“Haibao，the mascot(吉祥物)of the 2010 Shanghai World Expo，is very cute，”said Gu Hui，a school kid．“I want a big toy like the mascot．”

    Haibao looks like the Chinese word ren，which means people or a person．The name，a typical lucky one in Chinese tradition comes from the Chinese phrase “Si Hai Zhi Bao” —the treasure of the four seas．It also means the treasure of Shanghai，which lies beside the sea．

    Haibao’s blue curly(卷曲的)hair looks like the waves of the sea．Its smile is a sign of the healthy spirit of China．Those thumbs-up(翘拇指)will welcome millions of people to Shanghai from around the world．Its big feet show China has the ability to host a successful Expo．

    Haibao was created by two artists，one from the mainland(大陆) and the other from Taiwan．The design is about people living together in the city．The designers want it to fit the theme of the Shanghai Expo，that is，a good life should be created by all the people and people should have harmonious relationships(和谐关系) with nature and society，so that life in cities would be better．

    Surely the mascot will become the lucky symbol and cultural remark of Shanghai Expo．

1. Which is the mascot of the 2010 Shanghai World Expo?

 

 

 

2.Which of the following is NOT true?

         A．School children like Haibao．

         B．The name Haibao shows Chinese traditional culture．

         C．Haibao is the wisdom of two artists．

         D．Haibao is an animal living in the sea near Shanghai．

3.What is the theme of the Shanghai World Expo?

         A．One World, One Dream.                  B．One China, One Family.

         C．Better City, Better Life.                   D．Shanghai, An Open City.

 

We Are One--'Expo Through My Eyes'

Sharing increases your happiness. To celebrate the 2010 Shanghai World Expo, China Daily invites you to share what you’ve seen, heard and experienced at the 6-month international event or Expo-related stories in ENGLISH. Whether you are an Expo volunteer, a journalist, or a tourist, we’d like you to share with us your expo experience, as viewed through your eyes. So if you like, please join us today in sharing the joy!

Eligibility(适宜人选): Everyone

Topic: 2010 Shanghai World Expo

Language: ENGLISH Only

Length: No more than 1,000 words

Content: Stories accompanied(附有) by photos are encouraged.

Duration: May 1, 2010--October 31, 2010

How to submit your stories: Send your stories and photos to expo@chinadaily.com.cn

Why join us: In addition to(除……之外) the satisfaction of supporting our work.

- Your stories will come out on China Daily’s website;

- You will go in a lucky draw to win a prize.

1.China Daily invites us                      .

A. to celebrate the 2010 Shanghai World Expo                 B. to support their work

C. to write Expo-related stories in English for them        D. to win a prize

2. Who can take part in this activity?

A. Everybody.       B. A tourist.    C. A journalist.      D. An Expo volunteer.

3.What does the underlined word “submit” mean?

A. 撰稿                      B. 呈交                      C. 发表            D. 发送

4.Your story must not                      .

A. be written in English                       B. have any pictures

C. be less than 1000 words                     D. be submitted after October 31, 2010.

5.f your story is chosen by the editor, we can read it                      .

A. in a magazine                                            B. in a storybook

C. on China Daily’s website    D. in the newspaper named China Daily

 

  Look! There are thousands of people waiting to buy tickets home in the railway station．Each time when Spring Festival comes，buying tickets of train trip would be very hard．And things seem to be getting worse and worse，although we have greatly increased the mileage(总里程) of railway network and speeded up trains．Why? It’s because too many people want to go back home to spend Spring Festival with their family．Many people become angry with the Ministry(部)of Railways．They wonder why it is hopeless for them to get the tickets from the railway station．Instead，they sometimes can only buy them from ticket scalpers at much higher price．
The Ministry of Railways estimated(估计) that about 216 million passengers would travel by train during the 40-day peak period(高峰期) during the 2010 Spring Festival holiday．The number of travelers will be 8％higher than that of 2009．This problem even attracted the President Hu Jintao’s attention．He wrote a note to Liu Zhijun，Minister of the Ministry of Railways，asking him to make sure of a “smooth and safe” transportation．Afterwards，officials from the Ministry of Railways said they would try their best not to let any ticket-buyers spend Spring Festival at the railway station．
【小题1】 What does the underlined word “scalper” in the first paragraph mean?

A．代售点

B．售票员

C．票贩

D．赌徒

【小题2】 Many people can’t buy the tickets from the railway station，and they sometimes can only buy them from the scalpers        ．

A．expensively

B．wrongly

C．dangerously

D．hardly

【小题3】How many people took the train trip during the peak period during the 2009 Spring Festival holiday?

A．About 216 million．	B．About 172 million．
C．About 200 million．	D．About 233 million．

【小题4】What does the passage mainly tell us?

A．People go home much more easily during the Spring Festival．

B．It is very hard to buy tickets in the railway station during the Spring Festival．

C．President Hu Jintao cares about the railway building problem．

D．The Ministry of Railways felt sorry about the problem．

— The 2010 Asian Sports Meet            this November in Guangzhou.

— Yes. I wish Chinese players will do well.

A．will be held

B．have been held

C．was to be held

D．would be held

 

We Are One--’Expo Through My Eyes’
Sharing increases your happiness. To celebrate the 2010 Shanghai World Expo, China Daily invites you to share what you’ve seen, heard and experienced at the 6-month international event or Expo-related stories in ENGLISH. Whether you are an Expo volunteer, a journalist, or a tourist, we’d like you to share with us your expo experience, as viewed through your eyes. So if you like, please join us today in sharing the joy!
Eligibility(适宜人选): Everyone
Topic: 2010 Shanghai World Expo
Language: ENGLISH Only
Length: No more than 1,000 words
Content: Stories accompanied(附有) by photos are encouraged.
Duration: May 1, 2010--October 31, 2010
How to submit your stories: Send your stories and photos to expo@chinadaily.com.cn
Why join us: In addition to(除……之外) the satisfaction of supporting our work.
- Your stories will come out on China Daily’s website;
- You will go in a lucky draw to win a prize.
【小题1】China Daily invites us                      .

A．to celebrate the 2010 Shanghai World Expo	B．to support their work
C．to write Expo-related stories in English for them	D．to win a prize

【小题2】 Who can take part in this activity?

A．Everybody.

B．A tourist.

C．A journalist.

D．An Expo volunteer.

【小题3】What does the underlined word “submit” mean?

A．撰稿

B．呈交

C．发表

D．发送

【小题4】Your story must not                      .

A．be written in English	B．have any pictures
C．be less than 1000 words	D．be submitted after October 31, 2010.

【小题5】If your story is chosen by the editor, we can read it                      .

A．in a magazine	B．in a storybook
C．on China Daily’s website	D．in the newspaper named China Daily