Chinese TV shows that describe young people's lives in modern society are crossing the cultural divide and attracting a lot of foreign audiences.

One of the examples is the Chinese TV series "A Beautiful Daughter-in-law Era", a light comedy about a modern Chinese couple.

The TV series was first aired in Shanghai in November 2009. It was dubbed in Swahili and broadcast in east African countries in 2011. Two Kenyan（肯尼亚人） actresses were chosen to do voice dubbing for the two leading roles in the African version of the series. It was a great success in Africa.

Tanzanians（坦桑尼亚人） say that they are able to understand how young Chinese people live happily in modern times and they may be able to find ways to solve their personal problems by watching the series.

Although China is one of the world's most prolific（多产的） producers of TV series, its series are not particularly popular overseas. The popularity of "A Beautiful Daughter-In-Law Era" may serve as an example for Chinese TV producers who want to bring their work to other countries.

In recent years, some TV series that show the lives of people in Chinese cities have achieved some success in the foreign market.

"Go Lala Go!," a TV series that details the adventures of a female office worker named Du Lala, has also started to reach global audiences. The series has been exported to Singapore, Malaysia, the United States and Canada.

"The Chinese dream will be more easily accepted by foreign audiences when it is manifested in small and touching stories," said Meng Jian, a professor at Fudan University.

1.What can Tanzanians do by watching the Chinese TV series "A Beautiful Daughter-in-law Era"?

A．They can be chosen to do voice dubbing for the leading roles.

B．They can bring their work to other countries.

C．They can find ways to solve their personal problems.

D．They can be successful at work.

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

A．"Go Lala Go!," is very popular in Africa.

B．All the Chinese TV series are popular overseas.

C．Some Chinese TV series that show the lives of people in Chinese countries have achieved some success in the foreign market.

D．Africans can understand the happy lives of Chinese young people in modern times.

3.What does the word “dub” mean in the third paragraph?

A．表演             B．配音             C．制作             D．拍摄

4.What’s the best title of the passage?

A．Cultural crossing                        B．Chinese TV shows

C．A great success                         D．Young people’s lives

Don’t  you  want to go to school? You could tell your parents you’re ill. But last Monday, students from Shanghai and Zhejiang had an even better excuse: a typhoon(台风)!
Typhoon Khanun hit East China on September 11. In Shanghai, all the school were closed the next day, Monday.
It was the first time that Shanghai had to close schools because of  bad weather.
But some students still came to school that day. “ I didn’t get the notice that the school was closing,” said Shen Sheng, a Junior 2 student from Shanghai Aiguo School. “ But it was nice that we could play in school rather than study.”
The school kept Shen and other 20 students safe inside and let them play sports like table tennis.
But the storm wasn’t all fun games. Typhoon Khanun killed 14 people. In Zhejiang, it damaged about 8,000 houses. More than one million people had to be taken to safer places.
Every year, typhoons hit different places around the world. Most happen in July, August and September. This year 15 typhoons hit China. Khanun was the strongest. Typhoons bring strong winds and rains. The winds can blow away houses and cars. The rains are bad for farmers’ fields.
Typhoon also kills people. Earlier this month, Typhoon Talim hit East and Central China. It killed at least 124 people.
【小题1】When was the first time that Shanghai had to close all the schools?

1．People go to ________ to see snow sculptures．

A．Jinbao Jie               B．Great wall               C．Mudanjiang City      D．Liaoning City

2．Wild wolves used to live near the Great Wall in around ________．

A．2008                      B．1960                       C．1968                      D．1948

3．For this Christmas，people would like to make Christmas gifts instead of ________．

A．doing Christmas shopping                            B．sending Christmas cards

C．greeting their friends and family members     D．saying“Merry Christmas”

4．If you want to have Shandong seafood，you should go to ________．

A．Xia Nan Guo           B．Jing Ya                    C．Legendale               D．Li Garden