1. In some countries, certain numbers have special meanings.

2. Do you know any of these special numbers?

 

Choose the answer

1. What surprised the writer when he came to China?

A. 4 is said to be an unlucky number in China.

B. 13 is also considered to be unlucky in China.

C. Some tall buildings don’t have a 13th floor in China.

D. Numbers are often used in website addresses in China.

 

2. According to the story, the website address of the telecom company China Unicom is _____

A. Zhongguoliantong.com

B. TCCU.com

C. 10010.com

D. TelecomChina.com

 

3. In China, many couples choose to get married on May 20 because _____.

A. the weather is usually good on that day

B. it always falls on a weekend

C. 5, 2 and 0 are all lucky numbers in China

D. its Chinese pronunciation is similar to “I love you”

 

4. The purpose of this story is to _____.

A. compare unlucky numbers in China and the US

B. explain some rules for using numbers in China

C. describe the different ways in which numbers are used in China

D. criticize superstitions about some numbers in China

 

Make some sentences by following phrases :

1.         I was surprised to see him reading a book in the park.

2.         She went to the library yesterday instead of watching TV at home.

3.         In addition, you need to do more exercise in order to stay healthy.

4.         It is very interesting to go to different museums.

 

1. Using numbers or pinyin makes it easier to type and remember certain words and phrases. Can you give a few examples of these?

 

1. Do you know the meaning of “吃闭门羹”and how to say it in English?

 

Choose the answer：

1. Shi would agree to meet men who were _____.

A. honest

B. good-looking

C. wealthy

D. talented

 

2. Shi's admirers would get a bowl of geng to eat if _____.

A. Shi liked their poems

B. Shi rejected them

C. they were polite enough

D. they wanted to marry Shi

 

3. "Door-closing geng" is used to describe people _____.

A. who cannot open doors

B. who want to get married

C. who are rejected

D. who like to drink soup

 

4. The story is mainly about _____.

A. an ancient beauty named Shi Feng

B. how to make "door-closing geng"

C. how ancient people rejected others

D. the story behind the saying “吃闭门羹”

 

Make some sentences by following phrases :

1. We rejected his plan for the fall semester.

2. She had a talent for drawing.

3. The boy agreed to help his mother do housework everyday.

4. We have reached the end of our journey at last.

 

1. Do you remember how to say 吃闭门羹 in English? What is the story behind this saying? Please retell the story.

How much time do you spend outside every day?

What do you like to do while you’re outside?

 

Choose the answer:

1. If children spend more time outside, they are _____ later in life.

A. more likely to have better jobs

B. more likely to become athletes

C. less likely to have mental disorders

D. less likely to have good grades

 

2. According to WHO, people with mental disorders should _____.

A. climb trees every day

B. grow flowers in their homes

C. live in the center of a city

D. spend more time outside

 

3. Living in green areas can help people _____.

a. walk on real stone roads

b. do more exercise

c. release stress

d. interact with each other

e. develop mental disorders

A. abc            B. abe            C. bde           D. bcd

 

4. The aim of this story is to _____.

A. explain why some people have mental disorders

B. describe the damage that is done by mental disorders

C. encourage people to spend more time outside

D. remind people to stay active and interact with others

 

1. estimate               a state of chaos or confusion

2. disorder           referring to the mind

3. mental              a force that compels  

4. pressure           judge to be probable

 

1.         What are some of the advantages of spending more time outside?

2.         What are the disadvantages of staying indoors for too long?

 

1.         D. 细节题，第三段作者刚来中国时，惊奇地发现很多网站用数字表示域名而不是用字母。When I first came here, I was surprised to see that many websites had numbers in their names instead of letters.

2.         C. 细节题，第四段they use their customer service hotline number – 10010.com. 如果用拼音作为网站名会有些长，但是用客服电话作为名字方便书写和记忆。

3.         D.细节题，第五段Many couples choose to get married on May 20 for this reason。因为数字520的发音在汉语中和我爱你近似，所以很多人选择在五月二十日结婚。

4.         C.细节题，判断题，通过全文举例和最后一句It is interesting to see how Chinese people have put numbers into so many aspects of their lives可知文章是要讲述数字在中国人生活中的应用。

 

1.         D. 细节题，第二段因为Shi的粉丝很多都想娶她，所以她决定以诗论长，看看谁睿智就嫁谁。 She did this to see how talented they were.可知答案.

2.         B. 细节题。第三段讲Shi决定谁有文采就见谁，而对于没被看中的人出于礼貌给他们喝一碗粥But to be polite, she would at least give them a bowl of geng to eat.

3.         C. 文章的第五段说随着时间流逝喝粥就成了被拒的替代词 As time passed, “eating a bowl of geng” came to mean “being rejected”。

4.         D. 由喝粥一词的缘起发展和结局可知本故事讲吃闭门羹的历史由来而知答案。

1.         C . 细节题。第三段中告诉我们那些户外时间多的孩子患心理疾病的人会少很多children who spend more time outside are less likely to have mental disorders later in life.

2.         D. 第二段据世界健康组织提供的数据可知适当的户外活动对患有精神疾病的人有好处。

3.         D. 细节题。由最后一段可知，在绿色环境中生活的人会有更多的运动和与人交往的机会，并且更有利于治愈精神疾病。

4.         C. 推理判断题。纵观全文，作者例举户外时间多和时间少的优势与劣势，可判断文章旨在鼓励人们走出来，多和大自然接触。