1、 What does it mean to be a Chinese? According to a survey, more than 40% of Chinese people believe the Chinese love the country and their families. 1. About one-third of foreign people describe the Chinese as hard-working and creative people. From 1931 to 1945, millions of soldiers lost their lives in the war against Japanese aggression. 2. After 1949, plenty of people worked day and night for the development of China.
While the love of the country joins the people together, family plays a big role in traditional Chinese culture. Aaron Cedillo, an English teacher in Beijing, said, “My Chinese friends get married and have babies when they turn a certain age. 3. 他们选择或者放弃一份工作时,首先考虑的是家人。”
Besides, the characters of being hard-working and creative also come to light. Sheryl, a Malaysian student at Zhejiang University, said Chinese people were hard-working when she saw some men send the package. She said, “4. 似乎那些人从不需要休息。” A foreign university professor has found Chinese students in the lab could always come up with new ideas. “I’m really surprised,” he said. 5. The past 70 years saw China’s rapid rise to become an important country in the world. During the process, the international community, including Chinese people themselves, has got a clearer understanding of Chinese traits(品质).
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2、— John was seriously injured in the school bus accident.
—_______ .
A.Take it easy B.Not at all
C.It's too dangerous D.I'm sorry to hear that
3、By the end of last term, the students of Class One ________ three projects.
A.finished B.would finish
C.have finished D.had finished
4、—The children in rural areas have few books to read. Let’s______ some books to them.
—Great, it is a good idea.
A. give away B. hand out C. take out D. put out
5、Premier Zhou Enlai ________for many years, but he still lives in the hearts of Chinese people.
A.died B.was died C.has been dead
6、--Could you give me a few________ on how to prepare for the coming P.E. exam?
--Sure.
A. knowledge B. advice C. suggestions D. information
7、—Is ______ red bag under the table yours, Ann? —No. I only have ______ yellow bag.
A. a, the B. the, a C. the, the
8、— What is your key to success?
— I believe that nothing difficult will be ________ if I put all effort into it.
A.by the way
B.in the way
C.on the way
D.in this way
9、—I’ll have a hamburger and a large cola. How does that sound to you?
—That’s _________! I’ve decided to stay away from fried food and soft drinks.
A.great B.delicious C.terrible
10、—Do you know_______ ?
—I’m not sure.Maybe he is an artist.
A. what the man with long hair is
B. what is the man with long hair
C. who the man with long hair is
11、These instructions are________ enough. If you read them carefully, you'll know how to use the machine.
A.helpful B.clear C.safe D.perfect
12、To avoid waste, remember to ________ all the lights when you leave the hall.
A.turn off B.turn on C.put off D.put on
13、Some big factories have been shut down because of the _________ they cause.
A.pollution
B.money
C.time
14、I’d like to visit the places________the weather is always warm.
A.who
B.which
C.that
D.where
15、一How can you start playing games so soon, Tom?
一 I ______ my homework, Mom.
A.finished B.have finished C.will finish D.finish
16、—Where is your uncle? I haven’t seen him for two months.
—He Beijing for about half a year. He moved there in January.
A.has gone to B.has been to C.has arrived in D.has been in
17、Which of the following words has a different sound from the underlined letter of the word “truthful"?
A.huge B.include C.junior
18、It’s ________to turn your back on someone who is speaking to you.
A.impolite B.humorous C.serious
19、These kinds of mushrooms look ______ but you should never eat them.
A. gently B. beautifully C. softly D. lovely
20、– We’ll study in different schools next term. Enjoy your time in the new school!
– .
A. I’ll take your advice
B. The same to you
C. Me, too
21、--- I hear you are going to visit Shanghai Disneyland next month. May I go there with you?
---I’m afraid not, _________ you have a ticket.
A. if B. unless
C. until D. as soon as
22、通读下面的对话,根据上下文补全对话内容。
A: Hello, 【1】.
B: Hi, Jenny. This is Mary. I’m calling to ask if you have decided what club to join.
A: Oh, yes. I want to join the Chinese culture club.
B: Really?【2】?
A: Because I’m interested in Chinese culture, especially after watching a TV program called Everlasting Classics.
B: I haven’t heard of it.【3】?
A: It’s about Chinese ancient poems sung with pop music.
B: That’s cool!【4】?
A: It starts at 8 every Saturday night. What about joining me to watch it this Saturday?
B:【5】. See you then.
23、情景交际。(有两项多余)。
A: Hello, Bob! How is it going?
B: Hello, Kate! 【1】 And you?
A: Very well. What’s your plan for the summer?
B: I had a Chinese course last year, and I’d like to go on with it this summer.
A: How was the course? 【2】
B: Yes. It seemed that way at first. But after a while it became easier.
A: You were the best in the class, right?
B: I did get an A. Well, could you tell me your summer plan? 【3】
A: No, not this summer. 【4】 .
B: That must be very interesting. Can I go with you?
A: 【5】 Oh, there comes the bus! Good-bye! B: Bye-bye!
24、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 on 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.
25、Jackie is writing a summary and feedback (反馈) about School Day to his teacher.
Summary:
School Day was held successfully on May 6th. Twenty-four student helpers from Grade 8 were divided into four groups of six. Each group had a task to raise money for the disabled.
Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | Group 4 |
School postcards (Leader: Natalie) | Chinese paintings (Leader: Tina) | Recycling bags made by students (Leader: Leo) | Homemade snacks by parents (Leader: Nick) |
All of groups performed well on School Day and received praise from the visitors. In short, our School Day went well and we got no poor opinions from the visitors.
Feedback:
Opinions from 100 students have been collected. Most students thought the activities were good. However, some students thought the prices of the school postcards were a little too high.
Satisfaction Feedback
Follow up:
Have a meeting with the headmaster about prizes for excellent student helpers.
【1】The text is written to ________.
A.give a report
B.have School Day
C.collect opinions from visitors
D.hold a meeting with teachers
【2】What were sold in Tina’s group?
A.School postcards.
B.Chinese paintings.
C.Recycling bags.
D.Homemade snacks.
【3】How did the visitors feel about the activities?
A.Bored.
B.Worried.
C.Satisfied.
D.Surprised.
【4】How many students like the recycling bags according to the feedback?
A.10.
B.15.
C.25.
D.50.
26、Fangfang: Good morning, Betty.
Betty: Good morning, Fangfang.
Fangfang: How are you this morning?
Betty: Very well. Thank you.
Fangfang: Do you know Rose, a new student in Grade 1?
Betty: Yes, I do. We’re in the same class. I know her very well. She is from England. She speaks English and she can speak Chinese, too.
Fangfang: Do you know her mother?
Betty: Yes, I do. Mrs White is an English teacher in our school. She gives us English lessons every day. She loves Chinese students very much. She is a good teacher. We all love her.
Fangfang: This term she is my teacher, too.
Betty: That’s great. Look. It’s ten to eight. It’s time to have the first lesson. Let’s go to the classroom.
Fangfang: OK.
【1】Rose is not .
A. from England B. a foreign girl
C. a student from China D. Betty’s classmate
【2】Betty’s English teacher .
A. is Rose’s mother B. cannot speak Chinese
C. only teaches Betty D. knows Fangfang well
【3】Fangfang .
A. knows Rose very well B. knows Rose’s mother well
C. is Rose’s friend D. wants to know Rose’s family
【4】Which of the following sentences is right?
A. Rose and Betty are in different classes.
B. Rose’s family name is White.
C. Betty, Rose and Fangfang are in the same class.
D. Rose and Betty are sisters.
【5】The dialogue happens .
A. at home B. in the morning
C. in the classroom D. after school
27、
Facebook is the largest social networking site (社交网站) in the word.
We asked two British teenagers, Patrick and his sister Antonia, questions about this site.
Why did you join Facebook?
Patrick: Many of my friends were on it and he said it was good!
How much time do you usually spend on the site?
Patrick: About an hour a day.
Antonia: When I'm at home, around four hours a week, but when I'm away, not more than 30 minutes a week.
What do you use Facebook to do?
Patrick: To communicate and make plans with friends.
Antonia: I use it to keep in touch with people in other countries, and see what my friends are doing from photos taken by them.
Are you careful about what you post?
Patrick: Yes, because anything you post on the Internet is there forever — it can always be found! And I don't post anything that might offend (冒犯) others.
Antonia: I am careful now, because I know that job hunters can see what you do in your free time on Facebook and if you are fit for the job. It may have an effect on your future career!
Some people say Facebook is changing the way people communicate. Do you agree?
Patrick: Not really. If you have to speak to someone instantly, you'll phone them. But it's true that Facebook has made it easier for people to communicate.
Antonia: Yes, I do — if you overuse it, it can make you almost unsociable (不爱交际的).
【1】Patrick joined Facebook under the influence of .
A.his friends B.his brother C.his teacher D.his sister
【2】Antonia is careful about what she posts because .
A.she plans to be friendly to everyone B.she hates to be the center of attention
C.she hopes to make more friends on the site D.she wants to make a good impression on her future boss
【3】The underlined word "instantly" has a similar meaning to " ".
A.immediately B.carefully C.loudly D.easily
【4】We can learn from the passage that .
A.Antonia always posts something that offends others
B.Patrick spends more time on Facebook than Antonia
C.Facebook has no influence on the way people communicate
D.Patrick uses Facebook to keep in touch with people in other countries
28、阅读下面的材料,在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。(提示:每空不超过三个单词)
April Fool's Day is a celebration that【1】(take) place in different countries around the world. It happens on April 1st every year and is a day when many people play all kinds of tricks and jokes 【2】 each other.
One April Fool's Day, a reporter in England announced that there would be no more spaghetti because the spaghetti farmers in Italy had stopped growing spaghetti. Many people ran to their local supermarkets to buy as 【3】(many) spaghetti as they could. By the time people realized that the story was a hoax, all of the spaghetti across the country had been sold out.
Many April Fool's jokes may end up 【4】(be) very sad. A famous TV star once invited his girlfriend onto his show on April Fool's Day. He asked her 【5】(marry) him. The lady was so happy 【6】 she really wanted to get married. However, when she said yes, he replied, "April Fool!" That little joke didn't have a very happy ending. The TV star lost his girlfriend and his show 【7】 (cancel).
One of the world's 【8】(famous) tricks, however, happened in October rather than in April. In that month in 1938, actor Orson Welles announced on his radio program that aliens from Mars had landed on the earth. He described where they had landed and told how they were moving across the United States. Welles made it sound 【9】 real that many people believed the story, and fear spread across the whole country. By the time police officers announced that the story was a hoax,【10】(thousand) of people had left their homes.
29、 Tourists these days are crowding into the Nanjing Hongshan Forest Zoo to see a monkey that looks like Beckham, one of _____ in the world. The lovely _____ monkey has become the Nanjing Hongshan Forest Zoo's own new celebrity. The monkey has a lot of hair, and she is very lovely. The most interesting thing is that she looks a lot like David Beckham. That’s why now the little monkey attracts _____ tourists who are rushing into the zoo to see her. Zookeepers are _____ at the resemblance between the little monkey and Beckham. So they give the little monkey _____ very special name - Harper Seven _____ football star's little daughter's.
In fact, Harper Seven, the lovely monkey, was left alone as soon as she _____ born. Her mother died. She was very tiny _____ she first arrived at the zoo. Luckily, the zookeepers quickly stepped to care _____ her. But Seven might never ______ into an existing group because she was abandoned (被抛弃的). So the keepers had to raise her ______. After just two or three months, she was much healthier. Now Harper Seven is strong enough ______ on her own. The keepers said that she ______ have contact with the outside world now and she does well in it. She enjoys ______ with people very much. So far, she ______ millions of fans from all over the world, just like Beckham.
【1】
A.more famous football player B.more famous football players
C.the most famous football player D.the most famous football players
【2】A.six months old B.six-month-old C.six-months-old D.six month old
【3】A.a large number of B.the number of C.a great deal of D.a large amount of
【4】A.surprised B.surprisedly C.surprising D.surprise
【5】A.the B.an C.a D./
【6】A.that B.who C.why D.what
【7】A.is B.was C.are D.were
【8】A.if B.because C.when D.until
【9】A.for B.with C.to D.on
【10】A.accept B.accepted C.is accepted D.be accepted
【11】A.separation B.separate C.separately D.separating
【12】A.live B.to live C.living D.to living
【13】A.could B.should C.must D.need
【14】A.play B.to play C.played D.playing
【15】A.gets B.got C.has got D.had got