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 !
B. several weeks
C. six months
D. a year
B. July 5
C. September 16
D. October 20
best choice?
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.
B. come and see
C. make the sound louder
D. never be seen again
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.
B. by the police
C. by some linguists
D. at the CCTV Spring Festival Party in 2009
B. popular games
C. education
D. the Internet
B. computer games
C. a popular show
D. online shops
B. Yao Wen Jiao Zi,a Popular Program
C. Serious Social Problems
D. The Ten Top Hot Words of 2009
than 5, 000, 000. Though the weather in Yunnan changes form place to
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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 a
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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.
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
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.
( )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.
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(香槟酒)is a favorite drink for New Year. In many western countries fireworks(烟火)are let off at midnight ,and many people like to make a noise, possibly to drive away bad spirits(幽灵).
One important song is often sung at New year-the Scottish(苏格兰)song of Auld Lang syne (good times long ago.)
B. the night before New Year"s Eve
C. the night of New Year"s Day
D. the night before New Year"s Day
B. friends write to each other
C. people can have a week"s holiday
D. people came from country to country
A. 习俗
B. 聚会
C. 饮食
D. 活动
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. 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
The Chinese New Year is now known 1 the Spring Festival because it starts from the beginning of
spring. Its origin is too old to be traced(追溯).Here is one of the explanations(解释) about its 2 .Long
ago, the beast(兽) Nian had a very big 3 that would swallow(吞噬) a great many people with one bite(咬). People were very 4 . One day, an old man came to subdue(镇压) Nian. After that, the old man
disappeared riding the beast Nian. Before the old man 5 , he had told people to put up red paper decorations(饰品) on their windows and doors at each year"s end to 6 away Nian to stop it 7 back again,
because red is the color the beast feared(恐怕) the most. From then on, the tradition of observing(庆祝)
the conquest(征服) of Nian was carried on from generation to generation. The term "Guo Nian" was 8
at the same time. The word "guo" in Chinese has both the 9 of "pass-over" and "observe". The custom
of putting up red paper and firing fire-crackers(爆竹) to scare away Nian can be found in China and many 10 Asian countries.