1. What do the speakers talk about first?
A.The man’s favorite actor. |
B.The man’s favorite country. |
C.The woman’s favorite movie. |
A.The weather. | B.The people. | C.The food. |
A.The city is noisy. | B.The life is colorful. | C.The cost of living is high. |
A.Reading. | B.Playing volleyball. | C.Having a barbecue. |
2 . Consisting of 39 episodes, the drama Knockout (狂飙) was directed by Xu Jizhou in 2021. It stars actors Zhang Songwen and Zhang Yi, who respectively play a fishmonger-turned-gang boss and a devoted police officer, recounting how they turn from friends to enemies over a period of two decades. Not only does it become a hit in China,
Set against the background of two decades of major social development in China and progress in it law-enforcement methods and capabilities, the story earned 8.6 points out of 10 on Douban and has won the market largely,
The show’s popularity index has reached 11,800—normally, 8000 marks a hit—on iQiyi.
A.for it’s an in-depth examination of the complexity of humanity. |
B.it was released on Feb 1 and reported by some domestic media. |
C.it has also been streamed overseas and translated to more than eight subtitled languages. |
D.However, he is bullied by two villains (恶棍) frequently and can’t do anything about it. |
E.Many viewers spent their Spring Festival holiday following the Suspense-filled drama. |
F.He makes people believe that even the darkest corner can be brightened by a glimmer of light. |
G.The company believes the drama’s success can be attributed to creative writing and the multifaceted characters. |
As COVID-19 continues to spread in China, watching a fitness livestreaming (网络直播) video,
Liu,
Experts voiced
China has the largest fitness market in the world. However, whether this trend has long-lasting power will depend on how money
4 . When A33, a theater in Beijing, hosted a new stand-up comedy show(脱口秀), to the surprise of the organizers, nearly 250 people turned up and laughed together. Six years ago, that would have been unbelievable. Indeed, there were even cases of shows having more performers than viewers.
Wan Da, one of the performers, said, “Many people are worried about the future of stand-up comedy, a genre (类型) that is very popular in the U.S. after its introduction in China. Can it adapt itself here? But as the results show, there is no need to worry. We have survived and carried on some of the best American traditions.”
Programs such as Rock& Roast, a comedy talk show competition, which are thought to help people reduce their pressure, drive audiences to offline performances for a real laugh. “Generally, our audiences are in the 20-35 age group, but recently some older people are reported to go to the theatre,” said Song Qiyu, a performer and founder of Beijing Comedy Center.
Compared to traditional Chinese comedy performances, the stand-up comedy has a lower bar as it doesn't require years of professional training. This allows everyone to take part. Work experience and personal observations of life are the sources of their inspiration. Different lives and jobs make the performances varied, giving them unique individual colors.
Joe Wong, a humorist from Jilin province, whose performance in Washington, D.C. in 2010 attracted much attention across China's social media, is happy to see the development of the industry in China. However, he has a warning, too: There is huge space for the genre in China, but we should be careful of growing too fast as the market still needs good works.
In China, many fresh college graduates join. Through their efforts, the industry will improve its standards and popularity as well as influence.
1. What can we learn about the stand-up comedy from Paragraph 2?A.It develops well in China. | B.It is created by Americans. |
C.It faces an uncertain future. | D.It is very popular in Beijing. |
A.They have a gift for talking. | B.It needs plenty of performers. |
C.It needs no special backgrounds. | D.Most people have a sense of humor. |
A.Learning from America. | B.Offering quality content. |
C.Keeping creating works. | D.Employing fresh graduates. |
A.The stand-up comedy: a rising industry | B.A33: a quickly growing comedy theatre |
C.Why does the stand-up comedy get popular? | D.How does the stand-up comedy survive in China? |
5 . China’s TikTok, which has taken the world by storm, is working its magic in its home nation, too.
The Chinese version of TikTok, called Douyin, has amassed (累积) 400 million daily active users, parent company Byte Dance (字节跳动) revealed in its annual report this week. This is an impressive growth for the addictive video app, which had 250 million daily active users in January last year.
The report, which describes users’ behavior and trends, shows the cultural difference between China and the US, said Katherine Wu, an investor at New York-based firm Notation Capital.
Things that trend in these two countries are completely different. For example, knowledge-based content is extremely popular in China, but less so in the U.S. Also, those creators that did the most dance videos in China are users born in the 60s, while in the US, it seems that it’s mostly teenagers who are creating the dances.
Byte Dance claimed that Douyin has established itself as the largest knowledge, culture and art platform in China. 14.89 million “knowledge-based content videos” were shared on the app last year, it claimed. For example, one of the world’s most valued startups claimed that the number of users who posts videos about chemistry reached 130 million people last year. “On the art and culture front, videos related to those topics had 543.1 billion plays on Douyin last year.” it claimed.
Education has become a main use case for Byte Dance. TikTok, which is estimated to have earned more than $50 million last year, already counts educational content as one of the most consumed categories on its app across the world. The app launched an educational campaign in India last year, where it has amassed more than 200 million users.
1. The difference in trends between China and the US reflects the difference in ________.A.culture | B.education |
C.knowledge | D.hobby |
A.Music videos | B.Knowledge-based videos |
C.Humorous videos | D.Videos about chemistry |
A.analyzing reasons | B.showing survey results |
C.stating arguments | D.providing statistics and examples |
A.To introduce the app --TikTok. |
B.To help customers use TikTok. |
C.To reveal the popularity of TikTok. |
D.To recommend TikTok to customers. |
6 . Sitting among the cheering fans of the Chinese Women’s Volleyball Team in Rio de Janeiro, a Polish fan caught a lot of attention. It is not because he is not Chinese, but because he has followed the team closely from the very beginning.
The 60-year-old Jozef fell in love with the Chinese Women’s Volleyball Team at the first sight when he he watched the girls at the London Olympics on TV in 2012. The Polish man was crazy about the performances of the young team, especially by its core player Hui Ruoqi. Before that Jozef was a loyal fan of his home team — the Polish men’s volleyball.
Since then, Jozef has become crazy about the team and has kept track of almost all their international competitions. Back in the 2013 Montreux Volley Masters of Switzerland, the Polish man, for the first time, came to cheer up for the team on site. He also drove all the way from Poland to Italy to lend support for the girls during the 2014 Women’s World Volleyball Championship.
The hardcore fan traveled hundreds of miles from Polancl to Brazil, and booked tickets for all matches of the Chinese Women’s Volleyball.This time, Jozef was interviewed by TV and has been recognized by not just fans, but millions or Chinese TV audience.
The “Polish grandpa” was a nickname given by Chinese volleyball Fans. He has 18,000 followers on Sina Weibo, China’s answer to Twitter, where Jozef has been sharing his obsession with Chinese Internet users since 2013.
1. Why did Jozef get much attention?A.He was interviewed by Chinese TV. |
B.He is a famous and loyal Polish fan. |
C.He has supported the Chinese team from the start. |
D.He was sitting among the fans of the Chinese team. |
A.By car. | B.By bus. |
C.By bike. | D.By plane. |
A.Jozef has already had millions of fans in Poland. |
B.Jozef has been a fan of his home team since 2012. |
C.Jozef first cheered up for the Chinese team on site in 2014. |
D.Jezef has followed most of the international matches of the Chinese team. |
7 . China has entered the cinematic(电影制作的) space race. Wandering Earth, the country’s first blockbuster science fiction film, is on track to be one of the highest grossing (票房收入) films in China’s history.
The film has brought in more than 2bn yuan (£232m) in the six days since its release on February 5. So far, it is the highest-grossing film released over the holiday season, a peak time for the Chinese box office(票房收入).
Wandering Earth is based on the work of Liu Cixin, the author of the Three-Body Problem series and the first Chinese author to win a Hugo award.
“Wandering Earth fills the gap in Chinese science fiction movies. It means that China’s science fiction movies have officially set sail,” one fan of the film wrote on the review site Douban.
The film is seen by some as the dawn of Chinese sci-fi — a genre(类型;体裁) that has long been led by Hollywood. Several other Chinese-made sci-fi films are due to debut (首映) this year, including Shanghai Fortress, about an alien invasion, and Pathfinder, which follows a spaceship that has crashed on a deserted planet.
Frant Gwo, the director of Wandering Earth, said, “2019 could be remembered as year zero of Chinese science-fiction blockbusters. It is not just about one successful movie but about multiple films.”
Critics of the film have pointed out the plot holes(剧情漏洞) and cloying of sentimentality(刻意煽情) — something Wandering Earth shares with its Hollywood peers.
In response to plot criticisms about the necessity of ejecting (喷射) Earth from the solar system, Liu said: “Of course we don’t need to escape soon. That’s why it’s a movie instead of a real-life crisis.”
1. What’s the Chinese meaning of the underlined word?A.非常成功的事物 | B.非常成功的人 |
C.外星人 | D.英雄人物 |
A.Doubtful. | B.Negative. |
C.Positive | D.Uncaring. |
A.Shanghai Fortress | B.Wandering Earth |
C.Pathfinder | D.Avatar |
A.The theory. | B.The ending. |
C.The special effects. | D.The plot holes. |
1. Which film of the following DIDN’T the woman see?
A.Raising Arizona. | B.Wild at heart. | C.Neither. |
A.Very much. | B.Not a bit. | C.So-So. |
A.A tragic actor. | B.A classical actor. | C.A comic actor. |
A.Action movies. | B.Comic movies. | C.Tragic movies. |
9 . When Thomas Moore, 11, stepped up to the plate (棒球比赛中的本垒板) at Oriole Park at Camden Yard in Baltimore, the crowd went wild. It was the biggest applause(掌声) the park had ever heard for a
“ I was very
What happened was that the Baltimore Orioles (金莺队) and their fans were recognizing Moore
This
Moore is one of just 50 heroes recognized by the team-and the one
“We talked about my hair
Jones said that Moore was a role
Besides meeting one of his heroes, Moore got to meet someone who
A.ten | B.teen | C.ten years old | D.teens |
A.frightened | B.surprised | C.amused | D.gifted |
A.for | B.of | C.as | D.in |
A.absorb | B.adopt | C.forgive | D.forget |
A.patient | B.doctor | C.comedian | D.performer |
A.polishing | B.performing | C.strengthening | D.fighting |
A.athletic | B.selfless | C.greedy | D.hopeless |
A.unless | B.because | C.when | D.until |
A.impressed | B.measured | C.inserted | D.invited |
A.who | B.whom | C.which | D.where |
A.consumed | B.arrested | C.betrayed | D.shown |
A.confirmed | B.greeted | C.frightened | D.instructed |
A.risk | B.attitude | C.chance | D.right |
A.pollution | B.affection | C.donation | D.consideration |
A.example | B.model | C.style | D.credit |
A.looks up to | B.looks down upon | C.looks forward to | D.looks into |
A.suffered | B.differed | C.learned | D.benefited |
A.borrow | B.decrease | C.raise | D.earn |
A.treatments | B.agreements | C.amusements | D.commitments |
A.consequence | B.anxiety | C.love | D.mercy |
1. What news did the woman tell the man?
A.Their team won the game. |
B.Their team lost the game. |
C.Their team will play this afternoon. |
A.Sad. | B.Excited. | C.Doubtful. |
A.To a bar. | B.To their school. | C.To a stadium. |