| Chinese writer Mo Yan won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2012. Mo, who was born in 1955 into a farmer’s family in Gaomi County in Shandong Province, is the first Chinese national to win the Nobel Prize in Literature. In his early years, life was not easy and he experienced hunger（饥饿）. These things have influenced Mo Yan’s later writings. |
| 60-year-old Park Geun-hye(朴槿惠)was elected（选举）the new President of South Korea in December, 2012. She becomes the country’s first female head of state and her term will last five years from 2013. “I will become a president who puts people’s living before anything else,” she told the cheering People in central Seoul as she accepted her win. “I will keep my promises.” |
| Barack Obama ( born in Honolulu, Hawaii in 1961), who was elected the 44th President of the United States in 2008, has been elected again to a second term, fighting against Republican challenger Mitt Romney. Obama is a graduate of Columbia University and Harvard Law School. His father was from Kenya. And his mother was born in Wichits, Kansas. |
1. When Mo Yan was young, his family might be .
A. big B. poor C. rich D. small
2.When was Park Geun-hye born? ____________
A. In 1952. B. In 1955.
C. In 1961. D. In 1987.
3.Where was Barack Obama born? ________________
A. In Kansas. B. In Kenya.
C. In Columbia. D. In Hawaii.
4.Which of the following is NOT true about the passages?___________
A. The writer Mo Yan lived in a big city before he got the prize.
B. Park Geun-hye will lead South Korea till the year 2018.
C. Obama fought against his challenger Mitt Romney in the election.
D. Among the three persons, Park Geun-hye is the oldest.
5.The three passages may be from .
A. an email B. a letter C. news D. an ad
No matter in China or in Canada among my friends, they all talk about the hot TV program “Where are we going, Dad?” at present. They all like the family education between fathers and children. They like to talk about the funny kids best. Of all the kids, I like Shitou best.
Shitou is a boy from Beijing. He is brave and clever. He likes to make some New Year’s plans with his father’s help. He makes some New Year’s plans for himself.
He wants to start an exercise program, so he is going to take more exercise and eat less fast food. Making a soccer team is one of his dreams because he likes playing soccer with his friends. He also plans to improve his English. He is going to chat in English online with Kimi, the son of Lin Zhiying . Kimi is really good at it. Shitou also decides to take up a hobby. Can you guess what the hobby is ? It is to learn the shadow play (皮影戏) ! He is so interested in it that he thinks it’s really cool to play it. His father says that this plan may be too difficult to keep. However, Shitou promises(许诺) to make it come true.
1.According to the writer’s friends, the TV program“ Where are we going, Dad? ”is about__________________.
A. some friends from Canada
B. traveling around the countries
C. stories about Chinese and Canadians
D. family education between children and fathers
2.When the writer’s friends talk about the program, __________ interest them the most.
A. beautiful places B. some funny stories
C. kids that are funny D. interesting Chinese friends
3.Shitou is a brave and clever boy who likes_______________________
A. to make plans B. to eat junk food
C. to play basketball D. to play jokes on others
4. The underlined word “it”here refers to_________________
A. the TV program B. English
C. soccer D. the shadow play
5.Which of the following is not true according to this passage?
A. Shitou wants to do more sports later.
B. Shitou is going to build a soccer team.
C. Shitou thinks it’s difficult to learn English.
D. Shitou decides to achieve his dream of playing the shadow play.
通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案，并将所选的选项填在答题卡对应的位置上。
When the air in Beijing got “ crazy bad”, an American reporter described that one could hardly ever see across the street. During the , you can usually make out the sun through the sky, but even at midday(正午)，the sun is just a small white ball. You clothes can get after a day walking. Clothes like the smell in a smoking room.
But it’s not just Beijing.. On Monday a was on fire in Zhejiang Province, but the air pollution was so bad that for three hours no one the smoke coming out from the factory.
________surprises people is that Beijing or Zhejiang Province can’t even be in China’s top 10 areas that have the worst air pollution.
It’s clear that has become one of China’s biggest problems. Pollution hurts everyone. Something must be done to bad air. The Chinese government has taken the first step—— admitting (承认) it is a . Beijing is able to make its air breathe (呼吸) a little easier soon.
1.A.morning B. evening C. holiday D. week
2.A.on B. like C. over D. for
3.A.clean B. dry C. wet D. dirty
4.A.touch B. feel C. smell D. seem
5.A.factory B. station C. home D. shop
6.A.shouted B. noticed C. heard D. saved
7.A.Where B. How C. What D. Who
8.A.population B. pollution C. air D. food
9.A.deal with B. think about C. away from D. take care
10.A.question B. key C. problem D. start
A lot of trees ________ around here every year, and we can enjoy fresher air now.
A. were planted B. are planted
C. will plant D. are planting
_____ of the students in our class _____ girls.
A. Three fives, is B. Three fifths, is
C. Three fifth, are D. Three fifths, are
His close friend _____ for two years.
A.died B. has died
C. has been dead D. has been died
