Are you good at eating? Do you want to eat every delicious food in the world? Then do you watch the popular program? “A Bite of China(舌尖上的中国)” is a documentary on Chinese delicious food which has been broadcast by CCTV. Can you find any holiday celebrated without a special festival food? Food is very important in China. Here are several traditional Chinese foods:
Eggs hold a special meaning in many cultures. Chinese believe that eggs mean producing something new. For example, after a baby is born, parents may hold a " feast party," where they pass out eggs to announce the birth. In some areas of China the number of eggs represents the sex of the child, the number(1,3,5…) for a girl, and (2,4,6…) for a boy.
Noodles are a symbol of long life in Chinese culture. They are as much a part of a Chinese birthday celebration as a birthday cake with lit candles in many countries. Since noodles represent long life, it is considered very unlucky to cut them off.
Although westerners sometimes may be very sorry to see fish lying on a plate, in China a whole fish is a symbol of richness. In fact, at a party it is traditional to serve the whole fish last, fish head pointed toward the valued guest. Fish also has a special meaning because the Chinese word for fish, yu, sounds like the word for richness or plenty, and it is believed that eating fish will help your wishes come true in the future.
Another very popular food during the Dragon Boat Festival is Zongzi. This tasty food is made of rice dumplings with meat, peanut or other delicious food in bamboo leaves. The tradition of Zongzi is meant to remind us of a great man, Qu Yuan.
The 50-minute program tries to bring something new by presenting more cultural elements(元素),such as eating habits and the quality of eating.A bite of China is _______.
| A．a book | B．a documentary |
| C．a guide book | D．a newspaper |
The underlined phrase means_____ .
| A．小蜡烛 | B．点蜡烛 |
| C．彩色蜡烛 | D．点燃的蜡烛 |
In this part the documentary tells us about Chinese food ______ in the history.
| A．cooking | B．eating |
| C．making | D．meaning |
If you are asked to continue the passage which of the following can appear in it?
| A．If a boy is born by one of your friend , you may get six eggs. |
| B．It is tradition to serve a whole fish last at a party in China. |
| C．Noodles are more preferred in the north than in the south. |
| D．There are many kinds of Zongzi during the Dragon Boat Festival. |
Have you ever wished to have an umbrella that makes your hands free? Alan Kaufman has come up with the “Nubrella”, which means “new” + “umbrella”. It is the first truly hands-free umbrella in the world. The inventor says that it stops rain, wind and snow and can keep your head, face and hair dry.
“I never planned to invent a product. I just noticed a problem and had a new idea,” said the inventor. The idea for the invention began on one rainy day. Mr Kaufman was standing in one of his stores. He began to look at people’s umbrellas. He found that they had to try very hard to keep their umbrellas in the right place. At that moment an idea came into his mind. He ran to his desk and drew a picture. In this way, the nubrella was born.
One cool feature of the nubrella is that you don’t hold it like a normal umbrella; you wear it. The shoulder straps (肩带) of the nubrella allow people to be fully hands-free, so when walking in the rain with the nubrella, you are able to use your cell phone or drink a hot cup of coffee. Also, the nubrella will never be inverted (颠倒) in the wind. The new umbrella is far safer than traditional ones, because it has no sharp points.
“Nubrella” is a kind of _____ umbrella.
| A．normal | B．hands-free |
| C．traditional | D．paper |
--- How can you use the “Nubrella”?
--- You can _____.
| A．wear the shoulder straps of the nubrella |
| B．put the nubrella on your head |
| C．use your hands to hold it up |
| D．carry it on your bike |
Which of the following is not right?
| A．"Nubrella" means "new" + "umbrella"． |
| B．The idea of the nubrella came from the rainy day． |
| C．Walking in the rain, you'd better take the nubrella． |
| D．If you go out with the nubrella, you have it in your hands. |
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You can visit Ocean Museum on ______
| A．Monday | B．Tuesday |
| C．Wednesday | D．Saturday |
One can get free exams in Health Centre if he is _____.
| A．73 | B．67 | C．35 | D．27 |
How long does Health Centre last every day?
A. 5 hours B. 6 hours C. 8 hours C. 10 hours If you want to live in Jundu Tourist Villa, you should pay _____ per night at least.
| A．nothing | B．50 yuan | C．$ 75 | D．480 yuan |
For many years, a small percentage of homeowners have fixed solar panels (太阳能板) on their rooftops. Those panels collect some of the sun’s energy and either change it into electricity or use it to heat water. Until recently, the panels were too expensive for average homeowners, and their designs were not attractive. Thanks to new advances, however, solar panels for homes are becoming cheaper and less large and heavy. Now more homeowners are considering using them.
Stores begin to sell Solar panels
Last fall furniture retailer(零售商) IKEA began selling solar panels in its U.K. stores. IKEA has brought the DIY solar choice to the public. While shopping for furniture, shoppers could not add a box or two of solar panels to their shopping cart (购物车). IKEA is partnering with a company. The company deals with fixing and servcing of the solar panels on the roofs. So it is easy for customers to change from old energy system to solar system. If all goes well, IKEA plans to begin selling the panels in other countries soon.
Stylish solar panels
SolTech, a Swedish company, offers a really great solar-power solution. Instead of flat panels, SolTech covers the panels with a special glass tile. And the shape of the glass tile fits traditional tiled roof designs. SolTech recently offers solar systems that heat the home’s air or water. And it also offers one solar system that produces electricity.
______________
New technology has turned windows into solar panels. SolarWindow technology enables see-through windows to produce electricity after the glass surface is added with a special coating. Amazingly, SolarWindow can produce electricity in low-light conditons and can even turn indoor, man-made light into electricity! Since buildings are getting taller and about 60 percent of an office building’s surface is covered with windows, solar window could become a very popular way for people to produce energy and save money.
Turning your home –business-into a solar-powered one is a choice that’s becoming a lot more attractive these days!This passage mainly talks about ______.
| A．fashion shows | B．life in the UK |
| C．a technology | D．different opinions |
The reason why only a few homeowners used solar panels is that they are __________.
| A．cheap but heavy | B．attractive but expensive |
| C．light and small | D．dear and not attractive |
.The DIY solar choice has been brought to the public so that _______.
the IKEA stores can sell more furniture in the U.K.
it is possible to make more panels in other countries.
more people will choose to use a new energy system.
people can get solar panels for free after buying furniture..The best title for the fourth paragraph is __________.
| A．Making new kinds of windowns | B．Turning windows into solar panels |
| C．Changing our homes into panels | D．Adding electricity to the windows |
.The author’s attitude towards solar panels is _________.
A.positive B.negative
D.uncertain D.questioning
You know that eating a suitable diet and getting plenty of exercise help make your body healthy and strong. But did you know that there are ways to make your brain healthier and smarter?
Studies show that when the brains is forced to do something new, it creates new neural (神经元) pathways. The more pathways you have, the faster you can think and the better memory you will have. Wonderful steps towards a smarter brain are as follows:
Choose proper TV programs
Watching an average TV show needs very little brain power and brings the same result as giving no care to physical exercise. Your brain will become weak just as your muscles do,if you watch TV, choose something educational and full of information.
Travel
Traveling to a new country forces you to see and do things in a new way, making your brains more active.
Learning a new language
A new language learner usually uses different learning methods. Learning a language sharpens your brain and helps you prevent memory problems in later years.
Master a new subject
Each week, choose an animal, a bird or a fish, and read everything you can about it. Go on learning unitl you become an expert on the subject.
Use your non-dominant hand
If you are right-handed,use your left hand for everyday activities, or use your right hand if you are left-handed. Doing familiar things in a new way will cause your brain to create new neural networks.
Read often
As you read, take the time to look up people or places that aren’t familiar. Reading can enlarge your vocabulary if you search for words and expressions that you don’t know.
Calculate while you shop
As you put things in your shopping bag, total everything in your head. See how close you get to the actual total.
Play video games
Studies have found that some video games force you to use critical decision-making skills and can even improve students’ math grades.
So get into the habit of challenging your brain, and make yourself smarter!The passage can most probably be found in a _____book.
| A．history | B．travel | C．science | D．story |
.The underlined word “it” in the second paragraph refers to _________.
| A．the brain | B．the study |
| C．the neural pathway | D．something new |
.According to the passage,there are _____ ways to make your brain smartr besides traveling and reading often.
| A．five | B．six | C．eight | D．ten |
.While you are reading, you should _______.
| A．read as loudly as possible | B．look up something unfamiliar |
| C．read as quickly as you can | D．read from the beginning to the end |
.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
Playing video games is bad for your study and your health.
Using calculators a lot can make you smarter when you are a child.
Watching something educational on TV needs very little brain power.
Writing with the right hand can make the left-handed smarter.
When people communicate, they need words to express themselves. People living in different countries made different kinds of words.
Today there are about fifteen hundred languages in the world. Each contains many thousands of words. A very large dictionary, for example, contains four or five hundred thousand of words. But we do not need all these. To read short stories you need to know only about two thousand words. Before you leave school, you will learn only one thousand or more.
Vocabulary means a lot of words. The words you know are called your vocabulary. You should try to make your own vocabulary bigger. Read as many books as you can. There are a lot of books written in easy English for you to read. You will enjoy them. When you meet a new word, find it in your dictionary. Your dictionary is your most useful book.The number of different languages spoken is about _______.
| A．150 | B．15,000 | C．500 | D．1,500 |
Before you leave your school, you’ll learn _______.
| A．only two thousand words | B．five hundred thousand words |
| C．more than one thousand words | D．three or four thousand words |
To make your vocabulary bigger, you must _______.
| A．get as many dictionaries as you can |
| B．read as many books as you can |
| C．buy a lot of books |
| D．have a very large English dictionary |
You will enjoy_______.
| A．the books written in easy English |
| B．your dictionary |
| C．your new words |
| D．finding new words in a dictionary |
What is your most useful book?
| A．Books written in easy English. | B．Books written in English. |
| C．Your dictionary. | D．Short stories. |