三、阅读理解(题型注释)

Happy New Year, everyone!

The year of 2014 is the Year of the Horse in the Chinese lunar calendar(农历). It begins on January 31, 2014, and ends on February 18, 2015. People say 2014 is the Year of Wood Horse. Wood is something about trees or green, so it is also called Year of Green Horse. 2014 is the jiăwŭ (甲午) year.

Horses are our good friends for a long time. In the past, horses helped people carry heavy things and travel far. Today many people ride horses for fun.

Horses are hard-working and loyal animals. So are the people born in the Year of Horse. They are true to others. If you have some friends like that, be nice to them. They could be your friends forever.

31.The year of 2014 is the Year of the ____________.

A. Snake   B. Dragon  C. Monkey  D. Horse

32.The underlined word “loyal” in the last paragraph means __________ in Chinese.

A. 令人畏惧的 B. 自信的  C. 忠诚的  D. 固执的

Hi! I’m Mike the apple tree.

I like spring because it’s warm.

I get pink and white flowers.

I get new leaves.

The friendly bees visit me.

Ahhh! Spring.

I like summer because it’s hot.

My apples grow bigger and bigger.

My leaves become greener and greener.

People rest under my shade.

Hummm! Summer.

I like autumn because it is cool.

My apples become red.

My leaves become colourful.

People come and pick my red apples.

Wow! Autumn.

I have no leaves or apples any more.

But, I like winter thanks to the clean white snow.

I can sleep and wait for spring.

Zzzzz! Winter.