【推荐2】As traditional Chinese art, paper cutting has a long history.     1    But this traditional art is at risk disappearing now. Luckily, Voyo Woo, a Chinese immigrant (移民) in America, is trying to bring this art back to life.

    2     She got much fun and peace from this show. She hoped more people would enjoy it.

Ms. Woo began to study the art of paper cutting as a 14-year-old girl in her home town in China.     3     She had a deep love for it. So her teacher spent more time teaching her after class. Later, she won the second prize in a national painting and art competition. Ms. Woo went to America after she finished college in 2008.     4     And then she was invited to show the art in many important activities. “It is important to introduce this art to Americans or anyone who is interested in it. Maybe it will make this art more popular,” Woo said.

From the art of paper cutting, people can know about Chinese cultural values, history and stories of people’s life.     5     For her, Chinese art is not only for Chinese, but for people around the world.

A．Woo uses the art as a tool to show Chinese culture to people who know little about it.

B．She said all the students at school had to learn paper cutting.

C．One Saturday in 2014, Ms. Woo held a paper cutting show in Washington D. C..

D．Soon after that, she took part in an activity to promote (推广) Chinese paper cutting.

E．The first and earliest paper cutting was found in China about 1, 500 years ago.

【推荐3】

Chopsticks are pairs of sticks with the same length that have been used in most of eastern Asian countries for over 3,000 years. According to the history, the first chopsticks appeared in China over 5,000 years ago. During the Spring and Autumn Period, chopsticks made of copper(铜) and iron developed over a long period of time. Later the chopsticks with coating came in the Han Dynasty. Then gold and silver chopsticks followed. Different materials have been used to make chopsticks until now, among which the most valuable—ones are made of ivory and green stone. Those can show how rich the owners are.

It was said that silver chopsticks would turn black at once if they touched poisoned(有毒的) food(but we know it was wrong today), so in history many emperors used silver chopsticks to check whether the food was bad for them or not before eating. Chopsticks are also regarded as gifs to others. In China, chopsticks are traditionally given to a daughter when she marries to hope that they will have a child very soon, because the pronunciation of word “chopsticks” in Chinese is like “quick child”. Also, people often believe chopsticks have something to do with good luck. So many families will choose to put new chopsticks on the table at dinner on New Year’s Eve as a way of wishing for good luck while dropping chopsticks is a sign of bad luck.

It’s believed that using chopsticks can increase fingers’ flexibility(灵活性). Some experts also find that it can improve memory. Many westerners, businessmen and tourists put their knives and forks beside the bowls and plates but choose chopsticks in China.

1. Chopsticks first appeared in China during the Spring and Autumn Period.
2. Chopsticks made of ivory and green stone are a symbol of the owners’ wealth.
3. The emperors had dinner with silver chopsticks in the hope of having a child very soon.
4. If you often use chopsticks, it will make your fingers do things more freely.
5. The passage mainly tells us different materials have been used to make chopsticks.

【推荐1】Nice to meet you. I’m David Beckham. I’m from England and I’m English. I’m twenty-nine years old. I like playing football and I can play football very well.
My name is Zhou Jielun. I’m from Taiwan, China. I’m thirty years old. I like singing.
My name is Liu Qian. I’m from Taiwan,China. I’m thirty-three years old. I like playing magic cards（魔术牌）
Hello! I’m Li Yuchun. I live in Chengdu now.   I’m twenty-five years old. I like singing.
1. . Who（谁） is Chinese?

A．Zhou Jielun

B．Liu Qian

C．Li Yuchun

D．A ,B, and C

2. . Who is the youngest（最年轻的）?

A．Liu Qian

B．Zhou Jielun

C．Li Yuchun

D．David Beckham

3. ________ and ___________ are from Taiwan.

A．Zhou Jielun, Li Yuchun	B．Zhou Jielun , Liu Qian
C．Liu Qian, Li Yuchun	D．Li Yuchun , David Beckham

4. . David Beckham   is __________ years old.

A．twenty-nine

B．twenty-five

C．thirty-three

D．thirty

5. . David Beckham’s family name is ____and Zhou Jielun’s given name is ____.

A．David , Zhou	B．David, Beckham
C．Beckham, Zhou	D．Beckham, Jielun

【推荐2】

1. In eastern Canada, the time is _____ that in western Canada

A．four and a half hours behind

B．four hours ahead of

C．three hours ahead of

D．the same as

2. While Canadian children in Halifax are having breakfast, Argentinean children are ______.

A．sleeping

B．going home

C．at school

D．having supper

3. It’s midday in the capital of _____ when it's 9:00 a.m. in the capital of Argentina

A．Japan

B．Canada

C．New Zealand

D．Scotland

4. Two p.m. in Egypt is not a good time to telephone people in New Zealand, because in New Zealand ______.

A．it’s midnight and most people are asleep

B．it’s noon and many people are having lunch

C．it’s the morning and many people are working

D．it’s the afternoon and most people are playing computer games

5. What time is it in New Zealand if it's 11:15 p.m. in Japan?

A．1:15 p.m

B．2:15 p.m

C．1:15 a.m

D．2:15 a.m

【推荐3】New capital of BBQ Zibo in China becomes a hot place thanks to tasty skewers (烤串) and good service. Since March in 2023, the search volume of “Zibo barbecue” on the whole platform (平台) has increased by over 770 percent year-on-year.

Zibo, the small city in East China’s Shandong Province, is nearly 6000 square kilometers, with a population of smaller than 4.8 million. The city was hardly known by people before, but now it has gone viral (走红) on Chinese social media (媒体) platforms recently. On each street, queues of customers outside the restaurants are more than a hundred meters. All hotels are fully booked days before. Until late February, this small city was unknown to most people in China. Some college students attended a job fair in the city. They went to try the barbecue and took videos of themselves while they were enjoying the food and posted them on to the social media. As a result of going viral, millions of youths (年轻人) from across the country started to pour into Zibo to try its famous barbecue.

One special thing in Zibo is that diners (食客) can have their own little stove (炉子) on their table. Another important reason is that the barbecue is at a very good price, even after it went viral. Local government encourages more people to come to Zibo. They launch two dozens of “special barbecue trains” and add 21 bus lines so that tourists can “get on the bus to rest, get off to eat”. The city plans to hold a barbecue festival around the May Day holiday.

1. Why does Zibo become a hot place?

A．Because it is famous for many years.

B．Because it is a large city in Shandong Province.

C．Because it has tasty skewers and good service.

D．Because it’s full of youths.

2. The city went viral because _________.

A．the college students posted videos	B．it is 6000 square kilometers
C．it has 4.8 million people	D．it has many restaurants

3. One special thing about barbecue in Zibo is that _________.

A．it is good for young	B．it is tasty
C．diners can have their own little stove	D．it is cheap

4. What does the underlined word “they” in Paragraph 3 refer to?

A．Diners.

B．Governments.

C．Tourists.

D．College students.

5. Where can you find the passage?

A．In a story book.	B．In a science article.
C．In a diary.	D．In a newspaper.