Li Ziqi is a famous Chinese video influencer. She restarted posting online on 12th November, 2024. Her ___1___ videos quickly became popular online. Who is Li Ziqi? Why is she so popular? Let’s learn about her story.

When Li was a little girl, her parents divorced. So she lived with her grandparents. Her grandfather played an ___2___ part in encouraging her to improve her cooking skills. He used to cook in local ceremonies in the village. Li often helped her grandfather when ___3___ was cooking. When she was in the fifth grade, her grandfather died and her grandmother began raising her on her own, making life ___4___. In 2004, to make a better living, Li went to the city to ___5___. She stayed there for about eight ___6___. In 2012, she returned to her hometown because her grandmother had a health problem.

However, Li ___7___ wanted to imporve the living standard of her family. So, she decided to do something new. She made videos of her everyday traditional cooking as well as artistic works. It was not a ___8___ at first. She later gradually gained a fan following from all around the world. In 2020, Li set a Guinness World Record for the ___9___ subscribers (订阅者) on a Chinese-language YouTube channel, with a total of 11.4 million followers at the time.

___10___ Li hasn’t posted any new videos since July 14, 2021, the number of her followers has continued to rise, and fans have been eagerly asking for her new videos.

1.1.

A new

B boring

C past

D terrible

解析：选A。A 考查形容词辨析。根据前面的“She restarted posting online on 12th November, 2024.”可知，她于2024年11月12日重新开始在网上更新视频，因此可推测她的新视频迅速火爆全网。故选A。

2.2.

A important

B easy

C interesting

D unique

解析：选A。A 考查形容词辨析。根据后面的“He used to cook in local ceremonies in the village. Li often helped her grandfather”可知，李子柒的爷爷做过乡厨，而在爷爷做饭的时候，李子柒便在一旁打下手，因此可推测她的爷爷在她提高烹饪技能方面发挥了重要作用。故选A。

3.3.

A it

B she

C he

D I

解析：选C。C 考查代词辨析。he指代her grandfather。故选C。

4.4.

A greater

B harder

C happier

D stronger

解析：选B。B 考查形容词辨析。根据前面的“her grandmother began raising her on her own”和后面的“to make a better living”可知，李子柒小学五年级的时候爷爷去世了，奶奶开始独自抚养她，后来她为了谋生早早地去城里打工可知，爷爷去世后生活变得更艰难。故选B。

5.5.

A sleep

B drink

C eat

D work

解析：选D。D 考查动词辨析。根据前面的“to make a better living”可推知，李子柒为了谋生，开始在城市中打工。故选D。

6.6.

A days

B weeks

C months

D years

解析：选D。D 考查名词辨析。根据前面的“In 2004”和后面的“In 2012”可知，2004年，李子柒为了谋生，开始在城市中打工。2012年，因为奶奶生病，李子柒便回到了家乡，因此她在城里待了8年。故选D。

7.7.

A always

B hardly

C ‌seldom

D ‌never

解析：选A。A 考查副词辨析。根据后面的“So, she decided to do something new.”她决定尝试做新的事情来赚钱，可推知，她总是想着提高家人的生活水平。故选A。

8.8.

A failure

B success

C quarrel

D shame

解析：选B。B 考查名词辨析。根据后面的“She later gradually gained a fan following from all around the world.”后来她逐渐获得了来自世界各地的粉丝可知，她一开始不是那么成功，渐渐地才有了人气。故选B。

9.9.

A fastest

B shortest

C least

D most

解析：选D。D 考查形容词辨析。根据后面的“with a total of 11.4 million followers at the time”和前面提到的她人气很高可知，她因1140万的YouTube订阅量被列入《吉尼斯世界纪录大全2021》，成为“最多订阅量的YouTube中文频道”的纪录保持者。故选D。

10.10.

A Because

B If

C Although

D So

解析：选C。C 考查连词辨析。她自2021年7月14日以来就没有发布任何新内容，她的粉丝数量一直在上升，前后两句存在逻辑上的转折关系。故选C。