1 . 语法填空

Huangmei Opera is one of the five major     1     (style) of Chinese opera, and has a significant influence     2     Chinese opera. Huangmei Opera came from Huangmei, Hubei Province. It was     3     (original) known as Huangmei Tune (曲调) or Caicha (tea-picking) Opera. It is now popular in Anqing City in Anhui Province, and Huangmei County in Hubei Province.

During the late Qing Dynasty, the Caicha Tune of Huangmei County     4     (introduce) into the neighboring areas of Huaining County, Anhui Province. This combined with local folk art and songs, and sung in the Anqing dialect with a monologue (独白). So     5     new kind of opera gradually developed, known as Huai Tune,     6     formed the basis of Huangmei Opera later.     7     (affect) by the performance and drama of Hui Tune and Qingyang Tune, the Huangmei Opera was born. Anqing City became the center and after more than a hundred years’     8     (develop), Huangmei Opera has become a major local opera in Anhui Province and achieved national fame. Huangmei Opera vividly expresses lyrical emotion. It is easy     9     (understand) Huangmei Opera. Huangmei Opera’s expressive, simple and vivid tunes have made     10     very popular throughout the country.

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。

Have you ever wondered how people type Chinese characters? The answer lies in the wonderfully useful phonetic system     1     (call) pinyin. It's the most commonly used system for spelling out the Chinese sounds, and it uses the letters in the Latin alphabet that you are already familiar       2     .

Pinyin is     3     extremely useful tool and should be the foundation of your Chinese learning. Besides, it's not just for Chinese learners like yourself.     4     (actual), all native Chinese speakers know pinyin,     5     is the first thing Chinese children learn at school before learning characters. So even if you don't know Chinese characters, you can type in pinyin and make     6     (you)understood.

Every single sound that exists in Chinese can     7     (display) easily in a pinyin chart. Once you master these 409 sounds along with the tones, you'll have practically mastered the pronunciation of every single word in the Chinese language. We've also created a series of video     8     (lesson)with practice tools that enable you to record yourself and listen back to it to     9     (sure) that your pronunciation matches the examples. Combined with our Tone Pairs practice tool, you now have everything you need     10     (master)pinyin, tones, and Chinese pronunciation.

3 . Chang Shana, __________ outstanding designer and educator in China, was just 13 when her love affair with Dunhuang began. （用适当的词填空）

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。

Xie Lei left her hometown to study in London as an exchange student. The first challenge was     1     she had to adapt to life in a different country. She learned how     2     (ask) for things she didn’t know the English names for. And she chose to live with a host family, because living with them     3     (comfortable) could ease her homesickness. Another challenge for Xie Lei is the     4     (academy) requirements. She had to read a lot to form a wise opinion of her own. Students’ participation in class     5     (include) as part of the final result. After having worked hard for a few weeks, Xie Lei found herself     6     (speak) up in class. And her     7     (present) on traditional Chinese art was a great success, which boosted her confidence.

As well as studying hard, Xie Lei had been involved     8     social activities. British people were fascinated by Chinese culture and eager to learn more about     9    . So while she was learning about business, she     10     (act) as a cultural messenger building a bridge between China and England.

5 . He isn’t coming, ________ he ?

6 . 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。

This is my first day at senior high school. Before going to school, I was a bit anxious but curious. I wanted to make a good first    1    (impress) and hoped to achieve excellent results, so I    2    (exchange) some ideas with my father. He told me not to be frightened,     3     (say) there’s a lot to explore at senior high. First of all, I should be confident     4    try to be outgoing, which can help me to make some friends, although people have different personalities. Besides, I should develop good learning styles. For example, I should still concentrate in class,    5    (especial) on the experiment and revise in time, which is certain     6    (help) improve my performance. What’s more, I should take    7     (note) when teachers explain some important knowledge and if I have questions, I shouldn’t feel awkward to ask the teachers for help. Additionally, I should behave well    8     campus, and try to be polite to anyone.

I had my first maths class in the morning. The class was a bit difficult but the teacher was kind and friendly,     9    told us some practical strategies of learning maths. In general, I had a     10    (wonder) day.

7 . 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。

Leisure time (休闲时光) should be advocated. The main reason that leisure time is important is that it gives a person the balance     1     (need) to focus on his or her other more stressful, daily activities. Leisure time relieves     2     (sad) and stress and also improves one’s physical (身体的) and emotional health.

Taking time to do    3     (enjoy) leisure activities gives a person’s mind a rest from daily stress. Combining work     4     leisure time allows people to be more focused and efficient when working. In this sense, a company which emphasizes leisure time has a good prospect for growth. Physical leisure activities, apart from    5     (calm) the mind, also help keep the body healthy.

Quality leisure time is also vital because it has the ability     6     (improve) one’s communication skills and self-respect. By taking part in group leisure activities based    7    shared interests, such as book clubs, painting clubs or exercise groups, people can widen their circles of friends. Group activities can also benefit those    8     are shy.

Joining in all kinds of leisure activities is also    9    good role model for children. It helps to teach them about valuable life skills, such as    10     (social) acceptable behavior.

8 . 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。

Backlight 226 is a rare bookstore in Shanghai, as it offers books by visually impaired （损伤） people to those with visual impairments.     1     (locate) in the city’s leafy Nanchang Street, the store has been a fixture in the area since 2022, providing much-needed reading materials to the blind community.

“People may only know about the famous Helen Keller, but there are famous blind Chinese     2     (writer) as well,” said Han Ying, the manager of Backlight 226, referring to the American author and activist     3     lost her sight and hearing at an early age.

Han partially lost her vision after an accident aged 21 and     4     (become) completely blind five years later. She said she had to give up     5     (teach) calligraphy, and the way she read was also affected.

Now, aged 43, she relies     6     special apps designed for the visually impaired and spends most of her time at the bookstore. There, she promotes reading among visually impaired people and the bookstore     7     (equip) with facilities that allow the visually impaired     8     (read) more comfortably.

“Backlight 226 is a start,” Han said. “There will     9     (definite) be more like it across the country so that we can make the public know more about the special groups     10     their world.”

9 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

Doctor Lin Qiaozhi is a famous woman in China. When she     1    (be) five, she was     2    (deep) affected by her mother’s death. Then she determined     3     (study) medicine,    4    her brother complained. Nothing could change her mind. Later she became the     5    (one) Chinese woman to be appointed     6    (direct) of the OB­GYN department of the PUMC Hospital. She thought as doctors they should be     7    (responsibility) for patients. Doctor Lin never    8    (marry), but she was known    9    the mother of ten thousand babies. She made great    10    (contribute) to the medical industry.

10 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

Qingtuan, or green rice balls, are widely consumed in the region south of the Yangtze River on Qingming, or Tomb Sweeping Festival. The seasonal delicacies (美食) are usually made from rice powder mixed     1     pounded mugwort (艾草)— a wild herb thought to prevent insect bites.

Tomb Sweeping Festival is closely linked with the Hanshi or Cold Food Festival. The latter was another festival     2     (observe) in ancient China. On this day, people could only eat food prepared a day earlier since they were not allowed     3     (light) a fire to cook, hence the name, cold food.

Legend has it that Chong’er,     4     prince of Jin, bore many hardships while he moved around the warring states. Once, when the prince suffered from hunger, Jie Zitui, one of his supporters, offered     5     (he) food.

Later, when Chong’er became the duke of Jin, he ordered a search for Jie, who had gone into hiding in the remote mountains with his mother. The duke wanted Jie to serve as one of his ministers.     6     , Jie had no political ambitions and refused the duke’s     7     (invite).

Chong’er commanded the mountain to be burned down to force Jie out of hiding.     8     (fortunate), Jie did not give in and the fire ended up killing him and his mother. Filled with extremely deep guilt, Chong’er ordered that during the three days around this tragic anniversary the setting of fire     9     (forbid). This meant all food was eaten cold. Therefore the festival is thus named.

Interestingly, the Cold Food Festival is the only tradition Chinese festival     10     is named after food customs.