One Sunday a young father was walking through the park. He was pushing a pram. There was a very young baby in the pram and it was crying loudly. The young father said softly, “Take it easy, Martin. Keep calm, Martin. Control yourself, Martin.” The young father walked on but the child cried louder. The father stopped and took a Teddy bear out of a bag. He gave it to the child.
He said softly, “Take it easy, Martin. Keep calm, Martin. Control yourself. Martin.” The young father started to push the pram again. After a few minutes the child began to cry. It cried louder and longer. The father put his hand into his pocket and took out some chocolate. He gave a piece to the child and said softly, “Take It easy, Martin, Keep calm, Martin. Control yourself. Martin.” The young father walked on. Three minutes later the child started to cry. It cried louder and louder and louder. The father took the baby out of the pram and held it in his arms. He said softly. “Take it easy, Martin. Keep calm, Martin. Control yourself, Martin.” The child did not stop crying. It cried louder and louder.
An old woman was watching the father. She walked across to the young father and she smiled. She said, “You are doing very well, young man. You talk to the child with a calm and quiet voice.” The old woman looked at the child and said, “What’s wrong, Martin. Why are you crying?” The father said quickly, “He is so young that he can’t say and understand what you are talking!”
1.How many times did the young father comfort (安抚) the baby?
A.Three B.Four C.Five D.Six
2.Which picture can describe the underlined word “pram” in Paragraph 1?
A.
B.
C.
D.
3.What did the father take out to comfort the baby?
A.a Teddy bear, candy B.a bag, some chocolate
C.a Teddy bear, some chocolate D.a bag, a Teddy bear
4.The father was_______when the baby was crying.
A.Angry B.Happy C.Sad D.Gentle
5.The old woman said to the baby in order to________.
A.play jokes on the baby B.praise the father C.give the father a hand D.laugh at the baby
Mei Lanfang (1894-1961) is a grand master of Beijing Opera, a Chinese national treasure with a history of about 200 years. He was the pioneer to _________ this special Chinese culture to the world. He visited Japan in 1919 and gave _________ there in 1924. This made Beijing Opera become increasingly popular with people in many places. _________, he paid a visit to the United States, pushing the cultural exchange between China and the Western countries to a new height.
_________ he was staying in the States, Mei Lanfang was invited to perform in the University of Southern California and the Pomona College, and was greatly honored by the two universities. During that period, he made Beijing Opera well-known to foreigners, _________them to a better enjoyment of Chinese art and culture. Through his _________ performances Beijing Opera became world famous. And it had much _________ on the foreign plays. He became good friends with many of the world’s famous artists, writers, singers, dancers and painters._________ his international friends were Maxim Gorky, Charles Chaplin and Bernard Shaw.
In his lifetime, Mei Lanfang made great contributions in the field of arts. He is _________as one of the greatest artists in the history of Beijing Opera. The performing art of the Chinese thereby Mei Lanfang is now _________ thought to be one of the three world contemporary (当代的) main systems of performing art.
1.A.give B.send C.spread
2.A.performances B.decisions C.choices
3.A.At first B.Later on C.For example
4.A.Because B.While C.Unless
5.A.advising B.ordering C.guiding
6.A.funny B.excellent C.strange
7.A.information B.pleasure C.influence
8.A.Among B.With C.Except
9.A.considered B.used C.invited
10.A.rapidly B.probably C.commonly
—Many people talk about “Didi”. My father wonders ________.
—To order a taxi on your mobile phone as soon as possible.
A.who uses it most B.where people use it C.what it is used for
Some students in Xiamen ________to perform at the opening ceremony of the Asian Culture Carnival (亚洲文化嘉年华) every year.
A.are invited B.were invited C.will be invited
Hanfu is a kind of traditional clothing of the Han people ________live in China before the Qing dynasty.
A.who B.which C.whom
—May I watch TV, Dad?
—When your homework is finished, you ________.
A.should B.can C.must
