1 . Chinese ancient poetry was the heart and soul of Chinese anient literature. Poems and songs have been the means of entertainment of men from the earliest times onwards Records of Chinese ancient poetry have largely been found, from which a large amount of knowledge of ancient poetry of China can be obtained. Chinese ancient poetry was primarily written to be chanted or sung.
The poetic persona (表面形象) is a feature of classical Chinese poetry. The persona appears when the poem is written from the viewpoint of some other person. Some poems are comments on the then contemporary society and life. Images and symbolism are deeply associated with Chinese ancient poetry. Chinese ancient poems, although apparently simple in the first reading, have deeper and greater meanings when read intensively.
The earliest Chinese ancient poetry begins with The Book of Songs which is a collection of 305 poems. It was the first comprehensive compilation (辑) of Chinese ancient poems. Each poem in The Book of Songs was set to music and could be sung. Folk songs made up the most part of the book!Confucius, the great ancient philosopher, was fond of this book. It was also the accepted textbook of the Confucian school.
Chinese poetic history is extremely long and colorful. The Tang dynasty, the golden age of Chinese ancient poetry, produced many famous poems. Three Hundred Poems of the Tang Dynasty, was compiled by Heng Tang Tui Shi of the Qing dynasty. This was used for very many years to teach primary students.
Almost everything is the subject of Chinese ancient poetry including marriage, agriculture, courtship(求爱), sorrow and joys, romance, heroic deeds and so on. Generally, each poem is usually composed of lines of four, five or seven syllables. Translations of Chinese ancient poems are available in books and also online. Now these beautiful poems have attracted readers all over the world.
1. What’s the earliest Chinese poetry intended to do?| A．To record history. | B．To entertain people. |
| C．To spread knowledge. | D．To state people’s thoughts. |
| A．Modern and symbolic. | B．Imaginative but unreal. |
| C．Difficult and figurative. | D．Simple but meaningful. |
| A．It is compiled by Heng Tang Tui Shi. |
| B．It was the textbook for kids during Confucius’s childhood. |
| C．It was produced during the golden age of Chinese ancient poetry. |
| D．It includes more folk songs than other kinds of poems. |
| A．Chinese ancient poetry has limited subjects. |
| B．Every Chinese ancient poem is made up of four lines. |
| C．Chinese ancient poems win popularity overseas. |
| D．Something in Chinese ancient poems is lost in translation. |
2 . Five Must-See Attractions Across the USA
Whether you’re planning a trip or looking at a map for the first time to decide where to go, you can find out plenty of nice attractions across the country. We’ve found five must-see attractions for you．
Alaska:Denali National Park
Dog-sled teams are a symbol of the region and an important part of the area’s history, and still used in Alaska. You can learn about the sled dogs at the Denali Kennels during the summer or winter. The ken-nels are located inside the Denali National Park, which charges $ 10 for adults．
Indiana:Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Racing enthusiasts shouldn’t miss their chance to visit the home of the Indianapolis 500 and the Auto Racing Hall of Fame. Admission is $ 10 and a gate fee of $ 10 to $ 40, depending on the race.
Delaware:Hagley Museum and Library
The Hagley Museum and Library in Wilmington has something for everyone. History lovers can learn about the development of the DuPont Company while nature lovers will enjoy a tour of the estate(庄园).Entrance for children aged 6 to 14 is $ 6, adults pay $ 15, and students and the old pay $ 11.
Missouri:The Nelson-Atkins Art Museum
In the Missouri side of Kansas City, the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art is free for all visitors, which al-so offers free guided tours．There’s an outdoor sculpture garden, visiting exhibits, and a permanent collec-tion with works of art from around the world and throughout history．
Pennsylvania:Gettysburg Military Park
Visit the battlefield and learn about a sad time in American history at the Gettysburg Military Park. The park is free to enter, but admission to the museum is $ 10 for children and $ 15 for adults,
1. At which place can you watch racing games？| A．Pennsylvania:Gettysburg Military Park. |
| B．Indiana:Indianapolis Motor Speedway. |
| C．Alaska:Denali National Park and Dog Sledding. |
| D．Missouri:The Nelson-Atkins Art Museum. |
| A．Study the history of DuPont Company. |
| B．Watch the show of the sled dogs. |
| C．Learn about the history of the Civil Rights. |
| D．Enjoy various outdoor sculptures. |
| A．They are open only in summer and winter． |
| B．Visitors must pay $ 10 to enter the parks． |
| C．Free guided tours are provided． |
| D．They are both popular for history lovers． |
3 . E-bikes are becoming more and more popular. It opens cycling to older people, those with disabilities, people who live in hilly cities where regular cycling requires serious effort.
Three things are needed to make e-bikes popular—a safe place to ride, good affordable bikes and a secure place to park. Safety comes first. For bike lanes (车道) to work, the network has to be continuous, not just forcing cyclists into the middle of a busy street. It should be well protected so that the cyclists won't feel they'll be knocked down by cars. It's necessary to provide good affordable e-bikes to customers either in physical stores or in online stores. Only in this way can people consider buying one as their means of transportation. Parking remains an avoidable problem if we want to encourage more people to ride e-bikes. In Netherlands or Copenhagen, large bike parking lots at train and bus stations encourage varieties of transport. People can easily find bike parking everywhere. This is going to be needed in other cities too for e-bikes to really become a form of transportation.
As a matter of fact, people have found that e-bikes are effective transportation choices. A recent study shows that people who ride e-bikes increase their travel distance from 2. 1 to 9. 2 km per day on average. That is sure to do good to their health. It's also believed that if just 15% of a city’s population turn to e-bikes, it would reduce the carbon emissions (排放) from transportation by 12%.
All of these lead me to conclude that e-bikes are a far better way of dealing with transportation emissions than electric cars. They won't work for everyone, but they don't have to.
1. What is the most important for cyclists?| A．Their safety. | B．Affordable bikes. | C．Good parking lot. | D．Fast transportation. |
| A．To show their good e-bikes. | B．To show their e-bikes are affordable. |
| C．To show cyclists have safe places to ride. | D．To show they offer good bike parking lots. |
| A．The rules of riding bicycles. | B．The advantages of riding bicycles. |
| C．The health benefits of riding bicycles. | D．The harmful influence of riding bicycles. |
| A．Worried. | B．Positive. | C．Doubtful. | D．Unconcerned. |
Located in southwest Anshun, Guizhou Province, Huangguoshu Waterfall is the largest and most wonderful group of waterfalls in China. With splendid scenery, the waterfall was included in the Guinness Book of World Records as the world's largest waterfall group in 1999. It is 77.8 meters high and 101 meters wide, with 17 smaller waterfalls.
Best time to visit: May to October
Admission: 180 yuan(March 1 to Oct. 31); 160 yuan off-season(Nov. 1 to Feb. 28)
Shigatse, Tibet
Kanas Lake, lying in a valley in the Altai Mountains, is located near the very northern tip of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous(自治的)Region. The lake is famous for its fantastic natural landscape and mysterious local legend. It is surrounded by thick layers of forest, and the color of the water changes according to different seasons, weather and depth. Kanas Nature Reserve founded in 1980 is now considered a paradise(天堂)for travelers and hikers.
Best time to visit: June, September
Admision: 150 yuan(April 1 to Oct. 31); 80 yuan of-season(Nov. 1 to March 31)
Jiuzhai Valley, Sichuan
Jiuzhai Valley in Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province, is a magical fairyland in nature that enchants tourists with mountains, forests, lakes, waterfalls and crowded wildlife. During autumn, colorful leaves are reflected in the clear waters. Lakes vary in color according to their depths, angles and surroundings, striking a lively contrast with the blue sky and snow-white clouds.
Best time to visit: September to October
Admission: 220 yuan(April 1 to Nov. 15); 80 yuan(Nov. 16 to March 30)
Changbai Mountain, Jilin
Changbai Mountain in southeastern Jilin Province is located on the border(边界)between China and North Korea. Considered as the most famous mountain in northeast China, Changbai Mountain has rich biodiversity(生物多样性). With an average altitude of 2,000 meters, the mountain is well-known for its snowy scenery, cool summers and many mineral springs.
Admission: 100 yuan for adults; 50 yuan for children
Hours: 8 a. m. to 4p. m.
1. Which of the places below best suits travelers and hikers?| A．Huangguoshu Waterfall. | B．Shigatse. | C．Jiuzhai Valley. | D．Changbai Mountain. |
| A．300yuan. | B．250 yuan. | C．200 yuan. | D．150 yuan. |
| A．A science magazine. | B．A travel journal. | C．A teacher's handbook. | D．A personal diary. |
5 . From the moment you wake up each day, you're faced up with a variety of choices. With so many options, we tend to feel stressed. This is decision fatigue（决策疲劳）, a mental state that can discourage us making best decisions.
Make some choices automatic and easy. There are some ways to do this:
Pace yourself. When you make one decision after another, it's easy to end up with mental fatigue. So it's important to give yourself time to rest and recover throughout the day.
| A．It may also help to review the pros and cons together |
| B．Give their expectations a reality check by themselves |
| C．Know how you're feeling when you are making a decision |
| D．If things that wouldn't normally upset you start bothering you |
| E．When you shop, use a list and buy the same items on it each time |
| F．Always break up activities so you're not mentally tired all the time |
| G．It can cause you to make wrong decisions that disagree with your goals |
| A．who | B．whose | C．with whom | D．with that |
1. Who gave the man information on pet adoption?
| A．His family. | B．His co-worker. | C．His neighbor. |
| A．So they can learn from each other. |
| B．So they have less chance of being killed. |
| C．So the agency knows you are responsible. |
| A．Training the cats yourselves. |
| B．Letting the cats play outside. |
| C．Taking the cats from their mother. |
1. What does Mrs. Booth think of Randy’s speech?
| A．It is ready to be given in class. | B．It is just so-so. | C．It has improved. |
| A．Make his conclusion shorter. | B．Rewrite his introduction. | C．Speak more clearly. |
10 . “We have Dante, Shakespeare and Du Fu (712 — 770). These poets create the very values by which poetry is judged,”said Harvard professor Stephen Owen in Du Fu, China’s Greatest Poet, a BBC documentary.
Despite the fact that Du Fu is usually mentioned in the same breath as Dante and Shakespeare, he has remained largely unknown in the Western world for long. However, with the screening of the first English-language documentary feature about the poet, the days of Du Fu as China’s best-kept literary secret seem to be just numbered.
It is written and presented by Michael Wood, a skilled television historian who also directed other China-related documentaries such as The Story of China (2016) and The Story of China’s Reform and Opening Up(2018).
From the Yellow River to the Yangtze Gorges, and down to the forested hills of Hunan province, Wood visited a number of places such as the poet’s birthplace Gongyi in Henan province and Tang Dynasty capital Chang’an, today’s Xi’an. Along the way, he met and talked to ordinary people, dancers and musicians, who helped to tell the fantastic story of the poet. Interviews with famous scholars specializing in Chinese literature also helped present a clearer picture of the poet’s life experiences, literary significance and his friendship with Li Bai, another great Chinese poet.
Born in 712, Du Fu lived in the Tang Dynasty, a time marked by extraordinary cultural achievements. However, after a civil unrest, Du Fu, the former civil servant at the Tang court, was forced to be come a porter, and suffered from starvation. Through ups and downs, the poet never stopped writing, pouring out his concern for his-country and people as well as celebrating the simple joys of life.
Du’s poetry reflects the country’s historical events mirrored in his own spiritual journey, so he becomes a part of the emotional vocabulary of Chinese culture, said Stephen Owen, who in 2016 completed the eight-year-long project to translate DuFu’s 1,400 poems into English.
1. The underlined part in paragraph 2 implies that the documentary will help________.| A．create the values of poetry |
| B．the West know more about Du Fu |
| C．keep the secrets in Du Fu’s poems |
| D．Du Fu become one of the top 3 poets |
| A．Du Fu’s colorful life experiences. |
| B．Local people’s admiration for Du Fu. |
| C．Famous scholars’ research findings on Du Fu. |
| D．Michael Wood’s effort in making the documentary. |
| A．Inspiring and helpful. | B．Tough and responsible. |
| C．Easy-going and careful. | D．Generous and hardworking. |
| A．Du Fu’s poetry wins world’s recognition |
| B．Du Fu’s poems are translated into English |
| C．BBC documentary reflects Chinese culture |
| D．BBC documentary presents China’s Shakespeare |
