阅读理解. THE YEAR OF THE DRAGON, 2012 According to the Chinese Zodiac, the Year of 2012 is the Year of the Dragon, which begins on January 23, 2012 and ends on February 9, 2013. The Dragon is the fifth 题目和参考答案——青夏教育精英家教网—

题目内容

阅读理解。
                                THE YEAR OF THE DRAGON, 2012
     According to the Chinese Zodiac, the Year of 2012 is the Year of the Dragon, which begins on January
23, 2012 and ends on February 9, 2013. The Dragon is the fifth sign of the Chinese Zodiac, which
consists of 12 Animal signs.  The Dragon is a creature of myth and legend.  In ancient China, the celestial
Dragon represents an emperor and  power. Today, it  is the ultimate auspicious symbol signifying success
and happiness. May the celestial Dragon bring great good luck to everyone.
     In Sung Dynasty (a Chinese imperial dynasty lasting from AD 960 - 1279) texts, the dragon is
described as having the head of an ox, muzzle of a donkey, eyes of a shrimp, horns of a deer, body of a
serpent covered with fish scales, and feet of a phoenix.  The dragon usually clutches a pearl symbolic of
its super-natural powers.  Invariably accompanied by thunder and rain, dragons move like lightning and
whirlwinds —all powerful yet totally unpredictable.
     Dragon Years:  02/19/1904 to 02/03/1905 (Wood), 02/03/1916 to 01/22/1917 (Fire), 01/23/1928
to 02/09/1929 (Earth), 02/08/1940 to 01/26/1941 (Metal), 01/27/1952 to 02/13/1953 (Water),
02/13/1964 to 02/01/1965 (Wood), 01/31/1976 to 02/17/1977 (Fire), 02/17/1988 to 02/05/1989
(Earth), 02/05/2000 to 01/23/2001 (Metal), 01/23/2012 to 02/09/2013 (Water).
     Famous Dragon People: Calista Flockhart, Colin Farrell, Courtney Cox, Courtney Love, Dinah Shore,
Isabella Rossellini, Julia Ormond, Juliette Binoche, Reese Witherspoon, Roseanne Barr, Sandra Bullock,
and Wynonna Judd.
1. According to the Chinese Zodiac, 2010 is the Year of the _____. 2012 is the Year of the _____.
    A. Rabbit, Dragon
    B. Tiger, Dragon
    C. Dragon. Tiger
    D. Dog, snake
2. The Dragon is a creature of _____.
    A. sad and lonely
    B. strong and legend
    C. happy and successful
    D. myth and legend.
3. Dragon represents _____ today.
    A. an emperor and  power
    B. success and happiness
    C. good luck
    D. a donkey, eyes of a shrimp
4. We Chinese often say "We are Legend of the Dragon" because_____.
   A. we are all Children of dargon
   B. we want to get the spirit of dargon
   C. this is a song
   D. Chinese people like dragon
5. This passage mainly tells us_____.
    A. the history of dargon
    B. dargon years and the famous dargon people
    C. the Dragon is a creature of myth and legend.
    D. 2010 is the year of dargon

1—5: BDBBB

练习册系列答案

相关题目

Meeting the English Family

　　Rosa and her classmates were in a street in West London. The sky was dark. This was Rosa's big day, her first day in England.

　　Rosa got out of a taxi. The driver carried a very heavy bag for her. They walked through the rain to the front door of a big Victorian house.

　　A small girl opened the door. She was four years old. Her brother stood behind her. He was only two years old. One minute later, a young woman came to the door.

　　“Welcome to Wembley!” she said and she offered Rosa her hand. “These are my two children, Elisabeth and Isaac” “Pleased to meet you, Mrs. Frost! said Rosa with a strong Spanish accent.

　　The two children ran back into the living room.

　　“Don't worry about them! They're a little shy. And please call me Diana! Now let me show you your room and then we can have a nice cup of tea. Or would you like some coffee?”

　　“I'd like to try a cup of English tea, made in England.”

　　“This is your bedroom. There's a nice view (视野) of the football stadium (露天体育场) and here's a little desk where you can study. The bathroom and toilet are just opposite your door. Now I'll go and put the kettle on.”

　　“Excuse me. What's a kettle?”

　　“In England, we use a kettle to make hot water, we can then put the hot water in a teapot or use it to make coffee.”

　　Rosa was happy with her new home, but she was a little puzzled (困惑的). Perhaps her mother Maruja was right. The British were not normal people. They did not kiss when they met and they lived in large Victorian palaces. Their favourite drink was tea and they used strange metal kettles to make the water hot. What was she going to say to Elisabeth and Isaac? How could she make friends with two shy English children? Perhaps the answer was in the big, black psychology (心理学) book.

(1) It was Rosa' s big day. She and her classmates were in

[　　]

A. the west part of London

B. the middle of Spain

C. a big Victorian house

D. the living-room

(2) Rosa's hostess (女主人) was called

[　　]

(3) What could Rosa see through the window when she was in her bedroom?

[　　]

A. A garden.

B. A football stadium.

C. A desk.

D. A bathroom.

(4) In this passage the underlined (下划线的) word “it” means

[　　]

(5) After reading the passage, we know that

[　　]

A. Rosa had some trouble in getting on well with the hostess

B. the two children didn't like Rosa

C. Mr. Frost offered Rosa much help

D. Rosa was happy with the new family, but she couldn't understand some of their customs(习俗)

阅读理解

From the time we were babies we have been taught manners. We are taught how to hold a knife and fork and not to talk with our mouths full. We are taught how to shake hands and when to stand and when to sit and the way to introduce people.

Sometimes good manners in one place are very bad manners somewhere else. Almost everywhere eating together means that people are very friendly to each other. But in parts of Polynesia（波利尼西亚）it is bad manners to be seen eating beside each other. So they politely turn their backs to each other when they are taking food.

Some East Africans spit four times as a kind of blessing（祝福）.They do it to show that they want a sick person to get well，or to bless a new-born baby. In most other places，spitting means something completely different. It usually shows an unhealthy habit. In many countries，it may mean that you hate someone.

When we go to visit someone we say “ Hello！” Or “ How are you ? ” or things like that.

But if you are visiting an East African village , everyone will be very careful not to pay attention to you, The polite thing there will be for you to go quietly，without speaking to anyone, and sit beside your friend. You should wait until he has finished what he is doing and then he will begin talking to you.

In a village in Arab , a visitor will walk behind all the tents until he gets to the one he wants to visit. If he passes in front , he will be invited into each tent and asked to eat. It is rude to refuse.

1.From this passage we know .

A．it’s good manners to use a knife and fork to eat

B．it’s bad manners to stand and talk

C．it’s good manners not to talk with our mouths full

D．how to shake hands when we introduce people

2. In many places，spitting may mean .

A．you give a new-born baby the blessing

B．you want a sick person to get well

C．you hate someone

D．you show your love to your relatives or friends

3. If you visit an East African village , you .

A．should say “Hello”or “How are you？”to others

B．should talk to the villagers quietly

C．should be very careful and not to pay any attention to others

D．must wait until your friend has finished his work and then begin to talk to him

阅读理解

Farquaad, the ruler of a country called Duloc, decides that all the characters from fantasy stories must leave the country. There is a huge green monster called Shrek who lives in a forest and all the fantasy characters hide in his home, although Shrek doesn’t want them to.

Shrek visits Farquaad. Farquaad agrees that the fantasy characters can come back if Shrek can find the beautiful princess that Farquaad wants to marry. Shrek goes to look for the Princess Fiona. He finds her and discovers that at night she becomes as ugly as him. When Farquaad discovers that Fiona is ugly, he doesn’t want to marry her. But the monster and the princess get married, and the princess decides to stay ugly all the time for love.

1.The meaning of the phrase “fantasy stories” is _______.

A．童话故事

B．喜剧故事

C．恐怖故事

D．科学故事

2. Shrek goes to find the princess because _______.

A．he wants to marry her	B．he wants to kill the princess
C．Farquaad wants to marry her	D．he wants Farquaad to let the fantasy characters live in the country

3. The princess was called _______.

A．Farquaad

B．Shrek

C．Duloc

D．Fiona

4.Which of the following sentences is True?

A．Fiona decides to stay ugly because she loves Shrek.

B．Fiona decides to stay ugly because she wants to marry Farquaad.

C．Fiona decides to stay ugly because she can’t become beautiful again.

D．Fiona decides to stay ugly because she isn’t the princess.

5. What’s the main idea of the passage?

A．Farquaad is a bad ruler of the country.

B．Characters from fantasy stories are in trouble.

C．The love between a monster and a princess.

D．Shrek saves Fiona so that he can become a hero.

阅读理解

The one-child policy in our country has made most families much smaller than before. That is to say, there are fewer children in a family. But the population of China is still growing faster. Why? In fact, it’s a serious problem not only in China, but also in the whole world. It’s reported that the world population is expected to reach 9,200,000,000 by 2050. There are two important reasons. First, there are still more and more babies born every year. Next, people in the world can live much longer than before.

The earth is too tired, but it has to burden(担负) more in the future. Who can save her?

根据所给短文内容，选择正确答案。

1. The passage tells us that the whole world is suffering from(为……苦恼) the .

A．pollution

B．population

C．flood

D．hunger

2.The underlined word “expect” means _______ in the sentence.

A．希望

B．祝愿

C．期待

D．预测

3.The population of the world will be about ______ by the year 2050.

A．92 million

B．92 billion

C．9.2 billion

D．9.2 million

4.Which of the following is NOT true?

A．The population of China is still growing.

B．The number of women keeps growing these years.

C．It’s difficult for us to control (控制) the population in a few years.

D．One of the reasons for the population problem is that people can live longer than before.

5.Which is the best title for the passage?

A．China’s Population	B．The Family Planning
C．The Population Problem	D．China’s One-Child Policy

阅读理解

In the morning Mr. Smith comes into the garden at the back of his house. He sees too much snow in the garden. Mr. Smith wants to take his car out, so he asks a man to clean the road from his garage to the gate. He says to the man, “Don’t throw any snow on the flowers, and don’t throw any on the wall, and don’t throw any into the street, or the police man will come.” The he goes out.

When he comes back, the road is clean. There is no snow on the flowers, on the wall or in the street. But when he opens the garage to get his car out, he sees: there is full of snow, the nsow from the road, and his car is under the snow!根据短文根据短文内容，判断正误：

1. Mr. Smith’s garden is behind his house.

2. He wants a man to clean the road because he doesn’t like snow at all.

3. He doesn’t tell the man where to throw the snow in the garden.

4. The man throws the snow into the garage.

5. Mr. Smith feels very happy when he opens the garage to get his car out.

试题分类