Before the 2013 Spring Festival Gala (春晚），several young people were interviewed．Here are some of their opinions．

Student A，18，a fresher in accounting at Hebei University of Finance and Economics	I seldom watched the CCTV gala before．I found the familiar (熟悉的）faces on the show quite boring．But in the past few years the show has featured more pop stars，making me want to watch it．This year，Fm excited to see S．H．E．and Leehom Wang． Another reason I will watch it is that I can follow what my friends are talking about on their micro blogs．People usually post comments on the show and I don’t want to be confused when they quote (引用）jokes from the show．
Student B，18，a fresher in law at Zhengzhou University	Watching the CCTV gala is a habit for my family．I always enjoy the warm atmosphere when my family watch the show together after dinner． Even though the gala has been questioned in recent years for adding too many advertisements，it is still a traditional form of entertainment for most Chinese on Lunar New Year’s Eve．I think the gala reflects (反映）the improvement in Chinese people’s lives．Hopefully it will continue to do so．
Student C，19，a fresher in civil engineering at Wuhan University	As a fan of the CCTV gala I am looking forward to seeing the improvements this year and hope it will feature more high-quality performances． This year my family are travelling to Sichuan during the holiday，but luckily I heard that we can watch the gala on my ipad． Although some people say the gala is already outdated，I think some programs are great and necessary．Nowadays people live under so much pressure，and we need some fun to relax．

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56．Why didn’t Student A like watching the CCTV gala in the past?

A．It had too many programs．                          B．It had too many pop stars．

C．It had too many advertisements．                  D．It had too many familiar performers．

57．Who does Student B watch the CCTV gala with?

A．Her family                B．Her friends．          C．The fans．             D．Her classmates．

58．What’s Student B’s wish for the CCTV gala?

A．Having more pop stars                                  B．Offering more fun for people to relax．

C．Providing more high-quality performances．   D．Reflecting the improvement in Chinese people’s lives．

59．What does Student C think of the CCTV gala?

A．Necessary．             B．Exciting．        C．Outdated．             D．Boring．

60．What do the three people have in common?

A．They are all fans of the gala．

B．They all used to like the gala．

C．They are all studying at university．

D．They all like to watch the gala on their ipads．

The Chinese New Year is called the Spring Festival，which is the biggest festival in China．

It usually comes in January or February．Where there are Chinese，there is the Spring Festival．Each Chinese year has a name．We may call it the Year of the Tiger，the Year of the Pig or the Year of the Snake．And the year of 2007 is called the year of the Pig．The year after it is the Mouse Year．

People always spend a month before the festival in preparing for it．People are busy shopping and cleaning their houses．On the eve there is a big family dinner．All the family stay up late to welcome the New Year，watching the CCTV programs or playing cards．On the first day of the Chinese New Year，people put on their new clothes and go to visit their relatives and friends。saying “Happy New Year”，“Good luck” and some other greetings to each other．It often lasts to the Lantern Festival，which is also an important Chinese festival and people usually have sweet dumplings（yuanxiao）．People always have a very good time，especially children．Children can usually get some money for the new year from their parents and the elder relatives．

1．The most important festival in China is _________．

A．the Lantern Festival                                  B．the Spring Festival

C．the New Year                                            D．the October 1st

2．2008 is the _________year．

A．Mouse                 B．Sheep                  C．Tiger                     D．Pig

3．“All the family stay up late to welcome the New Year．” Here “stay up” means _________．

A．to go to sleep                                          B．not to go to bed

C．to stand up                                              D．to have a good rest

4．Which sentence is Right?

A．The Spring Festival is celebrated only by Chinese people in China．

B．People celebrate the Spring Festival all over the world．

C．The Chinese people celebrate the Spring Festival, even when they are in foreign countries．

D．People who can speak Chinese celebrate the Spring Festival in the world．

5．What do people say when they meet on the Chinese New Year's Day?

A．They say “Merry Christmas” and “Happy New Year”．

B．They say “Good luck” and “Good night” to each other．

C．They say “Have a nice day” and “Good luck” only to their friends and relatives．

D．They say many greetings，such as “Good luck” to each other．

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Every year people celebrate the Spring Festival in China. It is usually in January or February. It’s the most important festival in China. So before it comes, everyone buys many things. And they often make a special kind of food called dumplings. It means(意思是) ‘come together’. Parents always buy new clothes for their children and children also buy presents for their parents.
On the Spring Festival Eve (除夕), all the family members come back home to have a big dinner. When they enjoy the meal, they give the best wishes to each other for the coming year. After dinner, all the family stay up until midnight to welcome the New Year. They sing, dance and play cards.
On the first day of the new year, people put on new clothes and visit their friends. They say ‘Happy New Year!’ to each other. They all have a good time during the festival.
1. When is the Spring Festival in China every year?
                                              
2. What do people do before the Spring Festival comes?
                                              
3. What do ‘dumplings’ mean?
                                              
4. What do children get from their parents ?
                                              
5. Do people have fun at the Spring Festival?
                                             

任务型阅读 (10)

Every year people celebrate the Spring Festival in China. It is usually in January or February. It’s the most important festival in China. So before it comes, everyone buys many things. And they often make a special kind of food called dumplings. It means(意思是) ‘come together’. Parents always buy new clothes for their children and children also buy presents for their parents.

On the Spring Festival Eve (除夕), all the family members come back home to have a big dinner. When they enjoy the meal, they give the best wishes to each other for the coming year. After dinner, all the family stay up until midnight to welcome the New Year. They sing, dance and play cards.

On the first day of the new year, people put on new clothes and visit their friends. They say ‘Happy New Year!’ to each other. They all have a good time during the festival.

1. When is the Spring Festival in China every year?

                                                    

2. What do people do before the Spring Festival comes?

                                                    

3. What do ‘dumplings’ mean?

                                                    

4. What do children get from their parents ?

                                                    

5. Do people have fun at the Spring Festival?