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For Chinese, it's a time for dragon boat racing and Zongzi (粽子)． But across the Yellow Sea, South Korea, wrestling (摔跤) and swing play are the highlights．However, both events go by the same name-the Dragon Boat Festival-which falls on May 5 of the lunar calendar．
One festival, two cultures: does one nation have the right to call its own? It has been reported that South Korea will apply to the UNESCO (联合国教科文组织) to make the celebration its cultural heritage (文化遗产)．If successful, people from other countries may see the Dragon Festival as a Korean creation．
As the birthplace of the yearly event more than 2,000 years ago, China is not happy with the situation．"It would be a shame if another country successfully made a traditional Chinese festival part of its own cultural heritage ahead of China," said Zhou Heping, deputy culture minister．The Ministry of Culture is even thinking of making its own application to UNESCO, covering all traditional Chinese festivals, including the Dragon Boat event．
Over the years, the Dragon Boat Festival has spread throughout the world．In Japan and Viet Nam, as well as South Korea, the festival has mixed with and become part of local culture．
With this in mind, some experts say that it is meaningless to argue about which country the festival belongs to．"No one can deny that it came from China," said Long Haiqing, an expert from Hunan Province．"But if all the countries involved can protect culture heritage together, they will all benefit．"The underlined word "highlights" can be probably replaced by "____"．
| A．most exciting events |
| B．highest lights on the building |
| C．brightest lights at night |
| D．most famous festivals |
It can be inferred that South Korea ____．
| A．has proclaimed (宣布) the Dragon Boat Festival as a part of its cultural heritage |
| B．has the exactly same Dragon Boat Festival as China |
| C．has no idea that China has such a festival |
| D．is paying more attention to its cultural heritage than China |
China is not happy with the situation because ____．
| A．it created the festival |
| B．it is also making an application |
| C．South Korea has no right to call the festival its own |
| D．UNESCO may approve (批准) South Korea's application |
If South Korea's application to UNESCO is successful, ____．
| A．China will also make its own application to UNESCO |
| B．it will be meaningless to celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival |
| C．people from other parts of the world will think South Korea created the festival |
| D．the Dragon Boat Festival will become part of local culture |
The author would probably support(支持) ____．
| A．a move by South Korea to cancel its application |
| B．China getting UNESCO's approval of the festival first |
| C．the opinion of Zhou Heping |
| D．China paying more attention to its cultural heritage |
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Chinese writer Mo Yan won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2012. Mo, who was born in 1955 into a farmer’s family in Gaomi County in Shandong Province, is the first Chinese national to win the Nobel Prize in Literature. In his early years, life was not easy and he experienced hunger（饥饿）. These things have influenced Mo Yan’s later writings. |
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60-year-old Park Geun-hye(朴槿惠)was elected（选举）the new President of South Korea in December, 2012. She becomes the country’s first female head of state and her term will last five years from 2013. “I will become a president who puts people’s living before anything else,” she told the cheering People in central Seoul as she accepted her win. “I will keep my promises.” |
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Barack Obama ( born in Honolulu, Hawaii in 1961), who was elected the 44th President of the United States in 2008, has been elected again to a second term, fighting against Republican challenger Mitt Romney. Obama is a graduate of Columbia University and Harvard Law School. His father was from Kenya. And his mother was born in Wichits, Kansas. |
When Mo Yan was young, his family might be .
| A．big | B．poor | C．rich | D．small |
When was Park Geun-hye born? ____________
| A．In 1952. | B．In 1955. |
| C．In 1961. | D．In 1987. |
Where was Barack Obama born? ________________
| A．In Kansas. | B．In Kenya. |
| C．In Columbia. | D．In Hawaii. |
Which of the following is NOT true about the passages?___________
| A．The writer Mo Yan lived in a big city before he got the prize. |
| B．Park Geun-hye will lead South Korea till the year 2018. |
| C．Obama fought against his challenger Mitt Romney in the election. |
| D．Among the three persons, Park Geun-hye is the oldest. |
The three passages may be from .
| A．an email | B．a letter | C．news | D．an ad |
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No matter in China or in Canada among my friends, they all talk about the hot TV program “Where are we going, Dad?” at present. They all like the family education between fathers and children. They like to talk about the funny kids best. Of all the kids, I like Shitou best.
Shitou is a boy from Beijing. He is brave and clever. He likes to make some New Year’s plans with his father’s help. He makes some New Year’s plans for himself.
He wants to start an exercise program, so he is going to take more exercise and eat less fast food. Making a soccer team is one of his dreams because he likes playing soccer with his friends. He also plans to improve his English. He is going to chat in English online with Kimi, the son of Lin Zhiying . Kimi is really good at it. Shitou also decides to take up a hobby. Can you guess what the hobby is ? It is to learn the shadow play (皮影戏) ! He is so interested in it that he thinks it’s really cool to play it. His father says that this plan may be too difficult to keep. However, Shitou promises(许诺) to make it come true.According to the writer’s friends, the TV program“ Where are we going, Dad? ”is about__________________.
| A．some friends from Canada |
| B．traveling around the countries |
| C．stories about Chinese and Canadians |
| D．family education between children and fathers |
When the writer’s friends talk about the program, __________ interest them the most.
| A．beautiful places | B．some funny stories |
| C．kids that are funny | D．interesting Chinese friends |
Shitou is a brave and clever boy who likes_______________________
| A．to make plans | B．to eat junk food |
| C．to play basketball | D．to play jokes on others |
The underlined word “it”here refers to_________________
| A．the TV program | B．English |
| C．soccer | D．the shadow play |
Which of the following is not true according to this passage?
| A．Shitou wants to do more sports later. |
| B．Shitou is going to build a soccer team. |
| C．Shitou thinks it’s difficult to learn English. |
| D．Shitou decides to achieve his dream of playing the shadow play. |
We all know that Taiwan is considered as Treasure Island(宝岛）0f China. The scenery there is very beautiful. Recently we have been connected closely each other.
Several months ago, a group of 19 Taiwanese children flew to Chengdu in order to begin a tour to study pandas. The middle school children were from Chiayi Country in southwest Taiwan and were chosen because of their excellent performance at school.
During the visit, the children saw pandas up close. They were excited to see so many pandas at the same time. The children also traveled to the Mount E’mei scenic area and met local schoolchildren.
At last, they said, “The pandas are very cute, and they are all happy.” They also said the children in Chengdu are very friendly to them, and they all like there. They hope to visit Sichuan again.Taiwan is considered as a _____ island.
| A．valuable | B．rich | C．beautiful | D．All of above |
Why did the group of 19 Taiwanese children come to Chengdu?
| A．Because they came to study here |
| B．Because they had never been there. |
| C．Because they flew there for a tour to study pandas. |
| D．Because they were from Chiayi Country in southwest Taiwan. |
The children had a good chance to visit Chengdu because _____ .
| A．they were interested in it |
| B．they did well at school |
| C．they were performing different roles |
| D．they were not from the same country |
When they visited pandas, the children were quite excited _____ .
| A．to see so many pandas at a time |
| B．to climb the Mount E’mei |
| C．to meet local school children |
| D．to find pandas very cute |
This passage mainly expresses that _____ .
| A．the middle school students in Taiwan must can learn about pandas |
| B．there is a good relationship between Taiwan and the mainland China |
| C．the children in Chengdu are very friendly |
| D．the students in Taiwan are excellent |
I used to travel by air a great deal when I was a boy. My parents used to live in South America and I used to fly there from Europe during holidays. An airhostess would look after me and I never had an unpleasant experience. I like traveling by air and only once I have ever felt frightened. After taking off , we were flying low over the city and slowly gaining height(逐步升高）when the plane suddenly turned round and flew back to the airport. While we were waiting to land, the airhostess told us to keep calm and to get off the plane quickly as soon as it had touched down. Everybody on board was worried and we wanted to find out what had happened. Later we learned that there was a very important person on board, and the police were told that a bomb(炸弹）was on the plane. After we had landed,the plane was searched thoroughly(被彻底搜查）. Fortunately, nothing was found and five hours later we were able to take off again.When did the writer visit his parents?
| A．On weekends. |
| B．During holidays. |
| C．When he missed them. |
| D．When his parents invited him. |
How did the writer like most of his plane trips?
| A．Unpleasant. | B．Happy. | C．Frightened. | D．Worried. |
What did the airhostess ask the passengers to do when the plane was landing?
| A．To sit calmly after the plane landed. |
| B．To sit quietly when the plane landed. |
| C．To get off quickly after the plane landed. |
| D．To sit quietly after the plane landed. |
Why did the plane land soon after it took off?
| A．Because an important person wanted to take the plane. |
| B．Because something was wrong with the plane. |
| C．Because the police wanted to put some things on the plane. |
| D．Because the police were told a bomb was on the plane. |
Which of the following is TRUE?
| A．The plane stayed at the airport for five hours before taking off again. |
| B．The writer’s parents lived in Europe when he was young. |
| C．The police found only one bomb on the plane. |
| D．The writer had several such experiences. |
Everyone likes living in a clean and comfortable environment. If the environment is bad, it will affect our body, and make us not feel well. Sometimes we may be terribly ill. At that time we don’t want to work, and we have to stay in bed and rest at home. So the environment is very important for us. It’s germs that make us ill. There are germs everywhere. They are very small and we can’t find them with our own eyes, but we can see them with a microscope(显微镜). There may be hundreds of them on a very small thing. Germs can always be found in dirty water. When we look at dirty water under the microscope, we shall see germs in it. Germs can also be found in air and dust（灰尘）.If you cut your finger, some of the dust from the floor may go into it, and you will have much pain in it. Sometimes the germs will go into all of your body, and you will have pain everywhere. To keep us healthy, we should try our best to make our environment become cleaner and tidier. This needs us to act together.The writer tells us that _____ .
| A．we like working when we are ill |
| B．germs can’t live in the water |
| C．we can’t feel ill if the environment is bad |
| D．we feel well when the environment is good |
Germs are _____ .
| A．very small things that you can’t see with your eyes |
| B．the things that don’t affect people |
| C．the things that you can find with your eyes |
| D．the things that are very big |
Where can germs be found? They can be found _____ .
| A．on the small thing | B．in air and dust |
| C．only in dirty water | D．everywhere |
How will you feel if germs go into the finger that is cut?
| A．We will feel nothing. | B．We won’t mind. |
| C．We will feel tense. | D．We will feel painful. |
From the passage we know that _____ .
| A．environment doesn’t affect our life |
| B．we don’t need to improve our environment |
| C．germs may make us ill |
| D．if the environment is better, germs will be more |