Stories and Art of Chinese Fans
You may think you cannot live through summer without air conditioners． But in ancient China，hand fans were almost the only ones to help people keep cool．
Chinese people started to use hand fans over 2，000 years ago． The fans came in different shapes，such as round and square． They were also made from all kinds of materials．Palm leaf fans were cheap and easy to make． Feather fans（羽毛扇） showed the owner's high status．Sandalwood（檀香）fans could send out a sweet smell．
Later， hand fans became far more than just something that could cool you down． They developed into art works，in which tuanshan （round fans）and zheshan（folded fans）were the most common．
In the shape of a full moon，tuanshan was usually made of silk．They had beautiful birds and flowers on them．Women especially those in the imperial palace（皇宫），liked to use them．Meanwhile，men，especially the literati（文人），used zheshan．The literati liked them because zheshan were usually made of paper and they could paint and write poems on them．It was a way for them to show off their ability in literature，painting and handwriting．Almost anything can be painted on zheshan．
Today，Chinese people still use these fans，only not many people write or paint on them any more．Next time when you are waving a fan， you may think of the stories behind it．
Name |
Features（特征） |
Palm leaf fans |
（1） and easy to make |
（2） |
Show the owner's status |
Sandalwood fans |
Send out（3） |
Tuanshan |
In the shape of（4） |
Zheshan |
Paint and write （5） |
Mr． White lived in a house less than two miles from his office， so he could（1） home for lunch every day． Every time he drove back home， （2） cars were parked outside his house and there was no room for his car． He had to park his car somewhere else， and then walked back home． This made him very （3） ．
Then he wrote "NO PARKING"（4） a small board． In the garden facing the road， but it didn't work． People seem to obey only a public notice．
Mrs． White asked him to （5） a police notice． But he was afraid to do so． Then Mrs． White asked him to make（6） just like a police notice． But he said he was not a （7） and couldn't use the word "police"． However， after a few days， Mr． White made a notice board．
"Oh， dear!" Mrs． White looked at the board and said． "You told me you couldn't use the word‘police'， （8） why do you use it？"
"（9） at it again， please．" Mr． White said． Mrs． White looked at it （10） this time and found it was a "polite" notice． She started to laugh， "You are really clever．"
（1）A． drive |
B． walk |
C． fly |
（2）A． some |
B． many |
C． no |
（3）A． angry |
B． happy |
C． excited |
（4）A． in |
B． on |
C． under |
（5）A． buy |
B． bring |
C． steal |
（6）A． one |
B． it |
C． that |
（7）A． policeman |
B． teacher |
C． worker |
（8）A． or |
B． so |
C． but |
（9）A． Look |
B． Looking |
C． Looked |
（10）A． quietly |
B． carefully |
C． quickly |
What does a cake look like？ Maybe you've got lots of different answers in mind， but Zhou Yi and his team's cakes will certainly make you feel amazed!
Zhou is called China's "Sugar King"． Last November in the UK． he and his team won three gold medals and two bronze medals（铜牌） at the International Cake Competition， the world's largest cake competition．
Zhou and his team's cakes show not only their great cake﹣making skills， but also traditional Chinese culture and art． For example， one of the gold medal﹣winning cakes shows China's first and only female（女性的） emperor Wu Zetian as a young woman． （4）Someone said that the cake showed the beauty of Chinese art to the world!
But don't think creating such amazing works of art is very easy． "Some parts were made eight times just because the result was not quite what I wanted，" Zhou said． "You need to build every single part over and over again until you find the perfect fit．" （5）他希望能通过他让人们更多地了解中国．
（1）How many medals did Zhou Yi and his team win last November？ 5
（2）Was it easy for Zhou Yi and his team to make these cakes？ No，it wasn't．
（3）If you were Zhou Yi， what would you make to join the competition？ I want to do some cake with Chinese characteristics．
将短文中划线的两个句子翻译成中文或英文．
（4） 有人说蛋糕向世界展示了中国艺术之美！
（5） He hopes to let people know more about China through him．
（A： John B： Alan）
A： Good morning， Alan! Long time no see．
B： （1） ．
A： Did you come back to Loudi yesterday？
B： （2） ． It was crowded on my way home yesterday．
A： Oh! Today is Dragon Boat Festival． Do you have any activities？
B： I've no idea． （3） ？
A： Yes， there is a boat race in Loudi this morning．
B： （4） ？
A： I'd love to， but I have an important English exam this morning．
B： （5） ．
A： Thank you very much．
Lily was a single mother who lived with her little son． She lost her job two years ago and hey lived （1） very hard life． Her heart was （2） （break） every time her son asked， "Can I have some more bread， Mommy？"
One day， （3） her son asked the same question again， she bought some food with her only 5dollars and cooked a big meal for him at home． Lily was a shy mother， but she was strong﹣minded． She used to love writing， so she decided （4） （write） some articles for magazines to make money．
Things went （5） （well） than before． Thanks to some free （6） （vegetable） provided by the local food bank， her son had more to eat． Once he told Lily that the dishes she made （7） （be）very delicious． Suddenly， an idea came to Lily's mind，" （8） not share my recipes（食谱） on the Internet？" She did so． Many people liked her recipes and she became popular．
Soon after that， Lily wrote a book on （9） （cook） and got much money from it． Finally， she had a good sleep for the （10） （one）night during the two years． Now Lily lives happily， but she'll never forget the days when she worked hard for a good life．
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