has become a 2)________________ for the government and people of China.

What is the main idea of the news item?

A．Taiwan has been preparing for the coming of the tourists from mainland China.

B．The major influx of tourists can help stimulate the economy in Taiwan.

C．The regular direct charter flights have been suspended for more than 50 years.

D．With direct flights, both tourism and economy will be boosted in Taiwan.

The teahouse is very popular in China.It is a place for the Chinese people to have tea.There are many other names for it, such as Chalou and Chating.Although the names are different, they have similar forms and contents.

Small teahouses existed long before in China.During the Song Dynasty, Chasi and Chafang were places where tea was sold.During the Qing Dynasty, the Manchu people from high society often spent their time in teahouses.As a result, teahouses became important meeting places for people from all walks of life.

To the Chinese people, teahouses are similar to the cafés in western countries.They are social places.People gather and spread all kinds of social information; customers taste tea and talk about news and daily things there.In order to attract customers, some teahouses build stages for shows like Chinese drumming, Storytelling and Beijing Opera.

The rise of teahouses is closely related with Chinese tea culture.After several thousand years of development, the teahouse has become a part of life for the Chinese people.Now, those who come to Beijing will be attracted to the famous teahouses to experience Chinese tea culture.

Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete each statement based on Passage A.

21.The teahouse is a place for the Chinese people to ______ tea.

A.process

B.buy

C.sell

D.drink

22.______ was a place to sell tea.

A.Chalou

B.Chafang

C.Chating

D.Chatan

23.Finally, teahouses became important meeting places for ______.

A.all kinds of people

B.important people

C.upper class

D.the Manchu people

24.The word “similar to” means ______.

A.different from

B.the same as

C.close to

D.related to

25.People come to teahouses not to ________.

A.share social information

B.taste tea

C.eat

D.chat

At present, China is considering whether or not to push back the retirement age. The topic has been hotly debated since it first surfaced. What is your view on this? Write an essay of about 400 words on the following topic: Should the Retirement Age be Pushed Back? In the first part of your essay you should state clearly your main argument, and in the second part you should support your argument with appropriate details. In the last part you should bring what you have written to a natural conclusion or make a summary. Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriateness. Failure to follow the above instructions may result in a loss of marks.

世界上最早对中国的称呼是什么?()。

A、China

B、Khitan

C、Seres

D、Cina

根据短文内容，简要回答下列问题。China has the world’s largest population and there are also a lot of p根据短文内容，简要回答下列问题。 China has the world’s largest population and there are also a lot of poor people. So the government uses a different way from the UN to tell how many of her people live in poverty（）. They hope that one day no one will have to worry about where to work or where the next meal will come from. 小题1:Which country has the largest population in the world? 小题2:How many Chinese lived in extreme poverty in 1978? 小题3:How much has the government spent in building roads and giving clean water to poor people? 小题4:How does the government plan to help farmers find jobs in cities? 小题5:What’s the main idea of this passage?

Noah's Ark is aimed at collecting eggs, embryos, semens (精子) and DNA of endangered animals and storing them in liquid nitrogen. If certain species should become extinct, Kraemer says there would be enough of the basie building blocks to reintroduce the species in the future.

It is estimated that as many as 2,000 species of mammals, birds and reptiles will become extinct over the next 100 years. The panda, native only to China, is in danger of becoming extinct in the next 25 years.

This week, Chinese scientists said they grew an embryo by introducing cells from a dead female panda into the egg cells of a Japanese white rabbit. They are now trying to implant the embryo into a host animal.

The entire procedure could take from three to five years to complete.

"The nuclear transfer of one species to another is not easy, and the lack of available panda eggs could be a major problem," Kraemer believes.

"They will probably have to do several hundred transfers to result in one pregnancy. It takes a long time and it's difficult, but this could be groundbreaking science if it works. They are certainly not putting any live pandas at risk, so it is worth the effort," adds Kraemer, who is one of the leaders of the Missyplicity Project at Texas A & M, the first-ever attempt at cloning a dog.

"They are trying to do something that's never been done, and this is very similar to our work in Noah's Ark. We're both trying to save animals that face extinction. I certainly applaud their effort and there's a lot we can learn from what they are attempting to do. It's a research that is very much needed."

The aim of "Noah's Ark" Project is to ______.

A．try to clone pandas

B．undergo some related procedures

C．introduce cells from a dead female panda into the egg cells of a Japanese white rabbit

D．save endangered animals from extinction

阅读理解。 Bob Pearson is an old man. He has two big houses and a new car. He has no wife. But he is阅读理解。 Bob Pearson is an old man. He has two big houses and a new car. He has no wife. But he is the father of four children. He has two sons and two daughters. One son is from England. His name is Bill. The other son is from America. His name is Mike. One of his daughters is from Japan. Her name is Mikou. The other one is from China. Her name is Lanlan. Bob Pearson is not the children’s real （） country. C. Bob Pearson has a wife. D. Lanlan is a Chinese girl.