Have you ever thought about seeing the world for free? Although it may sound impossible, there’s a growing community that is making that dream one step closer.
The community is called Couchsurfing. The idea is that people open their homes up to travelers for free, and in exchange both people will learn from each other.
Instead of paying a lot of money staying in hotels, living with locals is both cheap and authentic(正宗的). Maybe you’ll find a hidden attraction in the city. It may be a good place where people like to visit. This is also your chance to ask what life in their country is really like.
It also works as a culture exchange. For example，if you play the guitar and your host is a great cook, teach him or her how to play to say thank you for the dinner. This type of exchange is popular.
But what are some manners of being a good Couchsurfer? First, be careful about cultural taboos(禁忌). For example, if you eat with Indians, never use your left hand. In Indian culture, left hands are used for the toilet. Also, when you are going to leave, it’s a good idea to prepare a small gift. This shows your appreciation to the home owner.
Now, are you ready to travel like a local? Where will you surf first?According to the passage, what’s the Couchsurfing?
| A．A travel way to offer the travelers their homes for free. |
| B．Offer food to the travelers for free. |
| C．Show some places of interest for free. |
| D．Take the travelers to some places in the city for free. |
What does the underlined word “appreciation ” mean?
| A．客气 | B．准备 | C．感激 | D．欣赏 |
What should we do if we eat with Indians?
| A．Don’t eat with the right hand. |
| B．Don’t eat with the left hand. |
| C．Eat with two hands. |
| D．Don’t eat with hands. |
What’s the main idea of the passage?
| A．Hidden city. |
| B．Surfing on the Internet. |
| C．A community in the city. |
| D．A cheap way to travel and manners. |
Hello．I am Chinese．My name is Wang Fei．I am thirteen．I am in No．5 Middle School in Nanjing．This is my friend．His name is Tony Green．He is an English boy．He is twelve．He and I are in the same class．Our classroom is next to（相邻）the teachers’ office．We have Chinese and English lessons every day．Our English teacher is Mr. Read．He is English but he can speak Chinese，too．Our Chinese teacher is Mr. Ding．They are good teachers，and they are our friends．too．Tony Green ________．
| A．has a Chinese friend ill England |
| B．is in all English school now |
| C．is Wang Fei’s English teacher |
| D．has a Chinese friend in China now |
Wang Fei ________．
| A．is a student of No．5 school |
| B．is in an English school |
| C．is twelve |
| D．and Tony Green are in the same class |
Mr. Read is ________．
| A．Wang Fei’s English teacher |
| B．Tony’s Chinese teacher |
| C．a teacher of English school in Nanjing |
| D．in Wang Fei’s class |
Mr. Ding _______．
| A．can speak English．Too |
| B．is a teacher of Chinese |
| C．and Wang Fei have Chinese classes every day |
| D．is our English teacher |
Tony Green is from ________．
| A．China | B．America |
| C．England | D．Australia |
We are middle school students．We’re in Class 3，Grade l．This is our classroom．It is a nice big room．You can see a clock over the blackboard．You can see desks and chairs in the room．They’re new．The books are on the desks．The bags are behind the chairs．Can you see a big desk? It is the teacher’s desk．On the teacher’s desk you can see flowers．They are for our teacher, Miss Gao．She is a good teacher．We are students．We’re in Class l，Grade 3．
The books are on the desks and the bags are behind the chairs．
A clock is under the blackboard．
The teacher’s desk is big．
Miss Gao is a good teacher．
Life is all about learning. Experiences in life teach us new lessons and make us a better person. With each passing day, we learn to with different problems.
◆ Happiness and sadness
True happiness comes hard work. Whatever we do, do it well. Putting on a happy face and thinking interesting things are helpful to have happy feelings. Helping others is
a good way. When happiness comes, sadness goes away.
◆ Failure and Success
Failure shows us the right way, helps us grow up and teaches how to be successful. As the old saying goes, ”Failure is the mother of success”. Don’t be
of failure.
◆ Hope and Despair(绝望)
Hope is what keeps life going. Hope makes us dream. Life teaches us not to
give up hope even in the darkest hours, after every night there is a new day. Whatever happens, just keep moving on in life and be hopeful.
Life teaches us not to feel sorry for , for it has passed and can not be called back. Tomorrow is unknown, for it could either be bright or dark. So the
choice is to work hard today, so that we will enjoy a better tomorrow.
Personal information leakage（泄漏） has been common in China in recent years, and many people think it extremely annoying.
According to a recent online survey of nearly 2,000 Chinese, nearly 87 % of interviewees said that their personal information had been leaked, and nearly 50 % complained that information leakage has seriously affected their lives. The survey found that "phone number" "name, age and other personal information", and "family address" are the three main types of information leaked. They are followed by "job and company name" ,"ID card number", and "educational background". The leakage of information can be a lot of trouble. We may get lots of junk messages which are not welcomed. What’s worse, we may lose our money or get into lots of trouble because of this. In a word, our life can be affected.
So keeping our personal information safe is important. Be careful not to take part in social surveys easily that ask for our personal information.Is personal information leakage annoying to most of us?
__________________________________________________________________How many Chinese took part in the recent online survey?
__________________________________________________________________What should we do to keep our personal information?
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Singles Day (光棍节)falls on every November 11th, and as the name suggests, this holiday is one specially for people who are still living the single life. It’s surprising that China is the only country in the world that has set up a special day for singles to celebrate(庆祝) their lives. To find out more about this celebration, read on.
An old story goes that once there were four single men, leading very boring lives. None of them were married（结婚）, or had lovers, or did anything exciting. They just sat around all day and played Mahjong（麻将）.
One day they played Mahjong from 11am until 11 pm. During the game, no matter who won, the winning card was always the 'Sitiao' card. And that day happened to be November 11th. In order to remember the day, they called it Singles Day.
For breakfast on Singles Day, singles often eat four youtiao, which means the four "ones" in "11.11". Many singles also choose to say goodbye to their single lives on this day. So they take part in 'blind date' parties , trying to find someone they love and many people choose to marry on this day. Besides the meaning of 'single', the four 'ones' of the date can also mean the 'only one' in one’s heart.__________ first called November 11th Singles Day.
| A．The Chinese government |
| B．People who have been married |
| C．Four people playing Marjong |
| D．People who don’t want to get married |
The Chinese meaning of the word “'blind date' parties” in this passage is “________”.
| A．盲人聚会 | B．相亲会 |
| C．化妆舞会 | D．慈善晚会 |
Singles often have ________ for breakfast on Singles Day.
| A．some bread | B．noodles |
| C．4 youtiao | D．nothing |
Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
| A．Singles Day is on November 11th. |
| B．Singles Day is celebrated by no countries but China. |
| C．Singles Day is for people who are still living the single life. |
| D．Singles Day should be celebrated by playing Marjong from 11am to 11pm. |