Two magazines recently listed the best cities to live in. Here are two of the cities listed as “the world’s best.”
SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA  The city has comfortable weather all year round (15℃ to 26℃). Housing is not very expensive in San Jose. Also, many of the city’s older neighborhoods are very beautiful and have small hotels and cafés.Beautiful mountains are around the city. Lots of people go sightseeing there every year. But air pollution is a problem in the city center.
HONG KONG, CHINA    This lively city—once a small fishing village—is today an international business center. It is an interesting mix of East and West, old and new. Modern tall buildings are next to small temples (庙宇). Popular nightclubs are close to traditional teahouses. Busy people fill the streets at all hours of the day. But outside the city, there are parks for walking or relaxing. Hong Kong is famous for its wonderful native dishes. There’s also food from Europe, North America, and other parts of Asia. However, this small city has a large population of nearly seven million! That’s why housing is often very expensive. Traffic and air pollution are also a problem.
【小题1】Which of the following is NOT mentioned about San Jose?
A.The weather.B.The mountains. C.The air.D.The traffic.
【小题2】What makes Hong Kong the world’s best according to this passage?
A.The lively city and the wonderful dishes.
B.The large population and the traffic.
C.The expensive housing.
D.The beautiful temples.
【小题3】 The writer thinks housing in Hong Kong is expensive because ________.
A.it is a small fishing villageB.it is a mix of East and West
C.it is a beautiful cityD.there are too many people in the city
【小题4】What do the two cities have in common?
A.They both have beautiful mountains.B.They both have a large population.
C.Air pollution is a problem in both.D.They are both crowded.
【小题5】From the passage, we can know that       .
A.San Jose and Hong Kong are the only two cities of the world’s best
B.San Jose has more natural sights than Hong Kong does
C.the weather in both cities is fine
D.San Jose used to be small fishing village
Good morning. I’m Chen Hua. Here’s my culture report for today, Monday:
A new film starts tonight at the student cinema at eight o’clock. The film is Pirates of the Carribean. It’s a fantastic adventure film. Johnny Depp and Orlando Bloom are the stars. They are both very popular and famous, and they both act well in this film, and make their characters believable.
The story is about an old ship. It sails around the Carribean islands. Depp and Bloom try to find some lost gold. Then they come fare to face with some terrible men, and have to fight them. There's lots of action, and the fighting looks really dangerous. They also saves Keira Knightly. She plays Elisabeth, the daughter of a rich man. The scenes with Knightly and Bloom are beautiful and romantic.
The film isn't true to life, but it' s very exciting, and some of it is very funny. It' s an enjoyable film, although in my opinion there's too much fighting. But except for that, it's an excellent film. U you didn't see it when it first came out, I advise you to go and see it now. I' m sure you' 11 enjoy it. It' s showing all week.
【小题1】 Pirates of the Carribean is__________.
A.a tragedyB.a comedyC.an action filmD.an adventure film
【小题2】Depp and Bloom sails around the Carribean islands because__________.
A.they try to find some lost goldB.they try to find some gold
C.they try to find some lost ironD.they try to find some lost iron
【小题3】They meet __________.
A.some terrible menB.some terrible women
C.some smiling menD.some smiling men
【小题4】There's lots of action in the film because they have to__.
A.fight the frightening peopleB.fight the terrible women
C.make the film interestingD.make the film exciting
【小题5】Keira Knightly plays
A.Depp and BloomB.ElisabethC.Orlando BloomD.Johnny Depp
【小题6】What Chen Hua doesn't like about the film is
A.untruth to lifeB.the adventureC.too much fightingD.the stars
【小题7】Chen Hua advises people to see the film because__     _.
A. it's funny B. it's true C. it' s believable I), it' s excellent
【小题8】 The general idea of paragraph 3 is        _ .
A.self introductionB.where the film is on
C.Chen Hua's opinions about the filmD.the main idea of the film

Do you want to know anything about ma staying in America? Well, Let me tell you the truth, it is really an eye-opening experience to study here.
In China, I had English classes five times a week since the fifth grade. However didn’t know textbook English was very different from everyday English until I came to Hotchkiss School, Connecticut.
When I first studied English, I was told to say,“I am fine” when people say “How are you?”But in the US, I found that people say,” I am good” or “I am tired.”
One day, someone greeted me with” What’s up?”It made me confused. I thought for a moment and then smiled because I didn’t know what to say.
Since then, I have discovered more and more differences between Chinese and the US cultures.
To my surprise, the US girls spend a lot of time in burning sun getting a tan (晒黑). However, in China, girls try every possible way to get their skin paler(白的).
I am also surprised by how hardworking the US students are. In China, schoolwork is almost everything, so we study hard all the time. But here, an “excellent” student gets good grades, does a lot for the public and plays sports or music .The kids here are so talented ,I am starting to be sorry that I gave up playing the piano at an early age and that I have never thought about sports.
【小题1】How often did the writer have an English class in Grade Five?
A. Four times a week.
B. Five times a week.
C. Six times a week.
【小题2】To the winter, textbook English is          everyday English.
A. quite different from B. the same as   C. easier than
【小题3】A good US student spends his/her time         .
A. only in doing homework 
B. only on sports or music
C. on studies, sports or music and public work
【小题4】Which of following is NOT true?             
A. The writer is now in the US
B. American girls love to have while skin
C. The US students are talented and hard working.
【小题5】Which is the best title for the passage?           
A. My own Travel in the US.
B. My Study in the US.
C. My friends in the US.

Once there was an island where all the feelings lived: Happiness, Sadness, Knowledge, and all of the others, including Love. One day it was said that the island would go down, so all made boats and left except Love.
Love was the only one who stayed. Love wanted to offer her help until the last possible moment. When the island had almost gone down, Love decided to ask for help.
Richness was passing by Love in a great boat. Love said, “Richness, can you take me with you?” Richness answered, “No, I can’t. There is a lot of gold and silver in my boat. There is no place here for you.”
Sadness was close by, so Love asked, “Sadness, let me go with you .” “Oh, Love, I am so sad that I need to be by myself!”
Happiness passed by Love, too, but she was so happy that she did not even notice when Love called her.
Suddenly, there was a voice, “Come, Love, I will take you.” It was an elder. Love was so excited that she even forgot to ask who the elder was. So Love asked Knowledge, another elder, “Who helped me?” “It was Time,” Knowledge answered. “Time?” asked Love. “But why did Time help me?”
Knowledge smiled with deep wisdom and answered, “Because only Time understands how valuable Love is.”
【小题1】What would happen to the island?

A.It would grow bigger.B.It would sink.C.It drove feelings away.D.All the feelings lived.
【小题2】Sadness didn’t see Love when he passed by Love, did he?
A.Yes, he did.B.Yes, he didn’t.C.No, he didn’t.D.No, he did.
【小题3】Why didn’t Happiness help Love?
A.Because Happiness didn’t like Love.
B.Because Happiness didn’t hear Love calling her.
C.Because her boat was so small that she couldn’t take Love with her.
D.Because she needed to be by herself.
【小题4】Who helped Love out of danger?
A.Sadness.B.Knowledge.C.Happiness.D.Time.
【小题5】What does the underlined word “valuable” mean in Chinese?
A.令人喜爱的B.珍贵的C.吸引人的D.有爱心的

Two magazines recently listed the best cities to live in. Here are two of the cities listed as “the world’s best.”

SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA  The city has comfortable weather all year round (15℃ to 26℃). Housing is not very expensive in San Jose. Also, many of the city’s older neighborhoods are very beautiful and have small hotels and cafés. Beautiful mountains are around the city. Lots of people go sightseeing there every year. But air pollution is a problem in the city center.

HONG KONG, CHINA   This lively city—once a small fishing village—is today an international business center. It is an interesting mix of East and West, old and new. Modern tall buildings are next to small temples (庙宇). Popular nightclubs are close to traditional teahouses. Busy people fill the streets at all hours of the day. But outside the city, there are parks for walking or relaxing. Hong Kong is famous for its wonderful native dishes. There’s also food from Europe, North America, and other parts of Asia. However, this small city has a large population of nearly seven million! That’s why housing is often very expensive. Traffic and air pollution are also a problem.

1.Which of the following is NOT mentioned about San Jose?

A.The weather.

B.The mountains.

C.The air.

D.The traffic.

2.What makes Hong Kong the world’s best according to this passage?

A.The lively city and the wonderful dishes.

B.The large population and the traffic.

C.The expensive housing.

D.The beautiful temples.

3.The writer thinks housing in Hong Kong is expensive because ______.

A.it is a small fishing village

B.it is a mix of East and West

C.it is a beautiful city

D.there are too many people in the city

4.What do the two cities have in common?

A.They both have beautiful mountains.

B.They both have a large population.

C.Air pollution is a problem in both.

D.They are both crowded.

5.From the passage, we can know that ______.

A.San Jose and Hong Kong are the only two cities of the world’s best

B.San Jose has more natural sights than Hong Kong does

C.the weather in both cities is fine

D.San Jose used to be a small fishing village

 

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