The old Chinese saying “as happy as spending the New Year” might be outdated now in the busy modern world. The Spring Festival is regarded as the most important festival for Chinese people and an occasion for all family members to get together, like Christmas in the West. But many traditional customs accompanying the Spring Festival, however, have weakened in practice.Setting off firecrackers was once the most typical custom of the Spring Festival. People thought the sputtering(爆裂)sound could help drive away evil spirits. However，the activity has been completely or partially forbidden in big cities for years as the government has taken security, noise and pollution factors into consideration.“In recent years, some cities have begun to allow people to light firecrackers during limited hours at the Spring Festival, surrendering to(屈从于)public demand. Respecting folk traditions is a gesture of respect toward public opinion,” said Zhou Xing, a folklore researcher.“As people gain more income and it becomes easier to buy daily goods, the New Year holiday is just like any other. After long workdays, many people use the New Year holiday to take a rest, rather than visiting friends and neighbors. The process of making and enjoying the family dinner on Spring Festival Eve is the most important thing. However, many families would like to eat out to save time and energy,” said Li Shunzhi，a resident of Harbin, Heilongjiang.“I enjoy the holidays very much in the countryside. My family has been preparing for the Spring Festival more than two weeks before the holiday, cleaning the house, buying holiday goods and decorating the house with paper-cuttings. On New Year’s Eve, the whole family stays up to see the New Year in, and in the days to follow, a series of activities such as lion dancing, dragon lantern dancing, lantern festivals and temple fairs will be held. Without the ancient traditions, the holiday is nothing to us,” said Zhang Hui, from Hebei.1.Which of the following is WRONG according to the passage?A.Setting off fireworks has been forbidden in some big cities for years.B.Nowadays, people can light fireworks in some cities at the Spring Festival.C.People believe that the sound of fireworks can drive away evil spirits.D.In the past, setting off fireworks couldn’t be seen almost anywhere.2.What Li Shunzhi said implies _____.A.what people do during the festival now is different from the pastB.people would like to have the family dinner on Spring Festival EveC.people prefer to visit friends and neighbors rather than take a restD.the New Year holiday is just like any other day3.What can we learn from the last paragraph?A.Zhang Hui often spends two weeks preparing for the Spring Festival.B.Zhang Hui is used to spending the Spring Festival with his family.C.Zhang Hui always takes part in a series of activities after the Spring Festival.D.Zhang Hui lives in the urban area.4.What does the whole passage show?A.The Spring Festival is as lively as before.B.The Spring Festival is outdated now.C.The Spring Festival is losing its qualities.D.The Spring Festival in China is more important than Christmas in the West.

第1题

in a traditional chinese family, the elders are respected and children need to suppor

t their parents in their old age. ()

此题为判断题(对，错)。

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第2题

— I learned that you won the 100-meter race this morning. Congratulations!— _________.

A、Thank you

B、No，I can't sayI did well in the race

C、Just lucky

D、No，no.I ran slowly

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第3题

Manners are very important in every country, but the trouble is that different countries

have different ideas about what counts as polite behavior. What is good manners in one country may not be appropriate behavior. in another. Chinese people may be shocked at what counts as good manners in England

When an Englishman passes a friend in the street he does not always stop to talk. He may just nod, say “hello” and pass on. If two friends do stop to talk, they do not shake hands. It is only at parties for young people(students, for instance)that a person could go up to someone he does not know and introduce himself. On more formal occasions or at parties run by older people a guest always waits to be introduced to someone he does not know by the host, hostess or another guest who he already knows. At even a formal dinner an Englishman does not wait for a toast before he has a drink. The English reserve toasts for very formal or very special occasions. In these cases the toast will usually be accompanied by a short speech, for example, at a wedding reception or at a party for somebody who is retiring. After a private dinner in someone’s house an Englishman will only shake hands with the host and hostess if it is a fairly formal occasion, like a business dinner, and he will usually put his coat on and say goodbye as he leaves the house.

Luckily, like Chinese people, the English usually excuse foreign students over matters of etiquette. But even so, perhaps the safest advice for the overseas student, no matter what country he is visiting, is to follow the old proverb: when in Rome, do as the Romans do.

1.What will a person do when he attends a party run by older people？（）A、Go up to a stranger and introduce himself.

B、Ask his friend to introduce him to others.

C、Give a speech in front of others to introduce himself.

D、Wait to be introduced by the hoss/hostess.

2.Which of the following best explains the proverb: when in Rome, do as the Romans do. （）

A、If you go to Rome, you must do things like the Romans.

B、When you go to a foreign country, you should learn something about their manners.

C、Romans always do the right thing, so you should follow them.

D、Manners in Roman are as easy to follow as in other countries.

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第4题

Aristotle, the Greek philosopher, summed up the four chief qualities of money 2,000 ye

ars ago. It must be lasting and easy to recognize, to divide, and to carry about. When we think of money today, we picture it either as round, flat pieces of metal which we call coins, or as printed paper notes. But there are still parts of the world today where coins and notes are of no use .A traveler there might starve if he had none of the particular ‘ local money ’.

Among isolated peoples ,who are not often reached by traders from outside ,commerce usually means barter ,which is a direct exchange of goods .Perhaps it is fish for vegetables or meat for baskets .For this kind of simple trading, money is not needed ,but there is often something that everyone wants ,such as salt to flavor food, shells for necklaces ,or iron and copper to make into tools. These things — salt ,shells or metals — are still used as money in out-of-the-way parts of the world today.

Salt may seem rather a strange material to use as money ,but in countries where the food of the people is mainly vegetables ,it is often an absolute necessity .Cakes of salt ,stamped to show their value ,were used as money in Tibet until recent times, and they can still buy goods in parts of Africa.

Cowrie seashells have been used as money at some time or another over the greater part of the Old World. These were collected mainly from the beaches of the Maldive Islands in the Indian Ocean ,and were traded to India and China. In Africa ,cowries were traded right across the continent from East to West .Four or five thousand went for one Maria Theresa dollar ,an Australian silver coin which was once accepted as currency (货币) in many parts of Africa.

Metal was used as money in many parts of the world .Iron ,in lumps ,bars or rings is still used in many countries instead of money .It can either be exchanged for goods ,or made into tools or weapons. The early money of China ,apart from shells ,was of bronze ,often in flat ,round pieces with a hole in the middle ,called ‘ cash ’.The earliest of these are between three thousand and four thousand years old — older than the earliest coins of the eastern Mediterranean.

Nowadays ,coins and notes have supplanted nearly all the more picturesque forms of money ,and although in one or two of the more remote countries people still store it for future use ,primitive money will soon be found only in museums.

1.Nowadays we think of money as() .

A.pieces of metal or metallic paper

B.made of either metal or paper

C.some printed notes and papers

D.round and flat sheets of paper

2.In some parts of the world a traveler might go hungry() .

A.even if his money was of the local kind

B.even if he had no coins or notes

C.if he did not know the local rate of exchange

D.even if he had plenty of ready money

3.What can we infer from the passage？

A.Isolated peoples exchange goods by means of barter.

B.Salt cakes are taking the place of picturesque forms.

C.Seashells could be traded with Maria Theresa dollars.

D.The Chinese were among the earliest users of metal ‘ cash ’.

4.Primitive types of money will be used ().

A.to replace more picturesque forms

B.as exhibits to be shown in public

C.at local country markets and shops

D.as entrance tickets in museums

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第5题

We are full of confidence () the Chinese market.

A.in

B.on

C.with

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第6题

Chinese people stress filial piety all the time.(英译中)

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第7题

Chinese people stress filial piety all the time.

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第8题

Chinese business values focus on intership.（)

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第9题

As the Chinese table-tennis players are the best in the world, it was not_________tha

A.A.surprising

B.B.puzzling

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