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In Chinese culture, people believe some numbers are lucky or unlucky. This is to see what Chinese character the number sounds like. For example, the Chinese word for the number 8 sounds like the word for “making a fortune”. So, people think it is a very lucky number. Some people spend a lot of money to have 8s in their phone numbers. The opening time of the Beijing Olympics began at 8:08 p.m. on August 8, 2008.
The number 9 is also a lucky number. It is something to do with the emperors of China. There were nine dragons on emperors’ robes(龙袍). Today, 9 often stands for “long lasting”. That’s why close friends always use 99 or 999 to describe their friendship.
So what’s a “bad luck” number in China? It might be 4. Many Chinese people see 4 as a “bad luck” number. Because it sounds like the Chinese character for “death”.
Because of this, many buildings don’t have the fourth floor, and just call it the fifth floor. In Hong Kong, some buildings even don’t have all floors numbered with 4, such as, 4、14、24、34 and all 40-49 floors. Some buildings also don’t have the 13th floor as 13 is an unlucky number in the West. Now a question for you: How many floors are actually there if a building’s highest floor is numbered 50?
1.What makes Chinese people believe a number is lucky or unlucky?
A. The shape of the number B. The sound of the number in Chinese
C. The history of the number D. The sound of the number in English
2.Chinese people like the number 8, because it means “____”.
A. living a long life B. becoming beautiful
C. making lots of money D. living a happy life
3.What does this story mainly talk about?
A. Lucky or unlucky numbers in Western culture
B. Meanings of different lucky numbers
C. Meanings of different unlucky numbers
D. Lucky or unlucky numbers in Chinese culture
4.In Hong Kong, how many floors are there if a building’s highest floor is numbered 50?
A. 36 B. 32 C. 30 D. 34
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A large number of foreign people________interested in the traditional Chinese culture. And the number of them ________ increasing.
A.is;is B.is;are C.are;is
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In English culture, some sayings about the dog ________ positive thoughts, like You are a lucky dog.
A. express B. receive C. change
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Chinese TV shows that describe young people's lives in modern society are crossing the cultural divide and attracting a lot of foreign audiences.
One of the examples is the Chinese TV series "A Beautiful Daughter-in-law Era", a light comedy about a modern Chinese couple.
The TV series was first aired in Shanghai in November 2009. It was dubbed in Swahili and broadcast in east African countries in 2011. Two Kenyan（肯尼亚人） actresses were chosen to do voice dubbing for the two leading roles in the African version of the series. It was a great success in Africa.
Tanzanians（坦桑尼亚人） say that they are able to understand how young Chinese people live happily in modern times and they may be able to find ways to solve their personal problems by watching the series.
Although China is one of the world's most prolific（多产的） producers of TV series, its series are not particularly popular overseas. The popularity of "A Beautiful Daughter-In-Law Era" may serve as an example for Chinese TV producers who want to bring their work to other countries.
In recent years, some TV series that show the lives of people in Chinese cities have achieved some success in the foreign market.
"Go Lala Go!," a TV series that details the adventures of a female office worker named Du Lala, has also started to reach global audiences. The series has been exported to Singapore, Malaysia, the United States and Canada.
"The Chinese dream will be more easily accepted by foreign audiences when it is manifested in small and touching stories," said Meng Jian, a professor at Fudan University.
1.What can Tanzanians do by watching the Chinese TV series "A Beautiful Daughter-in-law Era"?
A．They can be chosen to do voice dubbing for the leading roles.
B．They can bring their work to other countries.
C．They can find ways to solve their personal problems.
D．They can be successful at work.
2.Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A．"Go Lala Go!," is very popular in Africa.
B．All the Chinese TV series are popular overseas.
C．Some Chinese TV series that show the lives of people in Chinese countries have achieved some success in the foreign market.
D．Africans can understand the happy lives of Chinese young people in modern times.
3.What does the word “dub” mean in the third paragraph?
A．表演 B．配音 C．制作 D．拍摄
4.What’s the best title of the passage?
A．Cultural crossing B．Chinese TV shows
C．A great success D．Young people’s lives
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In some foreign countries，some people don't like the number 13.They don't think 13 is a lucky number，for example，they don't like to live on the thirteenth floor.
One day，my friend Jack asked some friends to dinner.When all of his friends arrived，he asked them to sit at the table.He began to count the people in his mind while they were having the delicious food.Suddenly，he cried out，“Oh，there are thirteen people here！”
Everyone's face turned white except Mr Brown.He said slowly with a smile on his face，“Don't worry，my friends.We have fourteen people here.My wife Mrs Brown will have a baby in a few months.She is in the familys now.”
All of them became happy again.“Congratulations！” they said.They all had a good time that evening.
根据短文内容，判断句子正(T)误(F)。
1.Some people don't like the number 13 because they think it's unlucky.
2.Jack asked his friends to dinner one day.
3.The people felt unhappy when they heard Jack's words.
4.Mrs Brown will have a baby in a few weeks.
5.At last，all people had a good time that evening in the passage.
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(2013•盐城市)Now the number of Chinese people working in Africa ___more than one million.
A. is B. are C. was D. were
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Now the number of Chinese people working in Africa _________ more than one million.
A. is B. are C. was D. were
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（题文）Some people in China believe that are often used to tell a person's personality.
A. star signs B. animal signs
C. jobs D. colours
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Garden building is considered an important part of Chinese culture. Some people say that if you have never walked through a Chinese garden, you cannot say that you have really visited China.
Traditional Chinese gardens are located(位于)in North China in such places as Beihai Park, the Summer Palace, the Forbidden City. In larger imperial gardens, the main buildings are connected by an imaginary line in the middle of the garden on the north-south axis(轴). Other features (特征)of imperial gardens are colored-paintings, man-made hills and lakes.
Most private gardens are found in the south, especially in cities south of the Yangtze River. Private gardens were mostly built at one side or at the back of the houses. Around the beautiful scene are small open areas with beautiful shaped-doors through which visitors can enjoy the sights.____are open on all sides and are often near the water so that the whole scene can be enjoyed. Suzhou, known as the home of gardens, displays the most and the best Chinese traditional private gardens. Different parts of it are examples of the garden style of the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties.
The landscape garden contains a number of pleasant natural scenes and some fairy tales. The ancient Chinese used to call the garden landscape “Jing” , which means “scene” in English. Good examples include the ten West Lake Scenes in Hangzhou, the twenty-four slim West Lake in Yangzhou and the eight Daming Lake Scenes in Jinan.
1.The passage tells mainly about ________.
A. an important part of Chinese culture
B. the characteristics (特征) of different style of Chinese garden building
C. where foreigners can find Chinese gardens
D. how to appreciate Chinese gardens
2.Which of the following is NOT a feature of the imperial garden?
A. There is a north-south axis in the center of garden
B. There are man-made hills and lakes in the gardens.
C. They were built because of some fairy tales.
D. They have colored-paintings.
3.In the third paragraph, the underlined word “They” refer to ______.
A. private gardens B. beautiful scenes
C. the houses D. rivers and lakes
4.According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?
A. Chinese people often invite foreigners to visit a Chinese garden.
B. The landscape garden reflects different styles of the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties.
C. All three kinds of gardens make up the important part of Chinese culture which is appreciated by the people all over the world.
D. People enjoy the private gardens more than other two styles.
5.The garden landscape “Jing” which the ancient Chinese used to call actually means in English _________.
A. well B. tight C. garden D. scene
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Garden building is considered an important part of Chinese culture. Some people say that if you have never walked through a Chinese garden, you cannot say that you have really visited China.
Traditional Chinese gardens are located(位于)in North China in such places as Beihai Park, the Summer Palace, the Forbidden City. In larger imperial gardens, the main buildings are connected by an imaginary（虚构的） line in the middle of the garden on the north-south axis(轴). Other features (特征)of imperial gardens are colored-paintings, man-made hills and lakes.
Most private gardens are found in the south, especially in cities south of the Yangtze River. Private gardens were mostly built at one side or at the back of the houses. Around the beautiful scene are small open areas with beautiful shaped-doors through which visitors can enjoy the sights. They are open on all sides and are often near the water so that the whole scene can be enjoyed. Suzhou, known as the home of gardens, displays the most and the best Chinese traditional private gardens. Different parts of it are examples of the garden style of the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties.
The landscape garden contains a number of pleasant natural scenes and some fairy tales. The ancient Chinese used to call the garden landscape “Jing” , which means “scene” in English. Good examples include the ten West Lake Scenes in Hangzhou, the twenty-four slim West Lake in Yangzhou and the eight Daming Lake Scenes in Jinan.
1.The passage tells mainly about ________.
A．an important part of Chinese culture
B．the characteristics (特征) of different style of Chinese garden building
C．where foreigners can find Chinese gardens
D．how to appreciate Chinese gardens
2.Which of the following is NOT a feature of the imperial garden?
A．There is a north-south axis in the center of garden
B．There are man-made hills and lakes in the gardens.
C．They were built because of some fairy tales.
D．They have colored-paintings.
3.In the third paragraph, the underlined word “They” refer to ______.
A．private gardens B．beautiful scenes
C．the houses D．rivers and lakes
4.According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?
A．Chinese people often invite foreigners to visit a Chinese garden.
B．The landscape garden reflects different styles of the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties.
C．All three kinds of gardens make up the important part of Chinese culture which is appreciated by the people all over the world.
D．People enjoy the private gardens more than other two styles.
5.The garden landscape “Jing” which the ancient Chinese used to call actually means in English _________.
A．well B．tight C．garden D．scene
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