用所给动词的适当形式填空。
1.He________(prefer) outdoor activities to films last year.
2.No country _________(make) such great progress as China in the past thirty years
3.-- I called you this morning, but nobody answered it.
-- Oh, I ____________ (iron) shirts in the bedroom.
4.We should prevent air pollution ____________(live) a happier life.
5.We hope that more charity shows ________(hold) to raise money for Project Hope.
根据英文提示写出单词，完成句子，每空一词。
1.Our English teacher speaks __________ (gentle) to us.
2.To tell you the __________(true), I don’t like to sit with him.
3.This book isn’t mine. I think it belongs to _________. (she)
4.After the _____(dance )wonderful performance, we gave them some flowers.
5.No matter where we are, we should do something ___________.(use)
根据中文提示写出单词，完成句子，每空一词。
1.__________, (不幸的是)we didn’t catch the school bus and had to walk to school.
2.Whatever your _________(选择) is, I will just follow you.
3.The books should be returned no _________ (迟) than next Friday.
4.He’d like to buy a present for his grandpa’s ___________(99) birthday.
5.Please be careful with these _________ (小刀). They are very sharp.
A taboo(忌讳，禁忌) is a social action that is not allowed. Every culture in the world has its own taboos. The breaking of a taboo sometimes makes people feel uncomfortable. I learned this through my own experience.
Last weekend, Wang Lin and I showed two foreigners around our city. Mr Singh was from India and Mr. White from USA. When I held out my left hand to shake hands with him, Mr. Singh seemed to be unhappy. Mr. White, however, was quite casual. He said hello to me with a big smile and a wave of his hand.
In the evening, we stopped at a restaurant for dinner. I noticed that Mr. Singh didn’t touch the beef and Mr. White seemed not to like chickens’ claws. During the meal, Wang Lin said sorry to Mr. Singh and continued to explain that we didn’t know it was a taboo in India to shake one’s left hand. Mr. Singh explained that since oxen are sacred(神圣的) in India, people don’t eat beef there. Mr. White joined in and said that it was not usual in the states for people to eat chickens’ claws. He went on to say that Americans don’ t usually get into each other’ s personal space. Marriage, job and age are their taboos. Isn’ t it a good lesson to remember?
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Main idea |
The taboos in every country are ____1._____. People sometimes feel ____2.____ if one breaks a taboo. |
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In India |
Indians don’ t eat ____ 3.___because they think oxen are sacred. It’ s 4. to shake one’ s left hand. |
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In the USA |
Although it’ s not a taboo, Americans 5. eat chickens’ claws |
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Americans don’ t usually get into each other’ s personal space. For example, they usually don’t ask someone else’s 6. , job or 7. . |
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If you pay 8. to taboos, you can get on 9. with the people with different 10. . |
Almost every Chinese person can recite(背诵) the two lines of the famous poem, “Every grain on the plate comes from hard work ”. But sadly, many of us don’t actually get the real meaning of these lines: Don’t waste food.
A CCTV program reported that the food Chinese people throw away every year is enough to feed 200 million people for a year. Do we have too much food? Absolutely not. According to the UN World Food Program, there were 925 million hungry people around the world in 2011, especially in developing countries. Six million children die of hunger every year.
Chinese people are well-known for being friendly and generous. Many even feel that they lose face if their guests have eaten all the food on the table. Luckily, a number of people have realized the importance of saving food. What should we do in our daily lives to waste less food?
1. Don’t order too much in a restaurant. Only order as much as you want to eat. If you cannot eat all the food you ordered, take the rest of it home.
2. Don’t leave any food in your bowls while having meals.
3. Keep an eye on what food you have at home. Don’t buy too much, especially for vegetables and fruit.
1.What’s the real meaning of the underlined sentence?
A．春种一粒粟，秋收万颗籽。 B．谁知盘中餐，粒粒皆辛苦。
C．吏禄三百石，岁晏有余粮。 D．足蒸暑土气，背灼炎天光。
2.According to the UN report, how many hungry people were there in 2011?
A．6 million. B．925 million. C．200 million. D．725 million.
3.What should we do to waste less food?
A．Order more food in a restaurant. B．Every time you eat, leave some food in your bowls.
C．Take all the food you ordered home. D．Don’t store too much food like vegetables and fruit.
4.Which of the following is NOT true?
A．A number of people have realized the importance of saving food.
B．The food Chinese people throw away every year is enough to feed 200 million people for a year.
C．200 million children die of hunger every year.
D．Many Chinese feel that they lose face if guests have eaten all the food on the table.
5.What’s the main idea of this passage?
A．Don’t waste food. B．Chinese people are friendly and generous.
C．We can’t die of hunger. D．Every grain is grown by farmers.
Chinese TV shows that describe young people's lives in modern society are crossing the cultural divide and attracting a lot of foreign audiences.
One of the examples is the Chinese TV series "A Beautiful Daughter-in-law Era", a light comedy about a modern Chinese couple.
The TV series was first aired in Shanghai in November 2009. It was dubbed in Swahili and broadcast in east African countries in 2011. Two Kenyan（肯尼亚人） actresses were chosen to do voice dubbing for the two leading roles in the African version of the series. It was a great success in Africa.
Tanzanians（坦桑尼亚人） say that they are able to understand how young Chinese people live happily in modern times and they may be able to find ways to solve their personal problems by watching the series.
Although China is one of the world's most prolific（多产的） producers of TV series, its series are not particularly popular overseas. The popularity of "A Beautiful Daughter-In-Law Era" may serve as an example for Chinese TV producers who want to bring their work to other countries.
In recent years, some TV series that show the lives of people in Chinese cities have achieved some success in the foreign market.
"Go Lala Go!," a TV series that details the adventures of a female office worker named Du Lala, has also started to reach global audiences. The series has been exported to Singapore, Malaysia, the United States and Canada.
"The Chinese dream will be more easily accepted by foreign audiences when it is manifested in small and touching stories," said Meng Jian, a professor at Fudan University.
1.What can Tanzanians do by watching the Chinese TV series "A Beautiful Daughter-in-law Era"?
A．They can be chosen to do voice dubbing for the leading roles.
B．They can bring their work to other countries.
C．They can find ways to solve their personal problems.
D．They can be successful at work.
2.Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A．"Go Lala Go!," is very popular in Africa.
B．All the Chinese TV series are popular overseas.
C．Some Chinese TV series that show the lives of people in Chinese countries have achieved some success in the foreign market.
D．Africans can understand the happy lives of Chinese young people in modern times.
3.What does the word “dub” mean in the third paragraph?
A．表演 B．配音 C．制作 D．拍摄
4.What’s the best title of the passage?
A．Cultural crossing B．Chinese TV shows
C．A great success D．Young people’s lives
