Red is the color of China. Among all the colors, red is most 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 meaning in Chinese culture and history.
No country in the world has ever 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 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 a very popular phrase, attracting the world’s attention.
Finding red-colored things in China is very , 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 flag, Chinese knots, lanterns, traditional paper-cuts, and even tanghulu are all red.
Red is the color of , health, harmony, happiness, peace, wealth and so on. Only real things and events can fully 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 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
One day a poor man was traveling on horseback. At noon, he tied his horse to a tree and then down to eat something. A few minutes later, a rich man came along and tied his horse to the same tree.
“Please tie your horse to another tree,” said the poor man. “My horse is wild. It will kill yours.”
the rich man said, “I shall tie my horse as I like!” he tied up his horse and had his lunch nearby. After a moment they heard a terrible , the two horses were fighting. They went up to them, but it was too . The rich man’s horse was killed. “See what your horse has done!” cried the rich man. “You will have to for it.” And he brought the poor man before Mr. Know.
Mr. Know asked the poor man some questions. But he made no . At last Mr. Know said, “This man is dumb. He cannot speak.”
“Oh,” the rich man shouted . “He can! He spoke to me when I met him.”
“Are you sure?” asked Mr. Know. “What did he ?”
“He told me not to tie my horse to the same tree because his horse was wild and would kill my horse.”
“Oh,” said Mr. Know. “So he you. Then can you expect to get money him? ”
The rich man said nothing and left silently.
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A．So B．But C．And D．Though
A．song B．word C．bell D．noise
A．late B．slow C．hard D．quick
A．pay B．look C．wait D．care
A．idea B．mistake C．money D．answer
A．quietly B．angrily C．happily D．heavily
A．speak B．tell C．talk D．say
A．helped B．thanked C．warned D．ordered
A．for B．from C．with D．about
完形填空。（每小题1.5分, 共15分）
Maybe you have seen this in schools. Some students are studying nearly all the time but they just pass their exams, ______some others may spend much less time on their books but do much better in exams. How could this happen? People used to think that hard work is the only way to _____. But now they have understood that smart work can make them succeed, too.
Hard workers don’t mind working for long hours, while smart workers always think of several different answers ______ these questions, “Why should I suffer this?” “Isn’t there a better way to do this?” Thanks to these people, we can use computers_______ the abacus（算盘） now. Progress in every field is the direct result of “try to find a better way” by smart workers.
There was a large soap factory in Japan. Once it _______ an unusual letter from someone who complained that there was no soap in the soapbox he bought.
How could empty soapboxes go out of the factory? The engineers checked the producing and packing. The producing was fine, but in about one in ten thousand cases, the packing machine let an empty soapbox go. There was no_______ to spend a lot of money repairing the machine for such a small problem. The engineer soon worked out a solution, he put a huge X-ray machine and two large computers to find out the empty soapboxes. After teaching the workers ______ to use it, he sat down in his seat, tired.
“Sir, we could have solved the problems in a _______ simpler and cheaper way,” a worker said.
“Really? How?”
“We can put a huge fan near the packing machine. The wind ________ from the fan will blow away the empty boxes, leaving the other boxes with soap.”
See, this is smart work. _______ succeed, we should not only work hard like the engineer, but also think smart like this worker.
A．however B．and C．when D．while
A．success B．school C．exam D．question
A．to B．with C．of D．in
A．along with B．including C．besides D．instead of
A．received B．accepted C．heard from D．heard of
A．way B．use C．need D．doubt
A．what B．how C．when D．where
A．very B．more C．far D．pretty
A．come B．came C．is coming D．coming
A．Stick to B．Hold on to C．Thanks to D．In order to
完形填空（每小题1分，共10分）
Hi, boys and girls! _____to meet you! I am a pencil box. ____ ! I am white and yellow. I ____ the house of some school things—two ____ and three pens. Two rulers and __ eraser are here, too. ____ are good friends.
I have good friends, too. A pencil sharpener and some books. We are ____ a black schoolbag. It is our house. Our owner（主人） is a nice ____. Her name is Linda. Oh! ____ this? It's an English dictionary. It's Jane's. Jane is Linda’s ____.They are twins（双胞胎）and they love each other very much.
A．OK B．Fine C．Nice D．Good
A．Look B．Spell C．See D．Say
A．be B．is C．am D．are
A．books B．bags C．chairs D．pencils
A．/ B．a C．an D．the
A．He B．She C．They D．You
A．at B．in C．of D．for
A．aunt B．uncle C．boy D．girl
A．What's B．What C．What are D．What color
A．brother B．sister C．cousin D．mother
Look at the photo. It’s my . These two old people are my grandparents. They are at home and help us with the housework ( 家务活 ). They think their life is relaxing. But their --- my father is very busy. He has many things to do every day. This is my mother. She’s math teacher, too.
You can see 5 kids in the photo. The two boys are my brothers --- Bob and Dave. Do you know the girl in the photo? It’s me. Do you have a photo your family? If (如果 ) you do, please bring ( 带来 )it to school. Let me your parents, brothers and sisters. I’m new here and I think we can good friends.
A．school B．classroom C．family D．store
A．son B．daughter C．cousin D．friend
A．man B．woman C．girl D．boy
A．I B．my C．me D．mine
A．2 B．3 C．4 D．5
A．for B．with C．on D．of
A．look B．read C．know D．say
A．be B．do C．play D．Watch
完形填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)
My name is Paul and I am . Now I’m in China my parents. I want to learn Chinese well. I think it’s but useful ( 有用的 ). My Chinese teacher always me with it. And I can speak a little now. I usually get up at 6:30 in the morning. I always have milk and bread for , then I go to school.
I like sports very much. After school, I usually with my friends. We often play soccer. For food, I like and vegetables. I think they are healthy.
A．English B．an English C．a Chinese D．an English girl
A．or B．and C．for D．with
A．difficult B．relaxing C．interesting D．easy
A．help B．to help C．helps D．helping
A．dinner B．lunch C．breakfast D．dessert（点心）
A．watch TV B．play sports C．eat food D．play computer games
A．Basketball B．milk C．orange D．rice