Teaching materials for learning Chinese are provided here. There are sites where you may find interesting instructions suitable for you. Here are some sites to begin your surfing.

You may start with these pages from this website — just to get a little taste of it without working too hard.

● A Is For Love      Flash cards for learning a few Chinese words

● Listening to the sound of Chinese      Play a few words of Chinese on your computer.

● A few Chinese words      Each word is enlarged for easy study.

If you are studying Chinese, these tools can help.

● Zhongwen site      More than a dictionary!

● Clavis Sinica

Excellent program by Professor David Porter. It displays a whole document in Chinese [GB] or [BIG5], and gives individual word’s definition, pronunciation as well as much more information when you click on that word.

If you are studying Chinese, this is a very useful tool.

● Chinese Character Visual Dictionary

If you like to know more, go to the following sites on the Internet.

● The Chinese Outpost

Pronunciation, Character and Grammer By Mark Andrew Baker. The best. A must-visit site.

● Learn Cantonese / Mandarin Online

● Internet Based Chinese Teaching and Learning

● Rainland Kids discover Chinese — Site is in Germany

If you want to have a better understanding of China, go to this one.

● Wanfang Data

As an affiliate (分支) of Chinese Ministry of Science & Technology, Wanfang Data has been the leading information provider in China since 1950s. With a wide range of database resources and value-added services, Wanfang Data has become a gateway to understanding Chinese culture, medicine, business, science, etc.

66. The underlined lines are probably some ______.

A. book     B. websites             C. tips for learning Chinese     D. dictionaries for learning Chinese

67. This passage is most probably from ______.

A. a TV programme             B. a teacher’s lecture      C. a newspaper              D. the Internet

68. If you want to know each Chinese character’s definition, pronunciation and much more information, you’d better surf ______.

A. Zhongwen site     B. A Is For Love      C. Clavis Sinica         D. A few Chinese words

69. If you want to know China about its culture, medicine, business, science, you’d better surf ______.

A. Learn Mandarin online                    B. Wanfang Data

C. Rainland kids discover Chinese             D. The Chinese Outpost

70. The underlined word “gateway” in the last paragraph probably refers to ______.

A. an opening in a wall that can be closed by a gate

B. a place through which you can go to another place  

C. the space when a door is open         

D. a means of getting or achieving something

The Spring Festival marks the first day of a new year, so the first meal is rather important. People from the North and the South have different   36  about the foods they eat on this  37  day. In Northern China, people   38  eat Jiaozi. The word Jiaozi in Chinese means the   39  and the beginning of time. According to historical   40 , in the past people from the North and the South both ate Jiaozi on Chinese New Year’s Day. Perhaps   41  the areas in Southern China   42  more rice than those in Northern China, southern people slowly  43  to eat many other kinds of food on New Year’s Day.   44  , the most common foods for the first   45  are noodles, New Year Cake and Tangyuan. The noodle  46  long life. The New Year Cake is called Niangao in Chinese, which   47  the hope of improvement in   48  year after year. Tangyuan is a symbol of   49   according to the Chinese.

To  50  a New Year visit to relatives and friends is an important activity during the Spring Festival. People also send cards to   51   a New Year’s greeting. What children love most is to set off firecrackers.   52  , as the pace of life is becoming faster and faster, people have   53  new ways to celebrate the Chinese traditional New Year. For example, many people no longer send out greeting cards.   54  , they use short messages or emails. Also to travel during the New Year holidays has come into   55  .

1.                A．word          B．habits          C．meanings D．stories

2.                A．usual          B．unforgettable    C．common  D．special

3.                A．seldom         B．usually         C．always    D．hardly

4.                A．end            B．future          C．result    D．effect

5.                A．reasons         B．records         C．notes D．stories

6.                A．as long as       B．though         C．when D．because

7.                A．caused         B．took           C．produced D．brought

8.                A．understood     B．knew           C．made D．began

9.                A．Besides         B．Therefore       C．Consequently  D．Usually

10.               A．subject         B．title           C．program   D．meal

11.               A．symbolizes      B．reveals         C．shows D．indicates

12.               A．transports       B．represents      C．fetches    D．takes

13.               A．health          B．family          C．life   D．work

14.               A．reunion        B．luck           C．happiness  D．harmony

15.               A．do            B．pay            C．get   D．carry

16.               A．express        B．describe        C．establish   D．define

17.               A．Luckily         B．Unfortunately    C．However  D．Besides

18.               A．given away      B．made out       C．got into   D．taken up

19.               A．Instead         B．Fortunately      C．Moreover D．Furthermore

20.               A．fashion         B．effect          C．sight  D．power

China news, Beijing, Feb. 9 – Housing price in China has always aroused heated discussions among property developers and ordinary Chinese. To many property developers and local government officials, housing price in China is still low compared with many developed countries. However, the average housing price in the United States is only 8,000 yuan per square meter, while in China, it is even higher than in the United States. This shows that there are some bubbles(泡沫) in Chinese real estate market, the International Finance News reported.

    Although the average price of residential houses in the United States, after converted to Renminbi, is about 8,000 yuan per square meter, the houses in US are not sold in terms of building area, as most Chinese property developers do when they sell their houses. If US property developers sell their houses according to the building area, then the housing price will be even lower than 8,000 yuan per square meter. In most big Chinese cities, such as Beijing, Shanghai, and Shenzhen, houses are sold at a price even higher than those in the US.

    The high housing sales price in large cities in China proves that Chinese real estate market does have some bubbles. Moreover, Chinese houses can not be compared with houses in US in terms of building quality, environment and supporting facilities. Furthermore, it should be noted that American people’s average income is several dozen times higher than that of Chinese people. How can the Chinese afford to buy a house which is even more expensive than that sold in US?

     At the beginning of 2007, Chinese government issued a set of policies that aimed to benefit the public. Now in order to reduce the high housing prices, the government can regulate(控制) the real estate market by raising tax on property industry and controlling the release of loans and lands to property developers. At the same time, the government should allow people to build more houses through various fund-raising channels, such as funds collected from buyers or raised by working units. By applying these multiple means, it is expected that the high housing prices can be lowered.

What is the average housing price per square meter in China?

     A. 8000 yuan      B. 10000 yuan       C. 7000 yuan      D. It’s not mentioned here

Which of the following does NOT support the idea that the average housing price in China

  is even higher than in the United States?

    A. Chinese houses can not be compared with houses in US in terms of building quality,

  environment and supporting facilities.

    B. American people’s average income is several dozen times higher than that of Chinese

 people.

    C. The houses in US are not sold in terms of building area, as most Chinese property

 developers do when they sell their houses.

    D. There are more people who need houses in China.

What is the main idea of this passage?

    A The housing price in China is so high that the government should do something useful to

 prevent it.

    B. There are some bubbles in Chinese real estate market

    C. The average housing price in China is even higher than in the United States

    D. Chinese government issued a set of policies that aimed to benefit the public.

How many measures are mentioned in the last paragraph in order to reduce the high housing

 prices?

    A. Four               B. Three                C. Five                  D. Two

II. Guided Writing

Directions: Write an English composition in over 120 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.

高考过后，你将拥有一个长达近三个月的假期。你准备在假期中做些什么呢？你的文章需包括：

你的假期安排（至少包括两个具体的内容）。

你这样安排的理由。

（注：文中请不要出现真实的校名与人名。）

One thing that British and Chinese cultures share is a love for fine tea. Today, when we think of Western tea culture, we often think of the English and beautiful china tea cups.

Afternoon tea

People believe that an English lady, Anna, first introduced the idea of afternoon tea. In the 18th and 19th centuries. the English ate only two main meals each day ,breakfast and a heavy supper that would last for several hours in the evening. As a result, people often got very hungry during the long wait between these two meals. To solve this problem, Anna came up with the clever idea of inviting some friends to join her for an afternoon meal between four and five o'clock. This meal included cakes and sandwiches. and tea was served(提供)to wash down the food. In order to make this afternoon meal important, fine china cups and plates, and silver teapots. knives, forks and spoons were used .Soon, afternoon tea parties became popular social occasions. Today, afternoon tea parties continue to play an important part in the social life in modern Britain.

Will you come for coffee?

Coffee also has an important role in British culture. People often use the words” Will you come for coffee?” to mean “Would you like to come to my home for a chat?” Normally, several different drinks such as tea, hot chocolate or a soft drink like orange Juice will be served as well as coffee. and you will be asked what you would like. However, you will not normally be offered wine at a "coffee" party.

Coffeehouses and the London Stock Exchange

In the 17th century London, coffeehouses were busy and noisy places. Businessmen and bankers went to coffeehouses to do their business, as well as to drink coffee. In fact, the London Stock Exchange(股票交易所) is believed to have started from these coffeehouses 

1.Anna introduced the idea of drinking afternoon tee because she _______.

2.What does “social occasions” mean in Chinese?

3. If someone says to you “Will you come for coffee?”, you _______.

4.From the last paragraph (段落) we can see _______.