How do you keep cool during summer? Air conditioners(空調(diào)) or electric fans are good tools in modern society. But before that, people could only use fans.

Over 3，000years ago, first fans began to be used. They were made of feathers(羽毛)，bamboo or silk. They came in different shapes, including rounds and squares.

Later, with the invention of paper, folding(可折疊的) paper fans became popular during the Song Dynasty. There are usually beautiful pictures on fans. Some are landscapes(風景).Others are flowers and animals. Moreover, many great people including SuDongpo, a poet of the Song Dynasty, and Tang Yin, a scholar(學者)and painter of the Ming Dynasty, once painted their masterpieces(杰作)on fans. This made fans not only useful tools in daily life but also great art works.

Therefore, with their value of beauty, people take fans as a symbol of status(地位).That's why in ancient China, emperors(皇帝)and scholars often held fans.

Today, fans are also great collectors' items and gifts. On the opening ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, folding fans were given to leaders and officials of other countries, as well as other audiences. While they were waving fans to get cool, they were also experiencing Chinese culture.

1.The first fan was made of the following EXCEPT_________ before the SongDynasty.

A. feathers B. paper C. bamboo

2.What made fans become great artworks?

A. The invention of paper.

B. Emperors and scholars used fans.

C. Many great people painted their masterpieces on fans.

D. Fans can be folded.

3.What is Tang Yin?

A. A poet of the Song Dynasty.

B. An emperor in the Ming Dynasty.

C. A painter in the Qing Dynasty.

D. A scholar and painter in the MingDynasty.

4.Who can get folding fans on the opening ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games?

A. Athletes. B. Leaders and officials of other countries.

C. Other audiences. D. Both B and C.

5.Which of the following is NOT true?

A. Today, many people collect fans and send them as presents.

B. In ancient China, emperors and scholars often held fans to get cool

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