Paris | London | New York | Madrid | Moscow | ||||||||
Population | 2,007,537 | 7,651,634 | 8,115,135 | 2,847,779 | 8,389,700 | |||||||
The History of Hosting Olympics | In 1900 and 1924 | In 1908 and 1948 | Never | Never | In 1980 | |||||||
Money for the 2012 Olympics | $6.9 billion | $4 billion | $3.1billion About | $1 billion | $27 million | |||||||
Problems | Very few | Heavy traffic | Traffic jams. Some dangerous places | Not enough money. Violence (暴力) | Not enough money Crime (犯罪) | |||||||
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Chinatown is the name given to an area in the middle of London. It is just between Leicester Square and Shaftsbury Avenue. Gerrard Street is at the center and is the most important street in the area. There is a large Chinese community (社区) with a lot of Chinese restaurants, Chinese supermarkets and shops in this street. In the 1950s, it was a poor area and everything was very cheap. At the same time, the world rice market changed and thousands of farm workers in Hong Kong lost their jobs. They began arriving in London to look for work. They found jobs in the restaurants in this area. Many British people liked Chinese food, and the restaurants were popular. These restaurant workers often worked 17 hours a day and had no time to learn English. As more Chinese arrived, more shops and businesses grew up. Wives came and joined their husbands and children came and joined their fathers. The community grew, and Chinatown was born. In the 1970s and 1980s, British-born Chinese started to have a better education and this brought economic (经济的) success to the area. Many families moved out of Chinatown, and there was more space for businesses. Gerrand Street became a street only for visitors and was soon a popular place for tourists. Now everyone knows about London"s Chinatown. During the Chinese New Year, the streets are seen with flags and thousands of Chinese go into the streets. For most of the year, though, Londoners and tourists go there mainly for the food in the Chinese restaurants. The best restaurants are the ones where the Chinese eat. | ||||||||||||
1. Is this Chinatown in the middle of London? ________________________________________________ 2. Was the area rich or poor in the 1950s? ________________________________________________ 3. Why did the restaurant workers have no time to learn English? ________________________________________________ 4. When did British-born Chinese start to have a better education? ________________________________________________ 5. What are the main points about Chinatown in this passage? ________________________________________________ | ||||||||||||
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Almost everyone in the world uses oil in some way. Cars, buses, planes and many trains and ships also need oil. Even our bicycles need oil. Indeed the whole world would stop if there was no oil. Today there is a growing need for oil in the world. So people are looking for it everywhere. They look for oil in deserts, in the mountains and under the sea. Quite often they find nothing, but the search for oil always goes on. What are the largest oil producers in the world? The U.S, the U.S.S.R., and countries of the Middle East. But China is catching up fast. Before liberation we used to buy nearly all our oil from the U.S. Many foreign people said China was "oil-poor". But since liberation oil has been found in many parts of the country, today everyone agrees that China is rich in oil. Our oil will not only meet the great need in our country, but also be sold to other countries. | ||||||||||||
1. We can _____ without any oil. | ||||||||||||
A. run a bus or a ship B. run planes or trains C. run no machines D. ride a bike | ||||||||||||
2. "a growing need for oil" probably means _____. | ||||||||||||
A. oil is growing more and more B. today people need more oil than before C. people need less oil now D. oil is needed to grow | ||||||||||||
3. Oil can be found _____. | ||||||||||||
A. under the ground B. under the sea C. under the deserts D. A B and C | ||||||||||||
4. _____ was once said to be poor in oil. | ||||||||||||
A. U.S. B. U.S.S.R C. China D. The middle East | ||||||||||||
5. People search for oil everywhere, _____. | ||||||||||||
A. and oil can be found easily B. but oil is very difficult to find C. but can find nothing D. and oil is growing more and more | ||||||||||||
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On April 5, 1971, the government of China asked the government of the United States this question. "Would the U.S. table tennis team like to 1 a week competing in pingpong games in China?" The answer was yes! For 20 years, Americans had not been allowed to 2 the land of China. The 15 members of the U. S. pingpong team did not know much about the country they were to visit. They had little 3 about the land or the population of China. Even so they found it different from what they 4 ! They had thought the people of China would be 5 and unfriendly. Instead, there were friendly Chinese everywhere waving and smiling. Never before had a sport become such a powerful instrument of 6 and friendship between two nations! The United States and China had been completely out of 7 with each other for many years. The visit of the American pingpong team to China brought about new efforts at communication 8 the two countries. The Chinese have 9 been the world table tennis champions (冠军), and they won most of the games. But who won the pingpong competition was not as 10 as the new friends that were 11 ."Winning doesn"t 12 ," one of the Chinese players said, "but friendship does!" | ||||||||||||
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