Tea is a very important kind of drink in our everyday life.1.____________ In China, people often have
tea when they get together. Chinese people can have tea at any time of the day. 2._____________ There
are lots of nice and big tea houses in the towns or cities. There are green and black tea in China. They never
put sugar or milk in tea. 3. _____________
     In England, people have tea at certain tea time. 4. ____________ English people think it's important to
drink tea at a certain time. They like to drink tea with cream, sugar or milk. They also eat something like
cakes, cookies and sandwiches at the tea time.
     5. _____________ They have their own way of serving tea. They have their own tea ceremony (茶道).
Japanese tea ceremony is very famous in the world. And Japanese people see the tea ceremony as a very
important thing.

閱讀短文，根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，將下列五個句子還原到文中，將其標(biāo)號填入對應(yīng)的橫線上。
A. They have morning tea, afternoon tea and evening tea
B. different countries have different tea culture
C. Chinese people like tea with nothing in it
D. Japanese people also like having tea very much
E. They have tea at home or in a teahouse

1. As one of the largest museums in the world, British Museum is in _______.

A. Beijing
B. London
C. New York

2. New York Museum is America's largest museum on American _______.

A. buildings
B. collections
C. history

3. The Palace Museum, which is in the center of Beijing, is also called "Forbidden City (紫禁城)" in China.
    It lies in _______.

A. Chang'an Street
B. New Oxford Street
C. Chestnut Street

4. According to the form, if you want to see ancient Chinese collections, you can visit _______ at most.

A. one museum
B. two museums
C. three museums

5. Which of the following is TRUE according to the information above?

A. Each ticket for the Palace Museum costs the same in the whole year.
B. You don't have to pay for tickets if you visit New York Museum on Monday.
C. British Museum lies in Chestnut Street, London.

     The tradition of birthday parties started a long time ago. There are some traditions that you can find
almost anywhere, anytime, such as sending birthday cards, blowing out the candles on a birthday cake
and singing the Happy Birthday song. Others are only found for certain ages and in certain countries.
In China, on a child's second birthday, family members put many things on the floor around the child.
According to Chinese tradition, the first thing that the child picks up tells you what profession the child
will choose later in life. For Japanese children, the third, fifth and seventh birthdays are especially important.
At this age, there is a special celebration Shichi-Go-San (seven, five, three in Japanese) when children go to
the temple wearing a new kimono (和服). The priest (僧侶) gives them special sweets, and the parents
usually organize a party for their friends in their home. In Argentina, Mexico and several other Latin American
countries, girls have a special birthday celebration when they reach the age of fifteen. After a special ceremony (儀式), the girls dance a waltz with their father and other boys. Eighteen is the traditional "coming of age",
the age when (in many countries) you have the right to vote (選舉), join the army and (in Britain) drink
alcohol or buy a house. In many English-speaking countries, a twenty-first birthday cake often has a key on
top, or the cake itself is sometimes in the shape of a key. The key mean8 that the young person is now old
enough to leave and enter the family home at any time they want to!

1. Which of the following birthday traditions can be found almost anywhere, anytime?

A. Putting many things on the floor.
B. Wearing a new kimono.
C. Dancing a waltz.
D. Sending birthday cards.

2. The ______ usually organize a party at children's special birthday celebration in Japan.

A. priests
B. parents
C. friends
D. relatives

3. Mexican girls have a special birthday celebration at the age of ______.

A. five
B. seven
C. fifteen
D. twenty-one

4. In many countries you can ______ when you reach the age of eighteen.

A. join the army
B. have a key
C. have a special ceremony
D. have special sweets

5. Which of the following sentences is NOT true?

A. The tradition of birthday parties started a long time ago.
B. Some birthday traditions are only found in certain countries.
C. You become the owner of your house at the age of fifteen.
D. In many countries you have the right to vote at the age of eighteen.

     The program "China Year in Russia" has ended, but the cultural ties between the two countries grow
stronger. "China fever (中國熱)" continues in Russia.
     Fifty-year-old Wei Dehan has been studying Chinese culture for thirty years. He was among the first
Russians to open a Chinese teahouse in Moscow. That was in 1995. He also teaches Chinese language and
Tai Chi(太極) . (2) During " China Year in Russia", he set up a magazine introducing Chinese culture. It's
popular with local readers.
     In Russia, young people who can speak Chinese (1)_____  by every industry. Young people who are able to
speak Chinese language find jobs easily. Some 15-thousand people attend Chinese language classes in Russia.
The Confucius Institute (學(xué)院) , the world-wide Chinese language and culture education center, has been set
up in thirteen of Russia's universities and colleges.
     Besides the language, Chinese way of life is becoming a common factor (因素) in the daily lives of Russian
people. (3) 綠茶，中國食品和太極變得越來越受歡迎。
     Russian newspapers and magazines praised(稱贊) "China Year in Russia" as a timely event. They said that
the program deepened (加深) understanding between the people of the two countries. It also opens the way
for further culture exchanges.

1. 將(1)的空白處填入適當(dāng)?shù)膬?nèi)容使句意完整、上下文通順。
    __________________________________________________________
2. 將(2)處翻譯成中文。
    __________________________________________________________
3. 將(3)處翻譯成英語。 
    __________________________________________________________
4. 在文中找出與下面句子意思相近的句子。
    It's easy for young people who can speak Chinese to find jobs. 
    __________________________________________________________
5. 找出文中或?qū)懗鲎钅鼙磉_(dá)該短文主題的句子。
    __________________________________________________________ 

    Have you ever heard of the language Esperanto (世界語)? This is a man-made language for world use.
But it hasn't been known by most of people around the world, let alone (更不必說) worldwide use. There
are more than 3,000 languages in the world today,but only about ten are major (主要的) languages. Among
them English is the most popular one in the world.        
    More than 350 million people speak English as their first language. Major English-speaking countries
are Britain, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the USA. Another 400 million speak it as a second
language. No one knows how many people speak English as a foreign language. They usually learn English
as a school subject instead of learning it from their parents. Chinese is the only language with more speakers
than English. This is because of the large population of China.
     English is the language for a better understanding between peoples of the world. It is also the language
for business and science. Nearly half of the business deals in Europe are done in English, and more than
half of the science magazines are in English. English is widely used in the world's computer network.
And children should begin with English when they learn how to use computers. Through the English language
peoples of different countries are able to work together and make things even better.

1. Esperanto hasn't been widely used because _______.

A. not many people know it
B. it is very difficult to learn
C. people don't like it at all
D. it's a bad language

2. Most Chinese people learn English _______.

A. as the first language
B. as the second language
C. as a foreign language
D. from their parents

3. Which of the following language is spoken by the largest number of people in the world?

A. English.
B. Chinese.
C. Japanese.
D. Esperanto.

4. Which of the following is true?

A. If you know English, you will be able to use computers.
B. Scientists from different countries can only speak English at the international (國際的) meetings.
C. English is the only language used in the world's computer network.
D. English is more widely used than any other languages.

5. The passage is about _______.

A. the difference between Esperanto and English
B. the major languages in the world
C. the importance (重要性) of English
D. the use of foreign language

     Music is an international language. Popular music in America is what every student likes. Students carry
small radios with earphones and listen to music before class, after class, and at lunch. Students with cars buy
large speakers and play music loudly as they drive on the street. Adult drivers listen to music on the car radio
as they drive to work. They also listen to the news about sports, the weather, politics, and activities of
American people. Most of the radio broadcast are music.
     Pop or popular music singers make much money. They make CDs or tape which radio stations use in every
state. Once the popular singer is heard all over the country, young people buy his or her tape. Some of the
money from these tapes comes to the singer. Wherever the singer goes, all the young people want to meet him
or her. Now the singer has become a national star.
     There are other kinds of music that are important to Americans. One is called folk music. It has stories
about the common life of Americans. Another is called western or country music. This was started by cowboys
who would sing at night to the cows they were watching. Today, any music about country life and the love
between a country boy and his girl is called western or country music. Serious music for the concert halls is
called classical music. Music for instruments is called orchestra music, such as the symphonies of Beethoven.

1. Almost every American student likes _____.

A. popular music
B. American songs
C. folk music

2. What do adult drivers do while they are driving?

A. Listen to pop songs.
B. Listen to news and make a CD.
C. Listen to music and news.

 3. What's one of the reasons that singers become national stars?

A. Their CDs or tapes are used in every state.
B. Several young people buy their CDs or tapes.
C. They are followed by young people sometimes.

4. _____ was started by cowboys.

A. Popular music
B. Western music
C. Serious music

5. What may be the best title for this passage?

A. Popular Music in America
B. Kinds of Music in America
C. How to Be Famous Singers

     If you are in America or go to American families to have meals, you should learn some table manners.
Here are some tips:
     Don't circle your plate with your arms. If you do so, you will become the focus (焦點) of the table.
Everyone would wonder, "Is there anything wrong with the food?" This may give a wrong message that
you don't like the food or something like that.
     Don't push the plate back when finished, leave it where it was. Do you want to let the hostess know
that you've just done a labor?
     Don't lean (倚靠) back and say "I'm through" or "I'm full". Just put the fork and knife across the plate.
That's all.
     Don't cut up everything before you start to eat. Cut only one or two bites (塊) at a time.
     Never take a huge mouthful of anything. Do you want to show how hungry you are? Don't do that.
It's not so good.
      It's never good to reach across the table for anything. If the thing you want is not at hand, simply ask
the nearest person for help, like "Mrs Smith, could you pass me the dish?"

1. According to the passage, which of the following is WRONG?

A. Leave the plate where it was when finished.
B. Cut up one or two bites before you start to eat.
C. Push the plate back where it was.
D. Don't take a huge mouthful of anything.

2. After finishing dinner, you should _____.

A. put the fork and knife across the plate
B. stand up and leave the table
C. say "I'm full"
D. say "Thank you"

3. If you want a dish far from you at table, you should _____.

A. ask the nearest person for help
B. leave your seat to get it
C. sit there until others help you
D. stand up and reach across the table for it

4. If you are at table and circle your plate with your arms, other people will think _____.

A. you don ' t like the food
B. the food isn ' t good for you
C. there is something wrong with the food
D. all above

5. Which can be the best title for this passage?

A. How to Behave in America?
B. Table Manners in America
C. What you Can Do in America?
D. Table Manners

     Soccer is a popular sport. Many games are held in different places every year. The World Cup is the game
that all the players want to play in. It is held every (l) f______ year.
     Last year, in 2010, the World Cup was held in South Africa (2) M of people went to the games (3) o______
watched them on TV day and night. They all got very (4) e______ and hoped their favorite team Could become
the (5) w______ best team. They yelled (叫喊) for their (6) f______ team. Young men and women called
cheerleaders came on the field to help the people yell more. They danced and jumped while they shouted.
     Soccer is a team sport. There are eleven players in (7) e______ team. The earliest games of Soccer in
England were not like (8) t______ that we know today. Games were played between two towns. Each team
had more than five hundred players, and each team had to try to carry the ball to the other team's town. Today
some towns in England still play the game like this.

     Coober Pedy is a small town in the Australian desert (沙漠). It's famous not only for its opals (貓眼石),
but also for a very unusual (1) r_______-the people live and work underground.
     Why do people choose to live under the ground? To avoid (避開) the (2) h_______ days and cold nights-
daytime temperatures can rise to 50 °C or more and on a cold night they can fall to (3) z_______. The locals
say that their strange lifestyle is the only answer (4) t_______ the unpleasant climate (氣候). In the
underground homes,the temperature is always a very pleasant 19°C to 24°C.But that's not the only advantage;
the people there don't need to pay builders if (5) t_______ want to build a home or make any changes.
     You would be very surprised to see (6) h________ well people manage to live underground. They have
modern kitchens and bathrooms, sometimes even spas (溫泉) "People think it's impossible to live here and
that we're like ancient people, (7) b_______ that's not true." says Bev Smith, who has lived in Coober Pedy
for over 30 years. When my husband, Larry, and I first came here, life was very (8) d _______ and many
people decided to leave. But now, things have (9) c_______ a lot and we're very comfortable. We now have
underground shops, hotels, restaurants, cafes and churches!"
     Abigail and Brian Tynan (10) 1_______ their large house in Melbourne (墨爾本) two years ago to have
in an underground home. "My mouth fell open when I saw my wonderful underground home," remembers
Brian." I really enjoy living here."