A Bite of China (舌尖上的中国) has become a hot topic on the Internet in China. It is a seven-episode(集) program. It is about traditional Chinese food.
The documentary has attracted over 100,000,000 Chinese audiences(观众). Most of them don’t see this program as a common food show, because it shows them the value of Chinese food and the changes in China today. The audiences can see how hard the cooks and farmers work to make such wonderful Chinese food.
Chen Xiaoqing, the lead director of the program, says that the program is not only about eating, but also about Chinese culture. His friend Liu Wen said, “We also wanted to show international audiences what China is like today.”
“A Bite of China will be out of English version(版本), ” said Chen Xiaoqing. “We should be thankful to the people who make so much delicious food.” added a reporter Wang Lu.
1.How many episodes are there in “A bite of China”?
A. 4. B. 5. C.6. D. 7.
2.What kind of program is “A Bite of China”?
A. A soap opera. B. A comedy.
C. A documentary. D. A sports show.
3.What’s the meaning of the underlined word “attracted”?
A. 描述. B. 吸引 C. 产生. D. 改变.
4.Who works hard to make such wonderful Chinese food according to the passage?
A. Farmers and reporters. B. Reporters and cooks.
C. Cooks and farmers. D. Farmers and audiences.
5. Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A. The lead director of the program is Wang Lu.
B. Most people regard this program as a show about reporters.
C. “A bite of China” talks about not only food but also Chinese culture.
D. About 100,000 Chinese audiences are interested in this program.
In modern world, most people have at least one time-telling tool with them, such as mobile phones, MP5 players and mini computers. Since these small machines are so common, will people stop wearing the 500-year-old watches? Maybe the answer is “yes”. According to a survey, most teenagers say it’s unnecessary to wear a watch, they usually use their mobile phones to tell the time.
However, watchmakers say that watches will get popular again when people reach their 20s and 30s. By then, they want to spend money on a creative(有创意的) time-telling tool because they think it’s not enough if a watch can just keep good time, so watchmakers are trying their best to create new kinds of watches. Recently, a new kind of watches has been invented. It can use different color lights to tell the time. This kind of watches makes people talk more about modern watches again.
Also people want their time-telling tools to be beautiful, fashionable and practical(实用的), so watches are designed(设计) to meet the need of almost any personality(个性). Now more and more watches can be used as compasses(指南针), calendars and even USB drives …
All in all, a watch has become more important than the time it tells.
1.According to the survey, ________ use mobile phones to tell the time instead of watches.
A. most teenagers B. the old people
C. watchmakers D. most people
2.Watches will get ________ again when people reach their 20s and 30s.
A. expensive B. small C. popular D. cheap
3.In this passage, watches can be used as different kinds of things except _______.
A. compasses B. calendars
C. USB drives D. wallets
4.Recently, a new kind of watches uses ________ to tell the time according to the passage.
A. different color lights B. sound
C. pictures D. music
5.What’s the main idea of the passage?
A. Most people want to spend money on mobile phones.
B. A watch has become more important than the time it tells.
C. Many watchmakers are worried about their products.
D. Fewer and fewer people use watches to tell the time.
Bill, Frank, Dave and Tom were brothers. Every year they sent their mother expensive gifts on her birthday. They liked to show her how rich they were.
The eldest brother, Bill, had lots of money and wanted his mother to have the most expensive gift, but he didn’t know what to buy. So he put an ad in the newspaper, “Wanted—the greatest gift for my mother”.
About a week before his mother’s birthday, a man came to his office. He brought a big bird, this bird can speak foreign languages and sing pop songs. The man made the bird talk in French and tell a joke in Japanese. Then the bird sang a beautiful song. The next day, Bill sent the bird to his mother with a birthday card.
The day after his mother’s birthday, he called his mother, “Well, mother,” he asked, “what do you think of the bird?” “Oh, it’s very delicious, dear.” said his mother.
1. Bill put an ad ________ to find the greatest gift.
A. on the radio B. on TV
C. in the newspaper D. on the Internet
2. What could the bird do?
A. Talk in French. B. Tell a joke in Japanese.
C. Sing. D. All of the above.
3.The next day, Bill sent the bird to his mother with ________.
A. a birthday cake B. some flowers
C. nine thousand dollars D. a birthday card
4.We can infer (推理) ________.
A. the mother cooked the bird
B. the bird flew away
C. the mother kept the bird as a pet
D. the mother sent the bird to Frank
5. The best title (标题) for this passage is ________.
A. a clever son B. a birthday gift
C. a lucky mother D. a talented bird
Music Club Friday-Sunday 9:00a.m.-5:00p.m. ￥20/hour for children(under 12) ￥30/hour for adults 264 Center Street Tel: 504-525-2951 |
Holiday Restaurant Monday-Friday 11:00a.m.-10:00p.m. Saturday-Sunday 11:00a.m.-10:30p.m. 1403 Jinjiang Road Tel: 504-410-9997 Come to enjoy Dandong seafood. |
Movie World Tuesday-Sunday 10:30a.m.-9:30p.m. ￥48 for adults ￥30 for children (under 15) 162 Guangming Street Tel: 504-822-9503 |
Science Museum Thursday-Sunday 10:00a.m.-4:30p.m. Ticket price:￥50 132 Xueyuan Street Tel: 504-732-9406 If you want to learn about robots, welcome to the science museum. |
1. Nick is 8 years old, he wants to see a movie with his parents. How much should they pay?
A.￥96. B.￥78. C.￥126. D. ￥136.
2.If you want to go to the music club, you can go there on ________.
A. Saturday B. Monday
C.Thursday D. Tuesday
3.Fred wants to learn about robots, he can go to ________.
A. Music Club B. Holiday Restaurant
C. Movie World D. Science Museum
4. You can call ________ if you are interested in music.
A. 504-732-9406 B. 504-822-9503
C. 504-525-2951 D. 504-410-9997
5. Lucy is free on Monday, she can ________.
A. go to the music club B. watch a movie
C. visit the science museum D. eat seafood
Everyone in our school loves . We do morning exercises after we . We have P.E. classes a week, and we play sports at five every afternoon. The most sport is basketball. The boys enjoy playing it and many of the girls like it, too. Another popular sport is football and in every class there a lot of football fans. Usually volleyball is played outside when the weather is . We have school teams in basketball, football and volleyball. Our teams often have friendship matches with teams from schools.
Besides ball games, some of us like running, and throwing. Every term we have tests in these events and once a year we a sports meeting.
Sports help to keep us and happy.
1.A. art B. music C. sports D. painting
2.A. have dinner B. get up C. get home D. have lunch
3.A. the second B. two C. second D. twice
4.A. popular B. boring C. tiring D. difficult
5.A. is B. was C. are D. were
6.A. windy B. rainy C. terrible D. fine
7.A. other B. others C. another D. the other
8.A. writing B. jumping C. singing D. drawing
9.A. build B. take C. have D. make
10.A. health B.healthy C. healthier D. unhealthy
In order to make Dandong more beautiful, more trees and flowers ________ every year.
A. will plant B. should plant
C. should be planted D. must plant
