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2013年6月四级真题（新题型第一套）The Qingming Festival falls on April 4、5or 6 each year. After the festival, the temperature rises up and rainfall increase. The Qingming Festival is not only a traditional festival in China, but also the most important festival of commemoration. Both the Han nationality and minority nationality offer sacrifices to their ancestors and sweep the tombs of the deceased at this time. The Qingming Festival is a time when the sun shines brightly, the trees and grass become green. Since ancient times, people have followed the custom of Spring outings. People love to fly kites during the Qingming Festival. The Qingming Festival is also a good time to plant trees, for the survival rate of saplings is high and trees grow fast later.2013年6月四级真题（新题型第二套）Chinese Knot is a miniature of the ancient Chinese civilization, and it is unique to Chinese traditional manual art. Chinese Knot has a long history, and is especially prevalent in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. In modern times, it usually functions as interior decoration, gift among relatives and friends, and personal ornament.It is possessed of delicate and symmetrical appearance and accords with the conventions of Chinese traditional decoration and aesthetics, therefore, it is named Chinese Knot. Chinese Knot, which symbolizes Chinese traditional culture, is well received by people all over the world in the course of the China’s bid for hosting the 2008 Olympics.2013年6月四级真题（新题型第三套）Chinese cuisine culture is an important part of Chinese culture in the aspect of cooking and leisure. This unique art owes itself to the long history, vast territory and hospitable tradition of China. Chinese food is famous for its perfect combination of “color, aroma, taste and appearance”. It gives emphasis to the select ion of raw materials, the texture of food, the blending of seasoning, slicing techniques, the perfect timing of cooking and the art of laying out the food on the plate. Among the best-known schools of cuisine are the Cantonese cuisine of the north, the Huai-Yang cuisine of the east and the Sichuan cuisine of the west, noted as “the light flavor of the south, the salty flavor of the south, the sweet flavor ofthe east and the spicy-hot flavor of the west ”.2012年12月四级真题（新题型第一套）Chopsticks are of the important symbols that can most reflect the characteristics and traditions of Chinese food culture. Chopsticks have a long history and the records of them can be traced back to more than 3000 years. Wherever and whenever, it is hard for Chinese people to have meals without chopsticks. In addition, chopsticks can also be used as special handicrafts and presents for etiquette, gifting, expressing feelings and collection. Today, chopsticks have appeared on the table of many counties all over the world and there is ev en a fashion of “please pick up chopsticks for your fitness” prevalent in the western countries.2012年12月四级真题（新题型第二套）Embroidery is one of the excellent traditional Chinese crafts with profound historical and cultural deposits. Embroidery has already had a history of more than 2000 years in China. It is very popular in all parts of the country, and the most well-known kinds are Suzhou embroidery, Xiang(Human province) embroidery, Yue(Guangdong province) embroidery and Shu(Sichuan province) embroidery. Embroidery is closely related to the daily life of local people in the aspects of the design, color, and stitch. The embroidery works can be used for home decoration, clothing materials and presenting for gifting and so on. Chinese embroidery gains the good reputation from the people all over the world for its values of appreciation and collection.2012年12月四级真题（新题型第三套）Paper cutting is one of China’s most popular traditional folk arts. Chinese paper cutting has a history of more than 1500 years. It was widespread particularly during the Ming and Qing Dynasties. People often beautify their homes with paper cuttings. During the Spring Festival and wedding celebrations, in particular, paper cuttings are used to decorate doors, windows and rooms in order to enhance the joyous atmosphere. The color most frequently used in paper cutting is red, which symbolizes health and prosperity. Chinese paper cutting is very popular around the world and is often given as a present to foreign friends.2012年6月四级真题（新题型）Alcohol is one of the important drinks in Chinese people’s life. Chinese alcohol-making has a long history and has been renowned at home and abroad. In china, no alcohol is more representative than Chinese liquor and at some point, Chinese alcohol culture is Chinese liquor culture. Alcohol is more of a communication tool in Chinese people’s eyes. Alcohol has permeated 5000 years’ civilization of the whole Chinese history, which plays an important role in every aspect of Chinese people’s life, from literary and artistic creation and entertainment to food and cooking and health preservation.2011年12月四级真题(新题型)Chinese martial arts is one of the main contents of China’s nation sports. It is one means by which Chinese people have been building up their bodies and defending themselves. Chinese martial arts mainly includes skills like fighting skills, wresting techniques, attacking and defending strategies and weapon applications. It is a kind of sport that aims at independence, self-reliance and healthfitness. It reflects Chinese people’s understanding of attacking and defending skills and strategies. The humanistic philosophy of Chinese martial arts, which features the exploration of the truth of the life, has profound influence on Chinese mass culture nowadays.2011年6月四级真题（新题型）The kite is one of the Chinese traditional folk arts. The Chinese kite came into being in the Spring and Autumn Period and since then it has had a history of over two thousand years. Kites were used for military purpose initially, like measuring distances, testing wind directions, and communications. Later, it is integrated with fairy tales, luck characters such as flowers, birds and beasts and auspicious meaning and thus a unique kite culture with characteristics has been formed. In sunny spring days, people usually go for company outings to fly kites. The Chinese kite has also been loved by people from all over the world, for it was introduced into the globe a long time ago.2010年12月四级真题（新题型）Porcelain is one of China’s most important handicrafts. Chinese porcelain has a history of more than 3500 years, its most prosperous period being Ming and Qing Dynasties. Porcelain can be used as daily dinnerware and vases, and delicate porcelain are even commonly used for home decoration by people. As symbols of high-end works of art, authentic porcelain are often of extremely high artistic and economic value and therefore they are often regarded as precious collections by many people. Chinese porcelain are popular with people around the world, and they are often used as presents for expressing friendship between Chinese and foreign people.预测一Beijing Opera, as the essence of traditional Chinese culture, contains profound cultural and artistic connotation. Beijing Opera came into being in the mid-19th century in Beijing and got its unprecedented prosperity in the palace of Qing Dynasty. With the development of Beijing Opera, various aspects of life can be performed as materials of it, expressing the ordinary life of the common people. Singing Beijing Opera can improve our physicalfitness, exercise our thinking and cultivate our tastes. Nowadays, Beijing Opera has gone abroad and become one of the important forms of spreading Chinese culture to the world.预测二The panda is a kind of animal endemic to China and also the national treasure of China. According to the historical books, there were pandas already in the early Western Zhou Dynasty over 3000 years ago. People often use the panda to stand for the firm faith, the humorous and optimistic spirit and the indomitable will of Chinese people. Nowadays, we pay much attention to the protection of the natural environment in which pandas live to build a beautiful home for them. Pandas also visit many countries in the world as envoys of friendship to spread Chinese culture, and thus have enhanced the friendship between Chinese people and foreign people.预测三Dragon plays an important role and exerts a great influence in traditional Chinese culture. Chinese people, who havealways taken themselves as the descendants of the dragon, would hold some festive activities like dragon-lantern dancing, offering sacrifices to the Dragon King, and dragon-boat racing, to pray for favorable weather, peace and prosperity and being well-fed and well-clothed. As the symbol of the Chinese nation, dragon has deeply rooted in the heart of all the Chinese people for 5000 years, forming dragon culture with strong cohesion. In history dragon culture has once contributed hugely to the unification and development of China. Now it is still playing is unique role in the unification and prosperity of China.。