先阅读（A）(B) 两篇短文，然后根据题目要求及所给语境完成下列四项任务。

(A)

    Doing homework not only can help children master(掌握)the knowledge they have learned, but also can train their    61     of finishing the work alone,     62     the time and doing the duties. But some children don’t like to complete the work . Why? There are some reasons. Some children feel it is very difficult to do their homework , because they can’t understand their teacher    63     , and can’t follow their teacher’s teaching process(过程).Maybe there is something wrong with their intelligence.(智商)But some children’s intelligence is normal. They are even cleverer, but they don’t listen to the teacher carefully . It is hard for    64    to sit well and pay attention to anything. Some children love their teacher and then they like the subject. Their interest depends on the teacher who teaches them. So every teacher should be   65   and kind. It can make children love you and the subject you teach. So they can do their homework happily .

(B)

  Dragon Boat Festival , also called Duanwu Festival, is celebrated on lunar(农历) May 5^th. For thousands of years, the festival has been celebrated by eating Zong Zi and racing dragon boats. People hold the dragon boat races in memory of Qu Yuan, one of the greatest poets （诗人）in China. Qu Yuan was born in Zigui of Hubei Province over 2200 years ago. QuYuan was an honest person of the state of Chu, during the Warring States Period(475—221BC).He was upright(正直的)and wise.He wanted to bring his country peace and make the state stronger, but the country was in the hands of bad people, so he failed. At last, he was very disappointed .He ended his life by throwing himself into the Miluo River. It was said that people jumped from boats into the river and tried to save him . But it was too late. Also, they were very sad . They threw rice into the water to feed the dragons in the river. They hoped that the dragons would eat ZongZi instead of  the poet’s body. Now we often read his poem Li Sao which is filled with deep love for his country. We can see the dragon boat races and had a kind of Chinese food named Zongzi during the Dragon Boat Festival.

  任务1：用方框中所给单词的适当的形式填空,使文章通顺,连贯,合理（每空一词，每词限用一次）

61.            62.               63.              64.          65.             

任务2：根据英文释义及首字母提示，拼写单词

66.f              : not succeed

67.d ____________ : from the beginning to the end of a preiod

任务3：同义句转换，每空一词

People hold the dragon boat races in memory of Qu Yuan, one of the greatest poets （诗人）in China .

People hold the dragon boat races    68   69   to remember Qu Yuan, one of the greatest poets （诗人）in China

任务4：根据短文(B)内容简答问题

70.What are the two important things on the Dragon Boat Festival?

   _______________________________________________.

Dragons are not real animals, but look like a combination (结合体) of many animals such as snakes, fish and deer. They have two horns (角) and a long moustache (胡子). With fantastic powers, they fly in the sky or swim in the sea. They can make rain, too. The Chinese dragon is a symbol of strength and good luck. The emperors of ancient China loved dragons. Their clothes were covered with pictures of dragons.

    We are proud to call ourselves the "descendants (传人) of the dragon"  In Chinese, "excellent" people are often called "dragons". A number of Chinese sayings and idioms talk about dragons, for example, “ Hoping one's child will become a dragon," which means hoping he or she will be successful.

It is said that people born in the Year of the Dragon have certain characteristics. They are creative, confident, brave and quick -tempered. There are some famous "dragons" who have done excellent things, for example, the great man Deng Xiacping, the famous businessman Li Jiacbeng and the movie star Zhao Wei. They are all very successful.

    There are also some traditional festivals about dragons in China, such as Dragon Head – Raising Day and Dragon Boat Festival. We have different kinds of activities to celebrate them. These two festivals come every year, but the Year of the Dragon comes every twelve years.

    The dragon is very important in Chinese culture. As the "descendants of the dragon", it is necessary for us to know the views on dragons in our culture. It can help us understand why our parents always want us to be " dragons".

    This year is the Year of the Dragon. Good luck to you!

根据短文内容．选择最佳答案．并在答题卡上按要求作答。

61. What does the Chinese dragon symbolize?

   A. A combination of many animals.       B. Chinese sayings and idioms.

   C. Traditional festivals.                D. Strength and good luck.

62. In the passage, the underlined sentence "Hoping one' s child will become a dragon. " means

       in Chinese.

A. 龙马精神    B.龙飞凤舞    C. 望子成龙   D. 龙腾虎跃

63. What characteristics may the people born in the Year of the Dragon have?

   They may be         .

    A. creative, confident, brave and powerful

    B. creative, confident, brave and quick - tempered

    C. lovely, confident, brave and quick - tempered

    D. lucky, confident, creative and successful

64. Which of the following years is the Year of the Dragon?

    A. 1988.           B. 1998.         C. 2008.           D. 2018.

65. According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE?

    A. Dragons are real animals.

    B. There are many Chinese sayings and idioms about dragons.

    C. People born in the Year of the Dragon must be successful

    D. The "descendants of the dragon" are often called "dragons".

Jim, a successful businessman, told the experience of his childhood.

When he was 12, his parents died. He was alone and didn't get on well with others. People always laughed at him. No one showed kindness to him.?

His only friend was a dog named Tiger. He gave his dog enough to eat and drink, but sometimes he was not polite to it. He didn't know that an unkind word sometimes could cut one's heart like a knife.

One day as he walked down the street, a young lady was walking in front of him. Suddenly one of her bags dropped from her arms. As she stopped to pick it up, she dropped other bags. He came to help her. “Thank you, dear! You are a nice little boy!” she said kindly, smiling.

A special feeling came to him. These were the first kind words he had ever heard. He watched her until she went far away, and then he whistled to his dog and went directly to the river nearby.

“Thank you, dear! You are a nice little boy” he repeated the woman's words. Then in a low voice he said to his dog, “You are a nice little dog!” Tiger raised its ears as if it understood.

“Unum! Even a dog likes it!” he said. “Well, Tiger, I won't say unkind words to you any more.” Tiger waved its tail happily.

The boy thought and thought. Finally he looked at himself in the river. He saw nothing but a dirty boy. He washed his face carefully. Again he looked. He saw a clean nice boy. He was amazed. From then on, he had a new life.

After telling this, the businessman stopped for a while, and then he said, “Ladies and gentlemen, this is the very place where that kind woman planted in me the first seed of kindness. All of us should learn about kindness. What a great power it has! "

1.The boy repeated the words “Thank you, dear! You are a nice little boy!” because ????? .

A. he was thinking about the words ????????????? ?????????????

B. he didn't understand the words

C. he wanted to talk to his dog????????????? ????????????? ?????????????

D. he liked talking to himself

2.What made the boy start his new life?

A. The people laughing at him. ????????????? ????????????? ?????????????

B. The kind words spoken to him.

C. The hard life.?????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ?????????????

D. His lovely dog.

3.He was feeling ????? when he whistled to his dog.

A. funny?????? B. sad??????? C. lonely?????? D. excited

4.Which of the following is Right according to the passage?

A. He never took good care of his friend, Tiger.

B. He usually had many friends around him.

C. He helped a young lady when her bag dropped.

D. He often washed his dirty face in lake.

5.What's the best title of this passage?

A. A Dog and a Boy????? ????????????? ????????????? B. A Poor Boy's Childhood

C. A Businessman and a Boy???? D. The Power of Kindness

    Do you always understand the instructions on a bottle of medicine? Here’s one for John. John is twelve years old. He had a bad cold and coughed(咳嗽) day and night. He went to see a doctor and was given some cough medicine. Please read the following instructions and if you can understand them.

The word “sharp” can be __ to describe many different things in your home, classroom, and places of work. In this chapter, the writer __sharp pencils, meaning pencils with a very fine __.The writer does not like dull pencils. 。

We can also use “sharp” to describe the blades of knives. Knives also have points. We can use “sharp” to describe a __ kind of point, such as the sharp points of kitchen and steak knives. Scissors have blades, too, and we can describe these blades as sharp or dull. Furthermore, the points of scissors are __ sharp or rounded spending on the kind of scissors. Some tools, such as saws, scrapers, and garden tools, also have blades. We can use the words “sharp” and “dull” to describe the blades of these tools, too. Sharp knives, scissors, and tools are__to use. They cut things easily and quickly, without effort.?

“Sharp” can be used to describe the edges of furniture and __some containers. For example, the edge of a table or desk can be __.In addition; we can describe the edge of __ open can as sharp. The top of a can is sometimes sharp__ to cut your hand. A piece of __ from a broken jar or bottle is ordinarily very sharp.

__we sometimes use “sharp” to describe people. A person who appears sharp is very well __.A person who is sharp, on the other hand, is intelligent, smart, and__ learn and understand.

To summarize, “sharp” can be used to describe many kinds of __ that have blades, points, and edges. When we used it to describe people, it can mean nice looking, well dressed, or intelligent. It is an expensive word because it can be used in many different ways.

1.A. written???????? B. used???????? C. seen???????? D. taken

2.A. talks about???? B. takes care of?? C. doesn't like to mention??? D. makes up his mind to

3.A. sharp???????? B. color????????? C. point????????? D. edge

4.A. some???????? B. any????????? C. only????????? D. certain

5.A. either???????? B. neither???????? C. too?????????? D. very

6.A. difficult?????? B. easy?????????? C. interesting????? D. clean

7.A. for?????????? B. with?????????? C. of???????????? D. at

8.A. seen???????? B. sharp?????????? C. smooth??????? D. hard

9.A. an?????????? B. a????????????? C. the??????????? D. /

10.A. so as???????? B. in order???????? C. so that??????? D. enough

11.A. news???????? B. glass?????????? C. information??? D. advice

12.A. However???? B. Finally???????? C. Therefore????? D. In this way

13.A. prepared????? B. dressed???????? C. mannered????? D. served

14.A. easy to?????? B .is to??? ??????? C. to???????????? D. quick to

15.A. funny things?? B. knives???????? C. objects????????? D. containers