书面表达（15%）
假设你是李越，你的加拿大笔友Steve来信说，他和他的一些同学正在学中文，请你推荐两本学中文的词典。根据下表提供的信息，请你给他写一封回信。

	英汉词典	新华字典
收词 (字)	18 000 (英语) 20 000 (汉语)	10 000
价格	52元	11元
特点	大量例子、用法说明，适合初学者	中国最常用的汉语字典

 
注意：1.词数：80字左右；
2．参考词汇：推荐recommend；英汉词典The English－Chinese Dictionary (ECD)；新华字典Xinhua Dictionary (XD)。
Dear Steve，
I’m so pleased to learn that you and your classmates are learning Chinese.
____________________________________________________________                 
Yours
Li Yue

More than 200 activities have been held so far during the Chinese Language Year in Russia. It has not only made Chinese culture popular in Russia, but also improved understanding and friendship between Russians and Chinese people. More and more Russians begin to enjoy Chinese food and operas, watch TV programs to leam Chinese, and travel in China.
Since the Chinese Language Year program in Russia started, so many events such as movie weeks, operas, Chinese language classes, language contests and teaching programs have been popular in Russia.
Through the activities, Russian people have had a chance to leam more about the Chinese culture, literature, history and its life today. For example, the first group of 500 Russian students visited the Chinese cities of Beijing, Dalian and Qingdao. There they painted both countries' landmarks, including the Tian' anmen Square, the Great Wall, the Kremb(克林姆宫),the Volga River and the Red Square. When the Russian students returned, they took part in a photo contest and a writing contest to show their love for China.
And Russians, especially young people, have become more and more interested in learning Chinese. To date, more than 130 universities in Russia are offering Chinese courses. More than 20 middle and primary schools have also taught Chinese as their first foreign language.
【小题1】______activities have been held so far during the Chinese Language Year.

A．Over 200

B．130

C．Less 200

D．200

【小题2】Where did the Chinese Language Year program start?

A．In China.

B．ln Russia.

C．In America.

D．In Japan.

【小题3】What did the first group of Russian students do in China?

A．They had language contests.

B．They went to see a movie and operas.

C．They had teaching programs.

D．They visited some cities and painted both countries' landmarks.

【小题4】What's the main idea of the passage?

A．Many events have been popular in Russia.

B．Russians have had a chance to learn more about China.

C．Russians have become more and more interested in learning Chinese.

D．Chinese Language Year in Russia makes Chinese culture popular.

Learning Chinese may seem difficult to foreigners outside China. However, Daisy Raffan, an

36   girl in Britain, hopes to bring the   37   to the young people.

Daisy has   38   an online learning website to teach the language to as   39   people as possible, all over the world.

With China’s fast development in the world, Daisy thinks   40   important for people to learn the language sooner rather than later.

Daisy has been learning Putonghua   41   the age of five. Two years ago,   42   she decided to pass on what she had learned, she   43   the idea for the website, kidschineseclub.com.

She said: “People are afraid to learn Putonghua. One of the main reasons is that they think it’s an   44   language to learn, but I have had fun   45   it .And I hope what I have done is easy and fun.”

Her   46    offers a series of lessons, which are videos of Daisy teaching a group of students on topics from greetings and numbers to Chinese culture.

Daisy’s website has   47   the support of several important persons —the teenager says she has received a letter praising(赞扬) her work from Gordon Brown,   48   is the British Prime Minister(首相).

She said: “I wrote to him and told him what I was doing and got a letter   49  . He said that what I was doing was a really good idea. I thought it was amazing. I was excited that   50   was supporting what we’re doing.”

1.	A．18 years old B．18-year-old C．18-years-old D．18 year old

 

2.	A．language B．idea C．information D．gift

 

3.	A．put up B．showed up C．set up D．thought up

 

4.	A．much B．more C．many D．most

 

5.	A．that B．this C．them D．it

 

6.	A．for B．at C．since D．in

 

7.	A．before B．after C．if D．although

 

8.	A．came out B．came on C．came over D．came up with

 

9.	A．impossible B．interesting C．excellent D．easy

 

10.	A．does B．do C．doing D．to do

 

11.	A．e-mail B．magazine C．essay D．website

 

12.	A．won B．made C．given D．beaten

 

13.	A．whom B．which C．who D．/

 

14.	A．in B．back C．down D．up

 

15.	A．someone such important B．so important someone C．such important someone D．someone so important

 

As an exchange student, I have been staying in a host family in Beijing for the past five months. The parents are   36   in their mid-30s and the son just turned 5. In exchange for room and board, I teach their son   37  .

Like in many of the other Chinese families, he’s an only child. And though he has   38  plastic trucks and boxes full of crayons, I don’t know   39   he has the time to play. When he’s not in the kindergarten, he’s taking after-school classes. On the weekends, the boy goes to more classes. He has one day off―Sunday.

Compared to his schedule, I feel like my childhood was   40   a waste of time. I learned how to climb trees and draw cartoons. I wasn’t learning Chinese at his age. But he and lots of other children are learning English. Both his parents dream that he will have   41   jobs, higher pay, and bigger houses.

The boy seems to take no interest   42   learning English. He doesn’t need a teacher, but a playmate. He is,   43  , only 5. When I think about my life as a 5-year-old, I know for sure I wasn’t half as   44   as he is.

In the evening, when his parents   45   him to speak with me in English, he gets   46  . He lies on the floors, hides under the table and climbs on the furniture. When he finally stops   47  , and starts talking, it isn’t in English, but it isn’t in Chinese,   48  . He speaks in his own language.

He   49   not be a very good student, but I’m not a great teacher. I just want to be his big brother   50   can speak in gibberish(胡言乱语) with him and help draw trucks, robots or spiders.

1. A. both             B. all              C. either           D. none

2.A. drawing           B. Chinese          C. English          D. playing

3. A. a hundred of     B. hundreds of      C. hundred of       D. hundreds

4. A. when             B. what             C. where            D. that

5.A. hardly            B. never            C. usually          D. almost

6. A. more             B. fewer            C. better           D. worse

7. A. with             B. in               C. for              D. on

8. A. after all        B. at all           C. first of all     D. all the time

9.A. busily            B. busiest          C. busier           D. busy

10.A. make             B. push             C. have             D. let

11. A. frustrated      B. relaxed          C. pleased          D. injured

12.A. move             B. to move          C. moving           D. moved

13.A. too              B. also             C. as well          D. either

14.A. can              B. may              C. must             D. need

15.A. who   B. whom C. whose    D. which

 

Mrs. King is an American doctor. She is now in China. She works in a Children’s Hospital in Beijing. She is also learning Chinese medicine(医术) there. She likes Chinese medicine very much. She loves working for children. She works hard in the day and reads English books on（关于） Chinese medicine at night. She learns Chinese from the Chinese doctors and her Chinese friends. Now she can speak some Chinese. She can read some Chinese books, too.
Her husband Mr. King is a teacher. He teaches English in a junior high school in Beijing. He works hard, too. He works from Monday to Friday. He teaches three classes every day. Sometimes, on Saturdays and Sundays, he teaches other English classes. He wants to make more money（挣更多钱）.
【小题1】Mrs. King works in a _____ .

A．shop	B．junior high school in Beijing
C．hospital in America	D．hospital in Beijing

【小题2】Both of the Kings _____ .

A．live in America	B．live in Shanghai
C．work hard	D．work every day

【小题3】Mrs. King learns Chinese from _____ .

A．her teacher	B．the books
C．the doctors	D．the Chinese doctors and her Chinese friends

【小题4】Which of the following sentences is NOT true?

A．Mrs. King can speak English and Chinese.

B．Mrs. King knows much about Chinese medicine.

C．Mrs. King is from America.

D．Mr. King sometimes teaches other English classes on weekends.