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The city of Weifang in Shandong is the home of the kite. The city holds an international kite festival in April every year. There are competitions for kite-flying skills and new styles of kites. The most famous is the competition for the "Kite King ". Thousands of kite fans from more than 30 countries visit the city to take part in the competitions, or to just enjoy this colorful event(事件).
The largest kite in the world is a big "octopus (章鱼)". It's about 1,100 square meters, twice as big as a basketball court. Li Jingyang, a kite fan in Jilin, spent eight months making it in 2008.
The kite was invented by Chinese people over 2,000 years ago. According to historical (历史的) record, kites were first used by soldiers to send news to their friends. In the Tang Dynasty, flying kites became a popular game played by everyone.
As it was introduced to the West in the ll00s, the kite brought a great influence(影响) on Western life.
In 1782, the lightning rod (避雷针) was invented with the help of a kite. Modern aircraft came from kites, too. At the National Air and Space Museum in Washington DC, a board reads: "The earliest man-made aircrafts were the kites and missiles (投射武器) of ancient China."
【小题1】 What activity is very popular in spring?
| A.Eating peaches. | B.Feeding swallows. | C.Flying kites. | D.Going to competitions. |
| A.Good luck. | B.A long life. | C.A lot of money. | D.Good health. |
| A.Because they enjoy this colorful event. |
| B.Because of the beauty of Weifang. |
| C.Because they have new styles of kites. |
| D.Because they are the winners of the “Kite King”. |
| A.In 2008. | B.In 1782. | C.About 1000 years ago. | D.Over 2000 years ago. |
| A.The largest kite is three times as big as a basketball court. |
| B.In the Qing Dynasty, flying kites became a popular game played by everyone. |
| C.People invented kites to help swallows fly. |
| D.People got the idea of inventing the lightning rod from kites. |
From old times, India has been a good friend of China. The two big Asian countries now work more closely on border problems, trade (贸易) and IT.
India is an interesting and mysterious( 神秘的)country with a long history. Around 2,000 BC, Indian civilization (文明) was born. It is one of the four oldest civilizations in the world.India is also the birthplace of Buddhism (佛教).A famous Chinese novel, "A Journey to the West", is about a Chinese monk (和尚) who tried very hard to learn about Buddhism from India.
The book comes from a true story. Xuanzang, a Buddhist monk was sent to India by the King of the Tang Dynasty.After many years, he brought back lots of Buddhist books. The name "India" was first used by Xuanzang in his work.
Today, religion(宗教) is still an important part of Indian culture. There are many religions there. Most Indian people believe in Hinduism (印度教).In India, cows are very special animals because Hinduism says they are holy (神圣的). So Indians don't sell or eat beef.Like China,
India is a developing country with a large population(人口). It has about 1.03 billion people compared to China's 1.3 billion. More than two thirds of Indians still live a poor life in the countryside.
India has no birth control so its population is growing fast. By 2030, India could even have more people than China.
Hindi (印地语) is the mother tongue of Indian people. But Britain took India in 1757 and stayed there until 1947. Because of this, English slowly became the other official language.
【小题1】Why don't Indians sell or eat beef?
| A.Because they don't like it. |
| B.Because they are afraid of getting ill. |
| C.Because they see cows as holy animals. |
| D.Because beef is very expensive. |
| A.Hindi | B.English |
| C.Both of the above | D.None of the above |