【正文】 s in a fixed location were first opened in Europe. G. Players must be observant and use their critical thinking skills to escape the room. 第二節(jié) 完形填空 (共 20小題；每小題 ，滿分 30分 ) 閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（ A、 B、 C和 D)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng) ,并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。t be advocated in modern times. is beneficial to the stability of the family. is the best title for the passage? Changes of Family Meals between Men and Women into a New Trend for Men — a Thing of the Past for Women C New Yorkers and visitors to the Big Apple will get to ring in the Lunar New Year, also known as Chinese New Year in the ., in style with a fireworks display on the Hudson River set to music written by Academy Awardwinning poser Tan Dun. The display is part of the second annual “Happy Chinese New Year: Fantastic Art China” festival held in New York on February 5 10, 2020. The China Central Academy of Fine Arts (CAFA), the Cultural Institute and the Cultural Associate of the Committee of 100 announced this year’s events on November 18 at a press conference at the Lincoln Center. The “Fantastic Art China” festival will feature a larger and more diverse series of artistic and cultural events across New York’s top cultural venues ( 地點(diǎn) ) and landmarks, including the Lincoln Center, Empire State Building and Jacob K. Javits Convention Center. This year’s theme focuses on exploring the plicated relationship between sound and image, said Professor Yu Ding from CAFA, who is also president of Fantastic Art China and in charge of the festival’s design. Lunar New Year, which celebrates the “Year of the Monkey” in 2020, is an opportunity to bring China’s modern art to mainstream America, and the festival serves as an innovative approach to establishing cultural exchange between China and New York City, Yu said. UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador Tan Dun’s music is a new edition that will be featured at several venues, including a major art exhibition at the Javits Center, events at the Lincoln Center and the fireworks display on the Hudson, which will take place on the evening of February 6. Five barges (游艇 ) on the river will launch the fireworks designed by CAFA that will tell a story about celebration and conservation. “We Chinese are fond of nature, so the best way to celebrate the Lunar New Year is to salute with the sounds of nature, such as sounds of water, stone and bamboo,” said Tan Dun at the press conference, “And it will be fun t o use the music of water during the firework display.” In addition to the fireworks, a special lighting show at the Empire State Building will illuminate New York City during the holiday. Chinese New Year is being recognized as a public school holiday for the first time in New York. Children from the National Dance Institute, which represents 75 schools, will perform traditional Chinese dances at the Lincoln Center and the Javits Center. And, in celebration of the “Year of the Monkey” events will feature a conservation message about the endangered golden monkey in China. 28. The theme of this year’s celebration is centered on ________. A. diversity of Chinese traditional festivals B. relationship between sound and image of nature C. endangered species and environment protection D. cultural exchange between China and America 29. The ing “Year of the Monkey” is to be celebrated in New York by ________. A. sailing on the Hudson River along with a newyear speech B. holding a special concert at the Empire State Building C. setting off fireworks and holding a special lighting show D. taking a week off and anizing Chinese dance contests 30. What does the underlined word “illuminate” (in Para. 7) most probably mean? A. Lighten. B. Surround. C. Decorate. D. Broaden. 31. This passage is written mainly in order to ________. A. pare some traditional festivals in China and America B. attract visitors to America for the ing newyear celebration C. strengthen the cultural cooperation between China and America D. report celebration activities for the “Year of the Monkey” in New York D Time for Kids (TFK) gets the great news on the coolest toys for 2020 at the 111th American International Toy Fair. What’s four da ys long, bigger than seven football fields, and filled with thousands of toys? It’s Toy Fair 2020! Each year, hundreds of toy panies from across the country e together in New York City. All kinds of products are shown as a way to know what’s to e in the new year. This year’s trends ( 款式 ) include oversize toys. “In 2020, everything is really big and really out there,” says Adrienne Appell, a toy trends expert. Toy Fair is the largest toy trade show in the Western Hemisphere (西半球 ). Toystore buyers go to the event to decide which toys they may want to sell during the holiday season. Members of the media, like TFK, go to the fair to report back on all the cool trends. Unfortunately, Toy Fair is not open to the public. This year’s Toy Fair was the bigg est in its 111year history. More than 1,000 toy panies showed products from simple card games to hightech robots. “Larger Than Life” was a Toy Fair favorite. This trend is all abou t big toys with a big play value. Though it is all fun and games at Toy Fair, we saw lots of products making a push towards education, with STEAM. That stands for science, technology, engineering, art, and math. This trend includes word games. And of course, we saw some super cool, hightech games. “Technology is always g oing to influence toys,” says Appell. “This year we saw lots of 3D games, and robots.” To know more information about the event, click (點(diǎn)擊 ) here to watch the video. 32. What can we infer from Toy Fair 20