This March is a busy month in Shanghai. There's a lot to do. Here are the highlights.
Live Music - Late Night Jazz
Enjoy real American jazz from Herbie Davis, the famous trumpet(小号) player. He's coming with his new 7-piece band, Herbie' s Heroes. Herbie is known to play well into the early hours, so don't expect to get much sleep. This is Herbie' s third visit to Shanghai. The first two were sold out, so get your tickets quickly.

PLACE: The Jazz Club                  DATES: 15—23 March
PRICE: ¥80,120                      TIME: 10:00p.m. till late!
TEL: 6466-8736
Scottish dancing
Take your partners and get ready to dance till you drop. Scottish dancing is fun and easy to learn. Instructors(教练) will show the dances. The live band, Gordon Stroppie and the Weefrees, are also excellent.
PLACE: Jack Stein's                         DATES: every Monday
PRICE: Y60 including one drink               TIME: 7:00 - ~0:00 p.m.
TEL: 6402-1877
Exhibitions - Shanghai Museum
There are 120,000 pieces on show here. You can see the whole of Chinese history. It' s always interesting to visit, but doubly(双重) so at the moment with the Egyptian Tombs exhibition. There are lots of mummies(木乃伊) and more gold than you've ever seen before. Let us know if you see a mummy move!
PLACE: Shanghai Museum   
DATES: daily TIME: Monday - Friday 9:00a.m. - 5:00p.m., Weekends 9:00a.m. - 9:00p.m.
PRICE: ¥30 (¥ 15 for students)              TEL: 6888-6888
Dining - Sushi chef in town
Sushi is getting really big in Shanghai. In Japan, it' s become an art form. The most famous Sushi 'artist' is Yuki Kamura. She' s also one of the few female chefs in Japan. She' ll be at Sushi Scene all of this month.
PLACE: Sushi Scene in the Shanghai Hotel       DATES: all month                        
PRICE: ¥200 TIME: lunchtime                TEL: 6690-3211
For a full listing of events, see our website.
【小题1】If you are going to attend an activity at 8: 00p. m. on Saturday, which one can you choose?
A.Live Music - Late Night Jazz B.Scottish dancing
C.Exhibitions - Shanghai Museum D.Dining - Sushi chef in town
【小题2】 Which of the following is TRUE according to the advertisements?
A.Scottish dancing is so interesting and easy that you never feel tired.
B.The performance given by the American jazz band won't last long.
C.Sushi is not popular in Shanghai as it is a kind of Japanese traditional food.
D.It is more interesting to visit Shanghai Museum for the exhibits from Egypt.
【小题3】From the text we may learn that Kamura is _______.
A.a cook B.a waitress C.an instructor D.an artist

Aunt Polly had told Tom to paint the whole fence (栅栏)in front of the house. He thought of the other boys out for the day enjoying themselves and he felt very unhappy. Then he had an idea! He picked up the brush and started painting slowly and carefully. Soon, his friend Ben Rogers appeared, eating an apple. Tom pretended (假装) not to see him.
“Tom!” Ben said. “Why are you working?”
“Oh, it’s you, Ben,”Tom said, “I didn’t notice you.”
“I’m gong for a swim,” Ben said, “but you don’t’ want to come. You want to work, don’t you? It’s much nicer!” Ben laughed loudly. Tom looked seriously at Ben and said. “What is work? What do you call work?”
“Isn’t that work?” Ben asked.
“Well, no. Does a boy get the opportunity to paint a fence every day? You’ve never painted a fence, have you? Auntie says I have to do it with great care!’
“Pleas, Tom. Let me do a little,” said Ben.
“No, Ben. If you do, you’ll do it wrong. You can’t paint very well. If it was the back fence wouldn’t mind, but it isn’t.”
“I won’t do it wrong. I’ll be really careful. I’ll give you my apple.” Tom gave him the brush and paint with a sad face, but in his heart he was glad, His trick had worked.
After Ben got tired and left, other boys came along and Tom said the same things to them. Soon, the whole fence was painted white, but not by Tom. He felt very clever because he had discovered something important about the way people are. People only want what they can’t have or want to do what they shouldn’t do.
【小题1】Which of the following has the closest meaning to the underlined word “opportunity” on this passage?

A.RewardB.Interest.C.Abilityy.D.Chance.
【小题2】Why did Tom pretend not to see Ben?
A.Because he wanted Ben to believe that the was enjoying the work.
B.Because he would like to try his best to attract Ben’s attention.
C.Because he did not want Ben to see the fact that he had to work.
D.Because he was afraid that Ben might laugh at him if the saw him.
【小题3】What can we infer (推断) from the story?
A.Aunt Polly gave Tom a lot of pocket money for what he had done.
B.Ben and the other boys might feel unhappy when they found out the troth.
C.Tom believed that he had discovered how to deal with different people.
D.Everyone thought Tom clever when they realized what had happened.

Long long ago a man went to India and he had never been there before. When he got there, he saw a lot of fruit, but much of it was expensive because they couldn’t grow much because there was little water. Finally he saw a big basket of some very red and long fruit. And it was the cheapest in the shop.

So he went up and asked, “How much each kilo?”and the shop keeper said, “Two rupees(卢比). ”Two rupees in India was nothing. So he bought a whole kilogram of the fruit and started eating it. But after he ate some of it:oh, my god!His eyes watered, his mouth watered and burnt, and his face became red. He jumped up and down, saying, “Ah!Ah!Ah!”

But he still continued to eat the fruit!Some people who were looking at him shook their heads and said, “You’re crazy, man. Those are chilies(辣椒)!You can’t eat so many!People use them as a condiment, but only a little bit to put into food for taste. You can’t just eat them like that. ”But the silly man said, “No, I can’t stop!I paid money for them, and now I’ll eat them up. It’s my money!”

And you think that man was silly, right?We sometimes do a lot of things like that. We spend money, time or effort doing something. And even though it’s been a long time, hard experience tells us it won’t work, and we know there’s no more hope, we still continue just because we’ve put money, time, effort and love in to it. Just like the man who ate the chilies and felt so bad but couldn’t stop because he didn’t want to waste the money he’d paid.

So even if you’ve lost something, let it go and move on. That’s better than continuing to lose.

1.The man chose to buy the red and long fruit only because  .

A.he hadn’t eaten it before                B.he was hungry

C.it was cheap                           D.he hadn’t seen it before

2.The underlined  word“condiment”in Paragraph3 probably means_______.

A.零食             B.水果             C.调料             D.蔬菜

3.Which of the following sentence is TRUE?

A.The man went to India to buy fruit.

B.The man didn’t want to waste money.

C.The man bought the fruit because it was expensive.

D.India can grow a lot of fruit.

4.From the passage, we can learn that_________.

A.we shouldn’t waste money

B.we shouldn’t eat chilies

C.we shouldn’t buy something cheap

D.letting something go is better than keeping on losing

 

Be Thankful

Be thankful when you don’t already have everything you want.

If you did, what would there be to look forward to?

Be thankful when you don’t know something,

for it gives you the chance to learn.

Be thankful for the difficult times

During those times you grow.

Be thankful for each new challenge(挑战) ,

because it will build your strength(意志) and character(品格).

Be thankful for your mistakes.

They will teach you important lessons

Be thankful when you’re tired,

because it means you’ve made a difference.

It’s easy to be thankful for the good things

A life of rich fulfillment(满足) comes to those

who are also thankful for the setbacks(挫折).

Gratitude(感激) can turn a negative into a positive.

Find a way to be thankful for your troubles,

and they can become your blessings.

1.According to the poem, ________ make us grow.

A.difficult times                          B.good things

C.challenges                             D.blessings

2.We should thank for new challenges because they will _________.

A.give you the chance to learn               B.build your strength and character

C.teach you important lessons               D.make your life different

3._________ can turn a negative into a positive.

A.Troubles          B.Gratitude          C.Mistakes          D.Chances

4.The underlined word “blessings” probably means “_________” in Chinese.

A.幸事             B.烦恼             C.困境             D.霉运

5.The writer thinks that we should learn to be _________.

A.thankful          B.helpful            C.important         D.negative

 

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