4 . In ancient China, people created 24 solar terms (节气) to help with farming. At present, it still helps Chinese farmers. Of all these solar terms, Major Snow (大雪) is the 21st. During Major Snow, the snow is heavy and the temperature drops. Let’s learn more about it.

Snowy winter

The snow in the north sometimes lasts a whole day. The world turns white. “A snow year, a rich year.” As the snow covers the ground, the low temperature kills some pests (害虫). It is good for farmers to grow.

Playing with snow

In northern China, people usually go skating at the park or make snowmen. It is a popular activity to play with snow. Even if the weather is cold and icy, they still have fun.

Eating mutton

Mutton is the best choice for people. It tastes great and is good for the body. People in north like to have mutton soup with their family and friends.

Eating porridge

Hot porridge could make people warm in cold weather. In China, it’s a tradition to eat red bean porridge in Major Snow. It’s also a symbol of being together and keeping away from bad luck.

1. How many solar terms are there in a year?

A．24.

B．21.

C．12.

D．4.

2. During Major Snow, the weather will become very ________ .

A．hot

B．cold

C．dry

D．warm

3. 文中划线句子 “A snow year, a rich year.” 的正确翻译是“________”.

A．雪落有晴天

B．冬雪回暖迟

C．瑞雪兆丰年

D．雪多雨水多

4. People don’t________ during Major Snow.

A．kill some pests	B．play with snow
C．have mutton soup	D．eat red bean porridge

5. Which is NOT true according to the passage?

A．The 21st solar term is Major Snow.	B．The heavy snow sometimes lasts a whole day.
C．Mutton is good for the body.	D．People usually go skating in southern China.

5 . 假如你是李华，你的澳大利亚笔友Jack，需要完成一篇有关中国传统节日的调查报告，他想向你了解一下这方面的情况，请你根据所给信息用英语给他写一封邮件，内容包括：
1．你最喜欢的中国传统节日之原因；
2．现在大部分年轻人，对待中国传统节日的态度及其原因；
3．就此现象提一到两点建议。
作文要求：
1．不能照抄原文，不得在作文中出现学校的真实名称和考生的真实姓名。
2．语句连贯词数80个左右，作文的开头和结尾已经给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Jack,

I am very glad that you are interested in Chinese traditional festivals. I’m writing to tell you something about it.

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

I hope my reply can be helpful.

Yours,

Li Hua

6 . 假如你是李华，你的朋友Nick今年夏天来成都参加“大运会”时，观看了川剧变脸演出(face-changing show)，对此深感兴趣。回国后，Nick给你写了一封信， 请你给他介绍更多关于川剧的相关知识。现在请你给他写一封回信。
内容包括：

起源：唐朝(Tang Dynasty)，有一千余年历史； 发展：川渝地区广受欢迎； 形式：通过服装、脸谱的装扮，以歌舞的形式演绎故事； 代表演出：川剧变脸。

注意：
1.词数100左右；
2.信的开头已为你写好。
参考词汇：
脸谱 mask
Dear Nick,

How’s everything going?

___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours,

Li Hua

7 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1 个词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

With the growing influence of Chinese traditional culture,     1     increasing number of foreigners are interested in the country’s rich heritage of traditional operas. Metaverse of Chinese Opera (《戏宇宙》), a show aired on Shandong Television,     2     (attract) many foreigners to show their gift for performing traditional Chinese operas so far. For example, the second season of Metaverse of Chinese Opera has introduced some gifted foreigners     3    are showing their Chinese opera performance skills.

The program     4    (make) up of 10 episodes and will end on Aug 12. Besides, it has trended on popular     5     (society) media platforms like Sina Weibo more than 380 times. The related short     6     (video) are viewed over 65 million times. In the second episode (集), several teams of foreigners showcased their traditional opera talents. The first team,     7     (know) as “Five Continents Orchestra”, started a journey to Huanggang in Hubei province, the birthplace of Huangmei Opera. They    8    (learn)   musical performance    9     local artists and improved their skills there.

The program uses new media techniques including a virtual (虚拟的) reality host and computer-generated animation (动画) technology to introduce traditional classic plays,     10    (provide) new ways for promoting traditional culture.

9 . “When I first started learning calligraphy, I just copied the teacher’s strokes (笔画), and my work was ugly.” said Aryan from Afghanistan. He is currently a graduate student in Beijing, ________ in International Education of the Chinese language.

During his six-year stay in China, he discovered the ________ of Chinese culture. He also realized that Chinese is steadily becoming a(n) ________ language, and more people around the world want to communicate smoothly with Chinese.

To his surprise, the curriculum for foreign students in China ________ the classroom. The school organizes extracurricular ________ to help them learn and experience ________ and culture. After closer and deeper ________ with Chinese culture, Aryan found his hobby: calligraphy.

“Initially, I didn’t know much Chinese and thought calligraphy would be difficult,” Aryan said.” Later on, I found out that calligraphy can help me ________ my Chinese language skills and my understanding of Chinese culture.

He used to ________ the idea that writing Chinese characters was all about writing them neatly. But he later found out that this view is ________.Calligraphy helps him to understand both each stroke and the Chinese ________ toward life. The horizontal, vertical (垂直的) and left and right falling stokes on the paper ________ Chinese people’s unique symbols and memories. They are also the hidden ________ to better understanding Chinese culture.

Not only did Aryan gain a deeper ________ of Chinese characters, but also developed a more mature personality along the way. Calligraphy gives him strength when he feels ________ and lost, finding his inner peace.

1.

A．majoring

B．settling

C．bringing

D．resulting

2.

A．problem

B．pattern

C．richness

D．resource

3.

A．native

B．official

C．international

D．formal

4.

A．goes against

B．takes up

C．takes over

D．goes beyond

5.

A．conferences

B．activities

C．subjects

D．competitions

6.

A．economy

B．life

C．work

D．pleasure

7.

A．competition

B．content

C．combination

D．contact

8.

A．improve

B．recognize

C．adjust

D．find

9.

A．hold

B．oppose

C．break

D．suspect

10.

A．positive

B．contradictory

C．wrong

D．objective

11.

A．direction

B．step

C．attitude

D．effort

12.

A．supply

B．represent

C．sense

D．recall

13.

A．responses

B．admissions

C．reactions

D．keys

14.

A．function

B．ability

C．form

D．knowledge

15.

A．stressed

B．inspired

C．determined

D．interrupted