2018-2019学年重庆市万州三中高一下学期期中考试英语试卷

2018-2019学年重庆市万州三中高一下学期期中考试英语试卷

‎ ‎ ‎2018-2019学年重庆市万州三中高一下学期期中考试英语试卷 本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分。考试结束后，将答题卡交回。‎ 第Ⅰ卷 注意事项：‎ ‎1. 答第Ⅰ卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。‎ ‎2. 选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。不能答在本试卷上，否则无效。‎ 第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）‎ ‎ 第一节 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。‎ ‎1. Why is the man proud of his daughter? ‎ A. She won No.1 in the test. B. She has good personality.‎ C. She is always successful.‎ ‎2. What does the woman think of cell phones for students? ‎ A. Helpful. B. Necessary. C. Useless.‎ ‎3. What will the girl do tonight? ‎ A. Have a test. B. See a comedy. C. Prepare for the test. ‎ ‎4. How many people died in the accident? ‎ A. Four. B. Two. C. None.‎ ‎5. Why does the man ask for a chair? ‎ A. To have a rest. ‎ B. To put up a picture. ‎ C. To draw a picture on it.‎ 第二节 听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。‎ 听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。‎ ‎6. What does the woman ask the man to do? ‎ A. Clean her home.‎ B. Look after her home.‎ C. Go to the seaside with her.‎ ‎7. What does the woman almost forget to do? ‎ A. Lock all the doors.‎ B. Close the windows.‎ C. Cancel the milk.‎ 听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。‎ ‎8. What did Tony do in May? ‎ A. He attended an exam.‎ B. He visited Oxford University. ‎ C. He took a trip to Washington D.C. ‎ ‎9. What rank does Tony belong to? ‎ A. A. B. B. C. C.‎ ‎10. What number should Tony call for more information? ‎ A. 2162535. B. 2557815. C. 2162515.‎ 听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。‎ ‎11. What’s wrong with the woman? ‎ A. She often receives some strange calls.‎ B. Something is wrong with her listening.‎ C. She often hears strange sounds in her room.‎ ‎12. How often does it happen to the woman? ‎ A. Every other week. B. Almost all the time. C. Every morning.‎ ‎13. What leads to the woman’s problem? ‎ A. Being bothered by loud noises.‎ B. Having got a fever recently.‎ C. Wearing earphones often.‎ 听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。‎ ‎14. What does the woman want to do? ‎ A. Keep going up the hill.‎ B. Rest for a while.‎ C. Go back home.‎ ‎15. How did the speakers get to the city? ‎ A. By bike. B. By bus. C. On foot.‎ ‎16. How does the woman feel in the end? ‎ A. Quite angry. B. Really happy. C. A little crazy.‎ 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。‎ ‎17. Who did Sandra see crying? ‎ A. A bus driver.‎ B. A business leader.‎ C. A homeless woman.‎ ‎18. How many public showers does San Francisco have for homeless people? ‎ A. 52. B. 16. C. 3.‎ ‎19. When was the first bus tested? ‎ A. Two days ago. B. Several weeks ago. C. Last fall.‎ ‎20. What do people agree on about this project? ‎ A. It’s important to be clean.‎ B. The city should use less water.‎ C. There need to be more buses on the streets.‎ ‎ ‎ 第二部分 阅读理解（共20小题：每小题2分，满分40分）‎ ‎ 第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）‎ 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。‎ Riding School:‎ You can start horse-riding at any age. Choose private or group lessons any weekday between 9 a.m. and 8:30 p.m. (3:30 p.m. on Saturdays). There are 10 kilometres of tracks and paths for leisurely rides across farmland and open country. You will need a riding hat.‎ Opening Hours: Monday through Friday:9:00 a.m. ~ 8:30p.m.‎ Phone: (412) 396-6754 Fax: (412) 396-6752‎ Sailing Club:‎ Our Young Sailor’s Course leads to the Stage Sailing qualification（资格证书）. You’ll learn how to sail safely and the course also covers sailing theory and first aid. Have fun with other course members afterwards in the clubroom. There are 10 weekly two-hour lessons (Tuesdays 6p.m.~ 8p.m.)‎ Opening Hours: Tuesdays: 6:00p.m.~ 8:00p.m Phone:( 412)396-6644  Fax: (412) 396-6644‎ Medical Center:‎ The staff of the Medical Center aim to provide convenient and comprehensive medical care to students and staff of the university. The center is well equipped and the staff here are trained to deal with a broad range of medical problems. Both female and male doctors as well as nursing staff are available for consultation. Also, all kinds of medicines are sold here and are cheaper for students than other drugstores.‎ Opening Hours: 24 hours from Monday to Sunday Phone: ( 412)396-6649  Fax: (412) 396-6648‎ Watersports club:‎ We use a two-kilometre length of river for speedboat racing, and water-skiing. A beginners’ course consists of ten 20-minute lessons. You will learn to handle boats safely and confidently but must be able to swim. The club is in a convenient central position and is open daily from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., with lessons all through the day.‎ Opening Hours: Monday through Friday: 9:00a.m.~ 4:00p.m Phone: (412)396-6899 Fax: (412) 396-6890‎ ‎21. If you want to experience a new activity in the countryside in the mornings, you may fax ________ . ‎ ‎ A. (412) 396-6752        B. (412) 396-6644 ‎ C. (412 ) 396-6648        D. (412) 396- 6890‎ ‎22. If you want to do an activity one evening a week and get a certificate in the end, you can go to ______ .‎ ‎ A. Sailing Club         B. Medical center  ‎ C. Watersports Club        D. Riding School ‎23. Which is NOT the convenience that the Medical Center provides?‎ A. Good equipment.        B. Nursery for newly-born babies.‎ C. Various less expensive medicines.    D. Well trained staff members.‎ ‎ B ‎    After a terrible electrical accident, which caused him to become both blind and deaf, the whole world became completely dark and quiet for Robert Edwards for almost ten years. The loss of sight and hearing threw him into such sorrow that he tried a few times to put an end to his life. His family, especially his wife, did their best to tend and comfort him and finally he regained the will to live.‎ ‎    One hot summer afternoon, he was taking a walk with a stick near his house when a thunderstorm started all at once. He stood under a large tree to avoid getting wet, but he was struck by the lightning. Witnesses thought he was dead but he woke up some 20 minutes later lying face down in muddy water at the base of the tree. He was trembling badly, but when he opened his eyes, he could hardly believe what he saw: a plough and a wall. When Mrs. Edwards came running up to him, shouting to their neighbors to call for help, he could see her and hear her voice for the first time in nearly ten years.‎ ‎    The news of Robert regaining his sight and hearing quickly spread, and many doctors came to examine him. Most of them said that he regained his sight and hearing from the shock he got from the lightning. However, none of them could give a convincing answer as to why this ‎ should have happened. The only reasonable explanation given by one doctor was that, since Robert lost his sight and hearing as a result of a sudden shock, perhaps, the only way for him to regain them was by another sudden shock.‎ ‎24.The reason for Robert’s attempts to kill himself was that _________. A.he had to live in a dark and silent world B.a terrible traffic accident happened to him C.he was struck by the lightning once more D.nobody in the world cared about him 25.What was Robert doing when he was struck by the lightning? A.Lying on the ground. B.Driving a car. C.Taking a walk with a stick. D.Sheltering from the rain under a tree. 26.We can learn from the text that ________. A.Robert’s wife sent for doctors immediately after the shock B.many doctors came because Robert was badly injured C.a sudden injury in the head led to Robert’s recovery D.there was no correct explanation for Robert’s recovery 27.What’s the best title of the whole passage? A.What a Sudden Shock B.Robert Edwards and His Wife C.An Unforgettable Experience D.A Terrible Electrical Accident ‎ ‎ C Average humans can consume 15 or more drinks in plastic bottles a month. If you were born after 1998, and live until 80 years old, you will leave behind a minimum of 14, 4000 plastic bottles on this planet. These bottles take hundreds of years to break down into tiny pieces of plastic, never to completely disappear. Most of the waste is consumed by fish and birds, which has shortened their lifespans greatly.‎ The Plastic Bottle Village is just a great idea that might finally save us from being buried in plastic. It5s a community in Panama that is going to be made of used bottles. The design process begins with building steel frames, which are then filled with these bottles. Once this step is complete, and electrical and plumping lines are put inside, the plastic walls are covered with concrete (混凝土)—both inside and outside. So no one will actually be able to tell that the walls are made of plastic. Besides, the material will keep the house 17℃ cooler than the outside, which is the biggest benefit to people living inside.‎ The village is the idea of Robert Bezeau with the intention of setting up several ‎ environmental projects. Having started a recycling program four years ago, during which a number of plastic bottles were collected, he started to think of how they could be put to use. Soon enough, he decided to use them to build houses, and came up with a basic idea for the construction process.‎ The project hopes to make people conscious of the waste that these bottles create so that they can do more to protect the environment. The village will also create an education center that will teach individuals from the world how to reuse plastic bottles as construction materials for shelter. Recycled bottles could neutralize(使……无效) the negative effect of your passage on this planet, and move closer to leaving only your “footprints”.‎ ‎28.What do the figures（数字） in the first paragraph show?‎ A. The reason for buying fewer drinks. B. The seriousness of plastic pollution.‎ C. The amount of plastic waste. D. The difficult situation of wildlife.‎ ‎29.Why are the homes in the village special?‎ A. They’re green buildings. B. They’re 17℃ warmer inside.‎ C. They stop plastic pollution. D. They’re entirely made of plastic bottles.‎ ‎30.What can we know from the passage?‎ A. Plastic bottles are difficult to break down so that they are liked by fish and birds.‎ B. Robert Bezeau is leader of a community in, Panama responsible for the project.‎ C. The project of the Plastic Bottle Village can raise peopled environmental awareness.‎ D. Individuals can learn how to produce plastic bottles without polluting the environment.‎ ‎31.What would be the best title for the passage?‎ A. An Eco-Friendly Plastic Bottle Village ‎ B. The Negative Effects of Plastic Bottles C. How to Collect Deserted Plastic Bottles ‎ D. How to Popularize the Use of Plastic Bottles D ‎“All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.” But now scientists have given us another warning: too much play with smart phones or computers makes you dull too.‎ ‎“Many focus on the benefits of digital devices(设备) in education but ignore the costs,” said Patricia Greenfield from the University of California, “losing the ability to understand the emotions of other people is one of the costs.”Greenfield and her research team did an ‎ experiment. They worked with 105 children who spend about 4.5 hours in front of screens on a school day. The students were asked to describe the emotions towards the pictures and videos of people who were happy, sad, angry or scared.Then, half of them attended a five-day nature and science camp. There they had no smart phones, TV, or computers. The other half stayed in school and spent the five days as usual.Five days later, all the children took the test again.‎ Students who had been to the camp got about 5 percent more answers correct than they had done before the camp. But the other group of students didn’t show much improvement.The study is not perfect in some sense, said the researchers. But scientists say that the study is still a warning for us.‎ ‎“Emotional skills develop in practice and the brain develops through real interaction.” said Professor Taylor, a professor at the University of San Francisco.‎ Researchers talked to 2,000 parents of children aged 2-16 in the UK about what activities their children could do confidently.‎ The results were surprising: Their children could use a tablet (平板电脑) (59%) and work a mobile phone (57%) more confidently than they could tie their shoe laces(鞋带) (53%)!So, spend more time away from mobile phones and computers if you want to be an understanding friend, and don’t be a member of what the Daily Mail called “Generation Helpless”.‎ ‎32.According to Professor Greenfield, using digital media in education leads to _____. A.being in bad terms with family members B.making more mistakes when taking exams C.failing to relate to other people's emotions D.falling far behind others in all schoolwork 33.Scientists think the results of Greenfield’s experiment _____. A.are far from perfect B.are quite surprising C.need to be improved D.are alarming（令人担忧的） for people 34.What can we know from the text? A.Students learned how to describe emotions in the experiment. B.Students living without screens did much better in studies. C.Most of the UK children couldn't tie their shoe laces. D.Too much play with digital devices raised some worries. 35.What is the best title for the text? A.Screens harm emotions B.Here comes a digital world! C.Stay away from the Internet D.How people become addicted?‎ 第二节 七选五（每小题两分，满分10分）‎ 根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。     36_You probably think you will never be a top student. This is not necessarily so. however.‎ ‎ Anyone can become a better student if he or she wants to. Here is how:     Plan your time carefully. When planning your work, you should make a list of things that you have to do. After making this list. you should make a schedule of your time. First your time for eating, sleeping, dressing, etc. Then decide a good, regular time for studying. 37____ A weekly schedule may not solve all your problems, but it will force you realize what is happening to your time.     Find a good place to study. Look around the house for a good study area. Keep this space, which may be a desk or simply a corner of your room, free of everything but study materials. No games, radios, or television. When you sit down to study, concentrate on the subject.     Make good use of your time in class. 38 _  Listening carefully in class means less work later. Taking notes will help you remember what the teacher says.     Study regularly. When you get home from school, go over your notes, review the important points that your teacher is going to discuss the next day, read that material.‎ ‎ 39___ If you do these things regularly, the material will become more meaningful, and you’ll remember it longer.     Develop a good attitude towards tests. The purpose of a test is to show what you have learned about a subject. They help you remember your new knowledge. The world won’t end if you don’t pass a test, so don’t be over worried.‎ ‎    40___ You will probably discover many others after you have tried these. A.There are other methods that might help you with your studying. B.Don’t forget to set aside enough time for entertainment. C.Take advantage of class time to listen to everything the teacher says. D.No one can become a top student unless he or she works hard. E.Maybe you are an average student. F.Make full use of class time to take notes of what the teacher says in class. G.This will help you understand the next class.‎ 第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）‎ 第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）‎ 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。‎ It was 4 o'clock in the morning, when I received the phone call.‎ ‎“This is the emergency room calling and your son was just_41_in with severe（严重的） burns on his face, neck and arms. We have called for a(n)__42__and are going to fly him to the burn unit in Seattle.” Seattle was 350 miles from his college, so we knew immediately this was___43_. The doctor described the__44__, which caused the burns. At 6 am, our son and his friends decided to barbecue hamburgers in the courtyard of their apartment. When they_45_the charcoal(木炭),it burst into flames because they had sprayed too much gasoline(petrol).The flames(火焰）__46__my son’s shirt tail and shot from his waist to well over his head.‎ ‎_47___, one of the boys was quick-minded, grasped my son, and__48__him on the grass. While it saved his life, it was not in___49_to save him from severe burns and the terrible scars(伤疤).After he_50__from the treatments, the doctors told him they would not do plastic surgery(整容)for 6 months_51___it takes that long for the skin to stop shrinking and wrinkling（皱缩）. So, he had to return to college with scars typical of severe burns.‎ When I was a child, my mother told my sister, who had a 10-inch very__52__scar on her arm, “Nancy, if you ignore the scar, other people will ignore it. It does not mean they will not_53___it, but it means it will not matter to them if it doesn’t matter to you.”‎ I__54__this wisdom on to my son. He took my advice to__55__and returned to school with his head held high--glad he was alive. By the end of the six-month waiting period, he decided that the scars did not__56__. So he made the_57___to give up any plastic surgery. We all have “scars” that we believe_58__people to keep away from us. And we spend a lot of time thinking that if only we looked differently, or dressed differently, people would like us better.‎ But you see, people will only judge you by your looks, or your clothes, if you are judging yourself by these same__59__standards. Put your imperfections out of your mind and concentrate on what you value__60__yourself, and your beauty will shine through.‎ ‎41．A. brought B. given C. turned D. showed ‎42．A. doctor B. hospital C. aircraft D. ambulance ‎43．A. serious B. terrible C. dangerous D. important ‎44．A. event B. process C. reason D. accident ‎45．A. got B. lit C. burned D. moved ‎46．A. took B. held C. caught D. attracted ‎47．A. Fortunately B. Surprisingly C. Happily D. Slowly ‎48．A. Pushed B. threw C. dropped D. rolled ‎49．A. shape B. place C. fact D. time ‎50．A. benefited B. recovered C. suffered D. relaxed ‎51．A. if B. while C. because D. although ‎52．A. normal B. Violent C. obvious D. popular ‎53．A. mention B. notice C. laugh D. hide ‎54．A. sent B. kept C. handed D. passed ‎55．A. heart B. life C. practice D. considerate ‎56．A. grow B. matter C. exist D. appeal ‎57．A. mistake B. effort C. decision D. request ‎58．A. invite B. cause C. allow D. Remind ‎59．A. false B. strict C. moral D. general ‎60．A. by B. over C. beyond D. Within 第II卷 注意：将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。‎ 第二节 语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）‎ 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入 1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。‎ One day, a scholar traveling abroad happened to notice a man who seemed very 61 (discourage). “What’s wrong?” the scholar asked. “I have no interest in life anymore,” the man answered. “I have the most money in the world, and I can travel anywhere I want. But there is no place where I can get a sense of 62 (satisfy). There is nothing in life 63 can attract me or make me happy.” 64 (hear) his words, the scholar approached him, took his suitcase and ‎ ran away. 65 (nature), the man ran after him, but the scholar ran faster than him and soon outdistanced(远远超过)the man. Minutes later, the scholar stopped 66 (wait) for him. When the man finally caught up, out of breath, he ran to his suitcase immediately and found his belongings were safe and sound. Then, he became extremely happy.‎ In fact, happiness is 67 state of mind. If life has grown dull, step out of the tiring routine to look 68 new pursuits. Sometimes, they are simple ones that 69 (ignore) by you easily. Many times we don’t realize how routine our lives have become. So we should change our state of mind and find 70 (we) in a new situation.‎ 第四部分 写作（共两节，满分35分）‎ 第一节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题l分，满分10分）‎ ‎ 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。‎ 增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。‎ 删除：把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉。‎ 修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。‎ 注意：‎ ‎1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；‎ ‎2. 只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。‎ When I look at this picture of myself, I realize how time flies. I had grown not only physically, and also mentally in the past few years. About one month after this photo was taken, I entered into my second year of high school and became new member of the school music club. Around me in the picture is the things they were very important in my life at that time: car magazines and musical instruments. I enjoyed studying difference kinds of cars and planes, playing pop music, and collecting the late music albums. This picture often brings back to me many happy memory of your high school days.‎ 第二节 书面表达（满分25分）‎ 假设你是高二学生李华。你班的交换生 Jim 对中华传统文化感兴趣，准备下学期选修一门相关课程，向你征询建议。请用英语给 Jim回复邮件，内容包括：‎ ‎1. 推荐一门课程；‎ ‎2. 说明推荐理由；‎ ‎3. 提出学习建议。‎ 注意：‎ ‎1. 词数 100 左右；‎ ‎2. 开头结尾已写好，可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；‎ Dear Jim, I am glad that you are interested in Chinese culture and eager to explore more.‎ ‎__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________‎ Yours Li Hua ‎ ‎ 万州三中高2021级2018—2019 学年高一下期中期考试 英语试题参考答案 第一部分 听力（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）‎ ‎1—5 BCCCB 6—10 BCAAC 11—15 BBCBA 16—20 BCBBA 第二部分 阅读理解（共20小题：每小题2分，满分40分）‎ ‎21-23AAB 24-27.ADDA 28-31BA C A 32-35CDDA 36-40EBCGA 第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）‎ 第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1． 5分，满分30分）‎ ‎41-45 ACADB 46-50 CADDB 51-55 CCBDA 56-60 BCBAD 第二节 语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）‎ ‎61. discouraging 62. satisfaction 63. that 64. Hearing 65. Naturally ‎ ‎66. to wait 67. a 68. for 69. are ignored 70. ourselves　‎ 第四部分 写作（共两节，满分35分）‎ 第一节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题l分，满分10分）‎ When I look at this picture of myself, I realize how time flies. I had (have) grown not only physically, and (but) also mentally in the past few years. About one month after this photo was taken, I entered into () my second year of high school and became (^a) new member of the school music club. Around me in the picture is (are) the things they (that) were very important in my life at that time: car magazines and musical instruments. I enjoyed studying difference (different) kinds of cars and planes, playing pop music, and collecting the late (latest) music albums. This picture often brings back to me many happy memory (memories) of your (my) high school days.‎ 第二节 书面表达（满分25分）‎ Dear Jim,‎ I am glad that you are interested in Chinese culture and eager to explore more.‎ I think the Ancient Poetry is your best choice. By learning Chinese ancient poems, you can have an extensive knowledge of history and culture in ancient China. Also, you can feel the charm of the language by reading poems, which helps to improve your Chinese. To follow the course well, you’d better read and recite as many poems as possible. Besides, it is a good idea to search for ‎ related background knowledge so that you will fully understand the conception of poetry.‎ What do you think of the course? I am sure you will have a lot of fun from it.‎ Yours, Li Hua 万州三中高2021级2018—2019 学年高一下期中期考试 英语试题参考答案 第一部分 听力（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）‎ ‎1—5 BCCCB 6—10 BCAAC 11—15 BBCBA 16—20 BCBBA 第二部分 阅读理解（共20小题：每小题2分，满分40分）‎ ‎21-23AAB 24-27.ADDA 28-31BA C A 32-35CDDA 36-40EBCGA 第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）‎ 第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1． 5分，满分30分）‎ ‎41-45 ACADB 46-50 CADDB 51-55 CCBDA 56-60 BCBAD 第二节 语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）‎ ‎61. discouraging 62. satisfaction 63. that 64. Hearing 65. Naturally ‎ ‎66. to wait 67. a 68. for 69. are ignored 70. ourselves　‎ 第四部分 写作（共两节，满分35分）‎ 第一节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题l分，满分10分）‎ When I look at this picture of myself, I realize how time flies. I had (have) grown not only physically, and (but) also mentally in the past few years. About one month after this photo was taken, I entered into () my second year of high school and became (^a) new member of the school music club. Around me in the picture is (are) the things they (that) were very important in my life at that time: car magazines and musical instruments. I enjoyed studying difference (different) kinds of cars and planes, playing pop music, and collecting the late (latest) music albums. This picture often brings back to me many happy memory (memories) of your (my) high school days.‎ 第二节 书面表达（满分25分）‎ Dear Jim,‎ I am glad that you are interested in Chinese culture and eager to explore more.‎ I think the Ancient Poetry is your best choice. By learning Chinese ancient poems, you can have an extensive knowledge of history and culture in ancient China. Also, you can feel the charm of the language by reading poems, which helps to improve your Chinese. To follow the course well, you’d better read and recite as many poems as possible. Besides, it is a good idea to search for related background knowledge so that you will fully understand the conception of poetry.‎ What do you think of the course? I am sure you will have a lot of fun from it.‎ Yours, Li Hua