1 . Study trips are really popular in China now. They bring a lot of fun to people. And they are a natural way to learn about the world. Some villages in Fangshan, Beijing are good places to take study trips.
You can go to Huangshandian village. You can pick up eggs and run after chickens. What’s more, you can learn about something about Chinese herbs (药草) in a special garden there.
A lot of visitors would like to go to U World Nature Education Farm in Xia Village. People can watch many kinds of plants there. The 330,000-square-meter farm also has a restaurant, a library, and a small zoo. Remember to go to the farm with your tents. It is fun to go camping there.
Persimmons (柿子) are a calling card of Dayugou village. Visitors can learn about persimmons there. In 2019, Zhu Qijiu went back to his hometown of Dayugou village in the hope of helping young people learn more. In the same year, Zhu built a two-floor “doctor’s house”. In it, young people can learn science about nature. “I learned about lots of birds,” a boy said. “I never knew that a village was so much fun.”
1. Why are study trips so popular?(List two reasons why study trips are so popular.)
2. Which village should people visit if they want to learn about Chinese herbs?
3. What should visitors remember to take if they go to U World Nature Education Farm?
4. When did Zhu build the two-floor “doctor’s house”?
5. What did the boy think of Dayugou village?
Long time ago, people from other cultures used their hands to eat food, while the ancient Chinese invented chopsticks to keep their hands clean. Early chopsticks were used mainly for cooking until 400 A.D. when people began eating with chopsticks.
We don’t know exactly when chopsticks were invented. There’s a research showing that they didn’t come into wide use until about 300 B.C. Chinese thinker Confucius was an important person in the history of chopsticks, because he thought peace would not appear if people used knives during a meal.
The “no-knives-on-the-table” rule led to a big change in Chinese cooking. Food had to be cut into small pieces. This was the birth of Chinese cooking and it has made Chinese food popular around the world.
However, many Westerners find it difficult to use chopsticks. Eric, a foreign teacher, had the experience of learning to use chopsticks. “I need to hold them properly to be able to put the food carefully into my mouth.” Eric’s Chinese friends taught him patiently, but it still took him months to learn this skill. “But it’s worth learning. I have learned a lot from this experience,” Eric said.
Cultures can often be understood through food. For Chinese, food doesn’t just provide energy. It also brings happiness. And chopsticks also mean a lot. As a good example of Chinese culture, they show the Chinese wisdom (智慧).
1. Why did the ancient Chinese invent chopsticks?2. Who thought peace would not appear if people used knives during a meal?
3. What led to a big change in Chinese cooking?
4. How do many Westerners feel about using chopsticks?
5. For Chinese, which do chopsticks show, energy or wisdom?
Look! This is a photo of Ann. Ann is an English girl. She is twelve. Her face is round and her mouth is small. She likes blue very much. Now she is in Hong Kong. Her telephone number is 77285698. Jiang Shan is her classmate. She is a Chinese She is from Beijing. She is eleven. They are in the same school but not in the same class. Her telephone number is 63256256. Her family is in Beijing now. Beijing is very beautiful（漂亮的）. We like it very much.
1. Whose photo is it?2. Does Ann have a round face?
3. What’s Jiang Shan’s telephone number?
4. Are Ann and Jiang Shan in the same class?
5. Where is Jiang Shan’s family now?
Practicing yoga (瑜伽) is a helpful, popular way to keep fit. It has many followers around the world. There are many kinds of yoga. You may have heard of “hot yoga” before. Now, in India, a new kind of yoga, water yoga, is becoming more and more popular among the local people.
In the city of Agra, people practice yoga in water. It is more difficult to practice yoga in water than on land. But practicing yoga in water can be good for your flexibility (灵活性).
Harish Chaturvedi, a writer, teaches people water yoga for free—even the poor people can learn from him. “Water yoga can become more popular than other kinds of yoga, because the body does not get tired so quickly,” he said. “Everybody can learn to swim, but if they learn yoga at the same time, they will never feel tired.”
“The level of Oxygen (氧气) is very high in water, and you will not have any breathing problem.” he added.
Harish believes that water yoga really helps people to keep away from illness. He mainly trains children. He has classes at the swimming pool of a local sports room regularly. Many children are interested in it and come to learn from him.
“Harish is very good at performing yoga in water.” said Sudhir Narayan, a water yoga student. “He is teaching children free of cost and that is a very good thing.”
1. Which is more difficult, to practice yoga in water or on land?2. What is Harish Chaturvedi?
3. Why is water yoga more popular than others?
4. Who does Harish mainly train?
5. Where does he have classes regularly?
Very few people enjoy exams. I don’t, either. When I have an exam, I am always too worried about it. So I’m not surprised when I find that my students worry about them. As a student, it’s impossible for you not to worry about exams at all, but at least you should try not to worry too much. Good students never study hard only a few days before an exam. They study hard all the time. Remember that it is impossible to learn everything at the last minute.
Then what should you do? If you start to study for each exam early, you will be able to say “How easy the exam is!” Then you will be more confident about yourself.
▲ Take a short rest during your study. If you are too tired, you can’t remember things well. Then you should have a short rest for about ten minutes after you study for an hour. Then you can remember things much faster.
▲ You’d better not stay up late before an exam. You may feel tired or want to sleep the next day if you stay up too late before an exam.
▲ Try to do something else to relax yourself. You can listen to music or have a walk with your good friends. They are both good ways to help you feel less worried or nervous before an exam.
1. Does the writer enjoy exams?2. How does the writer feel when having an exam?
3. What does the writer do?
4. When should students start to study for an exam?
5. How many pieces of advice does the writer give to us?
 In the COVID-19 pandemic(新冠肺炎疫情), people across the world are paying more attention to the health and happiness of each other. Some are trying to send messages of love and care in different ways. In China, an international communication program was started to send support to other countries. It has collected eighty-five letters written by students in Beijing to young people in pandemic-stricken(疫情重创下的) countries. They are full of love and care. These letters were made into a collection of short videos called “A Letter to Friends”. They were shown in the form of sand painting. It is reported that many hospitals abroad refuse all visitors to patients in order to stop the spread of COVID- 19. Patients feel lonely and worried, so some hospitals have created “Online Wish Wall” for the public. People are welcome to post their messages there to express their love and care. So far, the hospitals have received a great deal of encouragement from the public. The messages have helped the patients to cheer up without their loved ones by their side. The COVID-19 pandemic may make life difficult for people, but love and care will make life better. |
1. What messages are some people trying to send?
2. Who wrote the eighty-five letters?
3. How were the letters shown?
4. Where can people post their messages to the patients?
5. What influence have the messages produced on the patients?
Overseas education consulting (海外教育咨询) companies are always busy during the summer. That’s because many students are not interested in the majors in their college entrance exams. They want to experience studying and living abroad.
Li Qing. A Chinese student, said. “In order to enter a better university, I have decided to go abroad. I think it will give me a better development.”
According to the companies’ data, the number of the students who want to study abroad has increased by 40%n the last few years.
Most of the students who want to go abroad are high school graduates. More and more parents now realize the advantages of sending their children to study abroad. it’s becoming a popular choice for many well-off (富裕的) )families.
Many students apply for (申请) world-famous universities. 40% has applied for the top 50 universities in the US. 70% applied for the top 30 in Britain, and 50% applied for the top 8 in Australia.
Countries like Britain. Australia, Japan, Russia, Germany and France are still the favorite for students. Schools and colleges in nearby Malaysia and Singapore are also popular.
1. When are overseas education consulting (海外教育咨询) companies always busy?2. Why does Li Qing decide to go abroad?
3. Has the number of the students who want to study abroad increased?
4. Are most of the students who want to go abroad high school graduates or middle school graduates?
5. Which countries are the favorite for students?
