The NBA playoffs(季后赛) began on April 28, and the next two months will be
filled with games decided in the final minutes. The playoffs are also a way to
show off the world’s best basketball players.
There’s a saying from Spiderman: “With
great power comes great responsibility(责任).” This is
true no matter whether you are a class monitor or a president. A recent survey
in the USA asked kids what they would do to make life better for other kids if
they were president. “Providing shelter” topped the list.
May 19, 1613: Xu Xiake, a famous traveler
during the Ming Dynasty, started his trip around China, which lasted for more
than 30 years. In 2011, China announced its first National Tourism Day, held on
May 19 every year in memory of this ancient explorer.
Do you have female friends that refer to as
“guimi”? If you are a girl and the answer is yes, you are a lucky dog. “Guimi”
is only used among girls. It refers to your most honest friends. In English,
the word to use is “BFF”- which stands for best friend forever. But if you want
to say a guy is your close friend or “nanguimi”, you should use “bromeo”, which
is made up of “bro” and “Romeo”.
CHINA is planning to build a national
earthquake monitoring and warning system in five years. While the system would
never be able to forecast an earthquake, it could detect(探测) quakes and notify people within seconds before
seismic(地震引起的) waves actually hit them, and a trial
program including nearly 100 monitoring stations is currently being carried out
in southeast China’s Fujian Province and has proven successful.
1.The above five passages may be .
A. from
posters B. from newspapers C.
from ads D. from novels
2.From the passage we know May 19 is in
China.
A. the beginning of the NBA playoffs B.
in memory of Spiderman
C. Earthquake Day D. National Tourism Day
3.“Guimi” refers to .
A. any female friends
B. bromeo
C. your most honest friends
D. those friends who can only share happiness
4.China’s earthquake monitoring and warning system
could .
A. forecast an earthquake B. be used in Zhejiang
Province
C. not detect quakes D. notify people within seconds
5.Which of the following is wrong according to the
passage?
A. China will build earthquake warning system in five
years.
B. In English, the word “BFF” stands for best friend
forever.
C. The playoffs can show off the world’s best football
players.
D. “Providing shelter” topped the list in American
kids’ survey.