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 |
The year 2022 will be a big year for sports in China． That's because it will hold not only the 24th Winter Olympics in Beijing， but also the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou．
On Aug．6th， 2018， the official emblem（会徽） for the HangZhou Asian Games was released（发布）．The city won the hosting rights for the 2022 Asian Games in 2015． It will be the third Chinese city to host the Asian Games after Beijing and Guangzhou in 1990 and 2010．
First held in1951， the Asian Games is the largest multi﹣sport event in Asia．It also means a lot to China． The Beijing Asian Games was the first large international sports event to be hosted by China． China News Service reported．
To make the Games a great success， Chinese people worked hard to prepare． Beijing built a great number of roads and gyms， including the famous Beijing Olympic Sports Center and Asian Games Village． The Games helped the world see China and its achievements． Since then， China has improved its global image（国际形象），China Youth Daily reported．
For the 2022 Asian Games． Hangzhou has already started building 33 sports venues（场馆），according to China Youth Daily． The themes of the Hangzhou Asian Games are "green， smart，economical（节俭） and civilized"． All the Games's buildings will be environmentally friendly．
（1）Which city will host the 2022 Asian Games？
A． Hangzhou．
B． Guangzhou．
C． Shanghai．
D． Beijing．
（2）What does the underlined word"themes " mean in the last paragraph？
A． 意义
B． 主题
C．内涵
D． 标题
（3）Accordingto the passage， how did the Beijing Asian Games influence China？
A． It improved China's economy（经济）．
B． It helped China attract more tourists．
C． Guangzhou built a lot ofroads and gyms．
D． It helped the world see China and its achievemems．
（4）Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage？
A． The first Asian Games was held in 1951．
B． Beijing will hold the 24th Winter Olympics in 2022．
C． China has already hosted the Asian Games three times．
D． All the 19th Asian Games' buildingswill be environmentally friendly．
（5）What is the main idea ofthe passage？
A． How to prepare forthe Asian Games．
B． The development of the Asian Games in China．
C． Why China wants to host the 19th Asian Games．
D． How the 19th Asian Games emblem was designed．
In ancient times， there was a king who loved flowers， His palace was always decorated with beautiful orchids（兰花） and other flowers． As the king grew older， he knew that one day he would have to give up his throne（王位）．So he had to find someone to rule the country．
The other day， the king had an idea． He asked his servants to travel to every part of the country and give every citizen a single orchid seed（种子）．He then announced that the person who grew the most beautiful orchid would take his throne．
Everyone in the country then got their own seed． One young man named David was especially excited about the news， because he had experience in growing flowers himself．
David planted his seed in a pot and put it in a place where it would get lots of sunlight． He watched it carefully every day． But as hard as he tried， his flower simply would not grow．
Finally， it was time for everyone to give their flowers to the king． David took his empty pot to the palace． "Your Majesty（尊敬的陛下），I am sorry to say that I could not grow an orchid， but I hope you can see that I tried my best，" he said．
The king was moved by David's honesty． Although he did not choose David as the new king，he gave David a job as a royal court judge（法官）．He believed that David's honesty would make him the right person to make sure the justice（公正） in the country．
（1）According to the king's order， who could be the next king？
A． The man who was the smartest．
B． The man who was the most honest．
C． The man who could plant the best seed．
D． The man who could grow the most beautiful orchid．
（2）What do we know about David？
A． He told a joke to the king．
B． He failed to grow the king's orchid．
C． He was good at growing orchids．
D．He was chosen to be the next king．
（3）What does the underlined word"it" refers to in Paragraph 4？
A． The pot．
B．His flower．
C．The seed．
D．The sunlight．
（4）What can we learn from the story？
A． David was the only winner in the end．
B． It is stupid of the king to choose David as a judge．
C． It is impolite of David to give an empty pot to the palace．
D． The king believed honesty was very important for a judge．
（5）Which of the following is the best title of the passage？
A． Honesty is the Best Policy
B．How to Grow Orchids
C． Flowers are the Best Gifts
D．It's Very Easy to Grow Orchids
Don't Judge a Book by Its Cover
Ever since I was a little girl， I've loved reading crime and detective （侦探） novels， so I guess it was pretty normal that I started writing them when I was older． However， my family is very big on having a traditional career （职业） and so when I said that I wanted to go to college and study writing， my parents told me that I couldn't． They told me that I had to study for a degree so that I would achieve a career， and not something as risky as writing． I suppose I could have studied journalism （新闻） ，but I didn't want to lose interest in writing because it would be something I would do every day for work， not for pleasure． I thought that teaching looked like a pretty good compromise （妥协 ） ， especially because of the long holidays． It was a good choice： by the time I was twenty﹣five，I'd already finished two novels and had an agent．
To be honest， I never meant to keep my being a crime writer a secret or anything， and my friends have always known． One of the reasons most people don't know is because my agent told me that my name Hazel sounded too much like a romance （浪漫） novelist for older women． She suggested Brooke Lane and I thought， "Well， if you think it'll make me successful， okay，" I'd totally forgotten about it until I walked into school one day and saw one of my workmates reading my novel． I asked her some questions about it， and it was so clear that she had no idea that I'd written it ﹣ she even offered to lend it to me after she'd finished! Of course， sometimes I wonder what my students would think if they knew that their teacher was going home on the weekend to write about murders and dead bodies， but I think my parents probably did me a favor： my teaching job keeps me in touch with the real world．
（1）Hazel is probably ．
A． an agent
B． a journalist
C． a teacher and artist
D． a teacher and writer
（2）The underlined words "is very big on " in the passage most probably mean ．
A． to give no advice
B． to like something very much
C． to have more experiences
D． to misunderstand something
（3）It's clear that Hazel ．
A． agreed to study journalism for a degree
B． accepted Brooke Lane as her pen name
C． would like to write something for teaching
D． told her workmates about her writing novels
（4）Hazel finally realized that her parents' advice on her career was ．
A． helpful
B． exciting
C． disappointing
D． risky
（5）We can infer from the passage that ．
A． Hazel likes showing off in public
B． Hazel's students all want to write novels
C． Hazel's agent has played a role in her success
D． older women prefer the name Brooke to Hazel
You don' t have to be a scientist to solve big environmental problems． One Dutch designer is finding creative ways to make a change﹣and he's inviting bikers to join him．
Daan Roosgaarde， 38， is a designer from Holland． He uses creative ideas to improve city life． For his Smog （雾霾） Free Project， he designed a special tower that cleans air in Chinese parks． In Holland， he designed a shining bicycle path．
Now Daan and his team are working with engineers at Chinese bike﹣sharing company Ofo to create a new product for public use． It's an air﹣cleaning machine connected to a bicycle and is part of the Smog Free Project． In smoggy weather， the machine would breathe in the air in front of the bike and blow out a stream of clean air toward the biker's face．
It's no secret that air pollution is a big problem for China． In winter， it's common for thick clouds of haze （霾）， caused largely by factory production， burning of coal and car emissions （排放物）， to cover areas of China．
In 2016， only one﹣fourth of Chinese cities met the country's air quality standards， according to a survey of 338 cities nationwide from the Ministry of Environmental Protection．
"Of course one tower and a few bikes won't solve China's air pollution problem，" Daan said， "But smog﹣free bikes are an exciting idea that will hopefully inspire communities to create greener cities．"
（1）According to the writer， ．
A． air pollution is not a big problem in China
B． creative ideas may help improve city life
C． only scientists can solve big environmental problems
D． the survey of 338 cities nationwide was not necessary
（2）The air﹣cleaning machine offers clean air to the hiker by ．
A． blowing out dirty air
B． running fast with the bike
C． cleaning the air around the biker
D． breathing in dirty air and cleaning it
（3）From the passage， we know that ．
A． people who have creative ideas can get free bikes
B． only smog﹣free bikes can go on the shining bicycle path
C． Daan and his family spent all their time improving China's air quality
D． China's haze in winter happens because of more than three causes
（4）Daan is inviting bikers to join him in order to ．
A． raise money for the tower
B． test his new machine
C． help solve the air pollution problem
D． make more Chinese friends
（5）What is the best title for the passage'？
A． Breathing In and Out
B． Biking for Fresh Air
C． Survey from the Government，
D． China's Air Pollution Problem
（1）The material above is mainly about ．
A． The New York Times
B． "36 Hours" guides
C． an introduction to "Explorer"
D． prices of the new books
（2）The two books cover subjects．
A． 2
B． 4
C． 6
D． 8
（3）"TASCHEN" in the material refers to ．
A． the name of a writer
B． the sign of dream trips
C． a store that sells books online
D． a company that produces books
（4）What can we learn about the books from the material？
A． They are very expensive．
B． They are well designed and made．
C． They are sold by a team of writers．
D． One of them is about ‘Beaches'， ‘Islands' and ‘Deserts'．
（5）What the book series describes has something to do with ．
A． journeys
B． readers
C． lifestyles
D． advertisements