【文章內(nèi)容簡(jiǎn)介】 能，而且也被視為一種藝術(shù)。精心準(zhǔn)備的中餐既可口又好看。烹飪技藝和配料在中國(guó)各地差異很大。但好的烹飪都有一個(gè)共同點(diǎn)，總是要考慮到顏色、味道、口感和營(yíng)養(yǎng)(nutrition)。由于食物對(duì)健康至關(guān)重要，好的廚師總是努力在谷物、肉類(lèi)和蔬菜之間取得平衡，所以中餐既味美又健康。Many people are fond of Chinese China, cooking is regarded not only as a craftsmanship, but also as an wellprepared Chinese cuisine is both tasty and skills and dish ingredients vary a lot in different regions of , good Chinese cuisine always shares something in mon, that is, the color, aroma, taste, and food is vital to one’s health, a good chef if always trying to strike a balance among grains, meat and ’s why Chinese cuisine is tasty and 大學(xué)英語(yǔ)四級(jí)考試真題（第二套）中國(guó)結(jié)（the Chinese knot）最初是由手工藝人發(fā)明的，經(jīng)過(guò)數(shù)百年不斷的改進(jìn)，已經(jīng)成為一種優(yōu)雅多彩的藝術(shù)和工藝。在古代，人們用它來(lái)記錄事件，但現(xiàn)在主要用于裝飾的目的?！敖Y(jié)”在中文里意味著愛(ài)情、婚姻和團(tuán)聚。中國(guó)結(jié)常常作為禮物交換或用作飾品祈求好運(yùn)和避邪。這種形式的手工藝（handicraft）代代相傳，現(xiàn)在已經(jīng)在中國(guó)和世界各地越來(lái)越受歡迎。The Chinese knot, originally invented by the craftsmen, has bee an elegant and colorful art and craft over hundreds of years’ continuous ancient times, it was used to record events, but nowadays it is mainly functioning as decoration.“knot” signifies love, marriage and reunion in used as gifts exchange or decoration, Chinese knot is believed to bring good luck as well as ward off evil handicraft has been passed down from one generation to another and now enjoys more and more popularity both at home and 大學(xué)英語(yǔ)四級(jí)考試真題（第三套）“你要茶還是咖啡？”是用餐人常被問(wèn)到的問(wèn)題。許多西方人會(huì)選咖啡，而中國(guó)人則會(huì)選茶。相傳，中國(guó)的一位帝王于五千多年前發(fā)現(xiàn)了茶，并用來(lái)治病。在明清（the Ming and Qing Dynasties）期間，茶館遍布全國(guó)。飲茶在6世紀(jì)傳到了日本，但直到118世紀(jì)才傳到歐美。如今，茶是世界上最流行的飲料(beverage)之一。茶是中國(guó)的民族飲品，也是中國(guó)傳統(tǒng)和文化的重要組成部分。This is what diners are often asked, “Would you like tea or coffee?” Many Westerners favor coffee while the Chinese tend to choose has it that an ancient Chinese emperor discovered the tea five thousand years ago and used it to treat the Ming and Qing Dynasties, teahouses spread all over the drinking was introduced to Japan in the 16th century while it had not been introduced into Europe and America until the 17th and 18th , tea is one of the most popular beverages in the is not only a kind of Chinese national drink, but also an important part of Chinese tradition and 大學(xué)英語(yǔ)四級(jí)考試真題（第一套）春節(jié)貼年畫(huà)（pasting New Year paintings）的風(fēng)俗源自于往房子外面的門(mén)上貼門(mén)神(Door Gods)的傳統(tǒng)。隨著木質(zhì)雕刻評(píng)（board carvings）的出現(xiàn)，年畫(huà)包含了更廣泛的主題，最出名的就是門(mén)神和三大神——福神、薪神和壽神(Three Gods of Blessing, Salary and Longevity)，寓意著莊家豐收、家畜興旺和慶祝春節(jié)。年畫(huà)的四大產(chǎn)地分別是蘇州桃花塢、天津楊柳青、河北武強(qiáng)和山東濰坊?，F(xiàn)在中國(guó)農(nóng)村依然保持著年畫(huà)的傳統(tǒng)，而在城市里很少有人貼年畫(huà)。The custom of pasting New Year paintings in the Spring Festival originated from the tradition of pasting Door Gods on the external doors of the the creation of board carvings, New Year paintings cover a wider range of most famous ones are Door Gods and Three Gods of Blessing, Salary and Longevity, signifying the abundant harvest of crops, the prosperity of domestic animals and the celebration of the Spring producing areas of New Year paintings are Taohuawu of Suzhou, Yangliuqing of Tianjin, Wuqiang of Hebei and Weifang of the tradition of pasting New Year paintings is still kept in rural China, while it is seldom followed in 大學(xué)英語(yǔ)四級(jí)考試真題（第二套）“春聯(lián)(The Spring Couplet)”也被稱(chēng)為“對(duì)聯(lián)(couplet)”，在中國(guó)是一種特殊的文學(xué)形式。春聯(lián)是由貼在門(mén)口兩側(cè)兩組對(duì)立的句子(antithetical sentences)組成的。在門(mén)上面的橫批(horizontal scroll bearing an inscription)通常是一個(gè)吉祥的短語(yǔ)。貼在門(mén)右側(cè)的句子被稱(chēng)作對(duì)聯(lián)的上聯(lián)(the first line of the couplet)，左側(cè)的為下聯(lián)。除夕那天，每家都會(huì)在門(mén)上貼上紅紙寫(xiě)的春聯(lián)，傳遞出節(jié)日喜慶和熱鬧的(hilarious)氣氛。在過(guò)去，中國(guó)人通常用毛筆自己寫(xiě)春聯(lián)或者請(qǐng)別人寫(xiě)春聯(lián)，而現(xiàn)在，人們普遍在市場(chǎng)上買(mǎi)印刷好的春聯(lián)?！癟he Spring Couplet”, also called “couplet”, is a special form of literature in Spring Couplet is posed of two antithetical sentences on both sides of the the gate is a horizontal scroll bearing an inscription, usually an auspicious sentence pasting on the right side of the door is called the fist line of the Couplet, and the left one is the second the eve of the Spring Festival, every household will paste on doors a Spring Couplet written on red paper to give a happy and hilarious atmosphere of the the past, the Chinese usually wrote their own Spring Couplet with a brush or asked others to do it for them, while nowadays, it is mon for people to buy the printed Spring Couplet in the 大學(xué)英語(yǔ)四級(jí)考試真題（第三套）僅僅鼠標(biāo)一點(diǎn)，購(gòu)物者就幾乎能在網(wǎng)上買(mǎi)到任何東西，從食品雜貨到汽車(chē)，從保險(xiǎn)單(insurance policies)到房貸。電子商務(wù)(electronic merce)的世界使得消費(fèi)者無(wú)需離開(kāi)舒適的家就能夠在數(shù)以千計(jì)的網(wǎng)店購(gòu)物，并且完成付款。消費(fèi)者期望商家(merchants)不僅僅能夠在網(wǎng)上銷(xiāo)售產(chǎn)品，而且能夠讓支付過(guò)程變的簡(jiǎn)單、安全。當(dāng)然，網(wǎng)絡(luò)購(gòu)物者也需要謹(jǐn)慎小心以保證愉快、安全的網(wǎng)購(gòu)經(jīng)歷。With just a click of the mouse, shoppers can buy nearly any product online, from groceries to cars, from insurance policies to home world of electronic merce enables consumers to shop at thousands of online stores and pay for their purchases without leaving the fortable expect merchants not only to make their products available on the Web, but also to make payments a simple and secure course, online shoppers need to be cautious to make their online shopping experiences enjoyable and 大學(xué)英語(yǔ)四級(jí)考試真題在中國(guó)，小孩兒的滿月酒(OneMonthOld Feast)和抓周(OneYearOld Catch)儀式獨(dú)具特色。小孩兒出生滿一個(gè)月的那天，孩子的家人一般要邀請(qǐng)親朋摯友一起來(lái)慶祝孩子滿月。小孩兒滿周歲的那天，有抓周的儀式。按照中國(guó)的傳統(tǒng)，父母及他們不給予任何的引導(dǎo)或暗示，任孩子隨意挑選，看他先抓什么，后抓什么，并以此為依據(jù)來(lái)預(yù)測(cè)孩子可能存在的志趣和將來(lái)從事的職業(yè)以及前途。In China, OneMonthOld Feast and OneYearOld Catch of a baby are of unique Chinese the day when a baby is a month old, the family of the baby will invite their friends and relatives to a ceremony to celebrate the the day when a baby is one year old, there is a ceremony of OneYearOld to Chinese traditional custom, nobody will give any instruction or cue to the baby so that it is left free to choose by the baby catch the articles it likes, the family can then make prediction about its potential interest, future career and development.第四篇：最新大學(xué)英語(yǔ)四級(jí)真題作文2012年6月四級(jí)作文On Excessive PackagingNowadays the phenomena of excessive packaging of goods are prevailing in our society: clothes swathed in tissue paper, placed in cardboard box and finally wrapped in welldesigned plastic bags, imported bottles of grape wine packed in wooden boxes, fruits put in handwoven baskets, to name but a are several causes of excessive first reason is that a large number of panies believe that they can attract customers’ attention and stimulate their purchasing desire by