Ancient Chinese folk painting and many other art styles have been passed down from generation to generation, and are still practiced in different parts of China. Here’s a look at four unique Chinese folk art forms.
Chinese Opera is the traditional form of Chinese drama. According to incomplete statistics, in China’s various ethnic regions there are about more than 360 kinds of operas. The most famous ones include Peking Opera, Kunqu Opera, Yueju Opera, Yuju Opera, Sichuan Opera, Fujian Opera, Hebei opera, Huangmei Opera and so on, in total more than 50, among which Peking Opera is the most popular in China.
Shadow Play dates back to Western Han Dynasty in Shaanxi more than 1000 years ago. The moving figures, usually carved out from leather, are operated by folk artists, accompanied by music and singing. It is the world’s first dubbed (配音的) motion picture art form, thus considered the “ancestor” of modern film. Today this art form is still popular in northern China.
Paper-cutting is one of the most popular traditional decorative arts in China with a long history. Paper-cutting can be seen across China and it has even developed into different local genres (流派). They are usually used to decorate gates and windows during festivals.
The Kite was invented by Chinese people. According to legend the earliest kite in China was a wooden bird by Mo Di in the Eastern Zhou dynasty. Later his student Lu Ban improved the tech and used bamboo as material to make a kite. Today, various kite-flying activities can be found in different regions of China. Shandong Weifang Kite Festival is held every year and attracts lots of kite lovers and travelers.
1. Which Chinese Opera is the most popular in China?| A．Peking Opera. | B．Kunqu Opera. |
| C．Yueju Opera. | D．Yuju Opera. |
| A．It has a history of more than 1000 years. |
| B．It was operated by ancient folk artists. |
| C．It is accompanied by music and dances on the stage. |
| D．It is the world’s first dubbed motion picture art form. |
| A．Different local genres. | B．Traditional decorative pictures. |
| C．Paper-cutting art works. | D．Popular Chinese handwriting. |
| A．Paper. | B．Wood. |
| C．Bamboo. | D．Leather. |
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【推荐1】As one of the world’s most popular cultural mediums, cinema got the most attention at the Taihu World Cultural Forum, an annual event that aims to improve cultural exchanges. It is reported that the box office (票房) takings in China have been growing at an impressive rate in the past five years, which indicates that China, the world’s second-largest movie market, is closing the gap with the United States, the world’s top cinema market.
Cao Yin, director of the program center at China Movie Channel, said that China has the most cinema screens of any country, and the number is increasing steadily. Saying that China has signed coproduction agreements with more than 20 countries, Cao added it has deepened cinematic exchanges between Chinese filmmakers and their foreign counterparts (同行)．
Hong Kong director Stanley Tong said that with the country’s huge home market he believes foreign filmmakers will increasingly seek cooperation with China.“International coproduction will become an important platform to send Chinese stories overseas and give us a broader vision of creation, ” Tong said.
Recently, over 80 percent of the world’s top 100 highest box-office titles have been action films. Tong said the action film, in which plots are basically secondary to dazzling stunts (特技), is one of the easiest ways to appeal to foreign audiences. But it has been a decades-long struggle for Chinese filmmakers to sell their stories overseas.When asked what kinds of Chinese films would have the most global appeal, Yan Zhaozhu, chairman of the Taihu World Cultural Forum, said stories that address universal issues, such as environmental protection and climate change, are perhaps the best options.
1. What is the purpose of the Taihu World Cultural Forum?| A．To strengthen cultural exchanges. |
| B．To build more cinemas in China. |
| C．To attract more tourists to Taihu. |
| D．To absorb more international investment. |
| A．Chinese box office takings have already overtaken the United States so far. |
| B．The screens of Chinese cinemas will be world-leading in the future. |
| C．China has signed the most coproduction agreements with other countries. |
| D．There will be more and more cooperation between Chinese filmmakers and those in other countries. |
| A．Reasonable. | B．Disappointing. |
| C．Challenging. | D．Confusing. |
| A．The Box Office with an Unclear Future |
| B．China: the Second Biggest Movie Market |
| C．Cinema: the Leading Cultural Position |
| D．Chinese Filmmakers Facing the Severe Competition Situation |
【推荐2】TYSON FROM Al features, Ms. Tyson was known for representing women of great poise struggling under great pressure.
Her life had been strewn with obstacles and marked by periods of tumult (骚乱): a childhood of desperate poverty, a deeply religious mother who considered her daughter’s career choice “immoral,” and a stormy celebrity marriage to jazz trumpeter Miles Davis in the 1980s. Also looming over her career were the persistent limitations in an entertainment industry that cast Black women in disgraceful roles as prostitutes, drug addicts and housemaids.
Ms. Tyson said she refused many such roles offered to her, making a serious promise to accept only parts of “strength, pride and dignity.” Because of her uncompromising selectivity, she was out of work for months and sometimes years at a stretch, even after her breakthrough, Oscar-nominated performance as a sharecropper ‘s(佃农) wife in “Sounder’(1972), a drama set in the Depression-era South.
“I wait for roles—first, to be written for a woman, then, to be written for a black woman,” she told the Entertainment News Service in 1997. “And then I have the bravery to be selective about the kinds of roles I play. I’ve really got three strikes against me. So, aren’t you amazed I’m still here?”
At 89, she capped her career with a Tony Award for her performance as a spirited widow in “The Trip to Bountiful,” a 2013 Broadway revival of the Horton Foote drama. She returned to Broadway in 2015 opposite James Earl Jones in a revival of “The Gin Game,” D.L. Coburn’s two-character play set in a nursing home. That same year, she was a Kennedy Center honoree, receiving the award for a lifetime of powerful performances in roles that shattered boundaries for African American women. The next year, President Barack Obama awarded her the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor.
1. The underlined word strewn in the second paragraph is probably closest to ________.| A．covered | B．decorated | C．associated | D．equipped |
| A．She is easy-going | B．She is serious |
| C．She is mean | D．She is honest |
| A．There’re three factors which make it difficult or impossible for Ms. Tyson to be mature. |
| B．There’re three factors which make it difficult or impossible for Ms. Tyson to be alive. |
| C．There’re three factors which make it difficult or impossible for Ms. Tyson to selective. |
| D．There’re three factors which make it difficult or impossible for Ms. Tyson to be successful. |
| A．Sounder won Tyson the nation’s highest civilian honor in 1972. |
| B．Her great achievements won Tyson the nation’s highest civilian honor in 2016. |
| C．The Gin Game won Tyson the nation’s highest civilian honor in 1997. |
| D．The Trip to Bountiful won Tyson the nation’s highest civilian honor in 2015. |
Dangal (2016)
Type: Action Runtime: 2 hrs 41mins Director: Nitesh Tiwari Cast: Aamir Khan, Sakshi Tanwar, Fatima Sana Shaikh, Sanya Malhotra Opening Day: 5 May 2017 Synopsis(概要): The biographic story of Mahavir Singh Phogat, an Indian wrestler, who had to give up his dreams of winning gold for the Nation but taught wrestling to his daughters Babita Kumari and Geeta Phogat, facing all odds, realizing their potential. Movie Rating: 8.4★ | WOLF WARRIOR II (2017)
Type: Action/Thriller Runtime: 2 hrs 4 mins Director: Wu Jing Cast: Wu Jing, Frank Grillo, Celina Jade, Zhang Han Opening Day: 28 July 2017 Synopsis: Leng Feng (Wu Jing) was experiencing the lowest point of his life at the vast ocean near Africa. Depressed, he thought he would rather drift for his whole life. An unexpected accident ruins his plan, and he is forcefully brought into an African civil war. Movie Rating: 6.2★ |
Coco (2017)
Type: Cartoon/Adventure Runtime: 1 hr 49 mins Director: Lee Unkrich Cast: Anthony Gonzalez, Gael García Bernal, Benjamin Bratt, Alanna Ubach Opening Day: 24 November 2017 Synopsis: Aspiring musician Miguel, faced with his family’s ancestral ban on music, enters the Land of the Dead to find his great-great-grandfather, a legendary singer. Movie Rating:8.5 ★ | OPERATION RED SEA (2018)
Type: Action/Thriller Runtime: 2 hrs 18 mins[ Director: Dante Lam Cast: Zhang Yi, Huang Jingyu, Hai Qing, Du Jiang Opening Day: 15 February 2018 Synopsis: PLA Navy Marine Corps launch a hostage(人质) rescue operation in Ihwea and undergo a fierce battle with rebellions and terrorism. Movie Rating:7.3 ★ |
1. Which is a biography movie?
| A．Dangal (2016) |
| B．WOLF WARRIOR II (2017) |
| C．Coco (2017) |
| D．OPERATION RED SEA (2018) |
| A．Aamir Khan | B．Wu Jing |
| C．Anthony Gonzalez | D．Zhang Yi |
| A．It runs the longest time. |
| B．It is rated the lowest. |
| C．It is an action movie. |
| D．It is shown during Thanksgiving Day. |
College is a time for new and exciting experiences as well as a time to explore diverse and innovative(创新的)ideas. What could be better than traveling to China to learn about their ideas, history, and culture? I believe studying abroad is something that every college student should do to help to expand his or her horizons, and to appreciate everything the world has to offer. I spent the first eight of my early years living abroad in two countries. From this rich period of growth, I acquired an identity as a global citizen, and the skills to independently navigate life in a foreign culture. It seems appropriate to support my next jump in life with an abroad experience that will show the directions in which I have grown since my early years, as well as provide a unique context for exploring the limits of my education.
Here is an undeniable advantage to living and studying in China; to be submersed in (投入)the Chinese life is the only way to fully understand and learn about how the country impacts and is impacted by the rest of the world. Not only am I learning about China, but I have also come to appreciate other countries in the world from a different point of view. Being in China has given me the change to learn in a different environment, and I do not think there is any better way to learn the culture than to actually be there. I have a very strong admiration for the Chinese language, people, and culture. I will continue to apply my newfound knowledge to my entire life and the way I look at the world around me.
1. What does the author say about studying abroad?
| A．College can be barrier to study abroad |
| B．Studying abroad can replace the college education |
| C．Not every college student suits for studying abroad |
| D．Studying abroad can enrich the experiences of living abroad |
| A．Skills to live independently |
| B．All nationalities of the world |
| C．Growing to be a strong person |
| D．Unlimited education chances |
| A．Learn foreign cultures locally |
| B．When in Rome, do as the Romans do |
| C．Appreciate cultures from different point of views |
| D．Try to impact foreign cultures with their own ones |
Rings are typically exchanged by couples during their wedding to represent commitment （承诺）to each other．Does it matter if husbands don’t wear a wedding ring?
Prince William’s father wears one, his grandfather doesn’t and their decisions weren’t seen as strange．But reactions to Prince William’s decision show that wedding rings for husbands are now the norm．One young man, who spoke to the BBC, thinks William is setting a bad example, saying: "I think it’s disgraceful （不光彩的）．It’s a tradition．You have to wear a ring really．And for someone of the royal family to do that, it’s not right．"
Broadly speaking, modern husbands tend to wear their wedding rings as a symbol of loyalty and faithfulness．So not wearing one can seem unusual or even dishonest to some, although men haven’t always worn them．
The wearing of wedding rings has been the done thing for centuries among wives but only became common practice among husbands during World War II．Men fighting overseas usually wore them as a reminder of wives and families back home．
Wearing rings is a safety issue（问题） for men in certain manual jobs．But how does William explain his decision? A royal officer has said he "isn’t one for jewelry"．
1. According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE?
| A．There is going to be a royal exhibition of jewelry． |
| B．Wearing rings among husbands and wives is tradition at all times． |
| C．All the male members of British royalty don’t wear wedding rings． |
| D．Wearing rings is a safety guarantee for some manual jobs． |
| A．Subjective． | B．Objective． | C．Approving． | D．Disappointed． |
| A．Prince William is a person who doesn’t like wearing jewelry． |
| B．Prince William isn’t a person who is crazy about collecting jewelry． |
| C．Prince William considers jewelry penniless． |
| D．Prince William doesn’t wear a wedding ring for safety． |
| A．To Wear Wedding Rings or Not |
| B．Complaint about British Royal Disgraceful Behavior] |
| C．The History of Wearing Wedding Rings |
| D．No Ring for Wills |
【推荐3】My hometown is in a county (县) called Yongtai which is in Fuzhou of southern China.
Several days before the Chinese New Year, every family starts to prepare for the celebration. First of all, we do the spring-cleaning to welcome a new and clean year.
On the first day of the Chinese New Year, fathers will set off fireworks to “wake up the Chinese New Year”; mothers start to prepare a big breakfast.
On the first day just family members spend time together. From the second day on, every family will start to welcome the visitors and they can enjoy the get-together time, which is really nice.
| A．My favourite dishes are niangao and fish |
| B．Children will stay up late on New Year’s Eve |
| C．A fish dish is a necessity on the table every year |
| D．The next step is to prepare food for the New Year’s Eve dinner |
| E．After the spring-cleaning, every family starts to decorate their house |
| F．When the evening of New Year’s Eve comes, children will be very excited |
| G．Everyone should wake up by themselves and appear at the table in their new clothes |
