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根据短文内容,在A、B、C、D四个选项中选择一个正确答案。
Beijing Opera is one of the Chinese traditional drama art forms and the largest Chinese opera form. Having a history of about 200 years, it is developed from many other drama forma, mostly from the local drama "Huiban". It was especially popular in south China during the 18th century.
Theatrical (喜剧的) art forms in many other countries do not have singing, dancing and spoken parts together in one single drama. An opera singer, for example, neither dances nor speaks on stage; there are no singing or dancing parts in a modern play; in a dance drama, the dancer doesn't speak or sing. Traditional Chinese drama, including Beijing Opera, is a kind of entertainment. It includes spoken parts, singing and dancing.
Beijing Opera has spread to many other places. Mei Lanfang, one of the most famous performers of all, was the first to introduce Beijing Opera to foreigners and made highly successful tours to foreign countries.
"You will doubt and sometimes be a little bored, but you will be interested gradually. You will be strongly attracted to Beijing Opera, even if you know nothing about the drama background." This is how one traveler described his first experience in watching Beijing Opera.
Beijing Opera is China's national opera and it is full of Chinese cultural traditions. Welcome to China and enjoy Beijing Opera!
1.Beijing Opera is________.
A.unpopular in north China B.only developed from the local drama "Huiban"
C.a much larger Chinese opera form D.a Chinese traditional drama art form
2.After watching Beijing Opera for the first time, the traveler felt________.
A.busy B.nervous C.interested D.uneasy
3.The underlined word "_it" in the last paragraph means ________.
A.Beijing Opera B.local dramas
C.an opera singer D.a modern play
4.According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT true?
A.Beijing Opera is a kind of entertainment.
B.An opera singer neither dances nor speaks on stage usually.
C.Only old people are interested in Beijing Opera.
D.Mei Lanfang was the first one to introduce Beijing Opera to foreigners.
5.The main purpose of writing the passage is to ________.
A.ask young people to learn Beijing Opera B.tell us something about Beijing Opera
C.show why Beijing Opera is popular in Europe D.introduce everything about foreign Opera
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Chi Li is one of the best-known Chinese writers in the west. She was 1. b_________ in the 1950s. At the age of 19, Chi entered a medical college in 1976. 2.A_________ she graduated, she worked as a doctor at a hospital in Wuhan. As she loved literature much 3. m_________, she went to Wuhan University to study Chinese language and literature(汉语言文学) in 1983. She chose writing as her profession(专业).
During the 1980s, Chi 4. w_________ many works full of love. In the 1990s, her works, such as Apart From Love and The Sun Was Born, were about lives of young people and everyday problems. 5. S_________ 2003, Chi has reached a higher level in her works. And many of her novels have 6. r_________ a great honor. Life Show 7. i_________ one of her representative (代表) works and it has been translated into many languages. The 8. s_________ shows the real life of a common woman in Wuhan.
Chi says, "Writers don't 9. n_________ to be anyone, but they should be able to understand everyone." 10. S_________ she often travels alone to get a feel of how the world is and tries to understand people from all social strata (阶层).
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Water is the ____of all the things we eat and drink. Not many people understand this but ______quite true. The human body can go without _____for a long time .We’ve got many examples for this .Yet two ____three days without water can usually make people ______.Man can’t live ______water.
Many people don’t understand how _______water the human body needs ____work well ,and many people , especially young people ,do not drink enough ,______in very hot weather .Our body has mostly water ,about 65% to 75%.That is to say about two thirds of our body is water, When we do sports ,some of the water will get away from our body .______we don’t drink some water ,we won’t have enough water. And if we don’t have enough water ,we’ll feel tired and many of us will get ill. So you know important water is to us .
1.A. important B. most important C. more important D. different
2.A. it’s B. its C. it D. is
3.A. food B. water C. drink D. meat
4.A. so B. and C. but D. or
5.A. to die B. die C. dead D. be dead
6.A. have B. with C. without D. in
7.A. many B. much C. little D. few
8.A. and B. the C. / D. to
9.A. even B. ever C. almost D. hardly
10.A. if B. for C. Since D. Because
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阅读下面的三篇短文，根据短文内容，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、 D四个选顶中，选择最佳选项。
Apple’s logo is one of the most familiar icons(图标)around the world.
But what’s the story about the Apple logo? The image of the apple is obvious，because that’s the name of the company. What about the bite? The famous story is that the logo shows respect and honour for Alan Turing. He was the father of computer science. He researched artificial intelligence(人工智能)and unlocked German wartime codes(密码). However，after the war，he was put into prison(监狱)，because of his beliefs（信念，信条）. He could not stand the looking down and chose to bite a poisoned apple to end his life in the prison.
However，Rob Janoff，who designed the famous Apple logo，said，“It’s not the truth, but only a legend. The real reason why I designed it with a bite is very simple. I wanted people to get that it was an apple not a cherry. When I go to markets to buy apples，I always mistake apples for cherries. It really has nothing to do with the scientist. ”
Are you kidding? An apple is much bigger than a cherry. It’s very easy to tell. But if you use an apple to design a logo, some people may mistake it for a cherry.
1.Both the apple and the cherry are almost the same actually in________.
A. shape B. size C. colour D. weight
2.According to the passage，Alan Turing________.
A. died in the prison
B. used an apple to design a logo
C. was put into prison during the war
D. was the father of a computer company
3.What’s the purpose of writing the passage about the apple logo?
A. To introduce its designer.
B. To tell us a legend （传说）about it.
C. To try to find the truth of it.
D. To explain its market research.
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Mr. White is a member of his office. He's ______and can easily deal with(处理) all kinds of matters. So he's always _____more than his workmates. Of course he's often _______and has no time to do the housework. His wife______him well and does all at home.
______! Their daughter was hurt in a traffic accident last month and had to be_______. Now Mrs. White has to look after her there______she can't go home. Mr. White often eats something in the restaurant. As he______ did some cleaning, the rooms were all disorderly (零乱不堪) .
Yesterday morning, before Mr. White got up, the telephone ____ . He sat up to answer it. His friend told him to ____an important telephone number down. But he could find_______a piece of paper. He found there was much dust(灰尘) on the table and wrote the number on it. But soon he _____it and went to work. Two hours later ______ came back and looked for a sweater for her daughter. Her husband came in while she was ______ the table. He couldn't _______the number on the table and called out angrily , "Who let you clean the table?"
1.A. important B. strong C. good D. able
2.A. helped B. thought C. paid D. asked
3.A. busy B. quiet C. lazy D. happy
4.A. sees B. knows C. misses D. takes care of
5.A. Well B. Once C. What's more D. Bad luck
6.A. in hospital B. outside C. in bed D. in time
7.A. but B. or C. while D. and
8.A. not B. never C. almost D. often
9.A. shouted B. spoke C. rang D. called
10.A. write B. remember C. understand D. use
11.A. either a pen or B. neither a pen nor C. both a pen and D. not only a pen but
12.A. forgot B. read C. took D. threw
13.A. he B. his friend C. his wife D. his daughter
14.A. brushing B. walking in C. leaving D. cleaning
15.A. find out B. listen to C. see D. write
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What do you think of your Chinese? Is it good or bad? If you think you are good at Chinese, you can_____the competition named the Chinese Characters Dictation Competition(汉字听写大赛). The competition became popular_____the teenagers. Let’s know something about it.
More and more computers and smart phones ____by teenagers. They spend_ _time on the Internet in playing or chatting. They are used to____messages by computers and smart phones. Some of them forget how to write Chinese Characters_____.The teachers and parents are very_ __it.What can they do?
Not long ago, they found an interesting game called the Chinese Characters Dictation. The program modeled（成形于）__________after the American show National Spelling Bee, where middle school students stand on the stage to write down Chinese via(通过) dictation. Over two hundred competitors are from forty-six schools. The audience(观众) are interested in this new kind of competition ,too. They would like to write down the characters________the competitors were writing them. But they found it was also difficult for them to write down all the characters.Is it an interesting competition? Can you be the____?
1.A.take part in B. join up C. take part D. join
2.A.between B. in C. on D. among
3.A.use B. are use C. are used D. used
4.A. too many B. too much C. much too D. many too
5.A.sending B. send C. sent D. sends
6.A.at hand B. by hand C. in hand D. with hand
7.A.crazy about B. worried about C. serious about D. care about
8.A.it B. itself C. its D. this
9.A.as for B. while C. as though D. what
10.A.worker B. teacher C. winner D. writer
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根据短文内容，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选择一个最佳答案。（共20分，每小题1分）
Passage 1
Steven Jobs, the designer of Apple Computer, was not clever when he was in school. At that time, he was not a good student and he always made troubles with his schoolmates. When he went into college, he didn’t change a lot. Then he dropped out（退学）. But he was full of new ideas.
After he left college, Steven Jobs worked as a video game designer. He worked there for only several months and then he went to India. He hoped that the trip would give him some new ideas and give him a change in his life.
Steven Jobs lived on a farm in California for a year after he returned from India.
In 1975, he began to make a new type of computer. He designed the Apple Computer with his friend in his garage. He chose the name “Apple” just because it could help him to remember a happy summer he once spent in an apple tree garden.
His Apple Computer was so successful that Steven Jobs soon became famous all over the world .
He often said, “I live in order to change the world, there aren’t any other reasons. The only way to have a great achievement is to love your own career. If you can’t find your favorite career ,go on looking for it and never give up.”
This is Steven Jobs, though he is dead, his spirit and achievements still influence our lives.
1.Steven Jobs was not a good student in school because he ________.
A．never did his lessons B．dropped out
C．always made troubles with his schoolmates D．he was full of new ideas
2.Why did Steven Jobs go to India?
A．Because he wanted to be a video game designer.
B．Because he wanted to get some new ideas.
C．Because he wanted to make a new type of computer
D．Because he wanted to have a happy summer.
3.Steven Jobs was famous for his ________ all over the world.
A．new ideas B．Apple Computer C．video games D．saying
4.From this passage we know Steven Jobs ________.
A．didn’t finish his studies in the college because he hated his schoolmates
B．liked traveling in India and California
C．liked trying new things and making his new ideas come true
D．thought he had many reasons to live in the world
5.Which of the following sentences is NOT true according to this passage?
A．The only way to have a great achievement is to love your career.
B．The name “Apple” helped Jobs to remember a happy summer in an apple tree garden.
C．If you can’t find the career you love, give it up and try another one.
D．People remember Jobs because of his achievements.
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What do you think of your Chinese? Is it good or bad? If you think you are good at Chinese, you can_____the competition named the Chinese Characters Dictation Competition(汉字听写大赛). The competition became popular_____the teenagers. Let’s know something about it.
More and more computers and smart phones ____by teenagers. They spend_ _time on the Internet in playing or chatting. They are used to____messages by computers and smart phones. Some of them forget how to write Chinese Characters_____.The teachers and parents are very_ __it.What can they do?
Not long ago, they found an interesting game called the Chinese Characters Dictation. The program modeled（成形于）_8_after the American show National Spelling Bee, where middle school students stand on the stage to write down Chinese via(通过) dictation. Over two hundred competitors are from forty-six schools. The audience(观众) are interested in this new kind of competition ,too. They would like to write down the characters________the competitors were writing them. But they found it was also difficult for them to write down all the characters.Is it an interesting competition? Can you be the____?
1.A.take part in B. join up C. take part D. join
2.A.between B. in C. on D. among
3.A.use B. are use C. are used D. used
4.A. too many B. too much C. much too D. many too
5.A.sending B. send C. sent D. sends
6.A.at hand B. by hand C. in hand D. with hand
7.A.crazy about B. worried about C. serious about D. care about
8.A.it B. itself C. its D. this
9.A.as for B. while C. as though D. what
10.A.worker B. teacher C. winner D. writer
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请阅读下列短文。根据短文内容从下面方框的七个选项中，选择五个适当的句子还原到原文中，使短文意思通顺、结构完整，并将其答案填写到相应位置。（每小题2分）
Thirty years ago, few Chinese knew about American TV series, though during the 1980s and 1990s, Chinese people got the chance to watch some U.S.A. TV series like Growing Pains.
Now, 1.________, Chinese people have more chances to enjoy foreign TV series. Some American TV series such as2.____
____ have become very popular among young Chinese English learners. In their opinion, watching American TV series is a good way to learn English and American culture. They have other reasons to support that point of view.
First, it’s easy and convenient for learners to manage their learning time. They don’t have to worry about the place and time to learn. 3.________, they can start watching and learning. All they need to do is to turn on their computers and put on their earphones.
The stories in the TV series also play an important role in attracting more learners. Different cultures between China and the We
stern countries and exciting story lines get young people interested in watching and learning 4._______.
Besides, watching American TV series can help learners improve their listening and speaking skills. English learners may find it hard to find a native speaker to talk with, 5.______, they can listen to native speakers and follow their conversations as much as they can.
A. Any time they are free
B. American culture and Chinese culture
C. Friends and Prison Break.
D. They also feel relaxed at the same time
E. with the fast development of DVDs and the Internet
F. but in the TV series
G. No matter who you are
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阅读下面短文，根据短文内容选择正确的答案
China is the home of tea, which has more than 4000 years of history. People all over China drink tea daily. Of the three main drinks—tea, coffee and cocoa, tea is drunk by the largest number of people in the world. Tea from China, along with silk and porcelain (瓷器)，began to be known by the world over a thousand years ago and has been an important Chinese export (出口商品) since then.
The world for tea in different languages came from the Chinese character, “cha”. The English word, “tea”, sounds similar to the pronunciation of it in Xiamen, Fujian Province. The Russians call it “chai’i”, which sounds like “chaye”(tea leaves) as it is pronounced in northern China. The Japanese character for tea is written exactly the same as it is in Chinese, though it is pronounced a little differently.
Tea leaves are produced mainly in the south of China, because of the mild (温和的) climate (气候) and rich soil (土壤) there. Longjing , Pu’er, Wulong and Tieguanyin are all famous tea. They’re produced in the provinces of Zhejiang, Yunnan and Fujian.
Over the past centuries, Chinese people have developed their unique (独特的) tea culture, which includes tea planting, tea-leaf picking, tea making, tea drinking, and so on. Tea is also a popular theme which is often mentioned in dances, songs, poems and novels.
1.Tea began to be known by the world _____________ ago.
A. over 1000 years
B. over a few centuries
C. less than a few centuries
D. more than 4000 years
2.What kind of drinks is drunk by the largest number of people in the world?
A. Coffee. B. Cocoa. C. Tea. D. Milk.
3.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A. Tea has been an important Chinese export since a thousand years ago.
B. The English word “tea” sounds similar to the pronunciation of it in northern China.
C. Longjing, Pu’er, Wulong and Tieguanyin are produced in the south of China.
D. Tea is also a popular theme which is often mentioned in dances, songs, poems and novels.
4.How many kinds of tea are mentioned in the passage?
A. One. B. Two. C. Three. D. Four.
5.What’s the best title for the passage?
A. China’s Long History of Tea
B. China’s Tea Culture
C. Tea Drinking in China
D. All kinds of tea in China
____ have become very popular among young Chinese English learners. In their opinion, watching American TV series is a good way to learn English and American culture. They have other reasons to support that point of view.
stern countries and exciting story lines get young