The NBA playoffs(季后赛) began on April 28, and the next two months will be filled with games decided in the final minutes. The playoffs are also a way to show off the world’s best basketball players.
There’s a saying from Spiderman: “With great power comes great responsibility(责任).” This is true no matter whether you are a class monitor or a president. A recent survey in the USA asked kids what they would do to make life better for other kids if they were president. “Providing shelter” topped the list.
May 19, 1613: Xu Xiake, a famous traveler during the Ming Dynasty, started his trip around China, which lasted for more than 30 years. In 2011, China announced its first National Tourism Day, held on May 19 every year in memory of this ancient explorer.
Do you have female friends that refer to as “guimi”? If you are a girl and the answer is yes, you are a lucky dog. “Guimi” is only used among girls. It refers to your most honest friends. In English, the word to use is “BFF”- which stands for best friend forever. But if you want to say a guy is your close friend or “nanguimi”, you should use “bromeo”, which is made up of “bro” and “Romeo”.
CHINA is planning to build a national earthquake monitoring and warning system in five years. While the system would never be able to forecast an earthquake, it could detect(探测) quakes and notify people within seconds before seismic(地震引起的) waves actually hit them, and a trial program including nearly 100 monitoring stations is currently being carried out in southeast China’s Fujian Province and has proven successful.
1.The above five passages may be .
A. from posters B. from newspapers C. from ads D. from novels
2.From the passage we know May 19 is in China.
A. the beginning of the NBA playoffs B. in memory of Spiderman
C. Earthquake Day D. National Tourism Day
3.“Guimi” refers to .
A. any female friends
B. bromeo
C. your most honest friends
D. those friends who can only share happiness
4.China’s earthquake monitoring and warning system could .
A. forecast an earthquake B. be used in Zhejiang Province
C. not detect quakes D. notify people within seconds
5.Which of the following is wrong according to the passage?
A. China will build earthquake warning system in five years.
B. In English, the word “BFF” stands for best friend forever.
C. The playoffs can show off the world’s best football players.
D. “Providing shelter” topped the list in American kids’ survey.
Almost every Chinese person can recite the two lines of the famous poem, “Every grain on the plate comes from hard work(谁知盘中餐，粒粒皆辛苦).” But sadly, many of us don’t actually get the real meaning of these lines: Don’t waste food.
A CCTV program, News One Plus One, 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? Of course not. According to the UN World Food Program, there were 925 million hungry people around the world in 2010, especially in developing countries. Six million children die of hunger every year.
Chinese people are well known for being hospitable(好客的) 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. Last November, Li Hong, a waitress in a restaurant in Nanjing, got fired because she took some leftover food home for her son. Many people stood by her side and criticized(批评) the waste of food.
What should we do in our daily lives to waste less food? Here are some tips:
1. Do not 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 be too picky(挑剔的) about food. Some food may not taste great, but your body needs it.
3. Keep an eye on what food you have at home. Don’t buy too much, especially for vegetables and fruit.
1.How many people were hungry in the world in 2010 according to the UN World Food Program?
A. 200 million. B. Six million. C. 925 million. D. 625 million.
2.What does the writer want to show us through Li Hong’s story?
A. Many Chinese restaurants waste a large amount of food.
B. Many Chinese people are kind-hearted and ready to help the weak.
C. Chinese people feel that they lose face if their guests eat all the food.
D. Many Chinese people don’t agree with the behavior of wasting food.
3.The underlined word “leftover” means in Chinese.
A. 过期的 B. 剩余的 C. 腐烂的 D.难吃的
4.According to the passage, we shouldn’t waste food because .
A. food comes from very hard work
B. six million children die of hunger every day
C. there is enough food to feed all the people
D. Chinese are hospitable and generous
5.Which of the following is a good way to save food?
A. Ordering more than you need at a restaurant.
B. Taking home restaurant leftovers.
C. Not knowing what you already have at home when shopping.
D. Not eating the food you don’t like even if it’s healthy.
—I am leaving for Switzerland next week.
— !
A. That’s all right B. It’s a pleasure C. Enjoy yourself D. You’re welcome
— I called you yesterday evening, but nobody answered the phone.
— Oh, I a walk with my parents at that time.
A. took B. was taking C. am taking D. take
— The doctor told me not to eat too much, but I find it difficult.
— The doctor is right. you eat, you will be.
A. The less; the healthier B. The less; the more healthier
C. The more; the healthier D. The more; the more healthier
—All the volunteers were very tired, but of them took a rest.
—They were busy looking for the missing people.
A. neither B. all C. both D. none
