1 . 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。

Walking in the park of Helanshan Rock Art Relics in Yinchuan, Ningxia Hui autonomous region is like     1     (take) a wander through history. One can’t help but be amazed at the number of artworks and carvings on the rocks at the entrance to the Helan Mountains.

Altogether, about 6,000 carvings     2     (find) in the park area since the 1970s. And in the Helan Mountains region, more than 25,000     3     (piece) have been discovered. This enables visitors to get     4     brief look into prehistoric art, perhaps in a trip of just one or two hours. In other places, visitors often have to walk long distances to find such remains.

The highlight of the rock art in the Helan Mountains is     5     (definite) the human faces carved on rocks, a feature     6     is rare in other places. The patterns of the faces are interesting and sometimes hard     7     (explain), such as a face with one eye open and one eye shut, and another face has sheep in the eyes.     8     the whole, these creative patterns reveal a rich spiritual world of humans     9     (live) in the past. Through this kind of art form, we can find out the substance of human nature: knowledge, culture, art,     10     (imagine) and religion.

4 . 阅读下面短文，在空白出填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Chinese jump rope, also known as tiaopijin, is a children’s game resembling hopscotch (跳房子). One reason     1     its popularity is the fact that although the moves can be quite     2     (challenge), the game itself is very simple. There’s no need for players     3     (buy) expensive equipment since what they need is only a rope.

The game     4     (begin) in 7th-century China. In the 1960s, children in the West World adopted the game. The game is     5     (typical) played in a group of at least 3 players with a rope about 16 feet in     6     (long) tied into a circle. Two players face each other standing 9 feet apart, and position the rope around     7     (they) ankles so that it is tightly stretched. The third player stands between the two sides of the rope and tries to perform a series of moves without making     8     error or pausing.

There are many jump patterns, most of     9     are accompanied by a song. This is sometimes called the “first level”. The jumper tries to complete the chosen pattern. If the moves     10     (complete) successfully, then the rope is moved farther up and the series is repeated.

6 . 假定你是李华，中国农历正月14—16日你市将举办元宵节文化活动。你校外教John对中国传统文化很感兴趣，请用英语写一封信，邀请他一起参加活动，内容包括：
1. 写信的目的；
2. 活动的时间和地点；
3. 活动的内容和意义。
注意：
1. 写作词数应为80左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Dear John,                                 
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours,

Li Hua

8 . 语法填空

Often called the Porcelain (瓷器) Capital for its important role in the domestic and international ceramic (陶瓷) industry, Jingdezhen in Jiangxi Province is famous for its ancient porcelain production that     1     (date) back to more than 1, 700 years ago. As the most important ceramic production center in China, Jingdezhen produces high-quality porcelain that     2     (appreciate) both in China and worldwide. In December 2014, Jingdezhen was     3     (office) approved by UNESCO and joined the Creative City Network,     4     (gain) itself the “City of Crafts and Folk Art” title.

In recent years, by making use of its cultural advantages, Jingdezhen has organized important     5     (active) on ceramic arts. These events have transformed Jingdezhen into an incredible platform for diversified cooperation and communication,     6     young artistic talents are drawn to its flame like moths.

Establishing a name for himself as     7     one and only live fashion illustrator, Deng traveled from Qingdao to Jingdezhen to explore the clever cosmos of ancient Chinese ceramic vase patterns. His ceramic works, both     8     (function) and sculptural, are full of elements of fashion, humor, and character     9     (paint) on with traditional Chinese ink. Delicate and sensitive to the touch, Deng’s brilliant pieces are a sight to see. The red and pink mixture of colors and lighting surrounding the vases are representative    10     Chinese happiness and Western passion, attracting East and West in the same narrative, on the same canvas (画布).

9 . 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。

If you stop a random person on the street in China, there’s a pretty good chance their surname     1     (be) either Wang, Li, Zhang, Liu or Chen. That’s     2     those are the five most common surnames in China — shared by 30% of the population. And the vast majority of the population share just 100 of those surnames.     3     (put) that in perspective, the United States reported 6. 3 million surnames in its 2010 census.

There are a few reasons for this: China is less     4     (racial) diverse than countries such as the US, where a wealth of minority groups increase surname diversity. It also has to do     5     language; you can’t just add a random stroke to a Chinese character and create a new surname.

But there’s also another factor at play: technology. With China     6     (roar) into the digital age, nearly everything has moved online—from making appointments to buying train tickets. The main problem is that not all Chinese characters     7     (code) into computer systems. That meant     8     world of trouble if you happened to have a rare character in your name. As of 2017, up to 60 million Chinese citizens faced this predicament, according to Xinhua.

People with rare characters in their names,     9    aren’t compatible with existing computer systems, can get left behind — pushing many to change their names for the sake of     10    (convenient), even if it means abandoning centuries of heritage and language.

To try to address this, experts have increased the database from 32, 000 characters to 70, 000 characters, according to the government. They’re still working to expand it to include more than 90, 000 characters, said Chen Jiawei, an associate professor at Beijing Normal University.

10 . Many of China’s ancient architectural treasures crumbled into dust before Lin Huiyin and Liang Sicheng began documenting them in the 1930s. The husband and wife team were among the first preservationists to operate in China, and by far the best known. Their efforts have since inspired generations of people to speak out for architecture threatened by the rapid development.

Becoming China’s best architectural historians was no easy accomplishment. The buildings they wanted to save were centuries old, often located in distant parts of the country. In many cases, they had to journey through dangerous conditions in the Chinese countryside to reach them. Exploring China’s remote areas during the 1930s meant traveling muddy, poorly maintained (养护) roads by mule (骡子), or on foot. Inns (客栈) were often dirty, food could be polluted, and there was always risk of violence from rebels, soldiers and robbers.

Their greatest discovery was the Temple of Buddha’s Light, in Wutai County, Shanxi Province. The breathtaking wooden temple was rebuilt in 857 A.D., making it the oldest building known in China at the time.

Liang and Lin crawled into the temple’s most forbidding, forgotten areas to determine its age, including one hideaway inhabited by thousands of bats and millions of bedbugs, covered in dust and littered with dead bats. “In complete darkness and among awful smell, hardly breathing, with thick masks covering our noses and mouths, we measured, drew, and photographed with flashlights for several hours. When at last we came out to take a breath of fresh air, we found hundreds of bedbugs in our bag. We ourselves had been badly bitten. Yet the importance and unexpectedness of our find made those the happiest hours of my years hunting for ancient architecture.” Liang wrote of the experience in an account included in the book “Liang and Lin: Partners in Exploring China’s Architectural Past”.

1. What does the underlined word “crumbled” mean in Paragraph 1?

A．Were stolen.	B．Fell down.
C．Looked old.	D．Closed up.

2. On their way to the ancient buildings in the 1930s, what risks did Liang and Lin mainly face?

A．Transport and accommodations.

B．Personal safety and weather.

C．Communication with locals and food.

D．Road conditions and funds.

3. What can we infer from Liang’s words in the text?

A．They considered their work was the most important.

B．They were well-equipped before entering the temple.

C．They found some surprising things in the temple.

D．The conditions inside the temple were common to them.

4. Which of the following is the best title for the passage?

A．Tough Conditions in China’s Remote Areas

B．Partners in Documenting China’s Architectural Treasures

C．The Reason for Liang and Lin’s Exploration

D．The Difficulties China’s Architectural Historians Are Facing