You may know the English letters A, B and C. But do you know there are people called ABCs? Do you know there is such a thing as “a banana person”? How strange! ABC means American-born Chinese. An ABC is a Chinese, but was born in the United States. Sometimes, people call an ABC a “banana person”. A banana is yellow outside. So, when a person is a “banana”, he or she is white inside—thinking like a Westerner and yellow outside—looking like a Chinese.
Usually, ABCs know little about China or the Chinese language. Some of them don’t speak Chinese. But if ABCs cannot speak Chinese, can we still call them Chinese people? Yes, of course. They are overseas（海外的）Chinese. These people may be citizens（公民）of another country like the US, Canada or Singapore. But they have Chinese blood. Their parents, grandparents or even great-grandparents were from China. They all have black eyes and black hair.But they are not Chinese citizens. They are people of the People’s Republic of China. For example, we all know the famous scientist C. N. Yang（杨振宁）. He got the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1957. Chinese people love him. But he is an American citizen.
1.“ABCs” in this passage means .
A. three English letters B. a kind of banana
C. Chinese born in America D. Americans born in China
2.Chinese in Western countries are called “banana persons” because .
A. their bodies are white outside
B. they think like Westerners but look like Chinese
C. they were born in China but go to study in America
D. they like to eat bananas
3.The underlined word “blood” may probably mean .
A. 洪水 B. 祖先 C. 血统 D. 身份
4.Which of the sentences is WRONG about ABCs?
A. ABCs may know little about China.
B. They are overseas Chinese.
C. They may speak little Chinese.
D. They are Chinese citizens.
5.This passage mainly talks about .
A. different kinds of bananas B. overseas Chinese
C. the Nobel Prize D. the story of C.N.Yang
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Are you happy every day? It’s hard to answer “yes” because everybody gets unhappy sometimes. When you fail the exam, you may feel unhappy. When you quarrel with your parents, you may feel unhappy. Our mood is like the weather. We like sunny days. But cloudy days and rainy days often appear. So how to have more sunny days in mood? Here are some suggestions.
Forget small things. You lost your favorite book. Your father didn’t buy you a birthday present. These are all small things. Forget them and don't let them trouble you.
Think more about the good side of a thing. If you didn’t catch your bus and late for school. Don’t be sad. Anyway, you slept more than yesterday and maybe had a good dream.
If you are happy, a day will pass. If you are not happy, a day still passes. Then why not spend a day happily?
1.How do you feel when you fail an exam?
A. Happy. B. Unhappy. C. Sunny. D. Cloudy.
2.When will you feel unhappy according to the passage?
A. It's sunny. B. It's rainy.
C. Have a good dream. D. Be late for school.
3.How many pieces of advice does the passage give?
A. One. B. Two. C. Three. D. Four.
4.Which statement is NOT true?
A. You will feel unhappy if you lost your favorite book.
B. The mood is like the weather.
C. When you are not happy, a day won't pass.
D. You will feel unhappy because you missed the school bus.
5.What’s the best title for the passage?
A. Our mood is like the weather B. How to stay happy?
C. Are you happy every day? D. Why not spend a day happily?
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Bill was fourteen years old. He thought he was a young man but his parents thought he was still a boy. They said, “When you begin to think about helping others, you will be a young man.”
One morning, his parents gave Bill some money to buy milk. On his way to the store, he saw an old man. The old man looked very sick. “Are you all right?” Bill asked.
The old man answered, “Yes, but I need something to eat.”
“Then let’s go to the restaurant,” said Bill.
When the waiter asked what they wanted, the old man said, “Just a glass of water.”
Bill asked him, “Did you have your breakfast? ”
“No, because I don’t have any money,” answered the old man.
The boy told the waiter to bring some bread and coffee.
“I’m making too much trouble for you,” said the old man.
After eating the bread quickly, the old man said, “I’ll never forget your kindness! You are a very good young man.”
Bill was pleased because the old man thought he was a young man.
The waiter came, and to their surprise, he said that the food was free because it was the birthday of his boss, and they were the first customers of the day.
1.The old man didn’t have breakfast because .
A. he didn’t have any money B. he was ill
C. he was not hungry D. he couldn’t find a restaurant
2.Bill took the old man to the restaurant .
A. to drink some water
B. to drink coffee
C. to have something to eat and drink
D. to get a present from the boss
3.Who paid for the meal that the old man ate in the restaurant?
A. Bill. B. The waiter.
C. The old man. D. None of the above.
4.Bill was pleased because .
A. he found the old man
B. the waiter helped him
C. the old man didn’t have any bread
D. the old man thought him a young man.
5.What does the passage tell us?
A. Parents should not give their children money.
B. We should try to help others.
C. The restaurants should offer the old people free breakfast.
D. Children should help their parents with housework.
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用方框中所给词和词组的适当形式填空
someone， I， stay at home， quite a few， visit， late ，find, excitement， study， of course
1.—Who helped you cook the dinner? —Nobody．I did it ______．
2.—How was your vacation? —Very ______．I had a good time．
3.—What did you do last Sunday? —I ______ my uncle．
4.Twenty minutes ______, the rain stopped．
5.I have ______ friends here．The people are friendly．
6.She ______ out the way to the small village yesterday．
7.—Did you take any photos there? —______．
8.Something was wrong with Jim's leg, so he ______．
9.Did ______ go to the countryside with you?
10.Keep ______, and you can get good points
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They went to the Palace Museum______ vacation last month．
A. in B. on C. at D. to
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Although he is very old, ______ he works very hard.
A. so B. but C. and D. /
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— ______ does he play soccer? —Three times a week．
A. How many B. How much C. How often D. How long
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—Does your son always finish his homework on time?
—Yes，of course．He ______ leaves today’s work for tomorrow．
A. always B. hardly C. often D. usually
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Mr．Li goes to his hometown ______ a year．
A. one or two B. once or two
C. one or twice D. once or twice
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（题文）_____ the morning of September 8th, many visitors arrived _______the train station for a tour.
A. In ;at B. On ; to
C. In ; in D. On ; at
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—Did you have a wonderful time?
—Sure. There were so _____nice people and so _____ nice food.
A. many; much B. much; many
C. lots; a lot D. lots of; lot of
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The food smells_______but it tastes _________.
A. strong; well B. strongly; well
C. strongly; nice D. strong; nice
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They were late for school______ the heavy snow.
A. because B. because of C. as D. but
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—How many students are there in the classroom?
—__________. They are all in the lab.
A. Some B. None
C. All D. Neither
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Harry decided ______ an online shop after graduating from school.
A. open B. to open C. opened D. opening
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The scientists in China are trying ______ways to reduce pollution.
A. look for B. find out. C. to look for D. found out
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The little girl doesn’t feel well,and she doesn’t feel like ______anything.
A. eat B. to eat C. ate D. eating
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In the factory, ______the workers ______ from the countryside.
A. forty of;are B. forty;is
C. forty percent of;are D. forty percent of;is
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—Have you read today’s newspaper?
—Yes,It’s really boring.There is ______in it.
A. something new B. nothing new
C. anything new D. new something
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Long long ago, there was a queen living in a palace. She ____ bored about the life in her palace. One day, she asked her helper, “Where is the most _____ thing?”The helper suggested, “The beautiful thing you are looking for is not here. You must look for it by ____ . What about a tour?”
The queen was interested in the idea, ______she started at once. As she was on the top of the hill ____ her palace, she looked down and suddenly something cried in her heart. “ _____ did I never find my palace so beautiful?”
The queen ______one year travelling. She saw beauty on the farm, in the forest and _____ in the stars twinkling at night. But what was the most beautiful thing? She thought it over. Suddenly, she understood beauty was ____ . She should learn to ____ the world.
She found the most beautiful thing at last. It was the world!
1.A. spoke B. felt C. looked D. tasted
2.A. beautiful B. different C. interesting D. boring
3.A. myself B. herself C. himself D. yourself
4.A. so B. but C. however D. and
5.A. in B. near C. of D. under
6.A. What B. When C. Why D. Where
7.A. paid B. cost C. spent D. took
8.A. always B. nearly C. almost D. even
9.A. everywhere B. anywhere C. nowhere D. somewhere
10.A. share B. know C. enjoy D. notice
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拼写单词并用其适当形式填空
1.Mike s______ to be an honest boy．
2.Her bag is f______ of books．
3.Do you keep a ______（日记）every day?
4.I felt ______（烦闷的）at home all day．
5.I ______（想知道）if you can help me find my gold watch．
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