“Motasharefon bema’ refatek!” is often heard in Arabs’ daily talks. This greeting in the language Arabic means “Nice to meet you!” You may find Arabic difficult to understand, but the following facts can offer you some basics.
Arabic is s language of over twenty countries across the Middle East and North Africa, It’s also one of the six official languages of the UN. Now about 400 million people worldwide speak Arabic.
Arabic has different varieties. One of them is Modern Standard Arabic. It is taught at schools in all Arabic-speaking countries and used formally over media. Colloquial Arabic is another variety which people in the Arab world usually use in their everyday life.
Arabic is written from right to left in a beautiful and flowing script. Written Arabic is formed from eighteen different curves with dots (
) above or below. The curve (
) with one dot below is pronounced /b/, two on top is /t/, and three on top is /th/, while the curve (
) with two dots below is pronounced /y/.
A main feature of Arable is the throe letter root system. Almost every Arabic word is based on a root of three letters. If you take a root and add other letters to it, you can create many words related to the meaning of that root. For example, “k-t-b” is a common root in Arabic. Some words from that root are kitaab (“book”) and maktaba (“library”).
There are more facts about Arabic for you to explore. You’ll find that learning about it helps open up door to a different culture and provides a new way of thinking about the world.
（1）How many varieties of Arabic are mentioned in the passage?
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Five. |
（2）According to the passage, which of the following is pronounced /b/ in Arabic?
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（3）What does the underlined root “k-t-b” in Paragraph 5 most probably mean?
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Cooking. |
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Singing. |
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Writing. |
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Swimming. |
（4）Why does the author write this passage?
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To introduce the language Arabic. |
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To tell stories from Arab countries. |
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To encourage people to visit Arab countries. |
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To advise people to protect the language Arabic. |
Welcome to Wen Feng’s Clothes Shop! Big Sale !
Goods（货物） Colors Price (each)
Pants Black, white, brown ￥65
Coat Black￥ 95
Cap Blue, white￥ 15
T-shirt Red, green￥ 60
Shoes Black , white￥ 80
Bag Blue￥ 35We can find _________________ in Wen Feng’s Clothes Shop .
| A．green pants | B．brown shoes | C．black bags | D．white caps |
Jack wants to buy two pairs of pants and one bag. How much are they?
| A．One hundred yuan . | B．One hundred and fifty yuan . |
| C．One hundred and sixty-five yuan . | D．One hundred and eighty yuan . |
Mary just likes blue , so she will buy _____.
| A．pants and bags | B．caps and coats | C．caps and shoes | D．caps and bags |
We can buy ___________ T-shirts in Wen Feng’s Clothes Shop .
| A．no | B．red and green | C．black, white and brown | D．white and blue |
Peter has two hundred yuan , so what can he buy?
| A．Two bags and two pairs of pants . | B．Three caps and two coats . |
| C．One T-shirt and two pairs of shoes . | D．A pair of shoes and two pairs of pants . |
I work in a small shop. It’s next ________ an English school . Every day students come to____ things.
I _______at six o’clock in the morning . And then I have breakfast at home .
I get to (到达) the _____ at about six fifty. The shop opens at seven. We sell （卖）food and drink. We sell school things, _____ . They are all very nice , but they are not ______ .So _______ people often come to _______ shop from morning to evening.
I have _______ in the shop at half past twelve . At seven in the evening the shop is closed. We go home _______dinner .
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The earth is changing. Tomorrow it will be different. All the living things on the earth are changing. Even people are changing, and tomorrow you will be different.
There are many kinds of change, and many different things than cause change. People need to realize the changes, to learn to see them, and to learn what causes change.
Human beings must solve many problems so that they can continue to live successfully. War is one of these problems. Disease and natural disaster are problems. Having enough food and energy for the growing number of people in the world is a problem. Most problems can be solved, but some are impossible to solve. The way in which people solve problems affects how long and how well they can live.
As people solve their problems, they change things, and changes often cause new problems for people and for other living things on the earth. Sometimes the new problems seem even worse than the old ones. Human beings will probably never stop having problems to solve. Can you use your imagination to describe a world that has no problems at all ?The reason why everything is changing is that______.
| A．people want them to be changing |
| B．there’re many different things that cause them to change |
| C．the living things are changing |
| D．the world is too small |
People need to solve problems because______.
| A．there will be more and more new problems if they don’t solve the old ones. |
| B．the problems are difficult to solve |
| C．they have to go on living |
| D．there are so many things that are changing |
New problems appear ______.
| A．because old problems aren’t solved. | B．because people don’t solve them |
| C．because some people are foolish | D．when people are solving old ones |
Which of the following if wrong according to the passage ?
| A．Disaster and war are two of the problems people have to solve. |
| B．People need to solve all the problems at the same time. |
| C．The way people solve problems has much to do with their life. |
| D．People can’t solve all the problem at one time. |
The underlined word “disaster” in the passage probably means “______” in Chinese.
| A．灾难 | B．资源 | C．条件 | D．环境 |
Pure Brightness Festival, also known as Tomb-sweeping Day in China, falls on the 4th or 5th of April each year. It was started in the Han Dynasty. On this day, whole families, young and old, with flowers visit the graves of their ancestors to pay their respects. Following the custom, tomb sweepers clean and tidy the graves, decorate them with flowers. They burn paper money made for the dead, set off firecrackers and bow before their ancestors’ tombstones. On this day, they don’t cook. Only cold food is served.
However, tomb sweeping is not the only activity during Pure Brightness Festival. This day is also a time for people to enjoy themselves. Other activities include spring outing, flying kites, planting trees, tasting tea and so on. In April, everything in nature takes on a new look. Trees turn green, flowers come out and the sun shines brightly. So it is a good time to be out to appreciate the beauty of nature. People fly kites not only in the daytime but at night. In the dark, some people fly kites with lanterns, which are called “God’s lanterns”. They plant trees because young trees which are planted during this period are easy to grow up. And they enjoy tea because the tea produced around the festival is said to have good quality.The word “tomb” probably means the same as the word “______” in the passage.
| A．grave | B．tombstone | C．ancestor | D．custom |
From the passage we can learn that Pure Brightness Festival in 2014 will be on ______.
| A．April 4 | B．April 5 |
| C．either April 4 or April 5 | D．neither April 4 nor April 5 |
According to the passage, Pure Brightness Festival is ______.
| A．a day full of sadness | B．Tree Planting Day |
| C．a combination of sadness and happiness | D．a time for people to have fun |
_____ activities are talked about in the passage above.
| A．Two | B．Three | C．Four | D．Five |
Which of the following do you think is the best title for the passage ?
| A．A Special Day |
| B．Pure Brightness Festival in China |
| C．What the Chinese Do on Tomb-sweeping Day |
| D．A Chinese Traditional Custom |
“Who needs a shopping mall if you have Taobao?” says Wang Wei, 28, a writer in Beijing.
Taobao, China’s largest online shopping site, has become an important part of Wang Lin’s life. She spends lots of money on Taobao.
A growing number of Chinese Internet users like Wang have found the joys of online shopping. Most online shoppers are students or young workers. More women shop on line than men. Clothing and home-use products are the most popular on line.
It was reported that more than 250 billion yuan was spent on online shopping last year, eighty percent through Taobao.
Taobao means “looking for treasure” in Chinese. People can find almost everything they need on Taobao, from clothes to books , from candies to DVD players.
You may question the security of online shopping. Wang said, “It’s very safe and convenient. Unless you receive the products from the sellers and are satisfied with them, the shop owner will not get the money. You can also get your money back if you want to return the product.The underlined word “treasure” in the passage probably means “_______” in Chinese.
| A．购物网 | B．珠宝 | C．生活用品 | D．东西 |
The underlined word “security” in the passage probably means “_______”.
| A．quality | B．safety | C．joys | D．convenience |
More than _____ billion yuan was spent shopping on Taobao last year.
| A．80 | B．100 | C．200 | D．250 |
Most people shopping on line are ________.
| A．young | B．students | C．babies | D．men |
The best title for this passage is _______.
| A．Wang Wei’s Life | B．Online Shopping in China |
| C．Where to Shop | D．The Safest Shopping |
