2 . Traditional tea processing techniques and their social practices in China were added to UNESCO’s List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity on November 29th, 2022. This is the 43rd entry from China on the List. Therefore, China’s list tops all other countries.

In fact, what is on the List is not Chinese tea, but the knowledge, skills and practices concerning management of tea plantations, picking of tea leaves, and the processing, drinking and sharing of tea.

Over 2,000 tea varieties, mainly in six categories, which are green, black, yellow, oolong, white and dark, are grown in China. Although the types differ, the skills of making tea are very similar. They include inactivation (杀青), yellowing, piling, withering (萎凋), leaves shaking, cooling, fermentation (发酵) and scenting.

According to UNESCO, in China traditional tea processing techniques are closely associated with geographical location and natural environment. The techniques are mainly found in the provinces and autonomous regions of Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Hunan, Anhui, Hubei, Henan, Shaanxi, Yunnan, Guizhou, Sichuan, Fujian, Guangdong and Guangxi. Associated social practices, however, are spread throughout the country and shared by multiple ethnic groups.

Tea-related customs are not only found across the country, but also influenced the rest of the world through the ancient Silk Road and trade routes. As a document from the Ministry of Culture and Tourism to UNESCO explained, tea is common in Chinese people’s daily life. Steeped or boiled tea is served in homes, workplaces, tea houses, restaurants, and temples. And it is used as an important medium for communication in socializing and ceremonies such as weddings and sacrifices.

“Practices of greeting guests with tea and building good relationships within families and among neighborhoods through tea-related activities are shared among multiple ethnic groups, and provide a sense of identity and continuity for communities, groups and individuals concerned,” the document said.

1. What can we know from the text?

A．So far China has the most entries on the intangible list.

B．Only intangible cultural heritage is worth protecting.

C．China has the most cultural treasures worldwide.

D．Every country in the world joins UNESCO.

2. What does the underlined word “yellowing” in Paragraph 3 mean?

A．Select the yellow tea leaves.	B．Make tea leaves become yellow.
C．Add some yellow liquid to it.	D．Use yellow boxes to collect leaves.

3. What is Paragraph 5 mainly about?

A．Varieties of Chinese tea.	B．Skills of making tea.
C．Tea procesing techniques.	D．Tea-related customs.

4. What might be the best title of the passage?

A．China is full of cultural heritage.	B．UNESCO is a great organization.
C．Chinese tea is different and unique.	D．Chinese tea is on UNESCO’s list.

3 . In Colonial days, farm families worked from sunrise to sunset and sometimes longer. People had little time for play. They did not have a chance to see other people as much as we do today. But sometimes they were able to turn hard work into good times and still visit with their neighbours.

In Virginia, Indian corn was an important crop. In late autumn after the weather had turned cold, the corn was ready to be harvested. Each ear had a cover of leaves called the husk (壳). The colonists pulled ears of corn from the dry stalks and stored the ears of corn. Later, they held a corn husking­party.

On a clear night in November, neighbouring families gathered to husk (剥去……的壳) the corn. They lit lanterns in a barn and piled the corn in high mounds(垛) on the floor. Then everyone went to work.

Most of the corn was yellow or white. But from time to time, a red ear was found. The person who found it was supposed to have good luck.

As people worked together, they enjoyed each other’s company. There was cider to drink and cakes and cookies to eat. Corn husking was a favourite with boys and girls because they liked the chance to have a party.

1. When and where were corn husking parties held?

A．They were held in barns at night.

B．They were held in the fields at night.

C．They were held on farms during the day.

D．They were held on farms on moonless nights.

2. Why did boys and girls like corn huskings?

A．They liked the chance to dress up.

B．They liked to have parties.

C．They liked to count the ears of corn.

D．They liked to do hard work.

3. What is the passage mainly about?

A．It is about harvesting an important crop.

B．It is about Indians during Colonial days.

C．It is about dances held in colonial barns.

D．It is about how to husk corn.

4. How would the person feel when he found a red corn?

A．He would feel very happy.	B．He would feel very sorry.
C．He would feel very worried.	D．He would feel very satisfied.

5 . Beijing Opera is a kind of Chinese opera.    1    . With its fascinating and artistic accompanying music, singing and costumes, Beijing Opera is China’s national opera.Full of Chinese cultural facts, the opera presents the audience with an encyclopedia (百科全书) of Chinese culture, as well as unfolding stories, beautiful paintings, nice costumes, graceful gestures and martial arts.    2    , and it is popular among Chinese people, especially seniors.

The Peking Opera band mainly consists of an orchestra and percussion (打击乐) band.    3    while the latter provides the right atmosphere for battle scenes.The commonly used percussion instruments include castanets (响板), drums and bells.

    4    . Its main melodies originated from Xipi and Erhuang in Anhui and Hubei respectively and, over time, absorbed music and arias from other operas and musical arts such as the historic Qinqiang as well as being very strongly influenced by Kunqu, the form that preceded it as court art.Techniques from many other local operas were incorporated into Beijing Opera.

It is believed that Beijing Opera gradually came into being after 1790.    5    . Beijing Opera underwent fast development during the reign of Emperor Qianlong and the Empress Dowager Cixi under the imperial patron, eventually becoming more accessible to the common people.

In 1828, some famous Hubei troupes came to Beijing. They often jointly performed in the stage with Anhui troupes. The combination gradually formed Beijing opera’s main melodies.

A．Many people like to watch Beijing Opera

B．Beijing Opera has a 200­year­long history

C．Beijing Opera enjoys a higher reputation

D．Most of them are middle­aged or elderly men

E．The former frequently accompanies peaceful scenes

F．It is widely regarded as one of the cultural treasures of China

G．At that time the famous four Anhui opera troupes came to Beijing

6 . 汉译英

很难有人能抵挡得住制作精良的美食纪录片的诱惑。纪录片《舌尖上的中国》一经播出，就获得了广泛的赞誉，因为它成功地唤起了人们探索各种中国食物及其背后的故事的兴趣。决定美食纪录片是否能对观众产生巨大吸引力的因素包括影片是否具备讲故事的能力以及画面与文字的契合度等。人们津津乐道的纪录片，总让人深思人与食物的关系。味道总是连接着一座城又或是一个人，因此每当品尝到某种食物，熟悉的画面便会涌上心头。

A well-made food documentary has a     1         2     for us. The documentary, A Bite of China, once released, has received widespread praise. It has successfully     3         4         5         6     people to explore all kinds of Chinese foods and the stories behind it. The determining factors of extraordinary food documentaries include whether the film is     7         8     telling stories as well as whether the picture goes well with the description. The documentary that people love to talk about gives us an opportunity to     9         10     the relationship between food and people. Just as taste is always associated with one city or one person, good memories of that unforgettable place or person will come flooding back whenever a certain food is tasted.

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。

Cheering, dancing and singing, local people and tourists gathered around the fire during the Torch Festival of the Yi People in Bijie’s Hezhang county, Guizhou, on Aug 12. The festival was listed     1    a national intangible cultural heritage in 2011.

Though there are many     2    (describe) of the origin of the festival, it mostly relates to the natural worship of fire. For the early Yi people who lived in high-altitude-mountainous-areas, fire     3    (be) essential to light, warm, and cook food. There was     4    old practice: Before bringing animal meat into the home, a small fire must first be lit outside the door and the meat should     5    (smoke) on the fire to drive away filth. That’s     6    the Yi people have a proverb that says, “Everything you eat must ‘see’ fire.” In farming, they used to light     7    (pile) of branches and leaves and bury them in the ground later,     8    (use) them to fertilize the land.

The Yi people used to celebrate the festival as a way to pray for a good harvest and to drive away evil from their home and farmland. Today, it has become a     9    (society) event, through     10    the Yi people not only share their joy and thanks for their good life, but also get more people to understand their lifestyle and traditions.

10 . Famous world film festivals and awards

Venice International Film Festival, Venice, Italy

Held yearly from 1932, it’s the world’s oldest film festival. The awards are lion trophies (奖杯) including the Golden Lion and Silver Lion. Chinese director Zhang Yimou has won the Golden Lion twice.

Festival de Cannes, Cannes, France

It’s held yearly from 1946. Held in May in the beautiful French seaside town of Cannes, it celebrates and awards artistic achievement in film. The highest prize is the Golden Palm trophy (金棕榈奖). Chinese filmmaker Chen Kaige won the prize at the 1993 Cannes Film Festival.

Oscar Awards, Hollywood, USA

The first Academy Awards ceremony was held on May 16, 1929, at the Hotel Roosevelt in Hollywood to honor the outstanding film achievements of the 1927/1928 film season.

Winners had been announced three months earlier. However, that was changed in the second ceremony of the Academy Awards in 1930. Since then and during the first decade, the results were given to newspapers for publication at 11 p.m. on the night of the awards. This method was used until the Los Angeles Times announced the winners before the ceremony began. As a result, the Academy has used a sealed envelope to tell the name of the winners since 1941.

The Golden Globe Awards, Los Angeles, USA

It was first held in January, 1944 at the 20th Century Fox Studios in Los Angeles, where the winners in five categories received scrolls. The actual Golden Globe award started in 1946, when the statuette of a “golden globe” was introduced. The list of award categories has grown and changed over the times.

1. Which of the following is held in France?

A．Venice International Film Festival.	B．Festival de Cannes.
C．Oscar Awards.	D．The Golden Globe Awards.

2. What can we know about Zhang Yimou?

A．He won the Golden Lion twice.	B．He won the Oscar Awards twice.
C．He won the Golden Palm trophy once.	D．He won the Golden Globe awards once.

3. What happened in the year 1932?

A．Chen Kaige won the Golden Palm trophy.	B．The first Oscar awards ceremony was held.
C．The world’s oldest film festival was held.	D．The 20th Century Fox studios launched.

4. When did the Golden Globe Awards actually start?

A．In 1929.

B．In 1930.

C．In 1944.

D．In 1946.