A Bite of China Season Two(《舌尖上的中国 》第二季) is coming!
The program is shown at 9 : 00 0n CCTV-1 every Friday night from April 18 to June 6, 2014. There are altogether eight episodes (集), all about history and culture of food, eating and cooking in China. The directors spent one year visiting more than 150 different parts of China. More than 300 types of food are covered in the documentary.
As an old Chinese saying goes, food is what matters most to people. It plays an important role in our daily life, and the rich food culture is also one of the most important parts of Chinese culture. A Bite o f China Season Two wants to show the joys and sadness of ordinary (普通的) Chinese in changing times through food.
A Bite o f China Season One was shown on CCTV in 2012. It attracted more than 100 million viewers. It is all about food, while the second season cares more about the relationship between the people and the food. For example, the first episode shows a young man spent four hours climbing a 40-metre-high tree to get something nice for his brother.
The show reminds viewers of their homes and the tastes of childhood. One Weibo user wrote, "A Bite o f China Season Two makes me have so many words to say. It makes me think of my parents and my grandmother. I haven't been home for a long time, so I have decided to go back in a few days. "
The show uses food as a window to introduce China to the world. Viewers can see how Chinese people love life by loving food. Anyone who wants to know more about Chinese culture and Chinese society (社会) should have a bite of the program.
How many types of food are covered in this program? __________.
| A．150. |
| B．More than 150. |
| C．300. |
| D．More than 300. |
The type of the TV program A Bite of China is __________.
| A．a cartoon |
| B．a documentary |
| C．a chat show |
| D．a drama series |
Which of the following is NOT mentioned (提及) in the passage?
| A．The show explains to people why Chinese people love life. |
| B．The show tells people about history and culture of food in China. |
| C．The show uses food as a window to introduce China to the world. |
| D．The show reminds viewers of their homes and the tastes of childhood. |
Liu Sanzi is an eight﹣year﹣old boy from a village in Hunan Province．He has to give up going to school．It's important for him to work on their farm because there are seven people in Liu's family and they are very poor．
Li Yinming is 14 and from Gansu Province．He stopped going to school a few years ago．His parents have been ill and he has to look after them．
Many children like Li Yinming and Liu Sanzi can't get an education because their families are poor．Now they can go to school with the help of Project Hope．In the last 15 years，this project has raised money and paid for the education of 2.5 million poor students in the countryside．People in China and abroad have given 2.2 billion yuan．With this money，Project Hope has built many schools and libraries．It has also trained teachers and has sent students go high schools．
Last year Shen，a boy from Shanxi Province，went to a school with no electricity and only a few books．But this year he's at a new school with big classrooms and lots of books．Project Hope paid for it．
Most people in China have heard of Project Hope and have given money．But 40 million children from poor families still need help．Because of Project Hope，thousands of children have better lives．Perhaps we should all ask：What can we do for Project Hope？How can we help？
56．Did Liu Sanzi finish studying before he got help from Project Hope？
57．Why can't many children like Li Yinming get an education？
58．What has Project Hope built？
59．Does Shen's school have lots of books this year？？
60．How many children from poor families still need help？
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Scientists think that there has been life on the Earth for millions of years．However，we haven't found life on other planets yet．
The Earth is a planet and it goes around the Sun．Seven other planets also go around the Sun．None of them has an environment with air，so people and things cannot grow．The Sun and its planets are called the solar system （太阳系）．The solar system is a small part if our galaxy （星系）．
Scientists have also discovered many other galaxies in the universe．But they are a long way away because their light has travelled for many years to reach us．It is hard to understand how large the universe is．
So far，scientists have sent lots of spaceships to look at other planets in our solar system，and some spaceships have gone beyond the solar system．However，no one has discovered any life on other planets yet．
51．How many planets go around the Sun？
A．Seven．
B．Eight．
C．Nine．
52．In order to look at other planets in our solar system，scientists have sent many．
A．e﹣mails．
B．planets
C．spaceships．
53．has found life on other planets．
A．No one．
B．A scientist．
C．A traveler．
54．Which of the following is TRUE？
A．All the planets have an environment with air．
B．The solar system includes the Sun and its planets．
C．There is only one galaxy in the universe．
55．The best title of this passage should be．
A．The Earth
B．Our solar system
C．The stars at night．
My mother was a cleaner in our school dinning hall when I was in the middle school．At that time she was such an embarrassment （难堪） to me not only because of her job but also her look．She had only one eye．Every time I saw her in my school，I pretended （假装） not to see her and ran away．
After leaving school，I got a good job in another city．Then I got married and had two kids．I told my family that my parents had been dead，so they never saw my mother，even her photo．But one day，I got a letter．It read：
My dear son Jeff，
I'm sorry to disturb you，but I really miss you all the time．I'm afraid that I will
have no chance to see you again．
I'm sorry that I was always an embarrassment to you when you were growing up．
However，I had no choice．When you were very young，you had an accident and lost an
eye．As a mother，I couldn't stand that you would have to grow up with only one eye．
So I …
I was proud of my son who was enjoying his beautiful world for me with that eye．
With all my love to you!
Mom
After reading the letter，I cried for a long time．
46．Jeff didn't want his friends to know his mother because of her．
A．job and look
B．height and weight
C．look and voice
47．From the passage we know Jeff's wife．
A．loved him
B．disliked their kids
C．never saw his mother
48．What does the underlined word"disturb"mean in Chinese？
A．责备
B．打扰
C．考验
49．lost an eye in an accident many years ago．
A．Jeff
B．Jeff's wife
C．Jeff's mother
50．After reading the letter，Jeff would probably．
A．regret for what he had done to his mother
B．be angry with his mother
C．forget the terrible accident．
Many animals are in danger around the world．Here are some examples．
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The blue whale lives in oceans around the world．It is the largest animal in the world，but it eats the smallest animals for food．Many people kill the whales．And not enough clean water is also a problem．There may be only 1，300 blue whales left． |
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The wild Bactrian camel lives in Northwest China and Mongolia．It is a large camel and the only species （种类） in the world with two humps （骆驼）．There are perhaps 950 left in the wild． |
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Many Asian elephants live in India but you can find them in other countries as well．There are many elephants which work for people．There might be 35，000 Asian elephants left in the wild． |
43．Is the largest animal in the world．
A．The blue whale
B．The wild Bactrian camel
C．The Asian elephant
44．Where does the wild Bactrian camel live？
A．In oceans around the world．
B．In Northwest China and Mongolia．
C．In India and some other countries．
45．How many Asian elephants are there perhaps left in the wild？
A.950
B.1，300
C.35，000．
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