Diary of a Do-It-Yourself Book

This book based on Greg Hefley’s own “diary” lets kids express themselves in an exciting way. In the book, kids will be asked: What was the best dream you have ever had? The worst thing you have ever eaten? The best secret you have ever heard? This Do-It-Yourself Book is unique and special because it has blank pages for readers to write their own stories and keep their own diaries.

Author: Jeff Kinney

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Train to Somewhere

Marianne, heading west with fourteen other children on a train, is sure that her mother will show up at one of the stations along the way. Stop after stop goes by, and there is no sign of her mother in the crowds that come to look over the children. No one shows any interest in adopting shy Marianne, either. But that is all right. She has to be free for her mother to claim her. Then the train stopped at its final stop, a town called Somewhere…

Author: Eve Bunting

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Chinese Children’s Favorite Stories

This volume of beloved Chinese stories contains a delightful selection from the store of Chinese legend. Discover many delightful animal characters as well as Chang’e and Guan Yin. Retold for an international audience, the stories with beautiful pictures will give children aged six to ten in other countries a chance to learn about both the tradition and culture of China.

Author: Mingmei Yip

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The Way Science Works

The perfect introduction to show how science explains the world around us! Eye-opening experiments and extraordinary photography bring science to life. Discover science in action from the principles that explain everyday facts to the theories behind the technology in today’s fast-moving world. Full of facts about famous scientists, technology news and more.

Author: Robin Kerrod

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66. Diary of a Do-It-Yourself Book is different from other books because you can _____.

A. ask the author questions                               B. have a chance to see beautiful photos

C. write your own stories in the book                        D. read many interesting stories about the author

67. Amazon.com gives no discount on _____.

A. Diary of a Do-It-Yourself Book                            B. Chinese Children’s Favorite Stories

C. Train to Somewhere                                           D. The Way Science Works

68. Based on Train to Somewhere, how many children head west on the train?

A. 15.                                 B. 14.                          C. 13.                          D. 16.

69. Chinese Children’s Favorite Stories is written for _____.

A. Chinese children aged 6 to 10                       B. teenagers in other countries

C. junior students in other countries                          D. foreign children aged 6 to 10

70. Whose book would you like to read if you are interested in science and technology?

A. Jeff Kinney’s.          B. Eve Bunting’s.           C. Mingmei Yip’s.         D. Robin Kerrod’s.

Diary of a Do-It-Yourself Book

This book based on Greg Hefley’s own “diary” lets kids express themselves in an exciting way. In the book, kids will be asked: What was the best dream you have ever had? The worst thing you have ever eaten? The best secret you have ever heard? This Do-It-Yourself Book is unique and special because it has blank pages for readers to write their own stories and keep their own diaries.

Author: Jeff Kinney

List Price: $10.95

Price: $6.57 Buy it on Amazon.com.

　 You save: $4.38（40%）

Train to Somewhere

Marianne, heading west with fourteen other children on a train, is sure that her mother will show up at one of the stations along the way. Stop after stop goes by, and there is no sign of her mother in the crowds that come to look over the children. No one shows any interest in adopting shy Marianne, either. But that is all right. She has to be free for her mother to claim her. Then the train stopped at its final stop, a town called Somewhere…

Author: Eve Bunting

List Price: $6.95

　 Price: $6.95 Buy it on Amazon.com.

　 You save: $0.00（0%）　　　　　　

Chinese Children’s Favorite Stories

This volume of beloved Chinese stories contains a delightful selection from the store of Chinese legend. Discover many delightful animal characters as well as Chang’e and Guan Yin. Retold for an international audience, the stories with beautiful pictures will give children aged six to ten in other countries a chance to learn about both the tradition and culture of China.

Author: Mingmei Yip

List Price: $18.95

Price: $12.89 Buy it on Amazon.com.

You save: $6.06（32%）

The Way Science Works

The perfect introduction to show how science explains the world around us! Eye-opening experiments and extraordinary photography bring science to life. Discover science in action from the principles that explain everyday facts to the theories behind the technology in today’s fast-moving world. Full of facts about famous scientists, technology news and more.

Author: Robin Kerrod

List Price: $24.99

Price: $16.49 Buy it on Amazon.com.

You save: $8.50（34%）

66. Diary of a Do-It-Yourself Book is different from other books because you can _____.

A. ask the author questions　　　　　

B. have a chance to see beautiful photos

C.write your own stories in the book

D. read many interesting stories about the author

67. Amazon.com gives no discount on _____.

A. Diary of a Do-It-Yourself Book B. Chinese Children’s Favorite Stories　

C. Train to Somewhere　 　　　　　　　 D. The Way Science Works

68. Based on Train to Somewhere, how many children head west on the train?

A. 15.　　　　　　 　 B. 14.　　　　　　 　　　 C. 13.　　　　　 　　　　 D. 16.

69. Chinese Children’s Favorite Stories is written for _____.

A. Chinese children aged 6 to 10　　　　　 　 B. teenagers in other countries

C. junior students in other countries　　　 　　　 D. foreign children aged 6 to 10

70. Whose book would you like to read if you are interested in science and technology?

A. Jeff Kinney’s.　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　 B. Eve Bunting’s.

C. Mingmei Yip’s.　　　　　 　　　 　　　　　　 D. Robin Kerrod’s.

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

“嫦娥奔月”，美丽的传说，国人的期待，一代一代中国人历经了千百年的努力才终于使梦想变成了现实。请围绕月球卫星“嫦娥一号”成功奔月这一史实，以“Dream and Reality”为题，谈一谈你对梦想与现实的理解。

    说明：

1．字数要求：l20～150

2. 参考词汇：嫦娥一号, Chang'e One;月球卫星 , the moon orbiter

 

第二节 信息匹配(共5小题; 每小题2分, 满分10分)

 

阅读下列应用文及相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。请在答题卡上将对应题号的相应选项字母涂黑。

以下是关于中国传统节日的起源介绍：

A. One day, Emperor Mingdi had a dream about a gold man in his palace. When he was about to ask the mysterious figure who he was, the gold man suddenly rose to the sky and disappeared in the west. The next day, Emperor Mingdi sent a scholar to India to locate Buddhist scriptures and ordered that a temple be built to house a statue of Buddha and serve as a repository for the scriptures. So Emperor Mingdi ordered his subjects to display lighted lanterns during what was to become the Festival.

B. The earth once had ten suns circling it. However, one day all ten suns appeared together. The heat was so scorching and unbearable. A strong archer named Hou Yi came out and succeeded in shooting down nine suns. He was later made the emperor but after that he became a tyrant. In order to save the people from his tyranny, his wife Chang-E stole the elixir and consumed it herself and floated to the moon taking along her pet rabbit with her.

C. Qu Yuan was a minister in the kingdom of Chu.He was upright , loyal and highly esteemed for his wise counsel that had brought peace and prosperity to the kingdom. Realizing that the country was now in the hands of evil and corrupt officials, Qu Yuan clasped a large stone and leaped into the Mi Lo river on the fifth day of the fifth moon. The people of Chu, mourning the death of Qu Yuan, threw rice into the river to feed his hungry ghost on this day every year.

D. One of the most famous legends is Nian, an extremely cruel and ferocious beast that the ancients believed would devour people on New Year's Eve. To keep Nian away, red-paper couplets are pasted on doors, torches are lit, and firecrackers are set off throughout the night, because Nian is said to fear the color red, the light of fire, and loud noises. Early the next morning, as feelings of triumph and renewal fill the air at successfully keeping Nian away for another year, the most popular greeting heard is "gong xi fa cai", or "congratulations."

E. On this evening, two lovers will meet on a bridge of magpies across the Milky Way. Chinese grannies will remind children that they would not be able to see any magpies on that evening because all the magpies have left to form a bridge in the heavens with their wings.

F. The Festival itself was created by the Tang Emperor Xuanzong in 732. It is said that because the wealthy held too many expensive, elaborate ancestor-worshipping ceremonies, in a needed effort to lower this expense, Emperor Xuanzong declared that respects could be formally paid at ancestor's graves only on the day.

以下是中国传统节日的庆祝活动，请匹配庆祝活动和该传统节日的起源介绍：

56. The Qingming Festival: The most important activity on the Festival is tomb sweeping to remember and honour one's ancestors at grave sites. Young and old pray before the ancestors, sweep the tombs and offer food, tea, wine, chopsticks, (joss) paper accessories, and/or libation to the ancestors. The rites are very important to most Chinese and especially farmers.

57. The Lantern Festival: According to the Chinese tradition, at the very beginning of a new year, when there is a bright full moon hanging in the sky, there should be thousands of colorful lanterns hung out for people to appreciate. At this time, people will try to solve the puzzles on the lanterns and eat yuanxiao (glutinous rice ball) and get all their families united in the joyful atmosphere.

58. The Dragon-boat Day: The Festival was also noted for its dragon-boat races, especially in the southern provinces, where there are many rivers and lakes and a glutinous rice pudding called Zongzi was eaten

59. The Valentine’s Day: There is not so much emphasis on giving chocolates, flowers and kisses. Instead, Chinese girls prepare fruits, melons and incense as offerings to the weaving maiden, praying to acquire high skills in needlecraft, as well as hoping to find satisfactory husbands. In the evening, people sit outdoors to observe the stars. Chinese grannies would say that, if you stand under a grapevine, you can probably overhear what the weaving maiden and her husband are talking about.

60. The New Year’s Day:  It is traditional to decorate the homes with new year paintings. The most popular paintings are Door Gods pasted on the front doors to keep ghosts and monsters away. Spring couplets are traditionally written with black ink on red paper. They are hung in storefronts and often stay up for two months. A reunion dinner is held where members of the family, near and far, get together for celebration.

 

    A Chinese rocket carrying a probe（探测器）destined（预定） for the moon has been sent into space.

    A Long March 3C rocket with the Chang’e -2 probe took off from Xichang launch centre at about 11: 00 GMT.

    The rocket will shoot the craft into the trans-lunar orbit（绕月轨道）, after which the satellite is expected to reach the moon in about five days. Chang’e -2 will be used to test key technologies and collect data for future landings. China says it will send a rover（漫游者） on its next mission, and it also has ambitions to put humans on the surface of the lunar body at some future date. The Xinhua News Agency said Chang’e -2 would circle just 15 km (nine miles) above the rocky terrain（地带）in order to take photographs of possible landing locations.

    It is China’s second lunar probe—the first was launched in 2007. The craft stayed in space for 16 months before being intentionally crashed onto the moon’s surface. China launched its first manned flight into low-earth orbit in 2003; and two more followed, with the most recent one in 2008. So far, only three countries have managed to independently send humans into space: China, Russia and the US.

    In 2008, a Chinese astronaut, fighter pilot Zhai Zhigang, performed a spacewalk—the first in China’s history. He stayed outside the Shenzhou-7 capsule for 15 minutes; the exercise was seen as the key to China’s ambition to build an orbiting station in the near future.

67. What’s Chang’e -2’s main task according to this passage?

A. Landing on the moon just as the first lunar probe.

B. Comparing with the first lunar probe.

C. Competing with Russia’s and the US’s space craft.

D. Testing technologies and collecting data for future landings.

68. Which of the following about Chang’e -2 is TRUE?

A. Its travel to the moon lasts about five days.

B. It will put humans on the surface of the moon.

C. It travels with Long March 3C rocket all the way.

D. It will take photographs of the moon on the trans-lunar orbit.

69. Which of the following is the best title for the passage?

A. China Launches Moon Mission

B. Chang’e -2 Is More Advanced than Shenzhou-7

C. China’s Space Program Makes Great Progress

D. China Equals Russia and the US in Space Technologies

70. The underlined word“craft” in the third paragraph refers to_____.

A. Chang’e -1 probe

B. Chang’e -2 probe

C. a rover

D. the Shenzhou-7 capsule