In fact,almost every country in the world is named after one of these four things: a tribe (部落) ，a feature (特征)of the land,a place or an important person.Here are some examples.

Tribe names

England is in good company with the lion's share (about one third) of the world's countries named after an early tribe.

Important people

PHILIPPEINES---Named by Spanish explorer(探險(xiǎn)家Ruy Lopez de Villalobos,in honour of King Philip II of Spain in 1542.

Land features

ICELAND---This name is translated as" Land of Ice",perhaps for clear reasons,from the ancient language of Old Norse.

Places

JAPAN- -Nippon,which is the name commonly used by Japanese,means" land of the rising sun" and its place being to the east of China.

1.The names of most countries of the world are named after

A. important people B. tribe names C. land features D. places

2.Which country is named after the land feature?

A. Australia. B. England. C. Iceland. D. Japan.

3.W hat do Japanese commonly name their country?

A. Spain. B. Japan. C. Nippon. D. China.

4.W here can you probably see this passage?

A. In a storybook. B. In a guidebook.

C. In a medicine book. D. In a book of world place names.

When we say someone feels blue it means he or she is unhappy or sad.Are you feeling a little blue? Here are some fast and easy ways to cheer you up.

1.W hat should you do if your good friend feels sad?

A. Laugh at him. B. Fight with him. C. Talk with him. D. Leave him alone.

2.If you feel a little blue,you can do the following things except

A. playing basketball or football B. being active

C. doing much homework D. watching films

3.W hat does the underlined word " positively" mean in Chinese?

A. 消極地 B. 積極地 C. 健康地 D. 憂(yōu)郁地

4.W hat does the passage mainly tell us?

A. How to make people laugh. B. How to make people feel nervous.

C. How to make people cheer up. D. How to make people feel blue.

Three men were sentenced to three years in prison( 監(jiān)獄).The guard agreed to satisfy each a need.

The first man liked smoke so he asked for three boxes of cigars (雪茄).

The second man was the most romantic( 浪漫的) among them all.He wanted a beautiful lady.

The last one,however,would like to have a phone connecting with the outside society.

Three years later,the first man rushed out of the prison,with his hands full of cigars,shouting,"Give me fire! Give me fire!”He turned out to forget to ask for fire.

Then there came the second man.He was seen to hold a child in his arms.The beautiful lady was followed by one child,too,holding the third one.

The last one held the guard's hand and said ，" Thanks to the telephone,I have been keeping in contact with the outside society these three years.My business didn't stop.It has increased by 200%.So I’ll send you a Rolls-Royce car as a gift to show my thankfulness.”

1.How many years were the three men sentenced to?

A. Three months. B. Five days. C. Two weeks. D. Three years

2.What did the first man forget to ask for according to the passage?

A. Cigars. B. A phone. C. Fire. D. A car

3.How many people were there in the second man's family three years later?

A. One. B. Two C. Four. D. Five.

4.Who do you think is the cleverest?

A. The first man. B. The third man. C. The second man. D. The beautiful lady

Living in a different culture can be a both exciting and challenging (挑戰(zhàn)性的) experience.You have to learn different cultures and try to get used to them.Let's share some cultural differences between China and the US to help understand each other.

Privacy(隱私)一Chinese people talk about subjects such as ages and income(收入),which Americans think is not polite.

Families--- In China,elders are traditionally treated with respect (尊重).In America,the goal of the family is to encourage independence (獨(dú)立)，especially that of the children.Unlike the Chinese,older Americans seldom live with their children.

Friends--- Chinese people have different meanings to describe friends.In China,friendship means a lifelong friend who thinks it's his duty to give his friends any help.Americans always call people they meet friends.

Money--- As is well known ,the Chinese like saving money.They are always careful when they are planning to spend money.It is different in America,where far fewer families are saving money.

Education-Chinese people value education and job more than Americans do, who pay more attention to good nature instead.

1.How many cultural differences are mentioned between China and America?

A. Five. B. Six. C. Seven. D. Eight.

2.If you ask an American woman her age,she may answer

A. “I'm 30 years old.” B. “You are kidding.”

C. “Sorry,Idon't know.” D. “Oh,it's a secret.”

3.What's the condition of the elders in America?

A. They usually live with their children.

B. They are greatly respected by the young.

C. They usually live alone.

D. They usually live with their relatives and friends.

4.Which of the followings is NOT true?

A. In America,fewer people are saving money.

B. In America ，people value independence .

C. In America,friendship means lifelong friends.

D. In America,people pay more attention to good nature.

5.The passage mainly talks about

A. the introduction of the American culture

B. how to treat the elders in different countries

C. the experience of living in a different culture

D. cultural differences between China and America

Once I worked in a new company and I found something really strange.One of my colleagues( 同事)was a chair warmer.Most of the time ，he would receive and send his private emails or listen to the music.And more strangely,the boss was never mad at him.

I was quite curious (好奇的).How come he could laze away while the competition was so fierce (激烈的)? May he be the boss's relative?

One day ,the colleague was listening to the music when the boss suddenly came and said seriously, “The host computer in the company has something wrong.” The colleague jumped up and rushed to the controlling centre.All the managers were there and knew nothing to do.The colleague tested the machines and began to fix it silently.Twenty minutes later,the host computer reworked.Thanks to him ,the company saved hundreds of millions of dollars.

Then I realized that the boss was not stupid to raise a lazy man.

1.What would the colleague do during most of his time? (不超過(guò)15 個(gè)詞)

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2.What did the writer think of his colleague at first? (不超過(guò)5 個(gè)詞)

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3.How long did the colleague spend fixing the host computer? (不超過(guò)5 個(gè)詞)

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近來(lái)，美國(guó)總統(tǒng)特朗普的外孫女由于說(shuō)一口流利的中文而成為“網(wǎng)紅”。你的美國(guó)朋友Sam 看過(guò)相關(guān)報(bào)道之后也很想學(xué)好中文,但是不知道該怎樣做。假如你是大明，請(qǐng)你根據(jù)以下提示寫(xiě)一封郵件給他,提一些關(guān)于如何學(xué)好漢語(yǔ)的建議。

要點(diǎn)提示 :

1.課堂上認(rèn)真聽(tīng)講,做好筆記;

2.不要害怕犯錯(cuò)誤,與同學(xué)們用中文交流;

3.課下經(jīng)常閱讀中文雜志、報(bào)紙等,在網(wǎng)上看一些中文語(yǔ)言類(lèi)節(jié)目;

4.經(jīng)常用中文給外國(guó)筆友寫(xiě)電子郵件等。

注意 :

1.詞數(shù)80-100;

2.可適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié),以使行文連貫;

3.信中不能出現(xiàn)與本人相關(guān)的信息;

4.開(kāi)頭和結(jié)尾已給出,不計(jì)人總詞數(shù)。

Dear Sam ,

I'm happy to hear from you. I know you want to learn Chinese well. Here are some suggestions.

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In a word,if you have good ways of learning Chinese ,you will learn it well.

Yours

Daming

—Remember to write the key words here.

— ______.

A. With pleasure B. That’s right C. Not at all D. Sure, I will

—Why are you still waiting in line?

—I’ve missed my _______ .

A. place B. order C. turn D. time

Dear Rita, long time no see! Do you know ______ I want to see you again?

A. how much B. how long C. how many D. how often

Almost everything ______ be done online. And the life today has changed a lot.

A. must B. can C. should D. would