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Yulin Caves and Eastern Thousand Buddha Caves in Gansu Province, where five erhu pictures were discovered on
murals (壁画).
31. When did the erhu become a popular instrument?

A. In the Tang Dynasty. B. In the Song Dynasty.
C. In the Ming Dynasty. D. In recent years.
32. To study the history of the erhu, historians usually .
A. play the most famous erhu pieces B. listen to different kinds of folk music

C. get help from ancient paintings D. read some books about ethnic minorities
33. Which is TRUE according to the passage?
A. The huqin belongs to the erhu family.
B. Folk art stops the development of the erhu.

C. People can find plenty of written records about the erhu.
D. The erhu is used in both traditional and modern music now.
34. You may read the passage in the section of a newspaper.
A. culture B. business C. health D. nature

35. The passage mainly talks about .
A. the forms of folk music
B. the history of the erhu
C. the rise of different dynasties

D. the development of Chinese instruments

B
Wukong, Tiangong, Tianwen…Do you know where the names of Chinese space programs come from?

Wukong, the Dark Matter Particle Explorer satellite (暗物质粒子探测卫星), is named after Chinese
superhero Monkey King. According to Journey to the West, Monkey King has a pair of sharp eyes which can tell
the difference between good and evil. The Wukong satellite is just as sharp-eyed as Monkey King to help scientists
search for dark matter in space.

The name of the space station, Tiangong, means “Heavenly Palace”. In Chinese myths , this is the home of
Tian Di. Now Tiangong Space Station is a home for Chinese astronauts in space. And China welcomes foreign
astronauts to Tiangong so that they can work together. Tianwen, China’s Mars missions (任务), gets its name
from the poem Tianwen by Qu Yuan. Qu Yuan is a well-known poet from ancient China. In Tianwen, he had the

questions about the sky, stars, nature, myths and the real world, showing his hunger for truth. Perhaps the Tianwen
missions will end up answering some of Qu Yuan’s questions.
If you look into more names of Chinese space programs, you will find that they all have beautiful meanings.
We, the Chinese people, have a long-cherished (珍藏已久的) space dream. So the naming of Chinese space

programs is taken very seriously.
36. What is the Wukong satellite used for?
A. Answering some of Qu Yuan’s questions.

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