Lunch breaks(午间休息)are important for office workers, since 1. we all need to relax our mind to make it work at its best. And more importantly, it’s the part of the day where we can enjoy some time to ourselves. Normally, a lunch break lasts 60 minutes, which leaves around 40 minutes after eating. You could take a walk, make a phone call to your friends, take a nap(小憩) or even do some sport during this time. For a lot of Chinese workers, 2. 小憩片刻似乎是最受欢迎的放松方式。However, a recent China Youth Daily survey found that 3. almost 60 percent of the country’s office workers are not able to enjoy a good nap during their lunch breaks.
If this also happens to you, 4.我们建议你可以写一下关于这一天的事情。Doing something else while allowing your mind to relax may be a good choice. Because working overtime at night is often the case and there’s almost no time left before going to bed. 5. Using lunch breaks to write a diary couldn’t be better for people. This also gives your eyes a break from the screen.
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On a hot African morning, Leila was lying on her stomach and an elephant was walking towards her. Leila waited. Then she pushed the button on her camera. “And I got my best photo of an elephant ever, by lying under my car,” Leila explained. “I wanted to get close to the elephants, but of course this was dangerous; they had their babies with them. So every morning I used to park my car in the open near the path(小道). They used to take the same path every morning when they left the water hole. After a week, they were used to seeing my car. So the next morning, I lay under it and got my photo!”
Many of the best wildlife photos come from good planning. In Africa, photographers set up their hides(隐匿处) near water holes. They also set up hides near forest paths, as animals use the same paths every night. For bird-watching, there are many hides around lakes, too. Inside the hides, bird-watchers can watch all day in the shade(荫处) out of the wind and rain.
Good wildlife photos are needed for books, postcards, magazine and newspapers. But only 5 percent of the photos you took may be good. It is not easy to take a good wildlife photo if you don’t have any good plans beforehand.
1.Why did Leila lie under her car on the stomach?
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2.Why didn’t Leila get close to the elephants she wanted to take photos of?
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3.How can photographers take good wildlife photos according to the passage?
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4.What are good wildlife photos needed for?
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5.Is it easy to take a good wildlife photo?
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Even a child knows that nodding the head means “Yes”. 1. When they talk to an Indian, he or she often shakes his or her head. They might think that the Indian does not agree what they said. 2..
The Indians have a habit of shaking their heads a little when they talk to somebody. It doesn’t mean “No”, but “Yes” .3.
At one time a foreigner in India told his driver who was an Indian to take him to his office. The driver shook his head. 4. At last, the foreigner shouted angrily, “Drive me to my office at once!” The driver said in a low voice, “Yes, sir!” smiling and shaking his head again at the same time.
A.The foreigner said his request again and the driver still shook his head.
B.Body language can be very difficult to understand.
C.But some people will probably be puzzled(疑惑的) when they first go to India.
D.But in fact, he or she is trying to say “Yes!”
E.If a person doesn’t know this, it might cause misunderstanding.
China, with Four Great Inventions, in ancient times, has once again showed its ability to change the world with its “new four great inventions”: high-speed railways, electronic payments, shared bicycles and online shopping.
The four innovative ways of life are most popular among young people, according to a survey by the Belt and Road-Research Institute(一带一路研究院) of Beijing Foreign Studies University.
“The ‘new four great inventions’ are all related to China’s high-tech (高科技), which made the lives of people easier in China,” said Wu Hao, the director of Beijing Foreign Studies University.
“My wallet is no longer in use. I can buy and eat whatever I want simply with my phone,” said Lin Jinlong, a foreign student from Cambodia, adding that “Even pancake sellers are using Alipay (mobile payment). We can also order food at home, which is super convenient. If I were at home in Cambodia, I would have to go outdoors.”
As a big fan of bicycles, he also showed his love for China’s shared bicycles, saying that “shared bikes are bringing cycling (骑单车) back to people’s lives---and they are making public transport(公共交通) more convenient and less crowded, and encouraging people to be more active.”
Rebacca Fannin, the founder of Silicon Dragon(硅谷之龙), noted that China is beginning to lead in innovation in some ways.
“It is increasingly clear that China is inventing and no longer copying western ideas. It is also increasingly clear that China is leading in many ways such as social messaging app WeChat,” she said.
1.Which of the following are NOT in “new four great inventions”?
A.High-speed railways and electronic payments.
B.Shared bicycles and online shopping.
C.Electronic bicycles and WeChat.
2.The meaning of the underlined word “innovative” is _________.
A.陈旧的 B.革新的 C.流行的
3.Lin Jinlong has NOT mentioned ________ in this passage.
A.high-speed railways B.electronic payments C.shared bicycles
4.With “new four great inventions’’, .
A.people will not use their wallets any longer
B.people’s lives are easier than before
C.there will be more foreign students coming to China
5.What is the passage mainly about?
A.China’s Four Great Inventions in ancient times.
B.China’s new four great inventions.
C.A foreign student from Cambodia living and studying in China.
More and more Chinese students are putting study tours in foreign countries on their plans this summer.
Including language courses, sightseeing and international communication(交流), study tours meet the needs of Chinese parents and students for a long and fruitful holiday.
A recent report showed most study tour participants (参与者) were teenagers in middle schools. According to the report, 73 percent were middle school students, 11 percent primary school students and only 3 percent college students. And it’s getting more and more popular in middle schools.
According to a blue book about study tours, developing children’s horizons(视野) was the No. 1 reason for parents, while improving language skills, experiencing independence(独立) and different cultures were also popular.
Zhan Fuman, a 14-year-old girl from Guangzhou, is now on a 15-day study tour in Australia with a price tag of 32,800 yuan (about 4,870 U.S. dollars), and she went to the United States for her first study tour last winter. “She has been much more confident (自信) and independent since her first tour in the U. S. and learnt to use knowledge from books and real life communication,” said Zhu Wanxia, Zhan’s mother. “Going on a study tour does not lead to going to a foreign university in the future,” Zhu said, adding that she preferred her child to go to a top Chinese university instead.
1.Which of the following is NOT included in a study tour according to the passage?
A.Language courses and sightseeing.
B.Meeting friends in foreign countries.
C.International communication.
2.Who is more likely to have a study tour according to the report?
A.Jenny, 3 years old. B.Mike, 14 years old. C.John, 22 years old.
3.What is the most important reason for parents to let their children have a study tour?
A.Developing children’s horizons.
B.Improving language skills.
C.Experiencing independence.
4.Zhan Fuman has been much more confident and independent after ________.
A.she went to Australia for a study tour
B.she went to America for a study tour
C.she went to school in Guangzhou
5.Which of the following is NOT true about a study tour?
A.More and more college students want to have a study tour.
B.One may know more about different cultures from a study tour.
C.It may help to learn to use knowledge from books and real life communication
The traditional Chinese lunar calendar (农历)divides the year into 24 solar terms (农历节气). Start of Winter(立冬), the 19th term of the year, begins on November 7 and ends on November 22 this year. Start of Winter shows the change of seasons. On this day, the sun’s rays reach an angle(角) of about 34 degrees to the earth. The temperature will drop quickly during this period, yet in Southern China weather remains mild(温和的), not too cold.
Here are five things to do about Start of Winter：
1. Greeting Start of Winter.
2. Winter swimming.
3. Eating dumplings.
4. Drinking mutton soup.
5. Keeping in good health from the cold.
1.How many days does Start of Winter last this year?
A.Eighteen. B.Seventeen. C.Sixteen.
2.Which of the following is FALSE?
A.Start of Winter shows the change of seasons.
B.Start of Winter begins on November 7 every year.
C.In Southern China weather remains mild, not too cold.
3.What do people NOT do during Start of Winter?
A.Take good care of the body.
B.Have dumplings and mutton soup.
C.Say good-bye to winter.
