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　　The Chongyang Festival falls on the ninth day of the ninth month of the Chinese lunar calendar, so it is also known as the Double Ninth Festival．

　　The festival is held in the golden season of autumn, at harvest-time．The bright clear weather and the joy of bringing in the harvest make for a festival happy atmosphere．The Chongyang Festival is usually perfect for outdoor activities．Climbing a mountain, carrying a spray of dogwood(茱萸)and drinking chrysanthemum(菊花)wine have become the traditional activities of the festival．

　　The dogwood is a plant with a strong fragrance(香气)，and is often used as a Chinese herbal medicine．People in ancient times believed it could drive away evil spirits and prevent one from getting a chill(寒意)in late autumn．So its history as a medicine goes back many centuries．But the custom of carrying a spray of dogwood during the Double Ninth Festival is slowly dying out and many people in the cities, do not even know what a dogwood spray looks like．

　　Early in Han Dynasty, about 2000 years ago, people used to climb a high platform outside the capital city of Chang’an on the occasion of the Chongyang Festival．For many, it was the last outing of the year before the onset of winter．The custom evolved(发展成)into present form, when people go climbing to get some exercises as well as enjoy the autumn scenery．

　　But what about those people who live in plains far from any mountain?The problem is solved by going for a picnic and eating cakes．The Chinese word for“cake”is“Gao”, a homony of the Chinese word for“high”．Mountains are high, so eating cakes can, by a stretch of the imagination, take the place of going for a climb．

(1)

Why do people carry a spray of dogwood on Chongyang Festival?
[　　]
A．	Because the dogwood is a plant with a strong fragrance．
B．	Because the dogwood can be used as a Chinese herbal medicine．
C．	Because the dogwood has a long history as a medicine．
D．	Because people believed the dogwood could drive away evil spirits and prevent one from chill．

(2)

In one of ________ poets, we can know the traditions of climbing mountains and carrying dogwood on the Chongyang Festival．
[　　]
A．	Wang Wei’s
B．	Li Bai’s
C．	Du Fu’s
D．	Bai Juyi’s

(3)

People now climb mountains on the Chongyang Festival ________．
[　　]
A．	to have a last outing of the year before the onset of winter
B．	to get some exercises
C．	to enjoy beautiful autumn scenery
D．	both B and C

(4)

People living in plains far from mountains eat cakes because ________．
[　　]
A．	the Chinese word for“cake”is“Gao”
B．	the Chinese“Gao”for cake sounds like the Chinese“Gao”for high
C．	they often take cakes to go for a picnic on the festival
D．	they like eating cakes

(5)

Which of the following is true?
[　　]
A．	The Double Ninth Festival is on September 9th．
B．	People climbed mountains to celebrate the Chongyang Festival in Han Dynasty．
C．	People often celebrate the Chongyang Festival in the open air．
D．	Eating cakes is just like climbing mountains．

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

When you’re trying to find the best place to live，choosing a neighborhood is almost as important as choosing a house or an apartment． 1. .

Crime and Safety

Research the Internet．Use a search engine to find some information about the crime（犯罪） reports in that neighborhood.

2. The police department will provide details about a particular area. This is probably your best source of information on crime and safety．

Drive around the area．Look for crime signs such as broken windows. Do homes have high fences or bars on accessible windows?

Look and Feel

3. Take a note of（留意）the condition of the houses，the front yards, the streets and side walks．See if people you meet make eye contact with you． 4. Note the traffic and speed and see if the streets seem quiet or noisy．

Transportation

How long wilt it take to get to work? Will you be going with or against traffic? Is there public transportation available? If you need access to the airport，how far is the drive?

Schools

The sign of a good neighborhood is a well-kept school. 5. Another thing to consider is how your child will get to school. Is there public transportation? Can they walk? Is it safe? How far is it to drive?

A. Contact the local police department.

B. Find out the value of the house in the neighborhood.

C. If they do, it’s probably a safe and friendly community.

D. Spend time walking through the neighborhood.

E. If there are bars close by, how noisy will it be on weekends?

F. It needs to be safe, affordable and provide you with everything that you need.

G. And if you have children, this is probably the first consideration.

Google, the Internet search and mapping company, has developed a car that can steer without a driver.

Sometimes the reality is stranger than science fiction: Google is road-testing cars that steer, stop and start without a human driver. The goal is to “help prevent traffic accidents, free up people’s time and reduce carbon emissions.” says Sebastian Thrun, who is the project leader for the driverless car, or Carbot.

By developing the car and the software that drives it, Google wants to change how people get from place to p1ace. Eric Schmidt, one of the company’s top officials, said, “Your car should drive itself. It just makes sense.”

So far, the driverless autos have gone about 140,000 miles on California roads without people taking over the driving. Many of the roads are very busy or full of curves that challenge human drivers. The autos’ software makes it possible to know speed limits, traffic patterns and road maps. The vehicles use radar, lasers and video cameras to find other cars and avoid people crossing streets.

There has only been one accident during the testing. And in that case, the Carbot was hit from behind by a human driver when Goog1e’s car was stopped at a red light. Engineers say the driverless cars are safer than autos with people behind the wheel because the computers react much more quickly than humans.

The Carbot is still in very early testing stages. Experts agree that it will be years before you will be able to buy one. But it is likely that one day you will be sitting in the driver’s seat of a driverless car. When the auto was first invented it was called a “horseless carriage”. Now it seems that it is time for the “driverless carriage” to be part of our 1ives.

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

A. An auto revolution is on its way.

B. Google has developed a driverless car.

C. The Carbot has passed its early testing stages.

D. Science fiction has turned into reality.

2.The driverless car is safer than an auto with people because _______.

A. it uses radar, lasers and video cameras

B. it knows speed limits, traffic patterns and road maps

C. the computer has a better sense of direction than drivers

D. the software responds to emergencies faster than a human driver

3.The advantage of the Carbot is that _______.

A. it can drive all by itself

B. it can avoid any traffic accident

C. it doesn’t pollute the environment

D. it is the most fashionable car nowadays

4.70. The author’s attitude towards the Carbot is _______.

A. unfriendly B. desperate C. critical D. optimistic

There is an old story telling about a woman whose only son died in an accident. In her 26 , she went to the wise man that is always 27 for his wisdom in her town and said, “What advice or what 28 ways do you have to bring my son back to life? I will 29 you with all I have if you can.”

Instead of sending her away or 30 with her, he said to her, “Fetch me a mustard (芥末) seed from a home that has never 31 sorrow. We will use it to drive the sorrow out of your life.” The woman went off at once in 32 of that magical mustard seed.

She came first to a splendid apartment, 33 at the door, and said in a (n) 34 voice, “I am looking for a home that has never known sorrow. Is this such a (n) 35 that I want? It is very important to me.”

36 , she didn’t get what she wanted, even without a single word of 37 . They told her that she had come to the wrong place. And they began to 38 all the tragic things that recently had happened to them.

The woman said to herself, “Who is better able to help these poor, 39 people than I, though I also have had misfortune of my own?” She 40 to comfort them till they 41 . Then she went on searching for a home that had never known sorrow. But 42 she turned up, in small cottages or in other places, she found one 43 after another of sadness and misfortune. She became so 44 in helping other people out of their sorrow that finally she forgot about her quest for the special mustard seed, in fact, never 45 that it had driven the sorrow out of her life.

1. A．joy B．danger C．belief D．sorrow

2. A．envied B．considered C．respected D．treated

3. A．strange B．magical C．valuable D．important

4. A．reward B．supply C．provide D．award

5. A．quarreling B．discussing C．reasoning D．arguing

6. A．suffered B．known C．obtained D．forgotten

7. A．honor B．favor C．need D．search

8. A．knocked B．broke C．stood D．pointed

9. A．excited B．confident C．sad D．urgent

10. A．place B．answer C．apartment D．person

11. A．Luckily B．Immediately C．Gradually D．Unfortunately

12. A．praise B．respect C．comfort D．encouragement

13. A．exchange B．describe C．simplified D．decorated

14. A．unfortunate B．unfriendly C．unimportant D．unfamiliar

15. A．planned B．managed C．continued D．stayed

16. A．settle down B．break down C．calm down D．get dwon

17. A．wherever B．whatever C．however D．whenever

18. A．excuse B．tale C．lie D．reason

19. A．curious B．puzzled C．worried D．involved

20. A．recognizing B．realizing C．remembering D．wondering

Cure for Sorrow

There is an old story telling about a woman whose only son died in an accident. In her 31 , she went to the wise man that is always 32 for his wisdom in her town and said, “What advice or what 33 ways do you have to bring my son back to life? I will 34 you with all I have if you can.”

Instead of sending her away or 35 with her, he said to her, “Fetch me a mustard(芥末) seed from a home that has never 36 sorrow. We will use it to drive the sorrow out of your life.” The woman went off at once in 37 of that magical mustard seed.

She came first to a splendid apartment, 38 at the door, and said in a 39 voice, “I am looking for a home that has never known sorrow. Is this such a(n) 40 that I want? It is very important to me.”

41 , she didn’t get what she wanted, even without a single word of 42 . They told her that she had come to the wrong place. And they began to 43 all the tragic things that recently had happened to them.

The woman said to herself, “Who is better able to help these poor, 44 people than I, though I also have had misfortune of my own?” She 45 to comfort them till they 46 . Then she went on searching for a home that had never known sorrow. But 47 she turned up, in small cottages or in other places, she found one 48 after another of sadness and misfortune. She became so 49 in helping other people out of their sorrow that finally she forgot about her quest for the special mustard seed, in fact, never 50 that it had driven the sorrow out of her life.

1.

A．joy

B．danger

C．belief

D．sorrow

2.

A．envied

B．considered

C．respected

D．treated

3.

A．strange

B．magical

C．valuable

D．important

4.

A．reward

B．supply

C．provide

D．award

5.

A．quarreling

B．discussing

C．reasoning

D．arguing

6.

A．suffered

B．known

C．obtained

D．forgotten

7.

A．honor

B．favor

C．need

D．search

8.

A．knocked

B．broke

C．stood

D．pointed

9.

A．excited

B．confident

C．sad

D．urgent

10.

A．place

B．answer

C．apartment

D．person

11.

A．Luckily

B．Immediately

C．Gradually

D．Unfortunately

12.

A．praise

B．Respect

C．comfort

D．encouragement

13.

A．exchange

B．describe

C．simplify

D．decorate

14.

A．unfortunate

B．unfriendly

C．unimportant

D．unfamiliar

15.

A．planned

B．managed

C．continued

D．stayed

16.

A．settle down

B．break down

C．calm down

D．get down

17.

A．wherever

B．whatever

C．however

D．whenever

18.

A．excuse

B．tale

C．lie

D．reason

19.

A．curious

B．puzzled

C．worried

D．involved

20.

A．recognizing

B．realizing

C．remembering

D．wondering

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