Showing off in London
A man in black clothes jumps high into the air. Before he lands, he strikes（摆出）a pose. Sometimes, he carries a red fan. With long white sleeves（袖子）, he spreads his arms like wings. His dance is eye-catching, often attracting crowds.
He is Chinese dancer Ma Jiaolong. Since 2020, he’s made short videos of himself dancing in London. He has performed at the city’s parks and iconic landmarks（标志性建筑物）like Tower Bridge. The 35-year-old has nearly 5 million followers on Tik Tok（Douyin）, where he shares his videos.
Classical Chinese dance combines（结合）martial arts（武术）movements with those of traditional Chinese opera. He started to learn it at 12. “I was attracted by the dancers who play ancient heroes through the movements of classical Chinese dance,” said Ma.
Later, Ma studied at the Beijing Dance Academy. Since 2019, he has been teaching classical Chinese dance at Goldsmiths, University of London.
Two years ago, Ma had to give online classes due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In his small home, he could only make small moves. One day, he took his wife’s suggestion and danced at Greenwich Park, a popular tourist spot. She recorded Ma. He then made the video, added music and sent it to friends. “Surprisingly, they loved it, which inspired me to share it online,” said Ma.
Later, Ma made more short videos. He added his dance moves with dazzling（令人赞叹的）action. People are often curious about his performances. So, while dancing, he likes to communicate with them. As his videos went viral（走红）, he received messages from people around the world.
“Now, making and sharing short videos has become a part of my life, and most importantly, a way to introduce classical Chinese dance to more people, especially overseas views,” said Ma.
用英语回答下列问题
1. What is Ma Jiaolong’s style of dance?
2. Where does Ma Jiaolong usually make videos in the UK?
3. Who advised Ma Jiaolong to dance in public?
4. How do strangers feel about Ma’s dances?
5. What does Ma think about being an influencer?
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| Hi, I am a 12 -year-old girl and a middle school student. I have been under a lot of stress (压力) lately. Middle school life is quite different. I have to work really hard because I don't want to be left behind (落后). Besides, my parents keep telling me that I am not working hard enough and I should spend more time studying. ... Well, I know they love me, and they want the best for me. Mom always cooks the best food, and Dad drives me to and from school every day. They will do everything for me, but I am so stressed out (紧张). What should I do? Do you have any suggestions ( 建议) that can help? Yours, Grace |
1. How does Grace feel? What makes her feel so?
2. What does Grace probably think of her parents? Why does he think so?
3. Write back to Grace, and give her some suggestions.
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1.不少于50词;
2.开头和结尾已给出, 不计入总词数。
Dear Grace,
Yours,
Li Hua
What’s China like in the eyes of foreigners (外国人)? Is there anything that surprises them? The short video series, My China Surprise《中国让我没想到》 brings us some answers. Some episodes (集) have come out on Bilibili, Douyin and WeChat. Each episode tells a foreigner’s surprising experiences (经历) in China. Let’s check out three of them!
Beijing Opera fan
Lulu is from Hungary. She first came to Beijing in 2017. Here, she found her greatest hobby—Beijing Opera.
“The clothes were beautiful and the movements (动作) were so wonderful. The face-painting was something I never see before. It is quite different from Western opera, ”she said, “I love Beijing Opera. I hope I can share this passion (激情) of mine with people outside China.”
Now Lulu is in the Beijing Opera Group at Tsinghua University. The group members practice singing and movements twice a week and have another rehearsal (排练) on Fridays.
The biggest problem Lulu faced was learning the singing way. “In the beginning, my throat (嗓子) hurt, because I used my voice in the wrong way,” she said. But with the help of teachers, she has improved (改善) a lot.
Livestream host (直播主持)
Asilbek is a college student from Uzbekistan. Now he has stayed in China for four years. Becoming a livestreaming -commerce host (直播带货主播) is his most wonderful experience here. In his livestreams, he sells things from his home country, including caps and scarves.
When Asilbek first came to China, he was amazed to see the digital (数字的) life here. “I never thought that everything in China would be online, ” he said. After just arriving here, he went to a shop, the seller asked him, “Do you have WeChat or Alipay?” He said, “I have cash (现金). ”
After studying e-commerce, he quickly changes. Cashless payment, online shopping, fast logistics (物流), he thinks these are the top reasons why Chinese e-commerce livestreaming is better than the ones in the other countries.
Lifelong student
Merna, who is half Chinese, half Jordanian, is still surprised by colleges for the old people in China.
That was in 2021. She read an article about the colleges on WeChat and also saw a sign reading, “Laonian Daxue”. After talking with her friends, she got to know it means a school for old people to take classes and learn things like calligraphy (书法) and modeling.
Busy with schoolwork, she doesn’t have enough time to spend with her grandma in Beijing. So she is thinking about signing (报名) her grandma up for some classes. Once, she went to such a college. There, she met a 59-year-old lady in qipao to learn modeling. Seeing her positive (积极的) energy, she thinks such colleges can really make old people happy and give them a new start.
| Some | *The short video series shows what China is like in some foreigners’ eyes. * Some episodes telling foreigners’ surprising experiences in China have come out on Bilibili, Douyin and WeChat. | ||
| Three examples | Lulu | Beijing Opera fan | * She thinks Beijing Opera is not the Western opera. *As a *At first, she had |
| Asilbek | Livestream host | *He sells things from *He knew *He thinks Chinese e-commerce is the | |
| Merna | Lifelong student | * She began to know colleges for the old people in China in 2021. * * She thinks old people can be happy and have a new | |
| Conclusion | Many foreigners really feel | ||
“I had to leave school when I was thirteen, if I had half the chances that you have, I’d…” Mr. Ridley was giving a lecture to his boy, Greg again. He was disappointed that Greg did poorly at school and didn’t allow him to play basketball anymore.
Feeling upset, Greg left home and wanted to go away. Suddenly, it rained heavily. Greg entered an old apartment. There he met a homeless old man named Lemon Brown.
As they talked, Greg learnt that Lemon was a singer before he met some hard times.
Now he was hiding there to protect his treasure from the bad men in the town. “ ▲ ” Greg asked.
“Actually, everyone gets a treasure.” Lemon Brown said. “You want to see mine?” “If you want to show me.” Greg replied.
Lemon carefully took the rags away from his right leg, there was a piece of plastic.
Then he took out some yellowed newspaper. “Here it is,” he said.
Greg looked at the clippings in surprise. All of them were reviews of shows Lemon had been in when he was young.
“I used to travel around and sing to make money for my family. When my son Jesse grew up to be a soldier. I had nothing to give him except these things that told him who I was, and where he came from.”
“Then what happened?” Greg asked.
“One time I went home and got a letter saying Jesse was killed in the war. The army sent back all the things Jesse used to carry around—those old clippings. That was my treasure, and when I give it to him, he treated it just like that, a treasure. Isn’t that something?”
“I guess so,” Greg said. “But you really think that treasure of yours was worth fighting against the bad guys?”
“As a boy, you’re sure to ask such a foolish question. What else can be more valuable than what a man can pass on to his son or daughter?” Lemon said as he put his treasure back in place.
The rain stopped then, Greg decided to go home. He believed Lemon would be OK with his memories and treasure.
When he rang the bell, Greg thought of the lecture his father would give him next, and smiled.
1. What made Greg left home on the rainy night?| A．The terrible school life he had. | B．A homeless man’s treasure. |
| C．The punishment from his father. | D．His father’s hard childhood. |
| A．Where to find more treasures? | B．You really have a hard life? |
| C．What is the treasure you have? | D．You really have a treasure? |
| A．Because he thought the lecture from his father would be humorous. |
| B．Because he realized the lecture from his father would be a treasure. |
| C．Because he supposed he could offer something valuable to his father. |
| D．Because he discovered his father could provide a bright future for him. |
【推荐1】We know music is very important in our daily life. Do you notice music playing at any of those places when you go somewhere？Today most stores，stations，restaurants and other places play music.① __________
Scientists believe that music influences the way people behave（举止，行动）.They think that the sound of western classical（古典的）music makes people feel richer. When a restaurant plays classical music，people spend more money on food and drinks. When the restaurant plays modern music，people spend less money. Without music，people spend even less.
Scientists also believe that loud，fast music makes people eat faster. Some restaurants play fast music during their hours. This makes people eat faster and leave quickly.② __________
Some scientists think that music makes you think and learn better. They say that music helps students to be more active.③ It is true that people learn better when they are relaxed. And listening to music can help you relax.
The next time you hear music somewhere，be careful. It might influence the way you do things.
1. 选择最佳句子补全文章。其中有一项是多余的。①
A. Restaurants can make more money in this way.
B. Some old people don't like music.
C. You might even hear music in an office or on a farm.
2. 请根据短文内容，把相关的信息匹配。
（1）
（1）classical music A. people spend less money in a restaurant
（2）loud，fast music B. people spend more money in a restaurant
（3）modern music C. people eat faster
3. 请将文中③处划线句子译成汉语。
4. 找出与People will spend much less if there is no music.意思相同或相近的句子。
5. 选择文章的最佳标题
A. Music in Restaurants B. Music and Behavior C. Types of Music
Yangge is an interesting folk dance. The performers dance to the music with handkerchiefs or fans in their hands. It’s the most popular festival performance in many places, especially in the countryside of northern China.
Many people love yangge very much. Most of them are young men and young women. But some are even old ladies. Nearly every village in northern Shaanxi Province has yangge groups. They begin to rehearse (排练) almost a month before the Lunar New Year’s Day. On that day, after eating jiaozi, the yangge group begins paying New Year calls from house to house.
They wish people a happy New Year, and then they do the yangge dance in the street. Some young men often play the drums, and the performers begin to wave red silk bands. The hosts set off firecrackers (鞭炮) to welcome the dancers and invite them to taste their home-made rice wine. The sounds of songs, drums and firecrackers blend, forming a festival atmosphere in the village.
1~2题完成句子；3题简略回答问题；4题找出并写下全文的主题句；5题将文中划线句子译成汉语。
1. The performers dance yangge to the music with
2. Yangge is the most popular festival performance in many places, especially in the countryside of
3. When do the performers begin to rehearse the yangge dance every year?
4.
5.
【推荐3】Songs about growing up
Thousands of songs about growing up are available (可得到的). They can always get a response (反应) from teenagers in some way. While listening to the songs, old or new, teenagers can always feel themselves or understand themselves.
a. Songs about being a teenager
Growing up isn't always easy. Teens always want to be independent, but parents have a hard time letting go. There can be moments of worry, uncertainty and even anger. Some songs speak of (2) those feelings and can help them get through this period.
b. Songs about(3)___________
As teenagers grow. They're likely looking toward the day when they'll be able to work hard to achieve their dreams. The Westlife's song I have a dream is well-known. The key lyrics (歌词) are "I have a dream, a song to sing. To help me cope (处理) with anything... You can take the future even if you fail". This song has encouraged so many teenagers to fight for their dreams.
c. Graduation songs
Graduation songs usually speak of the joy of this season of their life. These songs are perfect for graduation parties and get-togethers with friends. As they graduate, they can sing "Today is where your book begins, the rest is still unwritten...".
When teenagers grow up, they find childhood is a bittersweet (苦乐参半的) time. (5) They've looked forward to the day for so many years and finally it is here. However, they may not be sure about whether they're ready for it. At this time, listening to songs about the sweet days of childhood can always make them relaxed.
1. What is the response from teenagers while they are listening to the songs?2. What does "those feeling" refer to?
3. Complete the subtitle (副标题) for "b".
4. What are graduation songs about according to the passage?
5. Translate the underlined sentence into Chinese.
As a saying goes, “Painting is silent poetry and poetry is painting that speaks.” Now a TV program named China in Poetry and Painting that explores the connection between ancient poems and paintings in Chinese history is airing on CCTV. It has caught wide attention across the country.
In each weekly episode (集), five ancient paintings and several poems on related themes are explored. With each painting, there is a performance telling the story behind its creation, including the painter’s brush skills and spiritual world. The performances include singing, dancing, stage plays, instrumental performances and martial arts. Technologies such as 3D are also used to help viewers better understand the classic works.
Among the performers are singers Liao Changyong, Ayanga and Tan Weiwei, singer-songwriter Xu Song, and actors Cao Lei and Fan Siu-wong. They draw on their talents to present classic works in their own ways. After each performance, the program’s host Sa Beining and some experts sit with the performers at a round table, together discussing and enjoying the classics. “We want to find ways that can make ancient poems and paintings come alive,” says Tian Mei, chief director of the program. To prepare for the program, the production team worked closely with some experts, choosing nearly 60 classic paintings. About half of them are from the collection of the Palace Museum.
Today, more and more Chinese young people are interested in traditional Chinese culture. Since the program came out, it has drawn millions of young viewers. If you are a fan of ancient Chinese poems and paintings and want to better understand the spirit of Chinese people, don’t miss the program.
1. The TV program explores the connection between ancient Chinese2. In Paragraph 2, one of the ways that the performers used is
3. About
4. Lots of young viewers love
5. What can we do after reading the passage?
Shadow puppet plays
Every Saturday, Wang Weifang puts on a play with his friends in a small town near Xi’an. The audience can hear them, but they cannot see them. That is because they are putting on a shadow puppet play.
Shadow puppets are made of hard leather. The leather is cut out in the shape of a person, an animal or an object. Each puppet is painted in bright colours and put on a stick. Some puppets have movable arms and legs.
During a shadow puppet play, Wang stands behind a white screen with lights behind it. The audience sit in front of the screen. Wang and his friends hold the puppets very close to the screen so the audience can see the puppets’ shadows clearly. Then they move the puppets around and do the voices of the different characters.
Shadow puppet plays are an ancient Chinese art. Now with TV and films, shadow puppet plays are not as popular as before.
Wang and his friends often work very hard for little money, but they do not mind. They want to keep this traditional art form alive.
1. When does Wang Weifang put on a play with his friends?2. What are the shapes of shadow puppets?
3. Where do the audience sit?
4. Who does the voices of the different characters?
5. Can Wang Weifang earn lots of money by putting on shadow puppet plays?
【推荐3】
The Start of Summer, one of the 24 solar terms (节气) in China always falls on the 5th or 6th of May each year. It was set during the end of the Warring States Period. During the Start of Summer time, all vegetation grows fast. It’s the tie for the harvest of wheat and other summer crops. For this reason, the Start of Summer has been labeled with great importance since ancient times in China. In Zhou Dynasty, the emperor himself led his officials and people to welcome the Start of Summer.
Among the 24 solar terms, the Start of Summer is the most attractive to children. There are many customs on this day and the egg competition is one of them. In summer, with increasing temperature, it is easy for children to feel weak. There is an old Chinese saying which says, “Hanging an egg on children’s chest can prevent them from getting summer diseases”.
On this day, parents prepare boiled eggs for their children. They put the egg in a knitted bag and hang the egg on the chests of their children. When at school, children gather together to hold the egg competition. There are two ends of an egg. The pointed end is the top and the round end is the bottom. In the competition, children let the pointed end of their egg hit the pointed end of their competitor’s egg. The children battle one by one and those whose eggs are broken will lose the game. The person who has the hardest egg is the champion (冠军).
The custom to check one’s weight started from the Three Kingdoms Period. It is said that Zhao Zilong left Liu Bei’s son, A Dou, to Mrs. Sun in Wu State on the day of Start of Summer. Mrs. Sun weighed A Dou in front of Zhao Zilong and planned to weigh him again on the same day the next year to see if A Dou became stronger. Today people of all ages still like weighing themselves. It is believed that one weighs oneself on this day will have a strong body through the summer.
The Start of Summer | |
Facts | It always It has been very important since ancient times in China |
History | It In Zhou Dynasty, the emperor himself welcomed the Start of Summer |
| The Hanging eggs help children The person who has the hardest egg | |
Checking one’s weight Weighing oneself on this day is By doing so, people believe they will have a strong body, during the | |
Would you like to trade the rubbish you pick up for books? Raden Roro Hendarti is from Indonesia’s Java island. She has set up a “rubbish for books” library in a nearby village, which is warmly welcomed by the children.
Each weekday, Raden rides her tricycle (三轮车) with books in Muntang village, and the children will give her plastic cups, bags and other waste in exchange for her books. As soon as she shows up, lots of children welcome her and ask for the books. They are all carrying bags with rubbish, and Raden’s tricycle quickly fills up with them as the books are handed out. She’s happy that the children spend less time on online games as a result.
Raden collects about 100 kg of rubbish each week. She then sends the rubbish to recycling stations or sells it. Kevin is an 11-year-old boy. He is a true “customer” of Raden’s library. He said, “I can help clean up the area and get free books. That’s why I look for rubbish.” Kevin always looks for waste with friends after school.
Raden said, “I do this to clean up the environment and get the kids to read more. I want to set up more libraries in neighbouring areas later.”
根据短文内容, 回答下列问题。
1. Where is Raden Roro Hendarti from?
2. Is Raden’s library popular with children?
3. How much rubbish does Raden collect each week?
4. Why does Kevin look for rubbish?
5. What do you think of Raden’s library?
Two men stand at the bottom of a mountain, only finding ice and rock. Snow is falling, and an angry wind blows around. This is a place where nothing grows and no one lives. At 29,028 feet, the mountain Everest is higher even than the clouds.
It is 1953, and the two men at Everest are mountain climbers, Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay, who didn’t know each other a few months earlier. They want to be the first to reach the very top of Everest. Before, men have tried and failed ten times. Nineteen climbers have already died. Hillary and Tenzing know how dangerous Everest is.
Now the moment has come. To reach the top, Hillary and Tenzing are about to risk everything. With everything they need which weighs 22,000 pounds, other members of the exploring team, and 450 Sherpas hired to help, they set out on March 10.
It is May 29. They come out of the tent at 6:30 looking more like astronauts. With eight layers of their warmest clothing, three pairs of gloves around their hands, and special boots to protect their feet from freezing, each man carries 40 pounds.
They start again and climb over a dangerous ridge. It’s almost at the top. Suddenly, a black wall of smooth rock blocks their path, and there’s no way around it.
Then Hillary has an idea! There’s long crack in the wall just wide enough to get into. He goes first, connected to Tenzing by rope. One side of the crack is ice - if it break off, Hillary will be left hanging on the rope. If Tenzing can’t hold him, they both might drop off.
It takes Hillary a half hour to make it through. After Tenzing also makes it, they head even higher. Each step they take feels like a mile. Then they reach another narrow dangerous ridge. There’s a drop of eight thousand feet on the left. The right is even worse, with ten thousand feet down! They know each step could be their last.
After the ridge, there’s a bump of snow ahead. It’s the top! They struggle toward it. They are not going to stop. They step onto the top. They make it—first to the roof of the world!
1. The purpose of Paragraph One is to show _________.| A．how bad the weather is | B．how lonely the place is |
| C．how high the mountain is | D．how difficult the journey is |
①Hillary and Tenzing get to know each other.
②Hillary and Tenzing get over the rock through a crack.
③Hillary and Tenzing Norgay climbed through the second ridge.
④Hillary and Tening stand at the foot of the mountain Everest
| A．①④②③ | B．④①②③ | C．④①③② | D．①④③② |
| A．Brave and clever. | B．Wise and humorous. | C．Crazy and talented. | D．Honest and energetic. |
【推荐3】There was a small village by the river. One day, it rained so heavily that the river water overflowed（溢出）and entered the village. Everyone started to set out to go to a safer place.
One man ran to the church and said to the priest（神父）, “The water is rising quickly. We must leave the village as in no time it will sink（沉没）under the water!” However, the priest replied, “God will save me. I won’t leave!” So the man left.
Soon, the water level started to rise and the priest climbed onto the desk. After a few minutes, a man in a boat came and said, “I hear you are still inside the church, so I’ve come to save you.” However, the priest again refused to leave, giving him the same reason. So the boatman left.
The water kept rising and finally, the priest had to climb to the top of the church. Soon a helicopter（直升机）came. Someone dropped a rope for the priest to climb so they could take him to a safer place, but the priest refused to leave and gave him the same reason again. So the helicopter left to search and help others.
At last, the church nearly sank under the water. The priest kept his head up and shouted. “God, why didn’t you come to save me?” God appeared and said, “Silly man. I gave you three chances, but you didn’t take any of them.”
Suddenly, the priest realized his mistake.
请务必各小题的答案写在答题卡的相应位置
1. What was the weather like that day?
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2. Where was the priest when the boatman came?
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3. What was the third chance that God gave to the priest?
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4. Why did the priest refuse to leave?
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5. What does the writer want us to learn by telling the story?
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