1 . How do we make traditional Chinese culture alive and popular again among young people? Livestreaming (直播) has made it. It is not only fun, but has also provided a new stage for traditional culture artists.

On video websites and apps such as Douyin and Bilili, many traditional artists are trying livestreaming for the first time. Some of them sing Peking Opera, some show their hand-made art pieces, while others perform classical music.

Li, 59 years old, is a laosheng(old male role) Peking Opera performer who started livestreaming this year. Unlike performing on a formal (正式的) stage, Li uses everyday places as his stage, including his backyard, study room, and even a sofa. Besides singing, Li also teaches viewers about Peking Opera in a funny way. People can ask him questions and get answers directly. “Livestreaming has brought this great art down to earth,” one viewer said. “It allows young people to know this traditional art and learn more about it in an easier way.”

Other kinds of artists also see livestreaming as a new opportunity. On March 26, the third China Huafu Day, Bilibili livestreamed a fashion show. Performers showed beautiful clothes in traditional Chinese styles , including those from Wei, Tang and Ming dynasties. During the show, viewers enjoyed the clothes and watched how performers used ancient styles of make-up. For example, one blogger taught people how to draw the guiye eyebrow (桂叶眉), which was a typical make-up style during Tang Dynasty.

There is no doubt that livestreaming has created a new channel through which traditional culture can be kept alive.

1. We can guess from Paragraph 3 that Li, as a teacher, is ________.

A．Strict

B．lazy

C．humorous

D．scary

2. The writer talks about Li in order to ________.

A．help make Douyin and Bilibili more popular

B．teach where and how to perform Peking Opera

C．encourage young people to perform art at home

D．show traditional artists are using livestreaming

3. In history, the guiye eyebrow can be seen in ________ Dynasty.

A．Wei

B．Tang

C．Ming

D．Qing

4. According to the passage, livestreaming is ________.

A．a TV show to introduce traditional clothes from different dynasties

B．a way to bring traditional culture back to life by sharing online videos

C．a program to give students many traditional Chinese cultural lessons

D．a stage to give performers a chance to take photos of their everyday life

2 . Tom Sawyer Play Is an Adventure

A 35-minute hand-clapping, foot-stomping musical version of a Mark Twain favorite returns with this Tall Stacks festival.

“Tom Sawyer: A River Adventure” has all the good stuff, including the fence painting, the graveyard, the island and the cave. It is adapted by Joe McDonough, with music by David Kisor. That’s the local stage writing team that creates many of the Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati’s original musicals, along with the holiday family musicals at Ensemble Theatre.

This year Nathan Turner of Burlington is Tom Sawyer, and Robbie McMath of Fort Mitchell is Huck Finn.

Tumer, a 10th-grader at School for Creative and Performing Arts, is a familiar presence on Cincinnati’s stages. He is a star act or of Children’s Theatre, having played leading roles in “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” and “The Wizard of Oz,” and is fresh from Jersey Production “Ragtime”.

McMath is a junior at Beechwood High School. He was in the cast of “Tom Sawyer” when it was first performed and is a Children’s Theatre regular, with five shows to his credit. This summer he attended Kentucky’s Governor’s School for the Arts in Musical Theatre.

Note to teachers: Children’s Theatre has a study guide demonstrating how math and science can be taught through “Tom Sawyer.” For downloadable lessons, visit the official website of Children’s Theatre.

1. Who wrote the music for “Tom Sawyer: A River Adventure”?

A．David Kisor.	B．Joe McDonough.
C．Nathan Turner.	D．Robbie McMath.

2. What can we learn about the two actors?

A．They study in the same school.	B．They worked together in ”Ragtime“.
C．They are experienced on stage.	D．They became friends ten years ago.

3. What does Children’s Theatre provide for teachers?

A．Research funding.	B．Training opportunities.
C．Technical support.	D．Educational resources.

3 . 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。

One of the     1     (old) traditional opera forms still     2     (perform) in China, Kunqu Opera was born in Suzhou, Jiangsu province. It     3     (list) as one of the masterpieces of the oral and intangible cultural heritage (非物质文化遗产) by UNESCO in 2001.

Combining songs, graceful body movements, martial arts and dance, Kunqu uses a seemingly endless     4     (various) of gestures to express emotions. Like many traditional Chinese art forms, Kunqu has been faced     5     competition from mass culture and a lack of interest among young people. But the recognition by UNESCO made it possible for Kunqu Opera     6     (experience) a revival. Some artists noted that Kunqu Opera pieces are     7     (close) linked with Chinese literature and the best-known one is The Peony Ravilion (牡丹亭),     8     was written by Ming Dynasty playwright Tang Xianzu.

When     9     “youth version” (青春版) of The Peony Pavilion was put on at universities across China, it gained great popularity among young people. One of the actresses received a note from an audience member after the show,     10     (tell) her how beautiful she was onstage and how beautiful Kunqu was.

4 . 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。

French disaster epic Notre-Dame on Fire hits Chinese big screen

This April marks the     1     (four) anniversary of Notre-Dame in Paris being engulfed by the biggest blaze in its history.

NotreDame on Fire, now in Chinese cinemas, is a disaster epic     2     veteran French filmmaker Jean-Jacques Annaud, who also helmed Wolf Totem(2015), a drama film     3     (adapt) from Chinese writer Jiang Rong’s eponymous novel. The film made its China premiere on April 6 in Beijing in the presence of France’s Minister of Culture Rima Abdul Malak and the director.

Presenting a blow-by-blow recreation of the gripping events that     4     (happen) on April 15, 2019 when the fire at the French medieval catholic cathedral rocked France and shocked the whole world, Annaud’s new film hails the heroic people who put their lives on     5     line to accomplish the awe-inspiring rescue. Annaud unveiled the filming details of the film to the audience     6     (attend) the China premiere.

“It was a     7     (danger) movie. The actors were actually very close to the extremely violent fire, 1,200-degree Fahrenheit fire. There are very few digital special effects. Almost all of what you have seen are     8     (identical) reconstructed sets that I set on fire,” he said.

“When I saw this movie in Paris last year, it took me a few hours     9     I could breathe and walk normally on the street,” said Malak at the film’s China premiere.

The French minister announced that 2024 will be the France-China Year of Culture and Tourism and she invited Chinese tourists to travel to France for the occasion, especially to see the Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris,     10     , after almost six years of extensive renovations, is scheduled to reopen to the public in December of the same year.

5 . A famous actor in a highly successful play was once cast in the role of an aristocrat(贵族)who had been imprisoned in the Bastille for twenty years. In the last act, a gaoler(狱卒) would always come on to the stage with a letter which he would hand to the prisoner. Even though the aristocrat was expected to read the letter at each performance, he always insisted that it should be written out in full.

One night, the gaoler decided to play a joke on his colleague to find out if, after so many performances, he had managed to learn the contents of the letter by heart. The curtain went up the final act of the play and revealed the aristocrat sitting alone behind bars in his dark cell. Just then, the gaoler appeared with the precious letter in his hands.

He entered the cell and presented the letter to the aristocrat. But the copy he gave him had not been written out in full as usual. It was simply a blank sheet of paper. The gaoler looked on eagerly, anxious to see if his fellow actor had at last learnt his lines. The aristocrat stared at the blank sheet of paper for a few seconds. Then, squinting his eyes, he said, “The light is dim(昏暗的). Read the letter to me.” And he promptly handed the sheet of paper to the gaoler. Finding that he could not remember a word of the letter either, the gaoler replied, “The light is indeed dim, sir, I must get my glasses.” With this, he hurried off the stage. Much to the aristocrat’s amusement, the gaoler returned a few moments later with a pair of glasses and the usual copy of the letter, with which he proceeded to read to the prisoner.

1. Why did the aristocrat have the gaoler read the letter to him?

A．The light was so dim on the stage.

B．He forgot to wear his own glasses.

C．The gaoler was his close colleague.

D．He played a joke on the gaoler in turn.

2. What does the underlined part “behind bars” in paragraph 2 probably mean?

A．In a bar.

B．In the court.

C．In prison.

D．In a locker.

3. What is the author’s purpose of writing the text?

A．To show the aristocrat makes the play a success.

B．To prove not all actors can learn the lines by heart.

C．To point it’s stupid to play a joke on a colleague.

D．To stress it’s important to do as you would be done by.

4. Which can be a suitable title for this text?

A．An aristocrat in the Bastille.	B．Read the letter to me.
C．A letter written out in full.	D．I must get my glasses.

6 . If you don’t know what to watch on Friday night, look no further than this list of the top 3 movie recommendation engines. They all offer something different. If you want to exchange thoughts about what we offer on our website, just contact us through e-mail.

Top 3. Nanocrowd. The site goes well beyond a simple search engine like Netflix. Nanocrowd allows you to drill down into a more refined search. On the results page, you click which three-word category you prefer, based on keywords related to the movie you input into the search field, and Nanocrowd immediately refines your search to get the best film for you.

Top 2. Taste Kid. It’s simple enough. You input a film you like and it returns results that offer similar action to your favorites. But it goes beyond just movies. If you really like “The Godfather”, Taste Kid fills you in on what kind of bands you’ll like to listen to, books you’ll want to read, and “other stuff” that’s related to that film. Taste Kid is a full entertainment recommendation engine.

Top 1. Jinni Jinni. Whether you want to search for films in the search field or you want to find films based on your mood, time available, setting, or reviews, the site has it all. I searched for movies based on my mood and followed that with a search based on my plot preference. Each time, films that I’ve watched and loved in the past, or that I haven’t watched but definitely want to see popped up. But perhaps the most competitive feature that Jinni offers is its plot search. You can input terms like, “movies that have gangsters” or “films that show Chris Farley yelling” and the site will return films that match your question.

1. If you seek relevant information about a film, ________ can be a good choice.

A．Jinni Jinni	B．Taste Kid
C．Netflix	D．Nanocrowd

2. Which function below makes Jinni Jinni at the top of the list?

A．Plot search.	B．Refined search.
C．Category search.	D．Keyword search.

3. Where can the text be found?

A．On the poster.	B．In a science magazine.
C．On the Internet.	D．In an academic research.

7 . 阅读下面料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Like Peking Opera and other traditional national arts in China, Piyingxi or the shadow play show,     1    (know)as a Chinese     2    (culture)heritage, has spread to many countries. Vivid design and a rich variety of     3    (color), beautiful costumes, change of lighting, and unique singing, together make up the fascinating world of a shadow play.

As     4     old form of storytelling and entertainment, shadow play artists use plain figures in front of a bright cloth     5    (create)the illusion of moving images. The figures are usually moved     6     people behind a thin screen. Shadow play is not     7    (entire)a show of shadows, but rather a show of silhouettes(剪影).

That day I     8    (watch)a shadow play show at the Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries, and was fascinated by the wonderful     9    (perform). Most young people have little understanding of     10     a shadow play is, despite its 2000-year-old history. It is a pity that nowadays young people don't know how to appreciate this traditional an. Shadow play is our precious folk art, and let's preserve it.