Many foreigners who visit Beijing are interested in the old lanes (巷子) there. Chinese call them Beijing hutong. Many of them appeared hundreds of years ago during the Ming and Qing dynasties. And now, they keep not only the traditional culture but also the way of the life in the past.
Some Beijing hutong have interesting names, which tell their location or history. For example, Nanluogu Lane is the busies hutong in Beijing and it is about 787 meters long. And on the west of Nanluogu Lane is Mao’er Lane. There are many great and famous places along this hutong.
Along Beijing hutong, there are usually traditional courtyard compounds (筑有围墙的院子), which are called siheyuan. Many Beijing people grow up in siheyuan. And when they were young, they all experienced running and playing in Beijing hutong.
The famous writer, Laoshe, was born in siheyuan in the west of Beijing city. What he experienced in hutong when he was young was so important for him to create his novels. And even after he was away from Beijing for 20 years, he still clearly remembered and wrote them into his novel named Four Generations under One Roof.
Now, Beijing still has about 400,000 siheyuan for people to live in. However, most hutong are in great danger because more and more new buildings have been built. So we should try our best to protect this treasure of traditional culture—hutong.
| A．5. | B．4. | C．3. | D．2. |
| A．encourage more people to protect hutong | B．tell his experiences of living in hutong |
| C．encourage more people to live in siheyuan | D．tell his deep love to Laoshe’s novels |
| A．From a magazine about languages. | B．From a book about Chinese traditional culture. |
| C．From a magazine about movies. | D．From a book about Chinese traditional food. |
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【推荐1】You may think you cannot live through summer without air conditioners. But in ancient China, hand fans were almost the only help for people to drive the heat away.
Chinese people started to use hand fans in the Shang Dynasty. At that time, they were made of feathers, bamboo or silk. Usually, the fans came in different shapes, such as round and square.
Later, with the invention of paper, zheshan (folded paper fans) became popular during the Song Dynasty. There were usually beautiful pictures on the fans. Some were mountains and rivers, others were flowers and animals. Many great people, including Su Dongpo, a poet of the Song Dynasty, even painted and wrote poems on their fans. It was a way for people to show off their skills in literature, painting and calligraphy. This made fans not only useful tools in daily life but also great art works. Therefore, with their value of beauty, fans often showed the owner’s high status (地位). That’s why in ancient China, many rich and important people liked holding fans.
Today, hand fans are popular gifts. During the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, folded paper fans were given to leaders and officials from other countries, as well as audience members. While they were having their fans to get cool air, they were also experiencing Chinese culture.
1. When did Chinese people start to use hand fans according to the text?| A．In the Shang Dynasty. | B．In the Song Dynasty. | C．In the Han Dynasty. | D．Unknown. |
| A．To enjoy the beautiful pictures. | B．To make themselves well-known. |
| C．To paint and write poems on it. | D．To show their super taste in arts. |
| A．Handwriting. | B．Paper-cutting. | C．Describing. | D．Training. |
| A．The Zheshan in Song Dynasty | B．The Great People and Hand Fans |
| C．The Development of Hand Fans | D．Beautiful Folded Paper Fans |
【推荐2】Mark Levine is from the US. He has been living in Beijing for 15 years.
Before coming to China, he heard that China is a country with 56 ethnic groups (民族). But like many Americans, he didn’t quite get what it’s like. “In the United States people often don’t understand the idea of China as a multi-ethnic (多民族的) country,” Levine said.
Now Levine teaches English at Minzu University of China. In his class, he sees students from so many ethnic groups, such as Han, Tibetan, Uygur, Miao, Tujia, Bouyei, Zhuang and so on.As Levine sees in his classes, they study together. After class, they play, eat and shop together. It’s different from what he sees in Western media (媒体). “What I see is a commonality (共性) and common interests,” he said.
For many years, Levine volunteered at the university’s Museum of Ethnic Cultures. He learned more about ethnic groups from the exhibits (展品) and even from his students.
Mark Levine is a musician. The most recent song he wrote is called My China Surprise. In the song, he says, “My China Surprise, you can see it in my eyes. It’s the light that shines in them wherever I go.”
1. According to the text, Mark Levine came to Beijing around the year of ________.| A．1997 | B．2017 | C．2007 | D．1987 |
| A．China is a county with 56 ethnic groups. |
| B．People often don’t understand the idea. |
| C．Students come from different ethnic groups. |
| D．It’s different from what he sees in Western media. |
| A．He teaches English at Minzu University of China. |
| B．There’re groups, such as Han, Tibetan and Uygur. |
| C．After class, they play, eat and shop together. |
| D．He learned the ethnic groups from the exhibits. |
| A．in his recent song | B．to go everywhere |
| C．in the museum | D．to learn it more |
【推荐3】These days, we don’t see people wearing hand-made cloth shoes very often. But long ago, they were part of people’s lives. It’s said that ordinary people could not wear boots(靴子) during the Ming dynasty(朝代). Because of this, cloth shoes became popular, especially in Sichuan Province.
Tangchang, a town in Chengdu, has been home to cloth shoemakers for 700 years. There are 32 steps to make a pair of Tangchang cloth shoes. The soles(鞋底) and upper parts of the shoes are made in a special way, which makes Tangchang cloth shoes good for both daily wear and important events. They are friendly to the environment. You can wear them for a long time.
Lai Shufang, born in Tangchang, is a master of making cloth shoes. The 63-year-old has been making shoes for 40 years. Lai learned to make shoes at a factory after finishing high school. It took her three years to learn all the skills.
In 1998, Lai lost her job when the factory closed. However, she decided to open a small store to pass on her skills. Two years later, Lai really had her own shoe store. Her two younger sisters also joined her store.
Lai’s hard work touched her son Ai Peng. In 2015, Ai decided to help his mother. He used Shu embroidery (蜀绣) and palm weaving(棕编) to make the cloth shoes look nicer. He also opened an online cloth shoe store. Now they sell about 10,000 pairs of shoes each year. Even President Xi Jinping bought a pair of shoes from their store.
1. Cloth shoes used to become popular during ________.| A．the Tang Dynasty | B．the Ming Dynasty |
| C．the Song Dynasty | D．the Qing Dynasty |
| A．the Lai’s family have made cloth shoes for 700 years |
| B．Tangchang cloth shoes can only be worn in the daily life |
| C．Lai Shufang began to make shoes when she was 23 years |
| D．Lai Shufang opened a small factory with her sisters in 1998 |
| A．Lai’s son didn’t use Shu embroidery to make the shoes |
| B．Lai Shufang can sell one million pairs of shoes each year |
| C．we can probably buy Tangchang cloth shoes from Taobao |
| D．President Xi Jinping bought a pair of shoes from Lai’s store |
A． | B． | C． | D． |
【推荐1】As we know, the desert covers large areas of the earth. In the desert, there is very little rain and it is very hot in the day and so cold at night. If you are a hiker or driver through the desert, it might be wise to know what you should do in order to survive（生存）in the desert.
Drink a small amount of water every hour. If you find a small piece of land where the earth is wet, dig deep to look for water. Another method of getting water is to cover a green plant with a plastic bag. As it breathes, the water vapor（蒸汽）will be collected inside the bag. Little by little, you can collect enough water to drink.
Plan to travel at night and sleep during the day, if you find you have to survive in the desert for a period of time. If you can find any shade in the desert, use it as a shelter（庇护所）to protect you from the strong sunlight.
Wear clothing in light color. It may seem like you'll be cooler if you wear that kind of clothes, which actually helps your body to become cool and helps protect you from sunburn.
Prepare to signal planes passing overhead if you are caught in the desert. During the day, keep a smoky fire burning and at night, a bright, clean burning one. Spell out the word SOS on the ground as large as you can using whatever materials you can find. In this way, you are more likely to be saved.
1. Which is a good way to get water in the desert?| A．To put the rocks together. |
| B．To dig deep into the wet earth. |
| C．To hang a plastic bag under a green plant. |
| D．To make a fire on the dry ground. |
| A．it’s better to wear a white coat than a black one |
| B．if you are in trouble, you should make a smoky fire at night |
| C．we shouldn’t travel at night because we can’t see clearly |
| D．we can’t find any shade as a shelter |
| A．What’s the Weather Like in the Desert? |
| B．What Should We Wear in the Desert? |
| C．How to Survive in the Desert. |
| D．Ways to Enjoy Yourselves in the Desert. |
【推荐2】If you need to call your parents but your phone is not with you, can you remember their numbers? To remember 11 numbers is not difficult. However, because of the smart phone, many of us are losing this ability. What’s more, smart phones weaken our skills at giving directions, as well as killing face-to-face communications. Even when friends are having a meal together, it’s common for most to check their phones.
According to a report by Kleiner Perkins Caufield Byers, an American company, Chinese people spend about 170 minutes on their smart phones daily.
Many students are addicted to using smart phones. It does no good to their study. Research by Japan’s Education Ministry showed children who spend more than four hours a day on their phones perform much worse in school tests than those who play with their phones for 30 minutes.
It’s true that the smart phone has made our lives easier. But many also think they spend too much time on it, and this is bad for their study or work. People are trying to change that.
A new app called Forest was introduced this month. It lets users plant a seed that grows into a tree over the next 30 minutes. During the half hour, users cannot use their phones or the tree will die.
A restaurant in Los Angeles, US, gives people a 5% discount if they don’t check their phones during a meal. Owner Mark Gold said he hopes it gives people a way to enjoy their meal and actually talk with friends and family in person.
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1. Many people can’t remember their parents’ phone numbers because .
| A．they don’t care about their parents |
| B．they spend too much on smart phones |
| C．they find it difficult to remember numbers |
| A．沉迷 | B．喜爱 | C．习惯 |
| A．encourage people to plant more trees |
| B．get people to change their smart phones |
| C．help people better control smart phone using |
| A．enjoy a cheaper meal |
| B．say no to smart phones |
| C．improve face-to-face communication |
| A．Stop using smart phones | B．Smart or harmful? | C．Why not try smart phones? |
In March 2022, at a two sessions news conference (两会记者招待会), Premier Li Keqiang said that the government would introduce a digital version (电子版本) of the national ID cards. The aim is to better meet the basic living needs of more than 100 million people who live away from their home provinces.
These people have to go to school or work at different places other than their homes. Sometimes to prove they are who they say they are, they have to run back and forth across provinces to provide ID on the spot. It is a waste of time, money and manpower, noted The Paper.
Digital ID cards can allow relevant (相关的) information to be achieved by a simple scan (扫描) with a smartphone (智能手机), said Premier Li. The government would also considered, said the Premier.
China’s Ministry of Public Security started a pilot trial (初步试验) of digital IDs in 2018. It allowed people in cities including Quzhou, Hangzhou and Fuzhou to apply for digital national IDs on Alipay, reported China National Radio. The digital ID could be used to open bank accounts (账户), check into hotels, buy high-speed railway tickets, and so on.
China issued (颁发) its first ID card in 1984. The current (当前的) ID card is the second-generation version, with an embedded chip (内嵌芯片) and digital encryption (加密). With 18 digits (数字), the ID number is made up of numbers standing for the holder’s birthplace, birth date and gender (性别).
1. Which of the following is true according to the passage?| A．The digital version of the national ID cards was invented in March 2022. |
| B．The digital version of the national ID cards is a waste of time and money. |
| C．The digital version of the national ID cards can protect people’s information. |
| D．The digital version of the national ID cards includes all the details of a person. |
| A．history | B．cost | C．meaning | D．convenience |
| A．digital IDs began to be in service in all the cities in 2018 |
| B．digital IDs could help us with anything every day |
| C．all the people could apply for digital IDs in the police station |
| D．Chinese government has done a lot to put digital IDs in use |
【推荐1】In the last century, different natural disasters have robbed several cultural heritage (遗产) from us. On WeChat, some people say, “What a pity that we cannot see the damaged parts of the wonders anymore.” But people can see them in a new way—through a video game. In this game, the player can travel to one city after another and enter the buildings exactly like they are in reality, and see the wonders as they were before the fire.
Maybe digital technology (数字技术) could help protect cultural heritage better. This idea dates back to the 1990s and the necessary technology has continued to develop since then. By scanning (扫描) the ancient buildings, building 3D models, as well as measuring everything, scientists can make a copy exactly as the real one.
As computers and smart phones are popular, the digital copy has great value. First, it allows tourists to feel the cultural heritage without touching them, which helps protect them. The virtual tour of Dunhuang Grottoes (敦煌石窟) is a good example of this as tourists can view the paintings without standing near them.
Second, it can make the cultural heritage more famous by spreading information about them through the Internet. In 2000, a virtual tour of the Dunhuang Grottoes became very popular at the Hannover World Expo, which increased the number of foreign tourists visiting the site in the following years.
Last, it stores all the information of the cultural heritage. Even if the real ones are damaged one day, people can still know what they were like and can build a new one if wanted. Of course, however exact a model is, it is not the real one.
Maybe we will have better technologies in the future, but the digital technology offers a practical way to protect cultural heritage at the moment.
1. We can see the damaged parts of those wonders ________.| A．by entering the buildings | B．through a video game |
| C．by spreading information | D．by creating another copy |
① Build 3D models. ② Measure everything. ③ Scan the ancient buildings. ④ Make a copy exactly as the real one.
| A．②①④③ | B．③①②④ | C．①②④③ | D．②③①④ |
| A．show the writer is really interested in travelling to Dunhuang |
| B．prove people can build a new one if the real ones are damaged |
| C．show Dunhuang Grottoes are disappearing because of the disaster |
| D．prove computers and phones makes digital copies more valuable |
| A．Positive. | B．Negative. | C．Disappointed | D．Uncertain. |
| A．The cultural heritage. | B．The damaged parts. |
| C．The digital technology. | D．The Dunhuang Grottoes. |
【推荐2】Fan Shenghua, 60, is one of the inheritors (传承人) of the Xihu Longjing tea roasting technique (炒制技艺). His palms tell you everything — they’re thick, rough, and full of calluses (老茧); they are a reminder of more than 40 years of hard work.
“You have to touch the leaves with your hands to see how much water should be left,” Fan said. “If there is not enough water, the leaves will break into pieces; if there is too much water, the tea will taste bitter (苦涩的).”
This traditional technique dates back to the Ming and Qing dynasties. It not only makes sure the tea is good, but is also an important part of Chinese tea culture. “Longjing tea leaves are famous for their color, taste and shape. Only by hand can we make the best of them. It’s like making a work of art,” Fan said.
These days, however, more people are using machines to do the job. “It’s easier, but the quality is not as good,” Fan said. “Machine-made tea floats (漂浮) longer in water and tastes bitter.”
In March, 2020, when President Xi Jinping visited Hangzhou, he watched Fan roast tea leaves. Fan changed the strength and movement of his hands as he felt the tea leaves roasting. President Xi Jinping later said, “The things made by two palms cannot be replaced by modern technology.”
Fan is now training apprentices (学徒). His son, a 27-year-old college graduate, is one of them. “It’s a tradition. We need to pass it down,” said the father.
1. What does “This traditional technique” refer to?| A．Picking tea leaves. | B．A traditional way of drinking tea. |
| C．Roasting tea leaves by hand. | D．Using machines to heat tea leaves. |
| A．They will go bad quickly. | B．They will break into pieces. |
| C．They will lose their fresh taste. | D．They will have a bitter taste. |
| A．It cannot ensure the quality of the tea. | B．It makes tea leaves heavier. |
| C．It doesn’t save any energy. | D．It costs more money. |
| A．Fan will open his own school. |
| B．Fan’s son studied tea culture in college. |
| C．Fan’s son is learning how to roast tea leaves by hand. |
| D．Fan is making this technique popular worldwide. |
【推荐3】As traditional Chinese art, paper cutting has a long history.
Ms. Woo began to study the art of paper cutting as a 14-year-old girl in her home town in China.
From the art of paper cutting, people can know about Chinese cultural values, history and stories of people’s life.
| 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1】If you are a museum lover, you may look forward to going to the Beijing Palace Museum. But now the Hong Kong Palace Museum can also be a good one for you to visit. It’s a special museum showing Chinese culture and art with a total area of about 30,000 square meters. And it was a project built by the Beijing Palace Museum and Hong Kong.
In order to celebrate the 25th anniversary (周年纪念日) of Hong Kong’s return to the motherland, the Hong Kong Palace Museum opened to the public on July 3, 2022. Since then, the museum has attracted more than 1.2 million visitors from all over the world. Nowadays there are still lots of cultural treasures in the museum. And more than 900 of them are borrowed from the Beijing Palace Museum. From paintings and bronze ware (青铜器) to classical Chinese books and ancient building art, the museum covers all kinds of collections of the Beijing Palace Museum, so it becomes really popular among the museum lovers. And it also helps them know more about traditional Chinese culture. After taking a trip to the museum, many of the local people said it was worth a second visit.
As a new cultural landmark (地标), the Hong Kong Palace Museum doesn’t only have Chinese
art. It also shows the finest treasures from other important cultural organization around the world. For example, some great cultural treasures are from the Louvre Museum in France.The Hong Kong Palace Museum makes a great difference to telling China’s and even the world’s stories to visitors from around the world. Just as one director of the museum said, “The starting point is Chinese art, but our goal is larger than that.”
1. The underlined word “them” refers to .| A．the local people | B．the museum lovers | C．the visitors from France |
| A．We can see different kinds of robots in it. |
| B．It is regarded as a new cultural landmark of Hong Kong. |
| C．The Beijing Palace Museum built it to show Chinese culture. |
| A．①/②③④ | B．①②③/④ | C．①/②③/④ |
| A．The goal of the museum is not just to spread Chinese art. |
| B．The goal of the museum is to attract more people to visit it. |
| C．The goal of the museum is to make Hong Kong become popular. |
In Australia there is a famous island called Fraser Island. A great many visitors come here for holidays every year. Why? The reason is that it is special.
Though the island is a popular place of interest, there is no airport on the island. The long beach along the east coast works as the airport.
On the island there are sand hills without any plants, but there are forests with old trees, beautiful flowers and over a hundred lakes, too. Many kinds of birds and animals live in the forest.
Every year, visitors come to enjoy the island’s natural beauty. People like camping and hiking there.
| A．Planes arrive and leave from here |
| B．Anyone who breaks the rules will be punished |
| C．The island is completely made of sand |
| D．Unluckily, visitors have caused many problems |
| E．So it is time to protect the environment of the island |
Most people have heard of the Great Wall of China, but not many people outside of China know about the Grand Canal. This man-made waterway- known in China as Da Yunhe- is 1,700 kilometers long and some parts of it are more than 2,000 years old. It links the north of China with Hangzhou, a city in the southern part of the country. It’s the longest man-made waterway in the world.
It was built as a way to transport grain （谷物）from the rich agricultural land in China’s south to cities in the north. In fact, it’s not one canal, but a system of canals and rivers linked together. It’s still an important part of the transport system in China. Thousands of boats use it every day to transport grain and many other types of cargo.
Now the Chinese government is doing new work on the Grand Canal. It is making parts of it deeper, so bigger ships can use it. The canal will also help to move water. There is a lot of rain in the south of China, but not as much in the north. The canal will carry millions of liters of water from the south to the north.
The Grand Canal is much less famous than the Great Wall, and not very many tourists visit it. But it’s possible to go on a cruise （乘舟任游览）along some of the oldest parts of the canal. Passengers on these cruises see beautiful parts of China that other visitors don’t see.
1. From the passage, we know that the Grand Canal is _________.| A．more than two thousand years old |
| B．more famous than the Great Wall |
| C．the longest man-made waterway |
| A．Connects. | B．Compares. | C．Competes. |
| A．The Grand Canal is helping to move water |
| B．Why the canal was built and how it is used now. |
| C．The Grand Canal was used for transporting grain. |
| A．describe how beautiful the Grand Canal is |
| B．introduce how important the Grand Canal is |
| C．explain why few people visit the Grand Canal |
| A．history | B．fashion | C．science |
