On the fifth day of the fifth month of the Chinese lunar calendar（农历）, which is Wednesday this year, all Chinese celebrate one of their traditional festivals, the Dagon Boat Festival, or Dragon Boat Festival. Their celebrations include eating zongzi, rice wrapped in bamboo leaves in the shape of a pyramid, racing dragon boats and sticking mugwort leaves on their doors.
In 2007, the central government decided to add the Dragon Boat Festival, together with two other traditional festivals - Tomb Sweeping Day (清明节) and Mid Autumn Festival - to the list of public holidays
According to tradition, our ancestors（长辈） believed the hot weather in midsummer might cause different kinds of diseases (疾病). So, to keep off diseases and drive out evil were the main purposes of the Dragon Boat Festival. Parents used colorful threads to make necklaces and bracelets （手镯） for children, gave them beautiful embroidered bags（荷包）, painted the Chinese character for "king" (wang) on their foreheads to drive away bad luck. The Dragon Boat Festival was also called "kids festival" in some places. Spending such happy hours with parents, young children began to understand the festival as well as the traditions and culture behind it. Repeating the customs year by year makes it possible for kids to learn the traditions, accept it and pass it on when they become adults.
1.How do people celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival?
A．People celebrate this festival by eating eggs.
B．People celebrate this festival by eating zongzi, racing dragon boats.
C．People celebrate this festival by sending cards.
D．People celebrate this festival by singing and dancing.
2.What is the Chinese meaning of “mugwort leaves” in the second paragraph?
A．粽叶 B．红叶 C．艾叶 D．松叶
3.How many public holidays added by the central government in 2007?
A．2 B．3 C．4 D．only one
4.What is the main purpose of the Dragon Boat Festival according to tradition?
A．To keep off diseases and drive out evil and bad luck.
B．To spend happy time with parents.
C．To make necklaces and bracelets for children.
D．To have a long holiday with family members.
The Red Cross is an international organization. It cares for people who are in need of help. A man in Paris hospital needs blood, a woman in Mexico hurt in an earthquake and a family in India lost their home in a storm. All of them may be helped by the Red Cross. The Red Cross is in almost every country around the world. The world Red Cross organizations are sometimes called the Red Crescent（新月）. All of these agencies（机构）share a common goal of trying to help people in need. The idea of forming such an organization started with Jean Henri Dunant. In 1859, he saw how people were suffering during the war in Italy. He wanted to help all the wounded （受伤害的） people regardless of（无论）which side they were fighting for. The American Red Cross was set up by Clara Barton in 1881. Today the Red Cross in the United States provides a number of services for the people, such as helping people in need, teaching first aid and providing blood.
1.A good title for this passage is _______________.
A．People in Need of Help B．Forming an Organization to Help the Soldier
C．The International Red Cross D．Join the Red Cross
2.The underlined word “ suffering” means “___________”.
A．受苦的 B．生活的 C．欢庆的 D．喜悦的
3.Who can be helped by the Red Cross?
A．The soldiers. B．The American. C．All the wounded people. D．Anyone.
4.Where can you find the Red Cross?
A. We can only find it in the USA. B. We can find it all over the world.
C. We can find it only in India, Mexico and Paris. D. In the places with natural disasters.
Reading is a good habit, but the problem is, there's too much to read these days, and too little time to read every word of it. There are hundreds of skills to help you read more in less time. Here are two skills that I think are especially good.
Preview--if it's long and hard. Previewing is especially useful for getting a general idea of heavy reading like long magazine articles and business reports.
Here's how to preview.
●Read the first two paragraphs and the last two paragraphs carefully.
●Then read only the first sentence of the other paragraphs.
Previewing doesn't give you all the details. It keeps you from spending time on things you don't really want--or need--to read.
Skim--if it's short and simple. Skimming is a good way to get a general idea of light reading --like popular magazines or the sports and entertainment of your daily paper.
Here's how to skim.
●Get your eyes to move fast. Sweep them across each line.
●Pick up only a few key words in each line.
Everybody skims differently. You and I may not pick up the same words when we skim the same piece, but we'll get a similar idea of what it's all about.
1.How many skills are recommended in this passage?
A．One. B．Two. C．Three. D．Four.
2.What does the underlined word "preview" mean in Chinese?
A．精读 B．默读 C．朗读 D．略读
3.What should we NOT do when we read sports news in a daily paper according to the passage?
A．Read the last two paragraphs carefully. B．Get our eyes to move fast.
C．Sweep our eyes across each line. D．Pick up only a few key words in each line.
4. What is the best title for this passage?
A．How to read faster B．What to read C．When to read D．Why we should read
Do you know some world famous brands (品脾), such as Nike, adidas, Kappa...？ What do you think of them？ Do you use their products(产品)？ Here are some students' opinions:
Sam: I am a Nike fan. Many of Nike's advertisements are fun and its products are great! I have a pair of Nike basketball shoes.
Joe: In my eyes , top brand means high quality, So I love top brand products though they're very expensive. I was glad Mum bought me a Kappa T-shirt last month.
Sally：The logos(标识) of famous brands are usually unique and nice. It's cool to own products with those logos. Sometimes I wear my adidas coat.
Jack：Many top brand products are advertised by spokesmen(代言人). I love the spokesmen of many top brand products. I've got many Nike socks.
Susan: I know it's popular for young people to have famous brand products these days. But my parents both lost their jobs. I have no interest in following the fashion. I only choose the products that are not expensive.
Adam: As a student, I don't earn money myself. It's not easy for my parents to support me. So I only use some ordinary products. I don't agree students use the famous brand products.
1.Joe loves top brand products because he thinks ______.
A．top brand means high quality
B．top brands' advertisements are fun
C．it's cool to own top brand products
D．the spokesmen of top brand products are his favourite
2.What does Sally think of the products of famous brands?
A．She thinks they are expensive. B．She thinks it's cool to own them.
C．She thinks they are popular. D．She thinks they don't suit her.
3.Among the six students, who don't have top brand products?
A．Sam and Joe. B．Sally and Jack. C．Susan and Adam. D．Jack and Sam.
Mr Chen is a farmer who 1 in western China with his wife and two sons. One year ago, he discovered that he had cancer. The doctor told him that he needed 2 at once. And he said the operation would 3 thousands of yuan. It was too much money for Mr Chen and his wife. They had no job and 4 were at school. The situation seemed 5 .
Two weeks later, however, Mr Chen got some 6 news. He was told about a health care project which provides medical treatment for poor patients in 7 China. They 8 to pay only half the cost or even less. Thanks to the project and the kindness of 9 family and neighbours, he was able to receive an operation just 10 to prevent the illness from getting worse. 11 he has returned to his family.
The 12 of this health care project is to improve the situation for poor people in western China. So far, the project has helped more than 5,000 people 13 medical aid. The Chinese government is 14 working together with other countries and international organizations to do this. They hope to develop a new health care model 15 China. As our country develops, we must remember the responsibilities(责任) of caring for the weakest members.
1. A．live B．lives C．are living D．lived
2. A．a treatment B．a rest C．an operation D．training
3. A．pay B．spend C．have D．cost
4. A．both their sons B．both their daughters C．all their sons D．all their daughters
5. A．hopeful B．hopeless C．harmful D．harmless
6. A．sad B．bad C．terrible D．good
7. A．eastern B．southern C．western D．northern
8. A．want B．need C．prefer D．like
9. A．my B．your C．his D．her
10. A．in time B．on time C．at the same time D．for a long time
11. A．Already B．Just C．Ever D．Now
12. A．chance B．advice C．example D．goal
13. A．receive B．receiving C．received D．receives
14. A．too B．also C．either D．as well
15. A．to B．at C．for D．on
The lifestyle we were used to ________ a lot these years.
A．changing B．changed C．has changed D．being changed
