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Planting "trees" on your screen

Do you want to help China become a more beautiful country？ Now， you can do this on your mobile phone．

Ant Financial （蚂蚁金服） is an Internet financial service company． In August 2016， it started an interesting project "Ant Forest"． According to Ant Financial， "Ant Forest" can help people improve the environment．

But how does the project actually work？ And what effects （效果） has it had？ In "Ant Forest"，people start by planting a virtual （虚拟的） tree． The project then gives people "green energy" if they do low﹣carbon activities．The activities include walking，buying tickets online，taking public transportation and so on． With "green energy"，the virtual tree will slowly grow up．When there is enough "green energy"，Ant Financial will plant a real tree．

The Ant Financial company has been working with lots of green charities （慈善机构）．Together， they help farmers in desert places in China plant trees．

"Ant Forest" has been very popular． More than 250 million people have planted virtual trees on their phones． And Ant Financial has planted more than ten million real trees．

Bai Xue is a member of Ant Financial． She says the company believes everyone wants to improve the environment， She and her workmates are happy that they can help people realize their wishes． According to Bai， Ant Financial will do more in the future so that we can make China a greener country together．

（1）Which of the following sentences is TRUE according to the passage？　　

A．	Ant Financial has helped all farmers in China to plant trees．
B．	If you buy tickets online， you can get "green energy" from the project．
C．	Because of the project， charities become more and more popular．
D．	More than ten million people have planted real trees．

（2）What is the correct order according to the passage？　　

a． Ant Financial plants a real tree．

b． You receive "green energy"．

c． The virtual tree grows up．

d． You do low﹣carbon activities．

e． You plant a virtual tree．

A．	d﹣c﹣b﹣a﹣e
B．	c﹣b﹣c﹣d﹣a
C．	d﹣a﹣b﹣c﹣e
D．	e﹣d﹣b﹣c﹣a

（3）What's the main idea of the last paragraph？　　

A．	Ant Financial believes that all the people can realize their wishes．
B．	The company will become greener．
C．	Ant Financial will do more in the future to make our country greener．
D．	Bai Xue and her workmates want to plant trees．

（4）We can learn from the passage that 　　．

A．	Ant Financial can help people realize their wishes of improving the environment
B．	Ant Financial is a charity
C．	Farmers in desert places in China often plant trees
D．	The members of Ant Financial like walking， buying tickets online and taking public transportation

Traditional Chinese culture is catching the world's eyes． The good traditional Chinese culture is our great treasure． President Xi Jinping says we should have a high of culture confidence． There are so many great works in the course of Chinese history such as Di Zi Gui，Lun Yu，Meng Zi and so on． Xi Jinping and other leaders often borrow some wonderful sentences from them． Dao De Jing is also one of them．

It is widely believed that Lao zi， a famous Chinese philosopher and the founder of Taoism， was the writer of Dao De Jing．There are only 5000 characters in the book， but it is considered as one of the oldest and most important philosophy books of ancient China．It includes two parts， Dao and De．

Dao means "the Way"． It doesn't tell us how to choose the right way， but it really shows that one should act through naturalness and non﹣action．

Naturalness refers to a natural state of being， an attitude of following the way of nature．Lao Zi thought that everything in the world has its own way of being and developing．Birds fly in the sky；Tigers live in the forest； Fish swim in the water； Flowers bloom and flowers fall． He gave advice to the people who have strong feelings to control the world． He said they should give up the desires （欲望）．

Non﹣action （无为） does not mean that one should do nothing but passively wait for something to be achieved． What he meant is that human should follow the way of nature and try not to break the rule of nature．

De means"Virtue（德行）"． Lao zi thought the great virtue is like water．And he thinks nothing in the world is weaker than water， yet nothing is stronger than water when it comes． It can nearly destroy everything strong． In ancient China， there is also a saying， water can hold the boat， it can also make the boat tum upside down． Water is a typical （典型的） example of the weak beating the strong．

Of course， there are many other wonderful things we can learn from the book． Today， Dao de Jing still plays a role in the development of Chinese thoughts． It is becoming more and more popular with people around the world．

（1）According to Dao De Jing， which picture shows an attitude of breaking the way of nature？　　

（2）Why did Lao zi think the great virtue is like water？　　

A．	Because water is a typical example of the strong beating the weak．
B．	Because Lao zi thought nothing in the world is weaker than water．
C．	Because water is a typical example of the weak beating the strong．
D．	Because water can hold the boat．

（3）What does Dao De Jing tell us？　　

A．	We should act by following the way of nature and have the great virtue．
B．	We should choose the right way to success．
C．	We should do nothing but passively wait for something to be achieved．
D．	We should become strong and try our best to satisfy our desires．

（4）What is the feeling that the writer wants to express in the passage？　　

A．	Serious．
B．	Proud．
C．	Upset．
D．	Sad．

Dear Readers，

Now over the years，real Chinese dishes have become more and more popular in foreign countries．

In the United States，people are eating hotpot，jianbing and roujiamo．In Russia，hundreds of tanghulu were sold out in just a few hours．Latiao is even appearing in classrooms abroad．A lot of these foods are similar to Western foods．This may explain why foreigners are getting more and more interested in them and love eating them．

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For example， roujiamo is similar to hamburgers．Youtiao is kind of like the "churro"，a snack that is popular in Spain．And tanghulu is similar to candy apples，which are loved by children in the US and UK．

Chinese people who live abroad introduced most of these foods．Some of them are new，like latiao．Some of them have been popular in foreign countries for many years．This book will give you a better understanding of Chinese foods．

Editor

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The Content

Hotpot…………………………… P5 ﹣ 10

Hotpot，a special meal that can be shared with friends，is winning popularity abroad．

Learn more here．

Jianbing………………………… P11 ﹣ 14

This delicious breakfast food is enjoyed by people in several countries．Check it out here!

Latiao…………………………… P15 ﹣ 18

Why are people so in to this spicy stick？This special snack gets hot online．

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Roujiamo……………………… P19 ﹣ 23

Did China invent the hamburger？ Read this story and find out some interesting facts about roujiamo．

Tanghulu………………………… P24 ﹣ 26

Candied fruit is a treat that everyone can enjoy．Is it similar to some foreign foods？ Find out here．

Youtiao…………………………… P27 ﹣ 30

Many countries have dishes that are similar to youtiao．Fried food is tasty everywhere．

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（1）On which pages of the book can you find more information about jianbing？　　

A．	Pages 1﹣2．
B．	Pages 3﹣4．
C．	Pages 11﹣14．

（2）Which is TRUE according to the editor of this book？　　

A．	Children in the US and UK love tanghulu．
B．	Roujiamo is eaten in both China and Russia．
C．	Foreigners living in China introduced these foods abroad．

（3）Match the popular Chinese foods ①﹣③with their similar Western foods A﹣C．

①roujiamo ②tanghulu ③youtiao

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candy apples

B．

churro

C．

hamburgers

Which of the following is right？　　

A．	①﹣C；②﹣B；③﹣A
B．	①﹣B；②﹣A；③﹣C
C．	①﹣C；②﹣A；③﹣B

（4）Who will more possibly buy this book？　　

①Li Hua， who's studying abroad， misses the taste of hotpot and jianbing．

②Cindy is writing a report about the differences between hamburgers and roujiamo．

③Dave has been interested in Chinese foods since he tried latiao given by his classmate．

A．	Li Hua and Cindy．
B．	Li Hua and Dave．
C．	Cindy and Dave．

（5）Which of the reviews by the readers is right about this book？　　

A．	This book helps me understand why some Chinese live abroad．
B．	I've learnt some simple Chinese food with this book．Worth buying it．
C．	Great book! Can't wait to travel in China to enjoy the wonderful culture．

Happy Rain on a Spring Night

Good rain knows its time right； O'er wild lanes dark cloud spreads；

It will fall when comes spring． In boat a lantern looms．

With wind it steals in night； Dawn sees saturated reds；

Mute， it moistens each thing． The town's heavy with blooms．

﹣﹣﹣Translated by Xu Yuanchong Du Fu

This famous poem， with four couplets， was written by Du Fu（712﹣770， Tang Dynasty）when he was living and farming in Chengdu． His farming experience taught him to be thankful to nature．

The very first word， "good"， shows the poet's joy and love for the spring rain． The rain is good because it "knows" the proper time to come． Here the poet uses personification， as if the rain were smart enough to come in time for the farmer's busy season．

When the rain comes， it appears during the night without making any noise． Unlike the summer storms， the spring rain finishes its task without being known．

In the third couplet， the poet describes a peaceful scene to us． In the night sky， the clouds look dark and heavy． It's a sign that there will be enough rain during the night． The light from the riverboat makes the dark scene a bit livelier．

Lastly， the poet starts to imagine． Tomorrow morning， he thinks， the city of Chengdu will become beautiful when all of the flowers bloom（盛开）after the rain．

（1）What's the Chinese title of the poem Happy Rain on a Spring Night？　　

A．	《春望》
B．	《春夜喜雨》
C．	《夜雨寄北》

（2）Which of the following rhymes are right for this poem？　　

A．	aa﹣bb﹣cc﹣dd
B．	ab﹣ab﹣cd﹣cd
C．	ab﹣cd﹣ab﹣cd

（3）Which word can be used to describe the rain in this poem？　　

A．	Busy．
B．	Dark．
C．	Quiet．

（4）Which of the following uses personification？　　

A．	With wind it steals in night．
B．	It will fall when comes spring．
C．	The town's heavy with blooms（blooming flowers）．

（5）What does Du Fu want to show in this poem？　　

A．	He's thankful to nature．
B．	He loves and enjoys farming．
C．	He expects the flowers to bloom．

Following the rule of "social distancing" is probably well﹣known to us all now． It refers to staying away from crowded places to prevent the spread of COVID﹣19． Some companies are taking advantage of this by changing their logos．

Coca﹣Cola， for example， placed the letters of its famous brand further away from each other to show social distancing． The encouraging sentence "Today， being apart is the best way of being together．"is printed below the logo． McDonald's Brazil has separated its famous arches（拱门）in a picture posted on its Facebook page． Other global companies， including Audi and Nike， have also posted similar logo changes online．

Although many people think this idea is creative， some believe it makes "social distancing "seem less serious． What do you think of it？

根据短文内容判断句子正误．正确的涂"A"，错误的涂"B"．

（1）Some companies think changing logos can prevent the spread of COVID﹣19．　　

（2）The following logo change of Coca﹣Cola is to show social distancing．　　

（3）So far， more than three global companies have posted their logo changes online．　　

（4）In some people's eyes， we're supposed to take "social distancing" seriously．　　

（5）The logo of McDonald's has been changed worldwide like this picture to show social distancing．　　

A．It’s a classroom.	B．It’s a bedroom.
C．It’s a big room.	D．It’s a nice room.

A．On the desks.	B．In the beds.
C．Under the beds.	D．Behind the chairs.