During ancient times, children didn't have smart phones, iPads or computers to entertainment them. Instead, they came up with interesting games to play in their childhood. Let's take a look.
| Hide and-seek is a traditional game for children. It's popular around the nation. There are two ways to play: covering a child's eyes while other kids run around to play a trick on him or more commonly, others hide and one child must try to find them. |
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| Kites have quite a long history in China. The earliest kites weren't made of paper. They were made of wood instead. Nowadays, the three most famous kites are the Beijing kite. Tianjin kite and Weifang kite. Each has its own style. For example. the bird-shaped kite with long wings is a special kind of the Beijing kite. |
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| The most similar thing to watching a film during ancient times was going to see a shadow play. The artists controlled puppets behind the screen to make them move like people and tell stories. People liked listening to the music and enjoyed the beautiful puppets. |
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| During the Qing Dynasty (1644 — 1911). kicking a stone ball around was a popular sport in the northern part of China, and it was often played in the winter to keep warm. Stones were carved into small balls and kicked along with feet. |
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1. How can hide-and-seek be played?
| A．One plays and others watch. | B．On must cry and others laugh. |
| C．Others hide and one tries to find. | D．One runs and others try to catch. |
| A．kicking stone balls | B．flying kites |
| C．watching shadow plays | D．playing hide-and-seek |
| A．Artists. | B．Puppets. | C．People. | D．Stories. |
| A．Tianjin is famous for the bird-shaped kite with long wings |
| B．all the children must cover their eyes while playing hide--and-seek |
| C．the puppets couldn't move like people with the artists' controlling |
| D．kicking a stone ball was popular in the northern part of China during the Qing Dynasty |
I hesitated to join the new Tai Chi Club because I
While learning the basics of tai chi, I found myself
A year of practicing tai chi has had a positive effect
| 意义及看法 | 春节对于中国人的意义： The Spring Festival is a Chinese traditional festival… family members to get together … feel love and happiness… the importance of home and family 春节被定为联合国假日的看法： show the worldwide influence of Chinese civilization … learn more and understand better about Chinese culture |
| 期待 | spread Chinese culture… celebrate the Spring Festival in your country next year |
（2）回复邮件中不得出现真实的地名、校名和人名。
（3）词数80左右（开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数）。
Hi Tony,
I’m very happy to receive your email. Yes, the Spring Festival is listed as a UN
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After learning the basics of tai chi in those first few classes, I found myself bored and aching from doing the same moves over and over again. Luckily, my coach taught me how to relax my muscles and focus on peace of mind while performing the routine. With these requirements of tai chi in mind, I found to my satisfaction that
In time, I began to look into the ancient Chinese culture behind tai chi. I discovered that
A year of practising
Who is the greatest teacher in Chinese history? Many people would say: Confucius.
Confucius lived in the kingdom of Lu, part of today’s Shandong Province, during the Spring and Autumn Period. His father died when he was only 3 and he had to work
Later, he became a teacher and started the first public school in Chinese history. At that time only children
Today, people still follow Confucius’ lessons. He told us that everyone has something
Confucius is not only a great teacher,
The Yingge dance is a combination of opera, dance and wushu. Typically, the dance
On Chinese New Year, a Yingge team
The dance team’s commitment
So far, the Yingge dance
Any visitor to the Chinese Culture Week at the University of Tehran would be amazed by the tea, food, Chinese knots (中国结) and traditional paper-cutting artworks
“Chinese knots
Chinese Culture Week,
More importantly, given Iran’s good ties with China, mastering Chinese offers relatively competitive employment prospects on the Iranian job market
“Each of the students here is
8 . Acupuncture (针灸) is a traditional Chinese medical practice of treating various physical and mental conditions. It won respect and interest in the United States after New York Times reporter James Reston visited China with President Nixon and needed an operation.
Chinese doctors used acupuncture on James after surgery (外科手术) to reduce his pain, and his recovery was quick. Curious about this, James was allowed to watch surgery on patients who received acupuncture for anesthesia (麻醉). Patients talked with their doctors during the operation and then walked back to their rooms on their own.
Acupuncture left James such a deep impression that he wrote a front-page article in New York Times about his operation upon returning to the United States. “A leading medical expert sent by Premier Zhou Enlai removed my appendix (阑尾). I was awake in the whole process.”
The National Institutes of Health began to organize some of their top doctors to visit China to investigate acupuncture and its possible functions in western medicine. With years going by, acupuncture has become popular across the world with magical effect.
1. What did James Reston do?| A．A reporter. | B．A doctor. | C．A translator. | D．A scientist. |
| A．Receive. | B．Study. | C．Create. | D．Develop. |
| A．It is a traditional Chinese medical practice. |
| B．It treats physical and mental conditions. |
| C．It is a kind of surgery to reduce pain. |
| D．It is popular for its magical effect. |
9 . 包粽子是中国端午节的一个传统习俗。假定你是李华，你班级准备在端午节当天开展包粽子体验活动，请你写一封电子邮件，邀请你校外教Bob参加，要点包括:
活动地点 | in our school dining room |
活动时间 | from 9:00 a.m. to 1l:30 a.m. on 22nd June |
参与人员 | all the students and teachers in our class |
活动内容 | 1. wrap(包)rice ... with bamboo leaves to make zongzi 2. cook zongzi by ourselves 3. taste zongzi together |
活动意义 | experience and learn more about Chinese traditional culture |
注意:
1. 词数 80 左右;
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯:3.开头与结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Bob,
I’m writing to invite you to take part in an activity on the Dragon Boat Festival.
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Looking forward to your reply.
Yours,
Li Hua
In modern society, many Chinese traditional festivals are still an important part of Chinese culture, and
Some traditional festivals teach us a lot about our nation’s history. For example,
Moreover,
Finally, traditional festivals are a source of national pride and help shape our national identity. For example,
