1 . 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. |
Five Famous Explorers in History | |
 | Christopher Columbus (1452 — 1506) As an Italian explorer, Columbus made four important voyages to the Americas (1st journey was in 1492 to the Bahamas). Sailing in unknown seas, Columbus made humans know about the knowledge of crossing the Atlantic and the Americas. |
 | Vasco da Gama (1469 — 1524) Vasco da Gama was a Portuguese explorer who was the first European to reach India by sea. Da Gama made a direct voyage to India — travelling around the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa — arriving in Calicut in 1498, which connected Europe and Asia for the first time by ocean route. |
 | Roald Amundsen (1872 — 1928) Amundsen was a Norwegian explorer and an important person during Antarctic exploration. His Antarctic expedition (探险队) of 1910 —1912 discovered the South Pole. In 1926, he led the first successful expedition to reach the North Pole. He also made the first voyage through the Northwest Passage. |
 | John Cabot (1450 — 1499) Cabot was an Italian voyager and explorer. In 1497, he discovered parts of North America (later named Newfoundland). This is widely considered to be the first European discovery of North America since the Viking journeys of the 11th century. |
 | Sir Francis Drake (1540—1597) Drake was an English explorer who successfully made the second Voyage around the world from 1577 to 1580. He also discovered the Drake Passage in 1577. |
1. Columbus's voyages made people know more about _________.
| A．North America | B．India | C．the Americas | D．Asia |
| A．came from South Africa |
| B．arrived in Calicut in 1498 |
| C．was the first European to travel by sea |
| D．made a direct voyage to Asia |
| A．Italy. | B．America. | C．Britain. | D．Portugal. |
| A．Two years. | B．Three years. | C．Four years. | D．Five years. |
a. Making a direct voyage from Europe to India.
b. The first voyage to the Americas.
c. The discovery of parts of North America.
d. The discovery of the South Pole.
e. The discovery of the Drake Passage.
| A．c-b-a-e-d | B．c-b-e-d-a | C．b-c-e-a-d | D．b-c-a-e-d |
3 . When I looked at the grade (分数) on my math paper, I was shocked: a big “65” in bright red ink. As a good student in my teachers’ eyes, I had never received such a terrible grade before.
I was so afraid that when I got home that afternoon I lied to my dad. I told him I got 85 and the report (报告) wouldn’t come until the end of the month. Dad smiled. Because he never thought that his daughter would lie to him.
A month later, Dad asked me again about the report at the dinner table. He looked right into my eyes and asked for an answer. Having no choice, I told him that I had in fact just 65 in my math exam. I told a lie because I didn’t want to let him down.
For a moment, he just looked at me. After a quiet moment, in the end, Dad said, in a hurt voice, “You have already let me down, with your lie. I am not sad at your math score (分数). That is no big deal-no one can be perfect all the time. However, I am very sorry for you. If you can’t be honest with your dad, who can you be honest with? It’s much easier to get a better grade than rebuild (重建) others’ trust in you.”
Dad’s words touched my heart. I took out the report, gave it to him and said sorry to him. My father smiled and touched my head gently, “I’m glad you understand that.” At that time, I knew that my honesty is not only important to myself, but to those around me that truly care about my happiness.
1. What can we learn about the writer from the first paragraph?| A．She usually got a terrible grade. | B．She was bad at maths. |
| C．She was published by her father. | D．She never got such a bad grade. |
| A．Because she liked telling lies. |
| B．Because her father would beat her. |
| C．Because she didn’t want to make her father happy. |
| D．Because she didn’t want to let her father down. |
| A．任性 | B．信任 | C．真实 | D．感动 |
a. I told him the truth.
b. I received a terrible grade.
c. Dad asked me again about the report.
d. I said sorry to Dad.
e. Dad’s words touched my heart.
f. I told him I got 85.
| A．b, f, a, c, e, d | B．b, f, c, a, e, d | C．b, a, c, d, f, e | D．b, a, f, c, e, d |
| A．My father | B．My happiness | C．A high score | D．A white lie |
4 . Who is Li Ziqi? For 7 million YouTube viewers and 20 million Weibo users, it’s easy to answer. The 29-year-old blogger’s videos about her country life recently become well-known. Her fans call her “the goddess of nature.”
She is worthy of this title. Cooking, painting, designing, farming, she is good at practising many kinds of skills. In her videos, Li wears Hanfu, Chinese traditional clothes that she made herself. She also keeps silkworms in order to make quilt for winter. Li grows plants as well. She is often seen preparing meals with vegetables picked from her backyard. She eats a seasonal diet.
“She performs the work of a farmer with the grace of a fairy.” the South China Morning Post said. Li was raised by her grandparents in a small village in Sichuan province. When she was 14, she went to the city to work, but returned to the countryside in 2012 to take care of her grandmother who was not in good health.
To make a living, Li runs online store. At first, she just used her video to advertise her product. But the simple pleasure she presented quickly won her many fans and she was encouraged to make more videos to show her traditional lifestyle. “In such tech-drive age, where everything comes so quickly, it’s nice to watch such a slow process shown without getting stressed,” one of her fans said online.
For her global audience, what is even more interesting is Li’s deep understanding of food, nature and Chinese culture. “I can see how good Chinese people are at cooking! I never thought of preserving meat like that!” one foreign fan wrote on YouTube.
As China Daily said, Li shows the world that Chinese people love good food and are good at making art out of the simplest materials. With her videos, she has spread Chinese culture to the world.
1. Why does the writer think Li Ziqi is worthy of the title “the goddess of nature”?| A．Because she knows many kinds of skills. |
| B．Because she has many fans all over the world. |
| C．Because she can make a living by making videos. |
| D．Because her country life become well-known recently. |
| A．why fans like Li and her videos. |
| B．what is special about Li’s videos. |
| C．how Li’s videos got popular on line. |
| D．why Li returned back to the countryside |
| A．She shows the simple pleasure of Chinese traditional life style. |
| B．She performs the work of a farmer with the grace of a fairy. |
| C．She has spread Chinese food and culture to the world. |
| D．She used her video to advertise her product on online. |
① Li came back to the village to look after her grandmother.
② Li began to make videos to advertise the products she sold in her online store.
③ Li grew up in a small village with her grandmother.
④ Li becomes famous at home and aboard because of the videos.
⑤ Li practises cooking, painting, designing and farming.
| A．③①⑤②④ | B．⑤②③①④ | C．⑤③①②④ | D．③①②⑤④ |
5 . Do you have a lucky number? What is it? Many people have a special number that they hope will bring them good luck.
In Chinese culture, some numbers are believed to be lucky or unlucky based on the Chinese word that the number sounds similar to.
For example, the word for the number 8 sounds similar to the word for “making a fortune”. So, people consider it a very lucky number. Some people will even spend a lot of money to have 8s in their phone number or on their vehicle license plate (车牌照) number. The opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics began at 8:08 pm on Aug 8, 2008.
The number 9 is also a lucky number because of its connection to the emperors of China. There were nine dragons on emperors’ robes (龙袍) and Chinese myth held that the dragon had nine children. The number 9 also stands for “long lasting”. That’s why a man always proposes (求婚) to a woman with 99 or 999 roses.
So what’s an unlucky number in China? One example is 4. Many Chinese people see 4 as an unlucky number because it sounds similar to the character for “death”.
Because of this, many buildings skip (跳过) the fourth floor, and simply call it the fifth floor. In Hong Kong, some buildings even skip all floors numbered with 4, such as 4, 14, 24, 34 and all 40-49 floors. Some buildings also skip the 13th floor, as this is considered an unlucky number in the West. As a result, a building whose highest floor is 50 may have only 35 physical floors.
1. What makes Chinese people believe a number is lucky or unlucky?| A．The shape of the number. | B．The sound of the number. |
| C．The history of the number. | D．The spelling of the number. |
| A．35 | B．44 | C．50 | D．60 |
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| A．①; ②③④; ⑤⑥ | B．①②; ③④⑤; ⑥ |
| C．①②; ③④; ⑤⑥ | D．①; ②③④; ⑤⑥ |
| A．Lucky and unlucky numbers in Western culture. | B．Meanings of different lucky numbers. |
| C．Meanings of different unlucky numbers. | D．Lucky and unlucky numbers in Chinese culture. |
6 . The FDA is the common name for the Food and Drug Administration (食品药品监督管理局). It is a government agency that makes food and drugs safe. It regulates (调节) food and the food supply. It also controls diet supplement ( 补充物). The FDA also makes sure that drugs and medical instruments are safe and effective.
For drugs and medical machines to be accepted, they must go through a certain process. There are many strict tests. First anything that humans use must be tested on animals. This may take up to 6 years. Then, it must be tested with a few people. Testing on 15 to 20 people can last up to a year and a half. Third, a mid-sized group (100 to 500 people) is used. This often takes two years. Then a large group is tested over 3 years. Of 5,000 drugs discovered, only 5 go to the final test. Of that, only one passes on to the market Food supplements like ginseng ( 人 参 ) follow a different path. The FDA does not test them as they do for drugs. The agency only controls these products if they are unsafe but are already being sold. Two exceptions are baby and medical food. Because those consumers who use them are not strong, the FDA is more careful with these products.
Labeling ( 标 签 ) is a major focus. A label must show what a product is for. For drugs,labels should say the name of the drug and what it is used for. It should also detail who should take it and list any side effects (副作用). It needs to detail directions for pregnant (怀孕的) women, children, or old people. It also needs to detail safety information.
The FDA protects the public from harm. It achieves this through controls and labeling. It has standards for effectiveness in medical products. It also has standards for how information is shared.
1. According to the passage, how many drugs make it to the market?| A．Nearly five thousand. | B．One of five thousand. |
| C．Five of five thousand. | D．Over five thousand. |
| A．things the FDA avoids | B．things the FDA controls |
| C．things the FDA buys | D．things the FDA refuses |
A． | B． |
C． | D． |
| A．The FDA is a government agency that is responsible for the safety of food and drugs. |
| B．It takes a long time for a drug to enter the market, |
| C．All the food supplements are not tested in the same way as drugs. |
| D．The FDA protects the public through controls and labeling. |
7 . Who is Li Ziqi? For 7 million YouTube viewers and 20 million Weibo users, it’s easy to answer. The 29-year-old vlogger’s videos about her country life recently become well-known. Her fans call her “the goddess of nature.”
She is worthy of this title. Cooking, painting, designing, farming, she is good at practising many kinds of skills. In her videos, Li wears Hanfu, Chinese traditional clothes that she made herself. She also keeps silkworms in order to make quilts (被子) for winter. Li grows plants as well. She is often seen preparing meals with vegetables picked from her backyard. She eats a seasonal diet.
“She performs the work of a famer with the grace of a fairy,” the South China Morning Post said.
Li was raised by her grandparents in a small village in Sichuan province. When she was 14, she went to the city to work, but returned to the countryside in 2012 to take care of her grandmother who was not in good health.
To make a living, Li runs an online store. At first, she just used her videos to advertise her products. But the simple pleasures she presented quickly won her many fans and she was encouraged to make more videos to show her traditional lifestyle. “In such a tech-driven age, where everything comes so quickly, it's nice to watch such a slow process shown without her getting stressed,” one of her fans said online.
For her global audience, what is even more interesting is Li’s deep understanding of food, nature and Chinese culture. “I can see how good Chinese people are at cooking! I never thought of preserving (保存) meat like that!” one foreign fan wrote on YouTube.
As China Daily said, Li shows the world that Chinese people love good food and are good at making art out of the simplest materials. With her videos, she has spread Chinese culture to the world.
1. Why does the writer think Li Ziqi is worthy of the title “the goddess of nature”?| A．Because she knows many kinds of skills. |
| B．Because her country life recently become well-known. |
| C．Because she has many fans. |
| D．Because she has the ability to make a living through making videos. |
| A．蝉 | B．蝗虫 | C．蚕 | D．萤火虫 |
| A．why Li made a living | B．why Li runs an online store |
| C．how fans get less stressed | D．why fans like Li and her videos |
① Li came back to the village to look after her grandmother.
② Li began to make videos to advertise the products she sold in her online store.
③ Li grew up in a small village with her grandmother.
④ Li becomes famous at home and abroad because of the videos.
⑤ Li practises cooking, painting, designing and farming.
| A．③①⑤②④ | B．⑤②③①④ | C．⑤③①②④ | D．③①②⑤④ |
8 . “Humans can develop certain abilities we aren't born with by practicing animals' movements,” the traditional Chinese Wushu lovers believed in the past — and still do today.
Chinese Five-Animal Exercises, also known as Wuqinxi, are the first complete set of qigong exercises following the movements of animals: monkeys, deer (鹿), birds, bears and tigers. They were created by one of the greatest doctors in Chinese history, Hua Tuo, more than 1, 800 years ago.
The Five-Animal Exercises are well-designed to help blood circulation (循环), and let the energy go smoothly in the body so as to improve the health.
“The bear movements are good for the stomach. The tiger movements can reduce the pain in the back. The deer movements help reduce the fat around the waist (腰). The bird movements can help keep our knees healthy and the monkey movements can be good for the heart.” said Hua Yi, the 59th inheritor (继承人) of Wuqinxi.
For those new learners, the first few exercises might not go well. You may find it hard to focus(集中注意力). Wear comfortable clothes, keep peaceful in your mind, try to move slowly... Little by little, you'll feel more and more harmonious with nature. You may even feel you become a tiger or a deer, walking in the forest freely.
These exercises need no tools and they are easy to learn. You can search online for the videos and practice them at any time when you feel like relaxing your body and mind. Because it's fun to practice and good for health, Five-Animal Exercises are becoming more and more popular in recent years, not only in China, but also in many other places of the world.
1. People practice Five-Animal Exercises in order to________.| A．fight against enemies | B．protect wild animals |
| C．improve the health | D．play as a group game |
| A．the bear movements | B．the monkey movements |
| C．the bird movements | D．the tiger movements |
| A．兴奋的 | B．和谐的 | C．敬畏的 | D．肤浅的 |
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A． | B． |
C． | D． |
9 . How do we know the time? A clock, a watch or a mobile phone can help us. However, many years ago there were no clocks and knowing the time was not so easy. Over the centuries people have developed different ways of telling the time.
About 5, 500 years ago, the Egyptians invented the sun clock. This was a tall stone building. Its shadow(影子) showed the movement of the sun. So people were able to know midday. The Egyptians made a sundial about 3, 500 years ago. It was smaller than the sun clock and could let people know the time for half a day. On cloudy days or at night it was impossible to tell the time with a sun clock or a sundial. Water clocks were the first clocks not to use the sun. The idea is simple. Water flows(流动) from one bottle to another. When the water reaches a certain level, it shows the hours. The Egyptians used water clocks about 3, 400 years ago. These clocks were popular in the Middle East and China. But they failed to make people know the exact time.
In the 13th century, the mechanical clock was invented. This was more exact, but it was expensive to make one. Over the next few centuries it was developed. For example, springs(发条) were added around 1500. This enabled people to get the correct time and allowed clocks to be smaller. In 1927, the first quartz clock was developed. Clocks became cheaper to build. It’s also cheaper for ordinary people to own a clock. People began depending on them more and more to run business, markets and so on. More recently, in 1956, came the digital clock. And nowadays satellites send our mobile phones the time to the exact second.
There has been a lot of progress in timekeeping. Clocks are always changing but some things never change. Many of us still have trouble getting out of bed on time and not being late for school or work.
1. According to the passage, we can’t use ________ to tell the time on a rainy day.| A．water clock | B．sun clock | C．digital clock | D．mechanical clock |
| A．现代的 | B．特殊的 | C．富有的 | D．普通的 |
| A．Four. | B．Five. | C．Six. | D．Seven. |
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A． | B． |
C． | D． |
| A．The importance of time. | B．The development of timekeeping. |
| C．The inventions of clocks. | D．The history of a digital clock. |
10 . The Beatles were one of the most successful and influential pop-music groups of the 1960s. The members include rhythm guitarist Lennon, bass guitarist McCartney, lead guitarist Harrison, and drummer Starr.
Lennon formed a band in Liverpool, England, while in high school in the mid-1950s. McCartney and then Harrison joined the group in the late 1950s. In its early years, the band also had several other members. In 1962, they signed a recording contract（合同）with a large music company. At about this time, they chose Starr to replace（替代）drummer Pete Best.
At first, the Beatles' songs were lively and simple. The first song was Love Me Do in 1962. Their first hit came the following year, when Please Please Me climbed to the top of the Britishmusic charts（排行榜）.
The Beatles became very famous in Britain. People started calling the excitement over the band Beatlemania. The Beatles became very popular in the United States after appearing on Ed Sullivan's television program in February, 1964. Teenage girls across the country screamed and fainted over them, and boys copied the Beatles' look. By April, the top five hits in the United States were all Beatles' songs.
In the late 1960s, the Beatles began creating more adventurous music with different musical styles. The band recorded the albums The Beatles (1968), Abbey Road (1969), and Let it Be (1970).
The pressure of fame led the Beatles to break up in 1970. All four continued their musical careers-Lennon with his wife, Yoko Ono; McCartney with band Wings and later as a solo performer; and Starr and Harrison mainly as solo artists.
1. The underlined word “hit” probably means __________________.| A．碰撞 | B．袭击 | C．成功 | D．专辑 |
| A．The Beatles. | B．Abbey Road. | C．Let it Be. | D．Please Please me. |
a. The Beatles caused Beatlemania in Britain.
b. The Beatles recorded the album Let it Be.
c. The top five hits in the United States were all Beatles' songs.
d. The Beatles signed a recording contract with a large music company.
| A．d-a-c-b | B．d-b-c-a | C．a-c-d-b | D．a-d-c-b |
| A．The Beatles were the most successful pop-music group in the 1970s. |
| B．The band members were never replaced. |
| C．The songs of the Beatles changed from simple to adventurous. |
| D．The members stopped their musical careers after breaking up. |
| A．A storybook. | B．An encyclopedia of famous people. |
| C．A science report. | D．A sports magazine. |
