Are you a gourmand(吃货)? Do you want to eat every delicious food in the world? Then do you watch the popular program? “A Bite of China” is a documentary on Chinese delicious food which has been broadcast by CCTV. Can you find any holiday celebrated without a special festival food? Food is very important in China. Here are several traditional Chinese foods:
Eggs hold a special meaning in many cultures. Chinese believe that eggs mean producing something new. For example, after a baby is born, parents may hold a " feast party," where they pass out eggs to announce the birth. In some areas of China the number of eggs represents the sex of the child, the number(1,3,5…) for a girl, and (2,4,6…) for a boy.
Noodles are a symbol of long life in Chinese culture. They are as much a part of a Chinese birthday celebration as a birthday cake with lit candles(蜡烛) in many countries. Since noodles represent long life, it is considered very unlucky to cut them off.
Although westerners sometimes may be very sorry to see fish lying on a plate, in China a whole fish is a symbol of richness. In fact, at a party it is traditional to serve the whole fish last, fish head pointed toward the valued guest. Fish also has a special meaning because the Chinese word for fish, yu, sounds like the word for richness or plenty, and it is believed that eating fish will help your wishes come true in the future.
Another very popular food during the Dragon Boat Festival is Zongzi. This tasty food is made of rice with meat, peanut or other delicious food in bamboo leaves. The tradition of Zongzi is meant to remind us of a great man, Qu Yuan.
The 50-minute program tries to bring something new by presenting more cultural elements(元素),such as eating habits and the quality of eating.
1.A bite of China is _______.
A. a history B. a TV program
C. a guide book D. a radio talk
2.The underlined phrase means_____ .
A. give presents B. get presents
C. ask for D. stand for
3.In this part the documentary tells us about Chinese food ______ in the history.
A. cooking B. eating C. making D. meaning
4.How many kinds of traditional food are mentioned in the passage?
A．two B．three C．four D．five
Are you “Weibo Addicts”? You may spend too much time on Webo if you are a “Weibo Addict”. Do you write a Weibo? If you don’t, you are “out ”!
Weibo means microblog. People may spend much time writing a blog, but it takes a little time to write a microblog. Why? Because every message on a microblog is less than 140 words.
Microblog started in the USA. It came to China in 2009 and it grows very fast. In 2011, the number of Chinese micro-bloggers grew to 300 million. People write microblogs for many reasons. For many microblog users, it is a great way of learning the freshest news, talking with friends and sharing different kinds of information, including news, everyday life, pictures, music, videos and so on.
It is easy and fast to send a message on a microblog. However, this can also bring some problems. For example, when the big earthquake and tsunami (海啸) hit Japan in March, 2011, messages like “Salt can help people fight radiation (辐射)” were hot on microblogs. Then a crazy buying of salt followed. Later people knew it was just a rumor (谣言).
In a word, microblog plays a new part in the life of Chinese people.
1.What does Weibo Addicts in the first paragraph mean?
A. People who are crazy about Weibo.
B. People who seldom use Weibo.
C. People who first made Weibo.
D. People who need Weibo least.
2.What is NOT an advantage (优势) of Weibo?
A. It is short but carries many meanings.
B. It can help us learn the latest news.
C. It can send rumors.
D. It is easy to use.
3.Which of the following is TRUE?
A. Writing a microblog needs much time.
B. Microblog appeared in China only one year ago but it is so popular now.
C. As a popular thing, microblog has its advantages and problems.
D. More and more Chinese show great interest in microblog because it started in the USA.
4.What does Para. 2 mainly talk about?
A. How to use Weibo.
B. Why Weibo is so popular.
C. Who is using Weibo.
D. What Weibo is.
“Reading makes a full man” (Bacon, 1597). Novels written by the writers like Jane Austen, Victor Hugo and Ernest Hemingway help us to know more about our history, culture and many other things.
Jane Austen(简.奥斯汀) was one of the most well-known women writers of the world. She was born in England in 1775. Jane loved reading and writing. She wrote a number of famous novels in her life. Among them, Pride and Prejudice《傲慢与偏见》 written in 1779 was the most popular.
Victor Hugo(维克多.雨果), born in 1802 in France, was one of the best writers in the19th century. The talent in writing and hard work brought great success to Hugo at an early age. His most popular novel, the Hunchback of Notre-Dame<巴黎圣母院>, was written in 1831. The book was so successful that it was quickly translated into many other languages across Europe.
Ernest Hemingway（欧内斯特.海明威）, an outstanding American writer and reporter, was born in 1899. His life experience had a great influence on his writing style. Hemingway lived in France and Italy between the 1920s and 1950s. Most of his books such as The Sun Also Rises were written at that time. He won the Nobel Prize in 1954 mainly because of the novel The Old Man and the Sea.
1.When was Jane Austen born?
A. In 1775 B. In 1779 C. In 1597 D. In 1899
2.Where was Victor Hugo from?
A. England. B. America. C. Italy. D. France.
3.Ernest Hemingway won the Nobel Prize mainly because of _________.
A. The Hunchback of Notre-Dame
B. Pride and Prejudice
C. The Old man and the Sea
D. The Sun Also Rises
4.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A. Bacon said the famous words: “Reading makes a full man”.
B. Maybe, Hemingway wrote The Sun Also Rises in France or Italy.
C. The Hunchback of Notre-Dame was very famous in Europe in the 18th century.
D. English woman writer Jane Austen is famous for Pride and Prejudice.
Trip1 Na Mountain(Yizheng ) Bring your strong shoes for the hiking in a beautiful area of Na Mountain. You can find many kinds of wild flowers in this area. Time: July 23~July 26 Tel:83598432 Adult:$70.00 Child（under16）:$35.00 |
Trip2 Beihai Park(Gaoyou) This is a beautiful park with different kinds of plants. Take your digital camera and enjoy the great sights here. It is a good place for fishing. Time: July 21~July 22 Tel:0572-84597543 Adult:$20.00 Child: Free |
Trip 3 The Big Valley(Zhejiang Proince) Put on your warm clothes, and come for a night walk along the Big Valley. Many of the animals you will see on this trip can only be seen at night. Time: July 15~July 21 Tel :84497243 Adult:$180.00 Not for children |
Trip 4 The Sun and moon Lake(Taiwan) Wear your sun hat and enjoy wonderful sunshine. You can take the boat to different islands for sightseeing or swim there. Time: July 20~July 29 Tel:83497432 Adult:$4200.00 Child:$2100.00 |
1.Nick wants to have a trip for a week . He can go _______.
A. hiking in the mountain
B. fishing in the park
C. swimming in the lake
D. walking along a valley
2.Mr and Mrs. King want to stay in Na Mountain with their seven-year-old son and eleven-year-old daughter. They need to pay _______ for the trip.
A. $280 B. $140 C. $210 D. $105
3.Lily likes smelling flowers. Which of the following is her best choice?
A. Trip 1 B. Trip 2. C. Trip 3. D. Trip 4.
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My name is Jane Eyre and my parents died when I was a baby. For ten years I lived a______life with my aunt and cousins who treated me unfriendly. My cousins played jokes on me and my aunt never showed me any_______.The only person who cared about me was the maid（仆人）, Bessie. One day my cousin John shouted at me: "You should go and beg, not live with us!" After fighting with him I was locked in a room, where I ______for hours crying.
Things kept the same until a tall gentleman called Mr. Brockehurst came to visit. My aunt told me that I was going to a school ______by the gentleman. "Train her to be useful and polite," said Aunt. Two days later I left my home.
At first my ___ at Lowood School was easy. The food was bad and I was often cold but I made
______and enjoyed studying. But after an illness killed several students, new owners took over (接管)the school and life improved. Six years later I ______ a teacher and was very happy. But finally I felt that I should explore more of the world and found a job as a private（私人的） teacher in a _______.
Before I left Lowood, Bessie came to visit me, she told me that seven years ago my father's brother had come _____ _me but he left again to go abroad. "He looked like quite a gentleman," said Bessie. I wondered if he would ever look for me again.
My new life ______at Thornfield Hall, a large country house, ______a little girl called Adele. She was the adopted(被收养的) daughter of the owner of the house, Mr. Rochester. He ______stayed at Thornfield and ______my time was mainly spent with Adele and ___ people. My life was quite happy now although there was something______about my new home. Often I heard strange sounds come from the top floor of the house.---------Based upon《Jane Eyre》
1.A. happyB. longC. sadD. comfortable
2.A. foodB. loveC. wayD. schooling
3.A. livedB. stayedC. studiedD. beat
4.A. builtB. designedC. ownedD. opened
5.A. foodB. lifeC. bookD. study
6.A. noiseB. friendsC. mistakesD. faces
7.A. turnedB. metC. becameD. found
8.A. schoolB. familyC. libraryD. country
9.A. looking atB. looking afterC. looking intoD. looking for
10.A. stoppedB. continuedC. startedD. broke
11.A. showingB. teachingC. searchingD. wanting
12.A. oftenB. hardlyC. happilyD. quietly
13.A. yetB. soC. stillD. though
14.A. othersB. the otherC. the othersD. other
15.A. interestingB. goodC. importantD. strange
---Would you please look after my pet cat while I am on holiday in Yangzhou?
--- .
A. With pleasure B. My pleasure
C. That’s OK D. You are welcome
