Li Boqian, a 31-year-old, works as a shoe designer (设计师) at Li-Ning YOUNG.
Li said that people often have misunderstandings toward shoe designers. “Shoe designing is not simply about making new shoes.” he said. “Shoe designers are like hunters, and we need to design shoes based on many elements like material, cost and use.”
“My job is to find the shoe design elements first with the help of a product manager. Product managers analyze (分析) the social market, the life style and customer preferences. My design depends on their work a lot.” he said.
Within one pair of shoes sits many ideas. And good shoe design needs a special theme; it helps people to understand the ideas behind it. For example, as outer space exploration gets popular worldwide, Li has taken part in designing a series of basketball shoes called Xian Feng Li based on this theme. “The whole shoe is inflated (充气的) like a space capsule (舱),” he said. “And the sole (鞋底) looks like the universe’s big bang.” It is warmly welcomed by the young people.
After designing a pair of shoes, Li passes his design on to the development team, which tries to make the product. “If problems appear, like the material I had in mind doesn’t work, or the cost is too much and so on,” Li said. “I will work on to improve my design together with them.”
Li believes that a good shoe designer should be always interested in the world and long for new ideas. “Sometimes, ideas take time to develop in our minds, so we need to be patient,” he said.
In Li’s eyes, it takes at least four years for a shoe designer to be independent. “It’s a long but worthwhile journey,” Li said. “When your idea helps the products or the brand to make a breakthrough (突破), you truly feel special.”
1. What does the underlined word “elements” mean in Paragraph 2?| A．成分 | B．展览 | C．手段 | D．要素 |
| A．hunters | B．product managers | C．customers | D．development teams |
| A．To show Li’s excellent shoe designing talent. |
| B．To give an example of a good shoe design theme. |
| C．To show how popular outer space exploration is. |
| D．To help make the series of basketball shoes popular. |
| A．independent and helpful | B．special and serious |
| C．creative and patient | D．careful and humorous |
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【推荐1】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 the age of 13. Now 43, Wang has spent 30 years practising and spreading the art.
Shadow puppetry is a form of theater that uses puppets made from leather or paper with music and singing. It was invented during the Western Han Dynasty, it tells us about folk tales and historical stories, passing down culture and traditions over thousands of years.
Shadow puppetry is all about creating the puppets and performing with them. Wang’s hometown of Hua County, Shaanxi, 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. Carving is the most difficult part.
“We have a special carving skill — 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) to strengthen her left hand while practising. “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 Huyao Xiaohongniang and gave an online performance. She used colors like blue and purple that aren’t often seen in shadow puppetry and added some sticks to the puppets to make the performance more lively. “I hope more and more young people enjoy shadow puppetry and pass it down.” She said.
1. What’s the main idea of the second paragraph?| A．What shadow puppetry is. | B．How shadow puppetry is performed. |
| C．When shadow puppetry became popular. | D．Why Wang is interested in shadow puppetry. |
| 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 Hua County. |
| C．It requires great strength to perform the art. | D．The history of shadow puppetry is too old. |
| A．Wang spent 30 years learning to cane puppets. |
| B．Wang enjoys getting young 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 about shadow puppets. |
【推荐2】Lin Jie was a 15-year-old boy, but he didn’t go to school,
One day, his parents bought a piano for his sister, Lin Ran, who is two years younger than him. Lin Jie often listened to the piano music played by his sister,
The sound from the piano made him happy,
Two months later, his parents was surprised that their son could play the piano without any help. And
Lin Jie is a disabled child for his body, but he is also a wonderful child in music.
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| A．Lin Jie was very clever in music |
| B．and he became interested in the piano |
| C．he could even play the piano better than his sister |
| D．because he could hardly walk and talk to others |
| E．so he kept playing the piano when he was at home alone |
Pinnick Jack, 31, from Illinois of America, has been working on learning Chinese martial arts (武术) on Wudang Mountains for 11 years since 2010.
He is now a coach of a martial arts center. He is the 16th inheritor (传人) of Wudang Sanfeng Pai (a martial arts college in Wudang Mountains).
Jack has been interested in Chinese martial arts since he was a kid. He once watched a video about practicing martial arts by chance. At that time, he decided to come to China to learn traditional Chinese martial arts. He not only loves Chinese martial arts but also has a deep love for traditional Chinese culture.
“I love Hubei so much. The martial arts and people here make me feel like this is my hometown. I practice martial arts and go out for fun with my friends. They always offer help to me during my stay here.” Jack said.
Now, Jack has not only learnt Wudang Kung Fu, but also can play an instrument, use chopsticks and speak Chinese. Though they were difficult, Jack said, “We all face difficult things in our lives, and we all continue to. The only way to face these things is to be well prepared and make a good plan to follow.”
Jack says he wants to open a martial arts center in the US, so more people could learn better about Wudang Kung Fu and Chinese culture.
1. Jack teaches ________ in China now.| A．an instrument | B．Chinese | C．how to use chopsticks | D．martial arts |
| A．Easy | B．Difficult | C．Dangerous | D．Safe |
| A．Jack gets much help from friends in Hubei |
| B．Jack began to love martial arts because of a kid |
| C．Jack has planned to open a martial arts center in China |
| D．Jack has learned martial arts since he was 22 years old |
| A．Introduction of Kung Fu | B．Chinese traditional culture |
| C．Reasons for learning Kung Fu | D．Experiences of learning Kung Fu |
【推荐1】There is a village, and everyone in the village is rich. They all have beautiful houses and nice clothes. They are good at business. One day a young man came to the village. He talked with a merchant (商人). “Look,” he said, “you are all good businessmen. What is the secret?” “The secret is this,” answered the merchant, “we eat a lot of fish, and the fish is good for our brain (大脑). It makes us clever.” “I see,” said the young man, “and what is the name of the fish?” “I don’t know,” said the merchant. “But if you give me ten pounds, I can give you some.” The young man thought it was a good idea, so he gave the merchant ten pounds and told his address. Soon the young man got a box. In the box there were three fish.
After about a month, the young man met the merchant again. “Thank you for the fish,” he said. “But listen, ten pounds is very expensive for just three fish.” “Ah, you see!” said the merchant. “The fish has an effect (效果). You are becoming clever!”
1. People in the village are good at ________.| A．teaching | B．fishing | C．business | D．farm work |
| A．he needed a box | B．he wanted to know the name of the fish |
| C．he was a rich man | D．he wanted to eat the fish and become clever |
| A．clever | B．not clever | C．bright | D．great |
| A．the merchant is cunning (狡猾的) | B．fish is dear |
| C．fish is delicious | D．fish can really make one clever |
1. Mr Smith is going to his hometown_______________．
| A．by bus | B．by train |
| C．by bike | D．on foot |
| A．his shoes | B．his watch |
| C．one of his shoes | D．nothing |
| A．he don't want to take it | B．the little boy has picked it up |
| C．Because it’s too old D the train has already started | |
| A．Mr Smith | B．The little boy |
| C．Nobody | D．the driver |
| A．The boy wants the shoes． |
| B．Mr Smith doesn't want the shoes． |
| C．Mr Smith thinks a man may get a pair of shoes to wear if he throws the other near the fallen shoe． |
| D．Mr. Smith throws his fallen shoe to the ground. |
Little Mary is a good girl. She began to go to school last year and now she’s in Grade 2. Her home is not far from the school, but she is often late for class because she likes watching TV, and listens to the music in the evening and goes to bed very late. So she can’t get up on time in the morning.
This term Mr White, May’s uncle, woks in her school. He teaches Grade 2 history. He is very strict with the students, of course, with Mary, too. He often tells Mary to follow the school rules and come to school on time. Today Mary got up late again. When she went to school, it was 8:15. Her uncle was waiting for her at the school gate. “You are ten minutes late for the first class.” Mr White said angrily. “Why are you often late for class?”
“Every time when I get to the street corner, I always see a sign（标志）. It says ‘SCHOOL—GO SLOW（慢行）’” said Mary.
1. Mary is a _________ year student.| A．first | B．second | C．third | D．eighth |
| A．she stays up late |
| B．she can’t sleep well at night |
| C．her mother isn’t at home |
| D．she sees the sign “SCHOOL-GO SLOW!” |
| A．8:15 | B．8:00 | C．7:50 | D．8:05 |
| A．drivers | B．Mary | C．students | D．teachers |
