Date of birth: July 26. 1985 Weight: 50 kg
Place of birth: Changsha, Hunan Favorite city: Paris
Height:164 cm Hobby: music
Type of blood: AB
Zhou Bichang was the winner of the Super Girls. She did quite well in her studies and got a high score of 681 in her NCEE in 2003.
Zhou Bichang graduated from Futian High School in Shenzhen and is now a student at the Xinghai Conservatory of Music(音乐学院) in Guangzhou.
Although her parents gave her a name with the meaning "write excellently" in the hope that she would become a writer. Zhou seems to be a born singer. She could sing theme songs of TV shows very well when she was only two years old. She has more than 4,500CDs.
Zhou has been well-known across the country during the contest. Fans gave her a nickname "BB" and themselves a title "Chalks". However, BB doesn't seem to enjoy the sudden success. Now she is back to school but feels a bit uneasy when fans see her. "What I really love is singing," said BB in an interview, "but not the life of a star," But that's exactly why "Chalks" love "BB".Zhou Bichang is called ______ by her fans.
| A．Chalks | B．BB | C．Write fluently | D．Bichang |
What do Zhou Bichang's parents want her to be in the future?
| A．A writer. | B．A pop singer | C．A film star. | D．We don't know. |
What's the meaning of the underlined word "uneasy"?
| A．nervous | B．worried | C．excited | D．uncomfortable |
What do you think Zhou Bichang can do well in from this passage?
| A．Only her study. | B．Only singing. |
| C．Both her study and singing. | D．Her study, singing and writing |
You may know that more people drink coffee than tea around the world. And that， after oil， it is the second biggest traded commodity(商品). You may also know that the drink comes from beans which are first roasted and then ground(研磨). But what else do you know about this popular drink?
It is said that the story of coffee started with an Ethiopian goatherd(牧羊人)named Kaldi. One day Kaldi was surprised to see that his goats were behaving(举止) very strangely. Instead of grazing(吃草) quietly， they were jumping around， almost dancing. He also noticed some red “cherries” from a plant that the goats were eating. He tried some himself and was surprised by the feeling of happiness and excitement. He felt like dancing too!
But it wasn’t used as a drink at first. It was used as food. The coffee berries， mixed with animal fat， were used by monks(和尚) to stay awake during long hours of prayer(祷告). From Ethiopia， coffee was later cultivated(培育) in Yemen and the first hot drink was developed there around AD 1000. Three centuries later，Coffee houses appeared in Cairo and Mecca.
For many many years the plants were protected safely. But some beans were smuggled(偷运) out of Arabia and taken to India. In the 17th century， coffee was soon grown in a new continent. From India to Indonesia， a century later the beans were once again smuggled to Brazil. Brazil is now the largest coffee producer in the world.
It was the caffeine(咖啡因) that made the goats dance and kept the monks awake. Although it is found in other soft drinks and tea， coffee has the most caffeine. In the short term(短期)， a couple of cups of coffee can prevent fatigue and delay sleep. But several cups a day， every day， can cause anxiety(焦虑) and restlessness(坐立不安).
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| Discovery |
Kaldi found that his goats had Kaldi himself tried some， and he became very happy and excited. |
| At first |
Coffee was used as food instead of a |
| In AD 1000 |
Coffee was cultivated in Yemen and the first hot drink was developed. |
| In AD 1300 |
Coffee |
| In the 17th century |
Coffee was soon grown in a new continent， from India to Indonesia. |
| Now |
Coffee has become a |
Mr father woke me up early one summer morning when I was fourteen and announced(宣布): “Get up， you’re going with me to cut the grass in the garden.”
The idea that my father thought I was old enough to help him in his business made me feel proud and excited. From sunup to sundown， my father， my younger brother and I worked in the large garden. By the end of the day I was too tired to say a word but I felt good. This was my first time to help my father in his business. I got $ 6 for my work that day.
One day my father found some leaves I had missed and pulled me aside. “Take away these leaves!” he said， “and don’t make me have to tell you to do it again.” The message was clear. Today I value(珍视) the importance of doing a job well the first time. It will never fail to impress(给……留下印象) the person you are working for.
After two years， my father told me and my brother that he felt we were old enough to cut the grass by ourselves. Every Saturday during my last two years of high school， we set off early in the morning with the same strong wish we had gained while working under our father.
Looking after the garden was neither exciting nor high paying， but that didn’t matter. It taught me that any job was a good job and that whatever I was paid was more than I had before.
A newspaper reporter once asked me how someone could possibly live with hard work and low pay. “If you’re only thinking about hard work and money， you probably don’t want to do any better than you are doing.” I answered. In every job， from cutting the grass to washing dishes， I’ve learned much. I’ve learned something that helps me in my next job.
If you work hard enough， you can learn from any job you do.The writer felt proud and cited when he was asked to cut the grass because he thought __________.
| A．he could cut the grass himself |
| B．he could make much money |
| C．he could enjoy sunup and sundown |
| D．he could help his family |
The word “message” in the passage probably refers to(指) __________.
| A．not leaving leaves behind |
| B．giving no excuse for your mistakes |
| C．doing a good job at the very beginning |
| D．missing things which can be found out |
When the writer finished high school， maybe he was __________ years old.
| A．fourteen | B．eighteen | C．twenty | D．twenty-two |
Which of the following does the writer probably think is the most important?
| A．Keeping learning from any job you had. |
| B．Asking no money for work. |
| C．Finishing work as quickly as possible. |
| D．Keeping looking for different jobs. |
The writer probably thinks his father is __________.
| A．lazy | B．helpful | C．careless | D．funny |
Dear Sir or Madam，
Last Thursday， I traveled on the 8:00 a.m. train from Glasgow to London King’s Cross and I was quite angry with the service of your company.
The train didn’t come on time and it was forty minutes late when it left Glasgow. A man at the station said sorry to us， but he didn’t give us any reasons for the delay (误点) . We then had further delays on the way and had to wait another thirty minutes. As a result， I missed my plane from London to Frankfurt and had to wait for several hours.
What’s more， the service on the train was also very poor. The trip took more than five hours. Unluckily， we could buy nothing but some soft drinks on the train. Worst of all， something was wrong with the air conditioning (空调系统) and it got hotter and hotter in the train. Before we reached King’s Cross， the temperature was over 40°C.
Because of your poor service， I feel you should pay me compensation (赔偿).
I am looking forward to hearing from you.
Yours faithfully
David RobersonWhen did the train leave Glasgow?
| A．At 8:00 a.m. | B．At 8:40 a.m. |
| C．At 9:00 a.m. | D．At 9:20 a.m. |
How did David go to Frankfurt from London?
| A．By plane. | B．By bus. | C．By car. | D．By train. |
How long did David stay on the train?
| A．40 minutes. | B．30 minutes. |
| C．70 minutes. | D．Over 5 hours. |
What could David buy on the train?
| A．Hot dogs. | B．Sandwiches. |
| C．Soft drinks. | D．Hamburgers. |
Which of the following is NOT true?
| A．This is a complaint letter. |
| B．David was very pleased with the trip. |
| C．The service of the company was very poor. |
| D．There was something wrong with the air conditioning on the train. |
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Red Rose Garden， Pudong
3-story home， 509 sqm total (总的) land area， 428.8 sqm built-in， 312.2 sqm garden. Asking RMB 13 million (USD 1.57 million).
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Cherry， 24， a shining girl， good at oral English and Putonghua. Now I am working at an international trade (国际贸易) company in Guangzhou. I am kind-hearted， hard-working and healthy， and would like part-time weekend work offering Putonghua lessons to foreign friends. If you are interested， please email me at cherrylf@hotmail.com.
Beijing Snow World Ski Park
Price: 18 yuan (ticket)， 50 yuan/hour on weekdays and 70 yuan/hour on weekends， 120 yuan/four hours on weekdays and 190 yuan/four hours on weekends.
Tel : 010-69191617If an Australian student wants to learn Chinese， he or she can __________.
| A．call 021-58609228 | B．fax 021-58609728 |
| C．email cherrylf@hotmail.com | D．telephone 010-69191617 |
How many square meters is the garden of the house for sale?
| A．509 sqm. | B．428.8 sqm. | C．312.2 sqm. | D．80.2 sqm. |
Where is Cherry working now?
| A．Shanghai. | B．Guangzhou. | C．Beijing. | D．Pudong. |
If he goes skiing on __________ in Beijing Snow World Ski Park， Nick has to pay more money than on Tuesday.
| A．Sunday | B．Friday | C．Wednesday | D．Monday |
If you want to ski for four hours on weekdays， how much money will you pay at least?
| A．138 yuan | B．200 yuan | C．208 yuan | D．280 yuan |
There are several ways you can find out about the countries and places you wish to visit. You can talk to friends who have traveled to the places, you can go and see a colour film about them, or you can read a travel book.
It seems that there are three kinds of travel books. The first are those that give a personal, subjective(主观的) idea of travels which their writer has got himself. These books can be useful if the writers share their traveling experiences with others. The second kind are those books which give objective(客观的) information of things to be done and seen. If a cultured person has written such a book about the facts of a place, then it is more useful. The third kind are those books which are called “a guide” to some place or other. If they are good, they will describe and explain the place in detail. Like the first kind , they can be interesting and exciting, but their main purpose is to help the reader plan his travel in the most practical way.
Whatever kind of travel book you choose, you must make sure that the book does not describe everything as interesting, exciting or fantastic. You must also keep an open eyes on its date of publication(出版) because travel is very practical matter and many things change quickly in the 21st century. Finally, you should make sure that it’s easy to find the useful information for you travel.The passage was written to introduce_______.
| A．travel maps | B．travel books |
| C．travel films | D．travel places |
The writer of the first kind of travel books gave his ideas after he _______.
| A．travelled | B．read books |
| C．a lot of experience | D．surfed the Internet |
The date of publication must be noticed because ________.
| A．the prices of travel books may be different |
| B．the writers of travel books may be different |
| C．the information in travel books is always the same |
| D．the information in travel books is always changing |