A woman is having some trouble(患病)with her eyes, so she goes to see the doctor. He is a new doctor and doesn't know her, so he asks some questions and one of them is, "How old are you?"The woman says, "I don't know, doctor, but let me think about it." She thinks for a minute and then says, "Yes, I know now, Doctor!When I marry(结婚), I am eighteen years old, and my husband is thirty. Now my husband is sixty. And that is twice(两倍)thirty. So I am twice eighteen. That's thirty-six, isn’t it?”Something is wrong with the woman's ____ .
A.head | B.eyes | C.ears | D.mouth |
The woman can't remember age.
A.thedoctor's | B.her husband's | C.her | D.her son’s |
The woman is years old now.
A.eighteen | B.thirty | C.thirty-six | D.forty-eight |
The woman is younger thanher husband.
A.twelve | B.eighteen | C.twenty | D.twenty-four |
Beijing Opera is also called Peking Opera. It came into being after 1790 when the famous four Anhui opera troupes(戏班) came to Beijing. Its music and singing(唱腔) come from Xipi and Erhuang in Anhui and Hubei. Its costumes are all fascinating and artistic. It is the highest expression of the Chinese culture. It’s full of famous stories, beautiful facial paintings, and wonderful gestures and fighting. This kind of opera is very popular with Chinese people.
There are four main roles in Beijing Opera: Sheng, Dan, Jing and Chou. Sheng is the leading male(男性) actor. For example, a Wusheng is a soldier or fighter. A Xiaosheng is a young man. A Laosheng is an old man. Dan is the female(女性) role. Jing, mostly male, is the face-painted role and Chou is the comedy actor or clown.
Stories in Beijing Opera are very interesting. Some of them are from the history book, but most of them are from the literature, especially famous novels. The people in the story usually have some disagreements. They become angry and unhappy. They are sad and lonely. Sometimes they are nervous and worried. Then they find a way to make peace. The stories usually end with happiness and laughter and people are all happy in the end.
Beijing Opera’s singing is from ____________.
A.Anhui and Hubei |
B.Beijing and Anhui |
C.the history book |
D.the literature and novels |
The second paragraph of the reading is about the _________ of Beijing Opera.
A.stories | B.roles |
C.gestures | D.paintings |
From the reading, we know the role Chou most probably has a (n) _________ feature.
A.honest | B.funny |
C.dull | D.serious |
Which of the following is the role Sheng?
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Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A.Peking Opera is full of different gestures. |
B.There are only four roles in Beijing Opera. |
C.Beijing Opera is the most popular in the world. |
D.The people in the story usually are in agreement. |
Name |
Personal Information |
Name |
Personal Information |
Mo Yan![]() |
Born in 1955. Worked hard and became the first Chinese national writer to win the Nobel Prize in Literature(诺贝尔文学奖). His novel: Red Sorghum(红高粱) |
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Born in 1980 in Shanghai. The son of two great basketball players. Joined the Houston Rockets in June, 2002. |
Liu Yang![]() |
Born in 1978 in Henan Prov- ince, China. The first Chinese woman astronaut. Traveled in Shenzhou Ⅸ in outer space with Jing Haipeng and Liu Wang from June 16th, 2012 to June 29th, 2012. |
Jay Chou![]() |
Born in 1979 in Taiwan, China. A popular singer Favorite music: Hip-Hop |
Yao Ming played basketball in _after 2002.
A.Germany | B.Canada |
C.America | D.England |
Red Sorghum is the name of a __.
A.sport | B.song |
C.magazine | D.novel |
Liu Yang, Jing Haipeng and Liu Wang traveled in outer space for days.
A.11 | B.12 | C.14 | D.15 |
According to the passage, the was born in 1979.
A.writer | B.astronaut |
C.basketball player | D.singer |
Which of the following is NOT true?
A.Liu Yang is the first Chinese woman astronaut from Henan, China. |
B.Jay Chou is from Taiwan, China. |
C.Mo Yan is the second writer to win the Nobel Prize in Literature. |
D.Yao Ming’s parents are both basketball players. |
An artistwent to a beautiful place of the country for a holiday, and stayed with a farmer. Every day he went out and painted from morning to evening. When it got dark, he came back to the farm and had a good dinner before he went to bed.
At the end of his holiday he wanted to pay the farmer, but the farmer said, “No, I don’t want money but give me one of your pictures. What is money? In a week it will all be finished, but your painting will be here.”
The artist was very pleased and thanked the farmer for saying such kind words. The farmer smiled and said, “I have a son in London. He wants to become an artist. When he comes here next month, I will show him your picture, and then he will not want to be an artist any more, I believe.”
The artist liked to ___________ near a nice place.
A.sing songs | B.dance |
C.paint pictures | D.write something |
He liked painting ____________.
A.in a house |
B.in the open air |
C.because he would do well in painting |
D.with the most important artist |
The farmer thought that the artist ____________.
A.was not good at painting |
B.was really a great man |
C.did well in painting |
D.was the most important artist |
The farmer’s son wanted to __________ some day.
A.be an artist | B.become a popular singer |
C.write twenty novels | D.dance around the world |
The farmer ____________.
A.was a foolish man |
B.didn’t want his son to be a painter |
C.liked the artist’s picture very much |
D.couldn’t pay for his son about his paintings |
When Jane was a little girl, she liked _
__ (keep) pets. She had many books about animals and there were many pictures and stamps on the walls of her bedroom. She often said that she ___
__(work) in a zoo when she grew up.
Most of Jane’s pets were quite small— parrots, cats, dogs and so on. But one day she met something quite big.
That afternoon, Jane’s mother was surprised __
____ (see) a big animal with long hair in the kitchen. He _
___ (wear) a T-shirt and sitting on a chair, trying to put on a pair of glasses and making faces at her. In front of him, on the table, were a basket of fruits and a glass of water. “Jane, where are you?” the mother shouted. Then suddenly she __
______(remember) that a few days before a young gorilla(大猩猩)_
___ (call) Gor had run away from the zoo.
“I found him in the city square,” Jane said. “He seemed so lonely. I talked to him. We became friends at once and he followed me home.”
“Well, you know you can’t (keep) him,” her mother said. “He must __
__(send) back to the zoo. You’d better_
_____ (phone) the police.”
Soon a policeman came and also a truck from the zoo. Nobody was angry with Jane when she told her story. The policeman knew Jane loved animals. And the zoo-keeper said, “Thank you for your kindness. I can see Gor
_____ (like) you, but we need him back.” Jane agreed. She hugged Gor and said that she would go and see him at weekends. These days Jane
_____(stop) collecting animals. But you can still find her with her friend Gor at the zoo on Saturdays and Sundays!
You don’t need to speak French to understand the Parisians. You just need to know how to make gestures. A new guide has come out by French tourism officials, which is to help foreign visitors understand Parisians with a list of commonly used gestures like “shut up”. “If you use them the next time when you’re in Paris, people will start mistaking you for a native (当地人) in no time,” says the online guide at www.cestsoparis.com.
Some of the city’s rude native people in Paris have been a headache for the tourism authorities(旅游当局) for a long time. They have tried their best to ask Parisians to be more friendly to foreign visitors. They have decided to show visitors commonly used gestures by Parisians at www.cestsoparis.com. Visitors can learn and get help from there.
The website includes the common gestures such as “Bof” and “Camembert”. “Bof” is used to mean “I don’t know” or “I disagree”, and “Camembert” is to tell someone to shut up.
And it also includes a note, which warns visitors not to use the gestures too freely.Otherwise, they may see some even ruder Parisian expressions.
The coming out of that new guide in France is.
A.to help foreign visitors to learn French well |
B.to help foreign visitors understand Parisians |
C.to make a suitable website in Paris |
D.to tell people the importance of speaking French |
The gesture “Camembert” in the website means.
A.I don’t know | B.I disagree |
C.Don’t speak | D.Don’t stop speaking |
The underlined word “They” refers to(指代).
A.the rude native people in Paris |
B.the tourism authorities in Paris |
C.the commonly used gestures |
D.the foreign visitors in Paris |
Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A.Some native Parisians are rude to foreign visitors. |
B.The new guide is mainly for foreign tourists. |
C.You’ll be regarded as a native if you use the gestures at www.cestsoparis.com. |
D.You can use the gestures in Paris as freely as you want. |
The BEST title for this passage is.
A.How to learn French |
B.What places to visit in Paris |
C.Gestures make you a Parisian |
D.How rude Parisians are |