Different countries have different greeting customs．Now let's read this article to know more about the greeting customs in different cultures．
| France French people greet each other with a handshake，but close friends kiss each other on both cheeks（面颊）when they meet．They do this when meeting and before leaving． |
| South Korea In South Korea，it is a sign of respect for people to bow when greeting each other．In South Korea，a bow is followed by a handshake．However，South Korea women do not shake hands with Western men；instead，they bow slightly． |
| Brazil Kissing women on the cheek is a common way of greeting．In a formal situation，a handshake is often done to show respect．Men should shake hands before and after meeting，and once they have become familiar（熟悉的）with each other，a light hug is often given to each other． |
| Ghana In a social situation，it's polite to greet everyone in the room．A handshake is used in greeting，and the palm（手掌）must directly touch the palm of the other．It's considered impolite to touch the back of the hand． |
| A．palm | B．cheek | C．back | D．arm |
| A．Western men | B．Western women |
| C．Chinese men | D．Chinese women |
| A．touch the palm | B．kiss on the cheek |
| C．bow to each other | D．give a light hug |
| A．Friends can give a light hug to each other． |
| B．People can give a nod or a handshake to others． |
| C．It's impolite to touch the back of the hand． |
| D．Family members can greet each other with a kiss． |
| A．Greeting Customs in Different Cultures | B．How to Behave Politely |
| C．All Bad Ways to Greet People | D．Friends Should Greet Each Other |
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【推荐1】As a Chinese American student, I have much to say about the value differences between the two countries.
American kids love to make money by themselves.Chinese kids always ask for money from their parents.So American kids spend more than they have but Chinese kids spend less money, and they have money left in the bank.
American parents think going to an expensive but famous college is useless.Chinese parents would do anything to send their children to good colleges even if it means that they have to sell everything they own.
American girls always take part in sports, dancing and singing groups while Chinese girls always go to art or music groups. In these groups, American students think that B is a gift while Chinese students think that B is a death sentence（死刑）.
American parents allow their daughters or sons to go out with their boyfriends or girlfriends as long as they come home at certain time.Chinese students aren’t allowed to do so in middle or high school.
American parents support and encourage their children at all times while Chinese parents think that criticism （批评）is best for children in the world.So American parents only look at their children’s good side.Chinese parents seem to only see their Children’s bad side.
I don’t want to say which culture is better because both cultures have their pros and cons.
根据短文内容, 判断句子正（T）、误（F）。
1. American kids make money by themselves but spend less.
2. Both Chinese and American girls take part in different activities and they think B is OK.
3. Chinese parents think that criticism is best for their children’s growth.
4. There are five value differences between the two countries in this passage.
5. In the writer’s opinion, he loves the American value better.
【推荐2】Drinking tea is an important part of Chinese culture. It is seen as the national drink in China. The most common types of Chinese tea are as follows.
Green tea is the oldest and most popular tea in China. It has a pale color and a strong flavor(口味). It is produced mainly in Anhui and Zhejiang. The most popular green tea is Longjing, which is produced near West Lake, Hangzhou.
Black tea is the second most popular type of Chinese tea. It can help treat(治疗) stomachaches.
Wulong tea, also known as blue tea, has a gentle flavor and can help people lose weight. Tieguanyin Tea in Anhui and Dongding Wulong in Taiwan are two well—known types of it.
Scented tea(花茶)is created by mixing tea leaves with flowers. It is known by strong fragrance(芳香), and it can help people feel comfortable after drinking. Jasmine(茉莉) tea is the most popular of this kind.
Tips of Tea Drinking
Do you know how to drink tea in a right way? Here are some tips.
Drinking it while it’s hot.
Don’t drink too much strong tea.
The best time to drink tea is between meals.
Drink tea a couple of hours after taking medicine.
Green tea is the best for office workers.
1. ________ is the oldest and most popular tea in China.| A．Green tea | B．Scented tea | C．Red tea |
| A．help people lose weight | B．help people sleep well | C．help treat stomachaches |
| A．Taiwan | B．Anhui | C．Hangzhou |
| A．Scented tea is made by tea leaves with flowers. |
| B．Drinking green tea while it’s hot. |
| C．We can drink much strong tea before we go to bed. |
| A．The types of tea in China. |
| B．Tips of Tea Drinking |
| C．The culture of Chinese drinking tea |
【推荐3】Roger, a young man from China, has taught Chinese in a primary school in England for 3 years. A lot of children like his class and he enjoys teaching them very much. All the pupils are quite interested in what Roger teaches them. They learn quickly and do everything carefully.
One day he said to the children, “People in a lot of Asian countries wear white clothes at funerals (葬礼), but people in America and in Europe wear white in the weddings because white means purity and happiness. What colour does an English woman wear when she gets married?”
Mary said, “White, sir, because she is happy.” “That is good, Mary,” Roger said. “You are quite right. She wears white because she is happy.”
But then one boy in the class put up his hand. “Yes, Dick?” Roger said, “Do you have a question?” “Yes,” Dick said. “Why do men wear black in our country when they get married, sir?”
1. What does Roger do?| A．He teaches English in China |
| B．He is a Chinese teacher in China |
| C．He teaches Chinese in England |
| D．He teaches English in England |
| A．when she gets married | B．when she is worried |
| C．when she is sad | D．when she is at a funeral |
| A．White. | B．Black. | C．Red. | D．Green. |
| A．Roger dislikes teaching the children. |
| B．Dick was a slow boy. |
| C．People in England wear white when they get married. |
| D．Dick, a clever boy, likes asking questions. |
【推荐1】Many people like animals such as dogs and cats and keep one or more of them as pets. If you keep a dog or a cat as a pet, you must know how to look after it.
A grown-up dog needs two meals a day —not more. It can eat meat, fish, rice and some other things. Dogs like large bones(骨头), but you can’t give them chicken bones. Remember to give them much clean water.
A dog should have a clean, dry box for sleeping. Washing it once a week is good for its health. If it is ill, take it to a doctor. A healthy dog will bring you more pleasure.
Be careful when you choose a cat. A cat has two meals a day with some meat or fish. It drinks a little milk every day. Sometimes you can give it vegetables to eat. Don’t forget that it needs clean water to drink.
Take good care of your pets, they will be your good friends. Maybe they can give you some help when you are in need.
1. Many people keep ________ as pets.| A．pandas | B．elephants |
| C．chicken | D．cats |
| A．All the bones. | B．Big bones. |
| C．Chicken bones. | D．Small bones. |
| A．happy | B．trouble |
| C．cry | D．ill |
| A．orange | B．red ink |
| C．apple juice | D．milk and water |
| A．No, I don’t think so. | B．Yes, but only a little. |
| C．Yes, they will. | D．No, they won’t. |
【推荐2】How do you usually do the shopping? Do you buy things in real shops or online? If you like shopping online, do you buy things on Taobao or Jingdong? Do you know live-streaming industry(直播行业)? It is a new and fashion way to buy and sell things these days. Many people begin to buy things on live-streaming platforms(直播平台). “Sales(销售) through live-streaming in 2021 gives people hope and a new way to make money.” says Andrea Fenn.
There are many live-streaming platforms, such as Douyin and Kuaishou, and Alibaba’s Taobao. Many people begin to sell things in this way.
One of them is Li Jiaqi. He is 27 years old. He can sell 15,000 lipsticks(口红) in five minutes. Unlike many women sellers, he always tries the lipsticks on his mouth, not on his arms. His interesting sales make him get the name “Lipstick Brother No. 1”.
In February 2020, Taobao sells a lot of things, because many people can not go shopping outside.
________. Andrea Fenn says that there are too many people on the live-streaming platforms. “Now there are thousands of live-streaming. And people start to think about the question: Why are we buying things on TV, just like the 1990s shopping style? Some companies can not get money from live-streaming because of shoppers fatigue. They are tired of doing that.” he says.
根据语篇内容，选择最佳选项。
1. What is a new and fashion way to buy and sell things these days?
| A．Buying things in real shops. |
| B．Buying things on live-streaming platforms. |
| C．Buying things on Jingdong. |
| A．selling lipsticks brings him much money |
| B．he is the first man to sell lipsticks to ladies |
| C．he has a different way to sell lipsticks |
| A．Douyin. | B．Kuaishou. | C．Taobao |
| A．Of course, everyone will make money. |
| B．Luckily, everyone likes live-streaming activities sales. |
| C．But not everyone will make money. |
| A．疲劳 | B．需求 | C．激情 |
【推荐3】The traditional Chinese lunar calendar (农历) divides the year into 24 solar terms (节气). Start of Spring, the first solar term of the year, begins this year on Feb. 4 and ends on Feb. 18.
After Start of Spring everything turns green and is full of energy, people clearly see that the daytime is becoming longer and the weather is becoming warmer.
Here are some things you should know about Start of Spring.
Flying kite Spring is the best season for kite-flying. This is a traditional folk activity, which has a history of more than 2,000 years. It can help build one’s health and keep people from getting sick.
Biting the spring In many parts of China, it is a tradition to “bite the spring” on the first day of Start of Spring. People eat spring pancakes and spring rolls (春卷).
Appreciating plum blossoms (赏梅) Plums blossom from the 12th lunar month to the second month of the next year. The plum blossom always fights against the cold. In China, the plum blossom, is praised as one of the four gentlemen of Chinese flowers.
Welcoming spring People in China began holding a special ceremony on the first day of Start of Spring about 3,000 years ago. They made sacrifices (祭品) to Gou Mang, the god of Spring. By the Qing Dynasty (朝代), greeting spring had become an important folk activity. In Beijing, government officials welcomed spring in the wild field near Dongzhimen.
根据语篇内容，选择最佳选项，并在答题卡上将选定答案的字母标号涂黑。
1. What do people eat on the first day of Start of Spring?
| A．Pancakes. | B．Cakes. | C．Spring pancakes. | D．Mooncakes. |
| A．Biting the spring. | B．Flying kite. |
| C．Appreciating plum blossoms. | D．Greeting spring. |
| A．after Start of Spring, the daytime is becoming shorter |
| B．flying kite is able to keep people healthy |
| C．in all parts of China, people “bite the spring” on Start of Spring |
| D．welcoming spring has a history of more than 2,000 years |
A． | B． |
C． | D． |
| A．The tradition of biting the spring. | B．The story of Gou Mang. |
| C．Start of Spring and Spring Festival. | D．An introduction to Start of Spring. |
【推荐1】Peter Tabichi is 37 years old. He is from Kenya, Africa. He is a math and science teacher. His school is in a poor area. It’s small, but the classes are very big-there are about 58 students for every teacher. The school has only one computer. But Mr. Tabichi always makes his classes interesting and helps his students study well. He is kind and friendly to his students. His students say he is like a father to them.
Mr. Tabichi comes from a family of teachers. He doesn’t just work on school days. He also works after school and on weekends to give students extra（额外的）help. He goes to the students’ homes and gives them more help. He really likes his job.
In 2019, Mr. Tabichi got the Varkey Foundation Global Teacher（瓦尔基基金会全球教师奖）. He gives lots of his money to help his students and other people.
1. Peter teaches ________.| A．math and history | B．English and science |
| C．math and science | D．science and history |
| A．teacher | B．computer | C．library | D．TV |
| A．Doctors. | B．Workers. | C．Farmers. | D．Teachers. |
| A．He works at home. | B．He plays computer games. |
| C．He watches TV at home. | D．He goes to his students’ homes. |
| A．Peter’s parents are both teachers | B．Peter’s students like him very much |
| C．Peter likes being a teacher | D．Peter’s students are very poor |
The owner of a large company，who was about to take a trip overseas，dropped into his office early in the morning to make some arrangements．He was telephoning for a ticket for his trip when the night watchman came in，who was back from work，and said“Good morning”to the owner．Then he told him that he had dreamed that very night of the owner’s plane crashing after take-off．The owner was surprised to hear this．He decided，however，there was something in what the night watchman sad． He put off his trip．
As things turned out，the night watchman's dream was correct．That day the plane crashed shortly after leaving the ground． The owner sent for the night watchman and gave him 5,000 dollars and a letter．He said，“I'm very sorry to do so．But I have to do so．Read the letter when you get home．”
The puzzled man hurried home and tore the letter in a hurry．After taking a look，he turned pale．There was only one sentence in it．And he knew that he had been fired(解雇)．
1. Early in the morning the owner was ________．
| A．preparing for his trip |
| B．waiting for the night watchman |
| C．thinking if he should believe the night watchman |
| D．writing a letter |
| A．as extra pay． |
| B．as his warning |
| C．as a prize for his hard work． |
| D．to show his thanks for having saved him |
| A．“I don't want to use a man who has saved me．” |
| B．“I don't like a man who dreams strange dreams．” |
| C．“The night watchman's duty is to stay awake the whole night．” |
| D．“Thanks a lot for your dream．” |
School trip
Join us on a school trip to Cardiff on Saturday, May 13.
We will spend the morning in the city center. For lunch, we’ll have a picnic in the park. In the afternoon, we will visit the Science and Technology Museum.
Price：$20
Meet in the school parking lot at 8:00 a.m. Please arrive on time. We will return to the school at 5：30 p.m.
Important: School trip update
Dear students, We hope you can come on our school trip next weekend. Unfortunately, the Science and Technology Museum is closed for renovations（整修）on Saturday, but we have tickets for St Fagans National History Museum instead. The good news is that the entry is free, so the trip will just cost S10 each.
Arrival and departure（出发）times are the same.
Stuart Noble
Head teacher
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1. Where will the students finally go in the afternoon?
| A．The city center. | B．The park. |
| C．St Fagans National History Museum. | D．The Science and Technology Museum. |
| A．$20 | B．$15 | C．$10 | D．It’s for free. |
| A．further explain the details | B．tell students about changes in the plan |
| C．tell students the date | D．repeat the plan for the school trip |
【推荐1】Many people think sports are just for winning and honor, but there is a lot more you can gain from (get from) them. I have learned over the past years that sometimes when I lose, I get a lot more out of it than winning. Also, I find a lot of times in sports, people are getting too caught up（深陷其中）in the game instead of just having fun. The real purpose of sports is to have fun and learn life lessons along the way.
I greatly encourage you to be a part of the school sports. Even if you are not the best, you can still have fun. Sports give people a great and healthy way of spending free time, instead of lying around playing with cellphones. Sports also give us a sense of achievement. There isn't a better feeling than to have done something fun and productive for my day.
I think that we all need sports to give us courage. If we try hard in sports, we usually do well. If we did the same in study, we would all be champions. Another reason why I encourage you to play sports is that it's just fun. Without sports, our lives would just be boring. So as you may be able to tell, sports are amazing!
Our coaches not only teach us to play sports, but show class（风度） and good sportsmanship(运动员精神) while playing them. It's never fun to have the winner to rub it in your face（炫耀） when you lose. That's why our coaches teach us to show class when we lose; also, when coaches get onto you, don't get down. They only want to see you improve and learn from what they say. In fact, if they don't shout loudly when you do badly, you should start worrying, because they are giving up on you.
Overall, sports are great! They bring out the best and worst of us. You can gain a lot from them! However, we can't let sports get too serious to where it brings down all the fun. So to have the most fun in sports, you just need try your best and not worry so much about the winning or losing.
1. The underlined phrase "get onto you" in Paragraph 4 probably means ________.| A．"point out your mistakes" | B．"spend time with you" |
| C．"worry about your future" | D．"agree with you" |
| A．Sports bring us great fun only if we are good at them. |
| B．Sports give us the best way of spending free time. |
| C．We can get more from winning than losing. |
| D．We should take pleasure in doing sports. |
| A．Are we too caught up? | B．To win or to gain? |
| C．Are sports really great? | D．For honor or for health? |
【推荐2】It is very important for us to exercise to stay healthy. How should we exercise to keep fit?
Depending on(取决于) your personal fitness goals(目标), how often you should exercise will be different. But it's important to work your way up to the minimum amount(最低量) of 150 minutes of moderate(适度的) exercise every week.
Exercising too hard or too often can cause injuries. And if you exercise too much, the soreness(疼痛) you feel may make you give up exercise all together.
Here is how to get an idea of a starting off point:
★Write down how much exercise you get now each day, even if it's walking. Walking is exercise, too.
★Decide on what kind of exercise you are going to do. Will you do cardio(有氧运动), weight training, or other sports?
★Check out the minimum for cardio and weight training. What's the minimum of that you can do each week.
★Make an exercise plan. It could be something as simple as walking around the street each day.
Start off with exercise that you love to do now!
1. How often you should exercise depend on ________.| A．whether you are a beginner | B．what your personal fitness goals are |
| C．what your weight is | D．what kind of sport do you like |
| A．体魄 | B．健身 | C．受伤 | D．疾病 |
| A．Four | B．Five | C．Six | D．Seven |
| A．It's important to exercise | B．How to get an idea of a starting off point |
| C．Let's exercise to keep healthy | D．why do we exercise |
【推荐3】When 4-year-old British Prince George started his first day of school in September, 2017, Chinese language was on his course.
And he wasn’t alone. According to a report in September, about 51 percent of UK parents want their children to learn Chinese, as it’s believed to be one of the most useful languages to know.
In fact, the popularity of Chinese drove the UK government to launch the Chinese Excellence Program in September last year. Its goal is to make at least 5, 000 British state middle school students speak Chinese well by 2020.
The language has become the second most spoken foreign language in the US, after only Spanish (西班牙语),with over 2. 1 million speakers, according to a survey.
Many US famous people such as Facebook founder (脸书创始人) Mark Zuckerberg and Obama’s daughter,Malia Obama, study Chinese as a second language.
So far, 67 countries and regions (地区) have included Chinese in their national course, so why are so many countries crazy about learning Chinese?
One reason could be that as China continues to develop quickly, Chinese is increasingly becoming a useful tool for people’s personal and professional growth. “I think everyone believes that China will be the next great superpower (超级大国)... even if it' s not a superpower like America. It still has an important influence in the future,” said Aisling.
McCaffrey from Canada, who studied at the Renmin University of China, “Learning Chinese is the best way to make sure that you can be part of that growth.”
This opinion was shared by former (前任的) British Prime Minister David Cameron, who urged(呼吁) British students to learn Chinese to “seal (抓住) tomorrow’s business deals” in 2013.
1. Why do UK parents want their children to learn Chinese?| A．Chinese is on the course. | B．Princess George starts to learn Chinese. |
| C．The UK government sets up the program. | D．Chinese is one of the most useful languages. |
| A．Malia Obama | B．David Cameron | C．Prince George | D．Mark Zuckerberg |
| A．Aisling McCaffery is from Canada. |
| B．Learning Chinese is the best way to be famous. |
| C．There are more than 2.1 million Chinese speakers in the US. |
| D．67 countries and regions have included Chinese in their national course. |
| A．The ways to learn Chinese well |
| B．The increasing number in learning Chinese |
| C．Why learning Chinese has risen around the world |
| D．The relationship between language and development |
