Chinese writer Mo Yan won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2012.Mo,who was born in 1955 into a farmer’s family in Gaomi County in Shandong Province, is the first Chinese national to win the Nobel Prize in Literature. In his early years, life was not easy and he experienced hunger. These things have influenced Mo Yan’s later writings.
60yearold Park Geunhye(朴槿惠)was elected the new President of South Korean in December, 2012. She becomes the country’s first female head of state and her term will last five years from 2013. “I will become a president who puts people’s living before anything else.” She told the cheering people in central Seoul as the accepted her win. “I will keep my promises.”
Barack Obama (bom in Honolulu, Hawaii in 1961), who was elected the 44th President of the United States in 2008, has been elected again to a second term, fighting against Republican Challenger Mitt Romney. Obama is a graduate of Columbia University and Harvard I aw school. His father was from Kenya. And his mother was born in Wichita, Kansas.
1.What prize did Mo Yan win in 2012?
A. The first prize or Oscar
B. The Nobel Prize in Literature
C. The record in Guinness
D. The gold medal in Olympics
2.Park Geun-hye is years old in 2015?
A.60. B.61. C.62. D.63.
3.When was Barack Obama elected the 44thPresident of the United States?
A. In 1961. B. In 2015. C. In 2008. D. In 2012.
4.Which of the following is NOT true about the passage?
A. Mo Yan is the first Chinese national to win the Nobel Prize in Literature.
B. Park Geun-hyc will lead South Korea till the year 2016.
C. Obama fought against his challenger Mitt Romney in the election.
D. Among the three persons, Park Geun-hye is the oldest.
5. The three passages may be from .
A. news B. a letter C. an e-mail C. an ad
An important question about eating out is who pays for the meal. If a friend of yours asks you to have lunch with him, you may say something like this,“I'm afraid it'll have to be someplace cheap, because I have little money.” The other person may say, “OK, I'll meet you at McDonald's.”
This means that the two agree to go Dutch, that is, each person pays for himself. He may also say, “Oh，no， I want to take you to lunch at Smith's,” or“I want you to try the Chinese dumplings there. They are great.” This means the person wants to pay for both of you. If you feel friendly towards the person, you can go with him and you needn't pay for the meal. You may just say, “Thank you. That would he very nice.”
American custom(习惯) about who pays for dates (约会) are much the same as in other parts of the world. In the old days, American women wanted men to pay for all the meals. But, today, a university girl or a woman in business world will usually pay their way during the day. If a man asks her for a dance outside the working hours, it means “Come, as my guest.” So as you can see, it is a polite thing to make the question clear at the very beginning.
1.If you have little money,
A. you will not cat dinner
B. you'll borrow some from others
C. you'll ask your friend to pay for your meal
D. you'll have a cheap meal
2.“Go Dutch” in this passage means .
A. 各自付款 B. 就餐 C. 订餐 D.去饭馆
3.Sometimes your friend takes you to lunch. It means .
A. he's going to lend you money to you
B. he's going to pay for your meal
C. he'll be angry with you
D. he can't understand you
4. In America, some girls and women now.
A. ask men to pay for their meals
B. try to pay for the men's meals
C. try to pay for their own meals
D. never have anything outside
5.The passage tells us .
A. how to eat out B. where to cat out
C. what to cat out D who pays for the meal
Mr. and Mrs. Green were going on their vacation with their children, and they had to arrive at the airport before 11:40 the next morning. “It takes us thirty minutes to get there in a car,” Mr. Green said, “so we must get ready before eleven o'clock. Don't be late.”
At ten fifty, all of them were busy doing something, but Mrs. Green wasn't. She sat quietly in a chair in the garden and enjoyed the good weather.
Mr. Green and the children were surprised, but Mrs. Green said, “Don't worry! Before I went to bed last night. I made all our clocks and watches twenty minutes ahead(提前). Now we can get to the airport early.”
1.Why did the Greens have to be ready before eleven o'clock?
A. Because they were going to a party.
B. Because they didn't go to the airport.
C. Because they had to go to the airport by bus.
D. Because they must arrive at the airport before 11:40.
2.How long does it take from Mr. Green's house to the airport by car?
A. Thirty minutes. B. Twenty minutes.
C. Fifty minutes. D. Forty minutes.
3.How did Mr. Green and the children feel when they saw Mrs. Green sitting in the garden.
A. They felt sad. B. They felt happy
C. They felt surprised D. They felt interested.
4.Why did Mrs. Green sit quietly?
A. Because she was sick.
B. Because she didn't like to spend her vacation.
C. Because she wanted to stay at home.
D. Because she made all the clocks and watches ahead and they wouldn't be late.
5.What time was it when Mr. Green and the children were busy doing things?
A. It was ten fifty. B. It was eleven ten.
C. It was ten thirty. D. It was eleven forty.
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M: Hey. Yuanyuan. Would you like to watch a TV play this evening?
W: I'd love to. 1.
M: Yes. It's said that Brothers is tragic(悲剧的) but meaningful. 2.
W: I'm afraid not. I don't like sad stories.
M: 3.
W: Zhao Wei's TV play Tiger Mother and Cat Father makes me so happy.
M: Oh, I see. But I think you should try a different style which is moving.
W: 4.
M: No, I haven't. But some of my friends have watched it and they all said it was very educational.
W: 5. So, let's watch it this evening.
M: Sounds good.
A. I think you must be interested. B. That's very nice of you. C. Do you have any good ideas? D. It has been on since last week. E. In that case, it is worth watching. F. Well, what kind of plays do you like ? G. Then, have you watched Brothers ? |
The word “blog”is a short way of web log (网络日志). A“blogger” is a person who writes a blog on the Internet. can start a blog. and they can write about anything they like.
There are a lot of blogs on the Internet today. They give information, news and ideas to many people read them. And they give people a place their ideas and talk about other people's ideas. If you want to open a biog. the first step is to link(链接) to the website. Then you can surf the Internet, find interesting articles and write comments about each one. This is called an online diary of links. Also there are personal diaries. The writers talk about their lives and there. Sometimes these blogs can be very personal.
Blogs are growing very fast. Compared other websites, blogs are special in many ways. Most , they are updated (更新) more often. Many blogs are updated every day, and some are updated several times a day. Also, there are many special websites for blogs, so you don't need to be a computer expert (专家) to start blog.
Many people think that as blogs become more common, news reporting will depend on TVs or radios, and more on people posting news to the Internet. They think that then the news will be less like a lesson, but more like a conversation, which anyone can .
1.A. saying B. speaking C. talking D. telling
2.A. No one B. Nothing C. Anyone D. Someone
3.A. where B. which C. who D. when
4.A. to write B. writing C. to look D. reading
5.A. feel B. feels C. feeling D. feelings
6.A. with B. for C. on D. at
7.A. important B. importantly C. difficult D. difficultly
8.A. my own B. your own C. her own D. own your
9.A. few B. fewer C. little D. less
10.A. join in B. join C. attend D. attend in
My father is badly ill. We must send for a doctor at once.
A. ask a doctor to come B. look after a doctor
C. go to see a doctor D. hear from a doctor
