2 . 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。

Traditional Chinese medicine     1     (practise) for around 3,000 years in the Far East, but is relatively recent in the West. People are becoming increasingly worried about the side effects of drugs, and are turning to treatments such as yoga and acupuncture (针灸)     2     (add) to, or sometimes even replace, Western medicine.

An event in my life changed my attitude towards acupuncture. After suffering from insomnia (失眠) for several months, I     3     (feel) mentally and physically exhausted, nearing my breaking point. A trip     4     my doctor and nightly beer and whisky failed to bring any     5     (relieve) from my condition. A friend suggested that I visit an acupuncturist. With a fear of needles, I was reluctant to take his advice,     6     by this time I was so tired that I was ready to try almost anything.

After another nearly     7     (sleep) night, I turned up in the local alternative health centre and met the only acupuncturist in my area. By taking my pulse, looking at my tongue and asking some questions about my diet and lifestyle, he correctly concluded that I was worn out. I found this     8     (extreme) impressive and amazing since he hadn’t asked me     9     I had come to see him. He then inserted a fine needle in my right foot, and I fell asleep immediately. The whole experience was like a miracle never     10     (imagine) in my wildest dreams!

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。

As Spring Festival begins to be celebrated worldwide, the richness of Chinese cultures spreads widely as well. Recently, two special stamps     1     (design) by Han Meilin, a Chinese artist. They were used to mark the New Year of Rabbit. One of them shows a     2     (leap) rabbit bites the sky to create an opening so that sunshine can come to Earth,     3     symbolizes the wish for a better life. In the second stamp, a rabbit family of father, mom and baby sit by a small pile of peanuts, looking into the distance expectantly. That image represents the wish for a bountiful harvest and a happy family life. The creativity, well     4     (know) as a cultural landmark, goes beyond borders.

4 . 假如你是李华，你的外国朋友Jack参加完成都大运会，打算为他妈妈准备几件富有中国特色的礼物，特向你来咨询。请你回复一封邮件，内容包括：
1.推荐礼物（如：旗袍cheongsam、中国结Chinese knot...）
2.说明推荐礼物的原因；
3.表达祝福。
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注意：1.词数100左右 2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Jack,
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Yours

Li Hua

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。

There are many Festivals in Chinese cultures. How much do you know about it?

The Mid-Autumn Festival is in September or October,     1     is celebrated traditionally by the Chinese people all over the world. On this special occasion for Chinese families, people like to meet in the evening and    2    (admire) the full moon, and eat moon cakes of all     3    (kind), even till midnight.

The Lantern Festival    4    (fall) on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month,     5    (mark) the end of the Chinese New Year celebrations. During the festival, people light lanterns    6     (decorate) with pictures to celebrate the power of light over     7     (dark), and eat the special food — sweet dumplings served in hot water.

The Dragon Boat Festival comes    8    the fifth day of the fifth month of the lunar year. As it is in early summer, it marks the     9    (begin) of the hottest season of the year. People take part in     10    (vary) dragon boat races and enjoy the fun. The special food for the festival is called zongzi, which is sticky rice in fresh bamboo leaves.

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。

Book Restorers Touch History

—Keeping ancient manuscripts in tip-top condition requires expertise and passion—

Whenever Song Jing visits a museum, she makes a point of checking out the section on ancient books. In addition to appreciating the wisdom     1     (hide) in those historical volumes, she focuses on how they are bound and presented.

Song works in the restoration division for ancient books at the National Library of China which is home to about 3 million ancient manuscripts, many of which require restoration before they can see     2     light of day again. Some books have suffered great loss. Take, for example, a 16th-century copy of Yongle Dadian. Only 3.5 percent of the total publication are known to exist.

The process of     3     (repair) ancient books is complex. Day after day, Song and her colleagues are fully immersed in the duty of handling and healing the old books. Thanks     4     cutting-edge technology, restorers can create paper     5     (incredible) similar to the original version. However, the old-fashioned techniques still come in handy sometimes.     6     (fear) the chemicals in commercially produced paste might harm the books, restorers have to make the glues by themselves. The paste needs to be mixed right before the repair,       7     it will go bad because of sitting for too long.

The valuable cultural heritage that restorers have preserved     8     (serve) as the best evidence of Chinese civilization. Recently, the library has sent     9     (it) specialists like Song to deliver speeches in colleges and on TV. “I’m glad to see such     10     (arrange) and I hope to inspire people to find their passion in the preservation of our traditional culture,” Song says.

9 . The traditional Chinese lunar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms.     1     The temperature will rise quickly during this period in most areas. Here are four things to learn about the Start of Summer.

Greeting Start of Summer.

The Start of Summer was originated at the end of the Warring States Period. Since it is a key time for the harvest of summer crops, ancient Chinese emperors in different dynasties attached great importance to the Start of Summer.     2     It’s said that most of the decorations were arranged in the color red, in order to show respect to the god of summer and expect a good harvest.

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The custom of weighing people at the Start of Summer originated from the Three Kingdoms Period and is popular in South China today. It was believed this practice would bring health and good luck to the people weighted. It is said those who were weighed would stay healthy in the hot summer and those who weren’t would suffer illness.

Eating eggs.

In ancient China, people believed a round egg symbolized a happy life and eating eggs on the day of Start of Summer was a prayer for good health. They put leftover tea into boiled water together with eggs and the original “tea egg” was created. Later people improved cooking methods and added spices to the eggs to make them taste delicious.     4    

Taking care of the heart.

    5     When the weather grows hotter, dampness and heat can affect human health. Food rich in vitamins and cool in nature is highly recommended. Vegetables, such as cucumber, tomato, watercress and celery and fruits that include watermelon, pear and strawberry are top recommendations.

A．Taking exercise.

B．Checking weight.

C．The emperor encouraged his inhabitants to seize the key time to do farm work in the Zhou Dynasty.

D．High fat food should be avoided to lose weight.

E．According to Chinese traditional medicine, the Start of Summer is a key time to moisten the heart.

F．Today tea egg has become a traditional snack in China.

G．Start of Summer begins on May 6 and ends on May 21 this year.

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。

Qingming is the perfect time for Chinese people to pay respects to ancestors. Meanwhile, it allows us     1     (appreciate) the cultural connotation (内涵) of Qingming. Adventures on Qingming Festival 2023, aired on Henan TV and Elephant News on April 4, features     2     (celebrity) from the circles of music, dance, and culture. They take the audience on a magical springtime journey.

    3     (inspire) by The Creeping Grass, a famous poem from The Book of Songs, the dance Spring Riverside Beauty     4     (shoot) in March in Xiandu Scenic Resort, Lishui of Zhejiang. In this splendid performance, dancers flutter their broad sleeves and sway     5     (soft) with moves of classical Chinese dance, recreating the scene where women in ancient China joyfully began a springtime outing. The musical skit (音乐短剧) Adventure in Early Spring brings famous Song dynasty paintings into life. By organically weaving many elements together, the skit puts on a humorous show that suits both refined     6     popular tastes.

Since the Spring Festival Gala in 2021, Henan TV     7     (improve) its shows based on Chinese festivals, bringing out the cultural connotations of traditional festivals and innovating new ways of presentation, leaving the audience eagerly awaiting     8     comes next. Adventures on Qingming Festival 2023 showcases the art and culture of Qingming,     9     (tap) deeper into the dynamics and hope of Qingming and the emotional value that is unique to     10     festival through a multitude of songs, dances and instrumental performances.