Recently，a very simple question became widely spread online: What China should be proud of？ 1.
Lanlan, whose real name is Negar Kordi, is from Canada.She came to China five years ago and is a student at Ningbo University．Now she has 120,000 fans on the Internet and the number is still growing.
Lanlan loves China. 2.
“It is the easiest country in which to find a job．If you are not too lazy, it is really very simple to find a job in China. I believe there're more job chances here than in any other country in the world.”
“3.About 400million Chinese are studying English．If they can speak good English in the future, China will have the greatest number of English speakers of any non-English speaking country.”
“The speed of Chinese trains is fast. From Ningbo to Beijing, the train runs 1, 365kilometers for seven hours and the ticket fare is only 595yuan.”
“Its public security is great. 4. I have travelled in many countries，and I think China really is very safe.”
“There are much more things China should be proud of. Many Chinese people often complain about China. At first, I believed that they didn't like China or that they loved western countries. But later, I realized that they just set a very high standard for China. 5. Actually, China must be much better than other countries.”
A．The foreign language level is surprising．
B．This country of 1.4billion people makes me feel safe．
C．A foreign girl living in China gave a very touching answer．
D．They believe that it's not enough to be number one in the world．
E．She believes China will be the strongest country in the world in future．
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1.You can’t __________ when staying in Blue Hotel.
A. raise pets B. go swimming
C. have meals D. play table tennis
2.If Mr. Brown and his 8-year-old son have a meal in the hotel, how much should they pay?
A. ¥ 30. B. ¥ 45. C. ¥ 60. D. ¥ 75.
3.Which of the following is true?
A. No free Wi-Fi in the hotel. B. You can enjoy dinner at 18:00.
C. Smoking is not allowed in the hotel. D. You can check out at 12 o’clock.
4.The underline word ＂encrypted＂(in the last section) probably means ＂ __ ＂.
A. protected B. stored C. sold D. collected
5.The purpose of the passage is _________.
A. to introduce the hotel B. to make people enjoy their trips
C. to attract more people to live in the hotel D. to share the writer’s stay in the hotel
Smog(雾霾) is a big problem in many Chinese cities. But it seems that besides wearing a mask, few of us know what has caused the smog and what to do to beat it. Chai Jing, a former news hostess with China Central Television, discussed the questions in her documentary Under the Dome.
The 103 - minute film was published on major Chinese video - sharing websites on Feb 28. In the film, Chai visits polluted places and talks to officials and scientists. She comes to the conclusion that burning too much coal and oil are the main causes of PM2.5 and smog.
To make things worse, according to Chai, the coal and oil we are burning is of poor quality and don't meet the standards for environmental protection. Therefore they have produced more harmful gas to pollute the air.
To solve the problem, Chai suggests that we should clean our coal and oil or replace them with cleaner energy such as natural gas. In her film, Chai also pointed out that ordinary people can do something to help control smog too. For example, we live a greener life by using more public traffic. Or if we see things that could harm the environment, we can try to stop it. In one scene from the film, Chai sees a dirt mound in a building site exposed in the air, and asks the person in charge to cover it. When she sees a restaurant cooking without any suitable filter facilities, she calls the hotline 12369. The restaurant installed the filter a week later.
Chen Jining, the new minister of environmental protection, praised Chai. "This film encourages ordinary people to care about the environment. This is what we need in the future. "
1.What do most of people do to deal with the smog?
A. Wear a mask. B. Think of ways to beat it.
C. Find out what has caused it. D. Take a documentary.
2.What is the main cause of smog according to Chai?
A. Setting off too many fireworks. B. Burning too much coal and oil.
C. Too many cars in big cities. D. Too many factories and companies.
3.Which of the following is NOT Chai's suggestions towards reducing smog?
A. Using cleaner energy. B. Cleaning coal and oil.
C. Using natural gas. D. Replacing coal with wind energy.
4.What can we tell from the story?
A. Only factories produce heavy smog
B. It tells us two ways to protect environment.
C. Taking public traffic is good for the environment.
D. Ordinary people can do nothing to help control smog
5.What's Chen Jining's attitude towards Chai's film?
A. He showed no interested in it. B. He thought highly of it.
C. He didn't agree with it. D. He complained about it.
Mark Twain left school when he was twelve. He had little school education. In spite of this, he became the most famous writer of his time. He made millions of dollars by writing. His real name was Samuel Langhorne Clemens, but he is better known all over the world as Mark Twain, his penname.
Mark Twain was born in 1835 and he was not a healthy baby. In fact, he was not expected to live through the first winter. But with his mother’s care, he managed to survive. As a boy, he caused much trouble for his parents. He used to play jokes on all his friends and neighbors. He didn’t like to go to school, and he often ran away from home. He always went in the direction of the nearby Mississippi. He was nearly drowned nine times.
After his father’s death, Mark Twain began to work for a printer, who only provided him with food and clothing. Then, he worked as a printer, a river-boat pilot and later joined the army. But shortly after that he became a miner. During this period, he started to write short stories. Afterwards he became a full time writer.
In 1870, Mark Twain got married. In the years that followed he wrote many books including Tom Sawyer in 1876, and Huckleberry Finn in 1884, which made him famous, and brought him great fortune.
Unfortunately, Mark Twain got into debts in bad investments(投资) and he had to write large numbers of stories to pay these debts. In 1904, his wife died, and then three of his children passed away.
At the age of 70, his hair was completely white. He bought many white suits and neckties. He wore nothing but white from head to foot until his death on April 21, 1910.
1.In his childhood, Mark Twain, ________.
A. learned a lot at school B. he often went swimming with other boys
C. his mother often worried about his safety D. he often played jokes on others
2.In order to make a living, Mark Twain _______.
A. first worked as a printer B. did many kinds of work
C. wrote stories in the beginning D. joined the army after he worked in a mine
3.From the passage we can see that Mark Twain _______.
A. had a happy childhood B. was a good boy and always did what he was asked
C. was very naughty when he was young D. lived a pleasant life
4.Before his death, Mark Twain _______.
A. became a white man B. was in low spirits
C. liked to buy all kinds of clothes D. had nothing on
5.Which of the following shows the right order about Mark Twain?
a. He started to write short stories.
b. He got into debts.
c. He played jokes on others.
d. He wrote the book Tom Sawyer.
e. He worked as a printer.
A. c-a-d-e-b B. c-e-a-d-b C. e-a-d-b-c D. e-c-a-b-d
Long ago, a wolf called Howler lived in a valley where lots of fruit trees grew. He often tried to climb up the trees to eat the fruit, but couldn't reach.
In the valley, an old man named Martin also had a few fruit trees that he looked after very well. But as he was getting older, he noticed that he didn’t have the strength to pick the fruit.
Martin had the most beautiful fruit trees in the valley, which was why Howler had his eye on them. One day he decided to steal the fruit and started jumping up and down the tree.
Martin looked out of the window and realized that the wolf was trying to steal fruit from his beautiful trees. Howler jumped and jumped, but he couldn’t reach even the lowest branches of such a big tree.
Seeing this, Martin had a great idea: he offered Howler a ladder to climb up, but in return the wolf would have to give him half of the fruit. Howler accepted the deal and began to collect the fruit. For the whole morning, he went up and down the ladder filling his basket with the fruit.
Howler soon realized that he could eat all the fruit if he didn’t give Martin some. He thought up a new and secret plan. Martin, on the other hand, trusted Howler and even began to think they would be friends forever.
But the wolf stole the ladder and went off to other trees in the area for more fruit.
Realizing that the ladder was missing, Martin went looking for it. Martin felt very disappointed at the trick and no longer trusted Howler. Though he wasn’t angry with the wolf and they became friends again, he never made any more deals with him.
At last, Howler learned that he shouldn’t trick people and he should keep promises. He also learned that if he had been honest and not greedy, he would still have been able to enjoy more delicious fruit.
1.Which is NOT true about Martin?
A. He had the most beautiful fruit trees in the valley.
B. He was looking for a friend to help him pick the fruit.
C. He took good care of the plants.
D. He was too old to pick the fruit.
2.What was their deal?
A. The wolf would pick all the fruit in the valley with the ladder.
B. Martin would give all his fruit to the wolf if the wolf picked the fruit.
C. The wolf would give all the fruit he picked to Martin.
D. The wolf would give Martin half of the fruit he picked with the ladder.
3.The underlined word “it”(in Paragraph 7) refers to .
A. the fruit B. the big tree C. the basket D. the ladder
4.How did the wolf break the deal?
A. He stole the ladder for more fruit in the area. B. He made a new ladder himself.
C. He ran away because of the hard work. D. He stayed in the trees and ate all the fruit.
5.It can be inferred from the story that .
A. making a deal is very important B. we should trust others
C. we should keep promises D. wolves are always bad
Peter used to be a “problem child”, but a recent ______ with his mother changed his life. After his father’s death, Peter’s life became much more difficult. His mother had to_______ and was often not at home.
His mother looked after him as well as possible. But_______, Peter still caused problems. He was not________in studying. His mother was very_______ and didn’t give up. In the end, she made a ______: to send him to a boys’ boarding school.
One day, Peter told his teacher he wanted to leave the school. The teacher said he must _______ with his mother. Peter called his mother, but this phone call _______ his life. “My mother helped me to understand how much she had given me. ”
Now Peter has really changed. He is now one of the _______students in his class. His mother’s________helped him to feel good about himself.
1.A. conversation B. report C. survey D. plan
2.A. work B. sing C. speak D. fight
3.A. certainly B. suddenly C. unluckily D. finally
4.A. afraid B. tired C. bored D. interested
5.A. worried B. patient C. excited D. angry
6.A. decision B. problem C. task D. time
7.A. argue B. compare C. agree D. talk
8.A. spoke B. worked C. left D. changed
9.A. tallest B. shortest C. best D. worst
10.A. advice B. love C. idea D. education
