The Chinese ping feng (folding screen) is an ancient invention and traditional Chinese furniture (家具) . Its earliest common use dates from (追溯) the Han Dynasty. The term ping feng means protection from wind. showing its purpose at the very beginning.
As time passes, it has been made into different sizes with colorful paintings. On screens usually appears a dragon. It’s a symbol of light, growth and life-giving water. It also stands for nobility (尊贵) and power. The peacock, a beautiful bird, can be seen on screens, too. It’s a symbol of everlasting (永恒的) life. Beautiful flowers, which mean wealth and good luck, are also chosen as a popular design of the ping feng. All the designs carry people’s beautiful wishes.
Behind the ping feng lies an interesting story. In the past the unmarried daughter of a rich family was not supposed to see or be seen by men except her father, brothers or very close male cousins. When an admirer (追求者) paid a visit, however, she might take a secret look at him from a screen behind which she would be completely hidden. Her father would discuss poems with the young man and ask him to create one. If the daughter and her father were satisfied with the young man’s poem and his look, she might agree to take him as a husband.
Today the ping feng is back in fashion for its beauty and its practical (实际的) use as furniture. Acting as a moving wall or divider, it can be the perfect match for modern sofas and walls, which adds style to them. The ping feng is more than beautiful furniture.
1. What was the ping feng used for at the very beginning?| A．Protecting people from wind. | B．Dividing a room. | C．Making a room beautiful. | D．Hiding a person. |
| A．The dragon. | B．The peacock. | C．The water. | D．The flowers. |
| A．By telling a story. | B．By giving examples. | C．By comparing differences. | D．By explaining the result. |
| A．The ping feng has been popular all the time. |
| B．The paintings on the screens have the same size. |
| C．An unmarried daughter was too shy to see an admirer. |
| D．You can move the ping feng to match your other furniture. |
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【推荐1】Hello! I’m Wang Wei. My parents and I like reading very much. There is a big study in our house. Let me show you the study. When you open the door of the study, you can see three red bookshelves. They are very big and there are about nine hundred books on them. There is a window beside (在旁边) the bookshelves. In front of the window, here is a big table. It’s red, too. There is a computer, a lamp, three dictionaries (字典), nine pens and some cards on the table. You can see two big chairs next to the table. They are yellow. What’s under the chair? Oh, it’s my pencil. Across from the table is a black sofa. It’s very soft. I often rest on the sofa after reading. You can see a big picture on the wall, too. It’s a picture of the Great Wall. It’s wonderful!
1. The bookshelves are ________.| A．red | B．black | C．yellow | D．brown |
| A．3 | B．7 | C．9 | D．19 |
| A．A computer | B．Two chairs | C．A sofa | D．A picture |
| A．昂贵的 | B．不舒服的 | C．坚硬的 | D．柔软的 |
| A．A lamp. | B．A pencil. | C．A desk. | D．Three dictionaries. |
| Good morning! I am Jelena. This is my room. Look! What color is my quilt? It’s yellow. What color is my jacket? It’s blue. This is my key. It’s black. My cup is black, too. How about my ruler? It’s white. |
| Good afternoon! I am Cindy. This is a pen. What color is it? It’s red and white. What’s this in English? It’s a pencil. It’s a black pencil. That is an orange. It is orange. |
| Hello! My name is Karry. This is my classroom. Can you see my cup? It’s green. It’s on the desk. Look! This is a brown pencil box. My ruler is brown, too. |
| Hi, my name’s Betty. This is my bed. It’s white. A book is on it. It’s about science (科学). I like it very much. |
1. What color is Jelena’s jacket?
| A．It’s yellow. | B．It’s blue. | C．It’s black. |
| A．the pen | B．the pencil | C．the orange |
| A．Betty’s. | B．Karry’s. | C．Cindy’s. |
| A．jacket | B．cup | C．ruler |
| A．Jelena’s ruler is white. | B．The black key is Karry’s. | C．Betty’s bed is blue. |
【推荐3】Look! Here is a blue box in the classroom. It’s Miss Green’s. In the box are a red schoolbag, a black notebook and an English—Chinese dictionary. The schoolbag is Lisa’s. It is nice. You can see a pencil box, some books and three keys in it. Look at the notebook! Is it Bob’s? No, it isn’t. It’s his sister Sally’s. Her name is on the first page (页). Whose is the soccer ball? Oh, we don’t know. Miss Green found it in the school library this morning. But I think it’s Jeff’s. Because soccer is his favorite sport.
根据短文内容，选择最佳选项。
1. What color is Miss Green’s box? ________
| A．Blue. | B．Red. |
| C．Black. | D．Green. |
| A．Miss Green’s | B．Lisa’s |
| C．Bob’s | D．Sally’s |
| A．哪一个 | B．什么 |
| C．谁的 | D．谁 |
| A．box | B．classroom |
| C．schoolbag | D．school library |
| A．A red notebook is in the box. |
| B．Sally is Bob’s sister. |
| C．Jeff’s favorite sport is volleyball. |
| D．The schoolbag is Bob’s. |
Learning about ancient arts
Students wear Peking Opera outfits. XINHUA
What do you learn in music class? In this picture, students in Taiyuan, Shanxi wear colorful clothing and makeup(妆容) as they learn how to perform Peking Opera in their music class. The Dananguan primary school started the class to teach kids more about traditional arts. The students learn how to sing and act from professional(专业的) actors. They also learn about their facial masks(脸谱) and the different roles in Peking Opera. For example, there are five main roles in Peking Opera: sheng, dan, jing, mo and chou. Sheng is the biggest role for a man. Dan is the biggest role for a woman.
TEENS
1. The news Students wear Peking Opera outfits was reported in ________.| A．TEENS | B．XINHUA | C．music class | D．ancient arts |
| A．to show a special music class |
| B．to encourage students to learn about ancient arts |
| C．to teach kids traditional arts |
| D．to learn to sing and act |
| A．they go to school | B．they are in Taiyuan, Shanxi |
| C．they learn to perform Peking Opera | D．they take photos |
| A．the students in Dananguan primary school learn traditional arts |
| B．the students only learn how to sing and act |
| C．there are five roles in Peking Opera |
| D．Sheng is the biggest role for a woman |
| A．Medicine. | B．Sports. | C．History. | D．Education. |
A. In this weekend’s story-telling time, you’ll hear plenty of stories about Chinese traditions, for example, why people put up the Chinese “Fu” upside down 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 us. We have invited some famous local 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 paper cutting 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 show of traditional Chinese ink paintings will be held in the Art Museum this weekend. Many works of animals by famous artists will be on show. F.A discussion will be held in our reading club this weekend. The topic is about Journey to West, one of the four great classic Chinese works. G. Traditional Chinese painting is a form of fine arts in Chinese culture. In our training class, Mr. Sun will teach you how to paint bamboo with brushes and ink step by step. |
【推荐3】What do you think will happen when the traditional culture meets modern technology? Yes, the “dead” words become lively characters (人物) at once. How happy it is to enjoy these Chinese cartoons!
| Ma Liang is a poor boy who loves painting. He always uses his magic brush to fight against bad people in the village. The cartoon The Magic Brush came out in 1955. |
| A group of tadpoles（蝌蚪）are born. They try to find their mother that they have never seen. The story is very simple, but it needs complex technology to show the artistic style of ink（水墨）painting. Little Tadpole Looking for Mom was watched in 1961 first. |
| The Monkey King: Uproar in Heaven（1961﹣1964）is China’s first color cartoon. It is from the Chinese novel Journey to the West. It’s successful. Not only we but also many westerners like the great monkey Sun Wukong. |
| To beat two bad persons, an old man grows 7 calabashes（葫芦）, and they change into 7 boys. They try their best to beat the bad. Calabash Brothers (1986) is a masterpiece（杰作）of Chinese paper-cutting art. |
1. From the passage, we can learn something about ________.
| A．famous people | B．Chinese inventions |
| C．traditional food | D．Chinese cartoons |
| A．重复的 | B．复杂的 | C．杂乱的 | D．冗长的 |
| A．the first film in China |
| B．only loved by Chinese |
| C．the first color cartoon in China |
| D．loved by all the westerners |
| A．Ma Liang punished the villagers with his brush. |
| B．Little Tadpole Looking for Mom came out in 1964. |
| C．The Monkey King is from a Chinese novel. |
| D．Calabash Brothers is from Chinese clay art. |
| A．The Magic Brush |
| B．Little Tadpole Looking for Mom |
| C．The Monkey King: Uproar in Heaven |
| D．Calabash Brothers |
【推荐1】Confucianism (儒家思想) has been followed by Chinese people for more than two thousand years.
To help people understand how to behave towards others, Confucianism teaches the Five Constants (五常). These are ren, yi, li, zhi and xin. They are general virtues (美德) around the world. The most important two are ren and li.
Ren is the feeling of care and love we should have for others. Confucius explained ren could best be understood as loving others. He is famous for teaching people “What you do not want done to yourself, do not do to others”. It is quite similar to what is known in the West as the Golden Rule (treat others as you wish to be treated).
While the meaning of ren is easy to understand, li is a little harder to express. It can be thought of as duty or even respect. Generally, li is the way we should connect with people in our everyday life. In Confucian writings, discussions about li include the proper way to drink tea and how to remember ancestors (祖先). While ren is mostly about our opinions and feelings, li is about how we express our opinions and feelings towards others and towards the world around us.
Perhaps the most well-known Confucian virtue is xiao. This is the duty children have to their parents. Xiao means loving, respecting, obeying and taking care of one’s parents in their old age. In Confucianism, xiao is important for a harmonious (和谐的) society: Without it, the whole world would fall into a mess.
1. Which are the most important of the Five Constants?| A．Ren and yi. | B．Ren and li. | C．Li and xin. | D．Yi and zhi. |
| A．博学于文，约之以礼。 | B．学而不思则罔，思而不学则殆。 |
| C．己所不欲，勿施于人。 | D．君子和而不同，小人同而不和。 |
| A．Its general virtues. | B．Its long history. |
| C．Its new challenges. | D．Its golden rules. |
Several festivals throughout Asia celebrate the elephant, but none are quite as colorful as the Painted Elephant Parade in Jaipur, India.
Every year in March, the air is filled with excitement and delicious smells of food are flowing around. The parade is the first event of Holi, an ancient Hindu celebration which marks the end of winter and the beginning of spring.
The parade’s four main colors are red, blue, yellow, and green. With all this joyful color, the painted elephants play an important role in it. While it’s not that easy to paint the elephants. Work clothes, paintbrushes, and water are needed for sure. Painters must be extra careful because their canvas tends to move and has extremely heavy feet. Thus, a soft voice, gentle hands, another person to help, and some tasty snacks for the elephants are also important.
The painters often plan the theme, or designs, for days before they even touch their canvas. Designs are drawn on paper or computers, and then enlarged. Once the artist is ready to paint the elephant, it will be cleaned. The designs are usually outlined in white paint across the elephant before they are filled in with the fancy colors. Hours later, the moving models are dressed with special jewelry. Their noses are painted with gold and decorated with rings. It’s an eye-catching line of color as these huge moving canvases walk down the street.
Gathering alongside the streets, people sing and dance to welcome the colorful elephants, praying for luck and blessing. Hand-made silk umbrellas and the white vencamaran can be seen everywhere, which also express their deepest sincerity. Many tourists come to the parade for the wildest part, that is, sprinkling colorful powder on others no matter if you are strangers. It’s said that the more colorful you are, the luckier you will be. So why not come and try your luck?
1. According to the passage, the Painted Elephant Parade ________.| A．is followed by Holi | B．is held in most Asian countries |
| C．is a symbol of spring | D．is a newly developed celebration |
a. Get the elephants completely cleaned.
b. Plan and decide the theme or designs.
c. Color the designs with different colors.
d. Draw on the elephants with white paint.
| A．badc | B．bcbd | C．dabc | D．dcbd |
| A．painting the elephants is individual work | B．it usually takes weeks to paint an elephant |
| C．tourists come to the parade for colorful powder | D．local people and tourists join the parade together |
| A．tell us the ways to celebrate spring | B．show us how to paint the elephants |
| C．introduce us the history of the parade | D．invite us to enjoy the elephant parade |
Teachers’Day
People in many countries celebrate World Teachers’ Day on 5 th October, but in Argentina（阿根廷） it is on 11 th September—the anniversary（周年纪念日） of the death of former president, Domingo Faustino Sarmiento in 1888. Sarmiento believed passionately in the importance of education: he wrote “Schools are the very basis of civilization.” Children traditionally write poems for their teachers and give them an apple, make a cake or buy flowers. In Vietnam（越南）, Educators’ Day is in November. Everyone has a day off school, and many students visit their former teachers in their homes to give them presents, or give news about themselves. And at some schools in India, senior students become teachers, and teachers become students for the day!
World Book Day
In many countries, Book Day is on 23 rd April every year. It originated（起源于） in Catalonia（加泰罗尼亚） in 1923 when booksellers decided to honour the Spanish author Miguel de Cervantes who died on that day in 1616. In 1995, World Book Day became an international event, celebrating books and reading. People exchange presents – usually a book and a rose. There are also events such as writing competitions, and in Madrid（马德里） there is a public reading of Cervantes’s greatest work – Don QuijoteSSS – which lasts 48 hours! In the UK and Ireland, all schoolchildren receive a one-pound book token（购书券）, and many children now dress up as their favourite character from fiction!
Respect for theAged Day
Grandparents’ Day is popular in many countries, but in Japan—a country where nearly 30 percent of the population are over 60 – people treat older people with special respect. The third Monday of September is ‘Respect for the Aged Day’ （Keiro-no-hi） which became a national holiday in 1966. Everyone has a day off school or work and people organize celebrations for the older people of the village or community where they live, Young people dress up in traditional clothes. They sing and dance and they either prepare a special meal for the older people, or eat out as a family. Nowadays, people also visit relatives and the older people in their families, for a three-day weekend.
1. In Vietnam, people celebrate Educators’Day in ________.| A．August | B．September | C．October | D．November |
| A．October 5th | B．September 11th | C．April 23rd | D．September 3rd |
| A．World Book Day | B．Teachers’Day |
| C．Children’s Day | D．Respect for theAged Day |
| A．20% | B．25% | C．30% | D．35% |
| A．Preparing a special meal | B．Going shopping in big shopping malls |
| C．Wearing traditional clothes | D．Celebrations like singing and dancing |
| A．Interesting traditions on Teachers’Day | B．World Book Day is important |
| C．Japanese respect the older people | D．Special days around the world |
