More than 200 activities have been held so far during the Chinese Language Year in Russia. It has not only made Chinese culture popular in Russia, but also improved understanding and friendship between Russians and Chinese people. More and more Russians begin to enjoy Chinese food and operas, watch TV programs to leam Chinese, and travel in China.
Since the Chinese Language Year program in Russia started, so many events such as movie weeks, operas, Chinese language classes, language contests and teaching programs have been popular in Russia.
Through the activities, Russian people have had a chance to leam more about the Chinese culture, literature, history and its life today. For example, the first group of 500 Russian students visited the Chinese cities of Beijing, Dalian and Qingdao. There they painted both countries' landmarks, including the Tian' anmen Square, the Great Wall, the Kremb(克林姆宫),the Volga River and the Red Square. When the Russian students returned, they took part in a photo contest and a writing contest to show their love for China.
And Russians, especially young people, have become more and more interested in learning Chinese. To date, more than 130 universities in Russia are offering Chinese courses. More than 20 middle and primary schools have also taught Chinese as their first foreign language.______activities have been held so far during the Chinese Language Year.
| A．Over 200 | B．130 | C．Less 200 | D．200 |
Where did the Chinese Language Year program start?
| A．In China. | B．ln Russia. | C．In America. | D．In Japan. |
What did the first group of Russian students do in China?
| A．They had language contests. |
| B．They went to see a movie and operas. |
| C．They had teaching programs. |
| D．They visited some cities and painted both countries' landmarks. |
What's the main idea of the passage?
| A．Many events have been popular in Russia. |
| B．Russians have had a chance to learn more about China. |
| C．Russians have become more and more interested in learning Chinese. |
D．Chinese Language Year in Russia makes Chine se culture popular. |
In learning English, one should first pay attention to listening and speaking.It is the groundwork(基础)of reading and writing.You’d better try your best to speak while you do much listening.Don’t be afraid of making mistakes.But be careful not to let them stop you from improving your English.While you are doing this, a good way is to write---keep a diary, write notes or letters, and then if you can, ask someone else to go through(检查)what you have written and tell you what is wrong.Many mistakes in your speaking will be easily found when you write.Through correcting the mistakes, you can do better in learning English.
If you are slow in speaking, don’t worry.One of the helpful ways is reading, either aloud or to yourself.The important thing is to choose something interesting to read.It mustn’t be too difficult for you.When you are reading in this way, don’t stop to look up the words if you can guess their meanings, or they have nothing important to do with the sentence.You can look them up later.For the beginners, listening and speaking is ______.
| A．more important than reading and writing | B．not so important as reading and writing |
| C．as important as reading and writing | D．not so useful in learning English |
When you are speaking, _______.
| A．you shouldn’t make any mistakes | B．you must speak slowly |
| C．it doesn’t matter if you make any mistakes | D．you had better take a dictionary with you |
One of the good ways to find your mistakes in your speaking is to______.
| A．speak as much as possible | B．write notes or letters |
| C．ask some Americans to speak with you | D．read more English books |
If you want to be fast in speaking, you should choose something_____.
| A．difficult to read aloud | B．easy to read to yourself |
| C．interesting to read to yourself | D．important to read aloud |
In reading, if you meet a new word which has something important to do with the sentence, you’d better_______.
| A．stop to look it up | B．not look it up and just go on reading |
| C．stop reading at once | D．not stop to look it up |
It’s the end of class.When the bell rings, students of Luohu Foreign Languages School in Shenzhen quickly take out their telephones.They want to log on to their micro blogs (登录到他们的微博) to check the interesting things.They want to see what have happened in the last hour.
Since several years ago, more and more people have used micro blogs in our country.Recent surveys (调查) shows that most students in middle schools have a micro blog and some even update (更新) their blogs over five times per day.
“We learn many fresh and interesting things on micro blogs and they have become popular topics in class,” said Kitty Jiang, 14.“If you do not know about them, you are out of loop.” It is also a great place for students to say something about themselves.“My parents always ask me to study hard, and encourage me before exams, but it really gives me pressure (压力),” said Alan Wang, 15.“I share these feelings on my micro blog.My friends always give me answers in the same situation.This makes me feel better.”
But parents worry that micro blogging could be a waste of time.Some unhealthy information may even bring danger to kids, they said.
Mr Shen, a professor (教授) asks parents not to worry too much as long as kids are not crazy about micro blogging.Maybe it can become a window for parents to understand their children.“If parents can read their children’s micro blogs, they’ll know what they think, they can know more about their children and help them solve their problems,” he said.He also gives some advice for kids.
-Don’t micro blog for more than one hour a day.
-Never micro blog in class.
-Try to talk face to face with people from time to time.
-Don’t believe all the information on a micro blog.According to the passage, what do students log on to their micro blogs to do?
| A．check the things | B．write articles |
| C．listen to music | D．call their parents |
What’s the meaning of the underlined part “out of loop” in the passage?
| A．not excited | B．unhealthy | C．unlucky | D．not popular |
From Mr Shen’s words, what do micro blogging do?
| A．It makes kids crazy while logging on to it. |
| B．It will bring a lot of unhealthy information. |
| C．It becomes a window to understand young kids. |
| D．It will not solve problems for kids |
Which of the following sentence is true according to the passage?
| A．It’s good for kids to micro blog for more than one hour a day. |
| B．Kids should believe all the messages on a micro blog because they are useful. |
| C．Many young people have written something on micro blogs since two years ago. |
| D．Kids should try to talk face to face with people, not just micro blogging. |
Dear sir,
I read your story (of the 4th February) about the cost of living in the country rather than in the town, and I agree with most of your opinions.My husband and I lived in the middle of Horlton until two years ago a seaside (海边) town of nearly five hundred thousand people.When my husband stopped working, we moved to our present house in a small village at the foot of Roland Hill, and there is no doubt (疑问) that our costs are higher now.
I have to do my shopping in small shops, where the food is more expensive than in city supermarkets; it costs more to travel by bus; and because the men who come to mend the television or the washing-machine, have to come further, we have to pay them more.
But it does not cost us much to enjoy what is beautiful in the country; and peace and quiet are cheap.It takes many people a lot of time and money to drive into the country to enjoy the simple things of life; yet we can enjoy them just by going out of the front door.It costs more to live here than it did in Horlton, but now life really is worth (值得) living.
Yours faithfully,
Edith Randall (Mrs)Horlton was __________.
| A．a very big city |
| B．a small village beside the sea |
| C．a town of nearly 500,000 people |
| D．a small village at the foot of Roland Hill |
It costs more to live in the country because __________.
| A．the men who mend the television have to come by bus |
| B．food costs more in small shops |
| C．the television goes wrong more often in the country |
| D．Mrs Randall has to travel by bus to the city supermarket |
Although it costs less to live in a town, __________.
| A．life is more worth living in the country |
| B．we can’t enjoy the beautiful view |
| C．it costs more to live in Horlton |
| D．life is worth living only when you live in a small village |
Is it important to have breakfast every day? A short time ago, a test was given in the United States.People of different ages, from 12 to 83, were asked to have a test.During the test, these people were given all kinds of breakfast, and sometimes they got no breakfast at all.Scientists wanted to see how well their bodies worked after eating different kinds of breakfast.
The results show that if a person eats a right breakfast, he or she will work better than if he or she has no breakfast.If a student has fruit, eggs, bread and milk before going to school, he or she will learn more quickly and listen more carefully in class.Some people think it will help you lose weight if you have no breakfast.But the result is opposite to what they think.This is because people become so hungry at noon that they eat too much for lunch.They will gain weight (增加体重) instead of losing it.What were the people given during the test?
| A．No breakfast at all. | B．Very rich breakfast. |
| C．Little food for breakfast. | D．Different foods or sometimes none. |
What do the results show?
| A．They show that breakfast has affected on work and studies. |
| B．The results show that breakfast has little to do with a person’s work. |
| C．The results show that a person will work better if he only has fruit and milk. |
| D．They show that girl students should have less for breakfast. |
According to the passage, what will happen to you if you don’t have any breakfast?
| A．To be healthier. | B．To work better. |
| C．To gain weight. | D．To fail the test. |
Have you ever seen a horse with toes (脚趾)? Millions of years ago, horses had many toes.They had four toes on each front foot.They had three toes on each back foot.The horses were smaller than cats.
These small horses lived in the forest.Their many toes helped the horses run over the soft wet ground.
It was very hot in the forest.But the weather changed.It became cold.Many trees couldn’t live in cold weather.The trees died and fell.Forest became open field.The sun made the ground dry and hard (坚硬).Horses began to change too.They began to get bigger.This took a long time.On the dry hard land, horses needed only their middle toes for running.At last their middle toes became hard.Long ago, the horse had four toes on each of its __________.
| A．back feet | B．front feet | C．right feet | D．left feet |
The cats were __________ the horses at that time.
| A．as big as | B．smaller than | C．bigger than | D．as small as |
When the weather changed, __________.
| A．many trees grew well in cold weather | B．animals began to change too |
| C．cats were older than the horses | D．horses were the same as they are |