17．This year is the Year of the Cock．Just like other Chinese zodiacs the cock means a lot．Do you wan——青夏教育精英家教网——

This year is the Year of the Cock．Just like other Chinese zodiacs（生肖） the cock means a lot．Do you want to know more about it？Read on．
☆Cock in Chinese culture
In ancient times，there were no clocks．The cock （old people it
was time to get up and start to work．So hard-working ancient
Chinese people were big fans of the cock．
Traditionally，people thought the cock was a bird that could avoid evil （邪恶的） things．The story says once cocks make their morning calls，all the evil things at night will leave．
The cock is popular with people for its courage．In ancient China，a lot of people liked to watch cockfighting （斗鸡） because the game was exciting．
The pronunciation of"cock"in Putonghua is the same as that of"chance"and"good luck'
☆What it means to be a cock
Those who are born in the Year of the Cock are said to be active．"They like to be the center of attention and always look beautiful"，the China Highlight website noted．
☆Big events in the Year of the Cock
On January 20，Donald Trump became the 45th president of the United States．
☆In the first half of 2017，China launched （发射）its first cargo spacecraft （货运飞船）
Tianzhou-l，to dock （对接） with Tiangong-2．
☆On July 1，1997，Hong Kong returned to China.2017marks the 20th year of its return．
☆At the end of 2017，China will launch its fifth lunar probe （月球探测），Chang'e-5．
36．The cock couldA people in ancient times．
A．wake up
B．lift up
C．fight with
D．talk with
37．Chinese people like the cock forC reasons
A．two
B．three
C．four
D．five
38．The people born in the Year of the Cock may beD
A．shy
B．quiet
C．brave
D．active
39．One event in 2017is thatB
A．Tiangong-2was launched
B．China will launch Chang e-5
C．Hong Kong returned to China
D．Trump became the new president of the UK
40．The best title of the passage may beC
A．The Culture of the Cock
B．Big Events in the Year of the Cock
C．Talk about Cocks in the Year of the Cock
D．Different Zodiacs，Different People．

16．Mr．Robinson works at an office．Every day，he drives a long my to get to work．In order to avoid heavy traffic，he has to get up early and go to work without having breakfast．He bought some bottles of milk and put them in a big box in his office so that he can drink the milk whenever he gets hungry．
One day．after arriving at his office as usual，he wanted to have some milk．But he found that two bottles of milk were missing．He thought it someone who works in the same office must have taken the milk．So at noon，he said to all his colleagues．I wish the person who stole my milk would return it and say sorry to me in the afternoon．In fact，anyone who touched the box left his or her fingerprints on it．so I can find out who did this by checking the fingerprints：After saying this．he went out for lunch．
During lunch，he was thinking about what he should say to the person who would say sorry in the afternoon．But when he got back to the office，no one said anything to him．To his surprise，all his milk，even the box was missing．
What a pity!Sometimes a little tolerance（宽容）can make our life easier．
31．Mr Robinson goes to work byA．
A．car
B．bus
C．taxi
D．subway
32．The underlined word"colleagues"meansA in Chinese．
A．同事
B．同学
C．伙伴
D．队友
33．After Mr．Robinson found the milk was missing，heC．
A．called the police
B．checked the fingerprints
C．said something unfriendly
D．thought some more milk
34．Mr．Robinson thought himself a（an）B person．
A．honest
B．clever
C．friendly
D．undemanding
35．The result wasDfor Mr．Robinson．
A．humorous
B．interesting
C．enjoyable
D．unexpected．

15．A：Hi，Mary．
B：Hi，Linda （16）F
A：I'm going to the mall．（17）D
B：Sure，I'd love to．What are you going to buy？
A：（18）A
B：A trip？
A：Yeah．I'm going to the seaside with my parents．
B：Wow!Hem long are you slaying there？
A：For three days．
B：（19）G
A：Um，an umbrella，sunglasses and…
B：I think you should also bring some medicine．（20）C
A：OK Thanks．Let's go．
A．I want to buy something for a trip．
B．Do you have anything to buy？
C．And care about your health．
D．Would you like to go with me？
E．I'm going on a trip．
F．Where are you going？
G．So you must have many things to buy．

14．-Could you tell me _____？
-I usually go bike riding along Taizi River．（　　）

	A．	when you do sports
	B．	what you do in your spare lime
	C．	where you often paint
	D．	how you spent your last weekend

13．-Have you set out？
一Yes，we have．We ____in two hours．（　　）

12．-Aunt Sally，the noodles you cooked are really delicious．
-____________．（　　）

	A．	Thank you		B．	Good idea
	C．	Not at all		D．	Have a good time

11．-Whose notebook is this？
-It ___ be Alan's．It looks like his．（　　）

10．Fewer people smoke now-．The number of smokers is（　　）

9．It's going to rain．We'll be wet ___we get home．（　　）

8．一I'm looking forward to the picnic tomorrow．
一I'm sorry to tell you that we have _____the picnic till next weekend．（　　）

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