A growing number of Chinese stories are being...

A growing number of Chinese stories are being told by foreigners through the Internet.

Recently, a video made by an Australian on Douyin swept the screen, followed by more than 2 million zans and 110, 000 comments (评论). In the video he said. "I'm pleased with the Chinese lifestyle. It's really difficult to live in a country like Australia, especially after you have spent so much time in China. If you don't drive a car in China, you just ride a bike. You can get anywhere easily, and there are subways. But in Australia, if you don't have a car, you can do nothing."

The Australian uncle also complained about (抱怨) the price of Uber, an Australian taxi-hailing software. "My God, one kilometer is almost 20 Australian ollas (about 97 yuan RMB)."

The blogger of Beijing Expat Guide, Paul Stoker, compared life in Beijing with life in America. He said. "Life is usually controlled by cars in the US. There's no cheap and good public transportation, so it's so difficult to get somewhere. You always have to borrow or rent a car or ask for a ride." "Compared to the colorful life in Beijing, life seems so boring in America. It seems nothing has changed at home, except for you."

Coming back to America, Cynthia Lopez said at eChinacities. "The number of mass shooting in the US has quickly increased in recent years. You don't have to worry about your safety in China—guns are not allowed by law in China. Because of America's gun culture, guns will never be illegal in the US."

Many foreigners who have spent so much time in China are happy about the Chinese lifestyle. And they1.living in China. They think public traffic in China is very fast and cheap, which can take them anywhere2.. However, in their hometowns like Australia and America, public traffic is not so convenient, but3.. They can hardly go anywhere without a car. In their eyes, life in China is4.while the lifestyle in their own countries seems so boring. Another good thing in China is that they don't have to worry about their5.because guns are not allowed by law.

In fact, there must be something good both in China and any other foreign country. It's important to understand and learn from each other.

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In recent years, a growing number of Chinese books and movies have been translated into other languages.1. They have been learning Chinese and are interested in Chinese culture. Anna is one of them, Before she translated Jin Yong’s novel Legends of the Candor Heroes (《射雕英雄传》), the writer was little known to English readers.2.

But Anna managed to do it. Impressed (使……印象深刻) by the book’s themes (主题) of good against evil, loyalty (忠诚) and love, as well as Chinese philosophy (哲学), Anna hoped to bring it to new readers. After five years of work, the translated book was published in 2018.3. Many people think Anna did a good job.

Anna studied at the University of Oxford.4. After the trip she became interested in China and began to learn Chinese. She calls herself “a clumsy (笨拙的) student, just like Guo Jing from Legends of the Condor Heroes, but one of loyal heart”.

5. Last year, he translated the animated movie Ne Zha. He said, “I see China’s stronger cultural influences. And we have a growing number of students majoring in Chinese. More Chinese stories will appear in front of new audiences.”

A.Like Anna, another translator David also learned Chinese in college.

B.She took a trip to China at the age of 21.

C.Many of the translators are young people.

D.One reason for this was that his works were too hard to translate.

E.It was reprinted (再版) seven times within several months in the UK.

九年级英语补全短文5选5中等难度题查看答案及解析

A lot of stories 　　　　 by grandma when I was young.

A. told me　　　　　 B. are told me

C. were told me　　 D. were told to me

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Once upon a time there lived a great storyteller whose stories gave both children and adults a lot of pleasure and enjoyment. He told a story about an emperor who loved new clothes and about a tiny girl who was no taller than a person’s thumb （拇指）.

That storyteller's name was Hans Christian Andersen. He was born in Denmark. He wrote more than 150 stories, which are told in many countries. He became the first author to write and publish his own fairy tales. Andersen grew up poor. His father was a shoemaker, and his mother could hardly read. Andersen once said, “Most of what I have written is a reflection of myself.” His fairy tale, The Ugly Duckling, about a duckling that is laughed by other animals until it grows up to be a swan （天鹅）, was written according to his own experience as a child. His other famous fairy tales include The Little Match Girl, The Daughter of the Sea and The Snow Queen.

Andersen’s fans celebrated the anniversary （周年纪念日） of his 200th birthday in 2005. People are told his fairy tales in many countries. They organized different kinds of celebrations to remind people ofAndersen and Andersen’s fairy tales.

In Denmark, 15-foot-tall puppets（木偶）danced in mid-air every night from May until September. In Singapore, the post office published a series （系列） of Andersen stamps. And in Egypt, the library in Alexandria showed Andersen's books, which were translated into 150 languages! In New York City’s Central Park, storyteller Ellen Shapiro told The Real Princess to a crowd of children.

“Andersen's stories have everything,” Shapiro told the reporter. “They are funny and sad and enjoyable. I never get tired of them. ”

Storytellers such as Shapiro love continuing Andersen’s tradition. Shapiro doesn’t memorize her favorite stories, however. Instead, she learns what happens at the beginning, middle, and end. She changes the words of a story to fit the listeners. So no two tellings of a story are exactly alike.

1.What can we know about Andersen according to the passage?

A.He was born in Denmark in 1820.

B.He was from a rich family.

C.He was the first author to write and publish his own fairy tales.

D.He was laughed by other children because he was a poor storyteller.

2.Which statement about Andersen’s 200th birthday anniversary celebrations is TRUE?

A.In Denmark, puppets danced every night for half a year.

B.In Singapore, the post office published a series of Andersen stamps.

C.In Egypt, Andersen's fans translated his books into 150 languages.

D.In the US, Ellen Shapiro told “The Ugly Duckling” to a crowd of children.

3.How many Andersen’s fairy tales are mentioned in this passage?

A.5 B.7 C.15 D.150

4.What can we know about Shapiro from the passage?

A.She doesn’t like following Andersen’s tradition.

B.She organized Andersen’s 200th birthday anniversary celebrations.

C.She never tells the same story in exactly the same way.

D.She is used to reading Anderson’s stories to her listeners.

5.According to the passage, we can know that________.

A.All of Andersen’s fairy tales reflect his own life.

B.Andersen’s fairy tales can bring people a lot of pain and pleasure.

C.Andersen’s fairy tales are only loved by children in 150 countries.

D.Andersen’s fairy tales are funny and sad and enjoyable.

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阅读下面短文，根据语境、音标或所给单词的提示，在每个空格内填入一个恰当的词，要求所填的词意义准确、形式正确，使短文意思完整、行文连贯。

Do you know how rice first came to China? There is an old Chinese story 1. is about little girl who went out to fish. There was famine（饥荒）and everybody was very 2. /'hʌŋgrɪ/.

The little girl felt her net growing heavy and was very happy. However, it was the King of Frogs（青蛙）that she 3. /kɔ: t/. The frog told her to hold out her fishing net to the sun's rays and he would sing 4. magic song. The little girl followed his instructions. She was 5.（great）surprised to see the rays of sunshine falling through the net. And they were changed 6. golden grains（谷粒）of rice. The first rice was thought to arrive in this way.

We do not know whether this story is true, but it tells 7.（we）that rice has the same value as gold to the Chinese. Rice 8.（be）always the main food for the Chinese. For centuries, much land has been devoted（奉献）to rice-planting and many Chinese people are 9.（farmer）, who work very hard for each grain.

It's important to 10. /seɪv/ food and say no to waste. After all, waste not, want not.

九年级英语语法填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

A Bite of China is a program with the rich culture and history about Chinese food. Besides introducing many kinds of delicious food across the country, it also shows Chinese society by explaining how these dishes came out and they are made, the relationship between people and food and a little Chinese philosophy(哲学). The first and second seasons were great successes. However, the third season was seen by viewers as a huge disappointment.

Criticizing(批评) the latest eight­section program has already become hot online. Criticism has mainly focused on two points: inaccurate or controversial(有争议的) content and the method of storytelling.

The program mixes up “Malatang” and “Chuanchuanxiang”， two different types of local spicy dishes in Sichuan Province. What's more controversial is that in one section “medicine and food come from the same origin(起源)，” which advises people to put traditional Chinese medicine into dishes without mentioning the risks.

As for the storytelling of the program, the new season has focused more on people's life stories than food. Criticism reached the top after one section, in which not traditional “Shuaimian (hitting noodles)” but the personal story of a chef who struggles to make a living in the big city was introduced in detail. It's surprising that a food program would ignore the food itself.

A change in the program team may be one of the reasons. The team said, “When the first season was put on, there were only about 40 food programs in China. But now the number is around 500. People's expectations are changing.” There are reasons for this opinion, but it's believed that “the devil is in the details”．

1.A Bite of China is a program including rich ________ about Chinese food.

A.politics B.geography C.history D.art

2.What shows the third season is inaccurate?

A.Chinese food contains some philosophy. B.“Malatang” equals to “Chuanchuanxiang”．

C.Medicine and food are from the same origin. D.“Shuaimian” can be called hitting noodles.

3.The underlined word “content ” in the passage means “________” in Chinese.

A.评论 B.事物 C.内容 D.理论

4.What's the reason for the failure of the third season?

A.Too many similar programs. B.Audience's high expectations.

C.The first two seasons' success. D.Lack of the eagerness for perfection.

5.What is the main idea of this passage?

A.To introduce a popular TV program.

B.To let people know Chinese traditional culture.

C.To show people's love of this TV program.

D.To describe some opinions on the TV program A Bite of China.

九年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析

Mobile phones are one of the most useful inventions of the last 50 years, but not everything that is said about them is good. Mobiles are often believed to be the cause of a number of things from poor eyesight and headaches to house fires. There's even one theory that mobile phones should be responsible for the disappearance of bees!

The theory is that the radiation (辐射) given off by mobile phones does great harm to bees' navigation systems (导航系统). Bees have built-in system a bit like GPS and this helps them find their way back to their hives. But recently, thousands of bees have failed to find their way home. It is believed they are dying far from their hives.

The problem was first noticed by beekeepers in America and is a lot more serious than it at first seems. The important thing about bees is that most of the crops in many countries of the world are pollinated by them. Without bees, the crops can't continue to grow. Many beekeepers in Europe have reported losing between 50 and 70 percent of their bees. Jim Piper, London beekeeper, said to the reporter, "My business is becoming worse. Twenty-nine of my forty hives are now empty."

Nobody knows for sure whether the theory is true or not, but it's a fact that bees are disappearing in very large numbers. And we can't manage without them. Einstein said that if all our bees disappeared, man would only live for four more years! If the mobile phone theory is correct, we need to do something about it right now—before it's too late.

1.What might be caused by mobiles according to Paragraph 1?

A.Poor listening. B.The forest fires. C.The disappearance of bees. D.Terrible toothache.

2.What does the theory in the passage say?

A.Bees have GPS inside their bodies. B.Mobiles have an influence on bees' hives.

C.The radiation makes bees unable to fly. D.The radiation makes bees lose their way home.

3.The underlined word "pollinate" probably means "________" in Chinese.

A.授粉 B.污染 C.啃食 D.催熟

4.What does Paragraph 3 mainly tell us?

A.Crops will stop growing. B.Beekeepers' business is getting worse.

C.Bees' disappearing is a serious problem. D.Beekeepers in Europe found the problem first.

5.The author wrote this passage to ________.

A.call on people to help beekeepers B.show how a bee's built-in system works

C.ask people to stop using mobiles right away D.warn people of the possible harm mobiles do to bees

九年级英语阅读单选困难题查看答案及解析

"Made in China" is having its moment now—and it's a fashionable one.

The story of Chinese fashion began in 2011 when Feiyue and Huili, both Chinese sports shoe brands(品牌), suddenly got international attention. Their products were seen all over the world.Chinese sportswear brand Li Ning was at the New York Fashion Week in September, 2018.They showed their new designs—sweaters and jackets with Chinese characters.

Shaun Rein, managing director of China Market Research Group, said that the latest Chinese brands no longer catch customers' eye by low price. He told CNN，"They are sure that they can go head to head with foreign brands."

Maybe it is because China's young people are now more confident about their own culture. They don't show immediate interest in western culture any more.

"Today's young people in China are crazy about Chinese cultural elements(元素)，"Jin Qu, the manager of a clothing shopping website, said at a cultural festival in 2018."They like these elements printed on their clothes, even the brand picture of Laoganma in China, which was once seen as outside of fashion. But now young people are proud of these Chinese symbols."

In fact, many stars in the West are now interested in Chinese cultural elements in fashion.Rihanna, a US singer, for example, wore a Chinese red dress to the 2015 Met Gala in New York. The dress was designed and made by Chinese designer Guo Pei.

"We have to move from making to creating,"Chinese­American designer Aric Chen once told The New York Times."We want to replace the words'Made in China'with 'Designed in China'."

1.The new designs of Li Ning Company in September, 2018 were ________.

A.coats and scarves in Chinese red B.sweaters and jackets with English words

C.coats and scarves with American symbols D.sweaters and jackets with Chinese characters

2.In the past, Chinese brands caught customers' eye by ________.

A.low price B.cultural elements C.new designs D.famous designers

3.The underlined word "They" in Paragraph 5 refers to ________.

A.today's young people in China B.the workers in Jin Qu's shop

C.some famous stars in the West D.directors of some Chinese companies

九年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析

Paper-cutting is a famous folk art with a long history in China. It was used during f1. to decorate gates and windows. After hundreds of years’ d2., it has become a very popular way of decoration. The main cutting tools are s3. -paper and scissors or a knife, but clever and skilled paper-cutting artists can make very beautiful artworks. Chinese paper-cutting works have these features-“Flower in flower, theme in theme.” This means smaller pictures and stories are h4. in the works. You will be amazed by the wonderful designs when you look at their paper-cutting works c5.. Through Chinese paper-cutting, people express their best wishes.

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In recent years, a growing number of Chinese books and movies have been translated into other languages. Many of the translators are young people who are interested in learning Chinese culture.

Anna Holmwood is one of them. Before she translated in Yong’s novel Legends of the Condor Heroes(《射雕英雄传》), the writer was little known to English readers. One reason for this is that his works were too difficult to translate.

But Anna managed to do it. Attracted by the book’s themes as well as Chinese philosophy(哲学), Anna hoped to bring it to Englishmen. After five years of work, the translated book came out in 2018. It was printed seven times in several months in the UK. Many people think Anna did a good job of explaining things that are “untranslatable”.

Learning history at the University of Oxford, Anna began to learn Chinese at 21 after a trip in China. She calls herself “a clumsy(笨拙的) student, just like Guo Jing, but with a truthful heart”.

As more young people learn to translate Chinese texts and films, more Chinese stories will become available to the world.

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