As we all know, the "rice bowl" culture of China has influenced some Asian countries such as Japan, Korea and Vietnam since we started to use chopsticks while eating food.
Chopsticks are usually two long thin pieces of wood or bamboo. They can also be made of plastic, animal bone or metal. (1) The most important thing is that chopsticks are agreatinvention inChina.
Five thousand years ago people usually cooked their food in large pots, using twigs(小树枝)to remove it. (2) the population grew, people began cutting food into small pieces. (4) Food in small pieces could be eaten easily with twigs by people.And twigs were gradually changed into chopsticks.
Some people think that the famous scholar Confucius living from about 551 BC to 479 BC pushed the development of chopsticks. Confucius believed that using chopsticks instead of knives would remind people to stay away from killing and violence at table.
We enjoy our delicious food with our family members or friends while feeling the peaceful and people﹣loving world by using chopsticks at table anytime.
(1)请将(1)处下划线的句子译成中文:
(2)在(2)空处填入一个使语意连贯的连词:
(3)What materials can be used to make chopsticks?
(4)请将(4)处被动语态的句子转化为主动语态的句子.
(5)What is a possible title for this passage?
Do you know Kurt Wenner? Do you like paintings? There are a lot of street artists in the world. People like street paintings very much. 53-year-old Kurt Wenner is one of them. And he is good at 3D street paintings and is the first person to do 3D street paintings. Kurt was born in the USA. He likes art very much. His painting Spider-Man《蜘蛛侠》 is a great success.How old is Kurt Wenner?
A.25 | B.53 | C.52 | D.35 |
Kurt Wenner is the ___________ person to do 3D street paintings according to the passage.
A.first | B.third | C.second | D.one |
What does Kurt Wenner like very much?
A.science | B.music | C.art | D.math |
Where was Kurt Wenner born?
A.the UK | B.England | C.Italy | D.the USA |
Which is true according to the passage?
A.Kurt Wenner is a teacher. |
B.There are some street artists in the world. |
C.Kurt Wenner’s painting Spider-Man《蜘蛛侠》 is a great success. |
D.People don’t like street paintings. |
Franz Schubert was a famous musician in the world.But he lived a very hard life and often suffered(遭受)from being hungry.One day he was very hungry and went to a small restaurant,hoping he might meet some friends there.He looked around but found nobody he could borrow any money from.Then his eyes fell on a paper on one of the tables.In it was a little poem(诗歌).He read the poem.Then he wrote a piece of music for the poem and took his work to the owner of the restaurant.He only received a piece of beef and potato for it.Thirty years after his death,this manuscript(手稿)by Schubert was worth 40,000 francs.It was his famous Berceuse(《摇篮曲》).Schubert went to the restaurant to______.
A.write a poem for his Berceuse |
B.have his dinner together with his friend |
C.see if he could find some friends who could lend him some money for a meal |
D.write a piece of music for the owner of the restaurant |
We know the owner of the restaurant______from this passage.
A.was also a musician |
B.was very kind |
C.hated Schubert very much |
D.didn’t understand music very much |
The passage didn’t tell us______.
A.how much his manuscript was worth. |
B.how poor Schubert was |
C.why Schubert wrote a piece of music for the little poem |
D.whether Franz Schubert mastered the poem |
What’s the Chinese meaning of“famous musician”?______.
A.刻苦的音乐家 | B.勤劳的指挥家 | C.著名的指挥家 | D.著名的音乐家 |
The best title for this passage is______.
A.Musician and Hunger | B.Franz Schubert and His Berceuse |
C.Franz Schubert Died | D.A Great Musician |
Many children go to the zoo on October 4 to see elephants,monkeys and tigers because that day is World Animal Day.
Now,more children like animals and want to make friends with them.In the zoo,they learn about animal life.They don’t need to go out to show their love of animals.They have pets(宠物)at home.
Mark is a middle school student.He has a black cat.He gives it milk to drink and meat to eat.The cat is his true friend.Jane is also a middle school student.She has two tortoises.They are as big as her hand.Every day,she changes(换)the water for them.She likes to watch them.October 4 is______.
A.World Water Day | B.World Air Day |
C.World Animal Day | D.World Children Day |
Lots of kids like to go to the zoo because they want to______.
A.show their love of animals | B.learn how to look after animals |
C.learn about animal life | D.play games in the zoo |
Mark’s pet may be a______.
A.cat | B.dog | C.tortoise | D.fish |
Which of the following is NOT true?
A.More and more children like to make friends with animals these days. |
B.Mark’s pet likes to drink milk. |
C.Jane likes to look after her pets and watch them. |
D.Children must go to the zoo to show their love of animals. |
How big are Jane’s pets?
A.I don’t know. | B.As big as her hand. |
C.Medium size. | D.Very small. |
![]() The 30th Olympic Games was held from July 27th to August 12th in 2012 in London,United Kingdom.London has hosted the modern Olympic Games three times in the history of Olympic Games. |
![]() The Beijing-Shanghai High-Speed Railway was put into operation at the end of June,2011.The journey takes about five hours.The train can reach speeds of up to 300 kilometers an hour.The passenger volume(容量)is expected to reach 160 million a year,marking a great step in China’s Railway development. |
![]() The 2014 FIFA World Cup will be the 20th FIFA World Cup,an international association football tournament that will take place in Brazil from June 13th to July 13th in 2014.This will be the second time the country has hosted the competition,the first being the 1950 FIFA World Cup.Brazil will become the fifth country to have hosted the FIFA World Cup twice,after Mexico,Italy,France and Germany.It will be the first World Cup to be held in South America since the 1978 FIFA World Cup in Argentina. |
The 30th Olympic Games was held in______.
A.Paris | B.London | C.Beijing | D.France |
How many times did London host the modern Olympic Games?
A.1 | B.2 | C.3 | D.4 |
The Beijing-Shanghai High-Speed Railway was put into operation at the end of______,2011.
A.June | B.July | C.August | D.September |
The 2014 FIFA World Cup will be held in______.
A.Brazil | B.Mexico | C.Italy | D.France |
Brazil hosted the competition for the first time in______.
A.2014 | B.2011 | C.1978 | D.1950 |
In schools all over the world, boys and girls are studying foreign languages. Everyone knows his own language, but when you are in other countries, you are trying to understand people in other countries.
There are about three thousand languages in the world. English is one of them, but it is very important because so many people use it.
What is the best way to learn English? Listen to English first, then use it at every chance.
根据短文内容判断句子正误,正确的填T错误的F。Students are learning foreign languages in schools.
People in other countries needn’t understand people
There are about three hundred languages in the world.
English is very important, so many people like it
Everyone knows his own language.