Today let’s meet China’s excellent diplomats(外交官).
Liu Xiaoming is China’s ambassador to the UK. An ambassador is a country’s highest representative (代表) sent to another country. Liu speaks fluent English and knows British culture well. He has done so excellent work that he is respected by the British people. | |
Hua Chunying is a Foreign Ministry Spokesperson (新闻发言人). Spokespersons hold press conferences (记者会) from Monday to Friday, where they answer questions from both Chinese and foreign media(媒体). Hua is good at answering harsh questions. China now has three spokespersons and Hua is the only woman. | |
Wang Yi is the Minister of Foreign Affairs(外交部长). He often visits foreign countries and represents China at international meetings. He also writes articles on newspapers explaining China’s foreign policies (政策). Wang learned Japanese in college and was once the ambassador to Japan. |
1.The underlined word “ambassador” means _______.
A. 交换生 B. 大使 C. 观察员 D. 记者
2.How many spokespersons does China have according to the passage?
A. One. B. Two. C. Three. D. Four.
3.Which of the following is TRUE?
A. Hua Chunying represents China at international meetings.
B. Wang Yi used to be the ambassador to Japan.
C. Spokespersons hold press conferences (记者会) at the weekends.
D. Liu Xiaoming is learning to answer harsh questions with Hua Chunying.
阅读下面短文, 在表格内的空白处填入合适的答案(每格限填一词)。
When a thought has found words
Poetry(诗歌)is the forgotten child of literature. Few people read it for pleasure. In Western high schools, poetry is seldom taught because it is considered to be out of date and have little to do with the life of today's students.
In China. however. poetry is still an important part of the curriculum(课程). Recently, the Ministry of Education has increased the number of ancient Chinese poems for students to memorize and recite, from 14 to 72. Why is it important to learn poems?
First of all, poetry is a necessary part of learning traditional Chinese culture. It is a path to understanding your history and your society. It is also the key to understanding the thoughts and feelings that are common to everyone but that we may be unable to express-the joy of Li Bai dancing with the moon, for example. Everyone has feelings of joy, love, loneliness, sadness and even anger, and a good poem can put those feelings into words and bring us self-understanding.
Poems can also express beauty. In a few short lines, even something common can become beautiful. Here is a poem called Fog by Carl Sandberg: The fog comes/on silent haunches(弓腰)/and then moves on. Yes, fog does move smoothly, silently and like a cat, and Sandberg catches that feeling and image(形象), and makes it beautiful.
Of course, to really enjoy poetry, it has to be read aloud. After all, a poem is really just a song without music. Most ancient poetry, like Homer's Epics(《荷马史诗》)and China's Book of Songs, was spoken for hundreds of years before it was written. the thought has found words." You are lucky that you now have seventy-two poems to learn!
Title: When a thought has found words | |
Passage outline | Detailed information |
In the West | Most people think poetry is 1. from the life of today's students. |
China's recent action | Students must memorize and recite more ancient Chinese poems. |
2. for learning poetry | ◇Learning poems helps you 3. history and society. ◇Poems help express your personal thoughts and feelings. ◇Poems can express beauty of 4. things with very few lines. |
A tip on enjoying poetry | 5. aloud is the best way to enjoy poetry. In fact, many ancient poems were spoken before they were written. |
Conclusion | Chinese students should feel lucky to have 72poems to learn! |
书面表达
随着中国国际地位的日益提高,越来越多的外国友人开始关注中国。假定你是李明,你
最近认识的澳大利亚笔友David给你发了一封电子邮件,想更多地了解中国。请认真阅读下
面的邮件,并根据信中的内容及你的了解用英语回复。
To: Li Ming@ 163. com |
From: David@ bigpond. com |
Dear Li Ming, How are you? Is everything going smoothly? It's February. It's very hot in Australia now and I'm having a long summer vacation. I'm making a trip plan to China these days. Would you please tell me more about China? ●What's the season in China now? ●What's the most popular festival at this time of the year and what do you do during the festival? ●Which city in China is worth a visit and what can I do there? ●What gifts can I choose for my Australian friends and relatives? I look forward to hearing from you soon. Best wishes David |
注意事项:
1.回复须包括所有要点,可适当发挥,要求语句通顺、意思连贯;
2.词数在90个左右,信的首尾已给出,不计入总词数;
3.文中不得提及真实的人名、校名等相关信息。
Dear David,
I'm really happy to tell you something interesting about China. China is a country with a long history.
I'm sure you'll have a wonderful time here.
Yours sincerely,
Li Ming