江蘇開放大學(xué)2023年秋《大學(xué)英語（B）（2） 060052 》過程性考核作業(yè)4（綜合性大作業(yè)）（占全過程性考核總評(píng)成績30％）（實(shí)踐性作業(yè)）參考答案

江蘇開放大學(xué)2023年秋《大學(xué)英語（B）（2）060052》過程性考核作業(yè)4（綜合性大作業(yè)）（占全過程性考核總評(píng)成績30％）（實(shí)踐性作業(yè)）參考答案作業(yè)題目：過程性考核作業(yè)4（綜合性大作業(yè)）（占全過程性考核總評(píng)成績30％）單選題題型：單選題客觀題分值2分難度：中等1閱讀PassageOne，回答C-1到C-4四個(gè)問題。請(qǐng)從A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出可以填入題干空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。

Passage

One

ThefourthroundofheavysmogthathitBeijinginfourweekshassentmorepeopletothehospitalwithrespiratory(呼吸的)illnessesandledtocallsforlawstocontrolthepollution.

PanShiyi,arealestatedeveloper,saidheisplanningtopropose(提出)aCleanAirActtothelocalgovernment.AsarepresentativeoftheBeijingMunicipalPeople’sCongress,hestartedanonlinesurveyat9:20am.Withinthreehours，morethan25,000webusers,or99percentoftotalrespondents,welcomedhisproposalonSinaWeibo,China’sTwitter.

TheyhavegoodreasonstostandalongsidePan.Thelatestroundofhaze(霧霾)reducedvisibilitytounder500metersinmanypartsofthecity.Thesmoghasalsoledtoagreatincreaseinrespiratoryillnesses,particularlyamongchildrenandtheelderly.Anxiousparentsanddoctorsaboutallblamethesmoggyairfortheillnesses.Thoughmostschoolchildrenarehomeforthewinterholidays,thebadaircaneasilymoveindoors.Besides,ordinarymedicalmasksfailtoprovideadequateprotection,sosomepeoplehaveturnedtogasmasksandrespirators(呼吸器).

Thecausesofthescarysmogarerathermysterious,thoughexpertsblameexcessiveemissionsandthemountainsaroundBeijingthattrappollutioninwinter,unlessthereisadequatewindtoclearitaway.SomecriticshavepointedfingersatChina’stoptwooilfirms,ChinaNationalPetroleumCorpandChinaPetrochemicalCorporation,sayingthecompanies’outdatedproductiontechnologiesproducelargequantitiesofsubstandard,highpollutinggasfuel.

Meanwhile,concernedBeijingershavemovedtheirbrainstormingsessionstocyberspace.IfPan’sproposalforaCleanAirActisadopted,netizenssaythenewlawshouldincludeitemsprovidingfor“carfreedays”intimesofsmog,higherstandardsforvehiclefuel,stricterrestrictionsonindustrialandexhaustgasemissions，andmoreeffectiveprotectionforthepublic.

Beijingisnottheonlycitythathaseverlostthebluesky.

FivedaysofthickfogcausedthousandsofdeathsinBritaininDecember1952,urgingthegovernmenttopassthefirstCleanAirActin1956,whichintroducedsmokelesszonesandcleanerfuelstoreducepollution.

ThatmayprovidesomeexperienceforBeijingtoreferto.C-1.

WhydidPanShiyistartedanonlinesurvey?AToinvestigatethepublic’sopinionsonpollution.BTotellpeoplethedangerofthesmoggyweather.CTocallonmorepeopletosupporthisproposal.DTocollectsupportingevidencesforhisproposal.題型：單選題客觀題分值2分難度：中等2閱讀C-1題干中PassageOne材料，完成本題。C-2.

Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?APeopleareclearaboutthecausesofthesmoggyweather.BChildrenstayingindoorswillnotgetrespiratoryillnesses.CSmogisworseforpeoplewithlowerresistancetodiseases.DMaskscangivepeopleprotectionagainstthesmoggyweather.題型：單選題客觀題分值2分難度：中等3閱讀C-1題干中PassageOne材料，完成本題。C-3.

Britainismentionedinthelastparagraphto__________.AsuggestBeijingshouldlearnfromothercountriesB

letpeopleknowmanyplaceshavethisproblemCtellpeoplethesituationinBritainisworseDcallonthegovernmenttopassBritain’sCleanAirAct題型：單選題客觀題分值2分難度：中等4閱讀C-1題干中PassageOne材料，完成本題。C-4.

What’sthebesttitleforthispassage?ATheUseofGasMasksandRespiratorsBBeijingersCallforaCleanAirActCEffectiveProtectionforBlueSkyDTheMysteriousCausesoftheScarySmog題型：單選題客觀題分值2分難度：中等5閱讀PassageTwo,回答C-5到C-8四個(gè)問題。

PassageTwo

ThestoryhappenedduringtheSecondWorldWar.AnoldmanlivedinasmalltownofGermany.Hehadthreesonsandtheyallworkedinthesamefactorywherehehadworked.Afterthewarhadbegun,hissonswereallmadetojointhearmyoneafteranotherandtheyalldiedinthefights.Theoldmanwasverysad.Hedidn’thaveenoughfoodandwasoftenhungry.Andnobodyhelpedhimandhedidn’tknowhowtogoonliving.

Itwasaverycoldwinternight.Theoldmancouldn’tgotosleep.Hehadbeenhungryfortwodaysanditwassocoldinhisroomthaticecouldbeseen.Hehadtogetupandbegantorunintheroomuntilhelaydownonthefloor.Thenextmorninghehadtobegfromdoortodoor.Hehadbeentoalotofcitiesandknewalot.Oncehecametoavillage,butthevillagerswereallpoorandcouldn’tgivehimanything.Hewastoohungrytogotoanothervillage.Hethoughthardandfoundaway.Hecametoapolicestationandcalledout,“Hitlerisafoolishpig!”

Outcameanoldpolicemanatonce.Hetooktheoldmanintoaroom,gavehimsomebreadandacupoftea.Thenhesaid,“Don’tsaysoinourvillage,sir!”

“I’msorry,sir,”saidtheoldman.“Idon’tknowit’sHitler’shometown.”“No,no,sir,”thepolicemansaidinahurry.“It’spigs’hometown!”C-5.Theoldman’ssonsjoinedthearmybecause_______.

AtheywereallstrongBtheylovedtheircountryCtheywantedtobefullDtheyhadtodoso題型：單選題客觀題分值2分難度：中等6閱讀C-5題干中Passage

Two材料，完成本題。C-6.Thevillagersdidn’tgivetheoldmananyfoodbecause_______.

Atheyweren’tkind-heartedBhissonswereinthearmyCtheywerealsohungryDtheyhatedhim題型：單選題客觀題分值2分難度：中等7閱讀C-5題干中Passage

Two材料，完成本題。C-7.Whichofthefollowingistrue?

ATheoldpolicemanwouldsendtheoldmanintoprison.BTheoldpolicemanhatedHitler,too.CTheoldpolicemanthoughtHitlerwasbetterthanpigs.DTheoldmanfoundafriendatthepolicestation.題型：單選題客觀題分值2分難度：中等8閱讀C-5題干中Passage

Two材料，完成本題。C-8.Thepolicemanthought_______.

AHitlerwasmorefoolishthanpigsBtheoldmaninsulted(侮辱)theirhometownCtheoldmanhadtosaysorrytohimDtheoldmanhadtofightwithHitler題型：單選題客觀題分值2分難度：中等9閱讀PassageThree,回答C-9到C-12四個(gè)問題。

PassageThree

Irecentlyheardastoryaboutafamousresearchscientistwhohadmadeseveralvery

importantmedicalachievements.Anewspaperreporterinterviewedhimwhyhewasabletobesomuchmorecreativethantheaverageperson.Whatsethimsofarapartfromothers?

Herespondedthatitallcamefromanexperiencewithhismotherthatoccurredwhenhewasabouttwoyearsold.Hehadbeentryingtoremoveabottleofmilkfromtherefrigeratorwhenhedroppedtheslipperybottle,spillingitscontentsalloverthekitchenfloor—arealseaofmilk!

Whenhismothercameintothekitchen，insteadofshoutingathim,givinghimalectureorpunishinghim,shesaid,“Robert,whatagreatandwonderfulmessyouhavemade!Ihaverarelyseensuchahugepoolofmilk.Well,thedamagehasalreadybeendone.Wouldyouliketogetdownandplayinthemilkforafewminutesbeforewecleanitup?”

Indeed,theboydid.Afterafewminutes,hismothersaid,“Youknow,Robert,wheneveryoumakeamesslikethis,eventually

youhavetocleanitupandrestoreeverythingtoitsproperorder.Howwouldyouliketodothat?Wecoulduseasponge(海綿),atoweloramop.Whichdoyouprefer?”Hechosethespongeandtogethertheycleanedupthespilledmilk.

Hismotherthensaid,“Youknow，whatwehavehereisafailedexperimentinhowtoeffectivelycarryabigmilkbottlewithtwotinyhands.Let’sgooutinthebackyardandfillthebottlewithwaterandseeifyoucanfindawaytocarryitwithoutdroppingit.”Thelittleboylearnedthatifhegraspedthebottleatthetopnearthelipwithbothhands,hecouldmakeit.Whatawonderfullesson!

Thisfamousscientistthensaidthatitwasatthatmomentthatheknewhedidn’tneedtobeafraidtomakemistakes.C-9．Whenthemotherfoundthekitchenfloorcoveredwithmilk,she________.AgavetheboyalectureinsteadofshoutingathimBpraisedtheboyinsteadofpunishinghimCfeltsatisfiedwiththeboy’stryingtohelphimselfDcalmeddowntheboyandhelpedhimfindawaytocleanthefloor題型：單選題客觀題分值2分難度：中等10閱讀C-9題干中Passage

Three材料，完成本題。C-10．Thechild’sexperienceresultedinthefollowingBUT________.AofferingtheboyachancetograspthebottleBbenefitingtheboyallhislifeChelpingtheboybemorecreativeDmakingtheboyrealizethemistakeisofvalue題型：單選題客觀題分值2分難度：中等11閱讀C-9題干中Passage

Three材料，完成本題。C-11．Accordingtothepassage,thewaythescientist'smotherusedis_____.AinstructiveBstrictCformal

Dstrange題型：單選題客觀題分值2分難度：中等12閱讀C-9題干中Passage

Three材料，完成本題。C-12．Thepurposeofthepassageistoshow________.AausualwaytocultivateachildBascientist’smedicalachievementsCamother’swisewayofhelpingherchildDtheadvantagesofmakingmistakes題型：單選題客觀題分值2分難度：中等13閱讀Passage

Four,回答C-13到C-16四個(gè)問題。

PassageFour

Americansaregettingreadyforthebiggestsoccereventintheworld.ForthefirsttimetheworldcupsoccercompetitionwillbeheldintheUnitedStates.Whilemillionsplaythegamearoundtheworld,soccerorfootballhasonlyrecentlybecomepopularhere.Itisonlyinthelast30yearsthatlargenumbersofyoungAmericansbecameinterestedinsoccer.Nowitisthefastestgrowingsportinthecountry.Arecentstudyfoundthatalmost18millionyoungboysandgirlsplaysoccerintheUnitedStates.

ThestudyalsofoundthatsoccerisbeginningtoreplacemoretraditionalgameslikeAmericanfootballasthemostpopularsportamongstudents.Andso,whentheworldcupbeginsnextweek,morethanonemillionAmericansareexpectedtogoandseetheteamsplay.Organizerssaythisyear’sworldcupwillbethebiggestever.Alltheseatsatmostofthe52gameshavealreadybeensold.

SoccerhasbeenplayedintheUnitedStatesforalittlemorethanonehundredyears.Buthowdidthesportcometothiscountry?Andhowlonghasitexistedinotherpartsoftheworld?Nooneknowsexactlywheretheideaforsoccercamefrom,orwhenpeoplebeganplayingthegame.Somescientistssaythereisevidencethatballgamesusingthefeetwereplayedthousandsofyearsago.ThereisevidencethatancientGreeksandRomansandnativeAmericanIndiansallplayedgamessimilartosoccer.

MostexpertsagreethatBritainisthebirthplaceofmodemsoccer.TheyalsoagreethattheBritishspreadthegamearoundtheworld.Unlikethegametoday,whichusesballsofman-madematerialorleather,earlysoccerballswereoftenmadeofanimalstomachs.Therulesofearlysoccergamesalsodifferedfromthosewehavetoday.C-13.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothetext?AAmericanswerepreparingfortheworldcupwhentheauthorwrotethisarticle.BMoreyoungerAmericansbecameinterestedinsoccerinthelast30years.CSocceristhefastestdevelopingsportintheworld.DThearticlewaswrittenbeforetheworldcupheldintheUnitedStates.題型：單選題客觀題分值2分難度：中等14閱讀C-13題干中Passage

Four材料，完成本題。C-14.Whichwasthemostpopularsportasatraditionalgameamongstudents?ABasketballBAmericanfootballCSoccerDTennis題型：單選題客觀題分值2分難度：中等15閱讀C-13題干中Passage

Four材料，完成本題。C-15.

ForhowlonghassoccerbeenplayedintheUnitedStates?AAboutahundredyears.BAboutfiftyyears.COnlyrecently.DAboutthirtyyears.題型：單選題客觀題分值2分難度：中等16閱讀C-13題干中Passage

Four材料，完成本題。C-16.

Whatistheauthorgoingtostateinthenextparagraph?ATherehavebeenattemptstostartaprofessionalsoccerorganizationintheU.

S..BInthe12thcenturysoccergamesinBritainofteninvolvedwholetowns.CProfessionalsoccergrewquicklyinEurope.DExpertsbelievedthattheUnitedStateswouldwin.題型：單選題客觀題分值2分難度：中等17閱讀Passage

Five,回答C-17到C-20四個(gè)問題。

PassageFive

Thecohesiveness（內(nèi)聚力）ofafamilyseemstorelyonmemberssharingcertainroutinepracticesandevents.ForagrowingshareoftheAmericanlaborforce,however，workingshiftsbeyondthenormaldaylighthours—whatweherecall“shiftwork”—makesthelivesoffamiliesdifficult.

Existingresearchshowsthatbothmaleandfemaleshiftworkersexpresshighlevelsofstressandasenseofconflictbetweenthedemandsofworkandfamilylife.Butshiftworkcouplesstillmaintainatraditionalattitudetothemeaningofmarriageandtheindividualrolesofhusbandandwife.Theyexpressedawillingnesstodo“whateverittakes”toapproximatetheirviewofapropermarriage,includingsacrificingsleepanddoingconventionalthingsatunconventionalhours.Forthemajorityofcouplesinterviewed,evenwhenwivesworkedoutsidetheirhomes,apropermarriageischaracterizedbyaverycleardivisionofroles:husbandsare“providers”whosemajorresponsibilityistosupportthefamily;wivesare“homemakers”whoclean,cook,andcareforhusbandsandchildren.

IexpecthimtobeagoodproviderandtherewhenIneedhim,loyalaboutthesamethingsashewouldexpectoutofme,expectthatIexpecthimtodominateoverme.Butinamannerofspeaking.whenit’stimetobeamanIexpecthimtostandupinsteadofsittingbackexpectingmetodoeverything.

Tohusbands,agoodwifeissomeonewhois:

UnderstandingofwhatIfeelgothroughatwork,Ineedthatrespectatwork,IhopeIgetitatwork.IwantmywifetorealizewhatIexpectatwork.Idon'twanthertogivemealotofshitwhenIcomehomefromworkbecauseIdon'tknowifthismakesmuchsense.

Theseviewsseemedcriticaltomaintainthefamiliesoftheshiftworkers.C-17.Despite

______,shiftworkcouplesstillhopedtomaintainastablelife.AtraditionalbeliefsaboutmarriageBlackofcontrolovertimeCaverycleardivisionofrolesDthedemandsofworkworkerswereNOTsatisfiedwith題型：單選題客觀題分值2分難度：中等18閱讀C-17題干中Passage

Five材料，完成本題。C-18.Fromtheselection,wecanconcludethatfemaleshiftworkerswereNOTsatisfiedwith______.AtheirworkB

theirchildrenCtheirhusbands’inabilitytoprotectthefamilyandprovidecompanionshipDleisureactivities題型：單選題客觀題分值2分難度：中等19閱讀C-17題干中Passage

Five材料，完成本題。C-19.Whatisimpliedbytheauthor?AShiftworkhadadirecteffectontheattitudesandbehavioroffamilymembers.BShiftworkerscouldliveanormallife.CShiftworkcoupleshadunconventionalideasaboutmarriage.DFemaleshiftworkersweresatisfiedwiththetimespenttogetherwiththeirfamilies.題型：單選題客觀題分值2分難度：中等20閱讀C-17題干中Passage

Five材料，完成本題。C-20.Inordertocontinuethemarriagesoftheshiftworkers,

______.AwivesmustlearntocareforthechildrenwhentheirhusbandsareabsentBshiftworkcouplesmustadministertheirtimeandactivitiesCwivesmustn’tadapttheirownfeelingsofboredomtotheirhusbands’workDallofthese聽力題題型：聽力題客觀題分值30分難度：困難1C-21請(qǐng)聽錄音，錄音下方列出了十個(gè)不完整的句子，根據(jù)所聽內(nèi)容，從所給四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出正確的選項(xiàng)補(bǔ)全空出部分。TheCultureofColor.mp3題型：單選題客觀題分值3分1

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reaction

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of

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particularly

important

and

______________

in

China

in

both

the

language

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aesthetics.

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rarely

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Chinese

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specific

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these

figurative

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developed

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poeticimages

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the

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the

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Incorporating

Chinese

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the

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educators

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in

Chongqing

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first

step

toward

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the

traditional

aesthetic

consciousness

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Chinese

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and

patterns

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design

their

school

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build

up

cultural

meaning.

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According

to

designers

for

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school,

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the

precipitation

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quintessence

of

Chinese

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the

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aesthetic

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Recently

more

attention

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topic

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result

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the

increasing

popularity

of

_____________.

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it's

the

smashing

TV

series

The

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of

Yanxi

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or

the

historical

costumes

presented

in

the

series

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in

Chang'an

that

restored

the

standard

color

cards

of

the

Tang

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all

these

authentic

renderings

have

taken

the

audience

by

storm

and

aroused

in

them

a

yearning

for

Chinese

classical

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costume

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Low

saturation

color

systems

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featured

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restrained

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and

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Many

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that

the

color

palette

of

The

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of

Yanxi

Palace

strikes

a

remarkable

resemblance

to

colors

used

by

Italian

painter

Giorgio

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The

colors

exude

understated

vintage

quality.

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the

beginning

of

the

year,

the

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Center

of

China

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of

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the

2021

Chinese

color

power

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Inspired

by

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red

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team

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use

the

homophonic

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power

and

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in

all

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repeated

debugging

and

screening,

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of

lychee-related

colors

with

the

highest

frequency

were

determined

by

the

design

team.

Combining

the

classical

names

of

lychee

and

red

in

traditional

Chinese

culture,

the

final

version

was

named

after_________________

-

four

different

levels

of

red

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as

the

standard

color

of

this

project.

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theme

color

is

permeated

with

the

vigorous

oriental

aesthetics.

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Despite

the

fact

that

the

Chinese

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has

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eclipsed

for

a

long

time,

scholar

Guo

Hao

and

designer

Li

Jianming

are

among

the

many

who

are

willing

to

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treasure

trove.AexploredeeplyB

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deep

intoDinvestlargelyinto題型：單選題客觀題分值3分9

They

have

reviewed

nearly

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and

classics,

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an

unprecedented

textual

research

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traditional

Chinese

color

names.

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the

words

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by

the

ancients

to

describe

colors

into

two

categories:

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imagery.

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is

the

color

of

words

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come

from

___________.

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imagery

words

are

based

on

everything

superimposed

on

the

way

humans

perceive

and

record

the

world,

derived

from

human

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earthDtheancientandthemodern簡答題題型：簡答題主觀題分值30分難度：困難1C-22（更新）閱讀Citywalksstepupinpopularity，也可點(diǎn)擊鏈接/a/202307/26/WS64c04d4fa31035260b818757_1.html閱讀。閱讀材料圍繞新興的citywalk這個(gè)輕松的話題展開，請(qǐng)同學(xué)閱讀后，按照以下要求用英文完成不少于250字的寫作。1.

用約100字簡單概述閱讀材料內(nèi)容；2.

用約150字談?wù)勀銓?duì)citywalk的看法。請(qǐng)不要用附件或者圖片形式提交作業(yè)！請(qǐng)不要用附件或者圖片形式提交作業(yè)！請(qǐng)不要用附件或者圖片形式提交作業(yè)！

CitywalksstepupinpopularityByXINWEN|ChinaDailyGlobal|Updated:2023-07-26

PeopleposeforaphotoduringacitywalkinlateMayaroundShunchangRoadinHuangpudistrict,Shanghai.

CHINADAILYOrganizedcultural,historicaltoursfindingfavorwithtravelers,residentsForFangRuiwalkingthestreetsofNanjing,thecapitalofJiangsuprovince,andtakinginthebuildingsandcultureofthehistoricalcityisalmostadailyroutine.BornandraisedinNanjing,the28-year-oldworksasalandscapedesignerinthecityafterstudyingoverseasforseveralyears.Aftershereturnedhomeshefoundthatwalkingthroughthecity,visitingandobservingculturalandhistoricalsites,gaveherlifenewmeaning.InMay,Fangorganizedafreecitywalkforaround50peoplewhocamefromalloverthecountrytoexperienceadeeperconnectionwithNanjing.Thecity-walkpastimeoffollowingplannedroutestoexploreacity'shistory,cultureandurbanenvironmentoriginatedinLondon.ThepastimeisnowattractingagrowingnumberoffollowersinChina,withmanyyoungpeopletakingpart.Thescaleofthetrendishardtomeasure,butwidelysharedsocialmediapostsdocumentdifferentroutesinvariousmetropoliseswithdetaileddescriptionsandpictures.OnXiaohongshu,alifestyle-sharingplatform,thehashtag"Holidaycitywalk"hasmorethan470millionviews.DatafromTongchengTravel,atravelagencybasedinSuzhou,Jiangsuprovince,showsthattravelsearchesrelatedto"citywalk"increasedby108percentinJulyfromthepreviousmonth.WalkingroutesinBeijing,Xi'an,Shaanxiprovince,Chengdu,Sichuanprovince,SuzhouandChangsha,Hunanprovince,haveattractedgreatinterestfromyoungtravelers.Fortouristsaswellaslocalsnotfullyfamiliarwithacity'shistoryandculture,theorganizedwalksareanauthenticandimmersiveexperience.Walkorganizersprovidetheinformationandarepassionateandcareaboutacity'sculturalheritage.Theyalsohaveamorepersonalizedanddeeperunderstandingoftheircity,whichgoesbeyondjustvisitingiconiclandmarks.Differenttoregimentedtravel,wherepeopletrytovisitasmanyplacesaspossibleintheshortestamountoftime,citywalksallowpeopletolingerandabsorbthesurroundings.BondingwithcityFang'sorganizedwalkinMaythroughNanjing'sQinhuaidistrictrenewedherbondwiththecityandhelpedthetourparticipantsbetterunderstanditsculturalheritageinatangibleandinterestingway.ShechosetowalkinCinnaLane,orXinanLi,atouristareathatisnotaspopularorfamousasotherNanjinglandmarkssuchasFuzimiaoConfuciusTempleorSunYat-senMausoleum.Thedistricthaspreservedvarioushistoricalbuildings,withthemostwell-knownbeingtheformerresidenceofthescholarGanXi,whichwasbuiltduringthereignoftheQingEmperorJiaqing(1796-1820).Intermsofitsgrandscaleandlayout,itisbelievedtobethelargestandmostcompleteancientresidentialbuildingcompoundinChina.Thewalkbeganat10:30amonMay28andlastedabout90minutes,withFang'sgroupcoveringadistanceof3.91kilometers.TwoancientsitesinPingshiStreet,themainhistoricalthoroughfareinCinnaLanearea,areworthexploring,shesaid.OneistheDaqiaoBridgelocatedatthestreet'snorthernend,wherewritersandpoetsgatheredinancienttimesduringLanternFestivalinthefirstlunarmonth.TheotherisaJiangxiGuildHall,alsoknownasaWanshouPalace,onPingshiStreet,whichwassaidtobebuiltforthebirthdaycelebrationofEmpressDowagerCixi(1835-1908)duringtheQingDynasty(1644-1911).Duringurbanrenewal,residentslivingintheoldbuildingsalongPingshiStreetweremovedout,Fangsaid,butthehistoricalstructureswereleftstanding.No.89residentialbuilding,constructedintheRepublicofChinaera(1911-49)andlocatedattheintersectionofPingshiStreetandPingzhangAlley,remainsintact.Itsweatheredirongatefeaturesanold-fashionedlionlockandsymmetricaldoubledoorsareembeddedinthehorseheadwall.Thefeaturesconveyafeelingofsteppingbackintime."Oneoftheaimsofourcitywalksistoalsoletparticipantsbecomewitnessestothetransformationofthecityitself,"Fangsaid."Theymayproposetheirownideasaboutthefutureurbandevelopmentofahistoricalneighborhood,"shesaid,addingthismakesthemfeelpartofthecityandshowstheycareaboutthelocalcommunity,thelivingenvironmentand"therapidprocessofurbanization".CitywalkersexplorehistoricalalleywaysinShanghaiinlateMay.

CHINADAILYFang,whowenttoanelementaryschoolnearPingshiStreet,saidtheareausedtobealabyrinthofalleyswherehouseswereinternallypartitionedofftoallowformoreoccupants.However,manyofthebuildingshadstructuraldamageandhygieneproblems,andin2009arestorationprojectbegan.Thedistrictgovernmentrestored63buildingslistedunderculturalrelicprotection.Someotheroldbuildingsthatdidnothavesuchprotectionwerealsopreservedthroughpartialrestorationwork,accordingtothecity'shistoricalandculturalstreetdevelopmentcompany."Thereweremanylivelyscenesinthisneighborhoodabout20yearsago,suchasthelocalsstartingtheirdaybyflockingtothemarkettobuyfreshvegetables.Thealleysteemedwithpeoplepedalingbicycles,andvariousstallsthatwereonroadsideshavenowvanished,"Fangsaid."Thoughtheareaisquitetidynowandtheoldbuildingsalongthestreethaveretainedtheiroriginalappearance,thehustleandbustleofcitylifeseemstohavegoneinthesealleyways.Ifeelabitsadaboutthat."Thebalancebetweenurbandevelopment,retainingtheappearanceofhistoricalbuildingsandallowingpeopletoliveinhistoricalareasmayneedmoreconsideration,shebelieves.AfterwalkingthestreetsandalleysofCinnaLane,Fangandhergroupcouldn'tresistapidu(porkrind)noodleshopacrossfromtheNo.89buildingonPingshiStreet."Itwasnearnoon,andthetantalizingaromaofboiledporkrindsfilledtheairanddrewusinside,"shesaid."InoticedthattheshopbelongedtoanoldchainoflocalgourmetrestaurantsinNanjing.Bynoon,manyresidentswhohadoncelivednearbyhadcometotastetheauthenticflavorofthefreshpidunoodlesonthestreetcorner."Itwasthatmomentthattouchedme.Bypreservingafewlocalnoodleorpancakeshops,thelocals'memoriesoftheirpastliveswererevived.Eveniftheneighboringareashavebeencompletelycommercialized,theirmemoriesoftheoldtowncanstillbekept."Designingcity-walkrouteslikeFang'srequiretimeandeffort.FangsaidshespentaboutamonthresearchingroutesforNanjing'ssouthernareaandadjustedthewalkingmapthreetimes.Shebelievessuchroutesareworthmappingoutas"innovativeexploration"helpsensurethattinychangestourbanenvironmentsdon'tgounnoticed.YoungpeopleparticipateinacitywalktouronPingshiStreetinQinhuaidistrict,Nanjing,inMay.

CHINADAILYGatewaytorelaxationInadditiontotheeducationalaspectofthecitywalks,theyalsoprovidegoodexerciseandcanhelprelievethestressoftheworkweek.Manyparticipantssaywhattheylikethemostaboutcitywalksisthephysicalaspect,addingtheactivityisa"gatewaytotheweekend"andhelpsthemrelieveworkstress.ZhaBeibei,28,worksatChina'sbiggestinternetcompany,Baidu,andhaslivedinBeijingforalmost10years.Shelikestostrollthestreetsofthecapitalafterworkandatweekends.Herroutesarenotfixed,butsheusuallyhasaroughid