Chinese Ancient Science & Inventions

Chinese Inventions—Can You Name Them?

The Invention of Paper and find out everything about paper-making at The Rober C.Williams American Museum of Papermaking.

The Art of Printing(Matteo Ricci)

The Origin of Chinese Books and Printing

Chinese bookmaking an ancient craft

Paper,a contribution to human progress

The History of Chinese Ｍathematics

Chinese Ancient Science & Technology

Chinese Ancient Agriculture

The Coins of Ancient China

Chinese Agriculture

The Coins of Ancient China

Chinese Agriculture

Invented in China?

The History of Calculating(abacus)

Return of the Dragon:Hazards of Man-Made Magnetism(a discussion)

    Chinese Ancient & Modern Think-tanks

Kong Fu Zi—Confucius(James A.A.Tucker)

The Philosopher Confucius (551～479 B.C.)

The Analects—Confucius (English text)

The Great Learning—Confucius (English text)

The Doctrine of the Mean—Confucius (English text)

Mencius—Meng Zi and some text (GB)

Mao Zedong—A Great Man in China History

Man of the Year—Teng Hsiao-ping (Times)

The Tao Te Ching—Lao Tzu (Translated by S.Mitchell)

XUN KUANG (Xunzi—25 B C)

Han Fei

Welcome to Taoist Resource Center A Complete Guide to Taoism and its many applications.

ASIAWEEK—MAO NOW—The Great Helmsman led China into some of the most monumental disasters of the modern era.Now,20 years after his death,Mao Zedong’s star is shining asbrightly as ever.How can it be so?

Chairman Mao’s Poems—In Chinese (GIF).

Dr. Sun Yat-Sen—The founding father of Republic of China.

Mao Zedong—An unofficial site which collects quotations of Mao and some articles on Mao.(CHINESE GB) (CHINESE PS)

Mao Zedong—A Great Man in China History—Internet resources on Mao & his era.

Sun Yat-Sen:Fundamentals of National Reconstruction—“This book is Sun Yat-sen’s most important political statement.It enunciates his famous three principles whereby he set China on the road to modernity.”

DENG Xiaoping—Deng Xiaoping leads a far-reaching,audacious but Risky Second Revolution.(Man of the Year 1985,Time Magazine)(in English)

...For more information Click the Underlined.

This passage is probably take from _________.

A.magazine                  B.a webpage                 C.text book                   D.TV programme

How many webpages offer the information about Confucius?

A.Three.                       B.Four.                        C.Five.                         D.Two.

The passage is designed mainly to _________.

A.make us learn the great people and inventions of China

B.give some information about China

C.stress the importance of confuciusm

D.describe the printing in China

Ever since he got into the Hong Kong film industry in 1994 with He’s a Woman, She’s a Man, Hong Kong director, Peter Chan has been one of the industry’s most powerful voices. Later in 1996, another milestone Comrades: Almost a Love Story came into being. Chan’s latest film, American Dreams in China is a carefully-calculated film with an eye toward opening the mainland cinema market.

         American Dreams in China is a film purely for Chinese audiences, but how it plays there remains to be seen. It sends the right messages, but whether that’s enough to make it a hit is everyone’s guess. Mainland audiences aren’t quite that easy to “speak” to.

        The film began during the period of economic reforms in China in the 1980s. The bookish farm boy Cheng Dongqing (Huang Xiaoming), the ambitious and confident boy Meng Xiaojun (Deng Chao) and the poetic Wang Yang(Tong Dawei), were three friends at university in Beijing and preparing for American visa interviews. Wang was the first to be granted the visa but he gave it up for his western girlfriend, and Cheng was repeatedly denied. Only Meng actually got a study visa. As he was leaving, he told his friends that he wouldn’t come back.

         Several years later, Cheng and Wang built a successful school, New Dream, from the ashes of Cheng’s misfortune(his girlfriend got a visa too, and Cheng lost his university teaching job) and Wang’s ability to connect with students often through Hollywood movies. In America, Meng suffered a lot. Disappointed, he went home and joined his friends at New Dream. Later, the three friends’ relationship became worsened, but finally was improved under the weight of their common goals.

1.Which of the following films made Peter Chan a most influential director in Hong Kong?

A. American Dreams in China

B. Comrades: Almost a Love Story

C. New Dream

D. He’s a Woman, She’s a Man

2.The underlined word “granted” (in paragraph 3) probably means “_________”.

A. prepared                                  B. given                                 C. involved             D. permitted

3.When the three men made preparations for American visa interviews, how many was/were offered a visa?

A. None                                          B. One.                                  C. Three.                               D. Two

4.What led Cheng and Wang to start a business?

A. The connection with Hollywood movies. 

B. The weight of their common goals.

C. Cheng’s misfortune and Wang’s ability.

D. Meng’s disappointment and sufferings.

 

请根据上下文内容，将文中划线部分译成汉语或者英语，并将答案转写到答题卡上。

Today Mr. Johnson, a member of the International Olympic Committee, visited a high school in Beijing. 61. 在演讲时，他描述了古代奥运会 and gave examples of some of the sports that still continue today. Athletes at the ancient games could only be men who spoke Greek, 62. 但是如今全世界各地的男女选手都能参加比赛了。The modern games, first held in 1896, were designed to let countries and people live peacefully together. 63. 约翰逊先生还谈到一些著名的运动员 who have made Olympic history. He stated that Olympians had brought joy to people across the world with their attempts to push the limits of human achievements. 64. One example is Michael Jordan who won his second Olympic gold medal after a long break. Mr. Johnson also mentioned Deng Yaping. She won many gold medals as an Olympian before retiring.

65. Mr. Johnson ended his speech by wishing the Olympic movement a successful future to match its glorious past. The audience really enjoyed his speech.

 

18. Deng Xiaoping was our general designer of reform and opening up to the outside world(改革开放). After he passed away, his ____were scattered over the sea.

A．ashes

B．ash

C．dusts

D．Dust

 

China Daily Oct. 11----The ministry of Health has called for more awareness from the public on the mental health of the young, as part of efforts to make World Mental Health Day which fell on Friday.

   More than 15 percent of Chinese youths have been found with mental problems, and about 30 million young people under 17 are suffering from depression, the Shang-based Wenhui Daily reported. The World Health Organization estimates that before 2020, the rate of children with mental problems will increase to 50 percent, and mental problems will become a major factor behind deaths and illness in the young worldwide.

   Deng  Xiaohong, the spokesperson for the Beijing Municipal Health Bureau, said rapid changes are one of the reasons behind the rising number of youngsters with psychological problems. If these mental diseases are not addressed on time, occurrence of crimes, drug-taking and other dangerous behavior are expected to rise. Experts said mental diseases could be caused by many factors, such as the inability to handle interpersonal relations well, unstable emotions and pressures from an overload of studies. A number of experts have also said the one-child policy is another reason leading to poor mental health in the young. Children are said to be too “ spoiled” and “selfish” in a one-child family.

It’s reported  schools in many cities are rolling out measures to help students maintain their mental well-being. Yin Jingmiao, a teacher of the Beijing No.105 Middle School, told China Daily that the school invites psychologists to provide counseling to students three times a month.”  Students can be arranged to have 40-minute counseling sessions,” Yin said. The school also gives lectures on mental health to senior grade students before they take the national college entrance exams to help ease any anxiety arising from the tests.

Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?

   A. Efforts to Mark World Mental Health Day

   B. Seriousness of Youngsters’ Mental Health Problems

   C. How to Maintain Mental Well-being

   D. Public Awareness on Youngsters’ Mental Disease Expected

The writer intends to tell us in the second paragraph that________

   A. mental health problems of the young are becoming a popular problem.

   B. only young people are suffering from mental health problems.

   C. mental problems will become as serious as deaths and illness.

   D. the rate of children with mental problems will increase to 50 percent.

Which could be the consequence if the problem is left untreated?

   A. Inability to handle interpersonal relations. B. Unstable emotions

   C. Drug-taking and other dangerous behavior D. Rapid social changes

Why is the Beijing No.105 Middle School mentioned in the passage?

  A. To provide the students with counseling sessions.

  B. To give an example showing how mental problems are dealt with.

  C. To help ease the anxiety arising from the national college entrance exams

  D. To call on other schools to learn from the No.105 Middle School