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The World Expo (short for "exposition") is the third largest world event after the Olympics and the FIFA
World Cup. Countries build pavilions (展示馆) at the Expo, showing off technologies and cultures with
colorful exhibitions and performances.
People can experience the most advanced technologies at the World Expo. Throughout history, many new
inventions have made their debuts (样品) at the World Expo, including the TV, telephone and even the ice
cream cone.
But the Expo is not just a trade fair (商品交易会). It"s a platform (平台) for cultural exchange, bringing
people closer to the rest of the world.
For example, at the Shanghai Expo, couples may be able to marry in French-style weddings at the France
Pavilion. Thailand will let visitors walk into its emperor"s palace. Visitors to the Austria Pavilion will have the
chance to experience the snow-capped mountains of the country.
Many countries have also decided to bring their national treasures to the event.
Since the 1993 Expo in Chicago, the World Expo began to focus on one theme. It changed from a show
into a community event. Visitors are invited to help solve global issues, such as environmental problems.
The theme of the Shanghai Expo is "Better city, better life". It will call on the world to solve the problems
human beings face as a result of urbanization (城市化). In the future, more and more people may care about
protecting the places they live in.
B. the FIFA World Cup
C. technologies and cultures
D. many cities
B. 文化交流
C. 科技交流
D. 自由买卖
B. Couples may be able to marry in French-style weddings at the France Pavilion.
C. Visitors can walk into the emperor"s palace of Thailand.
D. Australia Pavilion will let the visitors experience the snow-capped mountains of the country.
B. In 1993.
C. In 1998.
D. In 2010.
B. Better world, better life.
C. Better city, better life.
D. One world, one family.
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us something about his pleasant trip. When he talked about the Shanghai World Expo (上海世博会), he was
so excited and so proud that he kept telling about it for several hours. The Shanghai World Expo held by China
has been on for more than one month.It started on May 1st,and will end on October 31st,2010. Its main idea
is "Better City, Better Life." About 242 countries and organizations are attending (参加) this expo. Many new
products can be seen here, such as we can see the snow in the South Korea Corporate Pavilion(展馆) every
day during this hot summer though it seldom snows in Shanghai. And we can see, hear, touch and smell the
4-D films at the Oil Pavilion. How wonderful all these new products are!
China Pavilion is in the center of the expo garden. It is very beautiful. It represents the development of China
from ancient time to now. It"s a pride of our China!
Thousands of people from all over the world are coming to the expo every day. And many volunteers are
working for them. All the tourists are very pleased and they say that the Shanghai World Expo is the greatest
one in the world so far.
However, Zhao said, "The expo garden is now so crowded. If you want to visit it, you"d better go there
during the summer vacation."
B. How to Protect the Environment.
C. No War in the World.
D. No Earthquake.
B. the Oil Pavilion.
C. the South Korea Corporate Pavilion.
D. I don"t know.
B. For a month.
C. For four weeks.
D. For about 50 days.
B. Less than 180.
C. 242.
D. 220
B. China"s new products are excellent.
C. The volunteers are working very hard.
D. The expo garden is now very crowded.
attention to the way words are used. Let"s look at the words about animals and plants. Most expressions in
Chinese is about the dog, for example, "a homeless dog", "a mad dog", "a running dog" and "a dog catching a
mouse", have negative (消极) meanings. But in western countries, dogs are thought to be honest and good
friends of humans. In English, people use the dog to describe positive (积极的) actions. For example, "you are
a lucky dog" means you are a lucky person. And "every dog has its day" means each person has good luck
sometimes. To describe a person"s serious illness, they say "sick as a dog". The word"dog-tired" means very
tired. However, Chinese love cats very much. But in western culture,"cat" is often used to describe a woman
who is cruel (冷酷的). There are many other examples of how "cat" is used differently as well.
The rose is regarded as a symbol of love in both China and some western countries. People think the rose
stands for love, peace, courage and friendship. And the rose is the national flower of England, America and
many other countries.
The words about plants and animals are used in positive or negative ways in different cultures. We can
learn about many differences in cultures by comparing how some words are used.
B. has a negative meaning
C. has a positive meaning
B. Each person lives his own way of life.
C. Everybody has a time in life to be lucky.
B. a brave man
C. an unkind woman
B. Western people think cats to be good friends.
C. Rose is the national flower of all western countries.
B. different countries have different cultures
C. what dog and cat mean in English and Chinese
-- a bird called Woodstock.
This year Snoopy turns sixty. Created by the American cartoonist Charles Schulz in 1950, the clever dog
is loved by kids and adults. He speaks more than 20 languages and appears daily in 26,000 newspapers around
the world. When Snoopy first appeared, he was just like other pet dogs. But two years later, he had begun
to speak with simple words and sounds.
By 1957 he could walk on two legs and was going to school with his master, Charlie Brown, who failed
at just about everything.
Snoopy has done lots of jobs. He has been a bow-tie wearing lawyer, a tennis player and Olympic figure
skater, a world famous grocery cashier, a pilot and even the first astronaut on the moon.
However, Snoopy has always dreamed of being a famous writer. The beginning of his story is always, "It
was a dark and stormy night…" Unluckily for him no one has ever wanted to publish (出版) the story.
Snoopy easily falls in love but always has his heart broken. He eats to forget, but it never works.
Snoopy is an insightful, feel-good and sometimes sad dog. If you think a little about his words, you might
find them full of life lessons. Among his most famous lines are "To live is to dance, to dance is to live." and
"Yesterday I was a dog. Today I"m a dog. Tomorrow I"ll probably still be a dog."
B. Three.
C. Four.
D. Five.
B. He"s just like a human.
C. He has done all kinds of jobs.
D. He"s unlucky in life.
B. Snoopy is a lucky dog in love
C. Snoopy is a success as a writer
D. Snoopy can teach us life lessons
Australia is big, but its population is 2 . The population of Australia is nearly as large as that of Shanghai.
Enough laws have been 3 to fight against pollution. The cities in Australia have got little air or water
pollution. The sky is blue and the water is 4 . You can clearly see fish swimming in the rivers. Plants 5
very well.
Last month we visited Perth, the biggest city 6 Western Australia, and went to a wild flowers" exhibition
(展览). There we saw 7 large number of wild flowers we had never seen 8 . We had a wonderful time.
Perth is 9 for its beautiful wild flowers. In spring every year Perth has the wild flowers" exhibition. 10
visiting Perth, we 11 a day in the countryside. We sat down and had a rest near a path at the foot of a hill.
It was quiet and we enjoyed ourselves. Suddenly we heard bells ringing at the top of the hill. What we saw
made us 12 all our things and run back to the car as quickly as we could. There were about three hundred
sheep 13 towards us down the path.
Australia is well-known for its sheep and kangaroos. After a short drive from 14 town, you will find
yourself in the 15 of white sheep. Sheep, sheep, everywhere are sheep.
| ( )1. A. little ( )2. A. small ( )3. A. let ( )4. A. clean ( )5. A. turn ( )6. A. in ( )7. A. an ( )8. A. before ( )9. A. good ( )10. A. Front ( )11. A. took ( )12. A. pick up ( )13. A. going ( )14. A. some ( )15. A. left | B. a little B. big B. found B. dirty B. grow B. on B. a B. ago B. famous B. Behind B. paid B. look up B. coming B. all B. middle | C. a few C. large C. made C. cool C. become C. to C. the C. since C. great C. After C. spent C. put up C. reaching C. any C. right |
| Reading comprehension. | ||
| In 1826, a Frenchman named Niepce needed pictures for his business. But he was not a good artist, so he invented a very simple camera. He put it in a window of his house and took a picture of his garden. That was the first photo. The next important date in the history of photography (摄影) was in 1837. That year, Daguerre, another Frenchman, took a picture of his reading room. He used a new kind of camera in a different way. In his picture you could see everything very clearly, even the smallest thing. This kind of photo was called Daguerreotype. Soon, other people began to use Daguerre"s way. Travelers brought back wonderful photos from all around the world. People took pictures of famous buildings, cities and mountains. In about 1840, photography was developed. Then photographers could take pictures of people and moving things. That was not simple. The photographers had to carry a lot of film and other machines. But this did not stop them, for example, some in the United States worked so hard. Mathew Brady was a famous American photographer. He took many pictures of great people. The pictures were unusual because they were very lifelike (栩栩如生的). Photography also became a kind of art by the end of the 19th century. Some photos were not just copies of the real world. They showed ideas and feelings, like other art forms. | ||
| Answer the following questions according to what you read. 1. Who took the first photo? ____________________________________________________________________________ 2. The Daguerreotype was a kind of photo, wasn"t it? ____________________________________________________________________________ 3. If a photographer wanted to take pictures of moving things in 1840, what did he have to do? ____________________________________________________________________________ 4. Why was Mathew Brady famous? ____________________________________________________________________________ 5. When did photography become a kind of art? ____________________________________________________________________________ |