Ⅷ. 任务型阅读：阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，完成下列各题。(每题2分，共10分)

The Spring Festival Gala hosted by China Central Television each year has become an important part of the Chinese Lunar New Year celebration since 1983. As an important part of traditional Chinese culture, the celebration of Spring Festival is spreading around the world.

The Spring Festival Gala is combined with songs, dances, comic sketches, opera and folk arts. Harmony(和谐)and reunion(团聚)are the two themes of the gala. With a cheerful atmosphere, the gala is filled with laughter and applause from the beginning to the end. The gala usually  starts at 8 on New Year’s Eve and lasts for about four hours. The program’s TV ratings have ranked first among China’s different shows over the past twenty years.

But it’s difficult to fit all audiences’ tastes. Each year the gala hopes to absorb(吸收) new ideas and surprise people. So it has become a big challenge for CCTV and its creative staff. In recent years, some people have thought the Spring Festival Gala should be canceled. But lots of people still support it. Some people local TV stations even have begun to host their own shows, which have met the growing cultural needs of audiences. One successful example is Hunan TV’s gala, which now ranks second. Another new type of show is the Shanzhai (copycat) Spring Festival Gala Show. Whether people watch CCTV’s gala or other similar shows, Chinese people will surely enjoy themselves on the Lunar New Year’s Eve.

71. Why does the celebration of the Spring Festival spread around the world?

It spreads around the world because it is __________________________.

72. What are the themes of CCTV’s Spring Festival Gala?

The themes of the gala are ______________________.

73. How long does CCTV’s Spring Festival Gala usually last?

It uaually lasts for ____________.

74. Why does the Spring Festival Gala become a big challenge for CCTV and its staff?

It becomes a big challenge because it is difficult _____________.

75. What is the best title of this  passage?    ____________.

Ⅸ. 补全对话。(每小题1分，满分10分)

A) 根据对话内容，将方框内符合对话情境的句子抄写在对话空白处，使对话恢复完整。选项中有两项是多余的。

A: Where do you prefer to live, in the city or in the countryside?.

B: 76_________________

A: Don’t you think it’s too noisy to live there?

B: A little. 77______________  And there are theatres, restaurants, libraries and many ither interesting places to go and have fun.

A: I see. 78___________ It’s dangerous somtimes. While in the country, it’s quite different. People  there often go by bike or on foot. It’s much safer and cheaper.

B: So what about you?. 79_____________

A: Yes, I like its fresh air, blue sky and I can climb up the trees to pick fruits..80__________________

B: Maybe you are right. But I think every coin has its two sides.

It’s really cool.

Where do you prefer to live?

Do you like living in the countryside?

But I like to go shopping in the city.

I prefer to live in the city.

But there is much traffic in the city.

Where do you think of the countryside?