Shenzhen is a city in South China. It is not only very big, but also it attracts people of the whole world. About twenty years ago, it was only a small fishing village. There were not many people there. Most of them lived on fishing. Things have greatly changed since 1980’s. It became the first special economic zone(经济特区) in China.
Because of the opening policy, economy between China and the outside world changes. They have increased greatly. People can come and go easily between China and Hong Kong. Both foreigners and Chinese have built a lot of factories, companies and tourist attractions there. People from all over the world have come there to find jobs.
Many of them have settle down in this booming(兴起的) city. Shenzhen develops so fast that it has become a well-known city in China.Shenzhen lies ______ China.
A. in the south of
B. in the east of
C. in the north ofAbout twenty years ago most of the people in Shenzhen ______.
A. worked in the factories
B. did housework
C. caught fish for livingWhen did Shenzhen become a special economic zone?
A. 1880’s B. 1980’s C. 1890’sWhat have foreigners done in Shenzhen?
A. They have come to visit their friends.
B. They have built a lot of factories and companies.
C. They have come to buy things.The underlined phrase “settle down” means _______. ACBBD
A. 创业 B. 安顿 C. 搬迁
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Misunderstandings
A man，wearing dirty clothes，with dirty hair and only 35 cents in his pocket，got on a bus and headed straight for the restroom．He thought that if he hid in the restroom，he could ride to New York without paying．But a passenger at the back of the bus saw him．She tapped （拍）the person in front of her on the shoulder and said， "There's a bum in the restroom．Tell the bus driver．"That passenger tapped the person sitting in front of him．" Tell the bus driver there's bum in the restroom，"he said．
The message was passed from person to person until it reached the front of the bus． But somewhere along the way，the message changed．By the time it reached the bus driver，it was not "There's a bum in the restroom"but"There's a bomb（炸弹）in the restroom．"The driver pulled over to the side of the highway（高速公路）at once and called the police．When the police arrived，they told the passengers to get off the bus and stay far away． Then they closed the highway．That soon caused a 15﹣mile﹣long traffic jam．With the help of a dog，the police searched the bus for two hours．Of course，they found no bomb．
Two similar﹣sounding English words also caused trouble for a man who wanted to fly from Los Angeles to Oakland，California． His problems began at the airport in Los Angeles．He thought he heard his flight announced，so he walked to the gate， showed his ticket，and got on the plane．Twenty minutes after take﹣off，the man began to worry．Oakland was north of Los Angeles，but the plane seemed to be heading west， and when he looked out his window all he could see was ocean．"Is this plane going to Oakland？" he asked the flight attendant． "No，she said．"We're going to Auckland﹣ Auckland， New Zealand．"
Because so many English words sound similar， misunderstandings among English﹣speaking people are not uncommon．Most misunderstandings are much less serious．Every day， people speaking English ask one another questions like these： "Did you say seventy or seventeen？""Did you say that you can come or that you can't？"
Similar﹣sounding words can be especially confusing （混淆） for people who speak English as a second language．When a Korean woman who lives in the United States arrived at work one morning， her boss asked her，"Did you get a plate？""No…，"she answered，wondering what in the world he meant．She worked in an office． Why did the boss ask her about a plate？All day she wondered about her boss's strange question，but she was too embarrassed to ask him about it． At five o'clock，when she was getting ready to go home，her boss said，"Please be on time tomorrow． You were 15 minutes late this morning．""Sorry， " she said． "My car wouldn't start， and…" Suddenly she stopped talking and began to smile．Now she understood． Her boss hadn't asked her， "Did you get a plate？ "He had asked her， "Did you get up late？"
Auckland and Oakland．"A plate"and"up late"． When similar﹣sounding words cause a misunderstanding，probably the best thing to do is just to laugh and learn from the mistake． Of course，sometimes it's hard to laugh．The man who traveled to Auckland instead of Oakland didn't feel like laughing． But even that misunderstanding turned out all right in the end．The airline paid for the man's hotel room and meals in New Zealand and for his night back to California． "Oh well， "the man later said．"I always wanted to see New Zealand．"
A表示正确，B表示错误
（1）A man got on the bus and hid in the bus restroom with a bomb．
（2）The 15﹣mile﹣long traffic jam was caused by the man in the restroom．
（3）The man who traveled to New Zealand actually wanted to fly to California
（4）The boss of the Korean woman asked her if she had got a plate that day．
（5）Misunderstandings happen sometimes because of the similar﹣sounding words．
We know people can be nice，but what about animals？
Scientists say that some animals are capable（有能力的） of being nice．Animals that live in groups﹣like foxes，chimpanzees （大猩猩），and elephants﹣follow rules．They have to followrules to get along and to survive（生存）．However，animals can act nicely，even when they don't have to． Here are some surprising stories about animal behavior．
Most people usually walk away when someone is unkind to them．Marc Bekoff，a researcher at the University of Colorado，saw a female （母的）red fox do just that． The female fox was unhappy because a male（公的）fox played roughly（粗鲁地）with her．When she walked away，the male fox showed her that he wanted to play nicely．He lowered his head and rolled on his back．The female fox gave him another chance，and this time，he played more gently．
Geza Teleki is a scientist who studies chimpanzees in Tanzania．One day，Teleki hiked far away from his campsite．He didn't have any food．Teleki wanted some fruit from a tree，but the tree was too tall． A young chimpanzee watched him curiously as he tried to get something to eat．The chimpanzee climbed the tree，picked the fruit，and gave it to him!
An elephant in Kenya hurt his trunk（象鼻子）．He needed help because he couldn't put food into his mouth．Researcher Kayhan Ostovar watched silently．He saw the hurt elephant show his sore trunk to a healthy elephant．The healthy elephant didn't need any more information．He took a bush and put it carefully into his new friend's mouth．
Hippos（河马）and crocodiles are usually good friends．They hang out together in rivers．But Karen Paolillo，a wildlife expert in Zimbabwe，saw something surprising．One day，a crocodile tried to eat a monkey that was next to a river．A hippo ran quickly to the crocodile and chased it away．Why did the hippo attack （攻击） the crocodile？ Paolillo says hippos sometimes protect other animals from crocodiles．
（1）The main idea of the passage is ．
A．animals that live in groupe follow rules
B．some animals can be nice to other animals
C． most animals are nice to people
（2）The underlined phrase"do just that"means ．
A．be nice
B．play roughly
C．walk away
（3）We can say that Teleki ．
A．is short
B．hates hiking
C．could not climb the tree
（4）The elephant needed help because ．
A．the tree was too tall
B． it could not use its trunk
C． it had no food
（5）The underlined word"it"in the last paragraph refers to ．
A．the crocodile
B．the chimpanzee
C．the monkey
Mr Chen was puzzled（困感的） and a little suspicious（怀疑的）．He sat in the office and studied a letter apparently（看似）from Mrs Wang．the mother of one of the pupils in his class．There was something about it which worried him．
"l don' t understand， "he said to himself．He shook his head as he circled four mistakes in the letter，"Mrs Wang is an educated woman．She wouldn't make mistakes like these even if she did write the letter in a hurry． "Mr Chen look out his class register（名册）and said to himself．"Yesterday was Thursday． Let me see， Ah， yes，I thought so．David was absent on Thursday last week and the week before． Hm． Why is he so often absent on Thursdays？ Was he really ill yesterday？Could it be a coincidence（巧合）？"
Mr Chen stared at the register as if the answers to his questions were hidden in it somewhere．Then he took out a copy of the timetable（课程表） or his class．
"I wonder …"he said to himself．"I wonder if his absence has anything to do with one of these lessons．"
Mr Chen looked at the subjects for Thursday；Mathematics，English，P．E…He thought about P．E． He knew that the pupils had P．E．twice a week；once on Monday，when they usually played games on the school field，and once on Thursday，when they did exercises in the gym．
Mr Chen glanced round the office to find Mr Long．the rather strict P．E． teacher，but he was not there．
"I′d better have a chat with Long and David， "Mr Chen thought．
The bell rang．"I can't do anything right now，" Mr Chen thought． "It's time to go to Class 2．I'll do it later on．"
Mr Chen picked up his books and walked off to teach Class 2．
Later，on Friday， Mr Chen spoke to Mr Long，the P．E．teacher． Mr Long agreed that it seemed strange for David to be absent so often on gym days．They thought about it for a while．
"David is a good athlete（运动员）．"Mr Long finally said，"but he's afraid of heights．I was hard on him once because he wouldn 't climb more than a couple of metres up the rope．Do you think that's why he's been absent recently？"
"Yes，I think so， "Mr Chen said，"I'm going to talk to him this afternoon before he goes home．"
"Well， I've got a suggestion to make， "said Mr Long．"If he's scared of heights， he'd better come and see me after school．Quite a few people suffer from（遭受 ）vertigo． I'll be glad to help him．"
"That′s very kind of you．"said Mr Chen．"I'll get him to come and see you on Monday or Tuesday．"
（1）The letter was sent to Mr Chen because David on Thursday．
A．was ill at home
B．didn't go to school
C． was absent from P．E．class
（2）Mr Chen was puzzled by the letter because ．
A．David's mother sent him the letter
B．he couldn' t understand the letter
C．it didn′t seem to be written by an educated adult
（3）Mr Chen got the idea that David's absence had something to do with P．E． after he ．
A． studied the timetable
B． studied the class register
C． talked with Mr Long
（4）The underlined word "vertigo"means in the passage．
A．身体疼痛
B．恐高眩晕
C．肠胃痉拿
（5）From the passage we know ．
A．David didn't like P．E． classes
B．David didn't like Mr Long's being hard on him
C．David was afraid of heights
[1] In today's world， the most successful companies are the ones who understand how important it is to make contacts（联系）around the world． However， doing business in different countries isn't simple． It is important to know the local customs and traditions of the people you are dealing with， which is the best way to impress（使…印象深刻）your hosts．
[2] One example that comes to mind is of a German company that has recently tried to gain （获得）a new contract in South Korea． The German visitors arrived at the Korean company's office early in the morning and spent the whole day in long meetings． By the evening， the Germans were so tired that they politely turned down the Korean's invitation to go out for dinner and drinks， since they wanted to return to their hotel and get some rest． The Germans did not understand that in South Korea business talks often continue into the evening． The Germans only came to realize that they offended（冒犯）their hosts after they had lost the contract．
[3] In Europe or the USA， business is seldom discussed into the evening． However， it is important to be on time for a meeting． If you are ① late ， your hosts may think you do not care． In fact， it is better to arrive at least ten minutes before the meeting starts． This way， you can show how keen（强烈的） you are to do business with them．②You will also have time to talk with your hosts before you sit down to discuss business．
[4] However， in many countries meetings may not start on time． There are many ③ reasons for this， such as transport difficulties， unusual weather and the breakdown of cars．
Sometimes the time of day is also important． In South America and many countries in southern Europe， people have a short sleep after lunch． Therefore， if you try to arrange（安排） a meeting for
the early afternoon， you may find that not many people will ④ come ， or that your hosts will be unhappy．
（1）According to Paragraph 2，why did the Germans politely refuse the Korean's invitation to go out for dinner and drinks？ （No more than 15 words）
（2）What's the tradition of business talks in South Korea？ （No more than 10 words）
（3）Where is it common for people to have a short sleep after lunch according to Paragraph 4？（No more than 10 words）
（4）Fill in each blank in the passage with a proper word．
① ② ③
（5）Translate the underlined sentence in the third paragraph into Chinese．
（6）According to the passage， what should we pay attention to if we want to do business in different countries？ Why？ （No more than 25 words）
Earlier this year， China achieved a new milestone （里程碑） in space research． On January 3， 2019， Chang'e﹣4 became the first lunar probe （月球探测器） in history to successfully land on the far side of the moon．
The Earth's gravity （重力） slows the moon's rotation （自转）， matching it to the speed of its orbit （公转）． Therefore， the far side of the moon is almost "dark" and has never been seen． It's this sense of the unknown that makes the far side of the moon such an interesting place for scientific and space research． Being blown by solar （太阳的） winds， the far side may have the special minerals （矿物质 ）． For this reason， Chang'e﹣4 will study the effect of solar winds on the lunar surface and any mineral found by the spacecraft． Chang'e﹣4 is also carrying flower seeds， potatoes and silkworm eggs to see whether life is possible on the moon． If it is， then the moon will become a possible choice for space travel in the future．
However， research of the "dark" side isn't easy． As the far side is blocked（阻断） off from us， radio noise coming off Earth is also blocked． This is why China's relay satellite （中继卫星） Queqiao was sent up in May， 2018． Thanks to Queqiao， the communication problem between Earth and Chang'e﹣4 has been well solved．
Power supply （电源供应） is also a challenge to the task． Chang'e﹣4 gets energy from the sun through its solar panels． As we know， a lunar day has the length （长度） of 28 Earth days． After Chang'e﹣4 was sent up on December 8， 2018， it took the probe over 20 days to orbit the moon to be in a position to be able to land in moon daylight and use its solar panels．
Luckily， everything goes well， Chang'e﹣4 has worked on the "dark" side for over 5 months． It has sent back many photos of the far side of the moon and has been used to carry out some scientific experiments．
The New York Times used the word " groundbreaking" to praise the task and wrote that "it will offer help to the history and development of the moon"．
（1）When was Chang'e﹣4 sent up？
A． In May， 2018．
B． On December 8， 2018．
C． On January 3， 2019．
D． The passage doesn't tell us．
（2）The main tasks of Chang'e﹣4 don't include ．
A． studying if life is possible on the moon
B． studying the effect of solar winds on the lunar surface
C． solving the communication problem between Earth and other probes
D． researching any mineral found by the spacecraft
（3）The meaning of the underlined word "groundbreaking" in the last paragraph is the closest to " "．
A． harmful
B． unpredictable
C． risky
D． pioneering
（4）According to the passage， which of the following statements is NOT true？
A． Chang'e﹣4 has sent back many photos of the far side of the moon．
B． A lunar day has the length of 28 Earth days．
C． China's relay satellite Queqiao was sent up in order to offer power supply to probes．
D． Chang'e﹣4 is the first lunar probe in history that has successfully landed on the "dark" side of the moon．
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