1 . By drawing pictures on a cup of tea, chabaixi, an ancient Chinese tea art, has become popular recently. Zhang Zhifeng, an inheritor(传承人) of chabaixi, noticed from a TV show that many people showed great interest in this art.
Chabaixi can create different pictures such as bamboos and mountains. There are many steps, from grinding (磨碎) tea, pouring boiled water, stirring (搅拌) the mixture, to finally drawing the pictures. After seven times of pouring water and stirring, there will be enough dark foam (泡沫). Then we can draw pictures on it with clear water and a stick. The process of drawing, or diancha, must be finished in 20 minutes before the foam disappears.
“Chabaixi is one of the many forms of tea art in China. It becomes popular not only because it is a special Chinese tradition, but also because it gives us a window to see people’s lifestyle in the Song Dynasty.” Zhang said.
Years ago, this special art was close to disappearing completely. Zhang Zhifeng started researching the origins (起源) of chabaixi in the 1980s and brought the art back in 2009 after years of testing and practicing. Chang thought it was really meaningful. In 2017, this art was listed as part of China’s Intangible Cultural Heritage (非物质文化遗产).
“This art is key to the tea culture of the Song Dynasty, and it would be a shame to let it disappear. It is our duty to pass it on,” Zhang said.
1. What is NOT mentioned in Paragraph 1?| A．Chabaixi was an ancient Chinese tea art. |
| B．Chabaixi has become popular recently. |
| C．Zhang is an inventor of chabaixi |
| D．Zhang is an inheritor of chabaixi. |
① stirring the mixture ② grinding tea ③ drawing the pictures ④pouring boiled water
| A．②→①→④→③ | B．②→④→①→③ |
| C．④→③→①→② | D．④→②→①→③ |
| A．the Ming Dynasty | B．the Qing Dynasty | C．the Tang Dynasty | D．the Song Dynasty |
| A．In 1985. | B．In 2009. | C．In 2017. | D．In 2024. |
| A．A Traditional Tea Art | B．A Tea Art Performer |
| C．A Way of Planting Tea | D．A Story of Chinese Tea |
This year is the Year of Dragon. Sanlin is an old town in Shanghai which is known as “China’s Dragon and Lion Sports Town”. Here, you can see Chinese dragons “come to life”.
The Sanlin dragon dance has a history of more than 1,000 years. It became popular during the Ming Dynasty. Today, Lu Dajie heads the Sanlin Dragon Dance Team. He first heard stories about the dance from his grandfather and became interested at once. As a child, he often ran after the dragon dancers along the streets of Sanlin and tried to learn the dance.
As he grew up, Lu learned more about dragon dances. In 1994, he set up the Sanlin Dragon Dance Team. The team has performed in France, Germany, Japan and many other countries. It has won more than 70 gold medals in competitions around the world. Many people say it’s the best dragon dance team in China. If you visit Sanlin Old Street, you’ll see the Sanlin Dragon Dance Exhibition (展览) Hall. There are many dragons in it and you can learn more about dragon dances. It would be a great way to celebrate the Year of the Loong!
1. The Sanlin dragon dance has a history of more than 1,500 years.2. Lu started to learn dragon dances when he was an adult.
3. The Sanlin Dragon Dance Team was set up in 1994 and has performed in many countries.
4. You can learn more about dragon dances in the Sanlin Dragon Dance Exhibition Hall.
5. The text comes from a music magazine.
3 . Yunnan is a beautiful province where many ethnic minorities (少数民族) live together. So there are many interesting minority festivals and you can take a look.
| Torch Festival The Yi people celebrate this festival to remember a hero, who once drove away grasshoppers with fire. During the festival, families light sticks in houses and outside in fields to send away bad luck. Other activities include horse races and bullfights (斗牛). |
| March Fair Festival It is an important festival for the Bai people to trade goods (货物). In the Ming and Qing Dynasties, businessmen from far and near came to the fair. Nowadays, there are huge crowds of people everywhere and they trade everything that one might expect to find. |
| Drying Clothes Festival It is one of the most important festivals for the Yao people. During the one-day festival, the Yao people dry their colorful clothes and shoes out of windows. They get together at the square to show off their embroidery (刺绣) skills. |
| Sisters’ Meals Festival It’s a celebration of love and spring for the Miao people. Miao girls dress up in their finest and cook four-color rice together, which stands for the four seasons. Single (单身的) young men and women enjoy singing and dancing together. |
1. The ________ people celebrate Torch Festival to remember a hero.
| A．Yi | B．Bai | C．Yao | D．Miao |
| A．Torch Festival | B．March Fair Festival |
| C．Drying Clothes Festival | D．Sisters’ Meals Festival |
| A．By cooking a big dinner. | B．By making the finest clothes. |
| C．By shopping with their sisters. | D．By singing and dancing together. |
| A．March Fair Festival started from the Ming Dynasty? |
| B．During Torch Festival, people seldom hold horse races. |
| C．Drying Clothes Festival only lasts one day every year. |
| D．Sisters’ Meals Festival celebrates the four seasons in a year. |
| A．health | B．culture | C．sports | D．business |
Does it really matter if we know how old animals are? To many scientists, it does.
When studying animal populations, it is very important for scientists to know how many animals there are and how old they are. This information can help scientists learn which animals are thriving (兴旺) and which ones need more care and help. Scientists usually use the following ways to tell animals’ age.
For many animals, their teeth can help scientists know their age. In some animals, some teeth don’t come in until a certain age. Take cows for example. Like humans, cows have two sets of teeth, milk teeth and permanent teeth (恒牙). They normally get their first pair of permanent teeth when they’re two years old. Then they have the next pair at age three, the third pair at age four...
Hair and skin (皮肤) can also provide information about age. Some animals will possibly get bad skin and gray hair as they get older. If you have an older dog, you may have noticed that its nose and mouth get grayer as it gets older.
Scientists are continuing to discover new and more ways of telling the age of animals. Recently, scientists learned that they could tell the age of humpback whales (座头鲸) by examining their DNA. That’s really good news!
1. Scientists study the populations of animals to know which animals can live the longest.2. Cows normally get their first pair of permanent teeth when they’re three years old.
3. As dogs get older, they might get grayer noses and mouths but their skin remains the same.
4. Scientists made a new achievement in telling the age of animals by examining their DNA.
5. The passage mainly introduces some scientific ways to tell animals’ age.
If you’re a fan of ships, don’t miss China’s first home-grown large cruise ship (邮轮) — “Adora Magic City”. The ship is 323.6 meters long, with 135,500 GT tons. It has the beauty of both traditional Chinese art and the Western style.
It can carry up to 5,246 passengers and provides them with rich and colorful activities. It has 16 floors and a total of 40,000 square meters of public living and relaxing space. People can shop at a large duty-free (免税) store on the cruise ship. It’s around 2,000 square meters in size. People on the ship will also enjoy movies and special food. There is even a kids’ playground with some water-play things and a big area for children to enjoy the sunshine.
The Adora Magic City began its first trip on January 1, 2024 and the trip lasted for seven days and six nights. The ship traveled 1,119 nautical miles, carrying more than 3,000 passengers. Longer lines will be planned in the future. “We expect the ship to become ‘a floating (漂浮的) name card at sea’,” said a Chinese government officer.
1. Both traditional Chinese art and the Western style can be seen on the Adora Magic City.2. The large duty-free store on the ship is around 40,000 square meters.
3. People can’t see a movie on the Adora Magic City.
4. The first trip of Adora Magic City is less than 8 days.
5. The text introduces some facts of Adora Magic City.
Children are the future of our world. The healthy development of them is important to any country. The world has long been looking for ways to support children’s healthy development. As for that, the Child Friendly Cities Initiative (《儿童友好城市倡议》), CFCI for short, provides us with a good way forward.
CFCI is an initiative started by UNICEF and UN-Habitat in 1996. The initiative calls on people to build a city in which children can grow up healthily and safely and make their voices heard. The initiative has made a big difference worldwide since it started. Now, there are about 1,000 child friendly cities in the world.
Many cities in China have also shown their interest in joining the initiative. Shenzhen is one of the first cities in China that are trying to go child friendly. The city came up with an initiative called “seeing the world from a height of one meter”. It calls on society to see the world from the perspective (角度) of children and hear their voices. The city has opened up many child friendly spaces like reading rooms and playgrounds. Along with improving children’s living conditions, Shenzhen has also started child friendly radio lines and programs to let children share their opinions.
Building child friendly cities shows our wish for the healthy and happy growth of children. China plans to build 100 child friendly cities by 2025. We hope that all the children can grow up healthily and happily.
1. CFCI provides us with a good way to support children’s healthy development.2. CFCI has made a big difference worldwide since 1996.
3. Shenzhen is the first city in China that is trying to go child friendly.
4. Shenzhen calls on society to see the world from children’s perspective and hear their voices.
5. Shenzhen has started child friendly radio lines and programs to let children show their talents in music.
7 . World Sleep Day is on March 21 this year. How is your sleep these days? The CMDA (中国医师协会) asked 2,000 people in China about their sleep. About 36 percent of them often sleep badly.
The study also finds that many students have only 5 hours of sleep a day. What makes their sleeping time so short? The most important reason is homework. It seems that they always have endless homework to do.
But bad sleeping habits also play a role. Do you like to have a look at your mobile phone before going to bed? It reports that 60 percent of people check on their phones before they sleep. They read news, check their WeChat or talk with QQ friends.
It’s important for us to get enough sleep. We’ll feel tired and think slowly without enough sleep. And tired kids are often unhappy, too. We can’t change our school time. But there are still ways to get better sleep. Stay away from Coke and coffee at night. They make it hard to fall asleep. Watch fewer TV series, leave your mobile phone and computer on your desk. Then you will improve your sleep. And you will live a better and healthier life.
1. How many people have bad sleep among the people who are asked by CMDA?| A．About 270. | B．About 360. | C．About 720. | D．About 1,280. |
| A．Homework. | B．Bad sleeping habits. |
| C．Talking with QQ friends. | D．Drinking too much Coke and coffee. |
| A．Boring. | B．Exciting. | C．Difficult. | D．Much. |
| A．Televisions, mobile phones and computers are bad for your sleep. |
| B．To get enough sleep, it’s best to ask the school to change the time. |
| C．Bad sleeping habits can make us feel tired and think slowly. |
| D．Many Chinese students sleep for 5 hours a day according to the study. |
| A．The information about World Sleep Day. |
| B．The CMDA carried a survey. |
| C．Why we have bad sleep and how to improve our sleep. |
| D．Students have too much homework to do. |
8 . As the Spring Festival getting close, it’s time to do some preparation from now.
Different from other festivals, the traditional Spring Festival lasts (持续) more than a month, starting from the second half of La Yue (the twelfth month) and the first half of the Zheng Yue (the first month) of the lunar (农历) year. But what are the special days during this period and what do people do on those days? Here are some customs that you should know.
The 24th day of La Yue in South China is Xiao Nian, the “Little Chinese New Year,” it means the start of the Spring Festival. On this day, people usually do house cleaning. It’s said that the year-end cleaning brings good luck to the coming year. On the 25th day, it is a tradition to make and eat tofu. Because the pronunciation of “tofu” is similar to the word “toufu”, the first fortune (福气), or “tóufù”, the first wealth. So eating tofu has become popular among Chinese people. The 26th day is the day to cook meat, usually mutton or pork, celebrating the coming of the new year. On the 27th day, people wash clothes and take a good shower. These activities mean washing away all the bad luck and illness. It is a tradition to prepare dough (面团) on the 28th day. Because many kinds of traditional food during the Spring Festival such as dumplings are made of dough. This also means preparing plenty of food for the whole family. The 29th day is important, people in most areas get up early and honor their ancestors. It is because the preparations for the festival are almost finished, so it’s time to invite the ancestors back home for the New Year. Finally, it’s the Spring Festival Eve.
1. How long does the traditional Spring Festival usually last?| A．A day. | B．A week. | C．A month. | D．A season. |
| A．The first day of La Yue is Xiao Nian. |
| B．Eating tofu means washing away bad luck. |
| C．All foods during the Spring Festival are made of dough. |
| D．The preparations are almost finished on the 29th day of La Yue. |
①eat tofu ②cook meat ③prepare dough ④honor ancestors ⑤do house cleaning ⑥wash clothes and take a shower
| A．①→②→③→④→⑤→⑥ | B．⑤→③→⑥→④→①→② |
| C．⑤→①→②→⑥→③→④ | D．⑥→⑤→③→②→①→④ |
| A．What to do after the Spring Festival. |
| B．What to do before the Spring Festival. |
| C．Where to go before the Spring Festival. |
| D．What to buy after the Spring Festival. |
| A．The 30th day of La Yue. |
| B．The 31st day of Zheng Yue. |
| C．The Spring Festival in other countries. |
| D．The New Year’s Day in other cultures. |
9 . Winter Solstice (冬至) is a very important traditional festival in China. On that day, the Northern part of the world has the shortest daytime and longest nighttime. After the day, the daytime will become longer and longer.
Winter Solstice Festival started from Han Dynasty (朝代). In Eastern Han Dynasty, there was a famous doctor called Zhang Zhongjing. He was once an official in Changsha. When he returned home for his life, he saw people lived a very hard life and their ears were red with cold in the snowing winter. He was very sad and thought of a way to help them drive out the chill. He asked his servants (仆人) to get some mutton, hot pepper and medicine. Then, cut them up. After that, wrap them with flour (裹上面粉). After boiling, Zhang gave the food to the people there. By eating this kind of ear-like food, these people’s ears all became better. Later, every Winter Solstice, people cook such kind of food which was called dumplings.
Such traditions and customs for the day vary in different areas of China. In northern part of China, people usually eat dumplings and mutton to celebrate the day. However, in the southern part, tangyuan and noodles are the festival foods.
1. On Winter Solstice, the daytime in China will become the ________.| A．longest | B．shortest | C．hottest | D．hardest |
| A．驱除寒意 | B．开车兜风 | C．休息放松 | D．冷静下来 |
| A．Zhang Zhongjing was a very famous doctor |
| B．Winter Solstice Festival started from Han Dynasty |
| C．all the people in Han Dynasty knew Zhang Zhongjing very well |
| D．the sad people learned to cook such food to stop their ears from being cold the next year |
| A．mutton | B．tangyuan | C．hot pepper | D．dumplings |
| A．Famous Doctor — Zhang Zhongjing | B．Culture of Winter Solstice |
| C．Origin (起源) of Dumplings | D．Culture of Eastern Han Dynasty |
10 . 根据短文内容，判断正 (T)误 (F)，并将所选答案涂到答题卡的相应位置上。
Who runs the world’s club music?
The Top 100 DJs 2022 list by DJ Mag came out on Oct. 27th. Dutch (荷兰的) DJ Martin topped the list. DJ Mag is a magazine in Britain from January 31st, 1991. As usual, the list comes out around October every year. It’s based (基于) on how popular these artists are around the world. Weeks before the results, people can vote (投票) for their top 5 favorite DJs. Here are the top three.
Name | Nationality | DJ style | Popular work |
Martin | The Netherlands | Pop/electronic | Animals, Scared to Be Lonely |
David | France | EDM (electronic dance music) | So Far Away, Nothing But the Beat |
Dimitri&Mike | Belgium | EDM | Tremor, the Hum |
判断正(T)误 (F)。
1. This TOP 100 DJs list by DJ Mag comes out in January.2. “Mag” may be a short form (缩写) of the word “magician”.
3. Everyone votes for his top-100 favorite DJs before the results come out.
4. The top three DJs2022 each come from different countries.
5. If you love EDM, you may listen to Animals and Scared to Be Lonely.
