Six Chinese Characters

Dear students, our country has a long history. Chinese characters usually have more than one meaning and some of them are particularly loved by Chinese people. Here are the top six lucky ones. Please note we use "pinyin" here because "pinyin" is the Chinese spelling system for the characters. For example, "fu" is the "pinyin" for good luck in Chinese. "pinyin" "fu" is only the phonic (语音的 ) part of the character and if you want to know the meaning of good luck "fu", you must read the Chinese character福 because "fu" also represents (代表) other Chinese characters that sound the same.

1.福 "fu" means blessing, good fortune, good luck. Chinese character福 "fu" is one of the most popular ones used during Chinese New Year. It is often displayed upside down on the front door of a house or an apartment. The upside down福"fu" means good luck comes since the character for upside down in Chinese sounds the same as the character for "come".

2.禄 "Iu" means prosperity.

It is used to mean official's salary(薪水 ) in feudal (封建的 ) China.

3. 寿 "shou" means longevity.

Chinese character寿 "shou" also means life, age or birthday.

4.喜 "xi" is happiness.

The doubled character喜 "xi" means double happiness. It is usually displayed everywhere at Chinese weddings.

5.财 "cai" is wealth or money.

Chinese often say "money can make a ghost turn a millstone". It is to say money really can do a lot of things. But, still-money can’t buy everything.

6.和 "he" means harmomous.

People's harmony is an important part of Chinese culture. When you have harmomous

relations with others, things will be a lot easier for you.

1.What does the word "character" mean in this passage?

A. 性格 B. 汉字 C. 角色 D. 特征

2.We use to show how to read the Chinese characters.

A. "pinyin" B. spelling

C. Chinese D. letters

3.What does the upside down福 "fu" mean?

A. It means coming .

B. It means that good luck comes .

C. It means good fortune.

D. It means that "fu" is upside down.

4.Which sentence is right according to the passage?

A. Money is a ghost.

B. Money can buy everything.

C. Money is everything.

D. Money isn’t everything.

5.After reading the passage, can we say that sound "he" only means harmony?

A. No, we can't. B. Yes, we can.

C. I know several words read as "he". D. Yes, you can.

A robot is a machine. But it is not just any machine. It is a special kind of machine. It is a machine that moves. It follows instructions. The instructions come from a computer. Because it is a machine, it does not make mistakes. And it does not get tired. And it never complains. Unless you tell it to!

Robots are all around us. Some robots are used to make things. For example, robots can help make cars. Some robots are used to explore dangerous places. For example, robots can help explore volcanoes. Some robots are used to clean things. These robots can help vacuum your house. Some robots can even recognize words. They can be used to help answer telephone calls.

Some robots look like humans. But most robots do not. Most robots just look like machines. Long ago, people imagined robots. Over 2,000 years ago, a famous poet imagined robots. The poet's name was Homer. His robots were made of gold. They cleaned things and they made things. But they were not real. They were imaginary. Nobody was able to make a real robot. The first real robot was made in 1961. It was called Unimate. It was used to help make cars. It looked like a giant arm.

In the future, we will have even more robots. They will do things that we can't do. Or they will do things that we don't want to do. Or they will do things that are too dangerous for us. Robots will help us fight fires. They will help us fight wars. They will help us fight sickness. They will help us discover things.

They will help make life better.

1.As used in paragraph 1, we can understand that something special is NOT  .

A.normal B.expensive C.perfect D.tired

2.What is the main purpose of paragraph 2?

A.To show how easy it is to make a robot.

B.To tell what a robot is.

C.To describe the things a robot can do.

D.To explain the difference between a robot and a machine.

3.According to the passage, when was the first real robot made?

A.1961. B.1900.

C.2003. D.2000 years ago.

4.Using the information in the passage as a guide, which of these gives the best use of a robot?

A.To help make a sandwich. B.To help tie shoes.

C.To help read a book. D.To help explore Mars.

5.Which of these statements correctly summarizes how the author of this passage feels about robots?

A.Robots are old. B.Robots are confusing.

C.Robots are helpful. D.Robots are dangerous.

违法和不良信息举报电话:027-86699610 举报邮箱:58377363@163.com

精英家教网