The“59 smiles”on a smartphone by an old woman in Wuhan，Hubei province in about six months tell a big story.The smiles are from the 59 people who offered her seats on buses.“Everybody can be a good citizen，because in many cases a friendly smile is all that is needed to build a better world，”says Zhang Yongsheng in an article on youth.cn.
The 69yearold Wuhan woman has taken photographs of the people who offered their seats to her on buses.The 59 photographs are good memories for her.Some of the smiles are shy，some friendly，while others are like sunshine.
The old lady is not good at taking photographs with her smartphone，because some of them are of poor quality，but in spite of that，the series of photographs has become famous immediately on the Internet.
The smile that the old lady has taken show people's care and love for others，which is becoming valuable in today's society.Her act also expressed her thanks to those who have helped her，says Zhang.
Offering one's seat to elderly people on buses has become a hot topic of discussion.There have been many cases of quarrels(争吵)between young and aged people recently.They could have been avoided if we had thought more about others and also more thankful when others offered help.
1.Why has the woman taken so many photos?
A. Because she has a smartphone of good quality.
B. Because she wants to show thanks in this way.
C. Because she decides to become famous.
D. Because she is good at taking photos.
2.The underlined word “citizen”means“________”in Chinese.
A. 模特 B. 乘客 C. 市民 D. 摄影师
3.Which of the following statement is NOT true?
A. The woman is 69 years old.
B. It took her about 6 months to photograph the“smiles”．
C. People offering seats to her are not happy at all.
D. The 59 photos are valuable to the woman.
4.We should________to make a better world according to the passage.
A. love ourselves first
B. take many photos
C. avoid quarreling with old people
D. care about others and be thankful
5.The best title for this passage is________.
A. Kindness recorded in pictures
B. Pictures popular on the Internet
C. A woman taking pictures
D. An incident inspiring others
Many young Chinese people drink coffee when meeting with friends. Yang Lin lives in the U.S. but comes from an area in China famous for growing tea. She used to only drink tea while in China. But now, she says, she drinks both and for different reasons.
"I would say ... I was a tea drinker when I was in China. But now, you know, with the influence of different holiday drinks ... I think I like coffee as well as tea now."
Yang Lin says that drinking coffee for her is a social event. She and her workmates like to sit in a café and talk over a cup of coffee.
Tea, she says, is more about family memories. She grew up in Fujian Province -- an area known for its tea. Ms. Yang says that as a child, her family would get together in the evening and talk about the day's events over a pot of tea. So now, even the smell of Fujian tea brings back these warm family memories.
Voyo is another Chinese woman who now lives in Washington D.C. She says that after moving to the U.S. her tastes changed. We would call her a coffee convert, someone who now chooses to drink coffee.
"I used to be a tea drinker before I came to the United States. But now I am a coffee drinker and actually getting to be a very heavy coffee drinker. Like I go from one cup a day to three cups a day and if I stop one day I will have a headache." said Voyo.
1._____ is grown in Yang Lin’s hometown.
A. Coffee B. Tea
C. Both coffee and tea D. Neither coffee nor tea
2.Yang Lin usually _________ coffee with her workmates in a café.
A. collects B. drinks C. cooks D. sells
3.The smell of Fujian tea ________.
A. brings Yang Lin back to her family
B. reminds Yang Lin of her family
C. is often sent to Yang Lin
D. improves the memory of Yang Lin
4.The phrase “a coffee convert” in Paragraph 5 means a person who used to have other drinks _______ a coffee drinker now.
A. becomes B. hates C. finds D. leaves
5.Which of the following is TRUE according to this passage?
A. Drinking coffee is more healthy than dinking tea.
B. The people in the U.S. like to drink coffee better than drink tea.
C. A cup of coffee a day keeps a doctor away.
D. Tea is the most healthy drink in the world.
Can you touch your belly button(肚脐) by reaching behind your back and around your waist(腰)?
Popular among many young Chinese female users on Weibo, the topic --- which translates as “reaching your belly button from behind to show your good figure” ----was mentioned more than 130 million times among Weibo readers.
It not only led to over 104,000 active discussions, but also brought about the care about what means a healthy body image.
“Look! Success. More than four hours but I’ve finally reached my belly button,” said Weibo user GayleRabbit.
Another user Lucy said, “Why does my belly button suddenly look and feel completely new?”,
While the trend was popular with many female users on Weibo, a photo uploaded by a male blogger caught people’s eyes. “Is this pose really that difficult? I don't think so,” said Weibo user Sough Sa. His photo showing he was trying to touch his belly button drew 2,634 likes and was shared more than 8,452 times.
“I always support failures. Now I don't feel so bad about not being able to touch my belly button.” said another user Jacket. “Do we need to have flexible(柔韧的) arms or a skinny waist to achieve it?” asked Weibo user Chantilly623.
But some experts argued that China’s new belly button trend was actually distoring(歪曲) society's standards of beauty.
“These poses and pictures can be fun but sometimes they also become an expression of competitiveness,” said Jolene Tan, Programmes and Communications Senior Manager at Aware, a non-governmental organization in Singapore championing women's rights.
However, experienced body trainers say the new trend is about flexibility of the arm and the size of the waist, rather than a good figure. A skinny person with fewer muscles(肌肉) has a better chance of achieving the pose.
1.Between which two paragraphs can the following sentence be put in ?------“A new social trend(趋势) has started in China, with thousands of netizens facing the challenge and uploading photographs of themselves to show off their bodies”
A. Para1 and Para2 B. Para3and Para4
C. Para7 and Para8 D. Para9 and Para10
2. What can we learn from the passage?
A. Boys are not interested in this trend.
B. GayleRabbit reached her belly button on her first try.
C. Sough Sa’s photo of reaching his belly button was popular online.
D. Jacket felt sorry for not being able to touch his belly button.
3.What is experienced body trainers’ opinion of the new trend meaning a good figure?
A. Supportive. B. Disbelieving.C. Doubtful. D. Worried.
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1.This is most probably a(n) .
A. report B. email C. poster D. survey
2.Book Aid International helps people in Sub-Saharan Africa .
A. by giving them money
B. by reading books about childhood
C. by providing books
D. by building them new bookshops
There are many kinds of pollution around us, ______________________ air pollution, soil pollution, noise pollution and light pollution. They are bad ______________ our health in many ways.
Burning gas, oil and coal creates air pollution. It can cause sore eyes and ________ problems.
With the increase of pollution and the ______________ of industry, litter is everywhere. It
makes our environment dirty. People put lots of rubbish in the land. Farmers use too many chemicals in the fields. They destroy the soil. So soil pollution has become serious.
Noise pollution can make people ______________. For example, people may lose their
hearing if they work in a _________________ place for a long time. Too much noise can cause high blood pressure __________________.
Working for a long time in strong, changeable light ______________ cause some kind of
illnesses. It makes people feel ______________ and is especially bad for the eyes.
With ______________ pollution, our planet will become greener and our health will be better. Let’s be greener people.
1.A. such as B. for example C. such like D. as well as
2.A. to B. in C. for D. at
3.A. breaths B. breathe C. breathed D. breathing
4.A. development B. develop C. developed D. developing
5.A. blind B. lame C. black D. deaf
6.A. noise B. noisy C. noisily D. noises
7.A. as well B. too C. either D. also
8.A. must B. should C. may D. need
9.A. terrible B. comfortable C. terribly D. comfortably
10.A. little B. a little C. less D. fewer
--- I will give a speech in tomorrow’s talk. I am a bit nervous.--- _____________
A. Take it easy. B. Sounds great!
C. What a pity. D. What a shame!
