Dream culture is an important part of ancient Chinese culture. Dream interpreting（理解）is popular in China, and the most famous reference for dream interpreting is the book of Duke of Zhou Interprets Dreams.
Ancient Chinese people thought that dreams could suggest lucky and unlucky things. Since different dreams have different meanings, people can get meanings of good or bad luck by interpreting them. Actually, dream interpreting is not totally a superstition. It does have some scientific value.
● Dreams are the reflection of the facts. Many dreams are actually something about what happened in the daytime. This kind of dream can be easily understood without dream interpreting.
● Dreams are the body’s self-implication (自我暗示). Traditional Chinese medical science says that dreams are connected with the health condition of humans’ bodies. When Yin and Yang are imbalanced, dreams come into being. If someone dreamt that he or she was roasted by a big fire, it shows he or she might easily get angry or nervous.
● Dreams are usually different from the facts. It means that things will develop in the opposite direction when they become worse.
To some degree, Duke of Zhou Interprets dreams is scientifically reasonable. Over thousands of years has passed, the book still has many secrets waiting for us to explore.
According to the passage, dream culture .
is important in ancient Chinese culture
is unimportant in foreign culture
has no scientific value
is something about GodIn the old days, Chinese people thought that dreams .
were very popular
could suggest lucky and unlucky things
couldn’t be interpreted
were always different from the factsThe underlined word “superstition” means “ ” in Chinese.
| A．科学 | B．预兆 | C．明魇 | D．迷信 |
If you dream that you are roasted by a big fire, maybe you are
| A．excited | B．relaxed | C．nervous | D．bored |
Which of the following is WRONG according to the passage?
Duke of Zhou Interprets Dreams is a book about dream interpreting.
When Yin and Yang are not balanced, you dream easily.
Dreams sometimes are the opposite of the facts.
There are no secrets in the book Duke of Zhou Interprets Dreams
The Real Chinese Food
In China, there're many different kinds of food. Some of them are very popular. Dumplings are the real Chinese food. Now let's talk about them, OK?
Everyone in China likes dumplings very much, and there are many different kinds of dumplings. Some have meat and vegetables in them, others have sugar( 糖 ), eggs and so on. I like dumplings with vegetables and pork best.
Usually people make dumplings at home. If you have no time to make them, you can buy them in any supermarkets. Then you take them home and eat them with vinegar.
The Spring Festival is very important in China. When it comes, we make dumplings, usually we put a coin ( 硬币 ) in a dumpling. If one eats the dumpling with the coin in it, he will be lucky in the year.
Now tell me, do you like dumplings?
Welcome to China, we'll ask you to eat the real Chinese food: dumplings.In China, _______ are the real Chinese food.
| A．noodles | B．dumplings |
| C．moon cakes | D．only vegetables |
The writer likes dumplings with ______ best.
| A．meat | B．seafood |
| C．vegetables and pork | D．vegetables |
You can buy dumplings in a supermarket when ______.
| A．you have time | B．you are happy |
| C．you are busy | D．you are hungry |
The word “vinegar” in the sentence means _____.
| A．糖 | B．酱油 | C．辣椒 | D．醋 |
What will people feel if they eat the dumplings with coins in them?
| A．They’ll feel unhappy. | B．They’ll be angry. |
| C．They’ll feel lucky. | D．They’ll be sad. |
| May 2, Saturday We arrived in Hangzhou at 3:00 pm. After we walked out of the train station, we took a taxi to the hotel. The hotel was very clean. We stayed there for three days. Then we wanted to travel to Hainan. |
| May 5, Tuesday In the morning we went to Hainan by plane. The people in Hainan were very friendly. Then we went to a beautiful beach. It was sunny. So we had great fun playing in the water. |
| May 7, Thursday It was rainy today. So we went to a museum. We saw many old things there. Then we went to the aquarium (水族馆) to see some sea animals. We saw many kinds of fish. They were very lovely. I hope I could come to Hannan again. |
How did the writer go to Hangzhou?
| A．By train. | B．By plane. |
| C．By taxi. | D．By bus. |
The writer stayed in Hangzhou for days.
| A．two | B．three | C．four | D．five |
They on Tuesday.
| A．visited a museum |
| B．saw some sea animals |
| C．had dinner in a restaurant |
| D．played in the water |
It was on May 7.
| A．sunny | B．hot | C．rainy | D．windy |
Which of the following is NOT true?
| A．The writer wanted to visit Hainan again. |
| B．The writer took a train to Hainan. |
| C．The people in Hainan were very friendly. |
| D．There were many kinds of fish in the aquarium. |
Miss Smith is only twenty. She is of medium build, and she has brown, curly hair. She likes children and her teaching work. From Monday to Friday she stays at school and teaches the children. She has a lot of work to do every day, but she often plays games with her students after school. The children like her a lot. On Sundays she usually drives her car to her parents’ house and stays with her parents, but sometimes she goes to see her friends on Sunday. She drives back to school on Monday morning. She likes singing, dancing and swimming. She is a good teacher.Miss Smith is teacher.
| A．a popular | B．an old |
| C．a Chinese | D．an English |
What’s Miss Smith like?
| A．She likes her students. | B．She likes her teacher. |
| C．She is not too tall. | D．She isn’t too heavy. |
Miss Smith goes to see her friends .
| A．every day | B．on Sunday |
| C．on Saturday | D．on Friday. |
Miss Smith usually goes out .
| A．on a bus | B．by bike |
| C．by car | D．by air |
Miss Smith likes .
| A．sports | B．her students |
| C．her work | D．A, B and C |
The World Future is a group of people from more than 100 countries who are interested in how modern technology(技术) is making our life better.
They think the things that we will be able to do in the future should help us live better in many ways, at home and at work, in our own country and around the world. Here are just two of them：
●People live for up to 120 years and use new technology to help when people go blind(盲), deaf(聋) and have other problems. The number of people over a hundred years old could go from 135,000 today to 2.2 million people by 2050. By 2015 people think that 100 million workers will be able to work from home for a company in a different country by using the lnternet.
●The new technology of “nanotechnology”, that is very small robots or machines, will make all the things smaller and lighter. Very, very small machines could take away rubbish, make things in factories, and help people take away fat in our bodies. By 2020 people will probably be able to wear these small machines that look like watches. They will give us lots of information about our bodies and help keep us healthy.
根据短文内容回答问题What is the World Future trying to do?
How many countries are in the work?
What can people do when they are blind, deaf or have other problems?
Will the workers be able to work for companies far away?
When will people probably be able to wear the machines like watches?
| The Greens request(恳请) the pleasure of the company of Miss Smith to dinner at seven o’clock, on Wednesday, March 18. 17 Spring Road：Tel：983-1482 |
| A birthday party for Linda! Time：Saturday, July 21, at 5∶00 p.m. Place：Linda’s house, 32 River Avenue Come and have fun. |
| Dear Sue, Next Tuesday, October 18th, is Jimmy’s birthday. It would be great to have some friends to celebrate it. Will you come to our house? We’ll have a dancing party. It will start at 8∶00 p.m. Come and join us. Yours, Vera |
根据表格内容，选择正确答案invite(s) Miss Smith to dinner.
A、The Greens B、Linda C、VeraThe Greens live on.
A、17 River Avenue
B、17 Spring Road
C、32 Spring RoadLinda’s birthday party is on.
A、July 21 B、March 18 C、May 21Vera is inviting Sue tobirthday party.
A、Smith’s B、Vera’s C、Jimmy’sWhen will Jimmy’s birthday party start?
A、At 7∶00 p.m.
B、At 8∶00 p.m.
C、At 9∶00 p.m.