China is a country with a long history. It has great traditional culture, especially Chinese characters. Chinese characters usually have more than one meaning and some of them are very interesting. Here are six ones. We use “pinyin” here because “pinyin” is the Chinese spelling way for the characters. For example, “fu” is the “pinyin” for good luck in Chinese. “pinyin” “fu” is only the phonic part of the character and if you want to know the meaning of good luck “fu”, you must read Chinese character 福 because “fu” also represents(代表) other Chinese characters that sound the same.
“fu” means blessing, good fortune, good luck. Chinese_____“fu” is one of the most popular ones used during Chinese New Year. Chinese people often put up “fu” upside down on the front door of a house or an apartment. The upside down “fu” means good luck comes since the character for upside down in Chinese sounds the same as the character for “come”.
“lu” is used to mean official’s a pay in old China. “shou” means long life, age or birthday. “xi” is happiness, The doubled character “xi” means double happiness. It is usually put up everywhere at Chinese weddings. “cai” is weath or money. Chinese often say “ money can make a ghost turn a millstone”. It is to say money really can do a lot of things. But, money can’t buy everything. “he” is an important part of Chinese culture. It means good relations with other people, when you have “he”, things will be a lot easier for you.
The top six lucky Chinese charaters. “fu” “lu” “shou” “xi” “cai” “he”,are particularly loved by Chinese people.
1.We use ______ to show how to read the Chinese characters.
A. “pinyin” B. letters
C. words D. spelling
2.The upside down 福 “fu” means .
A. coming B. good luck comes
C. good fortune D. “fu” is upside down
3.People in China most probably put up the Chinese Characters _______ on the front door at their wedding.
A. upside down “cai” B. upside down “fu”
C. doubled “xi” D. doubled “he”
4.Which of the following in Not true according to the passage?
A. “Cai” is wealth or money
B. “lu” is used to mean offical’s pay in old China
C. “shou” means keeping thin
D. Things will be a lot easier if you have “he”
5.The underlined word“character”means _____ in this passage.
A. 角色 B. 特征 C. 性格 D. 汉字
连词成句。
1.in,what,that,English,is（？）
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2.friend,is,your,boy,a, girl, a, or（?）
____________________
3.hurt,head,my （.）
____________________
4.today,have, five, new, we, students, school, our, in（.）
____________________
5.look,please, at, mouth, my （.）
____________________
句型转换：（每空填一个单词）。
1.Are you Sue Read ? （否定回答）
_____, I’m_____.
2.My hair is black（对划线部分提问）
_____ ______is you hair?
3.I feel happy.（同上）
______ ______you feel ?
4.I cut my finger.（同上）
________the_____?
5.Are you Okey ?（否定回答）
No, I______ a________.
找出每组中不同种类的词。
1.A. happy B. tall C. teacher D. tired
2.A. head B. cold C. leg D. arm
3.A. hurt B. little C. short D. long
4.A. finger B. stomachache C. headache D. have
5.A. matter B. stand C. cut D. feel
书面表达
现在，越来越多的外国友人开始关注中国文化。假定你是苏华，你的加拿大笔友Ryan是一个中国迷，他想在中秋期间来中国看看。请认真阅读他写给你的邮件，根据邮件内容及你的了解用英语回复。
To: suhua@ china.com |
From: ryan2003@canada.com |
Subject: Chinese culture |
Dear Su Hua, How are you? I hope you are well. As a fan of Chinese culture, I’m thinking about going to China during the Mid-autumn Festival. Would you please tell me the following things? • How do you usually celebrate the Mid-autumn Festival? • Which city in China is most worth visiting? Why? • What is the best way to travel between cities in China? • What gift can I buy for my friends? Please write back and tell me everything. Best wishes, Ryan |
注意：1．词数90左右，开头和结尾已经写好，不计入总词数；
2．回复须包括所有要点，可适当发挥，使短文连贯、通顺；
3．文中不得提及真实的人名、校名等相关信息。
Dear Ryan,
I’m glad to hear you’re coming to China. China is a country with a long history and rich culture. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
I hope my reply is of some help to you. Looking forward to seeing you in China.
All the best,
Su Hua
请认真阅读下面短文，用英语回答短文后的问题，并将答案与在答题卡标有题号的横线上。
Life offers so many lessons, both practical and personal, that you’re never too young to begin learning them. Here are somc skills to learn as soon as possible.
Money Management 
When you start receiving money of your own. It’s time to start understanding your relationship with money. In a world where you can buy any and every object, the key is to save money by buying only essentials (必需品) and a treat sometimes.
Cooking 
One great way to save money is to learn to cook for yourself. Beyond that, cooking at home also helps you control your diet for better health. If you start doing this at an early age, you will not have to depend on your parents too much.
Keeping Promises: 
Promises are a matter of honesty and should be made with care. We must learn from an early age that our word must be followed up by action. When it isn’t, others will quickly lose trust in us and not respect us.
Accepting Rejection (拒绝)
Though you must. be careful not to break your word, others’ promises aren’t always kept. Learn about it early, and you won’t be hurt easily. Also, not every job application or desired (渴望的) friendship will work out, so remember that there are more fish in the sea.
LifelongLearning 
No matter how old you get, there will always be things beyond your understanding. It’s better to learn to be modest now rather than take a proud fall later in life. Be open to new experiences and keep learning. And it’s never t,oo late to start.
1.How many skills are talked about in the passage?
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2.Which two skills can help you save money?
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3.If one of your friends breaks his promise to you, will you be angry? Why or why not?
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