阅读下面短文并回答问题。
Have you watched the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Repbublic of China on TV? What do you think of it?
Exciting? Surprising? Fantastic? But do you know what China was like when Chairman Mao Zedong declared to the world that the People’s Republic of China was founded and Chinese had stood up at Tian’anmen rostrum on October 1st, 1949. It was a poor and weak country at that time. People lived a hard life. But Chinese people have made great achievements in the past seventy years by working hard. Our country is becoming stronger and stronger. People live a happy life now. Is that enough? As President Xi Jinping said China’s yesterday had been inscribed in human history, while China’s today is being created in the hands of hundreds of millions of Chinese people, China will surely have an even brighter future.
1.Was the People’s Republic of China founded On October 1st, 1949?
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2.What was China like at the beginning of the founding?
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3.What has made China change a lot?
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4.Do you think China will have an even brighter future? Why or why not?
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阅读下面对话，从方框内7个选项中选择5个恰当的句子完成此对话。并把答案填在横线上。
A. How far is it from here?
B. Excuse me.
C. Do you know if there’s a place to drink coffee around here?
D. Thank you so much.
E. Well, there’s a bank on the first floor.
F. Can I help you?
G. Is there a bookstore near here?
A: 1.Could you tell me where the supermarket is?
B: Yes, it’s on the second floor.
A: Hmm… First I need to buy a book about history. 2.
B: Yes. You can find one on the fourth floor.
A: Oh, I also need to change some money.
B: 3. It’s just behind you.
A: Good. I think that’s everything. Oh, no, there’s one more place I need to go.
B: Yes?
A: 4.
B: Yes, there’s a café on the fifth floor. You can enjoy coffee there.
A: 5.
B: You’re welcome.
There are many different kinds of festivals around the world. Here are four of them.
Saint Patrick’s Day in Ireland
Ireland is an island country. It’s in the west of Europe. There are wide green fields. Saint Patrick’s Day is on 17th March. It’s an important holiday in Ireland. This holiday is to remember Saint Patrick. He did good things for the people of Ireland.
During the holiday there are parades(游行) and lots of green. You can see people in green clothes and you can even see green buildings.
Red Wednesday in Iran
Red Wednesday is a fire jumping festival in Iran. It is on the eve (前夜) of the last Wednesday of the year. People jump over the fire. They hope that it will take all the bad things away.
The Winter Carnival in Canada
When winter comes it’s party time in Quebec City Canada. The Quebec Winter Carnival is all about outdoor fun. It starts from the first Sunday in February and lasts for 10 days. One of the most popular activities is the dog sled race (狗拉雪橇比赛). It has more than 30 teams and the race goes on for 6 kilometres. You can see happiness on every face.
The Desert Festival in Tunisia
Tunisia is a very important country in North Africa. Every year on the last Sunday in December the Desert Festival is held in Tunisia. As “ships of the desert” camels are very important in the festival. There are camel racing and camel wrestling (摔跤).
1.On Saint Patrick’s Day you can see the following EXCEPT____________.
A.camels B.parades
C.people in green D.green buildings
2.What do people do on Red Wednesday in Iran?
A.They run in the snow. B.They wear red clothes.
C.They jump over the fire. D.They watch the camel racing.
3.Which of the following is TRUE about the dog sled race according to the passage?
A.The race happens on 17th March. B.The race goes on for 6 kilometres.
C.The race has a history of about 10 years. D.About 30 people go to the race every year.
4.When is the Desert Festival in Tunisia every year?
A.On the first Sunday in February. B.On the last Sunday in December.
C.On the eve of the last Friday of the year. D.On the eve of the last Wednesday of the year.
Some popular places to visit are built by people. Other famous places are created by nature. For example, in the northeast of the United States, there was a famous rock on a high mountain that looked just like an old man. He had lots of hair, a big nose and a beard．People called him“The Old Man of the Mountain” and every year more than a million people came to look at him. “The Old Man of the Mountain”, also known as the Great Stone Face or the Profile, was 1,200 feet (370 meters) above Profile Lake, and measured 40 feet (12 meters) tall and 25 feet (7.6 meters) wide. The site is located in the town of Franconia, New Hampshire, USA.Scientists think that the stone face had been there for about 17,000 years.
In May 2003, there was very bad weather near the Old Man of the Mountain.There were very high winds and the temperature was very cold. The sky was so cloudy that people couldn’t see the stone face for many days. As soon as the storm was over, people looked for the Old Man and they couldn’t see him. They discovered that he had fallen apart. The stones that made his face sank down the mountain. A number of scientists climbed up to see if they could repair the stone face, but they had to give up. They figured out（断定）that the damage from the weather was just too bad.
1.Where’s “The Old Man of the Mountain”?
A.In the northeast of the US.
B.In the northwest of the US.
C.In the southeast ofthe US.
D.In the southwest of the US.
2.What’s “The Old Man of the Mountain” also known as?
A.The Great Stone． B.The Profile．
C.The Stone Face． D.The Rock．
3.How long had the stone face been there?
A.About 12,000 years. B.About 370 years.
C.About 17,000 years. D.About 25 years.
4.What’s the reason for the loss of the stone face?
A.Low winds. B.Hot temperature.
C.Heavy rain. D.Bad storm.
With the Chinese language growing in popularity, the UK government plans to invest 10 million pounds to help more kids learn Chinese. Do you think it is necessary for UK pupils to learn Chinese?
Seneca (Canada) I studied French for 2 years in high school and German for 4 years in college and get good marks. I studied Chinese for about 4 months before moving to China. Any language, if you don’t use it, it’s easy to lose. I’ve forgotten the French I learnt except for a few phrases. I speak Chinese every day. My writing, reading and listening are quite good, but far from being fluent. I think nowadays, it’s almost necessary to learn Chinese.
Tony (the UK) Learning any language can be valuable, but it is not suitable for everyone. Chinese is a difficult language to learn, and the UK is not good for teaching foreign languages. But, China is a big and developing market for the UK business people. For them, Chinese is worth learning.
Bill (the USA) I don’t think Chinese will become as widely spoken all over the world as English is. To learn Chinese, you have to devote yourself to learning how to write and read it. It’s too difficult to learn. But in the future Chinese will become more popular, and that is a good thing.
1.Where does Tony come from?
A.China B.Canada C.The USA D.The UK
2.Seneca learnt German for____________.
A.2years B.4months C.4years D.6years
3.The underlined word “fluent” means____________ in Chinese.
A.糟糕的 B.流利的 C.完美的 D.成熟的
4.What’s the best title for the passage?
A.How to learn Chinese well B.Chinese will be the first language in the world
C.Do you like Chinese? D.Is it necessary to learn Chinese?
A man was walking around a lake, and he saw a fisherman standing beside the lake with a mirror.
“What are you doing?” he asked.
“I’m fishing,” answered the fisherman.
“With a mirror?” the man asked again.
“Sure, it’s a new invention. I’m going to make a fortune(运气). ”answered the fisherman.
“Could you tell me how it works?”
“Ok, but it’ll cost you a hundred dollars.”
The man wanted to know it, so he gave the fisherman the money. “Now show me how it works.” And he said. “Well, ”the fisherman began, “You aim (瞄准)the mirror into the water, and a fish goes by, you let the ray of the sunlight in its head. The fish is puzzled（迷惑）and then you catch him. ”The man was surprised and asked , “You do mean to tell me that how you fish. How many have you caught? ” “You are the fifth today. ”Answered the fisherman.
1.The fisherman used a____________ to fish.
A.mirror B.basket C.fortune D.stick
2.The fisherman thought he could____________ with a mirror.
A.make an invention B.make a fortune
C.catch a lot of fish D.watch the fish in the lake
3.The man gave the fisherman ____________before the fisherman told him how it worked.
A.nothing B.a hundred dollars C.a fish D.a mirror
4.The fisherman ____________.
A.was good at fishing B.liked fishing
C.was good at making money D.liked making some inventions
