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2020-12-23

阅读与作文（英语初中版） 2020年12期

阅读下面短文，根据短文内容回答问题。

（一）

Korean culture is really exciting right now. The Korean Wave is sweeping Asian countries including China. Young people are going crazy about Korean TV dramas， Korean pop songs， taekwondo and the Korean language.

The Korean Wave started a few years ago with the TV series “Winter Sonata”. This love story is still popular. People， especially girls， like the beautiful story and handsome actors like Bae Yong Jun[裴勇俊].

In the music world， Korean girls are making themselves heard in China. You can often find big Korean names like Baby Vox， S.E.S and Finkle at the top of the Chinese music charts[排行榜].

The Korean Wave has also made young people want to try the clothes and hairstyles of pop stars， too. Not only that. Now some girls in China are having plastic surgery[整容] to change the way they look. People say some beautiful Korean stars have had plastic surgery. These stars dont make plastic surgery look shameful[丟面子的].

Are all the faces of beautiful Korean girls not real？ Find out for yourself when you next visit South Korea.

1. What does the Korea Wave refer to？ It refers to _______.

A. Korean TV dramas

B. Korean culture

C. Korean language

D. Korean actors

2. When did the Korean Wave start？ It started with _______.

A. the Korean pop songs

B. Taekwondo

C. the TV series “Winter Sonata”

D. the Korean food

3. Who is the famous actor in Korean dramas？

A. Bae Yong Jun

B. Baby Vox 3.

C. S.E.S

D. Finkle

4. Korean stars often change their looks by _______.

A. singing pop songs

B. acting in TV dramas

C. trying different food

D. having plastic surgery

5. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage？

A. Winter Sonata tells a very famous love story.

B. Young people like Korean pop stars clothes and hairstyles.

C. Chinese girls also want to try plastic surgery.

D. Korean pop stars think plastic surgery is shameful.

（二）

Every year there is a spring festival in china. Usually it is in january or february. It is the most important festival in china. So before it comes， everyone has to prepare things. They buy pork， beef， chicken， fruits and many other things. And they often make a special kind of food-“dumplings”. It means “come together”. On the day before the festival， parents buy new clothes for their children. Children also buy presents for their parents. On the spring festival eve[除夕]， all the family members come back to their hometown. This is a happy moment. Some sing and dance， some play cards and others get the dinner ready. When they enjoy the meal， they give each other the best wishes for the coming year. They all have a good time.

1. which is the most important festival in china？

A. the mid-autumn festival.

B. the spring festival.

C. childrens day.

2. when is the chinese spring festival usually celebrated？

A. in march or april.

B. in may or june.

C. in january or february.

3. _______ is the special kind of food for the spring festival in china.

A. chicken

B. dumpling

C. fish

4. whats the meaning of the food “dumplings” for chinese people in the spring festival？

A. look up.

B. help yourself.

C. come together.

5. the family _______ when they are having dinner together on the spring festival eve.

A. give each other the best wishes

B. buy each other presents

C. sing， dance and play cards

（三）

Etiquette is not the same in every culture， or in every situation. For example， standing very close to the person you are talking with is quite common in some Asian countries. However， if you do this in Europe， some people might feel uncomfortable. Even in China， we all know that etiquette is not the same in all situations. Perhaps we think that talking loudly in our own homes is fine， but there are other places where talking loudly is not allowed. For example， most people would agree that talking loudly in a library， a museum， or a movie theater is impolite. Even if you are with your friends， it is better to keep your voice down in public places. In fact， we should also take care not to cough or sneeze loudly in public.

Although rules of etiquette can often be different， some rules are the same almost everywhere in the world！ For example， dropping litter is almost never allowed. If you see someone you know doing this， you can ask them， Would you mind picking it up？

1. Etiquette is differrent in every _______ or in all _______.

2. In Asia， it is quite _______ to stand very _______ to the person youre talking with.

3. Even if we go to _______ places with our friends， we should keep our _______ down.

4. Almost everywhere in the world， we should never be _______ to drop _______.

5. If you see someone you know dropping litter， you can _______ them to _______ it up.

（四）

閱读短文，判断下列句子是否符合短文内容。符合的写（T），不符合的写（F）。

The Winter Olympics is also called the White Olympics. At this time， many colorful stamps are published to mark the great Games. The first stamps making the opening game out on January 25，1932 in the United State for the 3rd White Olympics， from then on， publishing stamps during the White Olympics became a rule.

During the 4th Winter Olympic Games a group of stamps were published in Germany in Novermber 1936. The five rings of Olympics were drawn on the front of the sportswear. It was the first that the rings appeared on the stamps of the White Olympics.

In the 1950s the stamps of these kind became more colorful. When the White Olympics came， the host countries[東道国] as well as the Non-host countries published stamps to mark those Games. China also published four stamps in February 1980， when the Chinese sportsmen began to take part in the White Olympics.

Japan is the only Asian country that has ever held the White Olympics. Altogether 14，500 million stamps were sold to raise money for this sports meeting. Different kinds of sports were drawn on these small stamps. People can enjoy the wonderful movements of some sportsmen.

（）1. The White Olympics and the Winter Olympics are different games.

（）2. The world made it a rule to publish stamps to mark the great world Games after the year 1936.

（）3. The Winter Olympics is held once every four years.

（）4. All the countries can publish stamps to mark the White Olympic Games.

（）5. We know that many Asian countries have held the White Olympics.

（五）

Do you want to go to Shanghai this year for the World Expo[世博会] 2010 which will start on May 1st and finish on October 31st？ People in Shanghai have tried their best to make Shanghai as clean， friendly and beautiful as possible to welcome visitors from all over the world. There will be about 200 countries， international organizations and 70 million visitors from both China and foreign countries in the Expo. The theme of Expo 2010 is “Better City， Better Life”. Fifty-five percent of the world population will live in cities by the year 2010. The Expo 2010 is the first World Expo that has the theme of “city”. It hopes to make people pay more attention to living a city life which is better for the environment.

Please try not to go on peak days[高峰日] if you want to enjoy yourself more because it will be terribly crowded there. Peak days are “May Day” Holiday which is from May 1st to 3rd， “National Day” Holiday which is from October 1st to 7th and the last week before the closing date. The price for Expo 2010 tickets on a standard day[平日] is RMB 160， however， its 40 yuan more expensive for a ticket on a peak day. If you buy a ticket now before the Expo opens， it can be ten yuan cheaper. You can also get evening tickets which only cost 90 yuan. If you want to go to the Expo a few times and have a good look， you can get three-day and seven-day passes which are much more expensive， 400 yuan and 900 yuan. However， you wont be able to get them before the Expo opens.

1. How long will the Expo 2010 last？

A. Two months.

B. Six months.

C. Five months.

D. One year.

2. Which of the following date is NOT a peak day？

A. May 2nd.

B. October 1st.

C. October 15th.

D. October 26th.

3. What does the theme “Better City， Better Life” mean？

A. To build better cities for people to live in.