Paper Cutting and Sky Lanterns
Paper cutting has been around for over 1，500 years．Paper cutting is difficult to do．The paper，usually red，is folded before it is cut with scissors．The most common pictures are flowers，animals and things about Chinese history．During the Spring Festival，they are put on windows，doors and walls as symbols of good wishes and a happy new year．
Sky lanterns were first used by Zhuge Kongming．He sent them out to ask for help when in trouble．Today，sky lanterns are used at festivals and other celebrations．When the lanterns are lit，they slowly rise into the air like small hot﹣air balloons for all to see．They are seen as bright symbols of happiness and good wishes．
Paper Cutting and Sky Lanterns |
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History of paper cutting |
Over（ 1） |
The most common pictures |
flowers，（2） and things about Chinese history |
Purpose of sending out （3） |
●to （4） when in trouble ●used at festivals and other celebrations today |
Common symbols |
（5） and happiness |
Did you know that tea，the most popular drink in the world（after water）was invented by accident？Many people believe that tea was first drunk about 5，000 years ago．It is said that a Chinese ruler called Shen Nong was the first to discover tea as a drink． One day Shen Nong was boiling drinking water over an open fire．Some leaves from a tea plant fell into the water and remained there for some time．It produced a nice smell so he tasted the brown water．It was quite delicious，and so，one of the world's favorite drinks was invented．
A few thousand years later，Lu Yu，"the saint of tea"，mentioned Shen Nong in his book Cha Jing．The book describes how tea plants were grown and used to make tea．It also discusses where the finest tea leaves were produced and what kinds of water were used．
It is believed that tea was brought to Korea and Japan during the 6th and 7th centuries．In England，tea didn't appear until around 1660，but in less than 100 years，it had become the national drink．The tea trade from China to Westerm countries took place in the 19th century．This helped to spread the popularity of tea and the tea plant to more places around the world．Even though many people now know about tea culture，the Chinese are without doubt the ones who best understand the nature of tea．
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（1） You may have already forgotten the days when you had to learn how to use chopsticks．Every Chinese kid struggles with them for some time．（2） They come with their own special rules and traditions．
（3） Playing with chopsticks is seen as bad manners， just as making noise with forks and knives in a Western country would be rude．
There are also some superstitions （迷信） related to chopsticks． For example， some people believe that chopsticks should not be left standing upright in a bowl． It looks like the incense （香）that Chinese use to honor the dead．（4）
You should not tap chopsticks on the edge of the bowl either， as beggars do this to ask for food． Parents may get mad if children do this as they don't want their children to be as poor as beggars in the future．
Apart from being tableware， chopsticks can also be a great gift．（5） Newlyweds （新婚夫妇） sometimes receive chopsticks as a wedding gift． Skilled craftsmen paint beautiful images on chopsticks to make them look like fine artworks．
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项．选项中有两项为多余选项．
A． How Chinese kids learn to use chopsticks
B． People should not make noise with chopsticks．
C． Learn the rules and traditions behind chopsticks
D． Doing it at the dinner table is believed to bring bad luck．
E． But chopsticks are not just simple tools to pick up food．
F． We should learn the traditional culture behind forks and knives well．
G． In Chinese，"chopsticks" reads "kuaizi"， which means to have babies soon．
There are 24 solar terms （节气） in China，and the Grain Rain（谷雨） is one of them．It falls on April 19 this year．
This solar term is called the Grain Rain because it is known for"rain"that helps the grain grow．From its name，we can guess it means a time of more rain．So if you go out in the next two weeks，you may need to bring an umbrella with you．
But this is a great time for planting crops．If you miss the time for planting during the Grain Rain，you will feel sorry later．So maybe you can try to plant some flowers or vegetables in your garden．When the spring rain falls，farmers begin to grow crops （庄稼）．Farmers often say，"Spring rain is as precious （珍贵的） as oil．"It brings farmers hope for a good year ahead．
There are also many interesting customs during the Grain Rain．In the northern part of China，people like to eat Chinese toon （椿芽） mixed with eggs．The food made during the Grain Rain tastes wonderful and is good for your stomach．In the southern part of China，the tea leaves are picked during the time．They are called Grain Rain tea，which is famous for its freshness and sweet smell．
（1）How many solar terms are there in China？ Twenty ﹣ four ．（ 24 ．）
（2）Is it necessary to take an umbrella during the Grain Rain？ Yes ， it is ．
（3）What is Grain Rain tea famous for？ Its freshness and sweet smell ．
（4）Why is it a great time for planting crops when the Grain Rain comes？ Because spring rain is as precious as oil and brings farmers hope for a good year ahead ． ．
Say something Good to Others
How nice of you to read this passage．I can see from your eyes that you are a clever child I love the way you …
In the USA，January 24 this National Compliment （赞美）Day．（61） We all feel good when we hear something nice about ourselves．Nice words make up happy．
But do you often say nice words to your friends？（62） Your nice words are important to them．So now tell your friend，"You look good today．"Say to your mother．"You're a good cook．"Say to your father，"（63） "．
Remember．（64） Don't say anything if you don't have anything good to say．（65） if you can't find anything good about people，or you will do more harm them good．
A．Speak out
B．Keep silent
C．You're a great father．
D．Thank you very much．
E．On that day people say something nice to others．
F．Your nice words must come from your heart．
G．Do you ever say anything good to your parents？
Volunteering is fun and rewarding（有益的）， but if you want to be a good volunteer， you need to learn more． （1）
Be well﹣trained． Know what you're doing as a volunteer． If you need to learn about your job，（2） If you're good at your job， it will be easier to help others．
（3） Work as part of a team and make sure everyone works together and shares the work．If someone asks for help， just give a hand． If you need some help， ask politely for it．
Be understanding． （4）
Be friendly． （5） To be a volunteer， you might meet new people who want to make friend with． You might just meet someone who becomes a friend for the rest of your life．
| A． Treat others like friends， and they'll do the same for you． B． begin to do it at once． C． Try to understand what other people are facing． D． Here's some advice on how to do the volunteering jobs well． E． Don′t try to do everything by yourself． |
Volunteering is fun and rewarding（有益的）， but if you want to be a good volunteer， you need to learn more． （1）
Be well﹣trained． Know what you're doing as a volunteer． If you need to learn about your job，（2） If you're good at your job， it will be easier to help others．
（3） Work as part of a team and make sure everyone works together and shares the work．If someone asks for help， just give a hand． If you need some help， ask politely for it．
Be understanding． （4）
Be friendly． （5） To be a volunteer， you might meet new people who want to make friend with． You might just meet someone who becomes a friend for the rest of your life．
| A． Treat others like friends， and they'll do the same for you． B． begin to do it at once． C． Try to understand what other people are facing． D． Here's some advice on how to do the volunteering jobs well． E． Don′t try to do everything by yourself． |
In a school， you may hear a student saying in Chinese，" 我对汉语很感兴趣．" but you're not in China． You're in a foreign country． Like the student， many foreigners are learning Chinese． But it's not easy． The Chinese use a different character（ 汉 字 ） for each word． People have to memorize about 600 characters before they can do even basic reading and writing． For foreigners， it's hard to memorize them． And the following chart shows the top 3 difficulties for foreigners while learning Chinese．
Writing Chinese characters
Understanding the same word in different sentences
Reading Chinese poems
April 20 Chinese Language Day
As one of the six official working languages of the United Nations（UN）（联合国）， Chinese Language Day has been celebrated since 2011． The UN holds colorfulactivities on this day． This helps spread Chinese and Chinese culture．
However， Chinese is more popular around the world today． The long history and colorful culture of China attract many foreigners to learn Chinese ．With the rapid development， China is staying ahead in many fields and is playing its role in the world． Chinese is becoming a global （全球的） language and its popularity has risen around the world． Many countries set up Chinese courses in their schools．
For example， in the UK， students used to choose between Spanish， Latin， French and other foreign languages． But now schools encourage their students to study Chinese． The increase in popularity of Chinese has been surprising． 1031 people took Chinese language exams in 2001， and the number was 2062 last year， while 2561 people chose Spanish． It's predicted that studying Chinese in the UK could overtake（超过） Spanish in less than five years．
Just like the foreigners do， we also learn foreign languages． Different languages carry different cultures． So exchanges are necessary． By learning a foreign language， we not only have a useful tool of communicating， but experience a new culture， what's more important， learning a foreign language well will help us tell our own stories to the world．
（1）Please translate the underlined sentence into English．
（2）According to the passage， why is it difficult for foreigners to learn Chinese？
（3）Please translate the underlined sentence into Chinese．
（4）How does the UN celebrates Chinese Language Day？
（5）Compared with 2001， how many more people took Chinese language exams in the UK last year？ What does the result tell us？
（6）What can you do by learning a foreign language？
How do we know the time？ A clock，a watch or a cell phone can help us． However many years ago there were no clocks and knowing the time was not so easy． Over the centuries people have developed different w（1） of telling the time．
About 5，500years ago， the Egyptians i（2） the sun clock． This was a tall stone structure． Its shadow （影子）showed the movement of the s（3） they were able to determine（测定）midday．
About 3，500years ago，the Egyptians made a sundial． It was smaller than the sun clock and could measure （测量）the time for half a day． On c（4） days or at night it was impossible to tell the time with a sun clock or a sundial．
Water clocks were the f（5） clocks not to use the sun． The idea is simple． Water flows（流动） from one container（容器）to another． When the water reaches a certain l（6） it moves a lever （控制杆）and this shows the hours． The Egyptians used water clocks about 3，400years ago． These clocks were popular in the Middle East and China but they f （7） to keep accurate（精确的）time．
In the 13th century，the mechanical clock was invented． This was more accurate， b（8） was expensive to make． Over the next few centuries it was developed． For example， springs（发条）were added around 1500． This i（9） accuracy and allowed clocks to be smaller．
In 1927， the first quartz clock was developed． Clocks became cheaper to build and own． People began depending on them more and more to2 run businesses， markets and so on．
More recently， in1956， came the digital clock． And nowadays satellites（人造卫星）send our cell phones the time to the exact second． There has been a lot of progress in timekeeping but some things never c（10） ． Man of us still have trouble getting out of bed on time and not missing appointments．
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When you sit down with your family to eat a meal，have you ever wondered when and where people used chopsticks for the first time？
It's said that the first chopsticks were used in China 5，000 years ago．Since then，chopsticks have even widely used in many countries in Asia，such as China，Japan and Korea．Chopsticks are made of different kinds of materials．The materials like bamboo and wood are common because they are easy to get．People also use bones for chopsticks．Even many valuable materials like silver can be used to make chopsticks．There are also many table manners（礼仪） connected with chopsticks．For instance，never stick （插入） your chopsticks straight in your rice bowl．People believe this is impolite to the host．
| The Introduction of Chopsticks |
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| When the first chopsticks were used in China |
Fifty（76） ago |
| Where chopsticks have been widely used |
In many（77） countries，such as China，Japan and Korea |
| What materials chopsticks are made of |
（78） ，wood，bone and silver |
| Why bamboo and wood chopsticks are common |
Because the materials can be found（79） |
| One of the table manners connected with chopsticks |
Never stick your chopsticks straight in your rice （80） |
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任务5：根据短文（C）内容完成表格，每空一词．
There are a lot of Chinese cultures about fish．In Chinese，"fish"sounds like"surplus"（余），Chinese people always like to have a surplus at the end of the year．They think if they save something at the end of the year，then they can make more in the next year．That's why Chinese people like to eat fish for the New Year．Do you know what kind of fish Chinese people like to eat for the New Year？
•Crucian carp
The first kind of fish is crucian carp．It sounds like the Chinese word"吉"．The Chinese word mean"good luck"．Chinese people think that eating crucian carp can bring good luck for the next year．
•Chinese mud carp
The second kind of fish is Chinese mud cap．It sounds like the Chinese word"礼"．It means gifts or presents．So，Chinese people choose to eat Chinese mud carp during the Chinese New Year．It means"good future"．
•Catfish
The third kind of fish is catfish．It sounds like two Chinese words"年余"．So eating catfish is a wish for a surplus in the New Year．
76．Why do Chinese people like to eat fish for the New Year？
77．How many kinds of fish are mentioned in the passage？
78．What does it mean to eat Chinese mud carp？
79．What kind of fish can bring good luck？
80．What's the main idea about the passage？ ．
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