·Reading 2·
任务一 语音语调
完成以下练习。
1. Please read the sentence: Zhao Yue wants to buy some paper at the craft shop.
If we want to show that it is a craft shop, not another kind of shop, which part should we stress?
A. Zhao Yue wants to buy some paper at the craft shop.
B. Zhao Yue wants to buy some paper at the craft shop.
C. Zhao Yue wants to buy some paper at the craft shop.
D. Zhao Yue wants to buy some paper at the craft shop.
2. Liu Chang goes to the park on Sunday mornings. If the speaker stresses "park", what does he mean?
A. He talks about the park, not another place.
B. He talks about Liu Chang, not somebody else.
C. He talks about Sunday, not another time.
D. He talks about mornings, not afternoons or evenings.

1. C；2. A

1. 本题考查英语语音语调的重读规则。要强调是手工艺店而非其他类型店铺时，需重读体现店铺类型差异的关键词“craft”。2. 在英语中，重读地点名词“park”是为了突出谈论的地点是公园，以此区别于其他地点。

任务二 阅读理解
Walking around the city, you will see girls wearing hanfu on the underground or people wearing T-shirts with Chinese characters in the streets. A new trend is getting popular in China. It's guochao or China-Chic. Guochao adds traditional Chinese culture into products, and it shows the rise of China's native fashion.
People started to know guochao in 2018. Before that, the market was controlled by foreign companies. There were few Chinese brands. To win the market share, many Chinese brands followed the footsteps of these Western brands. In 2018, one Chinese sportswear brand made changes. It introduced its Wu Dao collection to the world. The collection not only looked fashionable, but also included traditional Chinese culture. It quickly reached the big-time at home and abroad. And it created amazing sales.
Later, many Chinese brands, from food, drinks and clothing to mobile phones and cars, started to add Chinese culture into their products. Even the film and music industries tried their best to create Chinese styles. "We want our products to be the ones that young people would like to share," they said.
These brands got what they wanted. Young people converted their interest from Western culture to guochao step by step. They accepted it with pleasure. What's more, they started to develop interest in traditional Chinese art and literature. Now they wear traditional clothes, practise Chinese calligraphy and play Chinese musical instruments.
At the same time, people of different ages start to choose products "made in China". According to a survey, 68% of the Chinese people like Chinese brands better. Among them, 62% say they are open to international brands, but local brands are still the first pick.
No matter how guochao develops, there is one thing that won't change—people's confidence in our country's development and culture is growing.
1. The underlined word "converted" can be replaced by the following word "".
A. started B. spread C. changed D. introduced
2. The structure of thispassage can be .

3. The following sentence can best be put at the end of.
Some of them are working together to spread Chinese culture to people around the world.
A. paragraph 2 B. paragraph 3
C. paragraph 4 D. paragraph 5
4. What is the best title for the passage?
A. Guochao, a new fashion trend
B. Young people's special love
C. The good points of local brands
D. The development of Chinese brands

1. C
2. B
3. C
4. A

1. 词义猜测题。根据第四段"Young people converted their interest from Western culture to guochao step by step. They accepted it with pleasure."可知，年轻人的兴趣从西方文化逐渐转向国潮，"converted"在这里表示“转变，改变”，与"changed"意思相近，故选C。
2. 文章结构题。文章第①段引入国潮这一概念；第②③段介绍国潮的起源与发展，从2018年某品牌的成功到各行业加入国潮；第④⑤段讲述国潮带来的影响，包括年轻人及不同年龄段人群对国潮的接受与喜爱；第⑥段总结国潮背后是国人文化自信的提升，对应选项B的结构。
3. 推理判断题。句子"Some of them are working together to spread Chinese culture to people around the world."中的"them"指代第四段中的"Young people"，该段讲述年轻人对传统文化产生兴趣，从事相关活动，此句承接上文，说明年轻人进一步传播中国文化，放在第四段末尾最合适，故选C。
4. 主旨大意题。文章围绕“国潮（guochao）”这一新兴时尚趋势展开，介绍其起源、发展及影响，所以最佳标题是A选项"Guochao, a new fashion trend"。