【推荐1】“Discover Beautiful China” Photos and Short Videos

China Daily is collecting the Photos and Short Videos about “Discover Beautiful China” from May 16th until August 16th 2024.

As China’s largest English-language news group, China Daily with its Discover Beautiful China platform (dbc.Chinaservicesinfo.com), China Daily Website, and China Daily App, is expecting fantastic works by individuals (个人) or groups from all over the world.

Works, include photos and videos. Languages in either English or Chinese are accepted.

Besides prizes and awards, you will get a chance to see your works featured on China Daily Website, dbc.Chinaservicesinfo.com, and China Daily App, one of the most popular English-language news apps in China.

If you’re interested, you can send your works by clicking the link or scanning the QR code.

dbc.Chinaservicesinfo.com/discoverbeautifulchinasubmit!

1. Who can take part in the activity?

A．Only people from China.	B．People all around the world.
C．Only Individuals or groups in China.	D．Only individuals around the world.

2. How can people send their works?

A．By sending a letter.	B．By scanning the QR code.
C．By giving a call.	D．By filling out an online form.

3. In which column can we see this text most probably?

A．Travel.

B．Sports.

C．Technology.

D．Business.

【推荐2】The Sunshine Park has something for all of you in the coming days. You can have a good time riding rollercoasters here. There is also a waterpark, a monkey island and of course delicious foods such as chocolate, ice-cream and hamburgers.

Now the Candy House is coming and you will have a sweet memory there!

Opening hours for this week： June 27—30, Monday—Thursday, closed July 1, Friday, 5 p.m.—9 p.m. July 2, Saturday, 2 p.m.—9 p.m. July 3, Sunday, 1 p.m.—4 p.m.

Tickets: Buy tickets at www.sur shine park.com One Day tip: 30 yuan（Ages 5+）     Free（Children ages 5 or younger） Two-Day tip: 25 yuan a day（Ages 5+）Free（Children ages 5 or younger）

Tips: 1. Visit www.sunshinepark.com for your tickets. 2. The sunshine park app can save you much trouble. 3. You can also buy tickets at the Ticket Office, working hours.

Notes: 1.All visitors over the age of 2 must wear face masks(口罩). 2. All visitors should have their temperatures taken before entering. 3. Follow directions from the workers in the park.

Contact: 400-9902123

1. When can visitors enter the park?

A．June 30, 2 p.m.

B．July 1, 3 p.m.

C．July 2, 4 p.m.

D．July 3, 5 p.m.

2. How much will Li Lei (aged 8) have to pay for a Two-Day trip?

A．25 yuan.

B．30 yuan.

C．50 yuan.

D．60 yuan.

3. In which part of a newspaper can we read the passage?

A．CULTURE.

B．SOCIETY.

C．SCIENCE.

D．ADVERTISEMENT.

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1. Who can join the training?

A．Jack, 8 years old.

B．Lucy, 11 years old.

C．Mike, 15 years old.

2. What should you do if you want to join the training?

A．Pay for it.

B．Register quickly.

C．E-mail Mr. Li.

【推荐1】A new report says promising children money to pass exams does not help their exam grades. It could be a waste of money using cash to get kids to study more. However, the promise of a trip could encourage students to try harder and do better at school. Scientists looked at how promises of money and tickets to shows affected students’ studying and learning. Over 10, 000 pupils took part in the survey in 2016. There was an improvement in homework, but this did not result in better test scores.

Lead researcher Dr Simon Burgess thought the survey showed something important and interesting. He said it had not found something that really got students to work harder. He added that, “Clearly, some pupils have a lot of goals and believe that education is very important in life, but there are kids who think that working hard doesn’t make a difference. He said these children think exam success is “all in your genes（基因）” because of their family background.

Education expert Dr Kevan Collins said good teachers were better than promises of rewards to get children to study, especially for children from low-income families. He wrote, “What really makes difference is how students are taught.”

1. According to the report, we can know that _________.

A．promising children money isn’t helpful for their exam grades

B．promising children a trip doesn’t encourage them to study harder

C．promising children tickets to shows doesn’t encourage them to do homework

D．promising children money doesn’t encourage them to do homework

2. What does the underlined word “affected” mean in Chinese?

A．有利

B．有弊

C．影响

D．抑制

3. Which of the following is TRUE?

A．The survey shows something that gets students to really work harder.

B．Some students think education is very important in their life.

C．Some kids work harder if they think they don’t have good genes.

D．The survey shows that education is not so important in life.

4. Dr Kevan Collins thinks _________ really make(s) a difference in kids’ study.

A．promising money	B．promising a trip
C．promising tickets to shows	D．good teachers

5. If a kid thinks genes are the most important, he may agree _________.

A．good teachers make the difference	B．money makes the difference
C．working hard makes the difference	D．family background makes the difference

【推荐2】As we know, one of the great challenges for students is taking tests. They must do well in the tests to make progress.     1    .

Students read all their books carefully. And they study every night.     2    , and they make sure they know all the materials that the teacher has offered.

In the United States, most children begin attending school when they are five. Public education is free and most children go to schools near their homes.     3    . The children learn to read and write. But they also play games and go on trips.

    4    . The subjects become more and more difficult. Students must learn about world history, geography and the life science. Pressure is growing, too. However, most students really begin to study hard for long hours when they reach high school.    5    . A high school student who gets high score in the test has a good chance to enter a top American college.

All this adds up to a lot of work—“hitting the books”. Knowledge is a prize that is not easy to gain.

A．They are “hitting the books”

B．School life in these early years is fun

C．This situation changes as children grow older

D．So they study hard and spend long hours preparing for the test

E．High school students who hope to go to college must take a special test

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1. The best birthday gift for your grandpa is ________.

A．some buttons

B．a tea pot

C．a handbag

D．a children bicycle

2. If you have ￥400, you can buy ________.

A．two handbags	B．500 buttons
C．a handbag and a bicycle	D．a tea pot and a handbag

3. Where can we probably find the information above?

A．In an art magazine.	B．On a website.
C．In a guide book.	D．In a newspaper.

【推荐2】★Forget fashion (时尚)! Always wear your most comfortable clothes when going on long journeys (旅行).
★Traveling on trains and buses can be boring, so take a good book to read.
★If you’re going somewhere cold, remember to put on your warm clothes!
★If you are going somewhere sunny, remember to bring your sun-block (防晒霜) and sunglasses.
★Always take a camera with you to capture those special moments.
★Be careful with your things whenever you go to a busy place, like a train station. There are many thieves there!
★Most countries have lower prices for students, so if you are a student, take your student card with you.
★Always leave room in your bag and buy presents on the way home.
★Bus tours often stop at expensive shops along the way. Save your money by buying presents at local shops.
★If you travel abroad (国外), remember to take your passport. Whatever you do, don’t lose it!
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1. If you go to Hainan Island for a trip in summer, you should take ________ with you.

A．warm clothes and sports shoes	B．sunglasses and sun-block
C．fashionable (时尚的) clothes and a big bag	D．some fruit and drinks

2. According to the passage, ________ is a good way to keep away from boredom (单调) while you’re on a train or a bus.

A．taking a camera	B．listening to music
C．reading a good book	D．sleeping for some time

3. You must always ________ while you are at busy places because there are often thieves there.

A．put your things away	B．look after your things well
C．give your things away	D．get your things ready

4. If a student wants to buy some presents at lower prices while traveling, he should show ________ to the shop assistant.

A．prices

B．his things

C．his passport

D．his student card

5. The underlined word “capture” in this passage means ________.

A．拍摄

B．感受

C．抓住

D．控制

【推荐3】Chinese New Year is on February 1st this year. Do you need great things for your room. Come and buy things at our great sale at Red Star Macalline. Look! Here are some nice tables for dinner. We sell them for only $100 each. For students, we have desks and chairs for $80 a set. You can buy a big bed for $50 and a small bed for $40. What color do you like? Sofas in all colors are only $120 each.

One interesting thing: You can buy great vegetables here. too. The vegetables are from Yunnan and Taiwan.

Come to our store. You will like it.
1. Chinese New Year is in _________ this year.

A．January

B．February

C．December

D．November

2. They sell a _________ for only $100 each.

A．table

B．desk

C．chair

D．bed

3. Jack wants to buy a set of desk and chair. He will pay (付钱) _________.

A．$100

B．$80

C．$120

D．$50

4. You can buy _________ in all colors at the store.

A．desks

B．tables

C．chairs

D．sofas

5. You can’t buy _________ at the great sale.

A．vegetables

B．sofas

C．fruit

D．tables

【推荐1】Boonie Bears《熊出没》is a Chinese animated cartoon(动画片). It was first shown(上映) in February 2012, and it is very popular with children in China

Name: Logger Vick 光头强 Character:tricky(狡猾的) Job: cutting trees in the forest Favorite saying: If you make me angry, I will hit you anyway.

Name: Briar 熊大 Character(个性): smart Family: his brother Bramble Likes: making fun of Logger Vick Stealing(偷） fruit from Logger Vick destroying Logger Vick's home  protecting(保护) the forest

1. What will Logger Vick say when Briar makes him angry?

A．“I will come back one day”

B．“I will hit you anyway”

C．“I will let it go anyway”

2. Which of the following sentences is TRUE?

A．Boonie Bearsis very popular with kids only in 2012.

B．Without the help of bears, many trees will be cut down by Logger Vick.

C．Briar likes stealing meat from Logger Vick.

【推荐2】Sandwich was an Englishman. He lived in the 18^th century(世纪). Sandwich was rich, but he liked to play cards (纸牌) for money. He often played for 24 hours, and didn't even stop to have his meals. He ordered(命令) his servants (仆人) to bring him some meat and bread. He put the meat between the two pieces of bread and held the food in his left hand while he played cards with his right hand. People liked Sandwich’s idea, and from then on they ate bread and meat as Sandwich did.
From the name of the man, Sandwich, we have the word of the food “sandwich” today.
1. Sandwich was the _________.

A．name of a servant

B．name of a man with a lot of money

C．poor man who lived on playing cards

D．name of food which was liked by the rich

2. People liked Sandwich’s idea because_________.

A．bread, together with meat was cheap

B．he always won when he played cards

C．they liked Sandwich himself

D．when they ate with one of their hands they could do something with the other.

3. Today, “sandwich” is __________   .

A．also a name of a rich man

B．two pieces of bread with meat in between

C．not interested in playing cards

D．not liked by most of the people

【推荐3】Fat and shy, Ben Saunders was the last kid in his class picked for any sports team. “Football, tennis, cricket — anything with a round ball, I was useless,” he says now with a laugh. But back then he was the one always made fun of in school gym classes in Devonshire, England.

It was a mountain bike he received for his 15^thbirthday that changed him. At first he went biking alone in a nearby forest. Then he began to ride the bike along with a runner friend. Gradually, Saunders set up his mind on building up his body, increasing his speed and strength. At the age of 18, he ran his first marathon.

The following year he met John Ridgway and started to work as a teacher at Ridgway’s school of adventure（冒险）in Scotland, where he learnt about Ridgway’s cold—waterexploits. Greatly interested, Saunders read all he could about North Pole explorers and adventures; he decided that this would be his future.

In 2001, after becoming a skillful skier, Saunders started his first long—distance expedition (探险) towards the North Pole. It took unbelievable energy. He suffered frostbite, ran into a polar bear and pushed his body to the limit, pulling his sled up and over the rocky mountains.

Saunders has become the youngest person to ski alone to the North Pole, and he’s skied more of the North Pole by himself than any other British man. His old playmates would not believe the change.

1. According to Paragraph 2, what changed Saunders?

A．A friend’s words.	B．A mountain bike.
C．His 18thbirthday gift.	D．His first marathon.

2. What did Saunders do in 2001?

A．He decided to build up his body.

B．He met John Ridgway in Scotland.

C．He worked as a teacher at school.

D．He took an adventure to the North Pole.

3. What does the story mainly tell us about Saunders?

A．He is a success in sports.

B．He is the youngest British skier.

C．He is Ridgway’s best student.

D．He is a good teacher at school.