Tea, coffee and cocoa are three major drinks all over the world. Tea is drunk by the largest number of people in the world. Tea, as well as silk and porcelain, began to be known by the world over a thousand years ago and has been an important Chinese export since then.

Tea has a history of over 4 , 000 years and China is the home of tea. In ancient China, tea was used as a kind of medicine, while nowadays people drink tea daily.

Longjing, Pu'er, Wulong and Tieguanyin are all famous tea. Thanks to the mild climate and rich soil in Fujian, Zhejiang and Yunnan, tea is produced mainly in these provinces.

The word for tea in different languages came from Chinese, like "cha'i" in Russian. And the Japanese character for tea is written exactly the same as it is in Chinese.

Over the past centuries, Chinese people have developed their unique tea culture, which includes tea planting, tea-leaf picking, tea making, tea drinking and so on. Tea is also popular in some sayings, like "A friendship between gentlemen is like a cup of tea." In dances, songs, poems and novels, tea is often mentioned. loo.

根据短文内容，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳答案。(10分)

1. How many drinks are mentioned in this passage?

A. Three.   B. Four. C. Five. D. Six.

2.Tea is produced mainly in Fujian, Zhejiang and Yunnan because__________.

A. they are all big provinces

B. they are all close to the sea

C. there are quite a lot of mountains there

D. the climate ia mild and the soil is rich there

3.The underlined sentence “ A friendship between gentlemen is like a cup of tea. " in the last paragraph means_________.

A. 一个朋友就是一杯茶

B. 君子之交淡如水

C. 看到朋友就会想起茶

D. 绅士才能够喝茶

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

A. Tea, cocoa and silk are important Chinese exports.

B. Tea has more than 1, 000 years of history.

C. Japan is the home of tea.

D. In ancient China, people used tea as a kind of medicine.

5.Which is the best title for the passage?

A. China's Tea Culture B. A Saying of Tea

C. Drinks in the World D. Tea and Coffee

The world is divided (分) into two parts. One half of the world is rich and         is poor. In the poor part, a lot of people have never got enough to eat. When they are ill,        the hospitals can receive them because they have no enough           . In the rich part, a lot of people          too much. For example, a dog or a cat in North America eats more than a child in poor countries.
The poor countries have some other difficult problems. Sometimes the land is too poor to grow           on. People there don’t have rich land or enough water. The land can be made better, but a lot of things must be done. The people         be taught and water must be found.
But rich countries have problems. too. There’re not good places to         . Sometimes the air is not clean and the rivers are too dirty to swim in or drink. The roads and streets are full of people and buses. Cars and buses have to move         . Noise is too much. Some people don’t have houses. People must do something about the problems.
People must clean the air and the rivers, and they must         them clean. People have to build more houses.        we can’t do these things easily.

B.根据短文内容及首字母提示完成短文（每空一词）

Recently a lot of people have been punished for speaking on their mobile phones while driving. S  1  on the phone requires concentration(集中，专心) and takes a driver’s  a   2  from the road.If you drive after you have consumed alcoholic(含酒精的) drinks, you are a   3  the law and risking your own life as well as the lives of o  4  . If you are with someone else who has been drinking alcohol, even i  5 they had just a glass of beer, do not a  6  them to drive.

There is a fact that driving too fast through city streets is very irresponsible and d  7   . Our city streets are always b  8  with people, cars and bicycles. Drivers have to take the responsibility(责任) to be c   9  _ for people crossing the road, especially older people who may walks   10  and young children who may not look before stepping into the road.

In the USA，every year，Thanksgiving Day is on the fourth Thursday of November．Because Canada (加拿大) is north of（在……北边） the USA，and is colder．The harvest （收获） comes earlier （更早）in the year．In Canada，people have Thanksgiving Day on the second Monday in October．

   The harvest brings a lot of food to the people．On Thanksgiving Day people in Canada and America like to have a big meal with their friends and family just like Chinese people do at Mid—Autumn Festival．Many Canadians（加拿大人） and Americans put flowers．vegetables and fruits around their homes to say“Thank you”for the harvest．

   At a Thanksgiving Day dinner，many Canadians and Americans will eat turkey，potatoes，and pumpkins pie．These are food like the food of many years ago．They are saying“Thank you”for the harvest that comes every year．

(     )3．Which country has the Thanksgiving Day like the USA?

        A．Japan．    B．China．  C．Canada．  D．Korea．

(     )4．In the USA，Thanksgiving is on the fourth Thursday of     ．

        A．January    B．May    C．November  D．December

(     )5．Canada has Thanksgiving earlier in the year because       ．

        A．they like flowers     B．the harvest comes earlier

        C．they have a big meal  D．they want to be different

(     )6．What do people usually say on Thanksgiving Day for the harvest?

A.Good morning． B．I’m hungry  C．Hello． D．Thank you．

仔细阅读下面的短文并按要求完成后面的小题。

    It is said that about half of the people in China smoke. Many young boys and girls have the habit of smoking, though they are middle school students.

More and more people have come to realize how serious this problem is. But they are never bored with it. Some people think it is a kind of fashion, some think it is of great fun and others think that smoking can refresh themselves.

Smoking causes many illnesses. A lot of people always cough ‚              smoking. The most serious illness caused by smoking is lung cancer. At the same time smoking is a waste of money. Besides, careless smokers may cause dangerous firs.

ƒ众所周知，吸烟有害于人体健康。In order to keep healthy, we should get rid of the bad habit of smoking. Please stop smoking at once.

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