Dragon Head-Raising (龙抬头) Day is a traditional Chinese festival. It comes on the

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Dragon Head-Raising (龙抬头) Day is a traditional Chinese festival. It comes on the       day of the second lunar (农历的) month. In 2014, it is      March 2.
On the day in ancient times, people put paths of ashes (灰) into kitchens and around water vats (缸). This was         the dragon into the house.
On this day people eat noodles, dumplings and fried pancakes. All the day’s foods are         after dragons. For example, people eat “dragon whisker (龙须)”         called “dragons teeth”.
In some ancient Chinese stories, dragons have power over the wind and rain. They often         rain to the world on the second day of the second lunar month.
It is said that after that day there will be more and more rain. This is         the day is often called “Spring Dragon Day”. It was hoped that         the help of the dragon, ploughing (耕种) would be easier and the autumn would bring a good harvest.
It was said that a haircut during the first lunar month brought         luck to the uncles in family. This is why you still see many people         their hair cut on Dragon Head-Raising Day.

小题1:

A．first

B．second

C．third

D．fourth

小题2:

A．in

B．at

C．during

D．on

小题3:

A．led

B．lead

C．to lead

D．be led

小题4:

A．named

B．naming

C．calling

D．to call

小题5:

A．noodle and dumpling	B．noodles and dumpling
C．noodles and dumplings	D．noodle and dumplings

小题6:

A．bring

B．take

C．carry

D．lend

小题7:

A．because

B．why

C．when

D．that

小题8:

A．under

B．in

C．with

D．by

小题9:

A．good

B．bad

C．better

D．worst

小题10:

A．was getting

B．to get

C．got

D．getting

答案

小题1:B
小题2:D
小题3:C
小题4:A
小题5:C
小题6:A
小题7:B
小题8:C
小题9:B
小题10:D

解析

试题分析：这篇短文讲述的是中国的一个传统的节日—龙抬头。它在农历的二月初二，在这一天有很多古老的习俗，如把路上的灰带到厨房和水缸的周围、吃面条和饺子等。在这一天，你还会看到很多人会理发，因为在农历一月理发是不吉利的。
小题1:考查数词及语境的理解。句意：龙抬头是中国的一个传统的节日，它在农历二月的第二天。first 第一；second 第二；third 第三；fourth第四。根据常识我们可以知道，龙抬头是二月初二，即是农历二月的第二天。故选B。
小题2:考查介词及语境的理解。句意：在2014年，它是在三月二日。in 常用在年代、月份的前面，或指在上午、下午或晚上；at 用在具体时刻的前面；during 在……期间；on常用在具体某一天的前面。因为这里是三月二日，是具体的一个日期，故用on，选D。
小题3:考查动词及语境的理解。句意：古代的时候，在这一天，人们会把路上的灰带到厨房或水缸的周围，这是为了把龙引到家里来。lead 带领，指引。根据句意可知，人们把灰带到厨房和水缸周围是为了把龙引到家里来，表示目的，所以用动词不定式，选C。
小题4:考查动词及语境的理解。句意：这一天所有的食物都以龙来命名。name 和call在这里都有命名，叫做……的意思，根据句意可知，这一天吃的食物都被用龙来名词，即这里表示被动的意思，故选A，这是一个过去分词的形式，和空前面的are一起构成被动语态。
小题5:考查名词及语境的理解。句意：例如，人们吃的面条叫龙须面，叫做叫龙牙。更加常识可知，在龙抬头这一天，人们经常吃面条和饺子，这里的面条和水饺都应该用复数形式。故选C。
小题6:考查动词及语境的理解。句意：在中国古代的一些传说中，龙有着呼风唤雨的力量，他们经常在农历二月的第二天给世界带来雨。bring 带来；take 拿走；carry 携带，搬运；lend 借给。根据句意可知，龙可以把雨带到这个世界上来。故应该选A。
小题7:考查连词及语境的理解。句意：据说在那天之后，就会有越来越多的雨，这就是这一天为什么被叫做春龙节的原因。because 因为，表示原因；why 为什么，引导的从句表示结果；when 什么时候；that可以引导表语从句，但是在从句中不做成分。根据句意可知选B。
小题8:考查介词及语境的理解。句意：人们希望在龙的帮助下，耕种会更容易，到秋天会有一个好收成。under 在……下面；in 在……里面；with 和……一起，带有；by 通过某种方式。这里是固定的短语with the help of在……的帮助下。故选C。
小题9:考查形容词及语境的理解。句意：据说在农历一月理发会给家里的舅舅带来坏运气。good 好的；bad 坏的；better 更好的；worst最差的。根据句意可知，这里没有比较的意思，故排除C和D；根据下句话的意思可知，在龙抬头这一天，人们会理发，所以在农历的一月理发是不好的，会给舅舅带来坏运气。故选B
小题10:考查动词及语境的理解。句意：这就是为什么在龙抬头这一天你会看见这么多人在理发。get their hair cut，是一个固定的短语，意思是理发。根据句意可知，这里表示在龙抬头这一天，人们会看见很多人正在理发，故用现在分词表示动作正在进行。故选D。

举一反三

It’s located at the western gate, just beside the ticket center. The center provides a series of services, such as guide service, free water supply, guide books, charging mobile phones, baby carriage, first-aid medicine, and simple health care. You can also buy some souvenirs like stamps, postcards and tiger toys.

It’s located at the eastern and western gates of the Pearl Spring Scenic Area. There are all kinds of tickets, such as tickets for the scenic area and tickets for amusement park.

Dingshan Pavilion Dining Hall, a large-scale dining centre, can receive 300 people for dining at the same time. It lies in the Scenic Area. Tourists can enjoy the beautiful scenery while eating. It’s open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. every day.

Transportation Guide

You can take No. 168 bus from Gulou Bus Stop and get off at Pearl Spring Bus Stop. The bus stop is just outside the Scenic Area. You can also drive here.

小题1:According to the leaflet, visitors can ______ at Tourist Service Centre.

A．take a bus

B．buy a ticket

C．get guide books

D．have snacks

小题2:Dingshan Pavilion Dinning Hall ______.

A．is a large-scale dining centre

B．is located next to the Ticket Centre

C．is open to the public 16 hours a day

D．can receive 300 people for dinner in a day

小题3:Visitors to the Scenic Area can ______.

A．only take a bus there

B．get water for free if they are thirsty

C．have one choice if they want to buy tickets

D．sell souvenirs, such as stamps and postcards

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It has more than 845 million users worldwide. If it were a country, it would have the third largest population in the world, behind China and India. This is Facebook, a popular website from the US. It is similar to Renren in China.
Mark Zuckerber was born on May 14, 1984. As a little kid, he loved creating little fun computer programs. He set up the network in February of 2004. He was then a second-year student at Harvard University. One day, he had the idea of building a website for Harvard students to get to know each other. He set up the Facebook website. Harvard students could share photos and their personal information there. Soon, the website became very famous. Zuckerberg decided to leave Harvard to run Facebook full time. It was the biggest adventure in his life and later brought him great success. Now, the service is popular around the world.
Greetings such as “Have you checked your Facebook page today?” became a part of young people’s everyday language in the US. People can exchange message and get the latest information about their friends on Facebook. Zuckerberg’s dream is to connect people through the Internet. “Facebook is to make the world more open and connected,” he said.
What’s the young man’s secret to success? Zuckerberg believes it’s important to have an open mind and be ready to try new things. “The riskiest thing is to take no risks,” he once said in an open letter. Sometimes the simplest ideas go furthest. We hope Mar Zuckerberg can go much further, maybe even further than Bill Gates.
小题1:The underlined word “ it “ in the first paragraph refers to _________.

A．Facebook

B．Renren

C．India

D．China

小题2:People can do the following on Facebook except __________.

A．exchange messages	B．share information
C．do online shopping	D．put up photos

小题3:Which is the correct order of the following events?
a.Zucker studied in Harvard University.
b. Facebook is popular around the world.
c. Zuckerberg dropped out of Harvard.
d. Zuckberg set up the Facebook website.

A．a-b-c-d

B．a-c-b-d

C．a-d-b-c

D．a-d-c-b

小题4:Why did Zuckerberg start Facebook?

A．Because he wanted to collect some money.

B．Because he wanted to connect people online.

C．Because he felt bored when studying in Harvard.

D．Because he didn’t know his classmates very well.

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Hollywood child star Shirley Temple died on Monday Feb 10th 2014, at home in Woodside, California, from natural causes. "She was surrounded by her family and caregivers," a statement said.
With her sweet smile and curly blonde hair, she was one of the most popular stars of the 1930s, in hit movies like Bright Eyes and Stand Up and Cheer.

Her singing, dancing and acting won over fans worldwide. She was given a special Oscar in 1935, when she was just six years old. To this day, she is still the youngest person to receive the award.
After retiring from films at the age of 21, Temple returned to the spotlight as a politician(政客) and diplomat (外交官) .
Shirley Temple started her film career at three years old. Between 1934 and 1938 she appeared in more than 20 feature films and was the top US movie star at that time.
As well as being the youngest ever winner of an Oscar (at the age of 6 years and 310 days), Temple was also the youngest person to present one of the statuettes(小雕像). She stood on a chair to give Claudette Colbert the best actress prize for It Happened One Night in 1935.
At the age of 12 Temple"s star burnt out -- her parents stopped her from making movies and sent her to a girls" school. Her final film , A Kiss For Corliss, is available to watch online for free. This is star"s final ever moment on the big screen. The actress retired from Hollywood in 1950, but she still appeared occasionally on TV.
In 2006, she accepted the Life Achievement Award at the 12th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards.
小题1:What did Shirley Temple die of?

A．cancer

B．accident

C．heart disease

D．natural causes

小题2:What did Shirley do after retiring from films?

A．a politician and diplomat	B．a president and politician
C．a director and writer	D．all above

小题3:From the passage, we know that Shirley Temple died at the age of_

A．95

B．85

C．89

D．82

小题4:Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Shirley Temple was given a normal Oscar in 1935.

B．Shirley Temple started her film career when she was four years old.

C．Shirley Temple was sent to a girls" school in 1941.

D．Shirley Temple made her last movie m 1954.

小题5:Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A． Shirley Temple was one of the most popular stars of the 1930s,

B．Between 1934 and 1938 Shirley Temple was the top US movie star.

C．In 1935 Shirley Temple was the youngest winner of an Oscar instead of a presenter.

D．In 2006, she accepted the Life Achievement Award at the 12th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards.

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Sports, school are tiring. But there is a great way to unwind after all of those activities. Go to north London, to the coolest part of the city---Camden. There you can find fashion trends (流行，趋向) and famous people.
Sam and I walked down Camden High Street and made our way to a bridge over Regent’s Canal. It is a 9-mile man-made river that goes through London.
We went into a big market and saw crazy signs, fun T-shirts, and things like hand-made earrings for sale. We bought Chinese fried noodles. It tasted very different from the noodles we make at home, and we ate it with a fork instead of chopsticks!
Camden is famous for the punk（朋克）style that started in the 1970s. Punks walked around with bright pink and green hair, broken clothes with safety pins, metal buttons（纽扣）and pierced ears and lips. Punk music shops played loud, heavy rock music.
But there were also groups of hippies（嬉皮士）with big sweaters. They sat in cafes drinking soymilk, with black clothes, black lipstick and painted white faces.
Besides all these “normal” people, a lot of famous people come to Camden. Actor Orlando Bloom from Pirates of the Caribbean lives there.
Camden is especially known as a home to famous musicians. Lots of top bands played here, including Coldplay, Oasis---and Sam’s favourite band, The Vaccines. I had never heard of them before---But luckily they were playing that night in Camden.
小题1:The passage is mainly about ________ in Camden.

A．the punks	B．the fashion trends
C．the hippies	D．the famous musicians

小题2:The underlined word “ unwind” in the first paragraph means _________.

A．stay at home	B．go out for a walk
C．study hard	D．have a good time

小题3:What did Sam and the writer do at the big market?

A．They bought some hand-made earrings .

B．They ate some Chinese fried noodles.

C．They used chopsticks instead of a fork.

D．They found some crazy signs about T-shirts

小题4:Which of the following is the punk style?

A．Tom wears broken clothes with metal buttons.

B．Jim has short black hair and wears a blue suit.

C．Light music is played loudly in punk music shop

D．Mary has a big sweater and paints her face white.

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Every year on April 22, People all over the world celebrate Earth Day. It is a time to work to keep our earth clean. People plan projects to clean up the land, air and water.
U.S. Senator Gaylord Nelson first thought of the idea for Earth Day in 1962 when he saw polluted rivers and cities with smoke. He needed to get support from Americans to clean up the earth. Finally, on April 22, 1970, 20 million Americans celebrated the first Earth Day! Now many countries around the world celebrate it, and you can, too.
How can you celebrate Earth Day? Here are a few ideas:
Join a clean-up project------Clean up your street or a favorite beach.
Save energy------Turn off the lights when you leave a room, and use public transportation.
Use less water.
Reduce(减少)/ Reuse/ Recycle ------ Practice the three Rs: First, reduce how much you use. Then reuse or recycle what you can.
You can make a difference on Earth Day and every day!
小题1:When was the first Earth Day?

A．On April 22, 1970.	B．On April 22, 1962.
C．On April 22, 1971.	D．On April 22 every year.

小题2:People celebrate World Earth Day every year to _____

A．have great fun	B．keep our earth clean
C．get to know each other	D．get support

小题3:How do people around the world celebrate Earth Day?

A．By using more cars.

B．By helping clean up the land, air and water.

C．By polluting rivers and cities.

D．By taking fewer buses.

小题4:Which of the following sentences is NOT true?

A．Americans celebrated the first Earth Day.

B．Three Rs mean reduce, reuse and recycle.

C．Now about 20 million people celebrate the Earth Day.

D．People celebrate Earth Day by helping to do some public cleaning.

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