In 1972, Richard Sears, a young American began learning Chinese because of his interest in traditional Chinese culture.

Drawn to the ancient language, he went to China to study Chinese in the 1990s.

In 1994, Richard Sears decided to put the ancient Chinese characters online. Then, in 2002, he did it That is the beginning of the Chinese Etymology(汉字字源)website. "My website did not get much attention for the next few years. Until one day in 2011, it suddenly got a lot of attention.

I got a few thousand emails, and a few million visitors and people started calling me 'Uncle Hanzi', " Sears said with a smile. Hanzi means Chinese characters. He has put more than 96, 000 ancient Chinese characters onto the website. "When I study each character, I wonder what the ancient Chinese thought, " said Sears.

After visiting many Chinese cities, Sears learned more about China and ancient Chinese culture, He said when he came to China in the last century, few Chinese could speak good English "However, you can hear English in many places in China now. Chinese language and culture were mysterious and not known by people in most countries then, but now, more and more people in the world are learning Chinese, even Chinese history, traditional Chinese medicine and so on, "Sears added.

At present, the 70-year-old American has made his home in China. "When I die, I hope my website will live on, and I'm planning to write a book about my research. This will be my gift to China, " he said.

56. What does "Drawn to the ancient language" mean in Paragraph1?

A. Sears was interested in ancient Chinese.

B. Sears had to study Chinese characters.

C. Sears could draw Chinese characters well.

D. Sears could speak ancient Chinese very well.

57. Chinese Etymology website went online in_________________.

A. 1972                        B. 1994                        C. 2002                 D. 2011

58. What did Sears put on Chinese Etymology website?

A. Chinese history.                                   B. Ancient Chinese characters.

C. The daily life of Richard Sears               D. Traditional Chinese medicine.

59. From the passage, we can infer that Sears set up the website to ___________.

A. become famous                             

B. get the nick name "Uncle Hanzi"

C. write a book about his research              

D. make more people know about ancient Chinese characters

60. The best title for the passage could be _____________.

A. Great Changes in China

B. Mysterious Chinese Language and Culture

C. American "Uncle Hanzi"

D. A Young American and Traditional Chinese Culture

短文填空

telephone , for, lose, so, strong, clever, somebody, good, happy, outside, everybody, at

　 　Mrs Andrews had a young cat, and it was the cat’s first winter. One evening it was  1.________ when it began to snow heavily. Mrs Andrews looked  2. ________it everywhere and shouted its name, but she did not find it, 3. ________ she telephone the police and said, “ I have 4. ________ a small black cat. Has 5.  ________ found one? ”

“ No，madam, ” said the policeman at the other end, “ But cats are really very 6. ________ animals. They sometimes live for days in the snow, and when it melts (融化) or somebody finds them, they are quite 7. ________  .”

Mrs Andrews felt 8. ________ when she heard this. “ And ,” she said, “ Our cat is very  9. ________. She almost talks. ”The policeman was getting tired, “Well then, ” he said “ Why don’t you put your 10.________ down? Maybe she is trying to telephone you now.  ”

目前，我国实施城市化进程中，给从乡村（镇）迁入城市的大多数孩子带来诸多的问题，特别在交朋友方面尤为突出。假如你是Know，你的朋友Tony 发电子邮件请教你关于如何交朋友的问题，请你给他回复一封电子邮件提几点建议，词数约80左右。

内容包括如下：

1.     在小区内玩耍时，你可以主动与他们交流成为新朋友，并告知家长；

2.     请求父母带你去图书馆或一些公共场所，既可认识更多伙伴又可参加文体活动；

3.     在星期天，可外出郊游等。

总之，多参加交流活动，克服困难，保持耐心。

要求：1、涵盖所有要点，意思连贯，符合逻辑。

      2、卷面整洁、书写规范工整。不得逐字翻译。

(可能用到的词：First, Second, Third，In conclusion)

Dear Know,

    I need some advice on how to make friends! I have just moved to a new city. I am 13. I don’t know anybody here and I want to make some friends. What’s the best way? Where can I meet people?

                                                             Yours,

                                                             Tony

Dear Tony,

    There are lots of things you can do.

_____________________________________________________________________________

It takes time and patience(耐心). I hope you will find a best friend soon!

                                                            Yours,

 Do you have _______ to say about this?

      A.something different                     B.anything different 

      C.different something                     D.different anything