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In ancient times, Chinese used plant leaves or bird feathers as a fan during the summer time. This was the earliest form of the fan. The first real fan was made back in the era of Yao and Shun period thousands of years ago. Since then, Chinese-made fans have become a vital part of Chinese art and culture. At the beginning, the fan functioned as a tool to generate a current of air in the hot weather. Now electric fans such as ceiling fans and other technological breakthroughs have taken the place.

Long ago, fans caught the attention of ancient Chinese artists by chance. Thereafter, a unique fan art gradually took shape in the history of Chinese culture. Fan art usually includes Chinese calligraphy, paintings, or poems on the sectors(扇区). Special skills are needed to write or paint on them.

Due to its history and partly because of its unique shape, Chinese would soon develop the tradition of using fans as ornaments(装饰品). Fans are made in different sizes and different colors to meet the needs of each request. Other Chinese ornaments, such as the Chinese knot, the green jade, and the Spring Festival picture, are often combined in each design.

The value of fans depends mainly on the materials used and the level of craftsmanship that is involved during the process. Feather, paper, jade, bamboo and silk have all been used as ideal materials to make fans. Ancient Chinese even made iron fans to serve as deadly weapons(武器)in Chinese martial arts. Fans made by famous craftsmen are often characterized by pretty designs and detailed workmanship, and thus become favorites of collectors. Fans with masterpiece fine art like calligraphy or paintings are even more valuable.

1. What is the first paragraph mainly about?
A.The origin of fans.B.The materials of fans.
C.The popularity of fans.D.The production of fans.
2. Why do Chinese use fans as ornaments?
A.They are made of valuable materials.
B.They reflect the beauty of Chinese culture.
C.They convey literature works on the sectors.
D.They are often combined with other ornaments.
3. Which of the following makes a fan favored by most collectors?
A.Its advanced function.B.Its complex character.
C.Its artistic handicraft.D.Its various applications.
4. What can we infer about the fan from the text?
A.Chinese send fans to their friends as gifts.
B.Chinese ornaments can meet different requests.
C.Traditional fans have lost their functional value.
D.The fan plays different roles with the change of time.

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【推荐1】In 2016, Luncz and her colleagues realized that Brazilian capuchins (卷尾猴) produced stone flakes (小薄片) from the rocks they used to pound (击打) food and dig without necessarily meaning to. It made the team wonder whether the artefacts (人工制品) really reflected any technical planning by those early humans.

Since then, Luncz and her colleagues have been studying tool use in long-tailed macaques (猕猴) on the islands of Phang Nga Bay in Thailand (泰国的攀牙湾). The team set up motion-activated cameras (动作感应摄像头) to study the behaviour of the wild macaques. During 100 hours of footage (镜头),the team witnessed monkeys accidentally creating flakes as they struck nuts between two stones and then leaving the broken stones to find new, whole stones.

This is almost exactly what the capuchins did in the earlier study. The team then compared 1119 stone flakes from the macaques’ nut-cracking sites with artefacts found at hominin (古人类) sites in Ethiopia, Kenya and Tanzania. The monkeys’ thin, flat, wide stone flakes—ranging from 1.3 to 7.9 centimetres in length—were “almost the same” with flakes that were associated with ancient humans up to 3.3 million years ago, says Tomos Proffitt, another member of the research team at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.

The findings could challenge the current understanding of early stone technology, says Proffitt. “I wouldn’t go so far as to say that all of the old material is not intentional,” he says. “But what our study shows is that we can’t be 100 per cent certain that every single flake in the early Stone Age archaeological record was intentionally made. There may be a component within that record that’s unintentional.”

1. What did Luncz and her colleagues realize in 2016?
A.Brazilian capuchins used the stone flakes to cook food.
B.Brazilian capuchins could make artefacts like humans.
C.Brazilian capuchins didn’t produce stone flakes from the rocks on purpose.
D.Brazilian capuchins were more capable of producing stone flakes than early humans.
2. What might capuchins do in the earlier study?
A.They kept the broken stones for future use.
B.They created flakes when they searched for food.
C.They were desperate to find new, whole stones to make stone tools.
D.They accidentally created flakes as they struck nuts between two stones.
3. What did the team find out after they made the comparison in Paragraph 3?
A.The monkeys’ flakes were associated with ancient humans.
B.The flakes used by hominins were actually made by monkeys.
C.The monkeys’ stone flakes ranged from 1.3 to 7.9 centimetres in width.
D.The monkeys’ stone flakes were quite similar to those from early humans.
4. What do you know from the last paragraph?
A.All of the old stone material was unintentional.
B.We could be sure to say all the flakes were made out of purpose.
C.The findings confirmed the current understanding of early stone technology.
D.Some flakes in the early Stone Age archaeological record might be unintentional.
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Kicking stone balls

During the Qing Dynasty, kicking a stone ball around was a popular sport in the northern part of China, and it was often played in the winter to keep warm. Stones were carved into small balls and kicked along with feet.

Flying kites

Kites have quite a long history. The earliest kites were made of wood, instead of paper. Nowadays, the three most famous kites are the Beijing kite, Tianjin kite and Weifang kite.     2    . For example, the swallow-shaped kite is a well-known Beijing style.

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【推荐3】The Beijing Winter Olympics and Paralympics saw many excellent athletes compete on the ice and snow, prompting an enthusiasm for winter sports in China. In fact, the country has had a deep relationship with winter sports since ancient times, with skiing originating in the Altay prefecture of Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region.

In 2005, cave paintings of Altay people hunting on skis with poles were discovered, which archaeologists estimated could be more than 10,000 years old. Since then, Altay has been recognized by many as one of the birthplaces of skiing, according to Xinhua.

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Additionally, Alta’s dry climate has been a useful preserving agent, according to a 2016 research paper published by the Hebei Normal University.

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Unlike the modern skis we use nowadays, fur skis have been used as a means of transportation for the snowfield inhabitants of Altay for more than 100 centuries, according to rock carvings uncovered in the area.

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Fur ski competitions have been held annually by the local government. Many locals would display their maneuvers (高超的移动) at the competitions.

1. Which of the following is evidence that Altay is one of the birthplaces of skiing?
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2. What have fur skis been used for in Altay since ancient times?
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C.It helps them slide down smoothly.D.It helps them keep steady while sliding.
4. What does the article mainly talk about?
A.The origins of skiing in Altay.B.The ancient rock art found in Altay.
C.The development of skiing in China.D.The current popularity of skiing in Altay
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