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Square dancing has been popular for quite a few years. Its lovers believe it is good for elderly people's health But in recent years, it has many haters as well. They think too loud music or dancing too late into night influences people's life. Should square dancing be supported or limited? Here are opinions from two groups of people.
| For | Square dancing is a helpful way for elderly people to stay fit. Square dancing has become an important socializing opportunity(社交机会) for those parents whose grown children have left to start their own families. If governments provide large places where people can dance a bit far from living blocks, most of the complaints will go away. |
| Against | Square dancing in public may not be acceptable to all elderly people. Some of them hate the noise caused by such kind of dancing. Square dancing is something that elderly people themselves invented. They just want to be left by themselves to do what they like. There are some other healthier ways to exercise for people from different age groups and with different health .situations. Square dancing is not a good idea for everyone. |
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Square dancing has been a hot topic in daily life. People have been discussing 1. it should be supported or limited. Lovers believe it can help elderly people stay healthy. Those parents who live 2. can communicate with others while dancing. If people are 3. with large places by governments and they can dance a bit far away from living blocks, few neighbours will complain. Haters say the noise caused by square dancing is the main 4. why they are against it. They think square dancers just do what they like to do without 5. others' feelings. And square dancing.is not the only good way for all people to exercise.
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—Lisa speaks very good Chinese.
—Yes. She has ________ China for quite a few years.
A. got to B. been to C. stayed in D. arrived in
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Nowadays square dance has become one of exercises for the Chinese grandmas.
A.popular B.more popular
C.most popular D.the most popular
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Nowadays square dance has become one of ____ exercises for the Chinese grandmas.
A. popular B. more popular C. most popular D. the most popular
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For several years, a computer game “Happy Farm” has been popular among Chinese people.
Today, many Chinese have their own real Happy Farms.
A Farm of Her Own
It is Saturday. Yan Zhen is leaving for her grounds at edge of Beijing. She rents a piece of farmland for eight hundred yuan per year in the happy farm in the west of Beijing, an area of fifteen square meters.
If you're not good at farming, you can pay a farmer to care for the land, and you just pick the vegetables and visit the countryside with your friends or family on weekends. However, on some other farms, you just bring your basket and pick the fruits and vegetables you want before paying money.
Concern about Food Safety
“I think we Chinese have been troubled by problems of food safety. When you have planted your own vegetables, and you know what fertilizers(肥料) you have used. Pick them with your own hands, this is very safe.” Yan Zhen said.
The Happy Farm
Older people often remember that many years ago, farm products were untreated and food was clean, but now they are worrying about the poor food quality. Some of them find on these farms a means to help the community and to better feed the family. Some of them start gardening for their pregnant(怀孕)daughters to protect the health of the mother and child. On the other hand, some parents want to teach their children the value of work and healthy foods on a farm.
1.If you aren't good at farming, you can________.
A.Pay a farmer to take care of the Land. B.Pick the vegetables for free.
C.Ask a friend to help you. D.Rent the land to others.
2.We can learn from the 4th paragraph that________.
A.We must know how to use fertilizers. B.We must plant vegetables with our own hands.
C.Chinese are worried about food safety. D.Picking vegetables can make us safe.
3.The underlined word “untreated” probably means ________ in Chinese.
A.未种植的 B.未治疗的 C.未实现的 D.未处理的
4.Some parents want to teach children________.
A.The importance of food. B.The quality of food.
C.The advantages of farm. D.The value of work.
5.The writer write the second paragraph mainly to tell us that Yan Zhen________.
A.wants to be a foreigner. B.rents a piece of farm.
C.lives in the west of Beijing. D.builds a house of fifteen square meters.
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For years, the word “popular'，has been demonized（妖魔化）and made thesame as mini-skirt-wearing, hair-coloring cheerleader types like Regina Georgein Mean Girls. Today, teachers and parents inform children that being popularis irrelevant（不相干的），unnecessary and a sure shortcut to upset, misery, anddeath. And some people describe popular students as the ones most likely tobum out and end up as nobody, while their less well-liked counterparts enjoy alife of wealth and fame.
However, the Oxford English Dictionary defines（定义）popularity as:“TheState or condition of being liked, admired, or supported by many people’ Thissounds like a lovely thing, and is not related to such behaviors as “burn books” or “three-way phonecalls" in Mean Girls．
In fact, it is a truth widely acknowledged that young people who feel liked or supported are morelikely to obtain impressive achievements than those who feel lonely, unvalued, and irrelevant socially.So why, then, is popularity given such a bad name? Why is this state of well-likedness so demonized?
Basically, the hatred (恨) shown toward what appears to be a very pleasant thing is caused by lackof understanding. When we, as viewers, see characters such as Regina Georges on TV and in films, werecognize them to be popular. These characters, if not exactly liked,，greatly admired by their peers（同伴）．Our mistake comes when we try to understand their cruel and unkind actions using the deduction（推论）method.Humans are imperfect, and even the most intelligent mind is open to dishonesty through a very smallslip in logic. Unfortunately, this occurs here with branding results
We first learn that a character is popular. Since this is important to the plot, it is constantlyemphasized, leading it to be the most common thing in our minds when we consider the character.Later, we see that character do something unkind. The character's most noticeable characteristic (inour minds) is his/her popularity. And now the character is mean and unkind. This character is popular.Therefore, we jump to a quick conclusion (结论) that popular people are mean and unkind.
Things such as improper behaviors and rumor-spreading are terrible and should always be seenin a very serious light. However, it is important to recognize that these are not the behaviors of popularpeople, but bullies.
So, in summary, do not be afraid to be popular and have many friends. If you are kind to everyoneand treat others with respect, there will be few who can criticize you, for being widely liked is not acurse but a blessing. Just remember that being popular does give you a degree of power, and with greatpower comes a large electricity bill!
1.The writer mentions the definition of popularity in paragraph 2 to＿＿．
A. bring up his opinion B. give an example
C. come to a conclusion D. offer his suggestion
2.What can we learn from the passage?
A. Being popular might offer a shortcut to a life of wealth.
B. Students who feel supported have a better chance to achieve more.
C. Popular students are usually famous but mean and unkind.
D. The less well-liked people consider being popular as something bad.
3.Paragraph 4 and 5 are. mainly about＿＿
A. the importance of being admired by peers
B. the ways to clear up some misunderstanding
C. the advantages and disadvantages of being popular
D. the reasons why people show hatred to being popular
4.The writer probably agrees that＿＿·
A. cheerleader types will surely end up as nobody
B. being popular is unnecessary for most students
C. treating others with kindness is beneficial to popular people
D. famous people are likely to make mistakes and be criticized
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Christy has been in China for a few years, but she still speak Chinese.
A.needn’t B.can’t C.mustn’t D.shouldn’t
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Perhaps you’ve already watched or heard about Readers, a TV show that has been quite popular in the last two months. It invites different people to r1. aloud on the stage. The show also tells the moving s2.behind those people. They can read everything, like poems, books, and l3. between friends，family members, and so on. By reading aloud, the words on the paper come to life.
Many people are f4. of the show. It is often seen that the whole family sit in front of the TV, waiting for the show. They also begin to enjoy reading aloud at home. Besides reading at home, the show provides people a special p5. to read. It is a reading pavilion (朗读亭). You can find them in many cities, including Shanghai, Hangzhou and Xi’an.
The pavilion is very s6.. Only one person can come into it each time. You can read anything as you like and your voice will be r7.. Everyone can read for three minutes in the pavilion. The show will pick some of the readers and i8. them to read on TV.
Old and young, people of all a9. read in the pavilion. “Reading should be just like singing and talking,” said Dong Qing, the host and producer of the show. “We can express our true f10. by reading aloud.”
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Winter-swimming has become popular in Beijing. Three years ago, few people would go swimming in the city waters. But now there is a Winter-swimming Enthusiasts’ Club(冬泳爱好者协会)and it has more than 2,000 members. The oldest is 84 years of age and the youngest is only 7. The members are from all ways of life__They may be workers, peasants, soldiers, teachers, students...
Though it is now the coldest part of the season and the water temperature in the city’s lakes is around 0°C, many winter-swimmers still swim in the icy waters, even when it is snowing. They enjoy themselves in the lake, while the people by the side of the lake are wearing heavy clothes.
Why are so many people interested in winter-swimming? Because winter-swimming can be good for one’s health.
Bei Sha is a good example. He is 69 years old, and he once suffered from heart trouble for 26 years. After ten years of winter-swimming he is now in good health.
Scientists are now studying the effects of winter-swimming on health.
1.Among the winter-swimmers the oldest man is ____ years older than the youngest one.
A. 84 B. 77 C. 69 D. 7
2.What does the underlined sentence “the members are from all ways of life” mean?
A. The members are persons of different ages.
B. The members come from different parts of Beijing.
C. The members do different jobs at different places.
D. The members are men and women, old and young.
3.Winter-swimming has become popular in Beijing because _______.
A. more and more people like to swim in winter
B. it is more interesting than swimming in summer
C. winter-swimmers are brave and healthy men
D. winter-swimming does good to one’s health
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Five Years of Achievements Made in Child Development
It has been five years since China issued its National Program for Child Development(2011-2020) designed to improve the protection of children’s rights and interests. Five categories are covered in the program, including health, education, welfare, social environment and legal protection. The following are some achievements about the program.
Children and Health
From 2012 to 2015, 2.67 million children aged 6-24 months from 341 poor counties of 21 provinces received free packages of nutritional supplements. Since the action was launched in 2009, it has benefited over 4 million children in total. By the end of 2015, China had built 3,098 maternal and child healthcare hospitals(妇幼保健院).
Children and Education
Children and Social Environment
☆China established 338,200 education centers for parents whose children study in kindergartens, primary and high schools, as well as adult education vocational schools.
☆9,147 online schools for parents
☆247 million children visited museums in 2015, more than double that of 2010.
1.Why does China design the National Program for Child Development?
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2.When was the program of maternal and child healthcare hospitals launched?
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3.What’s the number of public kindergartens built in total since 2010?
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4.Where can parents get education in China now?
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5.Is there any museum in your city? How do you like these achievements in child development?
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