Su Xiaodong calls his bookstore on Gulangyu Island a kind of wormhole (蠕虫洞).He said, “A wormhole connects (连接)different times and spaces (空间).That’s what I want to do: Connect Gulangyu Island with its beautiful past”

Su is from Xiamen, Fujian. He decided to start the bookstore last “The history and culture here are very special, and I want people to know more about Gulangyu,” he said.

Su rent (租用)an old building as his bookstore and made it look like it did in the early 20th century. “It was the best time on Gulangyu Island, quiet and with people from different cultures living together,” Su said. Now his store has more than 3,000 books about Gulangyu, and he hopes to look for more books.

Today, Gulangyu has over 10 million visitors every year. Su wants his bookstore to be a place where people can get away from the busy life and learn about Gulangyu’s colorful history and ____.

1.What is the second paragraph mainly about?

A. How to set up a bookstore.

B. When Su set up the bookstore.

C. Why Su set up the bookstore.

D. Where Su’s bookstore is.

2.What does the underlined word “It” refer to?

A. The bookstore.

B. The early 20th century.

C. The old building.

D. Gulangyu.

3.Which of the following can be put in ____?

A. culture B. science C. news D. shows

4.From the passage we know that .

A. about 3,000 visitors come to Gulangyu every year

B. Gulangyu has very special history and culture

C. the bookstore is in a new building

D. Su set up the bookstore in 2015

5.What is the best title (标题)of the passage?

A. A great trader in Xiamen, Fujian

B. Old buildings on Gulangyu Island

C. Visitors to Gulangyu Island

D. A special bookstore of Gulangyu

Can you understand the following words?

“Long time no see.”

“Good good study, day day up.”

“I like your smile, but unlike you put your shoes on my face.”

Yes, we call these examples Chinglish, like “people mountain, people sea”. Chinglish usually means English vocabulary with Chinese grammar on street signs or products. However, many English speaking tourists love them. Tom has been living in Beijing for years. “I think many Chinese people dislike Chinglish. But I love it. It's quite interesting. I think if the translations of English in China are all perfect, something will be lost from Chinese culture.” However, Chinglish will probably become a part of history in future. Beijing has made a plan to correct Chinglish within five years. “It is so funny to see Chinglish on the signs. And they are a kind of trouble for communication between the Chinese and foreigners,”a Beijinger said.

However, some people in China like Chinglish. They think that English has “borrowed” a lot from other languages such as German, French and Spanish in the past, and now as Chinese's turn.

1.What is Chinglish according to the passage?

A. The English words easy to pronounce.

B. The Chinese words difficult to translate.

C. The English words with Chinese grammar.

2.What does “people mountain, people sea” mean most probably?

A. There are many people. B. Humans are powerful.

C. All the people are running.

3.What does Tom think about Chinglish?

A. It shows Chinese are popular. B. It is hated by all foreign tourists.

C. It is also a part of Chinese culture.

4.The last paragraph but one (倒数第二段) tells us that Beijing will________.

A. put English words into Chinese B. change English and Chinese

C. correct Chinglish in future

5.Some people, who love Chinglish, think that it is time for English to borrow something from ________.

A. French B. Chinese C. Spanish

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