Ancient Embroidery in Danger
Embroidery(刺绣)is an important art form in Chinese culture. In the past, people embroidered on handkerchiefs, bed covers, tablecloths and dresses. Girls would embroider on a sachet(香囊) as a gift for their lovers. The most famous embroidery styles are Su embroidery from Suzhou, Shu embroidery from Sichuan, Xiang embroidery from Hunan and Yue embroidery from Guangdong.
Shu embroidery is the oldest of the four. It is known for its smooth needlework(针线) and beautiful colors. It dates back to the Han Dynasty. People sold it to other countries through the South Silk Road. It used to be a fashion item(时尚单品) in ancient Rome, according to China Daily.
Embroidery takes time and patience. It might take as long as a whole day to finish just 10 cm of embroidery. By the 1970s, Sichuan had as many as 5,000 embroiderers. But since modern machines can make cheaper embroidery products today, fewer people buy handmade Shu embroidery products. There are also very few young embroiderers, so the skill is in danger of dying out. To protect the skill, Shu embroidery was added to China’s intangible cultural heritage list(非物质文化遗产名录)in 2006.
Meng Dezhi has been making Shu embroidery for 40 years. She used to work at Chengdu Shu Embroidery Factory. But in 2005, the factory went broke(破产)and Meng lost her job.
Wanting to save the art, Meng decided to rent(租)her own place and teach Shu embroidery to others. It is not an easy job.
The work is hard and the pay is low. Not many people want to learn this skill. But Meng is trying to save it by teaching in different universities and communities. She believes that Shu embroidery stands for thousands of years of Sichuan culture and should be saved.
回答下面5个问题，每题答案不超过10个词。
1. 。How many types of embroideries are mentioned?
2. What is Shu embroidery famous for?
3. How do we know that it was popular in other countries?
4. When did Meng’s factory go broke?
5. How does Meng save Shu embroidery?
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Why does Wushu become popular around the world? That’s because people need some quick, powerful (有力量的) and relaxing sports because of COVID-19. Wushu is such a good sport for people to keep healthy.
There are many kinds of Chinese martial arts that both little kids and old people can do. Tai Chi, for example, can help people stay in health. “We need it in our life, especially (尤其) when we have to fight with COVID-19,” a Wushu teacher and player says. “In fact, we are very interested in Wushu.”
Beyzanur Karakaya, a 22-year-old young girl, is studying sports in a college in Turkey. She started learning Wushu ten years ago. She said she wanted to go to China to learn Wushu.
Wushu is also good for people’s minds. 13-year-old Fatma Ikra Ulukok was very shy before and she was afraid to talk with others. However, she becomes more ②____ after practicing Wushu. Ulukok also says that she likes the Chinese culture and would like to see it for herself in the future.
任务一：请根据短文内容，分别写出①、②处所缺单词。每空限填一词。
1. ①
任务二：阅读短文，从短文中找出与下面句子意思相近的句子。
2. If you want to have a good health, Wushu is right for you.
任务三：请把上文中划线的句子翻译成汉语。
3.
任务四：请根据短文内容回答下列问题。
4. Why do people do Taichi according to the passage?
5. What’s Ulukok plan?
【推荐2】Each different part of China has its own special forms of traditional art. These usually try to show things that are important in life, such as love, beauty and family.
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 | A Chinese knot（结）is usually made of thin rope. It can be in the shape of an animal, a flower or a Chinese character with a special meaning. Red ropes are used because red is a lucky color for Chinese people. Many Chinese knots have special meanings. People think that these knots can bring them happiness or good luck, so they carry the knots with them or put them up at home. |
2. Will paper cuttings bring people good luck?
3. How can people become excellent paper cutters?
4. What is a Chinese knot usually made of?
5. Why do people use red ropes to make Chinese knots?
People recently expressed great surprise at a map. It clearly shows the country’s historic sites and cultural relics (历史古迹和文物). The map was made by Wu Yungjie, who was born in the 1990s, CCTV News reported.
Wu is crazy about cultural relies and has a deep interest in history. When he was in college, he would often make use of his free time to travel around the country, exploring and recording the details of historic sites. In 2020, he started collecting information on cultural relies and making the map.
Wu spent a lot of time on research and carrying out on-site visits. Though faced with many difficulties, Wu has joy in “this job”.
So far, Wu has traveled to nearly 30 provinces (省) and cities across the country, visited over 2,000 cultural relic sites and more than 200 museums, and taken over 300,000 photos.
Now, the map he made has nearly 10,000 historical landmarks with different colors: Red signs (标记) show the cultural relic sites under state protection (国家保护) or the national-level museums, while green signs stand for the provincially protected historical sites.
The map is popular online, and a person posted, “I actually found the old tower (塔) around my house on the map!” However, in Wu’s eyes, the map is not perfect. It cannot be shared as an online map yet.
But Wu has been working on improving it. “If possible, I also want to record the cultural relics that have been lost overseas. They may not be able to return to their homeland right now, but the stories that they carry are what we need to know.”
1. What does the map show?2. When did Wu start to make the map?
3. What do green signs on the map stand for?
4. What do you think of the job Wu has done on the map? Why do you think so? (Please give two reasons.)
Only a few years ago, mobile phones were very large. They needed large batteries. They had to be powerful to send their signal to faraway places. This was because most cities had only one antenna tower(中继站) for mobile phones.
Today’s mobile phones are small and easy to use. Now most cities have a lot of antenna towers, not just one. This means that each mobile phone doesn’t have to send its signal far away, so they don’t need to be so powerful. Mobile phones today use small batteries. A large city, where lots of mobile phones are used, can have hundreds of towers.
We can use a mobile phone to do a lot of things, like calling your friends and family from almost anywhere, calling the police immediately if there is an accident, sending or receiving messages. Some modern mobile phones can be even used to play games, take photos, listen to music, watch TV, surf on the Internet and so on.
Sending short written messages is a popular way to use your mobile phone. Many people use short forms of words, so the messages are quick to write and read. Can you guess what these messages mean? RUOK? CUL8r! That’s EZ! That’s Gr8! Can I C U B4 3pm 2moro? Try to read them out. What do you hear?
1. By present we can’t _______with a mobile phone.| A．call our friends | B．surf on the Internet |
| C．do housework | D．play games |
3. What does the writer think of today’s mobile phones?
| A．They are small but very powerful. |
| B．They are very easy for us to use. |
| C．They are very useful but expensive. |
| D．They are big enough to send a signal. |
5. What is the article written for?
| A．To give us some common knowledge of the mobile phone. |
| B．To introduce what use the mobile phone has. |
| C．To tell us what short forms of words mean in written messages. |
| D．To show us in what way the mobile phone is expected to develop. |
【推荐2】A neighborhood party is a great way to have fun and get to know the people in your neighborhood.
Before you begin a party, first you need to decide where to have the party. The community center is a good place for a neighborhood party. If the weather is nice, many people like to have the party outside. You can have it in a park or on the street.
Next, ask your friends and neighbors to help. Let them help set up the party and do some cleaning after the party.
When the party begins, be sure to have lots of things to do. Many parties have activities for kids, such as face painting, so that they can have a good time. Most parties have food and drinks. The best parties are those where everyone brings something to share. That’s also the special part of a neighborhood party!
How to Have a Neighborhood Party | |
Before the party | Decide where to have the party. If the weather is nice, you are able to hold the party in a |
The next step | Ask your friends and |
| When the party begins | Be sure to have lots of things to do. Many parties have activities for kids so that they can enjoy |
| The best parties are those where everyone brings something there. It’s the | |
【推荐3】There are some apologetic terms (表示歉意的用语) in English. It seems that they mean the same thing. They almost do. However, what’s the difference between “Pardon?”, “I’m sorry”, “Excuse me” and “What?”.
Pardon?
Americans don’t really use “Pardon?”. If you do, they will probably joke that you’re trying to sound pretentious (炫耀的) or joke that you’re British.
I’m sorry.
We often use “I’m sorry” for past events. That’s to say, it is generally used to apologize for something you have already done. For example, if you step on someone’s foot on a crowded bus, you would say “I’m sorry” or “Sorry”.
Excuse me.
This is generally a term to ask permission (允许) for something. For example, you’re walking through a crowded space and someone is in your way. You would say “Excuse me” to ask him/her to move out of your way.
What?
Americans usually use it to ask someone to repeat himself/herself. If you want to be politer, you could say, I’m sorry, what was that?” or “Excuse me, what did you say?” or any other such thing. Most Americans just say “What?” though.
In our daily life, we can also use these terms by mixing them up. You could, for example, ask someone to move by saying “Sorry, would you mind moving?” It’s an extra-polite way to make your request.
根据短文内容，完成下列各题。
1. Who say “Pardon?” more often, Americans or the British?
2. Which term is used for future events according to the passage?
3. When do Americans usually say “What?”
4. 请将画线句子翻译成汉语。
5. What is the passage mainly about?
The folk art form, kuaiban, which has a long history, can be performed by a group or a single person. With one or two pairs of bamboo clappers — a kind of traditional Chinese musical instrument in their hands, the performers tell stories in the local dialect (方言). These stories are usually folk tales or about social life.
Recently, Liu Jiming and Wan Yifu made and shared three short videos by using kuaiban which were viewed about 4 million times. As a result, Liu and Wan have gained more than 1 million followers on the Internet. They’ve created many new works to raise people’s awareness. Some of their works are about the danger of drunken driving and food safety. They also write stories to show respect to people who make contributions, such as traffic policemen.
According to Liu and Wan, people can understand kuaiban pieces without difficulty. The stories told kuaiban pieces are close to people’s daily lives. Thus, they consider that it is a fun way to introduce the Chinese folk culture through kuaiban. And what matters to them is that both young people and old people begin to know the charm of the art form, kuaiban, which may not be paid much attention to, compared to other traditional art forms.
Folk art forms, like xiangsheng, pingshu and kuaiban, share something in common. These traditional art forms show the beauty and value of traditional Chinese culture so they should be known by more people and get to more areas. Luckily, through the Internet, new performers who go on sharing kuaiban pieces like Liu and Wan are playing an active role. Hopefully these Chinese folk art forms will be alive with the times.
| Chinese folks art forms never | |
| The | It has a long history and is performed by a group or a singer person. It is performed in the local dialect by The content is about folk tales or what’s happening in |
| The stories of Liu and Wan with kuaiban | More than 1 million viewers were They’ve created many new works to make people They believe that kuaiban pieces can be The use kuaiban pieces to attract people’s attention to Chinese folk culture. |
| Reasons for the wide | The beauty and value of traditional Chinese culture will be learned The new performers |
Li still remembers that after China’s reform and opening-up began in 1978, a German business man came to the city and visited their house. He made an offer of 5 million Deutsche marks to buy their house, but Li’s father rejected (拒绝) it.
The man then offered another 100, 000 yuan (about 15, 730 U. S. dollars) to buy the gold-plated carving on the front door of the main hall, but Li’s father rejected the offer once again.
“My father told us not to sell or divide the house just for the need of money,” Li said.
In 1997, the Old Town of Lijiang was successfully listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, following which many ancient houses were sold or rented (出租) out.
“Back then, businessmen regularly called on my door with wads of notes. Each day, the price increased; I can recall that the highest price offered was 130 million yuan for sale and 2 million yuan for rent every year,” Li said, adding that he rejected every single offer, just like his father.
“The root of the family and the original appearance of the ancient house should be completely preserved. Its cultural value is far greater than a lot of money.” he said.
Li decided to convert the heritage house into the Heng Yu Gong Folk House Museum in 2010 and open it to the public for free.
Things, however, did not come easy. Li and his wife faced hard life, supporting themselves by selling cakes for 1 yuan a piece and rice noodles for 5 yuan a bowl.
“Even during the most trying times, I didn’t take down the bricks and tiles to exchange for money.” Li said.
1. How many years was the Old Town of Lijiang listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site?2. Why have many businessmen called on Li’s door?
3. Translate the underlined sentence into Chinese:
4. What supported (支持) their family?
5. What is Li’s thoughts? Listed two sentences:
Jinggangshan is known for both red and green resources. It’s China’s first rural revolutionary base（农村革命根据地）, but it’s more than that. Jinggangshan is rich in forest resources, which also attracts（吸引）many tourists. Located in Jiangxi Province, 86 percent of the city is covered by forest. In 2021, it was named as the fifth batch（批）of national forest and grass science bases.
Gutian, a village in Jinggangshan, is close to many red tourist sites, and has developed its own type of tourism. Research and Tourism Base Project offers students chances to get a taste of farming life while learning about red culture.
The number of students coming for research tours（研学旅行）in Jinggangshan keeps growing. And people aged 20 to 39 accounted for 57.3 percent of tourists on red-themed tours. Known as the birthplace of China’s revolution, Jinggangshan has become a famous tourist site. In the tourism industry, Mao Haofu, found his place years ago. He finished studying in Britain and returned his hometown Jinggangshan. After working as a museum tour guide for years, he opened his own tourism studio（工作室）. “Every family here has a red story. Everyone here is the successor（接班人）of the Red Army,” said Mao.
1. Why does Jinggangshan attract many tourists?2. How can students learn more about the farming life and red culture?
3. Translate the underlined sentence into Chinese.
4. What did Mao Haofu do after returning his hometown Jinggangshan?
5. If you plan to organize two activities to help your classmates have a deeper understanding of red culture, what kind of activities will you do?
