Have you heard about paper-cutting? Paper-cutting is an important art form in China. Paper-cuts were used for many purposes, and everything can become the theme(主题)of paper-cuts, from people to the things that can be found in everyday life such as birds, flowers and animals.
Each paper-cut brings out the personal ideas of the author(作者). People express traditional culture or their own feelings with different styles of paper-cuts, For example when someone marries, we put up some red paper-cuts on the wall, dressing table or other furniture to express our best wishes.
It is easy to learn paper-cutting but very difficult to make it perfect. We need a long-time practice to learn how to use the scissors and how to paint. More over, we need to learn some cutting skills.
At present, in many parts of China, paper-cutting skill has become a must for women and a symbol of a clever mind.
根据短文内容，判断句子的正误，正确的在答题卡上涂T，错误的涂F。1. Not everything can become the theme of paper-cuts.
2. People express traditional culture or their own feeling with the same paper-cut.
3. It is not easy to make a perfect paper-cut.
4. When we learn paper-cutting, we don’t need to learn cutting skills.
5. Women must learn paper-cutting skills in many places of China.
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A kilt is a coloured skirt reaching down to the knee. It has checks(格子)on it with different colours, like red or blue. Each family in Scotland had its own colours.
How did the Scots start to wear kilts? There are many stories about it. One story is that the kilt was invented in the 1720s by an English factory owner, Thomas Rawlinson.
Rawlinson has a number of Scottish workers in his factory and he thought their clothing got in the way of their work. So he cut their long clothes into a shorter skirt.
Today, most Scotsmen see kilts as formal(正式的)dress. They usually only wear them at weddings or big dinners. There are only a few men who still wear a kilt every day.
Scots also wear kilts in parades when they play their traditional musical instrument：bagpipes(风笛). The army still has kilts as the dress uniform. but they no longer wear them to fight.
1. In Scotland, it’s not just women who wear skirts, _________can wear them, too.
| A．children | B．the old | C．the young | D．men |
| A．colours | B．checks | C．rules | D．shapes |
| A．到达 | B．得到 | C．在路上 | D．妨碍 |
| A．things about Scotsmen’s traditional kilt |
| B．how to wear kilts |
| C．when to wear kilts |
| D．Scotsmen’s important tradition |
【推荐2】All around the world, people drink tea. But tea does not mean the same thing to everyone. In different countries, people have different ideas about drinking tea.
In China, for example, tea is always served when people get together. The Chinese drink it at any time of the day at homes or in tea houses. They like their tea with nothing else in it.
Tea is also popular in Japan. The Japanese have a special way of serving tea called a tea ceremony（茶道）. It is very old and full of meaning. Everything must be done in a special way in the ceremony. There is even a special room for it in Japanese homes.
Another tea-drinking- country is England. In England, the late afternoon is “teatime”. Almost everyone has a cup of tea then. The English usually make tea in a teapot and drink it with milk and sugar. They also eat cakes, cookies and little sandwiches at teatime.
In the United States people drink tea mostly for breakfast or after meals. Americans usually use tea bags to make their tea. Tea bags are faster and easier than making tea in teapots. In summer, many Americans drink cold tea—“iced tea”. Sometimes they drink iced tea from cans, like soda.
1. Tea is popular _______.| A．only in Asian countries | B．only in English-speaking countries |
| C．only in the USA | D．all around the world |
| A．in a special ceremony | B．only in tea houses |
| C．when they get together | D．for breakfast |
| A．drink their tea with nothing in it | B．eat cakes and cookies with their tea |
| C．have tea with dinner | D．drink their tea in a special room |
| A．in China | B．in Japan | C．in England | D．in the USA |
| A．Chinese tea | B．different ways of drinking tea in different countries |
| C．the teatime in England | D．why tea is important |
【推荐3】Do you have a lucky number? What is it? Many people have a special number that they hope will bring them good luck.
In Chinese culture, some numbers are believed to be lucky or unlucky based on the Chinese word that the number sounds similar to.
For example, the word for the number 8 sounds similar to the word for “making a fortune”. So, people consider it a very lucky number. Some people will even spend a lot of money to have 8s in their phone number or on their vehicle license plate (车牌照) number. The opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics began at 8:08 pm on Aug 8, 2008.
The number 9 is also a lucky number because of its connection to the emperors of China. There were nine dragons on emperors’ robes (龙袍) and Chinese myth held that the dragon had nine children. The number 9 also stands for “long lasting”. That’s why a man always proposes (求婚) to a woman with 99 or 999 roses.
So what’s an unlucky number in China? One example is 4. Many Chinese people see 4 as an unlucky number because it sounds similar to the character for “death”.
Because of this, many buildings skip (跳过) the fourth floor, and simply call it the fifth floor. In Hong Kong, some buildings even skip all floors numbered with 4, such as 4, 14, 24, 34 and all 40-49 floors. Some buildings also skip the 13th floor, as this is considered an unlucky number in the West. As a result, a building whose highest floor is 50 may have only 35 physical floors.
1. What makes Chinese people believe a number is lucky or unlucky?| A．The shape of the number. | B．The sound of the number. |
| C．The history of the number. | D．The spelling of the number. |
| A．35 | B．44 | C．50 | D．60 |
(①=Paragraph 1 ②=Para. 2 ③=Para. 3 ④=Para. 4 ⑤=Para. 5 ⑥=Para. 6)
| A．①; ②③④; ⑤⑥ | B．①②; ③④⑤; ⑥ |
| C．①②; ③④; ⑤⑥ | D．①; ②③④; ⑤⑥ |
| A．Lucky and unlucky numbers in Western culture. | B．Meanings of different lucky numbers. |
| C．Meanings of different unlucky numbers. | D．Lucky and unlucky numbers in Chinese culture. |
【推荐1】The stone walls, the courtyard, clothes hung on a clothesline … At first sight, you may think they’re real. But in fact, you’ve fallen down a rabbit hole of miniatures (微观模型) of Chinese rural (农村的) houses in the 1990s made by a miniature artist.
Feng Jiangtao, 32, has made more than 40 miniatures for people from around the country to make a copy of the old houses that carry their memories.
① In April 2021, Feng made a miniature of an old shop in his hometown — Yongzhou, Hunan Province. It showed black tiles (瓦片) and gray walls, a small TV playing cartoons and a bulb giving out a warm, bright glow (光).
He then posted a video of this miniature online and it became popular. People from around the country called him, asking him to make models of their old houses by using photos they provided.
② Making miniatures is not easy. It usually takes Feng about 10 days to finish a miniature. He makes them in the ratio of 1:30 to the home’s real size. To better remake the old house, he uses real building materials, such as cement (水泥), wood, and soil and then focuses on how to make it look old.
Some parts are more complicated (复杂的), such as making tiles. Since there are no such small-sized tiles, he needs to cut them out of black cardboard or make small models with tile powder.
③ One of his customers, a post-90s girl, once asked him to make a copy of an old house in her hometown Jiangxi. She used to live there with her parents. She wanted to give the model to her mother to keep the memory of her dead father.
“ ④ It is the old house that is miniaturized. However, it enlarges (放大) the warm family affection (亲情) and love and treasures the good old days that are gone forever,” Feng told China Daily.
1. How did Feng Jiangtao become famous?| A．He made many videos about old houses. |
| B．His video about a model of a shop became popular. |
| C．He made many models that were quite complicated. |
| D．He helped many people make models of their old houses. |
| A．The normal size of a miniature. |
| B．The complicated parts of a miniature. |
| C．What materials Feng uses. |
| D．How Feng makes his models. |
| A．① | B．② | C．③ | D．④ |
| A．Warm and memorable. | B．Small and easy to make. |
| C．Modern and expensive. | D．Large and beautiful. |
【推荐2】Art lovers around the world think about this question for so many years: why does Mona Lisa smile?
However, they can ask Mona Lisa herself in the show in Beijing. It brings the 500-year-old painting to life.
Now Leonardo da Vinci’s famous painting(画) can move her head and wave(挥舞) her hand in 3D, and even answer questions. She can answer the questions about her life, her age and so on. But when she talks she doesn’t speak Italian but Chinese like “Da jia hao, wo jiao Mengna Lisha. Hen gao xing jian dao ni men.”
The new digital(数码的) picture of Mona Lisa is the center piece of the World Classic Interactive Arts Exhibition in Beijing. You can also see other world-famous paintings such as Leonardo da Vinci’s Last Supper. Last Supper is another picture that they made alive(活的) with 3D. In this picture, Jesus(耶稣) can walk and talk with his believers(信徒).
It took Wang Hui and over 400 digital artists in South Korea two years to make the picture, at a cost of about 50, 000, 000 yuan.
He says, “What’s special about it is that it’s the first time to use computer technology(技术) to make her speak and move.”
So what does Mona Lisa say if you ask her: “Why are you smiling?”
1. From the passage we know that Mona Lisa is ________.| A．a famous woman in China | B．Leonardo da Vinci’s wife |
| C．a famous painting of Wang Hui | D．an Italian woman in Leonardo da Vinci’s painting |
| A．why Mona Lisa smiles | B．who Mona Lisa lives with |
| C．how old Mona Lisa is | D．who Mona Lisa loves |
| A．Wang Hui and his team spent 2 years making the digital pictures. |
| B．The digital pictures cost Wang Hui 5,000,000 yuan. |
| C．Wang Hui made this painting with some Chinese artists. |
| D．About 400 artists wanted to buy the digital paintings. |
| A．Mona Lisa can also sing in Chinese |
| B．3D made Mona Lisa move and speak |
| C．3D made Leonardo da Vinci alive in the show in Beijing |
| D．in the picture Last Supper, Leonardo da Vinci can walk in his room |
With the sound of bamboo strips, Yang Ziqi, 17, from Xi’an Qujiang No.1 High School, listens to interesting stories in Shaanxihua.She sometimes laughed or dropped in thought other time.
In June, Shaanxi kuaiban wasallowed as an intangible cultural heritage (非物质文化遗产) at the national level. It’s widely believed that the art form started from the late Qing Dynasty (1644). According to its performers, the art was first used by farmers to share their knowledge and make money. But now, more people perform Shaanxi kuaiban on strips different situations—for example, at festival celebrations, parties and art shows.
Yang Jinlong, a 45-year-old Shaanxi kuaiban artist, has continued Shaanxi kuaiban for more than 30 years. Since 2003, he has been teaching the art form to young people. When he tells modern stories, Yang takes off the traditional gowns and wears smart clothes. He has also mixed his kuaiban performance with dancing or playing pop music. His stories notice more fashion topics, like the Chinese Olympic team.
“Art education is important for students in China. Luckily, more people learn traditional Chinese folk arts, including Shaanxi kuaiban.” Yang Jinlong said.
1. Why did Yang Ziqi laugh or drop in thought while enjoying Shaanxi kuaiban?| A．Because Shaanxi kuaiban is silent. |
| B．Because Shaanxi kuaiban is interesting. |
| C．Because Shaanxi kuaiban is endangered. |
| A．It can date back to over 300 years ago. |
| B．It was first used by teachers to spread knowledge. |
| C．The stories are mainly about emperors and Chinese Olympic team. |
| A．The ways of making money. |
| B．Reasons for Shaanxi kuaiban’s wide spread. |
| C．The history and development of Shaanxi kuaiban. |
| A．He started it when he was 30. |
| B．He raised the art form to the national level. |
| C．He added modern art forms to his performance. |
| A．It’s a pity to lose young fans of Shaanxi kuaiban. |
| B．Yang Jinlong is worried about the future of Shaanxi kuaiban. |
| C．Yang Jinlong takes pride in the popularity of Shaanxi kuaiban. |
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Why do We Yawn?
Do you yawn? There are about 20 reasons that scientists think are possible for yawning after research. They do not know exactly why yawning happens, but they do know many facts about yawning.
We know that everyone yawns in the same way. First you open your mouth slowly. Your mouth stays open for about five seconds. You take in a lot of air and then push it out. Then you quickly close your mouth. We also know that yawning is contagious. When you see someone yawn, you yawn, too.
Many people say they yawn because they are bored or tired. That might be true. People do often yawn before they sleep and after they wake up. However, we know that people also yawn when they are excited or nervous. Olympic runners, for example, often yawn before a race. Why is that? In 2007, scientists found that a yawn can help a warm brain cool down.
Some scientists believe that yawning makes you notice things more quickly. When you yawn, you breathe deeply. You also stretch (强化) the muscles (肌肉) in your face, mouth, and neck. Your eardrums stretch, too. Maybe this helps you to be quicker to notice things.
In some countries, people think yawning is not nice. People put their hands over their mouths to cover a yawn. In other countries, people think yawning is healthy. They think that opening the mouth very big can let good things in. When they breathe out, they think that bad things go out of the body with the air.
Scientists do not spend much time studying yawning. That is probably because yawning does not hurt. It is just something we do.
1. What does the underlined word “contagious” in Paragraph 2 mean?| A．Able to spread quickly. | B．Able to breathe easily. |
| C．Able to change easily. | D．Able to sleep quickly. |
| A．They are too tired or too bored. |
| B．A yawn can let good things in. |
| C．A yawn can help a warm brain cool down. |
| D．A yawn can stretch the muscles in their faces. |
| A．Reasons for yawning. | B．Advantages of yawning. |
| C．Disadvantages of yawning. | D．Different ideas about yawning. |
A． | B． | C． | D． |
【推荐2】China has named the spacecraft that will put its astronauts on the moon. The new manned spacecraft is Mengzhou and the lunar lander is Lanyue. China plans to land its astronauts on the moon around 2030. Check the table to learn the details on China’s exciting journey to the moon.
MENGZHOU AND LANYUE Take Chinese People’s Dream To The Moon Closer | |
| Mengzhou — The manned spacecraft Meaning of the name: Dream boat The name carries the Chinese people’s space exploration dreams to the moon. Main tasks:•Carry out China’s manned lunar exploration •Operate near-Earth space station Payload:For lunar tasks, it can carry 3 astronauts round trip between the ground and lunar orbit (轨道). For near-Earth orbit tasks, it can carry 7 astronauts round trip between the ground and space station. | Lanyue — The lunar lander Meaning of the name: Clasping the moon The name symbolizes the bravery and confidence of the Chinese people in exploring the universe and landing on the moon. Main tasks:•Transport between lunar orbit and lunar surface •Serve as the center for astronaut activities, energy supply, and data transmission on the moon •Support lunar exploration and activities Payload:It can carry 2 astronauts round trip, lunar rover, and scientific payloads. |
| Exploration Steps 1. Two Long March-10 rockets are launched (发射). One carries Mengzhou and the other carries Lanyue. 2. The two spacecraft meet and join in lunar orbit and the astronauts enter the lander. 3. The Lanyue lander sends the astronauts to the lunar surface. 4. The astronauts carry out scientific exploration and sample (样本) collection on the lunar surface as planned. 5. After completing the job on the moon, the Lanyue lander takes the astronauts to go up to lunar orbit. 6. The two spacecraft meet and join again, and the astronauts take the lunar samples to the Mengzhou spacecraft. 7. The Mengzhou spacecraft returns to Earth with the moon samples. | |
1. Which of the following is Lanyue’s task?
| A．Operate near-Earth space station. |
| B．Support Earth exploration and activities. |
| C．Transport between the ground and space station. |
| D．Work as the center for energy supply on the moon. |
| A．The same rocket sends Mengzhou and Lanyue into space. |
| B．Astronauts reach and leave the moon in the Lanyue lander. |
| C．Mengzhou and Lanyue join together at the space station. |
| D．The Lanyue lander returns to Earth with the samples on the moon. |
| A．To encourage the youth to make inventions for China’s moon program. |
| B．To tell the reader about the history of China’s lunar exploration journey. |
| C．To offer suggestions on how to take up challenges in the lunar exploration task. |
| D．To give information on the new spacecraft for China’s manned lunar exploration task. |
【推荐3】①Most people find managing their time is difficult, but learning how to manage your time well will help you feel less stressed (有压力的). Here are three ways to get you started.
②Get organized (有条理的). Everything is so much easier with good organization. So, before studying, make sure that you’ve got everything you need at hand. You should also make sure you have left yourself enough time. To do that, you can predict how long your work will take you.
③Don’t put things off. Not finishing your work on time or being late are all signs of putting things off. Learning to start early is a key skill of time management. We often avoid starting tasks that we think will be difficult or unpleasant, but when we start them, we may enjoy doing them!
④Remember to work first and play later. There’s usually something else you'd like to do instead of studying, but we also know that we can’t do them all the time. Try keeping some things you enjoy doing as a reward (奖励) when you finish your work. Then you’ll feel happier because you’ve worked hard for it!
1. How many suggestions does the writer give in the text?| A．One. | B．Two. | C．Three. | D．Four. |
| A．预报 | B．预测 | C．宣布 | D．计算 |
| A．Starting with hard work. | B．Finishing work on time. |
| C．Starting tasks early. | D．Avoiding difficult tasks. |
A． | B． | C． | D． |
【推荐1】Sydney-A shark savaged a schoolboy's leg while he was surfing with his father at a beach in Sydney on February 23. It was the third shark attack along the coast of Australia's largest city in a month.
The 15-year-old boy and his father were in the water off Avalon, on Sydney's northern beaches, around dawn when he was attacked. The city's beaches are packed with locals and tourists during the summer months.
"The father heard a scream and turned to see his son thrashing (激烈扭动) about in the water," police said. "Fortunately, the shark swam away and the boy was helped to the shore by his father."
Lifesaving Club spokesman Nick Miller said, "It got him around the top of his left leg and the father came and dragged him out of water." He said the boy was bleeding heavily when he was brought to the shore. "There was a lot of pain, as you can imagine." The teenager was airlifted to hospital for treatment for leg injuries.
Police said the bites "cut through to the bone", but the boy did not appear to have sustained any fractures (骨折). He was in a stable condition now.
Several beaches were closed after the attack. Water police and lifeguards were searching for the shark, while police hoped to identify its species by the shape of the bite marks. But they said it was too early to say what type of shark attacked the boy. "I don't even know if he saw it," Miller said.
Many shark species live in the waters off Sydney's beaches, but attacks on humans are still relatively rare. However, there were two attacks on successive days earlier this month, one on a navy diver in Sydney harbor, not far from the famous Opera House, and the other on a surfer at the city's world-famous Bondi beach.
Fishermen say shark numbers are on the rise. There is a ban on commercial fishing in the harbor, which has increased fish stocks. Marine experts also claim environmental protection has created a cleaner environment, attracting sharks closer to the shore as they chase fish. Many shark species, including the Great White-the maneaters made famous in Steven Spielberg's Jaws-are protected in Australian waters.
1. The report mainly tells us________.| A．shark attacks on humans are on the rise |
| B．sharks attacked humans three times in one month |
| C．a boy was attacked by a shark at a Sydney beach |
| D．shark numbers are increasing in the waters off Sydney's beaches |
| A．attracted | B．dragged | C．bit | D．packed |
| A．It is one of the largest cities in Australia. |
| B．Sydney harbor is not far from the famous Opera House. |
| C．There are many locals and tourists on its coast all the year round. |
| D．There are few shark species in the waters off Sydney's beaches. |
| A．he was losing much blood when he was dragged out |
| B．he was very nervous when he was sent to hospital |
| C．he may be in danger of losing his leg |
| D．he was injured in the right leg |
| A．environmental protection has created a cleaner environment |
| B．a ban on commercial fishing has increased fish numbers |
| C．many shark species are protected in Australian waters |
| D．the film Jaws has made the Great White famous. |
【推荐2】Students learn their lessons in class. In class teachers teach them. Students sit in the classroom listening to the teacher. This is way of learning. Is this the only way for students to learn something? Of course not. There is another way to learn. That is, students can teach themselves. For example, if you cannot remember something when you are doing your homework, you can look through (浏览) your book to find the answer. This is a way to teach yourself. And it is not a difficult thing, we can do this at any place and at any time.
How do you teach yourself? The first thing you must do is reading. Read something interesting. The second is that you must ask yourself questions. Many clever students often do this. The questions are about something you don't understand or you want to know more about. You can write down these questions. The third is to answer the questions yourself by thinking hard, by reading the texts or other books, and sometimes by asking other people. There are ways of teaching yourself. And if you do these things for long time, you will be sure to succeed (成功) in your study.
1. Listening to the teacher is ________ for students to learn something.| A．not a way | B．the best way | C．the only way | D．not the only way |
| A．how to teach others | B．how to teach yourself | C．to read and write | D．how to ask questions |
| A．教别人 | B．自学 | C．问问题 | D．上课 |
| A．asking questions | B．answering questions | C．finding answers. | D．teaching others |
| A．A student can teach himself only in class. |
| B．It is a bad way to learn from the teacher. |
| C．A student can learn to teach himself if he wants to. |
| D．Students know very well how to teach themselves. |
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