1 . When comparing U.S. and Chinese schools,despite(尽管）many differences, one finds a number of unexpected similarities.
Students in both countries, in some ways, have much in common. This includes their experiences with popular culture like technology and social media, mutual care for the environment, and the fact that all were terribly influenced by COVID-19.
Students in both countries belong to what might be described as a“TikTok culture,”although this Chinese app is likely more popular in the U.S. than in China itself.The Chinese term kuaicanshi yule,which means fast-food type entertainment, is the better expression, one that conveys“snackable content”for often meme-oriented, fast moving fashion that compete for short attention spans. Whatever the app or device, students have been much influenced by technology, positively and negatively. In fact,Chinese students do face more controls from their schools about their use of social media, although many are good at finding ways to avoid them.
Furthermore, many students in both countries are attracted to similar styles, in both fashion and food, in music and film, with Chinese and American students often being similarly up-to-date on the latest hits, including television series.
Finally, what both have most in common is the strong wish to live a good life, be successful and secure. The U.S. and China approach these wishes in different ways educationally, but both could learn from each other. This is especially true given the fact that we all live in an increasingly globalized world, and must learn to work together to solve not only global problems like climate change and disease outbreaks, but unfortunate frictions between the U.S. and China. Indeed, with the last point in mind, a significant weakness in the educational systems of both countries is that neither really understands the other. This is not a new problem, but solving it needs serious attention.
1. What can we learn about the students in the U.S. and China from Paragraph 2?| A．They show no interest in traditional culture. |
| B．They have chances to experience social media. |
| C．They are satisfied with their living environment. |
| D．They were hardly influenced by COVID-19. |
| A．Rules to control. |
| B．Supports from parents. |
| C．Agreement from schools. |
| D．Risk to leave. |
| A．Schools stop them from using social media. |
| B．They have little interest in television series. |
| C．They achieve their wishes educationally similarly. |
| D．They can't fully understand each other educationally. |
| A．U.S.and Chinese Schools |
| B．U.S.and Chinese Students |
| C．Similarities between U.S. and Chinese Students |
| D．Differences between U.S. and Chinese Schools |
2 . Reading out loud is one of the most useful ways to practice when you are learning a foreign language. If you want to improve your fluency, you should read a lot, and not silently but out loud!
This competition is designed to encourage all the Chinese learners to read Chinese out loud. And we hope to introduce the importance of reading out loud when learning Chinese. Also, we have brilliant prizes for the top three competitors! We look forward to hearing from you reading Chinese stories, poems, tongue twisters, lyrics, etc. We would post the recordings on our official account anonymously (匿名) and ask everyone to vote online for the recordings.
The top six will get the prizes below:
First prize (1 person): 5 hours one-to-one Chinese lesson
Second prize (2 people): 3 hours one-to-one Chinese lesson
Third prize (3 people): one 200 RMB voucher (代金券) for our course
Timeline
Please choose one from the ten materials given to you at the bottom of this web page, from 6 to 10 are lyrics, you can read or sing.
Sign up before 11 p.m., 16th of February.
Record the name: your file with your name and nationality (eg: Mike+US)
Send your recordings to hanlinmandarin@163.com, before 7 p.m., 19th of February.
We will post the anonymous recordings on HLC official account on the 21st of February. Vote online from 21st of February to 25th of February.
The result would be posted on HLC official account on the 26th of February.
If you don’t know Chinese characters, you can copy them and change them into pinyin on the following website https://www.pinyinzi.com/hanzipinyin/.
1. What is the competition intended to do?| A．To encourage more people to learn Chinese. |
| B．To inspire Chinese learners to read out loud. |
| C．To introduce how to learn a foreign language. |
| D．To stress the importance of Chinese learning. |
| A．Reading materials. | B．Names of winners. |
| C．Rules of the competition. | D．Lists of prizes. |
| A．On the 16th of February. | B．On the 19th of February. |
| C．On the 21st of February. | D．On the 26th of February. |
One weekend in July, Jane and her husband, Tom, had driven three hours to camp overnight by a lake in the forest. Unfortunately, on the way an unpleasant subject came up and they started to quarrel. By the time they reached the lake, Jane was so angry that she said to Tom, “I'm going to find a better spot for us to camp” and walked away.
With no path to follow, Jane just walked on for quite a long time. After she had climbed to a high place, she turned around, hoping to see the lake. To her surprise, she saw nothing but forest and, far beyond, a snowcapped mountain top. She suddenly realized that she was lost.
“Tom!” she cried. “Help!”
No reply. If only she had not left her mobile phone in that bag with Tom. Jane kept moving, but the farther she walked, the more confused she became. As night was beginning to fall, Jane was so tired that she had to stop for the night. Lying awake in the dark, Jane wanted very much to be with Tom and her family. She wanted to hold him and tell him how much she loved him.
Jane rose at the break of day, hungry and thirsty. She could hear water trickling (滴落) somewhere at a distance. Quickly she followed the sound to a stream. To her great joy, she also saw some berry bushes. She drank and ate a few berries. Never in her life had she tasted anything better.
Feeling stronger now, Jane began to walk along the stream and hope it would lead her to' the lake.As she picked her way carefully along the stream, Jane heard a helicopter. Is that for me? Unfortunately,the trees made it impossible for people to see her from above. A few minutes later, another helicopter flew overhead. Jane took off her yellow blouse, thinking that she should go to an open area and flag them if they came back again.
注意：1)所续写短文的词数应为150左右；
2)续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；
3)请在答题卡的相应位置作答；
4)字体端正，格式规范，卷面整洁。
Paragraph l:
But no more helicopter came and it was getting dark again.
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Paragraph 2:
It was daybreak when Jane woke up.
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7 . Ya Ting had taken me under her wing after hearing me speaking Chinese in a hotel in Lijiang．She had been hitchhiking(搭便车旅行) around China for months．She invited me to travel with her, which was how we ended up on the side of the road looking for a ride to the Tiger Leaping Gorge．Within 20 minutes, we had our first ride．The driver couldn’t take us all the way and ended up dropping us at a freeway crossroads．As a new hitchhiker, I thought that would be the end of our luck, but almost immediately we got another ride．
Our most unforgettable ride was when a twenty－something kid picked us up．He couldn’t take us the whole way so his uncle bought us lunch and a bus ticket for the rest of the journey．He felt it was his duty to help us find a way to complete our trip．It brought tears of joy and thankfulness to my eyes．This was the first time I understood how guests are respected(受尊重) in China．
A few weeks later, we said goodbye．I thought we had been so lucky because we had been a local(本地人) and a foreigner travelling together．But now Ya Ting was no longer around to do the talking, nor did I have someone to depend on if something went wrong．When I stood by a highway in Sichuan, I knew all about the difficulties before me．Now I was just a strange foreigner on her own who suddenly had to manage with poor Chinese．
After about 30 minutes, a couple picked me up and took me the whole eight hours to Chengdu．We ate lunch on the way, and they refused to allow me to pay for any of it, which I had come to learn was typical(特有的) of Chinese culture．This made me believe that people weren’t being friendly because of Ya Ting．
1. What do the author and Ya Ting have in common?| A．They both are foreigners． | B．They both live in Lijiang． |
| C．They both are hitchhikers． | D．They both speak Chinese well． |
| A．It was rather tiring． | B．It was very smooth． |
| C．It was full of danger． | D．It was heart－breaking． |
| A．She lost her way． | B．She had little money left． |
| C．She was unable to find her friend． | D．She was a lone foreign traveler in China． |
| A．They dropped her halfway． | B．They lent her some money． |
| C．They offered her a free lunch． | D．They taught her about Chinese culture． |
Australia was always a country I wanted to visit so I saved up some money and
It was strange when I arrived. It was the start of winter! Happily for me the weather was still hot and sunny though.
The country is
Another exciting part of my trip was snorkelling (潜泳) in the Great Barrier Reef, as the water was very clear and blue. I was also lucky to see some
I loved visiting everywhere from the beautiful mountains and waterfalls in the National Parks
10 . Keeping the memory in shape is important at any age,but it requires a bit more work as we grow. There are some simple activities that can improve your memory.
Awaken your senses.
Use your senses to help your memory store(储存) needed information.
Use imagination and relation.
Trying to remember names? Let’s say you meet a man named Frank Parker.
Breathe deeply and relax.
When you come upon something you need to remember, say to yourself,“Hey, pay attention and remember this! ”You are giving yourself a wake-up call as well as giving your mind a marker that it can use to help in storing the new information.
| A．Give yourself an order. |
| B．Get a good night’s sleep. |
| C．Here are four of them to get you started. |
| D．Picture a hot dog for Frank and a car for Parker. |
| E．For example, note the colors of a picture you want to remember. |
| F．When we try hard to remember something we often become nervous. |
| G．The way you live influences not only your physical health but also your memory. |
