Resting her phone on a stand and making the light more suitable, 49-year-old Lyu Min started her livestreaming session — her daily job during the COVID-19 outbreak. Dressed in a qipao, a traditional Chinese dress, Lyu started the livestreaming session from her workshop at 10 in the morning, sharing the art of making Chinese knots with many handicraft(手工艺) lovers. Lyu, an inheritor(继承人) of the art of making Chinese knots, which is listed as an intangible(非物质) cultural heritage, became a livestreaming host.
“Though the sales of Chinese knots have dropped a lot, I’m still confident that I can get out of the trouble brought by the outbreak. I can make full use of this period to improve my skills and develop this traditional handicraft online,” she said. Lyu is quite new to the world of livestreaming, having bought all the necessary equipment(设备) after following her friends advice. She practises livestreaming every day and records a large number of educational videos. As face-to-face interaction is still impractical for many, even as the outbreak has been largely brought under control in China, she thinks livestreaming classes can meet more Chinese knot lovers’ needs to learn the handicraft.
She has integrated the anti-epidemic spirit into her works, expressing the determination(决心) and confidence of the Chinese people to win against the COVID-19. “I love Wuhan, where I showed my works in 2019. Chinese knots are popular among many local people, and I made lots of friends there,” Lyu said. She designed a special Chinese knot to express her thanks to the medics who were sent to support Wuhan several months ago.
She has more than 200 followers right now. There are more and more Chinese knot lovers on her online platform. She is using a length of colored string and determination to keep this traditional art of Chinese knots alive online and help more people understand the culture.
1.The underlined word “livestreaming” in Paragraph 1 is close to “_______”.
A.sending out while happening B.equipment for recording videos
C.sending out after recording D.equipment for making handicrafts
2.Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A.Lyu Min advised her friends to livestream traditional handicraft online.
B.Lyu Min’s friends provided the necessary equipment for her to livestream.
C.Chinese knots sell very well in Lyu Min’s workshop through the Internet.
D.More Chinese knot lovers want to learn the handicraft because of Lyu Min.
3.What does Lyu Min think of the future of Chinese knots?
A.Unexpected. B.Hopeful. C.Difficult. D.Doubtful.
4.What’s the best title for the passage?
A.Having online classes during the outbreak
B.Introducing an intangible cultural heritage
C.Livestreaming the art of making Chinese knots
D.Expressing thanks to the doctors and nurses
My wife and I were on our honeymoon in our homeland, visiting my parents-in-law. My wife Helen was making a film and my job was to make up the music, but I didn’t bring my guitar with me. I locked myself in the barn toilet, and carved a guitar neck from a scrap(废弃的) piece of wood. In the barn, I found a drum, which used to be part of an old tape-recorder, It’s like a guitar, but it has four strings. So is it a balalaika or a guitar? They have something in common (共性), we call it a balalaika but it’s played differently.
| Our daughter Kitty had just started school, so she needed a place to do her homework. There isn’t much room except a table in the kitchen. When my wife cooks, she needs to use the table. One day I walked past a rubbish bin and saw a folding (可折叠的) table lying there. I thought I could make something out of it. It was just the right size a bigger one wouldn’t have fitted into the room. I fixed a slab of board for the desk and made the back of the seat softer, then I oiled the screws so it is easier to fold. |
Our dad’s friend made the Little House for his daughter. It was made of wood and bricks which were thrown away. And when she grew up, he offered it to us. So how long has it been standing here? I’m forty years old now, so it must be at least fifty. The man’s name was Bob. He’s not alive any more but I still remember the nice time in the Little House. When my children were growing up, they used to say “We’re going to play in the Little House!”or “Where are you? I’m in the Little House!” | It’s a go-kart for my son Tom to ride down the hill. He wanted to make one so I helped him. I had bought him one, but he wasn’t satisfied with that. I just made it from pieces lying around. The wheels were from two different scrapped carts. My father-in-law had them in his barn. He doesn’t throw anything away. I only used cart parts, some wood, a cushioned seat, and a rope. It cost nothing. My son likes it so much. I feel so happy.
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1.Which of the following was given by a friend?
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B.
C.
D.
2.What do the four stories have in common?
A.The children in the stories were good at DIY.
B.Fathers made the four objects for their children.
C.Some scrap materials were made good use of.
D.The four objects were made just for pleasure.
3.From the passage, we can infer (推断) that _________.
A.Kitty's father did not have money to buy a new table
B.at least four children once played in the Little House
C.Helen and her husband were good at making instruments
D.Tom enjoyed making things like his father and grandfather
Slowly, I opened my eyes and found my legs hard to move.
A jar and a whip (鞭子) were in my sight. I smelled old plants. Stinky! I looked inside the jar. It was a dark liquid (液体). I guessed this gift might be able to make people get_________. I tried it. It tasted awful, so it must be good for us!
Wow! It_________. I wasn’t tired any more! I held a rope with one hand and slid all the way down. Then I tied the rope to the top of the cliff and slid down again with its help.
“Woohoo!” I screamed to my friends. They got out of my way quickly. I_________the ground and bounced (反弹) back up. “I met the Emperor of Medicine, and he looks like all of you!” I shouted with excitement. “I’ve got medicine...and...a whip. Not sure_________the Emperor of Medicine gave me a whip, but it’s lots of fun! Let’s go!” At my words, they were very_________, but followed me.
We hurried toward the_________but took a path that ended in a bush. There were too many grasses and other plants for us to move forward. I used my whip to cut through the bush. Then I tasted the juice of the plants I had cut. Suddenly, my tongue (舌头) _________feeling anything.
I now knew the value of the whip. “This juice would be useful for_________.” I said. “My tongue is unable to feel.” I turned to my friends. “See, all the medicines people need are already here, _________. We only need to find and share them.”
Our friends worked in groups. Some went on to take the medicine jar to the village. Others explored with me. In that bush, I began to__________. My friends helped me make detailed notes about every plant, including my feelings.
We travelled together, looking for__________. We found the red mushroom which cured me after I couldn’t breathe because of a poisonous (有毒的) plant. And every night, we wrote down what we had learned. “This plant can cure a bad stomach.” “Don’t have this, or it may hurt you.”
We also knew what we had to do. I had to try every plant. My friends had to__________the knowledge. Then people would live and be healthy. We all knew that one day I would eat a plant that would__________me. And my friends would write everything about it. Then__________else would die from eating that poison. We didn’t talk about what would happen, but we knew.
......
I happened on top of a cliff. I took a bite of a plant and felt my insides__________. My friends ran to me. Their faces were the face of the Emperor of Medicine. I could not look away from my last view. There was too much beauty.
1.A.smart B.well C.curious D.interested
2.A.moved B.smelled C.appeared D.worked
3.A.cleaned B.visited C.hit D.set
4.A.when B.why C.where D.how
5.A.excited B.touched C.relaxed D.surprised
6.A.forest B.mountain C.village D.farm
7.A.began B.continued C.stopped D.risked
8.A.pain B.hunger C.mood D.sleep
9.A.growing B.guarding C.changing D.passing
10.A.dream B.wait C.plant D.eat
11.A.fruits B.medicines C.friends D.doctors
12.A.accept B.avoid C.share D.shape
13.A.kill B.bite C.cure D.save
14.A.somebody B.nobody C.anybody D.everybody
15.A.wake B.breathe C.reduce D.break
—Good news! Another new member in the Beidou family was sent into space.
— Scientists tried their best to pay attention to every detail. To them, ________.
A.it never rains but it pours B.a friend in need is a friend indeed
C.a miss is as good as a mile D.the grass is always greener on the other side
—Mr Li, could you please tell me ________?
—Sorry, I’m not sure. You can ask Miss Xiao.
A.where was Chinese Kung fu taught B.how often is the dragon boat race held
C.when the ancient Silk Road started D.how much is the Chinese painting there
Mr Jiang _______ the company to develop the 5G network for years. Now he works as the chief engineer in it.
A.joined B.was a member of
C.has joined D.has been a member of
