Jiaguwen, over 3,000 years old, is the earlie...

Jiaguwen, over 3,000 years old, is the earliest writing form of Chinese characters. Recently, it comes alive on the Chinese Internet and becomes popular as a new online language among the young people, thanks to a person who made them closer to people’s life.

Chen Nan, who creates Jiaguwen memes(表情包), is happy to know that Chinese netizens like his works. As a graduate of the Academy of Arts and Design of Tsinghua University, Chen has been studying Chinese characters’ design (设计) for 19 years. In 2016, the ancient typeface was included into the font library (字体库) under his efforts to let the ancient words walk into people’s life. Now the library has 3,500 characters, but Chen’s research on the project still continues, as he plans to increase characters to 7,000. In the future, he will put the ancient characters into education and the development of games and apps.

He has been working to make Jiaguwen into emojis (表情符号). For example, the character for “zui” which means “drunk” in English, was created to look like a stumbling(蹒跚的) figure. Such vivid figures have been well accepted by WeChat users. Chen has also combined (结合) the ancient Chinese characters with cartoon figures. A cartoon video about Jiaguwen he designed was watched 31 million times and shared 140,000 times.

“The ancient characters are not as cool and far away from us as most people think. In fact, they are cute and funny, and they can totally serve people's needs for online expression, "said Chen Nan.

“At present, most people think Jiaguwen is hard to understand and don’t realize the great historic value(历史价值) of it. Through using Jiaguwen memes, I truly hope that more people can develop an interest in the ancient characters and use them in their daily lives.” Chen said.

“I never imagined that I could use Jiaguwen to communicate with my friends. I thought I could only see them in my textbooks and only a few researchers could understand them. Also, these memes look so creative and cute.” said a Sina Weibo user.

1.Which of the following about Chen Nan is TRUE according to the passage?

A.He used to study at the Academy of Arts and Design at Beijing University.

B.The cartoon video about Jiaguwen he designed was a success.

C.He plans to put the ancient characters into business use.

D.Jiaguwen memes he created can’t serve people’s needs for online expression now.

2.What is the passage mainly about?

A.How Chinese people created Jiguawen in the ancient time.

B.Chen Nan’s great achievements in designs and arts.

C.Why so many Chinese netizens like Jiaguwen memes.

D.Chen Nan’s efforts to make Jiaguwen closer to common people.

3.What can we infer from the passage?

A.Thanks to Chen Nan, Jiaguwen becomes popular nowadays.

B.There may be a mobile game about Jiaguwen in the near future.

C.WeChat users didn’t like the Jiaguwen emojis made by Chen Nan.

D.Everyone will use Jiaguwen in their daily lives in the near future.

4.If there is Paragraph 7, it might be about _______.

A.how Chen Nan started creating Jiaguwen memes

B.how much Chinese people love Jiaguwen memes

C.people’s advice on how to improve Jiaguwen memes

D.where Jiaguwen memes are popular

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Flags have existed for over 3,000 years. The earliest flags were wooden or metal poles with a carving. About 2,000 years ago pieces of fabric were added to some poles for decoration. Over the next 500 years the free-flying part of the flag became more important.

1.The earliest flags have a long history for more than _______ years.

A. 2000       B. 500      C. 3000      D. 2500

2.The flying pieces of flags were added to some poles for _______ about 2000 years before.

A. passion     B. decoration     C. progress      D. sincerity

3.The flag which features a temple belongs to ___________.

A. Japan       B. Nepal         C. Singapore     D. Cambobia

4.An olive wreath is used to represent ________________.

A. peace       B. purity         C. justice       D. Equality

5.Two flags that include the sun in their design belong to __________________.

A. Nepal and Japan

B. Singapore and Japan

C. the United Nations and Nepal

D. the United Nations and Singapore

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________is over 5,000 years old. It has the biggest population in the world. It's a lot bigger than that of the United States.

A.Canada B.England C.China

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Of all the drinks , tea is　 ________ in the world .It has 5,000 years of history in China over.

A. older　　 B. the oldest　　 C. old 　　 D. very old

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一China is over 5, 000 years old. It's one of 　　　　 countries in the world.

一Yes. It has much 　　　　 history than the US.

A. old; long　　 B. older; longer

C. older; the longest　　 D. the oldest; longer

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—China is over 5，000 years old. It's one of ________ countries in the world.

—Yes. It has a much ________ history than the USA.

A. old; long

B. older; longer

C. older; the longest

D. the oldest; longer

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When you walk through the forest, you will find yourself _______ trees that are over 1,000 years old.

A.among B.against C.behind D.below

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Katie Spotz is a 22-year-old girl form America. She wants to cross the Atlantic Ocean by boat. If she succeeds, she’ll be the youngest and the first American to finish the 2500-mile trip.

Spotz began sailing when she was at university, but she has never tried to sail such a long way before. It will be a great challenge for her. In recent years, she has swum all the way down the 325-mile Allegheny River and traveled by bike form Seattle to Washington.

Spotz knows that she may see some dangerous things during the trip. It will be very dangerous if she meets very bad weather in the middle of the sea. But she believes that she can deal with all the difficulties.

“I never thought I could run 26 miles,” she said. “But once I finished it, I realized that maybe I could do something even more difficult.”

Spotz wants to collect money by going on this trip. She wants to collect money for an organization called “Blue Planet run”. The organization offers free, safe drinking water to people who need it.

It’ll take her about three months to finish this trip. Good luck to this brave girl and best wishes to her!

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How old is “old”? The answer has changed over the years. Two Hundred years ago, you were old at 35. At the beginning of the 20th century, the average life span (平均寿命) was 45. In 1950, 70-year-olds were really old. Today, a healthy 70-year-old is still thought young.

So, how old is “old”? The answer is one you’ve heard many times, from all kinds of people. “You are as old (or young) as you feel.” Your age simply tells you how many years you have lived. Your body tells you how well you’ve lived.

“Nobody grows old by living a number of years,” wrote a writer. “People grow old when they don’t have their ideals (理想).” People shouldn’t have the wrong ideas about aging. Sometimes, older minds can be as bright as young minds. Alice Brophy once said, “It makes me unhappy when people say, ‘You look young for your age.’ What does that mean? You know you can die old at 30 and live young at 80.”

1.About 100 years ago, the average life span was __________.

A. 35                   B. 45    C. 70  D. 80

2. The meaning of the word “aging” is __________.

A. growing old     B. staying young    C. keeping healthy                  D. feeling unhappy

3.According to the passage, which of the following is true?

A. Old people are not as bright at young people.

B. All older people are healthy and strong.

C. Aging does not mean you become unhealthy.

D. Most older people are unhealthy and poor.

4. The passage is mainly(主要地) about _________.

A. the average life span              B. aging

C. the 20th century                     D. older people and young people

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Silk. The word itself is beautiful. The story of silk starts in China over 4,000 years ago. It is said that a cocoon（茧）fell into a woman’s tea cup. It then opened into a single thread（线）. This was an important discovery. The Chinese learned they could use the cocoons of silkworms（蚕）to make clothes, both beautiful to look at and soft to touch.

Making silk was a secret in China for many years. In other countries, silk was hardly seen and valuable. Often it was worth more than gold. By the year 1 A.D., silk was sold as far west as Rome, and all along the Silk Road. It connected China with places in the Middle East and Europe. Thanks to the Silk Road, the communication between China and West was greatly improved. Centuries later, in 1522, the Spanish brought silkworms to Mexico.

Now people around the world still make many beautiful things from silk. But silk isn’t only beautiful. It looks delicate, but it’s very strong. For example, it has been used to make bicycle tires（轮胎）. Silk is also light and warm. This makes it great for clothes like winter jackets.

All of this comes from a little silkworm. That is the wonder of silk.

1.What was the important discovery about a silkworm’s cocoon?

A.It could become a thread. B.It could be made into tea cups.

C.It was beautiful to look at. D.It was very soft to touch.

2.What can we learn about silk from Paragraph 2?

A.It was carried to Mexico by Chinese businessman.

B.It was commonly seen in many other countries.

C.It was sold to Rome through the Silk Road.

D.It was used as money along the Silk Road.

3.The underlined word “delicate” in Paragraph 3 probably means “______”.

A.漂亮的 B.脆弱的 C.牢固的 D.平静的

4.The passage is mainly about ______.

A.a single thread B.the secret of the Silk Road

C.a beautiful tea cup D.the wonder of silk

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