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电大现代汉语专题期未复习考试资料小抄一、判断正误说明:正确的打钩,错误的打叉。1“要”的汉语拼音是yao,这个音节的韵母中的韵头是i。( )2北方方言内部语音系统没有任何差别,高度一致。( )3复韵母就是韵腹位于几个音素中间的韵母,例如ian、uang。()、4“有时间来学习”和“有条件来学习”的内部结构相同,都是连动式。( )5普通话语音系统中能充当韵头的音素是i、u、y、w。( )6从结构看,现代汉语词的发展趋势是由单纯词向合成词发展。( )7“得”字右下角的部件只能构成一个汉字,不是基础部件。( )8现代汉字系统中,合体字数量要多于独体字。()9网络语言是一种独立于现实语言之外的一种语言。( )10网络语言产生的原因与网民使用方言有关,所以属于地域方言。( )11北方话词汇系统中所有的词,普通话都要吸收。( )12人口的流动将对语言和方言的发展产生很大影响。( )13根据音节拼写规则,在实际运用中,u行韵母中的u-律要换成w。()14短语的结构类别和功能类别是对应的,例如定中短语就是名词性短语。( )15普通话韵母的元音韵尾只有i和u两个。( )16现代汉语语素以单音节为主,词以双音节为主。()17成字部件就是合成部件,只不过划分的角度不同。()18汉字字数繁多的根本原因是汉字结构复杂。()19输入文字快捷简便的要求是网络语言产生的重要原因。( )20. -些比较流行的网络语言会进入现实语言交际领域。( )153421韵母10U、uei、uen的拼写形式在实际运用中永远不会出现。()22普通话要以白话文著作作为语法规范。( )23方言是地域文化的反映,因此方言不应该被消灭,而应该保留。()24普通话语音系统中唯一一对清浊对立的辅音都是舌尖后音。()25定位语素全部都是词缀,非定位语素就是词根。( )26动词和形容词的主要区别是动词可以充当谓语。()27汉字和音节是对应的,普通话一个音节只用一个汉字记录。()28汉字是记录汉语的法定文字,所以汉字中不能夹杂非汉字符号。()29网络语言产生的原因与网民使用方言有关,所以属于地域方言。()30网络语言会对现实语言产生一定影响。( )31北方话语汇系统中所有的词,普通话都要吸收。()32社会方言的主要特点是语汇比较特殊,但没有独特的语音语法系统。( )33韵母10U、uei、uen的拼写形式在实际运用中永远也不会出现。()34短语是构成句子的基础,具有表述性特点。()35普通话音节的突出特点是元音占优势。()36“白菜”和“白纸”内部结构相同,都是词。( )37字符也是部件,他们的区别是观察划分汉字的角度不同。( )38“林、明、体、采”都是会意字。( )39在网上发布信息的语言就是网络语言。( )40.网络语言最突出的特点是它的变异性。()二、举例解释下列术语(每词2分,共10分)1用汉语拼音字母写出充当下列音节的韵头和韵腹的元音(10分)yuan:韵头n,韵腹a。zhui:韵头u,韵腹e。wang:韵头u,韵腹Q。quan:韵头n,韵腹Q。jiu:韵头i,韵腹o。2从构词法角度分析下列合成词的结构方式。(10分)战斗:并列式战马:限定式卧铺:限定式变化:并列式绿化:后附式3分析下面词组的结构层次关系。(10分)挖掘煤炭的工人挖掘煤炭的表层4从不同角度纠正下面句子中存在的问题。(10分)解题提示:下面的句子,可能在语汇、语法、汉字书写方面有错误,注意纠正。直接写出正确的句子即可,不需要说明纠正的原因。 青年朋友们,努力吧,未来的鸿图要靠我们来描绘。改:青年朋友们,努力吧,未来的宏图要靠我们来描绘。我报设立了“改革刍议”栏目,欢迎读者参与。改:我报设立了“改革小议”栏目,欢迎读者参与。这篇文章,针贬时弊,观点鲜明,受到了读者的好评。改:这篇文章,针砭时弊,观点鲜明,受到了读者的好评。这一张张笑容,一颗颗红心,汇成了爱的海洋。改:这一张张笑脸,一颗颗红心,汇成了爱的海洋。这是新老顾客备受信赖的名牌产品。改:这是备受新老顾客信赖的名牌产品。5韵腹: 韵腹是韵母中的主要元音,一般由开口度最大的元音充当,如果韵母中只有一个元音,这个元音就是韵腹。例如韵母uai,Q是韵腹,韵母ing,i是韵腹。6敬辞: 敬辞是对交际对象表示尊敬的词语,例如“令尊、贵姓、高寿”等等。7虚词: 虚词就是不能独立充当句法成分的词,也没有实在意义,例如“了、吧、呢”是虚词。8非主谓句: 非主谓句就是句子结构中没有主语和谓语之分的句子,由主谓短语以外的短语构成。9记号: 记号就是跟文字所代表的意义或读音没有联系的字符。例如“河”字中的“可”。10声调是贯穿一个音节的高低升降的调子,由音高变化形成,具有区别意义的作用。例如普通话有阴平、阳平、上声、去声四个声调。11韵尾就是韵母中位于韵腹后面的一个音素,通常由元音或辅音充当。例如韵母uai,n是韵腹,i是韵尾,韵母ing,i是韵腹,ng是韵尾。12.合成词是由两个或两个以上的语素构成的词,例如“高兴、研究、国家”。13.体宾动词就是只能带名词性成分充当宾语的动词,例如“阅读、购买”等动词。14.焦点是指句子新信息的重点。例如“把敌人打败了”,其中“败”就是焦点。15.声符就是跟文字所代表的声音有联系的字符。例如“爸”中的“巴”就是声符。三、综合分析应用题16合词由两个以上的词根语素组合构成的合成词。例如“江山、海洋、农民”等等。17双宾动词就是可以同时带两个宾语的动词。例如“送你一朵花”,“送”有两个宾语。18词类就是按照词的语法功能划分出来的类别。例如名词、动词、形容词。19字部件就是可以独立成为一个汉字的部件。例如“好”中的“女、子”就是成字部件。20单韵母就是由一个元音独立构成的韵母,例如普通话韵母Q、o、e就是单韵母。21同义词就是意义相同相近的一组词,例如“教诲一教导”就是一组同义词。22实词是能够独立充当句法成分的词,例如名词“太阳”、动词“考虑”都是实词。23谓句就是由主谓短语构成的句子。例如“太阳出来了”、“风来了”就是主谓句。24声字就是由意符和声符构成的汉字,例如“妈”,“女”是意符,“马”是声符。三、综合分析应用题(共40分)1.写出充当下列音节的韵头和韵腹的元音(10分)juan:韵头:n韵腹:Qzhun:韵头:u韵腹:eyang:韵头:i韵腹:axue:韵头:n韵腹:宅qiu:韵头:i韵腹:o2从构词法角度分析下列合成词的结构方式。(10分) 战争:并列式战场:限定式金黄:限定式金子:后附式老虎:前附式3分析下面词组的结构层次关系(10分)修剪苹果树的赘枝修剪苹果树的技术4从不同角度纠正下面句子中存在的问题(10分)解题提示:下面的句子,可能在语汇、语法、汉字书写方面有错误,注意纠正。直接写出正确的句子即可,不需要说明纠正的原因。 这些年轻人的拙作,语句表达很差,我们实在是不敢恭维。改:这些年轻人的作品,语句表达很差,我们实在是不敢恭维。 已经够乱乎的了,你就别瞎搀和了。改:已经够乱乎的了,你就剔瞎掺合了。 我们把任务一定能够按时完成,请大家放心!改:我们一定能够按时把任务完成,请大家放心! 那里的安全情况不断下降,令人担忧。改:那里的安全情况很不好,令人担忧。他接受了这个科研项目,就开始了通霄达旦的工作,力争早日出成果。改:他接受了这个科研项目,就开始了通宵达旦的工作,力争早日出成果。5.用汉语拼音写出下列汉字所代表的音节,并从结构角度给韵母分类。(10分)解题要求:写出基本音节即可,不要求标注声调。光:guang:鼻韵母辉:hui:复韵母照:zhao:复韵母耀:yao:复韵母你:ni:单韵母6把下面句子中的语素划分出来,然后从语音角度进行分类。(10分)蜘蛛在葡萄藤上。蜘蛛:多音节语素;在:单音节语素;葡萄:多音节语素; 藤:单音节语素;上:单音节语素。7下面的短语是不是有歧义,请用层次分析法简要说明(10分)发现了敌人的哨兵这个短语有歧义,第一层可以理解为述宾结构,也可以理解为定中结构。分析如下:8不同角度纠正下面句子中存在的问题(10分)解题提示:下面的句子,可能在语汇、语法、汉字书写方面有错误,注意纠正。直接写出正确的句子即可,不需要说明纠正的原因。 中学毕业这么多年了,我一直惦记着你令尊呢。改:中学毕业这么多年了,我一直惦记着令尊呢。象他那样死心踏地的人,还真是少见。改:像他那样死心塌地的人,还真是少见。这只能算是偶尔事件,不可预知。改:这只能算是偶然事件,不可预知。我们提出了解决帐篷短缺的对策。改:我们提出了解决帐篷短缺问题的对策。他夺得冠军的消息不径而走,传遍了四面八方。改:他夺得冠军的消息不胫而走,传遍了四面八方。9根据拼写规则给下面的汉字注音,然后从韵头角度给韵母分类。(10分)解题提示:每个音节注出声韵母即可,不要求标注声调。tai-开口呼yang-齐齿呼yue-撮口呼chu-合口呼lai-开口呼10从构词法角度分析下列合成词的类型。(10分)围裙-限定式围脖-支配式围困-并列式围子-后附式突围-支配式11.分析下列句子的焦点并分析突出焦点的手段(10分)我把这些书摆得整整齐齐。答:焦点是“整整齐齐”。常规安排,焦点在句末。他绘画喜欢,书法也喜欢。答:焦点是“绘画、书法”。通过对比突出焦点。是你自己给大家报告这个消息的。答:焦点是“你自己”。通过副词“是”突出焦点。小王是今天早晨到北京的。答:焦点是“今天早晨”。通过副词“是”突出焦点。起来,饥寒交迫的奴隶1 答:焦点是“起来”。通过句子倒装、变换语序突出焦点。12从不同角度纠正下面句子中存在的问题(10分)解题提示:下面的句子,可能在语汇、语法、汉字书写方面有错误,注意纠正。直接写出正确的句子即可,不需要说明纠正的原因。 我们家就要乔迁新居,到时候欢迎你去做客。改:我们家就要搬迁新居,到时候欢迎你去做客。他自已有病,令夫人又忙,我们就不去打搅了。改:他自己有病,夫人又忙,我们就不去打搅了。 这是新老顾客备受信赖的名牌产品。改:这是备受新老顾客信赖的名牌产品。通过学习有关文件,我们坚定了改进错误的决心。改:通过学习有关文件,我们坚定了改正错误的决心。 他的文章言语犀利,用词准确,针贬时弊可谓一语中地。改:他的文章言语犀利,用词准确,针砭时弊可谓一语中的。四、问答题(每小题5分,共30分)1北方话作为普通话的词汇基础有很多优势条件,请你任选一方面谈谈。答:第一,北方话在我国政治、经济方面的影响大,北方话区域历来是我国政治经济中心区域;第二,北方话具有雄厚的文化基础,我们现在使用的书面语白话,就是在北方话基础上发展起来的,许多文学名著也是使用北方话写的,这些作品的流传,促进了北方话在全国的传播;第三,北方话具有广泛的群众基础,使用人口占整个汉民族的70%;第四,北方话通行地域广阔,从东北到西南,从西北到东南的南京,在这样大的范围内通话基本上没有问题。2举例说明成语和惯用语在语音形式和结构关系方面有什么不同?答:第一,从语音看,成语以四个音节为主,惯用语以三个音节为主;第二,从结构看,成语结构关系多种多样,惯用语以述宾关系和偏正关系为主。3“重要”和“主要”是不是同一词类?二者在功能上有哪些不同?答:“重要”和“主要”都是形容词,但“重要”属于普通形容词,“主要”属于非谓形容词。二者在功能上的主要区别是:第一,“重要”可以受副词修饰,“主要”不能受副词修饰;第二,“重要”可以充当谓语,“主要”不能充当谓语。4举例说明什么是简化字?是不是笔画少的字就是简化字?答: 简化字相对繁体字而言,是指改造原来笔画结构复杂的繁体字而形成的笔画结构简单的汉字。例如“属”繁体字,简化后的“马”就是简化字。简化字有特定的内涵,不是笔画少的汉字就是简化字,例如“上、下、一”这些字不是简化字。5网络语言要不要规范?请谈谈你的看法。答:肯定回答一点:网络语言需要规范。第一,语言作为交际工具需要规范统一,便于信息传递,但是网络语言个性太强,变异性突出,不便于交际使用;第二,对现实语言形成了冲击,破坏了语言的纯洁统一,有必要进行规范。否定回答要点:网络语言没有必要规范。第一,网络语言是一种社会方言,只是用于网络环境,交际双方都懂,不影响交际;第二,网络语言的特点主要是体现在词语方面,对现实语言不会产生影响;第三网络语言的独特性产生了很多新词,可以丰富发展现实语言,促进语言发展。6现代汉语方言的发展有哪些趋势?答:第一,受共同语普通话影响越来越大,呈现向普通话集中靠拢的趋势;第二,各个方言内部差异正在日益缩小,呈现出互相集中的趋势;第三,相邻方言有互相交融的趋势。 7什么是声调?声调在汉语中有什么作用?答:声调是贯通于整个音节的高低升降的调子,是指读每个音节时声音的变化。汉语是有声调的语言,声调在汉语中具有区别意义的作用。声韵母相同的音节,声调不同,意义往往不同,例如dao念阴平是“刀”,念上声是“倒”,念去声是“到”。8.举例说明成语和惯用语在语音形式和结构关系方面有什么不同。答:第一,从语音看,成语以四个音节为主,惯用语以三个音节为主;第二,从结构看,成语结构关系多种多样,惯用语以述宾关系和偏正关系为主。9“重要”和“主要”是不是同一词类?二者在功能上有哪些不同?答:“重要”和“主要”都是形容词,但“重要”属于普通形容词,“主要”属于非谓形容词。二者在功能上的主要区别是:第一,“重要”可以受副词修饰,“主要”不能受副词修饰;第二,“重要”可以充当谓语,“主要”不能充当谓语。10字部件是不是合成部件?举例说明。答:成字部件不一定就是合成部件,二者在有的汉字中对应,在有的汉字中不对应,划分角度不同,没用完全对应的关系。例如“爸”中的“父、巴”是成字部件,不是合成部件。“想”中的“相”是成字部件,也是合成部件。11网络语言要不要规范?请谈谈你的认识?答:肯定回答要点:网络语言需要规范。第一,语言作为交际工具需要规范统一,便于信息传递,但是网络语言个性太强,变异性突出,不便于交际使用:第二,对现实语言形成了冲击,破坏了语言的纯洁统一,有必要进行规范。否定回答要点:网络语言没有必要规范。第一,网络语言是一种社会方言,只是用于网络环境,交际双方都懂,不影响交际:第二,网络语言的特点主要是体现在词语方面,对现实语言不会产生影响:第三网络语言的独特性产生了很多新词,可以丰富发展现实语言,促进语言发展。 12普通话要以白话文著作为语法规范,这个说法对不对?为什么?答:这个说法不正确,正确的说法是:普通话要以典范的现代白话文著作为语法规范。这个说法漏掉两个重要内容:第一,白话文著作有古代和现代之分,古代白话文著作如红楼梦显然不能用作语法规范;第二,白话文著作有典范和非典范之分,只要社会公认的优秀的白话文著作才能作为语法规范。这两个方面缺一不可。13从构词法角度分析下面一组词的构成方式。老鼠老人答:这两个词构词并不相同:“老鼠”是前附式,是合成词中的派生词,“老”已经虚化为词缀,是定位语素;“老人”是限定式,是复合词,“老”有实在意义,修饰“人”。14.实词和虚词有哪些方面的区别?请简要说明。答:第一,语法功能不同,实词可以充当句法成分,可以和别的语言单位构成各种语法关系,虚词的功能是附着,不能充当句法成分:第二,实词具有比较实在的意义,虚词没有实在的意义,比较空灵,只能表示某种语法关系意义。15.举例说明什么是开口呼、合口呼?答:开口呼是韵头或韵腹都不是i、u、n充当的韵母,例如ao、ei、ang;合口呼就是韵头或韵腹是由元音u充当的韵母,例如ua、uo、uang。16.字符是不是意符?为什么?答:.字符是分析汉字内部结构得到的基本构字单位,是组合成汉字的符号,根据字符组字的功能,字符可分意符、声符、记号三类。意符只是字符中的一个类剐,二者不是对等的。17.网络语言会不会对现实语言形成冲击?为什么?答:网络语言不会对现实语言形成冲击。第一,网络语言具有独特的使用环境和对象,离开这个环境和对象,网络语言就无法使用:第二,网络语言是以现实语言为基础构成的,并没有自己独立的语音语法体系,其差异突出体现在词语方面,因而对现实语言产生的影响很小;第三,网络语言中的一些词语,还有可能为现实语言吸收,丰富现实语言语汇。18影视表演能不能使用方言?请谈谈你的看法。答:否定回答:影视剧和小品表演使用方言不好,不符合国家有关语言法规的规定,通用语言文字法规定广播、电影、电视要使用国家通用语言文字。同时,方言的影响有限,使用范围有限,再优秀的艺术作品,也只能在一个方言区传播。如果别的地区播放或表演,还需要重新配音,造成人力物力财力的浪费,没有必要。肯定回答:影视剧和小品表演使用方言好,因为方言本身是一定地域文化的产物,非常有特点,可以更好地刻划人物形象,突出地域特色,增强艺术感染力,同时具有亲和力,容易让观众进入情景,领会其中的意境。19为什么说普通话语音具有音乐美?请简要说明原因。答:第一,普通话音节中元音占优势:第二,普通话清辅音多,浊辅音少:第三,普通话每个音节都有声调,突出了元音优势。20.举例说明什么是敬辞和谦辞,并简述在交际中的作用。答:敬辞就是对交际对象表示尊敬的词语,例如“恭候、光临”是敬辞;谦辞就是交际中用来表示谦虚的词语,例如“敝人、管见”是谦辞。敬辞和谦辞已经成为人际交往中不可缺少的用语,恰当运用,可以使话语更显得体,有助于弥合人际关系。21“我有些时间读书”和“我有个姐姐读书”是不是都属于连动式?为什么?答:这两个句子不都是连动式,连动式前后几个连续的动词性成分,隐含的是同一个主语。“我有些时间读书”这个句子是连动式,动词“有”和“读”的主语都是“我”:“我有个姐姐读书”是兼语式,因为前后两个动词的主语不是同一个对象,动词“有”的主语是“我”,动词“读”的主语是“姐姐”。22.字符可分哪些类别?“木”是字符中的哪一类?为什么?答:字符根据功能可以分为意符、声符和记号三类。“木”单独看不能确定属于字符的哪一类,因为字符的性质取决于它在构字时所起的作用,例如“木”在“桉、柳、杨”中是意符,在“沐”中是声符,而单独看“木”,就无法确定它的功能,也就无法给它分类。23简要说明网络词语有哪些特点?答:网络词语有三个特点;一是兼容性,对方言和其他民族语言的词语兼收并蓄;二是依赖性,即网络词语的使用要依赖网络这个特殊的环境;第三是变异性,即采用有别于常规表达手段构成,具体表现为三多,即缩略词语多、类推词语多、字母词语多。 请您删除一下内容,O(_)O谢谢!2015年中央电大期末复习考试小抄大全,电大期末考试必备小抄,电大考试必过小抄Many people have the same mixed feelings when planning a trip during Golden Week. With heaps of time, the seven-day Chinese请您删除一下内容,O(_)O谢谢!National Day holiday could be the best occasion to enjoy a destination. However, it can also be the easiest way to ruin how you feel about a place and you may become more fatigued after the holiday, due to battling the large crowds. During peak season, a dream about a place can turn to nightmare without careful planning, especially if you travel with children and older people. As most Chinese people will take the holiday to visit domestic tourist destinations, crowds and busy traffic are inevitable at most places. Also to be expected are increasing transport and accommodation prices, with the possibility that there will be no rooms available. It is also common that youllwait in the line for one hour to get a ticket, and another two hours at the site, to only see a tiny bit of the place due to the crowds. Last year, 428 million tourists traveled in China over the week-long holiday in October. Traveling during this period is a matter that needs thorough preparation. If you are short on time to plan the upcoming Golden Week it may not be a bad idea to avoid some of the most crowded places for now. There is always a place so fascinating that everyone yearns for. Arxan is a place like this. The beauty of Arxan is everlasting regardless of the changing of four seasons. Bestowed by nature, its spectacular seasonal landscape and mountains are just beyond word. Arxan is a crucial destination for the recommended travelling route, China Inner Mongolia Arxan Hailar Manzhouli. It is also the joint of the four prairies across the Sino-Mongolian border, where people gravitate towards the exotic atmosphere mixed with Chinese, Russian, and Mongolia elements. As a historic site for the Yitian Battle, Arxan still embodies the spirit of Genghis Khan. Walking into Arxan, you will be amazed by a kaleidoscope of gorgeous colors all the year round - the Spring azaleas blooming red in the snow, the Summer sea wavering blue in the breeze, the Autumn leaves painted in yellow covering volcanic traces, and the Winter woods shining white on the vast alpine snowscape. Hinggan League Arxan city is situated in the far eastern area of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. Its full name Haren Arxan means hot holy water in the Mongolian language. Arxan is a tourism city in the northern frontier with a blend of large forest, grand prairies, vast snowfield, heaven lake cluster, thermium, as well as volcanic cluster. It is a rare and unique ecotourism base filled with healthy sunshine, clean air and unspoiled green. Nestled close to the countrys largest virgin forest, and known for its spring and ecological environment, Arxan is marveled at by many tourists as the purest land on earth. You cannot miss out the Autumn of Arxan. It is definitely the best with brightly-colored scenery full of emotions. Autumn in the northern part of the country comes earlier than the South. A September rain followed by the footprints of Autumn brings more colors to the once emerald green mountain and blooming grassland. Shutterbugs flock to see for themselves the marvel of splendid colors around the mountains and waters, many of whom have travel a long distance and even camp here only to capture a moment of the nature wonder. The silver birch turns golden, while the larch is still proudly green. You will find yourself drowned in the intoxicating red of the wild fruits as well as the glamour of flowers in full blown. And your heart will be lingering on the woods as its time for the wild fruits to ripe. The picturesque Arxan in Autumn is indeed a fairyland only exists in a dream that satisfies all your fantasies. If itrains heavily on Saturday night, some elderly Chinese will say it is because Zhinu, or the Weaving Maid, is crying on the day she met her husband Niulang, or the Cowherd, on the Milky Way. Most Chinese remember being told this romantic tragedy when they were children on Qixi, or the Seventh Night Festival, which falls on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month, which is usually in early August. This year it falls on Saturday, August 2. Folklore Story As the story goes, once there was a cowherd, Niulang, who lived with his elder brother and sister-in-law. But she disliked and abused him, and the boy was forced to leave home with only an old cow for company. The cow, however, was a former god who had violated imperial rules and was sent to earth in bovine form. One day the cow led Niulang to a lake where fairies took a bath on earth. Among them was Zhinu, the most beautiful fairy and a skilled seamstress. The two fell in love at first sight and were soon married. They had a son and daughter and their happy life was held up as an example for hundreds of years in China. Yet in the eyes of the Jade Emperor, the Supreme Deity in Taoism, marriage between a mortal and fairy was strictly forbidden. He ordered the heaven troop to catch Zhinu back. Niulang grew desperate when he discovered Zhinu had been taken back to heaven. Driven by Niulangs misery, the cow told him to turn its hide into a pair of shoes after it died. The magic shoes whisked Niulang, who carried his two children in baskets strung from a shoulder pole, off on a chase after the empress. The pursuit enraged the empress, who took her hairpin and slashed it across the sky creating the Milky Way which separated husband from wife. But all was not lost as magpies, moved by their love and devotion, formed a bridge across the Milky Way to reunite the family. Even the Jade Emperor was touched, and allowed Niulang and Zhinu to meet once a year on the seventh night of the seventh month. This is how Qixi came to be. The festival can be traced back to the Han Dynasty (206 BC-AD 220). Traditionally, people would look up at the sky and find a bright star in the constellation Aquila as well as the star Vega, which are identified as Niulang and Zhinu. The two stars shine on opposite sides of the Milky Way. Customs In bygone days, Qixi was not only a special day for lovers, but also for girls. It is also known as the Begging for Skills Festival or Daughters Festival. In this day, girls will throw a sewing needle into a bowl full of water on the night of Qixi as a test of embroidery skills. If the needle floats on top of the water instead of sinking, it proves the girl is a skilled embroiders. Single women also pray for finding a good husband in the future. And the newly married women pray to become pregnant quickly. Tradition transformed The love story of Niulang and Zhinu, and the Qixi Festival have been handed down for generations. Yet these ancient traditions and customs are slowly dying out. Many modern Chinese, particularly youngsters, seem to know more about St Valentines Day on February 14, characterized by bouquets of roses, chocolates and romantic candlelight dinners, than they do about their home-grown day for lovers. Even Qixi is nowadays referred to as the Chinese Valentines Day. More and more young Chinese people begin to celebrate this day in a very similar way as that in western countries. Fewer people than ever will gaze at the heavens on Saturday to pick out the two stars shining bright on either side of the Milky Way, that is, if people even know on which day Qixi falls. There are ready reminders dotted about, in the form of big ads saying Sales on Chinese Valentines Day! in shops, hotels and restaurants. But few young women will mark the festival with their boyfriends, or take part in traditional activities to pray for cleverness. A large-scale of exhibition on the Silk Road opened to the public in the National Museum on Thursday. The exhibition displays more than 400 treasures from Shaanxi province, Gansu province and 14 other regions. It is largest scale exhibition that shows the history of the Silk Road in recent years. AsAPECis going on in Beijing, the exhibit aims to show the world this brilliant section of history. The Silk Road is a series of trade and cultural transmission routes that were central to cultural interaction through regions of the Asian continent. It connected the West and East by linking traders, merchants, pilgrims, monks, soldiers, nomads, and urban dwellers from China and India to the Mediterranean Sea during various periods of time. I met my dear hubby in 2009 the second year I was in my school and it was the first year when he came here. We became colleagues. And there was nothing special happening during that year. He was just a kind and humble brother graduated from the same college as me. But we did not know each other till he became my colleague and his office desk was just in front of me. There was only a glass between us. So actually we could see each other when we both look up. But it is not the main reason that really draws us close. How we become close to each other was something seems quite natural. We went out to play badminton with other colleagues and we sometimes chatted for a while. He is a man of few words but somehow sometimes will say something really humorous. Then one day, to my great surprise, I found a pot of beautiful flower on my desk. It was just the flower I had talked about with my colleague the other day, and I thought it was her who put the flower there. But the truth is not. It was the humble guy sitting in front of me. He just simply said ,”well, I caught sight of this flower and thought that its beautiful and you may like it”. I wonder why I was moved because of these simple words and present. Maybe it is the sincerity and the true self that impress me. I thanked him and some colleagues walked past my desk would appreciate the beautiful flower and they noticed that something romance happened there. Then later on, there were some little surprises once in a while. Once, there was something wrong with my drawer and I had complained about it unconsciously. And he fixed it for me. Then the other day, he placed several pink diamond roses beside the flower with a piece of paper saying” I love you more than I can say! Diamond stands for marriage, rose stand for love. I hope you are mine, become my wife. You are the only girl who I really want to spend the rest of my life to stand by.” Although there were some grammar errors but I got what he meant. He meant so clear and so direct. And actually, I accepted him some days earlier. I was just waiting for him to break the ice. So finally, the common interests and the common understanding brought us together. Some people say the relationship and the feeling will change after getting hitched. You will find that love is no longer strong and there is always lack of passion and whats worse you may find out many bad habits of your partner, which never appear when you are first in love before the marriage. It seems that many faults turn up after you truly living together and see each others face the moment you open your eyes in the early morning. But after almost 4 years from now, I do not feel any negative change in our relationship. During all these years, we know each other better and we become more tolerant about each other and I realize that if you really love a person you will accept his imperfect. And what is the qualification of a good husband? Once I was chatting with my colleague about this issue. And one of the qualifications I thought was that he must be a good cook. But to my surprise, my colleague said that a good husband must be someone who makes big money. What made her think so was quite beyond me. Maybe I am not sophisticated enough and what I wa
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