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 sadnesses 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 |
What's the Chinese meaning of the underlined sentence?
The third paragraph mainly talks about ___ __.
| A．the details of the first episode |
| B．the rich types of food of China |
| C．the relationship between the people and the food |
| D．the difference between Season One and Season Two |
阅读与回答问题（共10分，每小题2分）
Parents are the closest people to you in the world. They love you just because you are you. And they would do anything for you.
Like a lot of middle school students, Zhuang Shuxia has a problem. She and her parents don’t get on well.
“I really want to be my daddy’s little girl. But it feels like he just doesn’t understand. He doesn’t listen to me,” said Zhuang, a Junior 3 student in Shijiazhuang, Hebei.
Do you and your parents also have problems? Well, why don’t you all take a walk and have a talk? It’s the International Day of Families on May 15. People around the world give thanks for good things about their families and work on family problems.
A study last year showed that 1,500 Beijing families had the same problem as Zhuang’s family: The children, 12 to 15 years old, didn’t like talking with their parents much. They weren’t happy at home.
But you and your parents will be much happier if you can be friends. Here are some ways to have a good talk with them:
＊Find a good time to talk, like when you’re eating dinner, going out for a walk or watching TV .
＊Tell them something you’re interested in, or ask them about their lives when the young. They love to talk about it.
＊Listen to them carefully, and look at them in the eye.
＊Be honest, and your parents will trust you more. And a trusting family is a happy family.Who are the closest people to us?
What is Zhuang Shuxia’s problem?
What does the writer suggest the students do if they have problems with their parents?
What kind of things do parents like to talk about?
What do you think is the best way to get on well with your parents?
When we talk about intelligence(智力)，we do not mean the ability to get good scores on certain kinds of tests or even the ability to do well in school．By intelligence we mean a way of living and behaving(表现)，especially in a new situation．If we want to test intelligence，we need to find out how a person acts instead of how much he knows what to do．
For example，when in a new situation，an intelligent person thinks about the situation，not about himself or what might happen to him．He tries to find out all be can，and then he acts immediately and tries to do something about it．He probably isn’t sure how it will all work out，but at least he tries．And if he cannot make things work out right，he doesn’t feel ashamed(羞愧)that he failed，he just tries to learn from his mistakes．An intelligent person，even if he is very young，has a special outlook(看法)on life，a special feeling about life，and how he fits into it．
If you look at children，you’ll see great difference between what we call“bright”children and“non-bright”children．They are actually two different kinds of people，not just the same kind with different amount of intelligence．For example，the bright child really wants to find out about life-he tries to get in touch with everything around him．But the unintelligent child keeps more to himself and his own dream-world：he seems to have a wall between him and life in general．According to this passage，intelligence is the ability to__________．
| A．get some high scores on some tests |
| B．do well in school |
| C．deal with life |
| D．have a lot of book knowledge |
In a new situation，an intelligent person________．
| A．knows more about what might happen to him |
| B．is sure of the result he will get |
| C．cares more about himself |
| D．keeps his mind on what to do about the situation |
If an intelligent person failed，he would_______．
| A．try not to feel ashamed |
| B．learn from his mistakes |
| C．try to find all he could |
| D．make sure what result he would get |
Bright children and non-bright children________．
| A．are two different types of children |
| B．are different mainly in their degree of cleverness |
| C．have difference only in their way of thinking |
| D．have different knowledge about the world |
Do you know more and more Chinese artists have made regular donations to charity or put their efforts into charity work in China? Here let’s know some of them.
| Faye Wong and her husband Li Yapeng started the Yan Ran Angel Foundation(基金会) for harelipped(兔唇的) children three years ago. It was named after their daughter. Its purpose is to help children under 14 to cure their harelips. The couple donated one million yuan (about $ 133,000) to start the organization. |
| Cong Fei was born in a poor family. He became a successful singer in Shenzhen. He helped 178 poor students and disabled people for more than 10 years. Before he died of an illness at the age of 37 in 2006, he decided to donate his cornea(角膜) to people with eye diseases. He helped six people see the world. |
| Guan Mucun has donated money to Project Hope to help poor students finish primary education. Thirty of these poor students have already finished high school with her support. Guan has also helped with charity work for environment protection, HIV/AIDS prevention, blood donation and “Mother Water”. Guan had an unlucky childhood: her mother died when she was only 10. years old. With the help of the government and her neighbours, she grew up and was successful as a famous singer. |
| Action star Jackie Chan is a wholehearted supporter of charities including UNICEF, Operation Smile and his own Jackie Chan Charitable Foundation. In 2007, he used much of his spare time to visit the farthest parts of China on his Dragon’s Heart Charity Missions. The Dragon’s Heart Foundation aims to meet the needs of poor children and the elderly in the hardest-to-reach areas of the country. Chan has made several trips to these poor villages, bringing warm clothing, wheelchairs and school supplies, and helping to build schools. |
Who can get help from the Yan Ran Angel Foundation?
| A．Harelipped children under 14. |
| B．All disabled children. |
| C．All disabled children under 14. |
| D．All harelipped children. |
What can we learn from the passage?
| A．Faye Wong and Li Yapeng don’t like their daughter. |
| B．More than 7 people’s eyes were cured thanks to Cong Fei’s Cornea. |
| C．Guan Mucun was once helped by the government and her neighbours. |
| D．Jackie Chan didn’t have chance to visit the people he helped. |
What is the passage mainly about?
| A．Chinese charity work. |
| B．Charity work of some Chinese artists. |
| C．Some famous Chinese artists. |
| D．Organizations started by Chinese artists. |
The Spring Festival is the biggest festival for Chinese people all around the world. The celebration usually lasts for 15 days. There is a lot to do.
On the eve of the Spring Festival, family members get together and have big meals. Their favorite dish on this day is dumplings.
Days before the Spring Festival, families will clean their homes. People think cleaning sweeps away bad luck. It makes the house ready for good luck.
The color red is everywhere during the Spring Festival. People think red is a happy color and will bring them a bright future. People wear red, too. They decorate (装饰) their homes with pieces of red paper. Kids get a lot of “hong bao”. It is a red paper bag with money in it. Usually, older people give younger ones hong bao. They think it brings good luck.
The Spring Festival is the time to make everybody happy. So don’t say any bad words or do anything that will bring unhappiness to other people.
For instance, you’d better not say any bad words like “death”. Don’t break anything. People think that it means your luck is running out.
Also, don’t borrow or lend money on these days. If you have borrowed money, return it before the Spring Festival.What do most people do on the eve of the Spring Festival?
| A．Family members gather for a big meal. |
| B．Friends eat dumplings together. |
| C．They borrow money from friends. |
| D．They give each other hong bao. |
Why do people clean their houses days before the Spring Festival?
| A．Because they enjoy being clean. |
| B．Because it is believed that cleaning will sweep away bad luck. |
| C．Because they think it will bring happiness to others. |
| D．Because it is thought that cleaning brings in money. |
We can tell from the story that the Spring Festival is _________.
| A．a time of harvest and fun |
| B．celebrated for one whole month |
| C．only celebrated in China |
| D．a time for families to get together |
A good way to pass an exam is to work hard every day in the year．You may fail in an exam if you are lazy for most of the year and then work hard only a few days before the exam．
Do not remember only grammar when you are learning English．Try to read stories in English and speak in English as often as you can．A few days before the exam you should go to bed early．Do not study late at night．Before you start the exam，read carefully over the exam paper．Try to understand the exact meaning of each question before you pick up your pen to write．When you have at last finished your exam，read your answers again．Correct the mistakes if there are any and make sure you have not missed anything out．If you want to do well in an exam，you must_____．
| A．work hard every day in the year |
| B．study hard a few days before the exam |
| C．get up early a few days before the exam |
| D．keep doing your homework day and night |
It is_______ to go to bed late at night before the exam．
| A．useful | B．not helpful |
| C．important | D．difficult |
Do your best to get the meaning of each question________．
| A．after you write down your answers |
| B．before you write down your answers |
| C．as soon as you write down your answers |
| D．while you are writing down your answers |
In the last sentence“miss...out”means“______．”
| A．think it hard | B．be important enough |
| C．be wrong | D．forget to answer |
If you want to learn English well，you must_______．
| A．try to read as many English stories as you can |
| B．learn grammar well |
| C．try to speak in English as much as possible |
| D．both A，B and C |