Shi Qinling, a paper-cutting artist, always brings a pair of scissors which allows her to create art whenever she has ideas. Most of her paper-cutting works are from moments in daily life, such as a neighbor’s dog, her own pets and scenes on the streets. “Some people like to write down their feelings in diaries. I prefer to cut them out,” says the 35-year-old, who is now working at the Fenglin community cultural activity center in Shanghai.
Shi developed an interest in handicraft (手工艺) when she was a child who often found herself alone playing with paper, folding and cutting them into different shapes. This interest later developed into a passion (酷爱). At the age of 26, one of her works, The Fighting Fish, won third place at the Baihua Cup, a competition for Chinese arts and crafts. Six years later, Shi became the city’s youngest inheritor (继承者) of paper-cutting.
Over the past few years, Shi’s works have been showed in 23 exhibitions. Shi and her workmates are now planning to produce cultural and creative goods to attract more people to learn paper-cutting. Today, more and more young workers start to show an interest in paper-cutting. There are now more than 100 people working on a Shanghai paper-cutting project, which hopes to promote folk arts.
“We are very proud to have this special folk culture and art project. And we should protect this cultural art form,” says Shi. “Paper-cutting is not about cutting different patterns from paper. Writers tell stories using words. I do the same, but with a pair of scissors,” she says. She takes paper-cutting as not just an art form, but also a form of learning about traditional Chinese culture.
1. It can be learnt from the passage that Shi ________.| A．was taught how to cut by her parents | B．cuts out something fun in daily life |
| C．used to write down feelings in diaries | D．won a big prize when she was a kid |
| A．develop | B．start | C．control | D．prevent |
| A．what patterns Shi usually cuts | B．how paper-cutting is cut out by Shi |
| C．where Shi makes paper-cutting | D．why Shi wants to protect the art form |
| A．Sports | B．Health | C．Culture | D．Technology |
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Traditional Chinese Cultures | |
Chinese folk music Chinese folk music is connected with ancient Chinese stories. One of the classics, shijing, included some folk songs from the West Zhou to the Spring and Autumn Period. Traditional Chinese musical instruments include guzheng, pipa, erhu, xiao and so on. | Chinese Painting In ancient China, most of the Chinese paintings were done on paper or silk. Traditional Chinese painting includes mountains and water, flowers and birds, figures (人物). The highest form of Chinese painting is mountains and water. |
Chinese Handwriting Chinese handwriting is a special art of Asian cultures. Brush handwriting is much loved around the world. Wang Xizhi was very famous for brush handwriting. He made a great achievement in Chinese handwriting. | Weiqi Weiqi, called yi in ancient China, is a smart board game between two players with a history of over 3,000 years. People believe weiqi is the beginning of all ancient chess games. |
| A．Weiqi. | B．Ancient Chinese stories. | C．Chinese painting. |
| A．xiao | B．piano | C．guzheng |
| A．He was a great weiqi player. |
| B．He was good at Chinese painting. |
| C．He made a great achievement in Chinese handwriting. |
| A．on wood or cloth | B．on paper or wood | C．on paper or silk |
| A．Chinese handwriting is a special art of Asian cultures. |
| B．People believe weiqi is the beginning of all ancient chess games. |
| C．The highest form of Chinese painting is mountains and flowers. |
【推荐2】Lesser Cold, the 23rd of 24 solar terms (节气), fell on Jan. 6th this year. During this term, the leaves are long gone and every roof of the house is covered with snow in the north of China. The farm work has come to an end, so the farmers stop to enjoy the spare time of the year.
Lesser Cold is one of the coldest solar terms of the year. However, the bitter cold can’t prevent people from enjoying their lives. There are many interesting activities for people to do.
In China, wintersweet (腊梅) comes out at that time. People often go where they can admire the beauty of wintersweet together with friends. It’s also a good time for people to skate, fight with snowballs and build snowmen.
Among all these activities, the most important one is preparing for the Spring Festival.
Some people make decorations like paper cutting and couplets (对联) on their own. Others begin to store (储藏) new year goods (年货). During the period of Lesser Cold, the so-called “new year taste” is around every corner of the street.
The Lesser Cold day is also known as a great day to nourish (滋补). In some parts of China, people like to have mutton hot pot on that day, because they believe that eating mutton can keep themselves warm the whole winter. Different places have different customs. In Guangzhou, it is traditional to eat glutinous rice (糯米) in the morning.
No matter where you are in China and no matter what you do on the Lesser Cold day, the customs of Lesser Cold share the same purpose—spending the coldest day in the warmest way.
1. Which of the following pictures can best describe the Lesser Cold?A． | B． | C． | D． |
① admire the winter sweet ② play with snow
③visit friends ④ prepare for the Spring Festival
| A．①②③ | B．①②④ | C．①③④ | D．②③④ |
| A．Different Customs of Chinese Festivals |
| B．Different Ways to Keep Warm on the Coldest Day |
| C．Lesser Cold-The Coldest But Warmest Day |
| D．Lesser Cold-The Best Time to Nourish in a Year |
【推荐3】There are many classic（经典的）cultures in China. Every culture has a very long history. Here we introduce four of them.
Chinese Handwriting Chinese handwriting belongs to Asian cultures. It is very special. Many people love the characters written with a writing brush around the world. Wang Xizhi is very famous for his handwriting. He made a great difference to the development of regular script（楷书）.  |
Chinese Folk Music China has a colorful culture. It is connected with Chinese ancient stories. Chinese folk music（民乐）has a long history. One of the classics（经典著作）,Shijing,included some folk songs in 15 different areas from the Western Zhou Dynasty to Spring and Autumn Period. Traditional Chinese musical instruments includeguqin,guzheng,pipa,erhu,xiaoand so on.  |
Chinese Painting It is said that Chinese painting is the oldest traditional painting in the world. Most of the Chinese paintings in ancient China were done on paper or silk. Traditional Chinese painting includes mountains and waters, figures（人物）, flowers and birds. The highest form of Chinese painting is Chinese landscape painting.  |
Weigi Weigi,calledyiin ancient China, is a smart board game between two players with a long history. The game is treated as the beginning of all ancient chess games by many people. It was introduced to foreign countries since ancient times and was popular among the upperclasses.  |
1. Wang Xizhi played an important role in __________.
| A．Chinese handwriting | B．Chinese folk music |
| C．Chinese painting | D．weigi |
| A．guitar | B．violin | C．piano | D．erhu |
| A．birds | B．flowers | C．Chinese landscape painting | D．oil painting |
| A．班级 | B．阶层 | C．课堂 | D．种类 |
| A．have a long history |
| B．are not welcomed by the higher classes |
| C．are popular only in China |
| D．are the beginning of the world cultures |
One day Merlin was invited to a party. He was very pleased and a little excited. As the day of the party came near, Merlin began to think how to make an amazing entrance at the party. He had an idea. He thought everyone at the party would show much interest if he could skate into the room.
Merlin tried different ways to make himself roll. Finally, he decided to put two wheels under each shoe. These were the first roller skates. Merlin was proud of his invention and dreamed of arrived at the party on wheels while playing the violin.
On the night of the party Merlin rolled into the room playing his violin. Everyone was surprised to see him. There was just one problem. Merlin had no way to stop his roller skates. He rolled on and on. Suddenly, he ran into a huge mirror that was hanging on the wall. The mirror fell down, breaking into pieces. Merlin’s idea was so good that nobody forgot his special entrance for a long time. But could he find out a way to stop his roller skates?
1. People thought Merlin was a dreamer because he __________.
| A．dreamed day and night | B．liked making things |
| C．was an interesting man | D．was full of strange ideas. |
| A．play the violin well | B．arrive at the party sooner |
| C．be taller than the others | D．surprise the people at the party |
| A．Merlin made a lot of trouble. |
| B．Roller skates should be improved. |
| C．The people were angry with Merlin. |
| D．Merlin was strong enough to break the mirror into pieces. |
| A．Nothing happened to Merlin at the party. |
| B．Merlin made a surprising entrance that day. |
| C．No one noticed Merlin when he entered the room. |
| D．Merlin couldn’t sleep well because he dreamed a lot. |
【推荐2】Sophia is very happy these days. The 13-year-old girl from the UK has a lot of fun during her trip in Beijing. She eats dumplings, tries Chinese calligraphy(书法), climbs the Great Wall and speaks Chinese, all for the first time!
She even stays with a Chinese family for a week. “Beijing is very big and beautiful. And the people here are very nice!” She says. Sophia comes with her teachers and classmates from the UK. The students in Shangdi Experimental Primary School of Haidian District receive them. These two schools are “Heart to Heart” schools. There are 200 “Heart to Heart” schools in Beijing. Each of them has a partner school in a foreign country. They meet and get to know each other.
1. How old is Sophia?| A．15 | B．14 | C．13 | D．11 |
| A．Two days. | B．Seven days. | C．A year. | D．6 months. |
| A．Big. | B．Beautiful. | C．Exciting. | D．A and B. |
Understanding Africa
When Huang Lizhi took her first class in African sociology at the University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa in February, her professor asked her and her classmates what impresses them most when it comes to Africa.
Unexpectedly, Huang, 31, found that words like “poverty” and “safari”—negative words that were often associated with the continent in media reports—were the kind of terms her African classmates didn’t want to hear. Instead, they preferred to hear the question answered in this way: “Africa is the cradle of humankind” and “Africans are passionate and generous”.
Apparently, there are some misunderstandings between us. It’s true that with incidents like the Ebola outbreak in Western Africa and the emergence of pirates off the coast of Somalia hitting the news, it’s easy for us to keep forgetting that Africa has one of the world’s oldest civilizations—Egypt, born by the world’s longest river, the Nile. The proof is in the Great Pyramid of Giza and the Great Sphinx of Giza, which are both popular among tourists. And the tombs of ancient Egypt have also become endless sources for the literature and film industries.
When it comes to the natural environment of Africa, our misunderstandings are only bigger. But the truth is that instead of being scorching hot all year and covered by desert, the continent has large areas of savannas where lions, giraffes and zebras live, the snowcapped Kilimanjaro—the highest mountain in Africa—and even thick forest on the island of Madagascar.
These misunderstandings are one of the reasons why the 2018 Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation was held on Sept 3 and 4—to understand each other better.
Indeed, only by visiting Africa herself did Huang see the convenient living conditions, the amazing natural beauty and the friendly people.
In her eyes, her classmates were as hopeful about the future of their own countries as they were about Africa as a whole, and they were quick to demonstrate both their strong will and initiative.
“At that moment, I knew exactly what they wanted—they wanted their culture to be respected.”
1. What were Chinese people’s initial (最初的) impressions of Africa?| A．They thought Africa was very poor. |
| B．They thought Africans were very enthusiastic. |
| C．They thought Africa was rich. |
| D．They thought Africa was beautiful. |
| A．Africa | B．Egypt | C．China | D．India |
| A．The natural environment of Africa is bad. |
| B．The purpose of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation was to help Africans. |
| C．Africa has the world’s longest river. |
| D．Africa doesn’t have savannas. |
| A．bad | B．poor | C．mean | D．friendly |
| A．Africa is poor |
| B．Africa is not as unbearable as people think |
| C．Africa has beautiful scenes |
| D．Africa is large |
Kenshi Yonezu, born on March 10th, 1991, is a Japanese musician, singer-songwriter and record producer. He adopted the stage name Hachi ( ハチ ) and began releasing ( 发行) VOCALOID music in 2009. Three years later he released his first album independently using his real name. To his fans, Kenshi Yoneru is a super talented artist. His music style is strongly influenced by some literary works (文学作品).
One of Kenshi Yonezu's, popular wing “Lemon”, the there song of the TV play “Unnatural” which was released in 2018, been No.1 on the Oricon Singles Chart for 6 weeks and won the best theme song award as the ninety- sixth College of Japanese Drama. Also, this is the first time that Yonezu’s song has been tied to a TV play.
“Lemon” expresses the sadness and sorrow for losing important persons in life. The song was greatly influenced by Kenshi Yonezu’s grandfather, who passed away during the writing of the song. When talking about the creation of the song, Kenshi Yonezu said, “My original goal was to find out some of the most beautiful things between the TV play's plot and my own feelings, and put them into my song. But when my grandfather left me, I was so sad that I suddenly could not find my way out.
And that’s exactly why I had to overturn the old one and build new ideas of creating the song. When I finished, this song has become very personal, expressing my own feeling much more than the TV play itself.”
1. What is the main idea of this passage?| A．A childhood story of Kenshi Yonezu’s. |
| B．Introducing how a singer becomes famous. |
| C．The steps of creating a song tied to a TV play. |
| D．A Japanese musician Kenshi Yonezu and his song “Lemon”. |
| A．In 1991. | B．In 2009. | C．In 2012. | D．In 2018. |
| A．Hachi is super talented in writing literary works. |
| B．Before “Lemon”, Yonezu hadn't created any song specially for TV plays. |
| C．One of Kenshi Yonezu's most popular song “Lemon” was released in 2018. |
| D．The song “Lemon” might be quite different if Yonezu’s grandfather hadn't passed away. |
| A．the song was too difficult to write |
| B．he was very sad after watching the TV play |
| C．he could not accept the truth of his grandfather's death |
| D．he cared about his own feling more than the TV play itself |
| A．advertisement | B．web page | C．history textbook | D．menu |
【推荐2】There was a famous painter in the Song Dynasty. His name was Wen Tong. He was good at drawing bamboos. A lot of people called at his house every day. They all wanted one of his bamboo drawings.
Wen Tong loved bamboos so much that he grew bamboos everywhere around his house. In the spring, summer, autumn and winter, he always went to the bamboo forest to see how they grew. The bamboos looked different on sunny days and rainy days. Wen Tong saw different shapes of bamboo poles (竿). He also saw different shapes and colors of the leaves.
As time passed, Wen remembered the images of the bamboos deeply in his mind. Whenever he stood before the paper and picked up a painting brush, the rich forms (样子) of the bamboos would appear in his mind at once. So every time he was drawing bamboos, he became very confident, and all the bamboos he painted were beautiful and true to life.
A young man wanted to learn from Wen Tong. “Why can you paint bamboos so well?” he asked. Wen Tong answered with a smile, “I just paint the bamboos in my mind.”
根据材料内容，选择最佳答案。
1. Wen Tong was a ________.
| A．scientist | B．teacher | C．painter | D．doctor |
| A．look at his bamboos | B．get his bamboo drawings |
| C．learn how to draw bamboos | D．offer some advice on his drawings |
| A．Wen grew bamboos in his house. |
| B．Bamboos grew better on rainy days. |
| C．Wen often watched the bamboos. |
| D．Wen couldn’t remember the leaves of the bamboos. |
| A．relaxed | B．lonely | C．nervous | D．surprised |
| A．Wen didn’t like painting on paper. |
| B．Wen was trying to tell a joke. |
| C．Wen refused to share his real skills. |
| D．Wen had all forms of bamboos in mind. |
Franz was a famous composer (作曲家) who lived and worked in Vienna. He was born in 1797, the twelfth of his parents’ fourteen children. His father was the headmaster of a school. Franz’s father was his first music teacher. Later the organist (风琴手) of the church he attended taught him how to play the piano, organ and violin. He started schooling at the age of eleven and had daily music lessons in school. He spent so much time on his music that he neglected (忽略) the rest of the subjects. His father was unhappy as he did not want Franz to take up music as a career (事业). However, Franz did just that because of his love for music. Throughout his life, Franz never gave up his interest in music. Even when he was very sick, he was still composing. His last group of songs got the title “Swan-Song” after his death.
1. According to the passage, Franz ________.| A．lived and worked in Vienna |
| B．was an only child in his family |
| C．was the headmaster of a school |
| D．was the son of a famous composer |
| A．his mother | B．his school teacher |
| C．his father | D．the church organist |
| A．8 | B．9 | C．10 | D．11 |
| A．wanted to make his father unhappy |
| B．could not find any other job |
| C．did not do well in his study |
| D．loved music |
| A．play | B．group of songs | C．movie | D．set of books |
There is a sad truth when you bring home some beautiful flowers.
This is what Anna has been doing for years. The Russian artist fell in love with nature when she was a little girl.
Seven years ago, Anna began growing flowers in her garden and began looking for ways to make their color and beauty last. After trying several different ways, the artist decided to press them.
Flower pressing actually was a popular hobby during Victorian era (1837—1901).
Once the flowers are dry, the artist put them on white or black paper.
| A．Soon, they’ll dry up and die. |
| B．Today, Anna is helping to keep this tradition alive. |
| C．She also enjoyed drawing about its beauty. |
| D．Flower pressing helps people discover the beauty. |
| E．The finished works are then placed inside of glass frames. |
【推荐2】When Wang Haiyan was young, her favorite toys weren’t Barbie dolls. Instead, she started learning to make shadow puppets(皮影) from her father at 13. Now 43-year-old Wang has spent 30 years practicing and spreading the art.
Shadow puppetry is a form of theater that uses puppets made from leather(皮) or paper, accompanied(伴奏) by music and singing. Invented during the Western Han Dynasty(206 BC-AD 24), it tells us about folk stories and historical stories, passing down culture and customs over thousands of years.
Shadow puppetry is all about creating the puppets and performing with them. Wang’s hometown of Hua county, Shanxi, is known as the birthplace of the folk art.
Puppet-makers must follow 24 steps to make the puppets, including washing the leather, carving(雕刻), and painting, according to Wang. Carving is the most difficult part. ”We have a special carving technique(技巧) —moving the leather under the knife,” Wang said. “You have to hold the knife still in your right hand and only move the leather in your left hand.” It took Wang three years to master this skill. She used a brick(砖块) to strengthen her left hand while practicing. It takes about 3,000 carves to make a shadow puppet. “The complicated(复杂的) steps make it hard to hand down the folk art,” she said.
But Wang has found a way to do so. In 2016, she made shadow puppets based on the cartoon series HuyaoXiaohongniang(《狐妖小红娘》) and gave a live performance. She used colors like blue and purple that are seldom seen in shadow puppetry and added more sticks to the puppets to make the performance more lively.
1. What does Paragraph 2 explain?| A．Why Wang is interested in shadow puppetry. | B．When shadow puppetry became popular. |
| C．How shadow puppetry is performed. | D．What shadow puppetry is. |
| A．Washing the leather. | B．Carving the leather. |
| C．Painting the leather. | D．Folding the leather. |
| A．It’s difficult to learn to make puppets. |
| B．This art is only known in a small county. |
| C．It requires people of great strength to perform the art. |
| D．The stories it tells are too old-fashioned for modern audiences. |
| A．Wang’s favorite shadow puppets. | B．Making new shadow puppets. |
| C．The efforts Wang made to spread this art. | D．The difficulties in performing this art online. |
| A．Wang spent 13 years learning to carve puppets. |
| B．Wang enjoys getting people interested in this art. |
| C．Wang has set up a company to make and sell shadow puppets. |
| D．Wang is working on a cartoon series about making shadow puppets. |
| Embroidery (刺绣) is a brilliant pearl (杰作珍品) in Chinese art. The oldest embroidered product in China on record dates from the Shang Dynasty. Embroidery stood for social status(地位), the embroidered products entered the lives of the common people. |
| Chinese Knot is a decorative (装饰的) handicraft that began as a folk art in Tang and Song Dynasties. The Chinese Knots are named according to their different shapes, usages and origins. And each knot represents beauty. |
| During the Tang Dynasty, people made paper lanterns to celebrate their peaceful life and their powerful country. Now more types of lanterns appear in festivals, such as lanterns with music. |
| As an important part of traditional folk art, folk toys are a special expression of the long Chinese history. The diverse varieties of folk toys are made of cloth, grass, straw, paper, and so on. |
| A．In Tang Dynasty. | B．In Song Dynasty. | C．In Shang Dynasty. | D．Both A and B. |
| A．Embroidery. | B．Chinese Knot. | C．Paper Lanterns. | D．Folk Toys. |
| A．The common people can’t use the embroidered products nowadays. |
| B．The Chinese Knots began as a folk art in Shang Dynasty. |
| C．People made lanterns to represents beauty, idea and wishes. |
| D．Folk toys are a special expression of the long Chinese history. |
