China has a history of thousands of years, which gives it a lot of historical sites which include the Summer Place, the Forbidden City, the Terracotta Army, the Potala Palace and the Mogao Grottoe. All of these are UNESCO World heritage.
The Summer Palace: China's Largest Imperial Garden
Location：Beijing
The Summer Palace is China's largest imperial garden. UNESCO added this 300-hectare site to the World Heritage List in 1998. There are numerous stores in Suzhou Street, selling souvenirs like antiques, snacks, silk, jewelry and tea. The shop assistants there are dressed in the costumes of the Qing Dynasty.
The Terracotta Warriors: First Emperor Qin's Buried Army
Location：Xi'an
The museum covers an area of 22, 780 square meters. Over 8,000 life-size terracotta soldiers and horses and more than 10,000 bronze weapons were unearthed. The Terracotta Army is applying for the title "eighth wonder of the world".
The Potala Palace: Masterpiece of Tibetan Architecture
Location：Lhasa
It was first built as the palace of Songtsen Gampo（617- 650）,founder of the Tu-Bo Dynasty. After being rebuilt in the 17th century, it was the residence of Dalai Lamas. There are plenty of precious historical relics in the palace, including over 10,000 Buddha statues made or gold, silver, jade, wood or clay.
The Mogao Grottoes: a Holy land of Buddhist Art
Location：Dunhuang
The Mogao Grottoes has 735 grottoes, 450,000 square meters of mural paintings, 2,415 colored Buddha statues made of clay, and more than 50,000 historical relics. All of these make the Mogao Grottoes the largest and the most significant land of Buddhist art.
There are some bestsellers including some of these historical sites：
▪ 4-Day Lhasa Highlight Tour
▪11-Day Classic Wonders Tour—Beijing, Xi'an, Lhasa
▪16-Day Memories of China with Yangtze Cruise-Beijing, Xian, Yangtze, Shanghai
You could always contact us to tailor your own unique tour of China's historical sites.
Many of China's ancient architectural treasures smashed to dust before Lin Huiyin and Liang Sicheng began documenting them in the 1930s. The husband and wife team were among the first preservationists to operate in China, and by far the best known. Their efforts have since inspired generations of people to speak out for architecture threatened by the rush toward development.
Becoming China's best architectural historians was no easy accomplishment. The buildings they wanted to save were centuries old located in distant parts of the country. In many cases, they had to journey through dangerous conditions in the Chinese countryside to reach them. Exploring China's remote areas during the 1930s meant traveling muddy, poorly maintained roads by mule (骡子) or on foot. Inns were often dirty, food could be polluted, and there was always risk or violence from rebels, soldiers and robbers.
Their greatest discovery was the Temple of Buddha's Light, in Wutai County, Shanxi Province. The breathtaking wooden temple was built in 857A. D. , making it the oldest building known in China at the time.
Liang and Lin crawled into the temple's most forbidding, forgotten areas to determine its age, including one hideaway inhibited by thousands of bats and millions of bedbugs, covered in dust and littered with dead bats." In complete darkness and among the awful smell, hardly breathing, with thick masks covering our noses and mouths, we measured, drew, and photographed with flashlights for several hours. When at last we came out to take a breath of fresh air, we found hundreds of bedbugs in our bag. We ourselves had been badly bitten. Yet the importance and unexpectedness of our find made those the happiest hours of my years hunting for ancient architecture." Liand wrote of the experience in an account included in" Liang and Lin; Partners in Exploring China's Architectual Past."
Maths anxiety may be causing a national crisis, Cambridge University researchers have said, as they find that one in ten children suffer from anxiety at the subject.
Researchers surveyed 1,700 British pupils aged 8 to 13 about their feelings towards the subject. They found 10% of children suffered from maths anxiety. Other feelings caused by maths included fear and anger, while physical symptoms included a racing heart or struggling to catch breath.
" The project studied students' attitudes towards maths because of what could be called a maths crisis in the UK," researchers said." Many children and adults experience feelings of anxiety, fear or discomfort when they face maths. This may be leading to a low level of maths in the country." The number of adults with functional maths skills equal to a GCSE (英国普通中等教育证书) grade C has dropped from 26% in 2003 to only 22% in 2011, according to the survey. At the same time, only 57% of the children achieved the same level in functional maths skills.
Dr. Denes Szucs, a professor at Cambridge's Centre for Neuroscience (神经科学) in Education said that there is a misunderstanding that only low performing children suffer from math anxiety." This is a common misunderstanding that we have seen in decision makers," he said." They assume people are anxious about maths because they are poor achievers." In fact, more than 77% of children with high levels of maths anxiety are normal to high achievers. Dr. Szucs went on," Probably their maths anxiety will go unnoticed because their performance is good. But they are very worried and in the long term their performance is limited. This is a real danger here: these are children who are completely able to do maths at a normal level, but may keep away from it because they feel anxious." The research also found that girls have higher levels of maths anxiety than boys.
John's Hillman, director of education at the Nuffield Foundation said," Mathematical achievement is valuable, as a foundation for many other subjects and as an important predictor of future academic learning, job hunting and even health. Maths anxiety can seriously influence students' performance in both primary and secondary schools."
" Hi, how are you," some people say when they see a familiar face. The words run together into a mass, all sense and meaning lost. All the same, people do care how you are. After they greet you, it's likely you will greet them back, with an equally meaningless phrase like," Can't complain, can't complain." You could probably complain, at length, or share a brilliant thought you were just beginning when a greeting interrupted you. You don't, though, you say," Great, you?"
You are not giving each other information about your health and well-being. All the same, you are sharing information. You're acknowledging each other's positions as acknowledged friends, or at least as accepted acquaintances. And you are reestablishing the ties that may have lapsed since yesterday.
It's what anthropologist Bronislaw Malinoski called a phatic communication. Its message is not in the words you use, but in the fact that you speak ritually accepted words. In Asia, for example, people may ask one another if they have eaten, or if they are busy. They're not really asking for their lunch menu or their agenda, they are saying hello. A phatic signal says hi.
There's embarrassment of being near people without acknowledging them. That uncomfortable feeling is one reason why lonely passengers in the subway may behave as if they cannot see anyone around them or may escape their uncomfortable situation with a book. Some people read all the way home, and never turn a page.
Your friend isn't asking how you are, and you aren't telling him. However, he is recognizing your existence, and when you answer, you are recognizing his. In addition, the set speech you have shared opens the door to closer communications if both agree. Someday, you may come to real close friendship, and really tell one another how you are.
Meanwhile, people who greet one another this way do care. They care enough to recognize someone's essential humanity. They send a signal across the space between, to share, very briefly and lightly, in awareness of one another.
Your greetings prove that neither of you has become a social outcast. How are you? You are still a member of society in good status. You are still the one who knows the rituals necessary to get to work each day.
Learn to Cite (引用) Sources
During your university education, you'll be exposed to ideas and scientific theories of scholars and scientists. Unavoidably, your own ideas will be shaped by the ideas you come across. That means you should go beyond what you learn in your textbooks or in the library. Your original work is the basis for your professor's evaluation of your performance. Thus, academic honesty is fundamental in your university education. It demands that you cite the source materials you base your own work on.
Correctly citing your sources helps you distinguish your own ideas from those of other scholars. On the readers' side, it permits a reader to determine the depth of your research. On the contrary, lack of citing will only raise your reader's doubt.
So you need to learn when to cite and how to provide an adequate or accurate reference list. If you fail to cite your sources, whether deliberately or carelessly, you will be found responsible for plagiarism(抄袭). If you are not sure, ask your professor for guidance before submitting the paper or report. Keep in mind this general rule: when in doubt, cite!
For example, students from East Asia may think that copying directly from sources is the proper way to do research. Students in France, preparing for the final examination, may be encouraged to memorize whole passages and copy them into papers. Those cultural differences can lead to false assumptions about academic expectations in the country you study in.
A. Some university students may cheat in different ways.
B. These include other scholars' ideas, figures, graphs and so on.
C. The academic challenge you face is to make something original.
D. Often, students want to use others' opinions to support their own essays.
E. It also allows a reader to appreciate your original contribution to the research.
F. For international students, it is important to know local academic expectations.
G. Not knowing academic regulations is an unacceptable excuse for such behavior.
China's cultural relic protection has made progress, but many problems still exist and need to be solved. China has made over 30 1 based on the law of cultural relic protection.
China has also 2 four international agreements concerning cultural relic protection and investment in cultural relic protection has also 3.
Statistics show that from 2000 to 2005 when China carried out its 10th FiveYear Development Plan, total investment in the field 4 7.889 billion yuan. With financial support from government, China also started a nationwide campaign to search and 5 cultural relics in 2003.
China has so far included a total of 2,351 cultural relic sites and 518 intangible (无形的) cultural relics on the 6 of national protected items. Recovery and protection have been 7 on important cultural relic sites such as the Potala Palace in Tibet and the Palace Museum in Beijing.
Chinese museums have developed well in recent years. China has more than 2,300 museums that 8 about 150 million people annually.
However, cultural relics in China now face great 9. Many historic cities have been 10. Illegal trade and smuggling (走私) activities have not been forbidden, which has led to the loss of national treasures overseas. 11, many important cultural relic sites have disappeared or are hard to pass on because of too much exploration and improper use. And cultural relics 12 by minority ethnic groups have lost their character due to the 13 lifestyle of the people.
Therefore, we should keep our mind clear and take 14 to better protect cultural relics, and 15 the whole society to take part in this cause.
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Apart from personal development,(assume) responsibility for your actions is also important for the betterment of society. Society isorganic whole, and as social beings, we have a responsibility to make a contribution. You may(hear) the story of a small boy who tried to save starfish left on the beach after a storm, by throwing them back into the sea. People passing by told him that he was wasting his time, for he could not(possible) save them all. However, the boy was not discouraged, believing that he could make a difference to the ones he saved. As a result, the(passer-by) felt inspired and joined him in saving the starfish. Similarly, the little things you do can make a difference! For example, picking up garbage around your neighbourhood contributes to a (clean) environment. Reporting a (speed) car helps ensure road safety. Being energy-efficient leads to savings of our precious natural resources. Doing volunteer work at a local nursing home brings love and (warm) to the elderly. Just like the" starfish boy" , you may even inspire people around you to do the same, which is an added bonus. Work together, we'll have the power to gradually but continuously advance our society.
1）丝绸之路的总体概括；
2）丝绸之路的作用；
3）值得参观的地方、美食、特色等。
注意：
1）词数80~100左右（开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数）；
2）可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Mr. Jackie,
Yours,
Li Hua
As a woman walked down the streets one day on a cold day in February, she spotted a beggar. The man looked dirty, and didn't even wear a proper coat. Every passer-by looked at him with contempt（鄙视）. Not like they had anything against him, but merely because of who he was: a dirty beggar.
"Sir? Are you all right?" The lady asked him. The old beggar thought that this well-dressed, obviously wealthy lady, was laughing at him." Leave me alone!" he shouted. She did not move." Are you hungry?" she asked with a gentle smile." No, I've just had lunch with the president." the beggar replied sarcastically(讥讽地). Her smile did not fade, and she tried to pick him up." What do you think you are doing, woman!" the beggar cried.
"Is there a problem ma'am?" a passing policeman asked." Not at all, officer. I'm just trying to get this man on his feet." the woman replied. Surprised, the policeman said:" That's old Jack, he has been here for years. What have you got to do with him?" "I am taking him to the cafeteria to get warm and eat something." the woman answered.
Angry, the old beggar now shouted:" Are you crazy!? I don't want to go in there!" But then he felt strong hands lifting him up." Let me go, officer. I didn't do anything!" "Don't miss this good chance to feed yourself, Jack." the officer advised. Together, they dragged Jack into the cafeteria. She stared at Jack and said:" Jack, do you remember me?" "Well, you do look familiar." Jack said while examining her face.
注意：1）续写词数应为150左右；
2）请按如下格式在答题卡上的相应位置作答。
Paragraph 1:
"Do you remember a cold and hungry girl when you worked here?"
Paragraph 2:
She gave him a business card and said:"
