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| Chinese Cuisine（烹饪） in the World |
| Emma Chen 
| She is a restaurant owner in Cape Town, South Africa. She has two restaurants-Red Chamber and Pron. Both of them are very popular with customers. She believes that food is not only a business, but also means passing down of culture and customs. Her cuisine comes from Shandong Province in Northern China. |
| Gianni Catani 
| As an Italian, he has become an expert in Chinese Hunan cuisine. It is very hard for a foreigner to enter the Chinese world at first. Luckily, he was finally accepted and welcomed by a Chinese master cook. So he spent eight years with him in learning the secrets of Hunan cuisine. Now his restaurant is one of the best places to eat Chinese food in Rome, Italy. |
| Eugene Moy 
| He owns a restaurant in San Gabriel Valley in America, which has become a foodie Mecca（美食圣地） for the world's top Chinese food. He believes Chinese food is the power to teach people Chinese culture. "Who knew where Chengdu or Chongqing was before? Going and checking out food is a lot of fun. It is also an activity of telling ourselves and the public about Chinese culture." |
1.Who has two restaurants?
A.Emma Chen. B.Gianni Catani.
C.Eugene Moy. D.Red Chamber.
2.Gianni Catani has become an expert in ______ .
A.Shandong cuisine B.Hunan cuisine
C.Sichuan cuisine D.Guangdong cuisine
3.Eugene Moy believes Chinese food is ______ .
A.passing down of customs
B.very popular with customers
C.very hard for foreigners to cook
D.the power to teach people Chinese culture
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Chinese writer Mo Yan is famous all over the world, but do you know Anna Gustafson Chen, his Swedish translator(翻译家)?
Chen was born in 1965 in Sweden. ①她很小的时候就开始学习汉语。 Now she is quite good at Chinese. She has been translating (翻译) Chinese books into Swedish for more than 20 years. By the year of 2012, she had translated 20 Chinese novels (小说). She has finished translating Mo Yan’s Red Sorghum, The Garlic Ballads and Life and Death Are Wearing Me Out. She has also translated books from other famous Chinese writers, for example, Yu Hua’s To Live and Su Tong’s Wives and Concubines. Chen has won the Swedish Academy Translation Award for her works.
Chen first read Mo Yan’s novel Red Sorghum in the early 1990s. “I read Ge Haowen’s English translation in a bookstore. I found it interesting so later bought the Chinese version and tried to translate it. It took me a long time, because it was not my professional job. I had to translate it only in my ②f time,” Chen says.
Though Mo Yan wrote the first draft (初稿) of Life and Death Are Wearing Me Out in only 43 days, Chen spent six years translating it.
Chen says her work has ③o up a window to the world. She says, “④Learning Chinese has let me love more and more about China and Chinese culture. ”
根据短文内容，完成下列任务。
任务一：根据首字母提示，在②③处填写恰当的单词，使句子完整。
1.②___________ ③______________
任务二：将文中划线句子①翻译成英语。
2.__________________________________________________________________
任务三：将文中划线句子④翻译成汉语。
3.___________________________________________________________________
任务四：回答下列问题。
4.Why did Anna Gustafson Chen try to translate Mo Yan’s novel Red Sorghum?
____________________________________________________________________
5.How long did it take Chen to translate the first draft of Life and Death Are Wearing Me Out?
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In my opinion, Chinese is any other language in the world because Chinese has the most number of speakers.
A.as important as B.so important as C.the most important D.more important than
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– Chinese is getting more and more popular in the world.
-- Yes, nowadays Chinese in many middle schools in Australia.
A. has taught B. is teaching
C. was taught D. is taught
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About one fifth of the world population Chinese. China is a country with population in the world.
A．is; a largest B．are; the largest C．is; the largest
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In the eyes of many Westerners,Chinese are the best hosts but the worst guests in the world.This is probably because the guest-host relationship in China is much different from that in some Western countries.
In China,guests are almost like gods.Whenever I enter a Chinese person's home,there is always fruit on the table for me,and someone is quick to bring me a cup of tea or water.In the West,things are different.Acting according to the host's way of doing things is usual behavior for a guest.
And there are lots of things Westerners find difficult to adapt to.For example,my mother-in-law doesn't smoke,so when I see some of her guests smoking in her house,I as a non-smoker,would feel unhappy.Usually I want to stop them directly.But I must realize that,to be a good host in China,she mustn't do that.However,in most North America homes,you should not smoke.If you really want to smoke,you could ask,“Is it OK if I smoke?”But don't be surprised if you get a “no”.In our culture,it's not considered rude at all.
In China,you probably won't need to change the guest-host relationship very much because you will probably only be the host,and Chinese are naturally very good hosts.But if Western hosts invite you to their house,try not to be too surprised if their style of treating you is not what you have expected.
1.Many Westerns think Chinese are the worst guests because .
A. Chinese act like gods in their home B. they don't expect gifts from Chinese
C. there are cultural differences D. Chinese are heavy smokers
2.If the writer's guests want to smoke in his house,he will probably say “ ”
A. It's OK.Go ahead. B. Would you like a cigarette?
C. Smoking is a bad habit. D. Sorry,please don't smoke here.
3.In the passage,the underlined phrase “adapt to” probably means “ ”.
A. think back to B. get used to
C. look forward to D. keep close to
4.When it comes to the guest-host relationship,the writer thinks .
A. foreigners should learn from the Chinese
B. hosts must do things in the guests' way
C. Western hosts are always nice to guests
D. people should understand cultural differences
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A short Chinese man is one of the biggest man in the world right now. He is Ma Yun, the Chairman of Alibaba Group. On Sept,19,2014 Alibaba went public(上市) and raised 25 billion dollars. Ma, a former English teacher, has become the richest man in China.
Bora in 1964 in Hangzhou, Zhejian, Ma grew up as a happy kid. When he was a teenager, he wanted to learn English. Every morning, he got up at 5 a.m rode his bike for 40 minutes to a hotel near the West Lake and talked with foreigner tourists in English. He did it for nine years, rain or shine.
The experience made him an excellent English speaker and also opened his eyes to the outside world. In 1994, Ma heard about Internet for the first time. And on a trip in 1995 to the US, Ma was shown in Internet for the first time. He searched the word “beer” on Yahoo, and found that there was nothing there about China. Seeing the chance, Ma returned to China and set up a website called China Pages without even knowing much about computers.
Four years later, Ma, his wife and his friends set up Alibaba in Hangzhou. He believed in the Internet business potential(潜力) when few other Chinese did. 15 years later, developed into the world’s largest e-commerce company(电子商务公司)，owning popular shopping websites like Taobao and Tmall.
| Title | Ma Yun, the 1._______ man in China |
| Journey to success | In order to 2._____English, he got up at 5 a.m After he come back from the US, he set up a website called 3._____ Alibaba has owned popular shopping websites like4.___ and Tmall. |
| Conclusion | 5.______ favors(青睐)only the prepared mind. Or no pain, no gain. |
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A short Chinese man is one of the biggest men in the world right now. He is Jack Ma (Ma Yun), the Chairman（董事局主席）of Alibaba Group. On Sept. 19,2014, Alibaba went public（上市）and raised $25 billion（十亿）. Ma, a former English teacher, has become the richest man in China.
Born in 1964 in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, Ma grew up as a happy kid. When he was a teenager, he wanted to learn English. Every morning, he got up at 5a.m, rode his bike for 40 minutes to a hotel near the West Lake and talked with foreign tourists in English. He did it for nine years, rain or shine.
The experience made him an excellent English speaker and also opened his eyes to the outside world. In 1994, Ma Yun heard about the Internet. And on a 1995 trip to the US, Ma was shown the Internet for the first time. He searched the word “beer” on Yahoo, and found that there was nothing there about China. Seeing the chance, Ma returned to China and set up a website called China Pages without even knowing much about computers.
Four years later, Ma, his wife and his friends set up Alibaba in Hangzhou. He believed in the Internet business potential（潜力）when few other Chinese did, 15 years later, Alibaba has developed into the world’s largest e-commerce company（电子商务公司），owning popular shopping websites like Taobao and Tmall.
1.The underlined word “it” in the second paragraph refers to（指的是）______.
A. riding a bike B. teaching English
C. playing on computers. D practicing English with foreigners
2. In 1995, Ma Yun was shown ____ for the first time in the US.
A. beer on Yahoo B. the Internet
C. Chinese Pages D. e-commerce
3. Alibaba was set up in the year ___________.
A. 1994 B. 1995 C. 1999 D. 2004
4.Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A. The experience that he talked with foreign tourists in English made Ma Yun an excellent English speaker.
B. Alibaba is set up in 1964
C. Ma Yun used to be a Chinese teacher.
D. Ma Yun went to the US in 2014 for the first time.
5.What is the passage mainly about?
A. Something about Ma Yun
B. The history of Alibaba Group
C. How Ma Yun learned English.
D. The development of e-commerce in China
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A short Chinese man is one of the biggest men in the world right now. He is Jack Ma（Ma Yun），the Chair-man（董事局主席）of Alibaba Group. On Sept. 19，2014，Alibaba went public（上市）and raised＄25billion（十亿）. Ma，a former English teacher，has become the richest man in China.
Born in 1964 in Hangzhou，Zhejiang. Ma grew up as a happy kid. When he was a teenager he wanted to learn English. Every morning，he got up at 5 a.m., rode his bike for 40 minutes to a hotel near the West Lake and talked with foreign tourists in English. He did it for nine years ， rainy or shine。
The experience made him an excellent English speaker and opened his eyes to the outside world. In 1994，Ma Yun heard about the Internet. And on a 1995 trip to the US ，Ma was shown the Internet for the first time. He searched the word “beer” on Yahoo，and found that there was nothing there about China. Seeing the chance，Ma returned to China and set up a website called China Pages without even knowing much about computers.
Four years later，Ma，his wife and his friends set up Alibaba in HangZhou. He believed in the Internet business potential（潜力）when few other Chinese did.15 year later，Alibaba has developed into the world’s largest e-commerce company（电子商务公司），owning popular shopping websites like Taobao and Tmall.
1.The underlined word “it” in the second paragraph refers to（指的是） .
A. riding a bike
B.teaching English
C. playing on computers
D. practicing English with foreigners
2.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage？
A. The first website Ma Yun set up was Yahoo.
B. Alibaba raised a lot of money after it went public.
C. Ma Yun began to learn English when he was a teenager.
D. Ma Yun believed that lnternet business world have a bright future.
3.What does the passage mainly tell us ？
A. How Ma Yun made history.
B. The history of Alibaba Group.
C. How Ma Yun learned English
D. The development of e-commerce in China.
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A short Chinese man is one of the biggest men in the world right now. He is Jack Ma ( Ma Yun), the Chairman (董事局主席) of Alibaba Group. On Sept. 19, 2014, Alibaba went public(上市) and raised $25 billion. Ma, a former English teacher, has become the richest man in China.
Born in 1964 in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, Ma grew up as a happy kid. When he was a teenager, he wanted to learn English. Every morning, he got up at 5 a.m., rode his bike for 40 minutes to a hotel near the West Lake and talked with foreign tourists in English. He did it for nine years, rain or shine.
The experience made him an excellent English speaker and also opened his eyes to the outside world. In 1994, Ma Yun heard about the Internet for the first time. And on a 1995 trip to the US, Ma was shown the Internet for the first time. He searched the word “beer” on Yahoo, and found that there was nothing there about China. Seeing the chance, Ma returned to China and set up a website called China Pages without even knowing much about computers.
Four years later, Ma, his wife and his friends set up Alibaba in Hangzhou. He believed in the Internet business potential(潜力) when few other Chinese did. 15 years later, Alibaba has developed into the world’s largest e-commerce company (电子商务公司), owning popular shopping websites like Taobao and Tmall.
1.The underline word “ it” in the second paragraph refers to _____.
A. riding a bike
B. teaching English
C. playing on computers
D. practicing English with foreigners
2.In 1995, Ma Yun was shown ____ for the first time in the US.
A. beer on Yahoo B. Chinese pages
C. the Internet D. e-commerce
3.Alibaba was set up in the year______.
A. 1994 B. 1995 C. 1999 D. 2004
4. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A. The first website Ma Yun set up was Taobao.
B. Alibaba raised a lot of money after it went public.
C. Ma Yun began to learn English when he was a teenager.
D. Ma Yun believed the Internet business would have a bright future.
5.What does this passage mainly tell us?
A. How Ma Yun made history.
B. The history of Alibaba Group
C. How Ma Yun learned English.
D. The development of e-commerce in china.