1 . 2022年岁末，电影《阿凡达·水之道》上映，场景从森林转向了海洋，电影中既能看到庄子的鲲鹏现世，又能感受到老子的上善若水，足见中国文化影响力之深远。假如你是李华，你校将举办中国传统文化展(The Traditional Chinese Culture Fair)，请你发邮件给外教Mr. Black，邀请他参加。

参考要点：1. 时间和地点：周日下午2:30-5:30，学校艺术中心；
2. 展会宗旨：通过参观展品、学习剪纸和欣赏关于传统节日的英文演讲以及精彩的戏剧表演，让更多人了解中国优秀的传统文化；
3. 展出内容：古诗词相关书籍、名家书法作品图片、剪纸、汉服等。
写作要求：1. 100-120词；
2. 文中不能出现真实姓名和所在学校名称。
Dear Mr. Black,

How is everything going? I’m honored and pleased to hear that you are very interested in the traditional Chinese culture.

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Yours,

Li Hua

2 .

“What is your favorite Chinese dish?” Ask any foreigner this question, and most answers you get must be Kung Pao chicken! But how much do you know this foreigner’s favorite Chinese dish?

What is the meaning of Kung Pao? We need to look at the four Chinese words. ”gong“ means ”palace”; “bǎo” means guard “(保卫)”; “jī” means chicken; “dīng” means small pieces. If we put them together, it can be understood as “palace guards” chicken pieces“.

But where did the name come from? We need to talk about Ding Baozhen-the man who gave us Kung Pao chicken. Ding was a governor of Sichuan during Qing Dynasty. When Ding was a child, be fell into a river. He could not swim, but a family passing by saved him and brought him home. At their home, they served Ding a delicious chicken dish(the earliest Kung Pao chicken). Ding loved it very much and always remembered it. Years later, when Ding became a rich and powerful man, he invited that family to his house. The family cooked him the same dish and Ding soon made this dish popular all over Sichuan. In the late 1800s, Ding was given the title of ”gōng bǎo“(the person who guards the palace). Soon, people started calling him Ding Gongbao, and giving his favorite dish a name after him-Gongbao chicken. The English name Kung Pao sounds just the same as Chinese.

This dish appears on the menus almost everywhere in the world. Different countries and even cities in China have different ways to cook it. ▲ You have to ask some old cooks in Sichuan. They think three things-dried Sichuan peppers, sugar and vinegar—are the key to the most traditional Kung Pao chicken. The Sichuan pepper is the most important one. It is hard to buy it for many people outside Sichuan. That is probably why they cannot get the best taste.

Next time, when you are eating Kung Pao chicken with others, you can tell them many fun facts about this dish!

1. The writer starts this passage by__________.

A．giving numbers

B．asking questions

C．chowing a report

D．telling a story

2. Which of the following sentences can be put in ▲ ?

A．But where you can eat the most traditional Kung Pao chicken?

B．So it is impossible to get the most traditional taste of this dish.

C．But how can we cook the most traditional Kung Pao chicken?

D．And people in different places have different ideas about this.

3. According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?

A．Sichuan pepper is the most important to make good Kung Pao chicken.

B．The words ”gōng bǎo“ mean the strong and rich person in Qing Dynasty.

C．Ding created this dish by himself when he was the governor of Sichuan.

D．At first Ding did not like Kung Pao chicken but later he really missed it.

4. Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?

A．A Stony of the Great Palace Guard, Ding Baozhen	B．The Way to Make the Best Kung Pao Chicken
C．Different Opinions on Making Kung Pao Chicken	D．The Delicious History of Kung Pao Chicken

3 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. When is Sweetest Day?

A．On the third Sunday in October.

B．On the third Saturday in October.

C．On the second Saturday in October.

2. Why is Sweetest Day celebrated?

A．To make friends.

B．To bring joy to people.

C．To make cities more beautiful.

3. Who did the Cleveland man help?

A．His friends and relatives.

B．The aged and his neighbors.

C．The city’s orphans and patients.

4. How did the Cleveland man celebrate Sweetest Day?

A．By offering hugs.

B．By distributing some cash.

C．By giving away small gifts.