Canada is famous for its winter lifestyle, for the season lasts half the year there. A great example of this is the Quebec Winter Carnival(嘉年华). Quebec is an old city with beautiful historic building, and many agree that winter is the best time to visit. The city comes alive in the snow, especially during the winter festival. People who visit the cold city can find tons of things to do that will make winter seem perfect.
The Carnival has a magical ice palace made with 9,000 tons of snow, a boat race on the St. Lawrence River, and two night parades(游行) with funny people and colorful cars. Other interesting things include a 122-meter ice slide, and a large football game. There is also an exciting dogsled race that runs through six kilometers of the city’s streets. With more than 20 teams in the game, the dogsled race is noisy, fun and full of great cheer. Even better, artists from around the world come to enter the snow sculpture(雕塑) competition. It is amazing how these artists can bring snow to life. The Quebec Winter Carnival has everything for the whole family and more. It is surely a great way to experience winter at its fullest.
Another famous winter festival is on the other side of the world in China. Known as the City of Ice, Harbin is the capital city of Heilongjiang Province, which is next to Siberia. In the winter, it is very cold, and temperatures there can drop to 30℃ below zero. Even so, the cold weather makes the city the right place for the Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival. The festival is held every year.According to the passage, many people think ______ is the best time to visit Quebec.
A.spring | B.summer |
C.autumn | D.winter |
The Quebec Winter Carnival includes ______.
①a dogsled race ②a winter swimming ③two night parades
④a snow fight ⑤a boat race
A.①②③ | B.②③④ |
C.①③⑤ | D.③④⑤ |
Which of the following is TRUE about Harbin?
A.It is known as the City of Ice. |
B.It’s famous for its four seasons. |
C.It is in Northern China, next to Quebec. |
D.It holds an exciting festival every month. |
The writer will probably write about ______ in the next part of the article.
A.the Quebec Winter Carnival |
B.the introduction of Heilongjiang Province |
C.the snow sculpture competition in Quebec |
D.the Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival |
With the development of modern technology, robots are going into many fields of human beings. They can be instructed to carry different tasks and finish them well.
Robot Alexander |
Robot Joanna |
2.32 m with a handsome face, designed in China. Price: ¥9,900 per robot. He helps build cars and does simple jobs over and over again. Fewer people will do such boring jobs, but Alexander will never get bored. |
A middle﹣aged lady who is 1.67 m. designed in India. Price: ¥10,100 per robot. Joanna is easy﹣going and acts like a lovely housewife. She does a lot of housework, such as cooking, washing and keeping the house clean and tidy. |
Robot Susan |
Robot Charles |
Only 1.10 m, a pretty girl coming from France. She can sing many songs and dance to music. If you're tired from study and work, Susan will tell you funny stories and keep you laughing a lot. Price:¥ 13,700 per robot. |
A snake﹣shaped robot, designed in Australia, less than 1meter long. Price: ¥9,760 per robot. If building fall down with people inside, Robot Charles can help look for people under the ruins(废墟). |
(1)Robot Joanna, a lovely and easy﹣going housewife is .
A. only 1.10 meter tall
B. 2.32 meters tall
C. less than one meter long
D. 1.67 meters tall
(2)Why will fewer people do simple jobs again and again in the coming years?Because .
A. people would like to do them if they get more paid
B. modern technology makes people smart
C. robots like Alexander will do such boring jobs
D. there are many jobs for people to choose from
(3)What can Susan do to help you relaxed after a whole day's work?
A. Paly with snakes.
B. Tell you a funny story.
C. Cook delicious dishes.
D. Design a toy car.
(4)If an earthquake happens, will help look for people under the fallen buildings.
A. Robot Alexander
B. Robot Joanna
C. Robot Susan
D. Robot Charles
(5)Where can you read the above information about robots?
A. In a science newspaper.
B. In a story book.
C. In a geography book.
D. In a tour guide.
Beauty sleep is a real thing, researches have shown that people who have enough sleep look more attractive (有魅力的) to others.
A few bad nights is enough to make a person look "especially" more ugly, their sleep experiments show.
The researchers asked 25 university students to join in their sleep experiment. They were asked to get a good night's sleep for two nights.
A week later, they were asked to sleep for only four hours every night for two nights in a row.
The researchers took make﹣up free (素颜) photos of the volunteers after both the good and the bad sleep.
Next, they asked 122 strangers to have a look at the photos and judge (评价) them on attractiveness, health, and sleepiness, as well as asking them: "How much would you like to make friends with this person in the picture?"
The strangers were good at judging if the person they were looking at was tired, and, if they were sleepy, their attractiveness score was low.
The strangers also said they wouldn't want to socialize with the tired students. The researchers say this is natural for people. An unhealthy﹣looking face makes people run away. In other words, people don't want to hang around with people who might be ill.
Dr. Brewer, an expert at the University of Liverpool said "Judgement of attractiveness is often unconscious (无意识的), but we all do it, and we are able to judge on even something small like whether someone looks tired or unhealthy. This study is a good reminder of how important sleep is to us."
(1)When did the researchers lake make﹣up free photos?
A. After two nights good sleep.
B. After two nights bad sleep.
C. Before the experiment.
D. After both two nights' good sleep and two nights' bad sleep.
(2)The researchers asked the strangers to do the following except .
A. telling who looked healthier
B. telling who didn't have many friends
C. telling who missed a lot of sleep
D. telling who was attractive
(3)What kind of friends did the strangers like to make?
A. The people who were tired.
B. The people who were sleepy.
C. The people who were unhealthy.
D. The people who were attractive and energetic.
(4)What does the underlined word "socialize "mean in Chinese?
A.合伙
B.玩耍
C.交往
D.共事
(5)According to the passage, which of the following is the best title?
A. Beauty sleep, More attractive
B. More sleep, More Friends
C. Less sleep, Fewer friends
D. No attractiveness, No friends
A poor farmer had a friend who was famous for the wonderful apples he grew.
One day, his friend gave the farmer a young apple tree and told him to take it home and plant it. The farmer was pleased with the gift, but when he got home, he did not know where to plant it.
He was afraid that if he planted the tree near the road, strangers would steal the fruit. If he planted the tree in one of his fields, his neighbors would come at night and steal some of the apples. If he planted the tree near his house, his children would take the fruit.
Finally he planted the tree in his woods (树林) where no one could see it. But without sunlight and good soil, the tree soon died.
Later the friend asked the farmer why he had planted the tree in such a poor place. "What's the difference?" the farmer said angrily."If I had planted the tree near the road, strangers would have stolen the fruit. If I had planted the tree in one of my fields, my neighbors would have come at night and stolen some of the apples. If I had planted it near my house, my own children would have taken the fruit."
"Yes," said the friend, "but at least someone could have enjoyed the fruit. Now you not only have robbed (抢夺) everyone of the fruit, but also you have destroyed (摧毁) a good apple tree!"
(1)What did the farmer's friend give him one day?
A. An apple.
B. Some apples.
C. A young tree.
D. Some young trees.
(2)Why didn't the farmer want to plant the tree in his field?
A. He thought strangers would steal the fruit.
B. He thought the tree would die.
C. He thought his children would take the fruit.
D. He thought his neighbors would steal the fruit.
(3)Where did the farmer plant the young tree?
A. Near the road.
B. In his field.
C. In his woods.
D. Near the house.
(4)Why did the young tree die in the end?
A. Strangers pulled out the tree.
B. His neighbors cut down the tree.
C. His children broke the tree.
D. There was less sunlight and poor soil.
(5)What does the story tell us?
A. We should care about others' feelings.
B. We should learn to share beautiful things.
C. The young tree can provide apples for us when it grows up.
D. The young tree can grow up one day.
Chinese has been added to the graduation exam list by Sophie Scholl, an Italian high school and 29 students will take the test this year. This high school is mainly about language in northeastern Italy. It has become the first school in the country to list Chinese as a graduation exam subject. The Chinese course has been taught at this Italian school for 5 years, and 145 of its 910 students have chosen to study Chinese. Maria, director of the school, said Chinese will become a global (全球的) language in the future and they set up the course because many students had asked for it. "There were only a few schools in Italy which provided Chinese courses then, but now, Chinese courses have become an important part of our teaching plan," she said.
Robert is a student in this school. He is going to take the Chinese test this year. He said that Speaking Chinese is not so difficult, it was difficult for them to understand the same word in different sentences and read Chinese poets, but writing Chinese characters (汉字) is the most difficult part of learning the language. "Although learning Chinese is difficult for Italian students, when considering looking for better jobs abroad, China must be my top choice," he said.
(1)How many students will take the Chinese test this year according to the text?
A. 5.
B. 29.
C.145.
D.910.
(2)Why have many Italian students chosen to study Chinese?
A. They think Chinese will become a global language in the future.
B. Learning Chinese is easy for Italian.
C. They want to travel to China.
D. Think they can find good jobs only in China.
(3)What is the most difficult thing for Italian students to study Chinese?
A. Speaking Chinese.
B. Reading Chinese poets.
C. Understanding the same word in different sentences.
D. Writing Chinese characters.
(4)Which of the following is not true according to the text?
A. Sophie Scholl is a high school mainly about Chinese.
B. Sophie Scholl has become Italy's first school to list Chinese as a graduation exam subject.
C. Chinese courses have become an important part of their teaching plan.
D. There were only a few schools in Italy which provided Chinese courses then.
Liao Yifeng, a police officer, working in a small village in Wuhan, is a "father" to thirty nine "left﹣behind" children, whose parents are working far away from home and seldom spent time with them.
Wang Tianle, an eight﹣year﹣old boy, was the first to call Liao "Dad". Wang's parents divorced when he was only six months old. He never saw his mother again and his father later disappeared after getting into debt. When Liao learned that the boy couldn't even afford the 100 yuan monthly school living fees, ① , bring 100 yuan.
During last year's Mid﹣Autumn Festival, Liao carried a kilo of meat and pig's feet to his home. After dinner, the boy put his arm around Liao's neck and asked sweetly, "Uncle Liao, can I call you daddy?" Liao was deeply moved, ② .
With a two﹣year﹣old son of his own, Liao said he knew how important a father's love was to a child.
In Wang Tianle's school, there are 407 left﹣behind children. With the help of teachers, Liao knows clearly each child's home conditions and pays more attention to the 39 children whose families are the poorest.
Liao has built a special room named "family love room" in the police station, where Liao helped these left﹣behind children with their homework and taught them about safety in his spare time.
Moreover, a computer in the "family love room" play an indispensable role because it offers a precious opportunity for Liao to help children whose parents are working far way to chat with them online.
(1)从A、B、C中为①②处选出恰当的选项,使文章通顺、连贯、合理.
A. and he made up his min to be a good "father"
B. he felt upset and began going to his home every month
C. but he didn't know what to do
① ②
(2)Where can we find the article like this? .
A. In a guidebook.
B. In science magazines.
C. In an instruction book.
D. In newspapers.
(3)请将文中划线部分"Liao has built a special room named ‘family love room' in the police station."译成汉语.
(4)Mark T(true) or F(false) according to the passage.
Thanks Liao's help, parents can communicate with their children.
(5)请用至少两个英文形容词来评价 "Liao Yifeng".