1 . Guqin-making is a process that takes patience and carefulness. Patience is one of the key parts in making a guqin.” It takes about two years to finish making one,” says Sui Yiyangg, 37, who, has been applying himself to guqin-making for over ten years.
The body of a guqin is made of two parts, a fat bottom and an arched (拱形) top. The body of the instrument is carefully and repeatedly covered with a thin layer of oil paint, which can take months to finish.
The strings (琴弦) of a guqin are traditionally made of silk; today they are often specially developed into steel-and-nylon strings.
Sui learned guitar as a teenager. He was introduced to the guqin when he travelled with his father. During the seven-hour drive from Beijing to the Inner Mongolia autonomous region, he listened to the guqin recording in his father’s car and was attracted.
“The beautiful and lasting sounds of the guqin are different from the Western musical instruments I learned,” he remembers.
After returning to Beijing, he started learning the instrument. Later, he learned how to make the guqin from HAN Tingyao, now 85, a Beijing-based master artist.
Sui travels nationwide and even abroad to buy high-quality materials and tools. For example the kind and quality of the wood is very important, so he often travels to Fujian and Jiangxi provinces in search of the right materials. He gets the paint, which is used to protect the guqin from corrosion (腐蚀),from a single place — Rentoushan, a village in Maoba township, Lichuan city, Hubei province.
Years of guqin-making experience has gifted Sui with the ability to make high-quality instruments. “Each guqin has its unique sense of reality, which you can only get to know after you feel it with your own hands,” he says.
1. Which of the following can best describe Sui Yiyang?A.Out-going and loving. | B.Easy-going and careless. |
C.Patient and careful. | D.Confident and responsible. |
A.Five years ago. | B.After the trip with his father. |
C.During a party with his friends. | D.While visiting a famous artist in Beijing. |
A.Because he wanted to learn guitar. |
B.Because he wished to visit the places of interest. |
C.Because he hoped to become an artist like Han Tingyao. |
D.Because he wanted to find the good wood of making the guqin. |
A.People. | B.Sports. | C.Travel. | D.Nature. |
2 . Learning the word for fish in Chinese can be a highly useful skill. Knowing how to say “fish” in Chinese is both practical and helpful in understanding cultural values.
The Chinese Character for Fish
The Chinese character for “fish”, written in the traditional form, is 魚 .
Cultural Importance of Fish in China
The pronunciation of fish in Chinese, “yú” is a homophone (同音字) for “abundance (充裕).”
Fish in Chinese Mythology
One of the most interesting Chinese myths about fish is the idea that a carp (鲤鱼) that climbs the waterfall on the Yellow River (known as the Dragon Gate) changed into a dragon.
A.The simplified form is 鱼. |
B.But very few make the climb. |
C.Surprisingly, a lot of them are not related to fish at all. |
D.This addition suggests that fish is most useful to humans. |
E.The dragon is another important symbol in Chinese culture. |
F.For example, Asian carp are the subject of many Chinese stories. |
G.This similarity has led to fish becoming a symbol of abundance in Chinese culture. |
3 . Confucius would be happy if he lived in the modern world. He would see his works and philosophies(哲学) still
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“I thought it would
A.useful | B.popular | C.helpful | D.hopeful |
A.age | B.alternative | C.email | D.opinion |
A.survey | B.welcome | C.conduct | D.take |
A.ancient | B.modern | C.unknown | D.magical |
A.consist of | B.make up | C.be made up of | D.account of |
A.discourages | B.disappoints | C.encourages | D.involves |
A.easy | B.interesting | C.inspiring | D.difficult |
A.worker | B.teacher | C.cook | D.librarian |
A.It | B.They | C.He | D.She |
A.across | B.in | C.on | D.through |
A.have | B.take | C.enjoy | D.advocate |
A.prepare | B.take | C.prepare for | D.have |
A.first | B.at last | C.last | D.at first |
A.who | B.that | C.where | D.why |
A.make up | B.take up | C.use up | D.pick up |
A.Confucius’ | B.Cheng Yun’s | C.Zhang Junzhuo | D.Cao Yongzhong |
A.that | B.what | C.which | D.they |
A.Due to | B.Despite | C.Though | D.Owing to |
A.so | B.very | C.too | D.that |
A.like | B.enjoy | C.appreciate | D.prefer |
4 . In our country, it is very important for people to have Chinese traditional festivals (传统节日). They bring love and happiness to us. Let’s see what people are doing during these festivals.
Today is Spring Festival Eve. At 7:00 p.m., Wu Ming’s family are all together at home. His grandparents are cooking. His parents are cleaning the house. He is helping them to clean the table. An hour later, they will have a big dinner together. | |
It is 9:00 p.m. on the Lantern Festival. Li Fang is going out to watch the lanterns with his cousins. There are many kinds of tiger lanterns on the street. They are so happy and having a good time. | |
Today is Dragon Boat Festival. It is 8:00 a.m. and Li Lei’s family are very busy. His father is making zongzi with his grandma. It takes them two hours to finish it. His family are watching the boat races on TV when they are eating zongzi. | |
Ling Tao and his family are in the garden now because today is Mid-Autumn Festival. They are talking with each other and sharing the story about Chang’e. It is an interesting story. At the same time, they are eating mooncakes and watching the round moon. |
A.cleaning the house | B.watching TV |
C.cooking the soup | D.cooking the food |
A.Li Lei | B.Ling Tao |
C.Li Fang | D.Ling Fen |
A.eight in the morning | B.seven in the morning |
C.nine in the evening | D.we don’t know |
A.in the garden | B.on the street |
C.at home | D.at the hotel |
A.people clean up the house before festivals |
B.people like to have festivals with their family |
C.people are always spending festivals outside |
D.people don’t like to have festivals with their family |
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