You may know the English letters A,B and C. But do you know there are ________ called ABC? You may like eating bananas. But do you know there is such a thing as a “banana person”? How _________ ! Are these people from “another earth”? No, they are just Chinese people ________ you and me.

ABC means(意思是) American-born-Chinese. ________ ABC is a Chinese, but was born in the United States. Sometimes, people _________ an ABC a “banana person”. A banana is yellow outside and white inside. ________, when a person is a banana, he or she is white inside—living like a Westerner and yellow outside—________ like a Chinese.

Do you know why? Usually, ABCs know ________ about China or the Chinese language(语言). Some of them don’t ________ Chinese. But if ABCs can’t speak Chinese, can we still call them Chinese people? Yes, of course. They are Chinese. They are overseas(海外的) Chinese. These people may be citizens(公民) of another ________ like the USA, Canada or Singapore. But they have Chinese blood(血统). Their parents, grandparents or even great-grandparents were from China. They all have black eyes and black hair. But they are not Chinese citizens. For example, we all know the famous scientist Ding Zhaozhong. He got the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1976. Chinese people love him. But he is an American citizen.

1.A. things B. animals C. people D. fruits

2.A. strange(奇怪的) B. nice C. fresh D. great

3.A. for B. like C. as D. about

4.A. A B. An C. The D. /

5.A. ask B. say C. give D. call

6.A. And B. But C. So D. Or

7.A. looking B. sounding C. smelling D. feeling

8.A. much B. many C. few D. little

9.A. know B. tell C. speak D. learn

10.A. city B. country C. village D. town

I travel a lot, and I find out different “styles” of giving directions every time I ask“How can I get to the post office?”

In Japan, people use landmarks (地标) in their directions because most streets don’t have names. For example, the Japanese will say to travelers, “Go straight ahead and turn left at the hotel. The post office is across from the bus stop.”

In the countryside of the American Midwest, there are no towns or buildings in many places. Instead of landmarks, people will tell you directions and distances. In Kansas, for example, people will say, “Go north two miles. Turn east, and then go another mile.”

People in Los Angeles, California have no idea of distance. They measure (测量) distance in time, not miles. “How far away is the post office?” you ask, “Oh,” they answer, “It’s about five minutes from here.”

It’s true that a person doesn’t know the answer sometimes. What happens in such a situation? A New Yorker might say, “Sorry, I don’t know.” But in Yucatan, Mexico, no one answers, “I don’t know.” People believe in that “I don’t know.” is impolite. They usually give an answer, often a wrong one. A tourist can get very, very lost in Yucatan!

1.Why do Japanese people use landmarks in their directions?

A. Because they have no ideas of distance. B. Because there are no towns or buildings.

C. Because most of the streets have no names. D. Because people don’t know the answer.

2.What’s the meaning of the underlined phrase “instead of” in Paragraph 3?

A. 排除 B. 代替 C. 包括 D. 使用

3.What may happen in Yucatan?

A. People there usually say ,“Sorry, I don’t know the way.”

B. Local people often give a right answer.

C. People there have no idea of distance.

D. Visitors may lose their way.

4.Which of the following may people in Kansas say?

A. “Turn left at the traffic lights and you will see a school.”

B. “It will take one day and a half.”

C. “Turn south and then walk 300 meters.”

D. “Go along Autumn Street and turn right at the crossing.”

5.What is the best title of the article?

A. Asking the Way in Different Places B. Getting Lost in Yucatan

C. Travelling in Different Places D. Where is the Post Office?

When I was seven years old,my family made me an ant farm (蚂蚁窝), First,we put clean sand in a thin glass box.Then we waited for the ants to arrive.

After the ants were in the glass farm,they started to make tunnels (地道).I was amazed that each one knew well what to do.Each had its own job.

On the fifth day something terrible happened.I put my face so close to the glass farm that I knocked it over.All the tunnels fell down.Although (虽然) the ants kept alive after their earthquake,one by one they began to die.I was frightened as I watched them give up building their tunnels to carry the bodies to a corner of the farm.

My mother said that the ants were dying of sadness.They simply could not stand (忍受) that their tunnels were gone.

Although much time has passed,I still think of that ant farm.Mom had hoped it would teach me about the natural world,but it taught me much more.

Over the years,I came to realize the importance of teamwork.Working together,the ants were able to make an amazing world for themselves.I also learned that they should be admired (钦佩) for their hard work.

But there was an even larger 1esson that I did not realize until recently:Adversity (逆境) is a natural part of life and must be accepted.Unlike the ants,we cannot give up when we are sad.We have to realize that if a tunnel is gone,we must build another.

Giving up is not a good choice.

1.Which of the following is WRONG according to (根据) the passage?

A. Giving up isn't a good way when we meet trouble.

B. Like people,teamwork is very important for the ants.

C. The ants didn't die one by one after the tunnels were destroyed.

D. The writer knocked the glass box over because he put his face so close to the glass farm.

2.What did the writer come to realize a few years later?

A. Working together is useless.

B. Teamwork is important.

C. Working alone is amazing.

D. Adversity is a natural part of life,and must be accepted.

3.What is the best title for the passage?

A. Ants Fear Adversity B. My Family and Ants

C. Giving Up in Adversity D. Don't give up anytime

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