1 . The 16th “Chinese Bridge” Chinese Proficiency (精通) Competition for Foreign School Students was held in Beijing and Yunnan. 110 middle and high school students took part in it. They took cultural trips and answered questions about Chinese characters (汉字) and Chinese culture.
Folke Borgstrom, 18, Sweden When he visited Beijing for the competition, he bought a jade necklace (玉石项链). Borgstrom said he knew about jade from a Chinese TV show. A main character looked so cool in jade. After that he became interested in it. He did some online research and found out that jade is highly valued in Chinese culture. It is believed that jade has the power to bring good luck. |
Ai Akasaki, 16, Japan Many of the students hoped to learn more about Chinese culture on the trip, but Ai Akasaki wanted to meet her idol (偶像), a well-known host in China. She likes watching all the shows her idol hosts, especially Everlasting Classics (《经典咏流传》). She also finds Chinese poems are very beautiful. Unluckily, she didn’t meet her idol this time. She wants to be a reporter in China and work with her idol one day. |
Luise Maralda, 18, Germany Maralda has been studying art for 12 years. When she visited the Palace Museum, she loved the use of colors there. “Red stands for good luck,” she said. “When artists use different colors together, the Palace Museum becomes beautiful.” With a love for Chinese art, Maralda hopes to put Western and Chinese art together in the future. |
1. Borgstrom started to know about jade from ________.
| A．a research report | B．a Chinese TV show | C．a cultural trip in China |
| A．meet her idol | B．become a reporter | C．learn beautiful poems |
| A．learn more about Chinese art |
| B．visit the Palace Museum again |
| C．bring Western and Chinese art together |
| A．the three students are from Europe |
| B．both jade and red are a symbol of good luck |
| C．Borgstrom and Akasaki like the same TV host |
| A．ask more students to join in the competition |
| B．help foreign students enjoy their trips in China |
| C．show foreign students’ opinions about Chinese culture |
2 . Enjoy Nature with Foraging!
Do you enjoy walking in nature? Do you like learning about trees and plants? You may like foraging! Foraging is searching for something like wild food. It is a lot like a treasure hunt. You look around in places like forests and lakes to find different kinds of plants that you can eat. Foraging is a lot of fun! When you walk in the woods, you can find many kinds of plants. Some of these plants are dangerous. Some of them are good to eat. You can spend many relaxing hours walking around in the wild looking for good plants to eat.
While foraging is a lot of fun, you still have to be careful. It is exciting and challenging to find plants that you can eat, but do not eat them until you are very sure of what they are. Before you go foraging, take a class about it. Learn how the different kinds of plants that you can eat look in the wild. Practice finding them with your foraging teacher. Then join a group of foragers. Look for plants together. Never eat anything until you are 100% sure of what it is. Some people have become sick by accident because they ate a wild plant that was dangerous.
Foragers follow some important rules. They do not gather all of the plants in one area. If you take all the plants from one area, no more will grow there. Do not look for wild plants in areas where there are a lot of cars, like by a road or parking lot. If the area is very dirty, the plants there will not be good to eat and may make you very sick.
1. Follow the example to list two things you should do before foraging.①take a class about foraging
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2. Which sentence in the passage has the similar meaning to the following one?
You can only eat things that you are sure they are safe to eat.
3. 根据短文内容填空。（每空不超过三个单词）
Foraging is like hunting for
3 . China is called the kingdom of fans. 4. 扇子在我们的日常生活中无处不在。But how much do you know about them?
It is said that fans were first used to cool the air during the Shang Dynasty. At that time, they were made of feathers, bamboo or silk. Some of them were round, while others were square.
Folding paper fans first became popular during the Song Dynasty. There were usually beautiful pictures on the fans. Some were mountains and rivers; others were flowers and animals. Many people, including Su Dongpo, a poet of the Song Dynasty, and Tang Bohu, a scholar of the Song Dynasty, even painted and wrote poems on fans. This made the fans into art works. 5. Many rich and important people liked holding fans.
Today, fans are popular gifts. During the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, folding fans were given to leaders and officials from other countries, as well as audience members. While they were having their fans to get cool air, they were also experiencing Chinese culture.
1. What were the fans used for firstly in the Shang Dynasty?2. When did folding fans first become popular?
3. What can foreign guests also experience while they are using their fans?
4. 将划线部分译成英文。
5. 将划线部分译成中文。
4 . Sand is a common sight in the world. But you might not know that sand is also a useful resource.
Sand is the second most-used resource in the world after water, the BBC reported. However, the UN said that sand is not limitless (无限的) and that we might be running out of it.
Sand is made up of very small pieces of rock, soil and minerals (矿物质). It can take tens of thousands of years to form.
But now we are using sand more quickly than it is being formed. According to the BBC, we use about 15 billion tons of sand every year to build houses, roads and other things.
People also put sand in the sea to make new islands. Singapore, for example, is now 20 percent bigger than it was in 1965. Palm islands are three large man-made islands in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. They took 94 million cubic (立方) meters of sand to build.
If people keep using this much sand, it will run out in many places. For example, Vietnam (越南) may run out of construction (建造) sand by 2020, Live Science noted.
Since people need so much sand, they are trying to mine (开采) more of it. But this is bad for the environment. Mining sand may cause beaches to disappear and more floods to happen in places close to the sea. Also, this may affect the habitats (栖息地) of many plants and animals.
1. What does the story tell us about sand?| A．It can only be found on beaches. |
| B．It is the second most-used resource in the world. |
| C．It can never be used up. |
| A．Singapore and Vietnam. |
| B．Singapore and United Arab Emirates. |
| C．Britain and America. |
| A．94 million. | B．20 billion. | C．15 billion. |
| A．There is only a little sand in the world. |
| B．We are using sand too quickly. |
| C．The flood takes away the sand. |
5 . Everyone has worries. How do you deal with (处理) your worries? There is always something you can do to help yourself feel less worried. Sitting there worrying is no use and it can’t solve your problems. Grades at school are often a top worry for kids. If you worry most about grades, ask yourself these questions:
◆Why are grades important? What do grades mean to me?
◆How do I get ready for class? Do I go over my notes even when there isn’t a test?
◆Do I have a good learning environment?
◆Have I tried different ways of studying?
If your worry is about a fight with your friend, you might write down all the things you could do－write a note to him or her, invite him or her to watch a basketball game, say sorry to him or her and so on. Once you have a list of things to do, you could choose one thing that may get your friend back.
You can ask for help when you’re worried. You can find someone to talk to, such as your parents, friends and teachers.
1. What do kids often worry most about?| A．Their friends. | B．Their habits. | C．Their grades at school. |
| A．Why not give up studies? | B．Why are grades important? | C．How do I get ready for class? |
| A．Leave him or her alone. | B．Try to make new friends. | C．Invite him or her to watch a game. |
| A．Work hard. | B．Talk to someone. | C．Go over your notes. |
6 . According to a report, about 60% of American families have working parents. Mothers spend about 18 hours doing the housework every week, and fathers spend about 10 hours doing the housework. What about the kids? Children aged between six and twelve spend less than three hours doing the housework every week, but almost 14 hours watching TV. How about teenagers? They spend nearly 31 hours on the Internet, but only three hours helping with the housework every week. However, some parents think children should spend more time on chores. Knowing how to do the housework is an important life skill.
Doing chores sends children the messages that they are part of the family and that they should do things for others. Every morning children care for the family pets by feeding them or walking them. It can also help the children keep healthy.
Children should take part in almost all the chores. They will feel happier when they make a contribution (贡献) to the family. And it may help them understand the idea of working hard better. At the same time, they can learn a lot from doing the housework. It can help them live a better life in the future.
根据材料内容选择最佳答案。1. American fathers spend about ________ hours doing the housework each week.
| A．18 | B．16 | C．14 | D．10 |
| A．Old people | B．Parents |
| C．Teenagers | D．Children aged between six and twelve |
| A．过程 | B．技能 | C．练习 | D．趣味 |
| A．Mothers do more chores at home. |
| B．Children can learn a lot from doing chores. |
| C．Doing chores can help children keep healthy. |
| D．Young children do not need to do any chores. |
| A．Doing chores is difficult. | B．Parents should do housework. |
| C．How much housework there is. | D．Doing chores is good for children. |
7 . John is a twelve-year-old boy. He had a bad cold and coughed day and night. He went to see a doctor. The doctor gave him some cough medicine.
Cough Medicine Shake it well before use. Take it three times each day before meals. Dose (一次服用量) Over14:2 teaspoonfuls (一茶匙的量) 8—13: 1 teaspoonful 4—7: 1/2 teaspoonful Not right for children below the age of three. Put it in a cold place. Use it before December 1st, 2024. |
1. John should take ________ a day.
| A．2 teaspoonfuls | B．3 teaspoonfuls | C．4 teaspoonfuls | D．6 teaspoonfuls |
| A．a fridge | B．hot water | C．any place | D．the sun |
| A．eat something | B．do some exercise |
| C．drink a cup of tea | D．shake the medicine well |
| A．two | B．four | C．fifty | D．fifteen |
| A．give away the medicine | B．throw away the medicine |
| C．continue to take the medicine | D．keep the medicine for some time |
8 . About your problem, sometimes most of you still want parents’ help and advice. However, talking to them can be difficult. What should you do to make it easier?
The more you do, the easier it will be. Everything seems difficult at first. But if you talk to your parents more often, you will be surprised to see the change. And next time when you have problems, you will feel more comfortable to talk with them.
Tell your parents something about you. You can share your school life with them. Even a small talk like what’s for dinner can keep the relation between you and your parents strong and comfortable.
Maybe you also need to tell them some bad news like failing an exam. Don’t be worried about what they will think of you. On the contrary (相反), they will help you find out the reasons for your poor grades. And next time, you will do better.
Anyway, remember that you are the most important person to your parents in the world. If something they do upsets you, you shouldn’t be angry with them. Just have a good talk, and I am sure everything will be better.
1. What will happen if you tell your parents some bad news according to the passage?| A．They will be angry. | B．They will talk to the teachers. |
| C．They will offer some help. | D．They will let you solve the problem by yourself. |
| A．Two. | B．Three. | C．Five. | D．Seven. |
| A．We should talk to our parents more often. |
| B．It’s the best to share your life with your parents. |
| C．It’s never too late to spend time with your parents. |
| D．We should work out something difficult by ourselves. |
| A．It’s necessary to get our parents’ advice when we have problems. |
| B．We can work out some problems by talking to our parents often. |
| C．It’s not a good idea to talk to parents about some bad news. |
| D．We should be understanding about some things our parents do. |
| A．How to Talk to Parents | B．When to Talk to Parents |
| C．What to Tell Parents | D．Where to Talk to Parents |
9 . The first “forest library” in Shanghai recently opened to the public, giving readers the chance to relax and read in a natural environment.
Known as Read & Joy Forest, the forest library was developed by Pudong New Area and Shanghai Library. It is in an urban (城市的) green space area near Shanghai Library East. Covering an area of 20, 546 square meters, it allows visitors to take a pleasant walk in the quiet and green forest.
People tried not to harm the forest when building the forest library. The library is in the open air and has facilities (设施) such as benches and an information booth. Wooden walkways connect green spaces.
“I learned about the forest library from my friends, so I came here,” said a 21-year-old college student. “The green outdoor environment helps reduce (减少) eyestrain. I will come back for sure.”
Having a library in the woods is an extension (延伸) of reading indoors, according to Xu Qiang, deputy head of Shanghai Library. “It offers different reading experiences to readers,” Xu added.
Most of the visitors to the forest library are young people and parents with their children.
They read carefully or take a walk slowly in the forest. “I like the fresh air and the trees here. I’ve spent the whole morning indoors, and wanted to get some fresh air. The library makes it possible to enjoy reading in nature. I feel very relaxed here,” said one reader sitting on a bench.
1. Who developed the forest library?| A．The Shanghai government | B．Pudong New Area |
| C．Shanghai Library | D．B&C |
| A．近视 | B．远视 | C．弱视 | D．视疲劳 |
| A．introduce the forest library in Shanghai |
| B．develop students’ interest in reading |
| C．explain different people’s understanding of reading environment |
| D．show the relationship between reading and the nature |
Winter is coming. How about taking a trip to Harbin in northern China? A lot of people go to Harbin to enjoy the world of ice and snow there. There is even an Ice and Snow Festival. It is usually held from December to next February. You can’t miss thousands of great ice sculptures (雕塑) of buildings, animals and so on. Remember to wear warm clothes and shoes when you visit the Ice and Snow World. People like to have a taste of the food in Harbin. Visitors like to try dumplings, Madier ice cream, Hongchang (smoked red sausages) and Guobaorou (sweet and sour pork). And among them, visitors like Madier ice cream best because having a bite of Madier ice cream at the temperature of -25℃ is an interesting and unforgettable experience. People say it’s very cold in Harbin, but I think it’s great fun. Harbin has many ski resorts (度假胜地) and snowboarding parks. Among the outdoor activities, people love to enjoy snowboarding and skiing there. Ice skating is very fun on the icy lakes and rivers. These activities give us a chance to enjoy the winter wonderland.
1. Where is Harbin?2. When is the Ice and Snow Festival?
3. What’s visitors’ favorite food?
4. Do people love the food and winter activities in Harbin?
5. What outdoor activities can people do to enjoy themselves according to the passage?
