Teahouses in Chengdu
There is a saying, “China has the best teahouses in the world and Chengdu has the best teahouses in China.”Chengdu has not only many teahouses but also the special ways of serving and drinking tea.
As soon as the visitors enter the teahouses, the waiters or waitresses will greet them with teapots and cups in their hands. The cups often have special covers and saucers(茶碟). The covers can keep the water warm.
People who go to the teahouses are not all thirsty. Retired(退休)people pay a little money to the teahouses and then sit there all day long to chat with others. Sometimes, people have parties in the teahouses. They eat fruit and sunflower seeds(瓜子)while they chat and return home when they are tired. Teahouses are also good places for people to talk about businesses. Some of the teahouses even have stages for performances, such as storytelling, cross talk and Sichuan Opera. Sometimes when people have a quarrel, a mediator(调解员)will bring them to the teahouse. After their problem is solved, the person who is wrong will pay for the tea. It is interesting that as soon as the quarrelers enter the teahouse and sit down to drink tea, they have almost calmed down. With the help of the mediator, their problems can be easily solved then. Maybe we can say the teahouses have some special social functions.
【小题1】Chengdu has the best teahouses in China because _____.

A．the serving of the teahouses in Chengdu is very special

B．there are many people in Chengdu teahouses

C．there are many old men in Chengdu teahouses

D．the cups in Chengdu teahouses are old

【小题2】People in Chengdu’s teahouses may _____ while they are drinking according to the passage.

A．enjoy interesting stories	B．watch movies
C．listen to Beijing Opera	D．quarrel in loud voice

【小题3】Who will pay for the tea after the mediator solve some problems?

A．The mediator himself	B．The person who caused the problem
C．All the persons in the teahouse	D．The owner of the teahouse

【小题4】This passage is taken from some newspaper. Which part do you think it is from?

A．The sports part.	B．The news part.
C．The culture part.	D．The education part.

【小题5】This passage mainly talks about _______.

A．how to make tea	B．how to open a teahouse
C．the special functions of the teahouses	D．the special way of enjoying tea

Teahouses in Chengdu

There is a saying, “China has the best teahouses in the world and Chengdu has the best teahouses in China.”Chengdu has not only many teahouses but also the special ways of serving and drinking tea.

As soon as the visitors enter the teahouses, the waiters or waitresses will greet them with teapots and cups in their hands. The cups often have special covers and saucers(茶碟). The covers can keep the water warm.

People who go to the teahouses are not all thirsty. Retired(退休)people pay a little money to the teahouses and then sit there all day long to chat with others. Sometimes, people have parties in the teahouses. They eat fruit and sunflower seeds(瓜子)while they chat and return home when they are tired. Teahouses are also good places for people to talk about businesses. Some of the teahouses even have stages for performances, such as storytelling, cross talk and Sichuan Opera. Sometimes when people have a quarrel, a mediator(调解员)will bring them to the teahouse. After their problem is solved, the person who is wrong will pay for the tea. It is interesting that as soon as the quarrelers enter the teahouse and sit down to drink tea, they have almost calmed down. With the help of the mediator, their problems can be easily solved then. Maybe we can say the teahouses have some special social functions.

1.Chengdu has the best teahouses in China because _____.

A．the serving of the teahouses in Chengdu is very special

B．there are many people in Chengdu teahouses

C．there are many old men in Chengdu teahouses

D．the cups in Chengdu teahouses are old

2.People in Chengdu’s teahouses may _____ while they are drinking according to the passage.

A．enjoy interesting stories                  B．watch movies

C．listen to Beijing Opera                    D．quarrel in loud voice

3.Who will pay for the tea after the mediator solve some problems?

A．The mediator himself                    B．The person who caused the problem

C．All the persons in the teahouse             D．The owner of the teahouse

4.This passage is taken from some newspaper. Which part do you think it is from?

A．The sports part.                         B．The news part.

C．The culture part.                        D．The education part.

5.This passage mainly talks about _______.

A．how to make tea                        B．how to open a teahouse

C．the special functions of the teahouses        D．the special way of enjoying tea

 

The following four advertisements are from Yangtse Evening News, Mar 8^th , 2012.

Guitar lessons An excellent musician. Good at teaching kids for 5 years. Your home or mine. Call Larry at 86087593.	Taxi driver wanted Full time. Experience and good knowledge of the city needed. Under 45 years old. Call Mr. White at 75132633 or 13935728866.
Lost dog Medium size, spotted white short hair. Answer you when you call it David. Many thanks for returning it. Call Susan at 87328059.	Flat for sale Two bedrooms, a kitchen and a bathroom. Hot water 8:00—18:00. Beautiful sights out of the windows. QQ: 770519666. Call Ms. Green at 86777555 or 13813913788.

1.Which of the four people may get the job as a taxi driver?

   A. A 50-year-old person.  

B. A 40-year-old person who can drive well in the city.

   C. A person who has just got his driver’s license.

   D. A person who can drive and has free time on weekends.

2.How can you contact (联系) the owner of the flat for more information?

   A. By visiting her.                      B. By sending a letter.

   C. By making a phone call.               D. By sending an e-mail.

3. Who can teach children to play the guitar?

   A. Larry.                B. David.           C. Mr. White.           D. Susan.

4.When you find a medium-sized dog with spotted white short hair, you may call at_______.

   A. 86087593          B. 75132633        C. 87328059         D. 86777555

5.Where are these advertisements from?

   A. China Daily.                     B. New York Times.  

 C. Yangtse Evening News.               D. Jingling Evening News.

 

单词拼写。根据下列句子及所给单词的首字母，在答题卷上按题号写出各单词的完全形式（每空限填一词）。

1.One of the rules is that all the students must pay a________ to their teachers in class.

2.A k________ person is a person who knows a lot about everything.

3.My mother p________ coffee to tea. But I like tea a lot.

4.I won’t go to his birthday party u________ I am invited.

5.The old man lives alone and aren’t happy these days. Let’s go to see him and c________ him up.

6.He told his mother he needed a mobile phone, but she gave a d________ ear.

7.When he got to school, he found the classroom was e________. He realized it was Sunday.

8.There are many a________ and modern things on display in the museum.

9.---W________ backpack is it?

--- I don’t know. Let’s ask them and find the owner.

10.My bike is broken. I’ll get it r________ this weekend.

 

Several years ago， a television reporter was talking to three of the most important people in America. One was a very rich banker, another owned one of the largest companies in the world, and the third owned many buildings in the center of New York.
The reporter was talking to them about being important. “How do we know if someone is really important?” the reporter asked the banker. The banker thought for a few moments and then said,” I think anybody who is invited to the Whiter House to meet the President of the United States is really important. ”
The reporter then turned to the owner of the very large company. “Do you agree with that?” she asked. The man shook his head, “No. I think the President invites a lot of people to the White House. You’d only be important if while you were visiting the President, there was a telephone call from the president of another country, and the President of the US said he was too busy to answer it. ”
The reporter turned to the third man. “Do you think so?” “No, I don’t.” he said. “I don’t think that makes the visitor important. That makes the President important. ” “Then what would make the visitor important?” the reporter and the other two men asked.
“Oh, I think if the visitor to the White House was talking to the President and the phone rang, and the President picked up the receiver, listened and then said, “It’s for you.”
【小题1】There are _______ in this passage.

A．two men and two women	B．three men and one woman
C．three women and one man	D．four women

【小题2】The banker thought _______.

A．he was really important because he was a rich banker

B．the visitor to the White House was really important

C．the visitor who met the President of the United States

D．the reporter was really important

【小题3】 The owner of many buildings thought _______.

A．he was really important because he owned many buildings in the center of New York

B．the owner of the very large company was really important

C．the visitor was really important if he was talking to the President and the President received a telephone call for the visitor

D．the person who worked in the White House was really important