3 . A perfect performance of Chinese Shaolin Kung Fu amazed hundreds of audiences in Bowers Museum in US Southern California on Sunday.

This Kung Fu demonstration by Shaolin monks (僧人) was a highlight of the 2023 Shaolin Cultural Day, a rare cultural event for the Orange County community in Southern California.

“The event offers a unique opportunity for the Orange County community to actively engage with Shaolin culture and gain firsthand experience in various Shaolin activities,” said Anne Shih, chairwoman of the Board of Governors of Bowers Museum. “Whether it’s learning from Kung Fu masters or enjoying interactive Shaolin activities, these experiences will help audiences to experience the Chinese culture and better understand Chinese traditions,” Shih said.

With a history of over 1, 500 years, Shaolin Kung Fu is one of China’s most treasured cultural heritage items, and has been practiced by Kung Fu lovers around the world.

Larry Lee, a 72-year-old resident of Orange County, said he has been practicing Kung Fu for over 50 years. “The traditional Chinese martial arts have deep intelligence in it. They relate to a way of life that goes much deeper than just fighting.” Lee said besides Kung Fu, he is also interested in Chinese medicine and other elements of the Chinese culture.

The 2023 Shaolin Cultural Day served as a fitting finale (场) to the 2023 Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month, providing a platform to honor and appreciate the contributions of the AAPI community.

“The event will help people of other communities to be better informed about China and the Chinese culture, and therefore developing understanding and friendship,” said Cultural Counselor (参赞) of the Chinese Consulate General in Los Angeles Wang Taiyu. “We hope through such activities, we can promote friendship between Chinese and American peoples, and contribute to China-US relations.” he said.

1. What can we infer about Shaolin Kung Fu from paragraphs 1 and 2?

A．It was performed on a school’s playground.	B．Orange County didn’t enjoy it often.
C．Its performance lasted two weeks.	D．Its attracted vistiors all over the world.

2. According to Anne Shih, what benefits does the event bring?

A．Helping Southern Californians learn Chinese quickly.

B．Helping audiences become Kung Fu masters through practice.

C．Helping audiences have a better knowledge of Chinese traditions.

D．Helping Orange County attract more Kung Fu lovers around the world.

3. How does Larry Lee think of Chinese martial arts?

A．They include wisdom in them.

B．They focus mainly on fighting.

C．They represent Chinese culture and history.

D．They inspire you to be expert at Chinese medicine.

4. Why is the event held in Wang Taiyu’s opinion?

A．To stress the importance of communities.	B．To advise how to understand each other.
C．To compare different cultures.	D．To build up better friendships.

4 . 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。

Guan Yu, an ancient general known for his loyalty and bravery in battles, has been widely worshipped (敬奉). The Temple of Guan Yu in Xiezhou, North China’s Shanxi Province, is the     1    (large) one among countless temples worshipping the general across the country and also a major historical and cultural site protected at the national level.

In 2020, a research institute     2     studied the culture behind this folk belief in Guan Yu was founded in Xiezhou, and eight graduate students were hired. This summer, researchers of     3     institute are compiling chronicles (编年史) for the temple, and studying the fine elements of traditional culture contained in the temple.

Across the country, historical and cultural heritage sites are protected and studied to discover and learn about traditional Chinese culture, amid the nation’s efforts     4    (build) a modern Chinese civilization.     5     total, there are 5,058 major historical and cultural sites protected at the national level. “    6    (witness) the long history and splendid culture of the Chinese nation in the past years, the historical and cultural sites offer     7    (we) rich ‘spiritual nutrients’ in the midst of building a modern Chinese civilization,” said Gao Jiangtao, a research fellow with the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.

In Shanxi, with local protection work     8    (trouble) due to understaffing, a project was started in 2022 to enroll a total of 600 students for a span of five years,     9    (specific) for 117 localities across the province in need of protection professionals. These students will     10    (offer) general education on relics protection during college.

5 . 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

6 . 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).

7 . 假设Williams教授写信邀请你给留学生做一个关于中国文化的演讲。请你写信回复，信件内容包括：（1）接受邀请；（2）介绍演讲主题和要点。
注意：1. 词数80左右；2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯：3. 开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Professor Williams,

I am honored to give a presentation about Chinese culture to international students at your invitation.

___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Sincerely yours,

Li Hua

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。

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”.