This is a song millions of Americans will hear this New Year’s Eve. It is called Auld Lang Syne (《友谊地久天长》). It is the traditional music played during the New Year’s celebration. Auld Lang Syne is an old Scottish poem. It tells about the need to remember old friends.
The words “auld lang syne” mean “old long since”. No one knows who wrote the poem first. However, a version（译文） by Scottish poet（诗人） Robert Bums was published (出版) in 1796. The words and music we know today first appeared（出现）in a songbook three years later.
The song is played in the United States mainly on New Year’s Eve. The version you are hearing today is by the Washington Saxophone Quartet. As we end our program with Auld Lang Syne. I would like to wish all of our radio friends a very Happy New Year! This is Buddy Thomas. When is Auld Lang Syne mainly played in the USA according to the passage?
| A．On New Year’s Eve. |
| B．On Christmas Eve. |
| C．On weekends. |
| D．On holidays. |
What’s Auld Lang Syne about?
| A．It’s about the history of Scotland. |
| B．It’s about an old Scottish poet. |
| C．It’s about the need to remember old friends. |
| D．It’s about the wishes to the radio friends. |
When did the words and music of Auld Lang Syne we know today first appear?
| A．In 1790. | B．In 1793. |
| C．In 1796. | D．In 1799. |
Who is introducing （介绍）Auld Lang Syne to us?
| A．Robert Bums. |
| B．The Washington Saxophone Quartet. |
| C．Buddy Thomas. |
| D．The passage doesn’t tell us. |
Where is this passage from?
| A．A newspaper. | B．A magazine. |
| C．A TV program. | D．A radio program. |
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Young children don't have the skills or knowledge to stay safe in heavy traffic. The following advice will be helpful for you to keep your children safe in heavy traffic.
Children learn about road safety by watching others. Make sure that you always set good examples. Your children will follow you and think it's OK to do like you. Teach your children to pay attention to traffic lights when you cross the road together with them. This helps them understand when it's safe to cross. Make sure that you walk between your children and traffic, and hold their hands all the time.
When your children are a little older, you can start to tell them the importance of traffic knowledge. Let them start to understand the reasons why they need to be so careful. Talk with them about road signs and traffic rules.
Ask your children to play in a safe place. Never let them ride bikes on the road without an adult present at rush hours.
The most important thing you can do to keep your children from getting hurt is to encourage them to follow traffic rules. After knowing about traffic rules, they'll volunteer to obey them. In this way, they'll be careful enough to keep themselves away from danger.
We all waste food, you and me, every day, millions of tons of it. In China, food wasted in restaurants every year is enough to feed 200 million people. And the amount of food wasted by Chinese consumers is increasing fast. So our nation is being encouraged to stop wasting food.
So what should Chinese consumers do to prevent food waste?
Keep a kitchen diary
All of us should keep a kitchen diary, and we can know that how much food we waste at home. The first thing for us to do is to stop throwing away food that we can still eat. We should eat everything we buy and if we cannot, we should buy less.
Buy only what we need
We should ask for smaller portions in stores. We should also check how much food we have before buying more. We shouldn't bring much food we don't need home even if large posters ask us to do so.
Develop the habit of packing food
Chinese consumers are generous and friendly. In restaurants, often too much food is ordered and served. So when ordering out, we are supposed to exclude the food in the order if we don't plan to eat it.And order smaller servings in restaurants and take home what we cannot finish.
Don't put it off! Let's stop food waste today!
| A．Because there's enough food for Chinese people. |
| B．Because Chinese consumers like to try delicious food. |
| C．Because the amount of food wasted by us is growing fast. |
| D．Because it's traditional to invite friends to dinner in China. |
| A．keep a kitchen diary |
| B．buy things as much as possible |
| C．cook too much food for her family |
| D．keep the food as long as possible |
| A．Enjoy the food! |
| B．Keep healthy! |
| C．Share the dish! |
| D．Don't waste food! |
| A．He asks for the right portions. |
| B．You leave a lot of food on the table. |
| C．You ask your friend to order less food. |
| D．He takes away the food that he can't finish. |
| A．Have a balanced diet. |
| B．Eat less food to keep fit. |
| C．Keep the balance of nature. |
| D．Have a good habit of clearing the plate. |
Farmer John and Farmer Bob were neighbors. For more than 30 years, they had been getting along very well.
Then their good relationship broke. It began with a small thing, then bitter(尖刻的)words, and then weeks of silence(沉默). One morning Farmer John woke up to find a stream between the two farms. "It must be done by Bob," John thought.
Then one day there was a knock on John's door. He opened it to find a carpenter(木匠) standing at the doorway.
"I'm looking for a few days' work," the carpenter said.
"I do have a iob for you," John said. "Look at the stream at that farm. That's done by my neighbor, Bob. He dug a stream between the two farms. I want you to build a fence-an 8-foot fence. I don't want to see his place or his face any more. I don't have such a neighbor!"
The carpenter said, "I think I know what to do, sir, and I'll be able to do a job that will please you."
Farmer John helped the carpenter get the materials ready and then he was off for the day.
At about sunset when the farmer returned, the carpenter finished his job. The farmer's eyes opened wide. There was no fence there at all!
It was a bridge. And the neighbor, Bob, was coming across it, with his hand outstretched (伸出)."Hi, John! You're quite a fellow to build this bridge!"
Then they met in the middle, taking each other's hands. "I'm terribly sorry for what I have said and done. We should be good to each other," said Farmer Bob.
Then they turned to see the carpenter, who was ready to go. "No, wait! Stay a few days. I have a lot of other jobs for you," said Farmer John. "I'd love to stay," the carpenter said, "but I have more bridges to build. "
| A．didn't speak with |
| B．were friendly to |
| C．often fought with |
| D．never had bitter words with |
| A．he wanted to protect his farm |
| B．he didn't want to do it himself |
| C．he wouldn't like to see Bob |
| D．he wanted to give him something to do |
| A．John was great to build this bridge. |
| B．John was not good at building bridges. |
| C．John was foolish to build such a bridge. |
| D．John should build the bridge earlier. |
| A．Shy. | B．Wise. |
| C．Proud. | D．Careless. |
"China Dream" is a hot topic of 2013. Many Chinese young people are inspired by China Dream.Everyone has his own dreams. They give us courage and confidence to keep us going through difficulties.Here is some advice on how to realize our beautiful dreams.
Never giving up is the key to making our dreams come true. We may fail from time to time, but we can learn from failure, correct our mistakes and try again until we achieve our goals. Our life is like a long journey which is not full of roses. It sometimes has wind and rain. We believe rainbows will appear after storms.
Cooperation is also necessary. Everyone likes a person who is good at cooperating with others. Besides, in our society most problems can't be solved by one person alone. Cooperation is becoming one of the most important ways for people living in the developing society.
At the same time, we should learn to examine our abilities because it helps us know our advantages and disadvantages and get a full control of ourselves. Then we may be confident enough to face challenges.
Follow the suggestions above, and our dreams are sure to come true.
| A．One. | B．Two. |
| C．Three. | D．Four. |
| A．never giving up our dreams |
| B．our life |
| C．making our dreams come true |
| D．learning from failure |
| A．China Dream |
| B．Cooperation is necessary |
| C．Examine our abilities |
| D．Advice on how to realize our beautiful dreams |
What is your favorite English letter? Many of you may say Q. Why? Because so many of you chat with your friends on QQ. How do you like QQ? What do you talk about on QQ? The CCTV reporter, Miss Wang, interviewed three kids. Let's listen to what they said.
When do you chat on QO? What do you talk about?
Lin Yuhan, Xi'an: At weekends. We talk about homework and chat with each other.
Tang Xuting, Shanghai: At weekends and when I don't have much homework We exchange test answers and chat.
Yang Yuhang, Dalian: Our class goes online together from 4:00pm to 6:00pm. at weekends. We complain about homework, chat and talk about computer games.
What do you put on your QQ blog?
Lin.: I put good articles I have found online on my biog. I also write articles myself. They are about funny things that have happened in my class.
Tang: I put pictures on my biog. Not only my own photos, but also pictures from my favorite Japanese cartoons like Prince of Tennis and Detective Conan.
Yang: I put DV films on my blog. I shot them during sports meetings and school parties. The most popular one is about a dancing teacher. It is so funny that everyone watched it.
How do you like QQ?
Lin: It's a good place for us to make a record of our lives, of both good times and sad times.
Tang: My friends and I may not have time to chat at school. But we can do it on QQ. It's very helpful to our friendships.
Yang: If you chat with friends on the telephone, your parents sometimes will listen to your conversations. There’s not such a problem with QQ. You can relax and talk freely.
| A．Nine. | B．Six. |
| C．Three. | D．Two. |
(1) homework
(2) chat
(3) test answers
(4) computer games
| A．(1)(2) | B．(2)(3) |
| C．(1)(2)(4) | D．(2)(3)(4) |
| A．Lin says QQ is very helpful to their friendships. |
| B．Yang says he can chat freely with many friends and relax on QQ. |
| C．Tang says QQ is a good place for them to make a record of their lives. |
| D．Tang says he chats on QQ on weekdays though he has lots of homework. |