The Golden Panda Awards arrive金熊猫奖，文明互鉴

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1 Pandas could be seen everywhere in Chengdu，as the city in Southwest China's Sichuan Provincedecorated every street corner and shop with the home?town mascot ahead of the first Golden Panda Awards.

2 The Golden Panda Awards focus on “ theexchange of different cultures”. Compared with exist?ing domestic awards， the Golden Panda Awardsclearly reflect the role of“ improving the influence of Chinese culture”， allowing everyoneto get closer to China while the country embraces the world. This new awards ceremonywill be held every two years and be permanently based in Sichuan.

3 The participating works for the first years event reflect China's internationalizationand openness. The total number of collected works reached 7024 from 104 countries andregions， including 4927 foreign works， accounting for 70 percent of the total. These nomi?nated works included a diverse range of films， from art films to commercial ones， on a vari?ety of topics， ranging from family ties to sci?fi concepts.

4 For Chantal Rickards from the UK， this is not only her first time visiting the home?town of pandas， but also a trip full of excitement and surprises， as the event fosters culturalexchange and understanding to create a global community that comes together aroundstorytelling.

5 The entries for this Golden Panda Awards all reflect the characteristics of promoting truthfulness， goodness and beauty of human nature. The first Golden Panda Awards aim toplay the role as a cultural carrier and help promote the building of a global community ofshared future. The Golden Panda Awards will cover four categories： films， TV series， docu?mentaries and animated works.

6 The logo of the Golden Panda Awards was designed by a team at Sichuan Fine ArtsInstitute. A panda forms the main body， while Tai Chi elements have been put into thedesign. The design creates a strong visual impact and expresses the interaction， exchangesand mutual learning between different cultures. The statuette's overall shape is a cutepanda engraved on the top of a bamboo joint， which represents the concept of steadilyrising quality.

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1. What's the purpose of the Golden Panda Awards？

A. To raise the awareness of protecting pandas.

B. To improve the influence of Chengdu Province.

C. To promote cultural exchanges.

D. To show the importance of films.

2. How often will the Golden Panda Awards be held？

A. Every year. B. Every two years.

C. Every three years. D. Every four years.

3. What are the categories covered by the Golden Panda Awards？

A. Films， TV series， documentaries and animations.

B. Art films， commercial films， family films and sci?fi films.

C. Entertaining programs and popular music.

D. Chinese films and foreign films.

4. What does paragraph 6 mainly talk about？

A. The theme of the Golden Panda Awards.

B. The significance of the Golden Panda Awards.

C. The logo and the statuette designed for the Golden Panda Awards.

D. The Tai Chi elements in the Golden Panda Awards.

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Ⅰ. 日积月累

mascot n. 吉祥物

domestic adj. 国内的

permanently adv. 永久地

reflect v. 反映

work n. 作品

internationalization n. 国际化

nominate v. 提名

commercial adj. 商业的

range v.（ 在一定的范围内）变动

foster v. 促进

concept n. 概念

account for（ 数量上、比例上）占

Ⅱ. 语法填空

The City of Chengdu in Chinas Sichuan Province decorated its streets and shops1._________panda mascots in preparation for the first Golden Panda Awards. This newawards ceremony， 2._________focuses on cultural exchange， aims to enhance the influ?ence of Chinese culture and foster closer 3._________（connection） with the world. Theevent will be held every two years and will be 4. _________（permanent） based in Sichuan.The first Golden Panda Awards 5. _________（receive） an impressive total of 7024 entriesfrom 104 countries and regions， showing China's 6. _________（international） and openness.Among the nominated works were a wide 7. _________（various） of films， covering diversetopics， like family relationships and science fiction. The Golden Panda Awards seek8. _________（promote） the values of truthfulness， goodness， and beauty of human nature，and contribute to the creation of a global community. The awards feature four categories：films， TV series， documentaries 9. _________ animated works. The logo of the GoldenPanda Awards， 10._________（design） by Sichuan Fine Arts Institute， includes a panda andTai Chi elements， while the statuette's overall shape is a cute panda on the top of abamboo joint， which represents the concept of steady improvement.