Western fashion and futuristic designs (设计) has been popular in China for years, but a growing number of young people are now looking to the past for fashion advice.
If you look closely around your city, you might find “Hanfu”, the traditional clothing of the Han ethnic group (汉族). Tmall (an online shopping website) reported that more than 2 million “Hanfu” outfits were sold in 2018. The number of “Hanfu” buyers increased by 92 percent compared to 2017. The average age of buyers was 21, with about 52 percent between 19 and 24 years old.
But why has this traditional clothing become popular among young Chinese people? For some of them, it’s a costurme for relaxation. Dafan, a 24-year-old college student, told CGTN that dressing in “Hanfu” is a way for her to run away from the troubles of real life. “Hanfu and modern clothing help me to perform the different sides in me,” she explained.
Other youngsters like “Hanfu” because of the culture behind it. They regard it as a way to reconnect with traditions. Its special design style brings people back to ancient times. Moreover, they want to inherit (继承) and spread the Chinese culture.
That’s probably why some fans have started to bring the traditional clothing abroad. Sohu reported on a Bilibili vlogger (哔哩哔哩网站博主) who climbed Germany’s highest peak wearing “Hanfu” this summer. She received praise from tourists.
“Many Chinese people are interested in ‘Hanfu’, because it helps them establish their national identity and belonging,” Zhang Yiwu, a professor at Peking University, told China Daily.
1. From the data (数据) in the second paragraph, we know that ________.| A．“Hanfu” is becoming more and more popular among young people |
| B．“Hanfu” is becoming more and more popular among students |
| C．“Hanfu” is mainly sold in Tmall |
| D．“Hanfu” is mainly sold online |
| A．“Hanfu” is very convenient to relax |
| B．“Hanfu” is both beautiful and traditional |
| C．“Hanfu” and modern clothing help her perform the different sides |
| D．“Hanfu” is fashionable |
| A．a German | B．a Chinese | C．a Japanese | D．an American |
| A．it means many people like “Hanfu” very much |
| B．it means many people like wearing “Hanfu”, it can proudly show he/she is a Chinese |
| C．Hanfu is both traditional and fashionable |
| D．Hanfu is more and more popular |
| A．“Hanfu” — Chinese Traditional Clothing |
| B．“Hanfu” — Chinese Futuristic Clothing |
| C．“Hanfu” — Chinese Fashion Clothing |
| D．“Hanfu” — Chinese Popular Clothing |
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【推荐1】How do you spend your free time? Playing sports or seeing movies? Do you want to live a different life after school? Here are three traditional Chinese students’ free time activities.
| Li Chenxi is at the No.2 Primary School in Yunnan. Her school brings traditional Chinese culture into the after-school care services. She is interested in tie-dye (扎染). She can make dolls and dresses after learning for more than a year. “In the past, I had too much homework to do. But now I can do what I want in my free time,” she said. |
| When Antoine, an international student from Rwanda, first watched the dragon dance, he was surprised and can’t wait to join in it. Although the training was not easy, he worked hard. He started a dragon dance team in his school. Now his team has about 100 students from different countries. |
| It is on Saturday afternoon. A group of children of all ages are following Zhu Wei, a traditional Chinese medicine doctor, to learn Tai chi. These children like Tai chi. In their opinions, Tai chi helps them keep healthy and focus on studies. It’s mind-body exercise. |
1. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?
| A．Antoine was interested in dragon dance. |
| B．These activities show traditional Chinese cultures. |
| C．Tie-dye is an easy traditional Chinese culture activity. |
| D．Maybe Li Chenxi can use tie-dye to make clothes for herself. |
| A．Tie-dye. | B．Tai chi. | C．Dragon dance. | D．Movie |
| A．In a dictionary. | B．On a fashion poster. |
| C．In an educational magazine. | D．In a guidebook. |
【推荐2】For several years, Lanzhou University of Arts and Science has been offering courses on Chinese culture and, last year, Tianjin University started to do the same.
UNESCO (联合国教科文组织) has recognized 629 intangible cultural heritage items (非物质文化遗产项目). Among them, 42 are from China. That is more than any other country in the world.
As a foreigner, I’m a lover of Chinese culture. Several years ago, I visited a small village near Suzhou where teenage girls were learning the traditional art of embroidery (刺绣). For centuries, Suzhou has been known for its wonderful embroidery. Young girls there learn the art from an early age. I watched these “modern” girls working for a while. One of the girls just completed a piece of work. I bought it as a gift for my brother and his wife, and it now hangs proudly in the living room of their home in Canada.
What makes both Chinese and foreigners love embroidery so much? The work shows the beauty of Chinese culture and the great skills of craftsmen (工匠). It may appear simple, but in fact it’s the result of years of hard work. As one Chinese opera performer said, “One minute of performance on stage takes ten years of hard work off stage.” The same can be said for other “simple” skills such as calligraphy and paper cutting.
I doubt that the students who study Chinese culture in college will become true masters, but they will get a better understanding of the importance of Chinese culture and, hopefully keep that culture alive.
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。
1. The underlined word “recognized” means “________” in Chinese.
| A．认可 | B．辨别 | C．发现 |
| A．To show some embroidery skills. |
| B．To talk about the history of embroidery. |
| C．To show that foreigners love embroidery. |
| A．Everyone in his family loves Chinese culture. |
| B．Culture is a bridge between Chinese and foreigners. |
| C．It takes the artists a lot of time and hard work to be skillful. |
| A．Life of craftsmen in China |
| B．Chinese culture goes to college |
| C．A visit to a village near Suzhou |
The shadow play(皮影戏) is a folk drama performed by using silhouettes(剪影) made of animal skins. During the performance, the artists act behind the white cloth, controlling the silhouette to act, sing and talk with the music played by traditional Chinese instruments like erhu, dizi and suona.
According to historical records, the shadow play appeared as early as in the Warring States period, developed in the Han Dynasty and became popular in the Song Dynasty. It spread abroad during the Yuan Dynasty.
There are many different forms of shadow play in different places of China, but the ways to make silhouettes are almost the same.
The first step is choosing skin. Nowadays, sheep skin, pig skin and cow skin are used in making shadow play characters. Cow skin is the most popular material because it is not too thin or too thick. The chosen skin should be processed to become clean and then a picture of a character is drawn on it. After that, the skin is colored, air-dried, and then carefully cut into pieces according to the body parts. The last step is combination. All the pieces are sewn (被缝) together with needles and threads (针线) to make the character move freely and perform vividly. Then it is put onto a bamboo stick so that it can be held easily.
Today’s shadow play is the seventh generation. Like many other traditional folk arts, its artists always want to pass on the art only to men not women. Also, young people today don’t want to take up the tradition because they cannot make enough money to live through it. What’s worse, fewer and fewer young people are interested in traditional folk arts. What can we do to help the development of Chinese traditional art? Everyone should play a role.
1. During the shadow play performance, the artists perform by ________.| A．dressing up as the characters | B．controlling the silhouettes |
| C．keeping silent | D．playing Western instruments |
| A．the Warring States period | B．the Han Dynasty |
| C．the Song Dynasty | D．the Yuan Dynasty |
| A．组合 | B．分离 | C．创造 | D．包装 |
| A．it’s difficult for young people to perform the shadow play well |
| B．the shadow play may disappear if we don’t change its present situation |
| C．young people can’t make enough money to live through the shadow play |
| D．today’s young people have no interest in traditional folk arts |
【推荐1】Have you ever imagined being able to communicate with your pet at home and let them understand everything you say? It sounds too good to be true, but scientists have started using artificial intelligence (AI人工智能) to help communicate with animals,
Al allows humans to use technology to watch and understand the sounds and signals (信号) animals use so we can try to speak back to them.
Professor Karen Bakker said that AI is already helping humans communicate with bats (蝙蝠) and bees. This could change what we know about nature and our non-human relationships.
Bakker said AI helped decode (解码) recordings of animals talking to one another. She said trying to communicate in their language could be better than to teach them to use human sign language.
Bakker explained how scientist Yossi Yoyel had used recordings and AI to understand bats. “Bats argue over food; they communicate differently between genders (性别) they have their names, or ‘signature calls’, ” she said. “But unlike human mothers raise their voices when talking to babies, mother bats lower the voice.” A computer can be trained to listen like a bat, but this can never be done with the human ear.
With bees, the computer both listens and watches the bees’ body movement to understand what they are communicating. “When bees ‘speak’ to one another, they use body movements, as well as the sounds, to communicate, ” Bakker said. She said scientists now know how bees say things such as “hush (be quiet)” or “stop”.
Scientist Tim Landgraf even created a robot bee that entered a hive (蜂巢) and it was able to communicate to other bees when it wanted them to stop doing something or fly.
So, are you looking forward to communicating with animals one day?
根据语篇内容，选择最佳选项。
1. How does the writer start the passage?
| A．By telling a story. | B．By explaining a fact. | C．By asking a question. |
| A．To give a direction of the future study, |
| B．To doubt the findings scientist have reported. |
| C．To show the achievements scientists have got. |
| A．Scientists’ ways of communicating with bats. |
| B．Scientists’ findings about communication between bats through AI. |
| C．Differences between bats and humans in communication. |
| A．Bees mostly use sound to communicate with others. |
| B．Bees’body movements are very difficult to understand. |
| C．Scientists have already understood a bit of bees’ language. |
| A．In a science book. | B．In a guidebook. | C．In a business newspaper. |
【推荐2】Parents are the closest people to you in the world. They love you just because who you’re. And they would do anything for you.
Like a lot of middle school students, Zhang Li has a problem. She and her parents don’t get on well. “I really want to be my daddy’s good girl. But it seems he just doesn’t understand. He talks to me but doesn’t listen to me,” said Zhang Li, a student from Grade Three.
Do you and your parents also have problems?
Well, why don’t you take a walk and have a walk on Saturday? May 15 is International Day of families (国际家庭日). On that day, people around the world give thanks for good things about families and work on family problems.
A study last year showed that 1500 Beijing families had the same problem as Zhang’s family. The children, 12 to 15 years old, didn’t like talking with their parents much. They weren’t happy at home. Of course, lots of other children feel that way. But you and your parents will be much happier if you can be friends.
Here are some ways to have a good talk with your parents: find a good time to talk, like when you’re eating dinner, going out for a walk or watching TV. Tell them something you’re interested in, or ask them about their lives when they were young. They love to talk about that! Listen to them carefully, and look at them in the eyes. Be honest, and your parents will trust you more. And a trusting family is a happy family.
1. Zhang Li and her daddy don’t get on well because ________.| A．her daddy doesn’t talk to her |
| B．her parents don’t love her |
| C．she doesn’t like her parents |
| D．they can’t understand each other |
| A．going out for a walk or watching TV |
| B．something your parents are interested in |
| C．your parents’ lives in the past |
| D．some way to have a good look |
| A．Find a good time to talk. | B．Don’t talk to their parents. |
| C．Listen to them carefully. | D．Be honest to their parents. |
【推荐3】Dangerous junk
On Nov 16, seven astronauts on the International Space Station (ISS) woke up to an alarm. A Russian missile (导弹) test had just blasted (炸毁) a satellite (卫星) into more than 1,500 pieces of space debris (残骸) . Some got very close to the ISS.
NASA says space debris like this can travel at more than 28,000 km/h. That’s much faster than a bullet (子弹) (about 3,500 km/h). Even a pea-sized piece of debris could “wipe out” a space station or kill an astronaut if he or she is doing a spacewalk, says Live Science.
Since the 1950s, humans have sent thousands of rockets and satellites into space. Many are still there, and we now face an ever-increasing risk of space junk.
In 2006, for example, National Geographic reported that a tiny piece of space junk hit the ISS, taking a chip (一小块) out of a window. In June of this year, a piece of debris ran into one of the station’s robotic arms and left a hole.
Scientists are trying different ways to deal with the problem. One way is to use a huge net.
In 2018, the UK’s Surrey Space Center caught some space junk with a net in an experiment. It first found the debris, and then collected it with a net and a harpoon (鱼叉) .
Another solution is to use robotic arms. ClearSpace 1, the European Space Agency’s mission (任务) to clean space junk, is going to be sent into space in 2025. It will use robotic arms to catch debris. The mission plans to throw the debris into Earth’s atmosphere (大气层) , where it will burn up as it falls because of intense friction (摩擦) .
根据短文内容，选择最佳选项，并在答题卡上将选定答案的字母标号涂黑。
1. The blast of the Russian satellite shows us ________.
| A．what dangers the ISS is facing | B．why space experiments are exciting |
| C．why space debris is hard to clean | D．where space debris can come from |
| A．six times | B．seven times | C．eight times | D．nine times |
| A．It gets cleaned. | B．It gets broken. | C．It gets old. | D．It gets rebuilt. |
| A．Old rockets and satellites are turning into junk. |
| B．There is nothing we can do to deal with space debris. |
| C．The danger astronauts face is beyond our imaginations. |
| D．More and more missions are failing because of space debris. |
a. collecting it with nets and harpoons b. throwing it away into the galaxy (银河系)
c. throwing it into Earth’s atmosphere to burn up d. throwing it into the sun to burn up
| A．ab | B．ac | C．abc | D．bcd |
