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The Mandarin Chinese word for “cha” is pronounced “t'e” in certain Chinese dialects(方言). Also the Malay word for the leaf is“the”. This word “the” was used to describe both the drink and the leaf. The Japanese character for tea is written exactly the same as the Chinese, though pronounced with a slight difference; so these may be the origins of our word tea in the western world.

Tea may have been discovered in 2737 BC by Shen Nong, a Chinese Emperor of the San Huang Period（3,000 - 2,700 BC）. He was a scholar, the father of agriculture and the inventor of Chinese herbal medicine. One summer day, while visiting a distant place, he and the court stopped to rest and his servants began to boil water for the court to drink. Dried leaves from the nearby bush fell into the boiling water, and made it a brown liquid. The Emperor was interested in the new liquid, drank some, and found it very refreshing. The tree was a wild tea tree, and so, tea was created.

The first samples(样品) of tea reached England between 1652 and 1654. Tea was referred to as the China drink, tcha, chaw, tay, tee, and tea and was at first regarded more as a medicine than a fashionable drink. The original English pronunciation of the word tea was “tay” and can be traced back to around 1655 when the Dutch introduced both word and beverage（饮料）to England. The pronunciation “tee” also originated in the 1600's but only gained predominance（主导地位）after the late 18th century.

By 1650 the Dutch were actively involved in trade throughout the Western world. During that year Peter Stuyvesant brought the first tea to America to the colonists（殖民地定居者）in the Dutch settlement of New Amsterdam （later re-named New York）.

1.The following information is true EXCEPT ________.

A. The Japanese write the character for tea the same way as we Chinese.

B. It was a Chinese Emperor who first found tea very refreshing.

C. The word “the” was used to describe only the leaf.

D. Tea was discovered quite by chance in history.

2.Paragraph 2 mainly tells us ________.

A. that Shen Nong, was a famous inventor of Chinese herbal medicine

B. why the Emperor was brave and dared to run risks

C. whether Shen Nong liked drinking boiled water outside the court

D. the way in which tea was created outdoors

3.Which of the following information is FALSE according to the text?

① Tea was at first regarded just as a fashionable drink in England.

② Tea had different names during the early days it reached England.

③ The pronunciation “tee”originated in 1600.

④ Peter Stuyvesant introduced both word “tay” and beverage（饮料）to England.

⑤ The pronunciation“tee”became popular after the late 18th century.

A. ①② B. ②③ C. ④⑤ D. ①④

4.From Paragraph 3 we know ________.

A. that the leaf tea should be put in hot water for drinking

B. that tea was called the China drink, tcha, chaw, tay, tee, t'e and tea in England

C. what the early situation of tea was like in the Western world

D. that tea was first brought to America in the late 16th century

Depression(抑郁症)is a serious problem today．Depression causes workers to be unproductive，causing companies and countries to lose billions of dollars．One expert says that depression is like cancer because it is “widespread，costly and deadly”．Depression hits one person in five around the world．

Although people have believed depression to be a problem among the rich and educated，studies show that depression is a problem among everyone。Over any six-month period，between five to seven percent of the world's population will be suffering from a serious depression．

uicide(自杀)rates among people suffering from the disease in its extreme，or clinical form were 80 percent higher than in the population at large，and sufferers were four times more likely to have heart attacks. People who suffer from depression often have problems sleeping，getting up on time，and doing work productively．

Depression，which researchers agree has its origin in the genes(基因)，brings loss of confidence and ability to concentrate-making it impossible for employees and managers to work efficiently．

Depression is made more serious in China by Chinese's inability to face it．Many people believe that depressed people are either weak or lazy． Besides，there is no good treatment，with few specialists available．

“Most patients in China just don't get help，”a Chinese doctor says．“In my hospital．I have to see 30 or 40 patients in a morning，just have time to say “Hello how do you feel？”

In Western countries，people are not afraid to admit that they have depression，but most do not tell it to their boss，because they fear that their boss would fire them．

“In my experience，aging bosses are the most willing to admit they have it. Because they feel the most secure about themselves，”an American doctor says．

Hopefully，in the near future，people around the world will be able to admit that they have depression so that they can get the right treatment．

1.Which of the following is true according to the passage？

A．It is widely believed that everyone may suffer from depression．

B．Depression brings great problems to its sufferers in their life and work

C．Depression is a commonly-existing problem only in rich countries．

D．The poorer and the less educated a person is，the less he will suffer from depression．

2.Compared to normal people，the depressed people are likely to be▁▁▁．

A．very unconfident and often absent-minded

B．easy to avoid being hit by heart attacks

C．working efficiently and productively

D．either weak or lazy

3.Depression becomes more serious in China because of．

A．the understanding of the problem

B．the lack of treatment and doctors

C．their unwillingness to tell it to their boss

D．the doctors' careless work

4.What can we infer from the passage?

A．People are suffering from depression because of the shortage of specialists．

B．The aging bosses around the world dare to say they are depressed．

C．More and more patients will turn to specialists for help．

D．Western people are braver than Chinese people．

King’s College Summer School

King’s College Summer School is an annual(每年的) training program for high school students at all levels who want to improve their English. Courses are given by the teachers of King’s College and other colleges in New York. Trips to museums and culture centers are also organized. This year’s summer school will be from July 25 to August 15.

More information is as follows:

Application (申请) date

·Students in New York should send their applications before July 18, 2008.

·Students of other cities should send their applications before July 16, 2008.

·Foreign students should send their applications before July 10, 2008.

Courses

·English Language

Spoken English: 22 hours

Reading and Writing: 10 hours

·American History: 16 hours

·American Culture: 16 hours

Steps

·A letter of self-introduction

·A letter of recommendation(推荐)

﹡ The letters should be written in English with all the necessary information.

Cost

·Daily lessons: $200

·Sports and activities: $100

·Travels: $200

·Hotel service: $400

﹡You may choose to live with your friends or relatives in the same city.

Please write to:

Thompson, Sanders

1026 King’ s Street

New York, NY 10016, USA

E-mail: KC-Summer-School@ yahoo, com

1.You can most probably read the text in ________.

A．a travel guide

B．a newspaper

C．a textbook

D．a telephone book

2.Which of the following is true about King’ s College Summer School?

A．Only top students can take part in the program.

B．Visits to museums and culture centers are part of the program.

C．King’ s College Summer School is run every other year.

D．Only the teachers of King’ s College give courses.

3.If you are to live with your relatives in New York, you will have to pay the school ________.

A．$500

B．$400

C．$200

D．$900

4.What information can you get from the text?

A．The program will last two months.

B．You can get in touch with the school by e-mail or by telephone

C．As a Chinese student, you can send your application on July 14, 2008.

D．You can write to Thompson only in English.

假设你叫李华，交了一个外国笔友Smith, 他是一名汉语爱好者。近期他给你发来电子邮件，咨询如何学好汉语。请你结合下面的要点提示，给他回一封电子邮件，就如何学好汉语提出建议。

1. 要多听、多说，可与中国网友（net friends）练习汉语听说；

2. 收看CCTV-9的《学汉语》节目，或进入其网站（http:∥english.cctv.com∕problem∕learnchinese ）学习汉语，了解中国文化。

3. 其他你认为合理有效的建议。

注意：词数100左右；开头和结尾已经给出，但不计入总词数；可适当增加情节，并注意连接词语的运用，以使行文连贯，另卷面不清洁者扣两分。

Dear Smith,

I’m glade learn that you are a Chinese lover and want to know how to improve your Chinese learning. Here are some tips for you .

I hope my advice will be of help to you.

Yours,

Li Hua

BEIJING — After a night of wining and dining with 50 of China’s richest people, Warren Buffet and Bill Gates told the journalists on Thursday that the biggest difference between eating with Chinese tycoons(企业界大亨) and Western ones was the food.

“I was amazed last night, really, at how similar the questions and discussions and all that were to those in the dinners we had in the U.S.,” said Mr. Buffett.

Mr. Buffett and Mr. Gates, two of the best known Westerners here, announced in September, 2010 that they planned to invite 50 wealthy Chinese tycoons to dinner in Beijing to encourage philanthropy(慈善事业) among China’s new rich.

On Thursday, the two men pronounced the dinner a great success, saying that two-thirds of those invited had shown up, and that more than half of them had offered their own ideas on how Chinese philanthropy should work.

The guest list wasn’t made public, but the Chinese news media reported that it included Jet Li, the movie star; Niu Gensheng, the founder of a Chinese dairy business; and Pan Shiyi and Zhang Xin, who control the SOHO China real estate(房地产) empire.

As with four earlier dinners held in the United States, Mr. Buffett and Mr. Gates said, no one at the Beijing event was asked to donate money or to promise to engage in charity. “Bill and I won’t be calling anybody. What happens in China will depend on what the Chinese people feel about a project of this sort,” said Mr. Buffett.

China is widely reported to be second only to the United States in the number of dollar billionaires. Mr. Gates and Mr. Buffett said the nation was unique because its wealthy class had arisen almost wholly in the past 30 years, so the philanthropic practices established among European and American dynasties are new here, and open to change.

The two said the dinner wasn’t a long planned matter, but an offshoot of a trip that Mr. Buffett had already scheduled to Guangdong and Hunan Provinces, where BYD Company, a maker of clean-energy automobiles, has factories. Mr. Buffett’s company, Berkshire Hathaway, holds a 10% stake(股金) in the company.

But Mr. Gates suggested that their philanthropic trip wasn’t yet over. “We may do an event in India,” he said.

1.What is the text mainly about?

A. A brief analysis of future philanthropy.

B. The development of Chinese philanthropy.

C. An introduction on Mr. Buffett and Mr. Gates’ trip in China.

D. A charity dinner held in Beijing by Mr. Buffett and Mr. Gates.

2.According to the first two paragraphs, Mr Buffett really wanted to say that ________.

A. the dinner was quite a success

B. the food in the dinner was very delicious

C. Chinese tycoons are similar to Western ones

D. it was pleasing to discuss with Chinese tycoons

3.We can learn from the text that __________.

A. China has the largest number of dollar billionaires in Asia

B. many people have promised to donate money at dinner

C. Beijing will be the last stop of their philanthropic trip

D. the Chinese news media published the complete guest list of the dinner

4.The underlined words “an offshoot” in Paragraph 8 can probably be replaced by “________”.

A. a report B. an addition C. a beginning D. an end

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