1 . The Lunar New Year, or Spring Festival, has been officially listed as a UN floating holiday in its calendar of conferences from 2024, ___________ is welcomed by the UN’s member countries. (用适当的词填空)

2 . Every spring, tourists from all over the world come ___________ (flood) in to enjoy the sight of The Slender West Lake, the He Garden and the Ge Garden, which fully reveal the charm of Yangzhou. (所给词的适当形式填空)

3 . I was just __________ __________ __________ __________ going when he came in.
他进来的时候我正要走。

4 . What’s on

Genuine words

Art Critique at the Art Museum of the Beijing Fine Art Academy is a unique show that puts the works of resident painters and the critiques (评论) of scholars (学者) together. The painters are from the academy’s four workshops on oil painting and three types of Chinese paintings — mountain and water, flower and bird, and figure.

9 am-5 pm, closed on Mondays. 12 Chaoyang Park Nanlu, Chaoyang district, Beijing.

Small landscapes

Wandering on the Earth is a show of landscapes from the collection of the National Art Museum of China, which includes many attractive scenes from around the world. Running at the National Art Museum of China, the show awakens a feeling of woyou, an old term that refers to the journey taken in the mind upon appreciating a landscape painting.

9 am-5 pm, closed on Mondays. 1 Wusi Dajie, Dongcheng district, Beijing.

Galloping lines

The Tianjin Museum traces (追溯) the development of Chinese calligraphy during the Ming and Qing dynasties in a show of its collection from the period. Developing over thousands of years, calligraphy became an important part of Chinese art.

9 am–5 pm, closed on Mondays. 62 Pingjiang Dao, Hexi district, Tianjin.

Wandering strokes

In her paintings, Yu Lian tries to visualize (使形象化) Xiaoyao You, a text from Zhuangzi, a book about the thoughts of the Taoist philosopher Zhuangzi, who lived around the 4th century BC. Yu is always busy with painting, and she shares her works in her show, Painting Zhuangzi, at the Today Art Museum. She manages to explain Zhuangzi’s Taoist ideas in her paintings.

10 am-6 pm, closed on Mondays. 32 Baiziwan Lu, Chaoyang district, Beijing.

1. What is special about the show at 12 Chaoyang Park Nanlu?

A．It shows comments about the paintings.

B．It lets people comment on the paintings.

C．It invites resident painters and scholars.

D．It shows three types of Chinese paintings.

2. Where can you enjoy paintings showing the beauty of foreign countries?

A．At the Tianjin Museum.

B．At the Today Art Museum.

C．At the National Art Museum of China.

D．At the Art Museum of the Beijing Fine Art Academy.

3. What does Yu Lian want to do through her paintings?

A．Share her painting skills with other painters.

B．Show the importance of reading books.

C．Visualize the stories of famous books.

D．Show ideas of a Taoist philosopher.

5 . 妈妈目不转睛地看电视的时候孩子们把家里搞得乱七八糟。
The children messed up the house when their mother ______ ______ ______ the TV.

6 . 南昌起义采取了武装斗争的形式。
Nanchang Uprising ______ ______ ______ ______ armed struggle.

7 . 他们快到达船上时一个人影从他们身旁飞驰而过。
They had almost reached the boat when a figure ______ ______ them.

8 . 虽然电动自行车最早出现在上世纪90年代，更便宜的选择和更持久的电池正在给这一概念注入活力。
Although e-bikes first appeared in the 90s, cheaper options and longer-lasting batteries are ______ ______ ______ the concept.

9 . The students learned about the harmful effects of pollution on the environment, especially how d______ it can be to wildlife habitats. (根据首字母单词拼写)

10 . Every weekend my parents give me $100. I bet you think I’m really spoiled (宠坏的). Think again!

It all started when I wanted a really cool _________. I asked my parents to buy it for me but they said I would have to buy with my own money. “But it’s only $100!” I _________. An hour later, my parents _________ there would be a family meeting at dinner.

They _________ the meeting with the words, “We’ve been thinking about how to give you more _________ in our family.” They brought up several “new ways” I could “have more say.” One way was to allow me to _________ for the family. Each Saturday, I was to be given $100 — along with a shopping _________. It was up to me to buy everything on it. Whatever money was _________, whether two dollars or thirty, was mine and I could _________ however I wanted — whether to buy toys, books, jackets, or even a bicycle. My parents’ $100-a-week plan gives me real __________ to shop for the best bargains (特价商品). I __________ prices on every single item on my list before I __________ what to put in my basket.

My parents’ clever plan has turned me into a __________ shopper. Now, when I finally save enough money, that cool bicycle doesn’t just ________ a mere purchase; it stands as a symbol of my __________ success.

1.

A．bar

B．slide

C．bicycle

D．band

2.

A．complained

B．apologized

C．confirmed

D．informed

3.

A．indicated

B．proposed

C．announced

D．admitted

4.

A．arranged

B．concluded

C．attended

D．opened

5.

A．freedom

B．say

C．trust

D．support

6.

A．cook

B．pay

C．care

D．shop

7.

A．list

B．basket

C．center

D．guide

8.

A．brought up

B．passed down

C．left over

D．handed over

9.

A．exchange

B．spend

C．donate

D．save

10.

A．excuse

B．challenge

C．motivation

D．advantage

11.

A．compare

B．charge

C．reduce

D．recall

12.

A．agree

B．decide

C．explain

D．recognize

13.

A．modest

B．wise

C．creative

D．mean

14.

A．represent

B．relieve

C．request

D．replace

15.

A．ready-made

B．last-minute

C．short-term

D．hard-earned