【题目】

China is called the Kingdom of fans. Fans are everywhere in our daily life. But how much do you know about them?

It is said that fans were first used to cool the air during the Shang Dynasty. At that time, they were made of feathers, bamboo or silk. Some of them were round, while others were square.

Folding paper fans first became popular during the Song Dynasty. There were usually beautiful pictures on the fans. Some were mountains and rivers, others were flowers and animals. Many people, including Su Dongpo, a poet of the Song Dynasty, and Tang Bohu, a scholar of the Song Dynasty, even painted and wrote poems on fans. This made the fans into art works. Many rich and important people liked holding fans.

Today, fans are popular gifts. During the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, folding fans were given to leaders and officials from other countries, as well as audience members. While they were having their fans to get cool air, they were also experiencing Chinese culture.

1The fans were made of different materials except__________ during the Shang Dynasty.

A.paperB.bambooC.silkD.feathers

2When did folding fans first become popular?

A.The Shang dynasty.B.The Song Dynasty.C.Today.D.In 2008.

3What couldn't people see on fans in the Song Dynasty?

A.MountainsB.AnimalsC.FlowersD.Audience

4Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A.Fans were first used to cool the air during the Song dynasty.

B.Tang Bohu never wrote or painted on fans.

C.Some fans were round, while others were square during the Shang Dynasty.

D.Folding fans were only given to leaders and officials from China.

5What's the best title of this passage?

A.The Development of FansB.The Shapes of Fans

C.When Fans Became PopularD.How Fans Became Art Works

【题目】

quiet, they, strong, interest, two, like, unless, choice, but, if, how

The secrets of self-control

A new book, the bestseller, Willpower, says that having strong willpower (意志力) is necessary to a successful life.

The book starts by describing a famous experiment: The Marshmallow (软糖) Test. In 1972, a psychology (心理学) professor Mischel tested the willpower of 600 kids. In the experiment, each child was left alone in a room for fifteen minutes with a marshmallow on a table in front of 1. They were given two 2: they could either eat the marshmallow or, if they waited fifteen minutes, they’d be given a 3marshmallow (and then they could eat both).

So, what did the kids do? 70% ate the first marshmallow within the fifteen minutes,4the other 30% showed willpower they didn’t eat the first one and waited for the second marshmallow 5.

Twenty years later, Mischel discovered something 6. He got in touch with the children and found that those with strong willpower were getting better marks at university, were better behaved and were more popular. So,7 important it is to have strong willpower!

But don’t worry 8 you aren’t good at controlling yourself. The authors say that willpower is like a muscle (肌肉). The more you exercise it, the 9 it gets. However, just 10 any muscle, your “willpower muscle” can get tired. So, if you have to do lots of things that need willpower, take a break. That way, you’ll build up your willpower again.

Lastly, the authors mention that people who learn foreign languages usually have a lot of willpower. So, congratulations!

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