1.______________

Song Zuying is the most famous soprano(女高音歌唱家) in China. In the eyes of the Chinese people, Song Zuying is the star of oriental art(东方艺术).She was born in a beautiful place–Guzhang County in West Hunan. In recent years, she has been awarded many highest prizes in various music contests. She loves her hometown and does a lot for the people there.

2.__________________

Wen Jiabao is the premier(总理) of the world’s most populous(人口众多的) country. But, millions of people would rather call him“grandpa”.Always in plain(朴素的) jackets, he seems an ordinary old man with a kind smile. But in the face of disasters he has the power to pull together the whole country.

3._________________

Ding Cong, a famous cartoonist(漫画家) in China, died on May 26,2009.He started to draw cartoons more than seventy years ago, but he always called himself Xiao Ding of Little Ding.

He seemed to have a lot to learn in this world. His cartoons are humorous(幽默的) and interesting and loved by the old and the young in China.

4._________________

An 18–meter high “Olympic torch(火炬)”made of more than 110,000 pots of flowers, the biggest “Olympic torch” in the world, is seen at the Liberation Park in Wuhan, Hubei Province. The “Olympic torch” was exhibited at the opening ceremony（开幕式） of the 2008 Wuhan Flower Expo(展览会) to express local people’s best wishes to this summer Olympic Games.

5.________________

Liu Qian is the only magician(魔术师) form Taiwan invited by Las Vegas and the Hollywood Magic Castle for performance(表演).When Liu Qian was 7 years old, he started to study magic. The first magic he performed was to put a coin into his mouth and then take is out from his hindbrain(后脑).Now Liu’s magic tricks have made the old art popular again, and made him the hottest magician in China.

A. The premier is our “grandpa”.

B. The most famous soprano in China.

C. The cartoonist who was loved by old and young.

D. The famous magician from Taiwan.

E. The biggest “Olympic torch” in the world.

根据所掌握的文化或背景知识，选择最佳答案。

1.The following descriptions of Paris,which is not true.

A. Notre Dame Cathedral is one of the most famous churches.

B.The Eiffel Tower is a fantastic sight.???

C.There are many beautiful beaches in Paris.

D.There aren’t any mountains in Paris.

2.What can we do to save the environment?

A.Go to bed with the lignt on?????? B.Turn on the shower while washing hair

C.Often use paper towels????????? D.Take our own bag while shopping

3.There many places of interests in China._________ are the birthplaces(发源地) of Chinese culture.

A.Mount Tai and Mount Huang??????????????????? B.Poyang Lake and Dongting Lake

C.The Changjiang River and the Huanghe River?????? D.Mount Song and Mount Emei

4.If you wanted to visit an educational place in China,such as Confucius' hometown,you would go to__________.

A.Huanggang Hubei??? B.Weihai Shandong???? C.Qufu Shandong???? D.Nanjing Jiangsu

5.Yellow River Fisherman is ____________.

A.Hong Tao’s latest movie???? B.Lu Xun’s novel

C.Han Han’s new book??????? D.Zhang Yimou’s new movie

6.In Beijing ,people drive? on the _______ side of the road,while? in London ,people drive on the _______ side of the road.

A.left;left???? B.right;right?? C.left;right???? D.right;left5

E—schoolbags

Is your schoolbag too heavy to carry? The e-schoolbag will help you. It is said that e-schoolbags are going to be brought into use in Chinese middle schools soon.

Heavy schoolbags have been a serious problem for a long time. But the e-schoolbag will work it out. An e-schoolbag is much lighter than a usual schoolbag. Perhaps, the e-schoolbag should be called an e-textbook. It is as small as a usual book, but it can still have all the things for study, such as a textbook, an exercise book and so on. They can be made into chips(芯片) like stamps. The students can read the text page by page on the screen, take notes, or even send e-mails to their teachers. They only need to put the right chip into the e-schoolbag and then the students can use it.

Some people say that e-textbooks can be easily broken, while others say it is not good to student’s eyes. But only time will tell.

1.What is the e-schoolbag used for ? It can’t help students _________.

         A. take notes                      

B. send e-mails  

C. lighten(减轻) the schoolbag     

D. read the text in the paper book

2.What’s the e-school like?

         A. It’s bigger than a usual book.  

B. It’s just as big as a usual book.

         C. It’s as big as a stamp.          

D. It’s not as small as a usual book.

3.How can e-schoolbags have all the things for study?

        A. They are made into stamps   

B. They are made into chips.

         C. They are called e-textbooks   

D. They put the books into e-schoolbags.

4.Which statement is NOT true according to the passage?

        A. That e-schoolbags may be easily broken    

B. It may not be good to student’s eyes.

C. They have been into use in school in China.                

D. The e-schoolbag will solve the problem of the heavy schoolbags.