Upcoming Events of New York Chinese Cultural ...

Upcoming Events of New York Chinese Cultural Center

Fan Dance

Sunday, September8, 2:00pm-3:00 pm, $15 per child

New-York Historical Society Museum & Library

Learn Chinese fan dancing with an instructor from NYCCC! This program is a part of an exhibition which examines the history of trade and immigration between China and the United States.

Dragon Boat Festival

Friday, September13,2:00pm -2:30pm

Fresh Meadows Park

Come and celebrate with us in the thousand-year-old tradition of Dragon Boat racing! Be part of the audience and enjoy the excitement of this celebration. FREE ADMISSION! Click here for more information. Dragon Boat Festival will be held in Fresh Meadows Park.

Dance to China

Sunday, September15, 2 pm

Spruce Street School Auditorium, 12 Spruce St, New York, NY 10038

Join us in celebrating 43 years of preserving and continuing Chinese traditional dance. Students from NYCCC School of the Arts will be performing traditional Chinese dance, martial arts, and Beijing opera . Cost is $15 for adults, $12 for teenagers and senior citizens, $10 for children under 12.

NYCCC School of the Arts Open House

Saturday, September21, from 1:00pm -3:00 pm, $12 per child

PS 124, Yung Wing School, 40 Division Street, New York, NY 10002

Join us and see Chinese dance, kung fu, and acrobatic (杂技的)performances performed by our current students. Come and see our students’ beautiful artwork on display and make some artwork yourselves during our hour of arts and crafts and face painting from 1-2 pm. The show will be from 2-3pm.

1.Where can you learn about China-US trade and immigration history?

A. In New-York Historical Society Museum & Library.

B. In PS 124, Yung Wing School.

C. In Spruce Street School Auditorium.

D. In Fresh Meadows Park.

2.How much should a family of 4 (aged 75, 38, 36, 5) pay to participate in Dance to China?

A. $48. B. $ 52.

C. $55. D. $ 57.

3.What does NYCCC aim at?

A. Training dancing instructors. B. Producing beautiful artwork.

C. Promoting Chinese folk arts. D. Examining trade and immigration.

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Upcoming Events of New York Chinese Cultural Center

Ancient Chinese Arts Today: Fan Dance

Sunday, October17, 2:00pm—3:00 pm, $15 per child

New-York Historical Society Museum & Library

Learn Chinese fan dancing with an instructor from NYCCC! This program is a part of Chinese American: Exclusion/Inclusion, an exhibition which examines the history of trade and immigration between China and the United States.

Dragon Boat Festival

Monday, October 18, 2:00pm —2:30pm

Fresh Meadows Park

Come and celebrate with us in the thousand-year-old tradition of Dragon Boat racing! Be part of the audience and the excitement of this celebration. FREE ADMISSION! Click here for more information. Dragon Boat Festival will be held in Fresh Meadows Park.

Dance to China

Sunday, October 24, 2 pm

Spruce Street School Auditorium, 12 Spruce St, New York, NY 10038

Join us in celebrating 43 years of preserving and continuing Chinese traditional dance. Students from NYCCC School of the Arts will be performing traditional Chinese dance, martial arts, and Beijing opera acrobatics. Cost is $15 for adults, $12 for teenagers and senior citizens, $10 for children under 12.

NYCCC School of the Arts Open House

Saturday, October 30, from 1:00pm —3:00 pm, $12 per child

PS 124, Yung Wing School, 40 Division Street, New York, NY 10002

Join us and see Chinese dance, kung fu, and acrobatic performances performed by our current students. Come and see our students’ beautiful artwork on display and make some artwork yourselves during our hour of arts and crafts and face painting from 1-2 pm. The show will be from 2-3pm.

1.Where can you learn about China-US trade and immigration history?

A. In Fresh Meadows Park.

B. In PS 124, Yung Wing School.

C. In Spruce Street School Auditorium.

D. In New-York Historical Society Museum & Library.

2.How much should a family of 4 (aged 75, 38, 36, 5) pay to participate in Dance to China?

A. $48.　　 B. $ 52.

C. $55　　 D. $ 57.

3.What does NYCCC aim at?

A. Training dancing instructors.

B. Producing beautiful artwork.

C. Promoting Chinese folk arts.

D. Examining trade and immigration.

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New York City is a world capital in every sense of the word—it's a cultural and economic powerhouse, and arguably the most influential city on the planet. But it wasn't always this way, as the following cities once dominated the world around them.

Djenne­Djenno

In the flood lands of the Niger delta people have been building houses and other structures with clay for centuries. The town of Djenne­Djenno is made entirely out of clay. It was inhabited as far back as 250 BC, and became an important link in the trans­Saharan gold trade(跨撒哈拉黄金交易). Constructed on hills called “toguere”， the city managed to escape the marshy(沼泽的) landscape and annual floods produced by the rainy season. Djenne­Djenno is believed to be one of the earliest settlements in the sub­Saharan region, and is considered by some to be “the typical African City”.

Archeological evidence shows us a continuous human presence in the area up until the 14th century AD, when people moved to the nearby town of Djenne, founded in the 11th century. Further evidence points out that even before the city's construction, the Bozo people were growing wild rice in the region. In the 13th century AD, with King Koumboro's conversion to Islam, its palace transformed into a mosque.

Carthage

Legend has it that Carthage was founded by Queen Dido of the Phoenicians. She fled the city of Tyre located in present­day Lebanon in order to escape the hatred of her brother Pygmalion, who was her rival to the throne. Along with a group of settlers, she traveled a great distance by sea and landed in North Africa, where she met King Iarbas. He offered to give them land in order to build a settlement, but no bigger than the surface covered by the hide(牛皮) of an ox. They cleverly cut the hide into thin strips and were able to enclose a fairly large area of land. On this land, the mighty city of Carthage was built.

These stories are most likely just that, but the fact that the Phoenicians built the city around 760 BC is true. Located in such a good position—in the middle of the Mediterranean, close to Sicily, Sardinia and Corsica, and a pretty good distance from Egypt—helped make Carthage a leading trade center and military power. The population soon reached half a million citizens and, in order to house them all, buildings were all built five or six stories tall. Carthage was the first city in ancient times to have a centralized sewage system, linking all buildings within the city walls. The most notable of structures among the ruins was the “Thophet”， which is believed to be an altar(圣坛) for child sacrifice.

Tenochtitlan

Tenochtitlan was the capital city of the Aztec Empire. It was built on an island surrounded by Lake Texcoco deep inside the jungles of Central America. By the time the Spanish conquerors were aware of its existence, the population was around 200，000. This was a city very different from what the Europeans were used to. Founded in 1325 AD, the Aztec capital was joined to the mainland by three causeways(堤道). It was laid out in straight street grids and had enormous pyramids at its center, which were surrounded by the skulls of the dead and ceremonial sculptures.

1.What do we know about the ancient cities?

A. Tenochtitlan was the first city to link all buildings within the city walls using a centralized sewage system.

B. Carthage was considered to have played an important role in the trans­Saharan gold trade.

C. There was no doubt that Carthage was founded by Queen Dido of the Phoenicians.

D. According to some people, the city Djenne­Djenno is “a typical African city”.

2.The passage is most probably taken from ________.

A. a news report B. a science fiction C. a history book D. a research paper

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true events ,the film follows the life of Braddock, a boxer in New York.

A、Being based on     B、Basing on      C、Based on   D、Having based on

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Here are the most popular festivals and fair events in New York this year.

Fanfaire NYC—High School of Art and Design

From：Today, Feb 8, 10：00 am To: Tomorrow, Feb 9, 6：00 pm $5.00-$20.00

The Fanfaire NYC is a fun way to spend the day burying yourself in your love of comic book art and meeting many people who help make it a reality. Super affordable to attend, and a nice way to spend the day with your fellow fans. Don't miss out.

New Jersey Convention & Exposition Center

From：Friday, Mar6, 10：00 am To：Sunday, Mar8 6：00 pm $8.00-$10.00

Celebrate all that is handcrafted and see what's NEW at Sugarloaf Crafts Festival!

Find special things never available online! Shop the latest in fashion, jewelry, art accessories, furniture, décor, special foods and much more! Discover unique and memorable gifts you can't find anywhere else to make your spring gift giving celebrations extra-special. Mother's Day, Father's Day, birthdays, graduations, weddings and more—you’ll find per-fectly hand-made joy at Sugarloaf!

American Fine Craft Show at Brooklyn Museum

From： Thursday, Nov 19, 6：00 pm To： Sunday, Nov 22, 6：00 pm $8.00-$16.00

American Fine Craft Show at Brooklyn Museum will crown the holiday season with 90 ex-hibits of art and handmade fine crafts for sale from artists and artisans from Brooklyn and around the country in the museum's landmark Beaux-Arts Court. In addition to fine art, exhibitors will sell ceramics, art glass, decorative fiber, fashion and fashion accessories, furniture, jewelry and mixed media.

On Air Fest 2020

From： Friday, Dec 6, 9：00 am To: Sunday, Dec 8, 4：00 pm $149.00-$375.00

On Air Fest is a rally point for leading voices, new movements and curious listeners in-spired by the art of sound. Coming into its fourth year in 2020, the flagship Brooklyn event at Wythe Hotel will feature over 100 artists who bring forward innovative ideas and present new work.

1.Which event charges the highest prices?

A.On Air Fest 2020.

B.New Jersey Convention & Exposition Center .

C.Fanfaire NYC—High School of Art and Design.

D.American Fine Craft Show at Brooklyn Museum.

2.What can we learn about New Jersey Convention & Exposition Center?

A.Its goods can be booked online.

B.It lasts the longest time among the events.

C.It only sells goods made by hands.

D.It gives the visitors free festival gifts.

3.Which section of a newspaper may the text be taken from?

A.Food and drink. B.Performing arts.

C.Festivals and fairs. D.Sports and active life.

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Chinese fashion designer Wang Tao released her fall-winter 2019 collection in New York on February 9, the tenth time her brand, Taoray Wang, has been featured at the New York Fashion Week.

Sitting on the front row of the show were U. S. President Donald Trump’s youngest daughter Tiffany Trump with her mother Marla Maples, as well as former Fox News host Kimberly Guilfoyle.

Tiffany Trump, a fan of Taoray Wang, wore a custom made white double-breasted coat by Wang to her father’s inauguration(就职典礼)ceremony in January 2017.

Wang’s latest collection, Eternity, is partly inspired by Tiffany Trump. In this collection, Wang combines the unconventional beauty of the 1970s,represented by famous American model Lauren Hutton and the female look favored by people such as Tiffany Trump.

The two women are from in two different age groups with two different styles but both are confident and brave, said Wang while attending her show in Manhattan. “Beauty is not about time or age. It’s all about attitude.’’

Along with China’s growing economic strength, Chinese fashion has gradually gained worldwide attention, said Wang, adding that only when more and more foreigners wear clothes designed by Chinese people, will it mean a real rise of Chinese fashion on the global stage.

Wang has a diverse background. With a degree in history from East China Normal University in Shanghai,Wang got a second degree in fashion from Japan’s top fashion institute Tokyo Mode Gakut'n, where she received five international awards in design. She was selected by Junko Koshino—a well-kown Japanese designer, to head the studio as the chief men’s designer.

To realize her global career ambitions, Wang then left Japan to go to the UK where she worked as a leading designer. In 2002 she returned to China and led the repositioning of broadcast :bo, making it one of the top 10 Chinese women’s labels. Wang is currently a board member of the Shanghai Ribo Fashion Group.

1.Who probably gave Wang’s inspiration for her latest collection?

A. Tiffany Trump and Marla Maples. B. Junko Koshirio and Kirnbrly Guilfnyle.

C. Tiffany Trump and Donald Trump. D. Tiffany Trump and Lauren Hutlon.

2.Where did Wang Tao win five international awards in design?

A. In Tokyo. B. In New York. C. In Manhattan. D. In Shanghai.

3.What can be inferred from the text?

A. Both Taoray Wang and bo are well received.

B. Wang Tao worked in UK as a chief men’s designer.

C. It is the Trump who make Wang Tao become famous.

D. Wang Tao studied fashion in East China Normal University.

4.What is the text mainly about?

A. Wang Tao’s diverse education background.

B. A Chinese designer’s way on the global stage.

C. The design style of a Chinese fashion designer.

D. Wang Tao’s fall-winter 2019 collection in New York.

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In a Chinese modern dance competition on TV one very unique couple won one of the top prizes.The lady，in her thirties，was a dancer who had ____ since she was a little girl.Later in life，she lost her entire left arm in an accident and fell into a state of ____ for a few years.

Someone then asked her to coach a children’s dancing group.From that point on，she realized that she could not ____ dancing.So，she started to do some of her old routines，but，having lost her arm，she had also lost her ___.It took a while before she could even make simple turns and spins without ____.

Then a few months later she ____ a man in his twenties who had lost a leg in an accident.She was determined to find him and ____ him to dance with her.He had never danced.And to dance with one leg...He said，“Are you ____ with me？No way！”

But，she didn’t ____，and he agreed to think about it.“I have nothing else to do anyway，” he thought.Then she started to ____ him dancing.The two ____ a few times because he had no concept of using muscle，how to ___ his body，and knew none of the ____ things about dancing.When she became ____ and lost patience with him，he would walk out.____，they came back together and started training ____.

They hired a choreographer(舞蹈指导) to ___ routines for them.She would fly high (held by him) with both arms (a sleeve for an arm) flying in the air.He could bend ____ by one leg with her leaning(倚靠) on him，etc.

When I watched this I didn’t ____ realize that she was missing an arm ___ I was focusing on the guy with only one leg.Really quite amazing!

1.A.operated                          B．played

C．trained　                         D．competed

2.A.relief　                             B．depression

C．confusion　                     D．recovery

3.A.learn　                             B．understand

C．forget　                         D．face

4.A.chance　                         B．balance

C．advantage                      D．promise

5.A.following　                         B．checking

C．noticing　                         D．falling

6.A.heard of　                         B．searched for

C．came across　                     D．waited for

7.A.require                              B．allow

C．lead　                         D．persuade

8.A.arguing　                         B．joking

C．discussing　                     D．agreeing

9.A.carry on　                         B．give up

C．settle down　                     D．set off

10.A.teach　                         B．show

C．leave　                         D．watch

11.A.broke up                          B．gave in

C．put off　                         D．returned back

12.A.change　                         B．present

C．improve　                         D．control

13.A.important　                         B．interesting

C．basic                          D．special

14.A.excited　                         B．annoyed

C．moved　                         D．shocked

15.A.Unfortunately　                     B．Eventually

C．Generally                      D．Jokingly

16.A.seriously　                         B．differently

C．publicly　                         D．gradually

17.A.discover　                         B．arrange

C．perform　                         D．design

18.A.raised　                         B．kept

C．supported　                     D．carried

19.A.still　                             B．hardly

C．nearly　                         D．even

20.A.because                         B．if

C．before　                         D．though

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On one of her trips to New York several years ago, Eudora Welty decided to take a couple of New York friends out to dinner. They settled in at a comfortable East Side cafe and within minutes, another customer was approaching their table.

“Hey, aren’t you from Mississippi?” the elegant, white-haired writer remembered being asked by the stranger. “I’m from Mississippi too.”

Without a second thought, the woman joined the Welty party. When her dinner partner showed up, she also pulled up a chair.

“They began telling me all the news of Mississippi,” Welty said. “I didn’t know what my New York friends were thinking.”

Taxis on a rainy New York night are rarer than sunshine. By the time the group got up to leave, it was pouring outside. Welty’s new friends immediately sent a waiter to find a cab. Heading back downtown toward her hotel, her big-city friends were amazed at the turn of events that had changed their Big Apple dinner into a Mississippi.

“My friends said: ‘Now we believe your stories,’” Welty added. “And I said: ‘Now you know. These are the people that make me write them.’”

Sitting on a sofa in her room, Welty, a slim figure in a simple gray dress, looked pleased with this explanation.

“I don’t make them up,” she said of the characters in her fiction these last 50 or so years. “I don’t have to.”

Beauticians, bartenders, piano players and people with purple hats, Welty’s people come from afternoons spent visiting with old friends, from walks through the streets of her native Jackson, Miss., from conversations overheard on a bus. It annoys Welty that, at 78, her left ear has now given out. Sometimes, sitting on a bus or a train, she hears only a fragment(片段) of a particularly interesting story.

1.What happened when Welty was with her friends at the cafe?

A.Two strangers joined her.

B.Her childhood friends came in.

C.A heavy rain ruined the dinner.

D.Some　 people held a party there.

2.The underlined word “them” in Paragraph 6 refers to Welty’s ________.

A.readers B.parties

C.friends D.stories

3.What can we learn about the characters in Welty’s fiction?

A.They live in big cities.

B.They are mostly women.

C.They come from real life.

D.They are pleasure seekers.

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On one of her trips to New York several years ago, Eudora Welty decided to take a couple of New York friends out to dinner. They settled in at a comfortable East Slide cafe and within minutes, another customer was approaching their table.

＂Hey, aren’t you from Mississippi?＂ the elegant, white-haired writer remembered being asked by the stranger. ＂I’m from Mississippi too.＂

Without a second thought, the woman joined the Welty party. When her dinner partner showed up, she also pulled up a chair.

＂They began telling me all the news of Mississippi,＂ Welty said. ＂I didn’t know what my New York friends were thinking.＂

Taxis on a rainy New York night are rarer than sunshine. By the time the group got up to leave, it was pouring outside. Welty’s new friends immediately sent a waiter to find a cab. Heading back downtown toward her hotel, her big-city friends were amazed at the turn of events that had changed their Big Apple dinner into a Mississippi state reunion(团聚).

＂My friends said: ‘Now we believe your stories,’＂ Welty added. ＂And I said: ‘Now you know. These are the people that make me write them.’＂

Sitting on a sofa in her room, Welty, a slim figure in a simple gray dress, looked pleased with this explanation.

＂I don’t make them up,＂ she said of the characters in her fiction these last 50 or so years. ＂I don’t have to.＂

Beauticians, bartenders, piano players and people with purple hats, Welty’s people come from afternoons spent visiting with old friends, from walks through the streets of her native Jackson, Miss., from conversations overheard on a bus. It annoys Welty that, at 78, her left ear has now given out. Sometimes, sitting on a bus or a train, she hears only a fragment(片段) of a particularly interesting story.

1.What happened when Welty was with her friends at the cafe?

A. Two strangers joined her．

B. Her childhood friends came in

C. A heavy rain ruined the dinner．

D. Some people held a party there.

2.The underlined word ＂them＂ in Paragraph 6 refers to Welty’s _______.

A. readers　　 B. parties

C. friends 　　 D. stories

3. What can we learn about the characters in Welty’s fiction?

A. They live in big cities.

B. They are mostly women.

C. They come from real life.

D. They are pleasure seekers.

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Nia fitness class

A unique combination of yoga, dance and martial arts techniques, Nia is a new form of fitness designed for people of all fitness levels to open up their body and relax.

When: Every Wednesday 5-6 pm

Cost: 100 yuan for one class, 500 yuan for six

Contact: 135-2299-3724

Where: D-1F Jinxiuyuan Apartment, Xing Fu Cun Zhong Lu, Chaoyang District

The Red Detachment of Women

Part of the closing ceremony for the 11th “Meet in Beijing” Arts Festival, the China National Ballet will be performing The Red Detachment of Women, one of the most successful full-length Chinese ballets.

When: May 25, 7:30 pm

Cost: 80-1,080 yuan

Contact: 6417-7845, ponypiaoen@hotmail.com

Where: Poly Plaza, 14 Dongzhimen Nandajie, Dongcheng District

Student rock

College bands Las Vegas, Strange July, Wet Sand, Poshangcun and Ganrao Diantai will take the stage at D-22 to show some of the best talent.

With many of Beijing’s best underground bands getting their start at D-22, it’s a place to experience new sounds, faces and performances inspired by the city’s youngest talent.

When: May 27, 8:30 pm

Cost: 20 yuan

Contact: 6265-3177

Where: D-22, 242 Chengfu Lu, Haidian District

Speed dating “on wheels”

The speed dating industry is not new in China. All speed dating is the same: small tables, pleasant environment, nervous people.

Speed dating “on wheels” is a new form of speed dating. The details: Chinese rickshaws (人力车) will drive you around the romantic places at Houhai Lake, stopping to make a change.

This traditional atmosphere will bring more romance to the old, boring speed dating.

When: June 5, 2-4 pm

Cost: 150 yuan (rickshaws and bar included)

Where: Houhai Lake

1.If a couple want to attend two Nia fitness classes, they need to pay _____.

A. 100 yuan　　 B. 200 yuan　　 C. 300 yuan　　 D. 400 yuan

2.Which of the following activities can you attend if you are available on the evening of May 27?

A. Student rock.　　 B. The Red Detachment of Women.

C. Nia fitness class.　　 D. Speed dating “on wheels”.

3.Which of the following about the speed dating “on wheels” is TRUE?

A. It is not new in China.　　 B. It lasts a whole day on June 5.

C. It is suitable for nervous people and old people.　　 D. It will not cost people extra money to take rickshaws.

4.If you want to enjoy the ballet performance, you should go to _____.

A. D-1F Jinxiuyuan Apartment　　 B. Houhai Lake

C. Poly Plaza　　 D. D-22

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