What is the meaning of the word——culture? Does it mean different festivals? Of course，the important differences between Western and Chinese people do not center around a few festivals．The big difference is the different ways we think：our different opinions to life，friendships，work and so on．Most people would probably agree that the differences between America and China are bigger．Now I will give you some examples about the differences between America and China．

I asked one of my Chinese classmates how she would spend her summer holiday．She told me she loved her mother and missed her，so she would ________．You probably think this is a common（普通的）feeling．But if a young American said that，American people might think she is mentally（精神） sick．

Another difference：you always see lots of children walking，running around and laughing．But in Western cities you almost never see children out alone without their parents．American parents are afraid that their children would be kidnapped（綁架）．

How about at restaurants? In China people at pushed（推動）to drink wine even if they don’t want to drink．In America at least we know that is not very smart（明智的）．

I see some litter in Chinese beautiful parks sometimes．When I was climbing Xiangshan mountain，I saw some litter on it．In the West you seldom see waste in parks．

1．The main differences between Chinese and Western people is that they ________ differently．

2．The writer probably comes from ________．

3．根據(jù)文章內容，將第二段第二句補充完整。

4．將文中畫線句子翻譯成漢語。

5．What is the main idea of the passage?

書面表達。

假設你叫Jeff，是一名來自美國的中學生，隨父母在中國生活了一年后，你有一個有趣的發(fā)現(xiàn)。 為此你寫電子郵件告訴你的美國好朋友Jenny，與她分享。      [寫作要點]      1. 每天在街上都會碰到中國人對你說“Hello!”。     不同的人說“Hello!”有不同的含義：     例如：     人物 含義 出租車司機 歡迎你！ 街上小販 (street vendor) 要買東西嗎？ 學生 能跟我練習一下英語嗎？       2. 為了歡迎參加北京奧運會的外國朋友，中國人正在努力學習英語       3.希望Jenny以及她的朋友們來觀看奧運會，從“Hello!”中感受中國人的友好。       [寫作要求]       1. 詞數(shù)90個左右；       2. 郵件的開頭和結尾已給出，不計入總詞數(shù)；       3. 文中需包括所有的內容要點，但不要逐字翻譯，可適當加入細節(jié)，使短文通順、連貫；       4. 文中不能出現(xiàn)考生真實姓名和學校名稱。       [評分標準] 語言規(guī)范，信息內容完整，篇章結構連貫。 Dear Jenny,       I've been in China for one year, and I found something interesting about the five-letter word HELLO. ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________      OK, let's stop here! I look forward to seeing you in Beijing this August!                                                                                                                                         Love,                                                                                                                                          Jeff

On February 3rd，1949，New York Harbor was an exciting place．Many people were there to greet a ship from France．On the ship were 49 French railroad boxcars filled with gifts from the people of France to the people of America．These boxcars were from the famous Merci Train (Merci，a French word meaning "thank you")．

　 After World War Ⅱ，a lot of factories，roads and farms in France had been destroyed．Many French people had no jobs or money and had little to wear and little to eat．In the winter of 1947，a train was sent across the United States，stopping in cities and towns along the way．At every stop，people gave whatever they could．Factories gave clothing and medicine．Farmers gave food．Families gave money．Even school children gave away their pocket money. All the things were then carried to France by ship．

　 By 1949，the French had begun to recover from the war．The Merci Train was their way of saying "thank you" to America．French people had filled the boxcars with gifts．Most of them were personal，like hand-made toys，children's drawings，or postcards．But the boxcars themselves were perhaps the most meaningful of the gifts．On each car，the French people had painted the pictures of all their 40 provinces，with an American eagle on the front．The boxcars were moved to each state of America，where they were warmly greeted．

Now many of the states still keep their boxcars．Gifts sent by the French people can still be seen in some museums．The Merci Train came out of the war，but it now reminds the world that countries can also work together in peace．

104.根據(jù)短文內容完成句子填空（每空一詞）

The first paragragh tells us _______________ and ______________ the story happened.

105.根據(jù)短文內容完成句子填空（每空一詞）

In the third paragragh the underlined them refers to (指)______________ and they refers to _____________( in English).

106.把短文中的劃線句子翻譯為漢語。

________________________________________________________________________________

107.根據(jù)短文內容回答問題。

Why had the French people painted their 40 provinces and an American eagle on each boxcar?

They wanted to ___________________________________________________________________

108.根據(jù)短文內容回答問題 （10詞以內）

What is the passage mainly about?

________________________________________________________________________________

Thousands of years ago, people only ate food that was grown near their homes. Some kinds of food were only grown in one place, so people from other places didn't know about them. When Europeans first traveled to Central and South America in the 1500s, they discov­ered strange kinds of food that they had never seen before. Today, these are grown in a lot of different countries and they're sold in supermarkets all over the world. They don't seem strange any more!

Potatoes were first grown in the Andes in South America. In 1586， they were taken to Europe by explorers(探險家).In 1719， they were taken to North America. Before 1719， nobody in North America had ever seen or eaten a potato. Today each American eats more than 60 kilos of potatoes a year.

Tomatoes were also first grown by native(本地的)Americans. When European explorers visited the south of America in 1500, they took tomato seeds(種子)back to Europe. Soon, tomatoes were grown in Europe, but people in England didn't eat them. At that time, a lot of English people thought that tomatoes were poisonous!

Chilies(辣椒)have been eaten in Central and South America for more than 8 ，000 years ！ In the 1500s, chilies were taken to Europe by explorers. Today, they are grown in hot coun­tries all over the world.

11. How many kinds of food are mentioned in the passage?

A. Two.          B. Three.         C. Four.

12. People in Central and South America have eaten chilies for more than          years.

A. 1,500          B. 1,586         C. 8,000

13. The underlined word "poisonous" in the passage means "           " in Chinese.

A.有毒的          B.重要的         C.辛辣的

14. According to the passage, we know that          .

A. people only ate food grown near their homes after 1719

B. people in Europe were the first to plant potatoes

C. the European explorers took chilies to Europe in the 1500s

15. Which of the following is the best title(標題)for the passage?

A. Traveling to America

B. "Strange" Food

C. The Earliest Explorers

 

There are many rules (制度) in the old libraries. For example, no photos, no drinking and no phones. But now a lot of libraries don’t have too many rules. They paint the rooms beautiful colors so readers would like to read there. There aren’t hard chairs in these libraries.
There are nice sofas in them. Some of them are open 24 hours every day. In the libraries in America,
readers can make a 1free call. That means that they don’t need to pay any money for making a call. In the kid’s library in Denmark, children can sleep there if it is too late. In some libraries in Australia, they have a kids’ “story time”. 2今天圖書館是孩子們娛樂和學習知識的好去處。
任務（一）：根據(jù)短文內容回答下列問題。
【小題1】Why do many libraries paint their rooms beautiful colors now?
________________________________________________________________________
【小題2】In which country do some libraries have a kids’ “story time”?
________________________________________________________________________
任務（二）：請寫出1處下劃線黑體單詞“free”的漢語意思。
【小題3】________________________________________________________________________
任務（三）：請將文中2處劃線的句子翻譯成英語，每空一詞。
【小題4】Today libraries are good places for kids to ________ ________ and learn something.
任務（四）：請給短文選擇一個最恰當?shù)挠⑽臉祟}。

【小題5】

A．New Libraries B．Library Rules C．Old Libraries D．Free Libraries

1閱讀短文，根據(jù)短文內容選擇正確的答案。

Coffee has become the most popular American drink. Today people in the United States drink more coffee than（比）people in any of the other countries. People drink coffee at breakfast, at lunch, at dinner, and between meals. They drink hot coffee or coffee with ice in it. They drink it at work and at home. They eat coffee ice-cream and coffee candy（糖果）. Coffee is black and very strong. Different people like to drink it in different ways. Some people like coffee with cream or sugar in it. Other people like coffee with both cream and sugar in it. In all ways it is served（提供服務）. Coffee has become an international（國際的）drink.

1.Coffee is an ________ drink.

A. interesting      B. international    C. ice-cream        D. America

2.Different people like to drink coffee __________.

A. at work or at home       B. in different ways

C. with cream or sugar      D. between meals

3.Today Americans drink ____ coffee than people in any of the other countries.

A. as much as       B. less        C. more         D. most

4.“Coffee is black and very strong.” The word strong here means ______.

A. 堅固的            B. 淡的     C. 強壯的        D. 濃的

5._____ is the most popular American drink.

A. Black tea            B. Coffee       C. Water with ice       D. Whisky

 

Bill Gates was born on October 28, 1955. He grew up in Seattle, Washington. He was a very clever boy. His favorite subjects at school were science and math. When he was 13, he started to play with computers. At that time, computers were large machines. Once he was very interested in a very old computer. He and some of his friends spent lots of time doing unusual things with it. In the end, they worked out a software program with the old machine. Bill sold it for $4,200 when he was only 17.

In 1973, Bill went to Harvard University(哈佛大學). In his third school year, he left Harvard to work for a company called Microsoft. Bill began his company in 1975 with his friend Paul Allen. They thought the computer would come into every office and every home soon. So they began developing(發(fā)展) the software for personalcomputers. They improved(改進) the software to make it easier for people to use computers.

1.Bill Gates grew up in _______.

A．Canada

B．Australia

C．America

D．Germany

2.What subjects did Bill like best at school?

A．Science and math	B．Languages and art
C．Math and languages	D．Music and P.E

3.Bill’s company worked hard at _______.

A．making large machines	B．playing computer games
C．mending old machines	D．developing software

4.Bill started to play with computers ______.

A．in 1955

B．in 1968

C．in 1973

D．1975

5.The word “personal” means _______.

A．個人的

B．公眾的

C．大型的

D．昂貴的

 

選詞填空。用方框中所給詞的適當形式填空，使文章通順、連貫、合理。（每空一詞，每詞限用一次，其中有兩個詞是多余的。共8分）

really

exercise

thin

without

nothing

interesting

fat

sit

with

use

Do you know what couch-potato means? Well, in America, the word is now often    1.. You see, in America, many people often spend their free time    2. on a couch (沙發(fā)) watching TV. As there are many channels to choose, the TV programs can be quite    3.  and very addictive (使人上癮的). One may sit and watch TV for hours and hours    4.  stopping! Well, these people who do    5.  all day except watching TV are called couch-potatoes.

In America, while watching TV, most people are always sitting with eyes still looking right into the TV set. Also because these people are addictive to watch TV, they don’t take    6.  and usually get very fat. So in many ways, these people look like    7.  potatoes! Well, because they look    8., and watch TV on a couch, they are all called couch-potatoes. Now you know what a couch-potato means. The next time if you see someone watching TV too long, just say, “What a couch-potato!”

 

Thousands of years ago, people only ate food that was grown near their homes. Some kinds of food were only grown in one place, so people from other places didn't know about them. When Europeans first traveled to Central and South America in the 1500s, they discov­ered strange kinds of food that they had never seen before. Today, these are grown in a lot of different countries and they're sold in supermarkets all over the world. They don't seem strange any more!
Potatoes were first grown in the Andes in South America. In 1586， they were taken to Europe by explorers(探險家).In 1719， they were taken to North America. Before 1719， nobody in North America had ever seen or eaten a potato. Today each American eats more than 60 kilos of potatoes a year.
Tomatoes were also first grown by native(本地的)Americans. When European explorers visited the south of America in 1500, they took tomato seeds(種子)back to Europe. Soon, tomatoes were grown in Europe, but people in England didn't eat them. At that time, a lot of English people thought that tomatoes were poisonous!
Chilies(辣椒)have been eaten in Central and South America for more than 8 ，000 years ！ In the 1500s, chilies were taken to Europe by explorers. Today, they are grown in hot coun­tries all over the world.
11. How many kinds of food are mentioned in the passage?
A. Two.          B. Three.         C. Four.
12. People in Central and South America have eaten chilies for more than          years.
A. 1,500          B. 1,586         C. 8,000
13. The underlined word "poisonous" in the passage means "           " in Chinese.
A.有毒的          B.重要的         C.辛辣的
14. According to the passage, we know that          .
A. people only ate food grown near their homes after 1719
B. people in Europe were the first to plant potatoes
C. the European explorers took chilies to Europe in the 1500s
15. Which of the following is the best title(標題)for the passage?
A. Traveling to America
B. "Strange" Food
C. The Earliest Explorers

先閱讀短文,然后根據(jù)要求答題。
The Dragon Boat Festival(端午節(jié)) is the day to remember a Chinese national hero, Qu Yuan, who threw himself into the river and died over 2,000 years ago. Old story has it that people, in order to save Qu Yuan, beat drums to drive fish away, and threw rice dumplings (zong zi) into the river to keep the fish from eating his body.
For thousands of years, people have spent the festival by eating zong zi and holding dragon boat races on the fifth day of the fifth lunar(陰歷的) month, especially in the /'sn/ provinces where there are many rivers and lakes.
The dragon boat races // that many people want to save Qus body. Those races are the most exciting part of the festival, with very large crowds of people watching them. The special boats, more than 10 meters long, have colorful “dragon” heads and tails(尾巴), and /it/ boat carries a team of 20 or 22 players. Every year dragon boat races take place in southeast Asian countries and some western countries, including America, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.
A) 根據(jù)短文內容完成下列語音題:
【小題1】Write out the word /'sn/.
【小題2】Write out the word //.
【小題3】Write out the word /it/.
【小題4】In the underlined sentence find two words that can be read together(連讀).
【小題5】 In the underlined sentence find a word whose last sound can have incomplete plosion(失去爆破).
B) 根據(jù)短文內容填入一個適當?shù)脑~:
【小題6】 The Dragon Boat Festival is the day for people to keep Qu Yuan in their (71).
【小題7】The Dragon Boat Festival has a history of more than two (72) years.
【小題8】Since the Dragon Boat Festival falls on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, can we call it “The Double (73) Festival”?
【小題9】 Dragon boat races are mostly held in South China because there are more (74) areas there.
【小題10】 Dragon boat races are becoming more and more (75) in the world.

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Collecting Barbie Dolls is a favorite hobby of many women and girls throughout the world. Since Barbie first appeared (出現(xiàn)) at the American International Toy Fair in 1959, she has become the most popular doll in the world.

Many collectors of Barbie Dolls collect the dolls just for fun. They often collect some dolls they like or think are special. However, there are some serious collectors. They have hundreds of dolls, and spend almost thousands of dollars each year.

Many Barbie collectors not only collect the dolls, but also collect items (部件) of the dolls. Many collections include different items of Barbie's fashion clothes. If you become a serious collector of Barbie Dolls, you will be likely to want to join a Barbie collectors’ club. The more you know about Barbie and her history, the more you want to grow your collections. 

No matter which kind of collector you are, casual (隨意的) or serious, Barbie dolls can be a fun and interesting hobby for girls and women of all ages.

1.How many years of history do Barbie Dolls have?

A. More than eighty years.   B. About one hundred years.

C. Less than ten years.      D. About fifty years.

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

A. 包括         B. 醞釀   C. 生產(chǎn)           D. 分配

3.Which of the following is NOT right about the serious collectors of Barbie Dolls?[來源:學#科#網(wǎng)]

A. They have great interest in Barbie Dolls.

B. They sometimes even collect items of Barbie Dolls.

C. They spend much money on Barbie Dolls.

D. They don’t like Barbie Dolls from America.

4. What do we know from the passage?

A. Barbie Dolls first appeared in England.

B. Casual collectors may just collect Barbie Dolls for fun.

C. Collectors collect items in order to repair the dolls.

D. Old people didn’t like Barbie Dolls before 1959.

5.What is the passage mainly about?

A. Barbie Dolls.        B. Different hobbies.

C. How to repair a toy.   D. How to be a collector.

 

Do you know what couch-potato means? Well, in America, the word is now often used. You see, in America, many people often spend their free time sitting on a couch (沙發(fā)) watching TV. As there are many channels (頻道) to choose, the TV can be quite interesting and very addictive (使人上癮的). One may sit and watch TV for hours and hours without stop! Well, these people who do nothing all day except watch TV are called couch-potatoes.

In America, while watching TV, most often sitting still with eyes looking right into the TV set. Also because these people are addictive to TV, they don’t take exercise and usually get very fat. So in many ways, these people look like real potatoes! Well, because they look fat, and watch TV on a couch, they are all called couch-potatoes. Now you know what a couch-potato means. The next time if you see someone watching TV too long, just say, “What a couch-potato!”

1.The word “couch-potato” is often used in ______.

A. China    B. France   C. America   D. Germany

2.If a person is called a couch-potato, he or she ______.

A. does nothing all day        B. often listens to music

C. often watches TV in his free time D. must be very fat

3.Why does a couch-potato look like a real potato?  Because he or she ______.

A. is fat and cannot take exercise  

B. is fat and round

C. likes eating potatoes on a couch while watching TV

D. almost never moves while watching TV and gets fat

4.The passage mainly (主要) tells us ______ .

A. how to watch TV   

B. what couch-potato means

C. why couch-potatoes are very fat      

D. where you can find couch-potatoes

 

Collecting Barbie Dolls is a favorite hobby of many women and girls throughout the world. Since Barbie first appeared (出現(xiàn)) at the American International Toy Fair in 1959, she has become the most popular doll in the world.
Many collectors of Barbie Dolls collect the dolls just for fun. They often collect some dolls they like or think are special. However, there are some serious collectors. They have hundreds of dolls, and spend almost thousands of dollars each year.
Many Barbie collectors not only collect the dolls, but also collect items (部件) of the dolls. Many collections include different items of Barbie's fashion clothes. If you become a serious collector of Barbie Dolls, you will be likely to want to join a Barbie collectors’ club. The more you know about Barbie and her history, the more you want to grow your collections. 
No matter which kind of collector you are, casual (隨意的) or serious, Barbie dolls can be a fun and interesting hobby for girls and women of all ages.
【小題1】How many years of history do Barbie Dolls have?

A．More than eighty years.	B．About one hundred years.
C．Less than ten years.	D．About fifty years.

【小題2】What does the word “include” mean in Chinese?

A．包括

B．醞釀

C．生產(chǎn)

D．分配

【小題3】Which of the following is NOT right about the serious collectors of Barbie Dolls?

A．They have great interest in Barbie Dolls.

B．They sometimes even collect items of Barbie Dolls.

C．They spend much money on Barbie Dolls.

D．They don’t like Barbie Dolls from America.

【小題4】 What do we know from the passage?

A．Barbie Dolls first appeared in England.

B．Casual collectors may just collect Barbie Dolls for fun.

C．Collectors collect items in order to repair the dolls.

D．Old people didn’t like Barbie Dolls before 1959.

【小題5】What is the passage mainly about?

A．Barbie Dolls.	B．Different hobbies.
C．How to repair a toy.	D．How to be a collector.

As we know, there are differences between western culture and Chinese culture. We can see differences when we pay attention to the way words are used. Let’s look at the words about animals and plants. Most expressions in Chinese about the dog, for example, “a homeless dog”, “a mad dog”, “a running dog” and “a dog catching a mouse”, have negative(消極的)meanings. But in western countries, dogs are thought to be honest and good friends of people. In English, people use the dog to describe positive(積極的)actions. For example, “you are a lucky dog” means you are a lucky person. And “every dog has its day” means each person has good 1uck one day. To describe a person’s serious illness, they say “sick as a dog”. The word “dog-tired” means very tired. However, Chinese love cats very much. But in western culture, “cat” is often used to describe a woman who is cruel(冷酷的). There are many other examples of how “cat” is used differently as well.
The rose(玫瑰)is thought of as a symbol of love in both China and some western countries. People think the rose stands for(代表)love, peace, courage and friendship. And the rose is the national flower of England, America and many other countries.
The words about plants and animals are used in positive or negative ways in different cultures. We can learn about many differences in cultures by comparing(比較)how some words are used.
【小題1】The word “dog” in Chinese usually_________.

A．shows peace	B．stands for friendship
C．has a negative meaning	D．has a positive meaning

【小題2】“Every dog has its day” means “_________”.

A．each person lives his own way of life

B．if one works hard, he is sure to succeed

C．everybody in the world is lucky

D．everybody has a time in 1ife to be lucky

【小題3】Western people usually use “cat” to refer to(指代) “_________.”

A．a(chǎn) tired person	B．a(chǎn) brave man
C．a(chǎn) homeless person	D．a(chǎn)n unkind woman

【小題4】Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Words show differences in different cultures.

B．Chinese people like dogs better than cats.

C．Western people think of cats to be good friends.

D．Rose is the national flower of all western countries.

【小題5】What’s the best title for the passage?

A．Negative or Positive.

B．Different Countries Have Different Cultures.

C．Rose Means the Same in Chinese and English.

D．What Dog and Cat Mean in English.