In recent years, a growing number of Chinese books and movies have been translated into other languages,(1) They have been learning Chinese and are interested in Chinese culture.Anna is one of them.Before she translated JinYong's novel Legends of the Condor Heroes(《射雕英雄传》),the writer was little known to English readers.(2)
But Anna managed to do it.Impressed(使……印象深刻)by the book's themes(主题) of good against evil,loyalty(忠诚)and love,as well as Chinese philsophy(哲学) ,Anna hoped to bring it to new readers.After five years of work, the translated book was published in 2018.(3) Many people think Anna did a good job.
Anna studied at the University of Oxford.(4) After the trip she became interested in China and began to learn Chinese.She calls herself "a clumsy(笨拙的) student, just like Guo Jing from Legends of the Condor Heroes, but one of loyal heart".
(5) Last year, he translated the animated movie Ne Zha.He said."I see China's stronger cultural influences.And we have a growing number of students majoring in Chinese.More Chinese stories will appear in front of new audiences."
A.Like Anna, another translator David also learned Chinese in college. B.She took a trip to China at the age of 21. C.Many of the translators are young people. D.One reason for this was that his works were too hard to translate. E.It was reprinted(再版) seven times within several months in the UK. |
Dogs like living with people. They are very friendly. They can do many things for people. (A) Some dogs help people to look after sheep, other dogs help them to find the lost children. And some of the dogs can help the blind.
There is a kind of dog. His name is (B) Seeing Eye dog. Now we can see this kind of dog all over the world. They are working for the blind. The Seeing Eye dog is strong and easy to train. He helps the blind to walk from place to place. Before a dog becomes a Seeing Eye dog, he must go to a training school for about three months. (C) ____________ the dog has to learn to sit or stay when he hears the trainer’s call. In his next lesson the dog learns to take his trainer across busy streets. The dog has many things to learn. At the end of the training he must take tests. When he passes the test, the Seeing Eye dog will do things by himself.
Now he can help the blind people. (D) The new master may be a man, a woman, or even a child. It takes the dog and his blind master about a month (E) ___________ (learn) to work and live together.
阅读短文,完成任务。将(A)处划线句子译成汉语。
______________________________________________________________In Chinese, (B) “Seeing Eye dog”means _______________________.
在(C)处填入一个适当单词。_____________________
改写(D)处划线句子。__________ the new master ___________ a man,
用(E)处所给单词的适当形式填空。_________________
Uncle Li and Uncle Wang are good friends. They live next to each other and their farms are both at the foot of the mountain. So they can help each other. But neither of them likes to use his head. They’re both poor though they work hard. Most villagers have built new houses, but they still live in the low and broken houses. They never find out why.
Once Uncle Li went to town to buy some medicine for his wife. In the town he heard the apples in a city were expensive. He told Uncle Wang about it as soon as he went back. They decided to carry some apples to the city. They borrowed some money from their friends and bought nearly 1,000 kilograms of apples in the villages and carried them to the city on a tractor. Bad luck! A lot of apples have already been carried there when they arrived. A few days later they had to sell them at a low price (价格). They felt unhappy and returned to their village.
“I can’t understand why we sustained (蒙受) losses in business while others always profit (盈利)” Uncle Li asked one day.
“The tractor was too small.” Uncle Wang said without thinking. “We’ll carry more apples on a truck next time!”
“I agree!” said Uncle Li. “How foolish (傻的) we were!”Uncle Li and Uncle Wang live in the low and broken houses because __________.
A.they hope to save money |
B.they’re both poor |
C.their farms are at the foot of the mountain |
D.they’re not far from their farms |
The two farmers carried the apples to the city to _________.
A.make a journey | B.visit some places of interest |
C.meet their friends | D.make a profit |
The two farmers had to sell their apples at a low price because ________.
A.theirs weren’t as good as the others’ |
B.theirs were much less than the others’ |
C.many apples had been already carried to the city |
D.they forgot to carry them on a truck |
Uncle Li and Uncle Wang were unhappy because _________.
A.they had sustained losses in business |
B.they had lost some money in the city |
C.something was wrong with the tractor |
D.other people profited in the city |
Which of the following is true?
A.The two farmers found out why they were poor. |
B.The two farmers will soon get rich. |
C.Neither of the farmers is clever. |
D.The two farmers decided to buy a truck. |
Riding a bike is good exercise and great fun. But what do you do with your old bikes? American girl Nicole Basil has a wonderful answer to this question. She sets up Pedal Power — a charity (慈善团体) to collect (收集) old bikes and gives them to people who need them.
Nicole, 12, starts Pedal Power when she is only 8. She collects more than 250 bikes each year. Every November, Pedal Power holds a bike race to ask for more donations (捐赠品).
Nicole also gives bikes to students as prizes. Top students and hardworking students both get them. “Some kids aren’t as lucky as others, but they still do well in school,” she says. “And I think they should get a prize.”
A bicycle shop helps Nicole check (检查) every bike for the races. The owner says he is happy to help the charity. “This is just wonderful,” he says. “We need to learn from Nicole to help others.”
阅读短文,回答下列问题。What does Nicole do with the old bikes?
_________________________________________How long has Nicole worked at Pedal Power?
_________________________________________When does Nicole hold a bike race to ask for more old bikes?
_________________________________________What kind of students can get the bikes as prizes?
_________________________________________What does the shop owner do to help the charity?
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My ideal school is not far from my home. It takes me 15 minutes to walk there. In the school, there are a lot of trees and flowers. It’s very beautiful. We also have a big school library, a swimming pool and seven computer rooms. We begin our classes at 8:00 a.m. and finish them at 4:00 p.m. So we have a lot of time for after-school activities. Every day we only do our homework for an hour. Every month we can go on a school trip. How wonderful the school life is!
阅读以上短文,完成下面各题,每空一词。The boy goes to his ideal school on ________.
There is a ________, a swimming pool and seven computer rooms in his school.
His school ________ at 4:00 p.m.
The students have ________ time for after-school activities.
They often go on a school trip every ________.
All around the world, people drink tea. But tea does not mean the same thing to everyone. In different countries people have very different ideas about drinking tea.
In China, for example, tea is always served when people get together. The Chinese drink it at any time of the day at homes or in teahouses. They prefer their tea plain, with nothing else in it.
Tea is also important in Japan. The Japanese have a special way of serving tea called a tea ceremony(仪式). It is very old and full of meaning. Everything must be done in a special way in the ceremony. There is even a special room for it in Japanese homes.
Another tea-drinking country is England. In England, the late afternoon is “teatime”. Almost everyone has a cup of tea then. The English usually make tea in a teapot and drink it with milk and sugar. They also eat cakes, cookies and little sandwiches at teatime.
In the United States people drink tea mostly for breakfast or after meals. Americans usually use tea bags to make their tea. Tea bags are faster and easier than making tea in teapots. In summer, many Americans drink cold tea — “iced tea”. Sometimes they drink iced tea from cans, like soda.
阅读短文,选择正确答案。Iced tea is popular _______.
A.in winter | B.for breakfast |
C.in England | D.in the USA |
The English like to _______.
A.drink their tea plain |
B.eat cakes and cookies with their tea |
C.have tea with dinner |
D.drink their tea in a special room |
The Chinese drink tea _______.
A.in a special ceremony | B.only in teahouses |
C.when they get together | D.for breakfast |
Tea is popular _______.
A.in Asian countries | B.only in English-speaking countries |
C.only in the USA | D.all around the world |
The passage is about _______.
A.Chinese tea | B.different ways of drinking tea |
C.the teatime in England | D.why tea is important |