The “Spring Festival in Xi’an Most Cultural and Traditional” (Xi’an nian Zui Zhongguo ) is a trademark of Xi’an Spring Festival celebrations. The government aims to make Xi’an become an ideal place and the best international tourist city of spending the Chinese New Year- the oldest and most important traditional festival of China. During the Spring Festival, Xi’an holds a series of activities such as lantern shows and temple fairs to attract visitors from all over the world to the traditional festival.

“Silk Road Customs” cultural exhibitions

Location: Tang West Market Museum, Xi’an museum

Date : Feb,5-19

Activities and Programs: Display of the history, art, costumes, songs and dances of countries along the Belt and Road, an exhibition of Silk Road culture.

“One City, Two Fairs ”Lantern fair

Location: Tang Paradise. Xi’an Scenic Area

Date: January- March

Activities&programs: The City Wall Lantern Festival includes cultural performances, a food festival, lantern DIY, and AR experience programs. The Tang Paradise shows folk customs from the Silk Road countries, cultural performance, and local Spring Festival celebrations.

The seventh “Bless Chang’an” spring temple fair

Location: Qinling Wildlife Park

Date: Feb 5-19

Activities& Programs: An animal parade, a folk culture show, a pet show, sporting events, and exhibition of animal photography.

Kunming Pool Food festival

Location: Road around the Kunming Pool

Dates: Feb. 1-March 3

Activities& Programs: Serving different kinds of local food and snacks, as well as foreign food from countries along the Silk Road.

1.Tourists can enjoy many photos of animals whenever they go to the Qinling Wildlife Park.

2.Xi’an aims to become a hot tourist city during the Spring Festival and attract Chinese and foreign tourists.

3.If a tourist is interested in Silk Road culture, he can only go to Tang West Market Museum.

4.The tourists who go to Kunming Pool food festival can taste delicious food and watch the dances from countries along the Silk Road.

5.Tourists can experience making lanterns by themselves at the City Wall Lantern Festival.

Researchers have developed paper that can be printed with UV light (紫外线), free from the need for ink (油墨). People can clear the information away on the light-printable paper by heating it to 120°C and it can be reused more than 80 times.

The research was carried out in order to reduce the effects of paper production on deforestation (滥砍滥伐). The researchers, from Shandong University in China and the University of California, Riverside, said that the secret behind the technology is a color-changing chemical. A thin coating of the chemical can be used on usual paper and turn it into a reusable, light-printable one. Heating the paper for 10 minutes can help clear the information away more quickly.

Professor Yadong Yin, a chemistry professor at the University of California and a co-author of the study, said, “The greatest importance of our work is the development of a new technology to produce an ink-free rewritable paper that has the same feel and appearance as usual paper. Our work is believed to have great economic and environmental influences on the modem society.” Paper production has a bad influence on the environment. It’s the main cause of industrial pollution and paper thrown away by people makes up about 40% of landfills where waste is buried under the ground.

It is predicted that light-printable paper will be inexpensive in the future. The printing process is also more cost-effective than the usual one as no ink is needed. Most importantly, it can be reused many times, which greatly reduces the cost.

1.Why did researchers do the research?

A. To make more money by selling the paper. B. To save more ink and more money.

C. To make people interested in writing on the paper. D. To stop people from cutting down more trees.

2.What does the underlined word “it” refer to?

A. Usual paper. B. The chemical. C. The technology. D. Ink.

3.What can’t we know from Paragraph 3?

A. The rewritable paper looks the same as the usual paper. B. Wasted papa: is the most serious pollution.

C. The research will make a difference to our economic development. D. Our environment will be influenced by the rewritable paper.

4.What are the advantages of the rewritable paper?

a. It can be recycled many times.

b. It can help save money.

c. It is environmentally-friendly.

d. It will help save time.

A. abc B. bed C. acd D. abd

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