专题 09 历史和传统 Part 1 语法填空 （一） 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入 1 个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 If you look around your city, you might spot people wearing hanfu in subways or on the streets. A new trend is taking hold in China – guochao, or “China-chic”. According to a recently published report, searches 1． (relate) to guochao on Dianping, a lifestyle information platform,2． (rise) by 170 percent from the same period last year, and reviews have gone up by nearly 40 percent. China-chic is happening, but what is it? China-chic came under 3． spotlight in 2018. During the 2018 New York Fashion Week, Li-Ning introduced its Taoism-inspired Wu Dao collection. The collection not only had a trendy look, but also included elements of 4． (tradition) Chinese culture. It immediately grabbed attention at home and abroad. As a result, the company recorded 20 percent revenue growth (营业收入) in 2018, 5． (mark) the first time the brand’s revenue had hit the 10billion-yuan mark since6． (it) founding. Now, the guochao trend is moving to the next stage,7．its success will rely, first and foremost,8． gaining cultural confidence rather than Western validation (认可). No matter how the guochao trend evolves, there’s one thing that won’t change: Behind the passion 9． (be) people’s positive attitude toward the country’s development and their10． (recognize) of and growing confidence in national culture, said Yao Linqing, a professor in the School of Economics and Management at Communication University of China. （二） 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入 1 个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 Confucius, China’s most famous teacher and philosopher, was born Kongqiu in 551 BCE near Qufu, in eastern China. Confucius showed a great interest 11． academics early on. “At 15, I set my heart on 12． (learn),” he later told his followers. He studied music, mathematics, the classics, history, and more. Confucius believed that education and reflection led to virtue. He once worked for the government, but 13． (find) far greater success as a teacher instead. Confucius broke with tradition in the14． (believe) that all human beings could benefit from education. He gave his support for lifelong learning and attracted 15． wide circle of followers, who knew his as Kongfuzi (Master Kong). Those pupils recorded his 16． (word) in The Analects, a collection of sayings and ideas. As stated in The Analects, Confucius believed that social harmony would 17． (natural) follow from the proper ordering of individuals in relation to one another, with the family unit as the basic building block of society. Confucius 18． (ignore) largely in his own day. When he died in 479 BCE, he left behind perhaps 3,000 students, who devoted themselves to preserving and spreading 19． (they) master’s ideas. The Analects has guided governments and individuals for thousands of years, influencing Chinese history 20． civilization in the process. （三） 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入 1 个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 Like the coastal cities Qingdao, Shanghai and Xiamen in China, Los Angeles, San Francisco and San Diego 21．（locate）off the coast in California, the USA. It was in 1848, not long after the American-Mexican war, 22． gold was discovered in California. This incredible news appealed to people from all over the world, the dreams of whom were to become rich as soon as possible. The 23．（near）, and therefore the first to arrive were South Americans and people from the United States, 24．（follow）by adventurers from Europe and Asia soon. All of the prospectors dug excitedly and wildly with the purpose of reaching the buried gold.25． made those who sought their fortune heart-broken was, as a matter of fact, that few achieved their dreams of becoming rich. Some died or returned home, but most remained in California to make a life for 26．（they）. In spite of the fact that they would be faced up with various 27．（suffer）, they settled in the new towns or on farms. By the time California elected to become the thirty-first federal state of the USA in 1850, it was already 28． multicultural society. Nowadays immigrants from different parts of the world, attracted by the climate and the lifestyle, still move to California. It is believed that before long the mix of 29． （nationality）will be so great that there will be no distinct major racial or cultural groups, but 30．（simple）a mixture of many races and cultures. Therefore, California has the distinction of being the most multicultural state in the USA, the diversity of which is not surprising when you know its history. Part 2 阅读理解 （一） Across the world, language a