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

Learning a foreign language is difficult for many learners. The following tips may help you learn a foreign language quickly.
Reading aloud
When you start learning a foreign language, you should read aloud. Reading aloud instead of reading lowly only to yourself helps you in remembering. It helps with pronunciation, too.
Building your vocabulary
You’ll have to make a few word lists, you have to memorize and review them regularly. You may review the word lists at least once a day for two weeks.
Learning grammar
Learning the grammar of a foreign language is a dry and boring task. But it can speed your language learning. Don’t jump to learn tenses(时态), it’s better to be done after you’ve learned some of the language. The most important thing is that you shouldn’t worry about the mistakes you’ll make when you start. If you do like this, you’ll learn the language better.
Watching TV and movies
This is a wonderful way to learn a foreign language quickly. You can watch TV shows in the language you are learning. They’ll help you a great deal with the vocabulary as well as catching what others say and also your pronunciation.
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【小题1】 Reading aloud while learning a foreign language helps in ____________.

阅读下面短文，并借助上下文和插图补充所缺信息，每个空只需填写一个形式正确、意义相符的英语单词。请将答案写在答题卡相应题目的答题位置上。

  One day a rich man 1. _______ his friends to a party and they drank a lot of wine. At last there was only a pot(壶)of wine left. Who could 2._______ it? They thought 3.______an idea and decided to have a match. The person who finished the painting of a snake4. _______ could drink the wine, so they began drawing.

One of them drew quickly. After he finished, he saw others were still busy drawing. He said, “ How 5._______ you are! I am the first to finish the painting. I still have enough time to draw something else.” So he added feet to the snake. However, before he could finish the feet, 6._____ man also finished drawing. He7.________ away the pot and said, “8.______ has ever seen a snake with feet? Snakes have no feet, so yours is not9._______ snake. I am the winner, I will get the wine.” With the words, he went away. The man looked at his10._______ and regretted wwhat he had done.

When it rains, do your shoes get wet? Of course they do! But you can buy these pretty red and white “Umbrella for Shoes”. They keep the rain off wet.
Who sweeps the floor at your home? Do you do it yourself? Perhaps your mother does it. Well, now you just need a cat. Get a cat and buy these four “Dusters (抹布)for Cats ”.
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【小题1】Which of the following pictures is the right order to match the text?

A 10-year-old boy decided to study judo* although he had lost his left arm in a car accident. The boy began   11  with a Japanese judo coach. The boy was doing well, so he couldn’t know   12  the coach taught him only one move. After three months of   13 , the boy finally asked, “Sir, should I start to learn more moves?”
“This is the only move you know,   14  this is the only move you’ll need to know,” the coach replied. Not quite understanding, but the boy   15  his teacher. So he kept training.
Several months   16 , the coach took the boy to his first match. To his surprise, the boy   17  won his first match. The second match was more difficult. But after some time, his opponent* became impatient. The boy used his one move to win the match again.   18  of the people in the stadium were amazed by his success. The boy was now in the finals.
This time, his opponent was bigger,   19 , and more experienced. For a while, the boy seemed to   20 . Worried that the boy   21  get hurt, someone shouted, “Stop! Stop! Stop!” However, the coach said, “No,   22 .”
As the match was keeping on, his opponent made a big mistake: he dropped his guard. Quickly, the boy used his move to   23  him. The boy won the final match. He was the winner.
24  the way home, the boy asked his coach: “Sir, how did I win the match with only one move?”
“You won for  25  reasons,” the coach answered, “First, you’ve almost known one of the most difficult moves in all of judo. And second, the only defense* for that move is for your opponent to catch your left arm.”
The boy’s greatest weakness had become his greatest strength.