The Spring Festival Gala hosted by China Central Television each year has become an important part of the Chinese Lunar New Year celebration since 1983. As an important part of traditional Chinese culture, the celebration of Spring Festival is spreading around the world.

The Spring Festival Gala is combined with songs, dances, comic sketches, opera and folk arts. Harmony(和谐)and reunion(团聚)are the two themes of the gala. With a cheerful atmosphere, the gala is filled with laughter and applause from the beginning to the end. The gala usually starts at 8 on New Year’s Eve and lasts for about four hours. The program’s TV ratings have ranked first among China’s different shows over the past twenty years.

But it’s difficult to fit all audiences’ tastes. Each year the gala hopes to absorb(吸收) new ideas and surprise people. So it has become a big challenge for CCTV and its creative staff. In recent years, some people have thought the Spring Festival Gala should be canceled. But lots of people still support it. Some people local TV stations even have begun to host their own shows, which have met the growing cultural needs of audiences. One successful example is Hunan TV’s gala, which now ranks second. Another new type of show is the Shanzhai (copycat) Spring Festival Gala Show. Whether people watch CCTV’s gala or other similar shows, Chinese people will surely enjoy themselves on the Lunar New Year’s Eve.

1.Why does the celebration of the Spring Festival spread around the world?

It spreads around the world because it is __________________________.

2.What are the themes of CCTV’s Spring Festival Gala?

The themes of the gala are ______________________.

3.How long does CCTV’s Spring Festival Gala usually last?

It uaually lasts for ____________.

4.Why does the Spring Festival Gala become a big challenge for CCTV and its staff?

It becomes a big challenge because it is difficult _____________.

5.What is the best title of this passage? ____________.

阅读下面一篇短文,理解大意,然后从各小题的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案,使短文连贯完整。

Athough 19-year-old Geoge Dennehy is armless, he isn’t letting that stop him from pursuing (追求) his dreams and sharing his passion(热情)with the world.

Born __ arms, the young boy’s birth parents left him. Luckily, a warm-hearted couple adopted(收养)him and __ him . __ , his new parents never allowed him to use his disability as an excuse to be __ . When Geoge was eight, they asked him to sigh up (报名) for cello (大提琴) lessons. The instrument is __ ven for people who have the use of both their hands, so it was far more challenging(挑战性的)for Geoge, who had to learn to play it with his feet.

Thanks to his music teacher, the young boy not only interested in the cello, but also realized that he had a passion and talent for __ . During middle school years, he also __ the piano and the guitar.

His music talent caught the eye of an American rock band who__ him to perform alongside them at a ten-day-long music festival.

The experience has inspired (激励) this once shy boy to pursue a career (事业) in music. He has also become a motivational speaker__ encorages both able and disabled people to pursue their dreams, no matter __ impossible these dreams may sound.

1.A. in B. with C. without D. of

2.A. looked after B. worried C. gave up D. put on

3.A. As B. Though C. But D. However

4.A. lazy B. busy C. nervous D. serious

5.A. easy B. difficult C. interesting D. beautiful

6.A. dancing B. singing C. music D. drawing

7.A. taught B. mastered C. discovered D. hated

8.A. warned B. forced C. trained D. invited

9.A. who B. whom C. which D. whose

10.A. why B. where C. how D. when

We were standing at the top of a church tower.My father had brought me to this high tower in a small town not far from our home in Rome.I wondered why.

“Look down, Elsa," Father said.I gathered all my courage and looked down.I saw the square in the center of the village.And I saw several streets leading to the square.“See, my dear,”Father said gently.“There is more than one way to the square.Life is like that.If you can't get to the place where you want to go by one road, try another."

Now I understood why I was there.Earlier that day I had begged my mother to do something about the bad lunches that were served at school.But she refused because she could not believe the lunches were as bad as I said.

When I turned to Father for help, he would not help.Instead, he brought me to this high tower to give me a lesson.By the time we reached home, I had a plan.

At school the next day, I poured my lunch soup into a bottle and brought it home.Then I asked our cook to serve it to Mother at dinner.The plan worked perfectly.She tried one spoonful and sputtered.“The cook must have gone mad!” Quickly I told what I had done, and Mother promised that she would take up the matter of lunches at school the next day!

In the years that followed I often remembered the lesson Father taught me.I began to work as a fashion designer two years ago.I wouldn’t stop working until I tried every possible way.Father’s wise words always remind me that there is more than one way to the square.

1.Father brought Elsa to the top of the church tower to_________________.

A.have sports with Elsa

B.explain what he means clearly

C.enjoy the views

D.have a rest there

2.Elsa wanted her mother to_____________ earlier that day.

A.do something delicious for lunch

B.know he was complaining about his lunch

C.speak to the school about lunch

D.change the terrible eating habit

3.By sharing her own experiences, Elsa tries to tell us________

A.when one road is blocked , try another

B.how bad the lunch of her school is

C.how wise her father is

D.how terrible her mother is

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