In Chinese history，lanterns have been a part ...

In Chinese history，lanterns have been a part of Chinese culture for centuries and play an important part in many celebrations.In ancient times，there were mainly three kinds of lanterns.

Palace Lantern(宫灯)．It was mainly used in palaces in ancient times.When making palace lanterns，fine wood was used.The palace lanterns were covered with silk or glass.Different kinds of pictures were drawn on the covers.These lanterns were not only used as lights but also as decorations(装饰) in palaces.

Gauze Lantern(纱灯)．Less expensive bamboo and gauze were used to cover the lanterns.We usually use red gauze to make a gauze lantern.①In__Chinese__culture，red__lanterns__are__a__symbol__of__happiness__and__good__luck. So red lanterns are always hung on important festivals in parks or main streets.

Shadow­picture Lantern(走马灯)．There were two layers(层) of covers and pictures were drawn on the inside layer.When the candle was lit，the heat(热量) caused a paper wheel inside the lantern to turn around so that moving pictures appeared on the outside cover.②这是这三个中最有趣的灯笼。

1.What were palace lanterns made of?

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2.Where are red lanterns always hung on important festivals?

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3.According to the writer，which kind of lantern is the most interesting one?

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4.将划线①译成汉语。

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5.将划线②译成英语。

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Lanterns have been part of Chinese culture for centuries and play an important part in many celebrations. In ancient times, there were mainly three kinds of lanterns

Palace lantern

It was mainly used in palaces in ancient times. When making palace lanterns fine wood was used. The palace lanterns were covered with silk or glass. Different kinds of pictures were drawn on the covers. These lanterns were not only used as lights but also as decorations （装饰）in palaces.

Gauze lantern （纱灯）

Less expensive bamboo and gauze were used to cover the lantern. Red gauze was used when making them. In Chinese culture, red lanterns stand for （代表）happiness. So red lanterns are always hung （悬挂）on important festivals such as Lantern Festival, Spring Festival and National Day in parks or along main streets. In some famous Chinatowns abroad, you can see red lanterns all the year round. They have become a symbol of Chinese culture worldwide.

Shadow picture lantern （走马灯）

It was usually used for amusement （娱乐）.The shape was much like that of the palace lanterns. There were two layers （层）of covers and pictures were drawn on the inside layer. When lit （被点燃）,the heat caused a paper wheel inside the lantern to turn around, so that moving pictures appeared on the outside cover.

Now more kinds of lanterns appear in festivals besides the traditional ones. More modem technology is used on making lanterns. The shapes of the modem lanterns have changed a lot too.

1.In ancient times, there were _________________________________________________.

2.Red lanterns are symbols of __________________________________________, so they are always hung on important festivals.

3.The shape of ______________________is just like that of the palace lanterns.

4.In some famous Chinatowns abroad, you can __________________________________________.

5.When lit, the heat caused a paper wheel inside the lantern to turn around, so that moving pictures ______________________________________.

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1.Which can be used to make Chinese sky lanterns?

A. Steel.　　 B. Glass.

C. Bamboo.　　 D. Wood.

2.How long a history does paper cutting have?

A. For over 1，500 years.　　 B. For over 2，000 years.

C. For over 2，500 years.　　 D. For over 5，000 years.

3.What is the paper cutting used for?

A. Celebrations.　　 B. Festivals.

C. Home decoration.　　 D. All of the above.

4.What does the underlined word “sculpture” mean in Chinese?

A. 雕塑　　 B. 表演　　 C. 绘画　　 D. 书法

5.Where may the passage be from?

A. From a history textbook.

B. From a science fiction.

C. From an introduction to a museum.

D. From a book about Chinese culture.

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阅读短文,根据上下文,从文后方框内选出五个适当的选项,分别填入文中空白处,使短文内容完整正确,有一项多余.

Lanterns have been part of Chinese culture for centuries and play an important part in many celebrations. In ancient times, there were mainly three kinds of lanterns：

Palace lantern（宫灯）

1. When making palace lanterns, fine wood was used. The palace lanterns were covered with silk or glass. Different kinds of pictures were drawn on the covers. These lanterns were not only used as lights but also as decorations in palaces.

Gauze lantern（纱灯）

Less expensive bamboo and gauze were used to cover the lantern. Red gauze was used when making them. 2. So red lanterns are always hung on important festivals such as Lantern Festival, Spring Festival and National Day in parks or along main streets. In some famous Chinatowns abroad, you can see red lanterns all the year round. 3.

Shadow-picture lantern（走马灯）

It was usually used for amusement. 4. There were two layers(层) of covers and pictures were drawn on the inside layer. When the candle was lit, the heat caused a paper wheel inside the lantern to turn around, so that moving pictures appeared on the outside cover.

Now more kinds of lanterns appear in festivals besides the traditional ones. More modern technology is used on making lanterns. 5.

A. More and more foreigners prefer Chinese culture, they also like lanterns.

B. The shapes of the modern lanterns have changed a lot too.

C. It was mainly used in palaces in ancient times.

D. The shape was much like that of the palace lanterns.

E. They have become a symbol of Chinese culture worldwide.

F. In Chinese culture, red lanterns are symbols of happiness.

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Ⅴ.根据短文内容完成下列各题

The Lantern Festival has been part of Chinese New Year celebrations since the Han Dynasty (206BC—221 AD)．It is usually held on the 15th day of the first month of the lunar calendar，and it marks the end of New Year festivities．

The lanterns

The lanterns come in all shapes and sizes.Some are created in the form of animals，insects，flowers，people or even machines or buildings.Others show something about popular stories and traditional values.

Lantern riddles (cai deng mi)

Part of the Lantern Festival tradition involves a game to guess riddles attached to the lanterns.In the old days the riddles were about the Chinese classics，some big events or famous persons.

Special food

Like most Chinese festivals，the Lantern Festival has its own special food，called “tang yuan”．These are round，glutinous rice (糯米) dumplings with sweet or spicy fillings.The dumplings are said to symbolize both the first full moon and family unity.

Entertainment

People in different places enjoy all kinds of entertainments on that day like watching drumming and dragon or lion dancing，__59__are all traditional forms of festival entertainment.

根据短文内容回答问题

1.When is the Lantern Festival usually held every year?

________________________________________

2.在文中找出一个与画线单词“festivities”同义的单词

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3.将 “The lanterns come in all shapes and sizes.”

翻译成中文________________________________________

4.在最后一段的空白处填入一个单词

________________________________________

5.给文章拟一个恰当的题目

________________________________________

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A group of students from the US have been in China for a week. Here is part of their chat history (聊天记录) on WeChat.

20:45

　　　　 Hi, everybody! Anything to share today?

20:49

　　　　 Yes. I went to a restaurant to have dinner with some friends this evening.

When we finished the meal, the waiter brought us the bill. It was 270 yuan.

We gave him 300 yuan and left 30 as a tip(小费) for his service(职务).

To our surprise, he returned us the change!

　　　　 Really? How kind he is!

20:53

　　　　 @Sunny It’s different form that of the US. I worked in a restaurant in my free time. I accepted tips. Well, something interesting happened to me this morning…

20:55

　　　　 I couldn’t find the bus stop. I came up to a man who was walking near me and showed him the bus number. He nodded and asked me to follow. We walked for about 10 minutes and finally got to the bus stop. I wanted to give him a hug (拥抱) to show thanks, but he just said goodbye and walked away. I couldn’t believe that he had taken so much trouble for a stranger(陌生人)!

　　　　 It seems that Chinese people don’t usually hug.

　　　　 I guess so. It’s really unforgettable!

21:02

　　　　 I agree. The Chinese people I have met these days are all so friendly, polite

And helpful. Well will enjoy the rest of our trip for sure.

1.How much was Sunny’s bill?

_____________________

2.Did Stone find the bus stop in the end?

_____________________

3.What are the group of students mainly talking about?

_____________________

4.Do you think it is necessary for Sunny to give tips for the service? Why or why not?

_____________________

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Many Chinese people who have been to the United States think that Americans pay a little part of their money for food each day,Yet,in the latest 13 years,food prices have gone up 30% for most American families.Everyone agrees that the cost of feeding a family has risen sharply.But who is really responsible?

Many people say the farmers who produce the vegetables,fruit,meat,eggs are responsible.But farmers explain that the rise in food prices is very small compared to the rise in their cost of living.Farmers think middlemen have got much more money than they do.Middlemen are those people who stand between the farmers and the people who buy and eat the food. For example truck drivers,owners of food stores and so on.Are middlemen really responsible for higher food prices?

Economists do not think so.They have found that the money that meat packers and food stores get is less than 1% in all.They say that food costs more now because modern housewives have jobs outside the home.They have less time for for cooking after a day′s work.They prefer to buy ready-made food.They want to buy many kinds of food that can be put on their dining tables easily and quickly.But of course they must be prepared to pay for the services of those who make their work easier.

It seems that the answer to the question of rising prices is not a simple one. Quite a number of people share the responsibility for the sharp rise in food costs.

1.Farmers speak for themselves because_________

A. The middlemen have had the biggest share of profit(利润）

B. The cost of their products have risen sharply too

C. Their cost of living has gone up a lot,too

D. They’ve got very little in the rise of food prices

2.What’s the writer’s opinion（观点）？

A. He agrees with the economists

B. He doesn’t think farmers are responsible

C. He thinks the middlemen might get a lot of profit.

D. He thinks all those people should be responsible.

3.The underlined sentence means the food prices have gone up

A. quickly and carefully

B. suddenly and greatly

C. clearly and naturally

D. angrily and seriously

4.Which of the following is a middleman?

A. A farmer

B. A shopkeeper

C. A housewife

D. An economist

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Chinese handwriting is an important part of our culture. It has a long history . “ Though the computer is widely used today, Chinese people still need to master the skill of writing with hands,” said a person who works in a government office．

With the development of the modern science ,the computer has become a very useful tool to help people to write. People use computers more often than before, so many people have forgotten how to write Chinese characters(字)．People often make a lot of mistakes in writing.

Now China has realized that it is important to help students and teachers to improve their writing . With the help of the information technology, teachers can write their questions on the board and students should answer them by writing, too.

Lots of surveys show that many college students' handwriting has become worse. Lots of college students do not know how to make up words or sentences in Chinese character in the right way. Not only kids, but also many adults have problems . They might be able to tell the general form of a certain character. However, if you ask them to spell out all the strokes of the character in the right order , they can't. But they can easily type（打字） it on a computer .

In the national language teaching course, we can solve this problem with the use of some technologies. Besides technology, there is a lot that we can do. For example, we may ask students to finish their homework by writing with hands instead of typing .

1.Many people have forgotten how to write Chinese characters because _______________．

A. they use too much English　　 B. they use computers to write too often

C. Chinese characters are too difficult to write　　 D. they don't like Chinese handwriting

2.People can use the computers widely , but they need to master the skill of____________．

A. writing with hands　　 B. using computers correctly

C. mending computers　　 D. using computers to work for people

3.China is trying to help students and teachers to improve their writing by _________ .

A. punishing people who can’t write　　 B. asking people not to use computers

C. using the information technology　　 D. asking them to write everything with hands

4.The underlined word “strokes” in the passage may mean_____________ .

A. 读音　　 B. 笔划　　 C. 意义　　 D. 用法

5.This passage mainly tells us________________ .

A. computers are harmful to our handwriting

B. how we can write good Chinese characters

C. Chinese people should not forget the skill of writing with hands

D. not to use other languages too often

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阅读下文并回答问题。

A group of students from the US have been in China for a week. Here is part of their chat history (聊天记录) on WeChat.

20:45

Hi, everybody! Anything to share today?

20:49

Yes. I went to a restaurant to have dinner with some friends this evening.

When we finished the meal, the waiter brought us the bill. It was 270 yuan.

We gave him 300 yuan and left 30 as a tip(小费) for his service(职务).

To our surprise, he returned us the change!

Really? How kind he is!

20:53

@Sunny It’s different form that of the US. I worked in a restaurant in my free time. I accepted tips. Well, something interesting happened to me this morning…

20:55

I couldn’t find the bus stop. I came up to a man who was walking near me and

showed him the bus number. He nodded and asked me to follow. We walked for

about 10 minutes and finally got to the bus stop. I wanted to give him a hug (拥抱)

to show thanks, but he just said goodbye and walked away. I couldn’t believe that he

had taken so much trouble for a stranger(陌生人)!

It seems that Chinese people don’t usually hug.

I guess so. It’s really unforgettable!

21:02

I agree. The Chinese people I have met these days are all so friendly, polite

And helpful. Well will enjoy the rest of our trip for sure.

1.How much was Sunny’s bill?

_________________________________________________________________

2.Did Stone find the bus stop in the end?

_________________________________________________________________

3.What are the group of students mainly talking about?

_________________________________________________________________

4.Do you think it is necessary for Sunny to give tips for the service? Why or why not?

_________________________

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—Where have you been these days?

—I have been to Bei Daihe with a friend________ .

A. in Chinese   B. of Japan     C. of American's         D. from Canada

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