Walk in the halls of an academic earth science department, and you’ll likely find
In the middle of the 20th century, when continental drift (大陆漂移) met with strong
Tharp began her career at a time when few women
In 1997, the Library of Congress named her as one of the four
2024 is the Year of the Dragon in the Chinese calendar and it is the first time that the Oxford English Dictionary (OED)
Emperors in ancient dynasties were dressed in a Dragon Robe, a traditional silk-woven costume with dragon designs,
Contrary
In ancient Chinese belief, dragons
With the rising China Chic trend and the country’s booming cultural creative industry, the Chinese dragon in folktale is now
Whether it is through the hands of a national-level intangible (非物质) cultural heritage inheritor
China Before China,
The documentary
The crew spent months
4 . 听下面一段对话,完成填空。
Well, the cave was first discovered in
5 . 听下面一段较长对话,回答以下小题。
1. Where are the speakers?A.In a hotel. | B.In a cave. | C.In a university. |
A.Around 500 years old. | B.Around 1 ,000 years old. | C.Around 17,000 years old. |
A.A professor. | B.A painter. | C.A hotel owner. |
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。
The Silk Road first
The Silk Road Economic Belt is called “One Belt”. It is a regional economic cooperation strategy
One Belt aims to develop the economic
There are two main trends for One Belt,
Among the many arts in China are the performing arts. Like paintings, sculptures, carvings and other physical arts, the performing arts in China have a long history. The performing arts range from martial arts like kung fu
The performing arts in China date back to ancient times
The performing arts
Chinese art has
8 . 听下面一段独白,回答以下小题。
1. Who first traveled around the moon before human beings?A.Dogs. | B.Monkeys. | C.Tortoises. |
A.To see how they were affected. |
B.To examine where they were affected. |
C.To find out whether they were affected. |
A.The space travel. | B.A lack of food. | C.Loss of appetite. |
A.One dog landed in the Indian Ocean. |
B.Mice helped people explore space. |
C.Monkeys were being sent into space. |
9 . 听下面一段独白,回答以下小题。
1. When was the first real newspaper started?A.In 1609. | B.In 1665. | C.In 1704. |
A.England. | B.Germany. | C.America. |
A.The Strassburg Relation. | B.The New York Sun. | C.The Boston News Letter. |
A.It was called The London Gazette. |
B.It was the first one to have advertisements. |
C.It only cost ten pence. |
Once celebrated as “the sport of kings”, polo (马球), a unique sport with ancient roots,
Different cultures developed similar games and, over time, polo evolved
During the 1930s, the modern version of the sport enjoyed a period of
Polo’s noble and warrior-like characteristics have won it many
Published by the Cultural Relics Press, the book gives a detailed introduction to polo in China, with photos of artifacts and events, and an engaging storyline
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