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     People in the United States honor their parents with two special days: Mother's Day, on the second
Sunday in May, and Father's Day, on the third Sunday in June. These days are set aside to show love
and respect for parents. They raise their children and educate them to be responsible citizens. They give
love and care. These two days offer a chance to think about the changing roles of mothers and fathers.
More mothers now work outside the home. More fathers must help with child-care.
     These two special days are celebrated in many different ways. On Mother's Day people wear
carnations. A. red one stands for a living mother. A. white one shows that the mother is dead. Many
people attend religious services(宗教仪式)to honor parents. It is also a day when people whose parents
are dead visit their graves. On these days, families get together at home and in restaurants. They often
have outdoor BBQs for Father's Day. These are days of fun and good feelings and memories.
      Another tradition is to give cards and gifts. Children make them in school. Many people make their
own presents. These are valued more than the ones bought in stores. It is not the value of the gift that is
important, but it is "the thought that counts". Greeting card stores, florists, candy makers, bakeries,
telephones companies and other stores do a lot of business during these holidays.

1. Which is NOT a reason for children to show love and respect for parents?

A. Parents bring children
B. Parents give love and care to children
C. Parents educate children to be good persons.
D. Parents pass away before children grow up

2. What do you know from the passage?

A. Mother's Day and Father's Day are both in May.
B. Fewer women worked outside the home in the past
C. Not all the children respect their parents
D. Fathers are not as important as mothers at home

3. Which do you think is right about "carnation"?

A. It only has two kinds of color.
B. It is a special kind of clothes people wear on Mother's Day or Father's Day.
C. It's a kind of flower showing love and best wishes.
D. People can wear carnations only on the second Sunday in May.

4. What do you think "florists" do?

A. They sell flowersB. They made bread or pastry
C. They offer enough room for having family parties.
D. They sell special clothes for Mother's Day and Father's Day.
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  More than seven hundred years ago, the Prince of Wales had a very big and brave dog called Gelert.One day the Prince wanted to go hunt-ing with his men.He told his dog to stay at home and look after his baby son.The baby was in a wooden cradle, which was like a small bed.When the Prince came back from hunt-ing, Gelert ran out to meet his master.He wagged his tail and jumped up to put his paws on the Prince's chest.Then the Prince saw the blood on Gelert's jaws and head.

  "What have you done?" the Prince said.He rushed into his house and looked for his baby son.The cradle was lying on its side on the floor.The clothes were torn and there was blood on them.

  "So you have killed my son?" the Prince said angrily."You unfaithful dog!" He took out his sword and killed the dog.Just as Gelert was dying, he managed to bark.Then the Prince heard a baby call to the dog.

  The Prince ran out of the house and saw his son lying on the ground unhurt.Near him was a dead wolf.Then the Prince knew that Gelert had defended the baby and killed the wolf.

  The Prince ran back into the house but he was too late.Gelert was dead.The Prince was very sad indeed.Tears ran down his face when he realized 'he had killed his faith-ful friend.The Prince carried the body of his brave dog to the top of a mountain and buried him there.After this, the Prince never smiled again.Every morning at dawn, he walked up the mountain and stood by the dog's grave for a few minutes.

  If you go to Mount Snowdon in Wales, people will show you where Gelert is buried.There is a sign by his grave.It reminds peo-ple of a brave and faithful dog.

(1)

Gelert was the dog of the Prince of _________.

[  ]

A.

Scotland

B.

England

C.

Ireland

D.

Wales

(2)

The Prince told the dog to _________ when he was leaving.

[  ]

A.

watch the door

B.

take care of his baby at home

C.

welcome his friends

D.

stop the strangers

(3)

The dog was very _________ when his master came back from hunting.

[  ]

A.

glad

B.

fearful

C.

afraid

D.

tired

(4)

The Prince never smiled again because _________

[  ]

A.

the wolf was killed by Gelert

B.

he had buried the dog on the top of mountain

C.

he had killed his faithful friend Gelert

D.

Gelert had killed his baby son

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     A survey was conducted in Shanghai where interviewees were asked if they wanted to be a factory worker. One percent of all peo ple interviewed said: "YES," Wang Hongjun, a technician, said, rai sing his voice for
impressive effect." But I can tell you, only a small part of that I percent are telling the truth."
     I've met colorful people like Wang all over China. They are cynical (玩世不恭的 ) yet warmhearted, plain
spoken but smart. And many of them are confined (局限于) to work in factories.
     Wang is a top technician but also represents manual factory workers, who are China's most important
natural resource. Their en- ergy is powering China's economic boom, and their muscle is turning the wheel of
the world's factory.
     But does their unskilled labor give their life meaning? At school, did they tell their friends:" When I grow up
I want to work in a factory making socks?" Did you?
     Factory work has always been a stepping-stone from farm life to the city and a modern life. It's been
happening for centuries, but today, with our space-age technology, it's outdated. Earning 1,200 yuan,( $169)
per month working in a factory is better than that on a farm, but as Wang points out, it's not a dream career.
There should be better ways to earn your rice.
     Many modern factories no longer have production line workers. Robots do the assembly (装配). People
just do the monitoring. In this age of technology, in which China is now working smarter and not just harder,
why are people still standing in production lines?
     But life is cheap in China. So why not continue to make use of the low-cost labor situation and keep the
economy growing fast, some entrepreneurs may ask.
      But have these businessmen ever labored in a factory?
1. How many people surveyed really like to be factory workers?
A. One percent.
B. Only a small part.
C. Only a small part of that one percent.
D. The writer didn't mention it.
2. Which is NOT the writer's opinion of factory workers?
A. Cynical.
B. Unimportant.
C. Warmhearted.
D. Plain spoken.
3. The writer uses _____ to begin the passage.
A. a lot of figures
B. many examples
C. some dialogue
D. the result of a survey

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