There is an interesting festival in China. On that special day, people in Hunan Province always have a dragon boat match. The dragon boat is quite long, like a dragon. There are pictures of dragons on each side. The front of the boat is like the head of a dragon. During the match, about twenty men in the boat make it move quickly. There is always a man standing in the middle of the boat. He beats a drum to make the other boat in the same rhythm. It’s an interesting match when they are reaching(到达) the end. The audience(观众) along the lake shout for their favourite team. From this match, we have the name of the festival –the Dragon Boat Festival.

   This special day has another name—Duanwu Festival. About it we have a story. Long long ago, there was a famous poet(诗人) called Qu Yuan. He was famous not only for his poems, but also for thinking a lot for the people. After he died, people eat rice dumplings in memory of him on this special day.

1.What’s the name of this special festival? It’s called______.

A. Chinese New Year                          B. Mid-Autumn Festival 

C. the Dragon Boat Festival                    D. Halloween

2.It’s also called Duanwu Festival in memory of ________.

A. a poet called Qu Yuan                          B. a poet called Li Bai 

C. a poet called Du Fu                             D. a poet called Bai Juyi

3.In the match, there is always a man standing in the middle to______.

A. shout for them                                            B. help them shout 

C. carry a dragon for them                                   D. beat a drum for them

4.On that day, people eat__________.

A. pumpkins                      B. moon cakes         C. rice dumplings     D. Candies

There is no way that you cannot have any embarrassing (令人尴尬的) moments. You can’t control everything that happens, so you’re going to be in an embarrassing situation one day. So how can you solve this problem? The answer is to control your actions and try not to get upset.

         ◆Remember that you'll probably laugh about it in a few days, so try to see the funny side of it right away.

         ◆If it is something so embarrassing that you feel you will never laugh about it, please remember that the (1) ______ will be over after some time.

         ◆Ask your friends to give you a break and not to make fun of you. If you’ve done the same for them, they’re more likely to agree to give you a break.

         Always remember that you are not alone. Everyone has embarrassing moments. While you are sure that everyone is going to remember this moment forever, that fact is that they’ll probably forget it very soon. Most of us remember the moments in which we feel embarrassed, but very few of us remember other people’s embarrassing moments.

         Most people have short memories. So while you may never forget the moment when your skirt was torn (撕裂) in gym class, most of the other people probably forget it at once. Although a short memory may not be a(n) (2) ______ thing when you are trying to remember facts in a history test, it is useful when you are trying to forget life’s most embarrassing moments.

任务一：根据短文内容，分别写出（1）和（2）两处所缺单词。（每空限填一词）（2分）

1. (1) ________________                (2) _________________

任务二：根据短文内容，选择正确答案。（1分）

2. We know from the passage that ______ when you fall down after making a speech.

A. everyone will remember the moment forever               B. you may never forget the moment

C. other people will feel embarrassed                                   D. you will not remember the moment

任务三：把画线部分try to see the funny side of it译成汉语。（2分）

3. _____________________________________________.

任务四：根据短文内容，回答下列问题。（2分）

4. Why does the writer say “you are not alone”?

_____________________________________________.

5.What’s the main idea of the passage?

It’s mainly about how to _______________________ when you are embarrassed.

There is   1  old man in New York. He   2  children（孩子）at all.   3  he likes cats（猫）very much. He has black cats and white cats. He has   4  cats and baby cats. So children  5 come to his house（房子）. They come to play  6 the cats.

More and more（越来越多的）cats conic to the old man’s house. Soon（不久）there are too many  7 . The old man can’t give（给）them much food. So he has an idea（主意）.

“The children  8 my cats.” he thinks. So he gives each（每个）child  9 . Then he is happy. The children are happy（高兴）,   10  the cats are happy, too. Because（因为）they each have a home（家）.  

1.                A．an             B．a              C．the D．／

2.                A．isn’t like       B．don’t like      C．not like   D．doesn’t like

3.                A．So             B．But            C．Then     D．And

4.                A．mother         B．mothers        C．mother’s D．a mother

5.                A．like to          B．too            C．can  D．could

6.                A．at             B．of             C．with D．in

7.                A．cat            B．cats            C．child     D．children

8.                A．play           B．love           C．put D．take

9.                A．a house        B．a cat           C．food     D．home

10.               A．so             B．or             C．and   D．but

There is going to _______ a basketball match this weekend.

A．have             B．has              C．be               D．is

 There is going to _______ a party in our school.

A．have             B．has              C．is                D．be