The traditional Chinese lunar calendar divides a year into 24 solar terms(节气). The Spring Equinox which is called chunfen in Chinese usually falls(1) March 20 or March 21 every year.Standing an egg upright is a(2) game across the country during the Spring Equinox. People practice this tradition to celebrate the(3) of spring. It is believed that if someone can make the egg stand, he will have good luck in the future. It's also a good time to fly kites. In ancient times,people did not have good medical resources ( 资源),(4) they wrote their medical problems on a paper kite to ask for good health. When the kite was in the air, people would(5) the line to let the paper kite fly away,which means the flying away of diseases.
(1)A. on |
B. in |
C. at |
D. between |
(2)A. strict |
B. useful |
C. popular |
D. harmful |
(3)A. coming |
B. ending |
C. moving |
D. stopping |
(4)A. or |
B. so |
C. though |
D. because |
(5)A. hold on |
B. turn on |
C. take off |
D. cut off |
One day,I took my two kids to the local playground.As soon as we got there,my daughter ran to the (36) and asked for a push.When I was helping my daughter,I(37)____ another girl trying to make her own swing go high by(38) .Her old grandmother was(39) B on the chair nearby and smiled at me.
I gave my daughter one big(40) and then walked towards the little girl.I asked(41)____ she wanted me to give her a push.She smiled and said,"Yes."For the next two(42) I pushed the swings,and(43) with my two children and the little girl.When we went home,I was very tired.But my heart was flying much(44) than the swings.
One day two years later,after a day's work,I was a little tired.But I needed to(45) my kids before going home.While I was(46) outside the school gate,a little girl came over and smiled(47) at me.She gave me a big hug before catching her school bus.As I watched her running away,I didn't feel(48) anymore.
In life,the love we give others will find its way back to us.It may travel from heart to (49) ____or it may blossom(开花)in the heart which it was planted in.The(50) we share,the kindness we give,and the happiness we create will always come back to us with a pleasant surprise.
36.A.swing |
B.chair |
C.bike |
D.car |
37.A.admired |
B.heard |
C.described |
D.noticed |
38.A.her |
B.herself |
C.me |
D.others |
39.A.sleeping |
B.sitting |
C.jumping |
D.standing |
40.A.blow |
B.bow |
C.push |
D.leg |
41.A.how |
B.when |
C.if |
D.what |
42.A.hours |
B.days |
C.minutes |
D.weeks |
43.A.danced |
B.played |
C.kicked |
D.ran |
44.A.higher |
B.slower |
C.shorter |
D.farther |
45.A.turn up |
B.look up |
C.pick up |
D.give up |
46.A.working |
B.learning |
C.driving |
D.waiting |
47.A.terribly |
B.sadly |
C.angrily |
D.sweetly |
48.A.excited |
B.tired |
C.interested |
D.scared |
49.A.head |
B.foot |
C.arm |
D.heart |
50.A.difficulty |
B.trouble |
C.love |
D.success. |
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Many years ago,there was a family named Franklin.They lived in Boston.There were five girls and six boys in the family.On a January day in 1706another baby was born.The boy's mother and her husband gave the boy a (1) ﹣Benjamin.
Benjamin was the(2) of all the children.He could read when he was five and he could write when he was seven.The next year his parents sent him to (3) .
At school Benjamin was good at reading and writing,but not good at maths.He read all of his father's (4) .And when he had money,he (5) went to buy books.He liked books.They told him (6) to do something.The boy liked to use his head and tried to(7) ways to help people enjoy life more.For example,he tried to know if there was some way to (8) farther,maybe with something on his hands or feet.Slowly a picture of swimming shoes,or paddles,grew in his (9) .The paddles must be neither too (10)_____ nor too small.And they must be neither too heavy nor too light.At last he invented the paddle for swimming.
Noah is only 13 years old,and he's a hero.He has helped his (26) out of a fire.
On 10 thMay,Noah was at home alone.Suddenly he heard someone (27) "Fire!Fire!"He ran (28) .He saw a lot of smoke from next door.He went in and saw his neighbor,the 79﹣year﹣old Mrs.Smith,in the kitchen.She could not get out because she had hurt her (29) .Anything could happen to her at that moment.
Noah (30) ran back to his flat and poured water over his jacket.Then he (31) into Mrs.Smith's kitchen to save her.There was a lot of smoke and the fire was very hot.But he was not scared.He (32) the fire with a blanket and helped Mrs.Smith out.
The fire burnt Noah's neck,arms and face.As a result,he was (33) for a month.Many people visited him and brought him flowers and presents."What a (34) young man!"they said.
Noah was (35) that he helped Mrs.Smith."We should help each other,"he said.
Noah also said,"Fire can be very dangerous.It is important to be careful with fire."
26.A.neighbor |
B.classmate |
C.teacher |
D.friend |
27.A.saying |
B.singing |
C.shouting |
D.mentioning |
28.A.upstairs |
B.downstairs |
C.inside |
D.outside |
29.A.hand |
B.shoulder |
C.leg |
D.ear |
30.A.carefully |
B.quickly |
C.proudly |
D.slowly |
31.A.rushed |
B.jumped |
C.walked |
D.climbed |
32.A.discovered |
B.fought |
C.lighted |
D.built |
33.A.on vacation |
B.at home |
C.in hospital |
D.at work |
34.A.clever |
B.kind |
C.sweet |
D.brave |
35.A.glad |
B.surprised |
C.afraid |
D.sorry. |
Deb and Sara were sisters.They lived with their parents on a farm deep in the countryside.Growing up in the countryside gave them so much (21) .As children they were never bored because there was always (22) to do on the farm.Every day they would (23) up early and help their parents feed the cows before school.In the evening,after they had finished their homework,they would work in the fields until the sun went down.Weekends were their favorite time(24) they could have picnics in the country and,when the weather was really (25) ,go camping.
21.A.pity |
B.trouble |
C.fun |
D.pride |
22.A.nothing |
B.everything |
C.something |
D.anything |
23.A.stand |
B.make |
C.grow |
D.wake |
24.A.because |
B.so |
C.although |
D.but |
25.A.warm |
B.good |
C.cold |
D.bad. |
Madam Curie,a world famous woman scientist,was (56) : into a teacher's family in Poland in 1867 and died in 1934.When she was (57) a child,she liked study very much and had a (58) of becoming a scientist.She finished her middle school at the (59)___of 16.Eight years
(60) H when she was 24,she went to study at Paris University,where she (61)____ many difficulties.but still worked very hard.She worked (62) scientific research all her life and her efforts were rewarded(报偿).She(63) the Nobel Prize(诺贝尔奖)twice.
Today,as a famous woman scientist.Madam Curie is still remembered by the (64)____ world.People will remember her forever for her (65) and her spirit of sharing knowledge with others.
(A.faced B.age C.won D.born E.still F.courage G.whole H.later I.dream J.on)