Dragons are not real animals, but look like a combination (组合体) of many animals such as snakes, fish and deer. They have two horns (角) and a long moustache (胡子). With fantastic powers, they fly in the sky or swim in the sea. They can make rain, too. The Chinese dragon is a symbol of strength and goodluck. The emperors of ancient China loved dragons. Their clothes were covered with pictures of dragons.
We are proud to call ourselves the “descendants (传人) of the dragon”. In Chinese, “excellent”people are often called “dragons”. A number of Chinese sayings and idioms talk about dragons, for example, “Hoping one's child will become a dragon,” which means hoping he or she will be successful.
It is said that people born in the Year of the Dragon have certain characteristics. They are creative, confident, brave and quick-tempered. There are some famous “dragons”who have done excellent things, for example, Deng Xiaoping, the famous businessman Li Jiacheng and the movie star Zhao Wei. They are all very successful.
There are also some traditional festivals about dragons in China, such as Dragon Head – Raising Day and Dragon Boat Festival. We have different kinds of activities to celebrate them. These two festivals come every year, but the Year of the Dragon comes every twelve years. It was the year of the Dragon in 1976.
The dragon is very important in Chinese culture. As the“descendants of the dragon”, it is necessary for us to know the views on dragons in our culture. It can help us understand why our parents always want us to be“dragons”.
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1.What does the Chinese dragon symbolize?
A. Strength and good luck . B. Chinese sayings and idioms.
C. Traditional festivals.
2.In the passage, the underlined sentence “Hoping one’s child will become a dragon. ” means in Chinese.
A. 龙马精神 B. 龙飞凤舞 C. 望子成龙
3.What characteristics may the people born in the Year of the Dragon have?
He may be .
A. creative, confident, brave and powerful
B. creative, confident, brave and quick-tempered
C. lovely, confident, brave and quick-tempered
4.Which of the following years is the Year of the Dragon?
A. 1988. B. 1998. C. 2008.
5.According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. Dragons are real animals.
B. There are many Chinese sayings and idioms about dragons.
C. People born in the Year of the Dragon must be successful.
Once upon a time, there was an island where all the feelings lived: Happiness, Sadness, Knowledge, and all of the others, including Love. One day it was announced to the feelings that the island would sink, so all constructed boats and left. Except for Love.Love was the only one who stayed. Love wanted to hold out until the last possible moment.When the island had almost sunk, Love decided to ask for help.Richnesswas passing by Love in a grand boat. Love said,"Richness, can you take me with you?"Richness answered, "No, I can't. There is a lot of gold and silver in my boat. There is no place here for you."Love decided to ask Vanity who was also passing by in a beautiful vessel. "Vanity, please help me!""I can't help you, Love. You are all wet and might damage my boat," Vanity answered.Sadness was close by so Love asked, "Sadness, let me go with you.""Oh . . . Love, I am so sad that I need to be by myself!"Happiness passed by Love, too, but she was so happy that she did not even hear when Love called her.Suddenly, there was a voice, "Come, Love, I will take you." It was an elder. So blessed and overjoyed, Love even forgot to ask the elder where they were going. When they arrived at dry land, the elder went her own way. Realizing how much was owed the elder,Love asked Knowledge, another elder, "Who helped me?""It was Time," Knowledge answered."Time?" asked Love. "But why did Time help me?"Knowledge smiled with deep wisdom and answered, "Because only Time is capable of understanding how valuable Love is."
1.Who stayed on the island?
A. Richness B. Vanity C. Love
2.Which of the following is not wrong?
A. Nobody helped Love in the end
B. There is a lot of gold and silver in Richness’ boat.
C. Happiness refused Love because she is afraid to damage her boat.
3.Why did all the feelings construct boats and leave?
A. Because they wanted to go to a new island.
B. Because it was announced that the island would sink
C. Because love would like to be alone .
4.The underlined sentence “Realizing how much was owed the elder”most probably means______
A. Love was very happy that someone helped him.
B. Love wanted to thank the one who helped him
C. Love was sad because he didn’t know who helped him
5.What can we mainly know from the passage?
A. All the feelings are not friendly except Time.
B. Knowledge is the smartest one of all .
C. Only Time is capable of understanding how valuable Love is.
Mr Perkin stood at the bus-stop and watched the cars go by. Many of the car were new Beta 400s, and most of them were yellow. Mr Perkin always wore the same clothes as other men, ate the same food as other people, and did the same things after work, and at the end of the week, Mr Perkin did not like to be different.The following week, Mr Perkin bought a new, bright yellow Beta 400s. He was satisfied with it, and drove to work in it the very next day. He was even more satisfied with his new car, when he saw all the other Beta 400s, in front, behind, and on both sides of him.He likes the feeling of being the same.Mr Perkin parked(停车) his car in a big car-park(停车场) near his office, and walked the rest of the way. But when he came back at five o'clock, there were so many bright yellow Beta 400s in the car-park that he did not know which car was his. He tried his key in some of the cars, but people passing by gave him a look he didn't like. So he stopped. Time went by.Poor Mr Perkin had to wait nearly two hours until his was the only yellow.Beta 400s in the car-park. After he got back home, he felt frustrated and thought to himself that maybe being different is not so bad.
1.Did Mr Perkin like to be different?
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2.What did Mr Perkin buy the following week?
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3.What did Mr Perkin think of his new car?
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4.Why did Mr Perkin have to wait nearly two hours?
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5.How did he feel after he arrived home?
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In China, two-child policy(政策) has come out. That’s to say, China now allows two children for each family. However, different people have different opinions about it. Some parents are willing to have a second child as soon as possible. They think the second baby is a gift for themselves. One child will feel lonely when his parents go out for work. Two kids will help each other and share happiness and sadness together. In Chinese tradition, the old people wouldn’t like to spend their later life in the old people’s home. After the second baby grows up, he will be able to share the pressure of looking after his old parents. China has become a country with an increasing number of old people. Two-child policy will improve the balanced (平衡的) development of population. However, other parents refuse the second child because they have some worries. For example, they can’t afford the cost of education. They also worry that their two children won’t get along with one another. Maybe the young people can’t find jobs easily in the future. For our country, perhaps the policy will lead to the house and population problems.
In a word, more and more families will have a second child. Do you mind having a brother or a sister?
1.China now doesn’t allow two children for each family.
2.Some parents would like to have a second kid.
3.In Chinese tradition, the old people want to spend their later life in the old people’s home.
4.Other parents would like to have a second child because they have no worries.
5.Other parents don’t want a second kid because of the high cost of education.
Everyone has a beautiful memory _______ school that is hard to forget. Among many things, relationships are the hardest to leave _______. Some schools try to stop students’ puppy love in different ways. Anything about “love” relationship is not ______. For example, a middle school in Fu’an, Fujian Province forbids(禁止) boys and girls to sit together for meals and forbids boys to look at girls for a long time;a middle school in Luohe, Henan Province sets _____ that boys and girls should meet in bright places with at least 5 other classmates, and ______ they meet in private they will be asked to go home with ______ for more than a week and even advised to leave school; a middle school in Jinan, Shandong Province ______ everyone to send food and gifts to or receive them from the opposite sex(异性). It also forbids students to help the opposite sex with bags and coats and requires a “44cm” distance between boys and girls.
Some students are not ______ with such rules. “Why should we have strict places for different sexes to eat in? It’s not using bathrooms!” Some people ______ care about the intelligence development of the students say that they should be more creative with fewer rules. For this, I’d like to say that middle school students are going through puberty(青春期). It’s normal for them to have some feelings for the opposite sex. Schools should provide correct guidance and education instead of giving simple and cruel rules and asking the students to______.
1.A. about B. to C. from
2.A. for B. behind C. with
3.A. forbidden B. stopped C. allowed
4.A. rules B. rulers C. goals
5.A. where B. what C. if
6.A. students B. parents C. teachers
7.A. forbids B. allows C. encourages
8.A. serious B. careful C. satisfied
9.A. which B. whom C. who
10.A. follow B. get C. become
Many teenagers feel that the most important people in their lives are their friends．They believe that their families don’t know them as well as their friends do．In large families，it is quite often for brothers and sisters to fight each other and then they can only go to their friends for some ideas．It is very important for teenagers to have one good friend or a group of friends．
Even when they are not with their friends，they usually spend a lot of time talking with each other on the phone．This communication is very important in children’s growing up，because friends can discuss something．These things are difficult to say to their family members．However，parents often try to choose their children’s friends for them．Some parents may even stop their children from meeting their good friends．Have you ever thought of the following questions?
Who choose your friends?Do you choose your friends or your friends choose you?Have you got a good friend your parents don’t like?Your answers are welcome．
1.Many teenagers think that their can understand them better．
A. sisters B. brothers C. friends D. parents
2. is very important to teenagers．
A. Making friends B. Meeting friends
C. Playing with friends D. Fighting with friends
3.Teenagers usually like to ．
A. go to their brothers and sisters for help
B. communicate with their parents
C. make friends with their parents
D. discuss something with their friends
4.The sentence“Your answers are welcome”means “ ”，
A. Your answers are right
B. You should give us all the right answers
C. We’d like to have your ideas about the questions
D. You are welcome to understand your friends
5.Which of the following is the writer’s attitude(态度)?
A. Parents should choose friends for their children．
B. Parents should understand their children better．
C. Parents should welcome all their children’s friends．
D. Children should choose anything they like．
