Part One

    China’s worst drought in fifty years is doing harm to most of the country’s south. Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, Anhui and Jiangsu provinces have suffered the most because of little rain.35 million people have been affected by the big thirst, according to China’s Ministry of Civil Affairs.4 million of them cannot get safe drinking water.

    Dongting Lake in Hunan has now become smaller by two thirds. Gao Yibing, fisherman, said, “No eggs were produced, so there’s no young fish. We would not be able to fish anything in autumn and winter.”

Part Two

    Medecims Sans Frontieres, or Doctors Without Borders, is a group that helps people in need. In 1971,some French doctors and journalists formed MSF. In 1999,MSF won the Nobel Peace Prize.

    Doctors of MSF go to different countries to help poor people for free. These people are sick and hurt. They do not have enough money, food or water. MSF work in more than 70 countries including Iraq and Sudan. There are wars, disasters or diseases in these countries.

  MSF doctors treat these sick people and speak out for them. They try to tell the world about what they see in the poor countries. This makes the world pay more attention to these places.

Part Three

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案，并在答题卡上按要求作答。

1.The best title for Part One may be _______.

  A. No Rain For Fifty Years                      B. The Worst Drought In Fifty Years

  C. No Fish For The Coming Seasons              D.A Smaller Dongting Lake

2.Part One may be from ____.

A. a newspaper          B. a letter             C. an advertisement       D. a notice

3.Which of the following is NOT TRUE about MSF?

  A. It helps people in need for free.

  B. It’s also known as Doctors Without Borders.

  C. It won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1999.

  D. All the group members are doctors.

4.Part Three gives us information about ________.

  A. Beijing People’s Art Theatre              B. Kung Fu

  C. an unexpected adventure                   D. entertainment

5.By booking two tickets for 2011 China Music Valley,you can save ________.

  A.￥60              B.￥100             C.￥120             D.￥80

Thousands of years ago, people only ate food that was grown near their homes. Some kinds of food were only grown in one place, so people from other places didn't know about them. When Europeans first traveled to Central and South America in the 1500s, they discov­ered strange kinds of food that they had never seen before. Today, these are grown in a lot of different countries and they're sold in supermarkets all over the world. They don't seem strange any more!

Potatoes were first grown in the Andes in South America. In 1586， they were taken to Europe by explorers(探险家).In 1719， they were taken to North America. Before 1719， nobody in North America had ever seen or eaten a potato. Today each American eats more than 60 kilos of potatoes a year.

Tomatoes were also first grown by native(本地的)Americans. When European explorers visited the south of America in 1500, they took tomato seeds(种子)back to Europe. Soon, tomatoes were grown in Europe, but people in England didn't eat them. At that time, a lot of English people thought that tomatoes were poisonous!

Chilies(辣椒)have been eaten in Central and South America for more than 8 ，000 years ！ In the 1500s, chilies were taken to Europe by explorers. Today, they are grown in hot coun­tries all over the world.

11. How many kinds of food are mentioned in the passage?

A. Two.          B. Three.         C. Four.

12. People in Central and South America have eaten chilies for more than          years.

A. 1,500          B. 1,586         C. 8,000

13. The underlined word "poisonous" in the passage means "           " in Chinese.

A.有毒的          B.重要的         C.辛辣的

14. According to the passage, we know that          .

A. people only ate food grown near their homes after 1719

B. people in Europe were the first to plant potatoes

C. the European explorers took chilies to Europe in the 1500s

15. Which of the following is the best title(标题)for the passage?

A. Traveling to America

B. "Strange" Food

C. The Earliest Explorers

根据首字母提示写出单词。
【小题1】Look! A little dog is l    on the ground.
【小题2】You must s      your ticket if you want to see the film.
【小题3】Taking a hot bath is r        .
【小题4】Many t        come to China to visit the Great Wall every year.
【小题5】My sister works as an i         in our local Tv station.
【小题6】A         he is poor, he likes to help others.
【小题7】A kangaroo(袋鼠) has a pocket in front of its s        .
【小题8】You can get much information（信息）on the I        .
【小题9】I want to r       some CDs tonight.
【小题10】I often get different p        from my aunt. She often goes to different countries.

As we know, there are differences between western culture and Chinese culture. We can see  differences  when we pay attention to the words that are used. Let’s look at the words about describing animals. Most phrases in Chinese about the dog. For example, “ a  homeless dog”, “a running dog”,  and “ a dog catching a mouse”, have negative meanings.
But in western countries, dogs are considered honest and good friends of humans. In English, people use dogs to describe positive behavior. For example, ”You are  lucky dog” means you are a  lucky person.   And  “Every dog has its day” means__________. To describe a person’s serious illness, they say “sick as a dog”. The  word  “dog-tired”  means  “ very tired”. The  words  about animals are used in positive or negative ways in different cultures. We can learn about many differences in cultures by comparing how certain words are used

1. 1.

   The correct Chinese meaning about “ a homeless dog” is “_________”

   1. A.
      猎犬
   2. B.
      看门狗
   3. C.
      丧家犬
   4. D.
      家养犬
2. 2.

   In English ,people use dogs to describe positive behavior because____________

   1. A.
      they have different culture
   2. B.
      they think dogs are honest and good friends of humans
   3. C.
      they like dogs very much
   4. D.
      dogs are very active
3. 3.

   Which sentence is right to fill in the blank in the passage?

   1. A.
      every dog will die one day
   2. B.
      each person has bad luck at times
   3. C.
      each person has good luck at times
   4. D.
      every dog has good luck at times
4. 4.

   Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

   1. A.
      In English people use the dog to describe positive behavior
   2. B.
      Most phrases in Chinese about the dog have negative meaning
   3. C.
      We should pay attention to the words about animals that are used
   4. D.
      “Sick as a dog” is used to describe a healthy person in western countries
5. 5.

   What ‘s the best  title of the passage?

   1. A.
      Dogs
   2. B.
      Western Culture
   3. C.
      Chinese Culture
   4. D.
      Different Countries Have Different Culture