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Dear Zhang Qian,
Thank you very much for your letter. You want to know about my favorite sport and instrument(乐器). Now I can tell you. Swimming is my favorite sport, and I like baseball, basketball and ping-pong, Zhang Yining is my favorite player. I am good at playing chess, too. My favorite instrument is the violin. I like to play the violin every weekend. What about you? What’s your favorite sport? Do you like to play the violin? Who’s your favorite player? And who is your favorite
Musician? Please tell me.
Yours,
Li BingWho is the letter from?
What does Zhang Qian want to know?
How many kinds of sports does Li Bing like? What are they?
Is Li Bing good at playing chess?
When does Li Bing like to play the violin?
There are differences between western culture and Chinese culture. We can see differences when we pay attention to the way words are used. Let’s look at the words about animals and plants. Most expressions in Chinese is about the dog, for example, “a homeless dog”, “a mad dog”, “a running dog” and “a dog catching a mouse”, have negative(消极) meanings. But in western countries, dogs are thought to be honest and good friends of humans. In English, people use the dog to describe positive(积极的) actions. For example, “you are a lucky dog” means you are a lucky person. And “every dog has its day” means each person has good luck sometimes. To describe a person’s serious illness, they say “sick as a dog”. The word “dog—tired” means very tired. However, Chinese love cats very much. But in western culture, “cat” is often used to describe a woman who is cruel(冷酷的). There are many other examples of how “cat” is used differently as well.
The rose is regarded as a symbol of love in both China and some western countries. People think the rose stands for love, peace, courage and friendship. And the rose is the national flower of England, America and many other countries.
The words about plants and animals are used in positive or negative ways in different cultures. We can learn about many differences in cultures by comparing how some words are used.The word “dog” in Chinese usually ______.
A. stands for friendship B. has a negative meaning C. has a positive meaning“Every dog has its day.” means “______”
A. Everybody in the world is lucky. B. Each person lives his own way of life.
C. Everybody has a time in life to be lucky. Western people usually use “cat” to refer to “______”.
A. a tired person B. a brave man C. an unkind woman Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Words show differences in cultures.
B. Western people think cats to be good friends.
C. Rose is the national flower of all western countries. This passage mainly tells us ______.
A. negative or positive things B. different countries have different cultures
C. what dog and cat mean in English and Chinese
Last weekend, when Jack was walking in the park, he saw a woman, who lived a few miles away, sitting on a bench with a dog beside her. The dog was looking up at the woman.
Jack walked up to the woman and said, “Hello, Sue, how are you? May I sit and talk with you for a while?”
“Of course, please sit down,” Sue said.
Jack sat down next to Sue on the bench, and they talked quietly together. The dog continued to look up at Sue, as if waiting to be fed. “That’s a nice dog, isn’t he?” Jack said, pointing at the animal.
“Yes, he is. He’s handsome. He’s a bit of a mixture, but that’s not a bad thing. He’s strong and healthy.”
“And hungry,” Jack said. “He hasn’t taken his eyes off you. He thinks you’ve got some food for him.”
“That’s true,” Sue said. “But I haven’t.”
They both laughed and then Jack said, “Does your dog bite?”
“No,” Sue said. “He’s never bitten anyone. He’s always gentle and friendly.”
Hearing this, Jack decided to hold out his hand and touched the animal’s head. Suddenly it jumped up and bit him.
“Hey!” Jack shouted. “You said your dog didn’t bite.”
Sue replied in surprise. “Yeah, I did. But this is not my dog. My dog’s at home.” Jack and Sue were ______.
A. friends B. next—door neighbours C. strangers The dog looked at the woman because ______.
A. the woman wanted to feed him B. the woman was friendly C. it was hungry Jack touched to dog because he believed ______.
A. the dog was handsome B. Sue’s dog was unfriendly C. the dog belonged to SueDo Sue’s dog bite?
A. Yes, it does. B. No, it doesn’t. C. We don’t know.Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?
A. A Wrong Question B. Sue’s Dog C. A Pleasant Meeting
We can find ads everywhere. Here are four ads. Please read them carefully.
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（2）REPORTER WANTED Do you like to talk with people? Do you like to write stories? If you want to work for our magazine as a reporter, please call Karen at 8558366. |
| （3）HELP WANTED Do you like babies? Can you look after one baby for two days? If you are sure to take good care of it, call us at 8766588. $ 80 or more. Today! Hurry1 |
（4）CLEANER WANTED Can you make a large house clean and tidy? If you hope to get the job paid at $ 20 once, call us this evening 18:00—20:00. Tel: 8633800. |
______ are needed in AL Hotel.
A. Cleaners B. Reporters C. Waiters If you like children and have two —day free, you can call at ______ for a job.
A. 8556779 B. 8558336 C. 8766588 If the owner of the large house asks a cleaner to tidy his house once a day, how much will the cleaner get in a week?
A. $ 120. B. $ 140. C. $ 160. If you’re a college student of English who enjoys writing, during your summer holidays you will be more interested in the job in ______.
A. ad（1） B. ad（2） C. ad（3） The above job ads are probably from ______.
A. a science book B. a story book C. a newspaper
Having Fun “Growing” and “Stealing”？
Recently, an Internet game has become a new fashion among young office workers and students．People can “farm” on a piece of “land” and “grow’’, “sell” or even “steal” “vegetables”, “flowers” and “fruits” on the Net. They can earn some e-money and buy more “seeds”, “pets” and even “houses”.
Joyce interviewed some young people. Here are their opinions．
Harold：I don’t quite understand why they are so mad about the childish game, Maybe they are just not confident enough to face the real world.
Allan：I enjoy putting some “bugs” in my friends’ gardens and we’ve become closer because of the game．Having fun together is the most exciting thing about it．
Laura：You know, people in the city are longing for(渴望) the life in the countryside．It reduces my work pressure(压力)；besides, it gives me the exciting experience of being a “thief”．
Ivy： Well. it’s just a waste of time．Teenagers playing the game spend so many hours on it that they can not focus on (专注于)their study.According to the passage, people can’t _______things in this game.
| A．grow | B．borrow | C．steal | D．sell |
Among the people Joyce interviewed,____ likes the game while____ dislikes the game.
| A．Laura; Allan | B．Allan; Harold | C．Harold; Ivy | D．Ivy; Allan |
From Laura’s words, we can guess that she’s most probably_________
| A．a student | B．an office worker | C．a farmer | D．a thief |
Which is NOT the reason why people like the game?
| A．They are longing for country life． |
| B．They can have fun with friends． |
| C．The game can relax people and give them a new experience． |
| D．They are confident enough to face the real world. |
Where can you find this passage?
| A．In a car magazine． | B．In an advertisement． |
| C．In a newspaper | D．In a science book |
One day when some government officials were rebuilding a barn（谷仓）, they found a mouse hole in a corner and used smoke to force the mice inside the hole to come out. A while later they indeed saw mice running out, one after another. Then, everyone thought that all the mice had escaped. But just as they began to clean up, they saw two mice squeezing（挤）out at the mouth of the hole. With some efforts, the mice finally got out. However, it was strange that after they came out of the hole, they did not run away immediately. Instead, one chased after the other near the mouth of the hole. It seemed that one was trying to bite（咬）the tail of the other.
Everyone was puzzled, so they stepped nearer to take a look. They realized that one of the mice was blind and could not see anything, and the other was trying to allow the blind mouse to bite on his tail so that he could pull the blind one with him to escape.
After seeing what happened, everyone was speechless and lost in thought. During the meal time, the group of people sat down in a circle and started to chat about what happened to the two mice.
One serious American official said: “I think the relationship between those two mice was that of king and guard. “The others thought for a while and said: “That was why!”
A smart French said: “I think the relationship between those two mice was that of husband and wife.” Again the others thought for a while, and all felt it made sense.
A Japanese said: “I think the relationship between those two mice was that of mother and son.” Once again the others thought for a while, and felt this was more reasonable. So they expressed agreement another time.
At that moment, one Chinese asked: “Why did those two mice have to have a certain relationship？ “
Suddenly, the group looked back at the Chinese and remained speechless. The American official, the French and the Japanese who had spoken earlier all lowered their heads in shame, and did not dare to answer.
In fact, the true love is not built on friendship, loyalty or blood relationship. Instead, it is based on no relationship. Neither of the two mice ran away immediately because ______.
| A．one was biting the other |
| B．the mouth of the hole was too small |
| C．they were not afraid of smoke |
| D．one was trying to help the blind one |
it made sense” probably means ______.
| A．it was correct | B．it was strange |
| C．it was funny | D．it was sweet |
Why did they lower their heads in shame according to the passage？
| A．They did not dare to answer. |
| B．They had mistaken the relationship of the mice. |
| C．They regretted（后悔）driving a poor blind mouse away. |
| D．They did not express themselves much better. |
It is clear that ______.
| A．all the mice came out of the hole easily |
| B．each of the people understood the relationship differently |
| C．the people wanted to kill the mice with smoke |
| D．the people knew one of the mice was blind at the first sight |
The best title for the passage is ______.
| A．TWO LOVELY MICE | B．HELP PRODUCES LOVE |
| C．FRIENDS IN NEED | D．LOVE IS ALL |
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