阅读理解

　　Everybody talks about weather. “Isn't it a nice day?” “Do you think it will rain?” “I think it's going to snow.” These are common ways of starting a conversation in England.

　　Many people think that they can tell what the weather is going to be like. But they hardly ever agree with each other. One man may say, “Do you see it is cloudy in the east? It's going to rain tomorrow.” Another man will say, “Yes, it's cloudy in the east. We're going to have fine weather tomorrow.”

　　People often look for the weather they want. When a farmer needs water, he looks for something to tell himself that it's going to rain. When people play in a park on a rainy day, they are sure that the weather is going to be fine soon. They even sit eating their lunch while it rains.

　　Most people listen to what the weatherman says on the radio. But he doesn't always tell them what they want to hear. Sometimes he makes a mistake, but he is still right more often than anyone else.

1．English people ________ to start a conversation.

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A．They usually ask each other's name

B．They usually talk about their children

C．They usually talk about the weather

2．think they can tell what the weather is going to be like.

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A．Many people

B．A few people

C．Some people

3．People often look for the weather ________.

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A．they talk about

B．they don't want

C．they want

4．When a farmer needs water, he looks for something to tell him that it is going to ________.

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A．be sunny　　　　B．be rainy　　　　C．be windy

5．________ is right more often about the weather?

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A．The farmer

B．The weatherman

C．A Englishman

阅读理解

　　We call the Chinese New Year the Spring Festival. There is a name for each Chinese year. We call it the year of the sheep, the year of the monkey, the year of the dragon or the year of the pig. And this year is the snake. I express my best wishes for all Chinese including all Harbiners a wonderful, healthy and happy Year of the snake.

　　Before the Chinese New Year's Day, people are busy shopping and cleaning their houses. Their yards and houses are very clean on New Year's Eve． Families make dumplings on that day. Everyone in China likes to eat dumplings. This is our Chinese tradition to have a reunion dinner on Chinese New Year' s Eve.

　　After dinner, all the family stay up late to welcome the New Year. On the first day of the New Year, people put on their new clothes and go to visit their friends. They say Happy New Year and some other greetings to each other. People usually have a very good time during the festival.

　　(1)This year (2003) is the year of ________.

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　　(2)Last year (2002) is the year of ________.

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　　A． the monkey

　　B． the dragon

　　C． the horse

　　D． the tiger

　　(3)How do Chinese people usually spend New Year' s Eve? ________.

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　　A． They put on new clothes and go to the park.

　　B． They are busy shopping and cleaning their houses

　　C． They make dumpling, have a big dinner and stay up late to welcome the New Year.

　　D． They visit their friend and talk about the New Year.

　　(4)On New Year's Day, people say. ________ to each other when they meet.

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　　A． Merry Christmas

　　B． Happy New Year

　　C． Good luck

　　D． glad to meet you

　　(5)The Spring Festival means ________.

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　　A． Christmas Day

　　B． New Year

　　C． Thanksgiving Day

　　D． the Chinese New Year. 

　　(6)My daughter was born in 1971. Hers is the year of the ________.

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　　We call the Chinese New Year the Spring Festival. There is a name for each Chinese year. We may call it the year of the sheep, the year of the monkey or the year of the pig. And this year is the year of, the tiger.

　　Before New Year’s Day, people are busy shopping and cleaning their houses. On New Year’s Eve, there is a big family dinner. After dinner, all the family stay up late to welcome the New Year. On the first day of the New Year, people put on heir Hew clothes and go to visit their friends. They say“Good luck”and some other greetings to each other. People usually have a very good time during the Festival.

(1)How many Chinese festivals does the passage talk about?

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A．One.	B．Two.
C．Three.	D．Four.

(2)We can find every Chinese year has ________ name.

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A．an animal	B．a plant
C．a family	D．a full

(3)How do Chinese people usually spend New Year’s Eve?

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A．They put on new clothes and go to the park.

B．They visit their friends and talk about the new year.

C．They are busy shopping and cleaning their houses.

D．They have a big dinner and stay up late to welcome the new year.

(4)On New Year’s Day, people say“________”to each other when they meet.

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A．Merry Christmas	B．Good luck
C．Happy New Year	D．Both B and C

(5)The best title for this passage is ________.

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A．Good Time	B．The Spring Festival
C．Big Dinner	D．The Year of the Tiger

Cat with a Phone Number

　　My phone rings a lot. But most of the time it's not for me. It's for my cat! Well, the caller doesn't want to talk to my cat. He wants to talk about him.

　　You see, my cat really gets around!

　　I met him three years ago. I was walking home one cold winter night. As I went by a row of houses, I saw something orange on a stoop(门前台阶). Then I heard a little cry. I went closer. It was a kitten.

　　He was sitting in the snow. As I watched, the ball of orange fur tried to stand up. But he wobbled－and fell down a step.

　　“You need to get warm.” I said. “My coat is big enough for both of us.” I picked up the shaking kitten. “I found you on a stoop.” I went on. “So that will be your name.” At once I heard a soft purr(咕噜声).

　　At home, Stoop lapped (舔) up some milk. He was warm and happy. In a week, he was running all over the apartment(一套房间).

　　But Stoop was not going to let himself be just an apartment cat. In the spring, he found his way to the streets of the city. How? By climbing down a tree outside my window!

　　I wanted to make sure that Stoop would always come home. I bought a little collar(颈圈) with a tag (标签). The tag said:“I have a home. If I look lost, phone Fred Sparks XY9－8809.”

1．The writer's telephone rings a lot because ________ .

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A．the writer has so many friends all over the world

B．the writer has much business to do with others

C．the caller wants to talk about the writer's books

D．the caller wants to talk to the writer's about his cat

2．If we say that somebody gets around, we means that ________ .

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A．he travels a lot from place to place

B．he is not active and always stays at home

C．he becomes as round as a big ball

D．he is very famous and everybody seems to know him

3．In the story “the ball of orange fur” refers to (指) ________ .

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4．An apartment cat must be a cat that ________ .

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A．is living with a family in an apartment

B．is born and grows up in an apartment

C．stays in an apartment, never goes out to play

D．has no place to live in and no master to attend him

5．How did all those callers know the writer's telephone number?

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