6 . You might be crazy about Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet” as an English learner, but what do you think British teenagers studying Chinese are crazy about? Well, it’s Cao Xueqin’s classic, “The Dream of the Red Chamber”.

On December 18, nine British students arrived in Beijing for a seven-day trip after winning a Chinese Speaking Competition in Britain.

More than 170 students from 36 secondary schools took part in that competition last month. It was organized by the British Council. Three of the students coming to Beijing won first prizes for Language Ability. The other six were first prize winners for a dramatic performance in Chinese entitled (剧名为)“A New Home for Lin Daiyu”.

“We chose to perform this drama because we all love the characters in the tragic story. They’re traditional and loveable,” said Imogen Williams, 13, who played the lead role, in Daiyu. Williams said her group spent all their lunch breaks for nearly two months together, watching the drama, studying the characters, and practicing.

“We were excited to win the grand prize — the trip to Beijing. My mum even cried when she heard the news！” recalled Alice Clark-Edwards, who was “Wang Xifeng” in the drama.

These students have fallen in love with Chinese literature and are crazy about Chinese music and movies. “I love Jay Chou, Wilber Pan and the boy band Flowers. As for actresses, Zhang Ziyi is my favorite,” said Nishat Ali, 16.

1. Nine British students came to Beijing to ________.

A．perform “Romeo and Juliet”	B．go on a seven-day trip
C．watch “The Dream of the Red Chamber”	D．take part in the competition

2. The Chinese Speaking Competition was organized by ________.

A．the British Council

B．the drama college

C．Beijing

D．the middle school

3. From the passage, these students from Britain ________.

A．are crazy about Chinese literature	B．fall in love with Cao Xueqin’s classic
C．are not fond of “Romeo and Juliet”	D．don't like traditional performance

4. What can we infer from the passage？

A．“Wang Xifeng” in the drama is well-known in Britain.

B．Stars and singers like Zhang Ziyi and Jay Chou are known.

C．Chinese music and films have an effect on British students.

D．Williams and her group practice often in the school.

7 . 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。

Comic Dialogue, or Xiangsheng, which has been popular for     1     (century) in China, is one of the most popular and influential types of Quyi. It can     2     (say) that nobody in China does not know or like it. It is humorous and     3     (high) satirical (讽刺性的) by nature.

    4     the late Qing Dynasty and the early years of the Republic of China, Xiangsheng art has made great advances in contents and skills, and representative artists have appeared in     5     (difference) periods. Since the founding of the New China, gifted artists Hou Baolin, Ma Ji and Jiang Kun     6     (be) very famous artists, all showing good skills.

There are three forms of Xiangsheng.     7     earliest form was performed by one person, and was called Dankou Xiangsheng.     8     (it) contents were mostly jokes and humorous stories. Later, Duikou Xiangsheng or “cross talk”,     9     was performed by two persons, appeared. One man was called Dougen, and the other, Penggen. The third form     10     (perform) by three or more persons was called Qunkou Xiangsheng. Of the three forms, cross talk was the most popular and widespread.

8 . 选词填空

deadline,organize,appreciate,contest,recite

Do you want to have a further knowledge of Chinese culture?Here comes your opportunity:the Student Union will     1     a Tang Poetry Recitation Contest.As scheduled,the     2     is to be held on January 5th,2021.Every contestant is supposed to     3     two poems.Please get prepared.Above all,it’s recommended that you should read Three Hundred Tang Poems in advance,and learn to     4     the beauty of ancient Chinese culture.Whoever feels interested in Chinese culture can sign up for it.The     5     is December 16th.

9 . 选用适当的单词或短语补全短文。

artistic, represent, convey, reputation, create

Jianzhi, which has a high     1     in China, originated in the 6th century. The ancient people used their     2     skills to cut papers into animals or people. People either buried them with the dead or burned them on the funerals, wishing that the things that paper     3     could be with the dead. Later, they were used during festivals to decorate gates and windows.

Chinese paper cutting is good at multiple images together, and produces better results in the ideal. At the same time, Chinese paper cutting is also good at     4    out of the way with mascot. People desire to pray ample(充足的) food and clothing, health and longevity. They use Chinese paper cutting to     5     their wishes.

10 . 假定你是李华，正在新西兰读书。你校的中国交换生协会计划举办一场中国画展。请你写一份通知，内容包括：
1. 展出时间、地点；
2. 展出内容：学生创作的作品；
3. 其它事宜：展览后将成立中国画兴趣小组，欢迎报名参加。
注意：1. 写作词数应为80左右；
2. 请按如下格式在相应位置作答。

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