Many English people have three names. They are the first name, the middle name and the last name. Actually (实际上), the last name is the family name, and the first name and the middle name are given names.
For example, my name is Jenny Allen Brown. Jenny is my first name. Allen is the middle name. Brown is my last name. My friends often call me Jenny. My teachers often call me Jenny Brown.
In China, the family name comes first. For example (例如), my friend is Wang Fang. Wang is her family name, and Fang is her given name. People (人们) often use (用) Mr., Ms., Mrs. or Miss before (在……前) the family names.
1. What is Jenny Allen Brown’s family name?| A．Jenny. | B．Allen. | C．Brown. | D．Jenny Allen. |
| A．Wang. | B．Fang. | C．Wang Fang. | D．Fang Wang. |
| A．Ms. Jenny. | B．Ms. Allen. | C．Ms. Brown. | D．Mr. Jenny Brown. |
| A．Ms. Jenny. | B．Ms. Brown. | C．Ms. Allen. | D．Jenny. |
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【推荐1】New Year Celebrations
People around the world celebrate the New Year at different times of the year and in different ways. Some people celebrate with parties. Other people might have interesting and sometimes strange traditions.
| North America In the United States, people watch special football games on New Year’s Day to celebrate the coming of the new year. In New York City, a lot of people come together to count down the last seconds of the year. At midnight, the crowds cheer and they set off fireworks. |
| South America Eating twelve grapes (葡萄) on New Year’s Eve is a tradition in South America. Each grape stands for one month of the coming year. It’s good luck to eat all twelve during the last twelve seconds of the year. In many places, people wear yellow clothes because yellow is the color of gold. |
| Europe In Denmark, people smash (粉碎) old and broken dishes. They think this will bring them good luck in the New Year. In Greece, people make a special cake with a coin (硬币) in it. If you get the piece of cake with the coin, you will have luck in the coming year! |
| Asia In parts of Southeast Asia, people celebrate the New Year in late March or mid-April. This is the end of the dry season. It’s a very hot time of year—a time for water festivals! People think water will bring them good luck. |
1. In the United States, people________ to celebrate the New Year.
| A．clean the house | B．watch special football games |
| C．make a special cake | D．smash old and broken dishes |
| A．North America | B．Europe | C．South America | D．Asia |
| A．yellow clothes | B．fireworks | C．water | D．coins |
| A．the United States | B．Denmark | C．South America | D．China |
【推荐2】For Chinese, it's a time for dragon boat racing and Zongzi. But across the Yellow Sea, South Korea, wrestling and swing play are the highlights. However, both events go by the same name — the Dragon Boat Festival — which falls on May 5 of the lunar calendar.
One festival, two cultures: does one nation have the right to call its own? It has been reported that South Korea will apply(申请) to the UNESCO to make the celebration its cultural heritage(遗产). If successful, people from other countries may see the Dragon Festival as a Korean creation.
As the birthplace of the yearly event more than 2, 000 years ago, China is not happy with the situation. “It would be a shame if another country successfully made a traditional Chinese festival part of its own cultural heritage ahead of China,” said Zhou Heping, deputy culture minister. The Ministry of Culture is even thinking of making its own application to UNESCO, covering all traditional Chinese festivals, including the Dragon Boat event.
Over the years, the Dragon Boat Festival has spread throughout the world. In Japan and Viet Nam, as well as South Korea, the festival has mixed with and become part of local culture.
With this in mind, some experts say that it is meaningless to argue about which country the festival belongs to. “No one can deny that it came from China,” said Long Haiqing, an expert from Hunan Province. “But if all the countries involved(参与) can protect culture heritage together, they will all benefit(受益)．”
1. What can be inferred from the passage?| A．South Korea has proclaimed(声明) the Dragon Boat Festival as a part of its cultural heritage. |
| B．South Korea has the exactly same Dragon Boat Festival as China. |
| C．South Korea has no idea that China has such a festival. |
| D．South Korea is paying more attention to its cultural heritage than China. |
| A．Because it created the festival. |
| B．Because it is also making an application. |
| C．Because South Korea has no right to call the festival its own. |
| D．Because UNESCO may approve(批准) South Korea's application. |
| A．A move by South Korea to cancel its application. |
| B．China getting UNESCO's approval of the festival first. |
| C．The opinion of Zhou Heping. |
| D．China paying more attention to its cultural heritage. |
【推荐3】When I was fourteen years old, I made my first visit to the United States. It wasn’t the first time I had been abroad (Like many English children, I had often been to France). So when I went to America I thought I would have a nice easy holiday without any language problem.
How wrong I was! The misunderstanding began at the airport. I was looking for a public telephone to tell my American friend Danny that I had arrived. A friendly old man saw me looking lost and asked if he could help me.
“Yes,” I said, “I want to give my friend a ring.”
“Well, that’s nice,” he said, “Are you getting married? But aren’t you too young?”
“Who is talking about marriage?” I replied, “I only want to give my friend a ring to tell him I’ve arrived.Can you tell me where there is a phone box?”
“Oh,” he said, “there is a phone over there.”
When at last we met, Danny explained the misunderstanding to me.
“Don’t worry,” he said to me, “I had so many difficulties at first. There are lots of words which Americans use differently in meaning from British people. You’ll soon get used to all the funny things they say. Most of the time, British and American people understand each other.”
1. The writer wanted to ________ at the airport.| A．have a meal | B．buy a map |
| C．call his friend | D．find an old man |
| A．make a telephone call to somebody |
| B．be going to get married |
| C．buy a ring for somebody |
| D．ask somebody to wear a ring |
| A．the old man and the boy | B．the British |
| C．the French | D．the Americans |
【推荐1】The National Literacy Trust once did some research (研究) on reading. About 32,000 children from different schools in the UK answered the questions from it. These children are aged from 8 to 18.
The research shows that children in the UK are reading less in their free time. Just about a quarter of the students said they read outside school. About the same number said their parents didn’t feel that reading was important. Half of those students said they enjoyed reading “very much” or “quite a lot”. About 40% thought reading was “cool”, but about one in three said they only read when they had to.
Jonathan Douglas from the National Literacy Trust said,“Our research not only shows that children are reading less and having negative attitudes (消极的态度) to reading but also shows the relationship (关系) between this and their performance (表现) in reading tests.”
The research also finds that many children in the UK like to read e-books outside school. The percentage in 2022 was about 6％ and it increased (增加) to 14% in 2023.
In today’s world, there are so many activities for children to do. But if they sit down and do some reading, they will find reading is really interesting and useful.
1. Who may answer the questions about reading?| A．Nancy, 7 years old. | B．Tom, 12 years old. | C．Mike, 19 years old. | D．Mary, 32 years old. |
| A．The research shows that children in the UK like reading in their free time. |
| B．50% of the students in the UK read outside school. |
| C．More than half the parents in the UK think reading is not so important. |
| D．About 40% of the students in the UK think reading is cool. |
| A．The National Literacy Trust. | B．The research. |
| C．Children read e-books. | D．Children are reading less and having negative attitudes to reading. |
| A．About 6%. | B．About 8%. | C．About 10%. | D．About 14%. |
| A．Children should do as many activities as they do. |
| B．Children need to sit down when they do some reading. |
| C．It is necessary for children to read more. |
| D．Children must do something interesting and useful. |
【推荐2】In the western world, Chinese takeout (外卖) is popular. It is usually sent to your house in small square boxes, with rice and fortune cookies (幸运饼干). It is a good choice if you feel lazy and don’t want to cook or eat out.
But this kind of Chinese food isn’t very authentic (正宗的). In fact, it is very different from real Chinese food. Now over the years, real Chinese dishes have become more popular in foreign countries as well. Chinese people who live abroad introduced most of these foods.
In the United States, people enjoy eating jianbing and roujiamo. In Russia, tanghulu has become a popular winter snack. Latiao is even popular in overseas (海外的) classrooms. A lot of these foods are like Western foods. This might be why they are appealing to foreigners.
For example, roujiamo looks like a hamburger. Youtiao is kind of like churro (西班牙油条), a snack that is popular in Spain. And tanghulu is similar to candy apples, which are beloved by children in the US and UK.
But what do foreigners really think about all of these authentic Chinese foods? To find out, you can invite some of your friends to have a try of these foods.
1. You will find ________ in the Chinese takeout if you are in a Western country.| A．a square box | B．some candies | C．hamburgers | D．rice and fortune cookies |
| A．have a family meeting |
| B．have fun with lots of friends |
| C．feel lazy and don’t want to cook or eat out |
| D．want to enjoy the real Chinese food |
| A．Latiao | B．Tanghulu | C．Jianbing | D．Roujiamo |
| A．礼貌的 | B．有吸引力的 | C．耐心的 | D．糟糕的 |
| A．these foods look very nice | B．these foods smell good |
| C．these foods are very cheap | D．these foods are like Western foods |
【推荐3】Seasonal affective disorder季节性情绪失调
Do you feel down more often during the winter months? If so, you might have winter depression. It’s also known to doctors as seasonal affective disorder (SAD).
SAD usually starts in autumn or winter and ends in spring or early summer. As the weather gets colder and the days get shorter, you feel more tired, sleepy and even hopeless at times.
However, we still don’t know the exact cause (原因) of SAD. Some scientists think that hormone (激素) changes can cause this kind of depression, Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) News reported. During winter, it stays dark outside for much of the day. This causes the brain to make more melatonin (褪黑素).This hormone makes you feel sleep and less excited.
Getting more sunlight is the best way to deal with SAD. Doctors say people should spend at least some time outside every day during the winter. “Light therapy (疗法)”, or using special lamps at home to simulate (模仿) natural light, can also help. But if you still feel deeply depressed, you should go to a doctor.
1. What does the underlined word “down” mean in Paragraph 1?| A．Worried. | B．Excited. | C．Happy. | D．Unhappy. |
| A．tired | B．sleepy | C．excited | D．hopeless |
| A．One. | B．Two. | C．Three. | D．Five. |
| A．SAD usually starts in autumn or winter and ends in spring or early summer. |
| B．We know the exact cause of SAD. |
| C．Getting more sunlight is the best way to deal with SAD. |
| D．During the winter, sometimes we feel more tired, sleepy and even hopeless. |
| A．What is SAD? | B．The best way to deal with SAD. |
| C．When does SAD happen? | D．Hormone changes can cause SAD. |
