Spring festival is coming soon, which means gift-giving season is also coming. According to Chinese culture, there are some taboos on gift- giving that you should know. Chinese people usually don’t give a clock to each other. A clock sounds as “Zhong” in Chinese. It means the end. It is unlucky, especially for old people. Remember not to give pears as gifts, either. A pear sounds as “Li” in Chinese that means separation (分离).
So what is a right gift? A “red envelope” with money in it is the most popular gift in China. During the Spring Festival, the elder people will give children red envelopes to show their love and wishes. The number of the money should be lucky. Some numbers have special meanings. For example, “520” means “I love you”; “666” means “everything goes well”; “888” means “wish you to be rich” and “1314” means “forever love”.
1. You’d better not give someone a clock as a gift because it means that ________| A．you’re an unlucky person | B．you are getting old |
| C．your life is coming to be to an end | D．you must leave your home |
| A．pears | B．clocks | C．red envelopes | D．money |
| A．纪律 | B．禁忌 | C．秩序 | D．方式 |
| A．“I love you” | B．“forever love” |
| C．“everything goes well” | D．“wish you to be rich” |
| A．show people how to spend the Spring Festival |
| B．tell people the activities of Chinese traditional festival |
| C．ask people to give others some expensive gifts |
| D．help people choose the right gifts during the Spring Festival |
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【推荐1】The Start of Spring, the first solar term (节气) of the year, began this year on Feb.3 and ended on Feb.17. When the Start of Spring comes, everything turns green and is full of energy. People clearly see that the daytime is becoming longer and the weather is becoming warmer. Here are some things you should know about the Start of Spring.
Flying kites Spring is the best season for kite-flying. This is a traditional folk activity, which has history of more than 2,000 years. It can help improve one’s health and keep people from getting sick.
Biting spring In many parts of China, it’s a tradition to “bite spring” on the first day of the Start of Spring. People usually eat spring pancakes and spring rolls (卷).
Appreciating plum blossoms (赏梅花) Plum trees blossom (开花) from the 12th lunar month to the second lunar month of the next year. The plum blossom always fights against the cold. In China, the plum blossom is praised as one of the four gentlemen of Chinese flowers.
Welcoming spring People in China began holding a special ceremony on the first day of the Start of Spring about 3,000 years ago. They made sacrifices (祭品）to Gou Mang, the god of spring. By the Qing Dynasty, greeting spring had become an important folk activity. In Beijing, government officials welcome spring in the field near Dongzhimen (the east gate of the old Beijing city).
1. What can we learn when the Start of Spring comes according to the text?| A．The night is longer. | B．It began on Feb. 3rd this year. |
| C．Lots of leaves turn yellow. | D．The climate changes often. |
A． | B． | C． | D． |
| A．All people in China “bite spring”. | B．Flying kites has a history of 300 years. |
| C．Plum trees blossom in summer. | D．Greeting spring is a folk activity. |
A． | B． | C． | D． |
| A．The tradition of biting spring. | B．The story of the god of spring. |
| C．An introduction to the Start of Spring. | D．The Star of Spring and the Spring Festival. |
【推荐2】Four young people were classmates at Yuxi Normal University (玉溪师范学院) in Yuxi, Yunnan Province. They liked painting and hoped to make Yuxi more beautiful by painting pictures in the streets, the parks or the communities (社区) of the city. In 2009, they left university. After a discussion, they started a wall painting company (墙绘公司) together. They got ready to do what they liked. However, at that time, wall paintings were still new to most people in Yuxi. Some people there even thought their wall paintings were meaningless.
The four young people didn’t mind it. They still appeared in the streets, the parks or the communities and went on painting. They painted pictures of many different kinds to show Chinese culture. Some of them are even pictures of Chinese cartoon characters, such as Nezha.
As time went by, more and more people showed interest in the four young people’s wall paintings. As a result, they became famous in Yuxi.
After over ten years of hard work, the four young people are now successful. People like their wall paintings very much.
1. In which part of China did this story happen?| A．Southwest China. | B．Southeast China. |
| C．Northwest China. | D．Northeast China. |
| A．All the people. | B．Most people. |
| C．Some people. | D．None (没有一人) . |
| A．Several years. | B．About 10 years |
| C．2009 years. | D．More than 10 years. |
| A．They became famous at last. |
| B．They became successful at last. |
| C．At the beginning, the head of them four decided to start a wall painting company. |
| D．As time went by, people in Yuxi gradually (逐渐地) changed their opinions about them. |
The traditional Chinese lunar calendar (农历) divides the year into 24 solar terms(节气) . Winter Solstice (冬至), or Dongzhi, is the 22nd of the 24 solar terms in the Chinese lunar calendar.
Eating dumplings, or jiaozi, is a common custom for many Chinese on the winter solstice, especially those living in the north.
It is said that this custom is to remember Zhang Zhongjing, a famous doctor of the Eastern Han dynasty (朝代). He was the first person to make them. People called this food “Jiao’er” for its shape at that time. During the Three Kingdoms Period, dumplings became a popular food. In the Song dynasty, dumplings were called “Jiao” and introduced to Mongolia. Influenced by Mongolians, dumplings had more fillings (馅) .
From the Qing dynasty, dumplings became a must on Chinese New Year’s Eve.
No words can describe Chinese people’s love for dumplings. The food has already become a symbol of home and warmth.
| A．Why do we eat dumplings on this day? |
| B．What special food do people usually eat? |
| C．Later, jiaozi was spread to the world. |
| D．It usually happens on December 21st or 22nd. |
| E．When it comes, people celebrate it in different ways. |
| F．Family members get together to make dumplings and eat them at midnight. |
【推荐1】Most people are afraid of sharks, but they usually do not know very much about them. For example, there are 350 types of sharks, and all of them are meat eaters. Some sharks are very big.
The whale shark is 50 to 60 feet long. But some sharks are very small. The dwarf (侏儒) shark is only 6 inches (英寸) long. Sharks are 100 million years old. In fact, they lived at the same time as dinosaurs. Today, sharks live in every ocean on the earth, but most sharks live in warm water. They keep the oceans clean because they eat sick fish and animals. Most sharks have four to six rows of teeth. When a shark’s tooth falls out, another tooth moves in from behind. Sharks do not have ears.
However, they “hear” sounds and movements in the water. Any sound or movement makes the water vibrate. This helps sharks find food. Sharks use their large eyes to find food, too. Most sharks see best in low light. They often hunt for food at dawn (黄昏), in the evening, or in the middle of the night. Scientists want to learn more about sharks for several reasons. For example, cancer (癌症) is common in many animals, including people. However, it is rare (罕见的) in sharks. Scientists want to find out why sharks almost never get cancer. Maybe this information can help people prevent cancer, too.
1. According to the text, most sharks live ________.| A．in very deep water | B．in warm water | C．in cold water |
| A．do well in cleaning water | B．eat sick fish and animals | C．can get cancer like human |
| A．振动 | B．停止 | C．变清澈 |
| A．in the morning | B．at noon | C．at night |
| A．the whale shark is 50 to 60 feet long |
| B．sharks and dinosaurs lived in different times |
| C．sharks only use large eyes to find food |
Imagine a boy from a small village in East Africa. He has been looking after cows from a very early age. At twelve, he knows more about cows than most of us.
Education is discovering about ourselves and about the people and things around us. All the people who care about us—our parents, brothers, sisters, friends—are our teachers.
We learn so much just in our daily life.
| A．To share new experiences with other people is even more fun. |
| B．In fact, we learn something from everyone we meet. |
| C．We find this out by doing these things. |
| D．However, he has never been to school. |
| E．So why is school important? |
Because lighting kills only one or two people at a time , people don’t think it was as dangerous as other disasters．The US wants more people to learn about lighting．It makes June 22-28 National Lighting Safety Week．It also provides safety tips during the thunderstorms．
“If you hear thunder , you are in danger from lighting ,” said Rocky Lopes , a disaster worker． “Thunder means that lightning is close enough to hit you at any minute , so you should move indoors at once and stay there until the storm is over．This is the most important thing to remember ,” Lopes said．And he also gives us some advice on safety :
Stop working , fishing , swimming or playing in the open air．
Don’t stand under the tree．
Keep down if there is no cover．
1. Of all the natural disasters , __________ are the most common cause of deaths in the US．
| A．earthquakes | B．floods |
| C．fighting strikes | D．Sandstorms |
| A．keep down | B．stop working |
| C．find cover | D．run away quickly |
| A．in the newspaper | B．in a storybook |
| C．in a magazine | D．in a guide book |
