We call the Chinese New Year the Spring Festival. There is a name for each Chinese year. We may call it the year of the sheep, the year of the monkey or the year of the pig. And this year is the year of dragon. Before New Year’s Day, people are busy shopping and cleaning their houses. On New Year’s Eve, there is a big family dinner. After dinner all the families stay up late to welcome the New Year. On the first day of the New Year, people put on the new clothes and go to visit their friends. They say “Good luck” and some other greetings (问候) to each other. People usually have a very good time during the festival.How many Chinese festivals are talked about in this passage?
| A．One | B．Two | C．Three | D．Four |
We can find that every Chinese year is given ______ name.
| A．an animal | B．a plant | C．a family | D．a full |
The underlined phrase “stay up” in the passage means “______”.
| A．建造 | B．张贴 | C．熬夜 | D．起立 |
On New Year’s day, people say “______” to each other when they meet.
| A．Merry Christmas | B．Good luck | C．Happy New Year | D．Both B and C |
The best title (标题) for this passage is ______.
| A．Good time | B．The Spring Festival | C．Big dinner | D．The Year of the Dragon |
请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
It is generally neither too hot nor too cold in Suzhou. Sometimes summer can be hot and wet. Winter can be a little cold，but not too cold if the wind is not blowing too strongly.
Many of the classical gardens in the city are designed with the change of seasons in mind. They show different features during different months. The Master of Nets Garden is full of different kinds of trees. Each of them blooms（开花）in a different season. The view of this garden changes according to the time of year.
Rain should not be a problem. It shouldn’t stop you from enjoying your stay in Suzhou. Instead，many would say the classical gardens are at their best in rain or heavy fog.
（1）What’s the average temperature in Suzhou in March？
| A． |
2-10℃. |
B． |
7-13℃. |
C． |
12-24℃. |
D． |
5-17℃. |
（2）To better explain the design features of the gardens，the writer ＿＿＿＿＿.
| A． |
gives an example |
B． |
asks a question |
| C． |
makes a survey |
D． |
lists some numbers |
（3）What’s the best title for the text？
| A． |
Gardens in Suzhou. |
B． |
Rain in Suzhou. |
| C． |
Seasons in Suzhou. |
D． |
Weather in Suzhou. |
阅读理解
Have you ever imagined what bees can do with their tiny brains? Now scientists are looking into a bee’s brain.
Clint Perry, a scientist, has spent much time studying how bees think. He says studying bees is not very different from studying other animals. “The main difficulty is to design（设计）an experiment（实验）bee and get what we want,” he says. “With humans, we can ask them a question and get an answer. But we can’t use the same way to get an answer from bees. They are just trying to get sugar. Bees like sugar.”
The fact that bees like sugar is helpful for scientists to design experiments. For example, in one experiment, Perry gave bees a task: to find delicious sugar on a landing place above a black bar（棒）. Perry made the task easier or harder by moving the landing place farther from or closer to the black bar. He found that bees would avoid the task when it was difficult. And when the task was easy, bees would try it.
As for humans, we might choose not to take a test when we weren’t ready for it. And we might choose to take the test when we were well prepared. In the same way, bees seemed to make decisions like humans.
Perry points out that we are not sure whether bees actually make a thoughtful choice from experiments. Now scientists still do not know how bees manage to do so much with their tiny brains. But learning more about how bees’ brains work could help us learn more about how our own brains deal with information.
根据语篇内容，选择最佳选项。
（1）What did Perry study in his experiments?
| A． |
How bees sleep. |
B． |
How bees think. |
C． |
How bees dream. |
（2）What can we know from Paragraph 2?
| A． |
Bees can talk. |
B． |
Bees are lazy. |
C． |
Bees like sugar. |
（3）What would bees do when the task was easy according to Paragraph 3?
| A． |
They would try it. |
B． |
They would avoid it. |
C． |
They would praise it. |
（4）What’s the importance of looking into bees’ brains?
| A． |
It helps us learn how human brains work. |
| B． |
It tells us how to make thoughtful choices. |
| C． |
It lets us know how to deal with information. |
（5）Where is the article probably taken from?
| A． |
A travel magazine. |
B． |
A sports magazine. |
C． |
A science magazine. |
阅读理解
Betty lived in a small town. Beautiful flowers were seen everywhere in the town. Because of the shyness, Betty just stood with few words in public. The shy girl hardly talked to people in social activities. She was often considered as a quiet girl in the community. She felt like a wallflower and wondered if she would go unnoticed all the time.
However, her closest friend, Fiona, was completely different. Fiona loved to communicate with others and she encouraged Betty to change. She told Betty that life wasn’t always as beautiful as roses and that everyone was able to make it full of roses.
With the encouragement of Fiona, Betty began to change. Instead of being a wallflower, she started attending a community theater class. She took an active part in acting in the theater group. Her gift for acting began to shine. However, new difficulties were never far away. One of Betty’s classmates became a thorn（刺）in her side. The classmate was not satisfied with her achievements, but Betty continued to deal with the situation. She managed to show herself and became friends with the classmate. All the changes made her feel fresh every day.
Betty’s hard work paid off when the town’s famous director, Mr. Johnson, watched one of her plays. He liked her acting so much that he offered her the lead role in his new play. Betty’s moment arrived. People were happy to watch her show.
Finally, Betty became a confident（自信的）girl. Her change was like a beautiful rose in full flower. She encountered many difficulties which taught her that there’s no rose without a thorn. But those thorns helped her develop her abilities. Betty proved（证明）that personal changes were possible for anyone.
根据语篇内容，选择最佳选项。
（1）Why did Betty stand with few words in public?
| A． |
Because she was shy. |
B． |
Because she was great. |
C． |
Because she was tidy. |
（2）What is Paragraph 3 mainly about?
| A． |
Betty’s encouragement. |
B． |
Betty’s changes. |
C． |
Betty’s gift for acting. |
（3）What can we infer（推断）from Paragraph 4?
| A． |
Johnson was good at writing. |
| B． |
Directors often act in plays. |
C. Betty did well in her show.
（4）What does the underlined word “encountered” probably mean in Paragraph 5?
| A． |
Gave. |
B． |
Met. |
C． |
Forgot. |
（5）What does Betty’s story tell us?
| A． |
The more changes we make, the more confident we are. |
| B． |
Friendship makes it possible for everyone to change. |
| C． |
It’s possible for everyone to make a change. |
阅读理解
根据语篇内容，选择最佳选项。
（1）What is the article on Page 3 about?
| A． |
Science. |
B． |
Culture. |
C． |
History. |
（2）Who is the writer of the article “How to take notes”?
| A． |
Paul Miller. |
B． |
Judy Dean. |
C． |
Alex Black. |
（3）How many famous nature parks are mentioned in the article “Nature parks”?
| A． |
Five. |
B． |
Seven. |
C． |
Nine. |
（4）On which page can you find the article “Chinese gardening”?
| A． |
Page 8. |
B． |
Page 15. |
C． |
Page 22. |
（5）When should we drink a glass of water according to Kate Brown?
| A． |
Before each meal. |
B． |
During each meal. |
C． |
After each meal. |
阅读理解
Last July, my family took a holiday in a village. We stayed there for five days and enjoyed ourselves every day. However, when we went home by train, my 6-year-old son found his favorite ball was lost. The ball was a gift from his best friend, so I knew what it meant to him. I called the hotel which we stayed in, but they said, “Sorry. No one has found a lost ball here.” My son was very sad.
One week later, we received a box from the hotel. My son couldn’t wait to open it. He was very happy to see his ball in the box. I was glad that the hotel helped us find the ball in the end.
根据语篇内容，判断下列句子正误，正确的填“T”，错误的填“F”。
（1）My family took a holiday in a village last July.
（2）My son’s favorite ball was a gift from his teacher.
（3）We received a box from the hotel one week later.
（4）My son was very happy to see his ball in the box.
（5）I was glad that I found the ball by myself in the end.