If you ask someone in China about Russia, you might hear something about how it’s a “nation of warriors”, or zhan dou min zu in Chinese. They drink a lot. They keep bears as pets. But still people name Russia the “nation of warriors” for reasons.
Russians do well in sports. They never finish below fourth place for every Summer Olympic Games. The country’s long winters make its people become good at winter sports, including ice skating and skiing.
Its literature(文学)and art are also very famous. You can see them in War and Peace by famous Russian writer Leo Tolstoy, Swan Lake by Pyotr Tchaikovsky, and the traditional nesting dolls(套娃).
China has been Russia’s top business partner for eight years. Besides, two countries are joining hands to develop economy through the Belt and Road Initiative(一带一路倡议). For example, a Pipeline(管道)has been built across the two countries. We hope people can bring gas to China in 2019.China is also helping to build Russia’s first high-speed train from Moscow to Kazan.
Russia is China’s largest neighbor, and the two neighbors are getting ever closer.
1.Why are Russians good at winter sports?
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2.Who wrote the famous novel War and Peace?
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3.What does China do to help Russia?
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4.What is the relationship(关系)between China and Russia like?
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5.Does the “nation of warriors” mean a nation likes to fight according to the passage?
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How does your lunch taste? Students at the Philips Academy Charter School in the US say their lunch tastes fresh and “proud”.
From grades 6 to 8,1.. On the small farm inside their kitchen, they grew vegetables like broccoli, lettuce and many kinds of Asian greens(青菜).
For most students, 2.. The greens grow under lights. Each month, students from different grades come to water them and take care of them. The farm produces about 8 pounds (3.6 kg) of Asian greens every three weeks. The fresh food then goes to the students.
“We harvest(收获)it and then it’s used in the kitchen and the salad bar. And we’re eating it during lunch. It’s so much fun,” said Yves Millien, 14. 3. It also helped change students’ eating habits. Catkin Flowers, 13, hated greens before. 4.. However, after she grew her own vegetables, Catkin changed her mind. “I made this and I want to eat it because it’s good and I am proud of it,” said Flowers.
A.it was the first time for them to see how people produce(生产)food
B.it was a good chance for them to learn about vegetables
C.She thought they tasted bad
D.This project is not only good for teaching science
E.they had to grow their own lunch
Young people and old people do not always agree with each other. They sometimes have different ideas about living, working and playing. But in one program(节目)in Sydney, adults and teenagers live together in a friendly way.
Each summer 200 teenagers and 50 adults(成人)live together for eight weeks as members of a special work group. Everyone works for seven hours a day. They do so not only to keep busy, but also to find meaning and happiness in work. Some teenagers work in the woods or on the farm near the village. Some learn to make things like tables, chairs and to build houses. The adults teach them these skills.
There are several free hours each day. Weekends are free, too. During the free hours some of the teenagers learn to take photos or paint pictures. Others sit around and talk, sing or dance. Each teenager has his own way to spend his free time.
When people live together, rules are necessary(必要的).In this program the teenagers and the adults make the rules together. If someone breaks a rule, the problem goes before the whole group. They talk about it and ask, “What should we do about it?”
One of the teenagers has said something about it, “You have to stop thinking only about yourself. You should learn to think about the group.”
1.How long does the program last each year?
A.several days B.eight weeks C.a summer vacation
2.All the members spend some time together every day mainly to ______.
A.make life more interesting
B.learn new skills of farming
C.find meaning and pleasure in work
3.Which of the following is NOT true about the program?
A.They can have some free hours on weekdays.
B.Teenagers can learn how to think for others in the work group.
C.If someone breaks a rule, the whole group will be unhappy with him.
4.The last paragraph shows that the teenager thinks his experience in the program is ______.
A.tiring B.exciting C.helpful
5.The best title for the passage is ______.
A.The Rules of Living Together
B.Teenagers in the Special Work Group
C.A Special Program between Teenagers and Adults
Do you often wear jeans? Do you have a pair of Levi’s jeans? Levi’s is the most famous brand (品牌) of jeans and denim(粗斜棉布) clothing. They have been popular for about one hundred and fifty years. Let’s learn about its history.
Levi Strauss was born in Germany in the mid-1800s and moved to the United States as a young man. He lived in New York City and learned the dry goods (纺织品) business for several years. In 1853 he took his knowledge and dreams to San Francisco to help with his brothers’ dry goods business.
The company began making denim in the 1870s, but it did not start making jeans until the 1920s.
Levi Strauss and his partner Jacob Davis patented(取得专利) the copper rivet(铜铆钉) to make their clothing strong and hard in 1873. It was to become a key part of their jeans design.
During the World War II, their jeans sold very well. Before the war, they only had 15 salesmen(推销员). After the war, they had 22,000 salesmen in 35 countries.
Levi’s jeans became popular with young people in the 1950s and 1960s. Levi’s 501 jeans were their biggest-selling product(产品). Today Levi’s jeans are more popular than ever, and Levi’s name continues to live in different countries.
1.Levi Strauss went to San Francisco to help his brothers with________.
A.jeans business B.clothing business C.dry goods business
2.When did Levi Strauss and his partner patent the copper rivet?
A.In 1853 B.In 1873 C.In 1870
3.The underlined word “design” probably means “______” in Chinese.
A.传统 B.设计 C.标志
4.Why does the writer mention the number of the salesmen in the fifth paragraph?
A.To show how well their jeans sold.
B.To show how cheap their jeans are.
C.To show how much their salesmen loved their jobs.
5.We can read the passage from a magazine called_________.
A.Funny Stories B.American History C.The Fashion Industry(工业)
1.The museum is about ___________.
A.science and art B.history and art C.history and robots
2.Who can visit the museum for free?
A.Junior 3 students. B.High school students. C.The fourth-graders in primary school.
3.We can know that the dancing club___________.
A.is a non-profit club B.opens once a week C.costs 25 yuan a time
1.When will the walk begin?
A.At 10:00 a.m.
B.At 10:30 a.m.
C.At 11:00 a.m.
2.From this text we know that_______.
A.the walk is 5 kilometers
B.the walk lasts for a month
C.children don’t need to pay
