Food styles in China are different from that in western countries. Chinese people probably spend half of time on food. They choose food very carefully and only use fresh materials (材料) to make food. They can cook a chicken in over ten ways. Chinese have a lot of ideas for cooking. That’s why Chinese food is so popular in the world.

Western people, like English or American, they don’t have fresh food because they buy their food from supermarkets. Western people enjoy fast food like hamburgers and chips, although they are unhealthy. Western people are not skillful in cooking. By the way, western people are very good at making desserts and chocolate. They are very sweet and they will make you become fat quickly.

1.What do Chinese people spend half of time on?

   __________________________________________

2.Why is Chinese food so popular in the world?

   _________________________________________

3.Why don’t western people have fresh food?

   ___________________________________________

4.Are hamburgers and chips good for people?

   ____________________________________________

5.What are the western people very good at making?

   ____________________________________________

 

We Want You! WANTED: Do you want a busy and exciting job? Are you good at talking with people? Do you like to write stories? Do you want to work for a TV station? If your answer is “Yes”, then we want you as a（an）           . Please call Mark at 4263-8619.

 

Memphis Middle School Report                                                Student: Harry Green
Subject	Grade	Comments（注释）
Math	B	Good work all year.
Chinese	A—	Does well in this subject.
English	A+	Very interested and very good job!
Science	C	A little weak in this subject.
Computer	D	Not really interested and need improve.
Sports	A	Captain of boys’ soccer team and on basketball team.
Total Grade（总成绩）	B
Date: 2009/05             Signed（签名）: Mr. Black

【小题1】The TV station is looking for _______ .

A．a teacher

B．a driver

C．an actor

D．a reporter

【小题2】Whose school report is it?

A．Memphis’s.

B．Harry Green’s.

C．Mr. Black’s.

D．We don’t know.

【小题3】Which subject of the following was Harry best at?

A．Math.

B．Chinese.

C．English.

D．Science.

单句改错(每句中均有一处错误)

1.Please make a list of thing you are not good at.

2.What are the three basic questions about learn English?

3.I understand my English teacher,but it’s sometime hard to understand American and British accents.

4.You should speak English all the times in class.

5.Mr. Zhang enjoys to watch TV very much.

 

In China，people born in and after the 1980s are called the post-80s generation(一代人)．Most of them come from single-child families. However，this generation is playing a more and more important part in China，and their image in people’s minds is changing．Han Han,a popular youth writer,is one of them．

    Han Han was born in 1982 in Shanghai．His talent for writing was clear at an early age．When he was 17,he drew the public’s attention with the article Viewing the People through the Glass. The article won first prize in the national New Concept Composition Competition．Later，Han Han again surprised the public by leaving high school. “I did poorly in Grade One of high school and failed to move up to the next grade. I tried my best to improve my studies，but failed ,so I gave up. However ,I am always learning, since learning and going to school are two different things.” Han Han said.

    Han Han’s first novel Three Folded Gates sold very well in China．Later the book wastranslated(翻译)into several languages and sold abroad．

 In the following years,Han Han wrote a lot of books. All of them were welcomed by the market．In 2006，he started blogging(写博客)and had great success. Today，Han Han’s blog has become one of the honest blogs on the Internet．

1.The post-80s generation__________．

A. have changed China’s image     

B. are playing an important role in China

C. are very good at writing          

D. are people who are more than 80 years old  

2.What can we learn from Han Han’s words in the second paragraph?

A. He was good in all his subjects．       

B. He never studied hard at school．

C. His school life was interesting and colourful

D. He didn’t stop learning after he left school．

3.When did Han Han begin to write a blog?

A. When he was seventeen.        B. When he was fourteen   

C. When he was twenty           D. When he was twenty-four.

4.Which of the following is TRUE,according to the passage?

A. Three Folded Gates was only sold in China.

B. Nobody was surprised that Han Han left high school.

C. Han Han was not liked by the post-80s generation.

D. Han Han’s blog is very popular on the Internet.

5.What does the passage mainly talk about?

A. The post-80s generation.

B. Han Han,a popular post-80s writer.

C. Blogging on the Intemet.

D. Popular books written by Han Han.

 

任务阅读 （10分）阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填写表格 (每空限填一词)。
How do you feel when you have to make a speech(演讲) in front of class? What about when you go to a birthday party? Do you get really shy?
Shyness means feeling nervous or frightened when you’re around other people. Experts (专家) have found that more than 80 percent of middle school students feel afraid to be the centre of attention. Some kids are born shy. Some become shy later because of their life experiences.
It’s OK if it takes you a while to feel yourself again when you go to a new place or meet new people. In fact, everybody gets a little shy sometimes. It’s just a case of how much.
Most people have red faces and talk in broken sentences when they get shy. But some become so shy that they won’t go to a restaurant because they are too nervous to order and pay the bill (账单). Some are afraid of meeting new people, so they seldom go outside. This kind of shyness can be bad for a person.
If shyness doesn’t stop you from doing something you want to do, being shy isn’t a very big problem. Some experts say shy people are quieter and cleverer because they think more and talk less. Shy people are also good at working with others because they think more for other people. Some great people in history were shy, too.
You see, being shy isn’t all bad. But remember not to let good chances pass by just because of it! If you have to sing a song at a birthday party or practise your spoken English in front of others, just do it! There’s nothing to be afraid of.
Shyness

Meaning	●To feel 【小题1】  ▲    or frightened
Causes	●To be the【小题2】  ▲    of attention ●To be born shy ●To have【小题3】   ▲    experiences
Effects	【小题4】  ▲    effects	●To have red 【小题5】  ▲     ●To talk in 【小题6】  ▲    sentences ●To be【小题7】  ▲    of meeting new people
	Good effects	●To be quieter and 【小题8】  ▲    ●To be good at 【小题9】  ▲    with others
Advice	●To take hold of (抓住) good 【小题10】  ▲