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1、A. the tree grew very slowlyB. the authors neighbor was good at planting treesC. the tree showed its beauty and benefitsD. the tree was so strong that it could bear any weight22. The authors neighbor left a stump in her front yard to use it as_.A. a good reminder B. a seat after dinnerC. a beautiful

2、 sculpture D. a place to feed birds23. What does the author mainly want to show in the passage？A. Life has beauty and tragedy.B. Life consists of pain and suffering.C. Life is determined by our attitude towards it.D. Life should be pleasant rather than painful.BSome of the best things in life dont h

3、appen until you grow old enough to recognize them. I can say that about tea. I didnt start to drink tea until I was 35. What happened before that? The first time I felt a genuine urge to drink tea was in 2003, when I stayed briefly in the United Kingdom. After a time of consuming local food, I start

4、ed to really like strong black tea. Although it was too strong to my tongue, I felt it was a necessity because it was comforting to my body. I took packs of green teas with me as gifts but was disappointed to find my British friends preferred much stronger black teas from Sri Lanka. Later I learned

5、that although people know China for its teas, it ranks only third among the worlds black tea exporters, after Sri Lanka and Kenya. After I came back to China and started to cover food stories, I met friends in the tea-drinking circle and learned more. Although the majority of the rest of the world d

6、rinks black tea, which the Chinese call“red tea”, China produces and drinks mostly green teas. I feel lucky to be Chinese because of the great variety of teas available in the country. It is estimated that there are more than 2,000 teas in China if you divide them geographically, including more than

7、 600 locally famous brews. A more simple way to categorize （分类） is by color and extent of fermentation （发酵）. That comes down to six main categoriesgreen, white, yellow, dark-greenish （oolong）, red and black teas. Tasting teas can be compared to our lives. They can be plain and predictable but someti

8、mes they are full of pleasant surprises. Occasionally they can even seem too good to be true. The best thing is, you know theres always more to explore. 24. Which country ranks first among the worlds black tea exporters?A. Sri Lanka B. China C. Kenya D. United States25. The writer of this passage wo

9、rks as a _. A. manager B. journalist C. scientist D. tea grower 26. All of the following statements about tea in China are true EXCEPT _. A. varieties of tea is planted and produced each year in China B. all tea in China can be divided into six categories with no exceptions C. tea in China can be ca

10、tegorized by color and extend of fermentation D. tea in China can be divided into more than 2000 categories geographically27. What column does this passage belong to in a newspaper? A. World B. Business C. Travel D. Lifestyle C“You can you up, no can no bb.” The latest Chinglish buzz phrase, having

11、swept through Chinese cyberspace （网络空间） and society, has now made a landing overseas, entering the US web-based Urban Dictionary. According to the entry put forward by “gingerdesu”, “You can you up” which means “If you can do it, go ahead and do it”, is a Chinglish catch phrases referring to people

12、who criticize others work, especially when the critic is not so much better. As well as “You can you up”, other Chinglish catch phrases, such as “tuhao” and “no zuo no die”, have also been recorded on the site. Coined with roots in Chinese grammar, and even containing Pinyin, Chinglish words and phr

13、ases are even spreading beyond grass roots （草根） websites. In 2013, “dama” and “tuhao” found their way into The Wall Street Journal and the BBC, and words such as “feng shui”, “Chengguan” and “people mountain people sea” have been admitted to the Oxford English Dictionary. “The frequent use of Chingl

14、ish by foreign institutions suggests that people are looking more to the lifestyle and popular culture of China,” says Zhang Yiwu, professor of Peking Universitys Department of Chinese Language and Literature. “Words like dama and tuhao are so vivid. My friends and I use them a lot its so much fun,”

15、 said Satoshi Nishida, a Japanese student studying at Beijing Language and Culture University. “Behind these Chinglish words and phrases is the Chinese culture. They are reflections of the changes and trends in the Chinese society and they help people from other countries to understand whats happeni

16、ng in China,” according to Xing Hongbing, a professor of Beijing Language and Culture University. “When the price of gold went down last year, while the super purchasing power of the Chinese bargain-hunting middle-aged women drew worldwide attention, there was no effective way available in other lan

17、guages to describe them, and dama filled the gap very neatly,” says Xing. 28. Why does the author take “dama” for example in the last paragraph? A. To suggest the culture and trends in the Chinese society. B. To show the Chinese womens super purchasing power. C. To indicate the women drew worldwide

18、attention. D. To inform us that the price of gold went down last year.29. How many Chinglish words and phrases are mentioned in the passage? A. 6 B. 7 C. 8 D. 9 30. Which of the followings is NOT among the reasons why Chinglish become popular? A. Chinglish is reflections of the changes and trends in

19、 the Chinese society. B. Foreigners are looking more to the lifestyle and popular culture of China. C. Chinglish is so vivid and much fun such as “dama” and “tuhao”. D. Chinglish is spreading beyond grassroots websites.31. What can be the best title for the text? A. Chinglish swept through Chinglish

20、 cyberspace B. Behind Chinglish is the Chinese culture C. Chinglish gains popularity overseas D. Different opinion on ChinglishD“Heaven is where the police are English, the cooks are French, the mechanics are German, the lovers are Italian and everything is organized by the Swiss. Hell （地狱） is where

21、 the police are German, the cooks are English, the mechanics are French, the lovers are Swiss, and everything is organized by the Italians.”Obviously the national stereotypes （模式化的思想） in this old joke are generalizations （普遍化）, but such stereotypes are often said to “exist for a reason”. Is there ac

22、tually a sliver （裂片） of truth in them? Not likely, an international research team now says.“National and cultural stereotypes do play an important role in how people see themselves and others, and being aware that these are not dependable is a useful thing,” said study author Robert McCrae of the Na

23、tional Institute on Aging. “These are in fact unfounded stereotypes. They dont come from looking around you,” McCrae said.If national stereotypes arent rooted in real experiences, then where do they come from? One possibility is that they reflect national values, which may become known from historic

24、al events. For example, many historians have argued that the spirit of American individualism has its origins in the experiences of the pioneers on the Old West.Social scientists such as psychologist Richard Robins have given several other possible explanations for stereotypes and why they may be in

25、correct. Robins notes that some stereotypes may have been correct at one point in history and then remained unchanged while the culture changed.We may be“hard-wired”, to some degree, to keep incorrect stereotypes, since we are less likely to notice and remember information that is different from our

26、 stereotypes. Generally, according to Robins, when we meet people who are different from our stereotypes, we see them as unique individuals rather than typical national or cultural groups.32. The stereotype about Italians is _. A. romantic but disorganized B. friendly and good-tempered C. dreamy and impractical D. strict but thoughtful33. National s