Tea, coffee and cocoa are three major drinks all over the world. Tea is drunk by the largest number of people in the world. Tea, as well as silk and porcelain, began to be known by the world over a thousand years ago and has been an important Chinese export since then.
Tea has a history of over 4 , 000 years and China is the home of tea. In ancient China, tea was used as a kind of medicine, while nowadays people drink tea daily.
Longjing, Pu'er, Wulong and Tieguanyin are all famous tea. Thanks to the mild climate and rich soil in Fujian, Zhejiang and Yunnan, tea is produced mainly in these provinces.
The word for tea in different languages came from Chinese, like "cha'i" in Russian. And the Japanese character for tea is written exactly the same as it is in Chinese.
Over the past centuries, Chinese people have developed their unique tea culture, which includes tea planting, tea-leaf picking, tea making, tea drinking and so on. Tea is also popular in some sayings, like "A friendship between gentlemen is like a cup of tea." In dances, songs, poems and novels, tea is often mentioned. too.How many drinks are mentioned in this passage?
| A．Three. | B．Four. |
| C．Five. | D．Six. |
Tea is produced mainly in Fujian, Zhejiang and Yunnan because__________.
| A．they are all big provinces |
| B．they are all close to the sea |
| C．there are quite a lot of mountains there |
| D．the climate is mild and the soil is rich there |
The underlined sentence “ A friendship between gentlemen is like a cup of tea. " in the last paragraph means_________.
| A．一个朋友就是一杯茶 | B．君子之交淡如水 |
| C．看到朋友就会想起茶 | D．绅士才能够喝茶 |
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
| A．Tea, cocoa and silk are important Chinese exports. |
| B．Tea has more than 1, 000 years of history. |
| C．Japan is the home of tea. |
| D．In ancient China, people used tea as a kind of medicine. |
Which is the best title for the passage?
| A．China's Tea Culture | B．A Saying of Tea |
| C．Drinks in the World | D．Tea and Coffee |
Shlander is a man from space．He thinks the people and things on the earth are very strange．He is now writing a letter to his friend at home．Here is a part of his letter．Read it and answer the questions．
Now I am in a strange world．It is very nice．There are many new things here．There are many earth monsters here，too．The earth monsters look very funny．They have just one head，two arms and two legs．They have thin black strings on their heads．Some earth monsters have brown or yellow strings．The earth monsters have a hole in their face．Every day，they put nice things and balls from the trees into the hole．They put water into the hole，too．The earth monsters do not walk very fast．They move from place to place in tin boxes．
At night，the earth monsters like to look at a square window box．This box has very small earth monsters in it．
根据短文内容选择正确答案。Shlander thinks the man on the earth is________．
| A．a monkey |
| B．an earth monster |
| C．a tin box |
| D．a strange world |
The earth monster doesn’t have________．
| A．heads，arms and legs |
| B．brown or yellow strings on its head |
| C．a hole in its face |
| D．a swing on its body |
The earth monsters don’t put________into their holes．
| A．nice things |
| B．balls |
| C．fire |
| D．water |
The square window box is________．
| A．a car or a bus |
| B．a very small earth monster |
| C．a TV set |
| D．a radio |
Alice is a nice girl．She lives in Beijing．
She studies in a middle school．She gets up at six every day．She likes learning Chinese．She is a bright（聪明的）girl．She draws well．After school，she often reads newspapers with her grandmother．At seven o’clock in the evening，Alice has dinner at home．Every day at night she does her homework and goes to bed at nine．Alice lives in________．
| A．England |
| B．New York |
| C．Paris |
| D．China |
What does Alice like to do？
| A．She likes reading storybooks． |
| B．She likes singing． |
| C．She likes learning Chinese． |
| D．She likes learning English． |
She is a________girl．
| A．nice |
| B．clever |
| C．tall |
| D．nice and bright |
What does she often do after school？
| A．She draws pictures． |
| B．She has dinner． |
| C．She does some reading with her grandmother． |
| D．She watches TV． |
What time does she go to bed？
| A．8:00． |
| B．9:00． |
| C．8:35． |
| D．9:30． |
My name is Tom．I want to join a club in my school．I’m not famous（著名的）now，but maybe I can be famous someday．I can’t sing or dance or act，but I can do many other things．I can play three kinds of instruments：the guitar，the violin and the drums．I think I can be in the music club．Maybe I can be a famous musician．I like to read storybooks and I can write stories．Maybe I can be a famous writer．I like sports，too，but I am not good at it，so I don’t join the sports club．What’s the Chinese meaning of the word“instru-ments”？
| A．乐谱 |
| B．乐器 |
| C．乐章 |
| D．琴 |
What can’t Tom do？
| A．Play the guitar． |
| B．Write stories． |
| C．Play the violin． |
| D．Act． |
Tom thinks he can be a famous________or a famous writer．
| A．musician |
| B．actor |
| C．singer |
| D．sportsman |
What club can Tom join？
| A．The art club． |
| B．The movie club． |
| C．The chess club． |
| D．The music club． |
Why doesn’t Tom join the sports club？
| A．He doesn’t like sports． |
| B．He can’t do sports． |
| C．He isn’t good at sports． |
| D．He is not strong enough． |
Musicians Wanted
We want four good musicians for our rock band．Are you a musician？Can you sing？Can you play the piano，the guitar or the drums？Do you want to be the best musician？If you want to join us，please send（发送）an e-mail．Our e-mail address is rockband2009@pep．com．cn．or you can call Mr Liu at 790-4566．
Teachers Needed
Are you an art teacher？Can you paint or draw well？Are you good with kids？We need two teachers for our art club．Please find Mrs Wang for more information or call 628-1183．How many musicians do they want？
| A．Two． |
| B．Three． |
| C．Four． |
| D．Five． |
The rock band needs some people who can________or play the piano，the guitar or the drums．
| A．paint |
| B．sing |
| C．draw |
| D．swim |
What should you do if you want to join the rock band？
| A．Send an e-mail． |
| B．Find Mrs Wang． |
| C．Call 628-1183． |
| D．Sing a song． |
Two teachers are needed for________．
| A．the rock band |
| B．the school show |
| C．the art club |
| D．the music club |
What can we learn from the two ads？
| A．The art club has an e-mail address． |
| B．Mrs Wang is in the rock band． |
| C．There are many kids in the art club． |
| D．The rock band needs three teachers． |
Helen Keller was an American educator and journalist, who became one of the leading humanitarians in the history of the United States. Born on June 27, 1880 in Tuscumbia, a small town in Alabama, Keller was stricken with a childhood disease that left her deaf, and blind. The illness Keller suffered (遭受) is a mystery to this day. Unable to see, or hear, Keller became difficult to deal with as her behaviour was described as wild by her family and friends.
Soon Keller and her family developed their own type of sign language that allowed them to communicate with each other. Helen’s mother needed help for her anguished (痛苦的) child, which eventually led to Anne Sullivan, who was a recent graduate (毕业生) of the Perkins Institute for the Blind. The school had been successful in the past in educating blind students, and Sullivan was one of its star graduates. Once Sullivan and Keller got through the difficult beginnings, their friendship, and association (合作) lasted for 49 years.
Keller was determined to become educated, and to teach herself to communicate. After attending several schools, she became the first deaf and blind person to earn a college degree. She became very well-known, and began a lecture tour where she made speeches on social and political issues, including women’s suffrage (选举权), and birth control. Also she required the government to raise awareness to the situation of the blind. She devoted much of her later life to raising funds for the American Foundation for the Blind.
On September 14, 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson awarded her the Presidential Medal of Freedom, one of the United States’ two highest civilian honours. In 1999, Keller was listed in Gallup’s Most Widely Admired People of the 20th century.
| Helen Keller—Overcoming Disability |
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| Childhood |
Keller was made deaf and blind by an Her family and friends |
| The Keller family Anne Sullivan Keller made up her Keller earned a college degree after |
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| Social Activities |
While travelling around the country, Keller made a series of Keller |
| Awards |
In 1964, Keller was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom. In 1999, her name was on the |