Do you know the phrase “Weibo Addicts” (微博控)? Do you write a Weibo? If you don’t, you are “out”!
Weibo means microblog. People may spend much time writing a blog, but it takes a little time to write a microblog. Why? Because every message on a microblog is less than 140 words.
Microblog started in the USA. It came to China in 2009 and it grows very fast. In 2011, the number of Chinese micro-bloggers grew to 300 million. People write microblogs for many reasons. For many microblog users, it is a great way of learning the freshest news, talking with friends and sharing different kinds of information, including news, everyday life, pictures, music, videos and so on.
It is easy and fast to send a message on a microblog. However, this can also bring problems and even panic (恐慌). For example, when the big earthquake and tsunami (海啸) hit Japan in March, 2011, messages like “Salt can help people fight radiation (辐射)” were hot on microblogs. Then a crazy buying of salt followed. Later people knew it was just a rumor (谣言).
In a word, microblog plays a new part in the life of Chinese people.
1.What does Weibo Addicts in the first paragraph mean?
A. People who are crazy about Weibo.
B. People who seldom use Weibo.
C. People who first made Weibo.
D. People who need Weibo least.
2.What is NOT an advantage (优势) of Weibo?
A. It is short but carries many meanings.
B. It can help us learn the latest news.
C. It can send rumors.
D. It is easy to use.
3.People usually don’t share their _______ on Weibo?
A. videos. B. music.
C. pictures. D. secrets.
4.Which of the following is TRUE?
A. Writing a microblog needs much time.
B. Microblog appeared in China only one year ago but it is so popular now.
C. As a popular thing, microblog has its advantages(优势) and disadvantages(劣势).
D. More and more Chinese show great interest in microblog because it started in the USA.
5. What does Para. 2 mainly talk about?
A. How to use Weibo. B. Why Weibo is so popular.
C. Who is using Weibo. D. What Weibo is.
Singing songs is fun, but is it also useful? For learning English pronunciation(发音), Mr. Joe thinks songs are the most useful way to learn. At the same time, you can learn some new words and phrases while singing songs. Mr. Joe has used songs to help himself learn French, Spanish, Japanese and Chinese. You should do the same.
Some words used in songs are not everyday English, so you have to be careful how you use song lyrics（歌词）when you speak. Most words and sentences are very useful. You don't have to sing songs aloud if you are shy, but after learning a song you should be able to follow the words without looking at the lyrics. When you can do that, you have learned something that you will never forget!
Some good songs to listen to are from the Beatles, John Denver and the Carpenters. Their songs are not too fast and the lyrics are close to normal spoken English. Just for fun, you can try Mr. Joe's favorite singer, B.B. King. His songs are not easy at all! If you can understand even 80% of "Why I Sing the Blues", you are a very advanced student.
If you become good at singing English songs, you can try to go to karaoke and sing with your friends. When you are able to sing a song in another language, even if you don't sing so beautifully, you will really impress(给......深刻印象) other people!
1.Which is Mr. Joe’s mother language?
A. French. B. English.
C. Chinese. D. Japanese.
2.Singing English songs can help us, EXCEPT______.
A. pronounce correctly B. remember new words
C. learn English D. sing songs better
3.The songs from the Beatles are easy to learn, one of the reasons may be______.
A. everyone likes the songs
B. John Denver's voice is sweet
C. the lyrics of the songs are beautiful
D. the lyrics are close to normal spoken English
4.The underlined word "advanced" in Paragraph 3 can be replaced by______.
A. careful B. excellent
C. kind-hearted D. lazy
5.Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
A. English Songs.
B. The Famous Band-The Beatles.
C. English Songs helps English Learning.
D. How to Learn English.
Place of interest |
Water Cube (水立方) |
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Location (位置) | Beijing | Hangzhou | Hong Kong | Harbin |
Phone Number | 010--28135589 | 0571--68345579 | 00852--28029822 | 0451--81187899 |
Price of ticket | ￥60 | ￥50 | ￥300 | ￥150 |
Feature (特色) | Special bubbly (气泡状的) design | The Broken Bridge | Cartoon (卡通) characters | Skywalk |
1. It is said that the love story about Xu Xian and the White Snake happened on_________.
A. Dragon Tower B. West Lake
C. Water Cube D. Dragon Tower
2.If a person in Hangzhou feels like visiting Water Cube，he should call ____to get information.
A. 0451—82187899 B. 0571—68345576
C. 0l0一28135589 D. 00852-28029822
3.Disneyland，which attracts(吸引) a lot of tourists from home and abroad every year，is in _____________ according to the travel information.
A. Beijing B. Harbin C. Hong Kong D. Hangzhou
4.Two travelers plan to have a bird’s—eye view(俯视)of Harbin，and they need to pay ______ from the information above.
A. ￥150 B. ￥300 C. ￥450 D. ￥100
5. Which of the following is TRUE according to the travel information?
A. Water Cube is special in design.
B. The price of a ticket for West Lake is the highest.
C. In Disneyland. you can’t see any cartoon characters.
D. Dragon Tower is the tallest in China.
Last summer we went on an exciting trip to Sarawak in Malaysia, a part of the island(岛) of Borneo (婆罗洲). Borneo is famous its rainforest, which covers 427,500 square kilometers of the island. This rainforest is 130 million years old, making it one of the rainforests in the world.
When we were in Sarawak, we were lucky enough to go hiking the jungle(丛林). In the jungle we came across many wild . Our favourite animals were orangutans (猩猩). We watched them jump tree to tree. The graceful(优美的) and gentle animals made us feel even closer to .
The told us many stories of fantastic spitting cobras (啐毒眼镜蛇). He said that they were more of us than we were of them! Another interesting feature(特征) of Sarawak is that there are many tribes (部落), which still in the rainforest today.
we visited one of these tribes, people there told us about their long history. We were really in their stories and traditions. Besides, we also enjoyed their , such as pansoh, which was chicken cooked in bamboo.
In Sarawak, there are also rivers and many different birds. , we didn’t have time to visit Turtle Island. It’s a place where you can swim with the turtles.
This holiday has been a life-changing that we will never forget.
1.A. in B. to C. for D. at
2.A. largest B. oldest C. longest D. widest
3.A. to B. on C. over D. through
4.A. plants B. animals C. flowers D. monkeys
5.A. from B. between C. under D. behind
6.A. trees B. life C. nature D. water
7.A. teacher B. driver C. farmer D. guide
8.A. like B. tired C. afraid D. worried
9.A. live B. work C. study D. hunt
10.A. If B. Why C. How D. When
11.A. bored B. surprised C. interested D. good
12.A. food B. clothes C. houses D. books
13.A. Luckily B. Sadly C. Happily D. Clearly
14.A. bad B. wonderful C. bright D. terrible
15.A. story B. place C. day D. experience
Look! What a clean room! Who _______ it?
A. is cleaning B. cleaned
C. has cleaned D. cleans
— What do you think of the TV show Running Man?
— Wonderful! I think it is ______ an interesting TV show that______ many people like watching it.
A. so； so B. such； so
C. so； such D. such； such
