Chinese people call the Spring Festival“Nian”. But do you know that Nian
was once the name of a monster(妖怪)?
　　A long time ago, the monster Nian lived in the mountains. It ate
animals. But in winter, it could not find food. So it came to villages and
ate a lot of people. People were so afraid of Nian that they locked their
doors before evening came during the winter. One day, an old man came to a
village. He told people there that Nian was afraid of three things——the
color red, fire and noise. He told people to play drums and gongs, make
big fires and set off fireworks(放鞭炮)to make Nian go away.
　　On a moonless, cold night, Nian went to the village again. As soon as it
opened its big mouth, people made loud noises and made fires. Nian was
really afraid and ran away. wherever it went, there was noise and fire.
When Nian was tired and could not run anymore, people killed the monster.
　　After that, on the coldest day of winter, people beat drums and gongs,
and set off fireworks to celebrate the death of the monster of Nian. They
put up red lanterns and have a big dinner without sleeping during the
night.
　　In the morning people greet each other happily. So now we have the
Spring Festival.
【小题1】 From the story, Nian seemed to be       long, long ago.
A exciting    B  interesting    C boring   D terrible
【小题2】 The monster Nian ate people in winter because it          .
A  wanted to make people afraid    B  had no food to eat
C  celebrated the Spring Festival    D liked to eat people in a village
【小题3】Nian was afraid of          .
A red    B fire   C noise    D  A, B and C
【小题4】 The monster Nian wasn’t killed until          .
A it had eaten all the animals  B  the old man came to a village
C it was too tired to run away  D people knew what it was afraid of
【小题5】 What is the best title for the passage?
A How the Spring Festival Came  B What People did During Nian
C How People Celebrated Nian  D What the Spring Festival was 

What are you going to do if you are in a burning house？ How will you escape？ Do you know how to save yourself？ Please read the following passage.

   Escaping a fire is a serious matter. Knowing what to do during a fire can save you life. It is important to know the ways you can use and show them to everyone in the family， such as stairways and fire escapes， but not lifts.

　　From the lower floors of the buildings， escaping through windows is possible， learn the best way of leaving by windows with the least chance of serious injury.

　　The second floor window is usually not very high from the ground. An average person， hanging by the finger-tips will have a drop of about six feet to the ground. It is about the height of an average man. Of course， it is safer to jump a short way than to stay in a burning building.

　　Windows are also useful when you are waiting for help. Be sure to keep the door closed. Or smoke and fire may be drawn into the room. Keep your head low at the window to be sure you get fresh air rather than smoke that may leaked（渗） into the room.

　　On a second or third floor， the best windows for escape are those that open onto a roof. From the roof a person can drop to the ground more safely. Dropping onto cement（水泥） might end in injury. Bushes（灌木丛） and grass can help to break a fall.

1.It is important to _______.

A. put out the fire in the burning house     B. know the ways to escape the fire

C. jump off a burning house                       D. keep the door closed

2.It is possible to escape through the windows _______.

A. if there are some bushes on the ground        

B. if you are strong enough

C. if you live on a lower floor                  

D. If you have a long rope

3.Which of the following escaping way is NOT right？ _______.

A. You can escape though stairways.       

B. You can choose fire escapes.

C. Escape from the windows that open onto a roof.     

D. Use a lift to come down at once.

4.Open the window so that _______ if the building is on fire.

A. you can get fresh air                           B. you can call for help

C. you can easily jump off                        D. you can be seen first

5.The best title of the passage is _______.

A. Escaping from the Windows       

B. Save Yourself in the Burning House

C. Knowledge on Fire                    

D. Waiting for Help

I study 　1　　Taiyuan. My mother and 　2　　want 　3　　on a trip 　4　　the Great Wall. She 　5　　the Great Wall is very nice. We can 　6　　many things on it. It is about 360 kilometres 　7　　here to Beijing. We can go to Beijng 　8　, on a bus 　9　　on a plane. It is too expensive to take a plane. Buses are slow. We want to 　10　　on a train.
　　1. A. on　 　　　 　B. of　 　　　　　　C. in　 　　　　 D. at
　　2. A. me　 　　　 　B. I　 　　　　　 　C. my　 　　　　 D. her
　　3. A. go　 　　　 　B. goes　 　　　　　C. to go　 　　　D. to does
　　4. A. at　 　　　 　B. on　 　　　　　　C. of　 　　　　 D. to　
　　5. A. talks　 　　　B. speaks　 　　 　C. says　　　　　D. say
　　6. A. look　 　　 　B. look at　 　　 C. looks at　 　 D. see
　　7. A. from　 　　 　B. at　 　　　　　 C. on　 　　　　 D. to
　　8. A. by train　　　B. by a train　　 C. on train　 　 D. in train
　　9. A. and　 　　　　B. or　 　　　　　 C. but　 　　　　D. too
　　10. A. go there　　B. go to there　 　C. come there　　D. come to there
　　五. 阅读理解