1 . “The taste of tea is soft, but it can reach far.” This special idea into Chinese tea culture comes from Ngoc, a student from Vietnam. Now a college student at Yunnan University, she has been in Kunming, Yunnan, for three years.
During her time in China, Ngoc likes Chinese tea culture because of her strong interest in Chinese history and culture. “I was trying to connect with Chinese society through observation (观察) and study to learn about modern China,” she said.
As an agricultural country, Vietnam has been growing tea for more than 3,000 years. Drinking tea is a big custom in the country. Usually, Ngoc likes to drink tea while chatting with friends. Over the years, she gradually learned the differences in tea culture between China and Vietnam. “People usually drink Pu’er tea in Yunnan, but in Vietnam, dark tea and black tea are more popular,” she said. Ngoc also found that in China, people like to drink tea in nice tea shops. But in Vietnam, people often just drink tea on the street. It’s quite casual (随意的).
For her, tasting a pot of good tea, just like tasting life, is both bitter (苦涩的) and sweet. “The tea tastes bitter at first, but when the bitterness goes away, the sweetness comes. I also hope that my life is like tea, after the bitter comes the sweet.” she said.
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1. What is Ngoc according to the passage?What would people like to eat on their birthday? The answer would be different in different countries.
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In China, it is getting popular to have cake on birthday. But many people still eat very long n
All of these birthday foods may be different, but the i
3 . Today, with the development of society, people all over the world almost have the same hobbies, watch the same movies, and wear the same clothes. That is to say, we are not very different in some ways. However, cultures are still quite different. In the East and in the West, social rules are not the same.
In the East, it can take a long time to become someone’s friend. But people are very close to their friends. When people from the West meet you, they will call you a friend right away. That doesn’t mean they are close to you.
When people from the East meet you, they often ask questions. They want to know about your age,your salary (薪水) and whether you are married or not. For people from the West, these are not polite questions. They don’t like to talk about these personal things. They think such kind of questions violate (侵犯) their privacy (隐私).
Family is important for everyone. However, in the East, family is always a part of life. Kids there live with their parents for a long time. They still listen to them after they grow up.
In the West, independence is very important. Parents prepare their kids for life. Then, after their kids grow up, they say goodbye and leave home. Later, the kids can choose to start a family or not. They don’t have to listen to their parents.
▲ People in the West think about small details (细节). They also think less and act more. So, they will be loud about their opinions. In the East, people pay much attention to relationships between things, and they often keep their opinions quietly. That keeps relationships happy.
1. The underlined word “They” in Paragraph 3 refers to ________.| A．people from the East | B．people’s close friends |
| C．people from the West | D．parents in each family |
| A．they are from different countries | B．they have different parents |
| C．they pay attention to different details | D．they have different cultures |
| A．People in the West don’t like to think about things carefully. |
| B．In the East and in the West, people think differently, too. |
| C．The relationships between people are quite different. |
| D．People in the East and the West are good at different things. |
| A．To warn us not to ask people’s age and salary. |
| B．To show us the family is important for everyone. |
| C．To tell us the social rules are not the same in the East and West. |
| D．To suggest we should learn to be independent. |
Most Chinese people like drinking tea. In fact, tea is the second
Chinese people use tea in both medicine and food. Some people say they can’t live three days
There are many teahouses in China. Drinking tea and serving tea are arts. Whenever guests visit, it is necessary to
The tea-drinking habit in the UK is
No matter how people enjoy their tea, tea is really part of their life.
1.| A．delicious | B．popular | C．healthy |
| A．for | B．with | C．like |
| A．if | B．so | C．until |
| A．use | B．drink | C．make |
| A．art | B．method | C．knowledge |
| A．write about | B．learn about | C．hear about |
| A．answer | B．symbol | C．wish |
| A．difficult | B．same | C．different |
| A．first | B．second | C．third |
| A．But | B．And | C．So |
5 . I used to study at a Canadian high school. Personally, comparing the lifestyles in the two countries, I like the lifestyle in China better. I feel like the pace of life in Canada is a lot slower than in China.
In China, most people are busy and have a lot of things to do every day. There are more fun places like restaurants and markets to enjoy. But in Canada, there is almost nothing I can do on the weekends.
In my eyes, Canadians are always very relaxed. My classmates work hard at school, but they also have hobbies. For example, my best friend plays soccer and another friend takes choir (合唱) lessons. They are always so positive (积极的) about what they do, even if they are not very good at it. My best friend is a good example. She didn’t play soccer very well at first. But she kept practicing it happily every day.
For adults, their work rhythm (节奏) is slow from what I have seen. When I applied (申请) for my student visa (签证), it came back three months later! Once I bought a SIM card for my phone online. In China, the express (快递服务) is very fast, and I can get an item within three days. But in Canada, I waited over two weeks! It really made me annoyed.
I have to say that life is quite different in these two countries.
1. What does the writer think about most Chinese people?| A．They live busy lives. |
| B．They do things slowly. |
| C．They prefer to work on the weekends. |
| A．they are relaxed and active |
| B．they both have hobbies |
| C．they are his role models |
| A．angry | B．happy | C．surprise |
| A．High school memories | B．Life in two countries | C．A terrible journey |
6 . Usually, you don’t find the same word in different languages.
People first saw the word “OK” in the Boston Morning Post
Most people like to use “OK” to say or write now, but some people like the spelling “okay” because it
| A．And | B．But | C．So | D．Because |
| A．in | B．at | C．for | D．on |
| A．street | B．way | C．word | D．use |
| A．later | B．early | C．last | D．after |
| A．is | B．are | C．was | D．were |
| A．183rd | B．181st | C．185th | D．184th |
| A．on | B．with | C．around | D．at |
| A．easy | B．difficult | C．hard | D．different |
| A．him | B．her | C．us | D．them |
| A．go | B．going | C．goes | D．to go |
| A．ask | B．run | C．answer | D．walk |
| A．looks | B．tastes | C．feels | D．knows |
| A．too | B．so | C．very | D．quite |
| A．what | B．when | C．where | D．who |
| A．help | B．pick | C．hear | D．put |
A.example B. In addition C.instead D. special E. In all F. choose G. soon |
Why do Chinese love numbers?
In Western countries, some people think the number 13 brings bad luck. In the past a lot of tall buildings didn’t even have a 13th floor. However, there aren’t any other numbers that are
There are superstitions (迷信) about some numbers in China as well. The number 4 is said to be unlucky because it sounds like the Chinese word for“death”. But that’s just one small
When I first came here, I was surprised to see that many websites had numbers in their names instead of letters. I
In pinyin, the telecom company China Unicom is called Zhongguo Liantong. If the company used their pinyin name for their website address, it would be quite long. So
It is interesting to see how Chinese people have used numbers in so many different ways. “88” for now!
Different occasions have different clothes rules. We often see people
Dressing is important for adults, as well
People use body language to send messages
Different countries have different body language. For example, in some countries, people
When you are in a foreign country, it is very important to
| A．to | B．for | C．with | D．through |
| A．helpful | B．difficult | C．easy | D．useless |
| A．nod | B．wave | C．touch | D．push |
| A．nice | B．friendly | C．rude | D．clear |
| A．kissing | B．hugging | C．leaving | D．touching |
| A．when | B．why | C．where | D．how |
| A．And | B．Because | C．So | D．But |
| A．far from | B．close to | C．in front of | D．opposite to |
| A．give | B．tell | C．know | D．hear |
| A．important | B．difficult | C．comfortable | D．famous |
10 . Western people see the rabbit (兔子) as a sign of good luck. They believe a rabbit’s foot can bring good luck to its holder. This may go back to an old tradition. If teenage hunters (猎人) caught a rabbit, they could get the animal’s hind foot (后腿). It also welcomed them to manhood (成年).
Rabbits also show up in other areas of Western culture. In the book Alice in Wonderland, Alice follows a rabbit to get away from her world and start her adventure (冒险). There is the Easter Bunny, too. Rabbits are close to the idea of new life because they have lots of babies. The night before Easter, kids often make nests (窝) in their gardens for the Easter Bunny.
1. Western people see the rabbit as a sign of ________.| A．bad luck | B．good luck | C．being brave | D．being ill |
| A．Some money. | B．A big house. | C．The rabbit’s head. | D．The rabbit’s hind foot. |
| A．Because they have lots of babies. | B．Because they don’t have any babies. |
| C．Because they run fast. | D．Because they have two long ears. |
| A．nests | B．meals | C．clothes | D．nothing |
