Traveling by train is usually not easy in China. It can be hard to get a ticket. When you’re traveling to the railway station you look at your watch, afraid you will miss your train.
But there is good news for people traveling between Beijing and Shanghai. Construction (建设) on the express railway (高速铁路) between the two cities started just before the Spring Festival of 2008. When it is finished by 2013, taking a train will be as easy as taking a bus.
“There will be trains every several minutes. Buying a ticket, getting through the checkpoint (检查站) and taking your seat, will take just 10 minutes,” said an engineer.
There may be high-speed trains running at 350 kilometers an hour. The travel time between the two cities will decease from 10 to about 5 hours. The trains will carry twice the present number of passengers.
The new line will be 1,318 kilometers long and go across specially built bridges. It will run along side the present line. There will be 21 stations in Hebei, Tianjin, Shandong, Anhui and Jiangsu.
“The cost of traveling by the express railway may be around 800 yuan. That will be more expensive than an ordinary train, but cheaper than by air.” Said Zhang Xiaoling, a Jiangsu government official.
According to Zhang, the higher price is caused by the large cost of the railway project. At about 200 billion yuan, the project may be even more expensive than the Three Gorges Project (三峡工程).The express railway between Beijing and Shanghai will be finished _______.
| A．at the end of this year | B．before the Spring Festival of 2008 |
| C．after 2013 | D．in about 5 years |
Before taking your seat, you should _____ with your ticket.
| A．buy a ticket | B．get through the checkpoint |
| C．pack your things | D．make some friends |
The word “decrease” in the passage possibly means ______ in Chinese.
A. 延长 B. 缩短 D. 提速 D. 限速Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Traveling by train is usually difficult in China because tickets are too expensive.
B. The high-speed trains will have 21 stations in Hebei, Tianjin, Shandong, Hunan and Jiangsu.
C
. Tickets for the high-speed trains will be cheaper than those for planes.
D. The cost of the e
xpress railway project is as high as that of the Three Gorges Project. What
can be the best title of the passage?
| A．An enormous project. | B．Train tickets will get more expensive |
| C．Specially built bridges | D．Beijing—Shanghai express railway |
| The history of Talk Like a Pirate Day John Baur and Mark Summers started the holiday in 1995. The idea came to them when one of them got hurt (受伤) in a game and cried out “Arrrr!”. They thought it would be fun if people talked like pirates (海盗) in a whole day. They chose September 19th because it was Mark’s wife’s birthday and he thought it would be easy for him to remember. At first it was just something they did for fun. In 2002, the columnist (专栏作家) Dave Berry wrote something about it and the day became famous. Now a lot of people celebrate the day because it’s fun. |
| How to talk like a pirate You need to speak a lot of words loudly with a scowl (怒容) on your face. Say “Arrrrr!” every now and then. Here are some pirate words you can use on that day: ◆ Ahoy! ～ Hello ◆Aye! ～ Yes ◆Colors ～ Flag ◆Matey ～ Friends ◆Avast! ～ Stop ◆Savvy? ～ Do you understand? ◆Yo-ho-ho ～ Feel good ◆Ye ～ Use this instead of “you” ◆Aft ～ The back of the ship ◆Bilge ～ Bottom of the ship ◆Fore ～ Front of the ship ◆Port ～ Left side of the ship |
John and Mark started the holiday years ago.
| A．7 | B．10 | C．15 | D．17 |
To celebrate the holiday, people need to .
| A．learn some pirate words | B．learn to sail on the sea |
| C．dress up like pirates | D．have their own ships |
The holiday became famous because of .
| A．a game | B．a pirate | C．a song | D．an article |
If a pirate shouts “Yo-ho-ho”, it means he is .
| A．angry | B．happy | C．surprised | D．sad |
Which of the following is NOT true?
| A．Mark’s wife was born on September 19th. |
| B．John and Mark started the holiday because it was fun. |
| C．“Bilge is broken” means there’s something wrong with the front of the ship. |
| D．If you want to say hello to your friends on the day, you can say “Ahoy, matey! |
Most children don’t enjoy doing housework. They like playing computer games rather than cleaning the rooms. But in Australia, Jim and Robert’s mother, Mrs Black, has good and proper methods to get their children to do housework.
Here is an example.
“Mum, have you worked out next week’s housework? Let Jim and me choose the cards I can’t wait. It’s fun!”
When Robert shouted out, his mother had already put all the cards on their big table. On the cards, there are some words like these, “sweep the floor, clean your bedroom, help mum cook, wash vegetables, make beds, feed the fish, cut the wood, clean the bathroom” and many others, Jim and Robert chose two cards for each day from Monday to Friday. Then they would hang them on the week day task board. Jim likes to clean the bathroom, so he picked up the card “clean the bathroom”. Robert loves to make the bed so he picked up his favorite card. Jim again picked up “wash vegetables” and Robert chose “feed the fish”. Soon the two boys were happy to take away all the cards
To help the children do housework, their mother thought hard and came up with this idea. Of course, the parents did the housework on the weekends and left Jim and Robert two days free.
From the passage we know that most children like .
| A．doing housework | B．playing computer games |
| C．playing cards | D．doing housework |
Jim and Robert chose card for the weekdays from Monday to Friday.
| A．two | B．four | C．eight | D．ten |
Jim likes to .
| A．clean the bathroom | B．make the bed |
| C．feel the fish | D．sweep the floor |
The underlined phrase “came up with” probably means “ ”.
| A．looked at | B．gave up |
| C．thought of | D．believed in |
Who did the housework on the weekends?
| A．Jim | B．Robert |
| C．The parents | D．The whole family |
There are four seasons(季节) in a year.They are spring, summer, autumn and winter.
Spring is a beautiful season. It is from March to May. In spring, the trees turn(变) green, and the flowers come out. Everything looks new.
Summer is a happy season. It is from June to August. In summer, we can swim and eat a lot of ice cream. Of course, we have a long holiday, summer holiday! At that time, we can join the summer camp. That’s great! Autumn is a colourful season. It lasts(持续) from September to November. In autumn, the leaves on the trees turn yellow. Sometimes they are yellow or red. The colors are beautiful.
Winter is a cold season. It’s from December to February. In winter, it begins to snow in most places of China. Snow is white, and everything looks white. The children like playing with snow.How many seasons are there in a year?
| A．Six. | B．Five. | C．Four. | D．Two. |
What’s the meaning(意思) of the underlined(划线的) words?
| A．鲜艳 | B．出版 | C．开放 | D．出来 |
Winter is from _____ in China.
| A．September to November | B．March to May |
| C．December to February | D．January to March |
In _____, everything looks new.
| A．winter | B．autumn | C．summer | D．spring |
Can the children play with snow in winter in most places of China?
| A．Yes, they can. | B．No, they aren’t. |
| C．No, they can’t. | D．Yes, they are. |
Tony:I like eating hamburgers and drinking cola. Yes, they are not healthy. But I eat hamburgers and drink cola every day.I don’t like vegetables. I hate tomatoes.
Cindy: My favourite food is chocolate and my favourite drink is milk. Milk can make me healthy. I drink milk every morning. I like fruit too. And my favourite fruit is oranges.
Zhang Qiang: I like meat. I eat beef and chicken, but my favourite is beef. So I’m strong and tall.
Liu Xin: I like candy and vegetables. I eat candy every day. But my mum says candy can make me fat. Now I’m fat so I do sports every day.
Tony’s favourite drink is ________.
| A．Juice | B．Water | C．Milk | D．Cola |
_______ likes eating oranges.
| A．Liu Xin | B．Zhang Qiang | C．Tony | D．Cindy |
Zhang Qiang is a _______ boy.
| A．tall | B．short | C．fat | D．thin |
Liu Xin eats _______ every day.
| A．vegetables | B．beef | C．candy. | D．chicken |
______ is so fat so he/she does sports every day.
| A．Liu Xin | B．Zhang Qiang | C．Tony | D．Cindy |
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Do you know Roma people？They were called Gypsies (吉普赛人) by Europeans. Because they thought they came from Egypt (a country in Africa)．About a thousand years ago, the Roma people left their homeland. They are known as nomads because for hundreds of years many of them have lived in large groups that travel from place to place. They have no real homeland.
Today, the Roma are now living all over the world._______________(他们保留了他们的语言和风俗) For example, it’s important for Roma to marry other Roma. It's also a custom for parents to choose the person their children will marry. Roma people get married when they are young, sometimes even as young as 14.
Romany is the language of the Roma people, which was written down only recently. Because the Roma are nomadic and have moved all over the world, their language has developed in many different ways. It is sometimes hard for Roma in one part of the world to understand Roma from another part.
Roma music is famous all over the world, because many Roma throughout history have been musicians. Their music has influenced many other kinds of music, like classical and jazz.
Roma don't usually assimilate (同化) into host countries. Over many centuries, governments have forbidden them to marry each other, travel or wear their traditional bright clothes. They have their gold taken away from them—treasures (财富) from their parents and grandparents. They have been taken as slaves (奴隶),and have been forced to change their names.
But today, the Roma are finding ways to live in peace with others while keeping the treasures of their culture.“There's a will within us to continue to live as a people,”says George Kaslov，whose family arrived in New York from Russia a hundred years ago.“All the other ethnic (种族) groups who came to America assimilate gradually with time going；they lose their customs and language. But not the Roma. We hold out.”
Why were Roma people called Gypsies (吉普赛人) by Europeans?
把文中括号部分翻译成英语。_______________________________________________.
把文中划线部分翻译成汉语.________________________________________________.
Do Roma people have no real homeland?________________________
选出文章的最佳标题______
| A．Brave Roma Travelers |
| B．Famous Roma Music |
| C．The Roma：Past and Present |
| D．Changing Countries，Changing Cultures |
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