Every time the last month of Chinese lunar ye...

Every time the last month of Chinese lunar year nears the end, Chinese communities around the globe are preparing to launch next New Year celebrations. 1. Here’s something you need to know about Chinese New Year:

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Chinese New Year is the longest national holiday in China and New Year’s day is the most important date in the Chinese calendar. Chinese New Year is based on the ancient Chinese lunar calendar, falling on the second new moon after winter solstice(冬至)--meaning it changes each year.

Roughly a sixth of the world will observe Chinese New Year, with celebrations in Taiwan, Singapore and Malaysia, along with other countries with significant Chinese populations. 3.

How is Chinese New Year celebrated?

Many celebrations take place, including parades(旅行), dragon dances, reunions and wonderful dinners. Red clothing is considered essential, as it is said to scare off the mythical monster Nian. Children are traditionally given red envelopes with money inside which they sleep with under their pillows, which is said to bring them good fortune and happiness.

4. On Day 2 it is traditional to visit friends and relatives; on Day 3 people tend to stay at home as it is not seen as fortunate to socialize. The final day, Day 15, sees the Lantern Festival, where red Chinese lanterns are released into the sky.

What does the year of the rooster mean?

2017 is the year of the tenth Chinese zodiac(十二生肖), the rooster. 5. Those born in 1957 or 2017 are fire roosters, and are considered trustworthy, with a strong sense of timekeeping and responsibility at work. They are also thought to be talkative, popular among a crowd and loyal.

A. What is Chinese New Year?

B. When is Chinese New Year coming?

C. Each day has its own celebration

D. However, this is the year of the fire rooster

E. It is pronounced “Gong Xi Fa Cai” in Mandarin

F. It is the most important holiday in the Chinese calendar

G. London and San Francisco both claim to host the largest celebrations outside of Asia

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Dragon Head Raising Day, 1. falls each year on the second day of the second lunar month, is one of the Chinese traditional festivals. As the proverb goes: “The dragon is awaked, 2. (raise) his head”. On this day, dragons, a prominent totem (图腾) in Chinese culture raise 3. (they) heads with the sound of thunder. Around this time, the earth 4. (burst) with life grass and trees are beginning to shoot up. In ancient China, people 5. (pray) to the dragon god beside a river or a lake for the precious spring rains to breed their crops.

6. (tradition), food eaten on this day was renamed after parts of the dragon. For instance，wontons were called “dragon’s eyes.” The special 7. (food) usually eaten on this day include, dragon’s scales，popcorn and pig’s head

In Shanxi, people get their hair 8. (cut) in a symbolic move to remove the old and embrace the new. In 9. countryside in Hebei Province, people would fetch water from a well at dawn. It was believed 10. on this day the well was full of dragon eggs which would bring the collector good harvest.

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Dragon Heads-raising Day, 1. falls each year on the second day of the second lunar month, is one of tlle Chinese traditional festivals as the proverb goes: "The dragon is awake, 2. (raise) his head. "On this day, dragons, a pronfinent totem (图腾) in Chinese culture, raise 3.(they) heads with the sound of thunder. Around this time, the earth 4. (burst) with life--grass and trees are beginning to shoot up. In ancient China, people5. (pray) the dragon god beside a river or a lake for the precious spring rain to breed their crops.

6. (tradition), food eaten on this day was renamed after parts of the dragon. For instance, wontons (馄饨) were called "dragons' eyes". The special 7. (food) usually eaten on this day include dragons' scales, popcom and pigs' heads.

In Shanxi, people get their hair 8. (cut) in a symbolic move to remove the old and embrace the new. In　 9. countryside in Hebei Province, people would fetch water from a well at dawn. It was believed 10. on this day the well was full of dragon eggs which would bring the collectors good harvest.

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The traditional Chinese lunar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms (节气). Start of Summer (立夏), the 7th term of the year, begins on May 6 and ends on May 21 this year. Start of Summer signals the change of seasons. On this day, the sun’s rays reach an angle of 45 degrees to the earth. The temperature will rise quickly during this period.

Here are four traditions to learn about the Start of Summer.

Greeting Start of Summer

The term Start of Summer was originated at the end of the Warring States Period (239BC). Since it is a key time for the harvest of summer crops, ancient Chinese emperors in different dynasties attached great importance to the Start of Summer. They encouraged people to seize the key time to do farm work. It’s said that most of the decorations were arranged in the color red in order to show respect for the god of summer and pray for a good harvest.

Checking one’s weight

The custom of weighing people at the Start of Summer originated from the Three Kingdoms Period (220-180) and is still popular in South China today. It was believed this practice would bring health and good luck to the people weighted.

After lunch on this day, people would hang a basket from a beam (房梁). The young and old took turns to get weighed while the person calculating the weight would offer good wishes. It is said that those who were weighed would stay healthy in the hot summer and those who weren’t would suffer illness.

Eating eggs

In ancient China, people believed a round egg symbolized a happy life and eating eggs on the day of Start of Summer was a prayer for good health. They put leftover tea into boiled water together with eggs and the original “tea egg” was created. Later people improved cooking methods and added spices (香料) to the eggs to make them taste delicious. Today tea egg has become a traditional snack in China.

Egg Competitions

As an old Chinese saying goes “hanging an egg on children’s chest can prevent them from getting summer diseases”, parents will prepare boiled eggs and put them in a bag before hanging them on their child’s chest. When at school, children gather together to play egg competitions by hitting each other’s eggs in pairs and the one whose egg is not broken wins.

1.People believe that if one is weighed on Start of Summer, he or she will ________.

A.have a good harvest B.have respect for god

C.be fortunate D.suffer illness

2.Which tradition is particularly designed for children?

A.Greeting Start of Summer B.Checking one’s weight

C.Eating eggs D.Egg Competitions

3.What is the difference between the tradition “Greeting Start of Summer” and the other three?

A.It is very old. B.It has nothing to do with health.

C.It was only popular in Zhou Dynasty. D.It is organized by the emperor.

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By the time he _____ back last night, we had got 200 pictures of the Chang'e-3 lunar probe.

A. came       B. had come     C. was coming      D. would come

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I'm a speaker and give hundreds of speeches every year. I spoke about appreciation last month and I used this quote by Albert Schweitzer: " Sometimes our light goes out but is blown again into flame by meeting with another human being. Each of us should express the deepest thanks to those who have relighted this inner(内心的) light

I asked my audiences to shut their eyes and think about someone who, at some time in their lives, has relighted their inner light. Then I left the room in silence for several minutes. It was always a meaningful experience as they remembered the joy they felt from another person

One day, a gentleman came up to talk with me and thanked me for creating a new awareness(意识)in him. He said he thought of his eighth-grade history teacher because she was everyone's favorite teacher and had truly made a difference in all of their lives. After several days, the gentleman found his history teacher and he wrote to her. The following week he received this letter

Dear John

You will never know how much your letter meant to me. I am 83 years old, and I am living all alone in one room. My friends are all gone. My family’s gone. I taught 50 years and yours is the first "thank you" letter I have ever gotten from a student. Sometimes I wonder what I did with my life. I will read and reread your letter until the day I die

The gentleman was sad, "She is always the one we talk about when we have a get-together. She is everyone's favorite teacher-- we love her! But no one had ever told her until she received my letter.

1.Why did the author use Albert Schweitzers words in his speech?

A. To draw the attention of the audiences　　 B. To show his honor to Albert Schweitzer

C. To show the importance of appreciation　　 D. To prove humans should help each other.

2.Why did the gentleman come up to the author?

A. To ask questions　　 B. To thank the author

C. To try to find his history teacher　　 D. To introduce his history teacher to him.

3.What does the teacher's letter show?

A. We should never forget our teachers　　 B. Teachers usually miss their students

C. Expressing thanks may light up others' life　　 D. It's never too late to show thanks to others

4.Why was the gentleman sad after receiving his teacher's letter?

A. No one loved the teacher　　 B. He missed his teacher very much

C. His teacher lost many loved ones　　 D. He didn't thank his teacher in time

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She is widely seen as proof that good looks can last forever. But, at nearly 500 years of age, time is catching up with the Mona Lisa.

The health of the famous picture, painted by Leonardo da Vinci in 1505, is getting worse by the year, according to the Louvre museum(卢浮宫博物馆)where it is housed.

“The thin, wooden panel on which the Mona Lisa is painted in oil has changed shape since experts checked it two years ago,” the museum said. Visitors have noticed the changes but repairing the world’s most famous painting is not easy. Experts are not sure about the materials the Italian artist used and their current chemical state.

Nearly 6 million people go to see the Mona Lisa every year, many attracted by the mystery of her smile. “It is very interesting that when you’re not looking at her, she seems to be smiling, and then you look at her and she stops,” said Professor Margaret Livingstone of Harvard University. “It’s because direct vision(视觉)is excellent at picking up detail, but less suited to looking at shadows. Da Vinci painted the smile in shadows.”

However, the actual history of the Mona Lisa is just as mysterious as the smile. Da Vinci himself loved it so much that he always carried it with him, until it was eventually sold to France’s King Francis I in 1519.

In 1911, the painting was stolen from the Louvre by a former employee, who took it out of the museum hidden under his coat. He said he planned to return it to Italy. The painting was sent back to France two years later.

During World War II, French hid the painting in small towns to keep it out of the hands of German forces.

Like many old ladies, the Mona Lisa has some interesting stories to tell.

1.The underlined sentence in the first paragraph means the Mona Lisa ________.

A．is losing its value

B．is being damaged after so many years

C．is getting more valuable with years passing

D．will rot away

2.Experts haven’t any repairs on the Mona Lisa because______.

A．it is now in a poor chemical state

B．they don’t know how to replace the wooden panel

C．they don’t have the materials Da Vinci used

D．they are afraid it will be done further damage.

3.The smile of the Mona Lisa can only be seen_______.

A．by indirect vision

B．at a distance

C．by direct vision

D．in shadows

4.From the last paragraph, we can infer that______.

A．many interesting stories have been written about the Mona Lisa

B．people are interested in the stories about the Mona Lisa.

C．some mysteries still remain to be solved about the Mona Lisa.

D．Many more stories will be told about the Mona Lisa.

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She is widely seen as proof that good looks can last forever. But, at nearly 500 years of age, time is catching up with the Mona Lisa.

The health of the famous picture, painted by Leonardo da Vinci in 1505, is getting worse by the year, according to the Louvre museum(卢浮宫博物馆)where it is housed.

“The thin, wooden panel on which the Mona Lisa is painted in oil has changed shape since experts checked it two years ago,” the museum said. Visitors have noticed the changes but repairing the world’s most famous painting is not easy. Experts are not sure about the materials the Italian artist used and their current chemical state.

Nearly 6 million people go to see the Mona Lisa every year, many attracted by the mystery of her smile. “It is very interesting that when you’re not looking at her, she seems to be smiling, and then you look at her and she stops,” said Professor Margaret Livingstone of Harvard University. “It’s because direct vision(视觉)is excellent at picking up detail, but less suited to looking at shadows. Da Vinci painted the smile in shadows.”

However, the actual history of the Mona Lisa is just as mysterious as the smile. Da Vinci himself loved it so much that he always carried it with him, until it was eventually sold to France’s King Francis I in 1519.

In 1911, the painting was stolen from the Louvre by a former employee, who took it out of the museum hidden under his coat. He said he planned to return it to Italy. The painting was sent back to France two years later.

During World War II, French hid the painting in small towns to keep it out of the hands of German forces.

Like many old ladies, the Mona Lisa has some interesting stories to tell.

1. The underlined sentence in the first paragraph means the Mona Lisa ________.

2. Experts haven’t any repairs on the Mona Lisa because______.

1.

3.The smile of the Mona Lisa can only be seen_______.

4. From the last paragraph, we can infer that______.

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Reducing the amount of salt in our diets could save nearly 20,000 lives in the UK every year, according to researchers.

The recommended maximum daily intake for adults is 6g in the UK, although just month the World Health Organization (WHO) revised this down to 5g. Yet according to figures from the British Heat Foundation, men consume around 9.7g a day, while women have 7.7 g.

Not researchers at three universities, including Harvard Medical School, have revealed the dramatic effect reducing salt could have on death rates by using computer models. They estimated that reducing salt intake to 6g would save 500,000 to 850,000 lives in the US over the next decade.

British doctor Ian Campbell, medical director of charity Weight Concern, told Mail Online: Salt is a big problem in the UK, too. It’s a silent killer. Over time consuming too much of it increases the risk of high blood pressure, which can lead to heart attacks. About 80 percent of our salt intake comes from processed foods, so it can be difficult to avoid.

Many people are unaware of where salt is hidden, such as bread, soups, ready meals, and even breakfast cereals (麦片). The government approach has been to encourage food companies to cut the amount of salt in their products. There has been a reduction but it is taking too long. The Food Standards Agency should consider setting compulsory maximum levels for salt.

Victoria Taylor, Senior Dietitian at the British Heat Foundation, added: Eating too much salt may raise your blood pressure and having high blood pressure increases your risk of developing heart disease.

The government has worked with the food industry to reduce the amount of salt in our food and make labels clearer. But there is still work to be down by everyone because the majority of Brits are still consuming more salt than they would be.

1.Which of the following in the table reaches the daily maximum amount of salt recommended by the WHO?

A. A large chips and a McDonald’s Big Mac.

B. A spicy crayfish and a large chips.

C. An original chicken and a spicy crayfish.

D. A McDonald’s Big Mac and an original chicken.

2.According to the passage, when people eat processed food they ________.

A. needn’t add salt

B. should add a little salt

C. may ruin their health

D. can have risk of heart attacks

3.To solve the problem of eating too much salt, Ian Campbell advises ________.

A. having healthier breakfast

B. punishing the illegal food companies

C. reducing the amount of processed food

D. making laws about maximum levels for salt

4.The last paragraph emphasizes the importance of ________.

A. making food tables clearer

B. monitoring the food industry

C. promoting the awareness of salt content

D. strengthening the government’s functions

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Lots of coal miners died on the job last year, ______ the government to shut nearly 800 small mines in Shanxi Province alone.

A. forced      B. to force      C. forces           D. forcing

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