Erhu, guzheng, suona and pipa are traditional Chinese instruments (乐器). They have something in common: Great Chinese musicians can play very beautiful music with them. These instruments can help to bring out the best in them, too. Chinese people love them a lot. But what about Americans? 答案让很多人感到惊讶。
In August 2018, a group of Chinese and American students gave a concert (音乐会) of traditional Chinese music at Harvard University in Massachusetts, the United States. The young musicians are between 13 and 22 years old. They are all talented in music. This is their first concert and people there had a good time.
“I didn’t know that they were students. I lost myself in the music, I feel like I was a happy bird when they are playing. This is a great concert!” said Donald Westmore.
“I have a thing about China. So I wouldn’t miss anything about China because I know how special it is. I love the concert very much.” said Linda Schwab Edmundson.
“每个人有了一个成功的开始。” Jingdong Cai said happily, the conductor(指挥家)of the music group.
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Peppa Pig is an interesting and popular cartoon on television. It tells the stories about Peppa and her life.
Peppa, a five-year-old pig, is a cute pig with a long face like a hair dryer. She lives happily with her parents and her brother, George. She loves chocolate cakes and orange juice. In her free time, she likes playing games, taking vacations and jumping up and down with her friends and brother. Also, she often visits her grandparents and has great fun with them.
Children all around the world like watching Peppa Pig. People are making a movie about Peppa Pig now and it will be on show on February 5th, 2019.
“There are lots of fans of Peppa Pig in our school, and we will be really happy to watch the movie,” said a ten-year-old girl.
1.How old is Peppa?
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2.Does Peppa love chocolate cakes or oranges?
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3.When will the movie about Peppa Pig be on show?
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4.Do most children like watching Peppa Pig in the passage?
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5.How many things does Peppa like doing in her free time?
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Students usually do lots of homework and have some exams. What color do your teachers grade your homework and exam papers? 1. Yeah. Teachers always use red pens to check students’ papers and homework,2.. The headmaster asks all teachers to use green pens to check students’ papers and homework, and the students there need to use purple pens to comment(评论) on teachers’ grades.
3. A study shows that color is negative(消极的) color. Red pens can make students worried and unhappy. One of the headmasters Jennie Hick says, “Students can do better if teachers use green pens.” 4. He says. "I always use red pens to work. I think children like red better because they can read red comments more easily.”
In fact, using a color like green or red is not important. The important thing is how the students think of their comments.
A.It’s red, isn’t it?
B.But Chris McGovern, a teacher, doesn’t agree.
C.Why are the teachers no longer using red pens?
D.A study shows that green is good for students.
E.But in England, the teachers at Mount School need to put away their red pens.
Everyone knows what a bank is. But do you know that there is an “eye bank” in China?
“Eye bank” is a database of iris information (虹膜信息数据库) of Chinese children. Zhaobao Technology started it to help police identify (鉴定) children.
Iris is a part of the eye. It is very special because people have different irises. We all know that no two people have the same fingerprints (指纹). Although people have different fingerprints, the Irises work better than fingerprints. Because they won’t change much as long as you are 18 months old. That sounds cool, right? So this is your special ID card. And that’s why iris information can be useful in identifying lost children and help people to find the lost children.
Now there is over 93,000 Chinese children’s iris information in the database. The Zhaobao Technology says writing iris information into the eye bank only takes a few seconds and will not bring any harm (伤害) to the children. But still, the company is now facing a few problems, because some parents worry that their children’s information can be in danger, and it will bring some harm to their family.
1.What is “eye bank”?
A.It is a database.
B.It is a bank.
C.It is a database of iris information.
2.Why is the iris a special part of the eye?
A.Because people have different irises.
B.Because no two people have the same fingerprints.
C.Because the iris is important to people.
3.What does the underlined word “they” refer to (指的是)?
A.Fingerprints. B.Irises. C.People.
4.How many Chinese children’s iris information are there in the database?
A.About 93,000. B.More than 93,000. C.Over 930,000.
5.From the passage, which one is true?
A.The fingerprints work better than irises.
B.The eye bank will bring some harm to the children.
C.The iris is people’s special ID card.
Tokyo is Japan’s capital (首都) and largest city. It’s also one of the largest cities in the world. Tokyo has a history of hundreds of years.
Many streets of Tokyo are very crowded, and most of the buildings are very tall and modern (现代的). But how could such an old city look so modern? During World War Ⅱ, over a third of the buildings in Tokyo were destroyed (被摧毁). After World War Ⅱ, people began to build the city again. That way, the city looks different from before. Today Tokyo is a very welcoming city. Many people come to visit Tokyo every day. The best way to go to the city from other parts of Japan is by train. Visitors from other countries can enjoy themselves a lot in Tokyo. They can learn Japanese culture and try Japanese food. There are lots of nice restaurants in Tokyo. The city never goes dark(黑暗的) at night. So walking in Tokyo at night is always an option for most visitors.
If you come to visit Japan, make sure you stop in Tokyo for at least a few days.
1.From Paragraph 1, we can know Tokyo is ________.
A.the oldest city in Japan
B.the largest city in Japan
C.the most modern city in the world
2.What happened to Tokyo during World War Ⅱ?
A.It had to be dark at night.
B.People built a new city near it.
C.Many buildings there were destroyed.
3.If you travel in Japan, traveling ________ is the best way.
A.by bus B.by car C.by train
4.The underlined word “option” in Paragraph 2 means ________ in Chinese.
A.考验 B.选择 C.任务
5.What does the writer think of Tokyo?
A.It is a great city to visit.
B.It is getting less popular.
C.It has fewer problems than before.
Hand in Hand Children’s Club invites children living in Sham Shui Po to our Easter Egg Hunt(复活节寻彩蛋) Sunday, April 21
Join the egg hunt at 2:00 p.m. or 4:00 p.m. at Victoria Park, Center Street.
• Prizes, food and a fun time for children under the age of 12.
• Buy a basket (篮子) for $20 at the park to keep the eggs.
• a photo with Big Bunny after you find the eggs!
• $10 or more every person as donation (捐助) to help children with eye problems.
For more information, please visit www.handinhand.com or call us at 40001234
from Monday to Friday 9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
1.The activity Easter Egg Hunt is ________.
A.in March B.2 hours long C.in the afternoon
2.If Wendy joins the activity, how much money does she need at least?
A.$10. B.$20. C.$30.
3.If Jack wants to learn more about the activity, he can ________.
A.e-mail Hand in Hand Children’s Club
B.call 40001234 on the weekend
C.visit www.handinhand.com
