Even in China, not all people speak in the same way. Have you ever seen an old person from Shanghai and one from Guangzhou who cannot speak Putonghua try to ______ with each other? They each speak a different dialect (方言) which can cause much ______! The Chinese language, as a whole uses the ______ set of characters, but has many dialects which are different in ______. This means that people from different ______ often find it difficult to understand each other. It is the spread of Putonghua throughout China that has made communication between people much ______.
People in northern Europe are much luckier. Even though people from Sweden, Denmark and Norway have ______ own languages, it is very ______ for them to communicate with one another. You might be ______. Do you know why? That is because their languages are quite similar, ______ they can communicate easily in their mother tongues.
1.A.understand B.catch C.communicate D.mix
2.A.accident B.misunderstanding C.convenience D.influence
3.A.same B.difficult C.mistaken D.strange
4.A.spelling B.speaking C.writing D.pronunciation
5.A.destinations B.countries C.areas D.directions
6.A.easier B.better C.worse D.harder
7.A.her B.our C.his D.their
8.A.convenient B.difficult C.embarrassing D.interesting
9.A.excited B.surprised C.disappointed D.tired
10.A.but B.and C.so D.yet
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How to Find Yourself
Do you often feel lost? Do you think you are living somebody else’s life? If yes, discover ways to find yourself by reading the following article.
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If you are thinking how to find yourself when you are lost, then the first thing to do is to have a rest from everything. Give time to yourself to think why you seem lost.
Focus on yourself.
Instead of of being the way others want you to be, be yourself. Think about the things you would want to do, the kind of relationship you would want to be in, the place you would like to stay in and the kind of lifestyle you would like to lead.
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Thinking of the happy time or good memories is another way to find yourself. Think what you were doing or with whom you were, when you were the happiest. This will help you to find things that you want to do in life that make you happy.
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Once you have found what you want to do with your life, make a change. Even if it means doing small things such as dancing or painting, go ahead and do it. If you want a career change, plan and take measures.
It is very important for you to truly find yourself, before it is too late. If you do not find yourself now, you will spend your life with somebody you do not even know.
A.Take action.
B.Take a break.
C.Accept yourself.
D.Think about the past.
Many people believe that you lose the ability to learn new languages as you get older. Language experts, however, will tell you that you’re never too old to learn a new language. As you get older, it can be more difficult to learn a new language, though.
Children and adults learn new languages in different ways. For children, language is their life. They study for thousands of hours every year, because they need to learn languages to become part of their communities. Adults, on the other hand, are already part of a language community. Learning a new language means becoming part of another language community, and adults rarely get the chance to practice as much as young children do.
Moreover, children learning a new language are expected to make mistakes. This gives them freedom when learning to be daring and confident. Adults, however, often feel pressured to be perfect when learning a new language. This can discourage many people and make it even harder to learn a new language.
When young children learn a new language, they come to see all kinds of languages as a “normal” part of society. This mindset（思维模式）helps them embrace learning a new language without feeling like they’re doing something unusual or “too hard”.
So if you want to learn a new language, go for it! It’s never too late to learn a new language. If you’re older, it may take more work, but it can be done. If you’re a young child, though, now it is the time to step out and learn a new language!
1.By “language is their life” in Paragraph 2, the author means that children ____.
A.can’t live without language
B.lead a happy life every day
C.practice a new language a lot
D.are taken good care of by adults
2.What may make it hard for adults to learn a new language?
A.They often feel pressured.
B.They usually have too many interests.
C.They think making mistakes is natural.
D.They always make all kinds of mistakes.
3.Which of the following shows the difference between children and adults in learning a new language?
A.The behavior they have. B.The learning attitudes.
C.The future plans they have made. D.The materials they are using.
4.According to the author, a new language ______.
A.can never be learned by the old people
B.can be learned by the old people easily
C.can be understood only by the old people
D.can be learned by both the old and the young
Pearl S. Buck was a very popular American writer of her day. She was famous for her books about China. Pearl was born in 1892 in West Virginia, America, but she spent almost half of her 81-year-long life in China.
Pearl spent her youth in Jiangsu Province, China. She learned to speak Chinese before she could speak English. Her mother had travelled widely in her youth and liked literature very much. After being educated by her mother and by a Chinese teacher, Pearl S. Buck went to school in Shanghai at the age of fifteen. She continued her education in the United States at a Woman’s College to study psychology（心理学）. After graduation in 1914, she returned to China. In the 1920s, her family moved to Nanjing, where she taught English and American literature at a university.
As a writer, Pearl S. Buck’s book, The Good Earth, appeared in 1931 and sold quite well in its first year. It has been translated into over thirty languages. In 1938, she became the third American to win the Nobel Prize for Literature. By the time of her death in March, 1973, Pearl had published more than seventy books.
1.Pearl S. Buck was born in West Virginia, America in ______.
A.1892 B.1901
C.1906 D.1913
2.Which of the following is NOT true about Pearl S. Buck?
A.She lived in Jiangsu Province in her youth.
B.She was able to speak English before she spoke Chinese.
C.Her mother and a Chinese teacher had educated her.
D.She studied at a Woman’s College in the United States.
3.Pearl S. Buck won the Nobel Prize for Literature because of her ______.
A.education in China B.experience in America
C.The Good Earth D.psychology books
4.What can be the best title for the text?
A.Pearl S. Buck’s Family B.Pearl S. Buck’s Life Story
C.Pearl S. Buck’s Books D.Pearl S. Buck’s Job as a Teacher
When a disaster happens, you might find yourself without water, gas or electricity. You might also need to leave your home right away. So you are supposed to plan for such bad situations. Here are some suggestions.
●Have a family meeting. Plan a way to get your family members together after the disaster. Choose two places for everyone to go to if it isn’t safe to return home. The first meeting place should be near your house. You can go there in an emergency like a fire. The second should be outside your neighborhood.
●Choose a person outside your area to help. It is easier to communicate over a long-distance call than a local one. The person can help your family members get in touch with each other.
●Get a family disaster kit（应急包）ready. It should include the things your family needs. It can help you survive at least for three days with bread, water, medicine and things like that. Put them in a bag so that you can carry it if you leave in a hurry. Do remember that different people have different needs.
●Practise your emergency plan. Update it as often as possible. You may not be able to stop any disasters, but with a little planning you can help yourself and your family survive.
1.How many suggestions are given in the passage?
A.Three. B.Four.
C.Five. D.Six.
2.The purpose of choosing a person outside our area is to _____.
A.send food to our family
B.find us a safe place
C.choose two places for us to go to
D.help our family get in touch
3.A family disaster kit can help us to _______.
A.survive B.communicate
C.stop disasters D.return home
4.What does the passage mainly talk about?
A.Leaving home safely. B.Taking an adventure trip.
C.Planning for disasters. D.Having a family meeting.
阅读下面材料，然后按要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。
A set of textbooks designed to help high school students learn about traditional Chinese culture is to be published soon Beijing Times reported on Monday.
The books are the first national-level works of their kind and have been developed by a working group that promotes traditional culture. They will be used by students from autumn this year the report said.
The set contains four classics from ancient times. Two of the works Confucian Analects and Mencius are for 10 th -grade students while the other two Great Learning and Dao De Jing will be used by 11 th graders.
The initiative follows a series of steps the authorities have taken in recent years to spread and promote traditional Chinese culture on campus.
Last April the Ministry of Education released a series of guidelines requiring the inclusion of more information about traditional culture in primary and middle school textbooks especially those used for subjects such as Chinese language history art and physical education.
The guidelines said students’ knowledge of traditional culture will be tested in the senior high school entrance examination and the gaokao --- the college entrance exam.
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1. 用约 30 个单词写出上文概要；
2. 用约 120 个单词就”高中生学国学”这一主题发表你的观点，内容包括:
⑴ 国学入高中的缘由；
⑵ 你对这一举动的看法。
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1. 阐述观点或提供论据时，不能直接引用原文语句；
2. 作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称；
3. 不必写标题。
（评分标准）内容完整，语言规范，语篇连贯，词数适当。
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