Why did Chinese people have more than one name in ancient times (古代)? In ancient China, people’s names had three parts, their family name, given name and courtesy name. Take famous poet (诗人) Li Bai for example. His family name, which came from his father’s name was Li. His given name was Bai, and his courtesy name was Taibai.
Family members call people’s given name, But in social life, they call each other by their courtesy names to show respect (尊重). This was mostly called by people of similar age. If you were talking about yourself, or if your parents were talking about you, the given name would be used instead of courtesy name.
Men would get their courtesy name when they turned 20. It was a symbol of adulthood (成人礼). Women would get their courtesy name after getting married (结婚).
One’s courtesy name often had something to do with one’s given name. For example, Zhuge Liang’s given name was Liang, which means “bright”. His courtesy name was Kongming, which means “very bright”.
1. How many parts are there in people’s names in ancient China?| A．One. | B．Two. | C．Three. | D．Four. |
| A．字 | B．名 | C．姓 | D．昵称 |
| A．To show their love. |
| B．To show their friendship. |
| C．To show their respect. |
| D．To show their good wishes. |
| A．The Famous Poet Li Bai. |
| B．Three Parts of Ancient Name. |
| C．The Similar names. |
| D．The Meaning of Family Name. |
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【推荐1】China has accepted western fashion and technology as it has developed these years, but a lot of young people are turning to the past for their clothes choices and putting on traditional “hanfu”.
As the government encourages the renaissance (复兴) of traditional culture, hanfu is getting more and more popular with teenagers. Every year, we can enjoy different hanfu shows around the cities. These shows bring us back to the Han dynasty (朝代). We learn more about the history, culture and beauty from them.
Hanfu hasn’t been in the same style since the Han dynasty. However, this kind of clothes has something in common. They all have large soft robes (袍子), with sleeves that hang down to the knees, so the hands can’t be seen.
In modern China, the hanfu lovers are from history fans, cartoon fans to clothes fans.
“Clothes are the basic part of culture, so both the traditional clothes and modern clothes play the same role in culture,” said Zhang Jun, a famous reporter. “If the people and the country do not even understand our traditional clothes or don’t wear them, how can we talk about other important parts of our culture?”
1. What clothes does the passage talk about?A． | B． | C． |
| A．China has accepted western fashion |
| B．China has accepted western technology |
| C．the government encourages traditional culture |
| A．History fans. | B．Clothes fans. | C．AI fans. |
| A．衣领 | B．衣袖 | C．拉链 |
| A．clothes are not the part of culture |
| B．it’s not necessary for us to wear hanfu |
| C．clothes help us understand our culture better |
| 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 the window. B. Beijing Opera is a form of traditional art in China. Our club is set up for fans and we have invited some famous local actors to give acting classes. C. Paper cutting sounds easy but hard 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 A Dream in Red Mansions. 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】There are twenty-four solar terms (节气) in China, and the Grain Rain (谷雨) is one of them. It is in spring. And it is usually on or around April 20 every year.
This solar term is called the Grain Rain because it is known for “rain” that helps the grain grow. From its name, we can guess it means a time of more rain. So you may need to bring an umbrella with you when you go out. Or you may get wet.
But this is a great time for planting crops. When the spring rain falls, farmers begin to grow crops. Farmers often say, “Spring rain is as precious as oil.” It brings farmers hope for a good year ahead.
People also have special activities at this time. In the northern part of China, people like to eat Chinese toon (香椿) with eggs. The food made in the time of Grain Rain tastes wonderful. And it is a kind of healthy food. In South China the tea leaves are picked. They are called Grain Rain tea. Drinking tea at this time of year has also become a tradition in these places.
1. Why do you need to bring an umbrella when you go out during the Grain Rain?| A．It will bring a good year. | B．There is much more rain. |
| C．It is a Chinese tradition. | D．There is much sunshine. |
| A．Trees. | B．Vegetables. | C．Flowers. | D．Crops. |
| A．poor | B．important | C．heavy | D．dirty |
| A．The Grain Rain is sometimes on April 21. |
| B．All Chinese people eat toon at this time. |
| C．Most farmers don’t like the Grain Rain. |
| D．It is always hot during the Grain Rain. |
【推荐1】Otters（水獭）are cute water animals. These days, keeping otters as pets is getting popular. In Japan, some “Otter Cafes（咖啡馆）” are open for business. People can pay to play with the otters there and to take photos with them. In Indonesia, people go swimming with their pet otters and take funny videos. These photos and videos posted online have interested more people to buy otters as pets.
However, these enjoyable photos and videos hide the damage that the online trade is doing to otters. In fact, wild otters are facing many threats — they have long been hunted for their coats; in some places, fishermen have been killing otters in order to stop them from eating fish; and now, the online pet trade has become another big problem for otters.
In the wild, baby otters usually stay with their mothers during their first year of life. According to a report, 70% of the otters sold online are under one year old. These baby otters have been stolen from their mothers. When they are kept as pets by humans, they do not live full and natural lives.
Otters are very social. They live in family groups of up to 15 in the wild. Keeping an otter as a pet can make it very sad and lonely.
These animals also need enough space to swim. Their owners’ bathtubs（浴缸）or pools are nowhere near as large as the bodies of water in the wild.
On the other hand, it’s not proper to keep otters as pets at home. They have a very special fishy smell. If they are kept indoors, they will leave a lot of waste around the house. This would make the smell even more unpleasant. Besides, when otters are unhappy, they will make loud noises and even attack（攻击）people. If a person is hurt by an otter, he or she needs to go to hospital at once.
So we should stop the otter pet trade and never share photos and videos about them online.
1. What does Paragraph One mainly talk about?| A．The ways of buying otters online. | B．The advantages of playing with otters. |
| C．The living style of otters in the wild. | D．Keeping otters as pets is popular. |
| A．Chances. | B．Dangers. | C．Choices. | D．Benefits. |
| A．They live in family groups of up to 15. |
| B．They don’t need enough space to swim. |
| C．Baby otters never stay with their mothers. |
| D．They can live full and natural lives as pets. |
a. They may attack people. b. They may make loud noises.
c. They have a special fishy smell. d. They need to go to hospital often.
| A．a, b, c | B．a, b, d | C．b, c, d | D．a, c, d |
| A．To tell people the otters’ living habits. |
| B．To teach people how to keep a pet otter. |
| C．To call on people to stop the otter pet trade. |
| D．To ask people to play with otters and take photos. |
【推荐2】Love them or hate them, emojis have become an important part of our 21st-century culture. Over 90 percent of the world’s 4.6 billion internet users send them. In 2015, Oxford Dictionaries chose Face With Tears of Joy (
) as its Word of the Year. Two years later, Hollywood tried to follow the fad (短暂的狂热) with The Emoji Movie, though the reviews for the film were poor.
However, some language experts are against this form of communication. They consider it a step back into the dark ages of illiteracy (没文化). Emojis, they say, are making us dumb communicators. People are depending on these “picture characters”, rather than words, to express their feelings.
I want to challenge this point of view. I’m afraid these experts have misunderstood how communication works.
Emojis aren’t replacing language. Instead, they are making our message more understandable by filling in the emotional signals (感情符号). Here is an example. Without an emoji, what I mean by the following message would be puzzling: “Hey, I fell down and banged (磕) my head on the kitchen wall.” My addressee (收信人) might have difficulty working out my true feelings. Should he laugh (“Ha-ha! You’re-so-silly!”) or take pity on me (“Oh, hope it doesn’t hurt too badly.”)? The addition of an emoji (
or
) will spell out the meaning behind my words. Emojis are to text messages what body language is to spoken communication. They allow us to communicate more effectively.
So we probably don’t have to worry about this fad as long as we don’t overuse emojis. These lovely characters, on the whole, are helpful.
1. What’s the main idea of the first paragraph?| A．The advantages of emojis. |
| B．The popularity of emojis. |
| C．The characteristics of emojis. |
| A．智慧的沟通者 | B．高效的沟通者 | C．寡言的沟通者 |
| A．To show emojis are helpful. |
| B．To prove emojis are harmful. |
| C．To present emojis are fearful. |
| A．Emojis enrich our language. |
| B．Emojis hurt people’s feelings. |
| C．Emojis make people puzzled. |
【推荐3】Welcome to the English letters club(俱乐部). What's this? It's A. What color is it? It's red. What's this and what color is it? It's C and it's green, What's that? It's E. Is it green, too? Yes, it is. Can you see this purple letter? It's J. And the letter K is next to it. What color is it? It's yellow. Where is the letter T? It is here. What color is it? It's black. Oh, the six letters can make up(组成) a word(单词). What's it? Can you spell it?
1. The letter C and letter E are ________.| A．red | B．green | C．black | D．yellow |
| A．C | B．E | C．T | D．K |
| A．jacket | B．thanks | C．orange | D．apples |
| A．To ask us to guess(猜) a word. | B．To ask us to find some letters. |
| C．To ask us to come to the English letters club. | D．To ask us to help the English letters club. |
