Japan is made up of a chain of islands that lie off the coast of Asia. People came to live in Japan from the nearby countries of China and Korea. From these older countries, the Japanese borrowed ideas, inventions and habits.
For many years, the Japanese built houses like those in China. They dressed themselves like a Chinese. From China came their way of writing and their habit of drinking tea.
In more recent times, the Japanese have borrowed things from our country, the United States. They have a government like ours. They do much work in science, as we do. Baseball is a favorite sport in Japan, just as it is here.
Things change when they come to Japan. The Japanese improve on almost everything they borrow. The art of garden making came from Korea and China, but the Japanese gardens are special. Each garden has a waterfall, a pond, and small bridges. There are few flowers in Japanese gardens. But the gardens are green during all the year round because they have many evergreens. Japanese gardens have a different kind of beauty. The first paragraph of the passage tells us that ________ centuries ago.
| A．the Japanese borrowed ideas only from China and Korea |
| B．people came to live in Japan from neighbouring Asian countries |
| C．Japan is much older than Korea |
| D．many Japanese came from the United States |
In the third paragraph of the passage the italic (斜体)words “just as it is here” mean”________”
| A．just as it is in the United States |
| B．just as it is in China |
| C．just as it is in Japan |
| D．just as it is in Asia |
Why did the Japanese change the things they had borrowed?
| A．They wanted very much to be different from others. |
| B．They didn’t like them the way they were. |
| C．They wanted visitors to like the change. |
| D．They tried to make them better. |
From the passage we can see that ________.
| A．Japanese gardens are different from those in other countries but not very beautiful |
| B．Japanese gardens are full of life during all the seasons |
| C．Japanese gardens are not very big |
| D．There are many flowers in Japanese gardens |
Choose a statement from the following sentences that is NOT true.
| A．The government of Japan is like that of the United States. |
| B．People in the United States like playing baseball. |
| C．The Japanese invented the habit of drinking tea. |
| D．Japan is made up of many islands. |
Sudha Chandran, a famous dancer from India, had to have her right leg cut after a car accident. She was alsocut offon her career (事业) road.
Though the accident brought her bright career to astop, she didn’t give up. In the painful months that followed, Sudha met a doctor who developed a man-made leg for her. Sostrongly, she wanted to go back todancing.Sudha believed inherself and she thought she could realize her dream.
After every public recital (个人表演), shewould ask her dad about her performance. “You
still have a long way to go” was the answer she used to get in return. In January 1984, Sudha made a historiccomebackby giving a public recital in Bombay. She performed in such a great manner that itmoved everyone to tears. That evening when she asked her dad theusual question, he didn’t say anything. He just touched her feet as a praise. Sudha’s comeback wasso moving that a film producerdecided to make the story into a hit film.
When someone asked Sudha how she hadmanaged to dance again, she said quite simply, “YOU DON’T NEED FEET TO DANCE.”Nothing is impossible in this world. If you have the will to win, you can achieve anything.Sudha Canadian is an ________ dancer.
| A．English | B．Indian | C．Australian | D．American |
Sudha thought she could depend on ________ to make her dream come true.
| A．the doctor | B．her father |
| C．herself | D．a film producer |
What did Sudha do in January, 1984?
| A．She had a car accident. |
| B．She met a doctor. |
| C．She left Bombay. |
| D．She made a historiccomeback. |
How did Sudha’s father praise her?
| A．By touching her feet. |
| B．By watching her performance. |
| C．By teaching her to dance. |
| D．By making the story into a hit film. |
What’s Sudha idea about success?
| A．Being a disabled dancer. |
| B．Believing in families and friends. |
| C．Practicing more. |
| D．Having a strong will to win. |
Many people say that they are workingtoo many hours. They don't have enough time to relax or to stay with their family.
Work hours are different from one country to another. InFrance, people spend about 1,646 hours a year at work. InJapan, however, people work about 2,159 hours a year. That means(意味着) a Japanese worker works 513 more hours a year than a French worker.
Why do people work so many hours? Some people workextrahours because they want to make more money. However, many companies(公司) don't pay overtime(加班工资). Their workers don't get more money for more work. Some people think it's their duty(职责) to work more hours. Some are afraid of losing their jobs if they don't work more hours.
Many people say that their vacations are too short. InFrance, people get five weeks of paid vacation a year. InGermany, they get four to six weeks, and in theUnited States, two weeks. One study shows fewer than(少于) half of workers used all their vacation days. In Great Britain, there is a saying, "All work and no play makes Jack a dull (迟钝的) boy." If that is true, there must be a lot of dull people in the world.A Japanese worker works ________ more hours a year than a French one.
| A．513 | B．1,646 | C．2,159 | D．3,805 |
The word "extra" in Paragraph 3 means _________.
| A．正常的 | B．额外的 | C．有用的 | D．少量的 |
People in ________ get only two weeks of paid vacation a year.
| A．France | B．Germany | C．theUnited States | D．Great Britain |
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
| A．No companies offer(提供) vacations to their workers. |
| B．Many people say they have enough time to relax. |
| C．Not all workers can get more money for more work. |
| D．More than half of workers use all their vacation days. |
What can we infer(推断) from the passage?
| A．Workers in the United States get the longest paid vacation. |
| B．Many people have vacations long enough. |
| C．Work hours are the same around the world. |
| D．There are a lot of dull people in the world. |
It was Jimmy's birthday, and he was five years old. He got quite a lot of nice birthday presents from his family, and one of them was a beautiful big drum(鼓).
"Who gave him that thing?" Jimmy's father said when he saw it. "His grandfather did," answered Jimmy's mother. "Oh," said his father. Of course , Jimmy liked his drum very much. He made a terrible noise(噪音) with it, but his father did not mind(介意). His father was working during the day, and Jimmy was in bed when he got home in the evening, so he did not hear the noise.
But one of the neighbors(邻居) did not like the noise at all , so a few days later, she took a sharp(锋利的) knife and went to Jimmy's house while Jimmy was hitting(击打) his drum. She said to him, "Hello, Jimmy. Do you know, there's something very nice inside your drum. Here's a knife. Open the drum and let's find it. " Jimmy got quite a lot of nice presents from his ________ .
| A．classmates | B．friends | C．teachers | D．family |
Who gave Jimmy the drum? ________ .
| A．His father | B．His mother | C．His neighbor | D．His grandfather |
Why did Jimmy's father not stop him making a noise with the drum? Because________.
| A．He liked Jimmy very much | B．he didn't mind it. |
| C．Jimmy was in bed | D．Jimmy only played in the evening |
One of the neighbors ________ .
| A．liked Jimmy very much. |
| B．enjoyed listening to the sound of the drum. |
| C．wanted to show Jimmy a sharp knife. |
| D．didn't like the noise at all. |
What did Jimmy's neighbor really want him to do? To ______.
| A．stop him making noises |
| B．make a noise on his drum with a knife |
| C．show him how to hit the drum |
| D．find something nice in his drum |
Do you know Weibo? Do you write a Weibo? If you don’t, Weibo means microblog. People may spend much time writing a microblog, but it takes a little time to write a microblog. Why?
Microblog started in the USA. It came to China in 2009 and it has developed very fast. In 2011, the number of Chinese, micro-bloggers grew to 300 million.For many microblog user, it is a great way of learning the freshest news, talking with friends and sharing different kinds of information, including news, daily life, pictures, music and so on. Many stars and famous people also write microblogs and share good things with their fans.
It is easy and fast to send a message on a microblog. For example, when the big earthquake and tsunami(海啸)hit Japan in March, 2011, messages like “Salt can protect people from radiation (辐射)” were hot on microblogs.
Later people realized it was just a rumor(谣言).
In a word, microblog plays a new role in the life of Chinese people.
| A. It soon caused a crazy buying of salt. B. Because every message on a microblog is less than 140 words. C. Now more and more people are interested in writing microblogs. D. However, this can also lead to problems and even cause great fear. E. You are “out”! |
At this moment in different places of the world people are doing different things.
In Beijing it's early morning. People are sleeping.
In London people are leaving work to go home. They are waiting for buses or running for trains. Some people are driving their cars. Some are having afternoon tea at home or walking to the pubs（酒吧）to have a drink.
In Moscow（莫斯科）it's evening and people are having supper at home or in restaurants. Some are going to watch a ballet（芭蕾舞）. Some are drinking in the pubs.
In Los Angeles（洛杉矶）it's morning. People are working in their offices. Children are starting their lessons.
New York is midday now. People aren't working but having lunch. They are eating hamburgers or hot dogs and drinking coffee or Coke. Some people are seeing friends or shopping.According to the passage we can see that at night some people in Moscow like to .
| A．go to watch a ballet | B．do shopping | C．wait for buses | D．go to the library |
When children in Los Angeles are starting their lessons, people in Beijing are .
| A．playing basketball | B．seeing films | C．having lessons | D．sleeping |
From the passage, we can see the time in New York now is.
| A．6∶00 | B．9∶00 | C．10∶00 | D．12∶00 |
We know that London is 3 hours.
| A．earlier than Moscow | B．later than Moscow |
| C．earlier than Los Angeles | D．later than Los Angeles |