In England,factory holidays come mostly in the period between mid-July and mid-August. State schools usually only have six weeks off, from about mid-July to the end of August.
The coast is the most popular place for the English people to spend their holidays, but there are few seaside hotels. Food in British hotels and restaurants is cheap, but rooms are not. Few English people rent(租赁) houses for their holidays, but one of their traditional ways of spending a summer is in a boardinghouse(供膳宿舍). Some boardinghouse keepers give all meals to their guests, others provide breakfast only.
The British may refuse to change the times at which they take their holidays, but they have shown themselves very ready to go to new places. Every year, more Englishmen, women and children go to some parts of Europe. Many take their cars, crossing the channel by ship. When they get home again, they always talk about how they spend their holidays. If you go to England, you may find _______.
| A．the British aren’t interested in traveling to other countries. |
| B．workers usually have their holidays in spring |
| C．you may eat well without paying too much |
| D．hotels and restautants are cheap |
In the passage, a boarding house is a place where________.
| A．guests can be given with food and living rooms |
| B．guests can buy all kinds of things |
| C．guests can have their cars kept |
| D．guests can live and eat without paying any money |
People seldom（很少）rent houses because ________.
| A．they don’t like to live in houses |
| B．they don’t like to live far from the sea |
| C．renting houses cost too much money |
| D．meals are not provided there |
From the passage we know that ________.
| A．factory holidays are as long as school holidays |
| B．school students usually stay away from school for one and a half months in summer |
| C．factory holidays are longer than school holidays |
| D．the new school year begins at the beginning of August |
Which of the following is NOT true?
| A．The British like to travel to foreign countries. |
| B．All the british have been able to travel to foreign countries. |
| C．Those who got home enjoy telling others about their holidays. |
| D．The British are ready to pay visits to some new places they have never been to. |
We provide summer English courses which are the best you can find. You will enjoy coming to Los Angels to learn about American culture and improve your English at the same time. The courses last for four, six or eight weeks. They start at the beginning of July and August. Our teachers are well-trained and very experienced. They teach English classes for four hours a day, You can choose between small groups of two or three, or larger groups of up to 15. We provide weekly tests to see the progress you' re making with your language skills of reading, writing, speaking and listening. We also provide books and other materials.
As well as learning English, we want you to experience life in the USA. You live with an American family, and you take part in American life. You have meals with an American family and do some activities with them, too. For many of our students this is the most interesting part of the course. Many families create friendships with the students which last a long time. Of course, if you prefer, we can arrange hotel accommodation （住宿）.
Of course, there are many things to do in Los Angels. Every day we have activities which take place after class. You can choose to take trips to Hollywood, Disneyland or the famous beaches around LA. You can also go to various shopping centers, sports centers, movies and concerts. There are also weekend visitors organized to San Francisco and other places of interest in California.
We try to give our students the best possible experience of English and life in the USA. Just ask our students! They say our summer English courses are fantastic!
We hope that you'll enjoy a course with us, too. If you' re interested, please fill in our application (申请) form where you will also find our list of prices.' The course must be paid for one month before it begins.
| A．two weeks | B．four weeks |
| C．six weeks | D．eight weeks |
| A．The students have to take an entrance test. |
| B．Each class has two or three groups of students. |
| C．All the teachers are young but very experienced. |
| D．Tests will be provided regularly to see if students have made progress. |
| A．Accommodation and food. |
| B．Why the students enjoy themselves. |
| C．Sightseeing and other activities after class |
| D．The most interesting part of the summer English courses. |
| A．pay for a one-month course |
| B．fill in the application form |
| C．choose an American family |
| D．learn about American culture |
| A．guide to Los Angeles |
| B．description of life in Los Angeles |
| C．description often English course |
| D．newspaper article on language learning |
Healthy eating doesn’t just mean what you eat, but how you eat. Here is some advice on healthy eating.
Eat with others. It can help you to see others’ healthy eating habits. If you usually eat with your parents, you will find that the food you eat is more delicious.
Listen to your body. Ask yourself if you are really hungry. Have a glass of water to see if you are thirsty—sometimes you are just thirsty, you need no food. Stop eating before you feel full.
Eat breakfast. Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. After you don’t eat for the past ten hours, your body needs food to get you going. You will be smarter after eating breakfast.
Eat healthy snacks like fruits, yogurt or cheese. We all need snacks sometimes. In fact, it’s a good idea to eat two healthy snacks between your three meals This doesn’t mean that you can eat a bag of chips instead of a meal.
Don’t eat dinner late. With our busy life, we always put off eating dinner until the last minute. Try to eat dinner at least 3 hours before you go to bed. This will give your body a chance to digest most of the food before you rest for the next 8—10 hours.
| A．4 | B．5 | C．6 | D．7 |
| A．Fruits | B．Yogurt | C．Chips | D．Ice cream |
| A．Snacks are bad for our health. |
| B．We should keep eating until we are full. |
| C．Dinner is the most important meal of the day. |
| D．We should have dinner at least 3 hours before going to bed. |
| A．消化 | B．享用 | C．储存 | D．循环 |
| A．where to eat | B．how to eat |
| C．why to eat | D．when to eat |
Neighborhood yentas are well—known women. They spend most of their time watching people around them. The yentas have this title for this. “Yenta” is a Yiddish word. It means a trouble maker or a talkative person. Nobody in the street is safe from their eyes or tongue.
Yentas certainly are not bad people. They pass on messages and advice. They give up-to-the-minute weather reports. They know who is doing what. They see，hear，and know all and usually repeat it. They have called themselves reporters.
Some of the yentas’ neighbors think them so interested in others’ things that they forget their own. Sometimes, however ,a child has to be found，or a robbery has to be reported. Then what yentas do are helpful. Every neighborhood appreciates its yentas very much. It doesn’t matter what their color，belief or accent is.
| A．is famous for watching people walking |
| B．1ikes talking about others |
| C．can be either a man or a woman |
| D．is not a help at all |
| A．will not be safe |
| B．can’t stop yourself from being watched |
| C．will be stopped when you pass by |
| D．have to pay for their help |
| A．will make a joke on you |
| B．will watch you all the time |
| C．can sometimes give you a hand |
| D．will report that to the police |
| A．oldest | B．best | C．latest | D．worst |
| A．We can get weather reports from yentas. |
| B．You can learn things about neighbors from yentas. |
| C．Yentas are sometimes a help to others. |
| D．Yentas care more about themselves than about others. |
Can you write down a Chinese word being read to you? It can be difficult, e when the word is not included in most dictionaries.
Lu Jialei, 14, from Hangzhou Foreign Language School, w the CCTV Chinese Character (汉字) Spelling Contest on Oct 18, 2013.
About 160 people competed. The host read a word to the contestant (参赛选手), explained its meaning and gave sample sentences. The contestant was required to w________ down the word.
Winning the contest was a “surprise” to Lu Jialei. “I am not the smartest one,” she said. “But I pay a to details.”
To prepare for the contest, she and her teammates studied the Modern Chinese Dictionary for 10 days. There are more than 56,000 entries (词条) i characters, phrases and words in it.
She also has a secret weapon (武器). She studied h______ Chinese characters were structured (构成). In the final, judges gave her the word wanluan and said it means graceful and
p .
“I’ve never h________ of that word!” said Lu.
But she made a good guess. “Characters meaning pretty often have ‘女’ in it, while many characters pronouncing luan have ‘亦’. So I wrote it down: ‘婉娈’,” she said.
This s weapon came from her good reading habits.
“L_____ to write Chinese characters is an important part of inheriting (传承) culture,” said Su Yunsheng, Lu’s Chinese teacher.
Su is happy to see students like Lu find the beauty of Chinese language.
Are you a gourmand(美食主义者)? Do you want to eat every delicious food in the world? Then do you watch the popular program?“A Bite of China(舌尖上的中国)” is a documentary on Chinese delicious food which has been broadcasted by Chinese central television. Is there any holiday that isn't celebrated with a special festival food? Here are several traditional Chinese foods:
Eggs hold a special meaning in many cultures, and China is no exception(例外). The Chinese believe eggs mean producing something new. After a baby is born, parents may hold a "red egg and ginger party," where they pass out eggs to announce the birth. In some areas of China the number of eggs represents the sex of the child, for example, an even number(1,3,5,---) for a girl, and an odd number(2,4,6---) if a boy has been born.
Noodles are a symbol of longlife in Chinese culture. They are as much a part of a Chinese birthday celebration as a birthday cake with lit candles is in many countries. Since noodles represent long life, it is considered very unlucky to cut it off.
Although westerners sometimes may be very sorry to see fish lying on a plate, in China a whole fish is a symbol of richness. In fact, at a party it is traditional to serve the whole fish last, pointed toward the valued guest. Fish also has a special meaning because the Chinese word for fish, yu, sounds like the word for richness or plenty, and it is believed that eating fish will help your wishes come true in the year to come.
A very popular dish during the Dragon Boat Festival is Zongzi. This tasty dish is made of rice dumplings with meat, peanut or other delicious food in bamboo leaves. The tradition of Zongzi is meant to remind us of a great man, Qu Yuan.
The 50-minute program tries to bring something new by presenting more cultural elements(元素),such as eating habits and the quality of eating.A bite of China is _______________.
| A．a book | B．a documentary |
| C．a guide book | D．a newspaper |
How many kinds of traditional food are mentioned in the passage?
| A．two | B．three |
| C．four | D．five |
A girl has been born in Mr. Li’s home. How many red eggs may he pass out to his friends according to Chinese tradition?
| A．two eggs | B．none |
| C．three eggs | D．six eggs |
Which of the following is RIGHT according to the passage?
| A．We can cut birthday noodles off in China if we think they are too long. |
| B．It is impolite to server a whole fish last at a party in China. |
| C．The program lasts for one hour. |
| D．There are many kinds of Zongzi during the Dragon Boat Festival. |
What does the writer mean in the last paragraph?
| A．The writer thinks the program is too long. |
| B．The writer thinks the program has more meanings inside than the story itself. |
| C．The writer thinks everyone can have a good eating habit after watching the program. |
| D．The writer thinks the program has brought many kinds of delicious food to us. |
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