The Chinese New Year is now known as the Spring Festival because it starts from the beginning of spring．Though there are some sayings about its origin(起源), all agree that the word Nian, which in modem Chinese means“year”,was originally the name of a beast(野兽)that start-ed to eat people the night before the beginning of a new year．
One story goes that the beast Nian had a very big mouth that would take in a great many people at one time．People were very afraid．One day, an old man came to their help and said he would stop all this．To Nian he said,“I hear that you are very strong, but can you eat up all the beasts on earth instead of people who are too weak to be your enemy(敌人)?Yes,”Nian agreed with him and went to kill many of the beasts on earth．People were very happy because those beasts also did bad things to people and killed their farm animals from time to time．
After that, the old man, who was a god(神), rode on the beast Nian and left．Nian was gone, and other beasts also went into forests; people began to enjoy their happy life．Before the old man left, he had told people to put up red paper-cuts on their windows and doors at each year's end to drive Nian away, because red is the colour the beast felt most afraid of．
From then on, every year at the beginning of spring, people“Guo Nian”．The word“Guo Nian”means“Go through the Nian safely”．Putting up red paper cuts to drive Nian away and making dumplings for a better new year are still an every-year doing by the Chinese people．However(但是)people today have long forgotten why they are doing all this, they just feel the colour and the food make the New Year very enjoyable．
(1)
The Chinese New Year is also called ________．
[ ]
A．
The Beginning of Spring
B．
The Spring Festival
C．
The New Spring
D．
The Beast Nian
(2)
How did the old man stop Nian from eating people?
[ ]
A．
By putting red paper-cuts on windows．
B．
By eating up beasts．
C．
By talking to him．
D．
By riding on him．
(3)
Why did people put up red paper-cuts instead of those of any other colour?
[ ]
A．
Because Nian liked the colour red．
B．
Because the colour red could kill Nian．
C．
Because the old man liked the colour red．
D．
Because Nian was afraid of the colour red．
(4)
The best title of this passage is ________．
[ ]
A．
The Origin Of The Chinese New Year
B．
The Old Man And The Beast Nian
C．
How To Go Through The Nian Safely
D．
What Nian Was Like
(5)
Which of the sentences is true?
[ ]
A．
Nian can eat up all the beasts on earth at one time．
B．
Nian is a tall beast that likes to eat farm animals．
“No man is an island” is a well-known line from John Donne's Devotion, written more than three hundred years ago．Even now people still agree with him．No one can live a completely isolated life．Without other people, life became empty and sad．We all need friends．
For some of us, though making friends is not difficult, feeling shy, we may not want to make the first move．It is also difficult at times to keep the friends we already have．
There are many books about friendship, but Dale Carnegie's How to Win Friends and Influence People, written in 1936, is the most famous．This “how to” book about getting along with other people became a best-seller．It was later put into 28 languages．
Dale Carnegie's advice seems to be simple, but can his advice help you? Do you need to change the way you act? Here is the list of advice from his book．
1．Be friendly and polite．Always greet with a smile．Begin with “excuse me” or “would you please”, when you want to ask somebody．Remember to say “thank you” and try to be as helpful as you can．
2．Go out of your way to be nice．Find some time to do special things for other people．Making some soup for a sick neighbour may seem like a little thing to you, but it will make your neighbour feel a lot better．
3．Remember names．They say that the sweetest music to a person's ears is the sound of his or her own name．
4．Be open-minded．Try to understand other people's ways and ideas and learn something from them．
5．Listen patiently．When someone is talking to you, look at him or her, listen carefully and say something when necessary．
(1)
The underlined sentence “No one can live a completely isolated life” means “________” in this
passage．
[ ]
A．
No one can live a hard life
B．
No one can live without difficulty
C．
No one can live alone
D．
No one can live on an island
(2)
Some of us feel it not easy to make friends because ________．
[ ]
A．
we are afraid to make bad friends
B．
we are too shy to take the first action
C．
we feel worried that we won't be able to keep our friends
D．
we feel sure that we already have enough friends
(3)
We can learn from this passage that ________．
[ ]
A．
John Donne learned something from Dale Carnegie
B．
friends are always friends
C．
few people bought Carnegie's book
D．
the writer of this passage agrees with John Donne and Dale Carnegie
(4)
Which of the following is NOT mentioned in Carnegie's book?
[ ]
A．
Say “excuse me” before you ask．
B．
Don't visit your neighbour too often．
C．
Think more about others．
D．
People enjoy hearing their own names．
(5)
The best possible title for this passage should be “________”．
The Chinese New Year is known as the Spring Festival because it starts from the beginning of spring．Though there are some sayings about its origin(起源), all agree that the word Nian, which in modern Chinese means“year”, was originally the name of a beast(野兽)that started to eat people the night before the beginning of a new year．
One story goes that the beast Nian had a very big mouth that would take in a great many people at one time．People were very afraid．One day, an old man came to their help and said he would stop all this．To Nian he said,“I hear that you are very strong, but can you eat up all the beasts on earth instead of people who are too weak to be your enemy?”“Yes,”Nian agreed with him and went to kill many of the beasts on earth．People were very happy because those beasts also did bad things to people and killed their farm animals from time to time．
After that, the old man, who was a god, rode on the beast Nian and left．Nian was gone, and other beasts also went into forests; people began to enjoy their happy life．Before the old man left．he had told people to put up red paper-cuts on their windows and doors at each year's end to drive Nian away, because red is the colour the beasts felt most afraid of．
From then on, every year at the beginning of spring, people“Guo Nian”．The word“Guo Nian”means“Go through the Nian safely”．Putting up red paper-cuts to drive Nian away and making dumplings for a better new year are still an every-year doing by the Chinese people．However, people today have long forgotten why they are doing all this, they just feel the colour and the food make the New Year very．enjoyable．
(1)
The Chinese New Year is also called ________．
[ ]
A．
The Beginning of Spring
B．
The Spring Festival
C．
The New Spring
D．
The Beast Nian
(2)
How did the old man stop Nian from eating people?
[ ]
A．
By putting red paper-cuts on windows．
B．
By eating up beasts．
C．
By talking to him．
D．
By riding on him．
(3)
Why did people put up red paper-cuts instead of those of any other colour?
[ ]
A．
Because Nian liked the colour red．
B．
Because the colour red could kill Nian．
C．
Because the old man liked the colour red．
D．
Because Nian was afraid of the colour red．
(4)
The best title of this passage is ________．
[ ]
A．
The origin of the Chinese New Year
B．
The old man and the beast Nian
C．
How to go through the Nian safely
D．
What Nian was like
(5)
Which of the sentences is true?
[ ]
A．
Nian can eat up the beasts on earth at one time．
B．
Nian is a tall beast that likes to eat farm animals．
There have been many great inventions or things that changed the way we live．The first great invention was the one that is still very important today——the wheel．This made it easier to carry heavy things and to travel long distance．
For hundreds of years after that there were few inventions that as much effect as the wheel．Then in the early 1800s the world started to change．There was little unknown land left in the world．People didn't have to explore much any more．They began to work instead to make life better．
In the second half of the 19th century many great inventions were made．Among them were the camera, the light and the radio．These all play a big part in our daily life today．
The first part of the 20th century saw more great inventions．The helicopter in 1909, movies with sound in 1926, the computer in 1928, jet planes in 1930．This was also a time when a new material was first made．Nylon came out in 1935．It changed the kind of clothes people wore．
The middle part of the 20th century brought new ways to help people get over diseases．They worked very well．They made people healthier and allowed them to live longer．By the 1960s most people could expect to live to be at least 60．
By this time most people in developed countries had a very good life．Of course new inventions continued to be made．But man now had a desire(渴望)to explore again．The earth was known to man but the stars were not．Man began looking for ways to go into space．Russia made the first step．Then United States took a step．Since then other countries, including China and Japan, have made their own steps into space．
In 1969 man took his biggest step away from earth．Americans first walked on the moon．This is certainly just a beginning, though．New inventions will some day allow us to do things we have never yet dreamed of．
(1)
This passage talks mainly about ________．
[ ]
A．
why cars were very important
B．
when light was invented
C．
how inventions affect people's daily life
D．
which country made the first step into space
(2)
According to the passage man didn't have a desire to explore a lot ________．
[ ]
A．
at the beginning of 1800s
B．
in the 1960s
C．
since the 1900s
D．
from the 1800s to 1960s
(3)
In the 1800s, people began to work in order to make ________
[ ]
A．
explorations
B．
their life better
C．
discoveries
D．
a trip to space
(4)
Nylon came out of five years later than ________．
[ ]
A．
radio
B．
camera
C．
jet planes
D．
movies
(5)
People can live longer lives because ________ that help cure diseases have worked very well．
I'm very happy to be your guest speaker today．It's a great pleasure to visit your school and meet all of you here．
I would like to tell you about myself．I have been a reporter for the last fifteen years．I chose this job so I could travel the world, but the job has taught me many unforgettable lessons．My work is sometimes boring but for most of the time it is amazing and inspiring．I have seen wars, earthquakes, poverty and death．But I have also seen courage, hope and happiness．
In India, I visited a city．There were many homeless children in it．Some were young and lived in the streets．But then a wonderful lady called Rosa opened a home for them．In one whole year, she was looking after two hundred kids, feeding them, teaching them anti giving them hope．
Another time．I was in Japan and met a young girl with a serious illness．after seven operations(手术), she had to have thirteen more in hospital．However, when I met her, she was still smiling．
Here in China．after the terrible Wenchuan Earthquake, I found a three－year－old boy whose name is Lang Zheng．He had been in the ruins(废墟)for more than ten hours before he was found and saved out by the rescuing soldiers．Though weak and injured．the brave boy lifted his right hand above the head with difficulty and saluted(向…致敬)the soldiers around, which became the most moving moment in the disaster(震灾)．
Thanks to the experience as a reporter, I myself am getting braver and stronger．When I face challenges in my life．I always remember the courage of the three people．
(1)
Why did the speaker choose the job of being a reporter'?
[ ]
A．
Because he tried to improve his speaking skills．
B．
Because he wanted to experience difficulties．
C．
Because he dreamed of traveling the world．
D．
Because he was willing to offer help to others．
(2)
From the passage, We know that Rosa was ________．
[ ]
A．
kind and patient
B．
creative and proud
C．
pushy and lucky
D．
modest and helpful
(3)
The Japanese girl had to have ________ operations in all(总共)．
[ ]
A．
7
B．
13
C．
more than l3
D．
20
(4)
Little Lang Zheng lifted his right hand in order to ________．
