1 . When I was little, my mom put her love into making traditional Chinese soups for me. I’m talking Ching bo leung (清凉补), with a lot of herbal(中草药的) ingredients that give the soup a
As a kid, I never
First, she would state all the health benefits that the soup has.
“How can this strange water improve my
Then, she’d tell me it tasted
Lastly, she’d bribe (贿赂) me with a piece of candy.
And somehow that would
I
She’d always say, “I
When I was young, I
But as I got older, I
Recently, I recalled (回忆起) this
My daughter was
I told her, “Because I love eating them.”
1.| A．good | B．real | C．strange | D．natural |
| A．enjoyed | B．minded | C．regretted | D．stopped |
| A．teach | B．promise | C．allow | D．encourage |
| A．skill | B．grade | C．health | D．situation |
| A．common | B．different | C．cheap | D．cold |
| A．disappear | B．work | C．happen | D．increase |
| A．advise | B．forget | C．begin | D．avoid |
| A．wondered | B．understood | C．realized | D．explained |
| A．buy | B．prepare | C．stand | D．find |
| A．keep | B．love | C．imagine | D．consider |
| A．honestly | B．hardly | C．secretly | D．eagerly |
| A．doubted | B．hoped | C．agreed | D．knew |
| A．dream | B．plan | C．memory | D．show |
| A．threw | B．cut | C．planted | D．ate |
| A．angry | B．surprised | C．excited | D．ready |
China will become the guest country of honor for the 37th International Kite Festival in Berck-sur-Mer from April 20 to 28. It’s the first time that the festival
During the nine-day event, the China Cultural Center in Paris will join hands with Weifang city in Shandong province,
The International Kite Festival in Berck-sur-Mer is the largest and
In addition
3 . Enveloped by history, style and culture, the City of Light has more than enough to draw visitors all year around. But there are certain times of year when a trip to Paris can be extra-special.
Paris Fashion Week
When: Men June/July; women March and September/October
In 1943 the world’s first “fashion week” took place in New York. The idea? To offer the Big Apple’s fashion buyers alternatives to the French dresses they were missing out on during the war. Today Paris can claim to be the world’s style capital, with people pouring to its annual fashion weeks. Wear your best dress around the Tuileries Garden and a street-style photographer may even stop you for a shot.
Music Festival
When: June
The streets of Paris come alive with the sound of music every June as free parties and concerts ring throughout the city. The Arab World Institute, the Louvre and Place Denfert-Rochereau are among the best party spots-though we recommend simply wandering. Expect surprises around every corner.
Bastille Day
When: July
On July 14 France marks the storming of the Bastille prison — a turning point in the French Revolution. In the morning crowds gather to watch a military parade along the Champs Elysees. Come evening, up to a million people gather as fireworks are set off from the base of the Eiffel Tower. Advantageous position? The top of the Belville Park. Get down early and bring a picnic chair.
Grape Harvest Festival
When: October
You may have dropped by the Montmartre Museum. But what about the private grape plantation around the back of Paris’s hilliest neighborhood? Every year locals come together to celebrate the distinctive grape wine produced here. There’s a charity wine sale, dance parties and, of course, plenty of tasting.
1. What was the purpose of the world’s first “fashion week” in New York?| A．To promote American fashion designers. | B．To display the upcoming fashion collections. |
| C．To satisfy the fashion needs of New Yorkers. | D．To show the development of fashion industry. |
| A．Raise funds for charity. | B．Join mask dancing parties. |
| C．Appreciate local artwork. | D．Try different kinds of wine. |
| A．The Tuileries Garden. | B．Place Denfert-Rochereau. |
| C．The Champs Elysees. | D．The Belville Park. |
4 . The Tomatina Festival(西红柿节) is a festival that is held in a town named Bunol in Spain, on which people throw tomatoes for fun. It is held on the last Wednesday of August each year.
In 1945, during a parade(游行) in the town one day, young men who wanted to be in the parade started a fight in the town square. They used tomatoes as weapons(武器).This is the most popular story about how the Tomatina Festival started.
At around 10: 00a.m.on Wednesday, activities that are organized to celebrate the festival begin. The first one is climbing a pole with a ham on top. When a person is climbing, some people sing and dance. When the person drops the ham off the pole, the tomato fight starts. The tomatoes come from Extremadura. The tomatoes there are less expensive and are grown specially for the festival. The number of tomatoes used is about 150, 000. After exactly one hour, the fight ends. The whole square becomes red because there is tomato juice everywhere. Then hoses are used to clean the square and to wash away the tomato juice on people’s bodies. After that, the town goes back to the way it was.
The local government has made some rules for the safety of people. One of them is as follows: People have to squash(把……挤软) the tomatoes before throwing in order not to hurt other people.
The Tomatina Festival has inspired other similar celebrations in other parts of the world, for example, in the city of Dongguan, Guangdong Province, China, a tomato fight is held on October 19th.
1. During the Tomatina Festival in Spain, people throw tomatoes .| A．to show they are angry | B．to make money | C．for fun | D．for exercise |
| A．rules for | B．activities during | C．future of | D．origin of |
| A．in Extremadura | B．in October | C．near a river | D．in August |
| A．The tomato fight in Spain lasts for a day. |
| B．The local government made rules in order to protect people. |
| C．The tomatoes used during the Tomatina Festival in Spain are expensive. |
| D．The tomato fight in Guangdong is on the same day as the Tomatina Festival in Spain. |
Running to the window, he opened it, and put out his head. No fog, no mist; clear, bright, stirring; cold, piping for the blood to dance to; Golden sunlight; Heavenly sky; sweet fresh air; merry bells. Oh, glorious. Glorious.
“What”s today?” cried Scrooge, calling downward to a boy in Sunday clothes, who perhaps had loitered in to look about him.
“Today?” replied the boy. “Why, Christmas Day!”
“Do you know the Poulterer’s, in the next street but one, at the corner?” Scrooge inquired.
“I should hope I did,” replied the lad.
“An intelligent boy!” said Scrooge. “A remarkable boy. Do you know whether they”ve sold the prize Turkey that was hanging up there-Not the little prize Turkey: the big one?”
“It”s hanging there now,” replied the boy.
“Is it!” said Scrooge. “Go and buy it, and tell them to bring it here, that I may give them the direction where to take it. Come back with the man, and I”ll give you a shilling. Come back with him in less than five minutes and I”ll give you half-a-crown!”
The boy was off like a shot. He must have had a steady hand at a trigger who could have got a shot off half so fast.
He dressed himself all in his best, and at last got out into the streets. The people were by this time pouring forth, as he had seen them with Christmas Present; and walking with his hands behind him, Scrooge regarded every one with a delighted smile.
He went to church, and walked about the streets, and watched the people hurrying to and fro, and patted children on the head, and questioned beggars, and looked down into the kitchens of houses, and up to the windows, and found that everything could yield him pleasure. He had never dreamed that any walk-that anything-could give him so much happiness. In the afternoon he turned his steps towards his nephew”s house.
注意：
1. 所续写短文的词数应为150左右；
2. 续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语己为你写好。
Paragraph 1: “A merry Christmas, Bob,” said Scrooge, with an earnestness that could not be mistaken, as he clapped him on the back.
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Paragraph 2: Scrooge was better than his word.
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6 . According to the report released by Meituan-Dianping, China’s largest on-demand service platform, there are over 600,000 Chinese restaurants overseas.
Staple of Chinese Street Food: BBQ Meat
One of the meals you can find wandering the streets of China is kao rou (or barbecued meat). You can find this skewered meat in restaurants, as well as street vendor carts.
Cold Vegetable Dish
This dish, named liang cai, literally translates to “cold dish”. So, it makes sense that it would be a hodge-podge of ingredients. It’s usually an assortment of cold vegetables,
Tofu Pudding
Tofu, all by itself, is quite bland, tasteless, and requires spices to make it flavorful.
The Most Versatile of Dishes: Baozi
| A．includes rice, wheat, buckwheat, corn and varieties of fruit. |
| B．such as cucumbers, green beans, and cabbage. |
| C．When it comes to choosing whether to have a meal or dessert |
| D．In fact, the following are the iconic Chinese dishes |
| E．This staple comfort food is a signature sweet dish sold by peddlers all over the country. |
| F．However, tofu is a staple of Chinese cuisine and can even be found in their desserts! |
| G．They’re known for being quite spicy and cooked over coals. |
CPC Central Committee calls on whole Party to study Xi’s works
BEIJING, April 10 (Xinhua) — The Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) has issued a notice calling on the whole Party to study the
The notice,
The Party committees and leading Party members’ groups at all levels
Party schools at all levels are asked to launch
8 . Experts say that students usually need eight to ten hours’ sleep at night, but most Chinese students do not get enough sleep. Some Chinese parents are usually glad to see their children studying late. They will think their children work very hard, but not all parents are happy about this. Once a mother told us that every morning her 10-year-old boy put up one finger with his eyes still closed, begging (请求) for one more minute to sleep. Like thousands of students “early birds” in China, he has to get up before six every morning.
A report shows that without a good night sleep, students seem to be weaker (虚弱) than they should be. Many students have fallen asleep during class at one time or another. Too much homework is not the only reason why students stay up late. Some watch TV or play the computer games late into the night.
Experts have ever said that the students should develop good study habits. So some clever students never study late, and they are able to work well in class.
1. The 10-year-old boy begged for one more minute to sleep because________.| A．he didn’t want to go to school | B．it wasn’t time for him to get up |
| C．he didn’t have enough sleep | D．he wanted his mother to wake him up |
| A．not work well in class | B．go to bed early |
| C．be weak in English | D．become too weak to sleep |
| A．don’t want to sleep | B．get up late |
| C．get up early | D．sleep less |
| A．If you want to study better, you must work hard at night. |
| B．Some clever students are able to work well in class because they have good study habits. |
| C．Students don’t have enough sleep because they have lots of homework to do. |
| D．Sleeping less means working hard. |
9 . Walking into Wei Lamei’s home in Xi’an, northwest China, one can hardly imagine that the room belongs to a 73-year-old granny, with all kinds of Barbie dolls filling every corner. In the past month, she has received nearly 250 pieces of
To the surprise of many, the now “queen of
Everything comes to her
“Being young means
| A．impress | B．express | C．press | D．depress |
| A．reduced | B．accustomed | C．purchased | D．assessed |
| A．admitting | B．recovering | C．behaving | D．sewing |
| A．least | B．first | C．last | D．present |
| A．cartoons | B．dolls | C．fabrics | D．toys |
| A．reciting | B．requiring | C．chasing | D．promising |
| A．which | B．where | C．when | D．who |
| A．fought | B．brought | C．sought | D．taught |
| A．before | B．since | C．after | D．besides |
| A．filled with | B．come across | C．searched for | D．broken into |
| A．various | B．delicious | C．wired | D．practical |
| A．regulation | B．consequence | C．punishment | D．accomplishment |
| A．usually | B．accidentally | C．occasionally | D．never |
| A．attempting | B．hesitating | C．communicating | D．operating |
| A．comfortable | B．fashionable | C．fundamental | D．available |
1．讲座主题：Languages Around The World；
2．讲座的具体安排(时间、地点、内容等)；
3．欢迎大家踊跃参加。
注意：
1．词数80左右；
2．可适当增加细节，使行文连贯。
参考词汇：语言学家(linguist)
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