Noodles are an important and traditional kind of food in Chinese dishes. There are all kinds of Chinese noodles, and they are in different shapes (形状) with different kinds of food ingredients (食材). They are an important part of the main foods in China. Not only are noodles delicious and easy to cook, but also they are a symbol of long life.
Chinese-style noodles are also an important kind of food of the East Asian countries which are close to China such as Korea, Japan, Thailand and Vietnam. Chinese noodles make a big difference to the people’s eating habits in these countries. And the people in these foreign countries use the traditional Chinese ways to cook noodles. Behind different cooking ways of the Chinese noodles is the wisdom (智慧) of the Chinese people.
The ways to call the Chinese noodles are different in different parts of China. China is so large and there are many dialects (方言) of Chinese. People in different places like using their own dialects to call the noodles in their hometowns. People always use pinyin (拼音) to call the names of each kind of noodles. In Chinese pinyin, the noodles are called “mian” “fen”. “Mian” means that the noodles are made from wheat (小麦) and “fen” is the flour (面粉) in English. However, in Hong Kong and some places in Guangdong Province, the people call the noodles in Cantonese (广东话). What’s more, the people in Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore and some other Southeast Asian countries use Hokkien (闽南语) to call the noodles.
Noodles play such an important role in the Chinese food culture. Let’s enjoy a bowl of delicious long noodles on our birthdays and get good luck.
1. Are noodles an important kind of food in Japan?2. What do people in different places like using to call the noodles in their hometowns?
3. How do you like the noodles in your hometown? Why?
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While rice and wheat (小麦) are the two most popular food worldwide, a study covered more than 100,000 people in Northwest China. (A) It is reported that choosing rice as food may lower the risk of being fat.
Researchers from Xi’an Jiaotong University collected data from people aged 35 to 74 from Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, Ningxia and Xinjiang. The researchers divided these people into three groups. The first group includes people with rice preference, eating (B) it either daily or four to six times every week. The second group’s main food is wheat, and the third group eats both rice and wheat.
The results show that rice preference may be connected with a lower risk of being fat in Northwest China. Higher wheat intake (摄入) was connected with higher risks of body fat and stomach fat in men and stomach fat in women, according to the study.
When wheat lovers changed their food to rice five times every week, these people showed a 36.5 percent lower risk of being fat in men and a 20.5 percent lower risk of being fat in women.
People with rice preference often have more fresh vegetables, meat and fish servings. People with wheat preference in Northwest China often eat large bowls of noodles with fewer vegetables or less meat, and sometimes even with a large amount (数量) of oil.
1. 请从文中找出与“People choosing rice as food are less likely to get fat in Northwest China, according to the results.”句子意思相同或相近的句子。2. 请将(A)处划线句子It is reported that choosing rice as food may lower the risk of being fat.翻译成汉语。
3. 请根据短文内容，写出三项“People choosing rice as food have a lower risk of being fat”的饮食倾向。
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4. What does (B) “it” in Paragraph 2 refer to?
5. 请根据短文内容填空，每空不超过两个单词。
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Sometimes the greatest things are invented by mistake. The greatest mistake of all time could be those delicious snacks in your corner drugstore.One day, a woman was making chocolate cookies. When she ran out of chocolate powder (粉), she took out a chocolate bar (棒，条) and broke it into little pieces. She added the pieces to her cookie dough (面团) and baked (烘焙) it. She thought that the chocolate would (1) melt in the oven and make chocolate cookies. Far from melting, the pieces of chocolate stayed hard. When she took them out of the oven, she had chocolate chip cookies!Another accidental invention was made by Frank Epperson, an eleven-year-old boy. In 1905, Frank sat outside on a winter evening, mixing up a big jug (罐子) of powdered soda pop. Frank accidentally left the jug out during the night. When he went outside the next morning, he found the mixture in the jug frozen (冻僵) with the mixing stick stuck in the middle. Frank pulled out the frozen pop and tasted it. It was delicious! Frank started selling Epperson Icicles for 5 cents each. He later changed the name to (2) Popsicles. So, the next time you drop your hamburger into your ice cream or your cooked potatoes into your chicken soup, don’t worry! Some of the most delicious foods in the world were invented that way!
1. 根据短文，写出划线单词melt的意思。2. When were Popsicles invented?
3. How much was Frank’s Epperson Icicle?
4. 请将文中画线的句子翻译成汉语。
5. 请从文章中找出能够概括本文主旨大意的一个句子。
【推荐3】How to make Apple Strawberry Slush (软泥)?
First, wash two small apples. Cut up the apples. Wash strawberries and make them dry.
Next, cut the strawberries in half. Add some sugar and stir (搅拌) in a bowl. Put the apples in a blender, and turn it on. Pour it into a bowl, and pour strawberries into the blender and turn on the blender.
Then, pour the strawberries into a medium size bowl and add the apples. Add the vanilla syrup (香草糖浆) and stir until they are well mixed. Put some ice in glasses.
Finally, fill the glasses with the apple and strawberries mixture (混合物). Mix it all up.
The cool Apple Strawberry Slush is OK to drink.
1—2题阅读短文，根据英文释义及首字母提示拼写单词；3题阅读短文， 进行同义句转换，每空一词；4—6题根据短文内容回答问题。
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3. Cut up the apples.
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4. How many small apples should we wash?
5. What should we add after cutting the strawberries in half?
6. How many steps are there to make Apple Strawberry Slush?
【推荐1】Xi'an celebrated the first-ever China Hanfu Day on April 18. There were shows which were held by people wearing traditional Chinese clothing—Hanfu. Hanfu fans from all over China gathered there to take photos and put them online for a Hanfu photo coopetition which lasted until May 18.
China Hanfu Day is in the third month of the Chinese lunar calendar(农历), which is said to be the birthday of the Yellow Emperor. In ancient China, this day was also called Shangsi Festival(上巳节). Its purpose is to encourage young Chinese to take pride in traditional clothing.
Hanfu is the traditional clothing of the Han people who lived in China before the Qing Dynasty. It has a history of about 3,000 years. And it has changed greatly so far. However, some of its main characteristics(特点) remain. For example, there are two parts that overlap(交叠) on the front, which is called "jiao ling". Another main characteristic of Hanfu is that it usually uses ribbons(系带) instead of buttons.
China is becoming a leading country in the world, so the Chinese people feel more confident about Chinese traditional culture than ever before.
1. Where did the first China Hanfu Day take place?2. What's the purpose of China Hanfu Day?
3. When did Hanfu appear?
4. Does Hanfu usually use ribbons or buttons?
5. Why do the Chinese people feel more confident about Chinese traditional culture than ever before?
The Lantern Festival, which marks the end of Spring Festival, fell on February 26 this year. As one of the most important traditional Chinese festivals, people across the country have been celebrating the festival for days.
Lanterns are a big part of the festival. Watching lanterns is a great event. You see lanterns in any sizes and shapes you can imagine, from animals to plants and flowers. One legend(传说) says that the bright lanterns show respect(尊重) to gods. Another says that people light lanterns to celebrate the declining(消退) darkness of winter.
In old times, the Lantern Festival was also for young people. At that time, young girls were not allowed to go out very often except during certain festivals. So looking at lanterns gave young people a chance to meet each other.
It’s also a great time to eat yuanxiao, or sweet dumplings. People in the north call the sweet dumplings yuanxiao. While in the south, people call them tangyuan. It sounds like “tuanyuan” which means “family togetherness” in Chinese. Sweet dumplings are usually as big as ping-pong balls. They have sweet fillings like bean paste(豆沙) or black sesame(芝麻). But people in some places of China make sweet dumplings with salty fillings. Today, you can also find sweet dumplings with some other fillings, such as chocolate and fruits.
The Chinese people believe eating sweet dumplings brings happiness and good luck to their family in the new year. Do you want to try it out?
1. When was the Lantern Festival this year?2. Which is a great event for the festival?
3. Who might enjoy the festival more during the old times?
4. Why do people in the south call sweet dumplings tangyuan?
5. Are there any salty fillings in the sweet dumplings?
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Keeping dyeing (染色工艺) tradition alive
Known as “soft gold”, gambiered Canton gauze (香云纱) is the best silk fabric (布料) for cheongsam (旗袍). It feels smooth and comfortable, easy to wash and dry, and is also good for people’s health.
Gambiered Canton gauze is the only silk fabric that’s still hand-dyed using natural plants in the world today. It gets its color from a yam (薯蓣) plant called shuliang. The plant grows in Shunde, Guangdong. It can help fight against bacteria and bad smells.
The skill of dyeing gambiered Cantongauze has a history of more than 500 years. In 2008, it was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage (国家非物质文化遗产).
A master’s story
Ouyang Yongze is an inheritor of the dyeing skill of gambiered Canton gauze from Shunde, Guangdong. The 50-year-old started learning the skill in 2017.
The dyeing includes 30 steps and is all done by hand with natural materials. “Shuliang, river mud, sunshine, and meadows (草地) play key roles in the dyeing,” Ouyang told Teens.
To dye the fabric, workers put it in yam juice and then let it dry on the grass. They do this many times until it turns brownish-yellow. Then, they put river mud on it to help the yam react fully. After washing and drying again, the fabric turns black!
Mastering the dyeing skill is not easy. Ouyang had to try many times before he could get the right density of yam juice. “Too much may cause color loss, and too little may not lead to a dark enough fabric,” he said.
Passing on the craft is also challenging. It can be tiring to work under the sun for eight hours a day. Only a few people work in that line of work, and the skilled masters are getting older.
In light of this, Ouyang has worked hard to tie in other dyeing skills such as tie-dye and batikc (蜡染). He has also worked with famous designers to make both traditional and trendy clothes from gambiered Canton gauze. He believes all these can make the traditional skill more alive and get more young people to learn the skill.
| Keeping dyeing tradition alive | |
| Features of Gambiered Canton gauze | Gambiered Canton gauze feels smooth and comfortable, it can be washed and dried |
| Gambiered Canton gauze uses the color from a yam plant, With a history of over five hundred years, the skill was | |
| A master’s story | Ouyang Yongze, a 50-year-old inheritor, began learning the skill in 2017, There’re many Through |
A fine example has endless power. As a pop star, Wang Junkai, the leader of TFBOYS, is a Chinese singer and actor. He is quite popular in Asia with more than 70 million followers on Weibo. As a role model, he was chosen as the UN Environment National Goodwill Ambassador （亲善大使） in April 2018.
As the youngest ambassador, Wang attended a UN meeting in Kenya on March 14. He gave a speech in English on sustainable （可持续的） fashion.
In fact, it’s not the first time that Wang has tried to ask people to protect the world. In 2016, Wang widely shared the wildlife activities to help people understand the importance of protecting the world. Besides bringing attention to wildlife, he also called on his fans to pledge （许诺） to reduce e-waste. Within 24 hours, his mail was shared 1. 67 million times, and more than 400,000 followers signed the pledge.
According to Wang, young people are no longer onlookers（旁观者）when it comes to environmental action. “I will try my best to do everything I can to take care of our earth. And I invite everyone to join me,” he said.
根据上面短文的内容回答问题（每小题答案不超过 6 个单词）。
1. What is Wang Junkai?
2. When was he chosen as the UN Environment National Goodwill Ambassador?
3. Where did he attend a UN meeting?
4. Why did he share the wildlife activities in 2016?
5. Do you think Wang Junkai sets us a good example?
Many space-lovers dream of traveling into space, but it costs too much to make that dream come true. Luckily, here is a chance for people who love exploring space. An unusual new reality TV show called Space Hero is in the works.
Space Hero must be popular and attractive because it will be the world’s first reality show in space. It will send a lucky winner to the International Space Station ISS who can stay there for ten days. According to the show creators (创建者), a seat for the winner has already been booked with the NASA on spaceship.
How will the show work? The plan of the show is to first pick a group of space-lovers from around the world. The show is open to anyone who is older than 18. “We’re opening space to everyone, not only to astronauts and rich people”, one of the creators said. Twelve men and twelve women will be picked. And then the contestants (参赛者)will be taken to a “Space Village” to take part in hard space training for the final trip.
In the end, the people who watch the show can choose their favorite person to be sent to space. When the winner has been picked, the show will follow that lucky person’s journey and film during the whole time. The creators of Space Hero hope the show will encourage(鼓励)interest in space travel.
1. What is the world’s first reality show in space?2. How long can the lucky winner stay in ISS?
3. Is everyone open to the reality show?
4. Who will decide on the winner of the show finally?
5. Why do the creators of Space Hero make the reality show?
If you accept an invitation but later realized you can’t go，you should tell the host or hostess as soon as possible．If you receive a written invitation that says PSVP（please reply），you have to tell the host if you will be going or not．
You don’t have to bring a gift with you．However, people think it is polite to bring a small gift if you have been invited for a meal or are going to stay for a few days．If you are going for dinner, the host or hostess will be happy if you give him or her a box of chocolates or a bottle of wine．
A guest should ask their host or hostess if they can help in the kitchen．Offering to help is more important than actually helping．If your visit was for a few days，you could send a thank you letter to the host or hostess．If you had a meal，you could give them a telephone call to say thank you．
1. Why should you ring someone before you visit them?
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2. If you can’t go to the party after receiving an invitation，what should you do?
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3. Will people be angry if you don’t bring any gift?
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4. What gifts will make the host or the hostess happy?
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5. What should you do after you visited your friends for a few days?
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