Li Shizhen was born in 1518. His father was a poor doctor. Li Shizhen often saw that people fell ill. He decided to study medicine so that he could be able to help people.
Li Shizhen read many books about medicine. He found many of the old medical books to be full of mistakes. So his wish was to write a new one.
He did his best to study medical science. He studied not only the herbs（草药）in his own garden, but also the wild ones. He set out many times on long journeys to collect herbs and talk with old peasants. He learned a lot from the working people.
After many years of hard work and study, Li Shizhen finished his great work “Ben Cao Gang Mu”（本草纲目）. At that time he was sixty. His book is now one of the greatest contributions（贡献）of the Chinese people to the medical science of the world.Li Shizhen’s father was _________
| A．a soldier | B．a doctor | C．a teacher | D．a peasant |
Li Shizhen decided to study medicine because he wanted to _________
| A．making a living | B．become famous | C．help the people who fell ill | D．get more money |
Li Shizhen wanted to write a new medical book because _________
| A．he was a doctor | B．he liked writing books |
| C．many medical books were full of mistakes. | D．he was a writer |
“Ben Cao Gang Mu” is
| A．a medical book | B．a medical worker | C．a herb | D．a dictionary |
Li Shizhen collected a lot of on his long journeys.
| A．flowers | B．living things | C．plants | D．herbs |
Today more and more people like to go shopping online(在线的). Wang Xing is one of them. Wang Xing is a writer in Beijing. She likes shopping online. She often shops on Taobao.
Do you know Taobao? If you like shopping online, I am sure you know it. Taobao is China’s biggest online shopping site (网上购物网站). Taobao means “looking for treasure”. People can find almost everything on Taobao, from clothes to books, from mobile phones (手机) to computers.
Wang Xing says“ My friends and I often go shopping online. First, because we don’t like to go out very often. Second, because there are many goods (货物) on Taobao, and you can find everything you want to buy. Third, because the goods on Taobao are cheaper than those in the shopping malls.”Taobao is.
| A．a shopping mall | B．an online shopper |
| C．an online shopping site | D．a person |
What does Taobao mean in Chinese?
| A．Treasure | B．Looking for gold |
| C．Money | D．Looking for treasure |
Wang Xing is a.
| A．singer | B．writer | C．officer | D．worker |
You can buy on Taobao.
| A．something | B．nothing | C．everything | D．anything |
Why Wang Xing likes shopping online?
| A．Because goods on Taobao is cheaper. |
| B．Because there are many goods on Taobao, and she can buy everything she needs. |
| C．Because Wang Xing doesn’t want to go out. |
| D．A, B and C |
School BBS （校园论坛）
Topics（话题）: Ask for help
| Lily |
I’m shy. I want to talk to my classmates, but I am afraid they will laugh at me. What should I do? |
| Simon |
There are so many net bars(网吧) around us. I spend too much time and money in playing computer games. I can’t pass the exams. My parents are angry with me. What should I do? |
| Tom |
Father’s Day is coming. My father is good at playing basketball. He also likes to watch films. What present should I give to my father? |
| Jim |
I like Chinese. I am good at Chinese. I often win the writing competition(竞赛). But my English is not good. I can’t speak English well. What should I do to learn English well? |
The topic of the BBS is.
| A．how to learn English |
| B．to ask for help |
| C．how to make friends |
| D．Don’t play computer games. |
If you want to help Simon, what should he do ?
| A．Don’t play computer games any more, and spend more time on lessons. |
| B．Go on playing computer games. |
| C．Don’t play computer games in the net bars, just play games at home. |
| D．Pay no attention to (不在意) parents and teachers. |
Which is the best present for Tom’s father?
| A．A coat. | B．A pair of sports shoes. |
| C．Some flowers. | D．Some story books. |
Which is Jim’s favourite subject?
| A．English | B．Chinese | C．Maths | D．PE |
If you have problems, what will you do?
| A．Don’t tell anyone about your problems. |
| B．Have a talk to your classmates and ask them to help you. |
| C．Pay no attention to (不在意) them. |
| D．B and C |
| Personal Data (个人资料) |
|
| Name |
Zhu Zhiwen |
| Age |
44 |
| Address |
Heze , Shandong , China |
| Job |
farmer |
| Called |
Overcoat Brother(大衣哥) |
| Good at |
singing |
| When and where to sing |
2011, Shangdong TV “I am a bigstar” |
Zhu Zhiwen is _______.
| A．a woman | B．forty | C．thirteen | D．a man |
Zhu Zhiwen is in _______.
| A．Hangzhou | B．Ningbo | C．Jinghua | D．Shandong |
What is Zhu Zhiwen? He is.
| A．a worker | B．a shopkeeper | C．a farmer | D．a superstar |
Zhu Zhiwen started to sing in.
| A．2011 | B．1963 | C．2001 | D．2012 |
He likes ______.
| A．dancing | B．swimming | C．playing | D．singing |
If you travel in the city of Kunming, you can’t miss the Kingdom of Little People. It opened in the summer of 2009 in the mountains in Kunming.
There are tiny(微小的) animals, little beautiful cottages (小屋) and small furniture in the park. The big attraction of the park is the performances by little people. Many little people work in the park. Twice a day, they perform for visitors. They sing, dance and give a magic show. People who want to work in the park should be between eighteen and forty years old from any part of the country. And they should be under 130 cm in height.
The creator of the park is a rich businessman. He wants the park to be like a fairyland. And he wants to do something good for dwarfs in China. This theme park has brought together people of unusual stature (身高). They enjoy being part of the community and impressing tourists with (给……深刻印象) their courage and skills.
Are you interested in this fairyland? How about having a visit in the Kingdom of Little People? What is the big attraction of the park?
| A．It is very huge. | B．It is in the mountains. |
| C．The performances by little people. | D．It looks like a fairyland. |
What can we find in the park?
①Some small animals
②Some big animals.
③Some big castles.
④Some giants.
⑤Some small cottages.
⑥. Some small furniture
| A．①⑤⑥ | B．①②⑤ | C．②③④ | D．③④⑥ |
The underlined word “dwarfs” means “________” in Chinese.
| A．残疾人 | B．智力障碍者 | C．盲人 | D．侏儒 |
Which of the following is TRUE?
| A．You can watch the performance only once a day. |
| B．A dwarf think of an idea to create the park. |
| C．Dwarfs have a chance to show their talent in the park. |
| D．The Kingdom of Little People is a theme park for children. |
Bob was a gardener and he had no work for a few months. One day he went out to look for a job. While he was walking in the street, he saw a poster at the gate of a big restaurant. It said the restaurant needed to hire（雇佣） a man who could grow flowers and trees well. Bob was so pleased that he went straight to answer it. There Bob was told to go back and get his old working clothes to the office. Bob did so.
The boss looked over his working clothes carefully and then decided to let Bob have the job. Bob asked the boss why his working clothes were so important. The boss answered with a smile, "Oh, young man, your working clothes are all with patches(补丁) on the knees. You know, I have dismissed（解雇） two men these days. They had working clothes with patches on the buttocks(臀部). They were too lazy."When the boss saw Bob, he ________.
| A．gave him the job at once | B．liked Bob at once |
| C．asked Bob to go home to get his working clothes | D．liked Bob's clothes |
Bob's new job was________.
| A．to wash dishes | B．to clean the restaurant |
| C．to cook dishes | D．to grow flowers and trees |
We may learn that the boss was ________.
| A．very clever | B．foolish | C．very kind | D．hardworking |