A Chinese knot (中国结) is woven (编织) with a single rope (绳). It has different shapes. Each shape has its own meaning. People can use ropes of different colors to weave a Chinese knot, but they usually use red because it means good luck.
The Chinese knot, a folk art, has a long history. People first made them to record information and send messages before they started to use words. The knots were used for decoration (装饰) and to express thoughts and feelings in the Tang Dynasty. They were later popular in the Ming and Qing dynasties. But this art wasn’t really accepted by the common people until the Qing Dynasty.
Even today, Chinese knots still hold the value of feelings when they are sent as gifts. For example, lovers may give a knot to show their love. The “double happiness knot” is given and used at weddings (婚礼) to express each other’s love and wishes for growing old together.
Knots are also used when people make traditional clothes in China. They can play the role of buttons (纽扣) and now silk is widely used to make these clothing knots.
Many tourists including foreigners like to buy Chinese knots as gifts during their trips. There are many shopping streets for people to buy Chinese knots. Yiwu Commodity Market in Zhejiang Province is a good place for that. There are many different kinds of beautiful Chinese knots there. They are popular with customers.
(1). ________ of a Chinese knot can show its own meaning.
| A． |
The size |
B． |
The weight |
C． |
The color |
D． |
The shape |
(2). Why do people usually use red ropes to weave the Chinese knots?
| A． |
Because they look nice. |
| B． |
Because they mean good luck. |
| C． |
Because they show love. |
| D． |
Because they mean growing old together. |
(3). When did Chinese common people really accept the folk art?
| A． |
In the Tang Dynasty. |
B． |
In the Song Dynasty. |
| C． |
In the Ming Dynasty. |
D． |
In the Qing Dynasty. |
(4). What is widely used to make traditional clothing buttons now?
| A． |
Wood. |
B． |
Metal. |
C． |
Silk. |
D． |
Plastic. |
(5). Which of the following is NOT true?
| A． |
Only Chinese people like to buy the Chinese knots. |
| B． |
Today people use a “double happiness knot” to express love to their lovers. |
| C． |
Tourists can buy many different kinds of Chinese knots in Yiwu Commodity Market. |
| D． |
People used Chinese knots to record information and send messages before using words. |
Have you ever heard of Jiang Mengnan? She is ___(1)__ unusual girl. She received the award (奖) of the Person Touching China for 2021___(2)__ March 3rd. In 2018, she was accepted by Tsinghua University as a PhD (博士) student. It was a long journey for her to become a student of the famous university because most of her life was in a __(3)__ world. Her story has moved thousands of people.
Jiang was born in 1992. Her parents named her Mengnan which means “dream and south”. Her parents wished that their ___(4)__ would enjoy a life of peace. However, when she was six months old, her peaceful and beautiful life __(5)__. She lost her hearing because of taking the wrong medicine. As she ___(6)___, she began to learn lip-reading (唇读). She overcame lots of difficulties and practiced more than 1,000 times to learn to pronounce each word correctly.
Through her hard work, she ___(7)___ Jilin University with a high score of 615 marks in 2011. Jiang decided to study life science because she hoped she could spend all her life on people’s __(8)__. During her college days, she was a __(9)__ to help the disabled children in her hometown.
“For people ___(10)___ are deaf like me, I want to tell them that we can do as much as the normal people, and maybe we can even do better!”
(1).
| A． |
a |
B． |
an |
C． |
the |
D． |
/ |
(2).
| A． |
in |
B． |
at |
C． |
on |
D． |
from |
(3).
| A． |
silent |
B． |
strange |
C． |
colorful |
D． |
noisy |
(4).
| A． |
sister |
B． |
brother |
C． |
son |
D． |
daughter |
(5).
| A． |
changes |
B． |
changed |
C． |
is changing |
D． |
has changed |
(6).
| A． |
showed up |
B． |
ended up |
C． |
grew up |
D． |
woke up |
(7).
| A． |
left |
B． |
entered |
C． |
visited |
D． |
introduced |
(8).
| A． |
exercise |
B． |
work |
C． |
study |
D． |
health |
(9).
| A． |
doctor |
B． |
manager |
C． |
volunteer |
D． |
master |
(10).
| A． |
who |
B． |
which |
C． |
what |
D． |
whom |
—Would you like to go to the mountains with me tomorrow, Gina?
—________. Catch you at 9:00 am.
| A． |
Sure, I’d love to |
B． |
Lucky you |
| C． |
Yes, please |
D． |
Have a good time |
— I wonder ________.
— I’m not sure. Maybe yes.
| A． |
if has Dave got his driver’s license |
| B． |
how long has Dave got his driver’s license |
| C． |
if Dave has got his driver’s license |
| D． |
how long Dave has got his driver’s license |
— People ________ to take their temperatures before they go into the supermarket during the COVID-19 pandemic (新冠疫情).
— I think it’s a good way to protect ourselves.
| A． |
are asking |
B． |
are asked |
C． |
asked |
D． |
ask |
—Are you going to ride your bike to the beach?
—Yes. It’s ________ of all.
| A． |
convenient |
B． |
more convenient |
C． |
most convenient |
D． |
the most convenient |
—There ________ a talk by Zhong Nanshan in our school tomorrow afternoon.
—Great! We can’t wait!
| A． |
is |
B． |
was |
C． |
will be |
D． |
will have |
—________ wonderful the opening of the Beijing Winter Olympics is!
—So it is.
| A． |
How a |
B． |
How |
C． |
What a |
D． |
What |
— What are they doing?
— They are discussing what to ________ to the school in the village.
| A． |
give away |
B． |
throw away |
C． |
clean up |
D． |
cut up |
— Julie, why did you ________ the job?
— Because I found a better one.
| A． |
turn up |
B． |
turn down |
C． |
look for |
D． |
look through |
— Amy, don’t forget ________ your mask (口罩) when you go out.
— Don’t worry, mom. I will.
| A． |
wear |
B． |
wears |
C． |
to wear |
D． |
wearing |
—The air pollution in our city is becoming worse and worse.
—That’s right. But the government is trying to ________ this problem.
| A． |
solve |
B． |
plan |
C． |
answer |
D． |
discover |
Tina gets up early every morning, so she is ________ late for school.
| A． |
often |
B． |
always |
C． |
usually |
D． |
never |
—Laura is a ________ girl.
—I think so. She is only 3, but she isn’t afraid of singing in public.
| A． |
clever |
B． |
serious |
C． |
brave |
D． |
careful |
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