Red is the color of China. Among all the colors, red is most 16 seen. The color red is fresh and pure, and in China we call it China Red. Chinese people are attracted by the color red not only because it makes people excited, but also because it has 17 meaning in Chinese culture and history.
No country in the world has ever 18 a color in such a way as China. Here, red is a symbol. It gives color to the soul (灵魂) of the nation. In the past, red represented dignity (尊严) and mystery. Even now, Chinese people 19 the color much more than the rest of the world does. It can be said that China Red is an everlasting theme for China, and an important color for the Chinese people. China Red has 20 a very popular phrase, attracting the world’s attention.
Finding red-colored things in China is very 21 , as you can see the color everywhere. All traditional red things have played special roles in China. Things like the walls of ancient palaces, the 22 flag, Chinese knots, lanterns, traditional paper-cuts, and even tanghulu are all red.
Red is the color of 23 , health, harmony, happiness, peace, wealth and so on. Only real things and events can fully 24 red’s real beauty. The color can be alive and breathing only when it’s connected with people.
In China, red is more than just a color. It carries the ancient history and 25 of the Chinese nation. China Red is filled with mysterious charm beyond description and it is right here in China waiting for you to feel and discover!
A．easily B．quickly C．carefully D．closely
A．different B．rich C．simple D．correct
A．used B．shared C．drawn D．mentioned
A．need B．dislike C．hate D．love
A．spoken B．said C．become D．got
A．difficult B．easy C．simple D．free
A．national B．international C．local D．foreign
A．rainbow B．fear C．worry D．luck
A．believe B．show C．talk D．write
A．art B．business C．culture D．ability
From Monday to Friday most people are busy working or studying，but in the evenings and on weekends they are free and enjoy themselves. Some watch television or go to the movies，others take part in sports. This is 1 by their own interests .
There are many different ways to spend our 2 time. Almost everyone has some kind of3 . It may be something from 4 stamps to making model planes.Some hobbies are very 5 ，but others don’t cost anything at all. Some collections are worth 6 of money, others are valuable only to their owners. I know a man who has a coin collection worth several thousand dollars. A short time ago he bought a fifty-cent piece which 7 him 250 dollars. He was very happy about his collection and thought the price was all right. I know another man who likes collecting match boxes. He has almost 600 of them, but I wonder if they are worth any money. However, to him they are quite valuable.8 makes him happier than finding a new match box for his collection.
That’s 9 a hobby means, I think. It is something we like to do in our free time just for the fun of it. The value in dollars is not important,10 the pleasure it gives us is.
A．decide B．decided C．depend D．depended
A．work B．free C．busy D．sports
A．hobby B．thing C．job D．way
A．buying B．selling C．making D．collecting
A．interesting B．exciting C．cheap D．expensive
A．a little B．a few C．a lot D．a number
A．paid B．cost C．took D．spent
A．Everything B．Anything C．Nothing D．Something
A．where B．how C．what D．why
A．so B．but C．because D．as
Mr Bean, who is silly, awkward (笨拙的) 1 always funny and enjoyable, is a world-famous comedy character on TV and in movies. He makes people 2 through a series of simple and funny acts 3 body languages. Rowan Atkinson is the 4 who plays Mr Bean. Mr Atkinson is quite 5 for playing Mr Bean.
Rowan was born on January 6, 1955, and 6 his early years on the family farm with his mother, three older brothers and his strict father, who did not believe 7 the value of television. For a time, he attended the same school as Tony Blair, who was two years older than him. At the age of 13, he 8 at Newcastle University where he had the highest marks in his year. At Oxford he got his Master’s degree (硕士学位) in electrical engineering. He was particularly 9 fast cars, of which he has a large collection.
Rowan’s career change from an electrical engineer to a famous comedian was partly 10 some speaking problems he had in his childhood.
While he was still at primary school, Rowan had already shown great talent in 11 . Although his teachers predicted (预言) a career in acting, Rowan was not confident 12 he met a group of talented people at university, and he realized this could be a career for him. Another important event 13 . One day in 1976, he was playing around and making faces 14 . He realized something. “I discovered my face,” he said later. John Lloyd, who worked for the BBC, says, “When I watched Mr Atkinson act for the first time, I was 15 that he would be more famous than Chaplin.”
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A．laugh B．sing C．cry D．dance
A．use B．using C．to use D．to using
A．doctor B．writer C．actor D．farmer
A．honest B．friendly ` C．helpful D．famous
A．cost B．took C．paid D．spent
A．in B．on C．at D．/
A．worked B．studied C．played D．helped
A．good at B．amazed at C．interested in D．worried about
A．because B．because of C．so D．since
A．swimming B．driving C．acting D．singing
A．until B．but C．after D．before
A．caused B．missed C．caught D．occurred
A．in the mirror B．in class C．on the wall D．in the playground
A．afraid B．sure C．worried D．surprised
Liberal (自由) education is designed not only to teach and learn knowledge, but also to develop a person’s character. Its aim is to 1 each student to think for himself and make wise decisions. Now liberal education has a great 2 on the world.
Much work has been done to 3a better way of teaching. In a liberal class, students are 4 to have their own thoughts and own ideas when they have 5 which are often held in the form of group discussion. They are properly guided to 6 the knowledge learned. Punishment no longer exists (存在). 7 and students are just like friends.
The idea is of course a perfect one if it can really be carried out. However, it 8 exists in the imagination and will never be realized. We must admit (承认) that 9 should at least be guided properly. Just close your eyes and think how many students will 10 the duties of a student if they are not pushed. 11 is the use of advice only if it is not supported by a reasonable 12 of control and punishment?
It is 13 for us to judge the success and failure of the kind of education now, but 14 the bad behavior of children, which is really the 15 of liberal education, we can see that something must be done to help these children.
A．teach B．order C．learn D．push
A．organization B．figure C．effect D．fact
A．hold B．find C．make D．answer
A．encouraged B．told C．used D．driven
A．shopping B．lunch C．sports D．lessons
A．remember B．use C．review D．act
A．Enemies B．Fathers C．Teachers D．Classmates
A．also B．only C．even D．never
A．children B．families C．adults D．schools
A．arrange B．make C．perform D．return
A．Why B．When C．What D．Where
A．degree B．rest C．person D．master
A．easy B．possible C．hard D．helpful
A．with B．against C．about D．from
A．progress B．goal C．result D．purpose
Our neighbourhood used to be very quiet .However , these days __1__ things are happening in our neighbourhood and everyone is unhappy . Zhao Jun , the local school teacher is extremely ___2__ . When he was interviewed (采访) by the local newspaper , he said , “ Every night we hear strange noises ___3___ our window . My wife thinks that it could be an ___4___ , but my friends and I think it must be teenagers (青少年) having ___5___ . My parents called the police , but they can’t ___6___ anything strange . They think it might be the ___7___ . I don’t think so!”
Zhao Jun’s next door neighbour XiangDan is __8___ , too . “ At first ,I thought it might be a cat , but I can’t see a cat , and I still hear the noises outside .” Everyone in our neighbourhood is worried , and everyone has his or her own ____9____ . There must be something ___10___ the homes in our neighbourhood , but what is it ?
A．interesting B．exciting C．strange D．happy
A．worried B．pleased C．quiet D．friendly
A．of B．outside C．from D．inside
A．actor B．visitor C．ghost D．animal
A．trouble B．fun C．lessons D．sports
A．find B．think C．make D．feel
A．water B．laughter C．music D．wind
A．excited B．surprised C．unhappy D．bad
A．ways B．thinks C．informations D．ideas
A．cleaning B．visiting C．breaking D．moving
Christmas was coming and my ten-year-old Alice told her father and me that she wanted a new bike. Her bike was too 1 , and it needed repairing as well.
As Christmas 2 , her dream for a bike seemed to disappear, we thought, for she didn't say it again. We were busy 3 some beautiful story books, a doll house, a holiday dress and toys. Then to our surprise, on December 24, she said she really wanted a bike more than 4 .
Now we didn't know 5 to do. It was just too late. We were busy with Christmas dinner and packing 6 presents, parents' presents, a brother's present and friends' presents till midnight. So there was 7 time to take to buy the "right hike" for our little girl. Thinking we were parents who would make their child unhappy, we felt sorry and 8 .
Suddenly my husband had an idea. "What about making a little bike with clay (黏土) and writing a note that she could trade in (交换) the model bike for a real one?" So he spent the next five hours carefully __9__ with clay to make a small bike.
10 Christmas morning, we were so excited for Alice to open the little box with the beautiful red and white clay bike and the note. She opened and read the 11 loudly. She looked at me and said, "So, does this mean I can trade in this bike for a real 12 _?" Smiling, I said, "Yes!" Alice had tears in her eyes when she replied, "I would 13 trade in this beautiful bike Daddy made me. I __14 _ keep it than get a real bike. This is the best Christmas present 15 I have ever got in my life!"
A．new B．old C．beautiful D．modern
A．came nearer B．was over C．went by D．passed
A．buy B．bought C．to buy D．buying
A．something else B．anything else C．else something D．else anything
A．what B．how C．why D．where
A．children B．children's C．boy D．girls
A．enough B．no C．much D．still a little
A．happy B．excited C．sad D．angry
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A．In B．On C．At D．For
A．book B．story C．note D．newspaper
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A．usually B．certainly C．never D．of course
A．am going to B．would like to C．had better D．would rather
A．who B．those C．what D．that