Traditional Chinese opera is finding new life in a different art form. More than100 primary school teachers came to a training course to pass on the art to schoolchildren. After learning Chinese opera-themed (戏剧题材的) cartoons, they are now confident that they can spark (激发) children's interest.

    These school teachers proved to be quick learners in Chinese opera. They are practising a classic piece of Yueju Opera, a major branch of the Chinese opera family.

    Fang Tingting, the performer of Shanghai Yueju Opera Troupe, said, "I was actually nervous about teaching them, because I thought they may not be interested. But their passion (热情) swept away my worries. I think they will do well in helping Chinese opera."

Cartoons naturally attract the attention of children. Introducing Chinese opera to them in this way proved to be great.

    Liu Hui,a school teacher, said, "The children are really interested in the cartoons. As teachers, we give them some directions and they start to copy something from the opera."

    The teachers also believed this digital method really builds a bridge between the children and this traditional art form. And it really helps them learn the rich culture of China. They are glad to be trained here to take on this task.

Good morning. My name is Lucy. I am twelve. I like sports, and I often play them 1 my friends after school. I can 2 tennis and ping-pong well. I think they are3 . I have a great sports collection(收藏品). I 4 a ping-pong ball, two ping-pong bats, three soccer balls and four tennis balls. 

Lily is my sister. She likes5 , too. She doesn't like tennis,6 she likes basketball and volleyball. She often plays7 at weekends, and she plays well. Lily has a great sports collection,8 — five basketballs, seven volleyballs and four baseballs and bats. But she doesn't have any ping-pong balls.

Lily and I are in the9 school, and we are in the same class, too. We10 an interesting name in our school— "Sports Sisters". That is fun.

Stupid but serious

You see a cat sunbathing on the playground. "Hello, kitty!" You smile and walk away. About100 years ago, a scientist saw the same scene(场景). But he stopped and thought. Later, he won the Nobel Prize(诺贝尔奖).

The scientist was Niels Finsen from Denmark(丹麦). He saw a sick cat sleeping in the sun. When the sun moved, the cat moved, too. Why did the cat love the sun so much? To find out the answer, Niels kept watching the cat for days. Amazingly, the cat got better after lots of sunbathing. The sunlight could cure diseases! Then, Niels invented a light to cure human diseases and won the Nobel Prize in 1903.

In fact, many great scientific findings start from "stupid" questions and small things in life.

Scientists may ask: How many lies does a person tell in a day? How many licks(舔)does it take to eat up a lollipop? Why do roses smell good? What can we learn from animal poop(粪便)? And they take it seriously. They watch, think, and do experiments(实验) until they find an answer.

"It's such a waste of time!" You may say.

But think of the great scientist Newton(牛顿). If he just said "Ouch!" and walked away after he was hit by the apple, what might our world be like?

要求：
1.语言流畅、书写规范、卷面整洁，词数不少于 60 个；
2、文中不得使用真实姓名和校名，校名统一用 Guangming Middle School；
3、书面表达必须写在答题卡上，如在本卷上作答，一律不得分；
4、抄袭试卷中相关材料的，抄袭部分不给分。

My Summer Vacation

提示词语：activity, celebrate, traditional food, true spirit of 

提示问题：• What's your favorite Chinese festival?

• What activities do you usually have during the festival?

• Why do you like it best?

写作要求：1. 内容积极向上，包含题目所有要点信息，可适当发挥以使行文流畅。

2. 结构完整，语句流畅，条理清晰，语法正确，表达规范，书写工整。

3. 不得出现题目以外的人名、地名、校名及其它透露个人信息的名字。

4. 词数80左右(短文首句已给出，不计入总词数)。

Dear Clara,

I'm very glad to know that you take great interest in traditional Chinese culture. Now let me tell you something about my favorite Chinese festival.

Yours,

Li Hua

Hangzhou is a good city to live and visit. Many places like the West Lake and Lingyin Temple are very 1 . There are millions of people visiting them every year. But to me, I 2  Xixi Wetland Park. It is about ten kilometres from the West Lake. And it is China's first national wetland 3 . I didn't go there until last year 4  I have worked in Hangzhou for about 7 years. 

Last June, I got ill and had to have a 5  for days at home. The doctor saidI should get close to 6  often. He said the natural world would be better for my 7  than medicine. I listened to him and 8  the park with my husband for the first time. 

Tall trees, green grass and fresh air made me 9 . I forgot my busy work and illness. When I saw fish 10  freely in the river, I felt like I was a fish. My 311  said, "There are many rivers, 12  and marshes(沼泽) in the park. In fact, the waterways are over 100 km 13 . Over 50 kinds of fish and aquatic(水生的) animals are 14  here. This park is home to many animals. "

I'm not sure if the plants, fish and birds like the wetland park, but I 15  it. It really makes me relax.