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Qimin Yaoshu is the most completely preserved of the ancient Chinese agricultural texts. It     1    (write) by the Northern Wei Dynasty official Jia Sixie. The book is believed to have been completed in the     2    (two) year of Wu Ding of Eastern Wei, 544 C.E., while another account gives the     3    (complete) between 533 and 544 C.E.

The text of the book is divided into 10 volumes and 92 chapters, and     4    (comprehensive) records 1,500-year-old agricultural science and technology in the north of China. The book quoted (引用) nearly 200 ancient     5    (source). Since the publication of the book,     6    (history) Chinese governments have long attached great importance     7     it. Since the book spread overseas, it has been considered a classic text     8    (study) changes in species. When Charles Darwin was researching the theory of evolution, he made reference to (参考) an Encyclopedia of Ancient China,     9     is said to be the book Qimin Yaoshu. The book’s name “Qí mín yào shù” can be explained as either “techniques by which common people make their livelihood”     10     “techniques to harness (利用) the people’s livelihood”.

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Movies could serve as a valuable “classroom” for children to explore into the culture and history of their own country. A new book     1    (collect) 20 classic Chinese movies was released during a news event held at the Bejing Normal University on June 28.

The book, Chinese Spirit in Movies: The Cinematic Tales Told to Children,    2    (prepare) and written over a period of three years, according to Huang Huilin,     3    experienced professor at the university who acting     4    the chief editor of the book.

The movies     5    (list) in the book were created between the 1950s and 1970s,    6    (major) honoring heroes of the Communist Party of China or revisiting the early development of New China. Highlighted     7     (example) include Sparkling Red Star, which follows the journey of an 11-year-old boy risking his life    8    (join) the fight against Japanese invaders in the early 1930s, and Woman Basketball Player No. 5,     9     combines a basketball coach’s personal fate with the development of the sport.

Huang said that she hopes children and teenagers will gain a much     10    (deep) understanding of China’s revolutionary history, develop their own beliefs, and recognize their responsibility to promote Chinese civilization and culture with reading the book and watching their commended movies.

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World Book and Copyright Day is a celebration to promote the enjoyment of books and reading. Each year, on 23 April, celebrations take place all over the world     1    (recognize) the scope (范围) of books — a link between the past and the future, a bridge between generations and across cultures. On this occasion, UNESCO and the international organizations     2    (represent) the three major sectors of the book industry —publishers, booksellers and libraries, select the World Book Capital for     3    year to keep the impetus (动力) of the Day’s celebrations.

23 April is a symbolic date in world literature. It is the date     4     several famous authors, William Shakespeare, Miguel de Cervantes and Inca Garcilaso de la Vega all     5    (die). This date was a natural choice for UNESCO’s General Conference,     6    (hold) in Paris in 1995, to pay a world-wide tribute (致敬) to books and authors, encouraging everyone to access books.

By supporting books and copyright     7    (great), UNESCO stands up for creativity,     8    (diverse) and equal access to knowledge, with the work across the board — from the Creative Cities of Literature network     9    promoting literacy and mobile learning. With the active involvement of all     10    (participant): authors, publishers, teachers, librarians and the mass media, World Book and Copyright Day has become a platform to gather together millions of people all around the world.

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The Zhongyong, “Doctrine of the Mean,     1     (be) a Confucian classic and part of the Four Books. It is actually     2     chapter of the ritual (礼仪) classic Liji, and     3     (take) out from this book in the Song period. There are several opinions about the authorship of the Zhongyong. It is     4     ( traditional) attributed (认为是) to Zisi, a grandson of Confucius. The text seems,     5     modern authors say, at least partially to have been compiled (编纂) during the Former Han period.

The concept of “the mean” is a core idea of Confucianism. The so-called “mean” by Confucius doesn’t mean “compromise (折中)”     6     a “just-right” way when understanding and handling objective things. This will result     7     harmony in action, and eventually in a harmonious society. Pure harmony without wandering from the central tone, and     8     (stand) in the centre without leaning towards one side will keep all social positions stable.

    9     (wise), kind-heartedness and courage are the three virtues of the mean way that will keep stable all social relations. Almost everything depends on the adequate behavior of each member of society. Another important aspect     10     (treat) in the Zhongyong is sincerity. It is the root of human behavior, and without sincerity there is no man.

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World Book Day was created on April 23rd, 1995, by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization(UNESCO) .The connection between that date and books, however, was made    1    Spain in 1923, as it is the anniversary(周年纪念日) of the    2    (die) of William Shakespeare and Inca Garcilaso de la Vega, famous Spanish Chronicler.

There were a few     3    (idea) for the day of the year that World Book Day should be held.    4    (original), Vicente Clavel Andres, a Valencian writer, suggested that the day should be on a day    5     honored the author Miguel de Cervantes. This would be either his birthday, October 7, or the date when he passed away, April 23.The    6    (choose) date is the latter one because it was also the date when William Shakespeare died and when Inca Garcilaso de la Vega died too .In fact, several other well-known authors have also died on April 23—perhaps authors should be wary(留神的) of this date!

In some countries, World Book Day actually    7    (take) place on other days of the year, despite the fact that the intentional event was created by UNESCO. For example, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and Ireland all celebrate    8    (they) own World Book Day events on     9    different day. However, the international day    10    (hold) on the same day each year since it began in 1995.

6 . 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。

Reading is really important.     1     (hopeful), we can get knowledge through reading, which not only broadens our horizons (拓觉视野), but also makes     2     (we) cleverer and happier. Moreover, our school studies can be greatly improved if we keep     3     (read), and we think that our future will become brighter.

However, some students spend too much time     4     (use) their cell-phones to listen to music, watch movies or play on-line games and this will t     5     much of their spare time. So I would like to suggest that everyone should do     6     (much) reading of good books, especially read Chinese classic novels every day so that we can spread our Chinese traditional culture to     7     world. Meanwhile, we can enrich our minds quite a lot by reading regularly and it is also good for us to get fully developed and it can help improve our writing skill. Surely, we can read books a    8    , or read books with our friends.

All in all, doing reading     9     (do) us much good if we do it from now on. And it is strongly suggested that we should make reading     10    (become) a habit of our life. Do you agree with me?

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An animated short film, based on the book The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse, is coming to Apple TV+ on December 25. It is about a boy who     1     (lose) and afraid but gets comforting     2    (wise) from animals he meets as he looks for his home.

British illustrator(插图画家) and artist Charlie Mackesy, the author of the book, co-wrote and co-directed the film. He said the     3    (origin) inspiration for his book came from drawings he made and sent to friends. He put them in a book     4    more people could enjoy them, and it became     5     bestseller.

The story’s lesson, such as “Asking for help isn’t giving up. It’s refusing to give up,” didn’t come    6     Mackesy all at once. “I just kept drawing and writing and they emerged(出现),” he said. “I think we all have things deep within us if we dare to listen.” Mackesy said that at first he didn’t think the book had enough in it     7    (become) a film, but there ended up being too much. “We had to carefully select     8     we felt was important and keep the gentle pace,” he said.

There are many important messages in the film, but there are some specific ones Mackesy would like kids to take away from it. “I hope very much that it helps children feel good about themselves,     9    (love), and enough as they are,” he said. “I hope it inspires friendships and shows that the greatest things in life     10    (be) kindness and love.”

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Recently, 16 Chinese online novels have been added to the collection of the British Library.     1     (cover) themes of science fiction, history, reality and fantasy, these works are considered the classics of Chinese online literature from the past 20 years.

The library usually selects works     2     (base) on their popularity or by considering an item’s value. Readers can check the information about the 16 books on the library’s website, and borrow printed     3     (copy). As one of the current key parts of mass cultural consumption,     4     began with “fast food” romanced, fantasies and mysteries, the Chinese online literature industry has received increasing     5     (recognize) from home and abroad.

One of the 16 novels, Happiness in Palm tells a story about love and delicacies (美食) in ancient times. The author created a     6     (represent) heroine who was tough and intelligent, facing up to hardships with courage, perseverance and optimism. “It’s     7     surprise to me that online fiction can be added to the collection of a foreign library.     8     feels like the path of online novel writing is becoming much     9     (wide)” the writer says.

Great Power, Heavy Industry tells of how China’s manufacturing industries     10     (grow) stronger in recent decades, and foreign readers can learn about the Chinese system and culture behind the country’s swift economic development, getting to know China better in the process.

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Universities should not be “airbrushing” history by removing books from reading lists to protect students from challenging content, the education secretary has said.

James Cleverly told of his concern after The Times found that academics have started dropping books from reading lists     1     they harm students.

Ten universities, including three from the Russell Group, were discovered     2     (take) books off reading lists, or made     3     optional, because of concerns about their content.

“University is about challenging ideas, it is about learning about circumstances beyond your own experience and that includes     4     (difficult) circumstances of all time,” Cleverly told Talk TV.

“I am really concerned about difficult bits of global history     5     (airbrush) out. We can’t just turn life into a Disneyland     6     (purify) version of reality.”

The Times sent freedom of information requests about reading lists to all 140 UK universities. The University of Essex said that the 2017 Pulitzer prize winning novel The Underground Railroad,     7     Colson Whitehead, had been removed from a student reading list because of its “graphic description of violence and abuse of slavery”.

Robert Halfon, the Tory MP for Harlow and chairman of the Commons education committee, said: “We should be encouraging people to read books, even if the subject matter is difficult because that is     8     we learn.”

Sir Anthony Seldon. the former vice chancellor of the University of Buckingham, told LBC Radio: “We should be very concerned because universities are all about the discovery of truth. We discover truth by not shutting texts down     9     by examining them.”

Essex said The Underground Railroad remained available in the university library and is     10     option for future reading lists. Sussex said Miss Julie was removed from a literature module following student suicides, but staff expected the text to be reinstated. Aberdeen said its content warnings policy enabled staff “to explore controversial topics in an inclusive environment”.