Spring is a good time for kite flying -- a popular activity in China. On a sunny day with a good breeze(微风), you'll see hundreds of colorful kites flying in the sky. They have all kinds of shapes like swallows and peaches. Some of the shapes have special meanings. For example, swallows mean good luck and peaches bring you a long life.
The city of Weifang in Shandong is the home of the kite. The city holds an international kite festival in April every year. There are competitions for kite-flying skills and new styles of kites. The most famous is the competition for the "Kite King ". Thousands of kite fans from more than 30 countries visit the city to take part in the competitions, or to just enjoy this colorful event(事件).
The largest kite in the world is a big "octopus (章鱼)". It's about 1,100 square meters, twice as big as a basketball court. Li Jingyang, a kite fanin Jilin, spent eight months making it in 2008.
The kite was invented by Chinese people over 2,000 years ago. According to historical (历史的) record, kites were first used by soldiers to send news to their friends. In the Tang Dynasty, flying kites became a popular game played by everyone.
As it was introduced to the West in the ll00s, the kite brought a great influence(影响) on Western life.
In 1782, the lightning rod (避雷针) was invented with the help of a kite. Modern aircraft came from kites, too. At the National Air and Space Museum in Washington DC, a board reads: "The earliest man-made aircrafts were the kites and missiles (投射武器) of ancient China."What activity is very popular in spring?
| A．Eating peaches. | B．Feeding swallows. |
| C．Flying kites. | D．Going to competitions. |
What do people hope for when flying kites shaped like swallows?
| A．Good luck. | B．A long life. |
| C．A lot of money. | D．Good health. |
Why do thousands of people visit the city of Weifang in April every year?
| A．Because they enjoy this colorful event. |
| B．Because of the beauty of Weifang. |
| C．Because they have new styles of kites. |
| D．Because they are the winners of the “Kite King”. |
When did Chinese people invent the kite?
| A．In 2008. | B．In 1782. |
| C．About 1000 years ago. | D．Over 2000 years ago. |
Which of the following sentences is TRUE?
| A．The largest kite is three times as big as a basketball court. |
| B．In the Qing Dynasty, flying kites became a popular game played by everyone. |
| C．People invented kites to help swallows fly. |
| D．People got the idea of inventing the lightning rod from kites. |
| Films in West-city Cinema this week |
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 A WORLD WITHOUT THIEVES •Chinese film (2004) •Dircected (导演) by Feng Xiaogang •Mainly acted by LiuDehua, Liu Ruoying,Ge You, Li Bingbing •From Monday to Wednesday,at 8:00 p. m. •Ticket Price: RMB¥35 |
 KUNGFU HUSTLE • Chinese Hong Kongfilm (2004) • Directed by Zhou Xingchi • Mainly acted by Zhou Xingchi,Yuan Hua, Liang Xiaolong • FromWednesdayto Friday, at 8:00 p. m. • Ticket price: RMB¥40 |
 HARRY POTTER (III) • American film (2004) • Directed by Alfonso Cuaron • Mainly acted by Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint. Emma Waston • From Friday to Sunday, at 7:30 p. m. •Ticket Price: RMB¥30 (Half on Sunday for children) |
 TROY • American film (2004) • Directed by Wolfgang Petersen • Mainly acted by Julian Glover, Brian Cox, Nathan Jones, Adoni Maropis • From Tuesday to Thursday, at 8:00 p. m. • Ticket Price: RMB¥45 |
You can see________ foreign films in West-city Cinema this week.
| A．one | B．two | C．three | D．four |
If you want to see the film which was directed by Feng Xiaogang, go to the cinema on________.
| A．Monday | B．Thursday | C．Friday | D．Saturday |
Children can pay only _____ when they want to see a film on Sunday.
| A．¥5 | B．¥10 | C．¥15 | D．¥20 |
You can see the film ________ on Saturday.
| A．Troy | B．Harry Potter | C．A World Without Thieves | D．Kungfu Hustle |
Which of the following is TRUE?
| A．Liu Dehua acted in the film Kungfu Hustle. |
| B．The ticket price of the four films is the same. |
| C．All the films start after 8 o'clock in the evening. |
| D．The four films were released in the same year. |
One day Mrs. Wilson went shopping with Tracy and Ben. They went to the supermarket in the new shopping center.
“Why do you buy things here?” Tracy wanted to know. “Because they are cheaper here than at the corner store near our home,” Mrs. Wilson said。” Help me check the prices, please.”
The Wilsons were not rich and Mrs. Wilson was always careful with her money. She looked carefully after the prices of things. She bought lots of things in the supermarket. When they got home, the children said,“ We don’t think you saved money by going to the supermarket.”
“Of course I did,” Mrs. Wilson said。. “Everything was cheaper there.” “We know,” the children said,“but we came home by taxi because we had too much to carry. The taxi fare was more than the money that you save! ”
Mrs. Wilson added everything up. Her children were right.The things at the corner store were ______than those in the supermarket.
| A．cheaper | B．nicer | C．more expensive | D．saved a little money |
Mrs. Wilson ______ in the end.
| A．spent more money | B．paid less money |
| C．lost some money | D．saved a little money |
From the passage we know the children were _________.
| A．happy | B．clever | C．tired | D．lazy |
Mrs. Wilson will _____________.
| A．never call a taxi |
| B．go on buying things in the supermarket |
| C．buy things near her home |
| D．not go shopping with her children |
The best title for the passage is ____________.
| A．Cutting Price | B．Corner Store | C．Supermarket | D．Shopping |
We had one class for computers when I was in school, which was also introduced new in school and all the students did not attend it. I took it because I had free period and was interested in taking it. In those days we could not image that computers will become so important in our lives otherwise most of the students would have joined the computer class.
Computers are beneficial for almost anyone and the present generation is growing in an atmosphere(氛围) where you need the computers for doing almost everything .If they are not made computer literate(精通) they will lag behind in all the activities. Nowadays almost all schools have some kind of computer courses for the students so that they learn the fundamentals of the computer. It will not be possible to do it if they don’t have computer classes. Most of the homes have personal computers now and most children are already aware of the basics before they join school.
Computing courses are also good for adults who are not familiar with the computer as most of the jobs which are available today have the use of computer in some way or the other. Adults who have not used the computer before are generally quite anxious, but an easy computing course will be able to change the way they think in a few weeks.
If you are interested, you can join a computing course which is longer and teaches you more than the basics, but you may have to spend more time in the completing course. They are very useful courses as it teaches you ways to use the fundamental programs which are typically used in various jobs.
It is also possible you may like to do the computing course for enjoyment as some of the classes are also free .There are courses which charge a fee for skills like graphic design and photo editing . They are a lot of fun too and may also be useful when you do a job , depending on the kind of career ，someone you choose or have . You will find these courses in the colleges, as well as online, if you already are familiar with the use of computer.Most of the students didn’t attend the computer course probably because .
| A．they were not interested in computer |
| B．they were busy with their homework |
| C．they thought computers were useless |
| D．they didn’t have computers at all |
Which of the following is the main idea of the second paragraph?
| A．The number of the computers is larger than before. |
| B．The computers are very important in our daily life. |
| C．The students are forced to learn computer at school. |
| D．Everyone has a personal computer at home. |
According to this passage most of the jobs can be done by.
| A．attending computing courses |
| B．changing the way people think |
| C．learning all aspects of the computer |
| D．using the computer |
The underlined pronoun “it” (in paragraph 4) refers to .
| A．the computer course | B．the usage of word |
| C．the basic program | D．the word processing |
Which of the following is TRUE according to the last paragraph?
| A．It costs some money to learn skills of computer. |
| B．All the classes for enjoyment are free online. |
| C．Photo editing is always useful to your job. |
| D．It is difficult to look for computer courses. |
Garden building is considered an important part of Chinese culture. Some people say that if you have never walked through a Chinese garden, you cannot say that you have really visited China.
Traditional Chinese gardens are located(位于)in North China in such places as Beihai Park, the Summer Palace, the Forbidden City. In larger imperial gardens, the main buildings are connected by an imaginary（虚构的） line in the middle of the garden on the north-south axis(轴). Other features (特征)of imperial gardens are colored-paintings, man-made hills and lakes.
Most private gardens are found in the south, especially in cities south of the Yangtze River. Private gardens were mostly built at one side or at the back of the houses. Around the beautiful scene are small open areas with beautiful shaped-doors through which visitors can enjoy the sights. They are open on all sides and are often near the water so that the whole scene can be enjoyed. Suzhou, known as the home of gardens, displays the most and the best Chinese traditional private gardens. Different parts of it are examples of the garden style of the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties.
The landscape garden contains a number of pleasant natural scenes and some fairy tales. The ancient Chinese used to call the garden landscape “Jing” , which means “scene” in English. Good examples include the ten West Lake Scenes in Hangzhou, the twenty-four slim West Lake in Yangzhou and the eight Daming Lake Scenes in Jinan.The passage tells mainly about ________.
| A．an important part of Chinese culture |
| B．the characteristics (特征) of different style of Chinese garden building |
| C．where foreigners can find Chinese gardens |
| D．how to appreciate Chinese gardens |
Which of the following is NOT a feature of the imperial garden?
| A．There is a north-south axis in the center of garden |
| B．There are man-made hills and lakes in the gardens. |
| C．They were built because of some fairy tales. |
| D．They have colored-paintings. |
In the third paragraph, the underlined word “They” refer to ______.
| A．private gardens | B．beautiful scenes |
| C．the houses | D．rivers and lakes |
According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?
| A．Chinese people often invite foreigners to visit a Chinese garden. |
| B．The landscape garden reflects different styles of the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties. |
| C．All three kinds of gardens make up the important part of Chinese culture which is appreciated by the people all over the world. |
| D．People enjoy the private gardens more than other two styles. |
The garden landscape “Jing” which the ancient Chinese used to call actually means in English _________.
| A．well | B．tight | C．garden | D．scene |
Last July, my 12-year-old car died on California's Santa Freeway. It was an hour before sunset, and I was 25 miles from home. I couldn't reach anyone to pick me up, so I decided to take a bus. Not knowing the routes, I thought I'd just go east.
A bus stopped. I got on and asked the driver how far she was going, "Ten more miles," she said. There was another bus I could take from there. This clearly was going to be a long night.
I got off at the end of the route and she told me which bus to look for. After waiting 30 minutes, I began to think about a very expensive taxi ride home. Then a bus came up. There was no lighted number above its windshield. It was out of service, but the door opened. It was the same driver.
“I just can't leave you here,” she said. “This isn't the nicest place. I will give you a ride home.”
“You will drive me home on the bus?" I asked, astonished.
“No, I will take you in my car,” she said.
“It's a long way," I insisted.
“Come on, ” she said. “I have nothing else to do.”
As we drove from the station in the car, she began telling me a story, A few days earlier, her brother had run out of gas. A good man picked him up, took him to a service station and then back to his car. “I'm just passing the favor(善意的行为) along,” she said.
When I offered her money as a thank-you, she wouldn't accept. “Just do something nice for somebody. Pass it along," she said.There was something wrong with the writer's car ______.
| A．late at night | B．early in the morning |
| C．an hour before sunset | D．thirty minutes after sunset |
The writer changed his mind after waiting 30 minutes because ______.
| A．he became impatient and a bit worried |
| B．a taxi ride would be more comfortable |
| C．he knew the driver would never return |
| D．the bus driver had given him wrong information |
The bus driver drove the writer home later because ______.
| A．her brother had told her to do so |
| B．she wanted to earn more money |
| C．she happened to go in the same direction |
| D．she wanted to do something good for others |
The underlined word "astonished" in the passage probably means .
| A．surprised | B．grateful | C．happy | D．angry |
The bus driver hoped that the writer .
| A．would drive someone home |
| B．would help someone in need |
| C．would keep her in memory |
| D．would give the money to others |