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Ⅰ.閱讀理解

The Liangzhu City Ruins, mainly in Hangzhou, pointing to an established Chinese civilisation 5,000 years ago, have been added to the UNESCO World Heritage List.Every Chinese child is taught at school that the country's civilisation is 5,000 years old,but proving this beyond doubt has been a problem.

Now, a jade artifact (玉器) named“King of Cong”, found in the Liangzhu City Ruins,has provided an answer.According to radiocarbon dating (放射性碳定年法), the 6.5-kilogram object is 5,300 years old.It is one of the largest objects among all Cong from Liangzhu.The piece has now won greater global recognition.

However, the site has far more than just things made of jade.The main area, spread over 14.3 square kilometers in Hangzhou's Yuhang District,includes not only a city's ruins but 11 dams and several cemeteries (墓地), all about 5,000 years old.Archaeological facts show that people lived in Liangzhu for about a thousand years.

“The archaeological ruins of Liangzhu (3300-2300 BCE) show an early state with a unified belief system based on growing rice in Late Neolithic China (中國新石器時代晚期),”the UNESCO World Heritage Committee said.“These ruins are an extremely good example of early city civilisation expressed in town planning,a water conservation system and a social order which can be seen in where and how people were buried in cemeteries within the ruins.”

According to studies led by Liu Bin, director of the Zhejiang Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology, the inner part of the ancient city ruins covers 2.8 square kilometers, about five times the area of the Forbidden City in Beijing, and the outer city spreads across 6.3 square kilometers.Liu said it was the biggest city ruins site of its time to be found in China,and was also one of the largest cities of its day in the world.

1.Which can prove that China has a civilisation of 5,000 years old?

A.The king named Cong.

B.The archaeological ruins of Liangzhu.

C.The UNESCO World Heritage Committee.

D.The historical site at Hangzhou's dams.

2.What do we know about the ancient Liangzhu City Ruins?

A.A different system of value in the region.

B.The end of Chinese civilisation.

C.The biggest city ruins all over the world.

D.The whole area—9.1 square kilometers.

3.Why is the Forbidden City mentioned in the last paragraph?

A.To focus on the great achievements.

B.To inform us about the importance of architecture.

C.To stress the large scale of ancient Liangzhu City Ruins.

D.To present advanced technology and outstanding civilisation.

Ⅱ.補全信息

It's common to see a barista create coffee art (咖啡拉花).________1__Han Zheming,a 40-year-old Shanghai resident,has managed to perfect the skill,creating tea art in cups,ordian chain Chinese,which is a famous ritual(儀式)during the Song Dynasty.“It is similar to the foam on top of a cup of coffee,except that it is made of tea rather than milk.”________2__After hundreds of years of evolution,it thrived throughout the Song Dynasty, when tea had become a necessity for almost everyone, just like other items such as rice,oil and salt.In the eyes of people of that time, good tea should be white and fine.________3__

Han has been fascinated by the culture and art of the Song Dynasty, and has engaged in its artistic practices since childhood.His mother loves traditional culture and he has been leaning toward it under her influence.Han is curious about the patterns created on the tea foam and he often goes to museums to observe Song paintings.“Usually, it takes a year of practice for one to fully grasp tea-whisking.”______________4__Now, he can deliver a piece of tea-whisking art in“one take”.

“It's like adding bells and whistles to tea and giving people a stronger sense of occasion, so drinking tea is more fun,”Han says.________5__“As well as the poems, calligraphy and paintings that were created back then, I want more people to understand the items used to drink tea,and the culture behind the ways people prepared tea.”

A.It is through trial and error that Han gets going.

B.However,it's a whole different ball game doing the same thing with tea.

C.However,the pattern on coffee foam will last for up to only an hour.

D.Chinese tea culture started to enjoy popularity during the Tang Dynasty.

E.The better the tea,the whiter it should be,and the longer the foam should last.

F.Applying the theory to practice proves to be quite different from his imagination.

G.It's also his intention to bring the old ritual and culture back for more people to appreciate.

Ⅲ.完形填空

Every year,in preparation for New Year's Day,my family holds Baking Day,a very important tradition to our family.It began years ago and was nearly ________1__as much as New Year's Day.

For our Baking Day ________2__we certainly bake pies and cookies, but the most________3__dish we work on is my great-grandma's L Noodles.She ________4__it L Noodles because she felt the vital ingredient (成分) was the ________5__that went into creating it.As a little girl, I asked her for the ________6__and learned accordingly to make this dish other families rarely eat on New Year's Day.On Baking Day, together my family make L Noodles we'll __________7__beside other dishes, using kitchen items __________8__from my great-grandma and telling her stories.I understand this isn't a ________9__New Year dish,but it means a lot to me—it's about ________10__and the special legacy(遺產).

________11__, my girls never met their great-great-grandma.But it's amazing to________12__them to make L Noodles to pass down this legacy and make them________13__of her life.I tell stories that my great-grandma once ________14__me when I was a little girl to my girls most nights.They brighten up knowing I heard the same stories in childhood.And we experience the legacy of love in something as small and ________15__as that.

1.A.acknowledged B.applauded C.prized D.promoted

2.A.recreation B.routine C.purpose D.challenge

3.A.delicious B.common C.meaningful D.popular

4.A.made B.appointed C.supposed D.named

5.A.life B.love C.labor D.link

6.A.recipe B.permission C.recommendation D.opportunity

7.A.prepare B.enjoy C.expect D.serve

8.A.handed down B.taken over C.brought back D.got in

9.A.unique B.proper C.suitable D.typical

10.A.feelings B.preferences C.memories D.relationships

11.A.Surprisingly B.Sadly C.Undoubtedly D.Obviously

12.A.convince B.encourage C.coach D.allow

13.A.aware B.proud C.respectful D.certain

14.A.sent B.handed C.taught D.read

15.A.simple B.appealing C.peaceful D.extraordinary

Ⅳ.語法填空

Xie Hongxing, a craftsman born and raised around Wuyi Mountain, Fujian Province,spent 46 days trying to make another“orbiting Tiangong space station”.His achievement of craftsmanship was more than extraordinary when you realize that he was using a 1.________(nature) material, bamboo, to weave (編) it.It took him seven hours to figure 2.________how to weave a small national flag of China with dyed bamboo strips.

“It's a new way to promote the intangible cultural heritage (非物質文化遺產),3.________(combine)tradition and modernity,”said Xie.After years of hard work,Xie fulfilled his wish,getting bamboo weaving of Wuyi Mountain 4.________(recognize)as a provincial intangible cultural heritage.

“The great reputation of Wuyi Mountain's tea overshadows its bamboo weaving tradition,5.________used to be popular when I was a child.As the tea industry began to thrive,some craftsmen changed their career,”he said.

He recalled that the local bamboo weaving 6.________(product) used to be exported abroad,especially to Japan.Back then,many articles of everyday use were made from bamboo.However,by now,most of these 7.________(replace)by plastic.

Like other inheritors of intangible cultural heritage, Xie finds 8.________is not easy to pass on the craft,but he's trying his best.“You have to tolerate much 9.________（hard）before achieving success.It takes at least one or two years before you can make money.You may easily give up,”he says.Every year,he joins activities and contests 10.________（exchange）with other bamboo weavers from across the country to spread the art form.

Ⅴ.書面表達

你的新西蘭朋友Jack 正在策劃一檔名為《走進中國》(Approaching China)的欄目，請你寫一封英語郵件，向他推薦一項具有代表性的中國傳統技藝。內容包括：

1.簡單介紹被推薦的技藝；

2.推薦的原因。

注意：

1.詞數80左右；

2.可以適當增加細節，以使行文連貫。

Dear Jack,

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Yours,

Li Hua

Ⅵ.讀后續寫

閱讀下面材料，根據其內容和所給段落開頭語續寫兩段，使之構成一篇完整的短文。

I love to play the piano and I greatly enjoy performing my songs, so when the annual winter recital was canceled, I was disappointed.I had looked forward to it for a long time and had already prepared two of my best songs.

My mom had a wonderful idea, however, to turn this disappointing letdown into something worthwhile.“You can perform your songs at Carriage House Senior Living,”my mom suggested brightly.“I'm sure the seniors there who do not have families visit them that often would really appreciate the music and you could play more than just two songs.”

I immediately thought this was a great idea.One of the things I did not like about the recitals was that I was limited to playing just a couple of songs.Playing the piano at Carriage House seemed like a win-win situation because not only would I get to play more songs, but I would also have the chance to cheer up the residents there with some lively tunes.

My mom called Carriage House and made arrangements for me to perform.In the coming days,I worked especially hard to polish up fifteen pieces that I thought the crowd would enjoy,including many old classics.

When the much-anticipated day finally arrived, my family and I drove to Carriage House.Walking through the enormous double doors,we stepped into an entryway that overlooked the spacious grand dining room.Right at the entrance to the dining room stood the piano as if it were just waiting to make some music to liven the place up a bit.At nearly every table several gray-haired women or men were seated enjoying their dinner and the company that the crowded room provided.Despite the conversations going on at various tables,isolation hung like a dark cloud in the room.

Almost immediately, we were greeted by an old woman with a walker who introduced herself as Phyllis in charge of Carriage House.She welcomed me and led me to the stage.

注意：續寫詞數應為150左右。

Paragraph 1:

As I sat down on the bench,I pressed a key on the piano and was surprised to hear no sound._____________________________________________________________________

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Paragraph 2:

Nervousness melted away and I started to enjoy the performance with the old._________

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