—____. They may play computer games or chat.
Yue opera(越剧)is also called Shaoxing opera. It is one of the five operas in China. Since 2006, it has been one of the first national non-material cultural heritages(非物质文化遗产). Yue opera appeared in Sheng County, Zhejiang Province in the Qing dynasty, and then it became famous in Shanghai in the 1920s.
Yue opera is famous for sweet singing, touching music and lively performances. The main subjects of Yue opera are stories about excellent gentlemen and beautiful ladies. Main music instruments are the erhu and some other traditional Chinese music instruments.
First performed by male(男性)farmer artists in the countryside, Yue opera was later developed into a popular performance in cities. The first female troupe(女性剧团)of Yue opera was created in 1923, and then female performers took the place of the males. Nowadays, almost all performers are females. The most famous one of Yue opera is Yuan Xuefen. One of the classics is Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai.
In fact, Yue opera is getting more and more popular among young people in China nowadays. And many people who have watched it for the first time like Yue opera. So if you haven't watched it before, why not give it a try next time?
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Although we have grown up, Mum always helps and loves us .
Last summer, we had a volunteer activity in a village school. In the school. I saw a name Feng Aiguo on a list. This man offered much money to the school. I thought he must be a1 man.
One day, on my way home from school, my bike was broken. Luckily I found a repairing stand(修车摊)across from the street. An old man was 2 a bike. He was wearing a clean suit. He looked energetic(精力充沛的). While waiting. I knew 3 about him from the old men chatting there. He was Lao Feng and 4to repair bikes after he repaired(退休). Two months ago, his family moved to a new house. His son didn't want him to repair bikes any longer. He bought him suits and asked him to 5 them and rest at home. But it didn't work. The old man continued his repairing work in his suits.
After a while, the old man got my bike repaired. 6 I was leaving an old lady came and called him "Aiguo". 7 the name on the list of the village school came into my mind. But how could such a common repairman 8so much money? I asked him if he knew that village. He told me it was his hometown and the 9there still needed help. So he always saved money by repairing bikes to help them. Then I was sure that he was the person on the 10.
— You are ______. We went on a 10-day-tour in Canada.
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Phil White has just returned from an 18,000-mile, around-the-world bicycle trip. White had two reasons for making this epic journey. First of all, he wanted to use the trip to raise money for charity, which he did. He raised £70,000 for the British charity, Oxfam. White's second reason for making the trip was to break the world record and become the fastest person to cycle around the world. He is still waiting to find out whether he has broken the record or not.
White set off from Trafalgar Square, in London, on 19th June, 2004 and was back 299 days later. He spent more than 1,300 hours in the saddle (车座) and destroyed four sets of tyres and three bike chains. He had the adventure of his life crossing Europe first, and then the Middle East, Asia, Australia, New Zealand, and finally the Americas. Amazingly, he did all of this with absolutely no support team. No jeep carrying food, water and medicine. No doctor. Nothing! Just a bike and a very, very long road.
The journey was lonely and desperate at times. He also had to fight his way across deserts, through jungles and over mountains. He cycled through heavy rains and temperatures of up to 45 degrees, all to help people in need. There were other dangers along the road. In Iran, he was chased by armed robbers and was lucky to get away with the little money he had. The worst thing that had happened to him was having to cycle into a headwind on a road that crosses the south of Australia. For 1,000 kilometers he battled against the wind that was constantly pushing him. This part of the trip was slow, hard and depressing, but he made it in the end. Now Mr. White is back and wants to write a book about his adventures.
a. He cycled through Europe.
b. He will write a book.
c. He raised the money at last.
d. He met armed robbers in Iran but was lucky enough to run away.
e. He started from London in 2004.
The widespread number of food scandals (丑闻) in China is making many people pause before they put their chopsticks in their mouth. They are wondering if the food they are eating is clean, healthy and nutritious(有营养的) or does it contain(包含) something harmful that will cause diseases?
Most of the food we eat today is processed food(加工食品). That means the foods we buy in stores and supermarkets, especially packaged foods, are prepared in factories. Chemicals are added to the foods in these factories to make them look better, taste better and last longer on the shelf. The chemicals(化学制品) are supposed to be harmless and there are laws that control which chemicals can and cannot be used. Unfortunately, some producers do not obey the laws.
A producer of steamed buns(馒头)in Zhejiang Province was recently discovered to be breaking the law. He was adding yellow dye(染色) and other banned chemicals to the buns. He was also taking old buns and using them to make new buns. Most of the buns were sold to schools and eaten by students like you.
Why did he do it? Why did he break the law and endanger people’s health? The answer is simple: he wanted to make more money. It was a moral failing(道德滑坡), and this is at the heart of the food scandals in China. Too many people focus on(集中于) making money and not on the effects their actions can have on others.
36. From the first paragraph we can infer that _____.
A. something harmful will cause diseases B. all the food we eat is harmful to people’s health
C. food scandals in China have bad effects on people
D. people are afraid to put the chopsticks in their mouth
37. The laws that regulate which chemicals can and cannot be used have been made _____.
A. for food safety B. to make more money
D. to make food look better D. for people’s taste
38. Why did the writer mention a producer of steamed buns in Zhejiang Province?
A. Because this producer broke the law.
B. Because this producer added yellow dye.
C. Because this producer used old buns to make new ones.
D. Because the writer wanted to take this producer for example.