CCTV New Year’s Gala (春晚) is a Chinese New Year special produced by China Central Television. The program begins at 8:00 PM and 1. until about 1:00 AM on the first day of the New Year.
The program has received extremely 2. audiences (观众) , which have grown greatly 3. the years. As the Chinese New Year’s Eve is a time when the 4. members get together, the Gala adds a pleasant mood to the house 5. people sit in front of their TV set laughing, discussing and enjoying the 6. . It has become a 7. in China to watch the New Year’s Gala. Around 1:00 in the early morning, the program 8. with the song Can’t Forget Tonight.
To bring audiences even to 9. the yearly show, the Gala organizers have tried many ways to make the program more attractive. It is 10. that there will be no advertisements this year so that audiences can be satisfied with a natural and smooth Gala.
（D—David; N—Nick）
D: My father is a soldier, so he wasn’t at home much when I was young. I 1. saw him at home.
N: Did you miss him ?
D: I don’t think I did. When he was at home, he always made me do things like cleaning my shoes or2.
breakfast. My mother usually did all of the housework herself when he wasn’t at home.
N: Now you both seem so close!
D: Well, one thing showed me how much he loved me and helped me understand him better.
N: What 3. ?
D: One day in December last year, I was looking for my Christmas presents. I wanted to see them before Christmas Day. I went quietly into my4. bedroom and looked under the bed. I didn’t find any presents, but instead, I found a photo album.
N: So ?
D: To my surprise, the photos inside were all of me . And they were all carefully kept. On the back of one photo there were some words written by my father, “ David, my dearest son , you are growing up some day to 5. us and start your new life .”
N: So, what have you learn about your father ?
D: His love for me is deep and strong, but it’s hard for him to talk to me about it.
When my son, Mark, was in the third grade, he saved all his pocket money for over three months to buy holiday presents. The third Saturday in December, Mark said he had made his list and had twenty dollars in his pocket.
I drove him to a nearby supermarket. Mark picked up a hand basket and went in while I waited and watched in the car. It took Mark over 45 minutes to choose his presents. Finally he came to the checkout counter and reached into his pocked for his money. It was not there! There was a hole in his pocket, but no money. Mark stood there holding his basket, tears falling down his face.
Then a surprising thing happened. A woman came up to Mark and took him in her arms. “ You would help me a lot if you let me pay for you, ” said the woman. “It would be the most wonderful gift you could give me. I only ask that one day you will pass it on. When you grow up, I would like you to find someone you can help. When you help others, I know you will feel as good about it as I do now.”
Mark took the money, dried his tears and ran back to the checkout counter as fast as he could. That year we all enjoyed our gifts almost as much as Mark enjoyed giving them to us.
I would like to say “ thank you ” to that very kind woman, and tell her that four years later, Mark went house to house collecting blankets and clothes for the homeless people in the fire. And I want to promise her that Mark will never forget to keep passing it on.
1. When did the story probably happen?
A. On Christmas Day B. Before Christmas Day
C. On New Year’s Day D. After New Year’s Day
2.When they got to the supermarket, Mark went in .
A. with the writer B. by himself
C. with the woman D. with his friends
3. What happened to Mark in the supermarket ?
A. His gifts were stole. B. He broke his basket.
C. He lost his money. D. He lost his way.
4. Why did the writer want to say “ thank you ” to the woman ?
A. Because she bought Mark a nice present.
B. Because she always paid money for others.
C. Because she collected clothes for the homeless.
D. Because she taught Mark to help people in need.
5.What’s the best title for this Passage ?
A. A Big Supermarket B. A Kind Woman
C. A Happy Family D. A wonderful Gift
You may have noticed that the world’s population is not evenly distributed (分布) around our planet. There are more countries where people seem to be living nearly on top of each other because conditions are overcrowded . Then there are others where it seems that hardly anybody lives. What influences this unequal distribution of people ? There are specific advantages and disadvantages of living in a certain area.
The two main factors (因素) that influence people’s choice of location are climate and resources. Climate is the usual weather conditions in a region. Areas that have bad weather are generally less ideal as places to live in . The north and south poles at the top and bottom of the world may be beautiful in their rugged, natural way , but the disadvantage of the bitterly cold and windy conditions usually keeps people away. When it comes to climates, warm conditions and a normal amount of rainfall are advantages that attract people.
Natural resources are tings that we get from nature that help us survive. Each region offers different resources, and therefore attracts different groups of people. People who enjoy the beach can make their living by catching and selling the ocean’s many fish and other sea creature. Those who prefer farming can take advantage of rich soil in valleys near rivers. Some people are willing to accept the disadvantages of the terrible conditions of deserts or mountains in order to take advantages of the resources like oil or woods.
1.The underlined part “on top of ” in the first paragraph most likely means .
A. very close to B. on the highest part of
C. in control of D. on the surface of
2.What are the main factors that influence the distribution of people ?
A. Resources and oceans. B. Climate and rivers.
C. Climate and resources. D. Warm conditions and rainfall.
3.The writer thinks many people don’t live near the north or south pole because .
A. they can’t get enough food there
B. the natural sights there don’t arrract people
C. the unpleasant weather keeps them away
D. the length of nighttime keeps them away
4. Why do people go and live in valleys near rives ?
A. The temperature isn’t too low in winter.
B. The resources like oil can bring them much money.
C. People can make their living by catching and selling fish.
D. It’s easier for people to grow plants or keep animals.
5.The purpose of the examples in the last paragraph is to tell us
A. people cannot survive in cold conditions.
B. different resources attract different groups of people.
C. people usually prefer living at the seaside to living mountains.
D. a normal amount of rainfall is necessary for people to live in the desert.
Li Shizhen was born in 1518. His father was a poor doctor. Li Shizhen often saw that people fell ill. He decided to study medicine and then he could help people.
Li Shizhen read many books about medicine. He found there were many mistakes in some of the old medical books. So his wish was to write a new one.
He tried to study medical science. He studied both the herbs in his own garden and the wild ones. He had long trips many times to collect herbs and talk with old working people and leaned a lot of from them.
After many years of hard work and study, Li Shizhen finished his great book “ Ben Cao Gang Mu ” . At that time he was 60. His book is now one of the greatest contributions (贡献) of the Chinese people to the medical science of the world.
1. Li Shizhen’s father was a .
A. worker B. shopkeeper
C. doctor D. teacher
2. Li Shizhen wanted to study medicine to .
A. get some money B. be famous
C. help the sick people D. write a new book
3. Li Shizhen wanted to write a new medical book because .
A. he was a doctor when he was sixty
B. he likes writing something
C. he was a popular writer at that time
D. he found many mistakes in the old medical books
4. “ Ben Cao Gang Mu ” is .
A. a medical book B. a medical worker
C. a herb D. a dictionary
5.Li Shizhen collected a lot of on his long trip.
A. flowers B. herbs
C. plants D. Animals
I can still remember my first day at school. I was only 6 years old at that time. It was a very big room. I sat at the desk near the window, but I couldn’t see anything because the windows were too high. There was a big map of the world on the wall. But I don’t think I was worried or unhappy at that time. There was another little boy next to me. He sat there and kept quiet at first. Then he began to cry, because he didn’t want to stay there.
More and more students came in , but the boy didn’t stop crying “ Mom, I want to go home. ” He cried again and again. Later , the teacher came in . She went to the little boy, and said something to him. I couldn’t hear what she said. Soon the boy stopped crying and began to smile.
To this day, I still don’t know what the teacher said to the little boy.
1.What did the writer do in the passage ?
A. A write B. A reporter
C. A pupil D. A student
2. What is the big room ?
A. It’s a hall. B. It’s the classroom.
C. It’s a bedroom. D. It’s a school.
3. Why he couldn’t see anything ?
A. Because he was short.
B. Because the window was too high.
C. Because he was short seeing.
D. Because he was blind.
4.What did the little boy do at first ?
A. He was quiet. B. He was happy.
C. He was crying. D. He was shy.
5.Who made the little boy stop crying ?
A. The students B. The mother
C. The writer D. The teacher
