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China is a country with many colorful days and festivals. The Dragon Head Raising Day is one of them. This special day is on the second day of the second month in the Chinese lunar calendar. It (1 ) s for the started of spring and farming.
The dragon is (2) [ im'po：tnt] in Chinese. We Chinese people call (3) (我们自己) the “descendants (传人) of the drag- on”. So people (4) the Dragon Head Raising Day with many customs about dragon.
On the day in (5) a times,people put a- shes in the kitchen. This was to “lead the dragon into the house”. People believed that with the (6) of the dragon,they could have a good (7) (收获) in autumn.
Also,people eat special foods on that day.The foods usually named (8) adragon.For example,people eat “dragon whisker ” noodles and dumplings called "dragon teeth".
Today,many customs have disappeared. But one that has (9) is the cutting of hair. It was said that a haircut during the first lunar month may bring bad luck to the (10) of a family—mother's brothers. So many people have their hair cut on the Dragon Head Raising Day.
22. (l) stands (2) important (3) ourselves (4) celebrate (5) ancient (6) help (7) harvest (8) after (9) remained (10) uncles
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A boy found an eagle's (鹰) egg and he put it in the nest of a chicken. Soon the egg broke open and the eagle (1) out. He thought he was a chicken. He grew up doing what chickens do -searching in the dirt for (2) and flying short distances with a noisy waving of wings. It was a hard life. Little by little the eagle grew (3) One day he and his chicken friend (4) a beautiful bird flying in the air,high (5) the mountains.“Oh,I wish I could fly like that!” said the eagle. The chicken (6) ，“Don’t give it another thought. That's the great eagle,the (7) of all birds—you could never be like him!” And the eagle didn't give it (8) thought. He went on cackling (咯咯) and complaining (抱怨) about (9) . Finally he died thinking he was a chicken.
My friends,you (10) were born an eagle. The God expected you to be an eagle,so don't listen to the chickens!
(2014山东泰安)
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A school newspaper The Teens asked over one thousand teenagers how they spent their spare time.Here they report the (1) r of the survey. Ifs not at all surprising to learn that most teens said they wanted more free time. Most have less than an hour a day for after-school activities.
(2) P activity was popular among both girls and boys,averaging between three to six hours a week. Favourite sports among girls were tennis,basketball and swimming. Boys said they liked football,basketball and skating.
Speaking of entertainment,music and TV were popular. About half of those surveyed said that music was their favourite activity. This (3)i both listening to and playing music. TV was also very popular. Three quarters said they preferred watching TV to reading a book or magazine.
Unexpectedly,as many as three out of ten teenagers mentioned that collecting things was something they liked to do in their spare time.
They had (4) v collections from cartoon books and baseball cards to stickers,toys and coins.(5 ) V friends was also popular.
Eight out of ten teenagers said they met friends once a week. Nine out of ten said they contacted friends through the Internet. (6) A pop ular way of contacting friends was the telephone. Everyone we surveyed said they spoke to friends every day. Most said they spoke about twenty minutes a day. Surprisingly,teenagers ( 7 )s went dancing,especially girls. Only one out of ten said they went to the dance regularly.
(2014上海)
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Ⅰ.当所给词为名词时，应注意名词的复数形式、名词所有格形式、名词与其形容词形式的转化。
1. We can see some (sheep) on the hill.
2. Tomorrow is (teacher) Day.
3. The Chinese people are very (friend) to foreigners.
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16. We have a lovely room. It's one of (nice) in the hotel.
17. What have you been busy with (re cent) ?
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Passage 3
阅读短文，从方框中选择适当的词并用其正确的形式填空，使短文通顺、意思完整。每空限填一词，每词限用一次3方框中有两个词为多余项。
say | way | star | long | though | popular |
he | hand | call | make | because | between |
Are you still doing the V for victory sign? It's out. The latest popular hand gesture (手势) is putting both of your hands and put them together to make a heart-shape. It 1. “hand heart”.
Many young pop 2. in the US have done the move in recent photos. “ The ‘ hand heart’ gesture means something 3. ‘Move you’ and ‘thank you”” said Taylor Swift,the country singer. “You can send a sweet,simple message without 4. a word. ”
Swift often does it at her concerts. And she is believed to be the first to 5. it popular. Last month,Justin Bieber and 6. superstar friends did the "hand heart" and put the photos online. They did it to help out three kids whose parents were killed in a car accident.
It used to take much 7. for nonverbal (非语言的) culture to move. But now,It moves faster 8. we have smart phones and the Internet.
In the Republic of Korea,the “hand heart” has been 9. for a long time but in a different 10. . People there put their hands above their heads and making a bigger heart shape with their arms. It meansI love you. ”
(2015 河南)
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听下面的对话，回答l0〜12小题。
() 10. When did Kate get the model plane?
A. In 2006. B. In 2008.
C. In 2010.
() 11. Why is Kate selling the model plane?
A. Because it's old.
B. Because it's broken.
C. Because she doesn’t play it anymore.
() 12. How much is the model plane?
A. 20 cents. B. 45 cents.
C. 65 cents.
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I once knew a man who was rich in his love for birds,and in their love for him. He lived in a grove full of all kinds of trees. He had no wife or children in his home. He was an old man with blue and kind eyes,and a voice that the birds loved.
While he was at work in the grove,the birds came close to pick up the worms (螺虫) in the fresh earth he dug up. At first,they kept their distance from him,but they soon found he was a kind man,and would not hurt them,but liked to have them near him.
They knew this by his kind eyes and voice,which tell what is in the heart. So,day by day their faith in his love grew in them.
All the birds of the grove were soon his best friends. They were on the watch for him,and would fly down from the green tree tops to greet him with their chirp (机机喳喳叫) .
When he had no work to do,he took bread with him,and dropped the pieces on the ground. Down they would dart (俯冲) on his head and feet to catch them as they fell from his hand.
He showed me how they loved him. He put a piece of bread in his mouth,with one end of it out of his lips. Down they came like bees at a flower,and flew off with it piece by piece.
When they thought he slept too long in the morning,they would fly in and
They went with him to church,and while he sang his hymns in it,they sat in the trees,and sang their praises.
So the love and trust of birds were a joy to the old man all his life long.
() 1 . The birds didn't get close to the old man at first because .
A. he often hurt them B. he disliked them near him
C. they knew little about him D. they got no food from him
() 2. The underlined word “faith” in Paragraph 3 means in Chinese.
A. 承诺 B. 祝福
C. 希望 D. 信任
() 3. Which of the following is the best ex pression to fill in the blank in the passage?
A. follow him here and there
B. call him up with their chirp
C. drop pieces of bread on him
D. look for worms in the house
() 4. It can be learnt from the story that
A. birds are human's best friends
B. everyone gets on well with animals
C. one can get love in return for giving love
D. a person who loves birds is warm-hearted (2015浙江嘉兴)
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It began a year ago,around Christmas. Every time I drove down our street,I 1 an old man sitting in his front yard. He was usually smoking or drinking,and looking rather unhappy.
One day,while I was driving past him with my 2 ,I decided to wave at him with a lot of excitement. 3 when he noticed me waving at him,he looked a bit shocked. Then,I saw his hand go up and he waved back.
“ 4 did you wave at him?” my daughter asked.I told her it's just an act of kindness that doesn't 5 anything. It gives both him and me a feeling of joy. My daughter replied that she felt a bit uncomfortable to wave to a 6 but next time she would try it as well.
We lived close to the old man,7 we saw him rather often. Whenever we drove by,both of us would start waving at him and,pretty soon,the old man started 8 at everyone who passed by his house.
One time,my daughter's friend came to visit and she told my daughter that she saw this strange old man near our home wave at her very 9 She mentioned that she waved back,although she didn't know 10,and it felt really good.
As soon as my daughter heard this,she told her friend the 11 of how all the waving began. Her friend answered: “Tell your mom that's really cool! ”
Other friends gave similar 12 This taught my daughter that an act of kindness can be natural and 13 if you really want to do it. It showed us how giving happiness can do good to 14 the giver and the receiver.
Moved by the old man's actions,we’re planning to give our waving neighbor a thank-you card to express our 15 for his exciting waves. We are really thankful for him sharing his simple joy with all who pass by his house.
() 1. A. noticed B. felt
C. heard D. kept
() 2. A. husband B. son
C. daughter D. friend
() 3. A. Just now B. On time
C. In the end D. At the beginning
() 4. A. Why B. How
C. When D. Where
() 5. A. buy B. cost
C. hide D. guess
() 6. A. friend B. driver
C. classmate D. stranger
() 7. A. or B. but
C. so D. yet
() 8. A. shouting B. waving
C. laughing D. looking
() 9. A. angrily B. excitedly
C. loudly D. carefully
() 10. A. him B. me
C. her D. us
() 11. A. lesson B. accident
C. news D. story
() 12. A. gifts B. notes
C. opinions D. books
() 13. A. easy B. funny
C. usual D. special
() 14. A. past B. between
C. all D. both
() 15. A. attention B. thanks
C. suggestions D. interests
(2014浙江丽水)
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