Every April, there is a special day when people remember and honor their ancestors. It is called Tomb-Sweeping Day, also known as Qingming Festival. This year, the day falls on April 4th.
Tomb-Sweeping Day is a traditional Chinese festival. It began over 2000 years ago. A well-known poem by the Tang Dynasty poet Du Mu describes the day, “(1) Rains fall heavily as Qingming comes, and passersby with lowered spirits go.”
Tomb-Sweeping Day (2)_______ a public holiday on the Chinese mainland since 2008. On this day, families bring flowers, food and wine to their ancestors’ tombs. They put food like cakes and fruits in front of the tombs. After that, they sweep the dirt off the tombs and remember their dead family members.
Why do Chinese people do this? That’s because people think that visiting tombs during Qingming Festival is to show respect to their dead family members.
However, Tomb-Sweeping Day is not only about this. During that time, the weather is getting warmer. So Tomb-Sweeping Day also means finally being able to garden and enjoying outdoor activities in China. Families often get together for outings or to fly kites at this time.
1. When did Tomb-Sweeping Day begin?2. 翻译(1)处画线句。
3. 请在(2)处空格处填入一个适当的词让句意完整。
4. Why do people visit tombs during Qingming Festival?
5. What do your family often do during Qingming Festival besides visiting tombs?
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How much do you know about Chinese oil-paper umbrellas? They are not just tools to keep people away from rain or sunlight, but also works of art with rich cultural meaning in China.
Chinese oil-paper umbrellas are one of the world’s oldest umbrellas. According to historical records, the first oil-paper umbrella came out during the Eastern Han Dynasty. They soon became very popular, especially among the literati (文人). They loved to write and draw on the umbrella to show their literacy tastes (文学品味) and painting skills.
Oil-paper umbrellas are a necessary part of traditional Chinese weddings (婚礼). A red oil-paper umbrella is needed when the bride (新娘) goes into the groom’s (新郎的) home. That’s because people believe the umbrella can help stop bad luck. Also, the sound of oil-paper in Chinese sounds like “youzi”, which means having more children.
It takes quite a lot of time and effort to make a Chinese oil-paper umbrella by hand. Luzhou in southwest China’s Sichuan Province is now the only main production place for handmade oil-paper umbrellas in China. There, craftsmen (手艺人) must complete more than 90 steps and use over 100 different tools to make a single umbrella. With all their efforts, a traditional oil-paper umbrella made in Luzhou can stand strong winds and 3, 000 openings and closings.
阅读短文，根据其内容完成以下任务。任务一：回答问题。
1. Do people use oil-paper umbrellas on sunny days?
2. How many times can an oil-paper umbrella made by hand in Luzhou open and close?
任务二：列举一条关于文中Chinese oil-paper umbrellas 的事实性信息(fact)。（用英语列举）
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任务三：根据短文信息补全下面句子。
4. The craftsmen have to
5. 填写以下信息卡中所缺的内容（横线上填写一词）。
| Handicraft (手工艺品): Chinese oil-paper umbrellas Time: the Eastern Han Dynasty Meaning: Having more children Production place: Sichuan Province Production steps: complicated and it’s made by |
【推荐2】Every Saturday evening, many people come to an open square in a small town in Xi’an. They want to watch Chen Kun and his friends put on a shadow puppet play（皮影戏）.
Shadow puppets are made of hard leather（皮革）. The leather is cut out in the shape (A) ________ a person.
During a shadow puppet play, Chen stands behind a white screen with lights behind (B) it. The audience sit in front of the screen. Chen and his friends hold the puppets very close (C) ________ 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 a traditional Chinese art. (D) Nowadays, shadow puppet plays are not as popular as before. To let more young people learn the skills of shadow puppet plays, Chen provides students with training courses. (E) Shadow puppet plays are quite a hard job, but he still wants to pass this traditional art down.
阅读短文, 根据题目要求完成下列任务。
1. 在文中（A）和（C）的空白处分别填入适当的介词：
2. 文中划线（B）的 “it” 指代的是什么?
3. 请在文中找出一个意为 “表演” 的短语。
4. Translate the underlined sentence（D）into Chinese.
5. 请将（E）改为同义句, 一空一词。
Jingzhe is a solar term (节气) of spring in China. Days will get warmer, more rain will fall, and nature will change quietly.
Jingzhe brings energy to insects. Butterflies fly from their pupas (蛹) from the winter cold. Snakes wake up and look for food. This is the perfect time for us to watch insects. You may use a magnifier (放大镜) to watch what insects do.
Not just insects, plants also show their changes. Trees and flowers begin to come out. You can smell spring in the air.
As the weather gets warmer and the air becomes drier, people feel their mouths becoming dry, which can cause colds or coughs. Sweet and juicy pears are popular fruit for Jingzhe as they are good for our lungs (肺部).
In some southern parts of China, some kinds of flowers come out because of the warm weather. Is there anything better than having a picnic and enjoying the beautiful flowers on a warm spring day?
Around Jingzhe, fish also wake up. It is a good time for fishing, which is a healthy activity especially for people living in the cities.
1. In China, when Jingzhe comes, days will get warmer, nature will change quietly and there will be2. You may watch what insects do
3. Colds or coughs can
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5.
Have you ever taken traditional Chinese medicine? Do you like its taste? Some people dislike it because of its bitter(苦的) taste, but more and more people are becoming interested in traditional Chinese medicine for the reason that it’s an effective way to cure(治疗) illnesses. For example, if you have a sore throat, you could drink hot water with Gancao.
Chinese people have been using traditional Chinese medicine for centuries. Before the western medicine appeared in China, Chinese doctors went to the mountains to pick herbs(草药). When we talk about Chinese medicine, we always think of Li Shizhen, one of the most famous doctors in ancient China. He used to travel in the countryside with a bag of herbs and cure patients. He spent 27 years writing Com pendium of Material Medica(《本草纲目》).
In 2020, COVID-19(新型冠状病毒) hit China and many other countries. Ever since then, traditional Chinese medicine has played an important role in the fight against COVID-19. It’s reported that 91.5% of the COVID-19 patients in China received the traditional Chinese medicine treatment(治疗), and it worked well on more than 90% of these patients. In September, 2020, Zhang Boli was honored as “the People’s Hero” for his contributions(贡献).
In a word, traditional Chinese medicine is the treasure of China.
1. Why are more and more people becoming interested in traditional Chinese medicine?2. How long have Chinese people been using traditional Chinese medicine?
3. What was Li Shizgen?
4. Did the traditional Chinese medicine work well on most patients?
5. When was Zhang Boli honored as “the People’s Hero”?
Can you cook? If so, what dishes are you good at cooking? For students, being able to cook becomes a skill they can get from the school course (课程). Since September, 2022 , students have started to take labor classes (劳动课程) at school. Besides cooking, they also need to learn how to plant vegetables, feed chickens or ducks and repair (修理) the TV sets or lights.
Students learn three kinds of courses. The first kind is about doing chores (琐事), including cleaning, cooking and repairing. It will be normal for students to cook in the classroom. The next kind is about making something by hand and using new technologies (科技), such as 3D printing and laser cutting (激光切割). The third one is service work. Students can volunteer to do something in the neighborhood.
Most parents welcome such courses. They think it is necessary for kids to learn some life skills. Liu Fang, a mother of a 6-year-old boy in Zunyi, agrees to have the classes. For the past years, she has taught her son to do chores and make dishes for the family. Liu said, “He should share housework with other family members.” These labor classes can make students become independent early. And they can also help to develop students’ labor skills.
1-2题完成句子；3题简略回答问题；4题找出并写下第2段的主题句；5题将文中画线句子译成汉语。
1. Students have started to have labor classes from
2. Most parents think it is necessary for kids to
3. What does the first course “doing chores” include (包含)?
4.
5.
More than fifty years has passed since the first satellite (人造卫星) in China was sent into space in 1970. From then on, many such inspiring moments were left in our memories.
The latest encouraging moment happened on June 5th, 2022. Shenzhou-14. China’s ninth manned spaceflight (载人宇宙飞行), successfully sent Chen Dong, Liu Yang and Cai Xuzhe into the Tiangong Space Station, where they will work and live for 6 months. More research work will be completed and great challenges are ahead waiting for them.
Years of preparations were made for the moment. For example, enough knowledge and skills helped deal with problems: physical and mental (心理的) training helped to keep the best condition. Although it’s the second time for Chen Dong and Liu Yang to fly into space, they again with Cai Xuzhe received hard training. As for Liu Yang, now a mother of two young kids, she believes it’s her duty to do that for our country and set a good example for her children.
The success also belongs to the team. Hundreds of engineers and workers are behind them, offering all kinds of supports to help them finish more tasks.
1. In China, when was the first satellite sent into space?2. How long will the astronauts stay in space?
3. Why did they receive physical and mental training?
4. According to the text, who will help the astronauts finish the tasks?
5. What do you think of the three astronauts?
【推荐1】Festivals are a part of culture and social life. Each country in the world has its own traditional festivals. In China, the most important festival is the Spring Festival. Chinese people have been celebrating the Spring Festival for centuries. It usually comes in the first month or the second month of the year. During the Spring Festival, people often get together and have a good time. Families have a big dinner on the eve of the Spring Festival (除夕). Dumplings are the traditional food for this festival. These years, people like to show photos of the dinner on the WeChat moments (朋友圈). People give children lucky money. The Spring Festival lasts about half a month. The Lantern Festival marks the end of its celebration.
根据短文内容完成表格，每空一词。The Spring Festival | |
| How long Chinese people have been celebrating it | For |
| When the Spring Festival comes every year | In |
| What traditional food people eat | |
| What children are | Lucky money |
| How long the Spring Festival lasts | For fifteen |
【推荐2】Around the world, people have different traditional foods to celebrate different festivals. Traditional foods also show a new year of good (A) l________ and good (B) h________.
An English Christmas dinner has a meal of turkey, and it also includes pies and plum puddings (李子布丁). In Germany, Christmas is celebrated with bread cookies and cakes, which are made like Christmas trees. In France, Christmas dessert is a cake filled with butter cream.
Japan celebrates New Year with a seven-day festival. It begins from January 1st. On New Year’s Day, various dishes called Osechi ryori (御节料理) are served—each dish is a wish for the New Year.
In most Asian countries, the New Year begins with the first full moon of the first Chinese Lunar (阴历的) month. Each place has its special food to welcome the coming year: In China, foods with lucky names are popular, such as fish, which sounds like “surplus (剩余)”.
阅读短文，按要求完成下列任务。
1. 在文中(A)、(B)的空白处分别填入适当的单词。
(A)
2. 根据短文内容，帮助完成表格。
| Countries | Festivals | Foods |
| England | Christmas | |
| Germany | Christmas | |
| France | Cakes filled with butter cream | |
| Japan | New Year | |
| New Year |
3. 请给短文拟一个适当的标题。
（A）We all like festivals because we can do some interesting things on these days. I have a friend. His name is Mike. He loves New Year’s Day. It’s a big festival in China. It usually comes in January or February. His mother loves Women’s Day. It is on March 8th. She can have a good rest (休息), eat some nice food and watch movies on that day. Mike has a brother and a sister. They’re David and Anna. David is thirteen and Anna is only eleven. David likes April 1st. It’s April Fool’s Day (愚人节). He likes to play jokes (玩笑) on his friends on that day. Anna likes to eat mooncakes (月饼) so she loves Mid Autumn Festival. It often comes in September. What festival do I like? It’s Children’s Day, June 1st.（B）It’s an interesting festival and I think all the children love it!
1. 用疑问词Why对画线的句子（A）提问。2. When does New Year’s Day usually come?
3. Mike’s mother loves
4. 把文中提到的节日按照一年中出现的先后，用数字1-5排出序号。
5. 把画线句子（B）翻译成汉语：
