Dragons are not real animals, but look like a combination (结合体) of many animals such as snakes, fish and deer. They have two horns (角) and a long moustache (胡子). With fantastic powers, they fly in the sky or swim in the sea. They can make rain, too. The Chinese dragon is a symbol of strength and good luck. The emperors of ancient China loved dragons. Their clothes were covered with pictures of dragons.

    We are proud to call ourselves the "descendants (传人) of the dragon"  In Chinese, "excellent" people are often called "dragons". A number of Chinese sayings and idioms talk about dragons, for example, “ Hoping one's child will become a dragon," which means hoping he or she will be successful.

It is said that people born in the Year of the Dragon have certain characteristics. They are creative, confident, brave and quick -tempered. There are some famous "dragons" who have done excellent things, for example, the great man Deng Xiacping, the famous businessman Li Jiacbeng and the movie star Zhao Wei. They are all very successful.

    There are also some traditional festivals about dragons in China, such as Dragon Head – Raising Day and Dragon Boat Festival. We have different kinds of activities to celebrate them. These two festivals come every year, but the Year of the Dragon comes every twelve years.

    The dragon is very important in Chinese culture. As the "descendants of the dragon", it is necessary for us to know the views on dragons in our culture. It can help us understand why our parents always want us to be " dragons".

    This year is the Year of the Dragon. Good luck to you!

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61. What does the Chinese dragon symbolize?

   A. A combination of many animals.       B. Chinese sayings and idioms.

   C. Traditional festivals.                D. Strength and good luck.

62. In the passage, the underlined sentence "Hoping one' s child will become a dragon. " means

       in Chinese.

A. 龙马精神    B.龙飞凤舞    C. 望子成龙   D. 龙腾虎跃

63. What characteristics may the people born in the Year of the Dragon have?

   They may be         .

    A. creative, confident, brave and powerful

    B. creative, confident, brave and quick - tempered

    C. lovely, confident, brave and quick - tempered

    D. lucky, confident, creative and successful

64. Which of the following years is the Year of the Dragon?

    A. 1988.           B. 1998.         C. 2008.           D. 2018.

65. According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE?

    A. Dragons are real animals.

    B. There are many Chinese sayings and idioms about dragons.

    C. People born in the Year of the Dragon must be successful

    D. The "descendants of the dragon" are often called "dragons".

Bats are the only flying mammals（哺乳动物）in the world．They can’t see very well，but people believe they have no trouble（干某事不困难）flying on darkest nights and finding their way around very well．How can bats fly（飞）and see at night? They fly by radar（雷达）．

The bat’s radar system（系统）works the same as ships and planes do．As a bat flies through the air，he makes a sound（声音）．The sound is high enough for his message．In this way it tells the bat where the thing is．

Bats go out to look for food only at night．In the daytime（白天）they rest in some dark places．

1．The bat is ________ in Chinese．

A．蝙蝠                      B．老鼠                       C．蚊子                      D．蜻蜓

2．The bat has no trouble flying on the darkest nights because ________．

A．its eyes are good                                         B．it can’t see well

C．it can make a sound                                   D．it has a kind of radar system to help it

3．When does the bat begin to go out to look for food?

A．In the daytime．                                         B．In the early morning．

C．When night comes．                                  D．In the late afternoon．

4．The bat“sees”things with its ________．

A．eyes                       B．nose                       C．mouse                   D．ears

5．Which of the following is right?

A．The bat is the only flying animal in the world．

B．The bat is blind，but it can“see”its food．

C．Not all bats are afraid of flying in the sun．

D．The bat often comes out during daytime，too．

Growing up in Philadelphia, Lieberman started cooking with his stay-at-home dad when he was seven. His food-loving family had two kitchens, and he quickly learned what was the best way to bake his cakes. Lieberman improved his kitchen skills greatly during a year abroad before college, learning from a cook in Italy and studying local specialties in Germany, Spain and France. At Yale, he was known for throwing dinner parties, single-handedly frying and baking while mixing drinks for dozens of friends. Just for fun, he and some friends decided to tape a show named Campus Cuisine about his cooking. Lieberman was a real college student showing his classmates how to do things like making drinks out of dining-hall fruit. That helped the show become very popular among the students. They would stop Lieberman after classes to ask for his advice on cooking. Tapes of the show were passed around, with which his name went beyond the school and finally to the Food Network.

Food Network producer Flay hopes the young cook will find a place on the network television. He says Lieberman’s charisma is key. “Food TV isn’t about food any more,” says Flay. “It’s about your personality and finding a way to keep people’s eyeballs on your show.”

But Lieberman isn’t putting all his eggs in one basket. After taping the first season of the new show, Lieberman was back in his own small kitchen preparing sandwiches. An airline company was looking for someone to come up with a tasteful, inexpensive and easy-to-make menu to serve on its flights, and Lieberman got the job.

1.We can learn from the text that Lieberman’s family _______.

A．have relatives in Europe                  B．love cooking at home

C．often hold parties                       D．own a restaurant

2.The Food Network got to know Lieberman ________.

A．at one of his parties                     B．from his teachers

C．on a television program                   D．through his taped show

3.What does the word “charisma” underlined in the text refer to?

A．A way to show one’s achievement.         B．Lieberman’s after-class interest.

C．Lieberman’s fine cooking skill.            D．A natural ability to attract others.

4.Why did the airline company give Lieberman the job?

A．He could prepare meals in a small kitchen.

B．He could cook cheap, delicious and simple meals.

C．He was famous for his shows on Food TV.

D．He was good at using eggs to make sandwiches.

5.What can we learn about Lieberman from the text?

A．He is friendly and active.                  B．He is clever but lonely.

C．He enjoys traveling around.                D．He often changes his menus.

 

If you do not use your arms or your legs for some time, they become weak．When you start using them again, they slowly become strong again．Everybody knows that．Yet（然而）many people do not seem to know that memory works in the same way．

When someone says that he has a good memory, he really means that he keeps his memory in practice by using it．When someone else says that his memory is poor, he really means that he does not give it enough chance to become strong．

If a friend says that his arms and legs are weak, we know that it is his own fault （过错）．But if he tells us that he has a poor memory, many of us think that his parents should be blamed（责备）, and few of us know that it is just his own fault．

Have you ever found that some people can’t read or write but usually they have better memories? This is because they cannot read or write and they have to remember things; they cannot write them down in a little notebook．They have to remember days, names, songs and stories; so their memory is practicing all the time．So if you want to have a good memory, learn from the people：practice remembering．

（   ）1．Which is right?

    A． Your arms or your legs will become weak when you use them．

B． Your memory works in the same way as your arms and legs．

C． Everybody knows that memory works in the same way as their arms and legs．

D． Your memory can’t become strong again when you use them again．

（   ）2．If you want to have a good memory, you must________．

    A． practice it                           B． not give it enough chance to become strong

C． have clever parents                          D． use your arms and legs often

（   ）3．One has a bad memory because of _________．

    A． his own fault                         B． his parents’ fault

C． his teachers’ fault                     D． his strong arms and legs

（   ）4．Many people who can’t read and write can remember things well because________．

A． they have to remember                   B． they can’t write them down

C． they practice remembering                D． they can remember things quickly

（   ）5．The writer tells us：__

    A． a good memory comes from practice        B． a good memory needs strong arms and legs

C． parents can make us clever                    D． to remember days, names and song

"Mummy, I don't know what to play with." Steve stops his mother, who is talking to a friend, for the fourth time. “You've got a room full of toys!" his mother says, impatiently. In fact it is the jumble of toys which is to blame for four-year-old Steve's having no interest in his dolls, cars and animals. Each morning he pours three washing baskets of toys all over his floor, pulls out something and shortly after that, he is standing at his mother's desk or following her into the kitchen saying, "Mummy, I am bored."

A family therapist(心理医生) explains why children lose interest when they have a whole “toy shop” at home. “According to their brain development, little children are not in a position to judge the quality of different kinds of things at once. There is always just one favorite toy for the moment. All the rest are left lying about." What can parents do to stop their children from being oversupplied with toys? Simply make something disappear without the child's knowledge. If he/she takes no more notice of a toy, a parent can ask if it can be stored or given away. Of course the child will always say he/she wants it then!

Lyn is the mother of four-year-old Jessie, and we like her way. A small set of shelves in her child's room holds the toys and books that are the new favourites. When it seems to her that her daughter is tired of these toys, they put them away in a box together and select some other toys from a cupboard in another room. The box of “old” toys goes into the cupboard. When her child says she is "bored", they also get something from her cupboard -- it may be something she has had for some time but because she hasn’t seen it for a while it is almost like a new toy.

Some favourite toys stay out all the time, and there is a collection of dolls which sits in the comer, but in this way Lyn has found that she has fewer toys to put away at the end of the day and her daughter always has something “fresh” to play with.

57. Steve stops his mother several times because______.

　 A. he felt uninterested in his toys　　　　　 B. he disliked his mother's friend

　 C. he didn't have enough toys to play with D. he hoped his mother would play with him

58. According to the therapist, children often say they have nothing to play with because______.

　 A. they can't play alone for a long time

　 B. they are too young to play with so many toys

　 C. they are too lazy to pick out their favourites

　 D. they don't have the ability to value too many things at a time

59. What does the underlined word "jumble" mean in Chinese?

　 A. 单一的选择　 B．杂乱的一堆　 C．普通的外观　 D．相同的形状

60. Which is the advice given to parents in the text?

　 A. Buy fewer toys for their children.

　 B. Form good habits for their children.

　 C. Put some toys away without telling their children.

　 D. Spare some time to play with their children.