阅读下列材料，从 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳答案。
Bill:（reading）“White like jade, bright as a mirror, thin as paper, sound like a bell.”
Mom: Is that for your Chinese story competition?
Bill: Yes. It describes porcelain（瓷器）in Jingdezhen, the “Porcelain Capital of the World”. You know porcelain is called china in English because it was first made in China!
Mom: Interesting!
Bill: Many cities in China have a long history of porcelain industry. They have created wonderful porcelain pieces.
Mom: Like Rongchang? We made a bowl in the workshop.
Bill:（smiling）Lots of fun. But that’s pottery（陶器）. Rongchang is called the “Pottery Capital of China”, with Yixing, Jianshui, and Qinzhou. Chinese pottery has a very long history. Porcelain develops from pottery.
Mom: Any differences?
Bill: Er...（searching online）The clay（粘土）is different. And porcelain is fired at a temperature above 1,200℃; pottery below 1,000℃.
Mom: But they look so similar.
Bill: They are called “Taoci” in Chinese. But porcelain feels harder and produces a clear sound.
Mom:（tapping a vase）Like this?
Bill:（nodding）It’s blue and white porcelain, one of the four famous types in Jingdezhen, together with linglong porcelain, famille rose porcelain and color-glazed porcelain.
Mom: Any others?
Bill: Many well-known types there, and also in other cities, like Dehua near ancient Quanzhou.
Mom: The Silk Road on the sea?
Bill: Yes. Dehua porcelain was mainly collected by Europeans at that time. Along with China’s silk and tea, porcelain was one of the first goods traveling around the world.
Mom: Chinese porcelain has deeply influenced the world porcelain industry.
Bill: This is also in my story. And I’m thinking about what else I can talk about.
Mom: How about some Chinese artists? They create priceless works and have students from all over the world. One of them said, “Color is universal. There is no barrier between cultural communications.”
Bill: Yes! For cultural communication, there is no barrier; for Chinese culture, I will be a carrier!
Mom: Excellent!
Bill: Thank you, Mom. How can I know that much like you? There’s still something unclear.
Mom: Visiting a porcelain museum?
Bill: Good idea!
（1）What will Bill mainly talk about in his Chinese story competition?
| A． |
Chinese cities. |
B． |
Chinese history. |
| C． |
Chinese pottery. |
D． |
Chinese porcelain. |
（2）What can we learn about porcelain and pottery?
| A． |
Porcelain feels much softer than pottery. |
| B． |
Porcelain is fired at a temperature above 1,200℃. |
| C． |
Pottery has a much shorter history than porcelain. |
| D． |
Pottery and porcelain use the same kind of clay. |
（3）What does the underlined word “This” refer to?
| A． |
A famous Chinese artist. |
B． |
Dehua near ancient Quanzhou. |
| C． |
The Silk Road on the sea. |
D． |
The influence of Chinese porcelain. |
（4）Why is Bill’s mother always asking questions?
| A． |
Because she knows nothing at all. |
| B． |
Because she wants to be an artist. |
| C． |
Because she is encouraging her son. |
| D． |
Because she is interested in her bowl. |
When you hear Westerners say “ Drop in anytime”（随时来玩）or “Come and see me soon”, you should realize that it doesn’t mean you are welcome to come over to their house anytime. It’s wise to telephone before visiting someone.
Never accept an invitation unless you really plan to go. You may refuse by saying, “Thank you for inviting me, but I may not be able to come.” If you are unable to come after accepting the invitation, be sure to tell those who invite you in advance（提前）that you will not be there.
When you have accepted the invitation to a party or a dinner, it is polite to bring small gifts with you, such as bottles of drink, flowers and chocolate. Sometimes Westerners may take you out to dinner in a restaurant and it does not necessarily mean that he is going to pay the bill at the end of the meal. He might want you to “go Dutch”, which means each person pays his own bill.The best title of this passage is ________.
| A．Drop in anytime |
| B．Come and see me soon |
| C．Invitation in western countries |
| D．Westerners |
The underlined part “go Dutch” means “________” in Chinese.
| A．go to Holland | B．go to a Dutch restaurant |
| C．pay your own bill | D．pay for him |
A recently study found people’s lives are made shorter in North China. It is showed the life expectancy(平均寿命) had been cut down by 5.5 years there. Researchers think that the heavy air pollution in China should be to blame(承担责任). It’s really the truth. Our government has already done something. However, it doesn’t seem to work so well.
“Air pollution in China is doing harm to people’s health. The harm is much more serious than we can imagine,” said Chen Yuyu of Beijing University, one of researchers of this study.
Dirty air brings serious problems in North China. In January this year, the air pollution was worse than that in other places. That was caused by rising temperature and waste gas(废气) from coal heating.
Chinese government should strongly fight against air pollution. They should think of more proper ways to deal with the problem. People should be encouraged to take buses, ride bicycles or walk, instead of driving cars. The factories that pollute heavily should be closed.
“We need to improve our environment, although it might be expensive. Protecting our environment means protecting ourselves,” Li Hongbin, another researcher of the study said.The passage above may come from a(n) .
| A．story | B．advertisement |
| C．report | D．diary |
Which of the following is Li Hongbin’s idea?
| A．The life expectancy had been cut by 5.5 years. |
| B．Chinese government should close some factories that pollute heavily. |
| C．People need to make pollution less, although it might cost a lot. |
| D．The air problem brings us serious problems. |
What’s the main idea of the passage?
| A．Air pollution in North China is caused by waste gas. |
| B．To save the environment, our government should do something more. |
| C．The temperature becomes higher and higher in North China. |
| D．How air pollution in North China is caused. |
Shanghai-born novelist Lu Shi’e wrote a fantasy novel called New China in 1910． In the book he described a dream where trains were running underground, an iron bridge crossed the Huangpu River and Shanghai hosted a successful World Exposition in the underdeveloped Pudong area at that time． The blueprint(蓝图) described in the novel became real exactly after 100 years．
On May 1, 2010, the World Exposition, with 158 years of history, drew back its curtain from Shanghai． According to a source at the Organizing Committee (组织委员会)of the World Exposition 2010 Shanghai, it is expected to attract more than 70 million visitors, making it the most popular exposition in history． It is also the first time the World Exposition is held in a developing country．
About 600 years ago, Shanghai was just a small fishing village in China’s eastern coastal area． It grew into a commercial(商业的) city thanks to its prosperous(繁荣的) port and, over the course of 100 years, Shanghai became among the first Chinese cities to open its doors to the world． Along the way, it became the economic and commercial hub of China．
Today, Shanghai is developing into an international metropolis(大都会)．
Answer the following questions according to the passage．Where was Lu Shi’e born in ? ___________________________________
When did the blueprint become real ? _______________________________
How many visitors will Shanghai Exposition attract according to the source? ________________________________________________________________
What was Shanghai like about 600 years ago? ____________________________
What’s the passage mainly about? ______________________________
Camping in your backyard is full of fun, whatever how old you are． Follow these instructions and you'll have a night and you’ll never forget!
Put up your tent．
Depending on the number of family members and guests, you may need more than one tent． Tell your friends to bring their tents if needed． Follow the instructions or check out the articles on how to put up a tent on the Internet．
Prepare your bedding．
You’ll want your guests to be able to relax in comfort． Put something soft to lie on the floor： A blow-up air mattress(床垫) or thick comforters may work well． Fill the tent with soft toys and blankets． Lightweight sleeping bags or cotton blankets are needed, especially when the temperatures drop greatly at night．
Prepare a seating area．
If you have a picnic table, that would work best． If not, set up a few chairs and a small table to set out drinks and food． A simple choice is to lay out a blanket in the sun, so that your friends can eat and talk． Be sure the grass isn’t wet!
Make memories．
If you plan some activities, you will be sure to relax yourself． You're camping in the backyard, so it's time to make the most of being outdoors．
Have a camera nearby to take silly photos of you, your family members and your friends．
Remember to take a photo of all the camps smiling and laughing． Be sure to make copies for everyone!
| Camping in the backyard can be great |
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| Put up your tent |
The Then |
| Prepare your bedding |
Get something soft for you and your guests to Lightweight sleeping bags or cotton blankets are |
| Prepare a seating area |
Put a blanket on the |
| Make memories |
Prepare some activities in order to |
Do you want to know how and why a fall leaf changes color? We first have to understand what leaves are and what they do．
Leaves are the world’s food factories． Plants take water from the ground through their roots and take CO2 from the air． Plants use sunlight to turn water and CO2 into glucose(葡萄糖), a kind of sugar． Plants use it as food for energy and growing．
A chemical called “chlorophyll” in the leaves gives plants their green colour． As summer ends and autumn comes, the days get shorter and shorter, and trees “know” to begin getting ready for winter．
During winter, there is not enough sunlight or water． Trees rest during this time and live on the food they store during the summer． They begin to shut down their food-making factories． As the green chlorophyll disappears from the leaves, we begin to see yellow and orange leaves．
The bright reds and purples we see in leaves are made mostly in autumn． In some trees, like maples(枫树), sunlight and the cool nights of autumn turn the glucose in the leaves into a red colour． And we can enjoy the beautiful red leaves during autumn．Which should be in the box?
| A．air | B．water | C．sugar | D．wind |
The underlined word “chlorophyll” means __________．
| A．蛋白质 | B．脂肪 |
| C．叶绿素 | D．淀粉 |
The leaves turn yellow because they are short of(缺少) __________．
| A．sunlight and water | B．glucose and energy |
| C．water and CO2 | D．sunlight and CO2 |
Which of the following is NOT true?
| A．When autumn comes, the days get shorter and shorter． |
| B．Trees begin to stop making food in summer． |
| C．During winter some of yellow and orange colors are still in the leaves． |
| D．During winter trees live on the food they store in summer． |
This passage tells us_____________．
| A．the plants can grow well only with the sunlight |
| B．there are all kinds of plants on the earth |
| C．maple leaves change the color as other trees |
| D．not all the colors of the leaves are from chlorophyll |