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Papua New Guinea is the eastern part of the island of New Guinea. It has a population of just over eight million. The capital is Port Moresby. The country became independent from Australia in 1975. There are over 800 languages in Papua New Guinea. That's more languages than in any other country in the world.
Papua New Guinea is a land of mountains and rainforests. Most communities have little contact with each other or with the outside world. It's for this reason that so many different languages have developed.
The official (官方的) languages of Papua New Guinea are Tok Pisin, English and Hiri Motu. Although English is an official language, it is only spoken as a first language by a small percentage of the population.
Tok Pisin is spoken by most people. It is an English-based creole. The word “tok” comes from the English word for “talk” and means “word” or “speech”.
“Pisin” means “pidgin”. A pidgin language is one which is a mixture of two other languages, while a creole is a pidgin language that has become the mother language of a community. Tok Pisin started as a pidgin language and became a creole language.
Although the majority (大多数) of Tok Pisin vocabulary (词汇) comes from English, it also includes words from German, Portuguese, Latin and a number of other languages.
Tok Pisin is sometimes used in the first three years of primary school in Papua New Guinea, while English is used in secondary education.
1.How long is the history of Papua New Guinea as an independent country?
A.Over 40 years. B.About 100 years. C.About 200 years. D.Over 800 years.
2.What does Paragraph 2 mainly tell us?
A.Communities in Papua New Guinea. B.The natural beauty of Papua New Guinea.
C.How Papua New Guinea became independent. D.Why Papua New Guinea has so many languages.
3.What's the relationship between creole (a) and pidgin (b)?
A.
B.
C.
D.
4.Tok Pisin words mainly come from _______.
A.Latin B.English C.German D.Portuguese
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Imagine that your hairstyle is important for your future. For teenage boys in Papua New Guinea this is true! The Hulie people believe that beautiful hair shows a man is healthy and strong.. They respect men who wear wigs, so teenage Hulie boys have to grow great hair. With this hair, they make a wig that they can wear every day.
The Hulie live deep in the rain forest of Papua New Guinea. Before the 1930s, people from the outside world didn't even know about them. Today, there are about 70000 Hulie people, Most still follow their traditional way of life. The Hulie live in small villages, but families. do not live together. Women and small children live in one house and. men live together in another house. When boys are eight years old, they have to leave their mothers to live with their fathers.
Some Hulie children go to school to study reading and math. But after middle school. While teenage girls babysit their younger brothers and sisters, most teenage boys，to wig school. At wig school, they learn how to grow their hair and how to make wigs. The rules are pretty serious
1 .They cannot run, because their hair can be damaged.
2. They have to stay away from fire.
3. They have to put water on their hair 12 times a day to make it Grow faster.
When a Hulie teen wears his wig for the first time, he shows he is a man now, he can get married. To prepare, boys grow their hair for 18 months or longer. Then they cut it and use their own hair to make a mushroom-shaped wig. Later they grow their hair again for special wigs. These special wigs are for celebrations and festivals. Hulie men wear their mushroom-shaped wigs every day, but they like to be fashionable, too. To add style, they decorate their wigs with flowers and feathers.
1.The article is mainly about________
A. teenage Hulie girls
B. teenage Hulie boys
C. Hulie men and women
2. People didn't know the Hulie people until the 1930s because______
A.they lived in small villages
B. there are only 2700Huli people
C. they were hidden in the rain forest
3. The underlined phrase "people from the outside world" means______
A. people who don't live in the rain forest
B. people who follow their old traditions
C. people who do things outside of the forest
4.According to the article we can refer that Huli_________
A. teenage boys live with the mothers
B. teenage girls live with their fathers
C. husbands and wives do not live together
5.Hulie boys do not decorate their wigs with_______
A. flowers B. mushrooms C. feathers
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1. The city of Miramichi is in the _______ part of New Brunswick.
A. eastern B. southern C. western
2.The map shows there are _______ cities that have both harbors and airports in New Brunswick.
A. three B. six C. nine
3.From the map, the distance from Boston to Bathurst is _______ that from Boston to Saint John.
A. shorter than B. longer than C. as long as
4.New Brunswick is in _______ according to the information above.
A. the USA B. Brazil C. Canada
5.Which of the following is NOT true according to the map above?
A. There is only one transportation style in New Brunswick.
B. If you travel from Moncton to Edmundston, you can go there by plane.
C. Washington D. C. is to the south of Ottawa.
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Akuapem is in the eastern part of Ghana. The sun there shines all the time. The local people are very friendly and hospitable(好客的). Now let’s have a look at how Akuapem people receive a visitor.
A visitor is often welcomed warmly in a family of Akuapem. After the visitor is welcomed into the house, he is offered a seat and water at the very beginning, because the host assumes that the visitor must have come from a very long journey and need water. If there is a group of visitors, the host will greet the visitors from right to left. And the host shakes only with his right hand, because Akuapem people think the left hand is not clean.
Next, the visitor is asked how his journey was and why he has come. While the conversation is going on, the wife and the children, especially girls, are preparing food for the visitor. The visitor can choose his favorite food. After the visitor finishes eating, the host and the visitor go on with their conversation. Usually this is short one because the visitor is getting ready to say goodbye.
When the visitor is leaving, he is often given some food. He is also accompanied(陪伴) by one of the children to the nearest station. The child who accompanies the visitor will not come back home until the visitor leaves safely.
Whether he is a close friend or just a stranger, this is always how friendly Akuapem people receive a visitor.
1.The underlined word “assumes” here probably means “________”.
A.thinks B.remembers . C.disagrees D.follows
2.Which of the following is TRUE to the passage?
A.The host talks little with the visitor.
B.The child accompanies the visitor to the gate of the house.
C.The host offers the visitor a seat only.
D.The visitor takes some food with him when he leaves.
3.From the passage we know that Akuapem people are________.
A.noisy B.friendly C.impolite D.quiet
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Akuapem is in the eastern part of Ghana. The sun there shines all the time. The local people are very friendly and hospitable(好客的). Now let’s have a look at how Akuapem people receive a visitor.
A visitor is often welcomed warmly in a family of Akuapem. After the visitor is welcomed into the house, he is offered a seat and water at the very beginning, because the host assumes that the visitor must have come from a very long journey and need water. If there is a group of visitors, the host will greet the visitors from right to left. And the host shakes only with his right hand, because Akuapem people think the left hand is not clean.
Next, the visitor is asked how his journey was and why he has come. While the conversation is going on, the wife and the children, especially girls, are preparing food for the visitor. The visitor can choose his favorite food. After the visitor finishes eating, the host and the visitor go on with their conversation. Usually this is short one because the visitor is getting ready to say goodbye.
When the visitor is leaving, he is often given some food. He is also accompanied(陪伴) by one of the children to the nearest station. The child who accompanies the visitor will not come back home until the visitor leaves safely.
Whether he is a close friend or just a stranger, this is always how friendly Akuapem people receive a visitor.
1.The underlined word “assumes” here probably means “ ”.
A. thinks B. remembers . C. disagrees D. follows
2.Which of the following is TRUE to the passage?
A. The host talks little with the visitor.
B. The child accompanies the visitor to the gate of the house.
C. The host offers the visitor a seat only.
D. The visitor takes some food with him when he leaves.
3. From the passage we know that Akuapem people are .
A. noisy B. friendly C. impolite D. quiet
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On the eastern part of West Malaysia, there is a long sand beach. From June to August every year, giant turtles come to the beach to lay eggs. They appear only late at night to lay their eggs in holes. They dig these holes with their hind flippers.
When they have finished laying their eggs, they fill up the holes with sand and return to the sea. The mother turtles never see their babies. The hot sun keeps the eggs warm until they hatch. Then the baby turtles will go back to the sea to begin their new lives. In the past, many people came to dig up the eggs after the mother turtles had left. They took the eggs to town to sell.
Since 1962, the Malaysian government has built high fences around the sand beach to stop people from digging and selling the eggs, because people are afraid that there will be fewer and fewer turtles there.
| The giant turtles lay their eggs | from11.to2. |
| The giant turtles dig holes | with their hind3. |
| After laying the eggs | the mother turtles will fill up the holes with sand and 4. to the sea |
| The baby turtles are hatched | by the5.sun |
| The high fences are built | To stop people from 6.and selling the turtles |
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—Taiwan is our Treasure Island, it is an important part of China.
—Yeah, It lies the southeast of China and the east of Fujian
A.in，on B.in, to C. on, to
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Taiwan is ______ ______ the Treasure Island of China and it is a part of China.
A. regard as B. regarded as C. regard to D. regarded to
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Taiwan is ______ ______ the Treasure Island of China and it is a part of China.
A.regard as B.regarded as C.regard to D.regarded to
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New Zealand is in the Pacific Ocean and it is made up of islands. The largest island is the South Island and the North Island is the second largest.
Most people live on North Island. 85% of New Zealanders are “pakeha” (“white people”), which means their “great grandfathers” came from Europe. The “pakeha” started to arrive in New Zealand from Europe about 200 years ago as farmers and businessmen. 10% are Maoris. The Maoris came to New Zealand from the Polynesian Islands probably around the tenth century.
When the Maoris first arrived in New Zealand, they lived in villages and were excellent fishermen, hunters and farmers. Now many Maoris live and work in the large cities and take jobs in govemment, industries, medicine and education. They are proud of their culture and keep up many of the traditions which are part of their way of life.
New Zealand has three official languages: English, Maori and New Zealand Sign Language. Many places in New Zealand have Maori names.
In 1865, Wellington took Aucklands place and became the capital of New Zealand, but the largest city is Auckland. The two cities are on the North Island.
New Zealand has high mountains, active volcanoes, lakes, rainforests and beautiful sandy beaches, which made it a location for the movie The Lord of the Rings.
New Zealand has mild (温和的) temperatures and lots of sunshine. January and February are the warmest months of the year, while July is the coldest.
New Zealand has many special birds. the best known is the kiwi. The kiwi, about the size of a large chicken, cannot fly. It is the symbol of the country and you can find pictures of kiwis on New Zealand stamps and coins. The kiwi is named after its calls-kewe, kewe. New Zealanders are also called Kiwis, but very few New Zealanders have ever seen a kiwi bird in the wild!
1.When did the Maoris arrive in New Zealand?
A.About 10 years ago. B.About 85 years ago.
C.About 200 years ago. D.About 1,000 years ago.
2.Why do the Maoris keep up many of their traditions now?
A.Because their “great grandfathers” came from Europe.
B.Because they were excellent fishermen, hunters and farmers.
C.Because they are proud of their culture and way of life.
D.Because they all live and work in the large cities now.
3.Which of the following is NOT the official language of New Zealand?
A.French. B.English. C.Maori. D.New Zealand Sign Language.
4.What do we know about the capital of New Zealand?
A.The capital is on the South Island of New Zealand.
B.At first Wellington was the capital but now Auckland is.
C.Wellington was not the capital ofNew Zealand until 1865.
D.The capital of New Zealand is the largest city in the country.
5.What can we infer (推断) from the sentence “very few New Zealanders have ever seen a kiwi bird in the wild”?
A.Many New Zealanders like the kiwi bird B.The kiwi bird is actually a kind of animal in danger
C.The local people can see kiwi birds in the zoo. D.The kiwi bird doesn’t live in the wild any more.