B

The Lunar Calendar(阴历)

Modern Chinese use the solar calendar(阳历)as English people do . But at the same time, they use their own lunar calendar. Each lunar year is given the name of one of these animals : the rat , the ox , the tiger , the hare , the dragon , the snake , the horse , the goat , the monkey , the chicken , the dog and the pig . This list lasts for 12 years and then starts again.

Each Chinese month starts on the day of the new moon. And the full moon comes on the 15th day of the month. The New Year always starts between January 21 and February 20. On the last day of the lunar year, there is a big family dinner. All members of the family except(除了) married (已婚的)daughters try to be present at this meal, even of they have to travel many miles to reach the home of their parents. Old quarrels(吵架)are forgotten, and everybody is happy. After the dinner, the children keep awake to welcome the New Year.

The New Year celebrations last for 15 days, from the new moon to the full moon. On the first day, children and unmarried people go to visit their elder.

(    )51. If next year is the year of the dragon, what was the name of last year?

A. It was the year of tiger.        B. It was the year of the hare.

C. It was the year of snake.       D. It was the year of the ox.

(    )52. Suppose that next Chinese New Year’s Day is on 15th February, when will people

have their big family dinner?

A. On February 15                B. On February 16

C. On February 14                D. On February 17

(    ) 53. The fam ily usually have their big family dinner at the home of _____________.

A. the married son          B. the married daughter

C. the unmarried son             D. the parents

(    ) 54. People celebrate the New Year ________.

A. for 15 days

B. from the new moon to the full moon in the first month of the lunar year

C. from January 21 to February 20       D. both A and B

(    ) 55. From this selection we know that each Chinese month is measured by __.

A. the sun’s revolutions(旋转)    B. the moon’s revolutions

C. the earth’s revolutions           D. both the earth’s and moon’s revolutions

C

My name is Betty Sanders. I’m a telephone operator(话务员)， and work for a company. My job is very interesting. I love it very much. I work five days a week，and my hours are from 9 o’clock to 5 o’clock. I do a lot of things—I  place long-distance(长途)calls for people;I answered questions，and I help people when they are in trouble.

Today，for example，I had an interesting experience. At 11 o’clock this morning，I got a call from a man. I don’t know who he was. He was in trouble and I could tell that he was worried about something. He gave me address and asked me to send an ambulance(救护车)right away. I asked him if somebody was hurt，but he didn’t answer my question. He told me he needed a doctor at once，so I said I’d call an ambulance for him but I still wanted to know what was wrong. Then he said，“Our keys are gone!”I didn’t understand that! Why would he need an ambulance just because he couldn’t find his keys? Then I found out what the trouble was. The man and his wife left the car keys on a coffee table，and later they couldn’t find them. Their little boy Johnny was playing in the room，and they thought he swallowed them.

But before I could help him，he told me he wouldn’t need an ambulance anymore. His wife found the keys in her bag. They were there all the time.

(    )56.Betty Sanders works____________.

A. in a factory         B. in a shop       C.  in a company   D. in a hospital

(    )57.She works____________.

A. forty hours a week                   B. from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

C. from Monday to Saturday             D. seven days a week

(    )58.The man called Betty because_____________.

A. he thought Betty was a doctor          B. he had lost his keys

C. he wanted to take an ambulance        D. his son was ill

(    )59.In fact，his keys____________.

A. were swallowed by his little son         B. were on a coffee table

C. were left in the car                    D. were put in his wife’s bag

(    )60. From the passage we can see____________.

A. Betty Sanders likes her work              B. Betty’s job is to place long-distance

C. the man’s little boy likes playing with keys   D. doctors can help people find keys

D

Dear editor,

I am not a good-looking boy and I'm not good at studying, either. Some people don't even want to talk to me. So I usually feel lonely. Sometimes I think that if I wanted to leave home, nobody would care. How can I stop feeling like this?

Peter

Dear Peter,

Without knowing more about you, it is hard for me to give you some good advice.

But first, I am sure that you are wrong that nobody would care if you left home. What about your parents? And other family members? It seems that you are very sad. You'd better go to see a doctor or talk to your parents. They will be able to help you.

Secondly, I'm sure there is someone in your class who feels lonely, too. You never know how other people feel inside. Try to m ake friends with them.

Or you may join a club to meet new people and to keep yourself busy.

Yo u need to find happiness in yourself. Write a list of all the good things about yourself, learn to like yourself, and then others will see your confidence and like you, too.

Editor

(    ) 61. What's the trouble with Peter?

A. He doesn't like his parents.         B. He doesn't like others.

C. His parents don't like him.          D. He isn't good at studying and feels lonely.

(    )62. Why does Peter write to the editor?

A. Because he wants to make friends with him.

B. Because he wants to ask the editor to help him.

C. Because he wants the editor to know about him.

D. Because he wants to give the editor some advice.

(    )63. If Peter joins a club, he can __________ .

A. meet new people and make friends with them       B. keep his friends busy

C. study hard but never think about others            D. be a good-looking boy

(    )64. Peter will probably feel  ________ when he reads the letter from the editor.

A. sad            B. lonely          C. glad         D. afraid

(    ) 65. How many pieces of advice did the editor give to Peter?

A. one            B. two            C. three        D. four

四、词汇运用。根据中文意思或首字母提示完成单词。(5分)

66. He made a good ________(决定)to go to bed early every night.

67. Don’t play cards . It’s a ________ (浪费)of time.

68.My parents don’t _________(允许)me to hang out with my friends.

69.Don’t be n________ before the exam.

70. The boy could visit the sick children in the hospital to c________ them up.