Garden building is considered an important part of Chinese culture. Some people say that if you have never walked through a Chinese garden, you cannot say that you have really visited China.

Traditional Chinese gardens are located(位于)in North China in such places as Beihai Park, the Summer Palace, the Forbidden City. In larger imperial gardens, the main buildings are connected by an imaginary（虚构的） line in the middle of the garden on the north-south axis(轴). Other features (特征)of imperial gardens are colored-paintings, man-made hills and lakes.

Most private gardens are found in the south, especially in cities south of the Yangtze River. Private gardens were mostly built at one side or at the back of the houses. Around the beautiful scene are small open areas with beautiful shaped-doors through which visitors can enjoy the sights. They are open on all sides and are often near the water so that the whole scene can be enjoyed. Suzhou, known as the home of gardens, displays the most and the best Chinese traditional private gardens. Different parts of it are examples of the garden style of the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties.

The landscape garden contains a number of pleasant natural scenes and some fairy tales. The ancient Chinese used to call the garden landscape “Jing” , which means “scene” in English. Good examples include the ten West Lake Scenes in Hangzhou, the twenty-four slim West Lake in Yangzhou and the eight Daming Lake Scenes in Jinan.

1.The passage tells mainly about ________.

A．an important part of Chinese culture

B．the characteristics (特征) of different style of Chinese garden building

C．where foreigners can find Chinese gardens

D．how to appreciate Chinese gardens

2.Which of the following is NOT a feature of the imperial garden?

A．There is a north-south axis in the center of garden

B．There are man-made hills and lakes in the gardens.

C．They were built because of some fairy tales.

D．They have colored-paintings.

3.In the third paragraph, the underlined word “They” refer to ______.

A．private gardens                         B．beautiful scenes

C．the houses                            D．rivers and lakes

4.According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?

A．Chinese people often invite foreigners to visit a Chinese garden.

B．The landscape garden reflects different styles of the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties.

C．All three kinds of gardens make up the important part of Chinese culture which is appreciated by the people all over the world.

D．People enjoy the private gardens more than other two styles.

5.The garden landscape “Jing” which the ancient Chinese used to call actually means in English _________.

A．well              B．tight              C．garden           D．scene

Being shy keeps many Chinese people from getting to know westerners. You may feel nervous about making language mistakes in front of a native English speaker.

But remember, westerners living in Asia know how it feels to try to communicate in a foreign language. They have made many mistakes when speaking Chinese!

So don’t worry about speaking imperfect English. The important thing is just to communicate. Start talking, and make some foreign friends!

Many westerners value(注重) their privacy(隐私). Don’t be surprised if your new friend doesn’t want to include you in everything he does. This may seem strange to Chinese who worry about that their friends will get lonely.

Chinese people often expect their good friends to give advice and take care of them in many ways. If you expect this kind of care from westerners, you may be disappointed. Why? Because most westerners value independence. They feel insulted(侮辱的) if others think they can’t take care of themselves. They will assume(假设) you feel the same way.

Of course, these tips(小提示) are just rules of thumb(经验之谈) and may not apply(适用) to all westerners. Each person you meet will have his or her own ideas about friendship. When you get confused(不明白), don’t be shy and worry to ask questions. Your new western friends may also have many questions about Chinese culture, and they may be hesitant(犹豫) to ask. So encourage them to ask questions, too.

Be honest and open to your friends. Respect each other’s differences. The friendships you make can be lifelong treasure both for you and your new friends.

1.Why do many Chinese people feel worried to speak to the foreigners?

A. Being shy.              

B. Making a lot of language mistakes.

C. Nothing to say.               

D. Can’t speak a foreign language.

2.What is the important thing to speak perfect English?

A.Starting talking.      B.Meeting foreigners.

C.Communicating.     D.Studying English.

3.What do you think the foreigners may not be insulted with?

A.Giving advice.                  B.Taking care of themselves.

C.Getting care from good friends.      D.Getting help.

4.What does the underlined word “independence” mean?

A.独立自主       B.依靠       C.失落感  D.伤心

5.What may help you to make lifelong friends?

A.Be honest.               B.Open to your friends.

C.Respect each other.        D.All of the above.

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Not everyone can swim with fish in the ocean. But they can enjoy underwater life in another way-by visiting an aquarium.

There is a very large public aquarium in Atlanta, Georgia. The Georgia Aquarium says it is  1.in the world. It has more than one hundred thousand sea animals in thirty million liters of  2.. These include two whale sharks ---the   3. largest fish. And everyone seems to enjoy  4.huge public aquariums. They have opened around the world. Visiting an aquarium is a good way for children    5.about sea animals. They might even want to start an aquarium at home and join   6.of people keeping fish as pets around the world.

We do not really know when people began keeping fish as pets. But people have been interested in fish    7. a long time ago. Some say the Chinese kept and studied carp(鲤鱼) and goldfish more than one thousand years ago. The   8.Romans kept eels（鳝鱼) as pets . And the Greek philosopher Aristotle(亚里士多德) might be the 9.to study sea life, including sharks and dolphins.

Some people say that keeping fish at home in small water tanks called aquarium is very  10.today.

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From January1, 2009 Hong Kong banned(禁止）smoking in most public places. The places include restaurant, workplaces, schools or karaoke bars. And from July1, 2009, it banned some other public places   1.     nightclubs, bars or bathhouses. Even smoking in some outdoor places is against the law. For example, beaches, sports ground, museums and most areas of public parks. Hong Kong hopes the ban can prevent people from smoking passively. What’s passive smoking? When people smoke in a restaurant or on a bus, others   2.    breathe the smoke too. They don’t want to smoke but they    3.   . It does harm to people’s health. And it’ll be better if more people in Hong Kong give up smoking    4.     the ban.

    If someone breaks the ban, he will have to pay up to HK$5, 000. Now more and more citizen begin to     5.   . Today’s Hong Kong is becoming more and more attractive.