Chinese Elements （元素） in the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics
Different Chinese elements were shown at the opening ceremony （仪式） of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. They mixed traditional culture with modern technology.
Traditional music
At the opening ceremony, traditional music was played with Chinese instruments such as guzheng , pipa in order to further spread traditional music around the world.
Greeting pine （迎客松）
During the ceremony, a firework in the shape of a “greeting pine” was set of in the sky. The “greeting pine” stood for Beijing’s warm welcome and friendly service provided for Winter Olympic guests from all over the world. The idea came from a 1, 000-year-old pine tree on Mount Huangshan in China’s Anhui Province.
24 Solar Terms （节气）
The exciting counting down phase （阶段） of the opening ceremony used traditional 24 Solar Terms, starting from the last to the first, known as lichun . This term stands for the start of springtime in the traditional Chinese culture.
1 ． The Chinese instruments were used to play traditional music to _________.
A ． welcome you to Anhui Province
B ． provide friendly service
C ． stand for the start of springtime
D ． further spread traditional music around the world
2 ． What can we know from paragraph 3 and 4?
A ． The real “greeting pine” is in Anhui Province.
B ． A real “greeting pine” was set off in the sky.
C ． “Lichun” means the end of springtime.
D ． Traditional 24 Solar Terms were used at the closing ceremony.
3 ． The passage is most probably taken from ________.
A ． a diary B ． a science study C ． a news report D ． a dictionary
D 2 ． A 3 ． C
【导语】本文是一篇新闻报道。文章着重介绍了 2022 北京冬奥会开幕式上的三大中国元素 —— 传统音乐、迎客松和 24 节气。
1 ．细节理解题。根据 “At the opening ceremony, traditional music was played with Chinese instruments such as guzheng , pipa in order to further spread traditional music around the world.” 可知在开幕式上，为了让传统音乐在全球范围内得到更广泛地传播，这些音乐都是用像古筝、琵琶这样的中国乐器演奏的。故选 D 。
2 ．细节理解题。根据 “The idea came from a 1, 000-year-old pine tree on Mount Huangshan in China’s Anhui Province.” 可知 “ 迎客松 ” 这个创意是来自在中国安徽黄山上的一棵千年迎客松，说明安徽是真正的 “ 迎客松 ” 的所在地。故选 A 。
3 ．推理判断题。文章主要介绍了 2022 北京冬奥会开幕式上的中国元素，这是当下热点时事，由此可推测这篇文章应是一篇新闻报道。故选 C 。
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Now a growing number of young people are wearing traditional hanfu, or Han Chinese clothing. You may see them eating, shopping, travelling 1 ． even working in hanfu.
Hanfu 2 ． popular in part because the government is developing traditional culture. Period dramas have also helped develop the public’s interest in traditional 3 ． clothes.
What hanfu is like is different since each Han-controlled dynasty had 4 ． own style, but the clothes are usually loose, with sleeves （袖子） that hang down to the knees and flowing robes （长袍） around the body.
In modern China, people in different fields are 5 ． in wearing hanfu: from history lovers to students and even young 6 ． .
“Clothes are the foundation （基础） of culture,” said Jiang Xue, who is a 7 ． of a hanfu club in Beijing. “If we as a people and as a country do not even 8 ． our traditional clothing or don’t wear them, how can we talk about other important parts of our culture?”
However, there is 9 ． a long way for the style to go into people’s daily life. Some say they are 10 ． of being watched by others when wearing hanfu in public.