What is Chinatown? Is it a town in China? Of course not!It is in foreign countries. It is a(n) 1 where many overseas (海外的) Chinese live together.

   There are lots of Chinatowns in America 2 the biggest one is in New York. There are about 150,000 people in it. It is also a 3 place to go to. It is attractive in the following ways.

   4 in Chinatown is fun. You can find 5 things there. Most of them are made in 6 . Mott Street is the best place to shop because the things there are very cheap.

   Chinatown has more than 200 7 . You can enjoy traditional Chinese food there. New Silver Palace Restaurant is one of the best restaurants. You can also eat some Shanghai food in Evergreen Restaurant.

   Living in Chinatown is 8 . You can find hospitals,schools,banks,libraries and supermarkets in it.In some schools,students must learn Chinese. Many overseas Chinese 9 their children to these schools. They want their 10 to learn more about China and its culture.[2013 黑龙江大庆]

() 1. A. time   B. organization   C. club   D. place

() 2. A. and   B. so   C. or   D. however

() 3. A. favorite   B. good   C. bad   D. quiet

() 4. A. Playing   B. Working   C. Studying   D. Shopping

() 5. A. a plenty of   B. lots of   C. many of   D. few of

() 6. A. America   B. France   C. China   D. England

() 7. A. restaurants   B. schools   C. banks   D. hospitals

() 8. A. boring   B. interesting   C. comfortable   D. important

() 9. A. send   B. take   C. fetch   D. carry

() 10. A. workers   B. children   C. students   D. friends

                         My travel experience 

   Beijing is a big city with many places of interest. Last summer holiday,I went to Beijing on v 1 with my parents. We went there by t 2 . We all thought it was s 3 to take a train than to take a plane. In the afternoon,we got to the hotel we b 4 online. After lunch,we went to Beijing Zoo. There were so many people that it was c 5 . There were all kinds of a 6 in the zoo. The next morning,we went to the Great Wall. It was so great that we couldn't b 7 our eyes. We took many photos on the wall. It t 8 us more than one hour to get to the top. After lunch,we went to Beijing Hutong 9 and t 9 Beijing Duck,which was very delicious. We also bought some gifts there.

   We were very happy t 10 we were tired.

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   Beijing is now definitely (无疑地) one of the safest cities in the world. But we cannot make any promise that there is no danger at all simply because it is a capital city. When we talk about danger,we often think people are getting robbed,cheated or misdirected (误导) in terms of money not necessarily putting a gun or knife on your back!Chinese people don't like crime. So we advise you to take care of your personal belongings and use your brain often.

   Some local people don't have much sense of traffic rules and regulations. On the street,you might feel scared to see how some people in Beijing cross the street. Some drivers don't offer priority to the walking people or bicycles. At the same time some people neglect the traffic signals and the cars too!Sometimes some people ignore the color change of the traffic. Please don't follow those who ignore the traffic regulations. Always remember that some of the drivers on the roads are quite new!So anything will happen!

() 1. Beijing is a city.

   A. clean   B. crowded   C. capital   D. noisy

() 2. In the writer's opinion,local people the traffic rules.

   A. follow   B. don't have much sense of

   C. always break   D. pay attention to

() 3. Which of the following is not true?

   A. You need to take care of your personal belongings.

   B. It's not safe in Beijing at times.

   C. Nothing dangerous may happen.

   D. Some people ignore the color change of the traffic.

() 4. The underlined phrase “follow” means .

   A. keep   B. obey   C. learn from   D. stop

   Beijing is an old capital city developing at a fast pace. The Forbidden City is the ideal place for you to begin your exploration of Beijing by opening its mysterious (神奇的) face. With over 9 ,000 rooms and over 250 acres (英亩) ，this large palace building was built between 1406 and 1420. The Forbidden City burned down and was rebuilt,sacked and renovated (修复) for times,so most of the architecture (建筑) you can see today dates back to the 18th century in the Qing Dynasty. Make sure to wear comfortable shoes as you have to walk a lot!

   There is a Starbucks in the palace in case you need some coffee to recharge you. I highly recommend you to have a guide. It is quite helpful to have a guide escort (护送) you and tell the stories behind the palace. If you are a non-group tourist,I suggest you rent a multilingual guide recorder either at Meridian Gate (southern gate of Forbidden City) or the Gate of Divine Prowess (Northern gate of Forbidden City) and return it when you finish your Forbidden City Tour. Remember the open hours from 8： 30 to 17： 00.

() 1. The Forbidden City was built for years.

   A. 10   B. 12   C. 14   D. 16

() 2. The underlined word “recommended” means .

   A. 支持   B. 鼓励   C. 命令   D. 推荐

() 3. If you go to the Forbidden City,youJd better have a .

   A. map   B. guide   C. book   D. recorder

() 4. You can't visit the Forbidden City at .

   A. 8：00   B. 8：30   C. 12：00   D. 16：00

   Many people say that they are working too many hours. They don't have enough time to relax or stay with their family.

   Work hours are different from one country to another. In France,people spend about 1,646 hours a year at work. In Japan,however,people work about 2,159 hours a year. That means a Japanese worker works 513 more hours a year than a French worker.

   Why do people work so many hours? Some people work extra hours because they want to make more money. However,many companies don't pay overtime. Their workers don't get more pay for more work. Some people think it's their duty to work more hours. Some are afraid of losing their jobs if they don't work more hours.

   Many people say that their vacations are too short. In France,people get five weeks of paid vacation a year. In Germany,they get from four to six weeks,and in the United States,two weeks. One study shows fewer than half of workers used all their vacation days. In Great Britain,there is a saying,“All work and no play makes Jack a dull(迟钝的) boy. ”If that is true,there must be a lot of dull people in the world.[2013 安 徽]

() 1. A Japanese worker works more hours a year than a French one.

   A. 513   B. 1,646   C. 2. 159   D. 3,805

() 2. The word “extra” in Paragraph 3 means “ ”.

   A. 正常的   B. 额外的   C. 有用的   D. 少量的

() 3. People in get only two weeks of paid vacation a year.

   A. France   B. Germany

   C. the United States   D. Great Britain

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

   A. No companies offer vacations to their workers.

   B. Many people say they have enough time to relax.

   C. Not all companies pay their workers for more work.

   D. More than half of workers use all their vacation days.

() 5. What can we infer from this passage?

   A. Many workers have to work long hours.

   B. Many people have vacations long enough.

   C. Work hours are the same around the world.

   D. There are a lot of dull people in the world.

  根据短文内容，回答下列问题。

   This summer holiday,Jimmy went to Dalian with his family. They arrived there by plane. Dalian is a very beautiful and modern city. On the bus,they could see all kinds of buildings which were great.

   In the morning,they got to the hotel where they lived. After breakfast,they began their travel. First they took the bus to the Sea Park. There were so many different kinds of fishes that Jimmy couldn’t believe his eyes. They also saw the dolphin show. Then they had lunch in a restaurant. The seafood which was very famous in China was delicious.

   After lunch they went swimming. The sea was blue and the beach was golden. They all had fun in the sea. Finally they went back to the hotel where they lived. They had a happy day.

   During this trip,they also went to some interesting and famous places in Dalian. They went shopping and so on.

   Several days later,they left Dalian. On their way home,they were very happy. This was the reason why they didn't feel tired.

1. When did Jimmy and his family go to Dalian?

2. How did they go there?

3. Where did they go first in Dalian?

4. Did they have a good time in Dalian?

5. Jimmy's family didn't feel tired,why?

   Mo Yan got the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2012. He is a great Chinese w 1 . His real name is Guan Moye. Mo Yan—meaning “don't speak” in Chinese — is his pen name. He was b 2 in 1955,in Gaomi County in Shandong Province to a family of farmers. When he was only 11 ,he 1 3 school to work as a farmer. At the a 4 of 18,he began working at a cotton factory. During the time,his access to literature was largely limited to novels in the socialist realist style under Mao Zedong. At the close of the Cultural Revolution in 1976,Mo Yan j 5 the People's Liberation Army (PLA) ，and began writing while he was still a s 6 .

   In 1984,he r 7 a literary award from the PLA Magazine. Mo Yan is strongly i 8 by the social realism of Lu Xun and the magical realism of Gabriel Garcia Marquez. His f 9 novel was Falling Rain on a Spring Night,published in 1981. His second novel,The Garlic Ballads is based on a t 10 story of the farmers of Gaomi Township who were against a government that would not buy their crops. All the Chinese are proud of him.

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   If you want to be a good friend and to have people trust you,then you have to be 1 about your feelings,about your friends’ actions,and about how you feel about your friendship. If you’re honest about how you 2 , that will open up direct lines of communication with your 3 and will make them more likely to open up to you. If your friend hurts you,don't be 4 to talk about it;if something is upsetting you,don't feel too 5 to open up to your friend about it. Being honest is 6 from being blunt because if you are too blunt,you may hurt your friends. If you think your friend has a drinking problem,for example,then you should start a 7 with your friend about it. But if you find your friend 8 her new dress that you don't like,you may want to 9 your mouth shut. Connect with people whom you value on a 10 level if you want to have friendships forever. Invest in people you can be yourself around. If your behavior lacks sincerity,your friendship won’t last.

() 1. A. happy   B. honest   C. careful   D. sad

() 2. A. feel   B. smell   C. taste   D. hear

() 3. A. bothers   B. friends   C. parents   D. classmates

() 4. A. sad   B. afraid   C. excited   D. bored

() 5. A. careful   B. happy   C. shy   D. interesting

() 7. A. article   B. words   C. conversation   D. sentences

() 8. A. takes   B. gives   C. likes   D. looks

() 9. A. keep   B. get   C. take   D. give

() 10. A. deep   B. strong   C. hard   D. big

阅读下面短文，根据要求完成下列各题。

   Lu Xun is one of the greatest Chinese writers of the 20th century. Besides his famous stories,he also wrote many influential articles about the living conditions of Chinese people.

   Born in 1881 to a wealthy family,Lu Xun had a happy childhood. In 1893,however,his grandfather,a senior government official,was put into prison for taking money. At the same time,his father became badly ill. From then on,his family was no longer accepted by their relatives and friends. These early experiences greatly influenced his writing.

   By the time Lu Xun arrived in Nanjing to study at university in 1899,he already believed that Chinese society had to change and become modern. In 1902 he went to study in Japan. There he began writing articles for several Chinese students magazines. He showed a gift for writing and translating and he even wrote several books,although none was popular. He returned to China in 1909 because he was in need of money.

   After working for several years as a teacher in Beijing,Lu Xun again returned to writing. In 1918,he wrote his famous short story Diary of a Madman. It was the first Chinese novel published using the everyday language that people spoke,which helped make it a great success. This,together with his novel The True Story of Ah Q (1921) , made Lu Xun a leading Chinese writer.

   Although successful,Lu Xun still worried greatly about China's future. In 1927,he moved to Shanghai and gave up writing stories in order to devote himself to what he called “pen warfare”. He only wrote articles which called on the people to fight against the government. For this,the government stopped him from publishing any more books. He had to write his articles using false names.

   Since his death in 1936,Lu Xun's importance and influence have grown. Today,many of his writings are included in school textbooks and his works are read by millions around the world.[2013 广东广州改编]

1. What greatly influenced Lu Xun's writing according to the passage?

2. According to the passage,why was Lu Xun^ story Diary of a Madman so popular?

3. What does the underlined word “This” mean?

4. What did Lu Xun mainly write after moving to Shanghai?

   Learning to play an instrument in the right way can be one of the most satisfying and exciting ways to spend your free time. With the right dedication and hard training,you can learn to play any style of sound,any kind of instrument,and start speaking the language of music.

   In elementary schools,children often learn to play instruments such as keyboards or recorders,sing in small choirs,and learn about the elements of musical sound and history of music. Although music education in many nations has traditionally emphasized Western classical music,in recent decades music educators tend to incorporate a sampling of the worlds musical cultures to give a well-rounded musical experience and teach multiculturalism and international understanding.

   In secondary schools,students may often have the opportunity to perform in some type of musical program,such as a choir (唱诗班) ，a school band,a concert band,a marching band,or a jazz band. In some secondary schools,music classes may also be available. In junior high school,music usually continues to be a required part of the course.

   At the university level,students in most arts and humanities programs may receive academic credit for taking music courses,which typically take the form of an overview course on the history of music,or a music appreciation course that focuses on listening to music and learning about different musical styles.

() 1. What's one of the most satisfying and exciting ways to spend your free time?

   A. Learning to play an instrument the right way.

   B. Learning to play sports the right way.

   C. Having the opportunity to perform.

   D. Learning about the elements of musical sound and history of music.

() 2. Lily is six years old,and she is in an elementary school. What can she do?

   A. Learn to play keyboards or recorders.

   B. Sing in small choirs.

   C. Learn about the elements of musical sound and history of music.

   D. All of above.

() 3. Tom wants to join the school band;what kind of school should he be in?

   A. At elementary school. B. At secondary school.

   C. At the university. D. In junior high school.

() 4. How many kinds of school students does the article mention to have different music classes?

   A. 2.   B. 3.   C. 4.   D. 5.