News One: 29 October, 2015
The government of China plans to end its one-child per family policy(政策) and instead let families have two children. The plan was announced Thursday after high-level meetings in Beijing.
China，which has the largest population，made the one-child policy in 1980. The government allowed only a small number of couples to have two children for so many years. For example, some couples in the countryside could have two children.
News Two: 05 October, 2015
The first of the 2015 Nobel Prizes has been announced. Sweden’s Nobel Prize committee (委员会) says the Nobel Prize for medicine will go to scientists from Ireland, Japan and China.
William Campbell from Ireland and Satoshi Omura from Japan share the prize for their discovery of the medicine avermectin. The Nobel committee praised their work on what it calls a “novel therapy.” The treatment fights disease caused by parasites（寄生虫）.
The prize for medicine is also going to Chinese researcher Tu Youyou. She discovered artemisinin. Artemisinin is a drug that has greatly made the number of people who die from malaria(疟疾) smaller.
News Three: 09 December, 2015
Oil prices have fallen to their lowest levels since 2009.
Brent crude oil, one of several kinds of oil on the world market, dropped below $40 a barrel（桶） on Tuesday. However, the main group of oil producing countries has been unable to reduce the oil production.
1.How long did China’s one-child policy last?
A. 38 years. B. 36 years. C. 25 years. D. 65 years.
2.Who got the Nobel Prize for medicine?
A. Tu Youyou from China.
B. William Campbell from Ireland.
C. William Campbell from Ireland and Satoshi Omura from Japan.
D. William Campbell from Ireland, Satoshi Omura from Japan and Tu Youyou from China.
3.What is the price of Brent crude oil on Tuesday?
A. $40 a barrel. B. Over $40 a barrel.
C. Less than $40 a barrel. D. Less than￥40 a barrel.
4.What can we know from News Three?
A. There is only one kind oil on the world market.
B. Main oil producing countries will produce less oil.
C. Oil prices on Tuesday are the lowest in history.
D. Main oil producing countries will still produce as much oil as before.
5.Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage?
A. The oil prices are the lowest in 2009.
B. The artemisinin has saved lots of lives.
C. There are the most people in China in the world.
D. Only a small number of Chinese couples can have two children in China in the past few years.
The label（标签）, Made in China, is one that is becoming increasing common in shopping centers all over the world.
In the United States, shoppers at Wal-Mart, the nation’s largest retailer（零售商）, have a wide selection of products mostly produced in China. The large amount of Chinese imports have created a large selection of goods in other countries as people begin to buy more and more products made in China. These goods are even widely available in other Asian nations, where Chinese-made goods are quite popular. Chinese brand names are also becoming more well-known outside China.
When Chinese Americans visit family and friends in their homeland, gifts from the U.S. are a must. But TVs and fashionable clothes aren't rare any more, and anything 'Made in China' shouldn’t be considered in any case.
"When I decide to visit my family members in China, I will have a big headache. What should I buy for them? They may not all speak English, but everyone in China knows those three words," a Chinese American said. "When they see the label 'Made in China,' they will think, 'Why do you send me this?' "
The development of China has surprised the world with its growth. As a result, the other countries are beginning to try to reduce Chinese goods with the use of taxes（税）and import restrictions. However, the development on the Chinese economy still affects the world in many ways.
1.Around the world, the products made in China are ________ in the shopping malls.
A. unwelcome B. expensive C. popular D. rare
2.What is the Chinese meaning of the underlined word “brand” in the second paragraph?
A. 品牌 B. 明星 C. 生产地 D. 树枝
3.Why do Chinese Americans usually have a headache if they come back to China?
A. Because their Chinese friends can not speak English.
B. Because their friends will be unhappy if the gifts are made in China.
C. Because they should give their friends rare gifts.
D. Because they should give their friends fashionable gifts.
4.How do other countries try to reduce the Chinese goods in their own countries?
A. By developing the qualities of their own products.
B. By telling their shoppers not to buy Chinese goods.
C. By importing more Chinese goods.
D. By using taxes and import restrictions.
5.From the passage, we can know that________.
A. products made in China are more and more popular all over the world
B. TVs and fashionable clothes are ideal gifts for Chinese people
C. everyone in China can speak English
D. the other governments don’t welcome any Chinese goods
Famous Museums
Name | The | Palace Museum |
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1.As one of the largest museums in the world, British museum is in _______ .
A. Beijing B. London C. New York D. The USA
2.New York Museum is America’s largest museum on American__________.
A. area B. history C. collections D. buildings
3.The Palace Museum which is in the center of Beijing, is also called “Forbidden City(紫禁 城)” in China. It lies in __________.
A. Chang’an Street B. New Oxford Street
C. Beijing Street D. Chestnut Street
4.According to the form, if you want to see ancient Chinese collections, you can visit ____ at most.
A. one museum B. two museums
C. three museums D. fore museums
5.Which of the following is TRUE according to the information above?
A. Each ticket for the Palace Museum costs the same in the whole year.
B. You don’t have to pay for tickets if you visit New York Museum on Monday.
C. British Museum lies in Chestnut street, London.
D. New York Museum is the largest in the world.
完形填空,阅读短文, 从每题所给选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Not everyone has the chance to be a detective. But I ever got one when I was thirteen years old. It happened in 1988.
One afternoon, I was walking down the street when I saw my ________ new car. I expected to see my father, but to my ________ , I saw a young woman driving instead. “She stole my father’s car,” I thought. So I quickly stopped a ________ and got in. I said to the driver, “Follow that new car ________ . ” And I told him why.
The taxi driver had a car telephone, and I asked him to ________ the police. Soon we heard the ________ of a police car and its loudspeaker. The policeman told the woman to ________ her car. Our car came to a stop, too. I ________ right then and said to the woman, “It’s not ________ car. It’s my father’s.”
The woman ________ and said, “Oh. You’re Mr Jackson’s son, right? I’ve once seen your photo at your father’s ________.”
Before I could say ________ word, the woman explained that she was my father’s new assistant. My father had asked her to take his computer to the shop to have it ________ . he lent her his car. After hearing her words, we called my father and he told us what she said was ________ . the police and the taxi driver laughed. I ________ very sorry. It was both the first time and the last time for me to work as a detective. Don’t you think my story funny?
1.A．mother’s B．father’s C．aunt’s D．own
2.A．joy B．way C．surprise D．surprised
3.A．taxi B．bus C．car D．bike
4.A．in front B．after C．at the back D．at the back of
5.A．tell B．call C．say D．ask
6.A．noise B．voice C．cry D．sound
7.A．leave B．take C．stop D．start
8.A．got in B．got into C．got out D．got away
9.A．my B．your C．mother’s D．father’s
10.A．smiled B．frightened C．worried D．refused
11.A．home B．car C．office D．book
12.A．another B．other C．else D．others
13.A．washed B．repaired C．found D．seen
14.A．wrong B．interesting C．boring D．true
15.A．felt B．sounded C．fell D．looked
— We failed in the singing competition. — ______ . Better times are waiting for you.
A. No way B. Best wishes
C. Cheer up D. Good job
Are you sure _________?
A. how far is Mars away from the sun
B. what is the transport like on Mars
C. of the distance from the sun to Mars
D. the life on Mars will be different from on the Earth
