The Dujiangyan Irrigation System is located on the Minjiang River, in the western part of the Chengdu Plain. Constructed around 256 BCE, it remains the world’s
When the annual floods of the Minjiang River caused enormous suffering, the governor Li Bing was so concerned that he made a
The Dujiangyan Irrigation System took almost a generation to complete. Since then, it
2 . In 1826, a Frenchman named Niepce needed pictures for his business. But he was not a good artist. So he invented a very simple camera (照相机). He put it in a window of his house and took a picture of his garden. That was the first photo.
The next important date in the history of photography (摄影术) was in 1837. That year, Daguere, another Frenchman, took a picture of his reading room. He used a new kind of camera in a different way. In his picture you could see everything very clearly, even the smallest thing. This kind of photo was called a Daguerreotype.
Soon, other people began to use Daguerre’s way. Travelers brought back wonderful photos from all around the world. People took picture of famous buildings, cities and mountains.
In about 1840, photography was developed. Then photographers could take picture of people and moving things. That was not simple. The photographers had to carry a lot of film and other machines. But this did not stop them, for example, some in the United States worked so hard.
Mathew Brady was a famous American photographer. He took many pictures of great people. The picture were unusual because they were very lifelike (栩栩如生的).
Photographers also became one kind of art by the end of the 19th century .Some photos were nor just copies of the real world .They showed feelings, like other kinds of art.
1. The first photo taken by Niepce was a picture of ____________.A.his business | B.his house | C.his garden | D.his window |
A.a Frenchman | B.a kind of picture | C.a kind of camera | D.a photographer |
A.watch lots of films | B.buy an expensive camera |
C.stop in most cities | D.take many films and something else with him |
A.was very lifelike | B.was famous for his unusual pictures |
C.was quite strong | D.took many pictures of moving people |
3 . The Silk Road is a name given to the trade routes that connected Europe and the Mediterranean with the Asian world. The route got its
The Chinese leaned to
The ancient Romans were the first Europeans who became
Trading
Travelling along the route was
Over the centuries people
In the early Middle Ages traffic along the route decreased because of the fall of the Roman Empire. But trading along the Silk Road became
A.design | B.name | C.picture | D.story |
A.traded | B.produced | C.showed | D.developed |
A.make | B.wash | C.use | D.color |
A.last | B.second | C.same | D.only |
A.advised | B.allowed | C.asked | D.helped |
A.carefully | B.regularly | C.equally | D.increasingly |
A.worried about | B.aware of | C.used to | D.proud of |
A.increased | B.changed | C.started | D.continued |
A.support | B.demand | C.exchange | D.search |
A.dangerous | B.mysterious | C.boring | D.disappointing |
A.animals | B.resources | C.clothes | D.goods |
A.walked | B.hurried | C.settled | D.bargained |
A.strange | B.difficult | C.safe | D.easy |
A.fairer | B.freer | C.quieter | D.stronger |
A.direct | B.new | C.long | D.familiar |
As Shaoxing is a water town, the unique transport named Wupeng boat
Wupeng boat has now become the symbol of Shaoxing. The famous Chinese writer Lu Xun mentioned this boat in many of his
Wupeng boats in different spots around the city have various routes.You can
Wang Anshi (1021 - 1086), a poet and reformer of Song Dynasty, is still remembered after a long period of time. This year marked the 1, 000th anniversary of Wang’s birthday. To commemorate the occasion, China Post
When he was young, Wang became familiar
He implemented new laws to ease farmers’ burdens, loaned grain to farmers and allowed them to repay their debts after the autumn harvest. He attached great importance to
Wang’s
US politician Henry A. Wallace had a book
During his lifetime, Wang
A stone tablet(牌匾)
The tablet,
The inscription(碑文)recorded the process of building the King of Medicine Temple in the county during the reign of Emperor Kangxi and
According to the inscription, after the
This stone tablet is
Chinese civilization has been marked, in my humble opinion, by three distinct features: evolution with continuity, inclusiveness, and receiving and sharing the goods of civilization.
China’s modernization process over the past four decades
With regard to inclusiveness, Chinese civilization has been open to positive outside inferences,
When it comes to sharing, one of the
This new technology
The Grand Canal of China was first dug in 486 BC, and well developed through the late 6th to early 10th century. From the late 13th until 19th century, with the highest section built and the overall length
The Grand Canal was
The Grand Canal
Chinese seal (印章) carving originated during the Shang Dynasty. In the beginning, the characters carved on seals were the same as
In ancient times, seals were regarded as
After the Qin Dynasty, materials for seals were
To protect this artistic treasure, Chinese seal carving