You may know the English letters A, B and C. But do you know there are people called ABCs? You may like eating bananas.But do you know there are such people with the name of "banana persons"? Are these people from "another planet (星球)"? No. They are just Chinese people like you and me.
ABC means American﹣born﹣Chinese. An ABC is a Chinese, but was born in the United States. Sometimes, people call an ABC a "banana person". A banana is yellow outside and white inside. So, a "banana person" is white inside ﹣﹣ thinking like a westerner and yellow outside ﹣﹣ looking like a Chinese.
Do you know why? Usually, ABCs know little about China or Chinese language. Most of them don't speak Chinese. Also, they are not interested in Chinese politics (政治). But if ABCs can't speak Chinese. can we still call them Chinese people? Yes, of course. They are Chinese. They are overseas (海外的) Chinese. These people may be citizens (公民) of other countries like the US, Canada or Singapore. But they have Chinese blood. Their parents, grandparents or even great﹣grandparents were from China. They all have black eyes and black hair. But they are not Chinese citizens. They are not people of China. For example, we all know the famous scientist C.N. Yang (杨振宁). He got the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1957. Chinese people love him. But he is an American citizen.
(1)"ABC" in this passage means " ".
A. |
a kind of banana |
B. |
three English letters |
C. |
American﹣born﹣Chinese |
D. |
Chinese﹣born﹣America |
(2)Chinese born in western countries are called "banana persons" because .
A. |
their bodies are white inside but yellow outside |
B. |
they think like westerners but look like Chinese |
C. |
they were born in China but go to study in America |
D. |
they were born in America but work in China |
(3)The underlined word "blood" may probably mean in the passage.
A. |
血统 |
B. |
洪水 |
C. |
血样 |
D. |
流血 |
(4)C. N. Yang is mentioned here to show that .
A. |
American Chinese are great |
B. |
Chinese people can win Nobel Prize |
C. |
American Chinese aren't Chinese citizens |
D. |
we don't like him |
(5)This passage mainly talks about .
A. |
Chinese |
B. |
the Nobel Prize |
C. |
the story ofC.N.Yang |
D. |
the meaning of "ABC" |
Mary and Peter were having a picnic near a river when Mary noticed something flying overhead. “ ,”she shouted to her friends. “That’s a spaceship up there and it’s going to here.”
Frightened (吓唬) by the strange silver colored spaceship, of the young people got in their and drove away quickly. Peter Mary and was always close to her. They, more than frightened, watched the spaceship land, saw a door open. When nobody , they went to the spaceship and looked into it. In the center of the floor was a pile of food. Peter followed Mary into the spaceship and didn’t the door close behind him. The temperature fell quickly and the young people lost consciouseness (知觉) . When they woke up, they were to see that they were back by the river . The spaceship had gone. Their car was nearby.
“What ?” said Mary.
“Don’t ask me; perhaps we had a .” Peter said slowly. “Did you …. Did you see a spaceship?”
“Yes, ” said Mary. “Oh, Peter, we have seen a UFO coming from another world.”
A.Look B.Come C.Stop D.Stand
A.arrive B.come C.land D.leave
A.none B.some C.many D.most
A.cars B.rooms C.houses D.buses
A.knew B.liked C.saw D.met
A.afraid B.worried C.careful D.curious (好奇)
A.come along B.came over C.came out D.came round
A.it B.there C.that D.this
A.know B.think C.hear D.hope
A.two B.three C.four D.five
A.happy B.surprised C.interested D.ready
A.again B.too C.later D.finally
A.started B.stopped C.happened D.landed
A.rest B.dream C.drink D.walk
A.could B.would C.should D.must
Hello! My name is Mary. I am an girl. I am short with a round face, a small mouth and big black eyes. I am not too fat too thin. I am in in Wuhan Middle School. I am easygoing and like making friends other girls, but they must be good ones in many ways, such as study, obeying(遵守) school rules and so on. I like English very much. Now I can speak with my English teacher in class. I study very hard and do well exams. I want to be a teacher when I grow up. In my free time, I often watch TV or my favorite music and sometimes play games or chat with my friends on the line. I also help my parents a little housework. My parents both say I am a child. They like very much. This is me.
A.happy B.friendly C.outgoing D.good
A.or B.but C.and D.so
A.Class One, Grade One B.class One, grade One C.Class one, Grade one D.grade One, class One
A.at B.from C.with D.to
A.a few B.a little C.little D.few
A.at B.in C.to D.with
A.listen B.listens to C.listen to D.listening
A.does B.doing C.to doing D.do
A.bad B.good C.worse D.better
A.me B.I C.my D.mine
Many parents want their children to be famous(著名的) one day. But do children have the same ?
A new , Hi, Ke’ai, is on at Beijing Children’'s Art Theatre(剧院). It tells the story of a boy called Ke’ai. His parents would like him to become a painter(画家) or a one day. So they teach him to and to play the violin, but Ke’ai doesn't enjoy these activities. Then one day Ke’ai’s parents see Mo Yan won an award (奖)for his works, and they want him to be a writer, too
“ do they want me to be someone else?” Ke'ai asks and says, “I want to be myself.”
The play(话剧) shows us that it is for parents to learn to understand their children. It helps parents to what kids really want to be in the future.
Young audiences(观众)enjoy the story, and also the in the play(话剧). There are two songs in the play. One of them, Ke’ai’s Song, is very easy to learn, so the audiences can sing the song on their way home the play!
A.jobs B.dreams C.stories D.hobbies
A.song B.film C.play D.cartoon
A.writer B.teacher C.sportsman D.musician(音乐家)
A.paint B.write C.run D.drive
A.How B.Why C.When D.Where
A.only B.seldom C.never D.sometimes
A.easy B.important C.interesting D.exciting
A.talk about B.worry about C.think about D.talk of
A.light B.clothes C.skill D.music
A.before B.in C.after D.at
Water is the _____ of all the things we eat and drink. Not many people understand this but ______ quite true. The human body can go without _____ for a long time. We’ve got many examples for this. Yet two _____ three days without water can usually make people ______. Man can’t live ______ water.
Many people don’t understand how _____ water the human body needs _____ work well, and many people, especially young people, do not drink enough, _____ in very hot weather. Our body has mostly water, about 65% to 75%. That is to say about two thirds of our body is water. When we do sports, some of the water will get away from our body. ___ we don’t drink some water, we won’t have enough water. And if we don’t have enough water, we’ll feel tired and many of us will get ill. So you know how important water is to us.
A.important B.most important C.more important D.differe nt
A.it’s B.its C.it D.is
A.food B.water C.drink D.meat
A.so B.And C.But D.or
A.to die B.die C.to died D.died
A.have B.with C.without D.in
A.many B.much C.little D.few
A.and B.the C. / D.to
A.even B.ever C.almost D.hardly
A.If B.For C.Since D.Because
People usually talk about two groups of colors: warm colors and cool colors. Warm colors are red, orange and yellow. They usually make people more . For example, red is exciting. Therefore, sociable(好交际的)people, those who like to work with others like. Cool colors are green, blue and purple. These colors can make people . When people are in a place with cool colors, they are usually quiet. People who like to spend time often prefer blue.
Scientists say that time seems to pass more slowly in a room with warm colors in a room with cool colors. They that a warm color such as red and orange, is a good color for a restaurant. People who are don’t want time to pass quickly. Cool colors are better for offices or factories, people who work there want time to pass quickly.
Scientists don’t know why people think some colors are warm and others are cool. However, almost agrees that warm colors remind people of warm days and cool colors remind them of cool days. Why? Because in the north, the is low and the sunlight looks quite blue during winter. And the sun is higher during summer and the hot summer sunlight looks yellow.
A.active B.quiet C.serious D.relaxed
A.orange B.red C.yellow D.purple
A.stand up B.warm up C.calm down D.break down
A.again B.quickly C.carefully D.alone
A.and B.except C.or D.than
A.suggest B.plan C.pretend D.decide
A.reading B.thinking C.eating D.sleeping
A.so B.because C.but D.although
A.nobody B.anybody C.everybody D.somebody
A.lighting B.restaurant C.room D.sun