文化意识——中国传统文化
Cinyee Chiu, an artist from Taiwan, is always happy to try something new. Her amazing works won lots of prizes. Among them, “24 Solar Terms” is the most popular.
Ancient Chinese divided a year into 24 parts according to the changes of the weather. It's the 24 solar terms. But not everyone knows them well. Cinyee Chiu put the 24 solar terms in pictures to help people understand them better.
Cinyee turned each solar term into an animal. But these animals are not just animals. You can also find seasonal fruit, vegetables or beautiful flowers on them.
When spring comes, water gets warm and fish start to swim around. So Cinyee chose fish as a symbol of Start of Spring. Also, she drew spring vegetables, Chinese chives on the back of the fish.
White Dew falls on about Sept. 8. It shows the beginning of the cool autumn. There are colorful leaves and cooler nights at this time of year. As the temperature falls, white dew is often seen on the grass and trees at night. For White Dew, Cinyee chose a raccoon—a small animal with thick hair. She drew white spots on the raccoon to show dew. And she used the dragon fruit to show the rich colors in autumn.
The young artist really gave the ancient Chinese culture a new look.
Word Bank
Solar Terms 节气dew露珠 spot小圆点
1.A year is divided into 24 parts based on________.
A.the changes of the weather
B.seasonal fruits and vegetables
C.colourful leaves
D.different kinds of animals
2.How many examples are given to show Cinyee's “24 Solar Terms” in the text?
A.Two. B.Three. C.Four. D.Five.
3.From Paragraph 5, we know that ________.
A.a raccoon likes fish
B.Start of Spring falls on about Dec.8
C.White Dew shows the end of the autumn
D.Cinyee used white spots to show dew
4.According to the text, Picture ________ can't be from Cinyee's “24 Solar Terms”.
A.
B.
C.
D.
5.What does the text mainly tell us?
A.Why Cinyee made herself known.
B.Who divided a year into 24 parts.
C.How Cinyee showed the 24 solar terms.
D.What Start of Spring and White Dew mean.
生活中有很多令人难以忘记的人或事。你有什么难忘的人或事呢？请以“My unforgettable ________”为题，写一篇英语短文，叙述你难忘的事。
要求：1. 请补充标题，如travel, festival或experience等；
2. 文中不得出现真实姓名和学校名称；
3. 词数100左右。
My unforgettable________
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Last winter holiday, I visited a village with only 11 houses. Although the village 1. very small, I spent a whole day in it.
The village became popular because of Grandpa Huang's hard work. He bought a house there over 30 years ago, but in 2010 the village was to be pulled down. In order2. save the old village, Grandpa Huang painted on the walls of his own house and other houses. He painted things that he liked.3. most popular paintings for visitors were of famous people. One of them was a picture of Andy. I liked him so much that I asked a visitor to take a photo of that painting and me. On the ground of the village, Grandpa Huang 4. painted a lot of wellknown Chinese sayings.
I really had 5. good time in the village and wished to visit it again.
Once when I was a young boy, I boasted that I made my mind to win the first place at the coming piano competition, but I knew this goal was_____ impossible. Every year, the best players from all over the state took part in this _____. It was a huge deal, especially _____ a beginner like me.
My mom was my number one_____. Every day after school, she would sit down right next to me while Miss Green was giving me piano lessons or I was _____ my piano piece. When I couldn't and wouldn't play any longer, she would always say, "If you make up your mind to win, then act like it. Don't _____." After every practice, my whole body was in pain for numb fingers and stiff back. However, I didn't want to disappoint my mom, so I kept on practicing _____I finally slept on the piano keys.
Finally, the big day_____. Right before my _____ to perform, my mom said, "I know you want to win, but listen to me: Be there for the _____ not for the success, okay?" I managed to nod.
When I walked onto the stage, I was_____ that the judges would hear the beating of my heart instead of the music. Carefully, I took a _____ before the piano and began to play. Slowly, I began to _____ the world around me. I just let _____ fall deeper and deeper into the music.
Naturally I really won the first place. The experience made me realize that determination is not just saying that you will win. As my mom always said, "It's _____ to beat the person who is the best, but it is harder to beat the person who never gives up."
1.A.nearly B.mainly C.hardly D.exactly
2.A.competition B.exam C.concert D.test
3.A.with B.of C.for D.from
4.A.teacher B.director C.actor D.reader
5.A.writing B.making C.singing D.practicing
6.A.give off B.give away C.give up D.give out
7.A.until B.since C.after D.though
8.A.followed B.came C.reached D.left
9.A.way B.method C.turn D.task
10.A.praise B.record C.purpose D.experience
11.A.afraid B.interested C.excited D.surprised
12.A.look B.seat C.rest D.break
13.A.understand B.love C.forget D.visit
14.A.itself B.herself C.myself D.himself
15.A.wise B.easy C.common D.difficult
From a young age, I've had a really deep connection with being outside. I've been skiing since I was eight or nine years old. I've been on expeditions in many places like China, Pakistan and so on. 1.
It was April 1, 2011. I was skiing in the Tetons with my friends Jeremy and Xavier. That day, I was the last person to ski. They were watching me from a safe area. Suddenly, I heard someone cry loudly. I turned around and saw the whole mountain start to move behind me. 2. The kind of avalanche can destroy trees, cars, buses, even houses! Tens of thousands of tons of snow were coming straight down the mountain behind me. I felt the snow pushed me forward, hundreds of meters, and then covered me. 3. And then it pushed me forward again and up, out of the snowpack. I looked around and for a few seconds, I actually stopped being terrified. I had a moment to pause and to look at the power of the avalanche.
4. I could see trees that were 30m tall because I was so far away. They looked so small to me. Then the snow pushed me again down the mountain another 450m. I thought the force of the snow would destroy me, because it was powerful. But in the end, I felt the avalanche slow down.
5. They couldn't believe it when they saw me. I was so lucky. Has the experience changed me? Do I think about life differently? I don't know, maybe. But I know that it's important to live your life with meaning. Life is a gift, so use it wisely.
A.It was a massive avalanche.
B.It was so heavy that I couldn't breathe.
C.I looked down into the bottom of the valley.
D.It took Jeremy and Xavier about 20 minutes to reach me.
E.But I came closest to death in my home country, the USA.
My favourite inventor is Wang Xuan. As we all know, Wang Xuan was 1. of the most famous computer scientists and inventors. He invented the technology for printing Chinese characters. As a result, he is known 2. “The Father of the Chinese Language Laser Typesetting”.
Since there is a big difference3. Chinese and English writing systems, laser typesetting of the Chinese language was a serious problem for scientists all over the world. For this reason, Wang Xuan decided 4. try to come up with a solution. In 1975, he began researching laser typesetting and electronic publishing systems. Finally, he achieved it. Now, Wang Xuan's amazing invention is used all over the world. And it 5. been especially helpful to the Chinese newspaper publishing industry. He made great contributions to our country.
Word Bank
laser typesetting激光照排
