On August 18,2012, the White House workers prepared for a special group of guests(宾客). The First Lady was hosting an important lunch. 
At 10:00, her guests arrived. Fifty-four children, each with a parent or grandparent, walked into the White House. The lucky guests were the winners of the Healthy Lunchtime Challenge. It was a competition created by the First Lady a few months ago. She asked kids ages 8 to 12 to think up healthy, delicious lunch recipes(食谱).Winners from across the country, one from every state, were brought to Washington, DC, for the “state dinner”.
At the start of the meal, the First Lady welcomed her guests and congratulated them on winning the competition. “You were the winner in your state――the whole state,” she said. “You guys won! Cool!” She also explained what made the recipes win. “You thought of dishes that are good for you, but more importantly, they taste good, too,” she said.
Just before the dessert time, Michelle stood up to make an announcement(宣告). “We have a special guest who wanted to stop by and say hello,” she explained. “So it’s pleasant to introduce the President of the United States.”
The president walked to each table, shaking hands with the winners and their family members. For the kids, this was the icing on the cake. “It was amazing to watch the President,” Kayla, one winner said. “His visit was a surprise and that’s a really big meal.”________________guests took part in the important lunch.
| A．54 | B．108 | C．62 | D．90 |
How many winners were there in each state?
| A．One | B．Two | C．Three | D．Four |
What made the recipes win according to the First Lady?
| A．Being big and healthy | B．Being cheap and delicious |
| C．Being healthy and delicious | D．Being expensive and healthy |
What does Paragraph(段落) 4 mainly tell us?
| A．The First Lady started the important lunch. |
| B．The First Lady ate with the winners. |
| C．The First Lady made an announcement. |
| D．The First Lady shook hands with the winners. |
The underlined phrase probably means _____________________.
| A．作茧自缚 | B．走马观花 | C．叶公好龙 | D．锦上添花 |
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阅读下面材料，找出与之匹配的中西方节日。It started several centuries ago in Europe．It began as “Hallow Evening” meaning “holy night”.At that time November 1st was called “All Saints’ Day” and people honored all the saints who did not have their own special day.
It happens in a small town Hanoi on the last Wednesday of August every year. During the festival there are all kinds of activities, but the most exciting part is the tomato fight. It takes place at the end of long celebration.
.On Sunday children wake up to find that the Easter Bunny has left them baskets of candy. He has also hidden the eggs that they decorated earlier that week. Children hunt for the eggs all around the house.
Nowadays we play jokes on people on that day. For example, someone might put salt in the sugar container so another person could "accidentally" put it in their coffee. Or someone might change the time on another person's alarm clock so that person would unknowingly wake up earlier or later than planned.
The festival dates back 2,000 years ago with a number of legends explaining its origin. The best-known story is about a great patriotic poet named Qu Yuan. The customs vary in different areas of the country. On that day, most families hang a picture of Zhong Kui in their houses.
Sometimes I really doubt whether there is love between my parents. They don’t act in the romantic ways that I read in books or I see on TV. In their opinion, “I love you” is too difficult for them to say. Sending flowers to each other on Valentine’s Day is even impossible. What’s more, my father is always angry. When he’s very tired from the hard work, it is easy for him to be angry.
One day, my mother was sewing (缝) a quilt. I silently sat down beside her and looked at her.
“Mom, I have a question to ask you,” I said after a while.
“What?” she replied, still doing her work.
“Is there love between you and Dad?” I asked her in a very low voice.
My mother stopped her work and raised her head with surprise in her eyes. She didn’t answer at once and continued to sew the quilt. I was very worried because I thought I had hurt her. I was embarrassed and I didn’t know what I should do. But at last I heard my mother say the following words:
“Susan,” she said thoughtfully, “Look at this thread(线). Sometimes it appears, but most of it disappears in the quilt. The thread really makes the quilt strong and durable(耐用的). If life is a quilt, then love should be a thread. It can hardly be seen anywhere or anytime, but it’s really there. Love is inside.”
I listened carefully but I couldn’t understand her until the next spring. At that time, my father suddenly got sick seriously. My mother had to stay with him in the hospital for a month. When they returned from the hospital, they both looked very weak. It seemed both of them had had a serious illness. After they were back, every day in the morning and in the evening, my mother helped my father walk slowly on the country road. My father had never been so gentle. The doctor had said my father would get well in two months. But after two months he still couldn’t walk by himself. Both of us were worried about him.
“Dad, how are you feeling now?” I asked him one day.
“Susan, don’t worry about me.” he said gently. “To tell you the truth, I just like walking with your mom. I like this kind of life.” Reading his eyes, I know he loves my mother deeply.
Once I thought love meant flowers, gifts and sweet kisses. But from this experience, I understand that love is just a thread in the quilt of our life. Love is inside, making life strong and warm.Why did the writer doubt whether there is love between her parents?
| A．Because they don’t send flowers to each other on Valentine’s Day. |
| B．Because they hardly say “I Love you” to each other. |
| C．Because her father has a bad temper and he is often not so gentle to his wife. |
| D．All of above. |
What did the writer’s mother do when she heard her daughter’s question?
| A．She felt embarrassed and didn’t say anything. |
| B．She didn’t answer at once and went on sewing the quilt. |
| C．She felt hurt by her daughter’s question and refused to answer it. |
| D．She was busy sewing the quilt and didn’t hear the question. |
From the article, we know that_____________________________________.
| A．Love means flowers, gifts and sweet kisses |
| B．We must often show our love to the ones we love in the romantic ways |
| C．We don’t need to do anything to show our love to others |
| D．Sometimes love can’t been seen, but actually it’s just there |
Choose the best title for this article?
| A．Love between My Parents | B．Love Is Just a Thread |
| C．Love and Life | D．Whether There Is Love |
Do you like traditional Chinese paper-cutting? Ding Xiang, a student at Nongsishi Middle School in Xinjiang, is really good at it. At the eighth National Excellent Talents Competition last month in Beijing, the 15-year-old girl got the gold award（金奖） for her paper-cutting skills.
At the competition, Ding cut a piece: Millennium Dream（千年梦想）. The piece has two papers. One shows an ancient cave painting(壁画) and the other a Chinese-made spaceship. The two papers form a sharp contrast（对比）. Ding said she wanted to show three things with the piece: China’s long history, China’s rapid development, and her hope for the future of paper-cutting. This piece helped Ding walk away with the gold award.
“I was very surprised to get the award.” Ding said in an interview with Yili Daily, a Xingjiang newspaper. “I should thank paper-cutting for bringing me the award.”
All the hard work has paid off. In two years, Ding’s skills have improved a lot, and she has the gold award to prove(证明) it.
Ding said she has learned a lot from paper-cutting. “I have learned to observe things carefully,” Ding told Yili Daily. “I have become more confident, too. It is a great help in my studies. Also, I have learned a lot of history from the art.” Ding Xiang got the gold award because of ________.
| A．a wonderful paper-cutting work |
| B．an ancient cave painting |
| C．a Chinese-made spaceship |
| D．a dream for many years |
Which one is not true according to the passage?
| A．Ding does well in paper-cutting. |
| B．Ding is talented in paper-cutting. |
| C．Ding is tired of paper-cutting |
| D．Ding works hard at paper-cutting. |
The underlined word “it” in the fourth paragraph refers to ________.
| A．She likes paper-cutting a lot |
| B．She is very good at paper-cutting. |
| C．She is very happy to get the gold award |
| D．Paper-cutting brings him the award. |
In Ding Xiang’s opinion, the art brought her a lot except ________.
| A．joy | B．carelessness |
| C．confidence | D．knowledge |
The following are four forms about medicine. How to use the medicine is very important. Never take any by mistake.
1）Take the medicine with water, followed by one tablet（药片） every eight hours, as required. For further night - time and early morning, take two tablets at bedtime. Do not take more than six tablets in 24 hours. For Children six to twelve years old, go to your doctor for advice. Reduce dosage（剂量） if nervousness, restlessness or sleeplessness takes place.
2）Each pill of the medicine taken three times every day for fourteen years old. As usual, a pill 6∶00 a. m., before breakfast, one before 11∶00 and one before sleep. Not for children under six years old and old persons with heart attack.
3）The medicine for a person with a fever. Once two pills a day before sleep for adult. Not take the medicine without fever. Half for Children under 12 years old. Children with a high fever, go to see a doctor.
4）The medicine taken three times a day, once five pills for adult with a cold. Half of the pills for children 10 years old. Take the medicine before breakfast, lunch, supper or before sleep. Where can we read these forms?
| A．In textbooks. | B．In dictionaries. |
| C．In novels. | D．In instructions. |
How often should a twelve-year-old girl having a cold take medicine?
| A．Four times or above a day. |
| B．Three times a day. |
| C．Only once a day. |
| D．Not above three times a day. |
What does the underlined word “reduce” in Paragraph 2 mean?
| A．减少 | B．减缓 | C．释放 | D．增加 |
What should we do if nervousness, restlessness or sleeplessness takes place?
| A．Stop taking medicine. |
| B．Reduce dosage |
| C．Take more dosage. |
| D．Ask doctors for help. |
A Bite of China(舌尖上的中国), which has been considered the most successful television documentary in China since the 1990s, attracted more than 100 million viewers after it was shown on CCTV-1 during the 10:30 p.m. time slot.
Nowadays, A Bite of China is on show. There are eight episodes(集) in it. These episodes introduce the stories of ordinary Chinese people and different kinds of their food and cooking ways. Each episode focus on(关注) a food-related topic, including ingredients, main foods, how one ingredient could be used to make many different dishes and so on. Chen Xiaoping, the general director of A Bite of China, said the purpose of this documentary is to let people know more about China through different kinds of foods.
A Bite of China aroused the interest of both people home and abroad in traditional Chinese cooking. Therefore, more and more people want to have a try cooking. They think cooking shows how rich China's cooking history and food culture are.
"The food reminds me of my hometown, my mum's cooking, and my childhood," said 28-year-old Wang Xin, one of the hundreds of thousands of viewers moved by the documentary.
Where was A Bite of China shown?
On CCTV-1. B. On CCTV-2.
C. On CCTV-4. D. On CCTV-3.Which may not be included in A Bite of China?
| A．Food ingredients | B．Cooking ways |
| C．People’s stories | D．Terrible illnesses |
Which of the following about A Bite of China is not true?
| A．It attracted more than 100 million viewers. |
| B．The purpose is to let people know more about China through foods. |
| C．Wang Xin isn’t moved by A Bite of China. |
| D．Chen Xiaoping is the general director of A Bite of China. |
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