At present, more and more people like travelling. They travel to see more of the world. They can also go shopping, meet people from other countries, and learn about their cultures as well as customs.
According to the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), 1.138 billion people travelled to other countries in 2014. In 2014, Chinese people travelled abroad 11.2% more than 2013. The growing of tourism can benefit (使……受益) not only China but also other countries.
Chinese people usually join large tourist groups and visit several countries in one trip. They don’t just travel for sightseeing. They like shopping and spend much money while travelling, especially during festivals. Europe and the United States are popular places among Chinese travelers.
In December, China is the cold winter. Many people like to go to some countries in Southeast Asia because the weather there is quite pleasant.
Now more and more Chinese can travel abroad. But some of them don’t have a good sense of public manners. A western report in 2012 said Chinese were the world’s second worst tourists. Even now the world still doesn’t like Chinese tourists.
If we Chinese want to have a change, remember not to do these: throwing rubbish everywhere, talking loudly, smoking in non-smoking areas, spitting, line-jumping, taking off shoes in public, snatching bus seats… Besides, we should learn some necessary manners of foreign countries.
根据短文内容，选择最佳的答案，并将其字母标号在答题上涂黑。（5小题，每小题2分，共10分）
1.Chinese people travel abroad not to _____________.
A. go shopping B. make money C. go sightseeing
2.According to the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), ________.
A. more than 1 billion people travelled abroad in 2014
B. more than 1 billion Chinese people travelled abroad in 2013
C. 11.2% of Chinese people travelled abroad in 2014
3.Which of the following is NOT true about Chinese people?
A. Chinese people like joining large tourist groups.
B. Chinese are the worst tourists in the world.
C. Many Chinese like to go to Southeast Asia in winter.
4.As a good tourist, you should _______________.
A. throw rubbish everywhere
B. speak loudly and smoke as you like
C. learn some necessary manners of foreign countries
5.What’s the best title(标题) of the passage?
A. Travelling
B. Travelling abroad
C. Chinese people like travelling
Thankful Thursday is a special day in our family. It’s a weekly tradition that my two little girls and I began two years ago. We go out to do charity(慈善) work.
Last Thursday we drove along a busy Houston street to give out lunch for the poor people in the street. After we ate, I ordered 15 more lunches from McDonald’s and began to give them out. We noticed a poor, old woman standing on the side of the road, asking for something to eat. We handed her our final lunch bag. Just as we got into the car she walked quickly closer to us. “Thank you very much. No one has ever done anything like this for me before,” she said with a big smile. “Well, I’m glad that we were the first,” I replied. “So, when will you eat your lunch?” I asked. She looked at me with her huge, tired brown eyes and said, “Oh honey, I’m not going to eat this. I have a little girl of my own. She loves McDonald’s, but I don’t have the money. You see, tonight she will be happy!”
I don’t know if the kids saw the tears(眼泪) in my eyes. I have asked myself many times whether our acts of kindness were too small to really change anything. But at that moment, I understood the kind lady Mother Teresa’s words: “We cannot do great things—only small things with great love.”
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1.On Thankful Thursday, the writer went with her two daughters _____________.
A. to have lunch at school
B. to visit their friends
C. to help people who are in need
2.The poor, old woman wanted to _____________.
A. give the lunch bag to her daughter
B. sell the lunch bag to the kids
C. keep the lunch bag for herself
3.The old woman’s daughter may feel __________ that night.
A. unhappy B. bored C. pleased
4.“Mother Teresa” probably is ________.
A. the poor, old woman
B. the writer’s mother
C. a kind-hearted woman
5.From the story we know the writer wants to tell us _______.
A. a small act of kindness means a lot
B. parents should be kind to their kids
C. it’s difficult to help everyone in need
We’ve moved! Please come to the party in our new house. 8:00 pm on May 30. Betty and Peter. Address: 44 North Street. Tel: 5552981. E-mail: betty@email.net | Must Sell $275 Best washing machine ONLY 6 months old Owner moving to another city Call Mike Green. Address: 6 King Street. Tel: 5553956. E-mail: mike@hotmail.com | Smith’s Book Club New and old books Over 1000 kinds Good coffee and tea. Open every day 10:00-22:00 Address: Apple Square Tel: 5552125 E-mail: smith@yahoo.com |
根据表格信息，选择最佳的答案，并将其字母标号在答题卡上涂黑。（5小题，每小题1分，共5分）
1.If you want to go to Betty and Peter’s party , you can call_____.
A. 5552891 B.5553956 C. 5552981
2.Mike Green has to sell his washing machine because_____.
A. he wants to repair it
B. he will move to another city
C. he wants to buy a new one online
3.Smith’s Book Club is open_____ hours a day.
A. 8 B. 10 C. 12
4.If you want to read books , you can go to _____.
A. 44 North Street B. 6 King Street C. Apple Square
5.You can use the e-mail : mike@hotmail.com if you want to _____.
A. buy a washing machine
B. visit a new house
C. drink coffee and tea
Li Chuang is a boy. He’s 15, but he has been a smoker for three years. His teeth and fingers have turned a bit yellow.
"I first tried smoking after watching TV. It makes me feel excited and I think it looks cool," he said.
Not all students smoke as much as Li, but many are child smokers.
A report says 32% of boys and 13% of girls in middle schools in China have smoked. Some are as young as 11 when they first try!
May 31st is World No Tobacco Day. Health experts (专家) are asking young people not to smoke.
Doctors say smoking can make people get illnesses, like lung cancer (肺癌) .
Not only that, smoking costs a lot of money too!
Stop smoking, children! It’s bad for your health!
根据短文内容判断正误，正确的在答题卡上涂A，错误的涂B。（5小题，每小题1分，共5分）
1.Li Chuang began to smoke when he was 11.
2.More boys have smoked than girls in middle schools in China.
3.“World No Tobacco Day” means “世界无烟日” in Chinese.
4.Smoking doesn’t cost much money.
5.The writer asks the readers to give up smoking.
Jody was a boy and he was in keeping worms (虫). He could sell them to farmers. So in winter, he bought many worms. But that winter the cold weather killed all the worms he didn’t put them in a warm place.
The next spring, Jody again. He bought more worms. When winter came, he took them inside so they would stay warm. Many farmers bought his worms.
One day when Jody was twelve, he got . It was from State(州) of New York. The letter said, “Everyone who sells things has to pay taxes (税)!” Jody made only dollar selling worms. But he still to pay part of that money to the state. He told many people in his town what had happened. A reporter reported Jody TV. Many people saw it and they began to letters to the state. The letters said that the law was unfair. Finally the law was . Children like Jody can now sell things without paying taxes to the state.
1.A. ten-year-old B. ten years old C. ten-years-old
2.A. interest B. interested C. interesting
3.A. so B. why C. because
4.A. tried B. waited C. failed
5.A. a present B. a letter C. an e-mail
6.A. one B. two C. some
7.A. hoped B. want C. had
8.A. at B. in C. on
9.A. write B. receive C. call
10.A. copied B. changed C. chance
— Could you please tell me_______ ? — Sure. Next Sunday.
A. when you will come
B. when will you come
C. where the nearest hospital is
