1 . Chopsticks are a pair of small equal-length sticks, usually made of wood, used for eating Asian food. It is believed that the first chopsticks were developed in China. Chopsticks play an important role in Chinese food culture. Chinese chopsticks are usually 9 to 10 inches long. They are round on the eating end which means heaven (天), and the other end is square which means earth (地). The appearance (出现) of chopsticks said goodbye to those days when our Chinese ancestors had to use their hands to eat.
Besides, the use of chopsticks has also been a part of Chinese food culture. There are some taboos that you must pay great attention to when you use chopsticks. Firstly, don’t use them to hit your bowl or plate. Secondly, never use them to point at others. Thirdly, don’t put them in different food without taking something. Fourthly, don’t cross the chopsticks on the table. And lastly don’t leave your chopsticks standing in the rice. Chinese people do this only when they honour the dead.
Nowadays, chopsticks have many new usages. For example, you can buy a pair as a gift to your friends and relatives. In Chinese, it reads “kuaizi”, which means having sons soon, so a newly-married couple will be very happy to accept it as their wedding gift.
1. In which country are chopsticks mainly used?| A．France. | B．China. | C．Australia. | D．America. |
| A．Hands. | B．Chopsticks. | C．Spoons. | D．Forks. |
| A．用途 | B．禁忌 | C．说明 | D．指南 |
| A．The round end means earth, while the other square end means heaven. |
| B．You can use the chopsticks to point at others when you are angry. |
| C．Chopsticks can be used as gifts. |
| D．Chinese chopsticks are usually 9 to 10 meters long. |
| A．The introduction of chopsticks. |
| B．The history of chopsticks. |
| C．The ways to use chopsticks. |
| D．The develop of chopsticks. |
Clothing is an important part of any culture. Chinese culture is more than 5,000 years old, so the traditional Chinese clothing also has a long history.
Hanfu
Hanfu is the traditional clothing of the Han people. It first appeared in China more than 3,000 years ago. But it disappeared with the beginning of the Qing Dynasty. Now more and more young people start to enjoy wearing it.
Zhongshan suit
Zhongshan suit is the traditional Chinese clothing named after Sun Yat-sen. It is also known to foreigners. It first appeared in the 1920s.
Tangzhuang
Tangzhuang is a type of traditional Chinese costume. It got the name from the overseas Chinese. The Tang Dynasty was famous in the world, so at that time the overseas Chinese were called “Tang people”, and their clothes were called “Tangzhuang”.
Qipao
Qipao is a traditional Chinese dress. It first appeared in China in the 1920s. Qipao is usually made of silk, and Chinese women like to wear it because it can show their beauty.
1. The traditional Chinese clothing has a long history of more than 5,000 years.2. Tangzhuang got its name from the overseas Chinese.
3. Both Zhongshan suit and Qipao first appeared in the 1920s.
4. If a Chinese woman wants to show her beauty, she can wear Qipao.
5. This passage mainly talks about five kinds of traditional Chinese clothing.
3 . Honeybees (蜜蜂) are great dancers, but they don’t just dance for fun. Dancing is also their way of communicating. The bee dance is called the “waggle dance” (摇摆舞).
Waggle dance helps bees find food. If a bee finds something to eat, it will start dancing. First, the bee’s position shows other bees which way to go. Second, if the bee shakes a lot, that means the food is far away. Less shaking means the food is closer. Third, if the bee dances for a long time, it means the food is very delicious.
A research team studied honeybee dance moves. The scientists are from the Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(中国科学院西双版纳热带植物园). They found out how bees learn the waggle dance. Young bees learn from older bees.
The scientists recorded videos of bees in a laboratory. Then they compared two groups of young bees. The bees were only 10 days old. In one group, young bees could watch older ones dance. These young bees became good dancers. In the other group, young bees could not watch older dancers. These young bees could not dance as well as the first group.
This study changed how scientists think about bees. They used to think all bees could do the waggle dance without having to learn it. Now they know young bees learn it by watching the older ones.
1. ________ is a way of communicating for honeybees.| A．Fighting | B．Flying | C．Speaking | D．Dancing |
| A．the food is closer | B．the food is terrible |
| C．the food is far away | D．the food is delicious |
| A．By recording videos. | B．By learning from older bees. |
| C．By dancing for 10 days. | D．By learning from scientists. |
| A．Scientists compared two groups of young bees. |
| B．Young bees could never dance as well as older bees. |
| C．All bees can do the waggle dance without having to learn it. |
| D．Now scientists still know nothing about how bees learn the waggle dance. |
| A．novel | B．guidebook | C．storybook | D．science magazine |
I have two friends. One is Liu Wei, a girl, and one is Fang Jun, a boy. Liu Wei’s telephone number is 6523-4476. She has a black jacket and she likes it. Fang Jun has no phone. His QQ number is 80123354. He has a jacket, too. He likes yellow. He has a yellow ruler and a yellow pen.
根据材料内容选择最佳答案。
1. Mark _______.
| A．is in Beijing | B．is a student |
| C．likes black | D．has a blue pen |
| A．two | B．three |
| C．four | D．five |
| A．yellow | B．green |
| C．blue | D．black |
| A．friend | B．phone |
| C．jacket | D．pen |
| A．Mark’s last name is Green. |
| B．Liu Wei’s telephone number is 6523-4576. |
| C．Fang Jun’s QQ number is 80123354. |
| D．Fang Jun has a white ruler. |
