“The grass looks greener on the other side of the fence (栅栏).” That’s an old saying in English. It means that other places often look better, more interesting than the place where you live. Some people worry about that young Chinese are beginning to feel that way. They see young Chinese ignoring (忽略) Chinese culture and, instead, buying Japanese cartoon books, watching Korean soap operas and even celebrating western holidays.
Foreign books and soap operas are good, but Chinese writers and actors are just as good. As for holidays, Christmas is nice, but it can never have the meaning for Chinese that the Spring Festival has, and the west has nothing to compare with Mid-Autumn Festival. And let’s not forget the part of Chinese culture I like best: its friendliness. Not all countries are as warm as China.
It’s good to enjoy other cultures and to learn from them, but they cannot replace (代替) your own culture. It’s good to look on the other side of the fence, but make sure you take a good long look. You will find that the grass isn’t always greener on the other side of the fence.
1. The Spring Festival is more meaningful for Chinese people.2. The old saying means the place where you live looks better than other places.
3. Foreign culture can’t replace Chinese culture.
4. Some people worry that young Chinese ignore Chinese culture.
5. This passage mentioned three Chinese festivals.
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【推荐1】Chinese New Year Painting, or nianhua in Chinese, is a kind of traditional paintings to be put up on walls and windows during the Spring Festival. Its bright colors and different subjects show the Chinese great expectation for happiness and wealth.
Chinese New Year Painting is an old handicraft. Its original (最初的) form was a picture of a door god during the Tang Dynasty. Later, more subjects such as the Kitchen God, women and babies were included. As the Chinese New Year arrives, every family puts up its New Year paintings in order to say goodbye to the past and welcome the future. One of the most famous woodblock New Year paintings comes from Yangjiabu of Shandong Province. It covers all kinds of themes and forms. They reflect (反映) people’s everyday life.
As time went by, people found New Year paintings old-fashioned. Besides, they considered the door god too scary (吓人的) to hang in their homes. They wanted something more artistic. So in the middle of the 1980s, the sales of New Year paintings dropped greatly.
Usually, colorful woodblock New Year paintings are produced in four steps. Firstly, artists draw a simple sketch (素描) on the paper. Secondly, they make the simple sketch on the wood board and print a few samples (样品). Thirdly, they add color to the sample. Lastly, when the preparation is finished, the printers paint color on the color board, and then put paper on the wood board and brush the paper. Then the colorful woodblock New Year paintings are ready.
There are four main themes in the Chinese New Year paintings...
1. Which is the first form of Chinese New Year Painting?| A．A picture of babies. | B．A picture of a door god. |
| C．A picture of women. | D．A picture of the Kitchen God. |
| A．Because people wanted something that was full of art. |
| B．Because people found New Year paintings unimportant. |
| C．Because people found it hard to produce New Year paintings. |
| D．Because people thought the door god couldn’t bring good luck. |
| A．How artists add color to the sample. |
| B．What woodblock New Year paintings reflect. |
| C．How artists produce colorful woodblock New Year paintings. |
| D．Who makes the simple sketch on the wood board and the paper. |
| A．The history of Chinese New Year Painting. |
| B．The growth of Chinese New Year Painting. |
| C．The process of creating Chinese New Year Painting. |
| D．The introduction to main themes of Chinese New Year Painting. |
【推荐2】As a traditional and meaningful board game, Weiqi was invented in China more than 2, 500 years ago and it is still played until today.
The playing pieces（棋子）are called stones. One player uses the white stones and the other, black. The players take turns to play the stones on the game board. As we know, the board surface has 361 cross points. The stones are placed on them.
Weiqi is also called Go in the world. Learning it can not only improve people’s logical（符合逻辑的）thinking ability, but it can also keep them calm. That’s why it is more and more popular with modern people.
In the Sui and Tang Dynasties, Weiqi traveled to Japan, and then to Europe in the 19th century. Now it has grown into an international competition event. So far, people from over 40 countries have played it. Among them, players from China, Japan and South Korea have the highest level of Weiqi.
On February 19, Chinese-English DictionaryWeii Tem（《中国围棋术语词词典）came out Beijing. It’s the first professional dictionary about Weiqi in China. As a symbol of Chinese culture, Weiqi has its special language. It also has its own way of thinking and the method of communicating. The dictionary will serve as a necessary tool and bridge for spreading Weiqi culture.
1. According to the passage, Weiqi can improve people’s ________.| A．writing ability | B．language ability | C．physical ability | D．logical thinking ability |
| A．Weiqii is a symbol of Chinese culture |
| B．Weiqi’s board surface has 360 cross points |
| C．Weiqi traveled to Japan and Europe in Qing Dynasty |
| D．Chinese-English Dictionary of Weiqi Term is the only professional dictionary |
| A．The History of Weiqi | B．An Introduction of Weiqi |
| C．The Development of Weiqi | D．The Methods of Playing Weiqi |
A. Chinese traditional sports and activities are the cultural heritage(文化遗产) of China. Most of them not only are good for health but also have high artistic value. B. Food and drink has a special meaning to Chinese people. Eating does not just mean filling the stomach. What and how to eat is more important. C. The twenty-four solar terms have a history of thousands of years in China. They are still useful today in people’s life. D. The art of paper cutting was first developed in China. Chinese paper-cuts have been a traditional form of decoration at the Chinese New Year for thousands of year. E. Chinese painting is one of the oldest artistic traditions in the world. The artists paint on rice paper or thin silk with brushes. F. In the past 3,500 years, China has developed its own form of cultural traditions, values and tastes. Tang poems are said to be the finest of Chinese literature(文学). |
【推荐1】Many parents set rules for their children’s online activity, such as limiting ( 限 制 ) the amount of time they can spend online. They complain that their parents share too many photos of them online.
In a 2016 study, it was found that parents in the US share an average (平均) of 116 photos of their kids after they were born. Most were taken before the child turned 8 years old. Many of the photos showed kids in embarrassing ( 尴 尬 的 ) situations like having food all over their faces. Quartz reported.
Parents do like to share their child’s progress as he or she grows up. But their kid doesn’t like it as much. In a survey of UK children between the ages of 12 and 16, 70 percent said they felt their parents didn’t respect (尊重) their online privacy (隐私) according to Digital Parenting Magazine.
In addition, many kids said that other students at school sometimes pick on them after their parents post photos online, CBS News noted. In one case, a girl was bullied (欺负) by boys at school after they found her mom’s blog. There were many family photos in the blog.
“Each time a photo or video is uploaded, it creates a digital footprint of a child, which can follow them into adult life,” a spokeswoman for a leading children’s charity in the UK said. “It’s always important to ask children for their permission before posting or videos of them.”
1. Which sentence can be put in the blank of the first paragraph?| A．It is necessary for parents to do so because some children have spent lots of time on the Internet. |
| B．And they have also made more rules to control the time children spend on online activity. |
| C．But some children in the US and UK are saying they’d like to make rules for parents too. |
| A．the fact of sharing photos of kids in the US |
| B．a study from the US and UK |
| C．embarrassing situations of kids |
| A．their photos are not beautiful enough |
| B．parents should respect their privacy |
| C．hey may be bullied at home or school |
| A．捉弄 | B．捡起 | C．发现 |
| A．encourages more parents to share their children’s photos online |
| B．shows it is important for parents to ask children if they can post their photos |
| C．hopes that parents will not post photos or videos of their children |
Wearing earphones, using net language and text messaging, the Gen – 90s following the Gen – 80s begin to make their world debut(初次露面).
Each generation or age group has its own symbols and lifestyle. Read and judge for yourself if you fit the Gen – 90s profile(形象).
Earphones
These little earphones seem to grow on the heads of the Gen – 90s. They might lead to MP4, MP5 or Iphone players and are used to listen to pop songs. But too much time on earphones is bad for ears.
Martian(火星的) Language
They have created their own online language. It’s a mixture of English, Japanese and Chinese that perhaps only Martians can understand. This is a generation full of imagination. But try not to use them when writing compositions. Teacher may get annoyed.
Self – Portrait(自我)
Saying “cheese” to their own cameras is common for this generation. A little bit of narcissism(自恋) never hurts anyone. It helps them reflect(反映) a little on their own lives. But be careful not to put all private photos online.
Text – Messaging
They can type their mobile phones as fast as they can speak. However, oral communication is important and will never go out of style.
1. The readers of the passage maybe_______.
| A．Teens | B．Educators | C．Socialists | D．Parents |
| A．one | B．two | C．three | D．four |
| A．the Gen-90s’ happy life |
| B．the difference between the Gen-80s and the Gen-90s |
| C．the Gen-90s’ lifestyle and some useful advice for them |
| D．the similarities between the Gen-80s and the Gen-90s |
| A．Li Hua likes dancing and always wears beautiful dresses. |
| B．Zhang Chao speaks English and Japanese very well. |
| C．Lily is a shy girl and she doesn’t like making friends. |
| D．Fangfang likes taking photos of her own and often put them online. |
| A．By making comparisons(比较). |
| B．By showing a topic and giving explanations(解释). |
| C．By using famous people’s words. |
| D．By listing data(数据). |
【推荐3】At first glance, there is little in Horton to attract people. The other nearby towns have much more to offer: Bradfield has its river and historic buildings, while Newtown has shops and entertainment. The buildings of Horton look dirty and unloved. For shops, there is a small supermarket, a few bargain shops, a bakery (面包店) which, strangely, does not sell bread and a flower shop which has one stand of sad-looking flowers. Even so, Horton has several advantages over its neighbouring towns.
Firstly, it has a country park. Four thousand years ago, this was an important fort (要塞). There are no historic remains here now, but there are wonderful views over the countryside. On sunny weekends you can often see kids out with their parents, kicking balls or flying kites.
There aren’t many job opportunities in Horton, and the roads to nearby cities aren’t really fast, but there are excellent rail links. You can be in London in an hour and a half, and other cities are less than an hour away. That means parents can work in other cities and still get home in time to spend the evenings with their families. Houses in Horton aren’t pretty, but they’re functional and cheap. The streets are quiet and safe, and there are plenty of parks and playgrounds. It has a library, three primary schools and a secondary school, St. Mark’s. It’s not as excellent as other schools in the area, but it is friendly and offers a wide range of subjects and activities to children. The town also has a swimming and a sports centre, and the community halls hold regular clubs and events for people of all ages.
1. What part of Horton isn’t the writer satisfied with?| A．The shops. | B．The country park. | C．Transport links. | D．The schools. |
| A．Plenty of jobs are easily found in the town. |
| B．You can get to several cities quickly by train. |
| C．You can drive to nearby cities in a short time. |
| D．Working conditions are better here than in other towns. |
| A．A quiet, country town which has a number of good places to relax. |
| B．A dirty, unpopular town which has little to offer visitors or local people. |
| C．A busy, industrial town which has good connections to neighbouring cities. |
| D．A friendly, historic town which is a great place to live, work and take a holiday. |
In the US, it is unnecessary to take a test to get into a “good” middle or high school. You just attend the school close to where you live. So, many parents will think about the quality (质量，品质) of the local school when they decide to buy a new house. My parents did the same. We finally chose Edison mainly because of the high quality of its school.
In New Jersey, an area with a good school usually means
Edison is an old town, just like thousands of others in the United States. However, I have treated it as my hometown. That’s where I spend much of my youth, and the memories there can’t be moved at all.
1. Why did the writer’s parents move to Edison?
| A．Because they were born there. |
| B．Because it was a better educational town. |
| C．Because the writer began his fifth grade. |
| D．Because the writer didn’t need to take a test. |
| A．About 80. | B．About 160. |
| C．About 220. | D．About 300. |
| A．None of | B．The whole of |
| C．A large number of | D．A small number of |
【推荐2】Before the First World War, fashion (时尚) did not change very quickly. Men wore dark suits. Shorts hair and mustaches(胡子) were popular. Women wore long dresses and they had long hair.
In the 1920s, dresses and hair became much shorter. People saw women knees for the first time. For men, pants with very wide legs became fashionable. In the 1930s and 1940s, hair, dresses, and coats became longer again. Men’s fashion did not change very much. Men wore a suit, a tie and usually a hat, too. Mustaches were not very popular.
In the 1950s, people were richer and young people spent a lot of money on clothes. Young boys wore very tight(紧身的) black pants. Some young people also wore shirts and short jackets in pink and green. For women, sweater and blouses with wide skirts and short socks’ were the fashion.
In the 1960s and 1970s, everything changed. This was the time of mini-skirts, tights (紧身裙) and boots. For the first time in the twentieth century, men had long hair. Clothes were very colorful. Very long hair was fashionable for men and women, and mustaches became more commons.
From the 1980s, it seems that “anything goes”. We are wearing short and long, colorful and black and white, wide and narrow, formal and informal. People want to be comfortable.
1. Before the First World War, fashion never changed.2. In the 1920s, women wore shorter dress and had long hair
3. In the 1950s, min-skirts, tights and boots were very popular.
4. People want to be comfortable in dressing from the 1980s.
5. We can know from the passage that fashion always changes as time goes
【推荐3】New payment Ways for online
| Payment ways |  |  |  |  |
| Appearing（出现）time | Dec.12, 2004 | Sep.9, 2005 | Aug.8, 2003 | Jan.12, 2011 |
| Companies | Taobao | Tencent | Yeepay | Tencent |
| Description | A transfer（中转）station（a third account（账户） between sellers and buyers） | Buyers' money goes directly the sellers | ||
| Ways | Through computers or mobile phones | Mobile phones | ||
| The number of cooperative（合作）banks | 180 | 5 | 9 | 11 |
| The number of users | 30,000,000 | 3,000,000 | 100,000 | 30,000,000 |
1. What is the form about?
| A．Online shopping. | B．Online stores. |
| C．New payment ways. | D．The uses of Internet. |
| A．Yeepay and WeChat pay. | B．Tenpay and WeChat pay. |
| C．Alipay and Tenpay | D．Tenpay and Yeepay. |
| A．Yeepay was put into use earlier than the other three. |
| B．Alipay and WeChat pay have the same number of users. |
| C．It's easier to use Tenpay because it has the most cooperative banks. |
| D．When we use WeChat pay, our money goes directly to the sellers. |
