Folke Borgstrom, an 18-year-old student from Sweden, bought a jade necklace (玉项链) in Beijing. He came to China to take part in the 16th “Chinese Bridge” Chinese Proficiency Competition for Foreign Secondary School Students (第十六届“汉语桥”世界中学生中文比赛) in Beijing and Yunnan from Oct.16 to Oct.30 in 2023.
Borgstrom knew about jade from a Chinese TV program. “A main character looks so cool with jade,” Borgstrom said. After doing some online research on jade, he found out that it has cultural meaning. “People believe that jade can bring good luck,” Borgstrom added.
When it comes to making Chinese culture international, we often think of traditional ways, like setting up cultural exchange programs. However, pop culture, such as Chinese TV programs, is getting more popular among young people in other countries.
Chulkyu Lee, a 16-year-old girl from R.O.K, likes to watch short videos on the Internet. She said, “Through the Internet, I’ve seen many real lives of Chinese people. It lets me know more about the daily lives of Chinese people and the real China.”
Yang Yao from Yunnan Media Group believes that we should use more creative ways to spread Chinese culture. He takes R.O.K as an example of this. “You may know little about the history of the Goryeo Dynasty (高丽王朝), but through the dramas of R.O.K, you come to understand its food like kimchi (泡菜),” said Yang. “China’s culture can go abroad in the similar way,” Yang added.
1. What did Folke Borgstrom come to China for?| A．To meet the main character in a Chinese TV program. |
| B．To take part in the 16th Chinese Bridge Competition. |
| C．To make a research about Chinese traditional culture. |
| D．To buy the jade he wanted for a long time. |
| A．The jade. | B．The research. | C．The jade necklace. | D．A Chinese TV program. |
| A．She is from Sweden. | B．She came to China herself. |
| C．She loves short videos on the Internet. | D．She loves Chinese traditional culture. |
| A．Folke Borgstrom is a teacher. |
| B．Chinese TV programs are not pop culture. |
| C．The dramas of R.O.K are a good way to spread the culture of R.O.K. |
| D．Cultural exchange programs are more effective to spread culture. |
| A．To introduce the development of Chinese culture. |
| B．To share more foreign culture with us. |
| C．To ask us to protect our traditional culture. |
| D．To find out more creative ways to spread Chinese culture. |
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With the rise of the Internet and livestreaming industry (直播行业), many people begin to look for fun online. Watching livestreaming shows has become part of their lives. At the same time, traditional culture has found bigger stage online. Many traditional artists are starting to livestream on Douyin and Bilibili. Some of them sing Peking Opera, some show their folk handcrafts (民间手工艺), while others perform Chinese classical music. A growing number of people are becoming interested in traditional culture because of livestreaming.
Li Jun is a Peking Opera performer with the Shanghai Jingju Theater Company. After the outbreak, the 59 year-old took up his smartphone and started livestreaming. Unlike performing on a formal stage, Li uses ordinary places as his stage, including his backyard and study room. Apart from singing, Li also teaches audience about Peking Opera. People can ask him questions and get answers directly.
“Livestreaming has brought this elegant (高雅的) art down to earth.” one viewer said. “It gives young people an easier access to this traditional art and learn more about it.” Li has more than 6,000 fans on Douyin, while one of his videos got 42,000 views on Bilibili.
On March 26th, 2020, Bilibili livestreamed a Huafu show on the third China Huafu Day (中国华服日). Performers presented clothes in traditional Chinese styles, including those from Wei, Tang and Ming dynasties. During the show, viewers not only enjoyed looking at the clothes, but also watched how performers used ancient styles of make-up.
As Guangming Daily noted, livestreaming has come to a new stage through which traditional culture can be kept alive.
1. What does Li Jun do during his livestreaming?①He sings Peking Opera.
②He shows his folk handcrafts.
③He answers audience questions.
④He performs Chinese classical music.
⑤He teaches audience about Peking Opera.
| A．①②③ | B．②④⑤ | C．①③⑤ | D．①④⑤ |
| A．victory | B．way | C．sense | D．event |
| A．Performers presented Chinese classical music in the Huafu show. |
| B．Peking Opera performer Li Jun has more than 42,000 fans on Douyin. |
| C．Many traditional artists are starting to sell folk handcrafts on Douyin and Bilibili. |
| D．Guangming Daily thinks livestreaming is a new stage to keep traditional culture alive. |
A． | B． |
C． | D． |
| A．Traditional art keeps livestreaming alive. |
| B．We should help to save the traditional art. |
| C．Livestreaming brings traditional art back to life. |
| D．Livestreaming is getting more and more popular. |
Now more and more foreigners (外国人) are coming to China to work or study.
While eating, the elders will use chopsticks to pick up food for guests as a tradition and ask them to eat more.
After dinner, you should not leave at once. The host usually serves tea and fruit to you at this time.
| A．As a guest, you should accept their goodwill (好意). |
| B．When you are about to leave,the host may still politely ask you to stay. |
| C．It is necessary to bring a gift when you visit friends in China. |
| D．Thank you for coming to my house and I feel quite happy. |
| E．However, they may not know well about Chinese customs. |
| F．My preparations are not enough, and please forgive (原谅) me for my poor treat. |
The Double Ninth Festival is a special day for elderly people in China. The festival is on the ninth day of the ninth month on the lunar calendar. As the Chinese word for “nine” sounds the same as the word for “long”, people take the Double Ninth Festival to show their wishes for long life for elderly people.
There are many traditions of this festival. On that day, families get together and climb mountains for luck. They also drink chrysanthemum wine (菊花酒) and wear a plant called Zhuyu to celebrate it. Both chrysanthemum and Zhuyu are regarded as clean plants that can clean houses and cure diseases.
Respecting elderly people is shown not only on this special day but also in daily life. For example, when an older person enters a room, it is polite for everyone to stand up. When there are several guests at the table, the host usually introduces them from the oldest to the youngest.
It is a traditional virtue in China to respect elderly people. That’s because the Chinese know that elderly people have knowledge and experience that young people can learn from. So, Chinese people are proud of being old.
1. The Double Ninth Festival is celebrated for the elderly people in the world.2. Because the Chinese word “nine” has the same meaning as “long”, people call this special day “The Double Ninth Festival”.
3. On the Double Ninth Festival, people always climb mountains to plant Zhuyu.
4. Respecting elderly people is an important part of Chinese daily life.
5. The Chinese are proud of being old for the elderly people full of knowledge and experience.
【推荐1】Have you ever wanted to stop eating something sweet but you just couldn’t? Is the first thing you do when you get home from school to look in the biscuit tin? Can you eat a huge bar of chocolate all by yourself? Can you say “no” to sweets at parties? If you can’t, then there is a reason…perhaps you’re sugar addict（有瘾的人）! Does that sound funny? Well, doctors say that people who eat sweets regularly can easily become addicted（成瘾的）to sugar. What’s more, most sugar addicts don’t even realize that they’re addicted! Sugar addiction is serious because it can really damage your health. Doctors say that we should eat food which is healthy such as fresh fruits and vegetables, and that we shouldn’t eat a lot of sugar, fat or fast food. But sugar addicts can’t follow this advice. They know they must stop eating sweet food, but they can’t. So what can you do if you think you’re addicted to the taste of sugar? Well, here is some advice:
. Eat some fresh fruits when you really want something sweet to eat.
. Cut down on sweet food slowly. Don’t try to stop eating it all at once.
. You have to tell your parents, if they know, they will help you.
1. Which is NOT something sweet?| A．Chocolate. | B．Candies. | C．Sugar. | D．Wine. |
| A．People who eat sweet regularly. | B．People who eat lots of fat and fast food. |
| C．People who don’t have a balanced diet. | D．People who eat lots of fruits and vegetables. |
| A．be kind to | B．be good for |
| C．be harmful to | D．be sorry for |
| A．Fresh fruits are the best food for us. |
| B．We shouldn’t eat sugar to keep healthy. |
| C．Parents may help you give up bad eating habits. |
| D．It’s very necessary to stop eating sweet food at once. |
| A．Some advice to stop eating sweet food. |
| B．The importance of have good eating habits. |
| C．The reasons why people become addicted to sugar. |
| D．Something about sugar addiction and how to give it up. |
【推荐2】Have you ever taken the train from Beijing to Shanghai or- the train from Shanghai to Beijing? Then how much do you know about the Beijing-Shanghai railway?
The Beijing-Shanghai railway was completed in 1968. The line runs 1, 462 kilometers between China’s two main cities and passes through five provinces and the city of Tianjin.
Since opening, it has been one of the busiest lines in our country. Ten trains run on the Beijing-Shanghai railway every day. Five of them are non-stop. Now trains can travel at 250 kilometers per hour at most and the time of the travel is only 10 hours.
China has become one of the countries with high-speed train services. Trains run at the speed of 200 kilometers per hour on 6,003 kilometers of track(轨道), and on some parts,the highest speed can be 250 kilometers per hour. The 6,003 kilometers of track serves both high-speed passenger trains and low-speed cargo(货物))trains.
Railway drivers have to deal with the problem of the speed difference between the two kinds of trains to make sure they both run safely.
1. The Beijing-Shanghai railway is_________.| A．1,462 kilometers | B．1,968 meters | C．6,003 kilometers | D．200 kilometers |
| A．old | B．non-stop | C．made in Japan | D．too slow |
| A．Only one train is running on the 6,003 kilometers of track. |
| B．The Beijing-Shanghai railway passes through six provinces. |
| C．All the trains in China run without stopping. |
| D．The Beijing-Shanghai railway has been one of the busiest lines in China. |
| A．a storybook | B．a dictionary | C．a newspaper | D．a map |
【推荐3】①Have you ever met the following kind of person in school? They do poorly in class. But after an exam, they always feel that they did well. Why are they so confident(自信的)?
②Their confidence comes from the Dunning-Kruger effect (邓宁-克鲁格效应), Forbes reported. The Dunning-Kruger effect is a concept in psychology (心理学). It says that people who do tasks poorly don’t know their poor ability. They also mistakenly feel that they are actually doing well.
③Psychologist David Dunning from Cornell University did an experiment to test this effect. He and his team asked some students to take a grammar test. After finishing the test, the students were asked to estimate(估计) how many questions they answered correctly.
④Dunning and his team found that the lowest scoring students overestimated their abilities. In fact, their actual grammar ability was quite poor, but they thought they were in the top third of test-takers.
⑤This doesn’t apply just to students, either. Many people in the working world also experience this. One study of software companies found that 32 to 42 percent of workers thought they were in the top 5 percent of their companies. In a study at the University of Nebraska, more than 90 percent of the school’s staff thought themselves to be above average(平均值), according to Forbes.
⑥But on the other hand, people with average or high skill levels realize they don’t know everything. They know that there might be others who are better than them. So they may be more modest (谦虚的) and may not feel very confident about themselves.
⑦However, people who are trapped by the Dunning-Kruger effect aren’t hopeless. According to Dunning, these people simply don’t know that they could be doing better, or they don’t know what good performance actually looks like. In fact, if they are trained properly, they can see the difference between their previous (之前的) poor performance and their new and improved performance.
根据语篇内容，选择最佳选项。
1. Why are some students with poor abilities so confident?
| A．Because they don’t care about the result. |
| B．Because they’re under the Dunning-Kruger effect. |
| C．Because their IQ mark is higher than others. |
| A．People with good grammar ability think they’re the best of all. |
| B．People with the lowest scores think they’re better than they really are. |
| C．The grammar test was really difficult for students to get the correct answer. |
| A．About some other researches on the Dunning-Kruger effect. |
| B．About some top workers in different companies. |
| C．About some studies at the University of Nebraska. |
| A．By learning how to be modest and improving performances. |
| B．By testing for more times and being trained properly. |
| C．By learning good performances and being trained in the right way. |
| A．Are you better than you really are? |
| B．Are you making progress on grammar? |
| C．Are you good at testing in class? |
