A little girl’s interest in wanting to talk about Chinese food put her on a path to study the language.

Isabelle first became interested in Chinese when she was 5. “We were at a Chinese restaurant . She was watching a man making noodles. She was so excited that she wanted to talk with him. Unfortunately, he didn’t speak English. On the way home, she said she wanted to learn Chinese,” said Isabelle’s father.

“I totally fell in love with the language. It’s so beautiful and unlike anything I’ve ever heard before,” said Isabelle, whose Chinese name is Bao Ling. she is now 12 and very good at Chinese, she can even watch movies and TV from China without subtitles. Some of her favorite Chinese cartoons are Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf, Big Head Son and Small Head Dad, which are very popular in China.

Isabelle studies at the Confucius Institute (孔子学院) near her home, the William & Mary Confucius Institute. “It is just the beginning of a fantastic ongoing adventure, all thanks to the Confucius Institute,” she said.

The WMCI offers courses on many aspects (方面) of Chinese culture, from travel tips to calligraphy(书法), to tai chi, cooking and music. The first course that Isabelle took was a cooking class. She then tried tai chi and kung fu through the WMCI.

Next year, through the WMCI, Isabelle will join the JNCLNCLIS (languagepolicy.org) to ask for more aid for language instruction in public schools.

“I want to thank the Confucius Institute for sharing the wonderful language and culture of China to the world,” she said. “It has been a wonderful journey for all of us,” said her mother.

1.Why did Isabelle become interested in Chinese at first?

A. Because she wanted to talk about Chinese food

B. Because she wanted to be a Chinese cook.

C. Because she thought Chinese was so beautiful.

2.What does the underlined word “subtitle” mean in Chinese?

A. 标题 B. 科目 C. 字幕

3.What courses did Isabelle take through WMCI?

A. Cooking, calligraphy and tai chi

B. Cooking, kung fu and tai chi

C. Cooking, tai chi and music

4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Isabelle first became interested in Chinese when she was 12 years old.

B. Isabelle has got aid for language instruction in public schools.

C. Both Isabelle and her mother feel good about the Confucius Institute.

5.What is the best title of the passage?

A. How Chinese food led to a girl’s love of Chinese.

B. How popular Chinese calligraphy is in foreign countries.

C. Why is the Confucius Institute welcomed in foreign countries.

1.A 2.C 3.B 4.C 5.A 【解析】文章讲述了一个小女孩因为想谈论中国食物而走向学习汉语的道路。 1.根据Isabelle first became interested in Chinese when she was 5. “We were at a Chinese restaurant . She was watching a man makin...

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Is there anything you can do to keep germs(细菌) out of your body?

1.: through breaks in your skin, with the air you breathe and with the food you eat. How can you keep germs from coming in through breaks in your skin?

In the first place, you can be careful, so that you do not hurt yourself. Once you have cut your skin, you must wash the cut at once with soap and hot water. 2..

Can you keep germs from coming into your body through your nose and throat? You can’t stop breathing, of course. You can’t help breathing in some germs.

What you can do is to stay away from people if they have colds and other sicknesses made by germs. Some kinds of germs move through the air. They go from one person to another. If you have a cold, you should try not to give your germs to others. 3..

How can you keep germs out of your mouth? One way is by keeping such things as pencils and fingers out of your mouth.

Another way is washing your hands before meals. Then you will not put germs on the food you eat. You should also wash your hands after you use the toilet.

Never use a drinking glass that someone else has used. 4.. Never bite from food if someone else is eating it.

A. Be sure to cover your mouth with a scarf when you cough

B. Think about the three ways that germs come into your body

C. Soap and hot water kill germs or wash them away

D. Wash your hands when you eat food

E. Germs are bad for our heath

1.B 2.C 3.A 4.D 【解析】 文章讲述了我们怎么阻止细菌进入我们的身体的一些建议。 1.根据 下文through breaks in your skin, with the air you breathe and with the food you eat. 和选项，可知是说细菌进入我们身体的三个通道，起到启下的作用，故选B 2.根据Once ...

Zhang Zhouchen, a sixth grader, has published two novels in English.“Most people often read to learn English, but my secret is to write ”he said. "Reading is a way of taking in. But only when you use it for writing can you master it completely. “

Zhang began writing his first novel at the end of 2014. He didn’t mean to publish it at first. But a special experience made him change his mind the next year. He was chosen by his school to be a volunteer for a Hope Primary School. Every volunteer was asked to bring a gift for children and Zhang brought a football. "But I was surprised to find that there was no football field at this school, "he said. “So I had a wish to help them build a football field.

How to achieve that? The novel came into Zhang’s mind suddenly. By organizing the book sale, he got 100,000 yuan. He then spent it building a football field. Then he got about 130, 000 yuan by selling his second novel. He used the money to build a football field in another school.

“I can never forget the smiles on the faces of the children who were having fun playing football, said Zhang. "It encourages me to help more poor children enjoy the joy of football.

1.How does Zhang learn English?

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2.Did Zhang publish his first novel in 2014?

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3.What did Zhang bring to the children in the Hope Primary School?

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4.How many football fields has Zhang helped build ?

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5.What do you think of Zhang Zhouchen?

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1.By writing 2.No 3.A football 4.2 5.Kind / Warm-hearted (答案言之成理即可) 【解析】文章讲述了张洲晨出版两本英语小说，然后他用卖书的钱帮助两所学校建了足球场。 1.根据.“Most people often read to learn English, but my secret is to write...

语篇翻译 阅读下面的短文，将画线的句子译成英文或中文。

Stephen Hawking was born in Oxford, England on 8th January, 1942. He went to school in St Allbans, a small city near London. 65.尽管他做得很好，但是拿不到第一名。

After leaving school, Hawking went first to Oxford University where he studied physics and then went to Cambridge University where he studied cosmology(宇宙学). As he himself admits, he didn’t work hard. He was a very lazy student, and did very little work. However, he still got high marks.

66.在他20岁的时候，他的身体出毛病了。He started to knock into things. When he visited his family at Christmas time, his mother was so worried that she made him see a doctor. Hawking was sent to hospital for tests. Finally, the result came back. Hawking had motor neuron disease（运动神经元病）. 67.The illness would make him unable to speak, breathe or move without the help of a machine. Doctors said they had no way to help him. He would die before 23.

At first, Hawking became very sad. After a while, though, he began to see his life in a different way. As he later wrote, “Before my illness was diagnosed(诊断), I had been very bored with life. There had not seemed to be anything worth doing. But shortly after I came out of hospital, 68. I suddenly realized that there were a lot of valuable things I could do.” Then Hawking got married and found a job at Cambridge University as a professor. 69.He strongly believes that his story shows that nobody should lose hope, no matter how bad their situation is. “Life is not fair.” He once said. “You just have to do the best you can in your own situation.”

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1.Although he did very well, he couldn’t get the first place. 2.At the age of 20 (years old), there was something wrong with him. 3.在没有机器的帮助下，这种致命的疾病使他不能说话，呼吸和运动。 4.我突然意识到有很多我能做的有价值的事情。 5....

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75. 初中生活马上就要结束了，三年的初中生活一定给你留下了很多挥之不去的回忆。请你给大家讲一个最值得你回忆的故事。包括时间、人物、事情经过和事后你的感想

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How time flies! I have studied in my school for three years. And I will graduate from middle school in a month. I am eager to share my happiness and sadness with you. I had so many memories in three y...

I found a cat ________ on the floor when I came into the house.

A. lying B. lay

C. lie D. lies

A 【解析】句意：当我走进房间时，我发现地板上有只猫。find sb./sth. doing sth.，“发现某人/某物正在做某事。”lie的现在分词为lying。故选A

This movie wasn’t .I fell asleep half way through it.

A. enough interesting B. interested enough

C. enough interested D. interesting enough

D 【解析】句意：这个电影太没趣了，我半路睡着了。enough修饰形容词，放在形容词的后面，所以排除A/C；interested通常指人感兴趣；interesting通常指有趣的事或物；故选D

The man refused to say sorry to me, ____ it was his mistakes.

A. because B. when C. after D. even though

D 【解析】 试题句意：这个人拒绝对我说对不起, 即使这是他的错误。even though即使，引导让步状语从句。所以选D。

–How far is it from your home to our school?

– ______.

A. Three kilometers far B. Three kilometers’ away

C. Three days walk D. Three hours’ bus ride

D 【解析】试题句意：–从你家到学校的距离是多远呢？–三小时公车的距离。回答多远，一般直接说three kilometers, ABC都是错误的。D是三小时公车的距离。故D。

At last，the teacher _________ who stole Li Ming’s pen.

A. find B. found C. found out D. looked for

C 【解析】试题句意：最后，老师查明了是谁偷走了李明的钢笔。A. find发现； B. found发现； C. found out通过查找发现； D. looked for寻找。根据stole所以句子用一般过去时，故选C。