Shijing, also The Book of Songs or Shih Ching, is the
Shijing is rich in content,
Poems included in Shijing fall into three sections-poems that come from villages belong to Feng; those written to persuade or praise the rulers belong to Ya; those used at religious
The opening poem of Shijing, “Cooing and Wooing” (《关雌》), is about love,
By riverside are cooing, a pair of turtledoves;
A good young man is wooing, a fair maiden he loves.
It is vivid that the man is longing
Shijing enables people to have a better understanding of Chinese civilization and is also
1. What do we know about the writer?
| A．He never travels around the world. |
| B．He is a teacher. |
| C．He was born disabled. |
| A．Encouraging. | B．Polite. | C．Strange. |
| A．A movie. | B．A novel. | C．A weekend plan. |
| A．Add some novels. |
| B．Get some science books. |
| C．Buy some more useful books. |
| A．Teachers. | B．Teenagers. | C．Primary school students. |
| A．Out of date. | B．Unsuitable for students. | C．Worth reading. |
| A．Humorous poems. | B．Romantic poems. | C．Realistic poems. |
| A．A library. | B．A writer. | C．A book. |
9 . Calabash brothers (葫芦兄弟) live in the Calabash Mountain with their grandfather. They are very brave. They wear different clothes. The red calabash is the other six brothers’ elder brother. He is powerful. His body can be bigger or smaller. But he doesn’t have his own ideas. The orange calabash has enhanced hearing and sight. He can see and hear far places clearly. The yellow calabash’s body is very strong. Nothing can injure him, but he is arrogant (傲慢的). The green calabash is the god of fire. He can eat fire and make fire. The cyan (青色的) calabash can drink water and make flood. The blue calabash is the cleverest of all. Nobody can find him when he makes himself invisible. And the purple calabash has a magic gourd (葫芦) ,The gourd can absorb everything.
One day a pangolin (穿山甲) broke the cave and two monsters came out.
They were Monster Scorpion (蝎子精) and Monster Snake. The calabash brothers must fight with them and save the world. Unluckily, their grandfather who helped them beat the monsters was killed by the monsters finally.
1. How many calabash brothers are there?| A．Five. | B．Six. | C．Seven. | D．Eight. |
| A．He is powerful. | B．He has enhanced eyes. |
| C．He has two big eyes. | D．He has a hard head. |
| A．red calabash | B．orange calabash |
| C．green calabash | D．cyan calabash |
| A．微不足道的 | B．看不见的 | C．暴露的 | D．赤裸的 |
| A．Calabash brothers are all very brave. |
| B．The red calabash’s body can be bigger or smaller. |
| C．The orange calabash can see and hear far places clearly. |
| D．The green calabash is arrogant. |
1. Who is Narinder Dhami?
| A．A writer. | B．A director. | C．A footballer. |
| A．She should help them with her sister’s wedding. |
| B．A girl should avoid doing that kind of thing. |
| C．She should concentrate on her study. |
| A．Jess’s sister’s wedding. |
| B．The release of Jess’s favorite film. |
| C．The arrival of an offer from a university. |
| A．She falls in love with Joe. |
| B．She becomes famous in the U. S. |
| C．She gets a football scholarship at a university. |
