You may know the English letters A, B and C. But do you know there are people called ABCs? Do you know there is such a thing as “a banana person”? How strange! ABC means American-born Chinese. An ABC is a Chinese, but was born in the United States. Sometimes, people call an ABC a “banana person”. A banana is yellow outside. So, when a person is a “banana”, he or she is white inside—thinking like a Westerner and yellow outside—looking like a Chinese.
Usually, ABCs know little about China or the Chinese language. Some of them don’t speak Chinese. But if ABCs cannot speak Chinese, can we still call them Chinese people? Yes, of course. They are overseas(海外的)Chinese. These people may be citizens(公民)of another country like the US, Canada or Singapore. But they have Chinese blood. Their parents, grandparents or even great-grandparents were from China. They all have black eyes and black hair.
But they are not Chinese citizens. They are people of the People’s Republic of China. For example, we all know the famous scientist C. N. Yang(杨振宁). He got the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1957. Chinese people love him. But he is an American citizen.“ABCs” in this passage means .
A.three English letters | B.a kind of banana |
C.Chinese born in America | D.Americans born in China |
Chinese in Western countries are called “banana persons” because .
A.their bodies are white inside but yellow outside |
B.they think like Westerners but look like Chinese |
C.they were born in China but go to study in America |
D.they like to eat bananas |
The underlined word “blood” may probably mean .
A.洪水 | B.祖先 | C.血统 | D.身份 |
Which of the sentences is WRONG about ABCs?
A.ABCs may know little about China. | B.They are overseas Chinese. |
C.They may speak little Chinese. | D.They are Chinese citizens. |
This passage mainly talks about .
A. different kinds of bananas B. overseas Chinese
C. the Nobel Prize D. the story of C.N. Yang
There are two deaf(聋的) men in a small village. One is Mr. White and the other is Mr. Black. They live near to each other. They are good friends.
Mr. White and Mr. Black often talk together. They talk about all kinds of things. Sometimes they are worried about their hearing. But one thinks the other is much deafer.
One day Mr. Black comes to see Mr. White. Mr. White is sitting on a chair, He is having a rest. Mr. Black stops at the door and asks, “Can you hear me?” There is no answer. Mr. Black goes nearer and asks again, “Can you hear me?” Again he doesn’t hear any answer. Mr. Black is quite pleased. Still he goes nearer and asks for the third time, “Can you hear me?” Still there is no answer. At last Mr. Black goes up to Mr. White and calls, “Now I know you are much deafer than me. You don’t hear my questions.” “I’m much deafer?” says Mr. White. “No, I answer you three times. But you do not hear my answer.” Mr. White and Mr. Black are .
A.brothers | B.in the city |
C.not near to each other | D.in the same village. |
Mr. White and Mr. Black often together.
A.talk | B.have a rest | C.sit at home | D.go out for a walk |
One day Mr. Black talks with Mr. White .
A.in Mr. Black’s house | B.in the street |
C.at the door of Mr. White’s house | D.happily |
Which one is right?
A.Mr. White doesn’t answer Mr. Black’s question. |
B.Mr. Black doesn’t hear Mr. White’s answer. |
C.Mr. White is deafer than Mr. Black |
D.Mr. White wouldn’t like to answer Mr. Black’s question |
Mr. Black and Mr. White aremen, I think.
A.interesting | B.good | C.bad | D.blind |
SUNNY SCHOOL
We are a bilingual(双语) school for children of 6-15. We want a cook, a library assistant, a sports coach(教练) and a language teacher.
Job |
Age |
Language |
Skill |
Other term (其它条件) |
cook |
25-40 |
Chinese |
Cooking both Chinese food and western food |
Healthy(健康) |
Library assistant |
20-35 |
Chinese English |
Having the knowledge(知识)of different kinds of books |
Careful(细心) |
Sports Coach |
20-40 |
Chinese English |
Majoring in (主修)physical education |
Healthy, strong |
teacher |
--- |
Chinese English |
Majoring in English |
----- |
根据招聘启事,选择最佳答案。________ can’t go to Sunny School.
A.A four-year-old(四岁的)child | B.A ten-year-old child |
C.An eleven-year-old child | D.A fifteen-year-old child |
They don’t need (需要)________ in Sunny School.
A.a cook | B.a headmaster (校长) |
C.a library assistant | D.a sports coach |
_________ may not be able to(能) speak English.
A.The language teacher | B.The library assistant |
C.The cook | D.The sports coach |
The coach(教练)must major in (主修) _________.
A.Chinese | B.English | C.physical education | D.language |
Which is right?
A.The teacher can only teach Chinese. |
B.A twenty-five-year old cook can’t work in the school. |
C.A teacher must be strong. |
D.The library assistant must be careful. |
根据短文内容,选择正确答案填空。
Mr. Smith is an Englishman. He teaches English well. His English classes are very interesting. He likes us and we like him, too.
Mr. Smith has two children---Tom and Lucy. Tom is seven and his sister Lucy is four. Tom goes to school but Lucy doesn’t. Mr. Smith likes to wear a T-shirt and Jeans. Football is his favorite sport. After school, we often have a basketball game. Sometimes Mr. Smith watches and joins us. He plays basketball just for fun.Mr. Smith is________.
A.a Chinese teacher | B.an English driver |
C.a Japanese teacher | D.an English teacher |
How many sons does Mr. Smith have? .
A.Only one | B.Two | C.Three | D.Not any |
Lucy doesn’t go to school because_______.
A.she looks beautiful | B.she is seven |
C.she is only four | D.she doesn’t like school |
_______is Mr. Smith’s favorite sport.
A.Basketball | B.Football | C.Running | D.Volleyball |
The story is about______.
Mr. Smith’s son B. Mr. Smith C. Tom and Lucy D. A basketball game
Around the world, people have different ideas about what good manners are.
When you go to restaurants in different parts of the world, it’s important to know the right and wrong things to do. (2)For example, in China it’s OK to make a lot of noise in a restaurant. In fact, if a restaurant isn’t noisy and lively, you may think there’s something wrong with it. However, in many Western countries, restaurants are quiet places. If a table is too loud, other people who are eating there will be unhappy.
Paying the bill is also (1)__________ __________ country to country. In China one person usually pays for everyone. In Western countries, if friends eat together, they usually share the cost. This is called “ go Dutch”. Also, when Westerners pay the bill, they usually leave some money for the waiter. This is called “leaving a tip(小费)”. Leaving a tip is thought to be polite.
The way people eat food is different in the world, but you can find the same kinds of food in many countries. Chinese and Italian food, for example, are popular all over the world. 在(1)处填上适当的词,使句意完整,上下文通顺:____________ _____________
将(2)句译成中文:__________________________________.
根据短文内容回答问题:
How will other people feel if a table is too loud in Western countries?
_____________________________________________在文中找出 People think it’s polite to leave a tip的同义句:
_______________________________________________在文中找出本文的中心句:____________________________________________
It can be dangerous to travel by sea. Ships sometimes sink(下沉) far away from land. When this happens, the sailors(海员) have to get into small boats. If another ship does not come and help them and they do not have enough food or water, they will die.
Most people believe we must not drink sea water. They believe that if we do, we shall be very ill because of all the salt in the water. A doctor called Alain Bombard did not believe this. He thought that people could stay alive by drinking sea water and eating small fish, animals and plants from the sea. On 19 October 1953, he set out in a small boat to cross the Atlantic Ocean(大西洋). He did not take any food or water with him.
Every day Dr. Bombard drank just a little sea water. He also caught fish and they had water in them. He drank this water. He could not cook the fish, so he ate them as they were. He took small plants from the sea, which gave him more food.
Dr. Bombard became hot, tired and quite ill, but after 65days at sea he was still alive. He traveled 2,750 miles from one side of the Atlantic Ocean to the other, and on 24th,December 1953, he reached Barbados.
He lost 20 kilos, but he showed that people could live on sea water, the animals and plants in the sea.Alain Bombard was ______.
A.an old sailor | B.a fisherman | C.a cook | D.a doctor |
He wanted to show that _____.
A.sea water was dangerous | B.sailors often died |
C.people could drink sea water and not die | D.fish were good for people |
He went across ______.
A.a large ocean | B.a town | C.a boat | D.a ship |
Dr. Bombard lived on ______.
A.sea water | B.food that he cooked | C.only fish | D.sea water, fish and small plants |
The story is about _____.
A.drinking sea water | B.a dying sailor | C.a kind doctor | D.eating good food |