Take a look at teenagers around, dressed in baggy-pants (宽松裤), drinking soft drinks such as coke, reading Japanese cartoons. Whether you are in Beijing, Wuhan or Hong Kong, you will get the same impression. But should we copy others or should we maintain (保留) our differences?
It sounds convenient that people around the world speak the same language, dress in the same style, eat the same food and play the same games. If the world was like this, you won’t feel strange in any corner of world. But just imagine living in such a strange world. How dull and colorless it would be!
Different kinds of food that people can taste, the colorful and fashionable clothes that we dress in and different languages we speak are all part of the different cultures that our ancestors left us. These differences represent their creativity (创造力) and talent. And we all enjoy different cultures in our daily lives. When you travel to other places, you want to see different things. When you talk to foreigners you expect to listen to interesting stories. These differences in culture are what make life colorful.
But the whole world is shrinking into a small village as globalization (全球化) takes effect and many different cultures are disappearing. In most big cities around the world people wear the same clothes. Fast food stores are everywhere. Hollywood movies are kicking traditional performing arts out of our lives. The colors of our life are disappearing.
There is joke that even the panda and zebra want to live a colorful life. So let’s take action to protect our colorful culture before it becomes as simple as black and white.
It’s not difficult. Learning some folk songs, trying on a traditional clothing and even eating local food instead of going to KFC can help. And we’re sure you will enjoy it. The passage is written to _______.
| A．explain cultural differences | B．convince readers to maintain cultural differences |
| C．predict the future of globalization | D．show some cultural phenomena(现象) |
The author thinks that cultural differences _______.
| A．make the world colorful | B．make communication difficult |
| C．only exist in food and clothing | D．will never fade away |
The author starts the argument by ________.
| A．mentioning certain cultural phenomena |
| B．mentioning his view at the very beginning |
| C．mentioning the opposite view at the very beginning |
| D．giving examples of cultural differences |
The underlined word “shrink” probably means “_______”.
| A．expand | B．disappear | C．become smaller | D．grow in number |
The author talks of all the following cultural phenomena except _______.
| A．food | B．clothing | C．language | D．architecture |
We all have our favourite music， films or books﹣but which are the most popular ever？
The most popular album （音乐专辑） Thriller by Michael Jackson At the time Jackson started writing his best﹣selling album Thriller，he hoped that his album would sell 50 million copies． He was wrong﹣ it sold over ten million more than that． Even today around 130，000 copies are sold in the USA every year． |
The most popular classical music Beethoven's Fifth Symphony When Beethoven was alive， his Fifth Symphony wasn't his most popular piece of music．But now most people know the da da da dah introduction．In the 20th century， the first four notes （音符） were used by other musicians to make different types of music like hiphop and rock and roll． |
The most popular novel A Tale of Two Cities Many people think the best﹣selling book of all time is one of the Harry Potter books．It's true that all the Harry Potter books together have sold about 450 million copies． But the most popular single novel is much older． A Tale of Two Cities was written by Charles Dickens in 1859 and has sold 250 million copies． |
The most popular________ The Shawshank Redemption The Shawshank Redemption， directed by Frank Darabontin 1994，didn't make much money at the cinema． It only became popular later on video，DVD and TV． It was based on a book by Stephen King， The writer sold the story for only a dollar． |
（1）The best word for the blank is ．
A． painting
B． film
C． poem
D． sculpture
（2）Which of the following is true？
A． Thriller turned out to be more popular than Michael Jackson expected．
B． The Fifth Symphony was used in many other music forms by Beethoven．
C． A Tale of Two Cities has sold more copies than all the Harry Potter books．
D． The Sharwshank Redemption made much money as soon as it came out．
（3）Which section of a magazine is the passage probably from？
A． Sports Time．
B． Science Study．
C． Culture World．
D． Nature Watch．
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Tasty food． Delicious smell at the Night Noodle Markets． Enjoy the Asian﹣style street food． Great locations． Top outdoor dining at all the main squares of your city． Take a look at the menus on offer． Click on the icons below． Chinese Japanese Indian Malaysian Thai Vietnamese Singaporean When？ Monday to Saturday， 5 pm to 11 pm． Where？ Click HERE to find a Night Noodle Market in your city． Supported by Drinko Soft Drinks Nifty Noodles Local councils |
（1）What is www．niftynoodlesatnight．com．cn？
A． The name of the owner．
B． The address of the website．
C． A collection of food．
D． The name of the markets．
（2）When can people go to the markets？
A． At 3 pm on Monday．
B． At 11 am on Tuesday．
C． At 9 pm on Sunday．
D． At 10 pm on Thursday．
（3）The main purpose of the advertisement is to ．
A． encourage people to go and eat at the markets
B． tell people the features of delicious Asian food
C． ask people to choose the food pictures they like
D． introduce some supporting companies to people
Eight years ago， 1﹣week﹣old Diandian was left behind． When people found her in the reeds （芦苇） of a lake， she looked too weak to survive． Now she is the mother of three milu， thanks to the workers' attention and care at the East Dongting Lake National Nature Reserve．
Li is the president of a milu conservation association in Yueyang and head of a local milu and bird rescue center， where 11 deer， including Diandian， have their families． Li and his workmates need to work extra hours to take care of the animals from March until mid﹣May． He remembers March 18 this year． He fed Diandian some fresh shoots and leaves for breakfast as usual， and moments later when he returned，a newborn milu was right beside her． Since it is her third baby and born in the third month of the year，people named it Sansan， referring to "three﹣three"． Li has developed a deep affection for milu and made up his mind to protect them． "As our country is paying more attention to environmental and wildlife protection， people are increasingly aware that milu are state﹣protected animalsm，" Li said．
Milu habitats （栖息地） are usually centered around water， and fishing equipment that used to be a threat to the animals is no longer seen in nature reserves． On May 27， a team of experts went to watch milu near Dongting Lake． It takes time and luck to meet one and count them especially when they live in the thick reeds that are 4 to 5 meters tall． The team leader Song， saw a milu for the first time when he was studying for his doctorate in zoology early in 2009． Since then， he has helped protect the habitats at Dongting Lake． As the flood season is coming， Song and his workmates will go around the lake area day and night to save deer in trouble， and provide feed for the animals when needed．
As the environment improves in and around Dongting Lake， China's second﹣largest freshwater lake， the wetland has become cover once again for wildlife． "We will continue to protect these rare animals and their living environment，" Song said．
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（1）How was Diandian when she was found in the reeds eight years ago？
（2）Why do people call Diandian's new baby Sansan？
（3）Why does Li think more people realize milu are state﹣protected animals？
（4）When did Song start to devote himself to protecting the habitats at Dongting Lake？
（5）What can you learn from Li， Song and Their workmates？ （请自拟一句话作答）
Herman planted the hot peppers （胡椒） in his five﹣hectare field in his town． The 36﹣year﹣old man put up a sign reading "Africa Hema Village" in Chinese， English and his native language． His first harvest will start this month． Herman studied in China from 2011 to 2018， receiving his master's degree and a doctorate in environmental science． He returned to Rwanda in 2018 with his wife， Yang Hong， who is from China， and started his own business． Hema Xiansheng CEO Hou Yi visited Rwanda to find quality products to bring to the Chinese market． Hot peppers were one of his discoveries． The couple helped Hou's team， from research to field trips， testing production processes （加工） and so on． They also helped Hema Xiansheng's purchasing （采购） manager， Chen Huifang， when she led a team of eight to visit Rwanda to research the possibilities of making hot pepper products that suit Chinese preferences．
"We wore rubber gloves when we touched them． Our fingers still felt hot the next day，" Chen said． Their research and development team spent four days studying and cooking the peppers． Transporting fresh hot peppers to China proved difficult， so the fresh peppers can't be imported （进口） into China． Then Chen's team decided to perform basic processing in Rwanda before shipping． Processing requires a careful balance． Too much salt will make the peppers less delicious． Too little， and the peppers may go bad． Because plastics mustn't be used in Rwanda， they had to find proper ways to carry the pepper sauce． The material they first used couldn't stand the long flights． Now Chen is happy to see that the pepper sauce has sold well in Hema's offline and online stores．
Herman pointed out that few local farmers grow hot peppers because the market is small． A small amount is sold to Europe． And local need is limited due to its spiciness． So， about half the harvest is wasted every year． A young man in Rwanda will only make 10 yuan （＄1.4）a day by working in the cities， but if they grow hot peppers due to Hema's orders， they can make 50 to 60 yuan a day． Herman expressed his willingness to introduce more people to make more money by farming， rather than working for lower incomes， when e﹣commerce （电子商务） can bring greater needs and sales．
"It's a chance for Rwandan people to join the new field and change their lives，" Herman said， "Through building more Hema Villages， Rwanda has the chance to become a country of digital agriculture．"
（1）"Africa Hema Village" in Paragraph 1 is a place ．
A． called Hema in Africa
B． where Herman's wife was born
C． providing hot peppers for Hema
D． for Africans to buy hot peppers
（2）Why should the peppers be processed before shipping to China？ Because ．
A． a balance is needed when the processing is done
B． fresh hot peppers mustn't be imported into China
C． in Rwanda， people are not allowed to use plastics
D． during shipping， fresh hot peppers are easy to go bad
（3）If a young man in Rwanda grows hot peppers for Hema， he may get about ．
A． 10 dollars a week
B． 1，600 yuan a month
C． 500 dollars a year
D． 16，000 yuan half a year
（4）What can we learn from the passage？
A． Many types of products have been offered in Africa Hema Village．
B． Hot peppers from Africa have a large market all around the world．
C． Hema Xiansheng paid for Herman's seven﹣year education in China．
D． Herman hopes to do something to improve people's lives in Rwanda．
Do you like Physics or Chemistry？ Matter （物质） is always changing， either physically or chemically． If a material goes through a physical change， it is still the same material． During a chemical change， one kind of matter changes into another completely different kind of matter． For example， when we burn wood or cook fish， materials change． People use chemistry every day in the kitchen． The food we eat has many different natural chemicals． Many of the chemicals in food are necessary parts of a healthy diet．
Much of the food we eat has been changed in some way from its original form． The changes that food undergoes may be chemical or physical． If a change does not affect the food's chemical composition， we call it a physical change． For example， melted （溶解的） cheese has gone through a physical change． It gets softer when it is heated but it is still the same type of material． Any change that changes the chemicals in the food is a chemical change． Bread contains carbohydrates， which are chemicals made up of carbon， hydrogen， and oxygen． When bread is baked （烘焙）， the carbohydrates break down into black carbon and water． The carbon gives the bread a dark color and a crunchy texture （质地）． The water goes into the air．
To get a closer look at the chemistry of baking， let's watch how a carrot cake is made． The main steps of baking any cake are mixing the ingredients （材料） and baking them together． In the course of making cakes， the dry ingredients are mixed first． They are flour， sugar， salt， baking soda， baking powder and spices． Flour gives the cake structure． Sugar helps to make it sweet． Salt strengthens the cake batter． Baking powder and baking soda make the cake rise．
Next， the carrots may be added to the cake． These help give the carrot cake its flavor， texture， and color． The other ingredients in the carrot cake are oil and eggs． The oil makes the cake tender and moist． Eggs serve two purposes﹣the whites help the cake to rise， while the yolks （蛋黄） give it a creamy texture． All of these ingredients form a mixture． This mixture can be separated into its different components （成分） although it is very difficult． Once the cake mixture is formed， it's poured into a cake pan and baked in an oven． The heat from the oven has caused chemical changes to take place． The cake is finished and the ingredients cannot be separated．
（1）The material doesn't change when we ．
A． melt ice cream
B． burn paper
C． bake apple pies
D． cook beef
（2）What's the correct order of baking a carrot cake in the passage？
a． Carrots， oil and eggs are added．
b． The dry ingredients are mixed．
c． The mixture is baked in an oven．
d． Baking powder and soda make the cake rise．
e． Preparing some dry ingredients．
f． The heat from the oven causes chemical changes．
g． The ingredients cannot be separated．
h． The mixture is poured into a pan
A． b﹣a﹣h﹣f﹣g
B． b﹣h﹣c﹣d﹣f
C． e﹣d﹣c﹣a﹣g
D． e﹣c﹣a﹣g﹣d
（3）After reading the passage， we know that ．
A． water and carbon can give the cake a dark color and a crunchy texture
B． people can separate the mixture of eggs and oil into different components
C． chemicals in different kinds of food that people eat are bad for their health
D． sugar and salt can't be put into the mixture to make a cake at the same time
（4）The passage mainly helps us to ．
A． look at the steps of baking cakes closely
B． learn how to make carrot cakes at home
C． have a healthy diet with natural chemicals
D． understand physical and chemical changes
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