Qu Yuan was born in China around 2000 years ago. His job was to give some 21 to the king(国王). The old king always took his advice. 22 the new king didn't like listening to Qu Yuan after the old king 23 . Qu Yuan finally 24 his job.

Qu Yuan was very 25 at writing poems(诗). People still love his poems very much now. He was a 26 poet(诗人), but he was always 27 because the king didn't take his advice and it made his country lose many battles(战役).

At last, he jumped into a 28 and died. It was the 29 day of the fifth lunar(农历)month that year.

The Chinese people will never 30 Qu Yuan. They eat rice dumplings (粽子) and have dragon (龙) boat race in honor of(纪念)him every year.

( )26. A. job B. advice C. idea D. work

( )27. A. But B And C. Then D. So

( )28. A. were off B. stayed in the country C. died D. out

( )29. A. got B. found C. wanted D. lost

( )30. A. good B. hard C. bad D. well

( )31. A. usual B. happy C. talented D. sad

( )32. A. exciting B. sad C. healthy D. glad

( )33. A. house B. mountain C. town D. river

( )34. A. eight B. fifth C. six D. seventh

( )35. A. forget B. remember C. study D. think

三、阅读理解(每小题2分，满分40分)

(A)

The story is about a young student. She worked very hard at her lessons. She worked so hard that she became ill. She couldn’t go to sleep at night. But when she got up the next morning. She felt very tired.

So she went to see a doctor. Hearing the student’s, the doctor said,“You are too stressed out. You must eat more yin foods like vegetables and tofu. Besides(此外)，you can try to count(数) number when you are lying in bed. By the time you reach one thousand, you will be asleep(入睡).I’m sure of it”

The next day, the student came to see the doctor again.“Well,”said the doctor, “How are you feeling today?”

The student still liked tired. “Yes,” she said. “I tried to count one , two, three, four…up to one thousand. But when I reached five hundred and sixty, I feel sleepy. I had to get up and drink some coffee so that(以便 )I could go on counting up to one thousand. But then I still couldn’t be asleep.”

( ) 36. Why couldn’t the young student go to sleep?

A. She was worried about her lessons.

B. She always couldn’t finish her homework

C. She worked too hard and became ill D. Her bed was too small

( ) 37. What did the doctor ask the young student to do?

A. To eat more yin foods and count numbers when she was lying in bed in the evening.

B. To exercise more in the morning

C. To do more reading D. To take some medicine

( ) 38. What did the young student do after she felt sleepy?

A. She fell asleep B. She got up have some coffee

C. She listened to some music D. She got up do some homework

( ) 39. What made the girl unable(不能)be asleep during the night after she went to see the doctor?

A. The doctor’s advice B. The student’s lesson

C. The student’s illness D. The coffee

( ) 40. If you are a doctor, what will you ask the girl to do?

A. I will ask the girl to do more homework every day

B. I will ask her to go to bed earlier

C. I will ask her not to do so much homework

D. Both B and C