The word “shanzhai” originally means “mountain village”，but it means “copy” in Chinese now.
I started to research this topic and found a whole new shanzhai world. There are shanzhai products and online games， even shanzhai culture. It is so popular that some people say to each other “have you shanzhaied today”? Like it or not， shanzhai has become part of our life in China.
I even met an American IT professional recently who has just had his shanzhai mobile phone. He was so proud of it and would not stop talking about all the functions while showing off the look of his phone. I could hardly see the back cover as he had stuck fake logos(假冒标记）“IPhone”， “Nokia” & “LG” on it.
But why has shanzhai become so popular in China? Why do over 50 percent of the people surveyed by CCTV support it? Firstly， many may not realize it but for Chinese people， the word “shanzhai’’ also reminds us of ‘‘the heroes of Liang shan”. Secondly， there would be no shanzhai without the Internet. Shanzhai has caught the interest of millions of Chinese online.
There are also shanzhai celebrities. Many shanzhai singers can be seen performing in some remote places where people cannot see performances by the actual “real” stars. These events are very successful， even though people know that they are not getting the “real” thing.
1. Shanzhai means ______ today.
A. copy B. mountain village
C. terrible accident D. the heroes of Liangshan
2.Shanzhai is a popular word in ______.
A. Japan B. America C. China D. England
3.Shanzhai appears because of ______.
A. the telephone B. the television
C. the radio D. the Internet
4.What’s the Chinese meaning of the underlined word “remote”?
A虚拟的 B遥远的 C.真实的 D近处的
5.Which statement is NOT true according to the passage?
A. Many people are interested in shanzhai.
B. Shanzhi has become popular on the Internet these days.
C. Some shanzhai singers perform well and people love their performance.
D. People who watch shanzhai celebrities didn’t know they are false.
Two men， Alan and Henry， both seriously ill， shared a hospital room. Alan was allowed to sit up in his bed and his bed was next to the room’s only window. Henry had to spend all his time sleeping on his back.
The men talked for hours， of their wives/families， their homes and their jobs. And (every afternoon when Alan， in the bed next to the window， could sit up， he would pass the time by describing to his roommate all the things he could see. Ducks and swans played on the water while children sailed their model boats. Lovers walked arm in arm among flowers. Trees and skyline could be seen in the distance. As he described all this， Henry， on the other side of the room， would close his eyes and imagine the scene.
One warm afternoon Alan described a parade (游行) passing by. Although Henry could not hear the band，he could see it in his mind. Unexpectedly， an alien thought entered his head： Why should he have all the pleasure of seeing everything while I never got to see anything? It doesn’t seem fair. Henry felt ashamed at first. But as the days passed and he missed seeing more sight， his envy grew and soon let him down. He began to find himself unable to sleep. He should be by that window—and that thought now controlled his life.
Late one night， as He lay staring at the ceiling， Alan began to cough. He was choking (窒息）Henry watched in the dark room as the struggling man tried hard to reach the button to call for help. Listening from across the room， he never moved， never pushed his own button which would have brought the nurse running. In less than five minutes， the coughing and choking stopped， along with the sound of breathing. Now， there was only silence—deathly silence.
As soon as it seemed appropriate， Henry asked if he could be moved next to the window. The nurse was happy to make the change and after making sure he was comfortable， she left him alone.
Slowly， painfully， he struggled to take his first look. Finally， he would have the joy of seeing it all himself. He looked out， but faced a black wall.
1.Judging from the passage， the meaning of the underlined Word “alien” in Paragraph 3 is
A. disappointing B. sudden C. strange D. new
2.What finally happened to Alan?
A. He died.
B. He changed his bed with Henry.
C. He was moved to another room.
D. He was very sick.
3.Henry who had his bed changed had expected ______.
A. to see the blank wall
B. to feel the joy of seeing the outside world
C. to feel the joy of breathing fresh air
D. to see more than Alan
4.Which of following words could be used to describe Alan?
A. Kind-hearted and imaginative.
B. Well-informed(消息灵通的）and humorous.
C. Talkative and funny.
D. Cold-hearted and indifferent (漠不关心).
Brush your teeth every day， dentists say. In the south of Africa， some people brush their teeth all day long.
They keep a small stick in their mouth to chew or scrub (洗刷） their teeth all day. People cut the sticks from trees. They are the African toothbrushes. People there are used to brushing their teeth with sticks.
Africans think the sticks work better than toothbrushes. The sticks come from nature， and it is said that there is something special about them. The special thing may stop many kinds of tooth problems. “If you have a bad tooth， it is a medicine，” said Diop， a seller in Africa.
The sticks are also much cheaper than toothbrushes.
In Senegal (塞内加尔），the chewing stick is called “sothio”. It means “to clean” in their language. In east Africa，the stick is called “mswaki”. It’s their word for “toothbrush”.
Even the dentists agree that the sticks seem to clean teeth better. Nowadays， some nice health stores in the United States start to sell chewing sticks. They think that the stick is natural kind of tooth care.
1.Who brushes teeth with sticks first according to the passage?
A. The Africans. B.The Americans.
C. The Chinese. D.The dentists.
2.When do the people in the south of Africa brush teeth with sticks?
A. In the morning. B. In the afternoon.
C. In the evening. D. All day.
3.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A. The sticks with something special in it may stop many tooth problems.
B. The sticks， which come from nature， are much cheaper than toothbrushes.
C. The chewing stick， which is called “sothio”， means “to clean”in east Africa.
D. People can buy chewing sticks in the nice health stores in the US.
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My father enjoys bike riding. Ever since I was little， I’ve always loved going biking with my dad. _____ ，as I became a teenager， other things began to draw my attention. Suddenly it was important to do things with _____. I saw my dad every evening home. Why did I have to devote my Sundays to all day bike trip with him，too? My indifference (coldness) hurt him， my father kept ____. But he would always let me know when he was planning a bike trip_____ I wanted to come.
It was a Sunday morning ， and I was in low spirits. Two of my friends had gone to the movies without inviting me. Just then my father _____ my room “It’s a beautiful day. Want to go for a ride， today，Beck?”“Leave me alone!”I impatiently_____.
Those were the last words I said to him before he left the house that morning.
Several hours later， the police called us， informing， us that Dad had a traffic accident. My father’s injuries were serious. It took several days before he could eventually speak. Beside his bed I held his hand gently，_____ of hurting him.
“Daddy...I’m sorry...” “It’s okay，sweetheart. I’ll be okay.”
“No，” I said，“I _____what I said to you that day. You know，that morning?”
“Sweetheart， I don’t remember anything about that day. I remember kissing you goodnight the night before， though.” he _____ a weak smile.
I felt regretful for my thoughtless remark， for I _____ wanted him to leave me alone. My teacher once told me that words have immeasurable power. They can hurt or they can heal. And we all have the power to choose our words. I intend to do that very carefully from now on.
1.A. Therefore B. Instead C. Besides D. However
2.A. dad B. friends C. teachers D. brothers
3.A. silent B. busy C. asleep D. awake
4.A. unless B. in case C. so that D. as if
5.A. left B. checked C. entered D. knocked
6.A. whispered B. warned C. announced D. shouted
7.A. tired B. afraid C. aware D. sorry
8.A. discuss B. think C. care D. mean
9.A. got B. expressed C. exchanged D. managed
10.A. often B. never C. even D. once
Li Ling’s mother wanted to know_________．
A．how did she study at school
B．what did she study at school
C．whether did she study hard at school
D．if she studied hard at school
When she heard the news，she was _________angry to _________a word．
A．too；tell B．so；speak
C．too；say D．so：say
