1 . 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，并将答案填写在答题卡上。

China’s long history, vast territory and extensive contact with other nations and     1    (culture)have given birth to the distinctive Chinese culinary(烹饪的)art.     2     several thousand years of creative and accumulative(累积的)efforts, the Chinese cuisines     3    (become)increasingly popular among more and more overseas gourmets(美食家)to date, virtually     4    (function)as an envoy(使者)of friendship in China’s cultural exchanges with foreign countries.

Modern China enjoys     5     worldwide reputation as the “kingdom of cuisine”. The exquisite(精美的)Chinese culinary art, regarded indisputably(毋庸置疑地)as one of the world’s     6    (fine)culinary traditions, has prevailed all over the world. The nearly     7    (end)variety of natural ingredients and cooking methods     8    (employ) in Chinese cuisine stand out unequaled in the world,     9    may very well account for the universal     10    (popular) of Chinese restaurants and Chinese cuisine overseas.

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A recent short video series (系列片) Escape from the British Museum has drawn online attention,     1     tells the story of a Chinese cultural relic. It talks about how a Chinese jade teapot (玉壶) escaped from the British Museum     2     returned to China with the help of a Chinese journalist.

Two Chinese vloggers made     3     video series because some online users said that the cultural relics in the British Museum must miss home and wanted to go home. They suggested that someone should make some     4     (video) about cultural relics escaping from the museum. The idea encouraged them     5     (study) the topic and travel to the UK to film the video series. According to the data from the UNSCEO, about 1.6 million Chinese cultural relics     6     (steal) from China in 1900. Besides, the British Museum has the     7     (large) collection.

The series was posted on the Internet from August 30 to September 8 and it     8     (receive) more than 20 million likes on Douyin, the Chinese version (版本) of TikTok. Viewers were     9     (deep) moved when the teapot finally returned to China. They felt its happiness of     10     (see) pandas and watching a flag-raising ceremony on Tiananmen Square.

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The 40th Weifang International Kite Festival opened on April 15, 2023, in Weifang, Shandong province. Weifang is the birthplace of kites,     1     a history of over 2,000 years of kite making. In the long history,     2     (gradual), Weifang kites have formed a traditional style in shapes, such as colorful birds,     3     (impress) tigers, and beautiful butterflies.

The highlight of the event was a kite-flying competition, with 400 fans     4     (test) their skills and the creativity behind their kites.     5     online kite-flying competition also kicked off on April 15. It collected kite-flying videos from all over the world and prizes     6     (award) according to the ratings of netizens (网民). The organizers,     7     prepared blind boxes of all kinds of local cultural and creative products, distributed 500 to 1,000 boxes per day.

Apart from kite flying, there     8     (be) a series of kite culture shows. The activities made     9     possible to show the traditional Chinese cultures. Fifteen foreign countries took part in exhibitions, which enabled Weifang kites     10     (fly) to the world truly.

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On Nov.30 1835, Samuel Clemens was welcomed into the world. Little did his parents know, their son Samuel would one day     1     (know) as Mark Twain — one of the most     2     (fame) writers in America. In 1839, the Clemens family moved several     3     (mile) east to the town of Hannibal,     4     was a growing port city that     5     (lie) along the bank of the Mississippi. Samuel’s father was a judge and he built two-story frame house. As a youngster, Samuel was kept indoors because of poor health. However,     6     the age of 19, he seemed to recover and joined     7     rest of children in the town outside. He then attended a private school in Hannibal.     8     (unfortunate), his father died of illness when Samuel was 12. Later, Samuel left school and     9     (become) a printer and editorial assistant. It was then that young Samuel found he enjoyed     10     (write).

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Memory loss has to be one of our biggest     1     (fear). Names, words, facts and faces — nothing is spared.       2     (lucky), research has shown that it is possible to train the brain to protect our memories.

    3     (challenge) your brain could be one way of preserving your memories — through the value of commercial brain training app is debatable; some experiments seems to show that while people may become a master of the games on     4     (they) screen, the improvements fail to transfer to daily life. But other, more traditional activities — like learning a musical instrument or a second language — do seem to have some     5     (protect) benefits, at least on short-term memory. Ideally, it is probably best     6     (keep) your brain active throughout your life, well before you begin to approach old age.

Exercise and a healthy diet are also thought to offer some protection against memory loss. So can     7     active social life — since regular contact with other people is also thought to excite our brains. Ensuring that you regularly get a good might’s sleep     8     (help) too.

Of course, nothing can guarantee health and vitality in old age     9     these few simple measures might give you the best possible chances     10     protecting your mind as you age.

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Palace Museum at 600: Old Palace, New Vitality

An exhibition titled “Everlasting Splendor: Six Centuries at the Forbidden City“ was held at the Palace Museum in Beijing to celebrate its 600th birthday. With more than 450 cultural relics and historical photos     1     show, the exhibition brings history to life     2     allows visitors to better appreciate the cultural charm of the palace.

The Forbidden City was completed in 1420 and     3     total of 24 emperors lived and worked there. In many people’s eyes, its beauty lies in the palace complex, being an    4     (extreme) precious and splendid artwork. With more than 70 palaces of various sizes and over 9,000 rooms, it is one of the     5    (large) and most complete existing wooden structures in the world. It is also mysterious, because ancient Chinese philosophies were integrated into its design and     6     (construct). However, the sense of mystery     7     (fade) gradually since it was transformed into the Palace Museum in 1925.

The Palace Museum is now a world-famous museum     8     more than 1.8 million artifacts are collected. Recently, it has become a real “online celebrity” on the Internet. Creative products     9    (inspire) by aspects of the museum, such as make-ups and folding fans, have gone on sale viae-commerce platforms.

    10     (witness) China’s history, it has to some extent shaped the mental world of the Chinese people. But nowadays it has become a brand-new cultural symbol.

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Each year more than 3 million people visit Rocky Mountain National Park, the third most-visited national park in the USA. Many of them arrive there by car, they drive along the Trail Ridge Road, which     1     (build) during the 1930s.

People are attracted by its scenery, hiking trails and wildlife. The hiking trails include    2     (challenge) difficult climbs    3     some of the high mountains and forest hikes     4    lead to one of the park’s waterfalls. They also include trails to blue lakes. The view of Longs Peak from its lakeside is the finest in the whole park. One of the most     5     (adventure) hikes in the park is the Continental Divide Loop. The 86-kilometer path cuts through valleys and past lakes and waterfalls. It takes most hikers at least six days    6     (complete).

Long hikes give visitors a chance to experience Rocky Mountain wildlife. Within the park     7     (be) hundreds of sheep as well as     8     small moose population. The park’s huge number of large animals makes     9     one of the best places in America for wildlife watching.

The     10     (explore) of the park could be enjoyable and unforgettable. You can explore it on foot, you can sleep under the stars, and you can sit by a clear quiet lake.

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Taylor Swift is ending her year with another honor. The pop superstar     1     (name) Time magazine’s 2023 “Person of the Year,”     2     (beat) out Barbie and King Charles III. “While her popularity     3     (grow) across the decades, this is the first year     4     Swift, 33, achieved a kind of nuclear fusion (核聚变): shooting art and commerce together     5     (release) an energy of historic force,” the magazine said. Time said Swift was selected     6     she found a way to give people around the world hope in some seriously dark times. “No one else     7     the planet today can move so many people so well,” Time said in its profile, “    8     giving too much credit to     9     star ignores her skill and her power.” The magazine also interviewed Swift, with the artist revealing that “this is the proudest and happiest I’ve ever felt, and the most     10     (creative) fulfilled and free I’ve ever been.”

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One of China’s most popular live-streamers has offered a teary     1     (apologize) after getting into a viral online war of words in which he questioned whether a viewer had been working “hard enough” to make enough money     2     (afford) a product he was selling.

Li Jiaqi,     3     has 76 million followers on Taobao’s live-streaming platform, is one of the country’s biggest Internet celebrities. He once sold 15,000 lipstick in five minutes during a sales competition against Alibaba founder Jack Ma, winning     4     (he) the nickname “China’s lipstick king.”

“Expensive? The price has been the same for so many years. Don’t talk nonsense. It’s difficult for domestic brands to survive,” he said during the session, according to a video clip widely circulated online.

“Sometimes you should look     5     your own reasons, whether your salary has increased after so many years, and whether you have been working hard enough,” he added.

    6     (face) with the flood of criticism, Li apologize several times, saying on Monday morning that he had made some “inappropriate” comments that made everyone     7     (comfortable).

“I know that it’s not easy for everyone to work. What I said did not live up to     8     (netizen) expectations. I am really sorry,” he said.

On Monday night, Li apologized again during a live-stream session. “I should never forget     9     I come from and shouldn’t lose myself,” he said in     10     choked voice, with tears streaming. “I have been doing soul-searching these two days, and I am sorry to let everyone down.”

10 . His________(devote) to his country was expressed in his saying, “My career is in China, my success is in China and my destination is in China!” (所给词的适当形式填空)