1 . The traditional Chinese lunar calendar(阴历) divides the year into 24 solar terms(节气). Lichun, the first of the 24 solar terms, lifts the curtain(窗帘) of spring. After that everything turns green and is filled with energy. People clearly see that the daytime is becoming longer and the weather is becoming warmer. Here are some things you might not know about Lichun.
As a solar term, Lichun entered people’s lives in the Spring and Autumn period. At that time, there were eight solar terms. According to some experts, the 24 solar terms were used for the first time in books during the Western Han Dynasty, when people set Lichun as the Spring Festival.
Wearing fabric swallows(织成的燕子) is a custom in some areas in Shaanxi. Every Lichun, people like to wear a swallow made of colorful silk on their chests(胸部). The swallow is a sign of spring and a symbol of success, wealth and happiness.
In China, it is said that the egg can be set upright on the first day of Lichun. It is believed that if someone can make the egg stand on the first day of Lichun, he will have good luck in the future.
In many parts of China, people follow the custom of “biting the spring” on the first day of Lichun. They eat spring pancakes, spring rolls(春卷) and so on.
Complete the chart according to the passage with only one word for each blank.Lichun | |
Facts | It is the Everything turns green and is The daytime is becoming longer and the weather is becoming warmer. |
It appeared in the Spring and Autumn period. It was | |
Customs | People like to wear a swallow made of colorful silk on their chests. If someone can set the egg upright, he will be People eat spring pancakes, spring rolls and so on. |
Durrow Scarecrow(稻草人) Festival 2022 will take place from July 24th to August 1st! The whole city is running a scarecrow competition and all the works will be shown during the festival. That will be nine full days of family friendly fun, along with other activities , including traditional games, and charitable activities!
Humans have used scarecrows around the world for over 3,000 years. The first recorded use of scarecrows was by the Egyptians to protect their wheat fields along the Nile River. Scarecrows were mainly used to scare away hungry birds. Nowadays, numerous exciting and enjoyable scarecrow festivals are born for all the citizens to attend.
The England scarecrow festival started in 1994. A man held a charitable activity by encouraging villagers to make scarecrows depicting (描绘) their jobs. The idea of homemade scarecrows arose people’s interest. Later, the festival grew into England’s village tradition. Every year it attracts countless visitors from all over the world to join in the fun.
Scarecrow festivals help people let their creativity out by experiencing DIY with straw. They also become a talking point for neighbors who have never met each other before. Citizens join in the fun and show off their creative flair(才华) to each other. Besides, through the competition, the team spirit will be displayed.
Scarecrow Festivals | |
Basic Information | Durrow Scarecrow Festival 2022 will Durrow Scarecrow Festival 2022 will |
History | The Egyptians made scarecrows to The England scarecrow festival started in 1994. There are many scarecrow festivals now, attracting countless visitors. |
They help release people’s creativity by experiencing DIY with straw. They help improve the relationship between neighbors. They help |
We all know that reading books builds a bridge between our life and the unknown world. In our country, people read books at any time. They enjoy reading books even when they’re on a break at the beach, or relaxing from a hike. Good reading habits lead you to a lifelong love of books. Here are some tips on how to develop good reading habits.
Choose the books which suit you. In most middle schools, teachers give students a reading list every few weeks. Most books are easy to read, like youth novels. The students themselves can also buy books which they’re interested in or the best-selling books.
Reading in short periods. 15 minutes after getting to school, 15 minutes while waiting for friends, 15 minutes before going to sleep. Then you can read books for about five hours every week in total.
Talk about your reading with your family or friends. This helps you have a better understanding.
How to | |
What to read | 1. Read the books which 2. Read the books that you’re interested in. 3. Read the books which can be the best-selling. |
1. Read after getting to school. 2. Read while waiting for friends. 3. Read before going to sleep. The | |
Who to talk with | Talk about your reading with your family or friends. This helps you |
Our government is doing its best to prevent the rapid spread of the Novel Coronavirus across China. Here are some simple precautions (预防措施) that you can do personally to keep safe from the virus.
When you leave your home, wear masks and gloves and keep them on in subways, buses or in a supermarket. If you are in a social situation where you should take off your gloves, do not touch your face or eyes, no matter what itches (发痒). Keep your hands away from contact with your face. And before you put your gloves back on, wash your hands thoroughly with soap and warm water. Change gloves daily, washing them thoroughly, and don’t wear wet gloves. Stay away from crowds and keep your distance from individual people—a half meter is a good standard. If someone is coughing, you can ask them to put on a mask to protect you from their potentially contaminated (污染的) fluids. If they don’t agree, you step a meter away from them or leave. Don’t shake hands or hug people—politely leave, saying its better for both of you not to come in close contact during an epidemic (流行病).
If you share meals, do not use your personal chopsticks to get food from a serving bowl or plate and. Of course don’t drink out of anybody else’s cups. Place serving spoons in each dish and instruct everybody at the table to get what they want from the serving dishes onto their personal plates or bowls, return the serving spoon to the main dish, and then use their personal chopsticks only to pick food from their personal plate or bowl into their mouth.
With these simple precautions, if they were taken by everybody in your household, building, office, and school, you will dramatically reduce the spread of the virus.
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How to Stay from the Novel Corona virus | |
Here are some simple precautions that you can do by yourselves to protect you from the virus. | |
Wear masks and gloves | Wear masks and gloves and keep them on in Be careful not to touch your face or eyes after taking off gloves in a social situation. Avoid wearing |
Stay away from crowds | Follow a good standard of keeping a half meter from individual people. Ask people to put on a mask if they have a It’s better not to contact closely during an epidemic. |
Use serving chopsticks | Use serving chopsticks to get food from a serving bowl. Don’t drink out of others’ cups. Ask people to follow the instruction to place serving spoons in each dish and |
If everybody takes the precautions, the spread of the virus will be greatly |
Cooking should be considered as art just like any other activity which requires skills and knowledge. It is often said that students are supposed to learn scientific facts as well as how to prepare meals. The following will explain why cooking should be taught in schools.
Cooking is an important skill in life.
Schools are supposed to teach knowledge to the students so that they can lead successful independent lives when they are out of school. Also, they can step into the world knowing how to make a living.
Cooking helps discover future career.
When schools offer cooking lessons, students will show an interest in it and might take cooking as a career. This will give them the chance to perfect their basic skills and be creative in the kitchen.
Cooking avoids wasting money.
One of the main reasons why cooking should be taught in schools is that the students always use a lot of money to buy ready-made food, while in the real sense they could prepare a nice meal with less cost by buying the required ingredients.
Cooking betters math learning.
Schools do not just teach how to prepare delicious meals. Students are also taught to follow the instructions in a standard when mixing ingredients. If it is, ‘add 1/4 spoon of salt,’ students should only add that amount. So there is no more or less.
Cooking Should Be Taught in Schools. | ||
Opinion | Students should learn scientific knowledge and cooking skills. | |
An important skill in life | ·Students can lead independent lives ·Students can depend on themselves for basic living after graduation. | |
Discovering future career. | ·Students might be ·Students can perfect their basic skills and be creative in the kitchen. | |
Students can prepare nice dishes with less cost. | ||
Bettering math Learning | Students are taught to follow the instructions |
Music is a big part of our lives. But some US schools have cut music classes in recent years. For example, Chicago public schools hurt arts education when it fired(解雇)over 1, 000 teachers. Among them, 10 percent of the teachers taught art or music, according to The Washington Times.
In fact, this is not just a problem in the US. In other countries, such as China and the UK, music classes are not thought to be as important as other subjects like science, math and history. That’s because music is not seen as a very important life skill, and it isn’t tested. Many students are busy with schoolwork, so parents and students choose to focus on(专注于)subjects that are tested more often.
However, music education is very important for all students. Music helps with math and science. Students learn to count and how to divide. Students also use science to help them discover what sounds good together and what doesn’t. Students can learn a lot about languages through music. Many songs are written in other languages. Students must learn to translate these works to understand what they are singing about. Students can also learn about art. Some famous pieces are written about important pieces of art, and students learn about the artists as they’re playing the music.
Music education brings higher thinking to our children. It allows them to think about complex(复杂的)patterns. Students have to sense what every other musician does at every time.
Students also learn plenty of cooperation(协作)of body parts through music. It is not as simple as it looks. For example, when playing the piano, people see music notes and decode(解码)them in their brains. They also use their fingers to make sounds.
Music Education | |
Fact | Music is thought to be |
Music is not seen as a very important life skill. It isn’t tested so parents and students | |
The writer’s opinion | Music education is important for all students. |
Importance | Music can help students improve their Music brings higher thinking to our children. Music helps students’ body parts |
In Thailand, the Water Festival is a very big festival. It is a very special festival for all their people. It is the beginning of their New Year. It is usually at the end of March or the beginning of April. Before the Water Festival, people clean their houses and cook nice food. When the Water Festival begins, people splash(泼) water over each other. Everyone gets very wet, but they are very happy.
Festival | the Water Festival |
Country | |
Date | at the |
*before the festival, people clean houses and cook nice food | |
*when the festival begins, people splash water | |
Feeling | Everyone gets wet(湿的) but they are very |
8 . Xiamen becomes world-famous because of the Brics(金砖国度) in 2017. It was held in this “garden city on the sea” in September. There are five members in Brics. They are China, Brazil, Russia, India and South Africa. The leaders(首脑) of the five countries get together in Xiamen to discuss the economy(经济), art, education, culture and so on.
All the eyes from every part of the world stared at Xiamen, China at that time. Xiamen is a beautiful seashore city, in the southeast of Fujian. It’s not only famous for the beaches, but also for Gulangyu. Gulangyu is called “the piano island”. You can enjoy the sweet piano sound and delicious seafood on the island as well. If you come to Xiamen, be sure not to miss Zengcuoan and Zhongshan Street. They are ancient(古老的) and beautiful, full of tourists from all over the world every year. If you are a bicycle lover, you need to come to Xiamen right now. The city has the longest bicycle path(道路) in the world. And it is the first bicycle path in China. It is more than 7 kilometers long. You can enjoy cycling on the special path safely.
Are you ready to have a trip to Xiamen? You are welcome to Xiamen!
根据短文内容回答问题。
1. Which countries are the members of the Brics in 2017?
2. What did the leaders discuss?
3. Which place in Xiamen can you enjoy the sweet piano sound?
4. How long is the special bicycle path in Xiamen?
5. How many places in Xiamen are mentioned in Paragraph 2?
9 . 阅读短文,根据文章内容,完成表格。每空一词。
It is important for you to have good eating habits. Different kinds of food help your body in different ways. That is why it is important to eat many different kinds of healthy foods. Eating too many snacks can make your body unhealthy. They can also make you sick. You should try to eat healthily if you want to stay healthy.
A healthy breakfast
Starting the day with a healthy breakfast is important. The food you eat for breakfast gives you the energy you need for daily activities. Porridge, cereal (谷类) toast and eggs are some healthy foods you can eat for breakfast. A healthy breakfast should also have some fruit and a drink, such as water, milk or fruit juice.
A healthy lunch
A healthy lunch gives you the energy to learn and play in the afternoon. Make sure your lunch has food such as rice or bread. There should also be vegetables and some fruit in your lunch.
A healthy dinner
A healthy dinner should have some meat and lots of vegetables. Fresh salad also should be included. Some people agree that eating less at dinner is good for your health.
Good Eating | |
A healthy breakfast | It’s For breakfast, you can eat some healthy foods Fruit and a drink should be included. |
A healthy lunch | Lunch gives you the You can have rice or bread, vegetables and fruit. |
A healthy dinner | You should have some meat, vegetables and salad. It’s a good idea to eat |
Many people think if you turn off your TV, your life will be colorful. You should not watch too much TV. It’s not good for you. Firstly, it’s bad for your study. You spend too much time on TV. You can’t do well in school. Secondly, it’s bad for your health. You do not exercise. You may get fat. Your eyesight(视力) is getting worse. Some of you have to wear glasses. Thirdly, it’s bad for your family life. Your family are watching TV. You don’t talk with each other. Lastly, some TV programmes(节目) are not good for you. You may learn bad things from them.
Turn off your TV for a week. Maybe you can find something fun to do. May be you can read books, learn to swim or paint pictures, and you can also enjoy music in your free time. Would you like to have a try?
Don’t | |
Study | You can’t do well in school. |
Health | You do not |
Family life | Family members do not |
Bad TV programmes | You may learn bad things from them. |
Something | You can read books, learn to swim, paint pictures and enjoy |