Chapter One China's Political System 1
Passage One The Introduction of China's Political System and Structure 1
Passage Two The System of Multi-party Cooperation and Political Consultation 5
Passage Three One Country,Two Systems 9
Passage Four Origin of the Taiwan Question 12
Chapter Two China's Economy 16
Passage One China's Economy at the Crossroads 16
Passage Two China's New Tax Cut Good News for Consumers 21
Passage Three China's Housing Market Keeps on Rising 23
Passage Four China's Economy is Expected to Take the Lead into the Spring 26
Chapter Three The Science and Technology in China 29
Passage One Great Achievements in China's Space Technology 29
Passage Two Space Hero Yang Liwei 32
Passage Three China Makes Milestone Dive 34
Passage Four China Reaches 485 Million Internet Users as Growth Slows 37
Passage Five Father of Hybrid Rice Yuan Longping 39
Chapter Four Chinese Education 42
Passage One Imperial Examination in Sui and Tang Dynasties 42
Passage Two Education in Song,Ming and Qing Dynasties 46
Passage Three Education System in the People's Republic of China 48
Passage Four Development of Education 52
Passage Five Education of International Students in China 55
Chapter Five Sports of China 58
Passage One Sports History of China 58
Passage Two Highlights of Shenzhen 2011 Summer Universiade 63
Passage Three 2008 Olympics in Beijing 66
Passage Four Table Tenn is in China 70
Passage Five The Year of Yao 75
Chapter Six Chinese Law 80
Passage One The Judicial Branch of China 80
Passage Two Law of the People's Republic of China on Individual Income Tax 84
Passage Three China's Action Plan on Intellectual Property Protection 87
Passage Four Marriage Laws 91
Passage Five Law on Road Traffic Safety 93
Chapter Seven Chinese Arts 97
Passage One Chinese Unique Architectures 97
Passage Two Naxi Ancient Music 101
Passage Three A Century of Chinese Oil Painting 104
Passage Four Beauty of Composition in Chinese Call igraphy 106
Passage Five Famous Earthenware of China 108
Chapter Eight Traditional Chinese Medicine 112
Passage One Historical Overview and Culture of Traditional Chinese Medicine 112
Passage Two Chinese Herbal Medicine 117
Passage Three Chinese Medicated Diet 119
Passage Four Acupuncture:An Introduction 123
Passage Five A New Future for TCM 127
Chapter Nine Chinese Jade 132
Passage One The Myth of Jade 132
Passage Two Chinese Jade Culture 134
Passage Three Jade Still Holds a Magical Appeal in the Region 136
Chapter Ten Chinese Catering Culture 140
Passage One Chinese Culinary Art 140
Passage Two Chinese Alcohol,Chinese Spirits 143
Passage Three Chinese Tea,More Important than Rice 146
Passage Four Chinese Tea Party 149
Chapter Eleven Chinese Family 153
Passage One Women in Feudal China 153
Passage Two Chastity 156
Passage Three Foot-binding 158
Passage Four The Extended Familv 161
Passage Five The Empty Nest 164
Chapter Twelve Chinese Language 167
Passage One Written Chinese 167
Passage Two Chinese:More than a Language 173
Passage Three Chinese Characters:Is Their Design too Hard for us to do? 175
Passage Four Chinese Characters,Simplified or Traditional? 178
Chapter Thirteen Chinese Religions and Beliefs 181
Passage One Religion in China 181
Passage Two Building of Taoism 185
Passage Three The Past of Buddhism in China 188
Chapter Fourteen Chinese Ethnic Groups and Their Customs 192
Passage One Hui Minority and Its Culture 192
Passage Two Qiang Minority and Its Culture 196
Passage Three The Sisters'Rice Festival 199
Passage Four Xuedun Festival of Tibet 203
Passage Five Bird Freeing Festival of the Maonan Ethnic Minority 204
各单元答案汇总 206