For many people, the Zhijiang Dong autonomous county(自治县), Huaihua city, in Central China’s Hunan province is famous for its role in China’s War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression(1937-45) and World War II.

Located in the west of Hunan, the county is close to the border with Guizhou province,

and is a well-known transportation hub(中心;中枢). It also acted as important military base(军事基地) in the fight against the Japanese.

Zhijiang was the home of the American Volunteer Group, or “Flying Tigers”: the

legendary squadron(空军中队) of pilots from the United States that helped the Chinese forces fight the occupiers(侵略者), and made an impressive contribution to the ultimate(最终的) victory. It was also the first place where representatives(有代表性的) of the Japanese Imperial Army signed a document of unconditional surrender(无条件投降) to China.

The surrender was signed on Aug 21,1945, about three weeks before Yasuji Okamura, the commander-in-chief of Japan’s China Expeditionary Army, signed the Japanese Instrument of Surrender in Nanjing on Sep.9.

“Japan’s surrender in Zhijiang marked the first time in the modern era that Japan was

presented as the loser in a war with China.” said Wu Jianhong, curator(馆长) of the

county’s Memorial Hall of the Victory over Japan.

1.Where is Zhijiang Dong autonomous county?

A. In the west of China.

B. In the west of Hunan province.

C. In the west of Guizhou province.

2.What is Zhinjiang famous for ?

A. Its delicious food.

B. Its friendly people.

C.Its important role in history.

3.Which is NOT true about the “Flying Tiger”?

A. It was an American Volunteer Group that helped the Chinese forces.

B. It was an American Volunteer Group that helped the Japanese forces.

C. There were many pilots from the United States in the “Flying Tigers”.

4.Which document was signed the earliest?

A. The surrender signed in Zhijiang county.

B. The surrender signed in Nanjing.

C. The surrender signed aboard the battleship USS Missouri.

5.How many years ago did Chinese win the war against Japanese?

A. 37 years ago.

B. 70 years ago.

C. 45 years ago.

Uncle Li and Uncle Wang are good friends. They live next to each other and their farms are both at the foot of the mountain. So they can help each other. But neither of them likes to use his head. They're both poor though they work hard. Most villagers have built new houses, but they still live in the low and broken houses. They never find out why.

Once Uncle Li went to town to buy some medicine for his wife. In the town he heard the apples in a city were expensive. He told Uncle Wang about it as soon as he went back. They decided to carry some apples to the city. They borrowed some money from their friends and bought nearly 1,000 kilograms of apples in the villages and carried them to the city on a tractor. Bad luck! A lot of apples has already been carried there when they arrived. A few days later they had to sell them at a low price (价格)。They felt unhappy and returned to their village.

"I can't understand why we sustained (蒙受) losses in business while others always profit (盈利)" Uncle Li asked one day.

"The tractor was too small " Uncle Wang said without thinking. "We'll carry more apples on a truck next time!"

"I agree!" said Uncle Li. "How foolish (傻的) we were !"

1.Uncle Li and Uncle Wang live in the low and broken houses because __________.

A. they hope to save money

B. they're both poor

C. their farms are at the foot of the mountain

D. they're not far from their farms

2. The two farmers carried the apples to the city to _________.

A. make a journey

B. visit some places of interest

C. meet their friends

D. make a profit

3.Which of the following is true?

A. The two farmers found out why they were poor.

B. The two farmers will soon get rich.

C. Neither of the farmers is clever.

D. The two farmers decided to buy a truck.

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