2 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. Where are the speakers?

A．In Manchester.

B．In Milan.

C．In Florence.

2. What is Martha doing?

A．Having a holiday.

B．Entertaining a friend.

C．Traveling on business.

3. What does Roger do?

A．He’s a train driver.

B．He’s a shop manager.

C．He’s a hotel receptionist.

3 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Almost 400 Xinjiang scenic spots offer free admission during the Spring Festival

Near four hundred A-class scenic spots in Northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region offer free admission to travelers during the Spring Festival holidays,     1    February 10 to 24, a move to further embrace the ice and snow tourism boom across China over the upcoming major festival holiday.

Xinjiang also introduced     2    series of high-quality travel routes and key cultural activities during the Spring Festival holidays. During the Spring Festival     3    Lantern Festival,     4    (vary)cities in Xinjiang will host a total of 724 key cultural     5    (event) showcasing local customs, folk traditions, and cultural heritage. There will be 221 tourism-related activities in total.

Local scenic areas have     6    (quick) moved to capitalize on(利用) market trends like the ice and snow boom and continuously launched marketing events     7    (expand) related consumption, attracting consumers from across the country and even globally.

The surge(激增) in ice and snow tourism,     8     started from the New Year holiday, or even earlier, has already brought benefits of consumption     9    (recover) to China, from Harbin in Northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province to Sanya in South China’s Hainan province.

In the whole year of 2023, tourism in Xinjiang also     10    (achieve) rapid growth. As the Chinese Lunar New Year holidays approach, it is expected that the tourism market nationwide will continue to see a relatively big boom.

4 . The Bedford School has held activities to celebrate the Chinese New Year before the winter vacation—this time with a unique change compared to other years. The celebration is a blend (融合) of traditional food, calligraphy, and a performance using Chinese instruments.

The school’s Chinese Society introduced an art form that attracted the students: Chinese calligraphy. The students were surprised at the combination (结合) of visual art and the interpretation (解读) of literary meaning as they wrote Chinese characters with grace. And they tried their best to make what they wrote correct and beautiful. The students also enjoyed delightful Chinese New Year foods, including spring rolls, rice cake, dumplings. They ate fish-shaped sweets with great enjoyment, symbolizing abundance (富足) for the coming year as the Chinese character for “fish” can also mean “surplus”. The idea behind this is that if we manage to have something left over at the year’s end, then more can be made in the new year. Keeping with tradition, the students exchanged red envelopes filled with sweets, symbolizing good luck and prosperity (繁荣). In Chinese culture, the color red symbolizes good luck and good fortune for the year ahead. This is why red decorations are used during many important cultural festivals and significant events.

Due to(由于)China’s rocketing economy and reputation (声誉), Chinese New Year has become a worldwide event. The Bedford School provided a great opportunity for the students to gain (获得) a deeper understanding of Chinese tradition and culture.

1. What can we know about the celebration of this year?

A．It celebrated the winter vacation.	B．It focused more on Chinese traditional cultures.
C．It was aimed at raising school’s reputation.	D．It was celebrated the same way as before.

2. What did the students care much about while writing Chinese characters?

A．The writing time.	B．Teachers’ attitude.
C．The beauty of the characters.	D．The school’s Chinese Society.

3. Why did the students eat fish-shaped sweets?

A．To get pocket money.	B．To enjoy delicious fish.
C．To keep with tradition.	D．To expect a rich new year.

4. What made Chinese New Year popular globally?

A．China’s role in the art world.	B．Chinese calligraphy.
C．Chinese instruments.	D．China’s fast development.

7 . 听下面一段长对话，回答小题。
1. Why is the woman nervous about meeting the man’s sister?

A．Because his sister doesn’t invite her.

B．Because she’s never met his sister before.

C．Because she doesn’t know how to talk to strangers.

2. What does the man offer to do for the woman first?

A．Introduce her to others.

B．Prepare some food for her.

C．Show her around the room.

3. What is the man’s attitude towards the people at the party?

A．Positive.

B．Negative.

C．Indifferent.

4. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?

A．Friends.

B．Brother and sister.

C．Father and daughter.

8 . 听下面一段长对话，回答小题。
1. Why is the woman nervous about meeting the man’s sister?

A．Because his sister doesn’t invite her.

B．Because she’s never met his sister before.

C．Because she doesn’t know how to talk to strangers.

2. What does the man offer to do for the woman first?

A．Introduce her to others.

B．Prepare some food for her.

C．Show her around the room.

3. What is the man’s attitude towards the people at the party?

A．Positive.

B．Negative.

C．Indifferent.

4. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?

A．Friends.

B．Brother and sister.

C．Father and daughter.

10 . 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。

The 13th United Nations Chinese Language Day under the theme of “Chinese Language: Together for a Bright Future” has taken place,    1    includes a series of events in celebration of the third International Chinese Language Day. Beijing Dance Academy     2    (launch) an online event to mark the day on April 20, featuring six original dance works of different    3    (style), such as ballet, contemporary dance and classic Chinese dance.

Six art schools from five countries joined in the online event with dance works     4     (specific) created for the special occasion. One of the highlights is     5    new dance piece, titled Tong, or Together, which was created and performed by Beijing Dance Academy and dancers from Brazil, South Africa, Kazakhstan and Poland. It was inspired by the classic Confucius philosophy of datong,     6     (refer) to great unity and grand harmony.

Language Days at the United Nations seek    7     (promote) equal use of all six official languages throughout the organization as well as to celebrate multilingualism and cultural     8    (diverse). Under the initiative, UN duty stations around the world celebrate six separate days, each devoted     9       one of the organizations’ six official languages. The date for the Chinese day     10     (select) from Grain Rain, which is the sixth of 24 solar terms in the traditional Chinese calendars.