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。

In recent months, the China Grand Canal Museum in Yangzhou, set     1    (present) the history and culture of the Grand Canal, has attracted a great number of visitors.    2    the museum providing 15, 000 tickets each day, visitors can book in advance. They usually sell out on weekends, making the museum     3     popular landmark in East China. It takes only 20 minutes to get to the museum by taxi from the Yangzhoudong Railway Station. “My passion    4     (arouse) by those passengers, so I took my children to the museum too. I never knew why it had such great charm     5     I got there.” said one passager.

The museum,     6     appearance resembles a giant ship, covers 80,000 square meters and houses 14 exhibition halls. While telling its story, the museum puts an     7     (emphasize) on improving visitors’ experience. Young people can take part in a live-action role-play game designed by the museum, transporting them back to the Ming Dynasty, and    8     (immerse) them in an amazing world. “It is     9     (true) a very meaningful experience,” said a visitor surnamed Chen, “This is not the first time that I     10    (attract).”

2 . You might think of it as a scene from martial arts movies when you see people performing graceful moves down the river, all standing on a bamboo strip, but actually it is a form of intangible cultural heritage (非物质文化遗产): bamboo drifting.

Over 2,000 years ago, the high-quality wood, nanmu, in Guizhou was in great demand by the royal court more than 2,000 kilometers to the north. With no better transportation, people had to stand on one log to drift down the river. Later, local people began to compete along the way and the game of wood drifting was born. In the Qing Dynasty, wood drifting became bamboo drifting because of bamboo’s lower price. Due to the great strength and balance it takes for one to master this act, bamboo drifting was included in the national intangible cultural heritage list in 2021.

Yang Liu, a 25-year-old inheritor of bamboo drifting, learned it at seven. “Usually, the bamboo under your feet is about 9 meters long, and the bamboo in your hands is about 5 meters. If the length or diameter of the bamboo is not long enough, it will not be buoyant (有浮力的) enough to float. Keeping our feet firmly positioned on the narrow bamboo pole is the key, so we should fight against the current by constantly changing the angle. I lost my balance and fell in the water many times while practicing. Once I fell, I gave it another try until I knew how to handle the most difficult part,” she said.

The love for the ancient skill keeps Yang going. In the past 18 years, she has drifted all year round, in cold winter and hot summer. As hanfu culture has been on the rise, Yang started wearing hanfu while performing, creating a more beautiful scene. In 2020, Yang began to post her videos on social media. “I’m extremely proud to get responses from viewers that bamboo drifting makes the line between what is possible and impossible unclear. It’s my mission to keep it alive and known to more people,” Yang Liu says.

1. What can be learned from the first two paragraphs?

A．Bamboo drifting involves lots of skills.

B．Nanmu was delivered to the north by land.

C．Bamboo was costly in Guizhou 2,000 years ago.

D．The martial arts movie is a form of cultural heritage.

2. What is the biggest challenge in bamboo drifting?

A．Keeping balance.	B．Maintaining a fixed angle.
C．Finding the proper bamboo.	D．Holding the bamboo firmly in hands.

3. What do the viewers think of bamboo drifting?

A．Impossible.

B．Confusing.

C．Unbelievable.

D．Complicated.

4. Which of the following is a suitable title for the text?

A．Balancing with Grace	B．Yang Liu: a Creative Performer
C．Transporting Bamboo down the River	D．Intangible Cultural Heritage in Guizhou

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。

With his wrinkled fingers, Wang Qiming put traditional makeup on the faces of young performers before dawn, making final preparations for the shehuo parade (游行庆祝).

The shehuo parade, a time-honored performance enjoying widespread    1    (popular) in rural areas across China,    2    (date) back to about 2, 000 years ago when sacrificial (祭祀的) activities were performed to pray for a good harvest. Later on, as dancing and singing became part of the parade, it developed into a folk custom    3    (stage) during the Spring Festival and Lantern Festival    4    (remove) bad luck and bring a fresh start in the new year.

Wangmazui is in Longxian county,    5    (previous) known as Long Zhou, which is famous for shehuo parades    6    (feature) authentic performances and simple yet delicate facial makeup. The county was named the hometown of shehuo performances by the Chinese Folk Literature and Art Association in 2013.

More than 100 shehuo festivities are held in Longxian every year, each of    7     involves dozens or hundreds of villagers. Participants usually perform on horses     8    pickup trucks, showing different performances including stilt (高跷) dances and land boats.

Wang, 65, has clear    9    (memory) of the annual performances when he was a child. “My family has been engaged in shehuo performances     10    generations, ” he said. “I started to watch the show in my childhood, and now I joined them by making face-painting. ”

5 . Every 40 days a language dies. This “catastrophic” loss is being intensified by the climate crisis, according to linguists. If nothing is done, conservative estimates suggest half of all the 7000 languages currently spoken will be extinct by the end of the century.

Speakers of minority languages have experienced a long history of persecution (迫 害), with the result that by the 1920s half of all indigenous (土著的) languages in Australia, the US, South Africa and Argentina were extinct. The climate crisis is now considered the “final nail in the coffin” for many indigenous languages and the knowledge they represent.

        “Languages are already endangered,” says Anastasia Richl, director of the Strathy language unit at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario. Huge factors are globalization and migration, as communities move to regions where their language is not spoken or valued, according to Richl. “It seems particularly cruel, ” she says, “ that most of the world’s languages are in parts of the world that are growing unpleasant to people. ” Vanuatu, a South Pacific island nation measuring 12, 189 km2, has 110 languages, the highest density (密度) of languages on the planet. It is also one of the countries most at risk of sea level rise. “Many small language communities are on islands and coastlines easily subject to hurricanes and sea level rise,” she says. Others live on lands where rising temperature threatens traditional farming and fishing practices, leading to migration.

In response to the crisis, the UN launched the International Decade of Indigenous Languages in 2022. Promoting and conserving languages of indigenous communities is “ not only important for them, but for all humanity, ” said Csaba Korosi, the UN general assembly president, urging countries to allow access to education in indigenous languages.

1. What does the underlined phrase “final nail in the coffin” in paragraph 2 mean?

A．The last straw.

B．The last challenge.

C．The last possibility.

D．The last opportunity.

2. Why is Vanuatu mentioned in paragraph 3?

A．To explain the main reason for language density.

B．To show the common features of endangered languages.

C．To stress the impact of geographical position on migration.

D．To illustrate the situation of minority language communities.

3. What does the International Decade of Indigenous Languages aim to do?

A．Support migrants to access local education.

B．Discourage people from massive migration.

C．Improve the living conditions of minority groups.

D．Preserve the languages of indigenous communities.

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

A．Faced with Disasters: Communities Have to Leave

B．Lost for Words: Climate Crisis Brings Threat of Catastrophe

C．Upset at Extinction: UN Urges International Cooperation

D．Involved in Action: Experts Seek Solutions to Climate Crisis

6 . St Patrick’s Day: All You Need to Know About Your Local Parades

Thousands of people will crowd around cities, towns, and villages all over the country on Friday for the annual St Patrick’s Day festivities.

Cork

Cork City’s St Patrick’s Day parade will start at 1p.m, with the event also live-streamed from 12:45 pm for those unable to be there in person. Featuring Cork’s long-established bands and hundreds of sports and dance groups, the parade will also have a special multi-cultural focus, in the form of the migrant support group Together Razem.

Limerick

A huge turnout is expected in Limerick on Friday to watch the parade which kicks off at midday from O’Connell’s St. Serving as Grand Marshall is Limerick native and star of D’Unbelievables and the Oscar-nominated The Banshees of Inisherin, Jon Kenny, who is looking forward to his “starring role” in this year’s celebrations.

Waterford

Following the success of last year’s first-ever three-day festival, Waterford City is hoping to top the 2022 celebrations. The fun kicks off with live music in the Cultural Quarter on Thursday night. On Friday, the parade will set off from the Quays at 1p.m, led by Grand Marshall, boxing champion Kelyn Cassidy. The rest of the weekend will be filled with more music, workshops, and dancing, and there will be a fairground for the kids to enjoy.

Clare

Beginning at 11 am from Clare County Council’s headquarters, the parade in Ennis will celebrate the commitment of Clare’s sporting heroes to their local communities. The parade’s hosts are former president of Ennis Rugby (英式橄榄球) Club Jimmy O’Brien, Barefield athlete PJ Purcell, and great-grandniece of Kilnamona boxer Michael McTigue, Aisling Rynne.

1. What is the special focus of Cork City’s St Patrick’s Day?

A．Music and dance with local characteristics.

B．Supporting multiculturalism with Together Razem.

C．Live broadcast from the beginning.

D．Local celebrities host performances.

2. Who will take part in Limerick’s St Patrick’s Day?

A．Jon Kenny.

B．Kelyn Cassidy.

C．PJ Purcell.

D．Michael McTigue.

3. How long can Waterford’s St Patrick’s Day be inferred to last?

A．A week.

B．One day.

C．Four days.

D．Two days.

8 . Born and raised in Dunhuang, Northwest China’s Gansu Province, Yao Yanbei has long been lost in the cultural heritage of the city. She ______ to Dunhuang as a promising ______ after graduating from a college in Xiamen.

In 2016, inspired by patterns in Dunhuang murals (壁画), Yao ______ a toy camel. “Through the toy camel, I intended to ______ the spirit of the locals who are usually tough-minded and hard-working,” Yao said.

In August 2017, Yao spent nearly a month inside grottoes (石窟) drawing the murals. “Staying in the grottoes from dawn to dusk, I felt ______ connected with the ancient artists who ______ the murals. It was an amazing ______,” she said. Inspired by the sculptures and murals, Yao later designed some innovative products, including T-shirts, bookmarks, pocket mirrors and key rings.

Thanks to the efforts of designers like Yao, the ______ and creative industry began to take root in Dunhuang. Starting from 2018, every year the city has ______ an international design week to help ______ the industry. “By pooling the wisdom of designers from home and abroad, we want to make Dunhuang’s creative ______ more fashionable,” said Liu Mengxing, a vice general manager of a local company.

       Looking ahead at her ______ in design, Yao plans to ______ Dunhuang’s ancient art further and apply the wisdom of ancient artists to products of modern life. “I want to design more creative products that ______ more international customers,” said Yao. “I hope my design can bring people ______ to Dunhuang.”1.

A．travelled

B．escaped

C．came

D．returned

2.

A．architect

B．designer

C．author

D．engineer

3.

A．drew

B．bought

C．imagined

D．created

4.

A．obtain

B．test

C．convey

D．comment

5.

A．spiritually

B．emotionally

C．physically

D．materially

6.

A．wrote

B．painted

C．displayed

D．watched

7.

A．experience

B．memory

C．discovery

D．attempt

8.

A．traditional

B．modern

C．cultural

D．ancient

9.

A．pooled

B．showed

C．held

D．taken

10.

A．promote

B．strengthen

C．change

D．enlarge

11.

A．industry

B．products

C．environment

D．pictures

12.

A．preparations

B．job

C．future

D．career

13.

A．apply

B．explore

C．conduct

D．touch

14.

A．test out

B．result in

C．rely on

D．appeal to

15.

A．closer

B．deeper

C．stronger

D．better

9 . Craftsman Qian Gaochao and his son recently spent more than six months making three “chicken-blood” stone carvings showing the taekwondo and wrestling competitions of the 19th Asian Games Hangzhou 2022. As a national inheritor of the intangible cultural heritage (非物质文化遗产) of the chicken-blood stone carving technique, Qian Gaochao says that he is working on the other carvings related to the Asian Games in the chicken-blood stone museum in Changhua town, Zhejiang Province.

Chicken-blood stone is one of China’s most prized decorative materials and has been used for centuries to create carved works with characteristic red markings. With its bright blood-red color, bright crystal-like jade texture, quality and shape, chicken-blood stones are celebrated the world over. The artistic value of Changhua chicken-blood stone lies in its adaptability, which can be made into decorations of various sizes and forms. It is not only a mineral specimen (标本) that records geological changes, but also a cultural relic that reflects the productivity of different eras, living conditions and folk customs.

The stone has become a cultural symbol of deepening bilateral friendship in diplomatic (外交的) activities. For example, in 1972, the Chinese premier gave Changhua chicken-blood stones to Japan as State gifts. In 1986, a seal of Changhua stone was presented to the US. In 2016, the Changhua stone sculpture “Haliaeetus Albicilla Dud a Portrait Seal” was presented to Poland. In September 2016, 36 sets of portrait seals were given as gifts to guests who attended the 11th C20 Summit held in Hangzhou.

“As a craftsman, I’m not only doing carving work but also recording the development and changes of our society and remembering the era through the medium of my carvings,” Qian Gaochao says. He has created fascinating works, many of which are related to important events in Chinese history and famous people who have made significant contributions to the country.

“We are also recruiting qualified people to continue to inherit and innovate these traditional skills,” Qian Gaochao says. “Additionally, we often hold research activities and provide training courses, enabling more young students to understand and learn Chinese traditional culture,” he adds.

1. What do Qian Gaochao and his son’s recent works describe?

A．Famous athletes.	B．Beautiful natural scenery.
C．International sporting events.	D．Ancient folk customs in Changhua.

2. What highlights the artistic value of Changhua chicken-blood stone?

A．It is rare for its unique shape.	B．It is a mirror of the local climate.
C．It features a bright blood-red color.	D．It has high adaptability to different designs.

3. What are the examples in paragraph 3 for?

A．Presenting the popularity of chicken-blood stone.

B．Showing the role of chicken-blood stone in diplomacy.

C．Explaining the approaches to promote Changhua’s economy.

D．Proving the importance of Chinese culture in connecting the world.

4. What do we know about Qian Gaochao from his words?

A．He provides free carving courses for qualified students.

B．The innovation of traditional culture faces great challenges.

C．Learning carving skills is not attractive to modern young people.

D．He devotes himself to recording China’s development through carving.

10 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What does Miyako want to do?

A．Make a call.

B．Send a card.

C．Hold a party.

2. What is the man doing?

A．Making an apology.

B．Giving an explanation.

C．Sharing an experience.