The following is a quiz（自测）from a magazine: | |||
| Questions | 1 Point | 2 Point | 3 Point |
| Where do you live? | in a village | in a town | in a city |
| How do you go to work/school? | walking/by bicycle | by train/bus/subway | driving a car |
| How many times a year do you fly on airplanes? | 0-2 | 3-5 | more than 5 |
| How many hours of electricity（电）do you use each day（e.g. watching TV, keeping lights on）? | 0-6 hours | 6-12 hours | 12-18 hours |
| How often do you recycle（回收利用）? | always | often | sometimes |
| Total Points | Result | ||
| 5-7 | Less pollution than the average（普通的）person | ||
| 8-10 | As much pollution as the average person | ||
| 11-13 | A little more pollution than the average person | ||
| 14-15 | A lot more pollution than the average person | ||
1. Which of the following makes the least pollution?
| A．Living pretty well in a big city. | B．Flying on planes three times a year. |
| C．Always recycling used things. | D．Using 15 hours of electricity each day. |
| A．5-7 points. | B．8-10 points. | C．11-13 points. | D．14-15 points. |
| A．11 points. | B．12 points. | C．13 points. | D．14 points. |
| A．Where Do You Live? | B．What Do You Recycle? |
| C．Why Do You Travel? | D．How Green Are You? |
| A．A story book | B．A newspaper | C．A magazine | D．A report |
2 . On the evening of June 21st, 1992, a tall man with brown hair and blue eyes walked into the beautiful hall of the Bell Tower Hotel in Xi’an with his bicycle. When hotel workers saw him, they telephoned the manager, for they didn’t see a bicycle in the hotel hall in the past, though they lived in “the kingdom(王国) of bicycles”.
Robert Friedlander, an American, arrived in Xi’an on his bicycle trip across Asia. The trip started last December in New Delhi, India.
When Robert Friedlander was 11, he read the book Marco Polo and made up his mind to visit the Silk Road. Now, after 44 years, he was on the Silk Road in Xi’an and his early dreams were coming true.
Robert Friedlander’s next destinations(目的地) were Lanzhou, Dunhuang, Urumqi, etc. He wanted to finish his trip in Pakistan.
1. The best headline(标题)for this newspaper article is ________.| A．The Kingdom of Bicycles | B．A Beautiful Hotel in Xi’an |
| C．Marco Polo and the Silk Road | D．An American’s Trip on a Bicycle |
| A．he asked to see the manager | B．he came into the hall with a bike |
| C．the manager had to know about all foreign guests | D．the manager knew about his trip |
| A．China, India and Pakistan | B．India, China and Pakistan |
| C．Pakistan, China, and India | D．China, Pakistan and India |
| A．The stories about Marco Polo. | B．The famous sights in Xi’an. |
| C．His interest in Chinese silk. | D．His childhood dreams about bicycles. |
| A．clever | B．friendly | C．hardworking | D．strong-minded |
3 . When traditional Chinese food baozi and the pizza meet together, what will probably happen?
These days a kind of new food called “Baozza” is getting popular online. In Beijing, many local people and a number of foreigners are the fans of the food. Why?
The new food has the features (特点) of Chinese baozi and western pizza. It has included the tastes of the two kinds of food. The restaurant, located in Beijing, serves all kinds of tastes of Baozza such as margherita and BBQ chicken.
The inventors of the food are a few American businessmen. They used to travel to southern China for business meetings. After they saw and ate baozi made of pork or vegetables many times, they came up with the great idea of creating Baozza.
Alex Cree, one of the inventors, said, “We were talking about the idea of making a kind of special baozi with more traditional western tastes like that of hamburgers and pizza. And then we called it ‘pizza baozi’.”
“There are a lot of people who only order one or two Baozza for the first time. They worry that the food doesn't taste so good,” Loren Heinold, another inventor, said. However, they will ask immediately for more when they turn around.”
1. What is Baozza according to the passage?| A．A kind of traditional Chinese food. | B．A kind of traditional western food. |
| C．A new invention of food. | D．A new restaurant in Beijing. |
| A．Some local people in Beijing. | B．A few Americans in Beijing. |
| C．Some Chinese people in America. | D．A few businessmen in South China. |
| A．Because they don’t have enough money. | B．Because they don’t like the special taste. |
| C．Because they worry that it isn’t healthy. | D．Because they worry that it isn’t delicious. |
| A．It’s exactly a kind of pizza. | B．It’s sold only in South China. |
| C．It’s loved by more and more customers. | D．It’s made of pork or vegetables. |
| A．A kind of new food called Baozza. | B．American businessmen in Beijing. |
| C．The differences between baozi and pizza | D．Delicious traditional Chinese food. |
4 . Embroidery(刺绣) has a long history and can date back to the Warring States period in China. Embroidery is very popular in many countries such as China, India, and Japan. Embroidery is the handicraft of decorating fabric or other materials with needles and thread or yarn. Embroidery may also use other materials such as metal strips, pearls, beads, quills, and sequins. Embroidery is most often used on caps, hats, coats, blankets, dress shirts, denim, stockings, and golf shirts. Embroidery is available with a wide variety of thread or yarn color.
Embroidery has many unique characteristics(特点). One of the interesting characteristics of embroidery is the basic techniques or stitches(针法), such as the chain stitch, the buttonhole or the blanket stitch, the running stitch, the satin stitch and the cross stitch. They are still the fundamental techniques of hand embroidery today.
Embroidery can be classified according to whether the design is stitched on top of or through the foundation fabric; and by the relationship of stitch placement to the fabric. Different embroidery has its own advantages and disadvantages. In modern society, we can produce many different embroideries. Machine embroidery is one of them. It appears in the early stages of the Industrial Revolution.
1. From the passage, we can know embroidery can date back to ________.| A．the Warring States period | B．the Spring and Autumn period |
| C．the modern times | D．the Ming Dynasty |
| A．Metal strips. | B．Pearls. | C．Quills. | D．Wood. |
| A．Seven. | B．Six. | C．Eight. | D．Five. |
| A．The flying stitch. | B．The satin stitch. |
| C．The flat stitch. | D．The button stitch. |
| A．The Introduction of Embroidery | B．The Advantages of Embroidery |
| C．The Disadvantages of Embroidery | D．The Meaning of Embroidery |
5 . Sign language is a kind of body language. Body language includes eye contact, walking postures, standing postures and gestures. Body language can express all kinds of thoughts and feelings. Different cultures have different body language. Here are some common gestures in different cultures.
In China, a thumb-up sign is used to praise someone for being “good”, “great” and “smart”. In America, a thumb-up sign means “It’s good” or “It’s OK” while a thumb-down sign means the opposite (相反的). But in some countries, there are other meanings. For example, in Japan, that also means “man”, “your father” and “the highest”. In South Korea, it also means “the chief”, “one’s own father”, “minister” and “captain”. In Australia, the United States, Mexico and other countries, it means “the fate of prayer (祈祷的命运)”. As for French people and Indians, this gesture can be used when asking for a ride.
Point with your forefinger (食指). It is very impolite in Europe and America. British and American people make a circle with the thumb and forefinger and the other three fingers keep straight, which means “Excellent”.
Put out your forefinger. In the United States, it’s used to ask someone to wait; French people ask for an answer by using this gesture; In Myanmar, it means “please”; In Singapore, it shows something or someone is the most important.
Hold out your forefinger and middle finger and make the V word. “V” is the first letter of victory (胜利), so it means “victory” in Britain, France and other countries. But in Serbia, the gesture stands for “heroism” and in the Netherlands, it stands for “freedom”.
Besides, the “OK” sign means “money” in Japan while it means bad behavior in Latin America.
1. What does the underlined word “that” refer to?| A．The thumb-down sign. | B．The thumb-up sign. |
| C．The hand-up sign. | D．The hand-down sign. |
| A．The thumb-down sign may mean “It’s bad” or “l don’t agree” in America. |
| B．People will be unhappy if you point with your forefinger in America. |
| C．People in Singapore usually put out their forefingers to show “please”. |
| D．The “OK” sign in Latin America has a different meaning from Japan. |
| A．①② / ③④⑤⑥ | B．① / ②③/④⑤⑥ | C．① / ②③④⑤⑥ | D．① / ②③④⑤ / ⑥ |
| A．Different meanings of sign languages. | B．Sign languages in western countries. |
| C．Different countries have different cultures. | D．Body language in world is all different. |
6 . Middle school students like joining clubs. Joining clubs in middle school can help you make new friends. It can help you know a lot of things. Students need to know something about the clubs.
School clubs take time
Joining a school club isn’t just about having fun, and kids must know that being in a club needs time and needs to do a lot of things.
Many students like to meet new friends in the clubs. Lindsay Moore from No. 8 Middle School says, “In the music club, I meet Jane. She likes music and she can play the piano very well. I like music too, and I can play the guitar. So Jane can help me play the piano. I can help her play the guitar. It’s so great.”
What club to join
There are many clubs in schools. Join a club that you like. If you like drawing, you can join the art club. If you like basketball, you can join the sports club. But what club you want to join is up to (取决于) you. If your school doesn’t have clubs, you can start a club.
They’re fun
Joining a club can be a lot of fun, so students like the clubs.
1. Joining a club can make you ________.| A．free | B．right | C．busy | D．healthy |
| A．When to join the club. | B．Why to join the club. |
| C．How to join the club. | D．Where to join the club. |
| A．She can play the piano. | B．She can play the guitar. |
| C．She can play basketball. | D．She can sing and dance. |
| A．art | B．music | C．sports | D．game |
| A．Middle School Students | B．School Clubs Are Fun |
| C．Join a Middle School Club | D．Clubs in Schools |
7 . In the United States and Canada, there are over 6,000 museums, almost twice as many as there were 25 years ago. However, they have changed a lot. They are no longer places where one “should” go—they are places to enjoy.
At a science museum in Canada, you can feel your hair stand on end as harmless electricity passes through your body. At the Children′s Museum in New York, you can play an African drum. There are no “Do Not Touch” signs in some other museums in the USA.
More and more museum directors(馆长) have realized that people learn best when they can become part of what they are seeing. In many science museums, the visitors are encouraged to touch, listen, and experiment so as to find scientific rules for themselves.
The old museums have been changing and the government is encouraging the building of new, modern museums. One cause of all these changes is the growing number of young people in the population. They see things in a new and different way. They want art that they can take part in. The same is true of science and history.
1. There were about ________ museums in America and Canada 25 years ago.| A．3,000 | B．4,000 | C．5,000 | D．6,000 |
| A．play the drums | B．make signs | C．change their rules | D．do experiments |
| A．You cannot see “Do Not Touch” signs in some modern museums in America. |
| B．All the things can be touched in all the museums. |
| C．People will not build more new and modern museums. |
| D．The museums have been changing because old people want them to change. |
| A．Science Museums | B．Old Museums | C．Children′s Museums | D．Modern Museums |
8 . I think that I am very lucky because I have a lot of friends.
My best friend is Mai.She is 16 years old.She is 2 years older than me.We live in the same village.She is my neighbor and we are now classmates, so we have been friends for so long.Mai is tall and thin.With long black hair, she has got an oval(椭圆形的) face with big bright eyes, a high nose and a small mouth.Mai is very beautiful, especially when she smiles.She is always helpful, polite and honest.When her friends have difficulties, she always tries her best to help them.Although we have the same hobbies and interests, we have different personalities(个性).I am sociable and enjoy telling jokes.My classmates think that I'm rather outgoing(外向的).Unlike me, Mai is quite serious and prefer quietness to noise.However, we can keep secrets together, so we are close friends.Mai is one of the best students in my class and she works hard.
I like doing homework with her.She always tries her best to help me with my studies.I think as time goes by, our friendship will be deeper and deeper.
1. The writer may be ________ years old.| A．6 | B．14 | C．16 | D．18 |
| A．爱交际的 | B．喜怒无常的 | C．懒惰的 | D．有耐心的 |
| A．have the same personality | B．are in the same class |
| C．live in the same village | D．can keep secrets together |
| A．She is outgoing. | B．She is a nice girl. | C．She is careless. | D．She is a lucky girl. |
| A．How to Make Friends | B．My Good Friend—Mai |
| C．How to Help Others | D．Some Advice on Friendship |
9 . Xi Rong and Hu Yi became the exchange students in a middle school in New York. On the first day when they went to school, their head teacher Annte Green welcomed them warmly, and asked them some questions, “Hello, guys. May I know your names?”
“Hu Yi. Hu is my family name. And…”said Hu Yi.
“‘Who' is your name? I've no idea. Maybe you can tell me your name.”said Miss Green Kindly.
“I said Hu is my family name and Yi is my given name. Miss Green.”Hu Yi smiled.
“Emm, I've got it. Can you spell your name?”
“HU Hu, YI Yi.”
“Haha, I see. Hu is not ‘Who'. That's very interesting. Thank you, Hu Yi.” Smiled Miss Green.
“You're welcome, ”Answered Hu Yi happily.
“How about you, my little friend? Can you tell me your name?”then she turned to Xi Rong.
“Hi, Miss Green. I'm Xi…”said Xi Rong slowly.
“Oh, you are a girl? I'm sorry I…”
“No, no. Miss Green. I mean my name is Xi. My full name is Xi Rong. Xi is my family name.”
“Oh, my God.You are ‘she'. But you are not ‘she'. Haha. Can you spell your name?”
“XI Xi, RONG Rong.”
“Thanks. What interesting guys! Now, follow me. I'll show you my school and introduce my class to you.”
A few weeks later, they got on well with their American classmates and became their best friends. They told them many things about China. And their American friends said China interested them and they would visit China some day.
1. Xi Rong and Hu Yi became ________ in a middle school in New York.| A．good friends | B．foreigners | C．the exchange students | D．college students |
| A．Yi. | B．Hu. | C．Who. | D．Li. |
| A．She is a teacher. | B．She is a little girl. | C．He is a teacher. | D．He is a boy. |
| A．The people were friendly. |
| B．They liked China. They would visit China one day. |
| C．China interested them and they would visit China one day. |
| D．China was a small country. |
| A．The Same Pronunciation, the Different Meanings |
| B．Two Chinese Students And Their American Students |
| C．The Life in the USA |
| D．How to Make Friends |
We are in Australia for our summer holidays. We're having a great time here. Australia is the sixth largest country in the world. There is so much to see that it is impossible for me to tell you everything. Sydney is a beautiful city. There are many big trees and beautiful flowers around the houses and they look really beautiful. There are also some special animals in Australia, such as kangaroos and koalas. They are really lovely.
During the past three days, Marie, May and I have visited many places of interest around Sydney. I'd like to spend more time here. But we will fly to another city, Cairns, to see coral beds (珊瑚礁)tomorrow. It is said that words cannot describe the beauty of the colourful coral. Many famous cartoon films were made there. Now we are busy packing our bags so that we will not lose time when we leave. We can enjoy ourselves in Cairns this time. I'm looking forward to going there!
Best wishes!
Heather
1. There are ________ countries bigger than Australia in the world.| A．four | B．five | C．six |
| A．For two days. | B．For three days. | C．For four days. |
| A．drive a car | B．walk | C．take a plane |
| A．Because she'll leave for Cairns tomorrow. |
| B．Because she'll go to Sydney tomorrow. |
| C．Because she'll leave Cairns for Sydney tomorrow. |
| A．Our visit to Australia | B．Sydney, a beautiful city | C．See coral beds in Cairns |
