It’s known that Chinese women in the past weren't given the right to receive a form education. But this doesn’t mean that they made no efforts to learn. One of the proofs is Nushu—literally meaning “female script”(女性书法)一a written language that was used by women in Jiangyong county, Hunan province.

This script was only used by women. It was developed from written Chinese. Hundreds of years ago, Nushu was taught at home by elderly women to girls. And during gatherings in villages women would use it to write poems to express the emotions they were hiding from men.People often regard the characters as symbols of some secret cults(邪教)”. But the fact is that many old poems written in Nushu talked about the women's difficulties in life and how they made it through hardship . The words were full of encouragement and positive energy.

After women got the right to attend school,Nushu gradually lost its functionality(功 能). But the spirit of Nushu is still important and meaningful for our society in modern times. Zhao Liming, a professor at Tsinghua University, started a project to keep Nushu alive because she was worried that this ancient culture will soon disappear. One of the project’s recent achievements is an app designed by Talkmate, to teach Nushu to more people. The app has been showed to people in September during the first Beijing International Language & Culture Expo. Zhao expects the app to present a true image of Nushu to the public in order that more people will be interested in Nushu.

1.The underline word “proofs” in paragraph one means“_______”in Chinese.

A. 意义 B. 证据 C. 努力

2.Where was Nushu used many years ago?

A. In Jiangsu Province.

B. In Hubei Province.

C. In Jiangyong country.

3.Which of the following about Nushu is TRUE?

A. was mainly used by elderly women hundreds of years ago.

B. This kind of characters is a symbol of some secret cults.

C. Women used it to talk about their difficulties and express the emotions.

4.How did Zhao Liming,a professor at Tsinghua University, feel about this disappearing culture?

A. Anxious. B. Pleased. C. Surprised

5.The purpose of this project is______.

A. to train more Nushu teachers.

B. to expect more people to teach Nushu

C. to encourage more people to learn Nushu and know more about it.

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Many years ago, a young girl worked as a cleaner at the tailor’s in New York. When at work, she often saw the ladies drive cars to the shop to try on beautiful clothes. They dressed and behaved very well. So the girl thought, “This is the real life for a lady!” After thinking about this, a strong wish came up from her heart. She also wanted to a boss, and became a member of them.

Since then, every day before she started work, she would smile to the mirror so happily, so gently, and so confidently. Although in her working clothes, she imagined herself to be a lady wearing beautiful clothes. She dealt with people politely, naturally and gracefully. So the customers were very satisfied with her. She worked actively as if the shop was her own. As a result, she won the deep trust of her boss.

Before long, she won high praise from her customers. They said, “ She is the most intelligent girl with very good temperament”

“She is very excellent.” The boss also said.

After another period of time, the boss handed over the tailor shop to the girl for management.

As time went by, the girl got a very great name--- “Annette”. Then “Costume Designer Annette” and finally “Famous Designer Mrs. Annette”.

1.Did her wish come true in the end?

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2.How did she deal with her customers?

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3.Why did she win the trust of her boss?

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4.What will you do if you want to be successful? Why?

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We all like to visit friends during Chinese New Year. But what gifts should you give your hosts’ children? The key point to choosing a New Year gift is expressing your wishes to the children, either for their healthy growth or for their cleverness.

1Candy Take some candy with you during Chinese New Year, so that you can give some happiness to the kids you come across.

2Red Pockets for Children If your Chinese hosts have children, do not forget to prepare some red pockets. Both the hosts and the children would appreciate it if you know the tradition.

3School Supplies Visiting your Chinese hosts with some school supplies like a writing pen, a school notebook, a nice box of painting brushes or some interesting books will give the kids a pleasant surprise.

4Toys A good-quality toy is also a nice gift for your hosts’ children, such as a Barbie doll (芭比娃娃) for a little girl and a remote control (遥控的) car for a little boy.

5Clothes If you are quite intimate with your hosts’ family, you can buy their children a set of clothes as a gift.

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1.You can give some happiness to your hosts’ children if you take some candy.

2.__________ like a writing pen, a school notebook and so on will give the kids a surprise.

3.If your hosts’ child is a little boy or a little girl, what will you give him/her?

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