C
China is one of the largest (最大的) countries in the world. Over the past years, Chinese culture has spread all over the world. Today, in many cities around the world, you can find Chinese language classes, Chinese stores and Chinese restaurants.
What most people do not know is that, in China, each place has a very different cuisine (菜肴). You can find some foods in all places of China, but some foods are very specific—you can only find them in one place.
There are eight major cuisines in China. Only three of them can be easily found outside China. The most popular and easily found Chinese cuisine outside China is called Cantonese cuisine (粤菜). It comes from Guangdong Province. People can find beef, chicken and seafood (fish) easily in Cantonese cuisine. There are also many foods made with rice and noodles as well as vegetables.
()9. We may NOT find Chinese in other countries.
A. shops
B. libraries
C. dinning rooms
D. language lessons
()10. What does the underlined word "specific" mean?
A. Excellent.
B. Popular.
C. Expensive.
D. Special.
()11. How many Chinese cuisines are hard to be found outside China?
A. Eight.
B. Three.
C. Five.
D. Eleven.
()12. Cantonese cuisine is from .
A. the southwest of China
B. the northeast of China
C. the southeast of China
D. the northwest of China

9. B 10. D 11. C 12. C

【解析】
9. 根据第一段“Today, in many cities around the world, you can find Chinese language classes, Chinese stores and Chinese restaurants.”可知，文中未提及在其他国家能找到中国图书馆，故选B。
10. 根据划线词后破折号的解释“you can only find them in one place”可知，specific表示“特定的，特别的”，与Special意思相近，故选D。
11. 根据第三段“There are eight major cuisines in China. Only three of them can be easily found outside China.”，通过计算8-3=5，可知有5种中国菜系在国外很难找到，故选C。
12. 根据第三段“It comes from Guangdong Province.”，结合地理常识，广东省位于中国东南部，故选C。
【答案】
9. B 10. D 11. C 12. C
【知识点】
细节查找、词义猜测、文化地理常识
【点评】
本文围绕中国饮食文化展开，介绍了中国菜系的多样性及海外传播现状。题目以细节理解和词义猜测为主，既考查学生的阅读能力，也能帮助学生了解中国饮食文化特色，兼具知识性与趣味性。
【难度系数】
0.7

D
How to be happy?
Be healthy. Health is the most important thing of all. Eat healthy food and do some exercise every day.
Keep in close touch with family and friends. Stay with them often and share your happiness with them.
Smile a lot. Smile makes you feel better, and your smile can also make others smile.
Be relaxed. Dance and sing. If you don't like them, turn on some music that may make you relaxed, or read something that can make you laugh.
Give small presents to your friends. To give is even more interesting than to get.
Be close to nature. Have flowers and plants in your home and office. Spend time in the garden or park. Take walks in the countryside or by the beach.
根据短文内容，判断下列句子正 (T) 误 (F)。
()13. Staying with family is the most important thing to be happy.
()14. Singing and dancing can help people to be relaxed.
()15. The writer thinks getting a present is better than giving one.
()16. If you want to be happy, please go out and enjoy nature.
()17. In the passage, there are five ways to make you happy.

13. F 14. T 15. F 16. T 17. F

【解析】
13. 根据短文第一段“Health is the most important thing of all.”可知，健康才是开心最重要的事，并非和家人待在一起，故该句错误。
14. 根据短文第四段“Be relaxed. Dance and sing.”可知，唱歌跳舞可以帮助人们放松，故该句正确。
15. 根据短文第五段“To give is even more interesting than to get.”可知，作者认为给予比得到更有趣，该句与原文相反，故错误。
16. 根据短文第六段“Be close to nature.”及后续内容可知，亲近自然能让人开心，所以出去享受自然是正确的做法，故该句正确。
17. 短文中一共提到了保持开心的六种方法：保持健康、和家人朋友常联系、多微笑、放松自己、送小礼物给朋友、亲近自然，并非五种，故该句错误。
【答案】
13.F 14.T 15.F 16.T 17.F
【知识点】
英语阅读细节判断
【点评】
本题考查对短文细节信息的理解与把握，解题需仔细将题干内容与原文对应信息进行比对，准确判断正误。文章介绍了多种获得快乐的方法，内容贴近生活，易于理解。
【难度系数】
0.8