Xian Xinghai is a very famous musician in China. He has written many great pieces of music. In his short life, he wrote nearly 300 songs and an opera.
Xian was born in Panyu, Guangzhou in 1905.Because his father died before he was born, Xian had to move from place to place with his mother. He began learning to play the violin when he was 20 years old. At first, his violin was so cheap and in a poor quality that he could not play it well. His friends laughed at him. However, Xian did not stop practicing and soon showed his talent. In 1934, he became the first Chinese student who studied in a special music school in Paris. Before he left, Xian became the school's best student and won several prizes for his talents.
The next year, be got back to China and helped fight against the Japanese army. Later, he came to Yan’an to teach music at a college. Although there were no pianos in Yan’an at that time, Xian still wrote some of his most important music there, including The Yellow River Chorus, his most famous work.
In May 1940, Xian Xinghai went to the Soviet Union (苏联) to write music for movies. Life there was so hard that he got very sick. Later he died of a lung illness on October 30, 1945, aged only 40.
Xian Xinghai is such a great man and his music will live on in people’s hearts forever.
1. Was Xian Xinghai talented in the violin or the piano at first?2. When did Xian Xinghai get back to China from Paris?
3. What is Xian Xinghai’s most famous work?
4. Why did Xian Xinghai go to the Soviet Union?
5. How do you like Xian Xinghai?
Every year some birds fly south when days turn cold and leaves from trees start to fall. They travel a very long way to find a warmer winter. This travel is called migration （迁徙）.
Birds do that because in winter most of the plants die and some insects (昆虫）hide. They fly away to find enough food. The next year when there is plenty of food for them to eat they will come back.
Birds fly in some ways. For example, they fly in groups like the letter V or in a row. The trip is often hard and it may be dangerous. But they never get lost because they look at the sun, the moon and stars.
The Migration of | |
| When they fly south | Days turn cold and |
| What the purpose is | They fly away in |
| It is often hard and dangerous. | |
| Because they look at the sun, the moon and stars. | |
3 . For almost 100 years, the Winter Olympics have been a celebration of snow and ice sports around the world. It is a special event that only happens once every four years.
Although the Winter Olympics started with just five sports across nine disciplines（分项）in France in1924, it has grown to include seven sports across 15 different disciplines and has been hosted in 12 countries across three continents（大陆）. In 2022, for the first time ever in the Games’ history, Beijing is the first city to host both the Summer and Winter Olympics.
China has come a long way and achieved many goals since it took part in the Winter Olympics for the first time in 1980. In this short period of time, China’s athletes have won medals in six of the events sports. Short track speed skating has been an area of expertise（ 专长）for China.
China’s love for winter sports has been growing. The Ministry of Education has set a goal of building 5,000 special schools by 2025 to improve winter sports education. The government has also been encouraging primary and secondary schools to add winter sports to their courses. Many provinces and cities have already acted on this suggestion. Classes will be set up in schools in northern China to boost interest in winter sports. In southern China, schools can partner with ice rinks（溜冰场）and winter sports clubs.
Beijing has already set a good example. Nearly 840,000 students in the city have begun taking winter sports lessons, including skating and skiing lessons, China News Agency reported.
1. From the second paragraph , we can know that ________.| A．there were more sports during the 1924 Winter Olympics |
| B．12 countries have hosted both the Summer and Winter Olympics |
| C．both the Summer and Winter Olympics are in Beijing in 2022 |
| D．Beijing is the first city to host both the Summer and w inter Olympics |
| A．发现 | B．提高 | C．缩减 | D．传递 |
| A．China’s athletes are better at short track speed skating. |
| B．Many schools may add winter sports to their courses. |
| C．Many students in Beijing have taken skating and asking lessons. |
| D．Nearly 840,000 students in Shanghai have begun taking winter sports lessons. |
4 . Lanterns have been part of Chinese culture for centuries, there were mainly three kinds of lanterns:
Palace lantern (宫灯) They were mainly used in palaces in ancient times. When making palace lanterns, fine wood was used. The palace lanterns were covered with silk or glass. These lanterns were not only used as lights but also as decorations (装饰) in palaces.
Gauze lantern (纱灯) Red gauze was used when making gauze lanterns. In Chinese culture, red lanterns are symbols of happiness and good wishes. So red lanterns are always hung on important festivals such as Lantern Festival, Spring Festival and National Day. In some famous Chinatowns abroad, you can see red lanterns all the year round. They have become a symbol of Chinese culture worldwide.
Shadow—picture lantern (走马灯) The shape of shadow—picture lantern was much like that of the palace lantern. There were two layers (层) of covers. Pictures were drawn on the inside layer and appeared on the outside cover when they were moving.
Nowadays, more modern technology is used to make lanterns. The shapes of the modern lanterns have changed a lot, too.
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1. In ancient times, fine wood was used to make palace lanterns.
2. Red lanterns are symbols of happiness and good wishes in Chinese culture.
3. You can see red lanterns in some famous Chinatowns abroad only in Spring Festival.
4. The shape of shadow—picture lantern was much like that of the gauze lantern.
5. Modern technology is used when making lanterns.
| Exercise responsibly During the pandemic (疫情), you’d better exercise at home. If you have to leave your home to walk, run, cycle, etc, be mindful of other people. The following rules will help keep you and others safe. Keep your distance (距离) ●Exercise alone. ●If you stop to catch your breath, do so away from the footpath. ●Keep at least 2 meters of space when passing others. ●Give way to walkers on narrow paths. Bring your towel and mask
●Wipe your sweat (汗水) with a towel. ●Avoid touching your face with your hands. ●If you have to cough or sneeze, do it into your towel. ●Wear your mask unless you are doing strenuous (剧烈的) exercise. ●Put it on before and after your exercise. ●Drink from your own water bottle and don’t share a bottle with others. ●Avoid touching public objects with any part of your body. Keep safe ●Avoid bumping into (撞上) other people. Slow down and check for blind spots (盲点). ●Say “passing on your right/left” if necessary when going past others. |
| A．At home. | B．In the park. | C．At the gym. | D．In the classroom. |
| A．Water bottle and paper. | B．Towel and mask. |
| C．Gloves and sun glasses. | D．Camera and smart phone. |
| A．Exercise with your partner. | B．Say “Thanks” when going past others. |
| C．Slow down and check for blind spots. | D．Keep at least 5 meters of space when passing others. |
6 . It’s often said, “You can’t live only on air.” But now the Chinese scientists can tell you: Maybe you can.
Recently, some Chinese scientists have made a big breakthrough (突破). They turned CO2 into starch (淀粉).
Starch is the main part of rice and corn that we eat every day. Usually, it’s created by plants with CO2, water and sunlight. According to the team’s director Ma Yanhe, it takes the plants nearly sixty steps to produce starch. But now, the team, after six years of hard work, has found a simpler way to do this, with only eleven steps.
“Our study shows that creating something like starch is possible in a laboratory, and this technology may be helpful in many areas,” said Ma.
The scientists first turned CO2 and hydrogen (氢气) into methanol (甲醇). Then they made these methanol molecules (分子) into bigger and more complex (复杂的) molecules. Finally the starch came out.
This method makes it possible to produce food in factories instead of traditional farming. This will not only help make plenty of food, but also save water and land. It may also help recycle CO2 to deal with climate (气候) change, according to China Daily.
The study can be helpful in space, too. Astronauts may no longer need to worry about their food as they travel in space. They may simply turn the CO2 they breathe out into the food they eat!
1. What achievement have the Chinese scientists made recently?| A．They created starch with CO2. |
| B．They grew corn in space. |
| C．They turned O2 into starch. |
| D．They improved traditional farming. |
| A．3. | B．6. | C．11. | D．60. |
| A．They recycled CO2 in space. |
| B．They produced rice and corn on the farm. |
| C．They turned CO2 and hydrogen into methanol. |
| D．They made methanol molecules into bigger and more complex ones. |
| A．making food |
| B．putting sunlight to good use |
| C．saving water and land |
| D．dealing with climate change |
| A．How to Deal with CO2 |
| B．The Advantages of Making Starch |
| C．How to Make Food in Space |
| D．China’s First Step in Man-made Food |
7 . A Chinese knot (中国结) is woven (编织) with a single rope (绳). It has different shapes. Each shape has its own meaning. People can use ropes of different colors to weave a Chinese knot, but they usually use red because it means good luck.
The Chinese knot, a folk art, has a long history. People first made them to record information and send messages before they started to use words. The knots were used for decoration (装饰) and to express thoughts and feelings in the Tang Dynasty. They were later popular in the Ming and Qing dynasties. But this art wasn’t really accepted by the common people until the Qing Dynasty.
Even today, Chinese knots still hold the value of feelings when they are sent as gifts. For example, lovers may give a knot to show their love. The “double happiness knot” is given and used at weddings (婚礼) to express each other’s love and wishes for growing old together.
Knots are also used when people make traditional clothes in China. They can play the role of buttons (纽扣) and now silk is widely used to make these clothing knots.
Many tourists including foreigners like to buy Chinese knots as gifts during their trips. There are many shopping streets for people to buy Chinese knots. Yiwu Commodity Market in Zhejiang Province is a good place for that. There are many different kinds of beautiful Chinese knots there. They are popular with customers.
1. ________ of a Chinese knot can show its own meaning.| A．The size | B．The weight | C．The color | D．The shape |
| A．Because they look nice. |
| B．Because they mean good luck. |
| C．Because they show love. |
| D．Because they mean growing old together. |
| A．In the Tang Dynasty. | B．In the Song Dynasty. |
| C．In the Ming Dynasty. | D．In the Qing Dynasty. |
| A．Wood. | B．Metal. | C．Silk. | D．Plastic. |
| A．Only Chinese people like to buy the Chinese knots. |
| B．Today people use a “double happiness knot” to express love to their lovers. |
| C．Tourists can buy many different kinds of Chinese knots in Yiwu Commodity Market. |
| D．People used Chinese knots to record information and send messages before using words. |
8 . In today’s world, almost everyone knows that air pollution and water pollution are harmful to people’s health. However, not all people know that noise is also a kind of pollution, and that is harmful to human health, too.
People who work and live in noisy conditions usually become deaf. Many workers who print newspapers and books become deaf. Quite a few people living near airports also become deaf.
Recently it was discovered that many American children’s hearing is as bad as 65-year-old people’s, for these children like to listen to pop music and most pop music is noisy. Besides, noise produced by planes or machines will make people’s life difficult and unpleasant, or even make people ill or drive them mad.
Now the governments in many countries have made laws to control noise. In China, the government is trying to solve not only air and water pollution problems but also noise pollution problems.
1. Everyone knows noise is a kind of pollution.| A．Right. | B．Wrong. |
| A．Right. | B．Wrong. |
| A．Right. | B．Wrong. |
| A．Right. | B．Wrong. |
| A．Right. | B．Wrong. |
9 . During the past summer season, photos of snow leopards were taken by five different special cameras in Pingwu, Sichuan province, surprising many wildlife scientists. This shows that the living area of snow leopards in China’s southwestern mountains has become larger.
Pingwu, about 4,200 meters above the sea level, is famous for being home to a large number of wild pandas. The fourth national survey of pandas in 2015 found that there were 1,864 wild pandas in China, including 335 in Pingwu. As a result, over half of Pingwu’s land area has become part of the Panda National Park, which has a planned area of 22,000 square kilometers across Sichuan, Shaanxi and Gansu provinces. It is among five national parks China named in October, 2021.
Through shutting down mines (煤矿), planting more trees and other measures, protection efforts in the park have not only made pandas less endangered, but also are offering safety and protection for other rare species (珍稀物种). About 87% of the Panda National Park lies in Sichuan. It’s the home of more than 8,000 species of animals and plants.
The province has used special cameras and forest protectors as a closely connected protection system. Thousands of forest protectors have been working year-round on more than 900 routes. Over the past four years, they have met rare animals for about 1,600 times. In Pingwu alone, more than 4,100 species of plants and 1,900 species of animals have benefited from the protection of pandas. For example, the number of takin, a rare animal, has increased by 10% over the past ten years. Meanwhile, the protection of pandas causes the development of human society, too.
1. Why does the Panda National Park include Pingwu?| A．Because Pingwu is about 4,200 meters above the sea level. |
| B．Because there are 1,864 wild pandas in Pingwu. |
| C．Because there are many wild pandas in Pingwu. |
| D．Because it has an area of 22,000 square kilometers. |
| A．受益 | B．受害 | C．支持 | D．获得 |
| A．The Reasons for Protecting Pandas | B．Good Results of Protecting Pandas |
| C．The Introduction of Pingwu | D．The Animals and Plants in Pingwu |
10 . Over the past thirty years, many big changes have taken place in our hometown, Yuwan. Many big companies and factories have been opened. Lots of tall buildings are standing here and there. In the past, Yuwan was only a lonely seaside village. Now it has become a modern city.
Look! This is the new train station. In the past, people here never saw trains or buses. Few people had bikes. Most people walked if they wanted to leave Yuwan. Now the train station is big. And there are more buses to take people to every part of the city and other places. There are also parks, museums and places for people to enjoy sports, music and art. The city government has built more roads. Some people have stopped riding bikes. They have bought cars. The traffic has been very heavy today. It’s a modern city now.
Thirty years ago, there were only one thousand people living in Yuwan. Now the population is much larger. More and more people are coming here to work or live. It has become a new tourist attraction(吸引地) as well. More supermarkets have been opened and you can enjoy beautiful beaches. Sea food and some places of great interest.
Changes to our hometown | |
| In the | Our hometown was only a lonely seaside village |
| Only one thousand people lived in Yuwan. | |
| It was hard to see a bike. People had to go to the other places on | |
| At present | People have changes Yuwan into a |
| People can take trains, buses or their own cars to other places if necessary. | |
| You can find many tall buildings, companies and museums as well. Now it has become a new | |
