News 1

Chinese video sharing APP, Douyin is denying reports that British cartoon character Peppa Pig has been cancelled from the platform(平台)because of some bad influences, reports China National Radio. The Peppa Pig cartoon has been a big hit since it first landed in China in 2015. Episodes(片段) of the show have been watched billions of times on television.

News 2

On Wednesday, China announced plans to increase taxes(税)on $50 billion of U.S. goods. The Chinese measures would increase tariffs(关税)by 25 percent on 106 products, such as soybeans,airplanes and cars. The Associated Press(美联社)said the list includes the biggest U.S. exports to China.

News 3

Wildlife researchers in Georgia and Florida are concerned(关心)about the population of endangered whales(鲸). The winter birthing season just ended, but no newborn whales have been reported. There are about 450 North Atlantic whales.

Since last December, researchers have been looking for newborns off the coasts of Georgia and Florida. Each winter, female whales swim to the area to give birth in warmer waters, usually from early December to late March.

News 4

An American company says it has completed the first allowed 3D printed homes in the United States. The home was shown to reporters and visitors at the South by Southwest technology meeting and music festival. The event took place earlier this month in Austin,Texas.

1.What is Peppa Pig according News 1?

A.A Chinese cartoon character. B.A British cartoon character.

C.A British book. D.A pig from Britain.

2.What is the meaning of exports in Chinese?

A.进口 B.出口 C.赠送 D.投资

3.How long will female whales give birth each year?

A.Three months. B.One month. C.Two months. D.Four months.

4.Which of the following is TRUE according to these news?

A.Peppa Pig is not popular in China at all.

B.People can see the 3D printed homes everywhere in the U.S..

C.The population of endangered whales may be smaller than before.

D.All the goods from the U.S will be more expensive in China than before.

Jamaria Crump, 11 years old, is good at making lemonade(柠檬汁). In fact, she has turned it into a business (生意). In her hometown in Maryland, US, she has a lemonade stand (摊位) called LemonTopia. The stand is open three days a week. She also sells lemon-flavored (柠檬味的) pies, cakes and cookies at her stand.

Crump loves cooking and baking (烘焙) Two years ago, she wanted to have a lemonade stand at her school's bake sale, Her school said that was fine, but also asked her to sell other things, like cookies and cakes.After the bake sale was over, she started selling her goods at other school activities.

Later, she decided to start her own business and took her one year to make her own lemonade recipe.She also made new flavors of lemonade, such as apple and cotton candy (棉花糖).

For now, Crump is just making and selling lemonade, But she is dreaming big— she wants to be a pastry chef (糕点厨师) in Paris someday.

1.Jamaria Crump's business is for________.

A.making lemonade B.planting lemon trees

C.selling candy D.making chocolate

2.What do we know about Lemon Topia?

A.It only sells lemonade. B.It is famous in Maryland.

C.It is open five days a week. D.It also sells pies and cakes.

3.What does the underlined word “goods” mean in Chinese?

A.创意 B.商品 C.手工 D.杂志

4.Paragraphs 2 and 3mainty talk about________.

A.how Crump made her own lemonade B.how Crump learned to make lemonade

C.how Crump started her business D.what Crump's school did for her business

5.What do we know about Jamaria Crump from the story?

A.She got much money by selling lemonade. B.She likes to drink lemonade.

C.She is good at running a business D.She likes cooking and baking.

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