Chinese embroidery (刺绣) is one of the
Initially, local women developed embroidery
According to Shangshu,
Chinese embroidery
1.时间;
2.活动安排。
注意:
1.写作词数应为100左右;
2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
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3 . The traditional Chinese solar calendar divides a year into 24 solar terms (节气). Cold Dew (寒露), the 17th solar term of the year, begins this year on Oct. 8 and ends on Oct. 23. At this time, the dew is greater and colder and there will be less rain. Autumn crops will be ripe. Here are three things you should know about Cold Dew.
Foggy autumn
Temperatures drop significantly in October. When the cold air encounters autumn rain, the abundant water vapor in the air soon reaches saturation (饱和状态), and then it turns into fog. When the humidity is high, there will be foggy regions formed in many areas of China.
Season for fishing
People always say that fishing in shallow water in autumn makes sense. That’s because during the Cold Dew period, temperatures decrease quickly and sunshine doesn’t reach deep water thoroughly. Fish swim to shallow water areas where the water temperature is relatively high.
Season for drinking chrysanthemum (菊花) wine
Chrysanthemum is the iconic flower of Cold Dew. To prevent autumn dryness, many regions in China have the custom of drinking chrysanthemum wine. This is a tradition of the Double Ninth Festival, which often falls around Cold Dew. According to ancient records, drinking wine made with chrysanthemums, poria cocos mushroom and pine oleoresin grants (给予) people long-lasting youth.
1. What is NOT the characteristic of Cold Dew?A.Wet weather. | B.Low temperatures. |
C.Foggy conditions. | D.Fully-grown crops. |
A.Because fish become mature in autumn. |
B.Because fish move slowly in cold water. |
C.Because fish eat more in low temperatures. |
D.Because fish tend to gather in warm areas. |
A.Celebrating Cold Dew. | B.Relieving people from autumn dryness. |
C.Ensuring people a stronger build. | D.Keeping people warm in low temperatures. |
4 . It is just past five o’clock on the Chinese New Year’s Eve. The dinner table is already
Six-year-old Bofeng has not
After, dinner, the whole family
A.surrounded | B.replaced | C.decorated | D.set |
A.drags | B.lifts | C.presses | D.delivers |
A.rich | B.strange | C.ordinary | D.entire |
A.sight | B.bite | C.chance | D.picture |
A.sought | B.colleted | C.sorted | D.prepared |
A.seen | B.greeted | C.contacted | D.confirmed |
A.Thus | B.Besides | C.Indeed | D.Meanwhile |
A.cold | B.pressure | C.suffering | D.challenges |
A.noise | B.accent | C.laughter | D.leisure |
A.distant | B.crowded | C.native | D.attractive |
A.stressful | B.tough | C.typical | D.convenient |
A.run | B.circle | C.wonder | D.move |
A.dealing with | B.chatting with | C.calling on | D.focusing on |
A.protection | B.comfort | C.fortune | D.convenience |
A.responsibly | B.definitely | C.frequently | D.independently |
5 . Canada is diverse and vast, and the festivals celebrated there reflect this. Here are some exciting ones that attract visitors worldwide.
Vancouver Celebration of Light
The largest fireworks competition in the world is held every summer in Vancouver. It consists of concerts, food stalls, and the Seawall Challenge, a popular urban adventure race. The festival, which lasts about a week, makes for a great way to get to know the city from a local standpoint.
Edmonton Folk Festival
From its humble beginning in 1980, Edmonton Folk Festival has grown to be one of the world’s famous folk festivals. Held each August, the lineup of the 10-day-long festival is always outstanding and ticket prices stay reasonable. Edmonton is also a gateway to Jasper and the Canadian Rockies, about two hours away in case you have extra time to explore after the festival.
Toronto International Film Festival
Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) is one of the leading film festivals in the world, ranking closely with Cannes and Sundance. Films such as Hotel Rwanda, American Beauty, and The Big Chill made their premieres (首映) at this famous star-filled event held each September. The 11-day-long festival is also known as the kick-off of awards season, with many films that make their first public performance at TIFF going on to get nominated for Oscars and Golden Globe awards.
Montreal Comedy Festival
Since 1983, Montreal Comedy Festival, or, Just for Laughs as it is more commonly known, has been inviting people to get together just for fun, just for entertainment-just for laughs. The festival, which takes place every year for two weeks in July, has grown in popularity and reputation and today features some of the world’s greatest comedians and it also resulted in a television show that is broadcast internationally.
1. What do Vancouver Celebration of Light and Edmonton Folk Festival have in common?A.They feature fireworks. | B.They require admission tickets. |
C.They consist of concerts | D.They are held annually. |
A.Edmonton Folk Festival. | B.Montreal Comedy Festival. |
C.Vancouver Celebration of Light. | D.Toronto International Film Festival. |
A.Vancouver. | B.Edmonton. | C.Toronto. | D.Montreal. |
6 . Literary (文学的) festivals are all over the UK and Ireland this month. Here are four of them.
Hay Festival
Set on the beautiful Wales-England border, this year’s Hay Festival includes travel writer Kapka Kassabova delivering the 2023 Jan Morris Lecture, Ray Mears discussing the British woodland, and Bear Grylls and Ranulph Fiennes celebrating a love of wild spaces. Author-led tours with Wayfair Walks explore the Brecon Beacons.
Date: From 25 May to 4 June
Guernsey Literary Festival
Celebrating great writing and big ideas in the beautiful island of Guernsey, this event includes activities such as a talk by Susie Dent centred on her book An Emotional Dictionary — Real Words For How We Feel, and family-focused drawing classes from painter Rob Biddulph. The festival also offers poetry competitions, writing workshops and the chance to stretch your legs on Guernsey’s coastal trails and nature walks.
Date: From 2 to 14 May
International Literature Festival Dublin
The ancient streets that were once inspiration for James Joyce, W·B Yeats and Oscar Wilde welcome Ireland’s leading literary festival this May. The 10-day event celebrates the best Irish and international writers, poets, playwrights and screenwriters. Book-themed guided walks are also offered.
Date: From 19 to 28 May
The Bath Festivals
Founded in 1948, The Bath Festivals is a year-round creative learning program that inspires and connects different people and communities through various activities. For example, we have Bath Contemporary Artists’ Fair in May and Bath Children’s Literature Festival in September. Our other year-round hands-on music and literature projects give children and young people opportunities to gain real-world experience.
1. Who will discuss the British woodland at Hay Festival?A.Bear Grylls. | B.Ray Mears. |
C.Ranulph Fiennes. | D.Kapka Kassabova. |
A.From 2 to 14 May. | B.From 20 May to 4 June. |
C.From 19 to 28 May. | D.From 25 May to 4 June. |
A.It mainly attracts adults. | B.It runs throughout the year. |
C.It has a variety of activities. | D.It offers author-led city walks. |
7 . Like reading? Interested in Chinese classical novels? Have a look at the following four books which are we known to most Chinese as Four Masterpieces.
The Water Margin
The Water Margin, also known as All Men Are Brothers in Pearl Buck’s translation, Shui Hu Zhuan in Chinese, is along chapter novel with the Song Jiang Uprising in the late Northern Song Dynasty as the main background and type of heroic legend. It is an immortal (不朽的) novel and has inspired many storytellers. The author of the novel is generally regarded as Shi Nai’an (1296~1371).
Romance of the Three Kingdoms
Romance of the Three Kingdoms is the first full-length historical romance novel in China. Its author is Luo Guan zhong (about 1330~1400), a famous novelist in the late Yuan Dynasty and the early Ming Dynasty. Characters such as Liu Bei, Cao Cao, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and Zhuge Liang have become household names among the Chinese.
Journey to the West
Journey to the West is the first romantic chapter novel about gods and devils in ancient China. There are 100 copies of Journey to the Westin the existing Ming Publications without the author’s signature. Wu Yuxuan, a scholar of the Qing Dynasty, first proposed that the author of Journey to the West was Wu Cheng’en (1500~1582) of the Ming Dynasty.
The Dream of the Red Chamber
The Dream of the Red Chamber, also called The Story of the Stone, is said to be the greatest masterpiece of Chinese fiction. It is generally believed to be written by Cao Xueqin (about 1715~1763), a writer of the Qing Dynasty. With hundreds of persons and their stories, the story is very complex but also very interesting for its encyclopedic character(百科全书式的人物).
1. Which book should people read if they want to know something about the character Song Jiang?A.The Water Margin. | B.Romance of the Three Kingdoms. |
C.Journey to the West. | D.The Dream of the Red Chamber. |
A.Shi Nai’an. | B.Luo Guanzhong. | C.Wu Cheng’en. | D.Cao Xueqin. |
A.Health. | B.Literature. | C.Sports. | D.Science. |
In Chinese history, the Yellow River is not just a river; it stands for the origins of culture and civilization. It played
The Chinese refer to the Yellow River as “the Mother River”. That is
Two million years ago, Peking man used
Confucianism and Taoism were not established until the Zhou Dynasty. Centuries
9 . The sweet art of painting with caramelized sugar(焦糖) can be witnessed in China’s Sichuan province. This ancient craft still manages to amaze tourists lucky enough to stumble upon a skilled street artist.
According to experts, this type of Chinese folk art originated from the Ming Dynasty when sugar animals and figures were created as part of ceremonies for sacrifice. During the Qing Dynasty, it gained even more popularity and the techniques were upgraded, which resulted in an increased number of patterns, most of them inspired by nature, wildlife and religion. In the beginning, people used molds(模具) to shape the caramelized sugar, but they were gradually replaced with a small bronze (青铜的) spoon that had to be used by talented artists who were experts at the art of normal painting as well.
“Painting” artistic pieces from melted sugar is very different from regular painting. Because the hot sugar cools down very quickly, the painter has to work swiftly, making sure he follows the correct order of strokes(一画,笔画) to get every shape just right. In order to get familiar with the process and the technique, it’s recommended that artists practice normal painting first.
Masters of this centuries-old craft use brown or white sugar as the main material. A bronze spoon and a small spade as tools, and a slab(厚块) of marble as the canvas. The sugar is melted over a fiery pot and spread over the canvas with the spoon. Once the shape is completed, the spade is used to glue a wooden stick to the artwork and to separate it from the marble slab. Then you can have your very own caramelized sugar dragon or tiger and a unique souvenir.
The art is gaining support from both the general public and the government, who had it listed as a Provincial Non-Material Culture Heritage.
1. What does the underlined phrase probably mean in this passage?A.Employ. | B.Attract. | C.Become. | D.Encounter. |
A.It played a more important role in ceremonies. |
B.The themes of the paintings were various. |
C.The molds were completely replaced by spoons. |
D.More people were attracted to study paintings. |
A.The order of strokes. | B.The number of the patterns. |
C.The drawing materials. | D.The topics of the paintings. |
A.The history of making sugar paintings. | B.The process of creating sugar paintings. |
C.The variety of different sugar paintings. | D.The pleasure of enjoying sugar paintings. |
1. 介绍自己;
2. 表达想成为她的笔友的意愿;
3. 期待回复。
注意:1. 词数80左右;
2. 可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
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