2021 is the year of the ox（牛）.In March，a set of stamps about the famous Tang Dynasty painting，Five Oxen，came out. Itallows more people to know better the great art of ancient China，as well as the importance of agriculture（农业）in history.
Han Huang （723﹣787）was the painter of Five Oxen.He worked as a government official in the Tang Dynasty.His paintings were loved by many because the animals he painted were so alive.Unluckily，Five Oxen is probably his only painting left.
Five Oxen is one of the best animal paintings in China's art history.In the painting，the five oxen are in a line.They are of different colors and shapes.And each has a different appearance（形态），walking or standing，holding their heads high or low.With lively expressions and bright eyes，the oxen show the spirit of doing hard work without complaints（抱怨）.As the name suggests， ▲.It makes people focus（关注）on the oxen themselves.
The painting was missing in 1900.Luckily，it returned to China during the early 1950s.However，it was terribly broken with many holes in it.Great efforts were made to save it.Now Five Oxen，probably the oldest Chinese painting on paper，is kept with care in the Palace Museum in Beijing.
（1）The underlined word " It" in Paragraph 1 refers to "
| A． |
The year of the ox |
| B． |
The set of stamps |
| C． |
The Tang Dynasty |
| D． |
The painting Five Oxen |
（2）Han Huang's paintings were loved by many because the animals he painted were so .
| A． |
alive |
| B． |
bright |
| C． |
lucky |
| D． |
colorful |
（3）Which of the following sentences can be put in the ▲？
| A． |
the ox is very popular in the Tang Dynasty |
| B． |
the ox is a symbol of Chinese traditional culture |
| C． |
the painting is of the five oxen with no special background |
| D． |
the painting wants to tell people to work hard and creatively |
（4）This passage mainly wants to tell us that .
| A． |
Five Oxen is Han's only painting left |
| B． |
oxen have different colors and shapes |
| C． |
oxen are very hard﹣working animals |
| D． |
Five Oxen is valuable and meaningful |
阅读理解
One of the problems career people(上班族) have in the morning is dressing for the office when there will be an evening party immediately followed, with no time to return home to change. The easiest solution is to keep a full set of toiletries (洗漱用品) and make-ups stored somewhere at the office. A woman going to an evening party should dress in one of her “basic dresses” in the morning—the kind that can change into a different look with an added scarf or jewelry. In fifteen minutes, when her office day has ended, she can metamorphose(彻底变化) herself into another person with freshly cleaned teeth, combed hair, a new face, a different and dressier(漂亮的) pair of shoes, and some sparkling jewelry. If she must wear a long dress for the party, she should bring it to the office in a protective bag and store it safely until she has to put it on. What’s a problem for the career people from this passage?
| A．They must wear uniforms at work. |
| B．They have no dresses to wear. |
| C．They often have no time to change clothes for an evening party after work. |
| D．They have to go to the party. |
The easiest solution is ____.
| A．to keep a full set of toiletries and make-ups stored somewhere at the office |
| B．not to go to the party |
| C．to take a taxi home |
| D．to finish work earlier |
If a woman is going to a party, she should wear ____ in the morning.
| A．a nice dress | B．a “basic dress” | C．her uniform | D．casual clothes |
How long does it take a woman to change herself at least?
| A．About five minutes. | B．About fifteen minutes. |
| C．About half an hour. | D．About fifty minutes. |
If a woman must wear a long dress for the party, she should ____.
| A．wear it in the morning | B．buy one in the shop |
| C．borrow one from her workmate | D．bring it to the office |
阅读理解
We often see people in different offices wear different clothes. In America, a businessman goes to work in a dark suit, with black shoes, socks and a tie. A reporter goes to work in old blue jeans, a work shirt and sneakers(运动鞋). These two kinds of clothes are suitable for their work.
If you are a college student who will leave school soon, before starting a job, you have to buy some new clothes. And you’d better have a look at“what everyone else is wearing”in the office. On certain(某种) kinds of business occasions, the men wear only suits with white shirts and dark ties. On others, men can wear jackets.
Dressing is very important. Without it, there is no successful fashion. It would be helpful if everyone looks at himself in the mirror before leaving home every morning.
根据短文内容，判断正(T)误(F)。It’s very common to see people in different offices wear the same clothes.
If you are a student, you’d better know “what everyone else is wearing” in an office before working there.
Suits with white shirts and dark ties are for men on certain kinds of business occasions.
A reporter often goes to work in a dark suit.
Dressing is important for successful fashion.
阅读理解
One day a farmer went out for a walk with his little son. The farmer wore a pair of wrong shoes. One had thick sole(厚鞋底) but the other didn’t. He began to walk and then his feet hurt. When he was just out of the house, he turned to his son and said, “Why is one of my legs longer than the other today?”
The son looked at his father’s legs carefully as he was walking and then laughed, “Oh, no, Daddy. Your legs are all right. You’re wearing the wrong shoes.” The farmer was very happy to hear that and said to himself, “What a clever son!” Then he asked his son to go back and got the other pair of shoes for him. The farmer had only two pairs of shoes.
When the son ran back to the house, he found that the other pair was also a wrong pair. He had to return to his father with nothing in his hands and said, “It’s no use changing them, Daddy! The shoes at home are not a pair, either!”
根据短文内容，完成下列各题。One day a farmer wore _____________ to walk with his son.
Was one of his legs longer than the other?
______________________________________________________________________ ____ found the farmer’s legs were all right.
The son came back to his father with ____.
Is the son really clever or not?
______________________________________________________________________
阅读理解
What’s the coolest kind of transportation(交通) for middle school students back from winter holidays? A racing bike? A car? No, it’s a special kind of shoes called Heelys(暴走鞋). Heelys look just like common sports shoes, but they have a wheel(轮子) hidden(藏) in the heel(鞋跟). So instead of walking, kids can “fly” around in them.
“Wearing Heelys is fun and cool!” said Wu Peng, a boy who wore them on his first day back at No. 6 Middle School in Beijing. Wu Peng said he loves the shoes so much that he wears them to go here and there. Sometimes he even follows his parents’ car to the supermarket in his Heelys!
Other students also think they are very cool, but some aren’t so lucky with their Heelys. It’s said that some children fell down and got hurt while wearing these shoes.
“Heelys wheels are in the heels of the shoes, so it’s easy to fall,” said Liu Rui, a doctor at the Hong Kong International Medical Clinic, Beijing. Even worse, Liu said, “Wearing Heelys for a long time could stop young people from developing their legs. ”What’s the coolest kind of transportation according to the passage?
| A．A car. | B．A racing bike. |
| C．A pair of Heelys. | D．A pair of common sports shoes. |
Why do kids like Heelys when they wear them?
| A．Because they can fly in space. | B．Because they can walk fast. |
| C．Because they are fun and cool. | D．Because they can skate. |
Heelys are common shoes with ____ the heel.
| A．a wheel hidden in | B．a wheel in front of |
| C．an arm hidden in | D．a leg hidden in |
Not all the kids are lucky because some of them ____.
| A．have no money to buy them | B．are afraid of falling down |
| C．are not allowed(不被允许) to wear them | D．fell down and got hurt |
What does the doctor think of Heelys?
| A．They are too expensive to buy. | B．They are too fast to go. |
| C．They are bad for kids’ health. | D．They are good for training. |
阅读理解
When you want to go shopping, you will decide how much money you can pay for new clothes and think about the kind of clothes you really need. Then you just only look for those clothes. There’re labels(标签) inside all new clothes. The labels tell you how to take care of your clothes. The labels may say “dry-clean only”. If you put these clothes into the water to wash them, you may ruin(损坏) them.
Many clothes today must be dry-cleaned. Dry-cleaning is expensive. So when you buy new clothes, check if they will need to be dry-cleaned. You’ll save money if your clothes can be washed in water.
You can save money also if you buy clothes that are well-made. Well-made clothes last longer. They look good even after they have been washed many times. Clothes that cost more money are not always made better. They don’t always fit better. Sometimes the less expensive clothes look and fit better than the more expensive ones.
根据短文内容，判断正(T)误(F)。If you want to save money, you can buy clothes that can be washed in water.
The labels inside the clothes tell you how to save money.
The first thing for you to do before you buy clothes is to see how much money they cost.
From the passage we learn that the cheaper clothes can sometimes fit you better.
Many clothes today must be washed in water.