Who is the greatest teacher in Chinese history? You can’t think of anyone else when you hear people read Confucius’ 2,500–year–old words: “All study but no thinking makes people puzzled. All think but no study makes people lazy. ”
September 28th was Confucius’ birthday. He was born in the Kingdom of Lu(鲁国), in today’s Shandong Province. Chinese look upon Confucius as the greatest thinker and also the greatest teacher. He had about 3,000 students. For more than 2,500 years, Confucius’ ideas have been around in people’s everyday lives. Now they have gone far into Western countries and South Asia. People can still hear them today.
Why are his ideas so popular? They help not only in everyday life but also in society(社会). Confucius’ most important ideas are kindness and good manners. Confucius said young people should take care of the old. People should give up thinking of themselves and work for others. As a great teacher, Confucius said that all should go to school if they wanted to learn.
Some of Confucius’ popular words are “A kind person should care others” and “Be strict with yourself, but be kind to others.” People use his ideas to help themselves and society. Now, more than 100 internet web sites are teaching people about Confucius and his ideas.
“Kindness and honesty are the best values(价值) of the world today, ” said 79–year–old Kong Fanjin who is studying Confucius.
1.Confucius was .
A．born on September 28th, 3000 years ago
B．born in the in the Kingdom of Chu
C．taught students in today’s Shandong Province
D．not only a greatest teacher but also a greatest thinker
2.Why are Confucius’ ideas so popular?
A．They are about money and power.
B．They help people themselves and the society.
C．They are about different customs and manners.
D．They only help people deal with everyday life.
3.The underline word “them” in the second paragraph refers to .
A．the greatest teacher and thinker B．Confucius’ students
C．people in Western countries and South Asia D．Confucius’ ideas
4.Which of the following is NOT Confucius’ idea?
A．People should get education.
B．The young should take care of the old.
C．Be strict with others, but be kind to yourself.
D．All thinking but no study makes people lazy.
Indian boy Piscine Patel is troubled by his first name. It sounds like a rude word, and his classmates laughed at him. He decides to change his name to “Pi”.
But Pi’s name problems are nothing compared to what is waiting for him.
Pi’s father owns a zoo. He decides to move to Canada. The family, together with all the zoo animals, set sail across the Pacific. One day, a huge storm hits the ship. The next morning, Pi finds his family has sunk with the ship. He is the only person still alive.
He finds himself on a lifeboat with several animals, one of which is a tiger called Richard Parker. Soon, all the animals are killed and Pi is left alone with the tiger.
As the tiger becomes hungrier, Pi starts to fish to feed him. Otherwise, he himself will become the food.
The boy and the tiger develop an amazing relationship on the sea. Although he feels hopeless, Pi never gives up. After 227 days, the lifeboat finally lands on a beach in Mexico, but Richard Parker runs away into the forest.
The ship company finds Pi and asks what happened. Pi tells them about Richard Parker but the company doesn’t believe him. Pi then tells another story in which there is no tiger, but some other shocking details(细节).
Is there really another story? If so, which one is the truth? Maybe you will have your own answer after watching The Life of Pi(《少年派的奇幻漂流》), the latest 3D movie from American Chinese director Ang Lee.
1.What’s the first trouble of the Indian boy Piscine Patel?
A．His classmates laughed at his name.
B．His family set sail across the Pacific to Canada.
C．A huge storm hits the ship with his family.
D．The tiger nearly killed him on the lifeboat.
2.Why are all the other animals on the lifeboat killed? Because .
A．they are hunted by others
B．they are eaten by the tiger
C．they are sunk under the sea
D．they are killed and cooked by Pi
3.The passage mainly tells us .
A．how Pi’s lifeboat sank in the sea
B．how the tiger ran away from the sea to the forest
C．what happened to Pi on the lifeboat with a tiger
D．what happened to the animals in Pi’s father’s zoo
4.Which would be true according to the passage?
A．The tiger was killed at last.
B．Pi was saved by another ship.
C．The ship company believed Pi’s tiger story
D．Pi told two stories in the movie.
What is your favorite English letter? Many of you may say Q. Why? Because so many of you chat with your friends on QQ. What do you like about QQ? What do you talk about? The CCTV reporter, Miss Wang, interviews three kids. Let’s listen to what they say.
When do you chat on QQ with friends? What do you talk about?
Lin Yuhan, Xi’an：On weekends. We talk about homework and chat with each other.
Tang Xuting, Shanghai：At weekends and when I don't have much homework, We exchange test answers and chat．
Yang Yuhan, Dalian：Our class goes online together at 4pm-6pm on weekends. We complain about homework, chat and talk about computer games.
What do you put on your QQ blog(博客)?
Lin: I put good articles I have found online on my blog. I also write articles myself. They are about funny things that have happened in my class.
Tang: I put pictures on my blog. Not my own photos, but pictures from my favorite Japanese cartoons like Tennis Prince and Conan.
Yang: I put DV films on my blog. I shoot(拍摄)them during sports meetings and school parties. The most popular one is about a dancing teacher. It is so funny that everyone watches it.
How do you like QQ?
Lin: It’s a good space for us to make a record of our lives, of both good times and sad times.
Tang: My friends and I may not have time to chat at school. But we can do it on QQ. It's very helpful to our friendships.
Yang: If you chat with friends on the telephone, your parents sometimes listen in on your conversation. There’s no such problem with QQ. You can relax and talk freely.
1.Who comes from Shanghai?
A．Miss Wang B．Lin Yuhan C．Yang Yuhang D．Tang Xuting
2.What does Yang Yuhang talk about on QQ on weekends?
①homework ②chat ③test answers ④computer games
A．①② B．②③ C．①②④ D．②③④
3.Which of the following is true about Lin Yuhan?
A．She talks about homework and chats with friends on weekdays.
B．She puts some good articles on her QQ blog.
C．She puts DV films on her blog.
D．She puts some good pictures on her QQ blog.
4.Which one is TRUE according to this article?
A．Lin says QQ is very helpful to their friendships.
B．Yang says he can chat freely with many friends and relax on QQ.
C．Tang says QQ is a good space for them to make a record of their lives.
D．Tang says he chats on QQ on weekdays though he has lots of homework
1. Please clean up before leaving.
2. Showers(淋浴)to be taken before 11 p.m..
3. No staying out after 10 p.m. unless allowed by me.
4. You may have incoming calls on my phone but no outgoing calls.
5. Bed time is 11 p.m.
6. Dinner is at 7 p.m. unless notified(通知). (If you don’t have dinner, you must let us know before 6 p.m.)
7. Keep noise to the least.
8. No smoking in the bedroom.
The Address you are staying at is: 112 Kendal Way Cambridge
My contact number: 07870 347980
1.These rules are made for ______.
A．salesmen B．people who do the cleaning
C．guides D．people who will live with a family
2.Which of the following is NOT mentioned (提到) in the rules?
A．The name of the host (主人).
B．The time to go to bed.
C．Something you can’t do.
D．The address you will be staying at.
3.You can do the following except______.
A．smoking out of the bedroom.
B．taking showers at 9 p.m.
C．telling the host at 7 p.m. if you don’t have dinner
D．using the host’s phone to receive phone calls
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I think it is good that many families keep animals 1. pets. Unfortunately, some people do not take good care of their pets. Some do not feed their pets enough so they become 2. . Others do not give their pets a good place to 3. in and the animals can get too hot or too cold. There are also a few people who 4. their pets. I feel this is wrong. People should not treat their pets badly.
The government of the UK is thinking of 5. to help protect pets – it’s about time! It wants a set of instructions on 6. to take care of different kinds of animals. The instructions would 7. explain how to keep animals happy! That is good news for pets, don’t you think so?
The UK government also wants to create some 8. ‘pet police(政策)’. They can go to people’s homes to check whether they are taking care of their pets 9. . If they find someone treating an animal badly, they can take the animal 10. . People who hurt their pets can even go to jail(监狱). I hope more people will now try to take better care of their pets.
My work keeps me in Hong Kong most of the year，but I try to get away for a month in summer，usually in July．Now as you probably know，that’s the main 1 season in Europe．The favorite places for vacations and the famous cities are usually very 2 ． But I’m not seeking(寻求) the sun—I can get lots of 3 in Hong Kong—and I’m certainly not seeking the crowds！So 4 I go on vacation，I buy a Train Pass(a kind of train ticket) that allows me first-class travel on most of the railways of Western Europe．First-class compartments(车厢) are 5 crowded and they are very comfortable．If you’re going on 6 trip, you can take a sleeping train for an extra charge．There are usually dining cars(餐车) in the train．
I find that train travel is restful and 7 ．There’s always 8 to see．I particularly(特别地) enjoy 9 through Switzerland and Italy．You can get a very good 10 of what a country is like from a train because you don’t go too fast and you stop quite often．Also train travel is very safe，and I am never sick on a train 11 I am on a ship. Then there are always people to 12 to if you feel like a chat.
The reason that I seldom(很少) travel by plane is quite 13 : because train stations are usually built in the centre．I don’t have to 14 transport(运输工具), transport can be a problem when arriving by 15 ．
1. A．vacation B．visiting C．cloudy D．windy
2. A．quiet B．useful C．exciting D．crowded
3. A．pleasure B．daylight C．sunshine D．money
4. A．when B．where C．what D．which
5. A．always B．hardly C．certainly D．nearly
6. A．summer B．overnight C．day-time D．vacation
7. A．cheap B．expensive C．interesting D．lonely
8. A．something B．nothing C．anything D．everything
9. A．running B．walking C．driving D．travelling
10. A．view B．idea C．seat D．trip
11. A．rather than B．or C．as D．even though
12. A．talk B．speak C．tell D．say
13. A．easy B．wrong C．right D．simple
14. A．find out B．worry about C．wait for D．take away
15. A．ship B．train C．air D．car
