You may know the English letters A,B and C. But do you know there are people called ABC? You may like eating bananas. But did you know there is such a thing as a "banana person" "How strange! Are these people from "another earth"? No. They are just Chinese people like you and me.
ABC means American-born Chinese. An ABC is a Chinese, but was born in the United States. Sometimes, people call an ABC a "banana person". A banana is yellow outside and white inside. So, when a person is a banana, he or she is white inside - thinking like a Westerner and yellow outside - looking like a Chinese.
Do you know why? Usually, ABCs know little about China or the Chinese language. Some of them don't speak Chinese. But if ABCs cannot speak Chinese, can we still call them Chinese people? Yes, of course. They are Chinese. They are overseas Chinese. These people may be citizens of another country like the US, Canada or Singapore. But they have Chinese blood, Their parents, grandparents or even great-grandparents were from China They all have black eyes and black hair.
But they are not Chinese citizens. They are not people of the PRC. For example, we all know the famous scientist C. N. Yang (杨振宁). He got the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1957. Chinese people love him. But he is an American citizen."ABC" in this passage means"_______ ".
| A．three English letters | B．a kind of banana |
| C．Chinese born in America | D．Americans born in China |
Chinese in Western countries are called "banana persons" because_______.
| A．their bodies are white inside but yellow outside |
| B．they think like Westerners but look like Chinese |
| C．they were born in China but go to study in America |
| D．they like to eat bananas |
The underlined word "blood" may probably mean_______.
| A．国籍 | B．血统 | C．爱心 | D．皮肤 |
This passage mainly talks about_______.
A. different kinds of bananas B. overseas Chinese
C. the Nobel Prize D. the life story of C. N. Yang
Bicycles in China
Bicycles are very popular in China. In our country you can see bicycles almost everywhere. When you walk on the road, you will find a lot of people riding bicycles to school, shops and anywhere else. Therefore(因此), China is known as “the kingdom of bicycles”. In China, many families have one or two bicycles.
Compared(与……比) with cars, bicycles have many advantages. First, they are much cheaper than cars. Most Chinese can’t afford cars, but they can afford bicycles. Second, bicycles are small enough to park anywhere, while cars need a larger piece of land to park. What’s more, with lower speed, bicycles are safer than cars.
However, bicycles also bring some problems. Some riders don’t obey the traffic rules and some riders don’t think about others’ safety. So they ride too fast. During rush hours, too many bicycles may cause traffic jams. We still have a long way to go to solve the problem.Where can you see bicycles in China?
| A．In the big city. | B．In the town. | C．In the country. | D．Almost everywhere. |
“The kingdom of bicycles” here is saying ____.
| A．China has a large number of bicycles | B．China makes bicycles |
| C．bicycles are a kingdom | D．only China has bicycles |
Which of the following is NOT an advantage of bicycles?
| A．Bicycles are much cheaper than cars. | B．Bicycles are easy to park. |
| C．Bicycles are more beautiful than cars. | D．Bicycles are safer than cars. |
What problems can bicycles bring?
| A．Bicycles are more and more expensive. |
| B．Riding bicycles is more dangerous than driving cars. |
| C．There are no places for so many bicycles. |
| D．Too many bicycles may cause traffic jams. |
What does the last sentence mean?
| A．We should drive cars instead of riding bicycles. |
| B．It’s too far to ride bicycles. |
| C．Bicycles are safe enough. |
| D．We still need to do much to solve the problem. |
Long ago, Bluebird’s feathers were the colour of dust. She did not like her ugly colour. She was attracted by the colour of the lake near her home. It was as blue as the sky after a storm. Bluebird wanted to be the colour of that beautiful lake very much. Flapping her wings one morning, Bluebird flew from her tree to the blue lake. Then she bathed in the water three times. After each bath, she sang, “Blue water. Still water. I went in. I am blue.” Bluebird repeated this every morning. On the third day, she came out of the lake with beautiful blue feathers.
Now Coyote was a trickster(骗子)—and hungry too. He stayed behind Bluebird’s tree for a long time every day and watched her go to the lake. He pretended(伪装) to be interested in everything she did. He wanted Bluebird for lunch, but he was afraid of the blue water. On the third morning, Coyote saw Bluebird come out of the lake with beautiful blue feathers. Impressed, he sat next to Bluebird’s tree and waited for her. When she returned, he asked, “How did you get blue feathers? I want to be blue like the mountains too.” Bluebird didn’t believe Coyote, but she taught him how to bathe three times each morning and how to sing her song. Coyote did what she said, and after three days of bathing in the lake, his white fur turned deep blue.
Convinced(确信的) that blue fur was even more beautiful than blue feathers, Coyote forgot all about being hungry. He ran as fast as he could to the top of the hill. Standing on his back legs, he raised his front legs off the ground and howled. But Coyote slipped(滑倒) and rolled down the hill. He couldn’t stop himself, and the dust and dirt covered his new blue fur. He rolled and rolled until he hit into Bluebird’s tree heavily. No matter how much he tried, foolish Coyote could not shake the dust from his fur. And so the fur of all coyotes had the dull colour of dust to this very day.How many times did Bluebird bathe every morning before she had beautiful blue feathers?
| A．Three times. | B．Four times. | C．Five times. | D．Six times. |
Why was Coyote a trickster?
| A．He wanted to fly like Bluebird near the mountains. |
| B．He wanted to eat Bluebird but pretended to be curious. |
| C．He wanted to swim in the lake but was afraid of the water. |
| D．He wanted to sing Bluebird’s song but didn’t know the words. |
Where did Coyote go after his fur turned blue?
| A．To the lake. | B．To the tree. | C．To the cave. | D．To the hill. |
Why did Coyote forget all about being hungry?
| A．Because his fur had the dull colour of dust. |
| B．Because the dust and dirt covered his new blue fur. |
| C．Because he thought blue fur was much more beautiful. |
| D．Because he hit into Bluebird’s tree and hurt himself. |
What words does the writer use to help you imagine the colour blue?
| A．sky, lake, mountains |
| B．bird, coyote, storm |
| C．flapped, climbed, bathed |
| D．fur, feathers, dust |
You can’t see any object unless light from that object gets into your eyes．Some of the things you see give off light of their own。The sun，the stars，a lighted lamp are the examples that can be seen by their own light．But most of the things you see are not giving off light of their own．They are just reflecting(反射)light that falls on them from the sun or some other luminous bodies．The moon，for example，doesn’t give off any light of its own．It is not 1uminous．You see it because sunlight falls on it and some of the sunlight reflects on the earth．So moonlight is only second—hand sunlight．
When you look at a book，it sends some of the light which fails on it to your eyes，and you see the book．If light could be kept out from where you’re so that there would be no light from the book to reflect．Then you couldn’t see the book even with your eyes wide open．Light travels so fast that the time in which it travels from the book you’re reading to your eyes is as short as if there were no time at time．Light reaches us from the moon，which is about 380，000 kilometres away，in only a little more than a second．You can see the book because________．
| A．your eyes are close to it | B．it reflects some of the light |
| C．it has light of its own | D．it is big enough to be seen |
The Chinese meaning of the world“luminous”is close to_______．
| A．闪光的 | B．看不见的 | C．发光的 | D．明亮的 |
________has light of its own．
| A．The moon | B．The earth | C．The sun | D．The satellite of Dong Fong Hong |
Light travels about_________kilometers per second．
| A．300，000 | B．100，000 | C．400，000 | D．190，000 |
Which of the following is TRUE?
| A．All the things you can see give off light． |
| B．Light from the book is much faster than that from the moon． |
| C．The moment you open your eyes，the light from the book travels to your eyes． |
| D．Light travels so fast that there is no time for you to read． |
Mary didn’t understand such sentences as“She is blue today”，“You are yellow”，“He has a green thumb”，“He has told a white lie”and so on．And she went to the teacher Mrs James for help．
Mary：Mrs James，there is a colour in each of the sentences．What do they mean?
Mrs James：In everyday English，Mary，blue sometimes means sad，yellow afraid．A person with a green thumb grows plants well and a white lie is not a bad one．
Mary：I’m afraid I don’t understand them a11．Would you give me an example for“a white lie”?
Mrs James：Certainly．Now I just give you some cakes．In fact you don’t like it，but you don’t want to let me know it．Instead you say，“No，thanks．I’m not hungry．”That’s a white lie．
Mary：It sounds very interesting．Thanks very much．
Mrs James：You are welcome．Colours are meaningful．I think you will meet more sentences like these in the future．Please come to me if you have any questions．Blue sometimes means sad in________English．
| A．good | B．spoken | C．usual | D．poor |
I don’t have a green thumb，so all my plants________．
| A．die off | B．grow well | C．look nice | D．are good |
David is yellow and he is________to climb the tall tree!
| A．happy | B．clever | C．brave | D．afraid |
He didn’t like me to know________of the accident．He told me a white lie at last．
| A．the reason | B．the true story | C．the meaning | D．the answer |
He is ________today．He is told that his father is seriously ill．
| A．blue | B．yellow | C．green | D．white |
Mr Smith was ill and he went to see a doctor． The doctor asked him to put out his tongue（舌头）， and then he said， “OK， You can put your tongue back now． There’s nothing wrong with you， but I’m afraid you have a problem． You hardly ever take exercise．”
“But， doctor，” Mr Smith said， “I don’t think so．”
“Don’t tell me what you think，” the doctor said， “I know what you need． I see a lot of people like you． None of them goes any exercise． They sit in offices all day and in front of the television in the evening． You must walk quickly for at least（至少）20 minutes a day．”
“I don’t want to hear any excuse（借口），” the doctor said． “You must find time for exercise． If you don’t， you will get fat and have health problems．”
“But I walk every day，” Mr Smith said．
“Oh， yes， and I know what kind of walking that is． You walk a few meters to the bus stop from your house， a few more meters from the bus stop to your office， and a few more meters from your office to your dining–room for lunch and back． That’s not a real walk． I’m talking about a walk in the park or by the lake for twenty minutes every day．”
“Would you please listen to me， doctor? Mr Smith said， getting a little angry with his doctor．
“I’m a postman，” Mr Smith went on， “and I walk for nearly（几乎）seven hours every day．”
For a moment the doctor was silent（沉默的）， then he said quietly， “Put out your tongue again， will you?”
根据短文内容，回答下列问题。 Where did Mr Smith work?
___________________________________________________________How did the doctor look over Mr Smith?
___________________________________________________________ What did the doctor ask Mr Smith to do?
___________________________________________________________Did Mr Smith take enough exercise every day?
___________________________________________________________What do you think of the doctor?
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