【改编】Modern Chinese use the solar calendar（阳历）as English people do . But at the same time, they use their own lunar calendar. Each lunar year is given the name of one of these animals : the rat , the ox , the tiger , the hare , the dragon , the snake , the horse , the goat , the monkey , the chicken , the dog and the pig . This list lasts for 12 years and then starts again.
Each Chinese month starts on the day of the new moon. And the full moon comes on the 15th day of the month. The New Year always starts between January 21 and February 20. On the last day of the lunar year, there is a big family dinner. All members of the family except married daughters try to be present at this meal, even if they have to travel many miles to reach the home of their parents. Old quarrels are forgotten, and everybody is happy. After the dinner, the children keep awake to welcome the New Year.
The New Year celebrations last for 15 days, from the new moon to the full moon. On the first day, children and unmarried people go to visit their elderIf next year is the year of the monkey, what is the name of this year?
| A．It is the year of the goat. |
| B．It is the year of the hare. |
| C．It is the year of the rat. |
| D．It is the year of the ox. |
Suppose that next Chinese New Year's Day is on 25th January, when will people have their big family dinner?
| A．On January 25. | B．On January 26. |
| C．On January 24. | D．On January 23. |
The family usually have their big family dinner at the home of _______.
| A．the unmarried son | B．the unmarried daughter |
| C．the married daughter | D．the parents |
People celebrate the New Year ________.
| A．for 15 days |
| B．from the new moon to the full moon in the first month of the lunar year |
| C．from January 21 to February 20 |
| D．both A and B |
From this selection we know that each Chinese month is measured by __.
| A．the sun’s revolutions（旋转） |
| B．the moon’s revolutions |
| C．the earth’s revolutions |
| D．both the earth’s and moon’s revolutions |
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
It is said that people born under different star signs have different characteristics．Here are four people born under different star signs．
Who is from England and likes orange best?
| A．Tom． |
| B．Jack． |
| C．Mary． |
| D．Lucy． |
What’s Mary’s star sign?
| A．Taurus |
| B．Gemini． |
| C．Cancer． |
| D．Virgo． |
What’s the meaning of the underlined word “tightfisted” in Chinese?
| A．富裕的 |
| B．吝啬的 |
| C．奢侈的 |
| D．豁达的 |
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
What is colour? Why do some of the things around us look red, some green, others blue?
Colours are really made by reflected (反射) light．We see colour because most of the things reflect light．Something is red, for it reflects most of the red light．In the same way, if something is green, it reflects most of the green light．If something reflects all light, it is white．If it doesn’t reflect any light, it is black．
Some of the light is reflected and some is taken in (吸收) and turned into heat．The darker the colour is, the less light is reflected, the more light is taken in．So dark-coloured clothes are warmer in the sun than light-coloured clothes．When something reflects light, we can _______ ．
| A．see its colour |
| B．see its heat |
| C．not see its colour |
| D．see no thing |
The dark-coloured clothes are warm because _________ is taken in．
| A．more light |
| B．less light |
| C．more colour |
| D．less colour |
In summer ________ make people feel cool．
| A．dark-coloured clothes |
| B．red-coloured clothes |
| C．green-coloured clothes |
| D．light-coloured clothes |
Every place offers the possible dangers for getting hurt, even staying at work. We may face dangers like walking into desks or chairs, receiving unexpected cuts from a paper knife and so on. Industrial jobs have similar and more dangers like getting body parts hurt by machines or falling from a height.
No one wants to get hurt. Some accidents are avoidable(可避免的). Most accidents happen because of common things seen every day—an open desk drawer, a chair pulled out too far, water on the floor and so on. We slowly get used to these things we see every day and never think about what they could possibly become in the future.
Think about the following to prevent dangers to yourself and others:
【1.If there is something you see and know may become a danger for yourself or others, do something about it. Close a desk drawer, clean up or put a sign over the water, turn off the power before leaving, and so on.
2.Get extra persons’ help and support on a task that is too hard for a single person.
3.Study the situation and think what could possibly happen and change if necessary. Do it before something happens and you won’t have to say some day, “ I should have… How sorry I feel…”
To use an old phrase “ Safety is everyone’s duty.” Looking down on it could lead to being hurt. Keep the rule in mind every day “ Everyone wants to go home in the same condition they came to work in –or better.”
The city of Yangzhou came into being at the Spring and Autumn Period ( about 500 AC ).As the key transportation link at joint (连接处) place of the Great Canal（运河）( Beijing-Hangzhou) and Changjiang (Yangtze River), Yangzhou has been from the Sui Dynasty (600 AD.) an economically rich city, and then reached its top in the Tang Dynasty. At that time, Yangzhou was a famous port and one of few biggest cities in East Asia.
With the improvement of the local economy and easy transportation way, there happened in the history a special local culture, which has an important place in Chinese culture. Many famous men of letters, poets, artists, scholars (学者), statesmen, scientists and national heroes in the history were born in, lived in or had connection with Yangzhou. Li Bai, one of the greatest Chinese poets visited and stayed in Yangzhou several times in his life and one of his famous poems about Yangzhou has been so popular that Chinese of all ages can sing it and has become a symbol of Yangzhou . Zheng Banqiao, a famous Chinese painting painter in the Qing Dynasty heading a group called “Eight Eccentrics”, had strongly influenced Chinese paintings. Wang Zhong and Yuan Yuan and some other scholars formed school of Yangzhou Scholars and achieved great success in the study of classic Chinese and writing. Zhu Ziqing, one of most famous modern Chinese writers and scholars, had always been proud of himself as a native of Yangzhou and thanked the city for being nourished (养育) by its rich culture. Quite a few other names you may come across frequently (频繁地) in the study of Chinese culture and history have connection with Yangzhou. Yangzhou was so attractive and important that many Chinese emperors in history had come specially to visit or check the city. Emperor Suiyang, who ordered to cut the Great Canal so that he could come more easily and quickly, died on his last trip to the city and buried (埋葬) here. Emperor Qianlong had come all the way from the north and visited the city nine times.Which of following sentences is NOT right according to this passage?
| A．Yangzhou joined the Great Canal (Beijing-Hangzhou) and Changjiang (Yangtze River). |
| B．In the Tang Dynasty Yangzhou was a famous port and one of few biggest cities in Asia. |
| C．Emperor Suiyang was buried in Yangzhou. |
| D．Emperor Qianlong visited Yangzhou nine times. |
We can infer（推断）the poem mentioned in this passage by Li Bai is _______.
| A．《黄鹤楼送孟浩然之广陵》 |
| B．《望庐山瀑布》 |
| C．《静夜思》 |
| D．《赠汪伦》 |
Who influenced Chinese paintings a lot according to this passage?
| A．Zheng Banqiao |
| B．Zhu Ziqing |
| C．Wang Zhong |
| D．Li Bai |
What’s the best title of the passage?
| A．Yangzhou：An Economically Rich City |
| B．Yangzhou：An Easy Transportation City |
| C．Yangzhou：A Historical Culture City |
| D．Yangzhou：A Famous Tour City |
Once there was a forest where all the animals lived happily together. One day a family went to spend the day in the forest, and the son left his socks there. After the family left, a bear came by, found the socks, and decided to try them on. They fit so well, and he liked them so much that he wouldn’t take them off.
All the animals talked about the bear’s new look. Soon, in that forest, there began appearing squirrels in shirts, rabbits in shoes, and even rats wearing hats! The forest doctor shook his head, telling animals, “This can’t be good. Animals don’t need clothes!” But no one listened to him. They said he was just out of fashion.
However, it wasn’t long before the first results of fashion-fever came. Several times the squirrel caught his shirt on trees, stopping him in mid-jump and sending him falling to the ground from a tree. The rat couldn’t go into his hole without taking off his hat first. Even the bear, because of his socks, slipped from the river rock and almost killed himself.
When the animals came to see the doctor, he gave them all the same advice, “Take off those clothes before one day they’re going to kill you.” Those who listened to the doctor’s advice stopped having accidents. And the animals realized that they didn’t need clothes at all. Starting to wear them had been very dangerous, and they had only done it to make others admire them, and to get attention.
______ found the socks and tried them on.
| A．The son |
| B．The bear |
| C．The rabbit |
| D．The rat |
From the story we can know that______.
| A．the family had a good time with the bear |
| B．the animals didn’t like the bear’s new look |
| C．the squirrel couldn’t go into his hole with his hat on |
| D．the forest doctor told the animals not to wear clothes |
Which of the following can explain the underlined sentence “it wasn’t long before the first results of fashion-fever came”?
| A．Soon the animals had accidents because of the clothes |
| B．Soon the animals had a fever because of the clothes |
| C．Soon the animals became healthier in the warm clothes |
| D．Soon the animals enjoyed wearing clothes very much |
The story is written to tell us______.
| A．helping others is helping yourself |
| B．we should be careful in the forest |
| C．things that fit yourself are the best |
| D．animals must be looked after well |
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