73. At the exhibition, you will see ________.

A. many articles written by famous writers

B. many things left by the Red Army

C. books on the Long March

D. many photos and pictures about the Long Match.

72. If you go to visit the Long March exhibit with an Australian, how much will you pay altogether for the admission?

A. 16 yuan　　 B. 23 yuan　　 C. 30 yuan　　 D. 20 yuan

71. Why does the author write the text?

A. To stress the importance of oxen in farming.

B. To introduce the Chinese folk culture.

C. To describe how to celebrate the Year of Ox.

D. To explain how to develop agriculture with oxen.

E

Events

Long March exhibit

The Shanghai History Museum is putting on an exhibition to mark the 60^th anniversary of the Long March. On show are more than 220 photos and 40 items that explain with pictures how the communist Red Army drew back from its besieged(被围困的)bases in Jiangxi Province and fought its way to northern Shanxi province in the mid-1930s. Explanations are all in Chinese. The show will end on November 20.

Time: 10:00 am-4:00 pm.

Address: 1286 Hongqiao Road

Admission:8 yuan for Chinese/ 15 yuan for foreigners

Thai elephants

Eight elephants from Thailand are entertaining visitors at Changfeng Park by riding bikes, playing basketball, balancing on a beam, dancing and blowing a mouth-organ. People are encouraged to have a tug-of-war(拔河比赛)with the animals or lie on the ground and have the elephants walk over them. The elephants give three shows a day at 9:30 am, 3:30 pm and 8:00 pm and there is an additional show at 1:30 pm at weekends. The show will end on November 15.

Address: 189 Daduhe Road

Admission: 30-40 yuan

Dancing dolphins

Dolphins jumping from the water to touch a ball, swaying their bodies to music, kissing people and doing math by tapping their tails have made the dolphinarium in Peace Park an attraction for children. Seals and sea lions also perform.

Hours:10:30 am, 4:00 pm, and 7:30 pm

Admission: 20 yuan for adults and 10 yuan for children.

70. Which of the following helps to develop traditional customs?

A. The special role of oxen in farming.

B. People's respect and love for oxen.

C. The practical value of an ox's body.

D. The contribution of oxen to the economy.

69. From the third paragraph, we know that __

A. oxen are no more important today than in the past

B. ceremonies are held when people cook cattle bone soup

C. oxen are treated as human in some areas of China

D. people run with oxen to shake off diseases every month

68. The words "boats on land" underlined in Paragraph 2 refer to __

A. animals for taking goods　　　　　　 B. creatures for pulling plows

C. treasures of the folk culture　　　　　 D. tools in the farming economy

67. Another possible title for this passage can be _________.

A. Advertisers are always lying.

B. Everyone lies

C. Lying with the truth

D. Political campaigns

D

The year 2009 is the Year of Ox. The ox is a representative of the farming culture of China. In the farming economy (经济), oxen are the major animals pulling plows (犁).

Of course, the good of oxen is not limited to plowing. 　In fact, they are seen as "boats on land" for their ability to carry loads. Besides, the whole body of an ox is full of treasures. Their meat and milk are food full of nutrition, and their skin can be used to make clothes and shoes. With all these qualities, oxen are regarded as generous creatures.

In the past, oxen played an important role in the spiritual life of the Chinese. Even today, oxen still play a special part in some folk activities. For example, some people who live in southwest China will cook cattle bone soup and share it among family members when holding the ceremony for children who reach 13. They believe that the cattle bone soup represents the blood relationship among family members. In order to express their love for oxen, people in some other areas will run to shake off diseases on the 16th day of the first month by the lunar calendar (农历), and during their run they will take their oxen along, which indicates they regard the creature as human.

Because of the contribution of oxen in their lives, the Chinese people are very grateful to the animal. In addition, the use of oxen in ceremonies and the thanks people owe to oxen help to develop various traditional customs, which becomes an important part of the folk culture of the Chinese nation.

66. The writer clearly wants people to _________.

A. think carefully about what they read and hear

B. pay attention to as many candidates’ speeches as possible during political campaigns

C. trust only one’s close friends

D. vote for candidates who can solve employment problems

65. What does the underlined word “deceive” mean in the first paragraph?

A. make you trust them. 　B. refuse to pay attention to warnings.

C. fool. 　　D. praise.

64. What we can infer from the passage is that _________.

A. when people tell the truth, they are in fact lying

B. you should neither trust gamblers (赌博者), nor political candidates

C. there’s no difference between truths and lies for they all cheat people

D. truths can be used in dishonest ways