"I first saw Beijing Opera in London in 1993， and it just shocked me． It was really amazing，" says Ghaffar Pounazar．
The 32﹣year﹣old British gave up his work in London and came to a Beijing Opera school． Since then， Ghaffar Pourazar has worked hard on this art．
On stage， the Beijing Opera actors not only act， they also sing and dance while performing some difficult movements（动作）． ① When Pourazar first got to China． He couldn't speak any Chinese， and he knew nothing about Beijing Opera． As the oldest student in the Beijing Opera school， he learned more slowly than his classmates， but he didn't give up． Now， he can perform Beijing Opera like a professional（专业人士）．
But Beijing Opera is not as popular as it was before． The young Chinese now spend more time on the Internet． This makes Pourazar very sad． "I used to get really angry at what was happening to Beijing Opera and at the Chinese people． This is part of your culture． You created this amazing thing．but now you are forgetting it，throwing it away．"
Pourazar has decided what to do． ② Now he is performing a Beijing Opera
that is about the Monkey King in two languages， Chinese and English． The Monkey King is a hero in a Chinese story． Chinese people love him very much． In the Beijing Opera， Pourazar acts the Monkey King．
（1）从下面四个选项中选出能填入文中①和②处的最佳选项．
A． Everything seemed difficult and far from what he had imagined．
B． He felt quite excited about Beijing Opera．
C． He wants to let more people know Beijing Opera．
D． He tries to make friends and get on well with his classmates．
（2）Translate the underlined sentence into Chinese
（3）Why did Pournzar give up his work and come to a Beijing Opera school）
On the last Wednesday of each August the shops of the small Spanish town of the Bunol don't open． Anyone who doesn't like tomatoes leaves town and the streets become full of tourists． They are here to take part in La Tomatina， the world's largest vegetable fight． For a couple of hours almost 50，000 kgs of tomatoes are launched as missiles（导弹） at whoever moves．
La Tomatina started around fifty years ago， when，for no reason， a group of local people started throwing tomatoes at each other． Other people joined in and had so much fun that they did the same thing the next year． Since then La Tomatina has grown and grown． In 2004 almost 20，000 people took part in the "tomato war"． Now days it is the most important part of a week﹣long festival involving（包含） parades， eating， drinking， and lots of fireworks．
On the morning of La Tomatina ， eight big trucks full of soft tomatoes pull into the center of the town． Official starters climb into the trucks and start throwing tomatoes at the crowd． That is the signal that the fight is about to start． From then on it is a wild scene， as everybody tries to get into the truck to get to the tomatoes． Nobody on the streets is safe from attack（攻击）． And there is nothing the locals like more than throwing tomatoes at camera﹣carrying tourist．
Finally， after two hours， all the tomatoes have been thrown． Everybody is tired， sweaty and covered with tomatoes． A bell rings to signal the end of the fight and everyone is a friend again． Tomato﹣covered clothing is taken off and throw away and the crowds wash themselves in public showers down by the river． La Tomatina is over for another year．
（1）How long does the tomato fight last？
A． For two hours
B． For a day
C． For a week
D． For a year
（2）What can we know about the tomato fight？
A． A bell rings to signal the start of it．
B． It costs almost 50，000 kgs of tomatoes each time．
C． It takes place on the first Wednesday of August．
D． The crowds go back home to watch themselves after it．
（3）What's Paragraph 3 mainly about？
A． When the tomato fight starts？
B． Where the tomato fight happens？
C． What people do during the tomato fight？
D． Why the locals like attacking tourists with cameras？
（4）Where can we almost probably read this passage？
A． In a news weekly．
B． In a self﹣protect handbook．
C． In a Chinese textbook．
D． In a tourist magazine．
Heritage（遗产） is traditional customs， culture and beliefs（信仰）． We use the world "heritage" in many different ways． People talk about their family heritage， their city's heritage， and their country's heritage．
Today， heritage is changing． The Internet connects people around the world． In many ways this is a good thing， because we can learn about the heritage of other countries， and we can show our own heritage to the world． However， some people worry that traditional heritage is disappearing． Think about it． In many ways， countries are becoming more and more alike（相似的）． In just about every country around the world， you can find MacDonald's， Nike Shoes， Starbucks coffee， and American movies． Some people think this is a good change， and others don't like it． You can decide whether or not you think it's a good thing． However， everyone wants to protect their traditional heritage， and sometimes this is hard． For example， when a new MacDonald's opens in your town， a traditional restaurant might have to close．
This is why heritage protection is so important． Heritage protection is a simple idea． It means keeping your country's or your city's heritage alive． People do this in many ways． The biggest part of heritage protection is probably preserving（保护） old buildings． A few other examples of heritage protection are making sure your children speak your traditional language， and teaching your heritage to children．
The world is changing very fast． This change brings a lot of good things． But as the world is changing， it is important to remember the heritage of our parents and our grandparents．
42． The examples in the second paragraph are used to ．
A． describe people's love for heritage
B． show the importance of heritage
C． help people better understand heritage
D． express the writer's feeling about heritage
43． According to the passage， many countries are becoming ．
A． great
B． similar
C． large
D． friendly
44． Which of the following is part of heritage protection？
A． Learning from each other
B． Using the Internet
C． Keeping traditional language alive
D． Building new houses
45． Which of the following is the writer's opinion？
A． Heritage is changing a lot nowadays．
B． The Internet connects people around the world．
C． It is important to remember the heritage of our parents．
D． People watch American movies in about every country．
"May we all be blessed with longevity．Though miles apart，we are still able to share the beauty of the moon together（但愿人长久，千里共婵娟）．"wrote Su Shi，a poet during the Song Dynasty，in his well﹣known poem to his younger brothers Su Zhe．
The moon is at its brightest on the 15th day of the eighth month of the lunar calendar（阴历）．On this day，people celebrate Mid﹣Autumn Festival．It has been enjoying great popularity all over the country．
In ancient China，that day was a harvest（收获）festival because crops（庄稼）were harvested during that period．It was a time for relaxation and celebration．
Just like Thanksgiving in Western countries，families also try to get together for the Mid﹣Autumn Festival in China．Usually，no matter how far away or how busy they are，people will try to return home for the celebration．
The Mid﹣Autumn has its own special food just as other traditional Chinese holidays．People eat moon cakes with fillings such as sugar and eggs．The round shape of the cake makes it look like the full moon．The full moon and moon cakes stand for family reunion（团聚）．
With the beautiful moon up in the sky，people sit together，enjoy the full moon，eat moon cakes and fruit，share the stories，and express the best wishes for the family members and friends who live afar．
（1）Who did Su Shi write the poem for in Paragraph One？
（2）Why was the Mid﹣Autumn Festival a harvest festival in ancient China？
（3）Do Thanksgiving and the Mid﹣Autumn Festival have anything in common？
（4）What do the full moon and moon cakes stand for？
（5）How do people spend the night of the Mid﹣Autumn Festival？（List at least three activities）
Most people drink tea in the world．But tea does not mean the same thing to different people．In different countries，people have different ideas about drinking tea．
In China，for example，tea is often served when people get together．Chinese people drink it at home or in tea houses at any time of the day．They often use hot water to boil tea leaves．
Tea is also important in other Asian countries．People in these countries have a special way of serving tea．They hold a tea ceremony in their houses when important guests come．It is very old and fail of meaning．Everything must be done in a special way in the ceremony．There is even a special room for it in their houses．
In the United States，people usually drink tea at breakfast or they drink it after meals．Americans usually use tea bags to make tea．This way is faster and easier than the way of making tea in teapots．In summer，most Americans drink iced tea．They like to put some ice in their tea．
61．Do most people drink tea in the world？
62．What do Chinese people often use to boil tea leaves？
63．When do people usually drink tea in the USA？
64．What kind of tea do most Americans drink in summer？
65．What does the underlined word "It" mean？ ．
Perhaps you've already watched or heard about Readers，a TV show that has recently become popular on CCTV，it is hosted by Dong Qing．It invites different people to read aloud on the stage and tell their moving stories．They can read everything，like poems，books，letters and so on．
Many people are fans of the show and fall in love with reading aloud at home．Now the show gives people special reading pavilions（亭子） to read in some big cities of China，but every pavilion is so small that only one person can some into it each time．Everyone can read what they like for three minutes in the pavilion．Later the show will pick some of the readers and invite them to read on TV．
Thanks to the wonderful TV show on CCTV，the young are becoming more and more interested in Chinese traditional culture．
31．Readers has recently become popular on TV？
32．People can only read poems，books，and letters in the TV show of Readers．
33．Every reading pavilion is so big that many fans can come into it each time．
34．The TV show of Readers will pick some of the readers and invite them to read on TV．
35．The young are becoming more and more interested in Chinese traditional culture because of Readers． ．
句子翻译．阅读下面的短文，把画线部分的句子翻译成英文或中文．
What do you think of your Chinese？ Is it good or bad？ 66． 如果你认为自己擅长汉语，你可以参加一个比赛．The competition is Chinese Characters Dictation Competition． 67． The competition has been popular among teenagers since last summer．
Today teenagers are using computers and smart phones． 68． Many of them lose themselves in digital products such as electronic dictionaries and computers to help with their study． Overuse of these tools will make students too lazy to think and write． 69． 有些学生甚至忘记了如何手写汉字． Teachers and parents are very worried about it． What can they do？
Such worries have brought about the popular TV show， Chinese Characters Dictation Competition， where middle school students stand on the stage to write down Chinese characters． 70． Over two hundred students from forty﹣six schools competed．
Chen Keyu， a Grade 8boy beat the other competitors． Can you be the next winner？
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I arrived in the UK last weekend to learn English．So far I have already made a few friends and had some traditional English food there．But after having three days of hamburgers，sandwiches and potatoes，I
thought none could be more delicious than Chinese food，especially my favorite﹣huo guo．You can't imagine how excited I was when I got to know that there was going to be a free meal of hotpot to welcome the new students．On the way to the canteen，I seemed to smell huo guo in the air．
To my surprise，when I went into the room，I didn't see any sign of huo guo．Where was it？
With many questions in my head，I sat down to have the free meal．After talking with an English girl，I got to know that Chinese huo guo is completely different from hotpot．Chinese huo guo is written in two words﹣﹣hot pot； and hotpot，one word，is a traditional English dish．
Hotpot is made from mutton and onion．On the top are pieces of potatoes．People put it in the oven
all day in a heavy pot on a low heat．It takes very little effort to prepare．You can often see it at parties
in the UK because it's easy to prepare for a large number of people and is not expensive．
Hotpot doesn't taste bad．However，I still miss huo guo﹣hot pot，two words!
（1）The writer felt excited when she thought she would ．
A．try traditional English food
B．learn English in the UK
C．have her favorite huo guo
D．meet some new friends
（2）The underlined word"canteen"means" "in Chinese．
A．宿舍
B．餐厅
C．实验室
D．体育馆
（3）Why is hotpot often prepared for parties？
A．Because it's easy to prepare．
B．Because it's very popular．
C．Because it's quite expensive．
D．Because it's good for health．
（4）After the free meal，the writer learnt that ．
A．"hotpot"wasn't"hot pot"
B．hotpot took little time to cook
C．hotpot wasn't traditional in the UK
D．the girl knew nothing about hotpot
（5）What is the writer's favorite food？
A．Sandwiches
B．Mutton
C．Hotpot
D．Hot pot．
The Double Ninth Festival （重阳节）is a special day for older people in China．On this holiday，younger people usually show love and respect for older people．
Respect older people is a tradition in China．There are many ways in which Chinese people express their respect．When an older person ①a room，everyone stands up．People are introduced from the oldest to the youngest．When we present a book to an older person，two hands are used．Young people always offer their seats to older people on a crowded subway or bus．
In western countries，however，older people seldom think they are old．They are called "senior" instead of "old people"．They'd rather do everything themselves．Even after retirement （退休） they take on hobbies，part﹣time jobs and new activities to keep their bodies working well．
Westerners respect their old people，too．Seniors usually take trains and buses for free．They are given discount（折扣） in stores and restaurants．
But western seniors don't often live with their children﹣they live ②．For holidays，the family usually gather at the grandparents' homes．A great smile and a warm hug for their parents are enough for children to show their respect．
任务一：请根据短文内容，分别写出①、②处所缺单词．（每空限填一词）
71．① ②
任务二：阅读短文，从短文中找出与下面句子意思相近的句子．
72．Seniors don't need to pay when they take trains or buses．
任务三：请把上文中划线的句子翻译成汉语．
73．
任务四，根据短文内容回答下列问题．
74．Mow many ways of respecting older people in China are mentioned in the passage？
75．What do older people in western countries often do after they retire？
Nowadays，phone calls and messages help us make regular contact（联系）with others．
It means that we seldom write letters now．But a TV show，Letters Alive （见字如面），is bringing back this old habit．
Letters Alive invites famous actors and actresses，but there are no funny jokes or different competitions．Instead，it's just one person walking up to a microphone and reading a letter．
The letters were written by people from different times in history．For example，in one episode（集），they read a letter written by famous writer Xiao Hong to her younger brother in 1941．The letter shows that Xiao Hong missed her brother so much and had great hopes for his future．
"Every letter opens another world for us，"according to Guan Zhangwen，the director of the TV show．"It seems that we can experience the real lives and feelings of the writers．"Since its first episode on Dec 5，Letters Alive has been widely praised．Many audience（观众）said that it has provided a breath of fresh air to today's TV shows．
Besides Letters Alive，some other cultural TV shows have also been well received by Chinese audiences．They include Chinese Poetry Conference，a traditional Chinese poetry competition and Readers，a program that invites people to read poems and articles they like or wrote．It suggests that cultural values and true feelings are becoming our interest．
（1）Letters Alive，a TV show，invites famous people to ．
A．tell audiences jokes
B．read and share letters
C．walk up to a microphone to sing
D．enter different competitions
（2）According to the passage，which sentence is RIGHT？
A．We can experience the real lives and feelings of the writers by reading letters．
B．Xiao Hong missed her brother but had no hope for his future．
C．Letters Alive is not popular enough to attract audiences．
D．Chinese Poetry Conference invites people to read poems and articles．
（3）How many cultural TV shows are mentioned in the passage？
A．One
B．Two
C．Three
D．Four
（4）Chinese audiences these cultural TV shows．
A．like
B．dislike
C．show no interest in
D．doubt about
（5）What is the best title for the passage？
A．Phones have taken the place of letters
B．Welcome to cultural TV shows
C．Letters encourage us to communicate
D．Letters become popular again．
The Year of the Goat was a main reason for the low newborns in 2015，a report said．
There were 16.55million babies born in China last year，about 320，000fewer than 2014，the Year of the Horse，it said．
China began to allow couples where one partner was an only child to have a second child in late 2013，which made 11million couples eligible （符合条件的）．
People expected the policy to result in 1million more births compared with 2014．However，that did not happen．There is an old Chinese saying that 9out of 10people born in the Year of the Goat are unlucky in their lives．
It was reported that the decline （下降） was mainly because of the Year of the Goat．China will likely welcome 17.5to 21million newborns yearly in the next five years．
In 2015，the number of women aged 15to 49，considered to be of childbearing age，fell by 5million from 2014，In addition，the group between 20and 29years old，who are main childbearing people，has declined by 1.5million，the report said．
Among babies born last year，the number of first children dropped by 850，000from 2014，or 4.1percent，At the same time，it said．At the same time，the number of the second children increased by 450，000．
The number of Chinese women of childbearing age reached the highest point in 2011 and then began to decline．
42．You can probably read this passage in a（n） ．
A．advertisement
B．newspaper
C．guidebook
D．novel
43．According to the report，the number of newborns declined in 2015compared with 2014mainly because of ．
A．the Year of the Horse
B．the Year of the Goat
C．the working conditions
D．the living conditions
44．The number of Chinese wowen of childbearing age reached the highest point in ．
A.2011
B.2012
C.2013
D.2014
45．From 2010to 2014，the newborn numbers in China ．
A．declined every year
B．kept the same
C．increased every year
D．doubled．
If you meet a British person in the street，it is very likely that he or she will apologize whether it is his or her fault or not．
It seems that Britain is becoming a nation where everyone is saying sorry．Almost each person says sorry about eight times each day﹣and one in eight people apologize as many as 20 times a day．
As you may have seen，the British apologize more often than members of other cultures．A research shows that in many cases，people's love of saying sorry in Britain goes a little further than it does for Americans．For example，about 15 British people would say"sorry"will only 10 from the US would do this if they sneezed，if they corrected someone's mistakes or if someone knocked into them．
In the old days，"sorry"was used to express regret and sadness for having done something wrong．But now British people use expression as a way of showing good manners．For example，they might say"sorry"instead of"excuse me"，"pardon"，"what"or"whatever"．
People in Britain also use sorry when they share the same feeling with others﹣so they might say"sorry about the rain"
However，British people's use of"sorry"may make things very confusing and difficult for foreigners who are not familiar with their ways．But actully，people in Britain pay much attention to the feelings of others．This is the very reason why they apologize every day．
34．what does the passage mainly talk about？
A．what daily expressions British people often use
B．how people in British keep in touch with foreigners
C．the different meanings of soon in and out of Britain
D．why British people say soon many times every day
35．in the old days，people said soon when they
A．did something wrong
B．asked the way
C．wanted to repeat something
D．made a choice
36．which of the following is true according to the passage？
A．Americans say sorry more than British people
B．even British people get confused when they say sorry
C．almost every person in Britain says sorry 20times a day
D．the British also say sorry to share the same feeling with others
37．from the passage we can learn that British people
A．like to talk about the weather
B．care a lot about others
C．are difficult to get along with
D．love to correct mistakes．
The Lantern Festival falls on the 15th of the first month of the lunar calendar（阴历）．This day is always the first full moon in the new year．Ancient people also called it Shangyuan Festival．Celebrations and traditions on this day began from the Han Dynasty（朝代）and became popular in the Tang Dynasty．
Watching the red lanterns is one of the main traditions．Lanterns of different shapes and sizes are usually put on trees，or along river banks on show．It is said that sky lanterns were first used by Zhuge Kongming to ask for help when he was in trouble．Today，when the lanterns slowly rise into the air，people make wishes．
Another tradition is guessing lantern riddles．The riddles are usually short，wise，and sometimes humorous．The answer to a riddle can be a Chinese character（汉字），a famous person's name，or a place name．
The most important thing is to eat sweet dumplings with different tastes．In northern China，they are called yuanxiao while in southern part they're named tangyuan．Because making sweet dumplings is like a game or an activity，they are usually done happily by a group of friends or family members．
In old times，the Lantern Festival was also romantic（浪漫的）．Watching lanterns gave young people a chance to meet each other．A line from Xin Qiji，a poet during the Song Dynasty，shows this：
Hundreds and thousands of times I searched for her in the crowd．Suddenly I turned，and there she stood，in the dim（昏暗的）light．
46．The traditional festival talked about in this passage is called" "in Chinese．
A．春节
B．元宵节
C．端午节
47．When did celebrations and traditions of the Lantern Festival start from？
A．The Han Dynasty．
B．The Tang Dynasty．
C．The Song Dynasty．
48．What were sky lanterns first used for by Zhuge Kongming in ancient times？
A．Making wishes．
B．Celebrating birthdays．
C．Asking for help．
49．Which of the following is NOT true about sweet dumplings？
A．They have different tastes．
B．They are named"yuanxiao"all over the country．
C．People enjoy the process of making them．
50．The line from Xin Qiji in the passage shows the Lantern Festival was in old times．
A．boring
B．humorous
C．romantic．
Did you know that tea，the most popular drink in the world，was invented by accident？Many people believe that tea was first drunk about 5，000 years ago．It is said that a Chinese ruler called Shen Nong was the first to discover tea as a drink．One day，Shen Nong was boiling drinking water over an open fire．Some leaves from a tea plant fell into the water and remained there for some time．It produced a nice smell so he tasted the brown water．It was quite delicious，and so，one of the world's favorite drinks was invented．
A few thousand years later，Lu Yu，"the saint of tea"，mentioned Shen Nong in his book Cha Jing．The book describes how tea plants were grown and used to make tea．It also discusses where the finest tea leaves were produced and what kinds of water were used．From then on，the tea was getting more and more popular in the world．
56．When was tea first drunk？
57．In which country was tea drunk first？
58．What color was tea found first？
59．Who was"the saint of tea"？
60．What's main meaning of the first paragraph（段落）？ ．
China is a large country．The population is over 1.3 billion．It has a special culture with a very long history．
Chinese food plays an important role for Chinese families．Different foods have special meanings．The main difference is that Chinese people eat their meals with chopsticks．One of the main foods in Chinese culture is rice．Tea is a favorite drink and it is popular in the market．
Chinese calendar is different from the one used in western countries．New Year's Day is in late winter．It is also called the Spring Festival．It has a big celebration of ringing out the old and ringing in the new．It has special foods and traditions．For example，sweeping the floor before New Year's Day sweeps away all the old year's bad luck．
The Chinese zodiac （生肖），known as Sheng Xiao，follows a twelve﹣year eyele．Each year is named for an animal．These animal signs are the rat，ox，tiger，rabbit，dragon，snake，horse，sheep，monkey，rooster，dog and pig．For example，the year that begins in 2016is the year of the monkey．
Chinese is a complex （复杂的）language．Chinese writing developed almost 4000years ago and may even be older．Chinese writing has thousands of characters．A character stands for a word and also a meaning．Besides Putonghua，Chinese people speak six other forms of the language，and there are many kinds of dialects．
46．What's the population of China？
A．Almost 4000
B．More than 1.3billion
C.12million．
47．The underlined"dialects"probably means" "in Chinese．
A．交际
B．对话
C．方言
48．According to the passage，what's one of the main foods in China？
A．Tea
B．Rice
C．Meat
49．The year that begins in 2016isn't the year of the monkey，is it？
A．Yes，it is
B．No，it isn't
C．I don't know
50．What's the main idea of the passage？
A．Different foods have special meanings in Chinese culture．
B．Chinese is a popular language．
C．Chinese culture．
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