The word “zhiyin” which means close friends, comes from the story of Yu Boya and Zhong Ziqi in the Warring States Period.
Boya was good at playing guqin. One day, he was playing music on his way home on the boat. To Boya’s surprise, Ziqi, a woodcutter who happened to pass by, could understand exactly what he wanted to express through his music. After a long talk, they became good friends. Since Boya had to return to his state, they agreed to meet again in the following year.
Unfortunately, when getting back to visit Ziqi, Boya heard that his friend had died from a disease. Boya was so sad and in front of ziqi’s tomb (墓), he played again the music he had played when they first met. The feeling of the music was so strong that it was as if the rivers and the mountains were crying. When finishing playing, Boya broke guqin into pieces. From then on, Boya never played again.
People in the Song Dynasty built the Guqin Tai in Hanyang to the memory of the deep friendship between Boya and Ziqi. It became an important part of the local culture.
Zhiyin culture has new development in the new period. The famous ancient Chinese classical music piece Gaoshan Liushui was performed during the G20 Summit in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province in 2016. The musical performance _________ showed the beauty of traditional Chinese culture, ________ expressed China’s willingness to develop its friendship with people from around the world.
1. What did Ziqi do for a living?2. What’s the Chinese meaning of the phrase “to the memory of” in Paragraph 4?
3. What did Boya do when finishing playing after Ziqi’s death?
4. Which of the conjunctions (连词) can be put in the Paragraph 5?
5. The underlined sentence in Paragraph 3 uses the rhetorical devices (修辞) of ________.
| A．simile (明喻) | B．metaphor (暗喻) |
| C．personification (拟人) | D．parallelism (排比) |
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The traditional Chinese lunar calendar divides a year into 24 solar terms (二十四节气). Start of Summer, the 7th term of the year, begins on May 6 and ends on May 21 this year.
Start of Summer is the beginning of summer. On that day, the sun shines the Earth at an angle of 45 degrees, and later the temperature will rise quickly. Here are five things to learn more about it.
Greeting Start of Summer
The term Start of Summer was from the end of the Warring States Period(239BC). Since it is an important time for the harvest of summer crops, ancient Chinese emperors paid special attention to Start of Summer. It’s said that most of the things were in the color red, including the clothes, the horses and the flags, to wish for a good harvest.
Checking One’s Weight
The custom of weighing people at Start of Summer was from the Three Kingdoms Period (220-180). After lunch on that day, the young and the old took turns to get weighed while the person who checked the weight would offer good wishes. It is said those who were weighed would stay healthy in the hot summer and those who weren’t would be troubled with illness.
Eating Eggs
In ancient China, people believed a round egg represented a happy life and eating eggs on that day was a wish for good health. They put leftover tea into boiled water together with eggs. Then, the original(起初的) “tea egg” was created. Later, people improved cooking methods to make them taste delicious. “Tea egg” has become a traditional snack in China today.
Having Egg Competitions
Parents prepare boiled eggs and put them in a bag before hanging them on their children’s chest. When at school, children have egg competitions by hitting eggs in pairs and the one whose egg is broken fails.
Looking After the Heart
According to Chinese traditional medicine, Start of Summer is a key time to moisten (湿润) the heart. When the weather grows hotter, dampness (潮湿) and heat can do harm to people’s health. Food rich in vitamins and cool in nature is highly recommended. Vegetables such as tomatoes and carrots and fruits like watermelons and strawberries are top recommendations.
Start of Summer | |
Introduction | In traditional Chinese lunar calendar, a year is Start of Summer marks the change of season, sunshine’s angles and temperatures. |
Five things you should learn about Start of Summer | Greeting Start of Summer ·Ancient Chinese emperors paid special attention to Start of Summer ·To wish for a good harvest, most of the things were in the color red. Checking One’s Weight ·After lunch on that day, the young and the old got weighed one by one while the person checking the weight would ·People who were weighed would be healthy in the hot summer and people who weren’t would be Eating Eggs ·In ancient China, people believed a round egg · Having Egg Competitions ·At school, children play eggs prepared by their ·The one whose egg doesn’t break is the Taking ·When it grows hotter, dampness and heat are ·Vegetables and fruits rich in vitamins and cool in nature are top recommendations. |
According to the traditional Chinese custom, 2023 is just the year of the Rabbit. Ranking as the fourth animal in the Chinese zodiac(生肖), the rabbit is not only a symbol of kindness and cuteness, but also a love of beauty in Chinese culture.
People born in the Year of the Rabbit are smart. Although they are sometimes shy, they have a strong mind and always try to make their dreams come true. They are also calm and peaceful. They avoid fighting and arguing at all times. And they are talented and they also take interest in artistic activities.
As a cultural image, the zodiac rabbit has been in different forms of art, including stamps, colorful lights and exhibitions. An old artist Huang Yongyu has created two popular stamps for the Year of the Rabbit. He designed the stamps in this way to express joy and happiness.
 | It describes a blue rabbit with a pen and paper. It is writing New Year wishes to people. Lan Tu is the translation of “blue rabbit”. It sounds like the translation of “blueprint” in Chinese and it means a bright future and good luck in Chinese culture. |
 | It is about three rabbits running after each other from head to tail. If you have a close look, you can see a Moon Rabbit pounding(捣碎) medicine in the background of the stamp. This also means wishes for good health and happiness. |
(Chart Ⅰ)
Besides, some artists worldwide have created many rabbit cartoon characters. They have excited the children in the world for many years. Let’s have a look at some of them.
 | He is Peter Rabbit. He is every child’s favorite rabbit in the UK. Peter always wears a blue jacket. He likes to play tricks. He often runs into Mr. McGregor’s garden to eat his vegetables. Mr. McGregor can never catch him. |
 | Miffy is a cute rabbit with two dots and a cross for a face. Miffy was drawn by an artist in Netherlands(荷兰). The first Miffy book came out in 1955. This simple rabbit has brought happiness to many children. |
 | Bugs Bunny was born in 1938 in New York of the USA. Everyone remembers his famous line: “What’s up, Doc?” He performed with Michael Jordan in the film Space Jam in 1996. |
(Chart Ⅱ)
If you love the cultures in different countries and you want to know about them, you can make further efforts to learn something about the special meaning behind common things, just like learning the 12 Chinese zodiac animals.
1. Please translate the underlined sentence into Chinese.2. What are people born in the Year of the Rabbit like? Please fill in the blanks with a proper word.
·They are smart and always
·They are calm and avoid fighting and arguing.
·They are talented and
3. Why is the fact that Huang Yongyu design the stamps mentioned?
4. What is the rabbit on the first stamp doing in Chart I?
5. From Chart II, where are the rabbit cartoon characters from?
6. What’s your Chinese zodiac? What do you think of it?
The year 2022 is a big year for sports in China. That’s because it holds not only the 24th Winter Olympics in Beijing, but also the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou.
On August 6, 2018, the official emblem (会徽) for the Hangzhou Asian Games came out. The city won the hosting right (主办权) for the 2022 Asian Games in 2015. It will be the third Chinese city to host the Asian Games after Beijing and Guangzhou in 1990 and 2010.
People first held the Asian Games in 1951. 它是亚洲最大的体育事件。 It also means a lot to China. The Beijing Asian Games were the first large international sports event that was hosted by China. To make the Games a great success, Chinese people worked hard to prepare. Beijing built a great number of roads and stadiums, including the famous Beijing Olympic Sports Centre and Asian Games Village. The games helped the world see China and its achievements. Since then, China has improved its global image (形象).
For the coming 2022 Asian Games, Hangzhou has already started building 33 sports venues (场馆). The themes of the Hangzhou Asian Games are “green, smart, economical (经济的) and civilized (文明的)”. All the Games’ buildings will be environmentally friendly.
1. How many times has China hosted the Asian Games?2. What did the world see through the Beijing Asian Games?
3. What are the themes of the 2022 Asian Games?
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5. 将文中划线的汉语部分译成英语。
Do you want to feel happy and know how great you are? Here are five ways to make you feel good about yourself.
·Encourage yourself. Look in the mirror and say to yourself, “I am a special person and there’s no one in the world like me. I can do anything.” It may not sound so good, but it really works!
·Help others. Do something nice for someone who always makes you feel good.
·Smile! Be friendly to people you meet. No one can refuse(拒绝) a big smile. Look for the good things in your friends and family.
· Learn something new! New things may be great challenges(挑战), but when you fall in love with them or get some progress, you’ll be very happy.
·Stay with your family. We all need our family time. Talk with your mom and dad or maybe even your cousin. This can make you feel warm and give you confidence to get on well with others.
| Encourage yourself | “I’m |
| Help others | Do something nice for someone who is always |
| Try to be friendly to people when meeting them. | |
| Learn some new | Maybe new things are great challenges. |
| Stay with your family | |
Hi, my name is Kate. Look! This is my room. It’s big but I can find my things easily in it. Two English books and a math book are in my bookcase. A model plane is on my bookcase, too. My uncle buys it for me on my 13th birthday. I like it very much.
What’s that on the table? It’s a photo. All my parents, grandparents, my brother and I are in it. They are all very nice to me. And a watch is on the table, too. It’s a blue watch. I want to thank it because I’m always the first to go to my classroom.
A ball is under my chair. It’s a basketball. I always play it after school because it’s useful to my health and can help me do well in P.E. tests.
Can you let me know some things about your room?
| What are in it | | ★Two English books and a math book are in it. ★A model plane is on it. |
| Kate’s Room | ||
| ★Kate’s ★A blue watch is on it. *It helps Kate not be | |
| ★It’s big but *Kate can find her things easily. |
| ★A basketball is under it. *Kate always plays it because she wants to be *Kate can do well in P.E. tests because she always plays it. |
【推荐3】Everyone makes decisions in daily life. They can be as important as what you will do in the future or as simple as what you will eat for breakfast. And decisions could be the turning point of your life.
I made an important decision when I was in Junior 3.
Before I made that decision I was one of the boys who tried hard to act as an adult. I didn’t know that only kids want to show themselves as adults. I didn’t listen to my parents and teachers, and my grades were poor. Then the high school entrance exam came.
At the turning point of my life, my mom had a conversation with me. I wanted to turn it down but when I looked at her eyes, I felt I couldn’t refuse. Instead of asking me to study hard, to my surprise, Mom just asked what I wanted to do in the future. Without thinking too much, I just said I would like to study hard.
Mom smiled and asked again, “I asked: what do you WANT to do?”
I never seriously thought about the question. So, I kept silent.
“Whether you want to go on studying or enter the society（步入社会）,” she went on, “it is your own decision. Your life should be decided by you, not by anyone else, including me.” After saying that, she had tears（眼泪）in her eyes.
For the first time in my life I was asked to make my own decision. I sat in my chair and thought about myself, my life and what kind of person I wanted to become.
It took me about a week to make the biggest decision so far in my life—I want to be a man who makes a difference in the world. To achieve that, I needed to study hard.
The path（小路）to my future became clear to me. I didn’t act rebelliously （叛逆地）any more. With passion（激情）in my heart, I studied hard. Now, I’m 17 and I’m in one of the best schools in my city, in one of the best classes at the school and I’m one of the best students in the class.
Thanks to the decision, I have become what I am today.
根据短文内容，回答下列问题。
1. When did the boy make an important decision?
2. Did the boy refuse his mother when she wanted to talk with him?
3. How long did it take the boy to make the biggest decision?
4. What kind of person does the boy want to be?
5. What do you think of the mom?
