60. A. call    B. love      C. want     D. hear

五、阅读理解   阅读下列短文, 根据短文内容选择最佳答案。(共15小题;每小题2分，满分30分)

A

Today Mike is playing near a river. Suddenly(突然), his knife goes into the water. He likes the knife very much. Now it’s lost(丢失). So he is very sad. Then an old woman comes up and asks Mike what is wrong. “I lost my knife.” He says. The old woman gives him a gold(金色的)knife and asks “Is it your knife?” “No,” says the boy. The old woman gives him a silver(银色的)knife and asks again “ And this one?” “No,” says the boy. Then she gives him an iron(铁的) knife. “Yes, that’s mine.” Says the happy boy. The old woman says, “No, take the gold and silver knife. You are a good boy.”

61. What happens(发生)to Mike when he is playing near a river?

A. His father gives him a knife.        B. He goes into the river.

C. An old woman goes int o the water.    D. His knife goes into the water.

62. The word of “sad” means (意思是) _________.

A. 高兴   B. 悲痛    C. 可怜   D. 生气

63. Mike is happy because _________.

A. he sees the gold knife         B. the old woman is kind

C. he gets his knife back with the old woman’s help   D. he likes the old woman

64. _______ knife is Mike’s.

A. The gold  B. The silver    C. The iron   D. The old

65. The story is about ________.

A. three kinds of knives     B. an old kind woman

C. a good boy and a kind woman   D. playing near the water

B

There is a new park near Andy's home. It's fine today. Andy and his family are in the park now. On their left, there is a café(咖啡馆). On their right, there is a big lake. There are many flowers and trees around the lake. There's a small hill behind the lake. Nea r the lake, there are two signs. One says, "Don't swim in the lake!" The other says, "No fishing!" But you can go boating in the lake. There is a beautiful garden in the middle of the park. There is green grass and beautiful flowers in it. There are some small shops between the lake and the garden. The park is so nice. Andy and his family like it very much.

66. The park near Andy's home is __________.

A. new and beautiful  B. old and beautiful  C. clean and new   D. old and clean

67. The café in the park is __________.

A. on their right      B. in the lake       C. on their left   D. in the garden

68. People can _______ in the lake.

A. swim     B. fish     C. boat     D. dance

69. The shops in the park are not_________.

A. small     B. big     C. good     D. pretty

70. Andy and his family____________.

A. don’t like the lake  B. don’t like the park  C. like the park      D. are boating in it

C

There is an interesting festival in China. On that special day, people in Hunan province always have a dragon boat match. The dragon boat is quite long, like a dragon. There are pictures of dragons on each side. The front of the boat is like the head of a dragon. During the match, about twenty men in the boat make it move quickly. There is always a man standing in the middle of the boat. He beats a drum(击鼓)to make the other boat in the same rhythm(节奏). It’s an interesting match when they are reaching(到达) the end. The audience(观众) along the lake shout for their favourite team. From this match, we have the name of the festival –the Dragon Boat Festival.

This special day has another name—Duanwu Festival. About it we have a story. Long long ago, there was a famous poet(诗人) called Qu Yuan. He was famous not only for his poems(诗), but also for thinking a lot for the people. After he died, people eat rice dumplings in memory of(纪念) him on this special day.

71. What’s the name of this special festival? It’s called______.

A. Chinese New Year              B. Mid-Autumn Festival

C. the Dragon Boat Festival         D. Halloween

72. Where does the name Dragon Boat Festival come from?

A. The dragon match in Hunan province.     B. The dragon boat match in Hunan province.

C. The boat like a dragon in Sichuan province.  D. The dragon flying in the sky.

73. In the match, there is always a man standing in the middle to______.

A. shout for them             B. help them shout

C. carry a dragon for them      D. beat a drum for them

74. It’s also called Duanwu Festival in memory of ________.

A. a poet called Qu Yuan        B. a poet called Li Bai

C. a poet called Du Fu           D. a poet called Bai Juyi

75. On that day, people eat__________.

A. pumpkins     B. moon cakes     C. rice dumplings   D. Candies