一、Reading Comprehension(总题数:5,分数:5.0分)
Directions:There are four passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions orunfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You shoulddecide on the best choice and blacken the corresponding letter on The Answer Sheet.(40 marks)Passage One Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage:
            Three billion people, around 40% of the world's population,use online social media and arespending an average of two hours every day sharing, liking, tweeting(发推文)and updating onthese platforms, according to some reports. That breaks down to around half a million tweets andSnapchat photos shared every minut ……此处隐藏54128个字…… st, paper cutting is a uniqueform of Chinese folk art and has a history of more than 2000 years. It is worth paying attention to.Besides, it has specific meanings. As we all know, paper-cuts are usually made of red paper, whichis associated with happiness in traditional Chinese culture. Therefore, on festive occasions such asweddings and the Chinese New Year, red paper-cuts are the first choice for decorating doors andwindows. Most importantly, it represents cultural inheritance.
          Paper cutting has gained popularity in many places of China. And I hope more and morepeople, especially the younger generation, will develop their interest in it and gradually fall in lovewith it.