Japan is made up of a chain of islands that lie off the coast of Asia. People came to live in Japan from the nearby countries of China and Korea. From these older countries, the Japanese borrowed ideas, inventions, and habits.
For many years, the Japanese built buildings like those in China. They dressed like the Chinese. From China came their way of writing and their habit of drinking tea.
In more recent times, the Japanese have borrowed from the United States. They do much work in science. Baseball is a favorite sport in Japan.
Things change when they come to Japan. The Japanese improve on almost everything they borrow. The art of garden-making came from Korea or China, but Japanese gardens are special. Each garden has a waterfall, a pond, and small bridges. There are few flowers in Japanese gardens. But the gardens are GREen during all seasons because they have many evergreens. Japanese gardens have a different kind of beauty.
1. The Japanese borrowed ideas from________ .
A. South America B. China C. England
2. The story does not say so, but it makes you think that________ .
A. Japanese gardens are different from Chinese gardens
B. Japan is older than China
C. the Japanese cannot grow crops because their soil is poor
3. Each Japanese garden has________ .
A. many flowers B. few everGREens C. a pond
4. On the whole, this story is about________ .
A. the Japanese B.tea C.clothing
5. Why do the Japanese change the things that they borrow?
A. They don't like them the way they are.
B. They try to make them better.
C. They want visitors to like their changes.
参考答案：1—5 BACAB
