1 . In China, there are 24 solar terms（节气）in a year. And there are six of them in winter. They are beginning of winter, light snow, heavy snow, winter solstice（冬至）, lesser cold(小寒）and greater cold.
Beginning of winter usually falls on November 7th or 8th. After beginning of winter, most parts of the country can start to expect cold weather. On this day, after a year of hard work, people are happy to have a rest and spend time with family. The northern China celebrates beginning of winter as the “Small Spring Festival”. People usually have dumplings and mutton soup on that day.
Light snow usually falls on November 22nd or 23rd and heavy snow usually falls on December 7th or 8th. When winter solstice comes, it brings the shortest days of the year and the longest nights. Many places around the country can expect the coldest weather yet. People often start counting “nine cold periods” starting from winter solstice. Every cold period has nine days. People believe that after 81 cold days, spring will come.
Greater cold comes after lesser cold. The field is covered with snow. And all Chinese are ready to welcome the Spring Festival after it. Of course, a new round of solar terms will start.
1. From the passage, we know that there are six solar terms in winter.2. People in northern China usually have dumplings and mutton soup on beginning of winter.
3. Heavy snow comes before light snow.
4. All Chinese are ready to celebrate the Spring Festival after greater cold.
5. The passage tells us how people celebrate the Spring Festival.
Beijing Opera is one of the Chinese traditional drama art forms and the largest Chinese opera form. Having a history of about 200 years, it is developed from many other drama forma, mostly from the local drama "Huiban". It was especially popular in south China during the 18th century.
Theatrical (戏剧的) art forms in many other countries do not have singing, dancing and spoken parts together in one single drama. An opera singer, for example, neither dances nor speaks on stage; there are no singing or dancing parts in a modern play; in a dance drama, the dancer doesn't speak or sing. Traditional Chinese drama, including Beijing Opera, is a kind of entertainment. It includes spoken parts, singing and dancing.
Beijing Opera has spread to many other places. Mei Lanfang, one of the most famous performers of all, was the first to introduce Beijing Opera to foreigners and made highly successful tours to foreign countries.
"You will doubt and sometimes be a little bored, but you will be interested gradually. You will be strongly attracted to Beijing Opera, even if you know nothing about the drama background." This is how one traveler described his first experience in watching Beijing Opera.
Beijing Opera is China's national opera and it is full of Chinese cultural traditions. Welcome to China and enjoy Beijing Opera!
1. Beijing Opera is________.| A．unpopular in north China | B．only developed from the local drama "Huiban" |
| C．a much larger Chinese opera form | D．a Chinese traditional drama art form |
| A．busy | B．nervous | C．interested | D．uneasy |
| A．Beijing Opera | B．local dramas |
| C．an opera singer | D．a modern play |
| A．Beijing Opera is a kind of entertainment. |
| B．An opera singer neither dances nor speaks on stage usually. |
| C．Only old people are interested in Beijing Opera. |
| D．Mei Lanfang was the first one to introduce Beijing Opera to foreigners. |
| A．ask young people to learn Beijing Opera | B．tell us something about Beijing Opera |
| C．show why Beijing Opera is popular in Europe | D．introduce everything about foreign Opera |
3 . I live in a nice new building in Beijing. It is very tall. It has eighteen floors. There are about eighty families in the building. That is to say (也就是说), about two hundred and forty people live in the building.
My home is on the twelfth (第十二) floor. We have two bedrooms and a living room. They are big and clean. There are a lot of big trees and beautiful flowers around our building. I like looking out of the window in my room. I can see cars and buses running in the street. I can see people walking in the street, too. They look so small! I can also see a lot of tall buildings. How beautiful Beijing is! I am happy to live in this nice, new and tall building.
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。1. There are ________floors in the building.
| A．twelve | B．twenty | C．eighteen | D．eighty |
| A．Two hundred. | B．Three hundred. |
| C．Two hundred and forty. | D．About two hundred and forty. |
| A．cars | B．big trees and beautiful flowers |
| C．shops | D．buses |
| A．I can see cars and buses running in the street. | B．I can see people walking in the street. |
| C．I can see a lot of tall buildings. | D．A, B and C. |
| A．The building is tall. | B．There are a lot of birds around the building. |
| C．Beijing is very beautiful. | D．The building is new. |
4 .
Do you have healthy habits? | |
| Yeah! I think my habits are very healthy. Every day I get up early and go to bed early .Every morning I eat breakfast and eat well. I eat fruit and vegetables every day. And every day I play soccer for two hours with my friends. |
| No, I don't. I get up late so I have no time to eat breakfast. For lunch, I usually eat lots of hamburgers. I know they are not good for me but I like them. I never play sports. In the evening, after I finish my homework, I usually play computer games. I go to bed late, at about eleven o'clock. |
| Yes. My habits are very good. I never eat unhealthy food. Ice-cream tastes good but I never eat it. It's unhealthy. Every day I get up at six o'clock and go to bed at eight thirty. I eat well and play sports every day. I run with my father for half an hour in the morning. So I'm very healthy. |
1. Mary with her friends________ every day.
| A．goes to school | B．does her homework | C．plays soccer | D．has lunch |
| A．Hamburgers. | B．Vegetables. | C．Chicken. | D．Fruit. |
| A．9:00 | B．10:00 | C．11:00 | D．12:00 |
| A．Because she doesn't like it. | B．Because it's not healthy. | C．Because it doesn't taste good. | D．Because her parents don't let her eat it. |
| A．mother | B．friend | C．brother | D．father |
5 . The earth is about 4,600 million years old. Modern man has lived on the earth for only 35,000 years, but during that time, we have changed our planet in many ways. Many of the things that we have done are good, but more are not good for the earth.
Water Pollution
A lot of people, birds and fish die each day because of water pollution. Factories have polluted the land and the water. As a result, many rivers and lakes are now dead.
Air Pollution
In big cities, factories, as well as cars, trucks and buses are the main causes of air pollution. Many people in cities now have serious health problems. For example, Mexico city used to be a beautiful sunny capital, but today it is always covered by thick brown clouds.
Soil Pollution
In order to have a good harvest, most of the farmers use chemicals too much in their fields. That’s bad for the soil. But this kind of pollution is difficult to stop.
Hope For The Future
These problems are very serious for our future, so all of us should do something to improve our environment. If we can stop pollution, our planet will become more and more beautiful and our health will be better. Let’s be greener people!
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。
1. _____ have made the earth change a lot.
| A．Human beings | B．Animals | C．Plants | D．People in other planets |
| A．two | B．three | C．four | D．five |
| A．Pollution. | B．Population. | C．Education | D．Medical treatment |
| A．Most of the things that we have done are good for our planet. |
| B．We must stop the factories from pouring waste water into the rivers and lakes. |
| C．Because of water pollution, many rivers and lakes are now dead. |
| D．Water pollution is very serious nowadays. |
| A．Though Mexico city is always covered by thick brown clouds, it’s still a beautiful sunny capital. |
| B．Air pollution can make people sick. |
| C．Now fewer farmers use chemicals in the fields. |
| D．Factories, cars, trucks and buses are the main causes of soil pollution. |
6 . Thailand is a country near China. These years, many people have been there. The journey is nice. Most of the tourists enjoy it. The weather in Thailand is always warm. Tourists can wear summer clothes. The food there is a little spicy. But lots of Chinese people love spicy food. That's just a piece of cake! Chinese also needn't worry about the language. In Thailand, many people can speak both a little Chinese and a little English. Usually, people would like to travel around Thailand together with Singapore and Malaysia. The whole trip needs about a week.
1. Thailand is not far from our country.2. Many people have been to Thailand,
3. Tourists can wear T-shirts and skirts there.
4. Chinese people don't like Thailand food because it's spicy.
5. The people in Thailand don't know Chinese.
7 . Some people seem to be born happy. Nothing seems to get them down. However, some people seem to have everything going well but they still do not seem to be happy.
Listen to music
Music is good for people.
Have a pet
You may not have a pet of your own, but pets are so good at making people happy.
◆ Stay fit and healthy
Try to keep fit and healthy by exercising every day.
Often it is the small things that make people happy. Being kind and smiling at people in your daily life can make others happy, and at the same time, it will also build happiness for you.
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
| A．Be kind and smile |
| B．Be active and happy |
| C．Exercise can keep you happy. |
| D．There are different kinds of it. |
| E．Many reasons can explain why people like to have pets. |
| F．One thing is for sure that money cannot make a person happy. |
| G．No matter who you are, you can build happiness by doing the following . |
People from southern China say that they always buy what they need for just one or two meals. It is normal for them to buy half of a Chinese cabbage, two potatoes and 0.25 kilograms of beef at a time.
However, one may be laughed at if he does this in the north. Instead, buying vegetables and meat enough for a week is usual. Also, you can buy a small amount (数量) of fruit, such as a single apple or pear, each time in the south. Shop owners even help you peel and cut them. But shop owners in the north hardly offer such service. And many fruits are sold in baskets and boxes.
The difference could be due to the different weather.
Food can be kept for a long time in the north, as it is usually cold and dry there. Many northern Chinese have the habit of storing food, especially for the long winter. But the hot and wet weather in the south makes southern Chinese buy just enough food for one meal or one day, or else the food may go bad.
1. In southern China, people usually buy _____ at a time.
| A．a small amount of food |
| B．a large amount of food |
| C．enough food for a week |
| D．a lot of meat and vegetables |
| A．peel and cut them for you |
| B．laugh at you |
| C．only sell them in boxes and baskets |
| D．only sell a single apple or pear |
| A．the weather is hot and wet |
| B．food goes bad quickly |
| C．the weather is cold and dry |
| D．they live far away from markets |
| A．所以 |
| B．但是 |
| C．然而 |
| D．因为 |
| A．Different Weather in China |
| B．Different Living Habits in China |
| C．Southern Chinese and Northern Chinese |
| D．Southern China and Northern China |
On New Year’s Day, many people eat special food for good luck.
In Spain and some Latin American countries(拉丁美洲国家), people eat twelve grapes at midnight on New Year’s Eve—One grape for good luck in each month of the new year.
Chinese people eat dumplings. Some are made with a coin inside. Everyone tries to find the coin for good luck and money in the new year. Of course they don’t eat the coin.
Japanese people eat noodles on New Year’s Eve and on their birthdays.
It may bring them good luck and long life.
1. In Spain, people eat a bag of grapes for good luck in the new year.2. Chinese people like to eat roast duck on New Year’s Eve.
3. Everyone in China tries to eat the coins in the dumplings.
4. Japanese people eat noodles on New Year’s Eve.
5. People in different countries eat different foods for good luck.
10 . Tea is an important part of Chinese tradition. Tea has very close relationship to Chinese culture.
It is said that Chinese tea was discovered by King Shen Nong. People say that he lived 5，000 years ago. One summer day, while he was visiting a faraway part of his country, he felt very thirsty. The servants began to make water hot enough to turn into gas for him to drink. Dried leaves from a near plant fell into the water. The king drank some, and found it could make him feel less tired. Also as a scientist, Shen Nong was interested in the new drink. And so, tea was created in 2737 BC.
Drinking tea has many advantages. It makes people feel less tired, clears heat inside the human body and helps people lose weight. As you add a cup of tea to your daily life, please check the following helpful advice.
•Drink it hot. Tea oxidizes(氧化) quickly, so it is suggested that you drink it hot.
•Do not drink too much strong tea. It will probably be harmful to your stomach and make you feel sick if you make the tea too strong.
•The best time to drink tea is between meals. It may not make you have a strong wish to eat when your stomach is empty, or cause stomachache when your stomach is full.
•Do not drink with medicine. It may change the medical result. You can drink tea two hours after you take medicine.
•Green tea is the best choice for office workers.Why? Because green tea helps stop the bad result of the computer.
1. Paragraph 2 is mainly about ______.| A．when King Shen Nong lived |
| B．where Chinese tea was created |
| C．how Chinese tea was discovered |
| D．why King Shen Nong drank tea |
| A．helping you lose weight |
| B．letting you feel less tired |
| C．having a strong wish for food |
| D．clearing heat inside your body |
| A．green tea | B．black tea |
| C．strong tea | D．coffee with milk |
| A．Don't drink too much strong tea. |
| B．Not all office workers drink green tea. |
| C．Tea is connected with Chinese culture closely. |
| D．King Shen Nong loved creating new things. |
| A．let us know how tea was discovered |
| B．give some advice about drinking tea |
| C．tell people the history of tea |
| D．advise people to drink green tea |
