Can you imagine a world without the Internet? It’s surprising to think about it.
Now, China has more than 162 million Internet users, according to the China Internet Network Information Centre. This is the second highest number of user in the world after the United States. Today, 66%of Chinese “netizens （网民）” are teenagers. “They spend about thirteen hours every week online,” said Qian Hulin, an Internet expert(专家). Doctor Song in Beijing Xuanwu Hospital said about 14% of Chinese netizens who are teens often lasted over ten hours to play online games.
The main reasons why teenagers surf the Web are to search for information, to communicate with others and to have fun. On the Internet, teenagers can find out almost anything. And surfing the Web can help students with their homework and widen their knowledge.
Li Dong, a teacher at No. 41 Middle School in Shijiazhuang, likes her students to use the Internet. “When we talk in class, students who surf the Net usually know more background information than the others,” she said.
In addition, people can use the Internet to write letters or stories and send e-mails. Many teens keep in touch with their friends online. It is cheaper than phoning somebody far away and also much quicker.
【小题1】_______ has the most Internet users in the world according to the article.

A．China

B．America

C．Canada

D．Russia

【小题2】There are about _______ Chinese netizens to surf about 13 hours every week.

A．107 million old	B．22.7 million old
C．107 million young	D．22.7 million young

【小题3】Song said some teenagers continued _______ more than ten hours.

A．playing online games

B．searching for information

C．chatting with their friends

D．sending e-mails to others

【小题4】Li Dong in No. 41 Middle School likes her students to use the Internet because she
______.

A．thinks surfing the net can help students spend less time on homework

B．thinks her students can get more background information than the others

C．wants her students to talk to her about their hobbies and interests

D．wants to know what her students do and think about at home

【小题5】Which way is the cheapest and quickest to learn something about friends far away?

A．Giving them a call.

B．Going to see them.

C．Writing a letter to them.

D．Sending e-mails to them.

Beijing, ______________ capital of China, has _________________ long history.

A. a, a           B. the, 不填             C. the, a               D. 不填, the

 

Bicycles in China

Bicycles are very popular in China. In our country you can see bicycles almost everywhere. When you walk on the road, you will find a lot of people riding bicycles to school, shops and anywhere else. Therefore(因此), China is known as “the kingdom of bicycles”. In China, many families have one or two bicycles.

Compared(与……比) with cars, bicycles have many advantages. First, they are much cheaper than cars. Most Chinese can’t afford cars, but they can afford bicycles. Second, bicycles are small enough to park anywhere, while cars need a larger piece of land to park. What’s more, with lower speed, bicycles are safer than cars.

However, bicycles also bring some problems. Some riders don’t obey the traffic rules and some riders don’t think about others’ safety. So they ride too fast. During rush hours, too many bicycles may cause traffic jams. We still have a long way to go to solve the problem.

1.Where can you see bicycles in China?

A．In the big city.

B．In the town.

C．In the country.

D．Almost everywhere.

2.“The kingdom of bicycles” here is saying ____.

A．China has a large number of bicycles	B．China makes bicycles
C．bicycles are a kingdom	D．only China has bicycles

3. Which of the following is NOT an advantage of bicycles?

A．Bicycles are much cheaper than cars.	B．Bicycles are easy to park.
C．Bicycles are more beautiful than cars.	D．Bicycles are safer than cars.

4.What problems can bicycles bring?

A．Bicycles are more and more expensive.

B．Riding bicycles is more dangerous than driving cars.

C．There are no places for so many bicycles.

D．Too many bicycles may cause traffic jams.

5.What does the last sentence mean?

A．We should drive cars instead of riding bicycles.

B．It’s too far to ride bicycles.

C．Bicycles are safe enough.

D．We still need to do much to solve the problem.

 

 

Chen Guangbiao was born in Jiangsu in July,1968. He is the chairperson of a company in Jiangsu. Now he is one of China’s richest men and he has donated a great amount of money to charity projects. He says he will donate everything he has to charity after he dies.

  When people are in need of help, he will appear at once. He helped people during the Wenchuan earthquake, the Yunnan earthquake and the Taiwan earthquake. He also gave a helping hand in Japan’s earthquake. He has built many Hope Primary Schools to support the education in poor areas.

  He doesn’t do charity for honour. He wants to encourage more people to make contributions to charity. After announcing he would donate everything to charity after his death, many businesses, overseas(海外)Chinese people and common people encouraged by him have also promised to do something for charity.

  As a philanthropist(慈善家),he is asked for help every day. Sometimes he gets very tired, but he has never stopped caring.

  So far, he has received a lot of awards, including Pioneer of the Year, and National May Day Labour Medal(全国五一劳动奖章).He is considered as one of china’s top philanthropists.

1.The article is probably taken from _______.

  A. a newspaper         B. a novel           C. a detective story      D. a science book

2.He says he will donate _____ to charity after he dies.

  A. nothing                               B. some schools

  C. everything he has                     D. his whole company

3. What does he do charity for?

A. He wants to do charity for money.

B. He wants to do charity for pleasure.

C. He wants to ask people to help him.

D. He wants to encourage more people to contribute to charity.

4.Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?

  A. He is from Jiangsu.

  B. He has visited many countries.

  C. He has helped people in need.

  D. He has got a lot of awards.

5.Which do you think is the best title for the passage?

  A. Earthquakes.                           B. Hope Primary Schools.

  C. Pioneer of the Year.                   D. Philanthropist Chen Guangbiao

 

先通读短文，然后根据短文内容，选择适当的单词填空，使短文意思完整。

In recent years, studying Chinese in China has become popular with foreigners. Some Chinese classroom manners are______ from western classroom manners. It might be a good idea to know something about these ______ you take a Chinese class.

Being respectful (尊重的)

Students in China respect their teachers very much. When ______ your teacher, you should always use your teacher’s surname (姓), followed by "laoshi" to call him or her. So______ your teacher’s surname is Shu, you should call her "Shu laoshi".

Being on time

Being on time is ______ for Chinese students. Being at your desk before the bell rings is ______ you need to do in a Chinese classroom.

Listening, not talking

In China, teachers talk and students listen. Students ______ to ask questions, but most Chinese students are too ______ to open their mouth in class. So sometimes the teacher needs to ask somebody to answer questions.

When studying Chinese in China, you will soon learn that it’s ______ hard work. You need to write the Chinese characters (汉字) and ______ your reading, speaking and listening. If you try your best, you will make it! 

1.A. helpful                    B. typical                       C. different                 D. the same

2.A. before                          B. after                        C. since                       D. where

3.A. helping                    B. remembering          C. visiting           D. speaking to

4.A. if                                    B. who                         C. until                         D. though

5.A. nice                     B. important               C. relaxed          D. pleasant

6.A. when                   B. that                          C. what                        D. how

7.A. are refused                  B. are allowed            C. are prevented       D. are offered

8.A. shy                           B. proud                       C. full                           D. safe

9.A. hardly                           B. gradually                 C. really                       D. possibly

10.A. describe               B. point                         C. trouble          D. practice