Yue opera （越剧） is also called Shaoxing opera． It is one of the five operas in China． It has been listed into the first national nonmaterial cultural heritage （非物质文化遗产） since 2006． Yue opera appeared in Sheng County， Zhejiang Province in the Qing dynasty， and then it became famous in Shanghai in the 1920s．
Yue opera is famous for singing， touching music and lively performances． The main subjects of Yue opera are stories about wits and beauties （才子佳人）． Main instruments are the erhu and some other traditional Chinese instruments．
First performed by male farmer artists in the countryside， Yue opera was later developed into a popular performance in cities． The first female troupe （剧团） of Yue opera was created in 1923， and then female performers gradually took the place of the males． Nowadays， almost all performers are females． The most famous master of Yue opera is Yuan Xuefen． The classics of the opera are Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai， Romance of the West Chamber， Madame White Snake．
（1）What is Yue opera also called？
A． Beijing opera．
B． Shaoxing opera．
C． Yu opera．
（2）The main subjects of Yue opera are stories about ．
A． farmers and performers
B． males and females
C． wits and beauties
（3）Who is the most famous master of Yue opera？
A． Yuan Xuefen．
B． Chang Xiangyu．
C． Mei Lanfang．
（4）Which of the following is NOT mentioned （提及） in the passage？
A． Yue opera became famous in Shanghai in the 1920s．
B． Main instruments are the erhu and some other traditional Chinese instruments．
C． One of the classics of the opera is Qin Xianglian．
The Black family often do housework together at the weekend. Pam often cleans bedrooms. Her father buys groceries for the next week. Her mother washes the clothes. John, Pam’s brother, helps to cut the grass in the garden.
The Blacks often ride bikes to the park nearby. In the park, they can play basketball and football. They always have a good time there.
They say they like working and playing together.How many people are there in the Black family?
| A．Two. | B．Three. | C．Four. | D．Five. |
Who always works in the garden at the weekend?
| A．John. | B．Pam’s father. | C．Pam’s mother. | D．Pam. |
What does the underlined（下划线的）word “groceries” mean in Chinese?
| A．商店 | B．食品杂货 | C．家具 | D．药品 |
The Blacks like to .
| A．go on a picnic | B．go shopping | C．have a rest | D．go to the park |
When all the family members work together, they feel .
| A．happy | B．tired | C．angry | D．sad |
My name is Linda. I’m a girl. I live in Canada .I have two big eyes. My eyes are green. I have long, red hair. I am 1.6 meters tall. I have long arms and long legs. I like black .Black is my favourite colour.
I have a friend in China. Her name is Lin Na. She has two big eyes ,too. But her eyes are black. Lin Na is short. She is only 1.5 meters tall. She has long hair, too. But her hair is black. She likes yellow. She has many yellow clothes. Yellow is her favourite colour.
Lin Na an d I look different, but we are good friends .Lin Na lives in ________
| A．China | B．England | C．American | D．Canada |
Lin Na and I are good friends, but we look __________.
| A．nice | B．different | C．like | D．same |
Lin Na has black eyes, but Linda has _______eyes.
| A．black | B．blue | C．green | D．yellow |
Linda’s friend likes _______
| A．blue | B．yellow | C．black | D．green. |
Lin Na is ________,but Linda is tall.
| A．short | B．nice | C．long | D．tall |
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John is twelve years old. He had a bad cold and coughed day and night. He went to see a doctor .The doctor gave him some cough medicine:
Shake it well before use. Take it three times each day before meal. Not right for children below the age of four. Put it in a cold place. Use it before December1st,2012
Did John have a cough?
______________________________________.
How many times need John take the medicine every day ?
_______________________________________.
Can John take the medicine on January 1st,2013?
_______________________________________.
There was a pilot(飞行员) and four people in a small plane.Suddenly there was something wrong with the machine(机器) while it was flying in the air. The smoke was everywhere in the plane.The pilot told the people there were only four parachutes(降落伞).They all became worried and started to make excuses(借口).
“I must go and mend the machine,”said the pilot , taking one of the parachutes.There was nothing he could do so he jumped out.
The first person stood up. “I’m a doctor,”he said. “I help people live longer and I save lives”He also took a parachute and jumped out.
The next person said , “I must have a parachute.I’m a very clever person.I have to attend (参加)an important sports match.I know I’ll win the game because I’ll be the cleverest person there.”He picked up a pack and jumped out.
Two men were left--- an old businessman and a young mountain climber(登山者).By this time the plane was going down fast.The businessman said, “Young man,I’m old but you’re still young ,You take the last parachute.”The yougng mountain climber smiled , “Don’t worry.”he said, “We can both jump to safety because there are still two parachutes.Just now the clever person jumped out with my backpack.”All the people became worried because________.
| A．they couldn’t find the parachutes. |
| B．they were afraid the plane would be broken and knew there were not enough parachutes for each person. |
| C．there was too much smoke and they couldn’t jump out from the plane. |
| D．they saw the pilot jump out first. |
.The clever man jumped out with_______.
| A．a parachute | B．nothing |
| C．the pack of the climber’s | D．the businessman |
All the people thought of themselves only except(除了)______。
| A．the clever man | B．the businessman |
| C．the doctor | D．the young man |
From the story we know that _____ would be dead（会死）.
| A．the clever man | B．the businessman |
| C．the doctor | D．the young man |
A man went to see a doctor. “Open your mouth ”, the doctor said. The man opened his mouth and the doctor looked in quickly. “It’s clear what’s wrong with you .You need more exercise, ” the doctor said. “But doctor,” the man said “I don’t think …” “Don’t tell me what you think,” “ I am the doctor, not you. I know what you need . I see hundreds of people like you. None of them get any exercise. They sit in offices all day and in front of theTV in the evening. What you need is to walk quickly for at least 20 minutes a day” “Doctor, you don’t understand ,” the man said, “I…” “I don’t want to hear any excuses,” the doctor said , “ You must find time for exercise .If you don’t you will get fat and have health problems when you are older.” “ But I walk every day ,”the man said. “Oh, yes , and I know what kind of walk that is .You walk a few feet to the train station from your house, a few more feet from the station to your office, and a few more feet from your office to a restaurant for lunch and back. That’s not real walking .I’m talking about a walk in the park for twenty minutes every day.”“ Will you listen to me , doctor !” the man shouted, getting angry with this doctor who thought he knew everything. “I m a postman”., the man went on, “ and I walk for seven hours every day! It’s my wife, she is ill.”The post man went to see the doctor because ______
| A．he though he was ill |
| B．he was too fat and could not walk quickly |
| C．something was wrong with his wife |
| D．he had a healthy problem |
The doctor thought many people had health problems only because they__
| A．did not have enough exercise |
| B．didn’t like walking |
| C．spent much time watching TV. |
| D．were working in offices |
Which of the following is true?
| A．The postman sent letters on foot. |
| B．The doctor had a walk in a park every day. |
| C．The postman lived near a train station |
| D．The postman went to see the doctor on foot. |
The story happened _____.
| A．near the post office. | B．in the doctor’s office |
| C．near the playground | D．in the man’s office |