2025-2026学年七年级下学期英语期中复习专练《信息还原》含答案

专题04信息还原（七选五）

[话题归纳•内容导航]

;话题1家与居住:话题3家乡与地域|

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；话题2社区与邻里:话题4中国民间艺术（重点）

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话题1家与居住

Passage1

（25年七年级下,江苏镇江•期中）Peopleliveindifferentkindsofhousesintheworld.Usually,each

househasitsownlivingroom,bedroom,kitchenandbathroom.]Whatarcthey?Now,let'stakea

lock.

Aflatisusuallyinabuilding.Thereareusuallymanyfamilieslivinginthesameflatbuilding.2

3Inatownhouse,thekitchen,thelivingroomandthediningroomareusuallycntheground

floorandthebedroomsareusuallyonthefirstfloor.

Afarmhouseisahouseonafarm.Therearemanyfarmerslivingthere.4Therearealsosome

“houses“fbrcowsandhensnearthefarmhouse.Thefieldisnotfarfromthefarmhouse,sofarmersalwaysgoto

thefieldonfoot.

Adonnitoiyisalargerooininaschool,andevery4-8studentsshareonedonnitoiy.5Buteach

studenthashisorherownbed.Studentscanlearnhowtogetalongwellwith（与...相处）eachotherina

dormitory.

A.Atownhouseusuallyhastwofloors.

B.Differenthouseshavedifferentnames.

C.Theysharethesamestairsorlift（楼梯或电梯）togoupanddown

D.Differentpeopleliketoliveindifferenthouses.

E.Thereisusuallyonefamilyinatownhouse.

F.Thereisagardeninthefrontofit.

G.Theysharethesamebathroom.

Passage2

（25年七年级下•江苏常州,期中:Ilomescomeindifferentshapesandsizes.Somepeopleliveinflats,while

othersliveinhouses.]Forexample,afarmhouseinthecountrysidemayhaveabigyardfbrkeeping

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animalsandgrowingcrops.Aflatinthecityoftenhasagreatviewofthecityscape.

LiMengtianlivesinaflatinBeijing.2Shelikestolookatthecityfromthebalcony.Itmakesher

feelrelaxed.NeillivesinatownhousenearLondon.3Heandhisfamilyenjoyspendingtimethere.

FemilivesinafarmhouseinEgypt.4Theyoftencatmealstogetheronacarpet.

Inconclusion,nomatterwhattypeofhomewelivein,itisaplacewherewefeelsafeandloved.5

A.Hisfavoriteplaceisthegarden

B.Differenttypesofhomeshavetheirownfeatures.

C.Weshouldtakegoodcareofourhomes.

D.Homeiswheretheheartis.

E.Hisfamilyhasayardandtheykeephensthere.

F.Shelikestoplaygamesinherbedroom.

G.Herflatisonthetwenty-secondfloor.

Passage3

（25年七年级下,江苏扬州・期中）Doyouhelpyourparentsorganizethefurniture（家具）inyourhouse?

Itcanbehardtoputeverythingintherightplacetomakeyourhomelookbetter.]

AUsingfewerorsmallerpiecesoffiirniturewillmakeyouhavemorespace.Inbedrooms,tryatall

wardrobe（衣柜）insteadof（代替）alargeone.2

▲3Thereshouldbe5（）-100cmbetweenyourchairs,tablesandsofas.Peopleshouldbeableto

walkthroughtheroomwithoutanytrouble.

▲4Don'tcoverthewindowswithlargepiecesoffurniture.Theroomwithpoorlightwilllook

darkanduncomfortable.

▲Everyroomshouldhaveafbcus（重点）.5Maybeit'stheTV,awallinadifferentcolour,ora

largepieceofartwork.

A.Naturallightisimportant.

B.Here'ssomeadviceforyou.

C.Inthisway,itwilltakeuplessspace.

D.Makesureyouputyourfurnituretogether.

E.Remembertoleavesomespacetowalk.

F.Maketheroomsascolourfulasyoucan.

G.It'sthethingthatcatchesyoureyeswhenyougointotheroom.

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Passage4

（25年七年级下•江苏南通・期中）AsiheyuanisakindoftraditionalhomefbrChinesepeople.]

Asiheyuanhasabigsquarecourtyard（院子）inthecentre.2Usually,onesiheyuanisfbrone

familytolivein.

Thenorthernmainhousereceivesthemostsunshine.Theeldestmemberofthefamilylivesthere.3

Thesouthernbuildingisusuallyfbrservants（仆人）orguests.

Livinginasiheyuanhelpstokeepfamilymembersclosetoeachother.Astimewenton,siheyuanalso

becamelikebigneighbourhoodsfbrmanydifferentfamilies.4

Today,tallbuildingshavereplaced（代替）manysiheyuan.Inordertoprotectthem,5Nearly

l,C00ofthesebuildingswillbefeaturedinTheRecordsofBeijingSiheyuan.

A.SiheyuaninBeijingarcthemostcommon.

B.Theysharedhappyandsadtimesinthesameyard.

C.Therearefourbuildingsaroundtheyard.

D.thegovernmentdidasurvey（调查）.

E.Theeasternandwesternhousesarefbrthesecondandthirdgenerations（一代人）.

F.HereisaSiheyuan.

G.Therearcsomebuildingsinfrontoftheyard.

Passage5

Hello,everyone!MynameisLily.Mydreamhouseisonthebeach.]Thefrontgardenislarge

withbeautifulflowersandtrees.

Wecantakeawalkandenjoythebeautifulflowersinit.Thereisaswimmingpoolinthebackgarden.

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3Youcanseeitafteryouwalkpastthefrontdoor.Ontherightofthebighallisawonderful

livingroom.

Therewccanchatwithfriends,haveagoodrest,watchTVandenjoydifferentkindsofentertainments（娱

乐活动）.Ontheleft,thereisacomputerroomandastudy.4Iwanttobeacomputerdesigner,sothe

computerroomismyfavourite.

Onthefirstfloor,therearesixbedrooms,andeachhasamodembathroom.Whenmyfriendsstaywithme,

theycanhaveabathintheirownrooms.5Sowecansleepcomfortably.

Well,thatismydreamhouse.Don'tyouthinkit'swondcrfiil?

A.Theyarcmine.

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B.Wccansinganddancethere.

C.Ithastwogardens.

D.Thereisabigbedineachbedroom.

E.Wccanswimthereatanytime.

F.Theyaremyparents,.

G.Onthegroundfloor,thereisabighall.

Passage6

IliveinasmalltownnearXing'aninGuilin.1Becauseitistoosmall.Theairhereisfresh.

Therearenotalotoftallbuildingsinourtown.2Therearefourhundredstudentsandtwenty-five

teachersinourschool.3Ioftenplaywithmyclassmatesinit.Thereisalittlegardenbehindour

school.4Nexttothegarden,thereisanorangeorchard（果园）.

Youcanhearbirdssingeverywhere.Thereisarivernotfarfromourschool.5Westudy

Chinese,English,Mathsandothersubjectsatschool.Theteachersareverynice.Weloveourschool.

A.Therearemanytreesinourschool.

B.Infiontoftheschool,thereisaplayground.

C.Andwecangrowbeautifulflowersandplanttreesinthegarden

D.Wecan'tswiminthelake.

E.Youcan'tseeitonthemapofChina.

F.Thebestbuildingisourschool.

G.Insummer,weusuallygoswimmingwithourteachersinit.

话题2社区与邻里

Passage1

（25年七年级卜・江苏扬州・期中）Livinginacommunitymeanssharingspaceanddutieswithothers.A

well-organizedneighbourhooddocsgoodtoeveryone'slifeandhelpsthemsupporteachotherlikeafamily.

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♦Startsmallbutmeaningfulactions.

Evensmallactionscanmakebigchanges.Forexample,pickuplitterduringyourdailywalkorofferto

waterplantsfbranelderlyneighbour.Askyourself:"WhatsimpletaskscanIdotodaytohelpothers?',2

Rememberthatmorepeoplewillmakemorechanges.

♦Watchoutforsafety.

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Safetyiseveryone'sduty.Ifyoufindbrokenstreetlightsorroads,youcanreportittothecommunitycentre.

3Inthisway,theycanbecarefulandnotgethurt.

♦Joinororganizeevents.

Cheekcommunityboardsfbrlocalactivitiessuchasacharityshoworafestivalcelebration.4A

clean-updayorabook-sharingactivitycanalsobringpeopletogether.Iftherearenoevents,planonewith

neighbours!

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Astrongcommunitydependsontrustandsharingideas.Thinkcreativelyaboutwaystoworktogether.

Sharetools,books,orskillslikegardening.Asmileorashortchatcanalsobreaktheiceandcreatelong-time

friendships.

A.Buildagoodrelationship.

B.Staycalmwhendealingwithproblems.

C.Askotherstotakepartinsmalltaskstoo.

D.Respecteachother'sdifferencesindailylife.

E.Butyoudon'thavetowaitfbrabigeventtojoin.

F.Teachchildrenrules,likehowtocrossroadssafely.

G.Tomakeyourcommunityabetterplace,trytheseways.

Passage2

（25年七年级下•江苏徐州•期中）Akindneighborcanmakeyoufeelcomfortableandsafe.Beingakind

neighborisaskillthatcanbelearnt.]

Gooutside.Theeasiestwaytoknowthepeopleinyourneighbourhoodisstayingout.Inthefirstweek,youcan

spendsometimeinyouryardreadingorgrowingflowers.Youmayseeotherswalkingtheirdogsorjogging.

Remembertosmilewhenothersseeyou.2Finally,youwillbechattingandyoucansometimesgetafew

namesandphonenumbers.

Lookforsharedinterests.Ifyouarcinterestedingardening,youwillnoticetheneighborswhoarcalsointo

gardening.Youcanaskthemabouttheirgardens.3Questionsabouttheirinterestsshowyourrespectfbr

them.

Takepartinneighbourhoodactivities.4Whenthereisanactivitygoingon,youcangettoknow

mereaboutyourneighbors,liketheirnamesandwhattheydofbrwork,5Volunteeringisoneofthebest

waystohelpinthecommunity.Youcanuseyourskillstohelpothersintheneighbourhood.Youcanalsotakepart

inactivitieslikecleaningyourcommunityorlocalfestivalswhichraisemoneyfbrpeopleinneed.

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Byfollowingthesesteps,youcanbeakindneighbor.Nowgooutandstarttomakeadifference.

A.Giveahelpinghand.

B.Buildacleanneighbourhood.

C.Maybenextweekyoucanwaveorsayhello.

D.Herearesomewaystohelpyoubeagoodneighbour.

E.Askingthemquestionsistheeasiestwaytobringyoucloser.

F.Youcangototheneighbourhoodbookpartyorthecommunitypicnic.

G.Holdingapartyisoneofthemostpopularactivitiesinallneighbourhoods.

Passage3

（25年七年级下•江苏扬州,期中）Youknowthat1amalwayslookingfornewwaystomakemoney.

]Lotsofmyneighboursarclookingfbrsomeonetohelpwithihcirgardens.It'sagreatjob.

2Thefirstjobgoesverywell.Icutthegrassandcleanupthegarden.MrsBrownisveryhappy.

Shepays（/f寸费）me\0yuan.3MrsJoneshasabiggardenanditisverydirty.AfterIcleanupthe

garden,shepaysme15yuan.Mylastjobisinmynext-doorneighbour'shouse.4Myparentspayfbra

newone.Iwillpaythemfrommywages（工资）.

5Ihavetomakeenoughmoneytopayfbrthewindow!

Doyouwanttogetpocketmoneybydoingsomehousework?Wcmayworktogether!

A.Mynextjobisquitedifficult.

B.Thistime1haveagoodidea.

C.Ihavethreegardeningjobsthisweek.

D.Myparentsknowourneighboursverywell.

E.Iamgoingtofindmorejobstodonextweek.

F.Ibreakthewindowofherlittlehouseinthegarden.

G.Ourneighbourslikeusverymuch.

Passage4

（25年七年级下•江苏无锡・期中）IamveryluckytoliveinHappyNeighbourhood.INowlet

metellyousomethingaboutmyneighbours.

2Helivesonthefourthfloor.Heisinaracing（赛车）team.Inhisfreetime,heandhisfriends

gettogethertogoracingorwatchexcitinggames.MichaelSchumacherishisfavouriteracingplayer.3

TheslimgirlinpinkisElsa.SheisMrsGreen'sdaughter.Theylivetwofloorsbelowmyflat.Elsaisgood

atsinging.Shelikestomakefriendswithdifferentpersons.ShelikesFayeWongbest.4Shewillshow

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herbestsongstoherfemsintheRiturc.

Wouldyouliketolookcool?CometoAmy'sclothesshopinmyneighbourhood.5Amyis

goingtobeatopdesignerlikeGianniVersace.ShewilltakeherfashiondesignstoParis.Shesayspeoplewilllike

themverymuch.

A.SheisgoingtobeapopularsingerlikeFayeWong.

B.There5refashionabledresses,shirts,jeansandotherthingsinit.

C.Shelookslikeacutemonkey.

D.HeisgoingtobearacingplayerlikeMichael.

E.Thenshebecomesinterestedinit.

F.ThereIknowlotsofgoodneighbours.

G.ThisstrongmanisDavid.

话题3家乡与地域

Passage1

Sydney（悉尼）isintheeas:ofAustralia.1It'sfamousfbritsOperaHouseandtheSydney

HarbourBridge.Theweatheriswarm.Itisabout12℃inwinter.Anditisabout35℃insummer.Ithasbeautiful

beachesandmanyparks.

2Youcanseemanypeopleenjoytheirtimeinthepark.Theonlywaytoseethisparkisbygoing

alongsomenicegravel（沙砾）roads.3Ofcourseyouwillneedtotravelwithfoodandwater.Toseea

smallpartofthemountains,youneedtowalksomedays.

Sydneyhasmanybeautifulbeaches.4Bondihasanicestreetwithmanyshopsandrestaurants.

Manlyisagreatbeachtogoto.Ifyouwanttogothere,youcantakeaboat.5It'salsoacheapand

greatwaytoseetheSydneyharbourbyboat.IfyouaregoingtovisitSydney,don'tmissthese.

A.Itisagreatcity.

B.Youcandosomeshoppinghere.

C.Itwilltakeyouabout3（）minutes.

D.YoucangototheBlueMountainsbycar.

E.Theroadscantakeyoutothepark.

F.TwofamousonesareBondiandManly.

G.InthewestofSydney,thereisabigparkcalledtheBlueMountains.

Passage2

Manychildrenliketogohiking（徒步旅行）.Why?Becausetheycanbefreefromschoolandtheir

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homework.Theycanenjoybeautifulnature.1Ifyouwanttohaveahappyhike,youmustlearnabout

thefollowing.

First,findagoodday.2Iftheweatherisgood,youdoalotofthings,likeridinghorses,going

bikeriding,swimmingintheriver,flyingkitesandplayingballgames.

3Ifyougohikingwiththepeopleyoudon'tlike,youwon'thaveagreattime.So,findthe

personwhohasthesameinterestasyou.

Third,findtherightplace.Differentpeoplehavedifferentideasabouttheplaces.4Iliketowalk

alongthebeach,listentothesoundoftheseaandwatchchildrenplaying.

Atlast,thinkofwhatyouneedtotakebeforegoinghiking.5Thensomemoneyisnecessary

toe.

Nowyoucangohiking!

A.Iliketogototheseaside（海边）.

B.Theycanalsoplaywithfriends.

C.Second,gowiththepeopleyoulike.

D.Therearemanynicefishesinthesea.

E.Pleasetakeyourhomeworkwithyou.

F.Fineweatherisveryimportantforahappyhike.

G.Thesportsshoes,somewaterandfoodarcthefirst.

Passage3

Itissunnytoday.WeflytoBeijingat9:00inthemoniing.]Andwegotothehotelfromthe

airportbytaxi.Afterlunch,wetakeabustotheSummerPalace.2WhileweareinaboatonKunming

La<e,wehearsomeonesingingBeijingOpera.3Intheevening,wewalktoTiaifanmenSquare

becauseitisnexttoourhotel.Wetakesomephotosthere.

4ThismorningwhenwcwalktothePalaceMuseum,wcpassby（路过）asquareandseesome

peopleflyingkites.Thekitesarcindifferentshapes.5Theyarcreallybcautifiil.Iwanttogotothe

aquarium（水族馆），andthenBeihaiPark.Tomorrowwe'llvisittheGreatWall.Ihearit*sverygreatandIthinkI

willhavegreatfunplayingthere.

A.MyfamilywanttovisittheGreatWall.

B.Somearelikebirds,andsomearelikefish.

C.HerecomestheseconddayinBeijing.

D.Wchavebreakfastontheplane.

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E.Wctalkaboutourfreetimeactivities.

F.Wespendthewholeafternoonthere.

G.Thesingingsoundsverybcautifi.il.

Passage4

WhatisaChinatown?IsitatowninChina?Ofcoursenot!Itisinaforeigncountry.Itisaplacewhere

manyoverseas（海外的）Chineselivetogether.]ThebiggestoneisinNewYork.Anditisalsoagood

placetogo.

ShoppinginChinatown.

2Youcanfindlotsoftraditionalthingsthere.MostofthemaremadeinChina.MottStreetisthe

bestplacetoshopbecausethethingstherearcverycheap.

EatinginChinatown.

Chinatownhasmorethan200restaurants.3NewSilverPalaceRestaurantisoneofthebest

restaurants.Whydon'tyouhavebreakfastwithacupofgreenteainit?YoucaneatsomeShanghaifoodin

EvergreenRestaurant.

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LivinginChinatownisreallycomfortable.Youcanfindhospitals,schools,banks,librariesand

supermarketsinit.Insomeschools,studentsmuststudyChinese.ManyoverseasChinesesendtheirchildrento

theseschools.5

A.LivinginChinatown.

B.Mostpeoplewanttomakegiftsontheirown.

C.YoucanenjoytraditionalChinesefoodthere.

D.TherearelotsofChinatownsintheU.S.A.

E.TheywanttheirchildrentolearnmoreaboutChinaanditsculture.

F.ShoppinginChinatownisfiin.

G.TheirchildrencanspeakEnglishwell.

话题4中国民间艺术

Passage1

Doyouenjoydancing?Manypeopledo.1YangLiu,a24-year-oldwomanfromGuizhou,

dancesonapieceofbamboo.

Yangisaninheritor（继承人）ofbamboodrifting（独竹漂）,anintangibleculturalheritage（非物质文化遗

产）inherhometown.Bamboodriftinghasahistoryof2,000years.2Now,itbecomesafolkart.

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Yangstartedtolearnbambocdriftingattheageofseven.Thegirlwasalwaysillwhenshewasveryyoung.

Tohaveastrongbody,hergrandmotherbroughtherintotheworldofbamboodrifting.3Thebamboo

isthinandslippery（滑的）.Keepingstandingonthebambooisverydifficult.Yangfellintothewaterandgothurt

againandagain.Butwiththehelpofherfamilyandalovefbrthis“coolskill"，thegirldidn'tgiveup.4

Yangputherselfintolearninghowtobamboodriftallyearround,eveninthecoldofwinterandtheheatof

summer.Afterthreeyearsofhardpractice,shecouldfinallystandonthebamboo.

5Shehadtheideaofdancingonthebamboodrifting.Shewentonpractisingmanydifficultacts

onherbambooandwentthroughallkindsofdifficultiesalongwithit.

Now,Yanghasmadeanamefbrherselfasadanceronthebamboo.Sheisbusyperformingthisartandshe

hasperformedinmorethan30citiesin2023.It'sdifficulttogettheticketstoenjoyherperformance.

A.ButYangdidn'tstopthere.

B.HergrandmotherwasstrictwithYang.

C.Yangstoodanddancedonthebamboo.

D.Inthepast,peopleusedittocrosstheriver.

E.Shealwaysclimbedbackontothebamboo.

F.Learningthisspecialskill,infact,isnoteasy.

G.Someofthem,however,danceinspecialplaces.

Passage2

ChineseNewYearPainting,ornianhuainChinese,isakindoftraditionalpainting.]Itshowsthe

Chinesepeople'sgreatexpectationsfbrhappinessandwealth.

ChineseNewYearPaintingisanoldhandicraft.ItsoriginalformwasapictureoftheDoorGodduringthe

TangDynasty.2AstheChineseNewYeararrives,everyfamilyputsupitsNewYearpaintingsinorderto

saygoodbyetothepastandwelcomethefuture.OneofthemostfamouswoodblockNewYearpaintingscomes

fromYangjiabuofShandongProvince.3Theyreflect（反映）people'severydaylife.

4Firstly,artistsdrawasimplesketch（素描）onthepaper.Secondly,theymakethesimplesketch

onthewoodboardandprintafewsamples（样品）.5Lastly,whenthepreparationisfinished,theprinters

paintthecolorboardandthenputpaperonthewoodboardandbrushthepaper.Thenthecolorfulwoodblock

NewYearpaintingsareproduced.

A.ItisputuponwallsandwindowsduringtheSpringFestival.

B.WoodblockskillshavealonghistoryinChina.

C.PeopleusuallyhavedumplingsduringtheSpringFestival.

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D.Thirdly,theyaddcolortothesample.

E.TherearefourstepstomakecolorfillNewYearpaintings.

F.Thesepaintingsarclovedbypeoplearoundtheworld.

G.Later,moresubjectssuchastheKitchenGod,womenandbabieswereadded.

Passage3

Thebrushpenhasahistoryofthousandsofyears.Itisoneofthe“FourTreasuresoftheStudy^^._____L

Itwasdifficultfbrpeopletowritewellonthinsilk.

It'ssaidthatMengTian,ageneraloftheKingdomQin,madethepenbetter.WhenMengwasleadingan

armytofightagainsttheKingdomChu,hehadtoreportthewartohiskingintime.Buthispenwastoohardand

causedhimalotoftrouble.2

Hetriedmanyways,butfailed.Onedayafterhunting,Mengwenthomewithsomewildrabbitsonthe

horseback.Fatandheavy,onerabbifstailleftalongtrail（痕迹）onthegroundwhenhemovedon.3

Hewantedtotietherabbifshairtoasticktomakethepen.

Onarrivinghome,Mengtiedtherabbit'shairtoastickandtriedwritingwithit.Buttherabbit'shairwas

toosmoothtowritewell.4.Hewasverysadandthrewhis“invention”（发明）intoastoneholeinhis

yard.

However,hedidn'tgiveupandkepttryingallthetime.Afewrainydayslater,hehappenedtofindhis

“invention”fatterinthestonehole.Hepickeditwithhope.5Itwasbecausewatercleanedtheoilfrom

thehair.Mengsucceededatlast.

ThankstoMeng,thebrushpenisplayingakeyroleinChineseculture.

A.Thebrushworkedbeautifiillyonsilk.

B.Sohewasthinkingofwaystomakeitbetter.

C.Thepenwasmadeofanimals,hair.

D.Mengwasveryangryandthrewthepenaway.

E.Itmadehimwastealotofsilk.

F.Theoldestpenwasjustastickorapieceofbamboo.

G.Suddenlyagoodideacameintohismind.

Passage4

Doyouloveflyingakite?Childrenlikeplayingwithcolourfulkitesinspring.]

Alongtimeago,kitesweremadeofbambooandsilk.2Nooneissure.Buttherearcmany

storiesaboutthefirstkite.

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MoziisagreatChinesephilosopher（哲学家）.3Itwasmadeoflightwood（木头）.Butsome

peoplethoughtChineseGeneral（招军）HanXinwasthefirsttomakekites.4Hewantedtoknowhow

faritwasfromthepalacecenter.

5HewroteaboutkitesinhisbookTheTravelsofMarcoPolo.Hetoldstoriesofkitestopeople

backhome.Manyyearslater,kiteswenttoWesterncountriesbyshipandbecamepopular.

A.InChina,kiteshavealonghistory.

B.Hespentthreeyearsmakingaspecialbird.

C.Herearesomepopularwaystomakekites.

D.Howorwhendidpeoplestarttoflyakite?

E.HeonceflewakiteoverthewallofWeiyangPalace.

F.ManyWesternvisitorscametolearnaboutChinesecultures.

G.In1275,anItalianmancalledMarcoPolovisitedChina.

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Chinesepaper-cuttingorjianzh,isakindoffblkart.Ithasalonghistoryofabout1,500years.]

Wonderfulmeanings.

Paper-cuttinghassomewonderfi.ilmeanings.2AttheSpringFestival,peoplepaste“Fu"ondoorsor

windows.Attheweddingceremony,peoplepaste"Xi”.Whyisitred?

InChina,peoplealwayslovered.Inourmind,redishopeandlife,soredisourfavourite.3The

wallsofoldpalacesarered.Lantenisarered.WeddingsarealwaysfillIofredthings,too.4

Manyofthepaper-cutsarered,butpaper-cutsinShanzhou,HenanProvinceareblack.Blackisthebest

colourthere.Shanzhouisadryplace.Peoplemakeblackpaper-cutstowishfbrrain.

Now,paper-cuttinggetsintomanyschools.5LiJie,amiddleschoolstudent,says,"It'sreally

wonderfilltochangepaperintodifferentkindsofpictures,suchasflowersandanimals.Weenjoyit.,,

A.Somepaper-cutsmeanhappinessandgoodluck.

B.Peoplelikemakingtraditionalpaper-cuts.

C.Blackpaper-cuttinginShanzhou.

D.Lefslearnsomethingaboutpaper-cutting.

E.Studentscanlearnhowtomakepaper-cuttingatschool.

F.Paper-cutsareindifferentshapes.

G.WecanseeredeverywhereinChina.

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Flower-shapedbuns,calledhuamo,havealonghistory.1.Fromadistance（远处），thesebuns

locklikecolourfi.ilflowersonatable.However,theyaremadefromflour（面粉）andmeanttobeeaten.Huamo

datesbacktotheMing（1368—1644）andQing（1644-1911）dynasties.InWenxiCounty,ShanxiProvince,locals

makehuamoduringcelebrations（庆典）.2

Theyarebeautifullydesigned（设计）andplayabigpartinlocalcustoms.Thismakesitdifferentfrom

otherdoughart,whichisusuallyjustfbrdisplay（展示）.

Therearefourmaintypesofhuamo.Together,theyhaveover200designs.Makingalargeflower-shaped

buntakestwodays.3Thenextday,theyshapethedoughintoflowersandsteam（蒸）them.Cooks

colourthebunsusingnaturaljuicesfromfruitandvegetables.Thisgiveshuamoitsbrightandbeautiful

appearance（夕卜表）.4.Thesepatterns（花样）canbedragonsorphoenixes.Thisisespeciallytruefbr

weddings.Huamosymbolizes（象征）wishesfbrchildrenandfamilyhappiness.Alocalsayinggoes,“Ifsomething

bighappens,thereishuamo."Thisshowshowintegral（必要的）thesebunsaretocelebrations.

5.Whilehuamolooksbeautiful,peopleeatitafteritservesitssymbolicrole.Huamoreflects

creativityandculturewhilebringingfamiliestogethertocelebratespecialmoments.Itconnects