1 . 假如你是李津，是你所在学校的国风美术社团负责人，请给你校新转来的美国交换生Peter写一封邮件，内容包括：
(1)国风美术社团成立于2010年，面向对中国画及中国书法有兴趣、或有特长的同学;
(2)国画与书法都是中国独特的艺术形式，历史悠久，蕴含着中华传统文化的魅力;
(3)邀请他加入社团并期待他的早日回复。
注意：
(1)词数不少于100(开头和结尾已给出，但不计入总词数);
(2)可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Peter,
I’m Li Jin, the person in charge of Chinese Calligraphy and Painting club at our school.
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Yours sincerely,

Li Jin

2 . 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。

Poetry    1     (communicate) in words. To do that    2     (successful), it must have something important to say, expressing it in a unique way. Whether you are writing poetry yourself or analysing (分析) poems     3     (write) by someone else, you should be thinking about these two broad categories: what is being said, and how it is being expressed.

What is being said may be something unforgettable or something funny, something deeply emotional or something that has just made the writer stop and think. Whatever it is, the theme of the poem will be something worth     4     (say). If you are writing a poem yourself and are not very    5     (experience), it’s best to choose a topic you feel deeply about. Writing a poem     6     begins with ‘I remember’ is a good way to focus your attention       7     something really memorable.

However, two poems could easily have     8     same theme and yet be completely different. What makes     9     (they) different? How they are expressed is the key. It is the way the poet writes that you need to analyse if you are writing about a poem, and if you are writing one yourself, you must choose the form and the words which suit what you want     10     (express).

5 . 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。

Lemon duck is a special dish in Wuming, Nanning, Guangxi. And it     1    (belong) to Guangxi cuisine and is one of the top ten classic dishes in Guangxi.

Wuming lemon duck, also known as Gaofeng lemon duck, originated in Wuming District, Nanning. Lemon duck first     2    (appear) in the early 1980s. There was a small shop beside the boundary marker on Yongwu road in Nanning,     3     provided dishes for drivers all year round. After continuous development, this famous dish came into being.

The     4    (finish) lemon duck looks golden and attractive with oil juice, and the lemon and duck meat smell     5    (especial) delicious. Duck meat with lemon and sour pepper is suitable for a sour    6     spicy taste, fragrant (香的) but not greasy (油腻的). It is an appetizer. And the duck is crispy, with a special aroma of lemon.

The special flavor of lemon duck is not just credited to lemon. In fact, sour pepper, sour Chinese onions, sour ginger, mashed garlic and so on should be added when frying. Before coming out of the pot, add salted lemon and purple perilla (紫苏)    7    (leaf), and the salted lemon can only be put in after being seeded. Otherwise, it will become bitter after    8    (cook) for a long time, and the fragrance will be lost.

The Gaofeng lemon duck was listed in the     9    (seven) batch of representative projects of intangible cultural heritage in Nanning and it was rated     10     one of the top ten classic dishes in Guangxi as “Chinese cuisine”.

6 . It’s a hot time for Chinese language learning across the world, not only because of China’s higher position in the world but also because of the increasing economic and cultural connections between China and the other countries.

For example, the United Arab Emirates(UAE)plans to open Chinese language courses in 200 public primary and middle schools, so experienced Chinese teachers are needed.

Other Chinese courses opened across the world show the increasing need for Chinese-speaking talent. Mandarin(普通话)became an elective(选修的)foreign language in Russia＇s college entrance exam. Following English, German, French and Spanish, Mandarin has become the fifth elective test subject for the exam.

Spain has more than 40,000 people learning Chinese. Last year about 8,000 people took the Chinese Proficiency Test(HSK) exam. The number of people who took the test was the biggest, according to Xinhua News Agency.

In the USA, learning Chinese has been growing fast for many years and is now a popular choice for American children, especially those who were born in rich families. The children begin to learn Chinese at an early age because their parents believe that learning Chinese will help them build successful international business.

1. Why is Chinese language learning so hot?

A．Many foreigners like China’s culturc.

B．China helps a lot of countries to develop.

C．China has the highest position in the world.

D．China has more international influence around the world.

2. What can we know about Chinese learning around the world?

A．The UAE needs experienced English teachers.

B．All American children learn Chinese at an early age.

C．About one fifth of the Spanish learning Chinese took the HSK.

D．The Mandarin exam must be taken before going to Russia’s colleges.

3. What do American parents think of learning Chinese?

A．Helpful.

B．Difficult.

C．Boring.

D．Interesting.

4. What is the passage mainly about?

A．More people in the UAE begin to learn Chinese.

B．Chinese language learning is popular around the world.

C．Some foreign countries want more Chinese teachers.

D．Many American children are learning Chinese now.

9 . China has named the nation’s first Mars rover (火星车) Zhu Rong. For all of us, Zhu Rong is a well-suited name.

In an ancient Chinese story, Zhu Rong had the face of a man and the body of an animal. H rode on two dragons.

When he had a big fight with Gong Gong, the god of water, Zhu Rong won. But after the fight, the human world came into complete darkness. Then he brought fire from heaven to the world.

“Zhu Rong is regarded as the earliest god of fire in traditional Chinese culture,” a space official said. “The first Mars rover was named Zhu Rong. The name symbolizes light and hope for space exploration in our country, and means to guide humans to continue exploration.”

After leaving the earth last summer, Zhu Rong circled Mars for several months and landed on it in May. In recent years, our country has sent up the world’s first quantum satellite (量子卫星), and Chang’e-4 has made a soft landing on the moon. We have made great progress in space technology and will soon start building our own space station.

1. What Zhu Rong brought from heaven to the world was ________.

A．fire

B．wars

C．water

D．animals

2. For China’s space exploration, the name Zhu Rong symbolizes ________.

A．a big fight

B．complete darkness

C．light and hope

D．Chinese culture

3. The underlined word “it” in the last paragraph refers to “________”.

A．the earth

B．Mars

C．the moon

D．the sun

4. According to the passage, we can infer that ________.

A．Zhu Rong is a bad person in an ancient Chinese story

B．China has made great progress in space technology

C．the writer is proud of China’s space technology

D．the official doesn’t like the name Zhu Rong

10 . In traditional stick puppet shows in Shanxi, puppeteers hold up and manipulate (操控) the puppets using three rods (杆). The puppets are dressed in traditional costumes and frolic (嬉戏) on stage. They are able to change their facial expressions and perform complicated movements.

Such art can’t be created without the painstaking effort of puppet makers like Wang Maowei, 40, who is from Xiaoyi, Shanxi.

“When I chose puppet-making as a teenager, I gradually fell in love with it and decided to dedicate myself to the craft,” Wang said. In 2008, Xiaoyi’s stick puppet plays were added to the national intangible cultural heritage list.

It takes 40 to 50 days to make a stick puppet. The average height of a puppet is 75 centimeters to 1 meter, and they have different costumes to fit various plays and plots. “To make puppets, you need to have sensitivity and a basic foundation in the fine arts,” Wang said.

Traditional Xiaoyi puppet plays use the style of local operas, which are appealing to the elderly. Years ago, Wang realized that plays must cater to the market. He decided to start with the appearance of the puppets.

Stick puppets are traditionally carved from wood and are both time-consuming to make and heavy to hold. Wang found that a special kind of kraft paper is a perfect substitute (替代品). It means craftspeople can put things inside the puppets’ heads to allow them to be operated — the nose, eyes and mouth of a puppet can all move via the use of rods.

Journey to the West, a classic Chinese novel, has been frequently adapted in puppet shows. In the tale, the Monkey King can use his eyes to distinguish monsters from ordinary human beings. To recreate this power in his show, Wang makes the Monkey King puppet shoot laser beams (激光) from his eyes and spit (喷) fire from his mouth.

“It requires time and energy to create a delicate piece of work... These puppets are like my own children and I always take good care of them,” Wang said.

1. According to Wang Maowei, what specific skills are required for making stick puppets?

A．Creativity and imagination.

B．Patience and physical strength.

C．Sensitivity and a basic knowledge of fine arts.

D．Engineering and technological skills.

2. Why did Wang decide to use kraft paper for making stick puppets?

A．To reduce production time and effort.

B．To make puppets look more beautiful.

C．To reduce the costs of making puppets.

D．To make them lighter and easier to operate.

3. How does Wang make the Monkey King puppet unique?

A．By making it sing and dance.

B．By making it spit fire from its mouth.

C．By making it fly across the stage.

D．By making it shoot laser beams from its ears.

4. What does the underlined word “distinguish” in paragraph 7 most likely mean?

A．tell

B．appreciate

C．enjoy

D．prevent