We drink tea every day. But more than three hundred years ago most of the people in Europe (欧洲) did not know anything about tea. Some people heard about it, but very few of them know what to do with it.

　　There is a story about an English sailor (水手) who went to countries in the east，the west and the south. He went to India and China. One day he came home and brought some tea as a present for his mother. She told her friends about the present and asked them to a “tea party”. When her friends came to the “tea party”, the old woman offered (给) them brown tea-leaves (茶叶). The old woman’s friends began to eat them. Of course, nobody liked the tea-leaves.

　　At that time the sailor came in. He looked at the table and said, “Mother, what have you done with the tea?”

　　“I boiled (煮) it，as you said.”

　　“And what did you do with the water?”

　　“I threw it away, of course.” answered the old woman.

　　“Now you may throw away the leaves, too.” said her son.

(    ) 1. Most of the people in Europe ________.

　　　  A. drank tea every day 300 years ago        B. drink tea every day

　　　  C. know nothing about tea               D. like to eat the tea-leaves

(    ) 2. One day the English sailor brought his mother some tea from ________.

　　　  A. countries in the west                   B. countries in the south

　　　  C. India or China                       D. a tea shop in England

(    ) 3. The sailor’s mother asked her friends to her house, because ________.

　　　  A. the sailor told her to

　　　  B. she wanted to ask her friends what to do with the tea

　　　  C. she liked to show off (炫耀)

　　　  D. she wanted to sample (品尝) the tea together with her friends

(    ) 4. At the “tea party”，________.

　　　  A. all the woman’s friends spoke highly of the tea

　　　  B. nobody knew what to do with the tea

　　　  C. the woman offered her friends some dried (干的) tea

　　　  D. the woman gave her friends each a glass of tea water

(    ) 5. What mistake did the old woman make? She ________.

　　　  A. boiled the tea                       B. did as the sailor said

　　　  C. poured away the water                D. didn't throw away the tea-leaves

 

首字母填空

Chime-Long Paradise (天堂) is a great theme park in Guangzhou. The park has 1.m_____________ than 60 different facilities (设施). And many of them are among the best in Asia. So it is not a surprise that it received over two hundred 2.t_____________ visitors in the first week after the opening.

Chime-Long Paradise has 6 zones (区) for 3.d_____________ kinds of visitors: Happy Kingdom is good for young children; the Screaming Area is suitable for 4.b_____________ young visitors; Storm Island is 5.f_____________ for its mediaeval European (欧洲中世纪的) style; Happy Water World is about the theme of water, and it is very popular during summer and 6.a_____________ time. The Central Performance Square has many interesting performances. White Tiger Streets is for you to buy souvenirs.

Inside Chime-Long Paradise, there are many theme7.r_____________, too. You can enjoy food from all over the world.

Chime-Long Paradise is open all year 8.r_____________, the opening time is 9.f____________ 10.00 to 19.00.

In a word, Chime-Long Paradise is a place full of 10.f______________. Come to visit it with your parents!

 

根据汉语提示完成句子

1.这个男孩七岁时开始学习弹钢琴。

The boy began  　　　        to play         piano                 seven.

2.我不仅喜欢英语而且喜欢数学。

I like  　　　       English  　　　        maths.

3.一些人认为莫扎特是最伟大的欧洲作曲家。

Some people think Mozart was  　　　        European         .

4.冼星海1905年出生在中国澳门。

Xian Xinghai  　　　       in        ,China 1905.

5.除了歌剧之外，莫扎特写了什么？

What          Mozart  　　　         　　　       operas？

 

For several years, Americans have enjoyed teleshopping—watching TV and buying things by phone.Now teleshopping is starting in Europe (欧洲).In a number of European countries, people can turn on their TVs and shop for clothes, jewelry, food, toys, and many other things.

Teleshopping is becoming popular in Sweden, for example.The biggest Swedish company sells different kinds of things on TV in 15 European countries, and in one year it made ＄100 million.In France there are two teleshopping channels, and the French spend about ＄20 million a year to buy things through these channels.

In Germany, until last year teleshopping was only possible on one channel for 1 hour every day.Then the government allowed (允许) more telepshopping.Other channels can open for telebusiness, including (包括) the largest American teleshopping company and a 24?hour teleshopping company.German businessmen are hoping this new teleshopping will help them sell more things.

Some people like teleshopping because it allows them to do their shopping without leaving their homes .With all the problems of traffic in the cities, this is an important reason.But at the same time, other Europeans do not like this new way of shopping.They call teleshopping “junk (垃圾) on the air”.Many Europeans usually worry about the quality (质量) of the things for sale on TV.Good quality is important to them, and they believe they cannot be sure about the quality of the things on TV.

The need for high quality means that European teleshopping companies will have to be different from the American companies.They will have to be more careful about the quality of the things they sell.They will also have to work harder to sell things that the buyers cannot touch or see in person.

(   )11.Teleshopping is ____ in Europe.   

　　A.not popular    B.growing    C.not possible    D.cheap

(   )12.People like teleshopping because it is ____ .

　　A.American     B.cheaper     C.easier         D.more popular

(   )13.Some Europeans don't like teleshopping because they ____ .

A.don't like to buy things               

B.don't watch TV

C.believe the things sold on TV are expensive

D.think the things sold on TV are bad quality

(   )14.In Germany, teleshopping may ____ .

A.help businessmen get more money      B.keep the shops open longer

C.have fewer buyers                   D.bring better TV programmes

(   )15.The best title of this passage is ____ .

A.American Teleshopping           B.Teleshopping Companies

C.Teleshopping in Europe           D.Teleshopping—Junk on the Air

 

英汉互译

1.The tigers' favourite food is meat.

2.There are about 1600 pandas in the wild in China.

3. Elephants like water.

4.袋鼠吃草和树叶。?

5.每天有一万六千人参观北京动物园。

6.狼居住在欧洲森林里吗？