Ancient China produced many types of beautiful works of art.Among them,calligraphy(书法),poetry(诗歌)and painting were the most famous.Often they would be put together in art.These became important starting with the Song dynasty.
Calligraphy is the art of handwriting.In the old time the Chinese considered writing as an important form of art.Calligraphers(书法家)would practice for years to learn to write perfectly,but with style.Each of over 40,000 characters needed to be written correctly.And each stroke(笔画)in a character had to be written in a certain order.
Poetry was also an important form of art.Great poets were famous all over the country,but all educated people were expected to write poetry.During the Tang dynasty poetry was so important that writing poetry was part of the examinations to become a civil servant (文官)and work for the government.
Chinese painting was often connected with calligraphy.It is one of the oldest artistic traditions in the world.The most traditional way of Chinese painting is known as “national”or“native painting(国画)”,which is quite different from Western painting.People can draw mountains,homes,birds,trees and water on it.
1.Calligraphers needed to write over ________ characters correctly in the old time.
A.10,000 B.20,000 C.30,000 D.40,000
2.What was part of the civil service examinations during the Tang dynasty?
A.Painting. B.Calligraphy.
C.Writing poetry. D.Playing music.
3.The underlined word “it”refers to “ ________ ”.
A.Calligraphy B.Art
C.Chinese painting D.Western painting
4.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A.Calligraphy,poetry and painting were the most famous works of art.
B.The strokes of each character could be written in any order.
C.Poetry was an important form of art like calligraphy.
D.Chinese painting was often connected with calligraphy.
5.What's the passage mainly about?
A.Chinese art. B.Chinese examinations.
C.Chinese history. D.Chinese dynasties.
1D 2C 3C 4B 5A
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A wedding(婚礼) Invitation
You’re invited to the wedding of Carrie and Henry at St John’s Church(教堂), on Saturday January 24th at 3:30 p.m. and dinner at the Blue Sky Restaurant, at 6:00p.m.
R.S.V.P: December 29th
Dear Joe, I’m so excited and I have to enjoy the news with you. Today is December 23rd, I got a very special invitation from Carrie before Christmas Day(圣诞节). Do you remember the party for the Sydney group at Henry’s house? And do you remember my best friend, Carrie? Well, guess what? Carrie and Henry are getting married? It’s so romantic! Love is here! Carrie and Henry are having a big wedding at St. John’s Church. Monica and James are going to their wedding. Oh, I can’t wait to enjoy it. I got the invitation and it is for two people. Can you come to the wedding with me? Carrie and Henry are going to Suzhou for their honey moon(蜜月). I’m buying them a camera for their wedding. But before the wedding, I’d like to get my hair cool and buy a pink dress first. Call me at 9:00 a.m., on Friday, January 23rd, OK? Maria |
36. Maria got this wedding invitation from .
A. Carrie. B. Joe. C. Monica. D. James
37. Monica and James are taking part in the wedding on .
A. Friday morning. B. Friday afternoon. C. Saturday morning. D. Saturday afternoon.
38. What does “getting married” mean in Chinese?
A. 参加聚会 B. 过圣诞节 C. 做礼拜 D. 结婚
39. The friends to the wedding party are going to have dinner .
A. in Suzhou. B. at Henry’s house C. at St John’s Church D. at the Blue Sky Restaurant
40. From the invitation card, we know that .
A. Monica is having fun in Suzhou. B. they are having the wedding in January.
C. Monica is going to buy a camera for Joe D. the wedding dinner starts at 7:00 p.m.
Do you have pen pals? I have three pen pals from three different countries. They are Tom, Ella, and Molly.
Tom comes from Australia. His favorite subject is P.E., because he likes playing soccer best and he can play it in P.E. classes. He has a sister and a brother.
Ella is an American girl. Of all her subjects, she likes Chinese best. She often writes to me in Chinese. Her favorite sport is volleyball.
Molly lives in Tokyo. She likes learning Chinese, too. But her favorite subject is math. When she has time, she likes playing tennis best. She is a very clever girl.
I love them very much.
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Name | From | Living place | Favorite subject | Favorite sport |
Tom | Australia | / | 1. ______ | soccer |
Ella | 2. _____ | / | Chinese | 3. _____ |
Molly | / | 4. ____ | 5. _____ | tennis |