Last year, I went to Italy as an exchange student. Before leaving, I asked my mother what gifts I should take to the teachers and the students there. Mom said that the Chinese fan was a good choice, for China is praised as "the Fan Kingdom". I couldn't agree more, because it is more than a tool for cooling. It's also an important part of Chinese culture.
I went shopping and bought three kinds of Chinese fans. The first kind was the feather(羽毛)fan for the teachers, which was made of bird feathers. It was the symbol of Zhuge Liang, a very smart man in ancient China. The fans I bought for the girls were silk fans. They were also called" round silk fans". Fans of this kind were made of silk with paintings of beautiful women, birds or flowers. They were very popular with women of all ages. As for the boys, I picked the folding fans from Rongchang, a place in the west of Chongqing. The folding fans were made of paper and bamboo and there were great paintings and calligraphy(书法)on them.
At the welcome party in Italy, my new teachers and classmates were all excited to get the wonderful fans. And they were even more excited after learning about the stories and culture behind them.
1.The writer went to Italy for _________last year.
A.learning B.traveling C.teaching D.shopping
2.The folding fans the writer bought were made in _________.
A.Dazu B.Rongchang C.Tongliang D.Wulong
3.According to the passage, the writer gave the fans like the one in Picture ________ to the girls.
A.
B.
C.
D.
4.The writer wrote this passage in a ________tone(语气).
A.humorous B.surprising C.serious D.proud
Characters: a judge(法官) Mike(a painter) Peter(a cook）
Setting: a courtroom（法庭）
A judge is sitting behind a desk. Mike and Peter are standing in front of her.
Peter: Your honor. This man lives in a room above my restaurant. I heard him telling a friend that he was stealing from me.
Mike: Smells, your honor! I just take the smells of the food coming up from the restaurant.
Judge: (Looking at Mike)What do you do with the smells?
Mike: The smells help me imagine that I am eating a fine dinner.
Judge:(To Peter)And how much do you want for these smells, sir?
Peter: The 5 coins he always carries.
Mike: But my mother gave me the coins to save me when in need.
Judge: (To Mike) Drop the coins onto the table, one at a time. (Mike drops the coins.)Case dismissed（结案）.
Peter: What do you mean? I didn't get paid!
Judge: You want the SMELLS paid. Mike has now paid you in SOUNDS—the sounds of the coins
1.___________ lives in a room above the restaurant.
A.The judge B.Mike C.Peter D.No one
2.Peter wanted to get __________ from Mike.
A.the smells B.the food C.the sounds D.the coins
3.From the material, we can see that the judge is __________.
A.poor B.rich C.stupid D.wise
4.The material above is probably ____________.
A.a play B.a poem C.a notice D.a diary
1.Li Hua __________ at 7:30 a.m. from February to April.
A.got up B.had breakfast C.read aloud D.watched news
2.Li Hua learned by himself __________from February to April.
A.from 8:30 a. m. to 11:30 a. m. B.from 11:50 a. m. to 1:00 p. m.
C.from 2:30 p. m. to 4:30 p. m. D.from7:00p. m. to 9:30 p. m.
3.The material above is about Li Hua's ___________from February to April.
A.housework B.homework C.school activities D.daily life
Sam and his friend Bob, both 5, entered a painting competition. Bob won! Sam felt blue and left _______.
As soon as Sam _______ home, he told Papa, "I worked hard on my picture. I made it the best I could. I wanted to win. "
"You did work hard, "said Papa. "_______ is a fine picture. I’ll hang it in my office. "Mama gave Sam a hug and said, "I hope you congratulated Bob. "
Sam shook his head, "Bob was too busy getting his photo taken." Then he went to his room. He sulked(生闷气). He didn't feel like doing anything. Some time later, he got very _______. He wondered what Bob was doing. He remembered the fun they had, painting their pictures together.
He decided to do something, _______ he took out some paper and his painting set. He painted another picture, one _______ a ship in it. He knew Bob loved ships.
Under the ship, he printed in big red _______: C-O-N-G-R-A-T-U-L-A-T-I-O-N-S! That was the biggest word he knew.
That afternoon, Sam walked to Bob's house and gave Bob the _______.
"Thanks, "said Bob. "I love ships. What's the _______ word?"
"Congratulations, "said Sam.
"Wow! Thanks again, "said Bob." This is much better than getting my photo taken. "
And happily they went to ride bikes together.
Friendship is much better than ________, isn't it?
1.A.late B.alone C.luckily D.loudly
2.A.stayed B.missed C.got D.left
3.A.Mine B.Yours C.His D.Hers
4.A.hungry B.afraid C.happy D.bored
5.A.so B.or C.but D.although
6.A.under B.above C.without D.with
7.A.letters B.words C.sentences D.languages
8.A.pen B.picture C.map D.bike
9.A.black B.small C.big D.white
10.A.losing B.winning C.riding D.painting
—Dear friends, do you know________?
—By working together!
A.when we can make the Chinese Dream come true
B.when can we make the Chinese Dream come true
C.how we can make the Chinese Dream come true
D.how can we make the Chinese Dream come true
We’d better follow the seven-step hand-washing method __________ healthy.
A.to keep B.keep C.keeping D.keeps
