China is a big old country
Jinan, capital of East China's Shandong Province, was awarded the title of 2022 Culture City of East Asia at the 12th China-Japan-South Korea Cultural Ministers’ Meeting on Aug 30, 2021.
The East Asia City of Culture program was
China’s Jinan and Wenzhou, Japan’s Oita, and South Korea’s Gyeongiu were given the official certificates of the title at this year’s ministerial conference
Jinan will also carry out
So far, 29 cities from the three countries
The remains of a gold mask are among the 3,000-year-old artifacts (历史文物) found at Sanxingdui, a 4.6-square-mile area outside Chengdu, capital of Sichuan province.
More than 50,000 ancient artifacts
The site has completely changed experts’ understanding of
Along with other Shu archaeological
4 . Japan is a nation that appreciates the virtues of silence and good manners. Yet, when it comes to eating noodles, Japanese people can be the loudest in the world.
According to lifestyle website Grapee.jp, slurping (发出啧啧声) when eating noodles is encouraged in Japanese culture. It's believed that taking air into your mouth can enhance (提高) the flavor of the noodles and help cool down the food. It's also considered to be a way to show appreciation for the dish. Sometimes, just making the noise alone seems to make the noodles more enjoyable.
It was not until a new expression — “noodle harassment” —came out on social media that Japanese people started to realize the problem. They found that the slurping noise was making some foreign visitors uncomfortable.
As a response, Japanese instant noodle maker Nissin introduced a so-called noise-canceling (降噪的) fork last month. The fork looks like an electric toothbrush. It is connected wirelessly to a smartphone. When the person using the fork starts to slurp, the fork will send a signal to the person's phone. Then the phone will play a sound to mask the slurping noise.
But is it really necessary? Dining traditions and table manners do vary. In India, people eat with their hands. They think they build a connection with the food in this way. However, people who are used to eating with forks might find it unacceptable to get their hands covered in oil or sauce. But this eating method is part of India's culture, just like Japan's slurping is part of its own.
“So, if you are eating noodles, please slurp as you like," wrote a Japanese food blogger.“If anyone gets annoyed while you are doing that, ignore them. They're missing the point entirely."
1. Which of the following is NOT the reason for slurping when eating noodles, according to the text?| A．Cooling the noodles down. | B．Making the noodles more tasty. |
| C．Showing great respect for the noodles. | D．Adding to the pleasure of eating noodles. |
| A．Anxiety. | B．Annoyance. |
| C．Politeness. | D．Appreciation |
| A．The fork removes the slurping noise. |
| B．The fork can be used as an electric toothbrush. |
| C．A smartphone reminds the user to stop slurping if a signal is sent to it. |
| D．A smartphone plays a sound to hide the noise when it receives a signal. |
| A．To show that forks are unnecessary in Indian culture. |
| B．To give an example to show cultural difference are normal. |
| C．To show India has special dinning tradition and table manners. |
| D．To tell us the differences in eating habits between India and Japan. |
1. 不同的声音；
2. 保护的理由。
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Why is cultural heritage so important?
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Dear Terry,
How are you doing?
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Yours,
Li Hua
1.在18岁，中国男孩要行“冠礼Guan Li”，女孩行“笄礼JiLi”；
2.“冠笄之礼”上，青少年要宣誓爱国家，爱人民，爱家人；
3.通过仪式，青少年感悟中国传统文化，提升个人精神素养。
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2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Dear Peter,
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Looking forward to your letter about the coming of age of the United States.
Yours,
Li Hua
In China, people like to joke that there is no problem
The most popular kind of hot pot is the Sichuan hot pot.
Other famous hot pots include Beijing hot pot, Northeast hot pot and Guangdong hot pot. The Beijing hot pot has lighter taste, using just plain water as its broth (高汤). The pot is also different
The northeast hotpot usually contains pork and cabbage
With a hot pot, you can put in whatever ingredient you like. The same pot can serve all the people
Peking Opera is a form of traditional Chinese theater that
In the early years of Peking Opera, all the actors were men, with the roles of women played by young boys. The stories fell into two main
In the first half of the
After the founding of the People’s Republic of China, Peking Opera performances, which dealt with contemporary and revolutionary themes, were encouraged. Despite
10 . Spring Festival is traditionally a family holiday, but there are plenty of ways for travellers to celebrate Chinese New Year, which falls on February 12, 2021.
Watch a lion or dragon dance
Lion and dragon dances have been part of the festival since the Tang Dynasty. Closely related to kung fu, these dances demand strength and balance. Dragon dances are performed by a group of people who work together to bring the dragon's powerful yet graceful movements to life. Look out for the final and also the most exciting part of the dance called cai qing which means “picking the greens”. Competing groups will battle each other very hard to get the red envelope hidden in the green vegetables.
Eat and dress yourself up lucky
Like any festival in China, Chinese New Year is all about food. So prepare to eat yourself lucky. A whole fish is a popular choice. It means you'll have plenty of riches. Likewise, dumplings are also a lucky dish because they are said to look like the ancient silver coins. For more good luck, wear red underwear. If you happen to have been born in the Year of the Cow, you'd better wear them all year, as your ben ming nian is believed to be a year of bad luck. Also, on New Year's Day, don't clean anything-even yourself - or you'll be washing away the good luck.
Travel smart and cheap
Generally speaking, it is best to avoid travel in China at all during the busy Spring Festival period known as chunyun. But if you fly on New Year's Day, when offices are closed and Chinese families stay together, it can be surprisingly cheap with few passengers, particularly on popular routes, such as Beijing to Shanghai. You should avoid trying to head to major cities by public transport later than five days before or after New Year's Day, when millions of urban workers make their way home or back to work.
1. Why do dance groups fight so hard at the end of the dance?| A．To prove their power. | B．To show their kung fu. |
| C．To get the red envelope. | D．To hide the lucky vegetables. |
| A．Eating fish. | B．Wearing red underwear. |
| C．Making dumplings. | D．Having a shower in the evening. |
| A．On February 6. | B．On February 8. |
| C．On February 12. | D．On February 18. |
