Ancient China produced many types of beautiful works of art. Among them, calligraphy (书法), poetry (诗歌) and painting were the most famous. Often they would be put together in art. These became important starting with the Song Dynasty.

Calligraphy is the art of handwriting. In the old time, the Chinese considered writing as an important form of art. Calligraphers would practise for years to learn to write perfectly, but with style. Each of over 40, 000 characters (汉字) needed to be written correctly. And each stroke (笔画) in a character had to be written in a certain order.

Poetry was also an important form of art. Great poets were famous all over the country, but all educated people were expected to write poetry. During the Tang Dynasty, poetry was so important that writing poetry was part of the examinations to become a civil servant (文官) and work for the government.

Chinese painting was often connected with calligraphy. It is one of the oldest artistic traditions in the world. The most traditional way of Chinese painting is known as “national” or “native” painting, which is quite different from Western painting. People can draw mountains, homes, bird, trees and water on it.

1.Calligraphers needed to write over ________ characters correctly in the old time.

A. 10,000 B. 20,000 C. 30,000 D. 40,000

2.What was part of the civil service examinations during the Tang Dynasty?

A. Painting. B. Calligraphy. C. Writing poetry. D. Playing music.

3.The underlined word “it” refers (指) to ________.

A. Calligraphy B. Art C. Chinese painting D. Western painting

4.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A. Calligraphy, poetry and painting were the most famous works of art.

B. The strokes of each character could be written in any order.

C. Poetry was an important form of art like calligraphy.

D. Chinese painting was often connected with calligraphy.

5.What’s the passage mainly about?

A. Chinese art. B. Chinese examinations.

C. Chinese history. D. Chinese dynasties.

Mr. and Mrs. Smith have just opened a small restaurant. In order to attract customers (吸引顾客),they put a notice( 布告) in front of the restaurant, which said "Meals on the House for Three Days."

A foreign student who didn't know much English happened to pass by the restaurant on the second day. It was lunchtime and he felt very hungry. "Well, here is a restaurant. I am going to have something to eat." He walked to the restaurant when he saw the notice. "American people are really strange. They even eat meals on the house! But how can I get up to the top of the house?" he said to himself.

He looked around and found a ladder against a tree nearby. He was very glad. But as he reached the top, he heard someone shouting at him, "Hey, what are you doing up there?" Mr Smith was looking at him angrily, and beside him was a policeman. “Doesn’t your notice say ‘Meals on the House for Three Days’? Is it just a joke?" the foreign student answered.

On hearing this, both Mr. Smith and the policeman laughed. Do you know what the meaning of MEALS ON THE HOUSE is? Look it up in the dictionary.

1.Mr. and Mrs. Smith were the of the small restaurant.

A. waiters B. owners C. cooks. D. neighbours

2.The student was .

A. an American B. a Chinese C. a Japanese D. a foreigner

3.The story happened in

A. England B. Australia C. the USA D. Canada

4.“Meals on the house” here means .

A. “eating in the house” B. “serving meals at the house”

C. “you can eat meals in the house” D. “you can eat without paying”

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