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Silk is a thin and pretty fiber (纤维制品). Thousands of years ago in ancient China, people began making silk fiber into a soft fabric (织物). It was very
Silk in China was not a secret.
Silk business always encouraged businessmen to search
The Silk Road played an important
1. When did the Hong Kong farm workers come to London?
A.In the 1940s. | B.In the 1950s. | C.In the 1960s. |
A.Because it became popular for tourists. |
B.Because more Chinese came to Chinatown. |
C.Because many families moved out of Chinatown. |
A.It is less popular than before. |
B.The size of it is still the same. |
C.You can find almost everything there. |
A.It is a place just like home to them. |
B.It is a place they can know about China. |
C.It is a place they can only shop for food. |
A.The history of Chinatown. | B.The buildings in Chinatown. | C.The people in Chinatown. |
Chinatown is the name of an area (地区) in the middle of London. It is a large Chinese community (社区) with a lot of Chinese restaurants, Chinese supermarkets and shops. Do you know its history?
In the 1950s, it was a poor area and everything was very cheap. At the same time, the world rice market became bad and thousands of farm workers in Hong Kong lost their jobs. They began going to London to look for work. They found jobs in the restaurants in this area.
These restaurant workers often worked 17 hours a day and had no time to learn English. As more Chinese arrived, more shops and businesses grew up. Women came to join their husbands and children came to join their fathers. The community grew, and Chinatown was born.
In the 1970s and 1980s, British-born Chinese started to have a better education (教育) and this brought economic (经济的) success to the area. Many families moved out of Chinatown, and there was more space for businesses. Chinatown soon became a popular place for tourists.
Now everyone knows about London’s Chinatown. During the Chinese New Year, the streets are seen with flags and thousands of Chinese go into the streets. For most time of the year though, Londoners and tourists go there mainly for the food in the Chinese restaurants. The best restaurants are the ones where the Chinese eat.
1. Was Chinatown rich in the 1950s?2. Who came to London to look for jobs in the 1950s?
3. Why didn’t the restaurant workers have time to learn English?
4. When did British-born Chinese start to have a better education?
5. What is the main idea of the passage?
4 .
Basketball was
It is believed that on December 21, 1891, the first basketball game in history was played. Then in 1936 in Berlin, it
A.Football | B.Basketball | C.Volleyball | D.Table tennis |
A.schools | B.school | C.farm | D.zoo |
A.invent | B.invents | C.inventing | D.invented |
A.He | B.he | C.she | D.Jack |
A.for | B.at | C.into | D.by |
A.is | B.am | C.are | D.be |
A.Boys | B.Girls | C.Player | D.Players |
A.geting | B.getting | C.gets | D.get |
A.become | B.has become | C.became | D.becoming |
A.the | B.an | C.a | D./ |
5 . What we have been aware of is that people from Italy speak Italian and people from Russia speak Russian. But have you ever wondered the reason why people speak Spanish in so many South American countries? Do you know why the brilliant footballers of Brazil speak Portuguese? And why is French the first language of some people in Canada? The answer is that all these countries belonged to European empires at one time. The next question is: how did these empires begin? To answer that question we have to probably go back to the 15th and 16th centuries, the golden age of European explorers.
Although this period is known as the golden age of European explorers, it was not the beginning of European exploration. As you probably know, Marco Polo travelled a long way to China at the end of the 13th century and some people say that the Vikings discovered America long before Columbus set sail in 1492. However, it is during this “golden” period that some famous voyages took place. Columbus' voyage to America is the best known voyage of exploration, but Ferdinand Magellan sailed round the world in this period, and Spanish explorers such as Central and Pizarro reached South America. Cortez defeated the Aztecs in what we now know as Mesico and Pizarro defeated the Incas in what we now know as Peru. The roots of the Spanish empire were established and that is why he Spanish language is so widely spoken in Central and South America today.
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1. When is the golden age of European explorers?
A.The 15th century | B.The 16th century. |
C.The l3th century. | D.The 15th and 16th centuries. |
A.Columbus sailed to America. |
B.Marco Polo travelled to China. |
C.Ferdinand Magellan voyaged round the world. |
D.Cortez and Pizarro reached South America. |
A.Pizarro. | B.Cortez. | C.Incas. | D.Columbus. |
A.Portugal. | B.Spain. | C.Canada. | D.France. |
A.Many countries in South America have been influenced by European countries |
B.The period of the 15th and 16th centuries was the beginning of the European exploration |
C.European explorers occupied some American countries in a peaceful way |
D.Ferdinand Magellan's voyage round the world is not famous at all |
6 . No one knows when the first kite was made. The first record of a kite was more than 2,000 years ago in China. Han Xin, the leader of an army, wanted to bring down a king. He decided to dig a tunnel (隧道)into the king’s palace. He flew a kite over the wall of the palace to make sure the length (长度)of its string (线).In this way, he coulddeterminehow long the tunnel should be.His men in the tunnel took the kite string with them. When they reached the end of the string, they knew to dig up.
Kites have been flown in Japan for hundreds of years. In the 1700s, kites were flown in autumn to give thanks for a good harvest. They were also flown to send good wishes to couples who had their first son. Today in Japan, kites are often flown as part of a celebration, such as the beginning of a new year. And kite festivals are held each year in many parts of the country.
Kites have been used for scientific purposes in the western world. In 1752,Benjamin Franklin tied a key to a kite and flew it in a storm to find out that lightening was a form of electricity. In the 1890s,Lawrence Hargrave invented the box kite to test ideas about flight. From 1898 until 1933,the United States Weather Bureau (气象局)used box kites to collect weather data. The Wright brothers also experimented (试验)with kites. What they learnt helped them make the first airplane flight in 1903.
1. Why did Han Xin want to dig a tunnel?
A.To pull down the palace. | B.To fight against the king. |
C.To search for the king’s treasure. | D.To find out the length of the kite string. |
A.测定 | B.选择 | C.了解 | D.考察 |
A.to give thanks for a good harvest in summer |
B.to express good wishes to the first-born daughter |
C.to celebrate the beginning of a new year |
D.to hold kite festivals all over the country |
A.In 1752. | B.In 1898. | C.In 1903. | D.In 1933. |
A.The History of Kites | B.The Experiments of Kites |
C.The Invention of a Kite | D.The First Record of a Kite |
7 . Beautiful pictures of mountains and forests, clear skies, flying birds, wild animals, silly faces — you can find them all in one place.
The
Today, postcards are the
A.How | B.When | C.Why | D.Where |
A.liked | B.hated | C.found | D.lost |
A.advice | B.picture | C.idea | D.card |
A.above | B.with | C.under | D.for |
A.happened | B.changed | C.ended | D.appeared |
A.even | B.only | C.still | D.ever |
A.note | B.word | C.address | D.letter |
A.on the front | B.on the back | C.on the left | D.on the right |
A.surprised at | B.interested in | C.expected by | D.worried about |
A.first | B.second | C.third | D.fourth |
Afternoon tea
People believe that an English lady, Anna, first introduced the idea of afternoon tea. In the 18th and 19th centuries, the English are only two main meals each day ----breakfast and a heavy dinner that would last several hours in the evening. As a result, people often got very hungry during the long wait between these two meals. To solve this problem, Anna came up with the clever idea of inviting some friends to join her for an afternoon meal between four and five o`clock. This meal included cakes and sandwiches, and tea was served to wash down the food. In order to make this afternoon meal important, fine china cups and plates, and silver teapots, forks and spoons were used. Soon, afternoon tea parties became popular social occasions. Today, afternoon tea parties continue to play an important part in the social life in the modern Britain.
Will you come for coffee?
Coffee also has an important role in British culture. People often use the words “Will you come for coffee?” to mean “Would you like to come to my home for a chat?”Normally, several different drinks such as tea, hot chocolate or a soft drink like orange juice will be served as well as coffee, and you will be asked what you would like. However, you will not normally be offered wine at a “coffee” party.
Coffeehouses and the London Stock Exchange(股票交易所)
In the 17th century London, coffeehouses were busy and noisy places. Businessmen and bankers went to coffeehouses to do their business, as well as to drink coffee. In fact, the London Stock Exchange is believed to have started from these coffeehouses.
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1. Anna introduced the idea of drinking afternoon tea because she _________.
A.enjoyed chatting with her friends at home. |
B.loved fine tea and beautiful china tea cups |
C.wanted to share nice food with her friends |
D.found people felt hungry during the long wait between the two meals. |
A.will be offered coffee only |
B.are asked what you would like to drink |
C.will be asked to have a chat with him or her |
D.are invited to take part in an afternoon tea party |
A.a new business was started in coffeehouses |
B.coffeehouses are still used by businessmen and bankers |
C.businessmen and bankers went to coffeehouses just for coffee |
D.most people wouldn`t like to go to coffeehouses because of the noise |
A.British and Chinese Cultures |
B.English Tea and Coffee Culture |
C.Coffeehouses and Business |
D.Chinese Tea and Coffee |
ABC means American-born-Chinese. An ABC is a Chinese, but was born in the United States. Sometimes, people call an ABC a “banana person”. A banana is yellow outside and white inside. So, when a person is a banana, he or she is white inside---hinting like a Westerner(西方人) and yellow outside --- looking like a Chinese.
Do you know why? Usually, ABCs know little about China or the Chinese language. Some of them don’t speak Chinese. Also, they are not interested in Chinese politics(政治),But if ABCs can’t speak Chinese, can we still call them Chinese people? Yes, of course. They are Chinese. They are overseas(海外的) Chinese. These people may be citizens(公民) of another country like the US, Canada or Singapore. But they have Chinese
1. “ABC” in this passage stands for “_______”.
A.a kind of banana | B.three English letters | C.Chinese born in American |
A.their bodies are white inside but yellow outside. |
B.they think like Westerners but look like Chinese |
C.they were born in China but go to study in America |
A.血统 | B.洪水 | C.身份 |
A. American Chinese are great
B. Chinese people can win Nobel Prize.
C. American Chinese are not Chinese citizen.
5. This passage mainly talks about________
A. overseas Chinese B. the Nobel Prize C. the life story of C.N. Yang