couplet from a poem     6    (write) by Lu Xun:   “Fierce-browed, I coolly defy a thousand pointing fingers; Head bowed, like a willing ox I serve the children”, fully expresses the poet’s devotion     7     the people.

To this day, when someone achieves a great accomplishment through hard work, people often use “niu”,     8     (mean) “awesome”, to describe him or her.

So naturally, those born in the Year of the Ox     9     (expect) to be hardworking, reliable and loyal. “    10     is special about oxen is that they never seek to be the focus and do not look for praise.” the website China Highlights noted.