I entered a cabinetmaking(家具制造)program. I didn’t think I would be good at making furniture. I’m not handy. Nobody in my family is.
I had great teachers, but making furniture is hard. There are so many steps and something can go wrong at each one. I couldn’t even get organized. My toolbox always looked as if a hurricane had gone through it.
I didn’t fully know what I was committed to in the beginning, but I kept attending class. I tried to be wrapped up in math. The projects forced me to solve new kinds of problems. My brain started to build new connections. Working in this new physical manner and giving it 100 percent of my effort had huge benefits for my mental health. I got over my fear of embarrassment and asked for help at every opportunity.
I spent that year truly learning. True learning is the most challenging experience, especially for those of us who are learning a new set of skills. I could understand exactly what was wrong with the furniture I made, but I couldn’t fix those problems. And yet, I kept trying. I failed again and again, until I learned to fail better.
In the end, I finished the program—with honors, no less! My grades were helped by my good written work. I also learned how to use tools. Having to constantly push myself to step outside my comfort zone has made me a more well-rounded person.
Maybe most importantly, the school gave me a more realistic idea of my strengths and limitations. I’m stronger than I thought!
1. What can we know about the author from the first two paragraphs?| A．She had a gift for making furniture. | B．She lacked practical skills. |
| C．She disliked making everything in a mess. | D．She went to the program to surprise her family. |
| A．Physical condition. | B．Psychological preparation. |
| C．To know how to correct mistakes. | D．Not being good at math. |
| A．Hard-working and determined. | B．Confident and efficient. |
| C．Cooperative and creative. | D．Modest and talented. |
| A．She won an award for good writing. | B．She became stronger both mentally and physically. |
| C．She became skillful at making furniture. | D．She had a better understanding of herself. |
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【推荐1】Francisco Fernandez died after falling off a motorbike. The 45-year-old was a beloved community figure. But with a public-facing job and a spot on his lung, he was considered a possible COVID-19 carrier. A doctor ordered his family to bury him quickly, against Philippine tradition, and all eight people who lived with him were put under a 14-day quarantine(隔离)in their crowded home.
Yet when Anthony Cortez, the doctor who had ordered the rushed burial and quarantine, arrived to check on the Fernandez family, none of them expressed anger. Instead, faces lit up and the kids waved eagerly.
Cortez, the only community doctor in Bambang, has overseen their medical care for years. They trust him, and he makes them laugh. The family gathered outside to have their temperatures taken by the doctor. When the kids tried to give Cortez high fives for not having a fever, the 56-year-old, in a surgical mask, face shield, and rubber gloves, showed "air fives" instead. For the 56 000 people living in Bambang, Cortez is their primary caregiver and the first responder.
When the first coronavirus(冠状病毒)case in the Philippines was confirmed on January 30, the town's response fell to Cortez. He and Mayor Pepito Balgos decided to take action based on science that, if necessary, would go beyond national restrictions. Cortez and Balgos are sharply aware of the threat the virus poses to Bambang, which sits in a valley surrounded by mountains. Anyone going south to Manila or north toward the rest of the country ends up passing through Bambang.
Cortez quickly set up a system of contact tracing. Using information from the town's 25 villages, he made a list of all the people who had traveled to other countries, and placed them under strict home quarantine. Anyone with symptoms would be moved to a center set up in the mountains. So far that center has remained empty.
"It is safer to assume that everybody is positive," he explained.
1. What is Cortez' reaction to the death of Francisco Fernandez?| A．Expressing his sympathy. | B．Drowning himself into mourn. |
| C．Showing professional sensitivity. | D．Following the tradition. |
| A．Its geographic character. | B．Its lack of medical staff. |
| C．Its large population. | D．The demand of the nation. |
| A．It is totally a waste of effort. | B．It is complained about by local people. |
| C．It is praised by higher authorities. | D．It is effective as a protective means. |
| A．A diary. | B．A novel. | C．A magazine. | D．A biography. |
【推荐2】I was born in the city of York,in England,in the year 1632.My father was a man of some wealth,able to give me a good home and send me to school.It was his wish that I should be a lawyer but my head began to be filled very early with thoughts of travel,and I would be satisfied with nothing but going to sea.My father gave me strong advice against it,but with little effect.One day,being at Hull,I met a school-fellow who was about to sail for London in his father’s ship,and he invited me to go with him,and in an evil hour,without asking God’s blessing or my father’s,I went on board.
On the way to London,a storm arose,the ship was wrecked,and we barely escaped with our lives.I went on foot to London,where I met with the master of a vessel which traded to the coast of Africa.He took a fancy to me,and offered me a chance to go with him on his voyages,which I gladly accepted.
A great storm came up,and the ship was tossed about for many days,until we did not know where we were.Suddenly we struck a bank of sand,and the sea broke over the ship in such a way that we could not hope to have her hold many moments without breaking into pieces.So in this distress we launched a boat.After we had been driven four or five miles,a mountainous wave struck us so hard that it overturned the boat at once.Though I swam well,the waves were so strong that I was dashed against a rock with such force that it left me senseless.But I recovered a little before the waves returned,and,running forward,got to the mainland safely.
1. Why did the author go on foot to London?| A．The ship he took was destroyed in a storm. |
| B．His father did not supply the fare for the journey. |
| C．He went against his father's strong advice not to do so. |
| D．His school-fellow invited him to go together. |
| A．They knew they were near the shore. |
| B．The big waves were about to overturn the ship. |
| C．Their ship had been knocked about for many days on the sea. |
| D．Their ship had struck sand and was about to break into pieces. |
| A．searched everywhere for his lost companions |
| B．fell down on the ground senseless |
| C．was safe and sound |
| D．ran forward to escape being washed back into the sea |
| A．knew he was in Africa |
| B．did not know where he was |
| C．was not aware he was back in England |
| D．got in touch with his family and asked for help |
【推荐3】He paces nervously through the room fidgeting with his collar one moment and his hair the next as he glances up at the clock, urging time to move faster simply from sheer will. The suffocating smell of disinfectant surrounds him as he continues to pace up and down, his footsteps echoing through the room. The overwhelming brightness of the eggshell white walls, decorated with cheap benign scenes of artificial happiness seem to cage him in, but that’s the least of his worries.
He stops absentmindedly in front of a cheap canvas depicting an artificially bright landscape and sees right through it, wishing that his body was where his mind and soul were, wherever she was. Recommencing his fervent pacing through the room he looks up at the arrival of a small middle-aged woman with a coffee in her hand and exhaustion in her eyes, who gives him a sympathetic smile, knowing only too heartbreakingly well what he is going through. “It shouldn’t be taking this long,” his mind screams at him as he vainly tries to drown it under thoughts of something else, anything else, anything. A tidal wave of emotions wage war on each other in his mind as he collapses into a seat.
He still remembers when they found out. He remembers the uncomfortable chairs that the heat made his skin stick to. He remembers the overwhelming cleanliness and smell of disinfectant. He remembers looking at his wife, pale and slight, but still smiling. He remembers the disbelief when the words hit him and the incessant ringing noise that followed. He remembers looking at his wife again, the ghost of a smile still lingering on her face as tears slowly blurred her vision.
Trying to distract his mind he looks around at the unfamiliar faces around the all too familiar room. A small girl, her feet not yet reaching the floor, rests her head against her father’s arm who nervously, and almost unknowingly, taps his feet on the marble floor as his eyes dart frantically around the room. Perhaps in any other scenario somebody would ask him to stop but everybody there is too caught up in their own worlds, everything else has become haze and static.
And now he waits there, the pure image of helplessness with his face in his hands and his ears desperate for any sound besides the suspiciously slow ticking of the clock. The sound of the elevator jerks him back to reality as he shoots out of his chair and stares expectantly at the doors that are hiding his wife. But when they open she’s not there and as he confusedly peers into the elevator, as though she’s simply hiding in a corner he couldn’t see, he becomes aware of the dejected doctor, and realization hits. Without a single word he falls onto the ground, as though he was nothing more than the black velvet cloth a magician throws into the air before disappearing.
1. Which of the following best describes the man’s anxiety and helplessness?| A．“The overwhelming brightness of the eggshell white walls, decorated with cheap benign scenes of artificial happiness seem to cage him in, but that’s the least of his worries.”(Para 1) |
| B．“A tidal wave of emotions wage war on each other in his mind as he collapses into a seat.”(Para 2) |
| C．“Perhaps in any other scenario somebody would ask him to stop but everybody there is too caught up in their own worlds, everything else has become haze and static.”(Para 4) |
| D．“But when they open she’s not there and as he confusedly peers into the elevator, as though she’s simply hiding in a corner he couldn’t see, he becomes aware of the dejected doctor, and realization hits.”(Para 5) |
| A．The man is waiting for his wife who is undergoing an operation. |
| B．People around the man all take no notice of the man. |
| C．The little girl’s father is thinking for himself without noticing her behavior. |
| D．The story ends up with a sad but moving scene. |
| A．In a waiting room. | B．In a dental clinic. | C．In an operation room. | D．In a haunted house. |
【推荐1】How to Succeed in Science
To succeed in science, you need a lot more than luck. In my view, you have to combine intelligence with a willingness not to follow conventions when they block your path forward. Thus, these have come to be my rules for success.
Take risks.
To make a huge success, a scientist has to be prepared to get into deep trouble. If you are going to make a huge jump in science, you will very likely be unqualified to succeed by definition.
Never do anything that bores you.
My experience in science is that someone is always telling you to do things, and then leave you alone.
It's very hard to succeed if you don't want to be with other scientists—you have to go to key meetings where you spot key facts that would have escaped you. And you have to chat with your competitors, even if you find them objectionable. So my final rule is:
| A．Avoid foolish people. |
| B．Meet challenges with great courage. |
| C．I'm not good enough to do well in something I dislike. |
| D．If you can't stand to be with your peers, get out of science. |
| E．Be sure you always have someone to save you from a deep mess. |
| F．Besides, you even have to be prepared to disbelieve your scientific heroes. |
| G．To put it another way, it's to go somewhere beyond your ability and come out on top. |
【推荐2】How Laughing at Yourself Makes You Attractive
Have you ever embarrassed yourself in public and got laughed at for it?
●Laughing at yourself means accepting who you really are. You may feel bad about yourself because of past misfortune. However, it’s normal to be imperfect. What’s important is that you should be honest with yourself about who you are.
●Laughing at yourself helps increase your confidence. When you are able to stay optimistic and laugh at yourself, you are likely to be more successful in life.
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Just remember that humans all make mistakes. So instead of blaming yourself, try to think of your mistakes in a positive way and accept yourself just as you are.
| A．Laughing at yourself makes you popular. |
| B．Accept yourself despite your imperfections. |
| C．You don’t need to take yourself seriously all the time. |
| D．Chances are that we all have these kinds of experiences. |
| E．Learn to laugh at yourself and you will be more attractive. |
| F．Laughing at yourself changes an ideal image of yourself. |
| G．This is because laughing at yourself contributes to your mental health. |
【推荐3】It’s good to make mistakes, and here is why.
First of all, mistakes are a clear sign that we are trying new things. It’s always good to try new things because when we are trying new things, we are growing. If we never try anything new, how can we improve? How can we expand? The simple answer is “We can’t”. Look around us. With very few exceptions, either everything you see in your physical world or every single detail of every single thing is the result of someone trying something new.
Another good thing about mistakes is this: When we are making mistakes, we are learning. Consider this --- Edison failed 10,000 times before he perfected the light bulb. When asked how it felt to fail that many times, he said that he had learned 10,000 things that didn’t work.
Finally, when we make a mistake, we are much closer to success. Why? Because when all is said and done, we will have tried some number of things before we succeeded. Every time we make a mistake, we eliminate one of those things and are one step closer.
But all this doesn’t mean that we should go through life without considering the consequences of a mistake. Quite the contrary, when we try something new, we have to be willing to set some reasonable limits so that in the event that it doesn’t work out the way we want it to, we will be in a position to try again. We all have limited resources --in the form of time and money -- so we shouldn’t blow them all on one approach to a problem. Realize that it probably won’t be perfect the first time and allocate these resources appropriately so we can learn, make corrections, and try it again. Only by accepting and using our mistakes in this way can we make significant advances in our lives.
There is an old saying that goes, “If you’re not making mistakes, you’re not trying hard enough.” So go forth and make mistakes. And learn. And grow. And prosper.
1. From the second paragraph, we can conclude that ________.| A．mistakes are unnecessary for development | B．mistakes let us see our own limits |
| C．it’s common for people to make mistakes | D．making mistakes is better than not trying |
| A．move forward | B．never fail | C．obtain nothing | D．be closer to mistakes |
| A．make up for | B．get rid of | C．avoid | D．solve |
| A．avoiding making the same mistakes | B．accepting the outcome willingly |
| C．making proper arrangements for our next try | D．reflecting on the consequences after each mistake |
| A．how to deal with mistakes | B．what benefits making mistakes brings |
| C．how to achieve success | D．how to make use of our mistakes |
| A．Never mind, I tried my best. | B．That’s all right. I’ll try again. |
| C．Great! Now I have learned something. | D．Look at this mess. Anyone would be upset. |
【推荐1】I was born a bookworm. I can’t remember a time when I didn’t read: It was almost like breathing to me. My fictional worlds took me to all the places I needed to go and I experienced everything indirectly.
My father was in the military service when I was a child, so we moved every two years, but we insisted on going to bookshops wherever we lived. He would take me to the nearest bookshop every Saturday morning and wait patiently while I browsed (随便看看)—after all, the choosing of a new book is something that cannot be rushed. And so started my lifelong love affair with bookshops.
One day I was thinking up the setting for How to Find Love in a tiny bookshop when a feeling of calm, contentment, and excitement came over me. It was a feeling of perfect happiness. That was my light bulb moment: My book would be set in a bookshop, and I could explore what books meant to each of my characters and how they had shaped their lives.
The book isn’t just about discovering romantic love. It’s about finding the love of books: something that can sustain you throughout your life, and provide escape, entertainment, education, comfortd and wonder. And, as I learned from my own father, it’s a love you can share with everyone. There is nothing more satisfying than sharing something you have read with someone else, knowing they will love it as much as you do.
But if we are to keep bookshops alive, we need to use them, and to encourage the next generation to make them a part of their life and view bookshops as a treat, a pleasure, an adventure, a gateway, so they become something we can’t live without. Thus my challenge to you, fellow readers, is to go to your local bookshops as often as possible and come out with something that might change your life.
1. Why did the author often move when he was a child?| A．Because her father loved travelling. |
| B．Because her father was in the army. |
| C．Because her parents divorced. |
| D．Because her parents wanted to find a better school for her. |
| A．Distant. | B．Casual. |
| C．Inseparable. | D．Cooperative. |
| A．A moment of relief. | B．A moment of peace. |
| C．A moment of sudden shock. | D．A moment of sudden inspiration. |
| A．How books affect people’s lives. | B．Romantic stories of the author’s parents. |
| C．How bookshops become popular. | D．Touching stories between father and daughter. |
| A．Purchase her books. | B．Go frequent book shopping. |
| C．Share books with others. | D．Sponsor local bookshops. |
【推荐2】On a Wednesday afternoon in the Eager Road of Oceola Township, Michigan, when a car showed no sign of movement at a stop sign, majority of the motorists honked wildly. Annoyed by the inconvenience the car was causing, the motorists simply drove around the car and left.
Fortunately, a 16-year-old motorist, Max Greenwood of Howell High had the heart to hop off his truck and find out what’s really going on. Because of his action, Max was able to inspire two other women to rush over the stopped car and help out the driver.
As it turned out, the driver of the stopped car was distressed. Initially, the three did not have a clue about the driver’s alarming situation. When the driver gathered enough strength to share what happened, Max and the two women quickly assisted him.
“He told the women he thought his blood sugar was low. He got progressively worse. One of the women gave him a Coke to help his sugar levels, but I could tell it wasn’t helping, so I called 911.” Max said.
Thanks to the quick thinking and actions of Max and the two women, help arrived within a few minutes and the driver was transported to a hospital. According to the first medical responders, the man was suffering from a type of medical episode that must be aided immediately.
It is horrible to think what could have happened if Max did not concern himself with the reason why the car was not moving and simply minded his own business. Max may just be a 16-year-old student in the eyes of some people. But for the man he has saved, he surely is a modern hero with a golden heart. May his story inspire us to share a bit of our time to help the people we cross paths with! In this day and age, when a lot of kids don’t think about anyone but themselves, he stepped up and it made a difference.
1. How did most motorists react to the stopped car?| A．They got off to find out what was up. | B．They waited impatiently for the driver. |
| C．They felt annoyed and bypassed the car. | D．They blamed the driver for the inconvenience. |
| A．He didn’t notice the traffic signals. | B．His car broke down at the crossing. |
| C．He was exhausted and fell asleep. | D．He was attacked by a sudden illness. |
| A．He is a hero worth admiring. | B．He is just a small child of honesty. |
| C．He is familiar with the driver. | D．He knows much about the first aid. |
| A．Love and devotion. | B．Selflessness and responsibility. |
| C．Bravery and generosity. | D．Warm-heart and profession. |
【推荐3】Since I graduated from high school, I’ve worked in the factories surrounding my hometown every summer. However, making the transition (转变) between school and full-time blue-collar work during the break never gets any easier. For a student like me who considers any class before noon to be uncivilized, getting to a factory by 6 o'clock each morning is a torture.
There’re few people as self-confident as a college student who has never been out in the real world. People of my age always seem to overestimate the value of their time and knowledge. In fact, all the classes did not prepare me for my battles with the machine I ran in the plant, which would jam whenever I absent-mindedly put in a part backward or upside down.
The most stressful thing about blue-collar life is knowing your job could disappear overnight. Issues like downsizing (裁员) and overseas relocation always seemed distant to me until my co-worker told me that the unit I was working in would shut down within six months and move to Mexico, where people would work for 60 cents an hour.
After working 12-hour shifts in a factory, the other options have become only too clear. When I’m back at the university, skipping classes and turning in lazy rewrites seem too irresponsible after seeing what I would be doing without school. All the advice and public-service announcements about the value of an education that used to sound stale (out of date) now ring true.
These lessons I’m learning, however valuable, are always tinged (带有) with a sense of guilt. Many people pass their lives in the places I briefly work, spending 30 years where I spend only two months at a time. “The job pays well, but it is very hard,” said one co-worker. “Study hard and keep reading,” she added.
My experiences in the factories have inspired me to make the most of my college years before I enter the real world for good.
1. The underlined word “torture” in Paragraph 1 most probably means__________.| A．Misery | B．Fortune | C．Anxiety | D．Acceptance |
| A．They expect too much from the real world. |
| B．They think too highly of themselves. |
| C．They have little interest in blue-collar life. |
| D．They are confident of their future. |
| A．They do not get good pay. |
| B．They have to work 12-hour shifts. |
| C．They do not have job security. |
| D．They have to move from place to place. |
| A．He learned to be more practical. |
| B．He came to respect blue-collar workers. |
| C．He acquired a sense of urgency. |
| D．He came to appreciate his college education. |
【推荐1】People climbing Mount Everest are two times as likely to reach the top and less likely to die on the climb than 20 years ago, a new study finds. Everest, high in the Himalayans, is the tallest mountain above sea level on Earth. It reaches 8,848 meters into the sky.
Between 2006 and 2019, around two thirds of climbers were successful in their attempt to reach the top. In the 15 years before that, only about one-third went all the way to the top.
The number of attempts to reach the top of Everest has risen sharply over the years, leading to a 300 percent increase in overcrowding. In 2019, 955 climbers tried to reach the mountaintop. Only 222 people did so in 2000.
The study noted that on a single day in May of last year, 396 climbers had gathered at the narrow path just below the top. The area, known as the “death zone,” is so narrow that only a small number of climbers can pass through, one directly behind another.
Nine climbers died on Everest in May 2019. It was the deadliest Everest climbing season since 2015 when an earthquake killed at least 18 people on the mountain.
A picture of climbers waiting their turn to go up and down through the death zone became famous as it was shared online. Yet researchers say the crowds were not the main reason for the deaths last year.
“Surprisingly crowding has no evident effect on success or death” of Everest climbers, the study said.
However, overcrowding does make the climb more dangerous.
“If crowding slows climbers (as is expected), this increases their exposure to the elements, which should increase risk of an accident or illness,” said Raymond B. Huey, lead writer of the report.
An unexpected storm, earthquake, or landslide could be disastrous, he told Reuters by email.
Climbers have expressed concern that was giving anyone willing to pay the government $11,000 permission to climb Everest. Nepal plans to change its policy to require climbers to use guides, and meet physical fitness and experience qualifications, said tourism department official Mira Acharya.
Nepal temporarily closed its mountains to climbers because of the coronavirus health crisis. Now they are open again. However, Acharya noted that flights into and within Nepal have not restarted.
More than 6,000 people have climbed Mount Everest since 1953, when New Zealander Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay became the first climbers known to reach the top. At least 311 climbers have died trying.
1. Supposing 900 people took part in the climbing Mount Everest between 1990 and 2005, how many of them reached the top?| A．300. | B．400. | C．500. | D．600 |
| A．Because it surprisingly leads to death for those climbers. |
| B．Because it stopped the climbers from reaching the top at the area called “death zone”. |
| C．Because it exposes climbers to increasing risk of an accident or illness. |
| D．Because it gets climbers stranded in “death zone” and unable to get further supplies. |
| A．More people want to experience the climbing to the top of Mount Everest. |
| B．A picture of climbers waiting to reach the top inspires more people to give it a try. |
| C．Nepal government gives climbers permission without restrictions. |
| D．More people want to climb the Mount Everest before Nepal takes restrictions. |
| A．Climbers are more likely to lose their lives before Reaching Top of Mount Everest. |
| B．More climbers need to be trained before climbing Mount Everest. |
| C．Enough experience in climbing mountains matters so much. |
| D．Climbers are twice as likely to reach top of Mount Everest than in Past. |
【推荐2】Marshall McLuhan used the term "global village” in his book Understanding Media to describe how mass media in particular the telegraph and radio, was making the world spatially smaller by allowing people from all comers of the globe access to the same information. In contemporary Limes the term “global village” most commonly refers to the internet, which takes it one step further: now people around the world can not only access the same information, they can also access each other, immediately. Seemingly worldwide electronic communication is bringing us all together under one global cultural umbrella” promoting mutual understanding and hopefully reducing conflict. Although it is attractive to believe this is the case, in fact the ease with which people can now connect electronically has only changed the ways in which people interact, not the basic form of those interactions. The world is no more a village than it ever was.
The term "village” brings to mind a community that has held together for mutual protection. Members of a village have a vested interest in the survival of other members: there is strength in numbers, and if your crops fail, chances are that your neighbor will help you until the next harvest. Since the introduction of the internet, the idea of a community no longer necessarily means everyone lives right next door to each other, but the basic idea of unity and mutual care remains. People who connect online do so because they are interested in similar things: they are somehow alike, just as people in real villages are often related through family or industry.
1. What does the underlined word "it” in Paragraph 1 refer to?| A．Telegraph. | B．Radio. | C．Media. | D．Internet. |
| A．Two. | B．Three. | C．Four. | D．Five. |
| A．Because their parents ask them to do so. | B．Because they are different from each other. |
| C．Because they are all fond of similar things. | D．Because they are interested in different things. |
| A．A news report. | B．A fiction book. |
| C．An ad website. | D．A science newspaper. |
【推荐3】The word “Kuitou” in Peking Opera is the technical term for various kinds of hats and headpieces worn by various characters in traditional Chinese opera. More than just meeting the requirements of acting, it also reveals an aspect of traditional Chinese culture.
In traditional Han Chinese culture, people believed that since, one’s whole body was a gift from one’s parents, it was important to avoid anything that might injure it, a principle that showed filial piety (孝道). Based on this ideology, males were required to let their hair grow long, and wearing hats became a rule of social etiquette in ancient times.
Since ancient Chinese society was divided into various social classes, people in each class wore different styles of clothes, but only the nobility were permitted to wear formal hats for adornment (装饰). People of lower classes could only wrap their head with a piece of cloth. Anyone under the age of 20 was also not allowed to wear formal hats and could only wear one after the performance of an official capping ceremony to mark their reaching of adulthood. As a result, various types of formal hats in ancient times, in addition to having value as a piece of personal adornment and social etiquette, also revealed the social classes of people and strict social divisions that existed between the nobility and common people.
In ancient times, people attached much importance to the kind of hat they wore. An old saying says, “A man of noble character would rather die than take off his hat.” The saying was based on the story of one of Confucius’s favorite students, Zi Lu, a man who was a brave warrior. Once while fighting in close hand-to-hand combat, his enemy opponent knocked off his hat. When he realized that his hat had been knocked off, Zi Lu placed down his weapon and said to the enemy soldier,” A nobleman can die, but my attire (服装) must be kept orderly.” But the moment he bent down to pick up his hat, the enemy soldier seized the opportunity and killed him. According to Zi Lu, his proper appearance, which included his hat, represented his dignity, and he would rather die than abandon his dignity. The formal hat culture of the Han Chinese continued up until the Ming Dynasty. Later after the Manchurians entered the Central Plains (满人入关), common people in society began to wear hats.
1. For Chinese males in the Han Dynasty, wearing headpieces or hats was .| A．a requirement of acting | B．a rule of social etiquette |
| C．a way to show filial piety | D．a representation of culture |
| A．the formal hat was a symbol of adulthood |
| B．headwear was nothing but a decoration |
| C．only noble people could afford to wear formal hats |
| D．there existed little distinction between social classes |
| A．how brave a person he was | B．how people valued their hats |
| C．how fierce an ancient war was | D．how people dealt with etiquette |
