To save yourself from embarrassment (尴尬)， it’s good to read a few books or research online about the culture and customs of the country you plan to visit.
Clothing: Wearing shorts in public is generally not acceptable in most parts of the world, including some European countries.
Greetings: Handshake is a usually accepted form of greeting, although in some countries, like Japan, a traditional bow(鞠躬) is preferred. Be careful how you talk with someone; don’t use first names unless you are invited to do something.
Language/Gestures: learn some polite expressions (hello-goodbye-thank you) and relax. English is pretty common worldwide, especially in tourist areas and you can always use body language to get your message across. However, some Americans gestures have different meanings in other countries. For example, in Bulgaria, shaking your head usually means “yes”; shaking it “vertically” means “ no”.
Food/Drink: you may find yourself looking down at a local delicious snake soup in china, sheep’s eyes in Saudi Arabia… and wonder what to do; especially you are guests in someone’s home. Be brave, take small bites, and pretend it tastes like something you like. Remember that some Buddhists don’t eat beef, and Muslims don’t eat pork. If you are eating with Muslims, never touch food with left hand (the left hand is for bathroom use).
Conversations: if you know the history and culture of the country, you will be confident. The French are angry at the classic American question: “What do you do for a living?” and so on.You should learn about _______ of the country if you want to go to another country.
| A．the people and the food |
| B．the culture and customs |
| C．the language and people |
| D．the behavior and conversations |
A Japanese meet you for the first time, he/ she will ________.
| A．shake hands with you | B．hug with you |
| C．kiss you | D．bow to you |
In Bulgaria, shaking your head usually means______________.
| A．yes | B．no | C．victory | D．calm down |
Which of the following isn’t right?
| A．You can’t wear shorts in public in most parts of the world. |
| B．You can use body language to communicate with people. |
| C．You can use your left hand to touch food when you eat with Muslims. |
| D．You can get along well with people you visit if you know their culture and customs well. |
March 21 is World Sleep Day. How’s your sleep recently?
The Chinese Medical Doctor Association asked 8,200 people in China about their sleep. More than 36.3 percent of them said they often sleep badly. The study also finds that many students have only 5 hours of sleep a day. According to the US National Sleep Foundation, teenagers need 8.5 to 9 hours of sleep every night. What cuts into their sleeping time? Homework. Also, school starts early in the morning.
But bad sleeping habits also play a role. Do you like to have a look at your mobile phone before going to bed? The survey finds that 60 percent of people check their phones before they sleep. They read news, check their WeChat (微信) or chat with QQ friends.
It’s important for us to get enough sleep. We feel tired and think slowly. Besides, sleepy kids are often unhappy, says a study by the US National Sleep Foundation.
We can’t change our school time. But there are still ways to get better sleep. Stay away from coke, coffee and tea at night. They make it hard to fall asleep. Watch less television. Leave your mobile phone and tablet computer (平板电脑) on your desk.
根据短文内容，选择最佳答语，并在答题卡上按要求作答。What cuts into students’ sleeping time?
| A．Students like reading in bed before they sleep. |
| B．Students have got too much homework and school starts early in the morning.. |
| C．Students often drink coke, coffee and tea at night. |
| D．Students check their WeChat or chat with QQ friends at night. |
How do students behave in class when they don’t get enough sleep?
| A．They don’t want to do their homework. |
| B．They sleep in class. |
| C．They feel excited. |
| D．They not only feel tired and unhappy but also think slowly. |
How many hours should teenagers sleep every night according to the US National Sleep Foundation?
| A．5 to 6 hours. | B．6 to 8 hours. |
| C．8.5 to 9 hours. | D．9 to 10 hours. |
Which of the following is NOT true?
| A．Drinking coke, coffee and tea at night is good for our sleep. |
| B．We can’t change everything but we can find many ways to get better sleep. |
| C．Bad sleeping habits aren’t good for us. |
| D．We should stay away from bad sleeping habits. |
In this passage, the writer is mainly trying to make the readers realize__________.
| A．March 21 is World Sleep Day |
| B．homework makes students have no enough time to sleep |
| C．we feel tired and think slowly because we have bad sleeping habits |
| D．good sleeping habits can help us stay healthy |
Can you write down a Chinese word being read to you? Sometimes it can be difficult when you find the word is not included in most dictionaries.
Lu Jialei, 14, from Hangzhou Foreign Language School, won the CCTV Chinese Character (汉字) Spelling Contest on Oct 18th, 2013. About 160 people competed. The host read a word to the contestant, explained its meaning and gave sample sentences. The contestant was required to write down the word.
Winning the contest was a “surprise” to Lu. “I was not the smartest one,” she said. “But I paid attention to details.” To prepare for the contest, she and her teammates studied the Modern Chinese Dictionary for 10 days. There are more than 56,000 entries (词条) including characters, words and phrases in it. She also had a secret weapon. She studied how Chinese characters were formed.
“When others paid attention to the plot of a story, she looked at how authors use words and sentences to express themselves,” said Su Yunsheng, Lu’s Chinese teacher. Su is happy to see students like Lu find the beauty of Chinese language.
“Besides using something Chinese and having Chinese traditional festivals, learning to write Chinese characters is also an important part of inheriting (传承) Chinese culture,” said Su.
根据短文内容，选择最佳答语，并在答题卡上按要求作答。Lu Jialei was born in ________.
| A．1997 | B．1999 | C．2001 | D．2002 |
Lu Jialei studied the Modern Chinese Dictionary ________ for the contest.
| A．for more than one week |
| B．as long as one week |
| C．for more than half a month |
| D．as long as half a month |
What does the underline word “contestant” mean?
| A．主持人 | B．观众 | C．选手 | D．亲友团 |
Lu Jialei’s secret weapon to win was that ________.
| A．She paid attention to details |
| B．She was the smartest contestant |
| C．She found the beauty of Chinese language |
| D．She studied how Chinese characters were formed |
From the passage we can learn ________ isn’t an important part of inheriting Chinese culture.
| A．trying to write Chinese characters |
| B．using chopsticks when having meals |
| C．giving and receiving presents at Christmas |
| D．spending the Spring Festival with families |
Welcome to our city—Nanning. It is a beautiful city with many trees and flowers. So it is called “Green City”. There are many nice places to visit. Come and enjoy your trip to Nanning.
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Place: Nanning Qingxiu Mountain |
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| Location: in the southeast of Nanning |
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| Attractions: green trees, special rocks, beautiful lakes and clean springs |
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| Price: 15 yuan(Adults) Opening time: 7:00—18:00 |
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Place: Guangxi Science & Technology Museum |
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| Location: Minzu Avenue |
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| Attractions: robot show, Youth Science Studio, the high technology theater |
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| Price: 30 yuan(Adults) Free (Children below 1.40 m) Opening time: 9:30 —17:00 (Tuesday—Sunday) Monday (closed) |
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Place: Nanning Zoo |
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| Location: in the west of Nanning |
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| Attractions: wild animals, dolphin show, Caribbean Water World |
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| Price: 50 yuan(Adults) 20 yuan (Children 1.20 m—1.40 m) Free (Childen below 1.20 m) Opening time: 8:00—17:00 |
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Place: Zhongshan Food Street |
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| Location: Zhongshan Road |
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| Attractions: different kinds of local flavors(风味), Laoyou Noodles, snails and BBQ |
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| Opening time: 6:00p.m.—midnight |
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根据短文内容，选择最佳答案，并在答题卡上按要求作答。If Tony likes robots, where do you advise him to go?
| A．NanningQingxiu Mountain. |
| B．Guangxi Science & Technology Museum. |
| C．Nanning Zoo. |
| D．Zhongshan Food Street. |
When is Nanning Qingxiu Mountain open for the visitors?
| A．At 6:30 am. | B．At 10:00 pm. |
| C．At 6:30 pm. | D．At 10:00 am. |
What can you do in Zhongshan Road?
| A．Enjoy the special rocks. | B．Try delicious food. |
| C．Watch the dolphin show. | D．Learn the knowledge of technology. |
Mrs. White wants to take her son Mike to the zoo. Mike is 1.30 meters tall now. How much will they pay?
| A．50 yuan. | B．60 yuan. |
| C．70 yuan. | D．100 yuan. |
From the passage, we know _________________.
| A．Nanning has some famous places to visit |
| B．People in Nanning are friendly |
| C．You can go to the museum on Monday |
| D．You don’t have to pay for the ticket to Nanning Zoo if you are a child |
Jack loved ice cream. He wanted to have ice cream every day.
On his birthday, Jack wanted ice cream, but his parents gave him a pet turtle as a present instead. Jack tried to teach his turtle to play games, but it couldn’t carry a ball in its mouth. It couldn’t jump high or run very quickly. Jack didn’t really like his turtle. He thought it was a boring pet.
One day, he took the turtle out of its box and found it didn’t move. Jack took it to his mum. “Mum,” he said, “My turtle is not moving. I think it is dead.”
“Don’t be sad”, she said, “We’ll put him in a box and bury（埋）him. Then we’ll go to the store and have some ice cream to make you feel better”
Ice cream! Jack began to feel happy. Then his mother saw the turtle move.
“It’s all right!” She said” Your turtle isn’t dead after all!”
“Oh,” said Jack. “It also wants to eat ice cream!”
根据短文内容，判断下列句子正误。正确为“T”，错误为“F” ,并在答题卡上把“T”或“F”涂黑。Jack didn’t want to have ice cream every day.
On Jack’s birthday his grandparents gave him a pet turtle as a present.
Jack thought the turtle was boring.
Jack was so happy after he had some ice cream.
The turtle isn’t dead at all.
You are given many chances in life to choose to be a victim(受害者) or creator. When you choose to be a victim, the world is a cold and difficult place. “They” did things to you which caused all of your pain and suffering. “They” are wrong and bad, and life is terrible as long as “they” are around. Or you may blame yourself for all your problems, then internalizing(内化)your victimization. The truth is, your life is likely to stay that way as long as you feel a need to blame yourself or others.
Those who choose to be creators look at life quite differently. They know there are persons who might like to control their lives, but they don’t let this get in the way. They know they have their weaknesses, yet they don’t blame themselves when they fail. Whatever happens, they have choice in the matter. They believe their dance with each sacred(神圣的)moment of life is a gift and that storms are a natural part of life which can bring the rain needed for emotional and spiritual growth.
Victims and creators live in the same physical world and deal with many of the same problems, yet their experience of life is different worlds. Victims are easy to be in anger, guilt, and other emotions that cause others--and even themselves--to feel like victims, too. Creators choose love, inspiration, and other qualities which inspire（鼓舞）not only themselves, but all around them. Both victims and creators always have choice to decide the direction of their lives.
In fact, all of us play the victim or the creator at different points in our lives. One person, on losing a job or a special relationship, may feel as if it is the end of the world and go into terrible suffering for months, years, or even a lifetime. Another with the same experience may choose to first experience the sadness, then accept the loss and soon move on to be a powerful creative strength in his life.
In every moment and every situation, you can choose to have fuller, richer life by setting a clear goal to change the victim within, and by inviting into your life the powerful creator that you are. What does the word “they” in Paragraph 1 probably refer to?
| A．People and things around you. | B．Chances and problems. |
| C．Creators and their choices. | D．Victims and their sufferings. |
What can we learn from the passage?
| A．Creators have the ability to predict future life. |
| B．Creators deal with ups and downs of life wisely. |
| C．Victims can influence more people than creators. |
| D．Victims and creators face quite different things in life. |
The examples mentioned in Paragraph 4 show that ________.
| A．strong feelings of sufferings in life pull people into victims. |
| B．people need family support to deal with sufferings in life. |
| C．it takes creators quite a long time to clear out their pains. |
| D．one’s experiences decide his attitude toward his life. |
What is the writer’s purpose in writing this passage?
| A．To describe victims and creators. |
| B．To compare victims with creators. |
| C．To suggest changing from victims to creators. |
| D．To explain the relation between victims and creators. |
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