Maze Fist, also known as Mi Zhong Quan, is a traditional martial art from China. It
Maze Fist masters use complex footwork
Deeply
There is a Chinese story of an old man in his 90s working with his family to remove mountains to connect the outside world
The story became a reality in Lin County, Henan Province in the 1960s. A 1,500-kilometer-long waterway along the cliffs (悬崖) of the Taihang Mountains
Initially, finding drinking water was
People tied ropes around their waists and
Their efforts gained multiple
The Analects of Confucius (《论语》) records the words and deeds of the ancient Chinese philosopher Confucius,
Ren is a core concept in the book adopted by Confucius with original meaning of loving others.
Society has developed greatly and huge changes
The Analects of Confucius is a fine example of world literature, and the publication of its
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2. 对活动的认识;
3. 个人优势。
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5 . The Feast of the Seven Fishes is an Italian-American tradition that dates back to an immigration (移民) wave in the 1900s. The Italian American tradition of the “Feast of the Seven Fishes” has appeared in movies and recently in the hit show The Bear. But talking of the origin, you’ll get many different answers. The Feast of the Seven Fishes is a dear tradition to many Italian Americans who enjoy at least seven different seafood dishes on Christmas Eve.
A vast majority of Italian immigrants to the United States were from rural Southern Italy at the turn of the 19th century. They came to America because there were jobs from building railroads to skyscrapers. Friends and families found success and brought their loved ones to the U.S. Some say fish was chosen for the Feast because it was plentiful for impoverished families in Southern Italy. Others say the sea represented Italian Americans’ connection between their old and new homes.
Writer and director Robert Tinnell made a comic in 2004 about his experience with the Feast of the Seven Fishes, which he later made into a 2019 movie. Growing up in North Central West Virginia, he fondly remembers his great grandmother organizing the Feast. After she died, his grandfather and other men in the family took over. That particular manly activity is something that the first Italian immigrants would have also performed out of necessity: men came to America first, without their wives and daughters.
However, knowledge about where to shop, when to prepare, how to cook, the history behind the meal and family traditions soon became the responsibility of mothers to pass down to their daughters, says Di Giovine, a professor at West Chester University of Pennsylvania. They are also likely the ones who have the final say in making changes to recipes. Over time, families often adjust the menu to make things easier, cheaper, more abundant, and more accommodating of dietary restrictions.
1. What do we know about the Feast of the Seven Fishes?A.It relates to a story of Italians. | B.It’s made up of seven fishes. |
C.It marks a vital historic event. | D.It’s about Americans in Italy. |
A.Needy. | B.Unfortunate. | C.Extended. | D.Uneducated. |
A.He loves fishes. | B.He’s an editor. |
C.He’s emotional. | D.He teaches writing. |
A.A Fish-making Method | B.A Festival Tradition |
C.A Cookery Book | D.A Special Celebration |
The southern mountainous area of Anhui province is home to old villages that seek to burst with new vitality. Among them, Xidi and Hongcun villages,
This level of preservation could not be achieved
1. What can we learn about “prom”?
A.It is a formal celebration. |
B.It is held at the start of college. |
C.It is a unique American tradition. |
A.In Canada. | B.In Australia. | C.In the US. |
A.It’s a sign of becoming an adult. |
B.It’s an opportunity to find a job. |
C.It marks the end of their schooling. |
A.Schools. | B.Students. | C.Parents. |
8 . In China, tea has become an important part of everyday life for thousands of years. As the tea-processing methods and tea culture have evolved over the years, tea sets have also changed to meet the practical and cultural needs.
During the Tang Dynasty(618~907AD), tea leaves were traded across the country and Asia. For the convenience of transportation and storage, tea leaves were pressed into bricks. To prepare tea, drinkers had to cut them into small pieces and boil them in heat-resistant teapots.
By the Song Dynasty(960-1279), drinkers started to turn the hard bricks into powders (粉末) that could be whipped (搅打) in a cup with boiled water. This whipped tea is most commonly associated with Japanese tea ceremonies today.
By the 1500s, tea bricks gave way to the form of rolled leaves. This innovation led to the invention and use of teapots as we know them today. These teapots originally came from the Yi Xing region of China and were soon copied throughout the world. Then Japanese teapot-makers moved the handle from the side to the top of the teapots.
Tea finally reached Europe in the 1600s, along with the necessary tea sets made in Japan and China. As English teapot-makers began to adapt the tea sets to their country men’s tastes, they eventually added a handle to the tea bowl because of the English habit of drinking hot black tea, which was consumed at higher temperatures. The size of teacups also grew to accommodate milk and sugar in their tea.
By the early 1900s, innovations in tea drinking became an American affair. The most revolutionary one was the tea bag, which was accidentally commercialized by Thomas Sullivan. He had been sending customers tea wrapped in silk bags. Rather than take the leaves out of the bags, as Sullivan intended, the customers put the bags into their teapots instead. Not only did the tea bags push the teapot back to the sidelines of tea service, they were also too large for teacups and led to the modern practice of drinking tea from mugs.
1. Which was used to make the whipped tea in Japan?A.Rolled tea leaves. | B.Freshly picked tea leaves. |
C.Powdered tea leaves. | D.Loosely pressed tea leaves. |
A.Tea bags and mugs. | B.Tea bowls with handles. |
C.Heat-resistant teapots. | D.Teapots with top handles. |
A.Customers are very creative. | B.Innovations are relatively easy. |
C.Marketing strategy is critical. | D.Good ideas can be born by accident. |
A.The Development of Tea Sets | B.Varieties of Tea Leaves |
C.Various Tea-making Methods | D.The Spread of Tea Trades |
A.Riddles. | B.Poems. | C.Figures. |
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