Clothing is an important part of any culture. Chinese culture is more than 5,000 years old, so the traditional Chinese clothing also has a long history.
Hanfu
Hanfu is the traditional clothing of the Han people. It first appeared in China more than 3,000 years ago. But it disappeared with the beginning of the Qing Dynasty. Now more and more young people start to enjoy wearing it.
Zhongshan suit
Zhongshan suit is the traditional Chinese clothing named after Sun Yat-sen. It is also known to foreigners. It first appeared in the 1920s.
Tangzhuang
Tangzhuang is a type of traditional Chinese costume. It got the name from the overseas Chinese. The Tang Dynasty was famous in the world, so at that time the overseas Chinese were called “Tang people”, and their clothes were called “Tangzhuang”.
Qipao
Qipao is a traditional Chinese dress. It first appeared in China in the 1920s. Qipao is usually made of silk, and Chinese women like to wear it because it can show their beauty.
1. The traditional Chinese clothing has a long history of more than 5,000 years.2. Tangzhuang got its name from the overseas Chinese.
3. Both Zhongshan suit and Qipao first appeared in the 1920s.
4. If a Chinese woman wants to show her beauty, she can wear Qipao.
5. This passage mainly talks about five kinds of traditional Chinese clothing.
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【推荐1】Ray-Tokuda, a 54-year-old Japanese American. is proud of the title his school has given him. He is a Shifu, a Chinese word meaning a master of martial arts（武术）.
Tokuda has reason to be proud. He has been involved with Chinese martial arts for over 40 years. After learning them at the martial arts school in New Mexico State, today he is among the most experienced kung fu teachers of the school.
Practicing martial arts two to three hours and helping students improve their skills have become Tokuda’s daily routine（日常生活）. “I’m still learning. It’s worth more than a lifetime to learn Chinese martial arts.” he said, “Once I started, I just couldn’t stop. I think it’s also the magic of Chinese culture.”
Tokuda was sent to the martial arts school when he was 1. He still remembers how unwilling he was when starting out. “My father had always wanted to learn Chinese martial arts but never got the chance, so he put his kid in.” he said, “I was so afraid at that time because I thought kung fu was all about fighting.”
But things changed after he learned that martial arts were more than fighting. “One of the things martial arts teach me is overcoming difficulty.” Tokuda said.
Learning Chinese martial arts opened a gateway for him to better understand Chinese culture because he could hear a lot of ancient Chinese kung fu-related stories. “It is like in America, where we hear stories about knights in shining armor and King Arthur.” he said, “I feel martial arts preserve something of ancient China that can’t be found in books.”
Tokuda has also been invited to various events in his home state to show traditional Chinese culture, including the dragon dance and lion dance. Because of this, he is now considered a cultural envoy（使者）in the eyes of the public.
1. What can we know from Paragraph 1-3?| A．Tokuda is the most experienced teacher in the martial arts school. |
| B．Tokuda has been deeply attracted by Chinese kung Fu . |
| C．Tokuda is always proud of his excellent talent. |
| D．Tokuda’s skills in martial arts still have to be improved. |
| A．He hoped his son could live up to his dream |
| B．He wanted to tell his son that kung fu wasn’t about fighting at all |
| C．He expected his son to learn to deal with all kinds of difficulties in life |
| D．Chinese martial arts were so popular around the world |
| A．discover | B．shine | C．keep | D．avoid |
| A．Tokuda expected to get the title “Shifu” for so long. |
| B．Tokuda has found a good deal of pleasure in learning Chinese kung fu. |
| C．King Arthur was a great king in American history. |
| D．Tokuda teaches his students to practice martial arts for about two or three hours every day. |
| A．A messenger spreading Chinese traditional culture | B．The popularity of Chinese martial arts |
| C．Ray Tokuda’s Chinese dream | D．The strong influence of Chinese martial arts on American |
【推荐2】The traditional Chinese lunar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms(节气) . It starts from the beginning of Spring and ends with the Greater Cold, moving in cycles. It is still useful today to guide people’s lives through special foods, cultural ceremonies and even healthy living tips.
Grain Buds(小满), the 8th solar term of a year, begins on May 21 this year, and ends on June 4. It means that the seeds(种子) from the grain are becoming full. During the Grain Buds, summer harvest is about to begin. A saying about rain during this time mentions,“Heavy rainfall makes the river full.” Because of the great increase(增长) in rainfall, rivers are full of water. This is a good time to enjoy fish. It is also a harvest season for fishermen.
Frost’s Descent(霜降) , the 18th solar term of the year, is the last solar term of autumn. The weather becomes much colder than before and frost begins. The apple is one kind of recommended(推荐的) fruit during Frost’s Descent. There are many sayings about apples’ benefits(益处) in China, such as “Eat an apple after meals. Even old men can be as strong as young men.”
Minor Cold(小寒) is the 23rd one. For most areas of China, it marks the start of the coldest days of the year and people always start preparing for the Lunar New Year. According to traditional Chinese medicine thoughts, people need to eat food that has more yang(阳) energy to prevent cold from harming their bodies. Another important traditional food for Minor Cold is Laba porridge(腊八粥).
1. Which is the last solar term of a year?| A．Frost’s Descent. | B．Greater Cold. | C．Minor Cold. | D．The Beginning of Spring. |
| A．An apple a day keeps the doctor away. |
| B．It’s more useful for old men to eat apples than young men. |
| C．If old men eat apples after meals, they will never die. |
| D．Old men will grow into young men after eating an apple. |
①prepare for the Lunar New Year
②have Laba porridge
③say goodbye to the coldest days
④wear warmer clothes
| A．①②③ | B．②③④ | C．①②④ | D．①③④ |
| A．a novel | B．an advertisement | C．a piece of news | D．an introduction |
【推荐3】A man in black jumps high and shows different poses (姿势) in a street in London. His dance is so eye-catching that many people come to take pictures and ask what kind of dance he is doing.
The man is Chinese dancer Ma Jiaolong. He was born in Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province. He started to learn Chinese classical dance at the age of 12. In 2007, he went to university to keep on learning this kind of dance. During this time, Ma took part in many dance competitions, and he won some important awards (奖项).
In 2019, Ma went to England to teach Chinese classical dance at Goldsmiths, University of London. But later, because of COVID-19, Ma had to teach his classes online. Besides teaching, he danced at home for at least two hours a day. However, Ma couldn’t make big moves because his home was small.
One day, Ma and his wife (妻子) went out. When they passed Greenwich Park, his wife said to him, “Why not do some dance moves here?” He showed a pose and his wife filmed it on her phone. Back home, Ma sent the video to his friends. Surprisingly, they loved it. Then Ma began to make more short videos when he went out and put them online. These videos got many likes.
Now, making and sharing short videos have become a part of Ma’s life. He says, “It’s a great way for me to introduce (介绍) Chinese classical dance to more people, especially foreigners.”
1. How was Ma Jiaolong’s Chinese classical dance in London?| A．It’s boring. | B．It’s useless. | C．It’s meaningless. | D．It’s eye-catching. |
| A．12. | B．13. | C．14. | D．15. |
| A．Because he was a foreigner. | B．Because he was ill. |
| C．Because of the COVID-19. | D．Because of his wife. |
| A．They disliked it. | B．They loved it. | C．They didn’t mind. | D．They didn’t know. |
With a habit of drinking coffee on weekends while doing schoolwork, Wu Zibo, a 17-year-old student from Beijing No.4 High School, wanted to order a cup of sauce-flavored latte—a cup of coffee with a little wine (白酒). He wondered how his father’s favorite Chinese wine would taste with his favorite coffee.
The new drink has interested many people. It sold 5.42 million cups and made 100 million yuan just on Sept 4th, the first day it came out.
The wine brand has tried many ways in recent years to be more creative, for example, producing a wine-flavored ice cream. “The creative coffee makes our brand younger,” Mr. Lee, a marketing manager said. “Through collaborations (合作), different brands can share what they need, make the market bigger, and bring more creative things to buyers,” added Lee.
However, not all collaborations succeeded. In the collaboration between another two brands, people could get a popular bag by buying at least two books in their coffee shop. But the two books would cost 580 yuan. People were not happy with it, and the collaboration stopped quickly.
“The key to making a collaboration work is about how good the products are. The brands should not just focus on getting the public excited,”said Lee.
1. Why does Wuzibo want to order a cup of sauce-flavored latte?| A．Because he likes drinking Chinese wine. |
| B．Because he wants to know the taste of it. |
| C．Because he has the habit of drinking coffee. |
| A．Wine-flavored ice-cream. | B．A kind of popular bags. | C．Expensive books. |
①It makes the products more expensive.
②The customers can buy more new things.
③The two companies can both get something they want.
| A．①② | B．②③ | C．①③ |
| A．The coffee wasn’t tasty enough. |
| B．Few people liked these two brands. |
| C．People didn’t like the rule of getting their bags. |
| A．The brands should focus on the quality of products. |
| B．The brands should create more chances of collaborations. |
| C．The brands should pay more attention to the public’s interests. |
【推荐2】How much do you know about school life in Singapore?
In Singapore, many middle school students spend a lot of time on their studies. People always think that good schooling is the ticket to success (成功). So, many of these students try their best to get good results in their exams. They have a lot of homework every day and exams are usually a big problem to them. Sometimes, a few even have to go to evening classes after school.
Schools have many activities outside school hours. The students can join in sports and games, music and dance, swimming and rock-climbing. They also join in community service(社区服务). In their free time, most students like to listen to pop music. Hollywood movies, Hong Kong and Singapore movies are very popular, too. Some of them also spend their free time searching the Internet, e-mailing their friends, playing computer and video games.
They sometimes go to cafes, fast-food restaurants, shopping centers and big bookstores.
So life for middle school students in Singapore is not easy but rich and colorful.
1. ________ go to evening classes after school in Singapore.| A．All of the students | B．Few of the students |
| C．A few of the students | D．Most of the students |
| A．Doing sports and playing games. | B．Listening to music and dancing. |
| C．Going swimming and rock-climbing. | D．Visiting the museums. |
| A．the middle school students’ life in Singapore is easy |
| B．the middle school students’ life in Singapore is amazing |
| C．the middle school students’ life in Singapore is boring |
| D．the middle school students’ life in Singapore is hard, but it’s interesting |
| A．go swimming | B．write letters to their friends |
| C．talk to their friends | D．get good results in the exams |
| A．Students in Singapore | B．Activities in Singapore’s School |
| C．Life in Singapore | D．School Life in Singapore |
【推荐3】When I was young, I lived in Scotland with my parents. I had a good time there. One morning, I ran to the garden, and said to the old gardener. “Today I am going up the mountain.”
“No, no, Missey, not today,” he said, “It will rain.”
“No, it will not rain.” I said. “The sun is up.”
“I don’t care for the sun. The pimpernel (海绿) says it will rain, so it will. Flowers always tell the truth. When they say rain, go and get your umbrella.” said the old man.
Sure enough, by noon the rain was pouring (倾倒) down. After that, I looked with great respect (崇敬) at the flower. But the pimpernel is not the only plant that is a “weather prophet”(预言者).
If you find the African marigolds (金盏花) shut (合上) after seven o’clock in the morning, you may be pretty sure that there will be a rainy day. Most “weather prophet” plants shut up for rain. Tulips (郁金香) are careful not to open their cups very wide in the morning if it is probably going to rain. The cause of the opening and closing may be the difference in light. Perhaps these plants shut their flowers because of the short of light.
But some plants open for rain. The verbenas (马鞭草) are one kind of them. They love the shade and become smaller in a strong light. The roses make no changes. The light seems to make no difference to them.
On the whole, if you go into your garden, and find tulips, marigolds shut, you’d better not go for picnics or long walks.
1. Why did the old gardener think it would rain?| A．The sun told him. | B．The cloud told him. |
| C．The weather report told him. | D．The pimpernel told him. |
| A．They love shade. | B．They tell about the weather. |
| C．They open for rain and light. | D．They become smaller in a strong light. |
| A．When the verbenas do not shut. | B．When the roses shut in the sunshine. |
| C．When the tulips open wide in the daytime. | D．When the African marigolds shut after 7:00 am. |
【推荐1】Once there was a piano player in a bar. People came just to hear him play. But one night, a lady asked him to sing a song.
"I don't sing," said the man.
But the lady told the waiter, "I'm tired of listening to the piano. I want the player to sing!"
The waiter shouted across the room, "Hey, friend! If you want to get paid, sing a song!" So he did. He had never sung in public before. Now he was singing for the very first time! Nobody had ever heard the song Mona Lisa sung so beautifully!
He had talent he was sitting on! He may have lived the rest of his life as a no-name piano player in a no-name bar. But once he found, by accident, that he could sing well, he went on working hard and became one of the best-known singers in the US. His name was Nat King Cole.
You, too, have skills and abilities. You may not feel that your talent is great, but it may be better than you think. With hard work, most skills can be improved. Besides, you may have no success at all if you just sit on your talent.
1. Why did the lady want Nat King Cole to sing?| A．Because she took the waiter's advice. |
| B．Because she knew Nat King Cole sang very well. |
| C．Because she was tired of listening to the piano. |
| D．Because she thought Nat King Cole played the piano badly. |
| A．he got help from the lady | B．he caught the chance |
| C．he sang the song Mona Lisa well | D．he played the piano well |
| A．Sing in the Bar | B．Achieve Success in Life |
| C．Never Lose Heart | D．Find Your Hidden Talent |
There were only a few coins in the hat. A man was walking by. He took a few coins from his pocket and dropped them into the hat. He then took the sign, turned it around, and wrote some words. He put the sign back so that everyone who walked by would see the new words.
Soon the hat began to fill up. A lot more people were giving money to the blind boy. That afternoon the man who had changed the sign came to see how things were. The boy heard his footsteps and asked, “Were you the one who changed my sign this morning? What did you write?”
The man said, “I only wrote the truth. I said what you said but in a different way.”
What he had written was, “ Today is a beautiful day but I cannot see it.” Do you think the first sign and the second sign were saying the same thing?
Of course, both signs told people the boy was blind. But the first sign simply told people to help by putting some money in the hat. The second sign told people that they were able to enjoy the beauty of the day, but the boy could not enjoy it because he was blind.
The first sign simply said the boy was blind. The second sign told people they were so lucky that they were not blind.
1. A blind boy sat on the steps of a building in order to_________.
| A．wait for some people |
| B．get money from others |
| C．make the writer help him |
| D．hold up a sign |
| A．took away the blind boy’s money |
| B．gave the boy a new hat |
| C．brought the boy a sign |
| D．gave the boy some money and wrote some words on the sign |
| A．The boy was taken away by the police |
| B．Nobody gave the blind boy money any more |
| C．More people dropped money into the boy’s hat |
| D．The blind boy could see the beautiful day |
| A．It has the different meaning to the first sign |
| B．It has the same meaning to the first sign and is expressed in another better way. |
| C．The man’s sign tells people it is a beautiful day. |
| D．People know the boy is blind after reading the man’s sign. |
| A．It’s helpful of us to help people in need. |
| B．There are many poor people in the world like the blind boy. |
| C．It’s a good way to make money by holding a sign. |
| D．We should learn to speak to others in a suitable way. |
When you think of the Arctic, you imagine an icy land of white snow. Others imagine it as the last really clean place left on Earth. We have polluted the deepest oceans with plastic rubbish, and now, CNN says, “It’s the Arctic’s turn.”
German scientists have recently found microplastics in Arctic snow. Microplastics are pieces of plastic smaller than 5 millimeters. Sadly, the scientists found 1,800 pieces of microplastics per liter(升) of snow. That may cause terrible air pollution.
How is plastic pollution reaching the Arctic? According to scientists, “It’s clear that most of the microplastics in the snow come from the air. They fall off plastic objects and are moved by the wind. They mix with ice in the air and fall to the ground as snow. ”
Are they bad for us? We do know that our bodies cannot take in “large” pieces of microplastics. However, if the plastics are small enough, they can find ways into our bodies and stay there for a long time, which can be bad for our health.
Microplastics have also been found in rivers and oceans around the world. Research has found that they flow over long distances and into our oceans, damaging ecosystems（生态环境） along the way. They start in our wastewater, when we wash clothes with plastic fibers（纤维）. The wastewater then flows into rivers and out to sea, where they are eaten by sea animals. If people then eat these animals, it means that we’re eating the plastic as well.
1. According to the passage, microplastics are ______.| A．pieces of plastic bigger than 5 millimeters |
| B．pieces of metal smaller than 5 millimeters |
| C．pieces of plastic smaller than 5 millimeters |
| D．pieces of plastic smaller than 5 centimeters |
①Waste water flows into rivers and seas.②People eat animals in the sea.
③People wash clothes with plastic fibers. ④Microplastics are eaten by sea animals.
| A．③①④② | B．①③②④ | C．③①②④ | D．③②①④ |
| A．Our bodies cannot take in “large” pieces of microplastics. |
| B．Microplastics flow over long distances before into oceans. |
| C．The deepest oceans have been polluted with plastic rubbish. |
| D．Microplastics are only eaten by sea animals. |
| A．not to travel to the Arctic | B．not to eat animals in the oceans |
| C．to use fewer plastic objects | D．to wear a mask(口罩) when going out |
| A．A story book. | B．A doctor’s dairy. |
| C．An environmental article. | D．A travel magazine. |
【推荐1】Shopping for clothes is not the same experience for a man as it is for a woman. A man goes shopping because he needs something. His purpose is decided in advance. He knows what he wants and his purpose is to find it and buy it; the price is a secondary consideration. Almost all men simply walk into a shop and ask the assistant for what they want. If the shop has it, the salesman immediately produces it and the business of trying it on follows at once. All being well, the deal can be completed in less than five minutes, with hardly any chat and to everyone’s satisfaction.
For a man, slight problems may begin when the shop doesn’t have what he wants. In that case the salesman usually tries to sell the customer something else; he does so with skill. “I know this jacket is not the style your want, sir, but would you like to try it for size? It happens to be the color you mentioned.” Few men have patience with this treatment, and the usual response is, “This is the right color and may be the right size, but I should be wasting my time and yours by trying it on.”
Now how does a woman go about buying clothes? Her shopping is often not based on need. She has never fully made up her mind what she wants, and she is only “having a look”. She is always open to others’ advice. She will try on any number of things. Uppermost in her mind is the thought of finding something that everyone thinks suits her. She is always looking out for the unexpected bargain. Faced with a room full of dresses, a woman may easily spend an hour walking aimlessly from one corner to another, backwards and forwards. It is a tiring process, but apparently an enjoyable one.
1. The passage is mainly about .| A．what happened to men and women in a clothes shop |
| B．different shopping habits of men and women |
| C．different shopping problems of men and women |
| D．a shopping guide for men and women |
| A．he buys clothes of good quality, so long as they are not too dear |
| B．he buys whatever he likes without considering its price |
| C．he does not mind so much about the price for the right clothes |
| D．he talks with the salesman and they are both satisfied |
| A．He buys similar clothes of the color he wants. | B．He usually does not buy anything. |
| C．He tries on some other clothes, but never buys anything. | D．As long as the size is right, he buys the clothes. |
| A．They listen to advice but never take it. |
| B．They often buy clothes without having the proper thought. |
| C．They hardly consider buying cheap clothes. |
| D．They welcome suggestions from anyone. |
| A．They take different lengths of time when buying clothes. | B．Women bargain hard for their clothes while men don’t. |
| C．Women’s shopping is tiring while men’s shopping is pleasant. | D．Men do not try clothes on in a shop while women do. |
【推荐2】This is special(特殊的) class. The students come from different countries. Some come from America. Others come from Canada, Japan, Australia and England. They speak different languages, but all of them can speak English. They are good friends. They study together(一起), play together and live together. They help each other. All the teachers of this class are Chinese, but they can speak English. They work hard. The students in this class study Chinese cooking and Chinese Kungfu. All the students like China. They say China is a great country and the Chinese people are very friendly. They like Chinese people very much. And they are happy in China.
1. All the students in this class can speak ____.| A．Chinese | B．English | C．Japanese | D．French |
| A．friendly | B．busy | C．clever | D．happy |
| A．Swimming and playing football | B．Chinese cooking and Chinese kung fu |
| C．Chinese and English | D．different countries |
| A．the students | B．the teachers | C．the countries | D．Chinese people |
| A．a great country | B．different languages |
| C．an interesting story | D．a special class |
【推荐3】For a visiting scholar like me，it's fun to look for the differences between cultures. But sometimes I can also experience embarrassing moments.
One day，I invited some of my Chinese friends to a famous local restaurant in Moscow，Russia. The restaurant was almost full of people，but it was very quiet. My friend and I were very excited about our meeting. We were having a lively chat until the waiter told me that we were too loud. We lowered our voices. But this didn't last long. The waiter came over to us again with the same message. I felt embarrassed.
We must have left a bad impression on the local people. It's so difficult to fight against habits like this. In China，it seems only natural and even important for a host to create a lively atmosphere. However，in Russia，having a meal in a public place means you must keep your voice down to be polite to others. Anyway，we were not in our home country，so we believe this is the best for us: When in Rome，do as the Romans do.
Cultural differences do not only involve eating habits. I also found another special Russian habit. My Russian friend Andrey would always look around and think for a while before leaving home. I asked him，"Is that a ceremony or something？”
“Aha，”Andrey said，“in Russia many people always spend about a minute going over things and plans in their minds before leaving home so that they won't leave anything necessary behind. ”
Finding cultural differences can always bring you new and surprising experiences. And I would like to keep my eyes and mind open.
1. What does the writer think is fun as a visiting scholar？| A．To experience some embarrassing moments. | B．To look for the cultural differences. |
| C．To meet friends in local restaurants. | D．To go sightseeing around a foreign country. |
| A．令人焦虑的 | B．令人尴尬的 | C．令人激动的 | D．令人羡慕的 |
| A．make sure nothing important is left behind | B．perform a ceremony to their family |
| C．have a good rest before going to work | D．plan what to do during the whole day |
| A．sightseeing in Russia | B．travel plans to Russia |
| C．Russian culture | D．ways of greeting Russians |
