2 . If you look around your city, you might spot girls wearing hanfu in subways or people wearing, T-shirts with Chinese characters on the streets. A new trend is taking hold in China-guochao or “China-chic”.
According to a recently published report, searches related to guochao on Dianping, a lifestyle information platform, have risen by 170 percent from the same period last year, and reviews have risen by nearly 40 percent. China-chic is happening, but what is it?
The term characterizes the rise of China’s native fashion trends. It has expanded the concept of “Made in China”, which has been recognized as the representation of Chinese culture and aesthetics (审美) offered by homegrown Chinese brands, according to CGTN.
China-chic came into the spotlight in 2018. Before that, big-name foreign companies dominated the world market. To win market share, many Chinese brands followed in the footsteps of these Western brands. But that year, Chinese sportswear brand Li-Ning changed things up. During the 2018 New York Fashion Week, Li-Ning introduced its Taoism-inspired Wu Dao collection. The collection not only had a trendy look, but also included elements of traditional Chinese culture. It immediately grabbed attention at home and abroad. As a result, the company recorded 20 percent revenue growth in 2018, marking the first time the brand’s revenue had hit the 10-billion-yuan mark since its founding.
The trend to embrace (欣然) domestic brands has since spread rapidly to various sectors (领域) and products, from food and drinks to clothing, mobile phones and electric vehicles. For example, White Rabbit, whose sweet candy brings back childhood memories for many, launched its perfume (香水) and lip balm (唇膏). “We want White Rabbit to be a brand that young people want to share,” Shen Qinfeng, the company’s marketing manager, told People’s Daily.
Now, the guochao trend is “moving to the next stage”, where its success will rely, first and foremost on gaining cultural confidence rather than Western validation (认可), according to Kerra Zhou, founder or brand strategy consultancy Kerrisma.
This March, several Western brands boycotted Xinjiang cotton over “forced labor” allegations (指控). To show national pride and cultural confidence, the “I support Xinjiang cotton” campaign spread across the country. Many Chinese boycotted these Western brands and turned to Chinese domestic brands support Xinjiang cotton, like Li-Ning and Anta.
“No matter how the guochao trend evolves, there’s one thing that won’t change: Behind the craze is people’s positive attitude toward the country’s development and their recognition of and growing confidence in national culture,” said Yao Linqing, a professor in the School of Economics and Management at Communication University of China.
1. What is China-Chic according to the text?| A．Interest in Chinese features in fashion. |
| B．Young Chinese peoples preference for ancient culture. |
| C．The international popularity of products made in China. |
| D．The growing role of Chinese native brands in promoting aesthetics. |
| A．It took the lead in the similar brands. |
| B．It adopted Western design in its sportswear. |
| C．Its revenue hit the 10-billion-yuan mark that year. |
| D．Its products followed the trend and reflected Chinese elements. |
| A．It upgraded its packaging. |
| B．It expanded its domestic market. |
| C．It increased the variety of its products. |
| D．It brought their childhood memories back. |
| A．Chinese products are better than Western ones. |
| B．Chinese native brands are facing false allegations. |
| C．Cheap and high quality native materials are more popular. |
| D．Chinese people’s cultural confidence drives the guochao trend. |
3 . When I was young, my understanding of life was simple. This made it easier for me to deal with the world around me. As I grew up, things seemed more
When I try to teach my daughter important
When I was seven or eight, I played at my cousin’s house with his toys. His family was better off, and he had many more toys. There was one in particular that I’d always desired, and I
I hope to help my daughter
| A．important | B．embarrassed | C．delicate | D．complex |
| A．aim | B．view | C．experience | D．expectation |
| A．basics | B．lessons | C．subjects | D．choices |
| A．put down | B．cut down | C．break down | D．turn down |
| A．passion | B．faith | C．respect | D．desire |
| A．try | B．accept | C．compete | D．forgive |
| A．cruel | B．worse | C．trapped | D．motivated |
| A．runs | B．goes | C．witnesses | D．follows |
| A．fetched | B．arranged | C．slipped | D．fitted |
| A．doubted | B．promised | C．questioned | D．sensed |
| A．lied | B．stolen | C．changed | D．cheated |
| A．suffer | B．improve | C．fade | D．spread |
| A．gave | B．left | C．pulled | D．handed |
| A．admit | B．avoid | C．commit | D．recognize |
| A．enemies | B．participants | C．coworkers | D．candidates |
5 . It's believed that after a poor night's sleep, a strong coffee is the kick-start that many people need in the morning, but a new research suggests that it might be best to have a bite to eat first.
A study has found that drinking coffee first can have a negative effect on blood sugar control a risk factor for diabetes (糖尿病)and heart disease.
“We know that nearly half of us will wake in the morning and, before doing anything else, drink coffee—subjectively the more tired we feel, the stronger the coffee,” said Professor James Betts, at the University of Bath in the UK.
For their study, researchers at the University of Bath got 29 healthy men and women to take part in three different overnight experiments, with at least a week between them.
In one, the participants had a normal night's sleep, roughly from 11 p. m. to 7 a. m. , and were asked to consume a sugary drink on waking in the morning. They then experienced an interrupted night's sleep, where the researchers woke them every hour for five minutes by sending them text messages to which they had to respond—and upon waking were given the same sugary drink.
On another night, participants experienced the same sleep interruption, but this time, were first given a strong black coffee 30 minutes before consuming the sugary drink.
They found that one night of interrupted sleep did not worsen the participants' blood sugar and insulin (胰岛素)responses when compared to the normal night's sleep—although previous research suggested that losing many hours of sleep or many nights of poor sleep could have a negative effect. However, strong black coffee consumed before breakfast actually increased the blood sugar response by around 50%—suggesting that relying on coffee after a bad night to stop feeling sleepy could limit your body's ability to tolerate the sugar in your breakfast.
1. What does the underlined word "kick-start" in paragraph 1 refer to?| A．A kind of drink. | B．A kind of habit. | C．A kind of power. | D．A kind of medicine. |
| A．If we feel tired，we should choose stronger coffee |
| B．Drinking coffee first may cause some serious diseases. |
| C．It shows that having breakfast first can refresh sleepy people |
| D．Half of people are hard to kick the habit of drinking strong coffee. |
| A．A cup of strong black coffee. | B．A normal night's sleep. |
| C．An interrupted night's sleep. | D．A normal sugary drink. |
| A．By listing some examples. | B．By observing the process. |
| C．By explaining a phenomenon. | D．By comparing the results. |
The idea of starting my own business really
7 . A family visited the public elementary school where I taught students with a listening defect(缺点，缺陷). They said they would
After a few weeks with Katherine, I found her a very
One day Katherine got off the bus and stood in front of the school
That day Katherine discovered the
| A．look into | B．refer to | C．move to | D．travel around |
| A．thankful | B．upset | C．afraid | D．pleased |
| A．opinions | B．values | C．worries | D．hopes |
| A．sound | B．wish | C．face | D．speech |
| A．dull | B．naughty | C．rude | D．bright |
| A．success | B．struggle | C．hobby | D．reason |
| A．introduce | B．command | C．interest | D．amaze |
| A．sweets | B．towels | C．pencils | D．toys |
| A．refuse | B．expect | C．manage | D．decide |
| A．hearing | B．waiting | C．reading | D．crying |
| A．common sense | B．sign language | C．oral English | D．science knowledge |
| A．street | B．bus | C．office | D．house |
| A．read | B．wrote | C．shouted | D．learned |
| A．Strangely | B．Unexpectedly | C．Immediately | D．Unluckily |
| A．power | B．future | C．nature | D．style |
8 . The benefits of regular exercise are well documented but there’s a new bonus to add to the ever-growing list. New researchers found that middle-aged women who were physically fit could be nearly 90 percent less likely to develop dementia in later life, and as they did, it came on a decade later than less sporty women.
Lead researcher Dr. Helena Horder, of the University of Gothenburg in Sweden, said : "These findings are exciting because it’s possible that improving people's cardiovascular （心血管的）fitness in middle age could delay or even prevent them from developing dementia. "
For the study, 191 women with an average age of 50 took a bicycle exercise test until they were exhausted to measure their peak （最大值的） cardiovascular capacity. The average peak workload was measured at 103 watts.
A total of 40 women met the criteria for a high fitness level, or 120 watts or higher. A total of 92 women were in the medium fitness category; and 59 women were in the low fitness category, defined as a peak workload of 80 watts or less, or having their exercise tests stopped because of high blood pressure, chest pain or other cardiovascular problems.
These women were then tested for dementia six times over the following four decades. During that time, 44 of the women developed dementia. Five percent of the highly fit women developed dementia, compared to 25 percent of the women with medium fitness and 32 percent of the women with low fitness.
"However, this study does not show cause and effect between cardiovascular fitness and dementia, it only shows an association. More research is needed to see if improved fitness could have a positive effect on the risk of dementia and also to look at when during a lifetime a high fitness level is most important. " She also admitted that a relatively small number of women were studied, all of whom were form Sweden, so the results might not be applicable to other groups.
1. What is on the ever-growing list mentioned in the first paragraph?| A．Positive effects of doing exercises. |
| B．Exercises suitable for the middle-aged. |
| C．Experimental studies on diseases. |
| D．Advantages of sporty woman over man |
| A．To predict their maximum heart rate. |
| B．To assess their cardiovascular capacity |
| C．To change their habits of working out |
| D．To detect their potential health problems |
| A．It aimed to find a cure for dementia. |
| B．Data collection was a lengthy process. |
| C．Some participants withdrew from it. |
| D．The results were far from satisfactory. |
| A．More Women Are Exercising to Prevent Dementia |
| B．Middle-Aged Women Need to Do More Exercise |
| C．Fit Women Are Less Likely to Develop Dementia |
| D．Biking Improves Women's Cardiovascular Fitness |
9 . Author Walter Dean Myers died at the age of 76 after a brief illness. Walter Dean Myers was the author of more than 100 books for children and young adults and received many top awards.
The prolific author was loved for his vivid description of the lives of African American children, and for writing books for young people that covered different subjects. “Myers has written about all those subjects with deep understanding and a hardwon, qualified sense of hope, ” said Leonard S. Marcus in 2008.
He was born in 1937 and was adopted by Florence Dean and Herbert after his mother died while giving birth to his younger sister. They loved him very much and his mother read to him from a very young age. Reading pushed him to discover worlds beyond his landscape.
He began writing at an early age. He wrote well in high school and an English teacher recognized this and advised him to keep on writing no matter what happened to him. “It’s what you do, ” she said.
He dropped out of high school at 17 and joined the army. After finishing his service, he entered a dark period in his life. Myers began writing at night to pull himself through that miserable time. In an essay published in The New York Times earlier this year, Myers described how a short story by James Arthur Baldwin helped change the course of his life. “I didn’t love the story, but I was lifted by it, ” he wrote, “for it took place in Harlem, and it was a story concerned with black people like those I knew. By humanizing the people who were like me, Baldwin’s story also humanized me. The story gave me a permission that I didn’t know I needed, the permission to write about my own landscape, my own map.”
“I write books for the troubled boy I once was, ” he wrote, “and for the boy who lives within me still.”
1. What does the second paragraph mainly talk about?| A．How popular Myers was. |
| B．How Myers became successful. |
| C．What makes Myers’ works popular. |
| D．What people think of Myers’ works. |
| A．Productive. | B．Wealthy. | C．Conservative. | D．Humorous. |
| A．James Arthur Baldwin. |
| B．His mother. |
| C．Leonard S. Marcus. |
| D．One of his teachers. |
| A．It helped him survive the dark period. |
| B．It inspired him to pursue his writing career. |
| C．He learned many writing techniques from it. |
| D．The author of the story permitted him to write. |
