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You may learn about traditional Chinese culture at school. But can you introduce them in English? Last month, a group of students did just that.

From March 24 to 26, a big speech competition took place in Nanjing. It was the 15th China Daily “21st Century New Oriental Cup” National High School and Primary School English Speaking Competition. Sixty-two finalists competed in the junior group this year. Many of them talked about traditional Chinese culture.

The topic of the semi-final(半决赛) was The Best Gift We Can Give Others Is ... The first runner-up(亚军) Li Lianru is a 13-year-old girl from Beijing. She said in her speech that “the heart of an infant” was the best gift. These words come from Mencius(孟子). It means we should listen to our heart when facing the outside world.

What did the champion talk about？Wen Xinrui, a 15-year-old girl from Shanghai, is the grand champion. She shared her experience of learning Chinese brush painting. The topic of the final was The Most Beautiful Verb in the World Is ... Wen’s answer was “learn”. That’s because in painting hills and rivers, she tried to combine(结合) Chinese traditional ways with Western ones. The result was great and she found learning to be such a beautiful thing.

The judges were also happy about this. “Chinese students should be proud of our own culture,” said Wu Minsu, Professor from Communication University of China. “I hope they will tell more people across the world about stories of China through their great English.”

1.How many days did the speech competition last?

A 24.

B 26.

C 25.

D 3.

解析：选B。数字计算题。根据第二段第一句From March 24 to 26, a big speech competition took place in Nanjing. 可知，英语演讲比赛持续了三天，故选B。

2.What did the finalists mainly talk about ?

A Chinese people.

B Traditional Chinese culture.

C Mencius.

D Chinese brush painting.

解析：选B。细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句Many of them talked about traditional Chinese culture.故选B。

3.What’s the meaning of the phrase “the heart of an infant ”?

A A baby’ s heart.

B A man’s heart.

C We should listen to our heart when facing the outside world.

D The heart of Mencius.

解析：选C。词义猜测题。根据第三段最后一句It means we should listen to our heart when facing the outside world.可知，故选C。

4.Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A The topic of the final was The Most Beautiful Verb in the World Is ...

B The topic of the semi-final was The Best Gift We Can Give Others Is ...

C Twenty-six finalists competed in the junior group this year.

D Chinese students should be proud of our own culture.

解析：选C。细节理解题。根据第二段Sixty-two finalists competed in the junior group this year.可知，故选C。

5.What’s the best title of this passage?

A Chinese Dream Culture.

B Talking about Chinese culture in English.

C The Best Gift We Can Give Others.

D The Most Beautiful Verb in the World.

解析：选B。文章标题题。本文主要讲述一群初中生在英语演讲比赛的赛场上尝试用英文讲述他们引以为傲的中国传统文化，故选B。