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　 The Dragon Boat Festival is celebrated 36 the fifth day of the fifth lunar month by 37　

zongzi and holding dragon boat races.

　 The festival began during the period of Warring States（战国时期), and has a 38 of more than 2,000 years. The date of the festival is said to be the date 39 Qu Yuan died. He was a wise and upright（正直的）man, and was loved 40 people. He wanted the emperor of Chu 41 against the State of Qin with the cooperation（联合）with the State of Qi, 42 was refused and sent to the border area. During his stay in other states, he wrote 43 poems expressing his strong feelings for Chu. On the day when Chu was defeated by Qin, Qu Yuan 44 into Miluo River expressing his strong love for his native land by taking 45 own life.

After the 46 of Qu Yuan, people of Chu went to Miluo River to mourn（哀悼）over the great 47 they loved so much. Some threw eggs and rice wrapped in leaves into the river to feed the fish 48 keep them away from Qu Yuan. Some doctors poured realgar wine 49 the river to kill snakes and other animals that might try to eat Qu Yuan.

Now the Dragon Boat Festival has become a 50　 festival for the Chinese people.

(　 )36. A. at　　　　　　 B. on　　　　　 C. in

(　 )37. A. eating　　　　　 B. to eat　　　　 C. ate

(　 )38. A. vacation　　　　 B. history　　　　 C. date

(　 )39. A. when　　　　　 B. where　　　　 C. why

(　 )40. A. in　　　　　　 B. with　　　　　 C. by

(　 )41. A. to fight　　　　 B. fighting　　　 C. fight

(　 )42. A. or　　　　　　 B. but　　　　　 C. so

(　 )43. A. much　　　　　 B. a lot　　　　　 C. many

(　 )44. A. jumped　　　　 B. looked　　　　 C. turned

(　 )45. A. his　　　　　　 B. he　　　　　 C. him

(　 )46. A. die　　　　　　 B. death　　　　 C. dead

(　 )47. A. emperor　　　　 B. doctor　　　　 C. poet

(　 )48. A. in order that　　 B. so that　　　　 C. in order to

(　 )49. A. into　　　　　　 B. from　　　　　 C. out of

(　 )50. A. modern　　　　 B. traditional　　 C. international

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Every child has his own dream. Every child hopes to be an adult.   31  is it really like what they imagine? As a boy  32  lives in modern times and in a modern city, 1 feel  33  pressure (压力) on me with the city's development. Although we 34 worry about money, we still have some 35 problems, such as competition among classmates and expectation (期望) from parents. These experiences are very 36 to our future. But 37 they really give me a lot of pressure. I still clearly  38  the happiness of my childhood.  39 . we had to face the fact with time passing by. We began to 40 this invisible (无形的) pressure come upon us. We get up before sunrise and 41 after sunset We work and study 42 an adult, even harder, 43 we do is in order to get an excellent 44  Growing up is very boring, but we 45 try to find happiness while growing up. I think friendship among our friends, the support from our parents and the encouragement from our teachers can help us. Why not enjoy the pleasure of growing up and its delicious taste?

 (     )31. A. However B. And C. So

(     )32. A. which B. who C. whom

(     )33. A. less B. fewer C. greater

(     )34. A. always B. often C. seldom

(     )35, A. other B. another C. others

(     )36. A. helpful B. happy C. bad

(     )37. A. at first B. for example C. in fact

(     )38. A. think B. remember C. forget

(     )39. A. Luckily B. Unluckily C. Impossibly

(     )40. A. see B. touch C. feel

(     )41. A. come out B. come down C. come back

(     )42.A.as  B. like  C. alike

(     )43. A. What B. That C. How

(     )44. A. progress B. mark C, success

(     )45. A, should B, shouldn't C. mustn't

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A little old man and his wife walked slowly into McDonald's 16 a cold-winter evening. They took a table near the back wall, and then the little old man walked to the cash register (收银处)to order. After a while he got the food back and they began to 17 it.

There was one hamburger, some French fries and one drink. The little old man carefully cut the hamburger into halves and 18 the French fries in two piles. Then he neatly put the 19 of the food in front of his wife. He took a sip of the drink and his wife took a sip. "How20 the old people are!" The people around them thought.　　　　

21 the man began to eat his hamburger and his French fries, his wife sat there 22 him and took turns to drink. 23 young man came over and offered to buy another meal for them. But they refused　 24 and said that they got used to 25 everything.

Then a young lady asked the little old lady a question. "Madam, why aren't you eating? You said that you shared everything. Then what are you waiting for?" She answered, "The teeth.”

( ) 16. A. for 　 B. at 　　 C. in 　　 D. on

( )17. A. eat B. taste 　 C open D. try

( )18. A. divided B. placed C. changed D. cut

( )19. A. half 　 B. bit 　　　　 C. piece　 D. pair

( )20. A. clever B. foolish C. old D. poor

( )21. A. Because B. As 　　 C. So 　　 D. Before

( )22. A. keeping 　　 B. watching C. seeing 　　 D. holding

( )23. A. Another 　　 B. The other C. Other 　　　 D. A

( )24. A. delightedly B. carefully 　C. politely 　　　 D. angrily

( )25. A. share B. sharing C. enjoy 　　　 D. enjoying

Children are natural scientists. They are interested in looking into the world around them. Helping them enjoy science can be easy; there’s no need for a lot of expensive lab tools. You only have to share your children’s curiosity(好奇).

Firstly, listen to their questions. I once visited a classroom of seven-year-old students to talk about working as a scientist. The children asked me questions about schooling and whether I liked my job. When I finished answering, we sat facing one another quietly. Finally I said, “Now that we’ve finished, do you have questions of your own about science?”

After a long pause, a boy put up his hand, “Have you ever seen a grasshopper(蚂蚱) eat? When I try eating leaves like that, I get a stomachache. Why?” This began a set of questions that lasted nearly two hours.

Secondly, give them time to think. Studies have shown that, after asking a question, adults usually wait only one second or less for an answer, do not leave time for children to think. When adults increase their “wait time” to three seconds or more, children can give more logical(合逻辑的), complete and creative answers.

Thirdly, watch your language. Once you have a child telling his idea in a science discussion, don’t jump in with “That’s right. ” or “Very good. ”. These words work well when it comes to encouraging good behavior. But in talking about science, quick praise can mean that discussion is over. Instead, you can say “That’s interesting. ” or “I’d never thought of it that way before. ” or come up with more questions or ideas.

Never push a child to “Think”. Children are always thinking, without your telling them to. What’s more, this can turn a conversation into a performance. The child will try to find the answer you want in as few words as possible, so that he will be a smaller target(目标)for your disagreement.

Lastly, show; don’t tell. Real-life feeling of nature is far more exciting than any lesson children learn from a book. Let children look at their fingertips(指尖) through a magnifying lens(放大镜), and they’ll understand why you want them to wash before dinner.

(   )53. When children are in a science discussion, adults should ________.

A. speak highly of the children.

B. praise the children immediately

C. end up their discussion with “That’s interesting”

D. leave time for them to come up with better ideas

(   )54. What does “this” refer to in the 6th paragraph?

A. Pushing children to think.

B. Finding the answer you want.

C. Talking about science.

D. Telling children to discuss.

(   )55. These are the ways for adults to share children’s curiosity EXCEPT ________.

A. telling them encouraging stories instead of boring facts  

B. offering them chances to see things by themselves

C. being patient when the children answer questions     

D. persuading them to ask the questions of their own