The Spring Festival, Chinese Lunar New Year, is China"s most significant holiday of the year, when families get together to celebrate. In modern times, however, the old ways of spending the New Year no longer meet the needs of young people, who have created various new ways to celebrate the traditional holiday.
In today"s society, people are not as stable as they used to be, changing jobs and moving to another city to work is quite common. Having a big family
reunion dinner is difficult.
People who have a longer holiday such as Li Qian, a magazine editor,
prefer to go outside the city to celebrate.
"We are going to walk alongside the Yellow River, chen go to the Shaaxi
countryside to celebrate the New Year,"said Li. "I feel that I can only have a
truly traditional New Year celebration in the countryside. "
Last year, Li spent the New Year with his friends in Junxian County ,
central China"s Henan Province. Interested in folk craftwork , Li bought two boxes of local products such as a special kind of mud sculpture (混塑) and
New Year paintings, only available during the Spring Festival.
"Everything in the countryside is very traditional, just like how people
celebrated the New Year in old times, while in the city there isn"t much
holiday atmosphere," Li said. "The farmers are very down-to-earth and they
have kept all the traditions. "
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| The first thing that man invented for sports was the ball. In ancient Egypt, everywhere, throwing stones was the game that children loved most. But it was bad to hurt a child throwing a rock. While looking for something less dangerous to throw, the Egyptians made the first ball. At first, balls were made of grass of leaves held together by vines (藤条). Later they were made of pieces of animal skin sewed together and filled with feathers. Even though the Egyptians were warlike, they found time for peaceful games, each with its own set of rules. Maybe they played ball more for instruction than for fun. Ball playing was thought of mainly as a way to teach young men the speed and the skill they would need for war. | |||
| 1. The best title for the story is . | |||
| A. The First Ball Games B. The Children"s Game C, Egyptian Sports D. The Need for War | |||
| 2. The ball was probably first invented by _ . | |||
| A. children B. man C. young men D. Egyptians | |||
| 3. The first balls were probably made of . | |||
| A. rocks B. feathers C. animal skin D. grass or leaves | |||
| 4. The Egyptians thought that ball playing was . | |||
| A. only for fun B. mainly for invention C. a dangerous game D. a peaceful game | |||
| 5. The Egyptians were fond of . | |||
| A. basketball playing B. baseball playing C. ball playing D. badminton playing | |||
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| Greenland is the largest island in the world. It covers over 2 ,000,000 square kilometers. Most of the island lies inside the Arctic Circle (北极圈), and a huge sheet (片) of Ice covers 85% of its area. Along the sea mountains rise from the sea. There are a few low trees in the southwest, but no forests. In winter snow covers everything, but in summer very low plants cover the ground between the sea and the Ice sheet. Norwegians (挪威) were the first Europeans to see the island in AD 875, but no one visited it until 982. Three years later a few Norwegians went to live there. In 1261 the people in Greenland decided to join Norway. Norway and Denmark united in 1380. This union ended in 1814, and Greenland stayed with Denmark. Greenland is fifty times larger than Denmark, but it is still part of this small country. | |||
| 1. When you study a map of the world, you may notice that Greenland _____. | |||
| A. is the greatest country in Europe B. lies just on top of Europe C. is connected with Denmark and Norway D. mostly lies within the Arctic Circle | |||
| 2. What will you probably see when you come to the southwest of Greenland in summer? | |||
| A. Forests of very low trees. B. Nothing but ice sheet everywhere. C. Very low plants along the seaside. D. Snow that covers everything there. | |||
| 3. When did Europeans begin to live in Greenland? | |||
| A. In AD 875. B. In AD 982. C. In AD 1261. D. In AD 985. | |||
| 4. How long did Greenland stay with Norway? | |||
| A. About 120 years. B. About 400 years. C. About 550 years. D. About 500 years. | |||
| 5. Which of the following is NOT right? | |||
| A. Greenland now belongs to Denmark. B. Norway and Denmark have been one countrysince 1380. C. Norway and Demnark didn"t unite until 1380. D. The area of Denmark is one-fifty-first of that of Greenland. | |||
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| From the time we were babies we have been taught manners. We are taught how to hold a knife and fork and not to talk with our mouths full. We are taught how to shake hands and when to stand and when to sit and the way to introduce people. Sometimes good manners in one place are very bad manners somewhere else. Almost everywhere eating together means that people are very friendly to each other. But in parts of Polynesia(波利尼西亚) it is bad manners to be seen eating beside each other. So they politely turn their backs to each other when they are taking food. Some East Africans spit four times as a kind of blessing(祝福). They do it to show that they want a sick person to get well or to bless a newborn baby. In most other places, spitting means something completely different. It usually shows an unhealthy habit. In many countries, it may mean that you hate someone. When we go to visit someone we say "Hello!"Or"How are you?" or things like that. But if you are visiting an East African village, everyone will be very careful not to pay attention to you. The polite thing there will be for you to go quietly, without speaking to anyone, and sit beside your friend. You should wait until he has finished what he is doing and then he will begin talking to you. In a village in Arab, a visitor will walk behind all the tents until he gets to the one he wants to visit. If he passes in front, he will be invited into each tent and asked to eat. It is rude to refuse. 1. From this passage we know ______. A. it"s good manners to use a knife and fork to eat B. it"s bad manners to stand and talk C. it"s good manners not to talk with our mouths full D. how to shake hands when we introduce people 2. In many places, spitting may mean______. A. you give a new-born baby the blessing B. you want a sick person to get well C. you hate someone D. you show your love to your relatives or friends 3. If you visit an East African village, you ______. A. should say"Hello!"or"How are you?"to others B. should talk to the villagers quietly C. should be very careful and not to pay any attention to others D. must wait until your friend has finished his work and then begin to talk to him 4. Which of the following is right? A. Spitting four times is a way of blessing for some East Africans. B. You should talk to an East African as soon as you see him or her. C. Eating together is always a symbol of friendship. D. You are supposed to turn your back to others when you are eating in China. 5. If you are visiting a village in Arab, ______. A. you will walk all the tents until you get to the one you want to visit B. the host will offer you meals whenever you come C. you"d better carry a tent with you D. you are supposed to offer a helping hand in repairing the villagers" tents |