It helps us understand the world better if we know a little geography and have some maps at hand. But with maps in Chinese only, misunderstanding is possible in studying world events. Chinese names are long, hard to pronounce and without meaning to a foreigner. For the opening of the country maps are important and helpful and needed badly.
I wish maps with various languages, like those used in the United Nations, would come out and be sold in all bookstores open to Chinese.The writer is mainly talking about ____.
| A．geography | B．maps |
| C．Chinese names | D．the opening of the country |
Knowing a little geography and having some maps in Chinese only, a foreigner ____.
| A．can study world events easily |
| B．can study world events without misunderstanding |
| C．can’t study world events without misunderstanding |
| D．will feel joy in studying world events |
What are the difficulties for a foreigner to use a map in Chinese?
| A．A foreigner has nowhere to buy a map |
| B．All the bookstores only open to Chinese. |
| C．The names of Chinese people are long, hard to pronounce and without meaning. |
| D．The names of places on a map in Chinese are long, hard to pronounce and without meaning. |
In the United Nations people use maps in ____.
| A．foreign languages only | B．Chinese only |
| C．various languages | D．English only |
Last December，students at Duluth Edison Carter school in the US took part in a food drive（募捐）．They were on their way to collect food and other things for their local food bank．
Since lots of people in the world are still suffering from hunger，food banks are set up to help them．They collect and store food and give it to people who cannot afford to buy it．There are thousands of food banks in the world．Some people donate（捐赠）food or money to them，and some work as volunteer in the banks．The students from Duluth Edison Charter School had their own task﹣﹣﹣they had collect what poor people needed for their holiday．
Each grade received different requests（需求）from the food bank．Some needed to collect potatoes and vegetables from the farm．Some went to bakeries（面包房）to ask for cakes．And for seventh grader Isabelle Sydow，she had to make gift boxes with her teammates．In her own words，the reason for donating is simple．"Not everybody has everything they need，and we think it will be nice to give everybody what they need for the holiday，"said Sydow．
Students collected a total of 1，409items for the food bank and donated ＄262．"Thanks for your help，"said Eric，the leader of the local food bank．"The poor people will have a nice Christmas just like everybody else．"
29．Food banks are set up to ．
| A． |
help hungry people |
| B． |
share healthy food |
| C． |
educate school children |
| D． |
protect the environment |
30．What was the students' task？
| A． |
To visit the poor during the holiday． |
| B． |
To work as volunteer in the food bank． |
| C． |
To find out different requests of the poor． |
| D． |
To collect what the poor needed for the poor． |
31．Sydow and her teammates were asked to ．
| A． |
ask for cakes |
| B． |
raise some money |
| C． |
make gift boxes |
| D． |
collect vegetables |
32．What can we learn from the last paragraph？
| A． |
Christmas is the best time to share． |
| B． |
Students helped a lot in the food drive． |
| C． |
The poor people got everything they needed． |
| D． |
The local food bank completed the task wonderfully． |
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I especially like the fact that I have easy access（进入） to the Internet．And it's great that I have Google Maps on my phone，so that when I get lost I can just look up where I am find my way back．But I don't really ant to say﹣﹣﹣I depend too much on the phone．That's the worst part． |
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I love the fact that my mobile phone has the Internet．That's the best thing about having the Internet everywhere．The worst thing is that people can reach you，especially by calling you．Just send me an email．That would be great． |
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I have a very old phone，so I can't really do much with it．however，it's also kind of nice because it makes me be more of a face to face person，instead of always being on my phone．So that's good． I have one of the simplest mobile phones，which I actually really like because I'm not really tempted（受诱惑的） to be on it all the time．So compared with texting people，talking with people around gives me more pleasure |
25．What does Laura do when she gets lost？
| A． |
She calls for a taxi at once． |
| B． |
She uses Google Maps on the phone． |
| C． |
She asks the police for help． |
| D． |
She makes a phone call to her family． |
26．For Tal，it would be great to ．
| A． |
have a private world |
| B． |
Keep in touch with friends |
| C． |
receive emails in time |
| D． |
use the Internet everywhere |
27．Both Ashlcigh and Mary prefer to ．
| A． |
turn off their phones sometimes |
| B． |
talk with people face to face |
| C． |
stay on their phones all the time |
| D． |
change their phones for better ones |
28．The four people are mainly talking about ．
| A． |
why they need their mobile phones |
| B． |
whether to say goodbye to mobile phones |
| C． |
how to surf the Internet on their mobile phones |
| D． |
what they like and dislike about their mobile phones． |
Living in a different culture can be a both exciting and challenging（挑战性的）experience．You have to learn different cultures and try to get used to them．Let's share some cultural differences between China and the US to help understand each other．
Privacy（隐私）﹣Chinese people talk about subjects such as ages and income（收入），which Americans think is not polite．
Families﹣In China，elders are traditionally treated with respect（尊重）．In America，the goal of the family is to encourage independence（独立），especially that of the children．Unlike the Chinese，few elder Americans live with their children．
Friends﹣Chinese people have different understanding of"friends"．In China，"friendship"means a lifelong relationship between friends who think it's their duty to give each other any help．Americans always call people they meet friends．
Money﹣The Chinese like saving money．They are always careful when they are planning to spend money．It is different in America，where far fewer families are saving money．
Education﹣Chinese people value education and jobs more than Americans do，who pay more attention to good nature instead．
根据短文内容回答下列各题（每小题10分，共10分）请在答题卡上把你的答案写在相对应的题号后的指定区域内．
（1）Who often talk about ages and income，Chinese people or Americans？
（2）In China，many elders live with their children，don't they？
（3）Do Americans have the same understanding of "friends" as Chinese people？
（4）What do Chinese people value more than Americans do？
（5）What does the passage mainly talk about？
Maybe You Should Learn to Relax！
These days，Chinese children are sometimes busier on weekends than weekdays because they have to take so many after﹣school classes．Many of them are learning exam skills so that they can get into a good high school and later a good university．Others are practicing sports so that they can compete and win．However，this doesn't only happen in China．
Doctors say too much pressure is not good for a child's development．Dr．Alice Green says all these activities can cause a lot of stress for children．"Kids should have time to relax and think for themselves，too．It's normal to want successful children，but it's more important to have happy children．"
根据短文内容，结合生活实际完成下列各题．（共5分）请在答题卡上把你的答案写在相对应的题号后的指定区域内．
（1）单词释义（请在文中找出与下面英文释义相符的单词）
a test at school or college to see how much you know about a subject ．
（2）Do you often take after﹣school classes on weekends？
（3）What do you often do when you are under pressure？
I often ．（答出两种即可）
An old man went to India．When he got there，he saw a lot of fruit for sale，but much of it was very expensive．Only a big basket of red fruit was cheap．
"How much per kilo？"the old man asked．
"Two rupees（卢比），"the shopkeeper answered．Two rupees in India is almost nothing，so the old man bought a kilogram and started eating them．
However，as soon as he started eating，his mouth began to burn，his eyes began to water and his whole face became as red as the fruit．As he coughed and struggled to breathe，he jumped up and down，screaming（尖叫），"Ah！Ah！Ah！"
And yet he continued to eat the "fruit"！
Some people saw him and said，"Those are chili peppers（红辣椒）！You can't just eat them by the handful（一大把）！"
The old man said，"I paid for them，so I must eat them．"
This old man must seem pretty stupid．But are we a lot smarter？In our life，all of us have put money，time and effort into something﹣maybe a relationship or a job﹣and sometimes，even if we know there's no hope that things will get better， we still continue with it．Why？Because we've put in all that money，time and effort．
What we can learn from the old man is this：if you've lost a lot for something that doesn't work，let it go and move on．It's better than continuing losing．
根据短文内容判断对错，对的为"T"，错的为"F"．（每小题10分，共10分）请在答题卡上用2B铅笔将你的判断结果所对应的方框涂黑．
（1）The old man bought a kilogram of chili peppers because of the beautiful color． （判断对错）
（2）Two rupees doesn't mean a lot of money in India． （判断对错）
（3）The old man continued eating because he was too hungry to stop． （判断对错）
（4）The writer compares something in our life like a relationship or a job to the chili peppers in the story． （判断对错）
（5）The story wants to tell us that sometimes we need to give up wisely． （判断对错）
