Expo 2010 is held in Shanghai from May 1 to October 31. People all over
the world are looking forward to it. Here are several golden rules on how to best
plan your trip.
　　Rule l : Do your homework
　　Read everything you can before going. Really study the maps. Know the
pavilions. Arrive at the entrance nearest to the things you want to see. Have a
plan. It will make a big difference.
　　Rule 2:Allow plenty of time
　　Expo 2010 is the largest attraction event in the history of the world. It will
take many days to see it. Plan to spend from five to eight days or more seeing it.
　　Rule 3 : Pace yourself
　　Expo is enormous. The distances are punishing. It is better to spend a day
seeing a single area than to run back and forth all over the site. Remember to
wear the most comfortable shoes. Never mind what they look like.
　　Rule 4:Get going in May
　　At many Expos the crowds are smaller in May and in early June than at any
other time. And beware the last two weeks. During every Expo, people delay
their visits and then in early October they suddenly realize, "Expo will close
soon! I haven't seen it!" As a result, the last several weeks usually have the most
crowded of the entire Expo.
　　Rule 5: Find out what everyone else is doing  and do the opposite.
　　If you don't like large crowds and long lines do the opposite. Here is an
example: Most people go on Saturdays or on holidays. So avoid Saturdays and
holidays. Go on weekdays when most people are at work.
　　Rule 6 : Turn up
　　Expo 2010 is the largest celebration in China's history an amazing
once-in-a-lifetime event. When it is gone and it will never be seen again. So
whatever you do, don't miss it !

1. Expo 2010 will last _____.            

A. five to eight days      
B. several weeks            
C. six months            
D. a year

2. According to Rule 4, you'd better not go to Expo on _____.

A. May 3                  
B. July 5              
C. September 16            
D. October 20

3. When there are lots of people waiting in line to see the most popular attractions, what's your
best choice?  

A. I'll wait in line as other people do.              
B. I'll go back and return tomorrow.              
C. I'11 visit the less crowded places instead.              
D. I'11 sit on a bench to have a rest for about two or three hours.

4. In Rule 6 "turn up" here means _____.    

A. doesn't miss it          
B. come and see              
C. make the sound louder  
D. never be seen again

       A Chinese  linguistic (語言學(xué)的) magazine picked the ten top hot words of 2009. And it gave
each of them a short description. Some of the words show some popular things,and others show some
serious social problems.
       Most Chinese people know the word " buchaqian". It came from Xiao Shenyang's comedy at the
CCTV Spring Festival Party in 2009. "Woju" became popular after a popular TV show of the same
name was shown. "Beijiuye" means some students are given jobs which are not true after they graduate.
       "Ditan" is a popular word around the world. It has drawn public attention to the bad results of the
polluted environment.
        "Miaosha"came from computer games.  Its original meaning was "killing someone m a second".
Now it means a fast way of selling things on the Internet.
       "Yizu" means well-educated young people who can-not get well-paid jobs. 
       "Jiujie" means a feeling of being very frustrated.
       "Luoguan" is used to describe officials who keep their families and save  their  money  in  banks in
foreign countries.
       "Duomaomao" and "diaoyu" are both about the police. "Duomaomao" is used to describe suspicious
or underhanded  dealing(可疑的或秘密的交易) .  
       "Diaoyu"means that some traffic police set traps to catch drivers.
       The ten top hot words were chosen by some famous linguists,according to Hao Mingjian, a worker
of Yao Wen Jiao Zi.

1. The ten top hot words were chosen           .

A. on the Internet      
B. by the police      
C. by some linguists      
D. at the CCTV Spring Festival Party in 2009

2. " Ditan"  is a popular word about_____ .

A. the envlronment  
B. popular games      
C. education            
D. the Internet

3. The word "miaosha" originally came from____ .

A. a famous comedy
B. computer games    
C. a popular show    
D. online shops

4. Which of the following could be the best title for the        passage ?

A. A Linguistic Magazine    
B. Yao Wen Jiao Zi,a Popular Program    
C. Serious Social Problems    
D. The Ten Top Hot Words of 2009

     Kunming is the capital of Yunnan. It's a city with a long history. Kunming has a population of more
than 5, 000, 000. Though the weather in Yunnan changes form place to place, Kunming is famous for her
beautiful weather. It's neither too hot in summer nor too cold in winter. That's why more and more people
like to travel and even to live here. You can see that great changes have taken place here. a lot of tall
buildings, cinemas and hospitals have been put up. You can cross the streets over footbridges in the city.
You can buy whatever you want in shops and supermarkets in or around the city. People's lives are
becoming better and better.
     At weekend or on holiday, people like to relax themselves in different places and in different ways. In
winter, people especially old people would like to climb the Western Hills. From the top of Hills, you can
have a good look at the beautiful scenery of Kunming. Far away from the Hills, you can enjoy the Sleeping Beauty among the Hills. After supper, families take a walk along the bank of Dianchi Lake. The Golden
Temple and EXPO Garden are tow famous places of interest in the north of the city. EXPO Garden is
known to people both at home and abroad. You can spend a whole day visiting the world-famous garden. A little farther away form the southeast of the city, a special forest welcomes you. It is not a tree forest,
but a stone forest. So it is called the Stone Forest.    
     People in Kunming are really friendly. They often invite their friends home to try delicious food, like rice noodles. If you want to know more about Kunming and taste her food, please visit her yourself.

1. What's the population of Kunming?
A. Over five million.  
B. Over five thousand.  
C. Over five billion.  
D. Over five hundreds.
2.The weather in Yunnan is _______.
A. the same in different places  
B. neither too hot nor too cold  
C. different in different places  
D. different in the same place
3.The Sleeping Beauty is the name of a _______.
A. Person  
B. hill  
C. shop  
D.film star
4. _______ is known to people all over the world.
A. The Western Hills  
B. The Stone Forest  
C. The Golden Temple  
D. EXPO Garden
5. The writer of this passage wants to _______.
A. Invite tourists to Kunming  
B. visit Kunming  
C. taste her food  
D. know more about Kunming

     People invented poetry as they helped to remember things. Before the invention of writing, there was no other way but(除了)to remember important things. People early founded that rhyme and rhythm(節(jié)奏和韻律) were very helpful when they are trying to remember things. So they made poems to help them
remember all the things they needed to know and passed on from generation to generation. For example,
they could easily remember their history with poetry. They recited great stories about their ancestors and
the wars that they experienced.

根據(jù)上面的短文，判斷正（T）誤（F）

(    )1. People invented poetry only to have fun.
(    )2. Rhyme and rhythm were helpful when people remembered things.
(    )3. People could remember their history easily without any help.
(    )4. Before the invention of writing, people couldn’t remember any important things.
(    )5. Poetry could help .people remember everything.

         There is a one-day holiday in most countries on New Year's Eve. There are several interesting customs in the West, and there are many differences from country to country.  
         Though Christmas is a family get-together. New Year for some is a time to be with friends too. Parties are most often held to welcome New Year. At such arties, there is food and drink and dancing until the time nears for the coming of New Year.  
         At midnight, people often say “Happy New Year ”to each other. Champagne（香檳酒）is a favorite drink for New Year. In many western countries fireworks（煙火）are let off at midnight ,and many people like to make a noise, possibly to drive away bad spirits（幽靈）.  
        One important song is often sung at New year-the Scottish（蘇格蘭）song of Auld Lang syne (good times long ago.）

1. People usually have great celebrations for New Year on         .   

A. New Year's Day                    
B. the night before New Year's Eve  
C. the night of New Year's Day      
D. the night before New Year's Day

2. In the West, New Year is also a time when.         .   

A. friends get together              
B. friends write to each other  
C. people can have a week's holiday  
D. people came from country to country

3. The word “customs ”in the passage means          .   

A. 習(xí)俗                    
B.  聚會            
C. 飲食                  
D. 活動

4.At midnight on New Year's Eve western people often          .  

① hold parties to welcome New Year        
② make a noise to drive away bad spirits  
③ drink with friends or families          
④ say “Happy New Year ”to each other  
⑤ sing an important French song          
⑥ let off fireworks  

A. ①②③④             B. ③④⑤⑥           C. ②③④⑥         D. ①②⑤⑥         . 

5. This passage mainly talks about

A. western people drink together on New Year's Eve  
B. what western people do on New Year's Day  
C. how western people spend their New Year's Eve
D. western people have a good time on New Year's Day

       Good manners are very important in the communication (交流) of daily life .Everyone likes a person with good manners.   1   How does one know what he should do and what he shouldn't do?  2  . A person with good manners never laughs at people in trouble. Instead, he always tries to consult (請教) or offer
help to the person    3  . He doesn't spit in public places. Ideas of what are good manners are not always
the same in different regions.(宗教) For example, people in western countries usually kiss each other to
show their greetings ,   4   and sometimes is regarded as impolite to others. So it is important to know what is regarded as polite and impolite before you go to a different region. But remember that it is always right
to be kind and helpful to others.
A. When he takes a bus and sees an old man, he always gives his seat to him
B. while in China, kissing in public is something unusual
C. Well, here are some common examples.  
D. But what are good manners?

(    )5. The best title of the passage can be  

A. Manners
B. Good Manners
C. Bad Manners
D. Be a Good-mannered Person

     In a classroom in many countries, the teacher teaches more than art or history or language. He or she
also teaches the culture of the country.
     In a country such as the United States, people with different history, culture and language join
together and they pay much attention to personal ideas. Teachers try to make each student special.
Students to do not have to remember a lot of information, instead, they work and find answers by
themselves, There is often discussion in the classroom. At an early age students learn to have their own
ideas. Their education encourages personal thought. The important thing is on how to arrive at an answer
and not only to get the correct answer.
     In most Asian countries, people have the same language, history and culture. Perhaps for this reason,
the education there pays more attention to group goals than personal ideas; Children in China and Japan
often work together and help each other on homework. In the classroom, the ways of teaching are often
very traditional. The teacher says, and the students listen. There is not much discussion. Instead, the
students repeat rules or information that they have been taught in order to keep them in mind.
     In many ways these differences come from different educational ideas. In Western countries teachers
are taught to help students to learn. They make it easier for the students to learn by themselves. In some
Asian countries, however, teachers often feel that their job is to pass knowledge to students.

1. Do students in the United States have to remember a lot of information?
   ______________________________________________________________.
2. There is often discussion in the classroom in America, isn’t there?
   ______________________________________________________________.
3. What does the education in the United States encourage?
   ______________________________________________________________.
4. Which does the education in some Asian countries pay more attention to, group goals or personal
ideas?
   ______________________________________________________________.

5. Put the last sentence "In some Asian countries, however, teachers often feel that …" into Chinese.
  ______________________________________________________________.