Pure Brightness Festival, also known as Tomb-sweeping Day in China, falls on the 4^th or 5^th of April each year. It was started in the Han Dynasty. On this day, whole families, young and old, with flowers visit the graves of their ancestors to pay their respects. Following the custom, tomb sweepers clean and tidy the graves, decorate them with flowers. They burn paper money made for the dead, set off firecrackers and bow before their ancestors’ tombstones. On this day, they don’t cook. Only cold food is served.

　　 However, tomb sweeping is not the only activity during Pure Brightness Festival. This day is also a time for people to enjoy themselves. Other activities include spring outing, flying kites, planting trees, tasting tea and so on. In April, everything in nature takes on a new look. Trees turn green, flowers come out and the sun shines brightly. So it is a good time to be out to appreciate the beauty of nature. People fly kites not only in the daytime but at night. In the dark, some people fly kites with lanterns, which are called “God’s lanterns”. They plant trees because young trees which are planted during this period are easy to grow up. And they enjoy tea because the tea produced around the festival is said to have good quality.

56. The word “tomb” probably means the same as the word “______” in the passage.

A. grave　　　　　 B. tombstone　　　　 C. ancestor　　　　 D. custom

57. From the passage we can learn that Pure Brightness Festival in 2014 will be on ______.

　 A. April 4　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　 B. April 5

　 C. either April 4 or April 5　　　　　　　　 D. neither April 4 nor April 5

58. According to the passage, Pure Brightness Festival is ______.

　 A. a day full of sadness　　　　　　　　　 B. Tree Planting Day

　 C. a combination of sadness and happiness　 D. a time for people to have fun

59. _____ activities are talked about in the passage above.

　 A. Two　　　　　 B. Three　　　　　　 C. Four　　　　　 D. Five

60. Which of the following do you think is the best title for the passage ?

　 A. A Special Day　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Pure Brightness Festival in China

　 C. What the Chinese Do on Tomb-sweeping Day D.A Chinese Traditional Custom

　　 “Who needs a shopping mall if you have Taobao?” says Wang Wei, 28, a writer in Beijing.

　　 Taobao, China’s largest online shopping site, has become an important part of Wang Lin’s life. She spends lots of money on Taobao.

　　 A growing number of Chinese Internet users like Wang have found the joys of online shopping. Most online shoppers are students or young workers. More women shop on line than men. Clothing and home-use products are the most popular on line.

　　 It was reported that more than 250 billion yuan was spent on online shopping last year, eighty percent through Taobao.

　　 Taobao means “looking for treasure” in Chinese. People can find almost everything they need on Taobao, from clothes to books , from candies to DVD players.

　　 You may question the security of online shopping. Wang said, “It’s very safe and convenient. Unless you receive the products from the sellers and are satisfied with them, the shop owner will not get the money. You can also get your money back if you want to return the product.

51.The underlined word “treasure” in the passage probably means “_______” in Chinese.

　 A.购物网　　　　　 B.珠宝　　　　　 C.生活用品　　　　 D.东西

52.The underlined word “security” in the passage probably means “_______”.

　 A. quality　　　　　 B. safety　　　　　 C. joys　　　　　　 D. convenience

53.More than _____ billion yuan was spent shopping on Taobao last year.

　 A.80　　　　　　　 B.100　　　　　　 C.200　　　　　　　 D.250

54.Most people shopping on line are ________.

　 A. young　　　　　 B. students　　　　 C. babies　　　　　 D. men

55.The best title for this passage is _______.

　 A. Wang Wei’s Life　　　　　　　　　　 B. Online Shopping in China

C. Where to Shop　　　　　　　　　　　 D. The Safest Shopping

Once in a small village faraway, there was a place known as the House of 1000 Mirrors.

A happy little dog learned about this place and decided to visit. When he arrived, he bounced(跳跃)happily up the stairs to the doorway of the house. He looked through the doorway with his__ 41__lifted high and his tail wagging(摇摆) as fast as it could. To his great_ _42__, he found himself staring(盯) at 1000 other happy little dogs with their tails wagging just as fast as his. He smiled a great smile, and was      43   with 1000 great smiles. As he left the House, he thought to himself, “This is a very   44  place. I will come back and visit it__45__.”

In the same village, another little dog , who was not quite as__46__as the first one, decided to visit the house. He slowly climbed the stairs and hung his head low as he   47   into the door. When he saw the 1000 unfriendly-looking dogs staring back at him, he growled(咆哮) at them and was horrified(惊恐的) to see 1000 little dogs growling back at him. As he left, he thought to himself, “That is a horrible place, and I will never go back__48__again.”

All the__49__in the world are mirrors. What kinds of reflections(反射) do you see in the faces of people you   50   ?

41. A. eyes               B.ears                C.nose            D.mouth

42. A. joy                B.disappointment       C.surprise         D.sadness

43. A.answered           B.served               C.sent            D.returned

44. A. special             B.lonely              C.strange         D.wonderful

45. A.often               B.sometimes           C.seldom         D.always

46. A. healthy             B.tall                 C.happy          D.little

47. A. knocked            B.looked              C.went           D.ran

48. A. there               B.here               C.the mirrors       D.the House

49. A.people              B.faces               C.houses          D.dogs

50. A. know              B.meet                C.talk to          D.make friends with

 “When did you ______, David ?”  “Ten minutes ago.”

   A.arrive         B.reach         C. get to        D.be here

Of all the subjects, English is my _______.

   A.favorite       B.more favorite    C.the more favorite  D.the most favorite

 Don’t worry. We’ll do all we ______ you.

   A.can to help     B.are able to help   C.can help    D.are able to helping

_____ little money I have ! I’m going to find some part-time jobs.

   A.How          B.What         C.Such          D.What a

 ______ Tom be in his office so late at night ?

   A.Can           B.May         C.Might         D.Must

 Study harder, and you _______ better grades.

   A.get            B.will get      C.are getting      D.have got

“_________” “About ten minutes’ ride by bus.”

　 A.How far is it?　　　　　　　　 B.How long does it take to get there by bus?

C.How to get there?　　　　　　 D.How soon can we get there ?