Dinner customs (习惯) are different around the world. If you are a guest in Ghana( 加纳), this information will help you a lot.
In Ghana, dinner is usually from four in the afternoon to six in the evening. But there are no strict rules (规则) about time. Whenever a guest arrives, a family offers food. When you go to a home, the person who receives guests takes you to the living room first. At this time everyone welcomes you. Then you go to the dinning room. There you wash your hands in a bowl of water. All the food is on the table.
In Ghana you usually eat with your fingers. You eat from the same dish as everyone else. But you eat from one side of the dish only. It is not polite to get food from the other side of the dish. After dinner, you wash your hands again in a bowl of water.
Most meals in Ghana have a dish called fufu. People in Ghana make fufu from the powder(粉末) of some plants. Sometimes they cut the fufu with a saw(锯子) because it is very hard. You must chew(咀嚼) fufu well, or you may get sick. You eat fufu with the fingers of your right hand only.From the passage we know that in Ghana ______________.
| A．the rules for dinner time are not strict |
| B．dinner is always at six in the evening |
| C．a family offers food only at four in the afternoon |
| D．people usually invite their guests to dinner late in the evening |
If you are a dinner guest in Ghana, the host (主人) always takes you to ________.
| A．the dining room first | B．the living room first |
| C．the kitchen first | D．the garden first |
People in Ghana usually eat ________.
| A．from one side of a dish to the other |
| B．from the other side of the dish |
| C．with their fingers |
| D．with their spoons |
In fact, most dishes in Ghana ________.
| A．are cooked with the powder of some plants |
| B．have fufu in them |
| C．are too hard to eat |
| D．are not very hard |
When you eat fufu, you’d better _________.
| A．cut it with a saw | B．use your right hand only |
| C．chew it well | D．all of the above |
Sometimes I really doubt whether there is love between my parents. They don’t act in the romantic ways that I read in books or I see on TV. In their opinion, “I love you” is too difficult for them to say. Sending flowers to each other on Valentine’s Day is even impossible. What’s more, my father is always angry. When he’s very tired from the hard work, it is easy for him to be angry.
One day, my mother was sewing (缝) a quilt. I silently sat down beside her and looked at her.
“Mom, I have a question to ask you,” I said after a while.
“What?” she replied, still doing her work.
“Is there love between you and Dad?” I asked her in a very low voice.
My mother stopped her work and raised her head with surprise in her eyes. She didn’t answer at once and continued to sew the quilt. I was very worried because I thought I had hurt her. I was embarrassed and I didn’t know what I should do. But at last I heard my mother say the following words:
“Susan,” she said thoughtfully, “Look at this thread(线). Sometimes it appears, but most of it disappears in the quilt. The thread really makes the quilt strong and durable(耐用的). If life is a quilt, then love should be a thread. It can hardly be seen anywhere or anytime, but it’s really there. Love is inside.”
I listened carefully but I couldn’t understand her until the next spring. At that time, my father suddenly got sick seriously. My mother had to stay with him in the hospital for a month. When they returned from the hospital, they both looked very weak. It seemed both of them had had a serious illness. After they were back, every day in the morning and in the evening, my mother helped my father walk slowly on the country road. My father had never been so gentle. The doctor had said my father would get well in two months. But after two months he still couldn’t walk by himself. Both of us were worried about him.
“Dad, how are you feeling now?” I asked him one day.
“Susan, don’t worry about me.” he said gently. “To tell you the truth, I just like walking with your mom. I like this kind of life.” Reading his eyes, I know he loves my mother deeply.
Once I thought love meant flowers, gifts and sweet kisses. But from this experience, I understand that love is just a thread in the quilt of our life. Love is inside, making life strong and warm.Why did the writer doubt whether there is love between her parents?
| A．Because they don’t send flowers to each other on Valentine’s Day. |
| B．Because they hardly say “I Love you” to each other. |
| C．Because her father has a bad temper and he is often not so gentle to his wife. |
| D．All of above. |
What did the writer’s mother do when she heard her daughter’s question?
| A．She felt embarrassed and didn’t say anything. |
| B．She didn’t answer at once and went on sewing the quilt. |
| C．She felt hurt by her daughter’s question and refused to answer it. |
| D．She was busy sewing the quilt and didn’t hear the question. |
From the article, we know that_____________________________________.
| A．Love means flowers, gifts and sweet kisses |
| B．We must often show our love to the ones we love in the romantic ways |
| C．We don’t need to do anything to show our love to others |
| D．Sometimes love can’t been seen, but actually it’s just there |
Choose the best title for this article?
| A．Love between My Parents | B．Love Is Just a Thread |
| C．Love and Life | D．Whether There Is Love |
Do you like traditional Chinese paper-cutting? Ding Xiang, a student at Nongsishi Middle School in Xinjiang, is really good at it. At the eighth National Excellent Talents Competition last month in Beijing, the 15-year-old girl got the gold award（金奖） for her paper-cutting skills.
At the competition, Ding cut a piece: Millennium Dream（千年梦想）. The piece has two papers. One shows an ancient cave painting(壁画) and the other a Chinese-made spaceship. The two papers form a sharp contrast（对比）. Ding said she wanted to show three things with the piece: China’s long history, China’s rapid development, and her hope for the future of paper-cutting. This piece helped Ding walk away with the gold award.
“I was very surprised to get the award.” Ding said in an interview with Yili Daily, a Xingjiang newspaper. “I should thank paper-cutting for bringing me the award.”
All the hard work has paid off. In two years, Ding’s skills have improved a lot, and she has the gold award to prove(证明) it.
Ding said she has learned a lot from paper-cutting. “I have learned to observe things carefully,” Ding told Yili Daily. “I have become more confident, too. It is a great help in my studies. Also, I have learned a lot of history from the art.” Ding Xiang got the gold award because of ________.
| A．a wonderful paper-cutting work |
| B．an ancient cave painting |
| C．a Chinese-made spaceship |
| D．a dream for many years |
Which one is not true according to the passage?
| A．Ding does well in paper-cutting. |
| B．Ding is talented in paper-cutting. |
| C．Ding is tired of paper-cutting |
| D．Ding works hard at paper-cutting. |
The underlined word “it” in the fourth paragraph refers to ________.
| A．She likes paper-cutting a lot |
| B．She is very good at paper-cutting. |
| C．She is very happy to get the gold award |
| D．Paper-cutting brings him the award. |
In Ding Xiang’s opinion, the art brought her a lot except ________.
| A．joy | B．carelessness |
| C．confidence | D．knowledge |
The following are four forms about medicine. How to use the medicine is very important. Never take any by mistake.
1）Take the medicine with water, followed by one tablet（药片） every eight hours, as required. For further night - time and early morning, take two tablets at bedtime. Do not take more than six tablets in 24 hours. For Children six to twelve years old, go to your doctor for advice. Reduce dosage（剂量） if nervousness, restlessness or sleeplessness takes place.
2）Each pill of the medicine taken three times every day for fourteen years old. As usual, a pill 6∶00 a. m., before breakfast, one before 11∶00 and one before sleep. Not for children under six years old and old persons with heart attack.
3）The medicine for a person with a fever. Once two pills a day before sleep for adult. Not take the medicine without fever. Half for Children under 12 years old. Children with a high fever, go to see a doctor.
4）The medicine taken three times a day, once five pills for adult with a cold. Half of the pills for children 10 years old. Take the medicine before breakfast, lunch, supper or before sleep. Where can we read these forms?
| A．In textbooks. | B．In dictionaries. |
| C．In novels. | D．In instructions. |
How often should a twelve-year-old girl having a cold take medicine?
| A．Four times or above a day. |
| B．Three times a day. |
| C．Only once a day. |
| D．Not above three times a day. |
What does the underlined word “reduce” in Paragraph 2 mean?
| A．减少 | B．减缓 | C．释放 | D．增加 |
What should we do if nervousness, restlessness or sleeplessness takes place?
| A．Stop taking medicine. |
| B．Reduce dosage |
| C．Take more dosage. |
| D．Ask doctors for help. |
A Bite of China(舌尖上的中国), which has been considered the most successful television documentary in China since the 1990s, attracted more than 100 million viewers after it was shown on CCTV-1 during the 10:30 p.m. time slot.
Nowadays, A Bite of China is on show. There are eight episodes(集) in it. These episodes introduce the stories of ordinary Chinese people and different kinds of their food and cooking ways. Each episode focus on(关注) a food-related topic, including ingredients, main foods, how one ingredient could be used to make many different dishes and so on. Chen Xiaoping, the general director of A Bite of China, said the purpose of this documentary is to let people know more about China through different kinds of foods.
A Bite of China aroused the interest of both people home and abroad in traditional Chinese cooking. Therefore, more and more people want to have a try cooking. They think cooking shows how rich China's cooking history and food culture are.
"The food reminds me of my hometown, my mum's cooking, and my childhood," said 28-year-old Wang Xin, one of the hundreds of thousands of viewers moved by the documentary.
Where was A Bite of China shown?
On CCTV-1.B. On CCTV-2.
C. On CCTV-4. D. On CCTV-3.Which may not be included in A Bite of China?
| A．Food ingredients | B．Cooking ways |
| C．People’s stories | D．Terrible illnesses |
Which of the following about A Bite of China is not true?
| A．It attracted more than 100 million viewers. |
| B．The purpose is to let people know more about China through foods. |
| C．Wang Xin isn’t moved by A Bite of China. |
| D．Chen Xiaoping is the general director of A Bite of China. |
配对阅读。仔细阅读56-60小题中Carol 等5个人想做的事情，请从A-F中为每个人选择最合适的一项，其中有一项多余。Carol is an assistant in a company. She is interested in English and wants to buy some newspapers to read so that she can improve it.
Mr Smith wants to travel to Africa. He wants to get some information about the climate and the culture in Africa.
Linda wants to know something about the inventions such as shoes with adjustable heels.
Helen hopes that she can give some help to the people who lost their home in the flood.
Lily doesn’t want to stay at home and read books all day during the winter holiday. She plans to take some lessons on singing.
| A．Dongshan History Museum: Several thousand inventions are on show there and you can get to know the history of the inventions. |
| B．English Today is a newspaper for English learners of all levels. |
| C．Pep search website: You can search as much information as you want. |
| D．Children’s Palace: All kinds of lessons are given there, especially some interests classes. |
E. Ai Xin Volunteering Center: You can do many things to help others there. To be a volunteer is good.
F. Tinhe Book Center: All kinds of books you can buy there. And you can buy the English books as many as you want.