1 . 选词填空

I had always been attracted to ethnic cultures. So I went to Dali, Yunnan province, a district of diverse minorities. A     1    super experience. In fact, at first, I thought there would be a large percentage of     2    made of primitive materials due to financial difficulty. However, it turned out that the downtown area     3    bars in which jazz was played and shops where special clothing, accessories and souvenirs were for sale. Many people are immigrants from other places. Some come to     4    their fortune or (to) earn a living while others     5    down to escape from the cold north of China. Afterwards, we     6     a neighborhood where the Bai ethnic group live. I participated in series of activities, including knowing poisonous mushrooms, learning about herbal medicine, and     7    items unique to the Bai. Apart from this, I tasted really spicy local food. I experienced the culture first hand and (I) wrote journals neatly every day.

2 . 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。

Teachers’ Day, which falls on September 10th, is     1    national festival celebrating the 2, 300-year tradition of respecting teachers and education in China. The goal of Teachers’ Day is     2     (form)a social climate in    3    teachers are respected and knowledge is valued. The date of Teachers’ Day is set at the    4    (begin)of the school year in order to stimulate teachers and students’ enthusiasm(热情)for their work, and give a good start to teaching and learning.     5     we learn from our teachers     6     (remain)with us throughout our life and gives us direction. On Teachers’ Day, students usually send greeting cards with good     7    (wish) to their teachers to show their appreciation and gratitude for their devotion. Teachers do need encouragement and support from the community to feel that their efforts     8     (recognize). In Taiwan, Teachers’ Day is celebrated on September 28    9    (annual). The reason for choosing this day is to celebrate the birth of Confucius for his great contribution     10     Chinese culture.

3 . Complete the paragraph with the correct form of the words below.

complex	pattern	stage	female	performer
movement	carriage	refer	male	perform

Beijing Opera is a national treasure of China. Actors play one of four roles: sheng,     1     roles; dan,     2     roles; chou, clown roles and jing roles. In the early days, Beijing Opera was most often     3     on open-air     4     in markets, streets, teahouses or outside temples. The music had to be played loudly and     5     had to sing with sharp voices, in order to be heard over the crowd. They had to wear bright costumes in colourful     6    to attract the audience’s attention. Symbols play a very important role in Beijing Opera. Many body     7     can represent     8     actions. For example, when a lady is riding in a     9    , the performer actually walks with a flag on each side. Four generals and four soldiers     10     to an army of thousands. In other words, every action and movement in Beijing Opera is important.

5 . Craftsman Qian Gaochao and his son recently spent more than six months making three “chicken-blood” stone carvings showing the taekwondo and wrestling competitions of the 19th Asian Games Hangzhou 2022. As a national inheritor of the intangible cultural heritage of the chicken-blood stone carving technique, Qian Gaochao says that he is working on the other carvings related to the Asian Games in the chicken-blood stone museum in Changhua town, Zhejiang Province.

Chicken-blood stone is one of China’s most prized decorative materials and has been used for centuries to create carved works with characteristic red markings. With its bright blood-red color, bright crystal-like jade texture, quality and shape, chicken-blood stones are celebrated the world over. The artistic value of Changhua chicken-blood stone lies in its adaptability, which can be made into decorations of various sizes and forms. It is not only a mineral specimen (标本) that records geological changes, but also a cultural relic that reflects the productivity of different eras, living conditions and folk customs.

The stone has become a cultural symbol of deepening bilateral friendship in diplomatic (外交的) activities. For example, in 1972, the Chinese premier gave Changhua chicken-blood stones to Japan as State gifts. In 1986, a seal of Changhua stone was presented to the US. In 2016, the Changhua stone sculpture “Haliaeetus Albicilla Duda Portrait Seal” was presented to Poland. In September 2016, 36 sets of portrait seals were given as gifts to guests who attended the 11th G20 Summit held in Hangzhou.

“As a craftsman, I’m not only doing carving work but also recording the development and changes of our society and remembering the era through the medium of my carvings,” Qian Gaochao says. He has created fascinating works, many of which are related to important events in Chinese history and famous people who have made significant contributions to the country.

“We are also recruiting qualified people to continue to inherit and innovate these traditional skills,” Qian Gaochao says. “Additionally, we often hold research activities and provide training courses, enabling more young students to understand and learn Chinese traditional culture,” he adds.

1. What do Qian Gaochao and his son’s recent works describe?

A．Famous athletes.

B．Beautiful natural scenery.

C．International sporting events.

D．Ancient folk customs in Changhua.

2. Which of the following does the underlined word in paragraph 2 refer to?

A．adjustability.	B．probability.
C．capability	D．responsibility

3. What are the examples in paragraph 3 for?

A．Presenting the popularity of chicken-blood stone.

B．Showing the role of chicken-blood stone in diplomacy.

C．Explaining the approaches to promote Changhua’s economy.

D．Proving the importance of Chinese culture in connecting the world.

4. What do we know about Qian Gaochao from his words?

A．He provides free carving courses for qualified students.

B．The innovation of traditional culture faces great challenges.

C．Learning carving skills is not attractive to modern young people.

D．He devotes himself to recording China’s development through carving.

8 . Tea was first discovered and drunk in China. As the hometown of tea, China has a long history of processing and drinking tea. Today, China accounts for 60% of tea plantations in the world. A great number of tea gardens are in more than 20 provinces throughout the country.

For a long time, tea was used as herbal medicine. During the Western Zhou Dynasty (1046 BC—771 BC), it was a religious offering. The earliest record about tea as a drink appeared in the Western Han Dynasty (202BC—9), which indicates the actual time may be earlier than that. Chinese tea culture prospered during the Tang Dynasty (618—907) because of a famous person, Lu Yu, Tea Sage of China. The Tea Classics written by him is a tea encyclopedia, detailing rules concerning various aspects of tea, such as growth areas for tea trees, wares and skills for processing and tasting of tea, and the history of Chinese tea. Also, in this period, tea seeds were taken to Japan but the tea culture didn’t spread in Japan until the South Song Dynasty (1127—1279). In the Song Dynasty, Arabic merchants exported tea from Quanzhou, Fujian Province. Tea was sold to Southeast Asian and South African countries in the Ming Dynasty(1368—1644). In 1610, it went to Europe via Macau in a Dutch merchant ship. Thus it became an international drink.

For Chinese people, it is not only a popular beverage with a lot of health benefits, but also keeps a central piece of Chinese traditional culture. Tea and tea sets should match surrounding elements such as breeze, bright moon, pines, bamboo, plums and snow. All these show the ultimate goal of Chinese culture: the harmonious unity of human beings with nature.

Chinese tea can be classified in many ways, such as quality, producing area, growth environment and processing method. The most common classification of Chinese tea is: the basic tea and the reprocessing tea.

1. In what order does the writer describe Paragraph Two?

A．In order of time.	B．In order of number.
C．In order of location.	D．In order of importance.

2. According to the passage, which of the following statement is TRUE?

A．China has lots of tea gardens in 20 provinces.

B．Tea was shipped to Europe in the 16th century.

C．Tea might be used as a drink in the Qin Dynasty.

D．Japan got the tea seeds in the South Song Dynasty.

3. What should be the best title for the passage?

A．The Popularity of China Tea	B．The Introduction to China Tea
C．The Diversity of China Tea	D．The Benefit of Drinking China Tea

4. What will the passage tell us next about Chinese Tea?

A．The productive amounts.	B．The significant influences.
C．The chemical components.	D．The detailed classifications.

10 . The famous Dragon Boat Festival falls on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month.     1    , a Chinese writer known for his love for his country and poetry who finally became a great hero.

Qu Yuan supported fighting to protect his country. Though what he did led to his being forced to leave it, he wrote poetry to show his love for it.     2    . After finishing his final poem, he jumped into the Miluo River in today’s Hunan Province to show that he was angry with the corruption (腐败) around him.

Upon hearing the news, villagers took boats and carried dumplings to the middle of the river to try and save Qu Yuan.     3    . They turned to beating drums (鼓), hitting water with wood and throwing the rice dumplings into the water. They believed these were ways to keep fish away from Qu Yuan’s body.     4    , while the search for Qu Yuan’s body became the dragon boat races.

Now, dragon boat races are held every year in China, attracting thousands of supporters to participate.     5    . They are often painted in very bright colors. The teams on board will work together to get the boats to the finish line as fast as possible, while a team member sits at the front and beats a drum to raise morale (士气) and make sure everyone keeps pace (节奏) and time.

A．He finally became a national hero

B．It is to remember the death of Qu Yuan

C．However, their efforts were not successful

D．Everyone is fighting hard to get the first place

E．The boats take the form of a traditional Chinese dragon

F．The rice dumplings became the zongzi we know today

G．It’s said that Qu Yuan felt great sadness after part of his own country was taken over