What is a Chinatown? Is it a town in China? Of course not! The Chinatown is a part of a town area with a large number of Chinese residents(居民)，usually outside China. Chinatowns are throughout the world, including those in East Asia, Southeast Asia, North America, South America, Australia, and Europe. The biggest one is in New York. It is a good place to go.
Shopping in the Chinatown is fun. You can find lots of things there. Most of them are made in China.①Mott Street is the best place to shop because things there are not very expensive. |
The Chinatown has more than 200 restaurants. You can enjoy traditional Chinese food there. New Silver Palace Restaurant is one of the best Chinese restaurants. |
Living in the Chinatown is comfortable. You can find hospitals, banks, libraries and supermarkets there. In some schools, students must study Chinese. Many overseas(海外的) Chinese send their children to these schools.② They want their children to learn more about China and its culture. |
1.The Chinatown is a living area .
A. in China B. in a foreign country
C. in the countryside D. in a shopping mall
2.New York in the United States has Chinatown in the world.
A. the smallest B. the largest
C. the funniest D. the most boring
3. is the best place to shop because things there are not very expensive.
A. South America B. Europe
C. East Asia D. Mott Street
4.In New York, you can go to New Silver Palace Restaurant to .
A. eat Chinese-style food B. borrow magazines
C. have Western food D. see a doctor
5.Many overseas Chinese want their children to .
A. live in a foreign country
B. know something about Chinatowns
C. read books in Chinese language
D. learn more about China and its culture
Many overseas Chinese make their kids learn the Chinese language because they don’t want them to lose their mother language.
In the city of Portland in the USA, there is a weekend Chinese school in a church. In the school, there are Chinese kids and American kids. They study Chinese on Saturdays and Sundays. Teachers at the school are usually some overseas Chinese women. Miss Tian is one of them. She is from Beijing. She teaches her students many Chinese characters, sentences and Chinese songs.
Most of these kids speak English better than Chinese, because they spend most of their time at the local school, and their classmates are American.Their teachers teach them in English.
When the overseas Chinese children get home after school, their parents often speak Chinese to them. Only at that time do they think they are at home.
1.Why do many overseas Chinese make their kids learn the Chinese language?
A.Because they want them to speak Chinese.
B.Because they don’t want them to lose their mother language.
C.Because they live in China.
D.Because they can’t speak English.
2.Where do the kids learn Chinese?
A.In their school.
B.At home.
C.In a park
D. In a weekend Chinese school in a church.
3..Who teaches them?
A.Some overseas Chinese women.
B. Their classmates.
C.Their parents.
D.Their friends.
4.Which one is true?
A.Most kids speak Chinese better than English.
B.Most kids speak English better than Chinese.
C.Most kids speak Chinese as well as English.
D.Most kids can’t speak Chinese at all.
5.What is the best title of this passage?
A.How to learn Chinese?
B.How to learn English?
C.Never forget your mother language
D.Learning Chinese is important
My wife and I spent a few weeks in London last year. We went there in . We think it is the best season to visit England. The is usually quite fine and there aren't too many in October.
We in a small hotel in the west of England. We did most of sightseeing on foot. We went to look at many wonderful of interest. We also went shopping and spent much .What we liked most was going to see some . We don't have the chance to see such good plays at home. A lot of people say that food is very nice. We didn't think so. It's true that most of the restaurants are French or Italian or Chinese, but we had some good really. We enjoyed our holiday so much that we have already decided to go there again this year. We are going to take our umbrellas with us. I believe we'll them sometimes.
1.A. spring B. summer C. autumn D. winter
2.A. place B. weather C. people D. library
3.A. tourists B. doctors C. scientists D. students
4.A. lived B. stayed C. bought D. borrowed
5.A. schools B. buildings C. shops D. places
6.A. days B. food C. money D. holiday
7.A. museums B. cinemas C. films D. plays
8.A. English B. Chinese C. Japanese D. Canadian
9.A. visitors B. friends C. meals D. clothes
10.A. like B. give C. see D. need
__________do you know the country?
A. How many B. How often C. What D. How well
I feel___ thirsty. I’d like ____juice.
A. a bit; a bit B. a few; a few C. a few; a bit D. a bit; a little
__________, life here is better now than before.
A. On the way B. By the way C. All the way D. In some ways
