As China’s influence grows, many students in the US are working hard to learn Chinese. Parents and education experts (专家) in the US think Chinese speakers may have greater chances.
The number of schools that teach Chinese has grown. Ten years ago, only about 300 schools in the US had Chinese lessons. Today, about 1,600 schools teach Chinese.
Lomond Elementary School (小学) in Ohio is one of them. Each week, all students in grades one through five have a one-hour Chinese class. They learn the language through songs, games and lots of talking.
“We’re trying to make students interested in the language,” teacher James told Times for Kids. “We think it’s really important that all children receive these lessons,” he says. “We’d like to do even more.”
“Schools are looking to the future,” says Nancy, a US education expert. “China is becoming a really powerful country. Young people should not only know the language but understand the culture.” Students may not be thinking about the future, but they think learning Chinese language and culture is fun.
“We wish we could go to China one day.” said Karl and his classmate, Walt, from Miami.
More than 40 million foreigners around the world are studying Chinese. About 50,000 people in the US are learning the language. Chinese has become the second most spoken foreign language in the US after Spanish. At present, many American students are learning Chinese because________.
| A．they wish to work in China |
| B．they would like to travel all over China |
| C．it is the most useful language in the world |
| D．China’s influence grows |
_______is an American education expert.
| A．James | B．Nancy | C．Karl | D．Walt |
We can learn from the passage that________.
| A．students are looking to the future |
| B．there are more Spanish people than Chinese in the US |
| C．Chinese is becoming popular in the US |
| D．Chinese is the most popular foreign language in the US |
“Excuse me,” said a young man, standing shyly at the open church door. “I’m here to pick up an Easter basket for my daughter. Am I in the right place?” Well, we have baskets, but they’re not Easter baskets for kids; they’re food baskets,” I explained.
That morning I arrived at St. Micheal’s Church in Carmichael, California, to help give out the baskets to needy families for Easter. To make sure every family would receive one, we had handed out numbers to them that matched the basket they were supposed to receive. Each one contained a whole ham, potatoes, bread, vegetables, and a pie --- enough food to help feed a family for a week.
“Why don’t you come in?” I said to the man. He looked disappointed. He shook his head and said, “I can’t... My daughter is waiting for me over there. I’m grateful for the food, but when I heard you were giving away baskets for Easter ... well, I thought they would be Easter baskets for children.” He continued, “I promised my daughter one, and I wanted to surprise her.”
I felt bad, but there was nothing I could do. The man handed me his number, and I walked over to the baskets. A bulge(凸起) in one of the baskets caught my eye. “What is that?” I wondered. Leaning over and looking more closely, I could see, unmistakably, an Easter basket --- filled with candy, chocolate, and Easter eggs. One of the volunteers must have added it by mistake! I thought. Then I looked at the man’s number in my hand. Well, he’ll be....
“Happy Easter,” I said to the man, handing him the only food basket with an Easter basket inside --- the very same basket with his number on it. “Someone knew just what you needed.”The young man had thought that ____________.
| A．he would have an Easter basket and a food basket |
| B．there would be Easter baskets for children. |
| C．there would be children’s toys in the food basket |
| D．he would get enough food for the whole year. |
What did the author do at the church?
| A．He worked there as a churchman. |
| B．He was called in to give out Easter baskets. |
| C．He went there to meet the young man. |
| D．He was a volunteer who helped there. |
The young man looked disappointed at first because ____________.
| A．he was told not to take a food basket |
| B．there was little food in the Easter basket |
| C．he came so late that all the basket had been given out |
| D．he was told that he wouldn’t get what he wanted |
What surprised the author was that __________.
| A．there was an Easter basket in the food basket |
| B．someone knew what the young man needed |
| C．one of the baskets was filled with more bread than others |
| D．he found that the young man’s name was on the basket |
We can infer that the young man left the church feeling ________.
| A．sad | B．satisfied | C．angry | D．surprised |
Trip 1 One week in the Mountains
Bring your strong shoes and warm clothes for this walk in a beautiful area of the Green Mountains. You may go hiking or have a try of rock climbing. This is also a protection area for wild animals. You can find many kinds of animals living in this area.
Time: May 8—May 14 Tel: 64639818 Adult: $110
Trip 2 Three days in the country
There are many beautiful gardens. Take your camera and enjoy the wonderful sight in Hunter Valley. It is a good place for fishing and horse riding. Bird lovers can also enjoy a great walk.
Time: May 20—May 22 Tel: 63986423 Adult: $50 Child: $25
Trip 3 Flashlight adventure
Put on your warm clothes, bring a torch, and come for a night walk along the Dungog Valley. It’s a trip full of adventure. A guide will lead the tour. Many of the plants you will see on this trip can only be seen at night.
Time: May 16—May 18 Tel: 63875629 Adult: $30 Not for children
Trip 4 Five days by the sea
Wear your sun hat and enjoy wonderful sunshine all the time from morning to evening. Our hotel is next to the sea. We have our own boats, too. You can swim in the sea or in the swimming pool. Every day our boat will take you to different places for swimming.
Time: May 23—May 27 Tel: 67538293 Adult: $80 Child: $40If you want to enjoy the sunshine with your friends at the seaside, you can call _________.
| A．67538293 | B．63875629 | C．64639818 | D．63986423 |
How much does Mr. Smith have to pay if he wants to stay in Hunter Valley with his wife and his five-year-old daughter?
| A．$75. | B．$100. | C．$125. | D．$150. |
David can take part in _______ for ________ days from May 16 to May 18.
| A．hiking in the mountains, 7 |
| B．fishing in the country, 5 |
| C．swimming in the sea, 3 |
| D．walking at night with a torch, 3 |
________clearly tells people that children can’t take part in this kind of trip.
| A．Trip 1. | B．Trip 2. | C．Trip 3. | D．Trip 4. |
Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the four ads?
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B． |
C． |
D． |
Can you imagine a world without the Internet? It’s surprising to think about it. Now, China has more than 162 million Internet users, according to the China Internet Network Information Centre. This is the second largest number of users in the world after the United States. Today, 66% of Chinese “netizens(网民)” are teenagers. “They spend about thirteen hours every week online,” said Qian Hulin, an Internet expert. Doctor Song in Beijing Xuanwu Hospital said about 14% of Chinese netizens who are teens often went on playing online games for over ten hours.
The main reasons why teenagers surf the web are to search for information, to communicate with others and to have fun. On the Internet, teenagers can find out almost anything. And surfing the web can help students with their homework and widen their knowledge.
Li Dong, a teacher at No. 41 Middle School in Shijiazhuang, is for her students using the Internet. “When we talk in class, students who surf the Net usually know more background information than the others,” she said.
In addition, people can use the Internet to write letters or stories and send emails. Many teens keep in touch with their friends online. It is cheaper than phoning somebody far away and also much quicker.______ has the most Internet users in the world according to this article.
| A．China | B．America | C．Canada | D．Russia |
There are about ____Chinese netizens to surf the web about 13 hours every week.
| A．107 million old | B．22.7 million old |
| C．107 million young | D．22.7 million young |
Doctor Song said some teenagers continued ________ more than ten hours.
| A．playing online games |
| B．searching for information |
| C．chatting with their friends |
| D．sending emails to others |
Li Dong in No.41 Middle School is for her students using the Internet because she _ .
| A．thinks surfing the Net can help students spend less time on homework |
| B．thinks the students surfing the Net can get more background information than the others |
| C．wants her students to talk to her about their hobbies and interests |
| D．wants to know what her students do and think about at home |
Which of the following is NOT true?
| A．China has the second largest number of Internet users in the world. |
| B．From the first paragraph we can know that Doctor Song works in Beijing Xuanwu Hospital. |
| C．Surfing the web can widen the students’ knowledge. |
| D．“It” in the last paragraph only refers to sending emails. |
Ellie lived with her six children in a small house. One winter, there was a big flood and quite a few houses were washed away, but Ellie’s house was high enough to keep them safe.
Many families lost everything in the flood. And Ellie took in one of the families. She shared her home with them until the family could build their own new house. Ellie’s friends could not understand why she did so because she already had so many children to look after.
“Well,” Ellie said to her friends, “At the end of World War I, there was a poor woman in a town in Germany. Her husband had been killed in the war and she had a lot of children, just like me now.”
“The day before Christmas, this woman said to her children, ‘We will not be able to have much for Christmas. I am going to get just one present for us all. Now I will go and get it.’ She came back with a little girl who had no parents, ‘Here is our present,’ she said to her own children.”
“The children were very excited to get such a present. They welcomed the little girl warmly, and she grew up as their sisters. I was that Christmas present.”How many children did Ellie had in total?
| A．Five. | B．Six. | C．Seven. | D．Eight. |
What happened in the winter?
| A．There was a flood. |
| B．There was an earthquake |
| C．There was a rain storm. |
| D．There was a fire. |
What did Ellie do to help other families?
| A．She gave them food. |
| B．She bought many Christmas present for them. |
| C．She took in one of the families. |
| D．She took in a girl. |
What did the poor woman in German bring to her children for Christmas?
| A．Many beautiful presents. | B．Nothing. |
| C．A girl. | D．A daddy. |
What do we learn about Ellie in the passage?
| A．She had no children. |
| B．Her husband was killed. |
| C．She had no parents. |
| D．She gave much money to others. |
American boys and girls love watching television. Some children spend six hours a day in school and four to six hours a day in front of the television set. Some even watch television for eight hours or more on Saturday.
Televisions are like books or films. A child can learn both bad things and good things from them. Some programs help children to understand the news, and others show people and places from other countries or other time in history. With television, a child does not have to go to the zoo to see animals or to the ocean to see a ship. Boys and girls can see a play, a concert or a game at home.
Television brings many places and events into our homes. Some programs show crimes (犯罪活动) and other things that are bad for children, so parents sometimes help them to find other interesting things to do. Some children spend eight hours or more ________ on Saturday.
| A．studying | B．playing card games |
| C．watching TV | D．helping their parents |
On television children can see ________.
| A．games | B．big animals |
| C．oceans | D．almost everything |
Children usually spend ________ a day in school.
| A．six hours | B．more than eight hours |
| C．only a few hours | D．four hours |
“Television brings many places and events into homes. ” means ________.
| A．television makes things happen in homes |
| B．we can know places and events without going to see them |
| C．we can see houses and buildings on TV |
| D．we can find them easily |
Parents sometimes help their children find other things to do when there is ________ for children.
| A．a bad program | B．an animal |
| C．a game | D．an uninteresting film |
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