BeingshykeepsmanyChinesepeople-优题课

Being shy keeps many Chinese people from getting to know westerners. You may feel nervous about making language mistakes in front of a native English speaker.
But remember, westerners living in Asia know how it feels to try to communicate in a foreign language. They have made many mistakes when speaking Chinese!
So don’t worry about speaking imperfect English. The important thing is just to communicate. Start talking, and make some foreign friends!
Many westerners value(注重) their privacy(隐私). Don’t be surprised if your new friend doesn’t want to include you in everything he does. This may seem strange to Chinese who worry about that their friends will get lonely.
Chinese people often expect their good friends to give advice and take care of them in many ways. If you expect this kind of care from westerners, you may be disappointed. Why? Because most westerners value independence. They feel insulted(侮辱的) if others think they can’t take care of themselves. They will assume(假设) you feel the same way.
Of course, these tips(小提示) are just rules of thumb(经验之谈) and may not apply(适用) to all westerners. Each person you meet will have his or her own ideas about friendship. When you get confused(不明白), don’t be shy and worry to ask questions. Your new western friends may also have many questions about Chinese culture, and they may be hesitant(犹豫) to ask. So encourage them to ask questions, too.
Be honest and open to your friends. Respect each other’s differences. The friendships you make can be lifelong treasure both for you and your new friends.
.Why do many Chinese people feel worried to speak to the foreigners?

A．Being shy.	B．Making a lot of language mistakes.
C．Nothing to say.	D．Can’t speak a foreign language.

.What do you think the foreigners may not be insulted with?

A．Giving advice.	B．Taking care of themselves.
C．Getting care from good friends.	D．Getting help.

.What does the underlined word “independence” mean?

A．独立自主

B．依靠

C．失落感

D．伤心

.What may help you to make lifelong friends?

A．Be honest.

B．Open to your friends.

C．Respect each other.

D．All of the above.

科目英语题型阅读理解难度中等

阅读下列短文。从每篇短文后所给各题的A. B. C. D四个选项中, 选出最佳选项。

Do you know how to take notes? Here are some useful tips.

★Don’t write everything down. Pay more attention to the main points.

★You should write key words or very short sentences.

★You may use your own words, but try not to change the speaker’s meaning.

★Don’t worry about missing something during the speech.

★Don’t take notes on paper that you might easily lose. Keep your notes in a notebook.

★Read your notes often. This will help you remember them later.

（1）What should you write when taking notes?

Everything you hear.

Some key words.

Long sentences.

Less important points.

（2）According to the passage, it might be best to take notes on ________ .

pieces of paper

the textbook

a notebook

your desk

（3）What should you do if you want to learn from your notes?

A．	Read them often.	B．	Make them longer.
C．	Change the speaker’s meaning.	D．	Spend less time on them.

阅读下列材料，从A、B、C三个选项中，选择最佳选项回答问题或完成句子。

Spring Equinox

The 4th term

March 20th~April 5th

Grain in Ear

The 9th term

June 5th~June 20th

Beginning of Autumn

The 13th term

August 7th~ August22nd

Greater Cold

The 24th term

January 20th~ February 2nd

Everything begins to grow and flowers come out. Some birds fly back to the north. People always fly kites and go climbing.

It’s a long period of continuous（持续不断）rainy and cloudy weather. Farmers are busy sowing （播种）and working in the fields.

The leaves of trees start to fall, as the saying goes “one leaf falls, autumn arrives.” people can feel that the wind is getting cool.

It is snowy and cold. People wear thick clothes to keep warm. Children often make snowmen and do some winter sports like ice skating.

（1）Spring Equinox is the best time to ________.

A．

fly kites

B．

pick up leaves

C．

make snowmen

（2）How’s the weather during Grain in Ear?

A．

Sunny and hot.

B．

Rainy and cloudy.

C．

Snowy and cold.

（3）Which solar term is the last one of all the solar terms?

A．

Spring Equinox.

B．

Grain in Ear.

C．

Greater Cold.

阅读下列材料，从A、B、C三个选项中，选择最佳选项回答问题或完成句子。

APPs	Functions（功能）	Launch（推广）Time
Alipay Alipay Network Technology CO., LTD	Paying for bills（账单） Shopping online *Booking（订购）tickets	In 2004
WeChat Tencent Technology Company	Chatting（交流）with others Sending red packets（包） Sharing locations Making voice or video calls	In 20（1）
Himalaya Shanghai Himalaya Technology CO., LTD	Listening to many radio programs Listening to audio books（有声书籍）	In 2013

（1）Alipay is used for ________.

A．

listening to many programs

B．

paying for products

C．

chatting with others

（2）When was WeChat put to use?

A．

In 2004.

B．

In 20（1）.

C．

In 2013.

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳答案。

The careful use of lecture videos could help people study more efficiently（高效地）, say researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles （UCLA）.

According to a new study, watching lecture videos at twice the normal speed has almost no bad effect on learning. Even better, watching lecture videos at an increased speed more than once may even lead to improved learning and higher test scores compared to watching once at normal speed.

The study, done by UCLA’s Department of Psychology, put students into groups and asked them to watch lecture videos at different speeds without taking notes. The students then took tests based on the video content.

The test results showed little difference in scores between students who watched the videos at normal speed and those who watched at up to double speed—meaning students could halve（减半）their study time with little effect on learning.

But students shouldn’t speed up too much—because students who watched the videos at two-and-a-half times the normal speed had lower test results.

It was also found that watching the videos twice at double speed—both one week before the test and again immediately before it—produced higher test scores compared to students who watched the videos just once at normal speed.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, many countries have used some types of remote（远程的）learning, including video lessons. And while students and teachers have worried about the effects of remote learning, the UCLA study suggests that, if used the right way, video lectures could actually help make studying more efficient.

（1）What may happen if we watch lecture videos at an increased speed more than once?

A．	It may improve learning.
B．	It may improve reading skills.
C．	It may lead to the best test result.

（2）What were the students asked to do before taking tests?

A．	Discuss the video content.
B．	Watch videos at different speeds.
C．	Take notes while watching videos.

（3）What can we learn about remote learning?

A．	It helps develop learning habits.
B．	It increases the speed of teaching.
C．	It makes learning better if rightly used.

（4）What’s the best title for the text?

A．	Watching Videos Is a Good Way of Learning
B．	Watching Videos Helps Get High Test Scores
C．	Watching Videos at Double Speed Could Help Learning

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳答案。

Chinese movies have become one of the favorites among the youth in Malawi. Because lots of Chinese movies are available in the country, many people can now enjoy them in video show halls, homes and through the Internet.

Luis Ndalama, 38, is a businessman who has been doing a videodisc（影碟）business for over 15 years. He told Xinhua Agency his customers have been watching Chinese movies for a long time. However, because they didn’t understand Chinese, many of them used to have difficulties in following the movies. “But with time, we have seen many Chinese movies with subtitles（字幕）, and this helps many of my customers to understand them even better because the Chinese language is new to most of us,” Ndalama said.

In an interview with Xinhua, many young people were able to explain things they learned from movies about China. “It’s always fun watching Chinese movies. At first it was very hard to understand them because everything about them and us was different in terms of language, food, dressing, dances and many other cultural values. But now, there are a lot of things that I know about China through movies. For example, I know about Kung Fu, the Great Wall, food like BiangBiang noodles and many other interesting things about China,” Khama said.

（1）Where can the text be found?

A．

In a novel.

B．

In a news story.

C．

In a history book.

（2）What does the underlined word “them” in paragraph 2 refer to?

A．

Customers.

B．

Movies.

C．

Subtitles.

（3）What can we say about the youth in Malawi?

A．	They show great interest in Chinese movies.
B．	They prefer to do business with Chinese people.
C．	They think it difficult to communicate in Chinese.

（4）What is the last paragraph mainly about?

A．	Chinese movies are popular in the world.
B．	More and more people start to study in China.
C．	Chinese movies help foreigners learn about Chinese culture.