Every part of the United States has special celebrations, depending on the particular（獨特的）national groups that live in the area．In Hawaii, there are many people of Asian ancestry（祖先）. The Asians left rich traditions behind. Today, Hawaiians honor the memory of their ancestors with special feasts and festivals.

　　For people of Japanese ancestry in Hawaii, the O-bon Festival is a special occasion. The ceremonies honor dead relatives and friends and are an important part of the Buddhist（佛教）religion as practiced in Japan. They take place in July and August on Oahu, the main island of Hawaii. People gather in the courtyards of Buddhist temples, dressed in traditional clothes called kimonos. To the music of drums and flutes（長笛）, men and women perform their native folk dances. In the evening there are further ceremonies at the seashore. People place paper lanterns（燈籠）on tiny wooden boats, which stand for the souls of the dead. They set hundreds of these boats in the water and watch as they float out over the dark ocean. The lights guide the souls to a peaceful sleep in the waters until the next year when they will be honored again.

　　Chinese-Hawaiians hold the Moon Festival to honor the memory of their ancestors and their native land. The Moon Festival occurs in August on the night of the full moon. Unlike the Japanese festival, the Chinese celebration is a simple family occasion. Family members gather in a garden or large open-air space in the light of the moon. They drink tea and feast on delicious moon-shaped cakes. By recalling this event in the Moon Festival, the Chinese people help to keep their native tradition alive and their family ties strong.

(1)The main idea of the passage is about ________ .

[　　]

A．the cultures and festivals of the United States

B．Hawaiian feasts and festivals

C．the O-bon Festivals

D．the Moon Festival in Hawaii

(2)The word“kimono”in paragraph 2 probably means ________ .

[　　]

A．a(chǎn) kind of Japanese-style clothes

B．a(chǎn) kind of dress for religious occasion

C．a(chǎn) kind of dress dressed by women

D．a(chǎn) kind of clothes dressed by the Hawaiians

(3)We may infer from paragraph 2 that the O-bon Festival is ________ .

[　　]

A．a(chǎn) serious occasion because people are very sad for the dead

B．a(chǎn)n enjoyable occasion because there is a lot of entertainment

C．a(chǎn)n interesting occasion with beautiful paper lanterns and wooden boats

D．a(chǎn) serious occasion, but people do not feel sad

(4)The Moon Festival in Hawaii is different from the O-bon Festival in that ________.

[　　]

A．it is celebrated outside
B．it is a family celebration
C．no folk music is played
D．no special clothes are worn
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    There is a lot that can go wrong in an action to reach the top of Mt． Qomolangma: a 7 change in weather conditions or a wrong turning．Planes will only be sent to rescue if they 8 in advance． In spite of all these, there is a business in leading guided tours to the top． 9 mountain climbers can now pay $ 64,000 or more to achieve their aim．

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   C．unlucky D．unpleasant

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8．A．have paid

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　　Modcm inventions have speeded up people's lives amazingly．Motor-cars cover a bundred miles in little more than an hour．Aireraft cross the world a day, while computers operate at lightning speed．Indeed, this love of speed seems never-ending．Every ycar motor-cars are produced which go even faster each new computer boasts(吹噓)of saving preeious seconds in handling tasks．

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　　There was a time when some people's lives were devotcd simply to the cultivation of the land or the eare of eattle．No multi-tasking there; their lives wenl on at a much gentler pace, and in a familiar pattern．There is much that we might envy about a way of life like this．Yet before we do so, we must think of the hard tasks our ancestors faeed;：they farmed with bare hands, often lived close to hunger, and had to fashion tools from wood and stone．Modem machinery has freed peope fre that primitive existcnee．

(1)

The new rooucts opcome more and more time-saving beeause．

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A．

our lose e u speed uts never-ending

B．

mo is liwhcd

C．

shi pnces are increasingly high

D．

the manufacturers boast a lot

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[　　]

A．

I maginary life

B．

Simple life in the past

C．

Times of inventions

D．

Time for constant activity

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[　　]

A．

Critical

B．

Objective

C．

Optimistic

D．

Negative

(4)

What does the pa mge mainly diseuss?

[　　]

A．

The present and pad times

B．

Machin and human beings

C．

Imaginations and inventions

D．

Modem teehnology and its influenec

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　　My father made a deal with me that he would match whatever I could come up with to buy my fir st car．From the time I wa s a saver．My allowance, back in tho se day s, wa s twenty five cent s a week．I grew up on a farm near a small town called Ventura．In tho se day s the area wa s mo stly agricultural．The climate wa s and still i s a s clo se to perfect a s you could get．I earned some of my money picking one crop or another．When I wa s about ten, a school friend' s family owned walnut orchard s(果園)and it wa s harve st time．She told me we could earn five dollar s for every bag of walnut s we picked．I certainly learned about picking walnut s that day．Not surprisingly, that wa s my fir st and la st time a s a walnut picker．

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　　By the time I wa s seventeen．I had saved up ＄ 1, 300 and I knew exactly that I wanted．Ithink my father wa s somewhat suri sed when I announced I had saved up ＄ 1, 300 and wa s ready to buy my new car．I'll never forget the evening my father said, “Let' s go see about that car”．I wa s so excited．

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Which one of the following s didn't belong to the saving of ＄1, 300?

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A．

Weekly allowance．

B．

Her earning s by picking crop s．

C．

Share s left by grandma．

D．

Money earned from selling share s．

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The underlined part in the second paragraph probably meant ________．

[　　]

A．

she didn't have the chance of picking walnut s

B．

enough money had been earned for her car

C．

the work wa s too hard for children like her

D．

she had no time to do that again for some rea son

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[　　]

A．

16

B．

17

C．

18

D．

19

(4)

The purpo se of the author' s father doing like that wa s to ________．

[　　]

A．

give the author freedom

B．

be unwilling to buy the author a car

C．

teach the author to learn self－reliance

D．

give the author a big surpri se

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閱讀短文，從每題所給的四個選項 (A、B、C和D) 中，選出最佳選項.
A
Years of storms had taken their toll on the old windmill（風(fēng)車）. Its wheel, rusted and fallen, lay silent in the lush bluegrass.
　　I hadn‘t walked across our old farm in fifteen years. Fifteen years ago，rain or shine, I used to walk this path each day to see Greta. She always made me smile, even after my sister and I had just had a big quarrel. I would help Greta with her chores. Then we would enjoy her delicious homemade chocolate cookies and ice cream. Being confined to a wheel chair didn‘t stop Greta from being a great cook.
　　Greta gave me two of the greatest gifts I‘ve ever received. First, she taught me how to read. She also taught me that when I forgave Sister for our quarrels, it meant I wouldn‘t keep feeling like a victim(受害者). Instead, I would feel sunny.
　　Mr. Dinking, the local banker, tried to foreclose on Greta‘s house and land after her husband passed away. Thanks to Pa and Uncle Johan, Greta got to keep everything. Pa said that it was the least he could do for someone talented enough to teach me to read!
　　Soon folks were coming from miles around to buy Greta‘s homemade cakes, pies, breads, cookies, cider, and ice cream. Greta even had me take a big apple pie to Mr. Dinking who became one of her best customers and friends. That‘s just what Greta was.  She could turn anyone into a friend!
　　Greta always said, "Dear, keep walking in sunshine!" No matter how terrible my day started, I always felt sunny walking home from Greta‘s house---even beneath the winter starlight.
　　I arrived at Greta‘s house today just after sunset. An ambulance had stopped a few feet from her door, its red lights flashing. When I ran into the old house, Greta recognized me right away.
　　She smiled at me with her unforgettable twinkling blue eyes. She was almost out of breath when she reached out and softly touched my arm. Her last words to me were "Dear, keep walking in sunshine!"
56. Which would be the best title for the passage?
A. What Greta taught me              B. Greta would never die
C. The past sunny days               D. Keep walking in sunshine
57. What can we know about Greta from the passage?
A. She was kind and forgiving         B. She was rich and generous
C. She was energetic and confidence    D. She was practical and helpful
58. The author used to go to see Greta every day mainly because _____.
A. Greta could treat the author with delicious food
B. Greta could give the author comfort
C. the author could learn how to read from Greta
D. the author could learn something valuable from Greta
59. What can we learn from the passage?
A. Greta lived a hard and lonely life.
B. Greta was loved and respected by all the people there.
C. Greta must be a relative of the author’s family.
D. The author had been out of touch with Greta for fifteen years.

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閱讀短文，從每題所給的四個選項 (A、B、C和D) 中，選出最佳選項.

A

Years of storms had taken their toll on the old windmill（風(fēng)車）. Its wheel, rusted and fallen, lay silent in the lush bluegrass.

　　I hadn‘t walked across our old farm in fifteen years. Fifteen years ago，rain or shine, I used to walk this path each day to see Greta. She always made me smile, even after my sister and I had just had a big quarrel. I would help Greta with her chores. Then we would enjoy her delicious homemade chocolate cookies and ice cream. Being confined to a wheel chair didn‘t stop Greta from being a great cook.

　　Greta gave me two of the greatest gifts I‘ve ever received. First, she taught me how to read. She also taught me that when I forgave Sister for our quarrels, it meant I wouldn‘t keep feeling like a victim(受害者). Instead, I would feel sunny.

　　Mr. Dinking, the local banker, tried to foreclose on Greta‘s house and land after her husband passed away. Thanks to Pa and Uncle Johan, Greta got to keep everything. Pa said that it was the least he could do for someone talented enough to teach me to read!

　　Soon folks were coming from miles around to buy Greta‘s homemade cakes, pies, breads, cookies, cider, and ice cream. Greta even had me take a big apple pie to Mr. Dinking who became one of her best customers and friends. That‘s just what Greta was.  She could turn anyone into a friend!

　　Greta always said, "Dear, keep walking in sunshine!" No matter how terrible my day started, I always felt sunny walking home from Greta‘s house---even beneath the winter starlight.

　　I arrived at Greta‘s house today just after sunset. An ambulance had stopped a few feet from her door, its red lights flashing. When I ran into the old house, Greta recognized me right away.

　　She smiled at me with her unforgettable twinkling blue eyes. She was almost out of breath when she reached out and softly touched my arm. Her last words to me were "Dear, keep walking in sunshine!"

56. Which would be the best title for the passage?

A. What Greta taught me              B. Greta would never die

C. The past sunny days               D. Keep walking in sunshine

57. What can we know about Greta from the passage?

A. She was kind and forgiving         B. She was rich and generous

C. She was energetic and confidence    D. She was practical and helpful

58. The author used to go to see Greta every day mainly because _____.

A. Greta could treat the author with delicious food

B. Greta could give the author comfort

C. the author could learn how to read from Greta

D. the author could learn something valuable from Greta

59. What can we learn from the passage?

A. Greta lived a hard and lonely life.

B. Greta was loved and respected by all the people there.

C. Greta must be a relative of the author’s family.

D. The author had been out of touch with Greta for fifteen years.

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