1 . You may have known about many traditional Chinese festivals such as Spring Festival or Lantern Festival, but have you ever heard of Dragon Heads-raising Day?
Dragon Heads-raising Day is also called Spring Dragon Festival. It is on the second day of the second lunar(农历) month. It’s on February 21st this year. It came from an old story. After that day, the Dragon King will wake up from his winter sleep and bring more rain. So that day is the start of spring and farming season.
One of the most interesting things related to the day is about haircut. People believe that a haircut during the first lunar month is not a good idea. It may bring bad things to your uncles. So people can only cut it on or after Dragon Heads-raising Day. Although it’s not true, many people still do it.
There are also other ways to celebrate this festival. For example, people eat food with dragon names. People call noodles dragon’s beard(胡须) . Dumplings are dragon’s ears and spring rolls(春卷) are dragon’s scales(鳞) .
People also do dragon dances and make dragon lanterns. The lanterns stand for people’s best wishes and good luck.
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1. Dragon Heads-raising Day is on the second day in February every year.
2. After Dragon Heads-raising Day, rainfall usually increases, which is good for farming.
3. People believed that having your haircut on Dragon Heads-raising Day might cause bad luck to your uncles.
4. The article explains why people eat food with dragon names to celebrate the festival.
5. The writer probably wants more students to know about Dragon Heads-raising Day.
2 . Since 2017, short videos have gotten millions of opinions online. Many people make and share short videos on popular video apps like Douyin and Kuaishou. In these popular apps, you can even add music and special effects (特效) to your videos. A video usually lasts 15 seconds to a few minutes. People in the videos usually do things like cooking, exercising and singing.
Teenagers enjoy these videos very much. More than 50 percent of junior high school students said they enjoy themselves while watching these short videos. About 47 percent have posted their own videos, according to a recent report by the China National Youth Palace Association.
The videos let teenagers see something funny and exciting. Many teenagers like to share the fun things they do with others as well. For example, a 12-year-old user named Xiaoqianyu posted videos to show her jazz dance. This made her win many fans.
However, the videos can also cause trouble. Some students spend too much time watching them and less time studying. Some videos are not appropriate for teenagers. Watching these videos is bad for teenagers’ study and life.
To deal with these problems, Douyin added a new function in April. It locks the app if someone uses the app for over two hours a day. In the same month, the government asked the video companies to control these apps and take out the bad videos. The apps have been checked and controlled much more strictly since then, the Beijing News reported.
1. People can ________ on popular video apps according to Paragraph 1.| A．share short videos | B．make much money |
| C．have music classes | D．make phone calls |
| A．About 47 percent. | B．More than 50 percent. |
| C．About 53 percent. | D．Less than 50 percent. |
| A．proper | B．interesting | C．important | D．safe |
| A．They are good for teenagers. | B．They should be stopped to make. |
| C．We shouldn’t spend time on them. | D．We should use them correctly. |
| A．The users of Douyin and Kuaishou. | B．The situation (形势) of the popular video apps. |
| C．The problems of Douyin and Kuaishou. | D．The right ways to use video apps. |
3 . What will the world of tomorrow look like? Many people today believe that technology is going to help solve some of the most difficult problems we have on Earth today. New technology may solve old problems, and it may also create new ones. No technology is perfect. Each has advantages and disadvantages, as these three examples.
When we dream about the future, many of us think that we will be able to fly to the skies in our own personal flying car. We could fly at 480 km per hour, avoiding traffic lights and busy roads. However, if the cars become popular, there will be problems with traffic control.
3D printing is another new technology for the future. 3D printers are already used to make life-size models of car parts, and man-made body parts, such as ears. As we move into the future, 3D printing will change the way we make things and the way we treat sick people. The disadvantage is that such a machine is very expensive.
Finally, people are trying to build a robot suit(套装). This is an electronic suit. It allows people to lift heavy objects and walk a long way. It might help people walk again after an illness or an accident. However, one disadvantage at the moment is cost.
Looking ahead, it is easy to imagine a future. We will be able to fly to work, print out a new pair of shoes or lift a car above our heads. Although there are some problems to solve before all of this is possible, we can certainly dream of a world. In this world, technology makes people’s life easier and safer. It can solve some of the most difficult problems we have today.
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