We are living in a time when the earth is becoming a"village". Each of us takes pride in being one of the “villagers” because people can travel around the world more often than before.
Spending time in a foreign country is an exciting and life-changing experience. You see different sceneries, taste different food and meet people with different backgrounds. And the most important thing of all, you explore and even become a part of the local culture.
However, culture shock may hit you. Things you believe at home may no longer be that way in a foreign country. Not everybody thinks like you or does things the way you’ve always done.
Their tea tastes different. They don’t talk loudly in restaurants. Some might not care much about your life, so you may even feel they are sometimes cold. It is not better or worse. It is just different. Then what you can do in a foreign country is to take in the differences. Each time you open up your mind a little more,you become a better person.
阅读短文，根据英文释义及首字母提示拼写单词。
1.e________the process of getting knowledge or skill
2.l________ belonging to the area that you live in
3.阅读短文，完成同义句转换，每空一词
Each of us takes pride in being one of the “villagers” because…
Each of us ________ ________of being one of the “villagers” because…
根据短文内容回答问题。
4.What is an exciting and life-changing experience?
___________________________________________________________
5.Is the culture in a foreign country always the same as that in China?
___________________________________________________________
6.What do you become each time you open up your mind a little more?
___________________________________________________________
(A) 从 A—G 选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项补全对话(选项中有两项是多余的) .
A: Hello, Jack.
B: 1.
A: I’m going to Chiang Mai in two weeks.
B: 2. But I believe that April is the hottest month of the year there.
A:Yes, that’s true. 3.
B: I wonder if it’s similar to the Water Festival in Yunnan.
A: I think so. This is the time of the Thai New Year. People go on the streets to throw water at each other.
B: Cool! 4.
A: Because the new year is a time for washing away bad things. 5.
B:Thank you.
A:You’re welcome.
A.Why do they do that?
B.How do they do that?
C.But there’s a Water Festival at that time.
D.Hello, David.
E.Then you’ll have good luck in the new year.
F.Then you’ll get a good mark.
G.Sounds like fun.
Once upon a time, there was a famous saint admired by the local people who lived lonely in the hills. 1. _, they used to ask him for help, and certainly he was wise enough to answer any difficult questions. Every time, he could give the right answers and offer the ways to solve the problems for the people who needed.
2.One day he caught a bird and held it in his cupped hands (捧着的手掌). Then he gathered his friends around. He said “Let's play a trick on that old man. 3. . Of course, he’ll answer that I have a bird. Then I will ask him if the bird is alive or dead. If he says the bird is dead, I'll open my hands and let the bird fly away. If he says the bird is alive, I'll quickly crush （压坏）it and show him the dead bird. Either way, he'll be wrong. "
4. Up the hill, they went to the old man's house.
"Saint, we have a question for you, they all shouted. What's in my hands?”Asked the little boy. "Well, it must be a bird, "replied the old man." 5.? "Asked the excited boy. The saint thought for a moment and then replied, “It is up to you, my child.”
根据短文内容，将下面方框内的句子还原到文中空白处，使短文内容完整，通顺（每个选项只能用一次）
A.Among the people, there was a naughty(淘气的) little boy
B.The children agreed this was a clever plan
C.But is it alive or dead?
D.Whenever the people are in hot water,
E.I'll ask him what I'm holding in my hands
Chinese buyers used to like foreign brands, thinking that products made by American or European companies are of higher quality than Chinese ones. Increasingly, that's no longer the case.
Chinese people born before 1985 generally think that foreign brands are better than Chinese ones, billionaire William Li told Business Insider(商业内幕) during a recent interview on CCTV9.
But for those who were born after 1985, it is a different picture.
"When I first went to the United Kingdom in 1997, I thought that the difference between China and Europe was quite big," Li said. "But for those born in the 1990s, when they visit Europe or the US, they do not think there is a big difference."
The change in thinking among Chinese buyers is showing up in many markets in China where Western companies used to control. A study by Credit Suisse（瑞士信贷）published(发表) in March found that young Chinese buyers are increasingly showing a "home brand bias（偏爱）” .
More than 90% of young Chinese buyers would prefer to buy home appliance（设备） brands, according to the study. Meanwhile, home companies producing food, drinks, or personal care products increased their share of the market by 3.3% over the last ten years to nearly 70%.
"Chinese buyers, especially the younger ones, don't just believe that foreign brands are better.
Right now, Chinese buyers think China is good and ' Made in China' is not bad at all," Charlie Chen, head of China buyer research at Credit Suisse, told South China Morning Post in March.
The Chinese smartphone market is controlled by home companies—Huawei, Oppo, Vivo, and Xiaomi. Apple is the only foreign brand in the top five, but it has lost large ground to the home brands in recent years. Its market share is believed to be down to 37%from a 2015 high of 54%.
1.The underlined word “share” in the passage means________ in Chinese.
A.分享 B.份额 C.分担
2.William Li found a big difference between ________ in 1997.
A.China andAmerica B.China and Europe C.America and Europe
3.Who did most of the research for this report?
A.Credit Suisse.
B.South China Morning Post.
C.Business Insider.
4.Which of the following is true?
A.More and more foreigners go to buy Chinese products.
B.Older Chinese people don’t like foreign products any more.
C.More and more Chinese people prefer Chinese products.
5.What's the best title for this passage?
A.Chinese products get more popular at home.
B.Young Chinese are crazy for foreign brands.
C."Made in China" is welcomed all over the world.
A teacher decided to have her class play a game. The teacher told each student to bring a plastic bag with a few potatoes in it to school. Each student would “name” their potatoes after people they did not like. Therefore, the number of potatoes would be different depending on how many people each student disliked.
The next day, all the students brought their potatoes to school. Some kids had just one or two potatoes, while the others had as many as five or six. The teacher then told the children that they would have to carry their potatoes with them everywhere they went for one week.
Several days passed by. Some of the students started to complain, as their potatoes began to rot (腐烂) and smell bad. The students who carried more potatoes also complained about how heavy their bags were.
One week later, the game was over. The teacher asked, “How did you feel about carrying around your potatoes for a week?” The students complained once again. The teacher simply smiled and said, “This is what it’s like to carry hatred (仇恨) in your heart. You have to carry it with you wherever you go. If you can’t stand carrying rotten potatoes for one week, can you imagine having hatred in your heart for a whole lifetime?”
It can be quite tiring to carry hatred in your heart for a whole lifetime. Please forgive(原谅) others and move on with your life. That’s our best choice.
根据短文内容判断正误 （正确写A, 错误写B）
1.The number of potatoes that students were asked to carry to school depended on the number of people they disliked.
2.Some students started to complain after several days because the potatoes began to rot and smell bad.
3.The students carried the tomatoes for only one week, but they felt tired.
4.Some students didn’t carry the potatoes to school because they liked everyone.
5.The best way to deal with hatred is to forgive and move on.
The NewYear is coming. The shop store is going through the finally clearance(清仓).
All Woman’s Shoes
original（原价） Now
$10.00 $6.00
$10.01-17.99 $8.00
$18.00 $12.00
Last 10 Days
You can be here: 9:30a.m.-9:00p.m. except Sunday( 11:00a.m.-4:00p.m.)
Surprise:
All the sports shoes are 40%off now.
All the slippers（拖鞋）are 50% off now.
Men’s &Woman’s cotton shoes are 50%off now.
You can park for free. Lic. No. 6888
根据所提供的信息选择最佳答案.
1.What is the reason for the sale?
A.The store is going out business B.It is the ending of the year C.The store is selling books.
2.How much is a pair of women’s shoes that used to be $ 10.00?
A.$6.00 B.$ 8.00 C.$12.00
3.What does “LASTDAYS” means?
A.The sale was over 10days ago B.There was a sale 10days ago C.The sale will last 10days
4.If a mother wants to buy her son a pair of shoes for PE class, she should pay________ for it which used to be $16.
A.$9.6 B.$8 C.$6.4
5.I want to buy a pair of shoes that used to be $15for my mother, How much are the shoes now?
A.$6 B.$8 C.$12
