We call the Chinese New Year the Spring Festival. There is a name for each Chinese year. We may call it the year of the sheep, the year of the monkey or the tiger. And this year of 2013 is the year of the snake.
Before New Year’s Day, people are busy shopping and cleaning their houses. On New Year’s Eve, there is a big family dinner. After dinner, all the family stay up late to welcome the New Year. On the first day of the New Year, people put on their new clothes and go to visit their friends. They say “Good luck” , “ Gong Xi Fa Cai” and some other greetings(问候语) to each other. People usually have a very good time during the festival.
What name does each Chinese year have?
| A．A plant name. | B．An animal name. |
| C．A family name. | D．A man’s name. |
On New Year’s Eve Chinese people usually .
| A．visit their friends | B．clean their houses |
| C．have a big dinner | D．go shopping |
This passage is about .
| A．animals | B．the Spring Festival |
| C．a big dinner | D．greetings |
将下列5段对话按一定的逻辑顺序排列。
A The men were tired and stopped pushing .Other people behind the van were angry because they could not move their cars .Nobody knew what to do .Just at that time ,a little girl came and said something to the van driver in low voice .Then he smiled and went back to the van .Tow minutes later ,the van driver drove the van out easily .
B Can you guess the girl’s idea ? In fact ,she just said ,“Let the air come out the tires(轮胎),then the van will be lower .”How clever the girl is !
C A few minutes later, a truck arrived from the garage .The truck pulled and the men pushed ,but the van did not move .
D The sign on the bridge said “Danger. Low bridge”, but the driver of a van (箱式货车) did not see the sign. So he drove the van under the bridge. There was a terrible noise, and the van suddenly stopped.
E The drive tried to go back, but he could not move the van .Some men nearby tried to help him. They pushed and pushed, but they still could not move the van .
America is a mobile society. Friendships between Americans can be close and real, yet disappear soon. They don’t feel hurt. If the same two people meet again, even years later, they pick up the friendship. This can be quite difficult for us Chinese to understand. Friendships between us develop more slowly but may become lifelong (终身的)feelings, extending (延伸) deeply into both families.
There is another difficult point for us to understand. Although Americans treat friends warmly in their personal everyday lives, they don't show their politeness to them if it requires a great deal of time. But in China, we are usually generous with our time. We, as hosts, will appear at an airport even in the middle of the night to meet a friend. We may take a day off from our work to act as guides to our friends: It is opposite in America, Americans can not manage the time to do a great deal with a visitor outside their daily plans. They will probably expect the visitors to get themselves from the airport to the hotels. And they expect the visitors will phone them from there. Once the visitors arrive at their homes, the welcome will be full, warm and real.
For Americans, it is often considered more friendly to invite a friend to their homes than to restaurants, except for business matters. Americans are ready to receive us foreigners at their homes, share their holidays, and their home life. So accept their hospitality (好客) at home and enjoy your visit in America! The underlined phrase “pick up”in Paragraph 1 may mean“_____”.
| A．keep out | B．give up |
| C．pay no attention to | D．continue |
Which of the following is the typical (典型的) way of American hospitality?
| A．Treating friends at home. |
| B．Taking days off to be with friends. |
| C．Meeting friends at the airport at mid night. |
| D．Sharing everything they have. |
Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?
| A．Americans are always generous with their time. |
| B．Americans don't feel hurt if their friendships disappear soon. |
| C．Chinese friendships develop more slowly but will never disappear. |
| D．Chinese friendships are more sincere than American friendships. |
This passage is most probably written for _____.
| A．American students |
| B．Chinese students |
| C．Chinese visitors to America |
| D．American visitors to China |
What do you think this passage is about?
| A．An introduction of friendships. |
| B．An advertisement of mobiles. |
| C．Friendships between Chinese. |
| D．The ways Americans treat friends. |
San Russell is not your average(一般的) baseball fan. He is a die-hard Boston Red Sox fan. He has a season ticket and he arranges his work schedule so he does not miss a game. San also attends game dressed in their uniform, and his car is red. He has even lost some friends by choosing to watch the Red Sox instead of going to their weddings. Is this healthy behavior?
Although Russell’s case is extreme, being a sports fan can be healthy for you. According to a study at the University of Kansan in the USA, sports fans suffer from depression less than people who are not interested in sports, fans also experience other effects from watching their team play. When their team wins a game, their own confidence and happiness increase, just like the athletes. Losing, on the other hand, always leads to some sense of disappointment.
What about die-hard fans whose team always loses? The team spirit keeps those fans from losing hope. Knowing that other fans are probably feeling the same way also helps them. In addition, there is always the hope that their team will win the next game. Russell has lost some friends because of his love for baseball and although you may think that would make him unhappy, he has made many more new friends because of his team spirit.
For Sam Russell, supporting the Red Sox is not just a hobby; it is a way of life and the secret of his happiness.From the reading we can infer that a die-hard fan .
| A．goes to a game without caring for work |
| B．prefers going to a game to a friend’s wedding |
| C．suffers from more depression than ordinary people |
| D．is not willing to help other fans |
In order not to miss a game, Russell .
| A．bought a red car |
| B．keeps a season ticket |
| C．arranges his work time carefully |
| D．tries to make new friends |
Russell feels disappointed and sad when .
| A．his team loses the game |
| B．he has less friends |
| C．he can’t go to friends’ weddings |
| D．he has no hope for his team |
It’s clear the writer of the reading .
| A．is against the die-hard fans |
| B．understands the die-hard fans’ behavior |
| C．is a die-had fan himself |
| D．supports average fans |
The best title for the reading is .
| A．Enjoy Baseball Games! | B．Be a die-hard fan! |
| C．Average Fans Better? | D．Just a game? |
阅读短文，并按要求完成题。
“Hello” is one of the first words we learn as babies, yet it’s one of the last ones we think to use as adults. That’s unlucky, because saying hello is more than just saying hello. How might the world change—how might we change—if we mastered this word? ①I spent one month saying hello to every person I met. Here’s what I’ve learned.
* It can make the students more active. In a study on this subject, Allan Smith, an assistant professor, had middle school teachers greet their students individually (个别的) each morning. And the whole day, the students behaved actively because of this exchange of greetings. School went from impersonal to personal and that caused more class participation (合作) and better grades.
* Environments influence friendliness. One study found that people in the city were less likely to shake hands with a stranger than those in the countryside. ②And researchers think pleasant environments can encourage more smiles and hellos. For example, people in vacation spots were much more friendly than those hurrying to work downtown.
* It improves people’s health. It’s impossible to say hello without smiling. And smiling has been shown to lower blood pressure, reduce stress and bring happiness. Obviously, a smile creates a similar effect in the recipient (接受者).
So maybe we can make the world a better place by saying hello. After a month of doing it, I feel lighter and more connected and I have a better sense of happiness.
76题为；77题为；78题为；79题为；80题为判断正误(“T”表示正确，“F”表示错误)
The students behaved actively after the middle school teachers greeted them individually. [ ]简略回答问题
What can smiling do to improve people’s health?
___________________________________________________________________________写出文中画线句子①的同义句，每空限填一词
It ____________ me one month to ____________ hello to every person I met.找出全文的主题句
___________________________________________________________________________把文中画线句子②译成汉语。
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How can we improve our life? Many people think that they have to accept whatever life throws at them. They’ll say, “this is my destiny (命运). I cannot change it.”
Certainly not! You don’t have to suffer too much. Your destiny depends on yourself, not on any other factors.
I know someone who says she just accepts what life gives her because she has done everything she can to improve it. Guess what her lifestyle is? She wakes up in the morning, goes to work, comes back home, relaxes, chats with people, watches TV, then goes to sleep. Next day, the same routine cycle follows. Huh! Is this what she calls “doing her best”? She believes she has tried her best. But in fact she hasn’t.
Remember that you get what you pay. You just don’t sit around and wait for a million dollars to fall from the sky. You have to get off the couch, get your eyes off the TV screen, get your hands off the phone. Don’t expect your luck to change unless you do something about it. If something goes wrong, don’t just regard it as a little failure, but use it as feedback (反馈). Learn your lesson, make the most of the situation, and do something to solve the problem. It’s not enough to think positively (积极地), you also have to act positively.
If someone’s life is in the trouble, do you just hope that things will turn out fine? Of course not! You get to do anything you can to save the person. So it is with your own life. It is not enough to hope for the best, but you have to do your best. In other words, don’t just stand (or sit) there, do something to improve your life.The writer’s attitude towards destiny is that ________.
| A．we can change it | B．we can’t depend on ourselves |
| C．we must accept it | D．we have to suffer it |
According to the passage, what should you do if something goes wrong?
| A．Regard it as a little failure. | B．Get your hands off your phone. |
| C．Sit around and wait for luck. | D．Do something to solve the problem. |
The underlined word “turn out” in the passage means ________.
| A．翻转 | B．关闭 |
| C．变得 | D．清空 |
From the passage, we know ________.
| A．we only need to hope for the best in our life. |
| B．we can get what we pay if we think positively. |
| C．the woman has tried her best to improve her life. |
| D．maybe our luck will change if we do something about the life |
What would be the best title for this passage?
| A．Understand Yourself | B．Improve Your Life |
| C．Believe in Yourself | D．Accept Your Life |
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