Zheng He was an amazing man. He was born in 1371. Eleven years later, he was caught by the army of a rich young man called Zhu Di and made to work for him. Over time the rich man saw that Zheng He was very clever and strong and they became close friends. In 1403, Zhu Di was made the King of China and he asked Zheng He to join his government.
The King wanted to learn more about the world and show other countries his power. He ordered many new ships to be built and made Zheng He their leader between 1405 and 1433, Zheng He led seven sea trips to different parts of the world. He certainly travelled to India, Africa and the Middle East. A few people think his ships have even reached South America and Australia.
Each trip lasted between two and four years and it is believed that he sailed more than 50 000 kilometers during the years of his travels. Zheng He led a fleet with 28 000 men and over 300 ships, such as boats for food, water and even soldiers’ horses.
On these trips he brought with him many Chinese goods like silk and medicine to give to foreign kings or to sell for local goods. He returned from each trip with boats filled with expensive things such as gold and treasures, foreign guests and strange animals like a giraffe.
It is a pity that we may never learn everything about Zheng He’s travels. Zheng He died in 1433. After that, the new king, had these trips stopped and he burned almost all the books about Zheng He’s travels, because he believed the trips were unlucky and too expensive. However, more and more historians have begun to carefully study the adventures of great Zheng He.
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【小题1】Why did Zhu Di want Zheng He to sail to many different countries?
| A．To learn more about the world. |
| B．To bring new countries under the control of China. |
| C．To show other countries his power. |
| D．Both A and C. |
| A．He travelled to India and Africa. | B．Each trip lasted six years. |
| C．When he died, he was 72 years old. | D．He was a great king. |
| A．Gold. | B．Treasures. | C．Giraffes. | D．Silk. |
| A．nobody remembered him |
| B．almost all the books about his travels were burned |
| C．the new king thought these trips were lucky |
| D．sea trips to other countries lasted 50 years |
| A．The King’s Seven Sea Trips |
| B．Zheng He’s Travels to Western Countries |
| C．Zheng He, a Great traveller of China |
| D．Zhu Di, the Great King |
A show about the Grand Canal-Paddling for a Thousand Miles（<舟楫千里-大运河文化展>） ended at the National Museum of China in Beijing on March 1.
In fact, the Grand Canal was important in other ways.
“Today, the busy area is just something from the past. However, the spirit of openness has become part of the local culture.” Xinhua reported.
| A．Before it was built, people in ancient China used horses, or just traveled on foot, to transport goods. |
| B．It played an important role in building the Forbidden City. |
| C．It is known as the world’s longest man-made waterway. |
| D．What’s more, Peking roast duck even owes（把……归功于） its beginnings to the canal. |
| E．The Grand Canal has a long history. |
Levi Strauss was born in Germany in the mid 1800’s and immigrated(移居) to the United States as a young man. He lived in New York City and learned the dry-goods business for several years. In 1853 he took his knowledge and his dreams to San Francisco (California, USA). His dream to succeed came true over the next 20 years as he became a very successful businessman.
Many of Levi Strauss’ customers were cowboys and miners. They needed clothing that was strong and lasting. Strauss found a special cloth from France that was comfortable and lasted a long time. It was called “serge and mines” which was later shortened to the word “denim(粗棉布)”.
Another man named Jacob Davis bought large amounts of the denim cloth from Levi Strauss. He was a tailor who made pants for hard-working men. One of his customers was continually tearing the pockets off his pants. So Jacob Davis decided to put rivets(铆钉)on certain parts of the pants to make them stronger. The customer loved the new pants so much that he told all his friends, and soon Jacob Davis was busy making lots of pants with rivets.
Jacob Davis soon realized that using rivets was a great business idea, and he didn’t want anybody to steal that idea. He decided that he would need to get a patent. But being a poor tailor, he didn’t have money to pay for the patent. After thinking it over, he went to the businessman Levi Strauss and told him his idea. He said, “If you agree to pay for the patent, we will share the profits from the riveted pants.” Levi Strauss did agree, and the new riveted pant business was called Levi Strauss and Company. Today Levi’s jeans are more popular than ever, and Levi’s name continues to live in.
【小题1】What is Levi Strauss?
| A．A tailor. | B．A miner. |
| C．A cowboy. | D．A businessman. |
| A．办法 | B．利益 | C．专利 | D．公司 |
| A．he must get the help of Levi Strauss. |
| B．his idea is good and he can do it easily. |
| C．Levi Strauss can’t share his profits. |
| D．all the persons all over the world like the jeans very much. |
| A．Jacob Davis sewed pants in his business. |
| B．Levi Strauss didn’t want to pay for Jacob Davis’ patent. |
| C．Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis became business partners. |
| D．Jacob Davis put rivets in pants because they looked good. |
| A．How were the jeans invented? |
| B．How does Levi Strauss succeed? |
| C．Jacob Davis was a clever man. |
| D．How to earn more money? |
 SPORTS China Daily Sept. 19th, 2021 The ancient capital Xi’an in Northwest China’s Shanxi province is holding the National Games. As the capital of 13 dynasties throughout Chinese history: the ancient city has never been far from sports. Starting from the Western Zhou Dynasty to the Tang Dynasty: the city has held many sports events. Take Cuju: the origin of modern soccer, for example. Cuju was an ancient Chinese game including kicking a ball through an opening field into a net. As the ancestor (祖先，原型) of soccer, it first appeared in the famous ancient Chinese historical work Zhan Guo Ce. Later, Cuju was commonly played in the army for military training purposes. during the Han Dynasty. Emperor Han Gaozu Liu Bang, was a Cuju fan. He not only liked watching Cuju games, but always tried his footwork on the playground. The earliest record of women Cuju players can be traced back to the Han Dynasty. We can see from the paintings: females looked chic when playing Cuju with their hair tied, waving their long sleeves. As a way of national culture protection, Cuju was listed into the first batch of China’s intangible cultural heritages (非物质文化遗产) in 2006. |
【小题1】The news might be reported by ________.
| A．China Daily | B．The Palace Museum | C．Xi’an Daily | D．National Games |
| A．BUSINESS. | B．SPORTS. | C．LIFESTYLE. | D．TRAVEL. |
| A．A female soccer player. | B．A person living in Zhan Guo. |
| C．A soccer-hater. | D．An ancient emperor. |
| A．was holding the International Games | B．is in Northeast China |
| C．had always been far from sports | D．had held many sports events |
| A．It is the origin of football. |
| B．There is no record of women Cuju players. |
| C．It will be listed into China’s intangible cultural heritages. |
| D．It was played in the army just for fun. |
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