Sherry Gao is pouring coffee made from Yunnan beans, hoping that her coffee shop in the city of Pasadena, California introduces you to your new favorite coffee and turns your opinions about Chinese coffee beans upside down.
_________ But Gao hopes that throwing light on Yunnan-sourced coffee could expose customers to the coffee-producing region and help to break down prejudice against the beans, which for tens of years were mostly used for instant products.
“We wanted to highlight Chinese coffee because a lot of people never had Chinese coffee before,” Gao said. “Some have the prejudice that it’s bad or cheap, but that’s not the case anymore. It’s been changing so much over the last decade.” Recent producing process, such as the addition of fruit, is leading Yunnan’s coffee to better results. “Every time a new product comes in, it tastes better than the last one,” Gao said.
Farmers in China have grown tea for more than 3,000 years, but coffee has been grown there for only about a century in fewer areas. There was an uptick in the 1980s with government’s efforts. And the turn of the century and the 2010s saw a sharp growth with international companies investing in the coffee planting. But in the last 10 to 15 years, tastes and need for special and high-grade coffees appeared, especially from local growers and shops. The domestic demand for China-grown coffee has risen so rapidly that Gao says it’s now much more expensive.
To further connect with the community, Gao hopes to hold classes for Yunnan coffee introduction. After all, she says, the Yunnan coffee tastes excellent when made in one’s own kitchen with a pour-over system. She hopes it’s only a matter of time before Yunnan coffee becomes popular among the homemade coffee lovers.
1. What’s a misunderstanding of Chinese coffee beans?| A．They are of poor quality. |
| B．They have fewer producing areas. |
| C．They have a strange taste. |
| D．They are used in cheap coffee shops. |
| A．Much of the Western world doesn’t use good Chinese coffee. |
| B．Much of the Western world drinks instant coffee most of the time. |
| C．Much of the Western world prefers coffee in the coffee shops. |
| D．Much of the Western world buys its coffee from Africa and South America. |
| A．Difference. | B．Rise. | C．Introduction. | D．Drop. |
| A．Offer community members coffee for free. |
| B．Buy a pour-over system for her shop. |
| C．Teach people to make Chinese coffee at home. |
| D．Keep up with homemade coffee fans. |
| A．Increasing Yunnan Coffee Production |
| B．A Coffee Shop Using Chinese Coffee Beans |
| C．Waking People Up to Yunnan Coffee |
| D．Introducing Coffee to People’s Daily Life |
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【推荐1】The “five blessings”, or “wufu”, come from The Book of Documents. The first blessing is a long life. The second is wealth. The third is health. The fourth is love of virtue(美德). And the last one is a peaceful death.
Chinese artists have long used five bats to stand for the five blessings. Why? Because “bianfu”, the Chinese name for bats, includes “fu”.
The character “fu” means blessings, happiness and good luck in Chinese. It appears in all kinds of things, such as paper-cutting and posters. This shows Chinese people’s wishes for happiness and good luck. For example, people paste the “fu” character on doors and walls during Spring Festival. Often, people paste it upside-down. The Chinese words for “upside-down” and “to arrive” are both pronounced
“dao”. So the phrase “fu upside-down” sounds nearly the same as the phrase “good luck arrives”.
1. What does the underlined word “paste” in Paragraph 4 mean?| A．张贴 | B．裁剪 | C．取消 | D． 摘下 |
| A．We can often see “fu” character in paper-cutting and poster. |
| B．We often see “fu” character during the Mid-autumn Festival. |
| C．“Fu upside-down” have the same meaning with “good luck arrives”. |
| D．“Fu” shows Chinese people’s wishes for happiness and good luck. |
| A．The meaning of “wufu linmen” or the five blessings in China. |
| B．Chinese artists use five bats to stand for he five blessings. |
| C．The character “fu” means blessings in Chinese. |
| D．The “five blessings” come from The Book of Documents. |
【推荐2】In many people’s minds, monsters (怪兽) or yao (妖怪) usually look horrible and do bad things. But in the one of the great Chinese cartoon series Yao—Chinese Folktales《中国奇谭》, yao are different. The cartoon has been on Bilibili since January 1.
In the stories, yao are lovely, fun and mysterious. They have their own lives just like humans. A little pig monster works hard in a monster company. A fox scholar (书生) creates a dreamy day for a man.
The cartoon won many people’s hearts. It shows a different side of Chinese yao culture. “Most yao in China’s old stories are warm, kind and friendly” said Zhang Yun, who wrote a book about China’s 1080 kinds of yao.
People are afraid of yao because of their fear of the unknown world. For example kids sometimes are afraid of things under the bed or behind the curtain (窗帘). “Yao are humans’ imagination of unknown things,” said Chen Liaoyu, general director (总导演) of the cartoon. In one of the cartoon’s stories, a little child thinks a catfish (鲶鱼) is horrible. But later he sees people sell the fish like other foods. The fear is gone.
1. What’s the theme of the passage?| A．Sport. | B．Lifestyle. | C．Technology. | D．Culture. |
| A．Lovely. | B．Kind. | C．Terrible. | D．Warm. |
| A．A little child. | B．A fox scholar. | C．Chen Liaoyu. | D．Zhang Yun. |
| A．Easy and boring. | B．Creative and interesting. |
| C．Difficult and challenging. | D．Different and meaningless. |
| A．People used to think yao would do harmful things. |
| B．A fox scholar in the story fights with humans. |
| C．People dislike the cartoon series about yao. |
| D．Humans lack imagination of unknown word. |
China has a long history. Many stories are hidden in ancient books. One of these books is Shan Hai Jing. Shan Hai Jing means Classic of Mountains and Seas in English. It is a special book that tells us about the geography and culture of China before a time called the Qin Dynasty.
Shan Hai Jing talks about many things. It mentions more than 550 mountains. It also talks about 300 waterways. There are stories of 400 mythical creatures, too. The book has about 31,000 Chinese characters. It is divided into 18 parts.
| A．It is really like a treasure box. |
| B．The book is like a bridge from the past to today. |
| C．The whole writing continued until the start of the Han Dynasty. |
| D．No one knows for sure who wrote the wonderful book. |
| E．There are some oldest stories about how the world began. |
【推荐1】You may often see fish in your life. But you may never see fish that can change their gender（性别）！
The kobudai（亚洲羊头满鱼）is a kind of fish that can do this. In the BBC documentary Blue Planet，the fish is a female（牌性）at first. Then，it swims behind a rock and hides. After many months，it comes back out. It is larger than before and has a big ball-shaped organ（器官）on its head. It is now a male（雄性）fish！The fish even bites（咬）other male fish in a fight.
According to the BBC，about two percent（百分之）of fish species（种类）can change their gender. That's 500 different species over the world.
Some，like the kobudai，change from female to male. Others，like the clownfish（小丑鱼），change from male to female. There are also some kinds of fish that change back and forth（来来回回）.And the mangrove killifish（红树解鱼）can even make baby fish all by itself！
How do these fish do such things？Unlike mammals（哺乳动物），the gender of a fish is often decided by the temperature（温度）of the water. Most fish will become males in warmer water，the BBC said.
1. What does a male kobudai look like?| A．It looks like any other kind of fish. |
| B．It looks larger than other fish. |
| C．There is a ball-shaped organ on its head. |
| D．It looks just like the female ones. |
| A．About 10. | B．About 500. |
| C．About 25,000. | D．About 50,000. |
| A．They change from female to male. |
| B．They change from male to female. |
| C．They change their genders freely. |
| D．They usually change their babies' genders. |
| A．The kobudai. |
| B．The clownfish. |
| C．The mangrove killifish. |
| D．Most fish. |
| A．They are just a kind of mammal. |
| B．The temperature of the water decides it. |
| C．Their food decides their genders. |
| D．They don't like warmer water. |
【推荐2】We do eye exercises. We wear sunglasses. We do lots of things to protect our eyes. But we usually forget another important part of our body — the ears. Ears help us hear the world. But many things, such as loud noises, can hurt our ears, even make us deaf. Once this happens, it’s hard to get your hearing back. March 3rd is Ear Care Day. So how can we protect our ears?
◆Keep your ears dry and warm
Dry your ears with a towel (毛巾) after swimming or taking a shower. If you feel water in your ear, shake your head a little bit. This can help you get the water out of your ear.
Also, when the sun is shining, wear some sunscreen (防晒霜) on your ears. During the winter, protect your ears with a hat or a scarf.
◆How to clean your ears
Usually, our ears clean themselves. The earwax (耳垢) builds up, dries out, and then comes out of the ear along with some dirt. Don’t clean your ears with anything sharp (尖锐的), or it may make the earwax go too deep into your ears and hurt them. But if your ears start to hurt, you can go to a doctor for help.
◆How to use earphones
Don’t listen to loud music on your earphones for a long time. Follow the “60 Rule”: listen to music for no more than 60 minutes a day. Over-ear (头戴式) earphones are better than in-ear ones. It will do a better job of stopping outside noise. So you can listen at a lower volume.
1. Which of the following ways is bad for your ears?| A．Using a towel to dry your ears after swimming. |
| B．Taking the earwax out with any sharp things. |
| C．Using some sunscreen on your ears in summer. |
| D．Covering your ears with a hat or a scarf in winter. |
| A．Our cars can hardly ever clean themselves. | B．We do lots of things that may hurt our ears. |
| C．The earwax may come out of our ears itself. | D．We’d better clean our ears with a doctor’s help. |
| A．Following the “60 Rule”. | B．Listening to loud music. |
| C．Wearing in-ear earphones. | D．Wearing over-ear earphones. |
| A．Why are ears so important? | B．What can hurt our ears? |
| C．How do we take care of our ears? | D．When is the Ear Care Day? |
After the long winter vacation, it’s time to go back to school .But do you know US students start school earlier than we do in China ?
In the US, school kids have two winter breaks(假期). One is around Christmas, lasting two weeks. The Other is in February, only one week It can also be called “ski (滑雪) week.” because some students go skiing during the break. Another one-week break is called spring break. It is in April, around Easter(复活节)。
Like Chinese students, US kids also have a long summer vacation. It is about 10 weeks, from mid-June to late August.
Besides(除了) the four breaks, there are quite a few holidays when students do not go to school. So a traditional US school year is 180 days. It is 20 days shorter than it is in China!
1. In the US , school kids have 21 days for winter breaks.
2. The winter break in February called “ski week “is because it lasts only one week.
3. There are 160 days traditional China school year.
4. Besides the four breaks , there is no holidays in the US for kids.,
5. US students start their school later than we do in China.
Tea has a very close relationship to Chinese culture.
*Drink it hot. Tea oxidizes (氧化) quickly, so it is suggested that you drink it hot to get the best out of tea.
*Do not drink too much strong tea. It will probably be harmful to your stomach and make you feel sick if you make the tea too strong.
*The best time to drink tea is between meals.
Green tea is the best choice for office workers. Why? Because green tea helps stop the bad influence of the computer.
| A．Avoid taking medicine with tea. |
| B．Drinking tea has many advantages. |
| C．Do not take medicine with cold tea. |
| D．Drinking tea soon after or before meals is not a wise choice. |
| E．It is said that Chinese tea was discovered by King Shen Nong. |
| F．As a scientist as well, Shen Nong was interested in the new drink. |
| G．Drinking tea soon after meals is a good habit. |
【推荐2】British people are big tea drinkers. It is a tradition in Britain to drink tea for many reasons. People enjoy it at breakfast, during visits with friends, and on tea breaks at work. People even “have a cuppa” when they talk about their personal problems. But the biggest reason for drinking tea is to relax.
Recently, a research from the Tea Group shows that more people would like to choose fruit and other teas over traditional English breakfast tea. Researchers did a survey of more than 2, 000 tea lovers. Over 50% of people said their favorite tea was not the traditional one. Over 20% of people chose green tea as their favorite tea. Just over 20% said English breakfast tea was their first choice.
Sales of traditional tea in the UK are declining (下降) during these years. Three years ago, a survey found that English breakfast tea was the preferred (更喜欢的) choice for 54% of British people. But the new research shows a declining interest in this traditional tea.
The researchers also found other interesting facts about tea-drinking habits (习惯) in the UK.
The British seem to love milky and sugary tea. Around 85% of people who drink English breakfast tea would like to put milk in it. About 45% of people sweeten their tea with sugar, and interestingly, those with a sweet tooth put as much as three teaspoons of sugar in their cup.
1. What’s the most common reason for British people to drink tea?| A．To relax themselves. |
| B．To share with friends. |
| C．To solve their problems. |
| D．To enjoy breakfast time. |
| A．Fewer people would like to drink fruit tea. |
| B．Over half of people chose traditional tea as their favorite. |
| C．More than 20% of people loved green tea best. |
| D．Most people liked putting milk in English breakfast tea. |
| A．Where Do British People Drink Tea? |
| B．Do You Want to Join an English Tea Party? |
| C．British People’s Love for Milky and Sugary Tea |
| D．Traditional English Tea Becoming Less Popular |
【推荐3】Different countries have their own traditional foods and drinks. There are some kinds of drinks that are more and more popular. Tea is one of them. Tea is tasty and good for you. But what is tea? And why is it so popular?
All tea comes from tea leaves but tea is not always the same. There are many kinds of tea. You can drink black tea, green tea, white tea or fruit tea. Each kind of tea has a different taste and a different color.
The history of tea begins in Asia (亚洲) . In China, Korea and Japan, tea is still very important today. In Japan, it can take many hours to prepare and drink tea with your guests. In Malaysia, a popular drink at breakfast is teh tarik. It means “Pulled Tea” in English. Malaysians say it is good for you and tastes good with canai bread.
Travelers in Kuala Lumpur like watching the tea sellers make “pulled tea”. The tea sellers pour hot water on black tea. After five minutes, they add sugar and milk. Then they “pull” the tea—they pour the tea from one cup to another many times.
In many countries, you must have a special kettle (水壶) to make tea. People in different countries also like to add different things to their tea. For example, Russians use a special kettle called a samovar (茶炊). They like drinking tea with lemon (柠檬) . Sometimes, they also drink tea with some sugar or jam (果酱) .
In Turkey, tea comes in a Caydanlik. A Caydanlik has two kettles: one for the water and the other for the tea. Drink Turkish tea with some sugar please!
The Englishmen usually eat biscuits (饼干) with their tea. In Japan, they like …
1. Tea, a drink with a long history, first appeared in ________.| A．Europe | B．America | C．Asia | D．Africa |
A． | B． | C． | D． |
| A．Paragraph 2 | B．Paragraph 3 | C．Paragraph 4 | D．Paragraph 5 |
| A．let the readers finish the article | B．show his uncertainty of the subject |
| C．show his special taste in Japanese tea | D．attract (吸引) readers’ interest in further (进一步) reading |
| A．The history of tea. | B．Different tea kettles. |
| C．The most popular drink. | D．The world in a teacup. |
The Forbidden City turned 600 years old in 2020. Over the last six centuries, there have been many cultural exchanges inside the high walls of the world’s largest palace.
Ancient China had little contact with the outside world until Matteo Ricci made his way to the imperial court (皇室) during the Ming Dynasty.
Ricci made contributions to the fields of science and astronomy(天文学) in China. He worked together with Chinese scientist Xu Guangqi to translate the first six books of Euclid’s Elements into Chinese. He also brought new knowledge about map making and taught people that the world was round with the first European-style world map in Chinese.
Lots of foreigners followed in Ricci’s footsteps. Giuseppe Castiglione, also known as Lang Shining, was one of them. The talented painter was sent to China to work for a church in 1715 and was later invited to the imperial court to produce paintings for the Qing Dynasty’s Emperor Kangxi.
When serving in the imperial court, Castiglione designed many murals(壁画) in the Forbidden City using techniques that were popular in Europe. From then on, a new style of painting appeared in China. It combined Western realism with traditional Chinese ways of painting.
The first Westerners to the imperial court also provided firsthand reports to Europe through their letters, notes and books about China. They made the West realize there was a country with great culture which was different from theirs. Their stories are just a small piece of the cultural communication between China and the outside world. But they show that the Forbidden City has provided a bridge for the communication.
1. Before Matteo Ricci made his way to the Chinese imperial court, ________.| A．he bad known a lot about China |
| B．the West knew little about China |
| C．China contacted the outside world often |
①science②astronomy③map making④painting⑤music
| A．①②③ | B．①②④ | C．②③④ |
| A．he had a great interest in the country |
| B．he wanted to be as great as Matteo Ricci |
| C．he had to work for a church in China |
| A．the Forbidden City | B．Western culture | C．the new painting style |
| A．Foreign visitors in the Forbidden City |
| B．The Forbidden City, a cultural bridge |
| C．Happy birthday, the Forbidden City |
【推荐2】Wu Ming is a young German born after 1995. He is a big fan of Chinese culture. He has been learning Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) since 2016. Now he is studying at Henan University of Chinese Medicine.
Wu came to Henan in 2015. After one year of learning Chinese, he started to learn Chinese medicine. Wu hopes to solve problems and understand Chinese culture by learning TCM.
In the early stages (阶段), Wu always tasted some Chinese herbal medicine (草药) himself, just like Shen Nong, to know about the medicine better. He also did well in the language by learning and practicing Chinese. In his free time, Wu likes to read ancient Chinese medical books, such as Huangdi Neijing. He believes different kinds of traditional Chinese culture have an influence on each other.
Studying TCM also changed Wu’s mind and lifestyle. He used to stay up late. But now, he lives a balanced (平衡的) and peaceful life, practicing good habits such as drinking tea as well as reading ancient books.
Wu also makes use of what he has learned to help his family. He always provides his family members with some advice about staying fit after he checks their tongues (舌头) online. Over time, his family gradually began to understand his love about TCM.
In Wu’s opinion, there’s no big difference between China and western countries, “We are the same. Misunderstanding comes from being out of touch,” said Wu. He plans to run a small traditional Chinese hospital in China or Germany after graduation, which could serve as a bridge between the two countries and spread TCM and its culture.
1. How long has Wu learned TCM by now?| A．For 2 years. | B．For 4 years. | C．For 5 years. | D．For 6 years. |
| A．Reading ancient Chinese medical books. |
| B．Staying up late. |
| C．Drinking tea. |
| D．Living peacefully and practicing good habits. |
| A．By calling up to give advice. |
| B．By talking with them face to face. |
| C．By checking their tongues online. |
| D．By writing letters to give them advice. |
| A．To travel the world. | B．To go to further study. |
| C．To be a scientist. | D．To run a Chinese hospital. |
【推荐3】Giant pandas are China’s ambassadors(大使) and are loved by people around the world. This year, Xiang Xiang, Yong Ming and some other pandas come back home from foreign countries like Japan. From early 1960s, China stopped giving away pandas as gifts because they were getting fewer and fewer. In the 1990s, China started to send pandas to foreign countries again. Today about 60 pandas live abroad.
You may have a question: How do foreign zoos meet the pandas’ needs? Wei Rongping, the head of the Wolong Shenshuping panda base(基地), tells CRI Online that foreign zoos have a lot to do to keep giant pandas. For example, there must be a healthy and safe environment(环境) for pandas to live in.
To welcome pandas Xing Ya and Wu Wen, Ouwehands Zoo in Rhenen, Netherlands(荷兰雷嫩) builds a Chinese-style panda house named Pandasia. It has a small hospital for sick pandas, a cold room to store bamboo and a nursery(儿童房) room for baby pandas.
Also, a giant panda may eat 12 to 38 kilograms of bamboo in a day. The zoo must give pandas enough food. Pandas Si Hai and Jing Jing traveled to AI Khor Park in Qatar in 2022.Every week, the park buys 1000 kg of fresh bamboo from their hometown, Sichuan. Workers at the park also learn the Sichuan dialect(方言) to better talk to the pandas.
1. China stopped sending pandas as gifts because ________.| A．it didn’t make much money | B．pandas only enjoyed their lives in China |
| C．pandas were not good gifts | D．the number of pandas was going down |
| A．in China | B．in other countries | C．in the zoo | D．in the wild(野外) |
| A．a place to keep pandas | B．a house to store pandas’ food |
| C．a room for baby pandas | D．a hospital for sick pandas |
| A．need many pandas | B．buy bamboo from Sichuan |
| C．get pandas playing all day | D．keep pandas safe and healthy |
| A．Good Luck to Giant Pandas | B．Welcome Back, Pandas |
| C．Loving Pandas, Loving China | D．Pandas Around the World |
