China has the world’s largest number of world natural heritage sites, according to the National Forestry and Grassland Administration. The country is now home
2 . The Sahara Festival is a celebration of the very recent past. The three-day event is not fixed to the same dates each year, but generally takes place in November or December. It is well attended by tourists, but even better attended by locals.
During the opening ceremonies, after the official greetings from the government leaders, people who attend the festival begin to march smartly before the viewing stands, and white camels transport their riders across the sands. Horsemen from different nations display their beautiful clothes and their fine horsemanship. One following another, groups of musicians and dancers from all over the Sahara take their turn to show off their wonderful traditional culture. Groups of men in blue and yellow play horns and beat drums as they dance in different designs. On their knees in the sand, a group of women in long dark dresses dance with their hair: their long, dark, shiny hair is thrown back and forth in the wind to the rhythm of their dance.
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This passage mainly tells readers________.
A.what happens on the opening day of the Sahara Festival |
B.how people celebrate during the three-day Sahara Festival |
C.what takes place at the closing ceremonies of the Sahara Festival |
D.how animals race on the first and the last days of the Sahara Festival |
1.破坏历史遗址(heritage site)的严重后果;
2.学生可以作出的贡献。
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4 . Born in the United States, I, with black hair and yellow skin, am an American. Yes, I am a US citizen. Yet I
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A.why | B.how | C.when | D.if |
A.life | B.manuscript | C.secret | D.program |
A.critical | B.amused | C.appreciative | D.eager |
A.tradition | B.comment | C.language | D.reply |
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A.family | B.class | C.team | D.association |
A.different | B.delighted | C.worthy | D.valuable |
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A.blessings | B.spots | C.concepts | D.roots |
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5 . Use this list of winter festivals to plan your trip or plan around them, as many of these festivals will tie up transport and accommodations and drive up prices. It’s all up to you: either plan your travel dates around them, or arrive early enough to jump into the festive atmosphere!
Lighting Festival
A day-trip away from South Korea’s capital Seoul, the Garden of Morning Calm is a must-see during the Festival. The lights there cover an area of some 330,000 square meters, using 30,000 colorful LED lights hanging from the trees. Wander around the fairy-like wonderland created by the lights-through such fields like Bonsai Garden, Moonlight Garden, and the Garden of Eden.
·Where: Gapyeong County, South Korea
·When: December-Mid-March
Harbin Ice Festival
Millions of tourists visit this icy festival every year, drawn by the massive ice sculptures that decorate the fairgrounds next to Songhua River. The sculptures, ice palaces, mazes and slides are simply massive in scale, constructed from some 260,000 cubic yards of ice blocks harvested from the river. They range in size from life-scale carvings of animals and fantastic creatures, to massive 250-foot structures that tower over the crowds.
·Where: Harbin, China
·When: January 5-February 5
Sapporo Snow Festival
Japan’s biggest winter festival has expanded in size and scope since its first celebration in 1950.The Festival covers two main sites in Sapporo. The centerpiece Odori Park site features some 100 ice sculptures dazzlingly lit up after dark. The Susukino district site features a smaller scale of ice sculptures decorating the district. The sculptures cover animals both real and fantastic, including anime-based creatures like Pokemon. Visitors can also enjoy snow mazes, street food, musical performances and skating on the ice rink near Odori Park.
·Where: Sapporo, Japan
·When: February 4-11
Sky Lantern Festival
The Pingxi Sky Lantern Festival in Taiwan, China is Taiwan’s most visited lantern festival, lighting the skies with floating lanterns bearing messages for the gods. Its counterpart in the Yangshui District favors a noisier kind of illumination-the Tainan Yanshui Fireworks Display takes place at Tainan’s Wumiao Temple, where locals dare to be hit by small fireworks as a test of their strength and to ward off evil.
·Where: Pingxi and Yangshui, Taiwan, China
·When: February
1. Which winter festival has the longest duration?A.Lighting Festival. | B.Harbin Ice Festival. |
C.Sapporo Snow Festival. | D.Sky Lantern Festival. |
A.All of the sculptures in Harbin are massive in size. |
B.Sapporo Snow Festival has a history of over 70 years. |
C.The sculptures in Sapporo are smaller than those in Harbin. |
D.Visitors can enjoy colorful lights in Seoul during Lighting Festival. |
A.To encourage visitors to experience winter festivals. |
B.To popularize well-planned visits to potential customers. |
C.To promote a better understanding of winter festivals among the public. |
D.To offer information to help winter festival enthusiasts make good plans. |
The 3rd Flushing (法拉盛) Poetry Festival will be held in April this year to celebrate modern Chinese poets
The festival was started by poets of Chinese descent (血统) in the USA, and this
The lst and 2nd Flushing Poetry Festivals were held in 2018 and 2019
It was my first time spending Spring Festival in China
8 . The traditional Chinese lunar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms, which reflect the Chinese people’s understanding of time. Here several special solar terms are listed.
Rain Water
Rain Water signals the increase in rainfall and rise in temperature. With its arrival, the river water defreezes, wild geese move from south to north, and trees and grass turn green again. Extra care is needed to cope with a returning cold spell in this period. The wet and damp weather during Rain Water period is considered harmful for people’s spleen (脾) and stomach according to Chinese medical practice. Therefore, a bowl of nutritious porridge is the best choice to nourish the body.
Awakening of Insects
As the third solar term in the lunar year, its name implies that animals sleeping in winter are awakened by spring thunder and that the earth begins to come back to life. It is the key time for spring agricultural activities. Modern meteorological science shows that around this period, the earth becomes wet, the hot humid air from the north is strong and creates frequent winds. For this reason, thunder often occurs.
Spring Equinox
Spring Equinox signals the equal length of the day and night time. On the day of the Spring Equinox, the sun is directly above the equator. After the equinox, the sun moves northwards, resulting in gradually longer day time in the Northern Hemisphere. Standing an egg upright is a popular game during this period. It is believed that if someone can make the egg stand, he will have good luck in the future.
Grain Rain
Grain Rain originates from the old saying, “Rain brings up the growth of hundreds of grains", which shows that this period of rainfall is extremely important for the growth of crops and people are busy working on the land. Grain Rain falls between the end of' spring and the beginning of summer, with infrequent cold air moving to the south and lingering cold air in the north. With dry soil, an unsteady atmosphere and heavy winds and sandstorms become more frequent.
1. What can we know about Rain Water?A.River water starts to freeze. |
B.Taking off the thick coats is advisable. |
C.Lively spring-like scenery can be seen. |
D.It falls between the end of spring and the start of summer. |
A.Farming season. | B.Animal activities. |
C.Air temperature. | D.Frequent thundering. |
A.Rain Water. | B.Grain Rain. |
C.Spring Equinox. | D.Awakening of Insects. |
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We all like honest people, but not all people are honest with us. So it must be great that there is the day to ask everybody be honest. M. Hirsh Goldberg, a write, started Honesty Day. He chose the last day of April like Honesty Day because the first day was April Fool Day.
Be honesty. That’s all you have to do on Honesty Day. On this day, anyone can ask for you any question and you should give a true answer. Every Honesty Day, Mr. Goldberg gives prize to honest groups and people to praise his honesty.
Mr. Goldberg wrote a book on telling lies. He said actual everyone tells lies. That is why he set up Honesty Day.
The traditional Chinese lunar calendar divides a year into 24 solar terms. The Spring Equinox(春分), as the fourth term of the year starts on March 20
The Spring Equinox signals the equal
Standing an egg upright is a popular game across the country during the Spring Equinox. It is an old custom that
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