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、Mary ________ go to London next year but she is not sure.
A.must
B.may
C.can
D.need
3、I’m new here. Could you tell me ?
A. when did Amy leave here B. how long Millie has been married
C. whether the earth was round or not D. how old is Mr. Wu
4、—I don’t know ________.
—Because he has to look after his mother.
A.why he is leaving B.why is he leaving
C.whether he is leaving
5、—I wonder________.
—Look, there is a shop of milk right there across the corner.
A.where I can get some milk B.how I can get some milk
C.when can I get any milk D.if I can get any milk
6、— What’s a true friend like in your opinion?
— I think friends should always help each other. If my friends have difficulty, I’ll do my best to help them.
A.trouble B.suggestion C.difference
7、 I was listening to the music while _________ my homework yesterday evening.
A. to do B. doing C. did D. is doing
8、A railway runs________the two cities. You can take a train.
A.along B.among C.from D.between
9、My cousin is good at chess, so he always _______ me when we play chess.
A.wins B.hits C.hurts D.beats
10、— I am afraid I can’t go to your party. You know, the exam is around the corner.
— Really? ______________.
A. Help yourself. B. What a pity!
C. You’re welcome. D. No problem.
11、Wu Wei, a young artist, has received high ________ from the art circle for these sculptures.
A.pride
B.praise
C.promise
D.progress
12、— How can I get some ________ about Guilin?
— Why not search the Internet?
A.information B.experience C.practice D.message
13、There’s almost no water in the bottle. Let me get some from the pot.
A. no longer B. hardly any C. nearly never
14、—Our math teacher stays in the office for a long time every day.
—Yes,it________him a long time to check our homework.
A.costs
B.spends
C.takes
D.pays
15、She parked her car outside the window_______, but the next morning she found it missing.
A. as usual B. at least C. as if D. at all
16、They________about eight hundred English words by the end of last term.
A.have learned
B.had learned
C.will learn
D.are going to learn
17、Thomas' story about ______ a bear attack was really exciting.
A. survive B. surviving C. to survive D. to surviving
18、The Whites ________ to China for holiday this summer.
A. is going to fly B. fly C. are going to fly D. flies
19、— Is there anyone still in the burning building?
—________. All the people have escaped from the fire.
A.Nobody B.Nothing C.None
20、 — How do you like Guilin?
— It’s really a beautiful city, and its fantastic landscape___________ me a lot.
A. expressed
B. impressed
C. explained
D. complained
21、_____Germans come to China every year.
A. Thousands of B. Thousands C. Thousand of D. Two thousands
22、A: Do you want to go out for dinner tonight?
B: Sure. Have you got anywhere in mind?
A: I’m hungry, so maybe we could go somewhere with large portions(份量).
B: That Indian restaurant in the city center always has large portions. I think it can meet your 【1】.
A: But if we go now, we’ll end up being 【2】 in rush-hour traffic. I don’t think it’s 【3】 the trouble. And actually, I’m thinking of something a bit spicy.
B: Do you have a 【4】 for a Mexican or Thai restaurant?
A: I like the Mexican restaurant on Bridge Road better.
B: I really like the sauce it 【5】 for customers. Although the food there 【6】 a bit more than that in normal restaurants, it does serve large portions of very hot food.
A: Don’t worry about money. I’ll 【7】 you tonight.
B: Are you sure? We could go Dutch.
A: No, I’ll pay. It’s my turn anyway. You paid last time.
… (In the restaurant)
B: We are so lucky. We got the last 【8】 table for two— and we didn’t even have a reservation(预订)!
A: Yes, I’m glad that we didn’t have to wait long. Let’s scan the QR code and order food 【9】 directly.
B: That’s great. We don’t have to wait for the waiter to come. Mobile phones do bring much 【10】 to people’s lives in China. Hope one day in my country we can also do that with our phones when eating out.
23、Nothing can prevent us from________(realize)our“Chinese Dream”.
24、Dad’s comb was jade green. I heard he bought it when he married Mum, which made the comb two years older than I was. Every night, he would smile, hand me the comb and say, “Be a good girl and help Daddy clean it, OK?”
I was more than happy to do it. I would excitedly brush the comb with a used toothbrush as hard as I could. Satisfied that I’d done a good job, I would proudly return the comb to Dad. He would smile at me and place the comb on top of his wallet.
About two years later, Dad started his own wholesale business. I started primary school. That was when things started to change. He didn’t come home as much as he used to. And when he did come home, it was always late and I’d already be in bed. I started to get mad. I stopped waiting for him to come home.
Today, I’m no longer a kid. I’ve graduated from college and got a job. Dad’s business has gotten back on track. Things are better now. Yet the uncomfortable silence between Dad and me continued.
Two days before my birthday last year, Dad came home early. He said, “Hey, would you like to help me clean my comb?” I looked at him for a while, then took the comb and headed to the sink.
I passed the clean comb back to Dad. He looked at it and smiled. But this time, I noticed something different. My dad has aged. He has wrinkles next to his eyes when he smiles, yet his smile is still as heartwarming as before. The smile of a father who just wants a good life for his family. Dad carefully placed his comb on top of his wallet.
After so many years, he still organizes his personal items in the same careful way. I guess some things never change. And for that, I’m glad.
【1】________ caused the uncomfortable silence between Dad and me.
A.Generation gap
B.My ignorance (忽视) of Dad
C.Dad’s failure in business
D.Dad’s absence (缺席) from the family
【2】From the passage, we know that Dad is ________.
A.careless and lazy
B.gentle but strict
C.loving and careful
D.proud but patient
【3】Dad asked me to clean his comb before my birthday ________.
A.to give me a lesson
B.to praise my help
C.to fix our relationship
D.to follow his old habit
【4】The best title for the passage can probably be ________.
A.Yesterday Once More
B.Some Things Never Change
C.Let Go of The Past Memories
D.Like Father, Like Daughter
25、Jack is six years old. He has no sisters. But he has a brother. His brother's name is Mike. Jack likes eating apples, oranges and bananas. Sometimes he eats some of his brother's apples. And his brother often beats(打)him for this. He doesn't like Mike. This September he goes to school. It's the ninth(第九) day at school. Jack and his classmates are having a new lesson.
"Jack, what is five minus(减) three, please?" asks the teacher.
"It's…it's…"
"Now, listen to me," says the teacher, "If your sister has five apples, and you eat three of them…"
"But I have no sisters." Jack says.
"Oh, sorry. But do you have any brothers?"
"Yes."
"Now, if your brother has five apples, and you eat three of them, tell me now…?"
"He'll certainly beat me," Jack says quickly.
【1】How old is Jack?
【2】What does Jack like eating?
【3】When does Jack go to school?
【4】Are Jack and his classmates having a new lesson?
【5】Does Jack answer the question?
26、In fact, at the time they seemed to be ordinary events, but now everything seems different. I had spent 10 years away from the place where I was born. Even though I made the decision to leave my country by myself, I miss a lot of things now. The person that brought me the happiest memories is my best friend. She is the greatest person in the world, and I am not exaggerating(吹嘘). She is kind, funny, polite, and always willing to listen, and has been a great friend. I always recall (回想) events from our childhood. I think about the school where we met in the first grade and went on until the 5th grade .I think about the talks we had and the things we did together. If someone wants me to describe our friendship, I’d say we have been close friends for 17 years and we never got angry with each other. It’s amazing, isn’t it? I haven’t been able to do that with anybody else. Sometimes I even feel guilty(有罪的). I miss her more than my own brothers and sisters. And of course besides those memories, my kids are number one in my life. I have plenty of beautiful memories with them, especially when they were born, which also turned out to be a sad moment for both of them, because they were premature babies(早产儿). Anyone, who has had an experience with a premature baby, can figure out what I mean.
【1】How does the writer feel about her best friend?
A. She is patient and fun.
B. She is famous in the world.
C. She is more important than her sons.
D. They have been best friends and lived close.
【2】How long has the writer spent with her friend?
A. For 5 years. B. For 6 years.
C. For 10 years. D. For 17 years.
【3】Which of the following words has the same meaning of “figure out”?
A. Guess. B. Look for.
C. Understand. D. Point out.
【4】What can we learn from the passage?
A. The writer still lives in her own country.
B. They got to know each other in their childhood.
C. The writer felt tired of looking after her children.
D. It’s common that the writer never quarreled with her friends.
27、 When I asked my daughter which item she would keep: the phone, the car, the cooker, the computer, the TV, or her boyfriend, she said “the phone”. Personally, I could do without the phone, which makes me unusual. Anyway, the telephone is changing our lives more than any other piece of technology.
Point 1
The telephone creates the need to communicate, in the same way that more roads create more traffic. My daughter comes home from school at 4:00 pm and then spends an hour on the phone talking to her classmates or friends at school. If the phone didn’t appear, would she have anything to talk about?
Point 2
The mobile phone means that we are never alone. “The mobile saved my life.” says a woman who once had an accident in her car. Trapped inside, she managed to call the ambulance (救护车) to save her.
Point 3
The mobile takes away our private time. It allows the marketing manager of any company to ring his sales staff all round the world at any time of day to ask where they are, where they are going, and how their last meeting went.
Point 4
The telephone separates us. Antonella Bramante in Rome says. “We worked in separate offices but I could see him through the window. It was easy to get his number. We were so near — but we didn’t meet for the first two weeks!”
Point 5
The telephone allows us to reach out beyond(超越) our own lives. Today we can talk to several strangers at the same time on chat lines (At least my daughter does. I wouldn’t know what to talk about). Actually, we can talk across the world. And, with the phone, we can also surf the Internet.
【1】What does point 1 try to tell us?
A.People communicate less because of the creating of the telephone.
B.People communicate more since telephone has been created.
C.People communicate more because of more traffic.
【2】Which points show that telephones have improved people’s life?
a. Point 1. b. Point 2. c. Point 3. d. Point 4. e. Point 5.
A.b, c
B.a, d
C.b, e
【3】In the writer’s opinion, we can know that ________.
A.people in separate offices can be friends with the help of mobile phones
B.the telephone is changing our lives like other pieces of technology
C.people can talk to some strangers at the same time through the phone
【4】Which of the following best shows the writer’s opinion towards mobile phones?
A.Mobile phones are so important and should be encouraged.
B.Mobile phones make life easier while leave little secret to people.
C.Mobile phones help people deal with the things that happen suddenly.
【5】What’s the best title for this passage?
A.Phone Power
B.How to Use Phones
C.Advantages of Phones
28、Seattle is a beautiful seaside city in the USA. Do you want to visit it b【1】 staying at home? A 14-year-old American student McKaulay made this come t【2】 with his computer game.
The game is called Seattle Monorail. The players can d【3】 a red or a blue train along the track(轨道), passing Seattle’s famous places and buildings.
McKaulay started working on the game two years a【4】. He developed the game software(软件)for beginners. His idea came to him during a computer animation(动画)course that he took when he was in Seattle. He s【5】 over 200 hours programming the game.
“If people get i【6】 in this, it doesn’t have to end where the train goes,” said his father, “McKaulay can make it go by anything.”
Now McKaulay is building a website, www. McKaulay.com. He plans to share all his work on the website. He is also trying to put his g【7】 on the Seattle Centre website. If he makes it, he will sell the game to o【8】 and he will use the money to pay for a trip to China.
“Anyone w【9】 has heard about Seattle’s train may think this is kind of fun,” McKaulay said, “I think people who have driven it would r【10】 find it fun.”
29、Partners in Art
No one sat next to Leon. That’s why when I shot into the classroom just before the bell, the only ______ left was beside him.
Ms. Priestley said, “Sit down, Nimmy.”
I don’t think Ms. Priestley likes me. I am terrible in art.
“Today we’re going to draw a fantasy picture,” Ms. Priestley said.
“This will be ______ !” Leon said. That’s why no one liked to sit by Leon. He was too excited.
I drew wild zigzags and two lines across the page. “What are you drawing?” Leon asked. I sighed (叹息着说). “Mountains and a river.”
“That’s not fantasy. Why not make it a dragon instead?” I looked _______ at him.
“The mountains could be the scales (鳞片) along its back, the river could be a long tail,” Leon smiled hopefully.
To my surprise, I could ______ the dragon take shape. And I started drawing the body.
Ms. Priestley was moving around the classroom. “That’s a very nice ______, Nimmy.” Ms. Priestley’s voice made me jump.
I smiled shyly, because it wasn’t totally my idea, “It was Leon’s,” I said.
Ms. Priestley’s smile grew wider. “Excellent, Leon. We must always be willing to share our ideas.” Then Ms. Priestley continued, “ Nimmy, why don’t you ______ Leon some advice?” On Leon’s paper was a space farm. “It’s nice,” I offered.
“And…” Ms. Priestley said encouragingly.
“Maybe… maybe you could add … some levels. Each level for something different,” I added. Leon _______ happily.
“See, it’s not so hard,” Ms. Priestley said, and walked on. I breathed. Maybe I could be OK in art. “We should be partners in art,” Leon said. “We give each other good ideas.” I smiled . I _______ my name on his picture and Leon signed on mine.
“Now we’re partners in art.”
【1】
A.gift
B.picture
C.seat
D.pencil
【2】
A.successful
B.interesting
C.difficult
D.impossible
【3】
A.angrily
B.happily
C.shyly
D.helplessly
【4】
A.think
B.add
C.make
D.see
【5】
A.idea
B.chance
C.plan
D.advice
【6】
A.share
B.invite
C.offer
D.find
【7】
A.laughed
B.nodded
C.checked
D.marked
【8】
A.drew
B.told
C.spelled
D.penned