Nowadays, Chinese people live around the world, like Canada, Australia and America. Wherever they go, they always take their customs with them.
Many Chinese people live together in Chinatowns (唐人街), such as Ottawa, Sydney, or New York. Walking down the streets of any Chinatown makes you think you are truly in China. There are Chinese restaurants where friends enjoy eating dishes such as Peking duck and dumplings. On Chinese New Year, Chinese people in these cities celebrate the festival just as they do in China so that they will not forget the customs of their hometowns.
China has also shown its great arts to the world. Beautiful Chinese paintings and porcelain (陶瓷) can be seen in many museums. You might have classes about Chinese calligraphy (书法) and learn to write Chinese characters. You can find books about Chinese poetry and art. If you can’t get to China, China can come to you!
China has changed faster than almost any other country in the world. The new technology has improved the lives of millions of Chinese people, China has sent rockets (火箭) into space. We help more and more people around the world get to learn about China and Chinese culture. At the same time, we still carry on many valuable things and customs from the past like eating noodles and rice with chopsticks.
【小题1】In paragraph 1, the underlined word “they” refers to (指) ________ around the world.
| A．Canadians | B．Chinese |
| C．Australians | D．Americans |
【小题2】Why do Chinese people celebrate Chinese New Year in Chinatowns?
| A．Because many Chinese people live together in Chinatowns. |
| B．Because they don’t want to forget the customs of their hometowns. |
| C．Because China has shown great arts to the world. |
| D．Because China has changed faster than almost any other country. |
【小题3】If you are in Chinatowns, you can not ________.
| A．enjoy dishes like Peking duck and dumplings |
| B．celebrate Chinese New Year |
| C．learn to write Chinese characters |
| D．send rockets into space |
【小题4】What does the writer want to tell us by saying Chinese people eat noodles and rice with chopsticks?
| A．Chinese people like to eat noodles and rice. |
| B．Chinese people like to use chopsticks. |
| C．Chinese people still carry on valuable customs from the past. |
| D．Chinese people are not used to using knives or forks. |
【小题5】What’s the main idea of the passage?
| A．Many Chinese people live together in Chinatowns. |
| B．China has shown great arts to the world. |
| C．China has changed faster than any other country. |
| D．Chinese people always take their customs with them wherever they go. |
