The Oxford English Dictionary (OED, 牛津英语词典) is thinking of adding the Chinese word tuhao (土豪) to its 2014 edition (版本).
The word has become popular in China during the past few months to describe newly rich people who spend money in extravagant（铺张的，浪费的）ways. Tuhao has caught on in Western countries, too, to describe similar people in their countries.
The adoption (采用) of the word by foreign countries is an example of China’s spreading influence in the world not just economically, but also socially and culturally. People are paying attention to what is happening in China and are picking up some Chinese words in the process, especially those words that express unique (独特的) Chinese ideas that cannot be easily translated (翻译) into English.
The OED is also thinking of adding hukou (户口) and dama (大妈) to the already 120 Chinese words in its dictionary. Hukou refers to China’s system of residency permits (户籍系统) and dama refers to middle-aged Chinese women whose gold buying habits influence the global gold markets.
The news that the OED was adding these words has met with some criticism (批评). Some people say the words embarrass (使人尴尬) China, but others insist that in a globalized (全球化的) society it’s natural for words to spread and be adopted elsewhere. In fact, a word like tuhao expresses the humor of China. It’s easy to pronounce and very accurate (精准的) at poking fun at (嘲弄) rich people who have more money than taste.___________ can be called “tuhao” according to the passage.
| A．All newly rich people |
| B．People who own their money easily |
| C．People who love money very much |
| D．Newly rich people who spend money in an extravagant way |
The underlined word “caught on” (in Paragraph 2) most probably means________.
| A．流行 | B．继续 | C．接受 | D．蔓延 |
The last paragraph mainly talks about __________________.
| A．humor of Chinese style |
| B．criticism on the adoption of Chinese words into OED |
| C．support on the adoption of Chinese words into OED |
| D．different opinions on the adoption of Chinese words into OED |
“Who needs a shopping mall if you have Taobao?” says Wang Lin, a young writer in Beijing.
Taobao, China’s largest online shopping site, has become an important part of Wang Lin’s life. She spends lots of money on Taobao.
Many Chinese Internet users like Wang have got the fun of online shopping. Most online shoppers are students or young workers. More women shop online than men. Clothing and home-use products（产品）are the most popular online.
It was reported that more than 1,260 billion（十亿）yuan was spent on online shopping in 2012, and about 80% through Taobao.
Taobao means “looking for good things” in Chinese. People can find almost everything they need on Taobao, from clothes to books, from candies to DVD, from flowers to mobile phones. You may wonder if it’s safe to shop on the Internet. However, Wang Lin said, “It’s very safe and easy. Unless you receive the products from the sellers and are satisfied with them, the shop owner will not get the money. You can also get your money back if you want to return the products.”What is Taobao?
What are the most popular products产品 online?
Who often shop online?
How much money was spent on Taobao in 2012?
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Li Siyi, a student from Jinan Foreign Language School, takes up a new habit. She refuses to believe everything that she reads. “Not everything in books is true,” she said.
Many other students in her school think the same thing as Li. They learned this through finding a mistake错误 in their Chinese textbook. They learned a Tang poem唐诗, Ci Beigu Shanxia, last year. There was a picture that showed a boat in full sail（船帆）on a river. “But according to（根据）the famous line from the poem, feng zheng yifan xuan, the sail shouldn’t be spread（展开）,” said Zhang Jiayi, Li’s classmate.
To get the right answer, the students turned to their Chinese teacher, Liu Yan. Liu and the students looked up books, searched on the Internet and made sure that the People’s Education Press（人民教育出版社）had really made a mistake about the picture.
The students wrote a letter to them about the mistake. “I think my students did a right thing but I never expected a reply,” said Liu. “I took it as a way of letting them know the importance of spirit（精神）of questioning.”
To their surprise, one month later, they got the reply from Gu Zhenbiao, the expert of Chinese textbooks in middle schools. Gu said sorry for the mistake and he also said he really thinks the students are very great.
When Liu read the letter loudly to all the students, everyone was excited. “We are very happy we have our own ideas!” said Li.What new habit does Li Siyi take up?
| A．Refusing to read. |
| B．Reading more poems. |
| C．Writing letters to experts. |
| D．Making sure if what she reads is true. |
Where did the students from Jinan Foreign Language School find a mistake?
| A．In their Chinese textbook. |
| B．In a Tang poem. |
| C．On the Internet. |
| D．In their Chinese class. |
Who replied to the students?
| A．Liu Yan. | B．Gu Zhenbiao. |
| C．Zhang Jiayi. | D．The People Education Press. |
Which of the following is true?
| A．Li Siyi doesn’t believe anything in her textbooks now. |
| B．The students were upset when their teacher read the letter to them. |
| C．Liu helped the students find out if the picture was wrong. |
| D．The teacher knew the expert would reply. |
What can we learn from Li Siyi and her classmates?
| A．It’s important to find mistakes. |
| B．It’s important to have the spirit of questioning. |
| C．It’s important not to believe anything you read. |
| D．It’s important to share your own ideas with others. |
In most parts of the world, many students help their schools make less pollution. They join an “environment club”. In an environment club, people work together to make our environment clean. Here are some things students often do.
No–garbage（垃圾）lunches. How much do you throw away after lunch? Environment clubs ask students to bring their lunches in bags that can be used again. Every week they will choose the classes that make the least garbage and report them to the whole school.
No–car day. On a no-car day, nobody comes to school in a car---not the students and not the teachers. Cars give pollution to our air, so remember: walk, jump, run, or bike! Use your legs! It’s lots of fun!
Turn off the water! Did you know that toilets厕所 can waste twenty to forty tons（吨）of water an hour? In a year, that would fill a small river! In the environment clubs, students fix（修理）those broken toilets.
We love our environment. Let’s work together to make it clean.Environment clubs ask students .
| A．to run to school every day |
| B．to fill a river every day |
| C．not to forget to take cars |
| D．not to throw away lunch bags |
From the passage we know the students usually have lunch .
| A．in clubs | B．in shops |
| C．at school | D．at home |
On a no–car day students can’t .
| A．go bike riding | B．go to school in a taxi |
| C．take a walk | D．build a car |
After students fix toilets, they save .
| A．a small river | B．a club |
| C．a lot of water | D．a toilet |
What’s the passage mainly about?
| A．How students help make less pollution. |
| B．How students clean their school. |
| C．Asking students to join the environment club. |
| D．How students help teachers. |
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Eric: I can’t find my schoolbag. Do you see it, Alice?
Alice: Is it blue one?
Eric: No, it isn’t. It’s black.
Alice: What’s in it?
Eric: Some books, a dictionary, a notebook and a pencil box.
Alice: What color are they?
Eric: The dictionary is yellow, the notebook is green, and the pencil box is blue.
Alice: And what’s in the pencil box?
Eric: Two pens, a pencil and an eraser.
Alice: Aha, Tom and I found it this morning. It is in the lost and found box now.
You can ask Ms. Black for it.
Eric: Thank you.Eric has a _________ schoolbag.
__________and_________ found Eric’s schoolbag.
Two _________ ,a pencil and an eraser are in the pencil box.
Eric can ask___________ for his schoolbag.
| I lost my red schoolbag in our library. My key is in it. I must find it. Please call me at 6755321. Thank you. Jason, Class 332 |
| Brandy found a white watch under a desk in his classroom. Is it yours? Please ask Mr. Hanson for it. His telephone number is 8974588. Class 213 |
| Alan, your baseball is on the table of our computer room. We found it under the bookcase. Please call 2315649 to get it. Computer Room |
| Where is my pencil box? It’s green. A black pen and an ID card are in it. I’m in Class 234. My phone number is 3541679. Please call me. Robert |
The schoolbag is ________.
| A．white | B．black | C．red | D．green |
A ________ is in the schoolbag.
| A．key | B．watch | C．ring | D．card |
Mr. Hanson’s phone number is ________.
| A．6755321 | B．8974588 |
| C．2315649 | D．3541679 |
The baseball is ________ now.
| A．on the chair | B．under the desk |
| C．on the table | D．under the bookcase |
________ lost a pencil box.
| A．Jason | B．Brandy |
| C．Alan | D．Robert |