1 . The Dragon Boat Festival is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth month of the lunar calendar. It is one of the most important Chinese festivals. On that special day, people in China always have a dragon boat match. The dragon boat is quite long and there are pictures of dragons on each side. 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 to beat a drum. The audiences (观众) along the river shout for their favorite team. From this match, we have the name of the festival-the Dragon Boat Festival.

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

1. The Dragon Boat Festival is celebrated on _________.

A．lunar May 5th

B．May 5th

C．lunar May 15th

D．May 15th

2. There are about ____ people in the dragon boat during the match.

A．ten

B．twenty

C．thirty

D．forty

3. In the match, there is always a man standing in the middle to ________.

A．shout for them

B．take photos

C．carry a dragon for them

D．beat a drum

4. It’s also called Duanwu Festival in memory of a poet called ________.

A．Qu Yuan

B．Li Bai

C．Du Fu

D．Bai Juyi

5. According to the passage, people often eat ________ at Duanwu Festival.

A．pumpkins

B．moon cakes

C．rice dumplings

D．candies

2 .         

How do we know the time? A clock, a watch or a mobile phone can help us. However, many years ago there were no clocks and knowing the time was not so easy.

        About 5, 500 years ago, the Egyptians invented the sun clock. This was a tall stone building. Its shadow (影子) showed the movement of the sun. So people were able to know midday. The Egyptians made a sundial about 3,500 years ago. It was smaller than the sun clock and could let people know the time for half a day. On cloudy days or at night it was impossible to tell the time with a sun clock or a sundial. Water clocks were the first clocks not to use the sun. The idea is simple. Water flows (流动) from one bottle to another. When the water reaches a certain level, it shows the hours. The Egyptians used water clocks about 3,400 years ago. These clocks were popular in the Middle East and China. But they failed to make people know the exact time.
        In the 13th century, the mechanical clock was invented. This was more exact, but it was expensive to make one. Over the next few centuries it was developed. For example, springs(发条) were added. This enabled people to get the correct time and allowed clocks to be smaller. In 1927, the first quartz clock was developed. Clocks became cheaper to build. It's also cheaper for ordinary people to own a clock. People began depending on them more and more to run businesses, markets and so on. More recently, in 1956, came the digital clock. And
nowadays satellites send our mobile phones the time to the exact second.

There has been a lot of progress in timekeeping. Clocks are always changing but some things never change.

1. What does the word "ordinary" in Paragraph 3 mean in Chinese?

A．现代的

B．特殊的

C．普通的

2. How many kinds of clocks are mentioned in the text?

A．Four.

B．Five.

C．Six.

3. What is the correct structure(结构) of the passage? ( P1= Paragraph 1)

A．

B．

C．

4. What is the passage mainly about?

A．The importance of time.

B．The inventions of clocks.

C．The development of timekeeping.

3 . Youth Day in China is celebrated every year on 4th May. It was set up by the Government Administration Council of People's Republic of China in December of 1949 to honor the memory of the May Fourth Movement of 1919.

Youth Day is to remember the event of May 4th that remains forever in the history of China. This is not only a patriotic（爱国的）attitude but also a movement to fight against feudalism（封建主义）.

Youth Day has a great influence on the development of modern Chinese culture, language, science as well as democracy（民主）. This day also shows the unity and strong will of the Chinese people to defend their nationalism, independence and determination（决心）for freedom and democracy.

In a broader sense, it happened in the time when the country was going through the New Culture Movement. In memory of the May 4th Movement, the Chinese government set up this festival to develop the spirit of revolution. It encourages the youth to make great changes and to be creative. Several activities are organized all over the country in honor of this day in China such as public gatherings, social practices, ceremonies for the youth, and volunteer activities.

阅读短文，做出正（A）误（B）判断。
1. Youth Day was set up in 1919.
2. Youth Day was set up to honor the memory of the May Fourth Movement of 1919.
3. Travelling is included in Youth Day activities in China.
4. Youth Day isn't important in the development of modern Chinese culture.
5. The Chinese government encourages the youth to be creative.

4 . How do we know the time? A clock, a watch or a cell phone can help us.     1    . Over the centuries, people have developed different ways of telling the time.

About 5,500 years ago, the Egyptians invented the sun clock. This was a tall stone structure.     2    . They were able to determine(测定) midday.

About 3,500 years ago, the Egyptians made a sundial.    3    . On cloudy days or at night it was impossible to tell the time with a sun clock or a sundial .

Water clocks were the first clocks not to use the sun. The idea is simple. Water flows(流动) from one container to another. When the water reaches a certain lever, it moves a lever(控制杆) and this shows the hours. The Egyptians used water clocks about 3,400 years ago. These clocks were very popular in the Middle East and China but they failed to keep accurate(精准的) time.

In the 13^th century, the mechanical clock was invented. This was more accurate, but was expensive to make. Over the next few centuries, it was developed.     4    . This improved accuracy and allowed clocks to be smaller.

In 1927, the first quartz clock was developed.     5    . People began depending on them more and more to run businesses, markets and so on.

More recently, in 1956, came the digital clock. And nowadays satellites(人造卫星) send our cell phone the time to the exact second. There has been a lot of progress in time keeping but some things never change. Many of us still have trouble getting out of bed on time and not missing appointments.

A．For example, springs(发条) were added around 1500.

B．They learned to use the shadows cast by the sun.

C．Its shadow showed the movement of the sun.

D．Clocks became cheaper to build and own.

E．However, many years ago there were no clocks and knowing the time was not so easy.

F．It was smaller than the sun clock and could measure(测量) the time for half a day.

5 . The Silk Road is the name of different roads that long ago linked Europe，Africa and Asia．
People reached these different places along these roads．Scientists and archaeologists believe people began to travel the Silk Road about 3，000years ago．By the time the Chinese silk trade became nnportant in the world，the Silk Road had covered almost 6，500kilometers．It stretched   from Rome to China，which is from the West to the Far East．
     Merchants（商人）travelling along the Silk Road carried silk，of course．They also carried and traded spices，cloth，rare jewels，slaves and gold．
During its busiest period，the Silk Road allowed people from many different cultures and countries to meet each other and mix．The Silk Road allowed the sharing of precious goods and new ideas．These included people and trading goods from the Mediterranean，Persian，Magyar，Armenian，Bactrian，Indian and Chinese areas．All these peoples travelled the Silk Road，and they shared goods，stories，languages and cultures．
In modern times，the old Silk Road routes are still used，but now they are crossed by trains instead of camels and horses．There is even a Silk Route Museum in Jiuquan in China．It has over 35，000 0bjects from all along the Silk Road．In this way，China protects the history of many countries and peoples．

The Silk Road
In the past	When	People began to travel the Silk Road about    1    　ago．
	What	▲Along the Silk Road，merchants    2    silk，spices，cloth and so on． ▲People from    3    met each other and mixed． ▲People shared precious goods，new ideas，stories，languages and coulture．
	How	People used to    4     to cross the Silk Road routes．
At present	China protects the history of many countries and people by    5    in Jiuquan．

6 . 语篇填空
请阅读下面短文，根据其内容，用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空。(每个单词限用一次)
of,   to, because, when, but, enough, a, call, world, long
The Great Wall of China has a history of over two thousand years.It runs from the east     1     the west in North China.It is about 6，300 kilometers     2    ．Sometimes we also     3     it “Ten­Thousand­Li Great Wall”．It is one of the “Seven Wonders of the Ancient World”．
The Great Wall is wide     4     for ten men to walk side by side.Horses can run along it, too.The Great Wall was made     5     stones and bricks (砖)．There are huge stones on each side and on the highest part.    6     now some sections of it are worn out(受损)．
There are tall watchtowers along the Great Wall.Once upon     7     time, the soldiers kept watching the enemies (敌人) in the watchtowers day and night.They made fire on the towers to tell each other     8     the enemies came.
Nowadays we don't use the Great Wall to keep away the enemies any more.It is a famous place of interest to all the people in the     9    ．Every year thousands of people come to visit it from all over the world     10     it is so beautiful.

7 . Beijing Opera is our national opera. It____ after 1790 and has a history of____ years.Its music and singing came from are Xipi and Erhuang in Anhui and Huibei. There are____main roles in Beijing Opera: Sheng, Dan, Jing, and Chou. Beijing Opera____famous stories, beautiful facial paintings, wonderful gestures and fighting. Some of the stories are from history books, but most are from famous novels. The people in the stories usually can’t agree____each other. They become angry, unhappy, sad and____ Sometimes they are frightened and worried. Then they find a way to make____with each other. Everyone is usually happy____
Beijing Opera is an important part of Chinese culture. In China it used to be popular with old people____young people didn’t like it very much. However, more young people are becoming interested in it nowadays. And more people around the world____Beijing Opera’s special singing, acting and facial paintings.1.

A．come into being

B．came into being

C．come across

D．came over

2.

A．over

B．in

C．on

D．during

3.

A．five

B．four

C．three

D．two

4.

A．was full of

B．was filled in

C．is full of

D．was filled with

5.

A．on

B．at

C．to

D．with

6.

A．tired

B．bored

C．lonely

D．alone

7.

A．peace

B．friend

C．peaces

D．friends

8.

A．at the end

B．in the end

C．at first

D．at the beginning

9.

A．when

B．as soon as

C．after

D．while

10.

A．are learning about

B．were learning about

C．are learning from

D．learned from

8 . Paper was not made in southern Europe until the year of 1100. Though Scandinavia(斯堪的维尼亚半岛) now makes a great deal of the world’s paper, it had not begun to make it until 1500. It was a German named Schaeffer who found out that one could make paper from wood. After that, forest countries, such as Canada, Sweden, Norway, Finland and the United States, became important in paper making. Today in Finland, for example, no industry（工业）is bigger than the forest industry. And the paper industry is the most important part of it.
Modern paper-making machines are very big, and they make paper very fast. The biggest machines can make a piece of paper 750 meters long and six meters wide in one minute.
When we think of paper, we think of newspapers, books, letters, envelopes（信封）, and writing paper. But there are many other uses. Each year, more and more things are made of paper. We have had paper cups, plates, and dishes for a long time. But now we hear that chairs, tables and even beds can be made of paper. The newest thing made of paper in the world may be a paper house. It is not a small house for children to play in, but a real, big house for people to live in. It is not expensive. You can put up a paper house yourself in a few hours, and you can use it for about 5 years.
1. When was paper made in Europe?

A．The year 1500.	B．The year 1400.
C．The year 1200.	D．The year 1100.

2.         found out that paper can be made from wood.

A．A Canadian	B．An American
C．A German	D．A Chinese

3. In witch country is the forest industry the biggest industry?

A．Finland.

B．Sweden.

C．Norway.

D．The Untied States.

4. How long can be the biggest modern paper-making machines make a piece of paper 750 meters long and six meters wide?

A．In a day.	B．In an hour.
C．In a minute.	D．In a second.

5. What can be made of paper?

A．Paper cups.

B．Plates, dishes.

C．Chairs, tables, beds and houses.

D．All of above.