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。

The secret of Miyazaki

On the desk of Hayao Miyazaki at Studio Ghibli is a     1    (various) of coloured pencils and watercolors, an eraser and a stopwatch. It’s the equipment of this Japanese godfather of animation. Those age-old tools underline the craft of Miyazaki’s films,     2     remain hand-drawn work in an age of high technology.

His latest film The Boy and the Heron (苍鹭),     3    (release) in 2023 in Japan, is no nostalgia (怀旧) trip for fans, however. The appeal of its craft has already been borne out at the box office and with awards nominations.

For The Boy and the Heron, it’s a perfect combination of the completely fantastical and the     4    (deep) personal. The plot begins as a boy survives the death of his mother in the firebombing of Tokyo, and     5    (join) his father and new stepmother in the countryside. But from that point, a talking heron introduces the boy to a parallel world bustling with     6    (creature) and mysteries, accessed through an     7    (abandon) tower. The rural flight echoes Miyazaki’s own experience as a three-year-old when his family escaped first to Utsunomiya and then to Kanuma.

The film’s director of animation, Takeshi Honda, explains that this world     8    (mean) to transport the viewers entirely through the looking glass-dreamy and irrational     9    not necessarily soothing.

“We were aiming for an Alice in Wonderland kind of feeling,” he says. “It gives you a sense of suspense in that you don’t really know     10     is going to happen from that point on.”

2 . The traditional Chinese Shaoxing opera has a long history, but these days it seems that young people don’t show much interest in it.

Nowadays, as pop music and online films are popular with the public, Shaoxing opera is struggling for its survival. The market of the opera is becoming smaller. It remains popular only with the older generation. According to Zhejiang provincial cultural department, the most of fans of Shaoxing opera, China’s second largest traditional opera, are above 40 years old. And many teenagers know nothing about Shaoxing opera and have never been to the theatre.

Yang Jianxin, head of the department, said, “Now, young people are crazy about other art forms but not the traditional operas. The largest problem for Shaoxing opera today is how to become acceptable to the young.”

Actually, not only Shaoxing opera but also many other traditional Chinese operas are in danger. That’s really worrying. Luckily, people are trying to protect them. For example, Kunqu has been listed as one of the Masterpieces (杰作) of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO since 2001.

In 2006, Shaoxing opera, for the first time in history, entered the pub (酒吧). It was really a good try to attract the youth. Besides, a Shaoxing opera group opened a Shaoxing opera blog on the Internet to invite people, especially the young, to express their opinions about this traditional art form.

1. What is the purpose of paragraph 1?

A．To introduce the topic.

B．To show young people’s preference.

C．To recommend Shaoxing opera.

D．To talk about the history of Shaoxing opera

2. Why is it hard for Shaoxing opera to survive?

A．The market of art is closed to it.

B．Theaters don’t accept it any longer.

C．The young generation have got tired of it.

D．Modern art is becoming increasingly popular

3. What does the underlined word “them” in paragraph 4 refer to?

A．Modern arts.	B．Chinese operas.
C．The Masterpieces.	D．Shaoxing opera and Kunqu.

4. How does the author sound at the end of the text?

A．Anxious.

B．Satisfied.

C．Hopeful.

D．Bored.

3 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. Where did Chan’s parents move to?

A．Australia.

B．America.

C．Canada.

2. How old was Chan when he made his first movie?

A．Seven.

B．Eight.

C．Ten.

3. What was Chan’s first hit in North America?

A．Rumble in the Bronx.

B．Fist of Fury.

C．Rush Hour.