Happy New Years!

  Today is March 17th.About two and a half months ago, I said“Happy New Year!”to many of my friends.About fifty days ago, I said the same thing to some other friends.In about four days, I’ll say the same wishes to yet another group of friends.I’ll do the same thing in July and also in September.“How can that be?”you might ask(if you ‘re from Western Europe or the Americas).“Everyone knows that New Year’s Day is in Januare!”

  In fact, the date of New Year’s Day depends on the calendar(日历)-and I have friends who use one or more of five different calendars to keep track of at least part of their lives:

  ●January 1st:New Year’s Day on the Western/international calendar

  ●In January or February(in 2006, January 29 th):New Year’s Day on the Chinese calendar(China, Korea, and a few other places)

  ●March 21st:New Year’s Day on the traditional Persian(波斯)calendar

  ●Mid-July(usually the 16 th):New Year’s Day on the Isamic(穆斯林)calendar

  ●September:New Year’s Day on most Eastern Orthodox Church(东正教)calendars(Central and Eastern Europe)and, usually, on the Jewish calendar

  And these are just the New Year’s Days that I know about!As a matter of fact, there are probably even more!

(1)

The first time the writer said,“Happy New Year!”was about January 1st.The second time was on or after ________.

[  ]

A.

February 28th

B.

the middle of March

C.

January 29th

D.

March 21st

(2)

The writer will say“Happy New Year”around March 21st to some ________ friends.

[  ]

A.

Chinese

B.

Korean

C.

Persian

D.

Eastern Orthodox

(3)

According to the passage, we can infer that the exact(准确的)dates for the two New Year’s Days in September are ________.

[  ]

A.

probably different

B.

not always in September

C.

probably the same

D.

after September

(4)

The meaning of“keep track of”is ________.

[  ]

A.

understand

B.

choose

C.

manage

D.

forget

(5)

The Chinese calendar is used ________.

[  ]

A.

only in China

B.

in several different places

C.

only in China and Korea

D.

all over the world

(6)

The word“Years”in the title of this article ________.

[  ]

A.

means that January 1st is at different times on different calendars

B.

is a mistake and should be“Year”

C.

is used because New Year’s Day is at different times on different calendars

D.

means that the writer was polite

At a nation’s saddest moment, its greatest heroes are born.
On September 11th, 2001, many police officers and government officials in America worked day and night to save lives from the big fire at the World Trade Centre. And in Japan, after the serious earthquake, a group of workers showed their courage.
The earthquake on March 11th made Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant(福岛核电站) turn off and stop its protective cooling systems. And later, a fire broke out.  Workers were told that the plant’s radiation(辐射) could be harmful to human health. Hundreds of workers left the plant quickly. However, a group of workers decided to fight against the fire and the damage, though they knew it could cause very serious health problems. There were 50 workers in all, so they were also named the "Fukushima 50". The workers worked in shifts(轮班).
People knew little about the workers, who were mainly experts (专家) with the skills to control the situation. One woman said that her father had volunteered to stay there. "I heard that he volunteered even though he would retire(退休) in just half a year and my eyes were filled with tears. I am really proud of him. And I pray for his safe return.
【小题1】The passage mainly tells us       
A.what happened in America on September 1l th, 2001
B."Fukushima 50" stayed in the nuclear power plant bravely
C.who saved many lives from the big fire at the World Trade Centre
D.what Japanese government did after the nuclear power plant was turned off
【小题2】 Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant was turned off because
A.there were no heroes thereB.many workers left the plant
C.it was destroyed by a big fireD.the earthquake damaged it heavily
【小题3】       workers stayed in Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant after the earthquake.
A.11B.50C.100D.150
【小题4】Which of the following is TRUE?
A.The woman learned something about her father.
B.A woman’s father who had retired from work still stayed there.
C.Little was known about the workers when the passage was written.
D.The workers didn’t know staying in the nuclear plant was harmful to their
health.
【小题5】 The writer thinks        
A.American police officers were very strong
B.the nuclear radiation would do no damage to humans
C.all the workers who stayed in the plant should return quickly
D.all the workers who stayed in the plant are great heroes

Last year Tome left school. He came to Taipei to _1_ a job(工作). He went from one company(公司) to another but _2_ wanted him. Now he had little money. He had to go back to his small town. So he came to the station. He felt _3_ and tired. It was very late at night and _4_ was full of people. They were waiting _5_ tickets of the last train. He bought the last ticket, and he was very happy.
At that time, a woman with a crying baby walked to him. She asked him to sell her the ticket. He gave her the ticket. He thought they needed it _6_ he did. After _7_ left, he sat on the bench(长凳) and didn’t know _8_ to go. Just then, an old man came and said, “Young man, I _9_ what you did to the woman. I have a big company. I need a good young man like _10_. Would you like to work for me?”
(     ) 1. A. find          B. see          C. look for     D. buy     
(     ) 2. A. everyone      B. no one          C. nothing      D. somethi 
(     ) 3. A. happy     B. interesting     C. sad          D. glad    
(     ) 4. A. the city      B. the company  C. the farm     D. the station 
(     ) 5. A. to buy        B. to sell         C. to give      D. to pass 
(     ) 6. A. less than     B. more than        C. smaller them D. worse th
(     ) 7. A. Tom           B. the bus      C. the train        D. the old
(     ) 8. A. what          B. which           C. why          D. where
(     ) 9. A. have seen     B. don’t know  C. don’t like       D. have done   
(     ) 10. A. the woman    B. you          C. the baby     D. her

完形填空
       In one way of thinking,  failure is part of life. In   1   way, failure may be a way towards success.
The "Spider-story" is often   2  .Robert Bruce , leader of the Scots(苏格兰) in the 13 th century, was
hiding in a cave(洞穴)from the English. He watched a spider   3   a web. The spider tried to reach
across a rough(粗糙的)   4   in the rock. He tried six times. On the   5   time he made it and went on
to make his web. Bruce is said to have been encouraged by this and to have gone on to  7    the English .
Edison ,  the inventor of the light bulb,  made   6    models that failed before he found the right way to
make one. Once he was asked   8   he kept on trying to make a new type of battery when he had failed
so often, he replied, “Failure? I have   10   failure. Now I know 50,000 ways it won't    9    
       The important thing to keep in mind about failure is that it's a part of life. Learn to "live with yourself"
even though you may have failed.
(     )1. A. other    
(     )2. A. told      
(     )3. A. to make  
(     )4. A. room      
(     )5. A. tenth    
(     )6. A. save      
(     )7. A. hundred  
(     )8. A. why      
(     )9. A. not      
(     )10.A. do        
B. another
B. said
B. made
B. house      
B. sixth      
B. help        
B. hundreds    
B. when        
B. no          
B. make        
C. first
C. talked
C. making  
C. place    
C. eighth    
C. defeat    
C. hundred of
C. what
C. never  
C. took  
D. second        
D. spoken        
D. playing        
D. soil          
D. seventh        
D. kill          
D. hundreds of    
D. who            
D. nothing        
D. work          

In one way of thinking. failure is part of life. In  31 way, failure may be a way towards success. The “Spider-story” is often  32 .Robert Bruce , leader of the Scots in the 13 th century, was hiding in a cave from the English. He watched a spider  33 a web. The spider tried to reach across a rough 34 in the rock. He tried six times. On the  35 time he made it and went on to make his web. Bruce is said to have been encouraged by this and to have gone on to  36 the English . Edison , the inventor of the light bulb, made 37  models that failed before he found the right way to make one. Once he was asked   38 he kept on trying to make a new type of battery when he had failed so often, he replied, “Failure? I have  39  failure. Now I know 50,000 ways it won't   40 ”.

So what? First,always think about your failure. What caused  41 ?Were conditions right? Were you in top from yourself? What can you change? So things will go   42  next time.

Second, is the goal you're trying to reach the right one? Try to do some   43  about what your real goals may be. Think about this question. “If I do succeed in this, where will it get me?" This may help you prevent failure in things you shouldn't be doing any way.

The third thing to keep in  44 about failure is that it's a part of life. Learn to “live with yourself" even though you may have  45

(  )31. A. other    B. another           C. first      D. second

(  )32.A. told     B. said             C. talked     D. spoken

(  )33. A. doing        B. taking       C. making      D. playing

(  )34.A. room         B. house        C. place   D. soil

( )35. A. tenth    B. sixth         C. eighth  D. seventh

(  )36.A. save     B. help        C. defeat       D. kill

(  )37.A. hundred   B. hundreds   C. hundred of  D. hundreds of

(  )38. A. why     B. when      C. what     D. who

(  )39. A. not         B. no         C. never        D. nothing

(  )40.A. do     B. make        C. take         D. work

(  )41. A. one      B. it          C. that         D. this

(  )42.A. high     B. large        C. right        D. bright

(  )43.A. Thinking   B. shopping      C. reading   D. cleaning

(  )44. A. heart     B. eyes        C. ears        D. mind

(  )45. A. failed.    B. succeeded      C. finished   D. passed

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