任务型阅读
阅读下面短文，请从A—E五个选项中为每一段选择合适的小标题完成1—5小题。
1.It's on the fourth Thursday of November. And it is also a time for tradition and sharing. Even if they live far away, family members gather for a reunion at the house of an older relative. All give thanks together for the good things that they have.
2.It is on the first Sunday after the full moon which falls on or after March 21st. It is said that on that day Jesus Christ comes back to life. But now for most people, it is a spring holiday, while for children, it means, more than anything else, Easter eggs or chocolate eggs!
3.It's also called Double Fifth Festival, is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth moon of the lunar calendar. It is one of the most important Chinese festivals with a history of more than 2,000years. It was originally designed in memory of ancient poet called Qu Yuan.
4.It is a very important Chinese festival. There will be a big family dinner. People who work far away from home will try to come back. At night, people can enjoy the moon while eating moon cakes. They are the special food for this festival.
5.It falls on the ninth day of the ninth month of the lunar calendar in China. The aim is to promote respect for the elderly. According to centuries-old customs, people climb mountains to admire the view.
A. The Double Ninth Festival
B. The Mid-autumn Festival
C. Easter Day
D. The Dragon Boat Festival
E. Thanksgiving Day
语法填空
阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求， 在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。
The world __1._____ (it) is becoming smaller and smaller with modern traffic, TV, telephone and so on. Life today is much easier ____2.___ it was hundreds years ago, but it has also brought new problems. One of the biggest ____3.___ is pollution. Pollution comes in many ways. We can see it, smell it, drink it and even hear it.
The more people, the more pollution. Many years ago, the problem was not so serious because there were not so many people. Man are____4.___ (pollute) the whole word now.
Air pollution is still the most serious. It’s bad to all living things in the world. Water pollution kills our fish and pollutes our drinking water. Noise pollution makes us angry more_____5.__(easy).
Many countries are paying more and more attention ___6.___ pollution . They make rules to stop people from___7.____(burn) coal(煤炭) in houses and factories in the city.
The pollution of CO2 is now the most dangerous problem of air pollution. It ____8._ (cause) by heavy traffic. It is sure that if there are __9.__ people driving, there _10._____(be) less air pollution.
根据所给汉语意思及文章内容，写出单词的正确形式。（每空限填一词）
Tu Yoyo, an 84-year-old female scientist, is now ____1.___(广泛地) known to the people all around the world as the____2.__ (第一) Chinese to win the Noble Prize in the year of 2015.
Yoyo was ___3.___(出生的) on December 30, 1930 in Ningbo, China. She started to be interested in Chinese___4._____(传统的) medicine when she was only a little girl. She even spent all her__5.___(私人的) time reading books on it. In 1951, She went to study in Beijing University where she took up researches on how to treat Malaria(疟疾). Finally, she succeed in ______6.___(发现) artemisinin(青蒿素) as the most effective treatment.
When ___7.____(采访), Yoyo said slowly: I have met many difficulties that I don’t know how to ____8.___(处理) with, but I just fight on and never give up. The road to ___9.____(成功)is not easy, It __10.____(需要) talents and hard work. Thanks to all the people around me!”
词汇运用
A: 用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，每词仅用一次。
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1.His father’s _________ made him very sad.
2.“Sorry, but I can’t come to your party,” Frank refused____________.
3.Sometimes it is _________to make a list of everything you have to do.
4.Last month, Premier(总理) Li Keqiang visited several __________countries. .
5.Nobody could take away the books from the library without being________.
If your mother told you to eat carrots so you’d be able to see in the dark, she was right. It turns out that feeding kids carrots is just one of a number of things to keep eyes healthy. Other things include regular eye exams, and sunglasses or hats are also very helpful, experts say.
While eye disease is sometimes hereditary(遗传的), some are still preventable（可预防的）, said Dr. Ron Weber, an Atlanta-based ophthalmologist. For example, nearsightedness, “not only has a genetic(基因的) component but is also influenced by how kids use their eyes during childhood,” he told Reuters Health by phone.
He said that extended close work, such as reading, has long been thought to cause nearsightedness. Recent support has come from a study in which people with a higher level of education were more likely to have nearsightedness, because they spend more time reading or working on computers. Another study showed that children who spend more time outdoors are less likely to become nearsighted.
But these findings don’t mean kids should be stopped from reading or working on the computer. Instead, Weber suggests, make sure a child’s environment is bright enough while they are doing close work. Parents should also help kids get into the habit of holding their reading material at the perfect distance – about 18 to 22 inches, he said. Finally, taking a break every five minutes or so, to let the eyes relax and focus on an object in the distance, will also help.
One of the most important things a parent can do to help head off eye disease and vision problems is to make sure their child gets regular eye exams, beginning early in life. “The majority of vision problems in children are preventable and treatable,” said Dr. Ida Chung.
1.What does the writer want to tell us in the passage?
A. It is important to keep your eyes healthy.
B. People seldom pay attention to eye health.
C. It is necessary to give your kids carrots.
D. All the eye disease are hereditary.
2.Which one is good for our eye health according to the third paragraph?
A. Spend more reading on computers.
B. Spend more time indoors.
C. Spend more time doing outdoor activities.
D. Spend more time working on computers.
3.The underlined part in the last paragraph means__________.
A. treat B. stop C. cover D. increase
4. Which can be the BEST title for this passage?
A. Eating carrots
B. Eye disease
C. How to keep eyes healthy
D. The importance of eye health.
Social customs and ways of behaving change．Things which were considered impolite many years ago are now acceptable．Just a few years ago，it was considered impolite behavior for a man to smoke on street．No man who thought of himself as being a gentleman would make a fool of himself by smoking when a lady was in a room．
Customs also differ from country to country．Does a man walk on the left or the right of a woman in your country? Or doesn’t it matter? What about table manners? Should you use both hands when you are eating? Should you leave one in your lap，or on the table?
The Americans and the British not only speak the same language but also share a large number of social customs．For example，in both America and England people shake hands when they meet each other for the first time．Also Englishmen will open a door for a woman or offer their seat to a woman，and so will most Americans. While waiting in line, Englishmen will never push their way to the front. Neither do Americans. Promptness is important both in England and in America．That is，if a dinner invitation is for 7 o’clock，the dinner guest either arrives close to that time or calls up to explain his delay．
The important thing to remember about social customs is not to do anything that might make other people feel uncomfortable——especially if they are your guests．There is an old story about a man who gave a formal dinner party. When the food was served，one of the guests started to eat his peas with a knife．The other guests were amused or shocked，but the host calmly picked up his knife and began eating in the same way．It would have been bad manners to make his guest feel foolish or uncomfortable．
1.According to Paragraph1,____________________________.
A. Customs differ from country to country.
B. Some customs considered impolite in the past are accepted by people now.
C. Gentlemen like to smoke in front of women.
D. Smoking on streets were considered polite behaviors in the past.
2. If one has accepted a dinner invitation, what should he do if he can’t arrive on time?
A. He should find an excuse.
B. He should ask for excuse.
C. He should say “sorry”.
D. He should telephone to explain his being late.
3.The Americans and the British also share a large number of social customs except(除了)___________.
A. shaking hands when meeting for the first time
B. offering their seat to a woman
C. waiting in line
D. being late for dinner
4.According to the passage, the best host______________.
A. tries his best to make his guests feel comfortable
B. makes his guests feel excited
C. tries to avoid being foolish to his guests
D. tries to behave the same as the guests
