Who is Li Ziqi? For 7 million YouTube viewers and 20 million Weibo users, it’s easy to answer. The 29-year-old vlogger’s videos about her country life recently went viral (走红). Her fans call her “the goddess of nature”.

She is worthy of this title. Cooking, painting, designing, farming ... she practises and is master of many kinds of skills. In her videos, Li wears hanfu that she made herself. She also rears silkworms in order to sew quilts. Li grows plants as well. She is often seen preparing meals with vegetables picked from her backyard. She eats a seasonal diet.

“She performs the work of a farmer with the grace (优雅) of a fairy (仙子),” the South China Morning Post said.

Li was raised by her grandparents in a small village in Sichuan province. When she was 14, she went to the city to work, but returned to the countryside in 2012 to take care of her sick grandmother.

To make a living, Li runs an online store. At first, she just used her videos to advertise her products. But the simple pleasures she presented quickly won her many fans. “In such a tech-driven age, where everything comes so quickly, it’s beautiful to watch such a slow process unfold (展现) without her getting stressed,” one of her fans said online.

For her global audience, what is even more interesting is Li’s deep knowledge of food, nature and Chinese culture. “I can see how good Chinese people are at cooking! I never thought of preserving (保存) meat like that!” one foreign fan wrote on YouTube.

As China Daily said, Li shows the world that Chinese people love good food and are good at making art out of the simplest materials. With her videos, she has spread Chinese culture to the world.

1.What does the underlined word “silkworm” in Paragraph 2 mean?

A.蝉 B.蚕 C.蝗虫 D.萤火虫

2.The writer mainly wants to tell us in Paragraph 5.

A.why Li made the videos. B.why Li runs an online store.

C.how fans got less stressed D.why fans liked Li and her videos.

3.Which is the correct order according to the passage?

① Li came back to the village to look after her sick grandmother.

② Li made videos to advertise the products she sold in her online store.

③ Li grew up in a small village with her grandmother.

④ Li became famous at home and abroad because of the videos.

⑤ Li practised all kinds of skills, such as cooking, painting, designing, farming.

A.③⑤①②④ B.③①⑤②④ C.⑤③①②④ D.⑤②③①④

4.Where can you probably find this article?

A.an advertisement. B.a science book C.a newspaper D.a storybook

Soap operas (肥皂剧) are a kind of popular culture in America. It is also very popular in the UK. It usually shows at least four times every week. They are operas usually made from people’s lives, so it is the most popular TV programme in the UK. Every weekday, lots of fans from all over the world are waiting to see their favorite soaps.

Soap operas were first on TV in 1952. The soap opera is not about soap, and it is not an opera. It gets this name because in the 1930s, soap companies paid for the shows and they tell stories just like operas do. The soap operas are special because the story never ends.

There are daytime and nighttime soaps. Daytime soaps usually have more information. Nightime soaps are usually once a week, and each lasts (持续) for about an hour.

Soap operas are having a difficult time in today’s TV market, but they are here to stay.

Big fans will never give them up easily!

1.TV soap operas have a history of ________ years.

A.95 B.67 C.55 D.47

2.Soap operas have the word soap in the name because in the 1930s ________.

A.they were popular like soaps B.they only told stories about soaps

C.soap companies paid for the shows D.the TV station was near soap companies

3.Soap operas are special because ________.

A.they are having a difficult time in the market B.the fans can only watch them on weekdays

C.their fans come from around the world D.the story in them never ends

4.A nighttime soap usually lasts for about ________ hour(s).

A.one B.two C.five D.seven

5.From the passage, we know ________.

A.soap operas come from America B.a soap opera is an opera

C.soap operas aren’t on in the daytime D.soap operas have no fans

What does Beijing’s Palace Museum look like at night? Many people don’t know the answer to this question, as it closes at around 4:30 p.m in winter and 5:00 p.m in summer. However, to celebrate the Lantern Festival, Beijing’s Palace Museum opened its door to the public after dark——for two nights only. That’s a first in 94 years! Although people could get free tickets on the museum’s website, it was difficult to get a ticket. The website even stopped working for a while because too many people visited it at the same time. Zhang Zhifu, a 77-year-old woman, received a ticket from the museum as a gift. “I grew up in Beijing and I visited the Palace Museum every year, but I never got to see it at night. It is truly an honor.” She said.

In the past celebrating the Lantern Festival was a tradition for the imperial(皇帝的) family. “We want to pass the tradition on and give people more festival experience.” Said Shan Jixiong, the head of the Palace Museum. On the night of February 19th, 2019, about 3,000 visitors spent the Lantern Festival in the Palace Museum.

1.Beijing’s Palace Museum closes at around 4:30 p.m in .

A. spring B. summer C. autumn D. winter

2.To celebrate the Lantern Festival. Beijing’s Palace Museum opened after dark for only.

A. one night B. two nights C. three nights D. four nights

3.The museum’s website even stopped working for a while because .

A. too many people visited it at the same time

B. there weren’t enough tickets

C. the Palace Museum was too crowded

D. no body wanted to see the Palace Museum at night

4.Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A. Nobody received a ticket as a gift.

B. The Palace Museum never opened after dark.

C. Zhang Zhifu grew up in Beijing.

D. No visitors went to the Palace Museum in 2019.

5.It is ________ on February 19th, 2019.

A. National Day

B. the Lantern Festival

C. the Dragon Boat Festival

D. Mid-Autumn Festival

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