The Lantern Festival is an important festival in China. It began 2000 years ago during the Han dynasty (朝). It means the end of the Spring Festival celebrations.
People celebrate the festival in many ways. The lantern show is the most important part of the festival. On the night of the festival, many lanterns are hung in the streets and parks. These lanterns light up the night during the festival. People often go out to watch the lantern show with their family and friends.
Lantern riddle (迷) games are also popular during the Lantern Festival. Riddles are written on colorful lanterns. If someone gets the right answer, he or she will get a gift.
Tangyuan is the traditional food of the Lantern Festival. It can have many different fillings and tastes. Shaped like a round ball, tangyuan is delicious. On the one hand, people eat tangyuan for good luck. On the other hand, the shape of tangyuan means family reunion (团圆).
Shows are everywhere all day. In the daytime, people can enjoy the performances such as a dragon lantern dance, a lion dance, a Yangge dance and beating drums. At night, except for the beautiful lanterns, fireworks (烟花) make a beautiful scene (景色). People enjoy themselves during the Lantern Festival.
1. When did the Lantern Festival begin in the history?2. Who will people watch the lantern show with?
3. What will you get if you answer the lantern riddle correctly?
4. Except for the Lantern Festival, which traditional Chinese festival do you like best? What can you do then? Write 30 words or more.
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Here are some clothes for women from different times. Women in the 1940s dressed up in cheong-sams (旗袍). Cheong-sams were made of cotton or silk. They were colourful. Some of them had beautiful flowers on them. Women in them looked slim and really good. During that time, these clothes could help us to know whether (是否) you were rich or poor.
Form the 1950s to the 1960s, women was interested in coats and trousers. They were more comfortable than cheong-sams. These clothes were made of cotton. They were blue or grey. More and more women began to work. Women felt proud (骄傲的) and comfortable because it was their first time to have the same right (权利) as men.
Young girls in the 1980s thought they should wear colourful clothes. They liked the clothes that film stars wore. They tried hard to make some clothes like the stars’. Now people like designing their own clothes. These clothes are made of fur or even paper. But many people dislike using leather and fur because it will hurt animals.
根据上面短文的内容回答下列问题。（每题答案不超过6个单词）
1. How did the women in cheong-sam look?
2. What can we know from women in cheong-sam during that time?
3. Why was women interested in coats and trousers from the 1950s to the 1960s?
4. Who liked the clothes that film stars wore in the 1980s?
5. Do all people like using leather and fur to design their own clothes?
【推荐2】China has many special forms of traditional art. They are usually used to represent things that are important in life such as love, beauty and family.
It was said that sky lanterns were first used by Zhuge Liang. He sent them out to ask for help when in trouble. They are made of bamboo and covered with paper. Sky lanterns are used at festivals and other celebrations today. They are seen as bright symbols of happiness and good wishes.
Chinese paper-cutting has been around for more than 1,500 years. It may sound very easy but is difficult to practise. The paper, usually red, is folded (折叠) before it is cut with scissors. The most common pictures are flowers, animals and things about Chinese history. During the Spring Festival, they are put up on windows, doors and walls as symbols of wishes for good luck and a happy new year.
Chinese clay (泥塑) art is famous because the clay pieces are so small but they look very real. The pieces are carefully shaped by hand from a very special kind of clay and then allowed to air-dry. After drying, they are fired at a very high heat. Then they are painted after polishing (抛光). Finally, materials such as wood or paper are added as decorations (装饰). It takes several weeks to complete everything. These small pieces of clay art show the love that all Chinese people have for life and beauty.
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. Who first used sky lanterns?
2. What are sky lanterns seen as bright symbols of?
3. How long has Chinese paper-cutting been around?
4. Where are the most common pictures put up during the Spring Festival?
5. How are the clay pieces carefully shaped from a very special kind of clay?
【推荐3】Everyone in China likes dumplings. We can make dumplings in many ways. The kind of dumplings is more than ten. We can put meat and vegetables in them. Also, we can put sugar, eggs or other things in them. I like dumplings with vegetables and pork best. Usually people make dumplings at home. If you are busy with your work, you can buy the take-away dumplings from any supermarkets. Then you take them home. Or you can enjoy them in a restaurant. The Spring Festival is the most important in China. When it comes, we usually make dumplings. Usually we put a coin in a dumpling. If one eats the dumpling with the coin in it, he will be lucky in the whole year. Welcome to China! We will invite you to eat the traditional (传统的) food—dumplings.
| Dumplings in China | |
| The number of kinds | At |
| The kind of dumplings the writer likes | Dumplings with vegetables and pork |
| Where people buy some take-away dumplings | From |
| The meaning of eating the dumpling with the coin in it | Having a good |
| The tradition in the Spring Festival | |
【推荐1】If you’re in an English class, following your English book, you may find all the units and other knowledge (知识) in some order. Usually, things move from easy to difficult, but it doesn’t mean that you always have to follow the book.
Sometimes you may feel bored (无聊) and want to learn new things that’s not in the book. That is a good way to make learning much more interesting. Sometimes you have to go back to some knowledge that you didn’t know clearly the first time. That’s also good and normal (正常的). Sometimes when learning doesn’t go well, you have to stop and check your plan again.
It will be great if you can practise English for 10 hours a day, but that usually won’t happen. Because no one can learn one subject for 10 hours and doesn’t feel tired and bored. It may also be very difficult for you to understand everything in your learning. You need more time to try to learn and understand it again.
You should know that there will be some time when you feel like a great English speaker, and there will be time when you feel like you couldn’t finish a sentence. Those ups and downs are normal, too. Find your own way to learn English. Just keep working, and you’ll get better and better.
1. Which subject is this passage talking about?2. What should we do when learning doesn’t go well?
3. Please share another way of learning this subject. (no less than 10 words)
Sometimes, we see some people reading books while biting (咬) their nails (指甲). We may think it is a kind of behavior that means they are focused (专心的). But in fact, it is more than that and science has proved it.
Nail biting can begin at an early age. According to the BBC, up to 45 percent of teenagers bite their nails.
There is not an exact answer to explain why people bite their nails. But most commonly, nail biting is said to be a nervous habit. It is done because of stress, boredom or excitement.
What’s more, scientists found that people with higher levels of intelligence (智力) are the ones who start biting their nails at an early age. They believe that compared with the average person, those with higher levels of intelligence may feel higher levels of stress more easily.
This habit is bad for the biters. It can give them red or sore fingertips. And long-term nail biting can affect (影响) how our nails grow.
But don’t worry! There are many ways to stop biting your nails. First, keep your nails clean. The more you focus on (集中于) taking care of your nails, the less likely you are to start biting them again. Also, when you feel stressed, try to relax. Doing exercise or having a warm bath both help.
| Nail biting | |
| How it starts | *It can start when people are *Up to 45 percent of teenagers have the |
| *It has something to do with a nervous habit because people feel stressed, *The higher levels of intelligence people have, the higher levels of | |
| *It can give them red or *Long-term nail biting can affect the | |
| Solutions | *Keep your nails clean. Focus more on *If you feel stressed, it is |
【推荐3】We all know that we need water to live. Up to 75% of our bodies is water and we need to drink water every day to be healthy! So what will happen to the Earth’s water if global warming （全球变暖）gets worse?
About 71% of the Earth’s surface is covered with water. When the temperature of the Earth rises, the temperature of the water rises, too. Higher water temperatures will kill the underwater plants and tiny fish. But it’s not just the fish! Higher temperatures also have an influence on animals on land. Some scientists think that because of global warming, two thirds of the world’s polar bears will never be seen on our planet by 2050.
Global warming makes the weather change, too. In some places, there will be less rain. This will cause deserts to be larger. In other places, the rain will become very strong and heavy, so we will have less farmland and not enough food for humans.
Global warming is a big problem. But we can help by making small changes like turning off the water, lights, and TV when we aren’t using them!
1. How much of the Earth’s surface is covered with water?（不超过5个词）2. What will happen to the underwater plants and tiny fish when water temperatures get higher?（不超过10个词）
3. What small changes can we make to help solve the problem of global warming?（不超过15个词）
