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Do you know star anise? It has a Chinese name “bajiao”(八角). You can find this spice(调味料) in almost all Chinese kitchens. Suddenly people around the world need the small fruit from which the spice is made, because of bird flu(禽流感).
Bird flu has made tens of millions of birds die and killed at least 60 people in Asia. Scientists say if flu changes to spread from person to person, it could kill millions!
A medicine called Tamiflu(达菲) is supposed to fight bird flu in humans. Roche, a Swiss company, developed it. But Roche says it hasn’t enough raw material(原料) to make lots of Tamiflu. The material is the Chinese spice star anise.
About 90% of the world’s star anise is produced in South China. The fruit is harvested(丰收) between March and May. Besides spice, people also use it as medicine.
People afraid of bird flu have begun to buy star anise and cook chicken and other meat with it more. But so far, no scientists say the spice could give protection(保护). Some scientists say that eating the fruit itself won’t help against bird flu.
1.Most world’s star anise is produced in .
A. Swiss B. Africa C. Asia D. South China
2.According to the passage, the underlined word “supposed” probably means .
A. thought B. should C. felt D. ought
3.Star anise is harvested .
A. for one month B. for half a year
C. for almost three months D. All year round
4.What’s the main idea of this passage?
A. The introduction of star anise.
B. The influence of bird flu.
C. The introduction of Tamiflu.
D. Star anise is used to make medicine to help fight bird flu.
5.Which one is NOT right according to the passage?
A. Star anise is a kind of spice.
B. Most star anise is produced in China.
C. Bird flu is dangerous for people.
D. Scientists say spice can help against bird flu.
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Do you know crosstalk? It’s also known for its Chinese name Xiangsheng. It is a famous Chinese show in the form of a dialog usually between two people. It came into being in Beijing in the late Qing Dynasty. It began as a form of the street show, and it also borrowed from other arts, like Beijing Opera. No matter what the form is, crosstalk just wants to make people laugh. Although crosstalk was from Beijing, Tianjin has become a place where rising stars form their styles. Tianjin is well known for the quality of its crosstalk performances.
Crosstalk is one of China’s most important and popular performing arts. Modern crosstalk usually has four skills: speaking, imitating(模仿), teasing (逗笑) and singing. Some stories come from everyday life, popular ideas and hot news. Some come from history stories. During the show, sometimes one actor is angry with the other because of their different ideas. Crosstalk is full of fun with singing, different sounds, musical instruments, and even crying. So if something makes you unhappy, you can enjoy a crosstalk show.
Nowadays, you can watch crosstalk in tea houses and theaters. Of course, you can also listen to it on the radio while taking a walk or driving a car. And you can watch it on TV with your family.
1.Did crosstalk come into being in Tianjin?
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2.What’s the purpose of crosstalk?
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3.Where do stories in crosstalk come from?
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4.Why is one actor angry with the other during the crosstalk show?
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5.According to the passage, how can people enjoy crosstalk?
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Do you know crosstalk? It's also known by its Chinese name xiangsheng. It is a famous Chinese show in the form(形式) of a dialogue usually between two people. It came into being in Beijing in the late Qing Dynasty (the mid-19th century). It began as a form of street show, and it also borrowed from other arts, such as Beijing Opera. No matter what the form is, the crosstalk show just wants to make people laugh.
Crosstalk is one of China's most important and popular performing arts. Modern crosstalk usually has four skills—speaking, imitating(模仿), teasing(逗乐) and singing. Some stories come from everyday life, popular ideas and hot news. Some come from history stories. During the show, sometimes one actor is angry with the other because of their different ideas. Crosstalk is full of fun with singing, different sounds, musical instruments, and even crying. So if something makes you unhappy, you can enjoy crosstalk.
Nowadays, you can watch it in tea houses and theatres. Of course, you can also listen to it on radio while taking a walk or driving a car. And you can watch it on TV with your families.
1.The underlined word "dialogue" means in Chinese.
A.戏曲 B.表演 C.对话 D.打斗
2.When did crosstalk come into being?
A.Around 1750. B.Around 1850. C.Around 1800. D.Around 1700.
3.What are the main skills in modern crosstalk?
A.Speaking, imitating, teasing and singing.
B.Singing, crying and fighting.
C.Speaking, musical instruments and fighting.
D.Imitating, singing and crying.
4.Where can we enjoy crosstalk nowadays?
A.At home. B.In tea houses or theaters.
C.In a car or park. D.All of the above.
5.Which of the following sentences is TRUE?
A.Crosstalk is a part of Beijing Opera and is popular with people.
B.The stories of crosstalk come from hot news, popular ideas and history stories.
C.Crosstalk can make you angry, lonely, sad.
D.The history of crosstalk is about 300 years.
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Do you know crosstalk? It's also known by its Chinese name xiangsheng. It is a famous Chinese show in the form of a dialogue usually between two people. It came into being in Beijing in the late Qing Dynasty （the mid - 19th century）. It began as a form of street show, and it also borrowed from other arts, such as Beijing Opera. No matter what the form is, the crosstalk show just wants to make people laugh.
Crosstalk is one of China' s most important and popular performing arts. Modem crosstalk usually has four skills——speaking, imitating（模仿），teasing（逗乐）and singing. Some stories come from everyday life, popular ideas and hot news. Some come from history stories. During the show, sometimes one actor is angry with the other because of their different ideas. Crosstalk is full of fun with singing, different sounds, musical instruments, and even crying. So if something makes you unhappy, you can enjoy crosstalk.
Nowadays, you can watch it in tea houses and theatres. Of course, you can also listen to it on radio while taking a walk or driving a car. And you can watch it on TV with your families.
1.When did crosstalk come into being in Beijing?
A.Around 1750. B.Around 1850. C.Around 1800. D.Around 1700.
2.What are the main skills in modem crosstalk?
A.Speaking, imitating, teasing and singing.
B.Singing, crying and fighting
C.Speaking, musical instruments and fighting.
D.Imitating, singing and crying
3.Where can we enjoy crosstalk nowadays?
A.At home.
B.In tea houses or theatres.
C.In a car or park.
D.All of the above.
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—Do you know the man over there? Is that Mr. Green, our Chinese teacher?
—It________be him. He has gone to Beijing.
A.can’t B.mustn’t C.might not
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根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词。
Do you know anything about animal signs and star signs?
In the Chinese lunar c1., there are 12 animal signs in a 2. . Each of them represents a lunar year. They a 3. in a fixed o 4. and the cycle repeats every 12 years. Some people believe that people born u 5. the same animal sign have similar personalities.
In W 6.countries, a year is d 7. into a cycle of 12 star signs. Your star sign depends on your date of b 8.
Do animal signs or star signs really tell anything about your personality? No, not really. We can read about them just for f9. . It is you who s 10.your life and your future.
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根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词。
Do you know anything about animal signs and star signs?
In the Chinese lunar c1., there are 12 animal signs in a2.. Each of them represents a lunar year. They a 3.in a fixed o4.and the cycle repeats every 12 years. Some people believe that people born u 5.the same animal sign have similar personalities.
In W6.countries, a year is d 7.into a cycle of 12 star signs. Your star sign depends on your date of b8.
Do animal signs or star signs really tell anything about your personality? No, not really. We can read about them just for f9.. It is you who s10.your life and your future.
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Millie was born on Feb. 22. The picture of her star sign is ________
Do you know the name of the sign?
| A．Aries | B．Scorpio | C．Sagittarius | D．Pisces |
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Chinese people call the Spring Festival“Nian”. But do you know that Nian was once the name of a monster(妖怪)? A long time ago, the monster Nian lived in the mountains. It ate animals. But in winter, it could not find food. So it came to villages and ate a lot of people. People were so afraid of Nian that they locked their doors before evening came during the winter. One day, an old man came to a village. He told people there that Nian was afraid of three things——the color red, fire and noise. He told people to play drums and gongs, make big fires and set off fireworks(放鞭炮)to make Nian go away. On a moonless, cold night, Nian went to the village again. As soon as it opened its big mouth, people made loud noises and made fires. Nian was really afraid and ran away. wherever it went, there was noise and fire. When Nian was tired and could not run anymore, people killed the monster. After that, on the coldest day of winter, people beat drums and gongs, and set off fireworks to celebrate the death of the monster of Nian. They put up red lanterns and have a big dinner without sleeping during the night. In the morning people greet each other happily. So now we have the Spring Festival.
1.From the story, Nian seemed to be long, long ago.
A. exciting B. interesting
C. boring D. terrible
2. The monster Nian ate people in winter because it .
A. wanted to make people afraid
B. had no food to eat
C . celebrated the Spring Festival
D. liked to eat people in a village
3.The monster Nian wasn’t killed until .
A. it had eaten all the animals
B. the old man came to a village
C. it was too tired to run away
D. people knew what it was afraid of
4. What is the best title for the passage?
A. How the Spring Festival Came
B. What People did During Nian
C. How People Celebrated Nian
D. What the Spring Festival was
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（题文）Do you know I saw yesterday? It was my favorite star, Jackie.
A. when B. where C. whom D. how