( A ) China news, Beijing, Dec. 28 – High oil   prices make more Chinese public feel the pressure it brings on them. It is   said that oil prices will continue to hover（徘徊） at a high level next year, the China Economic Times   reported.

( B ) An English Christmas evening party is to be   held in the meeting hall of our school from 7:00 to 10:00 p. m. on Christmas   Eve. Each group has to give at least two performances, such as singing   English songs, giving English plays, telling jokes or stories in English and   reading English poems. Please get everything ready and be present at the   party on time. Thanks.

( C ) Whether your interest is the language, the   food or the culture of China in general, whether you wish to travel, live or   study in China, "Travel in Chinese" has something for you. This   series has a total of 100 lessons. It was on CCTV, China?s national TV   station. Host: Mark Rowswell, also known as "大山"                (Da   Shan).

( D ) Students need enough sports and activities   to do physical exercises and relax. But in some schools they are not given   enough time to do outside activities. It is harmful for students' growth. In   fact, teachers should know how to attract the students' attention. It is   necessary to do outside activities. When students feel tired and bored, they   can't concentrate on studies. Some students are unhealthy because of little   activities.

1. 1.

   According to Passage A, oil prices will _____________ next year

   1. A.
      be the same as usual
   2. B.
      be higher
   3. C.
      be lower
   4. D.
      have nothing to do with Chinese public
2. 2.

   Passage B may be a/ an piece of _________

   1. A.
      advice
   2. B.
      sick leave
   3. C.
      notice
   4. D.
      invitation
3. 3.

   From Passage C, we know _________

   1. A.
      people can learn Chinese on TV
   2. B.
      if foreign people want to stay in China, "Travel in Chinese" can help them a lot
   3. C.
      Da Shan is good at Chinese
   4. D.
      all of the above
4. 4.

   Passage D mainly tells us that_________.

   1. A.
      some students don’t have enough time to do outside activities
   2. B.
      students need enough sports and activities
   3. C.
      teachers should know how to attract the students' attention
   4. D.
      students feel tired and bored, they can't concentrate on studies

As China’s national treasure，giant pandas are deeply loved by people．Almost all of pandas live in Sichuan Province in Southwest China．Pandas there are well—protected，especially baby pandas．Before the birth of a baby panda，the mother panda will find a cave and make it into a den with bamboo．The mother panda will give birth to the baby panda in September and later the den will become a room for the young baby．The mother panda will try her best to keep the den quite clean．For the first three weeks，the mother will hold her baby．After two weeks the colors(white and black) on the baby panda’s body will be clear．However，the baby won’t be able to go out alone until it is 3 months old．

A young panda starts to eat soft bamboo shoots by the time it is about six months old. Pandas’ food is mainly made up of bamboo．As time goes by，the little panda will go out for food with its mother．By this time，the baby is much bigger．The next spring，the little panda is really free from its mother and begins to live its own life．Usually pandas live to be 12—14 years old．In fact，it is hard to keep a young panda alive before it is old enough to live by itself．Nowadays the number of giant pandas is smaller than 1，000．

1．What does the underlined word“den”mean in the passage?

A．A kind of food for animals．    B．A baby panda．

C．A tool for fighting．           D．A hidden home for animals．

2．When do mother pandas usually give birth to baby pandas?

A．In August．    B．In September．C．In winter．D．In spring．

3．Baby pandas are         when they call get soft bamboo shoots．

A．about 6 months old    B．less than 4 months old

C．about 3 months old    D．1ess than 3 months old

4．In order to teach the baby panda how to find food，the mother panda will        

A．keep the den quite clean and stay with the baby all the time．

B．hold her baby for the first four weeks

C．give the baby soft bamboo before winter

D．go out for food with the baby when it grows bigger

5．What can we infer from the passage?

A．Giant pandas are a national treasure in China．

B．Many baby pandas die when they are young．

C．Soon the number of giant pandas in China will be large．

D．Most mother pandas don’t feed and raise their babies themselves．