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In 1972, Richard Sears, a young American began learning Chinese because of his interest in traditional Chinese culture.
Drawn to the ancient language, he went to China to study Chinese in the 1990s.
In 1994, Richard Sears decided to put the ancient Chinese characters online. Then, in 2002, he did it. That is the beginning of the Chinese Etymology(汉字字源)website. "My website did not get much attention for the next few years. Until one day in 2011, it suddenly got a lot of attention.
I got a few thousand emails, and a few million visitors and people started calling me 'Uncle Hanzi', " Sears said with a smile. Hanzi means Chinese characters. He has put more than 96, 000 ancient Chinese characters onto the website. "When I study each character, I wonder what the ancient Chinese thought, " said Sears.
After visiting many Chinese cities, Sears learned more about China and ancient Chinese culture, He said when he came to China in the last century, few Chinese could speak good English "However, you can hear English in many places in China now. Chinese language and culture were mysterious and not known by people in most countries then, but now, more and more people in the world are learning Chinese, even Chinese history, traditional Chinese medicine and so on, "Sears added.
At present, the 70-year-old American has made his home in China. "When I die, I hope my website will live on, and I'm planning to write a book about my research. This will be my gift to China, " he said.
1.What does "Drawn to the ancient language" mean in Paragraph1?
A.Sears was interested in ancient Chinese. B.Sears had to study Chinese characters.
C.Sears could draw Chinese characters well. D.Sears could speak ancient Chinese very well.
2.Chinese Etymology website went online in________.
A.1972 B.1994 C.2002 D.2011
3.What did Sears put on Chinese Etymology website?
A.Chinese history. B.Ancient Chinese characters.
C.The daily life of Richard Sears D.Traditional Chinese medicine.
4.From the passage, we can infer that Sears set up the website to ________.
A.become famous B.get the nick name "Uncle Hanzi"
C.write a book about his research D.make more people know about ancient Chinese characters
5.The best title for the passage could be ________.
A.Great Changes in China B.Mysterious Chinese Language and Culture
C.American "Uncle Hanzi" D.A Young American and Traditional Chinese Culture
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Richard Sears was unknown in China until 2012, when his story of spending all his money studying Chinese characters was reported online.This caught people’s eye. They gave him the nickname“Uncle Hanzi”.
Sears was once a computer engineer in the USA.When he was young, he developed an interest in Chinese characters. In 1972, when Sears was only 22, he decided to learn Chinese. He bought a one-way ticket to Taiwan, China to begin his study.
After several years of studying, Sears still found writing Chinese characters difficult. One piece of advice he received was to learn the evolution (发 展) of Chinese characters, because it could help him remember them. Since then, Sears has made his own research to study how Chinese characters were formed, and built up his own database (数据库).
In 1990, he came up with the idea of sharing the etymological (词源的) information of Chinese characters on the website. In 2002, Sears made the website free for anyone who was interested. Just by typing a Chinese character on his website,people can find out the shapes and evolution of the character.
“Many people think I am crazy — spending all my money and time on the website. But for me,it’s just an interest,”Sears said. Years of living in China has turned“Uncle Hanzi”into“Grandpa Hanzi”, but one thing that hasn’t changed is the love Sears has for Chinese characters.
1.When did Sears begin to study Chinese? (不超过 10 个词)
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2.How did Sears learn writing Chinese characters? (不超过 15 个词)
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3.What makes Sears keep studying Chinese characters? (不超过 10 个词)
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A young American doctor was sleeping when suddenly his doorbell began to ring. It was already midnight. But what could the doctor do? He had to put on his coat and go downstairs.
When he opened the door, he saw a man standing with his hat in his hand. “How do you do, sir?” said the man. “Can you come at once to a place out of town? It’s quite far but you have a car and I can show you the way.”
“Certainly,” said the doctor, “I’m quite ready. I can come at once.” In a few minutes the car was standing at the front door, and the man got on the doctor’s car. They drove on for a long time, then the man said, ”Here we are. This is my home. Now I can pay you and you can go back to town.”
“But I must see the patient,” the doctor said, “How can I go back without seeing the patient? Where is the patient?”
“There is no patient,” explained the man, “Nobody is ill. I live here. You see, one must go home from a town, mustn’t he? There are no taxis at this time of the night, but a doctor often makes night calls, so excuse me. Here is your money. Thank you, doctor. Good night.”
1.When the doorbell began to ring, the doctor_________.
A．was sleeping downstairs B．was working downstairs
C．was sleeping upstairs D．was working upstairs
2.The man asked the doctor ________.
A．to go to his house B．to go downstairs
C．to see a patient D．to go to a place out of town
3.They left ________.
A．at once B．after a few minutes C．on foot D．on a bike
4.What the man wanted to do was only _________.
A．to fool the doctor B．to give the doctor money
C．to get home in the doctor’s car D．to play a joke with the doctor
5.The doctor must be _________ at last.
A．happy B．sad C．angry D．ill
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One night a young American doctor was sleeping at home when his doorbell began to ring.When he opened the door he saw a man1outside.
“Excuse me, Doctor,” said the man.“Can you come at once to a place out of town.It’s quite far but you have a car and I can2 you the way”
“Certainly,” said the doctor, “I’m ready.I’ll come soon.” 3 a minute, the car came.The man got into the car and they 4 off.
They drove for a 5time, and then the man said, “Here we are.This is my home.Now I can pay you and you can go6to town.”
“But I must 7 the patient,” the doctor said.“Where’s the patient?” “There are8 patients,"answered the man.“Nobody is ill.I live here, you see, and I must9home from the town.There are no taxis at this time of the night.Here’s the money for you.Thank you, doctor.Good 10!
1. A．listening B．standing C．sitting D．watching
2. A．take B．pass C．see D．show
3. A．After B．For C．In D．With
4. A．drove B．left C．got D．went
5. A．short B．long C．hard D．late
6. A．away B．quickly C．back D．slowly
7. A．watch B．look for C．see D．know
8. A．my B．no C．a D．your
9. A．go B．lose C．find D．ask
10. A．evening B．night C．idea D．for you
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A young American doctor was asleep when his door bell(门铃) began to ring. It was late at
night. But what could the doctor do? He had to put on his coat. It was a man! He was standing
outside with a hat in his hand. "How do you do?" said the man, "Can you come at once(立刻) to a place out of town? It's quite far but you have a car and I can show you the way. ""Certainly." said the doctor, "I can come at once."
Soon the car was at the front door. The man got on the doctor's car and they drove off. They drove for a long time, and then the man said, "Here we are. This is my home. Now I can give you money, and you can go back to the town."
"But I must see the patient (病人)." the doctor said, "How can I go back without seeing the patient?" "There's no patient," said the man, "No one is ill, I live here. There are no taxis at this time of night, but a doctor often goes out for night calls(夜诊). So, excuse me, here's your money. Thank you, doctor. Good night!"
1.When the door bell began to ring, the doctor _______.
A. was sleeping B. was watching TV C. was working D. was not at home
2.The man asked the doctor _______.
A. to travel B. to give him a present. C. to give him a car D. to go to a place out of town
3.The man wanted _______.
A. to go boating B. the doctor to take him out of town by car
C. a bed D. to stay with the doctor
4.Why did the man give the doctor money?
A. Because he was rich. B. Because they were friends.
C. Because the doctor took him home. D. Because the doctor couldn't go to bed early.
5.The doctor knew _______ at last.
A. there were many patients B. there was no patient
C. the man was doctor D. the man had a headache
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用方框内所给单词的适当形式填空，使短文正确、通顺。每词限用一次，每空一词。
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China has the largest number of smokers in the world. _1._year, about one million Chinese die from smoking-related illness. Official statistics(统计) in 2007 ___2._China has 300 million smokers, with another 540 million people forced to breathe in.
China began taking part _3._the world Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control(《烟草控制框架公约》）in 2006. Governments at different levels have paid more _4.__to tobacco control in the last few years. Beijing , Shanghai and Hangzhou have tobacco-control___5.__. Half of China’s public health institutions have been non-smoking spaces since2010. Smoking in some indoor public spaces and special __6.___work spaces has not been allowed since January 2011.
Selling to tobacco to anyone _7.__than 18 is not allowed. The seller should ask the buyer to show his or her ID card if the seller can not see _8.__old the buyer is .
Now at least 23 countries use pictures on the packages to warn more people of the dangerous of __9.__. The picture warnings now are __10.___in bigger characters, and the use of colors of makes the warning clearer.
For others and for yourself, please give up smoking.
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The American secret service began in 1865. It has many important jobs. One is to stop different types of fraud(诈骗)， such as printing fake(假的) money, credit card(信用卡) fraud and computer fraud. The other is to protect the president at all times.
The secret service’s earliest job was to stop people from making fake money. The secret service agents(特工) still have to do that because the criminals(罪犯) are smarter now. They are better at using computers and other expensive equipment. But agents are much smarter.
Protecting the president is hard. The most dangerous places are outdoors. Agents can’t check every person in the crowd, so they must watch the crowd carefully. And they always follow the president. They’re just like the president’s shadow.
Unluckily, some criminals do want to give the president trouble, or even hurt him. The secret service agents try to find them and stop them when they want to do something bad. It’s a dangerous, but important job. The secret service helps keep the president and the country safe.
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。
1.The American secret service .
A. isn’t to protect the president
B. makes fake credit cards
C. began in 1865
D. has only one important job
2.At the very beginning, the secret service’s job was to .
A. protect the president
B. stop computer fraud
C. watch the crowd carefully
D. stop fake money making
3.When protecting the president, .
A. agents must be careful at all times
B. agents don’t always stay near him
C. agents check every person in the crowd
D. agents are afraid of indoor places most
4.When underlined word “them” means the .
A. presidents B. criminals
C. secret service agents D. people in the crowd
5.The most dangerous place to protect the president would be in .
A. the White House B. a hotel room
C. a public park D. a main hall
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，when Marx was already ，he began to learn Russian.
A. In 1870s； in his fifties
B. In 1870s； in fifties
C. In the 1870s； in his fifties
D. In the 1870s； in fifties
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，when Marx was already ，he began to learn Russian.
A.In 1870s； in his fifties
B.In 1870s； in fifties
C.In the 1870s； in his fifties
D.In the 1870s； in fifties
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I’m Bessy. I began to learn English in Grade 6,not like most of my friends who have been learning English since kindergarten(幼儿园 ) or at least in Grade 3.I fell in love with this foreigner language at once. As an old saying goes, “Interest is the best teacher.” I began to be crazy about English. I learned words and grammar, made sentences, wrote essays and read English storybo oks as many as I could.
Some of my friends find it easy to forget the words they learned the other day. So do I! You can’t remember words well without using them often. So you should turn to a dictionary for help when you meet new words and want to know their other meanings and usages. Then make your own sentences from time to time.Another way to keep new words in mind is reading articles. You can easily remember new words through context.
As for spoken English, I’m lucky to have some foreign friends. So I have more chances to improve my spoken English. If you want to communicate with foreigners, don’t be shy, and just practice with anyone who knows English.
1.When did Bessy fall in love with English?
A.In kindergarten B.In high school
C.In Grade 3 D.In Grade 6
2.Which way of memorizing English words is NOT mentioned?
A.Turning to a dictionary
B. Making word cards
C.Making sentences
D.Reading articles
3.The underlined word “co ntext” In Paragraph 2 means “_______” in Chinese.
A.直觉 B.联想 C.现实 D.语境
4.Bessy improves her spoken English by _________.
A.listening to tapes
B.watching English movies
C.talking with foreigners
D.joining the English club.
5.What can be the best title of the passage?
A.My story of learning English
B. The importance of learning English
C.How to speak English well
D.How to make friends with foreigners