1 . 假定你是李华，上周你校开展了“中国传统文化周”活动，你的外国朋友Eric很感兴趣。请给他写封邮件介绍此次活动，内容包括：

1. 活动内容；

2. 活动反响。

注意：

1. 词数100左右；

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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2 . 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。

    1     is difficult to determine the exact origin of International Women’s Day (IWD). However, it is known that in 1908, 15,000 women marched through New York City,     2     (demand) voting rights, better pay and     3     (short) working hours.

    4     following year, the first National Women’s Day was observed in the US on February 28, according to an announcement by the Socialist Party of America. In 1910, Clara Zetkin, leader of the Women’s Office for the Social Democratic Party in Germany,     5     (propose) the idea of International Women’s Day. She suggested that every country celebrate International Women’s Day     6     one day every year to push for their demands. A meeting of over 100 women from 17 countries agreed to her suggestion, and International Women’s Day was formed. In 1911, March 19th marked the first     7     (celebrate) of International Women’s Day in Austria, Denmark, Germany     8     Switzerland.

In 1913, the decision was made     9     (change) the date to March 8th, and it has been celebrated on that day ever since. The United Nations only recognized the day in 1975. Since then, a theme     10     (create) for International Women’s Day.

The traditional Chinese lunar calendar divides a year into 24 solar terms. The Spring Equinox (春分),     1     the fourth term of the year, starts on March 20 and ends on April this year.

The Spring Equinox signals the equal     2     (long) of the day and night time. The day of the Spring Equinox is     3     the sun is directly above the equator. After the equinox, the sun moves northwards, resulting in     4     (gradual) longer day time in the Northern Hemisphere and longer night in the Southern Hemisphere.

Standing an egg upright is a popular game across the country during the Spring Equinox. It is an old custom that     5     (date) back to 4,000 years ago. People     6     (practice) this tradition to celebrate the coming of spring since ancient times. It is believed that if someone can make the egg stand, he will have good luck in the future.

The Spring Equinox is     7     good time to fly kites. In ancient times, people did not have good medical resources. So     8     (pray) for good health, they wrote their medical issues on a paper kite. When the kite     9     (fly) in the air, people would cut off the string to let the paper kite float away,     10     (symbolize) the flying away of diseases.