What is the best-selling book in the world? Is it the Harry Potter series or Secret Garden? According to the Guinness World Records, the Xinhua Dictionary, published by the Commercial Press in China, is the world’s most popular dictionary and the best-selling book.
In 1950, Chinese language experts(专家) and scholars, Wei Jiangong and Ye Shengtao, started to edit(编辑) the Xinhua Dictionary. There was a lot of discussion, research and paper work. Some hand scripts (稿件) were checked again and again like compositions, People’s Daily reported. Many people’s hard work and interesting stories went into making the dictionary.
In 1953, the first Xinhua Dictionary was published. Today, 567 million copies of the dictionary have been sold worldwide.
However, revisions (修订) to the dictionary continue to be made. According to Yu Guilin from Commercial Press, editors(编辑) usually summarize (总结) the meaning of words again while revising. If the example sentences are out of date, editors need to have experiences and make new examples. “To give a correct explanation of the word ‘焗油 (deep condition)’ , one editor went to a barber shop (理发店) to experience it for himself,” Yu told the Beijing Times. So far, the Xinhua Dictionary has been revised 11 times.
To keep up with the times, some popular and widely used internet words are also added to the dictionary. For example, in the 11th edition, the phrases “晒工资 (show off salary)” and “晒照片 (show off pictures)” were included.
All these efforts create the “National Dictionary” of China. The Xinhua Dictionary is not only a useful tool for generations of Chinese people. It also helps foreigners who are learning the Chinese language and culture.
1.According to Guinness World Records, the best-selling book is _____.
A. the Xinhua Dictionary
B. the Harry Potter series
C. Secret Garden
D. Guinness Book of World Records
2.What’s the meaning of the underlined word “scholars” in the second paragraph?
A. 校长 B. 学长 C. 学者D. 学生
3.Which of the following is NOT true about the first Xinhua Dictionary?
A. Wei Jiangong and Ye Shengtao edited it.
B. The editors had a lot of discussions, did research and paper work.
C. The editors checked the hand scripts again and again.
D. The first Xinhua Dictionary was published in 1950.
4.While revising the dictionary, the editors _____.
A. just need to read and correct the printing mistakes
B. make new examples for the words
C. have to go to a barber shop to experience deep conditioning
D. have to change all the examples of the words
5.According to the article, the Xinhua Dictionary _____.
A. has to include internet words
B. is little help for foreign learners
C. is better than any other dictionary
D. tries to keep up with the times
Even kids know that we should wait for the traffic light to turn green before crossing a road, but not everybody follows this basic rule.
“Chinese style road crossing” has become a hot expression recently. Chinese people “cross roads without thinking about traffic lights, so long as（只要）they are part of a crowd”, said a post on Sina Weibo.
A CCTV news program showed that in only an hour, more than 600 people jumped red lights when crossing a road at a crossing in Shijiazhuang, Hebei.
Many people say that they jaywalk（乱闯马路）because the red light lasts too long. Such an opinion is supported by a research team at Tongji University. The team did research on people’s waiting times at different road crossings from 2008 to 2010. They found that Chinese people would wait for 70 to 90 seconds before they lost their patience. “People are likely to ignore(忽视) the light when the waiting time is longer than they can stand,” said Ni Ying, a member of the research team.
However, a survey on Sina Weibo suggested that half of the respondents（调查对象）believe that people jaywalk mainly because they disregard（忽视）rules.“I always obey traffic rules. Time is important but safety should come first,” wrote “Qixiaoe” on Weibo.
Many countries give out punishments to jaywalkers. In Singapore, the maximum(最大量) can be three months in prison. Some Chinese cities have started taking some actions, too. For example, the first three people in a jaywalking group will be fined 50 yuan in Shijiazhuang.
But calling on people to respect rules is more important. To completely solve the problem, everyone should realize the importance of obeying the traffic rules.
1. Which of the following is the “Chinese style road crossing”?
A. To wait for the traffic light to turn green.
B. To cross a road slowly.
C. To cross roads without looking at traffic lights.
D. To follow the basic traffic lights.
2.What does the phrase “the team” in Paragraph 4 refer to (指的是)?
A. A CCTV news program.
B. A research group at Tongji University.
C. A post on Sina Weibo.
D. A daily newspaper.
3. How long will Chinese people wait to cross the road before they lose patience?
A. Less than one minute.
B. About five minutes.
C. Less than one and a half minutes.
D. More than ten minutes.
4. Why do people jaywalk according to the survey on Sina Weibo?
A. Because there are too many people on the road.
B. Because the red light lasts too long.
C. Because people don’t pay much attention to rules.
D. Because people have less patience.
5.The writer suggests that we should________ to solve the problem of jaywalking.
A. punish the jaywalkers
B. disregard the traffic rules
C. reduce the time of red lights
D. call on people to obey the traffic lights
Ivy and Bean Make the Rules | Price: $14.99Number of pages: 127． Storyline: Bean and her best friend, Ivy, decide to create their own camp. They think up all the activities and , of course, they make the rules... Recommendation: I’d give this book a 10 because I love the characters. They are funny and creative. |
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Stick Dog | Price: $12. 99Number of pages: 192 Storyline：A dog lives in an empty pipe under Highway 16. He has four dog friends. One day, they decide to go on an adventure to steal the food from a human family．．． Recommendation: I'd give this book a 9. It is funny．I was laughing out loud at all the funny scenes. |
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1.Which of the four novels is the thinnest?
A. Ivy and Bean Make the Rules.
B. White Fur Flying.
C. Stick Dog.
D. Gingersnap.
2.White Fur Flying _________.
A. tells us about the life of four dogs
B. is a historical fiction
C. is a book about saving dogs
D. shows us the camp life
3.If you read Stick Dog, you will _________.
know how the homeless dogs steal food
B. know what rules the two girls have made
C. learn what happened to Jayna
D. know something about saving dogs
4. Tom wants to buy a copy of Stick Dog and a copy of Gingersnap. He should pay________ for the two books.
A. $14. 99B. $28. 98C.$12. 99D. $15. 99
5.Which of the following is TRUE?
A. The characters of Stick Dog are creative.
B. White Fur Flying tells us a funny story.
C. The recommender is not interested in Gingersnap.
D. The recommender likes Ivy and Bean Make the Rules best.
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阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
When I opened the box at my 12th birthday party, I couldn’t believe my eyes. I had really gotten a mobile phone!
As soon as I got to my school the next morning I off my phone and asked everyone for their . It felt like I didn't even exist in that class any more. I wouldn't pay much attention to the teachers because I was too busy on my . Luckily I didn't get using it. I was pretty sure that the teacher didn’t that I stopped paying attention to her a week later we took a test and I failed. To make matters , my mom had to sign the test. It was hard to show my mom the . She was used to seeing As and Bs on my tests. Well, at last, I showed her and she couldn't it. She was angry.
Weeks passed and my parents started to the fact that I had a phone. They would say, “We have noticed that you never pay attention to us. It's like you have your own little now and we don't communicate as much with your phone.”
I acted like they were wrong, but then I started to wonder if it was true that I was spending too much on the phone．A week later I tried a whole day without a phone. I had so much because I was actually spending time with my family and paying attention to them. From that day, I had a different opinion towards phones．
Phones really take you away from the rest of the world. I'm not saying that phones are and not to use them, but you do have to spare some time to spend with your family. My phone took away time from my homework and from my family. I will keep using my phone, but I will have it under better control.
1.A. took B. putC. turnedD. showed
2.A. numbers B. namesC. help D. homework
3.A. jobB. testC. phoneD. paper
4.A. caughtB. allowed C. troubled D. asked
5.A. mention B. notice C. preventD. punish
6.A. untilB. before C. thoughD. because
7.A. clearer B. easier C. worseD. better
8.A. box B. bookC. homework D. paper
9.A. believeB. receive C. seeD. achieve
10.A. stressB. complain C. acceptD. enjoy
11.A. secretB. ideaC. worldD. dream
12.A. time B. forceC. money D. control
13.A. studyingB. working C. goingD. thinking
14.A. troubleB. worry C. fun D. improvement
15.A. goodB. badC. necessary D. useful
Daniel asked his teacher ________.
A. where could he join his favourite club
B. what would the life be like on Mars in the future
C. whether the rainbow appears after the rain in summer
D how many people will come to the meeting this coming Saturday
--- James, I am sorry I used your computer while you were away this morning.
---________.
A. That’s all right B. It’s a pleasure
C. You are welcome D. That’s right
