Do you like wearing colourful clothes? Today, we can get colourful clothes easily. But how about people in ancient times?
Tie-dye (扎染) is a very old way of dyeing clothes, which has a history of more than 1,000 years. During the Tang and Song periods, people gave tie-dyed clothes to the emperors as gifts. People make dyes by hand, and dyes usually come from plants.
In 2006, the tie-dye skill was added to China’s national intangible cultural heritage (国家非物质文化遗产) list. Anning city in Yunnan is known for tie-dye.
Yang Cheng, 52, is the inheritor (传承人) of tie-dye in Anning, Yunnan. He has learned the old skill of tie-dye. He learned the skill from his mother in the 1980s. And he has passed it down to his daughter.
To tie-dye, you first need to use ropes to tie your cloth together. Then you put the cloth into the dye. As the cloth is folded (折叠) and dyed, some parts become dark colours, while other parts have light colours. When you unfold the cloth, you’ll see beautiful shapes and colours.
Some might worry that machinery dyeing will take the place of tie-dye. But Yang doesn’t think so. “At the end of the day, machines can’t take the place of our creative hands,” Yang said.
1. The writer starts to introduce tie-dye by ______.| A．showing a fact | B．asking a question | C．giving an example |
| A．Soil | B．plants | C．animals |
| A．his grandmother | B．his father | C．his mother |
①Put the cloth into the dye.
②Use ropes to tie the cloth together.
③Get beautiful shapes after unfolding the cloth.
④Some parts become dark, while other parts are light.
| A．②①④③ | B．③④②① | C．④②①③ |
| A．Anning in Hunan is known for its dye. |
| B．Tie-dyed clothes were valuable in the Song Dynasty. |
| C．Machinery dyeing will replace tie-dye in the future. |
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【推荐1】①Chinese calligraphy (书法) was once considered an important part of the school curriculum (课程). However, for many reasons, some people think it’s less important to teach this art form at school now. In this article, I will look at both the pros and cons (赞成与反对) of learning Chinese calligraphy at school.
②One reason why Chinese calligraphy should be learned at school is that it is an important form of culture expression. Clearly, it is not just about practicing handwriting. It is also about connecting with a traditional Chinese art form. When students learn this art in class, they will become more interested in the works of famous Chinese artists.
③Another reason is that it may help students to develop patience. At the times of high technology, students are getting less patient for traditional classroom learning. By introducing Chinese calligraphy into the classroom. students’ patience can be improved because they have to practice focusing on each brush movement.
④From the above, it can be seen that there are clear advantages. However, others think there are some disadvantages. The first one is that it has little to do with students’ life. Living in a modern age, pens and paper will lose their importance. So, wouldn’t it be a backward (倒退) step if students were asked to spend their valuable time at school learning Chinese calligraphy?
⑤The second argument against learning Chinese calligraphy at school is that it takes a long time to master. The time at school is better spent on more important subjects. After all, learning Chinese calligraphy can always be done as an after-school activity if students are really interested in it.
⑥In my opinion, the advantages far outweigh the disadvantages. This special art form is one of China’s national treasures. It also helps to enrich students’ life and improve their sense of beauty. So without doubt, it is worth being included in the school curriculum.
1. Which of the following is the structure of the passage?A． | B． | C． | D． |
| A．High technology can help students become more patient. |
| B．Students should spend more time on after-school activities. |
| C．Learning Chinese calligraphy gets more popular in the modern age. |
| D．Students may like art works better after learning Chinese calligraphy. |
| A．Important and necessary. | B．Valuable but backward. |
| C．Popular and interesting. | D．Meaningful but boring. |
| A．How do students learn Chinese calligraphy? |
| B．Should students learn Chinese calligraphy at school? |
| C．What can students learn from Chinese calligraphy? |
| D．Why do we learn Chinese calligraphy? |
【推荐2】Have you ever seen a shadow puppets play (皮影戏) in China?
When night came, he put up a curtain (帘), lit a candle, and invited the emperor to sit before the curtain. Li moved the puppet from behind the curtain.
Over the past thousands of years, the shadow puppet play has won the hearts of many people in China.
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| A．It’s a traditional Chinese art form |
| B．Then Li went back home and made a puppet of the emperor’s wife |
| C．Now, more and more people in the world are showing interest in the art |
| D．How did this art start |
| E．The emperor felt like he was seeing his wife again and was very happy |
【推荐3】D
Confucius Institute (孔子学院) is hosted by Chinese and foreign partners. It aims to help understand the Chinese language and culture, and help exchanges between China and other countries.
Learning Chinese has become a fashion around the world. So far, over 70 countries have put the Chinese language into their national education systems.
27-year-old Mirza is a part-time Chinese language teacher at the institute. She said studying Chinese was the right decision she had made. “My major has helped me get a job at the University of Bahrain.
There are over 500 Confucius Institutes around the world. Like students in Mirza’s university, many people in other countries are learning Chinese in Confucius Institute now.
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| A．It is a very famous public university in Bahrain. |
| B．The Confucius Institute in Bahrain was founded in 2014. |
| C．Besides language teaching, the institute also provides other activities. |
| D．She added that many students at her university took the institute courses. |
| E．For example, students in Britain, Russia and the United States learn Chinese. |
【推荐1】When you hear the word “shapeshifting (变身)”, you may think of magic in some movies and not the climate(气候) . But that’s what animals are doing to go on living in the world.
A new study shows that some animals are slowly growing larger beaks(喙), legs and ears. In this way they can cool themselves down more easily as the Earth gets warmer. When we talk about the climate change, we often ask “What can humans do with this?” “How can we live in the future?” “But we should know that animals also have to face these changes,” said Sara Ryding, from Deakin University, Australia. If animals do nothing to keep their normal(正常的) body temperature, they will die.
In one example, the beaks of some kinds of Australian parrots have grown 4 to 10 percent larger. The study says it has a lot to do with the hotter summer over the years. There are other similar examples. Wood mice have longer tails and bats(蝙蝠) in warm climates have bigger wings.
Although the changes are still small, they could be common as the weather becomes hotter. “Body parts like ears may become bigger, so we might be able to see a real Dumbo (big-eared elephant from a Disney cartoon) in the near future,” Ryding told the reporters.
1. Why do animals grow bigger body parts?| A．To become stronger. | B．To enjoy a better life. |
| C．To find food easily. | D．To keep normal body temperature. |
| A．2. | B．3. | C．4. | D．5. |
| A．Changes. | B．Tails. | C．Wings. | D．Examples. |
| A．Why climate changes so much. | B．When the climate starts to change. |
| C．How animals deal with hotter weather. | D．What the weather will be like in the future. |
【推荐2】Large gatherings such as weddings and meetings can be socially flooded with people. Learning people's names only adds to the stress. A new facial-recognition app could come to the rescue, but experts suggest people should be careful while using it.
The app, called SocialRecall, connects names with faces through smartphone cameras and facial recognition (识别), avoiding the need for formal introductions. "It breaks down these social barriers we all have when meeting somebody," says Barry Sandrew, who created the app and tested it at an event attended by about 1,000 people.
After receiving an invitation to download SocialRecall from an event organizer, the user is asked to take two selfies and sign in through social media. At the event, the app is active within a previously set geographical area. When a user points his or her phone camera at an attendee's face, the app identifies (识别) the person, displays the person's name, and links to his or her social media information. To protect Privacy (隐私), it recognizes only those who have agreed to use. And the app's creators say it automatically removes users' data after an event.
Ann Cavoukian, an expert who runs the Privacy by Design Center of Excellence praises the app's creators for these protective measures. She added, however, that when people choose to share their personal information with the app, they should know that "there may be unexpected results down the road with that information being used in another situation that might come back to bite you."
The start-up project has developed the app for people who suffer from prosopagnosia, or "face blindness," a condition that prevents people from recognizing people they have met. To use this app, a person first receives an image of someone's face, from either the smartphone's camera or a photograph, and then tags it with a name. When the camera spots or recognizes that same face in real life, the previously entered information is displayed. The collected data are stored only on a user's phone, according to the team behind the app.
1. Social Recall is used to .| A．take photos | B．identify people |
| C．organize events | D．make friends |
| A．how the app works |
| B．how the app was created |
| C．what makes the app popular |
| D．what people can do with the app |
| A．giving names to the photos kept in their smartphones |
| B．collecting information previously entered in the phone |
| C．providing the information of a person when they first meet |
| D．showing the person's information when it spots a stored face |
| A．It may put people's personal information at risk. |
| B．It has caused many unexpected results. |
| C．It can stop people recognizing people they have met. |
| D．It is praised by users for its protective measures. |
【推荐3】If you cannot live without your car, Zurich might be the last city you would like to visit. In Zurich, people are welcome, but cars are not! Over the past 20 years, this city has used smart ways to make traffic lighter.
One is to keep the same number of parking spaces. For example, if 50 new parking spaces are built in one part of the city, then 50 old spaces in other parts are taken away for other uses. So the total number doesn't change. Some are unhappy that there are never enough spaces. That is just what the city has in mind: If people find parking more difficult, they will drive less.
Also, the number of cars in the city is counted (数). Over 3,500 little computers are put under Zurich roads to check the number of cars that come into the city. If the number is higher than the city can deal with (处理), the traffic lights on the roads that enter the city will be kept red. So drivers who are traveling into Zurich have to stop and wait until there are fewer cars in the city.
Now, you may ask why Zurich is doing this. This is simply because the city wants to make more spaces for its people.
1. The writer tells us how to keep the same number of parking spaces by _______.| A．giving a reason | B．giving an example |
| C．sharing a story | D．drawing a picture |
1. Zurich only welcomes people with mini cars
2. Zurich is a small city with a long history
3. it's difficult to find a parking space in Zurich
4. you can't drive into Zurich at any time you want
| A．1, 3 | B．2, 3 | C．3, 4 | D．1, 4 |
| A．People will build more parking spaces under Zurich roads. |
| B．All the computers under Zurich roads will stop working. |
| C．Drivers will stop and wait before traveling into Zurich. |
| D．The lights on the roads in Zurich will be always kept red. |
A． | B． | C． | D． |
Paper cutting is a kind of Chinese traditional art. It’s very popular in the countryside. The bright colors of red, green or light blue paper cutting create a happy atmosphere(氛围). So it is often found in weddings or festivals in China.
A thousand years ago, paper cutting was used for decoration (装饰品). Women in the Tang Dynasty used paper cutting as the headdress (头饰). In the Song Dynasty, it was the decoration of the gifts. People put it on windows or doors or used it as decorations on walls, mirrors or lanterns.
Paper cutting is all made by hand. Learners need only a knife and some paper. For craftsmen (工匠), they need knives and different gravers (雕刻刀) to make special patterns (图案). Simple patterns are cut with a knife. For complicated (复杂的) patterns, people first pasted (粘贴) the pattern (图案) on the paper and then used different kinds of knives to make it. No mistake should be made during the process, otherwise the work would fail. Paper cutting covers nearly all subjects, from flowers, birds, animals, people in classic novels, to different kinds of facial make-up (脸谱) in Beijing opera.
In the past, women living in the countryside gathered in their free time to make paper cutting. As society develops, fewer and fewer people learn this skill. At present, there are factories and associations for paper cutting in China. Sometimes exhibitions and exchanges are held. Paper cutting has changed from decoration to a kind of art. At the same time, paper cutting also appears in cartoons, in magazines or in TV series.
1. Why is paper cutting with bright colors often found in weddings or festivals?| A．Because it is beautiful. | B．Because it is not common to see. |
| C．Because it is cool. | D．Because it makes people feel happy. |
| A．Paper cutting. | B．The Tang Dynasty. | C．The headdress. | D．A gift. |
| A．How paper cutting started. | B．Paper cutting has a long history in China. |
| C．Why paper cutting becomes so popular. | D．What paper cutting was used for in ancient times. |
| A．more and more people learn how to make paper cutting |
| B．women used to spend most of their time making paper cutting |
| C．nowadays paper cutting is still popular as a kind of art |
| D．paper cutting may not be seen some day |
| A．To teach us how to make paper cutting. |
| B．To introduce a traditional art—paper cutting. |
| C．To encourage us to learn paper cutting. |
| D．To show the importance of having different kinds of skills. |
【推荐2】Embroidery(刺绣) is an important traditional art form in Chinese culture. The most famous embroidery styles are Su embroidery from Suzhou, Shu embroidery from Sichuan, Xiang embroidery from Hunan and Yue embroidery from Guangdong. Shu embroidery has the longest history of all.
Since modern machines can make cheaper embroidery products today, fewer people buy hand-made Shu embroidery products. There are also very few young embroiderers. The skill is endangered.
Meng Dezhi, a national-level inheritor(传承人) of the art form, has been making Shu embroidery for forty years. She used to work at the Chengdu Shu Embroidery Factory. But in 2006, the factory went broke and Meng lost her job. Wanting to save the art, Meng wanted to have her own place and teach Shu embroidery to others.
It’s hard work. Embroidery takes time and patience. Workers need to divide each silk thread(线) into more than ten or even thirty pieces. Each piece is thinner than a single human hair. In 2016, Baidu invited Meng to make a homepage logo for Qixi Festival. It was a small logo, but it required the use of 45 types of sewing techniques(针法) and 35,000 stitches(针).
Meng is teaching in different universities and communities to save Shu embroidery. She believes that Shu embroidery stands for thousands of years of Sichuan culture and should be saved. “I feel that I have the responsibility to pass on Shu embroidery skills to young people, to let it run from generation to generation.” She said.
1. How many embroidery styles are mentioned in the passage?| A．Three. | B．Four. | C．Five. | D．Six. |
| A．Because Shu embroidery has the longest history. |
| B．Because embroidery takes time and patience. |
| C．Because the Shu Embroidery Factory went broke. |
| D．Because there are fewer people buying hand-made Shu embroidery products. |
| A．破产 | B．损坏 | C．违反 | D．折断 |
| A．By making more Shu embroidery products. |
| B．By making more logos for companies like Baidu. |
| C．By teaching in different universities and communities. |
| D．By encouraging young people to learn the skill. |
| A．Embroidery needs protecting. | B．A traditional art form. |
| C．A famous embroiderer. | D．A hard job. |
The traditional Chinese skill of turning bamboo into beautiful pieces of tools and furniture has got much attention on the short video platform (平台) Tik Tok (Douyin). Skilled bamboo weavers (编织工人) are showing how they work —cutting, weaving, burning and boiling.
Bamboo weaving art began 2,000 years ago.
| A．He started learning the skills at an early age. |
| B．What’s more amazing is that workers do it simply by hand. |
| C．These skills are seen as a magic Chinese power in foreigners’ eyes. |
| D．They have got thousands of likes. |
| E．It has become an important part of traditional Chinese culture. |
