Paris is the capital of France. Its subway is very special (特别的). You can enjoy its culture (文化) when you are in this city.
Look, you can see many people listening to music with their headsets (耳机) on the subway. When they are on the subway or at the station, there is always a book in the hand, too.
The subway station in Paris is not big. However, each of them has its special things. Some stations look like ships. Some have clothes, hats and shoes. And every station has a big ad picture. But many of them are for selling clothes and cosmetics (化妆品).
You can meet some beggars (乞丐) on the subway. But the beggars on the Paris subway are also very special. They enjoy playing the violin or guitar. After playing, it is natural (自然的) for them to go around the train and ask you for some money. They think they should get the money because of their show.
If you want to learn more about Paris, go to the subway and enjoy its culture by yourself.
The Subway in Paris | |
| Main feeling | The subway is not the |
| Special things | ★ People are always listening to ★The subway in Paris is ★ The beggars on the subway don’t feel shy to ask for money |
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Do you want to go out for a picnic on a sunny day? How can you take a “green” trip to protect the environment? Walk, bike, take the subway… or maybe drive a solar-powered car!
A team of 22 Dutch university students has created a solar-powered car called Stella Vita. Last October, they completed the car’s first road trip. The 2,800-kilometer trip was powered only by the sun.
Stella Vita is a two-passager car with a kitchen, a sitting area, a bed, a shower and a toilet. There are solar panels (板) on the top of the car. And the solar panels can spread out when the car is parked.
On sunny days, Stella Vita can travel up to 720 kilometers with a top speed of 120 kilometers an hour. The energy it gets from the sun can also be used for other things. People can cook, take a shower and watch TV in the car. On cloudy days, the car still gets 60% to 70% of the energy.
How can the car keep going at night? Well, it has a large battery (电池) that can store energy. This allows the car to travel up to 600 kilometers at night.
Stella Vita isn’t the Dutch team’s first solar car. Since it was set up ten years ago, the team has created different types of solar cars. The team members are working to introduce this green way of traveling. Let’s hope that in the future and we can all travel “by” the sun!
1. How many students are there on the Dutch solar car team?There are
2. What’s on the top of the car?
3. On what kind of weather can Stella Vita travel up to 720 kilometers?
It can travel up to 720 kilometers
4. Why can the car keep going at night?
Because it
5. When was the Dutch team set up?
It was set up
Undergrounds are mostly found in larger cities, such as New York, London, Beijing and so on. The underground is a underground system of high-speed trains. The world's first system was built in London. Underground trains move more quickly than buses. They, too, are cheap and help solve city traffic problems. But they are often crowed and noisy.
Taxis are more expensive than buses or underground trains, but they will drive you to the place you want in the shortest time possibly. Taxis are suitable if you are in a hurry or if you are taking a number of handbags or packages.
If you ever visit a big city in another country, you will probably have no trouble getting around. Like many people, of course, transportation will be your own two legs!
Public
| Forms | Disadvantages | |
| Buses | Providing transportation | Running |
| Undergrounds | Moving more quickly than buses. | Crowded and |
| Going to the | More |
【推荐3】At an early time, a paper ticket was necessary even for passengers who bought tickets online. But now people are saying goodbye to paper tickets.
Passengers can swipe (刷) an ID card to pass through a gate before taking a high-speed train. “It’s very convenient and fast,” said Wu Yuanzhen, a passenger from Guangxi. “I am a business man and travel a lot by train. For us, time is money. E-tickets save time and improve travel efficiency (效率). ”
For passengers who need to change or return their tickets, they can change the tickets or get their fund (退款) through 12306.cn or the ticket office at the station.
Since 2011, passengers have been able to swipe their ID cards at self-service machines to take the Beijing-Tianjin high-speed railway and Beijing-Shanghai high-speed railway. And now checking-in by swiping an ID card is available at high-speed railway stations in most cities across China. At stations in some remote (偏远) areas, passengers still need a paper ticket to get on a train.
1. Were paper tickets necessary when people travelled by train 15 years ago?He thinks they are
Lucy’s aunt lives in San Francisco. She knows something about China on television. But she wants to know more. (1) 所以，她正期待着来中国参观。She is going to have a holiday next week.（2）She is going to visit Beijing because she likes Chinese culture. She is going there by plane and she is going to live in a hotel. In Beijing she is going to do some sightseeing, visit the Forbidden City and the Summer Palace and walk up the Great Wall.
Lucy’s aunt likes animals. She likes pandas very much. So she is going to visit Beijing Zoo to see the pandas there and take some photos of them. On the last day in Beijing she is going shopping.
She wants to buy Lucy a present. She knows Lucy likes Chinese paintings and silk.
1. How is Lucy’s aunt going to Beijing?(根据短文内容回答问题）2. 将文中（1）划线的汉语句子译成英语。
3. 将文中（2）划线的英语句子译成汉语。
4. 回答问题：
What does the underlined word “them” refer to?
5. 从文中找出与下面所给句子意思相同的句子。
She would like to buy a present for Lucy.
Have you heard of Zibo barbecue（烧烤）? Zibo is a small city in Shandong Province. In its local barbecue, diners wrap the grilled meat（烤肉）in a pancake（煎饼）. Some also add scallions（大葱）to it and then enjoy it. Recently, this dish has become very popular. Many people like its delicious taste. The barbecue has attracted a large number of people to the city.
“We’ve increased the number of tables from 60 to 200,” said the owner of a local barbecue restaurant. “But it’s still not enough. Some people have to wait for hours to enjoy a barbecue meal.”
To make it more convenient（方便的）for tourists, the city has provided some special services. For example, the city has added 21 bus lines. It has also increased the number of volunteers at its two local train stations. And train travelers to Zibo can make good use of their train tickets. They can exchange them for free tickets to local scenic spots（景点）. The city has won the cheers of many people.
1题完成句子；2、3题回答问题；4题找出第三段的主题句；5题将文中画线句子译成汉语。1. Zibo is a
2. What attracts a large number of people to visit Zibo?
3. How many bus lines have been added to serve the people in Zibo?
4.
5.
【推荐3】Li Ruiquan: Xi’an is my hometown. It is the ancient (古代的) capital of China for 13 dynasties (朝代). It has a long history. Before, I just knew it from books. I didn’t feel its greatness until I went to the Xi’an Museum last month. There I saw buildings and treasures (宝藏) with thousands of years of history. I also learned how people lived in the ancient times by watching a video.
Lin Tongtong: Shenzhen is my hometown. I love her culture (文化) best. In the early days of
the Chinese economic reform (经济改革), lots of people came here to work and many of them succeeded (成功) and stayed. And in the Windows of the World Park in Shenzhen, there are models of different places of interests in the world. If you come to Shenzhen, you come to the world.
Zhang Weiwei: There is paradise (天堂) above and Suzhou and Hangzhou below. My hometown is the beautiful Hangzhou. Hangzhou has warm weather and nice views. I can often see tourists taking photos beside West Lake. They all keep praising (赞扬) its beauty (美景). I’m proud to have such a lovely hometown.
Zhang Qing: I love my hometown Chongqing. It is famous for its food. Maybe you have not
come to Chongqing yet, but you must have tried the famous Chongqing hotpot. It is spicy (辣的) and cool. There are many great mountains (山) and rivers in Chongqing. Here, you can see the great Three Gorges (三峡). It is really amazing to row a boat in the mountain rivers. Chongqing is named the most attractive tourist city (旅游城市) in China.
Hometown | Features |
Xi’an | Xi’an is Li’s |
Shenzhen | The culture of Shenzhen is Lin’s |
Hangzhou | The city has warm weather and nice views. Tourists like taking photos beside West Lake and praising how |
Chongqing | Chongqing is famous for its food |
Like China, many other countries see spring’s coming as a sign of blessing and happiness. Some of them share similar cultural traditions in greeting the spring, while others have their own ways.
Similar to Chinese culture, in South Korea, people also greet the spring season by paying a lot of attention to preparing a large meal. Tteokguk, a soup dish with sliced rice cakes（年糕片）, is a typical food served at the New Year dining table. The round rice cake slices also look like coins, and many people eat them in the hope of becoming wealthy in the coming year.
In India, people celebrate the spring season with a traditional Hindu festival called Holi, also known as the “Festival of Spring”. It is held sometime during February and March every year. Dancing and singing are how Indian people celebrate spring at the festival. The ceremony is“colorful” . People will paint their faces and bodies and throw colored water and powder on others to show their blessings.
Russians celebrate the festival that called Maslenitsa in springtime. The festival is celebrated around the end of February or early March each year. People will bake round pancakes into golden yellow to appreciate the sun, and in the dark night, people will light fires for celebrations.
In the US, there is a special “sock-burning” event held in Maryland to celebrate the spring’s coming. The tradition of burning socks began in the 20th century, and the spring festival ceremony is linked to the local sailing culture. People burn socks there to represent that they can wear shoes barefoot（赤脚地） when the weather warms up. It’s a hope to have the winter end soon and the spring come early. Like the Chinese tradition, people in the US will also do the spring cleaning as an annual tradition to shake off the winter’s decay（衰败） in the hope of receiving new luck.
1. The coming of spring is a symbol of2. People in South Korea hope to
3.
4. In Russia, people will
5. Like the Chinese tradition, people in the US will also
【推荐2】Living in a different culture can be a both exciting and challenging (挑战性的) experience. You have to lean different cultures and try to get used to them. Let’s share some cultural differences between China and the US to help understand each other.
Pay (隐私) — Chinese people talk about subjects such as ages and income (收入), which Americans think is not polite.
Families — In China, elders are traditionally treated with respect (尊重). In America, the goal of the family is to encourage independence (独立), especially that of the children. Unlike the Chinese, few elder Americans live with their children.
Friends — Chinese people have different understanding of “friends”. In China, “friendship” means a lifelong relationship between friends who think it’s their duty to give each other any help. Americans always call people they meet friends.
Money — The Chinese like saving money. They are always careful when they are planning to spend money. It is different in America, where far fewer families are saving money.
Education — Chinese people value education and jobs more than Americans do, who pay more attention to good nature instead.
根据短文内容回答下列各题
1. Who often talks about ages and income, Chinese people or Americans?
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2. In China, many elders live with their children, don’t they?
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3. Do Americans have the same understanding of “friends” as Chinese people?
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4. What do Chinese people value more than Americans do?
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5. What does the passage mainly talk about?
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【推荐3】Many Americans go to work five days a week. American students go to school five days a week too, so they are usually free at the weekend. At the weekend, people spend(花费) their time in many different ways. Sometimes they go shopping. Sometimes they go for a drive(开车). Sometimes they visit friends. Many families enjoy weekends together(一起).
Many American families do sports at the weekend. In summer, they enjoy swimming. In autumn, they enjoy playing volleyball and tennis. In winter, they go skating and skiing(滑雪). In spring, they like going sightseeing (观光) and going hiking (徒步旅行). How happy they are at the weekend!
回答下面5个问题，每题答案不超过6个词。
1. How many days do many Americans go to work every week?
2. When are American students free every week?
3. Do many American families do sports at the weekend?
4. What sport do many Americans do in summer, swimming or skiing?
5. How do American families feel at the weekend?
| ChatGPT is a new chatbot (聊天机器人). It was born in November, 2022 in the USA. The US company Open AI makes it on the Internet and wins the hearts of over 100 million people. From the science news website Future Life, 89%of the school students use ChatGPT to write their homework in America. Many schools stop using ChatGPT because they are worried that the robot will be bad for students. Thousands of newspapers also stop writers from using ChatGPT. |
| Will we use ChatGPT or stop it when we do homework? Here are some ideas from students in China. |
| ▶ChatGPT will help students search for information with the homework. Students will save a lot of time to share their ideas and connect to the world around them. Zhang Sijia, 12, Shanghai |
| ▶Students will use this robot to compare their writings with ChatGPT’s writing. And they will get some new ideas by comparing the writings. Li Ruijun, 13, Hunan |
| ▶ChatGPT sometimes will be wrong or even gives fake (虚假的) information, so it won’t be good to use it to do our homework. But if we use it, we will check them again. Lai Yijiang, 13, Sichuan |
| ▶It will help us in many ways, but I don’t want to use ChatGPT to do my homework. The robot won’t have any new ideas. Yin Peixin, 12, Hubei |
1. When was ChatGPT born?
2. Why do many schools stop using ChatGPT?
3. According to Li Ruijun, how will students get new ideas?
4. What do you want to use ChatGPT to do? Why? Write 20 words or more.
【推荐2】Everyone is good at something, such as singing, dancing or playing the violin. Amy and Danny are my good friends. Amy sings the best of us. She joined a lot of singing competitions and won many prizes. Danny has a talent for playing the piano. His mom bought him a piano as a gift on his eighth birthday. Then he started to play it. What about me? I’m good at drawing.
There is a talent show in our school every year. It is a wonderful thing, and almost everybody joins in it. It’s up to the teachers and students to decide who sings best or plays the piano most beautifully.
Last year, Amy and Danny joined in the show, but I didn’t, because I thought no one would go to a talent show to watch a child draw a picture. Both of them practiced hard before the show. Amy won the second prize and Danny didn’t win a prize, but he was still very happy. “The most important thing is that I tried my best to do it,” he said.
1. Who sings best, Amy, Danny or the writer?2. When did Danny’s mom buy him a piano as a gift?
3. Who can decide the winner of the talent show in the writer’s school?
4. Did Danny win a prize in the show last year?
5. What do you think of talent shows?
【推荐3】My lovely hometown(家乡)is Westwood and I love it. I would like to call it an old town because there are lots of old buildings. And people here are trying to keep their history and culture(文化). The greatest place in Westwood is Westwood Village. It has many good theaters, museums, restaurants and shops. Most visitors would like to visit Westwood Village.
I grew up in Westwood and my parents grew up here, too. Westwood has three primary schools. I studied at Fairburn Avenue Primary School when I was young. There is also a middle school but I didn’t study in it.
I love Westwood because the life here is easy and the people are friendly. Growing up in Westwood was fun and exciting. I had many friends here. They came from different countries. So I could learn different kinds of languages from them. We loved to do different activities together. We usually rode bikes, climbed hills or played baseball on weekends.
Living in my hometown is never boring though it is a quiet place. It is beautiful and relaxing.
1.完成句子；2-3.简略回答问题；4.找出并写下第一段的主题句；5. 将文中画线句子译成汉语。
1. The writer calls Westwood an old town because it has
2. Why does the writer love Westwood?
3. What did the writer and his friends usually do on weekends?
4.
5.
