The Double Third Festival is an ancient Chinese festival. It comes on the third day of the third lunar month. The day is said to be the birthday of the Yellow Emperor ( Huangdi ). He, along with the Yan Emperor ( Yandi ), is considered to be the ancestor of all Chinese people. The date was fixed after the Wei and Jin Dynasties.
In the Eastern Jin Dynasty, people often took a bath in the river on that day to wash away bad luck. Wang Xizhi wrote in his Lantingji Xu about how people took a bath and wrote poems while drinking from cups drifting along the river. In the Tang Dynasty, people enjoyed drinks and sightseeing. In the Ming and Qing Dynasties, people did activities like drifting cups, throwing stones, hiking and listening to music.
In modern times, it is mainly celebrated by the people in the southern parts of China. For the Zhuang people in Guangxi, it is a festival for young people to sing songs and find their true love. Bamboo dancing is another important activity for them. For the Li and Miao people in Hainan, it is a day for remembering ancestors. For the Han people, it is a time to go outside to enjoy flowers and cook eggs with jicai. The Han people believe the special eggs are good for their health.
1. The Double Third Festival falls on the third day of March every year.2. People in the Tang Dynasty celebrated the festival by taking a bath in the river.
3. The Double Third Festival is mainly celebrated in the southern parts of China nowadays.
4. In Hainan, the festival is a day for young people to sing songs and find their love.
5. This passage mainly talks about the Double Third Festival and how people celebrate it.
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“Humans can develop certain abilities we aren’t born with by practicing animals’ movements,” the traditional Chinese Wushu lovers believed in the past—and still do today.
Chinese Five-Animal Exercises, also known as Wuqinxi, are the first complete set of qigong exercises following the movements of animals: monkeys, deer, birds, bears and tigers. In the last years of Eastern Han Dynasty, they were created by one of the greatest doctors in Chinese history, Hua Tuo.
The Five-Animal Exercises are well-designed to help blood circulation (循环), and let the energy go smoothly in the body so as to improve the health.
“The bear movements are good for the stomach. The tiger movements can reduce the pain in the back. The deer movements help reduce the fat around the waist (腰). The bird movements can help keep our knees healthy and the monkey movements can be good for the heart,” said Hua Yi, the 59th inheritor (继承人) of Wuqinxi.
For those new learners, the first few exercises might not go well. You may find it hard to focus (集中注意力), wear comfortable clothes, keep peaceful in your mind, try to move slowly… little by little, you’ll feel more and more harmonious with nature. You may even feel you become a tiger or a deer, walking in the forest freely.
These exercises need no tools and they are easy to learn. You can search online for the videos and practice them at any time when you feel like relaxing your body and mind. Because it’s fun to practice and good for health, Five-Animal Exercises are becoming more and more popular in recent years, not only in China, but also in many other places of the world.
1. When were the Five-Animal Exercises created in Chinese history?| A．Eastern Han Dynasty. | B．Ming Dynasty. | C．Qing Dynasty. |
| A．To protect wild animals. | B．To improve the health. | C．To play as a group game. |
| A．the bear movements | B．the deer movements | C．the tiger movements |
| A．They may find it hard to focus. |
| B．They’ll feel harmonious with nature. |
| C．They may feel they become tigers or deer, walking in the forest freely. |
| A．These exercises need no tools and they are easy to learn. |
| B．Five-Animal Exercises are becoming more and more popular only in China. |
| C．One can learn Wuqinxi through the Internet at any time. |
Have you ever seen lions dancing in the streets? The lions dance to the beat of a drum. Of course, they are not real lions. They are dancers in lion costumes. Lion dancing first started in China centuries ago. It is meant to bring good luck in the coming year.
Usually, a lion is made up of two dancers. One dancer controls the head. The other controls the tail.
“I think of it as a sport,” says Anthony Huang, aged 16. He is a member of the New York Chinese Freemasons Athletic Club. Anthony performs as the lion’s head. It can weigh 20 pounds. Lion dancing is important to Anthony. “This tradition really lifts me up,” he says.
In the past, lion dancing was performed mostly by men. But it is different today. Lion Dance Me is a lion dancing group in San Francisco, California. There are boys and girls on its team. They dance together.
“Anyone can take up lion dancing. You have to believe that you can do it, “says Ananda Tang-Lee, a 17-year-old girl.
Lion dancing will continue to evolve. But a team’s sense of community will never change. “We call it a family,” Ananda says. “It’s really great, because we always have each other’s backs.”
1. Why do people perform lion dancing?| A．To sell lion-dancing costumes. |
| B．To wish for a lucky new year. |
| C．To protect the lions in the wild. |
| D．To show skills of playing the drum. |
| A．The lion’s head. | B．The lion’s tail. |
| C．The drummer. | D．The dresser. |
| A．延期 | B．模仿 | C．举办 | D．演变 |
| A．They bring happiness to the family. |
| B．They call lion dancing a family game. |
| C．They live together in a big family. |
| D．They support each other like a family. |
| A．Jobs. | B．Education. | C．Culture. | D．Science. |
【推荐3】The year of the Dragon begins on February 10, 2024. The Dragon is the fifth sign of the Chinese Zodiac (生肖). Dragons are not real animals. Chinese dragons can fly in the sky or swim in the sea. In stories, dragons rule over water, rainfall, wind and flood.
The Chinese dragon is a symbol of strength and good luck. The emperors of ancient China loved dragons. Their clothes were covered with pictures of yellow dragons. The dragon is very important in Chinese culture. We Chinese people are proud to call ourselves “the descendants (传人) of the dragon”. A number of Chinese sayings refer to dragons. For example, “Hoping one’s child will become a dragon”, which means hoping he or she will be successful.
Unlike in China, dragons are seen differently in Western countries. Western dragons often look like dinosaurs. They breathe fire and catch people. It is a common fairy tale about a man who becomes a hero after killing a dragon and saving a princess. In the English movie How to Train Your Dragon (《驯龙记》), a little boy becomes much braver by killing some bad dragons. In one of the Harry Potter stories, Harry Potter has to fight against a scary dragon and get back the golden egg from its nest.
Because of this, some Chinese experts have suggested changing the English word “Dragon” into its pinyin “Long”. They believe the name “Dragon” makes Western people think badly about China. But some don’t agree. They think Chinese people can look after their own culture. Many Western people already know the differences between Chinese dragons and Western ones.
1. Which power of dragons is NOT mentioned in Chinese stories?| A．They can fly in the sky. | B．They can swim in the sea. |
| C．They can rule water and wind. | D．They can catch and eat people. |
| A．There are many Chinese sayings about dragons. |
| B．The Dragon is the first sign of the Chinese Zodiac. |
| C．Harry Potter becomes much braver by killing some bad dragons. |
| D．Emperors in China liked wearing clothes with red dragon pictures. |
| A．Because Chinese are proud of their own pinyin. |
| B．Because dragon makes Western people think highly of China. |
| C．Because Western people know nothing about Chinese culture. |
| D．Because “Dragon” in Western countries doesn’t carry the same cultural meanings as in China. |
【推荐1】Every living thing needs to reproduce. Reproducing means creating more members of your group. In order for plants to reproduce, they have to spread their seeds (种子) to other areas. Plants have developed all kinds of ways to do this.
The simplest way is gravity. Many seeds are inside of fruit. When a piece of fruit gets too heavy, it falls from a tree to the ground. Sometimes animals will pick up the fruit and drop it in another area. That helps move the seed even farther away. Apples spread this way.
Other plants use wind to spread their seeds. Dandelions are a good example of this. Dandelion seeds are so light that when wind blows, it carries dandelion seeds to new places. Maple (枫树) seeds also use wind. Their seeds are connected with long, thin leaves that look like wings. When the seed falls from the tree, its “wings” help it fly farther from the tree.
Some animals help plants spread their seeds. The animals eat the seeds. While the seed is in the animal’s body, it stays whole. When the seed leaves the animal, it’s in a new place.
Ants also help spread seeds. Some seeds have a special smell that attracts ants. The ants bring the seeds back to their home, which of course is underground. They only eat part of the seed. They leave the rest of the seed underground. After that, the seed can start growing.
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1. What does the word “gravity” mean in the second paragraph？
| A．The action that makes animals drop seeds. |
| B．The help that moves seeds even farther away. |
| C．The need that comes from animals and plants. |
| D．The force that causes fruit to fall to the ground. |
| A．They use ants. | B．They use wind. |
| C．They use smells. | D．They use animals. |
a. They only eat part of the seed.
b. They help seeds fall from the tree.
c. They carry seeds to the underground home.
d. They pick up the fruit and move it far away.
e. They leave the rest of the seed underground.
| A．b, d, e | B．a, b, d | C．a, c, e | D．b, c, d |
| A．Nature. | B．Culture. | C．Education. | D．Technology. |
| A．How Plants Spread Seeds? | B．Why Animals Pick Up Seeds? |
| C．How Wind Helps Seeds Spread? | D．Why Seeds Have a Special Trip? |
【推荐2】Going to a new school can be difficult, but this passage(文章) will help you at the beginning. Here is something to help you to fit in with(与……相处融洽) your teachers and classmates.
First, take a day to enjoy your school. Ask for a school map. A good school handbook can also help you. But to make it easy, ask the people near you to find the right place. Be nice to everyone, because they might just be your next teacher or friend.
Second, get to know your teachers and pay attention in class. Teachers always pay attention to new students. Talk to them and find out more about them. You need to make friends. Talk to different people.
Third, join a few clubs or sports teams and make more friends in this way.
Last, be yourself and be polite. Don’t worry too much about what people think of you. Be true and be nice to everyone, no matter(无论) how unfriendly they may be at first. Don’t tell lies.
Work hard to fit in while still being yourself. The first few weeks are always hard, but you’ll soon get used to it.
1. How can you find places easily in your new school?| A．By looking at a map. | B．By asking people for help. |
| C．By reading a handbook. | D．By walking around the school. |
| A．2. | B．3. | C．4. | D．5. |
| A．笑话 | B．脏话 | C．实话 | D．谎话 |
| A．parents | B．students | C．friends | D．teachers |
| A．How to fit in with people at a new school? | B．How to make friends at a new school? |
| C．How to introduce（介绍）your new school? | D．How to be yourself at a new school? |
【推荐3】When you are learning English, listening, speaking and writing are important, but reading can also be very helpful. When you read, you can not only learn some new words, but also learn how to use these English words. When you read, it gives you a good example for writing.
Good reading tips:
Try to read at the right level (水平). Read something that you can (more or less) understand. If you need to stop every three words to use a dictionary, it is not interesting.
Try to increase (增加) the number of your new words. If there are four or five new words on a page, write them in your notebook. But you don’t have to write them while you read. Instead, try to guess their meanings as you read: mark (标记) them with a pen. Then come back when you have finished reading to look them up in a dictionary and write them in your own vocabulary (词汇) book. Then try to remember them.
Try to read regularly. For example, read for a short time once a day. Fifteen minutes every day is better than two hours every Sunday. Fix (固定) a time to read and keep to it. You could read for fifteen minutes when you go to bed, or when you get up or at lunchtime.
Read what interests you. Choose a book or a magazine about a subject that you like, because you are going to spend time and money reading it. So, choose an interesting book. You can also read newspapers. There are many English newspapers in China. For example, 21st Century Teens. It is easy enough for you to understand. There is something interesting in it.
1. Which of the following sentences is right?| A．Reading a lot can help you write better. |
| B．When you read, you can only learn some new words. |
| C．It is interesting for you to stop every three words to use a dictionary. |
| D．Try to read something that you can’t understand to make your English better. |
| A．give up reading | B．guess the meanings at first |
| C．write them down at once | D．look them up in a dictionary at once |
| A．it’s enough for you to read 21st Century Teens |
| B．only read a magazine about a subject that you like |
| C．you should read something that you like for a short time once a day at least |
| D．reading English for two hours every Sunday is much better |
| A．what to read | B．reading is very helpful |
| C．when to read | D．how to make reading better |
【推荐1】Please Take my Children to Work Day (PTCW Day) first began as holiday for hark-working and tired stay-at-home mother to take a day off. Now, this day is fit for my parent. It was created in 2003 and is celebrated each year on June 25, but it isn’t a public holiday. It encourages friends and family to take care of the children so that the stay-at-home parent can have some time to relax.
Kamehameha Day is held on June 11 each year. Kamehameha the Great was the monarch(君主) of Hawaii. He is famous and respected for establishing(建立) the Kingdom of Hawaii in 1810. Kamehameha Day is a public holiday in Hawaii, and it is a day off for people. Schools and most businesses are closed.
D-Day is celebrated in the U.S. to memorize the Normandy landings in France on June 6, 1944.On that day, American army and other Allied forces (盟军) fought hard and the World War II(WWII) in Europe was over soon. It is not a public holiday. Businesses have normal opening hours.
Flag Day is celebrated on June14 each year to honor the United States flag. On the same day, the United States Army celebrates its birthday. Although Flag Day is a great celebration across the country, it is not a public holiday.
1. If you are a stay-at-home parents, what can you do to relax on PTCW Day?| A．Take a day off. | B．Go to work earlier. |
| C．Look after children. | D．Do some housework. |
| A．PTCW Day. | B．Kamehameha Day. |
| C．D-Day. | D．Flag Day. |
| A．On June 6. | B．On June 11. | C．On June 14. | D．On June 25. |
| A．It is celebrated in France. | B．The WW II ended before 1944. |
| C．Businesses are closed for it. | D．The Normandy landing happened in 1944. |
| It was a really great trip.It was my first time to see so many animals.I even milked a cow.How interesting！I also picked some strawberries for my mother. —Cathy | |
| I will never go to the farm again.It's far away from the city center.And it's dirty.Our teacher asked us to pick vegetables，but I didn't do it.It was really hard work. —Ben | |
| The farm is beautiful.You can find it in my photos.And the farmers are friendly.They cooked delicious food for us.I'd like to go to the farm with my parents next time. —Eddie | |
| A．riding a horse | B．milking a cow |
| C．picking strawberries | D．taking photos |
| A．busy | B．dirty |
| C．old | D．hot |
| A．cheap fruit | B．lovely animals |
| C．beautiful flowers | D．delicious food |
| A．Eddie | B．Cathy |
| C．Ben | D．The teacher |
| A．All the students love the trip. |
| B．The weather was fine last Friday. |
| C．The farmers are nice. |
| D．The farm is very small. |
【推荐3】Captain (船长) Nemo invited me and my friends to go hunting with him in the forests of Crespo Island. I asked him why he was so interested in Crespo Island. “I thought you preferred the sea to being on land.”
“I do,” replied the captain. “But these forests are under the sea.”
After going through a door, we were about ten meters under the water. The light from the sun reached us. Everything looked very colourful. We were going deeper and deeper. At 100 meters deep, we could see quite well, and Captain Nemo stopped and pointed to some dark shapes. This was the forest. The “trees” in the forest were giant seaweed, and all their “branches” were vertical (垂直的). We could not stop looking at them. Fish swam around the branches like birds in a forest.
Suddenly, I saw a large sea spider about a meter tall. It was going to attack me. Captain Nemo’s man killed it with his gun, but it reminded me that the sea could be as dangerous as it was beautiful. When we reached 150 meters, it was dark. The sun’s light could not reach this depth (深度). We turned our lights. We could see about 20 meters around us. Finally, we found Crespo Island—where a steep rock wall rose in front of us.
We could go no further, so we walked back toward the Nautilus. Suddenly, Captain Nemo stopped and shot an animal with his gun, it was a beautiful and rare sea otter. At last, we could see the Nautilus. Several large sharks swam over us. Luckily they didn’t see us. We re-entered the Nautilus safely. I was tired but amazed by what I had seen.
1. What do “dark shapes” in Paragraph 3 refer to (指的是)?| A．Trees | B．Seaweed | C．Rocks | D．Fish |
| A．10 | B．20 | C．100 | D．150 |
①Captain Nemo’s man killed a sea spider.
②The men returned to the Nautilus.
③The men went to the forest.
④Captain Nemo invited us to go hunting.
⑤Captain Nemo shot an otter.
| A．④①③⑤② | B．③④②⑤① | C．④③①⑤② | D．③④①⑤② |
| A．A Visit to a Sea Forest | B．Death Under the Sea |
| C．Captain Nemo and the Nautilus | D．Attacked by Giant Spider |
I'm sure you all know how important recycling is. Recycling is that you take old things and turn them into new things. It sounds like magic. But it's actually very scientific.
Material | The first thing you have to do is to collect items(物品) that can be recycled. Only certain materials can be recycled. These include things made out of paper, metal, glass and plastic. |
Daily things | Can you think of everyday items made of these materials? Soda cans are good example. They are made out of metal. Magazines and newspaper are made out of paper. So are milk boxes. Some bottles of juice are made out of glass. Bags and yogurt containers are made out of plastic. There are many things that can be recycled. |
Loop(循环) | These things are usually stamped with the recycling loop. It has 3 arrows that go in a triangular(三角形)circle. This shows that cycle(循环)continues. Items are thrown away but continue their lives as something else. |
Process(过程) | Let's go back to the process of recycling. ①The items are put in a recycling bin. ②A truck carries the items to a recycling plant. ③The materials are separated and squashed (被压扁成)into square cubes. ④Companies buy and turn them into new products. |
1. What is "recycling" according to the passage?
| A．It's a scientific research. |
| B．It's a way of burning old things. |
| C．It's a way to make old things useful. |
| A．Rubber. | B．Glass. | C．Plastic. |
| A．soda cans | B．magazines | C．all bottles |
| A．have some valuable stamps | B．are recycled and reused | C．are in a triangle circle |
| A．recyclable materials | B．recyclable daily things | C．recycling in a scientific way |
But a new camera made by a French company can recognize (辨别出) faces. It can tell parents at work that their children have returned from school, or that the mail has been sent to their home. It can also tell them if a stranger has entered their home. When family members enter a home, the smart camera “recognizes” them and sends information to the owner’s phone. The owner can choose to see the video then or later. But if an unknown person enters a home, the camera will send a warning sound on the owner’s phone.
This is what happened recently to a smart home camera owner named Damien. He lives in Paris.
“On a Friday I was at work, having a big monthly meeting when my phone moved. At first I told myself ‘Oh, it must be a wrong warn,’ but my phone was telling me there was a face that the camera did not recognize. Something was happening in my house!”
“I saw a person I did not know with his shoes on, which is not allowed in my apartment (公寓). I watched it on the video. I felt quite surprised. I hurried back home as fast as possible and called the police on the way. Thanks to the smart camera, the criminal was caught soon,” said Damien.
1. The new smart camera is different from the ones in many homes because it can _________.
| A．protect the owner | B．help a school child |
| C．recognize faces | D．call the police |
| A．wear shoes | B．watch videos |
| C．have cameras | D．send mails |
(1="Para." (自然段)1 2 =" Para." 2 3 =" Para." 3 4 =" Para." 4 5 =" Para." 5)
| A．①;②③;④⑤ | B．①;②;③④⑤ |
| C．①②③;④;⑤ | D．①②;③④;⑤ |
| A．Catching Criminals in a Better Way |
| B．Strange Video Faces |
| C．Warning Sound on the Phone |
| D．Smart Home Cameras |
The famous basketball legend(传奇) Kobe Bryant, died at around 10 in the morning, Jan. 26th local time in a helicopter(直升机) crash in Calabasas, California at age 41 and 157 days.
Nine people died in the crash, including the pilot and Bryant's 13-year-old daughter Gianna. No one survived the crash.
Bryant and his daughter were expected at the Mamba Sports Academy in Thousand Oaks for a basketball game. Gianna was expected to play in the game and Bryant was expected to coach.
Bryant played for 20 years with the Los Angeles Lakers and is considered one of the best basketball players of all time. He won five NBA championships, was an 18-time All-Star and is fourth on the NBA’s all-time scoring list.
Many basketball fans couldn’t believe his death at first. Only after the Lakers team announced the news on a social media, the fans finally accepted the truth with tears and sadness. Many people worried about how Kobe’s family would react(反应) when they heard the heart-breaking news. Not only in the U.S., but also in China, people felt shocked at the terrible news. To many Chinese people, Bryant was such a great inspiration that encouraged them to chase their own dreams. He fell in love with basketball when he was very young and since then, he kept training hard to realize his basketball dream. He was so energetic and self-disciplined(自律的) that people found strength from him. He was always challenging himself throughout his life. Bryant was also a good friend who just made a video to wish all Chinese friends a happy new year.
People like Bryant not only because he was skillful in playing basketball, but also because his attitude and spirit. Although he passed away, his spirit will stay alive to encourage people who love him to face the difficulties they may have. Wish him rest in peace and keep playing basketball in heaven.
1. When did Kobe born？| A．In 1977. | B．In 1978. | C．In 1979. |
| A．He was expected to play a basketball game. |
| B．He was expected to meet his daughter at Mamba Sports Academy. |
| C．He was expected to be the coach in a basketball game. |
| A．Four NBA championships. | B．18-time All-Star. |
| C．Fourth on the NBA’s all-time scoring list. | |
| A．many basketball fans believed the news at first. |
| B．neither Chinese fans nor American fans felt sad about Kobe’s death. |
| C．the spirit of Kobe encourages people to fight for their own dreams. |
| A．Kobe’s death and people’s reactions. |
| B．Kobe’s spirit and his achievements. |
| C．People’s love for Kobe Bryant. |
