It was 8:30 and I was lying in the sun, listening to my CD.

Then my mum came out. She wanted me to go out with her. She told me about this place called Give Kids the World. It’s a special place for 　35 to spend a vacation when a child had a life-threatening (致命的) illness. There were several jobs 　36 did there, including gift giving and ice-cream 　37　 . Mum said I would enjoy it, but I expected this was a 　38 job.

I got in the car and Mum drove to this place. There was a house in the village that we went into to do our work. I had to put some 　39 on the back of a golf cart (高尔夫球车). Mum told me we were going to take a toy and an ice-cream to every child in the village.

We got to the first house and I knocked on the door and shouted, “Gift Giving”, and a woman answered it. Sitting in the middle of the living room was a boy in a wheelchair. I gave him the gifts, and his face lighted up with 　40 . I walked out and thought, “That must be painful, unable to jump around.”

As I came into the second house with gifts, it seemed a little strange that the child didn’t 　41 me. Her mum said she was deaf and only partially (部分地) sighted, so I needed to go and stand in front of her. When I 　42 that, she became very excited and made a sign with her hands. Her mum told me this was the sign for 　“ 43 ”.

44 back in the cart, Mum told me these kids might not live to see tomorrow. Suddenly, I 　45 I should be more thankful that I don’t have these illnesses — that I was not in the same 　46 as these kids. I no longer wanted to be at home listening to my CDs. I would rather be doing this, maybe making a difference in these kids’ lives.

35. A. parents　 　　　　　　 B. families 　　　　 C. friends 　　　　　　　　 D. women

36. A. I 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. they　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. she 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. we

37. A. making 　　　　　　　　 B. showing　　　　　　　　　 C. selling　 　　　 D. serving

38. A. special 　　　　　　　　　 B. simple 　　 　　　　　 C. boring　　　　　　　 D. useless

39. A. gifts　　　　　　　　 B. balls　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. medicines　　　　　　　　 D. hats

40. A. joy　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. energy　　　　　　　 C. hope　　　　　　　　　　　 D. pride

41. A. welcome　　　　 B. notice　　　　　　　 C. like　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. thank

42. A. got 　　　　　　　　 B. made　　　　　　　　　　　 C. found　　　　　　　 D. did

43. A.　 thanks　　　　　　　　　 B. pleasure　　 　　　　　 C. goodbye　　　　　　　　　 D. love

44. A. Since　 　　　　 B. Though 　　　　 C. Once 　　　　　　　 D. But

45. A.　 believed　　　　　　　　 B. agreed　　　　　　　 C. remembered 　　　　　 D. realized

46. A.　 village B. position C. society D. environment

每日一读

　　The Chinese New Year is called the Spring Festival. It's the biggest festival in China. It usually comes in January or February. Where. there are Chinese, there is the Spring Festival. Each Chinese year has a name. We may call it the Year of Tiger, the. Year of Monkey or the Year of Horse (马). And the year of 2000 is called the Year of Dragon. The year after it is the Snake Year.

　　People always spend a month before the festival in getting ready for it. People are busy cleaning their houses and buying many delicious things to eat like pork (猪肉), fish, fruit, drinks and many other things. They often make a special kind of food called "dumplings". On the Eve, there is a big family dinner. All the family stay up late to welcome the New Year, watching the CCTV programs (节目). On the first day of the Chinese New Year, people put on their new clothes and go to visit their relatives (亲戚) and friends, say "Happy New Year", "Good luck" and some other greetings (贺词) to each other. It often lasts to the Lantern Festival (元宵节). People always have a very good time, especially (尤其) children. Children can usually get some money for the New Year from their parents and their relatives.

(1) The Spring Festival means "________" in Chinese.

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(2) The Chinese usually have their Spring Festival in ________.

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(3) Which year is called the Year of Horse?

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(4) What's the special kind of food for the Spring Festival in China?

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(5) What can children get from their parents and their relatives?

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Betty is an American school girl. She is very happy because her parents will take her to China for a visit. They are going to fly from New York on June 30 and get to Beijing on July 1. They will stay at Lido Holiday Inn.(A) Their Chinese friends will show them around Beijing. They are going to visit the Palace Museum, the Summer Palace, the Temple of Heaven and the Great Wall. They will also visit some Chinese homes and try some Chinese food. They will spend a week in Beijing and then go to Xi’an, Guilin and some other places for sightseeing. The whole trip will take three weeks and she is sure she will have a great time in China.
【小题1】根据短文内容，判断下列句子的正误T/F。10分 每题2分
a. Betty is very happy because she will visit China with her parents.
b. They are going to China on June 10.
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。
【小题2】Their _______ friends will show them around Beijing.
A. Australian   B. Chinese  　C. American
【小题3】From the text we can know that they will _______ in Beijing.
A. cook Chinese food  B. Learn to speak Chinese  C. try some Chinese food
【小题4】将句中A处画线句子译为汉语。