【推荐1】Beijing Opera is the most representative of all Chinese traditional dramatic art forms and the largest Chinese opera form. Having a history of about 200 years, it is developed from absorbing(吸收) many other dramatic forms, mostly from the local drama “Huiban”, which was popular in South China during the 18th century. It is a scenic(戏剧的) art integrating music, performance, literature, aria, and face painting.

Theatrical art forms in many other countries do not present singing, dancing and spoken parts in one single drama. An opera singer, for example, neither dances nor speaks on stage. There are no singing or dancing parts in a modern play. In a dance drama, the dancer has no speaking role and does not sing either. Traditional Chinese drama, including Beijing Opera, is a kind of entertainment which includes spoken parts, singing, dancing and acrobatics.

In addition to its presence in China, Beijing Opera has spread to many other places. Mei Lanfang, one of the most famous performers of all time, was the first to introduce Beijing Opera to foreigners and made highly successful tours to foreign countries.

“You will be puzzled all the way through and a little bored from time to time, but you will be charmed and interested. You will be strongly attracted to Beijing Opera even if you know nothing of the dramatic background.” This is how one foreign traveller described his first experience in watching Beijing Opera.

Beijing Opera is China’s national opera and it is full of Chinese cultural traditions. Welcome to China and enjoy Beijing Opera!

1. What is Beijing Opera mostly developed from?

A．Huiban.

B．Music.

C．Performance.

D．Face painting.

2. What makes Beijing Opera different from theatrical art forms in many other countries?

A．It has one opera singer on stage.

B．It has one dancer who has no speaking role.

C．It has already spread to many other countries.

D．It includes spoken parts, singing dancing and acrobatics.

3. Why do people think Mei Lanfang played an important role in the spread of Beijing Opera?

A．Because he made many tours to a foreign country.

B．Because he was a famous Beijing Opera performer.

C．Because he was the first to introduce Beijing Opera to foreigners.

D．Because he made Beijing Opera different from other theatrical art forms.

4. From Paragraph 4 we know that the foreign traveller ________.

A．felt bored all the way	B．thought highly of Beijing Opera
C．found Beijing Opera interesting at first	D．knew the background of Beijing Opera

【推荐2】左栏是对中国传统文化感兴趣的五位外国学生的描述，右栏是中国传统文化活动的简介。请为左栏的每位学生选择一个合适的活动。

1       Lisa becomes interested in traditional Chinese painting and she wants to learn how to paint bamboo in ink.     2       Alan is from India. He is studying Chinese history. He has learned a lot about the four great inventions of ancient China.     3     Sam is an Australian boy living in Beijing. He takes a great interest in traditional China opera. He hopes to take a class of the local opera.     4     Mary likes classic Chinese works. She has read the one about Monkey King since she came to China.     5     Susan loves Chinese paper cutting. She wants to make a Chinese “Fu” to put up on her window this Spring Festival.

A. In this weekend’s story-telling time, you’ll hear some of stories about Chinese traditions. For example, why people put up the Chinese “Fu” on the door or window. B. Beijing Opera is a form of traditional art in China. Our club is set up for fans and welcomes you to join in us. We have invited some famous actors to give acting classes. C. Paper cutting sounds simple but is difficult to do. Bring red paper and learn the making of paper cutting. You can take home the works you make in class. D. We will hold a competition on the four great inventions of ancient China next month. The first round will be a written test. The next round will be a short speech in Chinese. E. A discussion will be held in our reading club this weekend. The topic is about Journey to the West, one of the four great classic Chinese works. F. Traditional Chinese painting is a form of arts in Chinese culture. In our training class, Mr. Sun will teach you how to paint with brushes and ink step by step.

【推荐3】China has a long history of over 5,000 years. What can stand for (代表) China in foreign students’ eyes? The newspaper reporter interviewed some foreign students.

Tom, America The Great Wall is a symbol (象征) of China in my eyes. It’s one of the ancient walls in the world. I went to the Great Wall with my family last year.

Jill, Canada China is the name of a country. But the word china also means porcelain (瓷器). I think porcelain is the symbol of China. Chinese people invented it, so China is called “the nation of porcelain”.

Grace, France In my eyes. chopsticks can stand for China. They are quite different from our tableware (餐具)—forks and knives. It is hard but fun for me to learn how to use chopsticks.

Joe, England When I think of China, dumplings come into my mind. When my family visited China, I learned how to make dumplings from my Chinese friends. It was a wonderful experience.

1. In Tom’s eyes, _________ can stand for China.

A．the Great Wall

B．porcelain

C．chopsticks

D．dumplings

2. China is called “the nation of porcelain” because porcelain was _________ in China.

A．painted

B．bought

C．invented

D．liked

3. It is _________ for Grace to learn to use chopsticks.

A．relaxing

B．interesting

C．meaningful

D．impossible

4. It was a wonderful experience for Joe to _________.

A．return to England

B．buy porcelain

C．make dumplings

D．use chopsticks

5. The passage may come from a _________.

A．storybook

B．textbook

C．magazine

D．newspaper

【推荐1】Modern people are paying more attenion to exercise and many famous people are leading the trend(湖流）,while in ancient China there were also many fitness lovers.   Let’s take a look at some noted figures’（名人）fitness stories of the Song Dynasty（960-1279）.

Ancient poet Lu You:chosho

During his later years, Lu You started the body building called chosho, or shouts, a long and loud cry. Chosho was quite popular in ancient times, which was not roaring or whistling, but an elegant, serious and skillful health method. When ancient people did chosho, they opened their body, breathed in deep and then breathed out in rhyme.

Su Dongpo:long run, five kilometers per day

The great Song Dynasty poet Su Dongpo, or Su Shi preferred to take long runs. In a letter to his friend Cheng Zhengfu, Su Dongpo talked about his exercise habit, which was to run five kilometers per day. He would slow down when he breathed hard, and speed up when his breath balanced. Su Dongpo would run until he was sweaty, hot, blood circulating and limbs feeling refreshed.

Hu Yanzan:cold bath

According to historical records, General Hu Yanzan trained his children in the snowy winter by pouring cold water on them as they stood outside. There was an annual festival in November during the early Tang Dynasty(618-907)called"Pouring cold", where a group of strong men sang and danced in the street while crowds poured cold water on them. During the Song Dynasty, Hu Yanzan restored(恢复）the tradition by cutting out the singing and dancing parts and keeping the pouring cold water part, as a way to exercise people's physical bodies.

根据材料内容选择最佳答案。
1. What is NOT mentioned when doing chosho ?

A．Opening the body	B．Breathing in deep
C．Crying loudly	D．Shouting bravely

2. Which of the following statements is TRUE about Su Dongpu ?

A．He ran five kilometers per week .	B．He would run until he was feeling hot .
C．He would stop running when breathing hard .	D．He would slow down when his breath balanced .

3. People would _______ during the festival of “Pouring cold”is Song Dynasty .

A．sing

B．dance

C．pour water

D．exercise the bodies

4. What is the text mainly about ?

A．Some poems in Song Dynasty .	B．Some ways of keeping healthy .
C．Some traditions in Song Dynasty .	D．Some famous people’s stories about body building .

5. According to the text , we know that _______ himself didn’t exercise the body in a certain way .

A．Lu You

B．Su Dongpu

C．Hu Yanzan

D．Hu Yanzan’s kid

【推荐2】If you think of the jobs robots could never do, doctors and teachers may be your answers. It’s easy to imagine smart cleaners and robot factory workers, but some jobs really need human thinking and creativity. Nowadays, robots already do a better job than doctors in hospitals in some way. Could there be a place for robots in education?

British expert Anthony Seldon thinks so. He believes in 2027 robots will do the main job of passing information and teachers will just help. They can even read students’ faces, movements and brain activities. However, it’s not a popular idea and it’s impossible that robots will really connect with humans like another human can.

But one thing is certain. A robot teacher is better than no teacher at all. In some parts of the world, there aren’t enough teachers. That problem could be partly solved by robots because they can teach anywhere and won’t get tired or move somewhere for a better job. Perhaps the question is not “Can robots do everything instead of teachers?” but “How can robots help teachers?”. If robots could help to save the time teachers spend on students, homework and reports, teachers would have more time and energy for the parts of the job humans do best.

1. Anthony believes in 2027 ________.

A．robots can do a better job than doctors	B．robots will do the same job as human teachers
C．robots can understand students from their faces	D．robots will move for better jobs like human teachers

2. Why could robots partly solve the problem in Paragraph 3?

A．They can teach anywhere.

B．They can’t get tired easily.

C．They can’t waste time on homework.

D．They can do everything like humans.

3. What is the best title for the passage?

A．Robot Doctors

B．Robot Teachers

C．Abilities of Robots

D．Jobs of Robots

【推荐3】A tiny fly (苍蝇) moves across a plant’s leaf. Suddenly, the two parts of the leaf close. The unlucky fly is kept in it and can’ t go out. Now it becomes food for the plant. What kind of plant is it? The Venus flytrap!

It is a kind of meat-eating plant. It grows in very few places, such as wetlands near the coast of North Carolina in America.

The Venus flytrap is not a large plant. It grows to be only about a foot tall. The plant has white flowers in spring, but it is the plant’ s leaves that make it so interesting. The ends of the leaves have folding parts with stiff, tiny hairs (带小硬刺的可折叠部分) . These are the plant’s “traps (捕捉器)”.

What does the Venus flytrap eat? As you might guess, the Venus flytrap eats flies. The Venus flytrap makes most of its food with sun, air, and water, just like other plants. Living things just give it extra nutrition (营养) to grow well in wetlands.

How does this plant trap and eat living things? The Venus flytrap uses a sweet liquid (液体) to attract its food. When a fly lands on one of the plant’s open traps, hairs on the surface make the trap closed. The fly cannot get out. The leaf presses the fly until it is dead. What happens next? The plant takes in (吸收) nutrition from the food, just as your body does. When this happens, the leaf turns red. After about 10 days, the leaf opens. The trap is ready again.

If you want to have your own Venus flytrap at home, you have to buy the plant from a special place. You can’ t take a Venus flytrap from where it grows! There are laws about taking it out of the wild.

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。
1. About the Venus flytrap, which of the following is true?

A．It is a large plant.

B．It has white flowers.

C．It doesn’t need water.

2. According to Paragraph 5, which is the right order of the following sentences?
a. The trap of the Venus flytrap closes.
b. A fly lands on one of the plant’ s open traps.
c. The fly is kept in the trap as the food of the plant.
d. The Venus flytrap uses a sweet liquid to attract its food.

A．b-d-a-c

B．a-b-c-d

C．d-b-a-c

3. Why can’t you take a Venus flytrap from the wild?

A．Because the plant may hurt you.

B．Because it is against the laws.

C．Because the plant is dangerous.

4. The underlined word “attract” probably means ________in Chinese.

A．吸引

B．呼吸

C．捕捉