Questionaire
Read the question and answer YES or NO, then you will find out how good you are.
1. When you don’t understand something, you ask questions.
2. You like listening to older people talk about the past.
3. You think that you can learn something interesting from everyone around you.
4. You are brave enough when you have to talk to people you don’t know. You enjoy reading books about famous people.
5. You always see and talk to different people.
6. You are interested in learning new ways of doing things.
7. You enjoy sharing experiences with friends and learning from people of all ages.
8. You talk a lot about yourself.
9. Even if you are often wrong, you make your own decisions.
10. You hate teaching what you are good at: sports, technology, whatever.
11. Your parents don’ understand you, so you don’t talk to them much.
SCORE NOW: Score 2 points if you answer YES to each of the first 8 questions, and 0 if you choose NO.
Score 2 points if you answer NO to each of the last 4 questions, and 0 if you choose YES.
18-24 You are friendly and open-minded. You make people feel important by listening to what they have to say. You’ll probably succeed in learning all kinds of interesting things. Good for you!
10-16 Remember that every single person you know can teach you something. You will greatly make your life rich and colorful.
0-8 About 400 years ago, a famous writer wrote, “ No man is an island”. This is still true today. Try to be more open and interested in people around you.If you say “YES” to all these questions, you’ll get _____ points.
| A．12 | B．16 | C．20 | D．24 |
When you score 22 points, you are _____.
| A．shy and nervous | B．silent and serious |
| C．open and friendly | D．brave and strong |
The writer thinks you should_____.
| A．always see and talks to the same people |
| B．make your own decision whenever you want |
| C．enjoy teaching what you are good at |
| D．talk much about yourselves when possible |
“No man is an island” in the text probably means that______.
| A．the famous writer was very clever |
| B．everything is the same as 400 years ago |
| C．you will feel lonely if on an island |
| D．you can not live alone in the world |
The questions are used to test whether you are willing to _____.
| A．learn from others | B．help other people |
| C．do all by yourself | D．depend on others |
Canada is a very large country. It is the second largest country in the world .By contrast it has a very small population. There are only about 29 million people there. Most Canadians are of British or French origin（后裔）, and French is an official language of Canada as well as English .About 45%of the people are of British origin, that is, they or their parents or grandparents, etc, come from British. Nearly 30% are of French origin. Most of the French–Canadians live in province of Quebec.
Over the years, people have come to live in Canada from many countries in the world .They are from many countries in the world .They are from most European countries and also from China, besides other Asian countries.
However, Canada was not an empty country when the Europeans began to arrive. Canadian Indians lived along the coast, by the rivers and lakes and in forests. Today, there are only about 350,000 Indians in the whole country, with their own languages. In the far north live the Inuit. There are only 27,000 Canadian-Inuit. Their life is hard in such a difficult climate. The phrase “By contrast” in the passage means ____.
| A．同时 | B．相比之下 | C．而且 | D．实际上 |
About ____ live in Quebec.
| A．30% of the French –Canadians | B．45% of the Canadians |
| C．27,000 people | D．350,000 French – Canadians |
The official languages of Canada are ____.
| A．English and Chinese | B．French and English |
| C．Indian and French | D．Chinese and Inuit |
About 23% of people in Canada came from _____.
| A．China |
| B．England |
| C．France |
| D．some other countries except France and Britain |
Yesterday my son, daughter and I went to the grocery store. In front of us in line was a little girl with her mother. The little girl was asking her mother for a box of Smarties. The polite way she was asking almost broke the mother’s heart, “I’m sorry, Honey, but we have no money to buy it ”
My son was watching that dialogue. By the way, he had been raking(用耙子耙)leaves our garden to raise himself some money to buy a bike. As he watched the mother and daughter leave the store, he ran to the candy counter(柜台)and bought a box of Smarties with the money .
He turned to look at me and I just nodded. He ran out after the little girl and her mother and he gave them the box. He came back and told me what he told them. “Every kid should have a pack of Smarties because they can make you smart.”
I was so excited that I bought a pack of Smarties for my son. I told him that I was proud of him, and that was for his act of generosity(慷慨)because he gave his own Smarties to others Quickly, he replied, “But you do nice things for people and you never get anything for it .”explained, “when you do something nice for someone, you shouldn’t expect to get anything, when you do get something you should be very thankful.” When the writer and her children went to the grocery store, they saw a little girl asking ____.
| A．her mother for a nice toy |
| B．her mother for a box of Smarties |
| C．where she could find a box of Smarties |
| D．her mother if she could had enough money |
From the passage we know Smarties are ____.
| A．a beautiful doll |
| B．an interesting story book |
| C．a kind of candy |
| D．some leaves of a nice tree |
The writer was____to see her son buy a pack of Smarties for the little girl.
| A．sad | B．excited | C．angry | D．proud |
What can we learn from the story above?
| A．Every kid should have a pack of Smarties.. |
| B．Everyone should have a good mother. |
| C．Everyone should do nice things for others. |
| D．Every mother should often do something for her children. |
| ( A ) China news, Beijing, Dec. 28 – High oil prices make more Chinese public feel the pressure it brings on them. It is said that oil prices will continue to hover（徘徊） at a high level next year, the China Economic Times reported. |
( B ) An English Christmas evening party is to be held in the meeting hall of our school from 7:00 to 10:00 p. m. on Christmas Eve. Each group has to give at least two performances, such as singing English songs, giving English plays, telling jokes or stories in English and reading English poems. Please get everything ready and be present at the party on time. Thanks. |
| ( C ) Whether your interest is the language, the food or the culture of China in general, whether you wish to travel, live or study in China, "Travel in Chinese" has something for you. This series has a total of 100 lessons. It was on CCTV, China´s national TV station. Host: Mark Rowswell, also known as "大山" (Da Shan). |
( D ) Students need enough sports and activities to do physical exercises and relax. But in some schools they are not given enough time to do outside activities. It is harmful for students' growth. In fact, teachers should know how to attract the students' attention. It is necessary to do outside activities. When students feel tired and bored, they can't concentrate on studies. Some students are unhealthy because of little activities. |
According to Passage A, oil prices will _____________ next year.
| A．be the same as usual | B．be higher |
| C．be lower | D．have nothing to do with Chinese public |
Passage B may be a/ an piece of _____________.
| A．advice | B．sick leave | C．notice | D．invitation |
From Passage C, we know _________________________.
| A．people can learn Chinese on TV. |
| B．if foreign people want to stay in China, "Travel in Chinese" can help them a lot. |
| C．Da Shan is good at Chinese. |
| D．all of the above. |
Passage D mainly tells us that_________________________.]
| A．some students don’t have enough time to do outside activities. |
| B．students need enough sports and activities |
| C．teachers should know how to attract the students' attention. |
| D．students feel tired and bored, they can't concentrate on studies. |
___________
There is a little story about an insurance(保险) salesman in Tokyo. Even though this man tried very hard to promote the insurance, nobody bought it. One day, he came to a small temple and began to brag about his insurance. After listening to his introduction, the monk said: “Your recommendation of insurance can’t arouse any of my interests! When you are communicating with others, you must have the charm to attract others, or you will be unpromising in the future. Young man, try to change yourself!”
The salesman thought deeply about each word. From then on, he invited all his friends to point out his weakness and kept on improving himself bit by bit for all his life. Thirty years later, he became a millionaire. And this man is the famous Yuan Yi Ping. His experience reflects one attitude: sometimes, we should change ourselves instead of changing the world. The salesman _________________________.
| A．is very lazy. |
| B．is not friendly to the people . |
| C．want to find another job. |
| D．became a famous salesperson in the world. |
The word “millionaire ” in the second passage means _______________________.
| A．a man who has much money. |
| B．a man who is good at attracting others . |
| C．a boss in a big company. |
| D．a famous person in the world. |
The right title for this passage can be “ ____________________”.
| A．A story about a salesman |
| B．Communicate more with others |
| C．Attract others |
| D．Change yourself |
When you see the girl for the first time, you may think she is a boy. She is very outgoing（外向）. Who is she? Wang Meng, the Chinese top skater.
On the evening of February 26th, 2010, Wang Meng first got to the finishing line in 1 minute and 29.213 seconds in the women’s 1000 meters short track speed skating final（短道速滑决赛）at the Vancouer Olympic Winter Games（温哥华冬奥会）. After she succeeded in the 500-meter and 3000-meter races, she won her third gold medal this time. With this one China won four gold medals in the women’s short track speed skating. That helped China first win the team gold medal in Winter Olympics history.
Just before the final race Wang Meng caught a bad cold and coughed terribly. With the words of “You can, you can do!” she won at last. She said, “I really feel these three gold medals belong to my team, to China. It was with the help of my team that I won the prize.”
Though Wang Meng is only twenty-four, she has been the most successful Chinese skater. Chinese are proud of her and her team. We hope she will be faster in Sochi Olympics in 2014.China won ________gold medals in the women’s short track speed skating.
| A．2 | B．3 | C．4 | D．5 |
It took Wang Meng 1 minutes and 29. 213 seconds to finish the________ short track speed skating final.
| A．women’s 1000 | B．men’s 1000 |
| C．women’s 500 | D．men’s 500 |
In Wang Meng’s opinion, ________made her win the prize at last.
| A．a strong body | B．a bad cold |
| C．her team’s help | D．much exercise |
Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
| A．Wang Meng is very outgoing like a boy. |
| B．Wang Meng is the most successful Chinese skater. |
| C．Chinese people are proud of Wang Meng and her team. |
| D．China has got the team gold medal twice in Winter Olympics history. |
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