Nowadays, Chinese people live around the world, like Canada, Australia and America. Wherever they go, they always take their customs with them.
Many Chinese people live together in Chinatowns (唐人街), such as Ottawa, Sydney, or New York. Walking down the streets of any Chinatown makes you think you are truly in China. There are Chinese restaurants where friends enjoy eating dishes such as Peking duck and dumplings. On Chinese New Year, Chinese people in these cities celebrate the festival just as they do in China so that they will not forget the customs of their hometowns.
China has also shown its great arts to the world. Beautiful Chinese paintings and porcelain (陶瓷) can be seen in many museums. You might have classes about Chinese calligraphy (书法) and learn to write Chinese characters. You can find books about Chinese poetry and art. If you can’t get to China, China can come to you!
China has changed faster than almost any other country in the world. The new technology has improved the lives of millions of Chinese people, China has sent rockets (火箭) into space. We help more and more people around the world get to learn about China and Chinese culture. At the same time, we still carry on many valuable things and customs from the past like eating noodles and rice with chopsticks.
1. In paragraph 1, the underlined word “they” refers to (指) ________ around the world.| A．Canadians | B．Chinese |
| C．Australians | D．Americans |
| A．Because many Chinese people live together in Chinatowns. |
| B．Because they don’t want to forget the customs of their hometowns. |
| C．Because China has shown great arts to the world. |
| D．Because China has changed faster than almost any other country. |
| A．enjoy dishes like Peking duck and dumplings |
| B．celebrate Chinese New Year |
| C．learn to write Chinese characters |
| D．send rockets into space |
| A．Chinese people like to eat noodles and rice. |
| B．Chinese people like to use chopsticks. |
| C．Chinese people still carry on valuable customs from the past. |
| D．Chinese people are not used to using knives or forks. |
| A．Many Chinese people live together in Chinatowns. |
| B．China has shown great arts to the world. |
| C．China has changed faster than any other country. |
| D．Chinese people always take their customs with them wherever they go. |
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Numbers and colors had great meaning and played an important role in the culture of Ancient China. Some were considered lucky, while others were considered unlucky and should be avoided. | |
| Numbers Numbers were important to the Ancient Chinese. They often used lucky numbers in their buildings and designs. For example , the number eight is considered the luckiest number. Even today people in China will pay more for an address or telephone number with the number eight in it. The number 666 is considered a very lucky number in China. But the number four is unlucky. It is still avoided today in China. Many buildings skip all the floors with the number in them like 4, 14, and 24. | Colors There are five primary Chinese colors: red, black, green, white, and yellow. Red is the color of fire , the summer, and the south. It stands for good luck, happiness, and success. Red is often the color used at celebrations such as weddings and birthdays. Children are given red envelopes with money inside for luck. Black is also the color of heaven and was the favorite color of the first emperor of China, Emperor Qin. White is not considered a lucky color. It was worn as the color of mourning when someone died. |
| A．The number 8. | B．The colour black. | C．The number 6. | D．The colour white. |
| A．Hope. | B．Success. | C．Power. | D．Harvest. |
| A．People think the number 6 is the luckiest. |
| B．Emperor Qin liked the colour yellow best. |
| C．Children receive red packets for good luck. |
| D．The number 4 is often used in the buildings. |
【推荐2】What do you think will happen when the traditional culture meets modern technology? Yes, the “dead” words become lively characters (人物) at once. How happy it is to enjoy these Chinese cartoons!
 | Ma Liang is a poor boy who loves painting. He always uses his magic brush to fight against bad people in the village. The cartoon The Magic Brush came out in 1955. |
 | A group of tadpoles (蝌蚪) are born. They try to find their mother that they have never seen. The story is very simple, but it needs complex technology to show the artistic style of ink (水墨) painting. Baby Tadpoles Look for Their Mum was watched in 1961 first. |
 | The Monkey King: Uproar in Heaven (1961-1964) is China’s first colour cartoon. It is from the Chinese novel Journey to the West. It’s successful. Not only we but also many westerners like the great monkey Sun Wukong. |
 | To beat two bad persons, an old man grows 7 calabashes (葫芦), and they change into 7 boys. They try their best to beat the bad. Calabash Brothers（1986）is a masterpiece (杰作) of Chinese paper cutting art. |
| A．Baby Tadpoles Look for Their Mum |
| B．The Magic Brush |
| C．The Monkey King: Uproar in Heaven |
| D．Calabash Brothers |
| A．重复的 | B．复杂的 | C．杂乱的 | D．冗长的 |
| A．the first film in China |
| B．only loved by Chinese |
| C．the first colour cartoon in China |
| D．loved by all the westerners |
| A．Baby Tadpoles Look for Their Mum and The Magic Brush. |
| B．Baby Tadpoles Look and The Monkey King: Uproar in Heaven. |
| C．The Magic Brush and Calabash Brothers. |
| D．The Monkey King：Uproar in Heaven and Calabash Brothers. |
| A．famous people | B．Chinese inventions |
| C．traditional food | D．Chinese cartoons |
Compass | It was a great gift to the world from ancient China. Before it was invented, sailors had to depend on the stars to find direction. After it was invented, the oceans were open to travel. And many new discoveries were made with the help of it. |
Gunpowder | It was one of the greatest inventions. It is said that in the 3rd century a Chinese man wrote about how to make it. At first, it was used for making fireworks. At the end of the Tang Dynasty, people began to use it in wars. The method of making it was brought to the Arab world and Europe in the 13th and 14th centuries. |
Paper-making | China was the first country in the world to make paper. During the Western Han Dynasty (202 B.C.—9 A.D.), paper was made in some places in China. It was developed in the Eastern Han Dynasty (25 A.D.—220 A.D.) by Cai Lun. He made paper with bark, ropes, rags and so on. Before it was invented, the ancient Chinese carved characters on animal bones and stones. They also wrote them on bamboo and wooden sticks. |
Printing | It was developed in 1041—1048 in the Song Dynasty. A man named Bi Sheng carved characters on pieces of clay and wood. Then he put ink on them. After the characters were printed on paper, the pieces of clay or wood could be used again. This technology then spread to Korea, Japan and Europe. It was the basic method at that time. |
| A．compass | B．printing | C．gunpowder | D．paper-making |
| A．finding direction | B．making fireworks |
| C．carving characters | D．writing characters |
| A．Some sailors | B．Bi Sheng | C．Cai Lun | D．People in the Arab world |
| A．Tang Dynasty | B．Song Dynasty | C．Han Dynasty | D．We don’t know. |
| A．The Four Dynasties of Ancient China |
| B．The Four Great Inventors of Ancient China |
| C．The Four Great Inventions of Ancient China |
| D．The Four Great Inventions of China |
【推荐1】The time may be 10 a.m. in Beijing and 2 a.m. in New York. It is set on the same time—Greenwich Mean Time. This is because in 1884, many nations met to decide how to prevent the confusion（混乱）made by almost every town having its own time.
Such a time rule was devised（设计）by Sir Sanford Fleming (1827—1915). He was an engineer who lived in Canada. He held a meeting in 1884 to discuss the time problem. He suggested that there should be 24 meridians（子午线）dividing the world into 24 time zones（时区）. The zero meridian would pass through the village of Greenwich near London. The time at Greenwich would be called Greenwich Mean Time, and at each of the 24 meridian lines, the time would go forward or backwards by one hour.
Twenty-seven nations agreed to this suggestion, and since then GMT has been the centre of time-keeping for all nations. Most nations have only one time zone. However, large nations such as the USA and Australia are divided into several time zones.
根据短文内容判断正误，正确的在答题卡上涂A，错误的涂B。
1. It is 2 a.m. in New York when it is 10 a.m. in Beijing.
2. Mr Green devised Greenwich Mean Time.
3. The meeting was held to discuss the time problem in 1884.
4. Seventeen nations agreed to Greenwich Mean Time.
5. America has only one time zone.
What is a museum? A museum is a good place to keep old and beautiful things. A museum may be a place to learn about science. A museum can be a place about art of humans or animals.
What is inside a museum? Many museums have pictures and sculptures. Some museums have old cars and airplanes. Others have rocks and old bones. One museum even has a coal mine inside! In a museum of natural history, there sometimes is a dinosaur show. It will be very amazing and exciting to see a dinosaur skeleton （骨架）.
Many cities have museums. Some very small towns have museums, too. Indianapolis has a children’s museum. Children do not have to pay to get in. Children like the museum and often go to the museum. They like to see the dinosaur bones. They see a three-metre-tall white bear. They go inside an old log cabin（小木屋）. On Saturday, Indianapolis children can hear talks about animals and trees in the museum.
1. A museum is a good place to ________.| A．play computer games | B．learn about science |
| C．collect stamps | D．read books |
| A．A museum is the only place to show people’s life. |
| B．People can not see animals in a museum. |
| C．There are not so many museums about history. |
| D．We can see exhibitions about humans or animals in museums. |
| A．Mountains. | B．Pictures. | C．Old cars. | D．Rocks. |
| A．sad | B．mad | C．excited | D．angry |
| A．Children don’t like the museum. |
| B．The museum is free for children. |
| C．There is a two-metre-tall white bear in the museum. |
| D．Indianapolis children can talk with animals in the museum. |
| Harvard University Type（类型）private Created Time 1636 Location Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA Harvard University’s history, influence and wealth have made it one of the most famous universities in the world. |
| University of Oxford Type（类型）public Created Time Not quite clear Location Oxford, Britain The University of Oxford is the second oldest university in the world and the oldest in the English-speaking world. |
| University of Cambridge Type（类型）public Created Time 1209 Location Cambridge, Britain The University of Cambridge is the second oldest university in the English-speaking world and the sixth oldest in Europe. |
| Tsinghua University Type（类型）public Created Time 1911 Location Haidian District, Beijing, China Tsinghua University was originally（起初）under the name “Tsinghua Xuetang”. The school was renamed “Tsinghua College” in 1912. The university section was founded in 1925. |
| A．people and wealth |
| B．subjects and country |
| C．population and students |
| D．history, influence and wealth |
| A．Harvard University |
| B．University of Oxford |
| C．University of Cambridge |
| D．Tsinghua University |
| A．Harvard University and University of Oxford |
| B．University of Oxford and University of Cambridge |
| C．University of Cambridge and Tsinghua University |
| D．Tsinghua University and Harvard University |
| A．In 1911. | B．In 1912. | C．In 1925. | D．In 1992. |
| A．Harvard University was set up in 1636. |
| B．The University of Oxford is the oldest university in the world. |
| C．The University of Cambridge is the sixth oldest university in Europe. |
| D．Tsinghua University is located in Beijing now. |
