China is called the Kingdom of fans. Fans are...

China is called the Kingdom of fans. Fans are everywhere in our daily life. But how much do you know about them?

It is said that fans were first used to cool the air during the Shang Dynasty. At that time, they were made of feathers, bamboo or silk. Some of them were round, while others were square.

Folding paper fans first became popular during the Song Dynasty. There were usually beautiful pictures on the fans. Some were mountains and rivers, others were flowers and animals. Many people, including Su Dongpo, a poet of the Song Dynasty, and Tang Bohu, a scholar of the Song Dynasty, even painted and wrote poems on fans. This made the fans into art works. Many rich and important people liked holding fans.

Today, fans are popular gifts. During the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, folding fans were given to leaders and officials from other countries, as well as audience members. While they were having their fans to get cool air, they were also experiencing Chinese culture.

1.The fans were made of different materials except__________ during the Shang Dynasty.

A.paper B.bamboo C.silk D.feathers

2.When did folding fans first become popular?

A.The Shang dynasty. B.The Song Dynasty. C.Today. D.In 2008.

3.What couldn't people see on fans in the Song Dynasty?

A.Mountains B.Animals C.Flowers D.Audience

4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A.Fans were first used to cool the air during the Song dynasty.

B.Tang Bohu never wrote or painted on fans.

C.Some fans were round, while others were square during the Shang Dynasty.

D.Folding fans were only given to leaders and officials from China.

5.What's the best title of this passage?

A.The Development of Fans B.The Shapes of Fans

C.When Fans Became Popular D.How Fans Became Art Works

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Last year, I went to Italy as an exchange student. Before leaving, I asked my mother what gifts I should take to the teachers and the students there. Mom said that the Chinese fan was a good choice, for China is praised as "the Fan Kingdom". I couldn't agree more, because it is more than a tool for cooling. It's also an important part of Chinese culture.

I went shopping and bought three kinds of Chinese fans. The first kind was the feather(羽毛)fan for the teachers, which was made of bird feathers. It was the symbol of Zhuge Liang, a very smart man in ancient China. The fans I bought for the girls were silk fans. They were also called" round silk fans". Fans of this kind were made of silk with paintings of beautiful women, birds or flowers. They were very popular with women of all ages. As for the boys, I picked the folding fans from Rongchang, a place in the west of Chongqing. The folding fans were made of paper and bamboo and there were great paintings and calligraphy(书法)on them.

At the welcome party in Italy, my new teachers and classmates were all excited to get the wonderful fans. And they were even more excited after learning about the stories and culture behind them.

1.The writer went to Italy for _________last year.

A.learning B.traveling C.teaching D.shopping

2.The folding fans the writer bought were made in _________.

A.Dazu B.Rongchang C.Tongliang D.Wulong

3.According to the passage, the writer gave the fans like the one in Picture ________ to the girls.

A. B.

C. D.

4.The writer wrote this passage in a ________tone(语气).

A.humorous B.surprising C.serious D.proud

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Who is LiZiqi? For7 million YouTube viewers and 20 million Weibo users, that's an easy question to answer. The 29-year-old vlogger's videos about her rural life recently went viral (走红). Her fans call her "the goddess of nature".

She is not unworthy of this title. Cooking, painting, designing, farming…she is a master of many kinds of skills. In her videos, Li wears hanfu that she made herself. She also raises silkworms(养蚕)in order to make quilts. Li grows plants as well. She is often seen preparing meals with vegetables picked from her backyard. She eats a seasonal(季节性的)diet.

"She performs the work of a farmer with the grace(优雅)）of a fairy(仙子)"the South China Morning Post said.

Li was raised by her grandparents in a small village in Sichuan province. When she was 14, she went to the city to work, but returned to the countryside in 2012 to take care of her sick grandmother.

To make a living, Li runs an online store. At first, she just used her videos to advertise her products. But the simple pleasures she presented quickly won her many fans. "In such a tech-driven age, where everything comes so quickly, it's beautiful to watch such a slow process unfold without stress," one of her fans said online.

For her global fans, what is even more interesting is Li's deep knowledge of food, nature and Chinese culture. "I can see how good Chinese people are at cooking! I never thought of preserving(保存)meat like that!" one foreign fan wrote on YouTube.

As China Daily said, Li shows the world that Chinese people love good food and are good at making art out of the simplest materials. With her videos, she has spread Chinese culture to the world.

1.What's the probable meaning of the underlined word advertise?

A.制造 B.建议 C.做广告 D.注意

2.What does the writer mainly want to tell us in the fifth paragraph?

A.why Li made the videos. B.why Li runs an online store

C.how fans got less stressed. D.why fans liked Li and her videos

3.Which is the correct order according to the passage?

①Li came back to the village to look after her sick grandmother.

②Li made videos to advertise the products she sold in her online store.

③Li grew up in a small village with her grandmother.

④Li became famous at home and abroad because of the videos.

⑤Li practised all kinds of skills, such as cooking, painting, designing, farming.

A.③⑤①②④ B.③①⑤②④ C.⑤③①②④ D.⑤②③①④

4.Where can you probably find this article?

A.An advertisement. B.A science book. C.A newspaper. D.A storybook.

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China has accepted western fashion and technology as it has developed these years, but a lot of young people are turning to the past for their clothes choices and putting on traditional "hanfu".

As the government encourages the renaissance (复兴) of traditional culture, hanfu is getting more and more popular with the teenagers. Every year, we can enjoy different hanfu shows around the cities. These shows bring us back to Han dynasty. We learn more about the history, culture and beauty from them.

Hanfu hasn't been in the same style since Han dynasty. However, this kind of clothes has something in common. They all have large soft robes (袍子), with sleeves that hang down to the knees, so the hands can't be seen.

In modern China, the hanfu lovers are from history fans, cartoon fans to clothes fans.

"Clothes are the basic part of culture, so both the traditional clothes and modern clothes play the same role in culture," said Zhang Jun, a famous reporter. "If the people and the country do not even understand our traditional clothes or don't wear them, how can we talk about other important parts of our culture?"

1.What clothes does the passage talk about?

A. B. C. D.

2.Han fu is getting more and more popular because ________.

A.China has accepted western fashion B.China has accepted western technology

C.China has developed in recent years D.the government encourages traditional culture

3.Who are hanfu lovers in China nowadays?

A.History fans. B.Cartoon fans. C.Clothes fans. D.All of the above.

4.What does the underlined word "sleeves" mean?

A.衣领 B.衣袖 C.纽扣 D.拉链

5.According to Zhang Jun, he thinks ________.

A.clothes are not the part of culture B.it's not necessary for us to wear hanfu

C.clothes help us understand our culture better D.hanfu isn't so important as modern clothes

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Xi’an celebrated the first-ever China Hanfu Day on April 18. There were catwalk shows(走秀) and traditional music concerts which were held by people wearing traditional Chinese clothing. 1. and put them online for a Hanfu photo competition, which lasted until May 18.

China Hanfu Day is on the third day of the third month of the Chinese lunar calendar(农历), which is said to be the birthday of the Yellow Emperor. In ancient China, this day was also known as Shangsi Festival(上巳节). 2.

Hanfu is the traditional clothing of the Han people who lived in China before the Qing Dynasty. 3. However, some of its main characteristics( 特点) remain. For example, there are two parts that overlap(交叠) on the front, which is called “jiao ling”. 4.

China is becoming a leading country in the world, and the Chinese public feels more confident about its traditional culture than ever before. 5.

A.Its purpose is to encourage young Chinese to take pride in traditional clothing, as well as Chinese culture.

B.Hanfu fans from all over China gathered there to take photos

C.Another main characteristic of Hanfu is that it usually uses ribbons (系带) instead of buttons.

D.Wearing traditional clothing might be an interesting way of showing how they feel about this.

E.It has a history of about 3,000 years and it has changed greatly so far.

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What can make people cheer in every corner of the world? The answer can only be soccer, the world's most-loved sport.

December 9 is celebrated as World Soccer Day in China. Fans show their love for this sport by having soccer games. But for many people, it's not just a simple game-it's a way of life. According to FIFA(足球国际管理机构), 3,570 million people enjoyed the 2018 World Cup in Russia. That's about half of the world's population! Over 240 million people in more than 200 countries play soccer today.

There are facts about the amazing game. The earliest form of soccer was from China. It was called cuju(蹴鞠). Players had to kick a ball into a net. They couldn't use their hands, But modern soccer was invented in England. In 1863, the English Football Association was set up. It made the rules of modern soccer. Scotland(苏格兰)and England played the first official(官方的)international soccer match in 1872. The score of the match was 0-0. About 4, 000 people enjoyed it. The first soccer match shown on TV was in 1937. Soccer players run an average(平均)of 6 miles, about 10,000 meters, during every game.

1.How do fans show their love for soccer?

A.By making soccer rules. B.By having soccer games.

C.By singing songs about soccer. D.By throwing the soccer into a net.

2.Where was the earliest form of soccer from?

A.England. B.Russia. C.China. D.Scotland.

3.When was the English Football Association set up?

A.In 1863. B.In 1872. C.In1937. D.In 2018.

4.What can you learn from the passage?

A.Modern soccer was invented in Scotland.

B.World Soccer Day was celebrated in Brazil.

C.Soccer is just a simple game for many people.

D.The history of soccer in China is longer than that in England.

5.Which part of the newspaper may the passage be from?

A.Business. B.Health. C.Sports. D.Travel.

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He is a child in a grown man’s body. Everywhere he goes, he makes his fans laugh so much. He is the lead character of the hugely popular film and TV series of Mr. Bean(憨豆先生), created by British comic actor Rowan Atkinson.

Since its TV show made the first appearance in 1990, its 14 half-hour programs have been sold to more than 200 TV territories worldwide. This year sees Mr. Bean celebrate its 25 th anniversary(周年纪念日).

Why has the character enjoyed success with people of different cultures?

Unlike most people in comedy today, Mr. Bean doesn’t make much use of dialogue, so there is no language barrier (障碍) in his work. Mr. Bean can talk ---sometimes does--- but what he does is much more important than what he might say. For example, in a TV episode, Mr. Bean becomes a barber and makes a terrible mess of the customer’s hair. This doesn’t need any translation.

But there’s a deeper reason. Although he is British and the stories generally take place in British settings, people from different cultures laugh at Mr. Bean for the same reason earlier generations (一代人) laughed at comic star Charlie Chaplin.

As Atkinson told the newspaper： “The essence (本质) of Mr. Bean is that he is self-centered and in fact doesn’t care about the outside world.” Mr. Bean breaks social rules wherever he goes – he jumps the queue, tries to cheat(作弊) in exams – we all secretly want to do but generally don’t.

1.The article is mainly about ______.

A. the influence of Mr Bean on British culture

B. the reasons behind the success of Mr Bean

C. the importance of humor in British culture

D. the most successful British film director

2.Why has　 Mr Bean been popular with people of different cultures?

A. Because he looks lovely and smart.

B. Because he can solve any problem in a special way.

C. Because people can quite often see him on the screen.

D. Because people can easily understand his humour.

3.Charlie Chaplin is mentioned in the second-to-last paragraph to ______.

A. make clear his importance in comedy history

B. show his popularity in Britain before Mr Bean

C. show he and Mr Bean have something similar

D. show that he and Mr Bean are British heroes

4.According to Atkinson, which of the following is an important characteristic of Mr. Bean?

A. Being selfish.　　 B. Being childish.

C. Being generous.　 D. Being dangerous.

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Fans of basketball all know who LeBron James is. His fans like to call him King James. The 33-year-old basketball star was again the best player in the last season of the NBA. The most popular American sports magazine Sports Illustrated also named him the best player for the fourth season in a row (连续).

King James was born on December 30 in Ohio, the USA. He is 203cm tall and weighs 113kg. He is the perfect combination (结合）of strength, size and speed. Some people see him as the best physical specimen (体格范本）in sport.

James beat Golden State Warriors’ player Stephen Curry, 29, to the number one place, even though Curry had a great season. Last season (2015-2016), the two top players led their teams to the highest rank of the NBA. So people had different ideas about who might be the best player. James finally won the award because he helped his team Cleveland Cavaliers beat Curry’s team in the NBA Finals.

To his fans all over the world, James is the king. He is also a hero to many sports fans in the United Sates, especially in his hometown Cleveland. At a celebration in the city after he won the NBA Finals, James made a short speech and thanked everybody in his team. He said that he could not have won the award without them. He even bought each of them a gold headphone as a gift!

James also started The LeBron James Family Foundation. It raises money and helps people in need. By now, the foundation has spent $41 million sending poor children to universities in his hometown. Maybe that is another reason why his fans love him so much.

1.When was LeBron James born?

A. On December 30, 1983. B. On December 30, 1984.

C. On December 3, 1985. D. On December 3, 1986.

2.What does the underlined word “them” refer to?

A. James，teammates. B. James’ family. C. James’ fans. D. James’ friends.

3.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A. LeBron James is four years older than Curry.

B. LeBron James is a member of Cleveland Cavaliers.

C. Curry didn’t win the award because he had a bad season.

D. The foundation helps poor children continue their education in James’ hometown.

4.Why do so many people love James?

A. Because Sports Illustrated often names him the best player.

B. Because he always leads his team to beat Curry’s team.

C. Because he is willing to help others and plays basketball well.

D. Because he likes sending gold headphones to his fans.

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Li Na is 　　　　　 famous 　　　　　 all the tennis fans in China know her.

A. too; to             B. enough; to

C. as; as            D. so; that

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Lin Shuhao is ______famous ______ all the basketball fans in China know him.

A. too, to     B. enough, to       C. so, that      D. as, as

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