The craftswoman Ji Yulan, an inheritor of the intangible heritage of paper-cutting from the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region,
She made paper-cuts of people from all
Ji has 12 students, aged from 3
Ji keeps practicing paper-cutting every day. Her works hang in her studio
2 . One of the longest ancient wooden bridges in China, located in Fujian province, collapsed on Saturday night after a fire broke out. No casualties(伤亡)or injuries were reported. Wan’an Bridge, which has a history of more than 900 years, in the village of Changqiao in Pingnan county caught fire at around 9:10 pm. The blaze was put out by 10: 45 pm, according to the local emergency management bureau.
There are more than 50 wooden arch bridges in Pingnan. Measuring almost 100 meters long and 5 meters wide, Wan’an Bridge is the oldest and longest wooden bridge in the country. A fire broke out on the bridge in the Qing Dynasty(1644～1911)and it was rebuilt in 1742. It was listed as a key national cultural relic in 2006. The construction of wooden arch bridges uses the most sophisticated techniques among all wooden bridges in China, and the techniques themselves were listed as an intangible cultural heritage by UNESCO in 2009.
Although uncommon, fires at cultural sites around the country do happen. In 2014, a fire destroyed around 300 houses in Dukezong township in Shangrila county of Yunnan province. Dukezong, established more than 1, 300 years ago, is known for its Tibetan-style architecture. The fire burned nearly a fifth of the ancient town’s core preservation area.
In 2019, the National Cultural Heritage Administration and Ministry of Emergency Management issued a guideline on improving fire safety for cultural relics. It required museums and institutions with cultural relics to conduct fire safety check every two hours when open to the public.
According to China News Service, Pingnan county has set up special working groups to look into the incident and to try to restore the bridge. The local authorities are looking into the cause of the incident and the public security bureau has started an investigation.
1. What do we know about Wan’an bridge?| A．It is about 100 meters long and 5 meters high. |
| B．It was damaged and then rebuilt in Qing dynasty. |
| C．It was listed as a key national cultural relic in 2009. |
| D．It is the longest and the widest wooden bridge in China. |
| A．They are located in the same province. |
| B．They are famous cultural sites in China. |
| C．They are both Tibetan-style architectures. |
| D．They were caught by fire more than once. |
| A．China News Service will help restore the bridge. |
| B．There are strict rules for museums all over China. |
| C．It will take a long time to find out the cause of the fire. |
| D．China attaches importance to cultural relics protection. |
| A．A travel brochure. | B．A bulletin board. |
| C．A financial journal. | D．A recent newspaper. |
3 . Living in a culture that is different from your own can be both an exciting and challenging experience. The following are 6 cultural differences between China and the USA to help promoting mutual understanding.
Money
As is well known, the Chinese are conservative when they are planning to spend money, but far fewer American families are saving money for emergencies and education than their Chinese counterparts (对等的人)..
Privacy
Chinese people do not have the same concept of privacy as American do. They talk about topic such as ages, income or marital (婚姻的) status, which Americans think is annoying and disturbing.
Family
In China, elders are traditionally treated with great respect while young are cared for. In America, the goal of the family is to encourage independence, particularly that of the children. Unlike the Chinese, older Americans seldom live with their children.
Friends
Chinese people have different meanings to define friends. Just hanging out together time to time is not friendship. Friendship means lifelong friends who feel it deeply necessary to give each other whatever help might seem required. Americans always call people they meet friends, so the definition of friends is general and different. There are work friends, playing friends, school friends and drinking friends.
Education
Chinese people value education and career more than Americans, who in turn attach more great importance to good character and faith, which they think are of great value in their life.
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Basically China values the community and the USA values the individual. If you achieve something in the USA, it’s because you are great. While in China, if you achieve something, it’s because the team, or family, or company is great. Everything you do gets owed to the greater whole, while in American individual achievements are celebrated.
1. What can be inferred from the passage?| A．Americans lay more stress on faith and good personality. |
| B．Americans think much of the individual and the community. |
| C．Americans are mean with money to spend while Chinese are not. |
| D．Americans define friendship almost the same. |
| A．Achievements | B．Individual |
| C．Team VS Individual | D．Teamwork |
| A．To promote friendship between China and the USA. |
| B．To help Chinese live well in the USA. |
| C．To have a complete understanding of the USA. |
| D．To introduce the cultural differences between China and the USA |
