This script was only used by women. It was developed from written Chinese. Hundreds of years ago, Nushu was taught at home by elderly women to girls. And during gatherings in villages women would use it to write poems to express the emotions they were hiding from men.People often regard the characters as symbols of some secret cults(邪教）”. But the fact is that many old poems written in Nushu talked about the women's difficulties in life and how they made it through hardship . The words were full of encouragement and positive energy.

After women got the right to attend school，Nushu gradually lost its functionality(功 能）. But the spirit of Nushu is still important and meaningful for our society in modern times. Zhao Liming, a professor at Tsinghua University, started a project to keep Nushu alive because she was worried that this ancient culture will soon disappear. One of the project’s recent achievements is an app designed by Talkmate, to teach Nushu to more people. The app has been showed to people in September during the first Beijing International Language & Culture Expo. Zhao expects the app to present a true image of Nushu to the public in order that more people will be interested in Nushu.

【1】The underline word “proofs” in paragraph one means“_______”in Chinese.

A. 意义 B. 证据 C. 努力

【2】Where was Nushu used many years ago?

A. In Jiangsu Province.

B. In Hubei Province.

C. In Jiangyong country.

【3】Which of the following about Nushu is TRUE?

A. was mainly used by elderly women hundreds of years ago.

B. This kind of characters is a symbol of some secret cults.

C. Women used it to talk about their difficulties and express the emotions.

【4】How did Zhao Liming，a professor at Tsinghua University, feel about this disappearing culture?

A. Anxious. B. Pleased. C. Surprised

【5】The purpose of this project is______.

A. to train more Nushu teachers.

B. to expect more people to teach Nushu

C. to encourage more people to learn Nushu and know more about it.

【1】Tina will come to China on vacation on December 22nd. She can visit________．

A. The Folk Art Show

B. Camp of Folk Art

C. Pop Music Week

【2】Tommy is a 7yearold boy. He wants to visit the City Flower Show with his parents. How much will they pay?

A. ￥100. B. ￥25. C. ￥125.

【3】According to the chart, we know that ________．

A. we can enjoy the performances in Sunshine Park at 10：00 p．m.

B. Jane who is 12 years is not allowed to go to Camp of Folk

C. if you are interested in flowers, you can call 72314431

ContentsContents

Module 1Our teachers

Unit 1Remembering teachers1

Unit 2Feeling new7

Unit 3At school in the past13

Unit 4The meaning of teaching19

Module Task25

Module 2Trains and travel

Unit 5Happy holidays26

Unit 6A trainlover’s travel plan32

Unit 7Train times38

Unit 8I love travelling44

Module Task50Module 3Experiments

Unit 9In the laboratory51

Unit 10Teach your child science57

Unit 11Missing boy63

Unit 12Safety tips69

Module Task75

Module 4Culture and tradition

Unit 13Chinese food76

Unit 14Traditional festivals in China82

Unit 15Peking Opera88

Unit 16Holidays in China94

Module Task100

【1】If you want to learn about school in old times, which page will you turn to?

A. Page 13. B. Page 44. C. Page 76.

【2】Which sentence is NOT TRUE according to the contents of the book?

A. Module Task in each module has 7 pages.

B. One of the units talks about the holidays.

C. There are four units and one module task in each module.

A：Hey, Judy! Long time no see! 71. 【1】?

B：Pretty good! What are you doing these days?

A：I'm reading an English novel called The Remains of the Day. 72【2】?

B：No, I haven't, 73.【3】?

A：It’s written by Kazuo Ishiguro, who won this year’s Nobel Prize in Literature,

B：A Japanese writer? But this book is English. 74. 【4】?

A：He practiced it by keeping writing in English since he went to Britain.

B：Did you borrow it from the school library?

A：75. 【5】 ?I didn’t find it in the school library.

B：Well, I think itJs really worth reading. I’ll buy one.

【1】你假期过得怎么样？

_______ was your _______?

【2】为什么冬季的旅行如此困难？

_______ is travel _______ difficult in winter?

【3】我忘记已经把门锁上了。

I forgot _______ ________ ________

【4】我们班的学生人数是60。

_______ ________ ________ the students in our class is 60.

【5】从上海到巴黎的飞机一个小时后起飞。

The plane from Shanghai to Pairs will ______ _______ in an hour.

Hello Sandy,

We have just returned from our holiday. We went with our friends Edward Smith and his wife Tina to the Yorkshire Moors. This is a beautiful place. It is a natural park. There are lots of places to walk on the tops of the hills, miles of grassland with no people, just sheep and birds.

Edward, who had just come out of hospital, could not walk as far as be used to. However this meant that we walked in the mornings, and then stopped at a cafe for lunch each day, before returning to the place we live. Edward and I slept in front of the fire all afternoon, while the ladies went for another walk. Very pleasant!

I have taken lots of photos from the place we live, across the valley（峡谷）below us, of the morning sunrise, and the mist in the valley. Also, in England, the old steam powered trains（蒸汽火车）are very popular. I have taken many photos of the train and from it.

Yesterday we had the first snow of this winter. It is very early （we usually expect snow in January）. It rained all day, then snowed in the evening. Today we have bright sunshine!

Both Jenny and I are well I don’t know if I told you, in the last e-mail, that Jenny is now working in a hotel. Although she has to work hard, people there are nice and she is enjoying the work.

Please write to us to tell us your news.

Yours,

Victor

【1】What kind of place is the Yorkshire Moors?

A. A hotel. B. A natural park. C. A hospital. D. A cafe.

【2】When did the ladies take a walk?

A. Only in the morning. B. Only in the afternoon.

C. Both in the morning and in the afternoon. D. In the evening.

【3】They had ______ snow this winter.

A. an early B. a late C. a usual D. a big

【4】What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 3 mean?

A. The valley. B. Travel. C. The mist. D. The train.

【5】What do we know from this passage?

A. This is the first time Victor wrote an e mall to Sandy.

B. Edward didn’t go traveling because he bad just come out of hospital.

C. Jenny’s new job in a hotel is an easy one.

D. People in England like the old steam powered trains very much.

The 3rd Day Yesterday we arrived in London in the rain. We went to some famous shops.

The 4th day We came to Paris. The day was cloudy and the food wasn’t good. We enjoyed the shops in Paris, but the things were expensive.

The 5th day We got to Rome (罗马) in the hot weather. We had lunch in a cheap restaurant, but the food was excellent. The shops we visited were all wonderful.

The 6th day We arrived in New York and the shops were the most expensive. But we liked the warm weather in New York.

The 7th day Today we visited New York city. The weather was still fine. We’ll go back home tomorrow after a week’s holiday.

【1】How many days did Maria spend on her holiday?

A. Three. B. Five. C. Seven.

【2】In every city, Maria always visited ________.

A. shops B. museums C. restaurants

【3】Maria liked the food in ________.

A. New York B. Rome C. Paris

【4】From the diary we can see that Maria visited ________ cities.

A. four B. five C. six

【5】Which of the following cities had the best weather?

A. London. B. Rome. C. New York.

A. Can we touch the things on show?

B. It must be fun.

C. How long will it take to get there by bus?

D. How about the new Science Museum？

E. How can I get there?

F. What’s in the Nature Room?

G. What can we see there？

A. Can we touch the things on show?

B. It must be fun.

C. How long will it take to get there by bus?

D. How about the new Science Museum？

E. How can I get there?

F. What’s in the Nature Room?

G. What can we see there？

Tim: Wei Hua, I plan to see a nice place over the weekend.

Wei Hua: A nice place？Well, 【1】 It was opened just a few months ago.

Tim: Sounds good. 【2】

Wei Hua: There are rooms on space，nature，physics and...

Tim:【3】

Wei Hua: Yes, in some rooms, you can try out ideas.

Tim: Wow！【4】 I can’t wait to see.

Wei Hua: Yeah. Many children have been there and they love it.

Tim: 【5】

Wei Hua: It’s not far from here. The No. 6 bus will take you there.

I am a big sports fan, so the usual way I relax is to watch or play many kinds of sports. My favorite is tennis,（1） 但是我对各种各样的运动感兴趣. Whether I am playing tennis or watching a game on TV, it is exciting to see team members doing their best. It’s amazing to see players playing very well. It’s true that playing sports is not physically(身体上地)“relaxing”, but I find it really cool, and a good way of “relaxing” my brain after a day’s hard work.

I enjoy listening to music, and I always have some music playing during my free time. I listen to all types, but I enjoy listening to beautiful piano music. Some people can’t study while listening to music, but for me, I believe I can study better by listening to light songs.

Some people choose to relax by traveling. I don’t have a favorite place, but I hear that traveling in Japan is really enjoyable. I like visiting different kinds of places and eating famous snacks there. I also enjoy sightseeing and seeing how the culture and people change from place to place.

任务一：What’s the writer’s favorite sport?

【1】

任务二：把（1）处的汉语句子翻译成英语。

【2】

任务三：How many ways of relaxing does the writer give us?

【3】

任务四：What is the passage mainly about?

【4】