12.Yang Luoshu,a 92-year-old man from Shandong Province,is among those who show a great love for woodblock painting.Yang has worked as a craftsman for 77 years,always practising his carving(雕刻) skills. "When I was young,I often saw my father carving,and I was curious about it."Yang said,"One day my father went out for a while.I quickly took up his knife and carved on a woodblock.That was the first carving experience."Since then,Yang has carved different kinds,including flowers,birds,mountains,rivers and traditional Chinese gods."Though carving is hard in general,carving gods is especially difficult because of their lively facial expressions.Still,I can manage it,"Yang said confidently,and he also got a prize as a master in 2010. Being the 19th generation painter in the family,Yang runs a century-old family workshop,and he is now working with a group of experienced craftsmen.They make around 150,000 New Year paintings every year,which are not only sold in China but also in other countries such as the USA,Singapore and Japan. Yang loves Yangjiabu New Year woodblock painting very much.It appeared during the Ming Dynasty around 600 years ago.It is now one of China's three most important traditional paintings for the New Year together with Tianjin's Yangliuqing and Suzhou's Taohuawu. "I want to keep this alive,"for Yang,the next thing to do is to find good successors(繼承人) to make sure the skills are passed down to younger generations.
(1)How old was Yang when he started carving?
A.15. B.92. C.77. D.19. (2)What does the underlined word "it" in Paragraph 2 refer to?
A.To do the first carving. B.To carve lively gods. C.To carve flowers and birds. D.To carve with his father's knife. (3)According to the passage,what words can best describe Yang Luoshu?
A.Confident and careful. B.Hard-working and shy. C.Serious and proud. D.Experienced and skillful (4)After reading the passage,the readers probably
. A.find out how to carve pictures on woodblocks B.learn about the Yangliuqing appeared during the Ming Dynasty C.feel it necessary to keep woodblock paintings alive D.know why Yang's workshop can be 100 years old
13.Mary is an English girl,but she is in France (法國) now.She is six years old.Her mother says to her. "You are six years old,and you will start school here.You will like the school very much,because it's a nice school." "Is it an English school?" Mary asks。 "Yes,it is." Mother says. Mary goes to school.The teachers are very nice and speak good English.And there are two other English girls in the class,too.She begins to like the school. Her mother takes her to school in the morning and brings her home in the afternoon.Her mother goes to school at 4 o'clock,and Mary runs out of her classroom and says, "We have a new girl in our class today.She is six years old,too.She is very nice,but she isn't English.She is German (德國的)". "Does she speak English?" Mary's mother asks. "No,but she laughs (笑) in English," Mary says happily.
閱讀短文,選擇正確答案。 (1)Mary likes the school because
. A.her mother says it's a nice school B.she plays happily there C.she can speak French D.the teachers are good (2)There are
English girls in Mary's class. A.one B.two C.three D.four (3)Which is right?
A.Mary goes to school by herself. B.Mary's mother takes her to school at 4 o'clock. C.Mary's mother takes her to school and brings her home in the evening. D.Mary goes to school in the morning and gets home in the afternoon. (4)The new girl in her class is
14.In a way,our moods(情緒)change with the weather.Going to a warm place in the middle of winter can make our moods better.Pleasant weather can improve moods and memory.However,extremely hot weather can make us feel more tired and bored.It spoiled our moods. In a study,people who spent time outdoors in warm weather were happier than those who spent all day inside.The former(前者)got better scores in running tests. The best temperature for people is about 22.2 ℃.To improve moods,a person must spend at least 30 minutes outside in warm weather.Spending time indoors when the weather outside is so nice tends to (趨向) lower moods.It's mostly because we don't like to be inside when spring arrives.It is possible that inside activities seem boring. Maybe the activities connected with being outside influence our moods.Warm weather makes us happier.Warm weather is connected with the beach,fun outdoor sports,happy people,and so on.It brings back childhood memories of playing outside all day. Of course,we can wake up every day and decide how we'll feel that day.If it's rainy,that won't necessarily make us unhappy.We'll just have to bring our umbrellas out and cheer up those who are feeling sad!
(1)What influence does hot weather give to us?
A.Adding more pressure. B.Improving our moods and memory. C.Making us feel more tired and bored. (2)What does the underlined word "spoiled" mean in Chinese?
A.破壞 B.改善 C.發現 (3)Why does warm weather make us happier?
A.Because we like spending time inside in warm weather. B.Because warm weather is connected with outdoor activities. C.Because outdoor activities can only be done in warm weather. (4)What's the writer's opinion according to the last paragraph?
A.We should wake up early. B.Rainy days make us unhappy. C.Our moods are mainly decided by ourselves. (5)What's the best title of the passage?
A.Rainy Days Make Us Sad B.The Best Temperature for Humans C.How the Weather Influences Our Moods
15.When you cut your skin,you bleed(流血).If a person loses a lot of blood,he will become ill and may die.Blood is very important.People have always known thjye.ai.At one time,some people even drank blood to make them strong! When doctors understand how blood goes around inside the body,they try ways of giving blood to people who need it.They take blood from the healthy people and give it to the people who need it.This is called "blood transfusion".The blood goes from the arm of the healthy person into the arm of the sick person. But there are two problems.First,it does not always work.Sometimes people die when they have blood transfusion.Later,doctors find that we do not all have the same kind of blood.There are four groups—O,A,B and AB.We all have blood of one of these groups.They should give people the right kind of blood.I have O group blood and the doctor told me I could give blood to anyone else safely. There is another problem.To give blood of the right kind,doctors have to find a person of the right blood group.Often they cannot find a person in time.If they have a way to keep the blood until someone needs it,they can always have the right kind of blood.At first,they find they can keep it in bottles for fifteen to twenty days.Then they find how to keep it longer.In the end,they find a way of keeping blood for a very long time.
根據短文內容選擇最佳答案 (1)The underlined word "transfusion" in the passage means "
" in Chinese. A.輸送 B.交通 C.凈化 (2)Sometimes people die during blood transfusion because
. A.they are unhealthy people B.they have lost a lot of blood C.they are not given the right kind of blood (3)Doctors can find a person of the right blood group
. A.at any time B.in time often C.with difficulty (4)Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A.Doctors can give any kind of blood to the writer. B.The writer can give blood to people who have B group blood. C.Doctors can keep blood in bottles for a very long time. (5)Which is the main idea of this passage?
A.It's mainly about the importance of blood. B.It's mainly about some knowledge about blood transfusion. C.It's mainly about the blood groups.
16.Hello!My name is Sara and I'm thirteen years old.I'm from England.My best friend is Mary.She is from Poland and one year older than me.She came to England with her family five years ago.At the beginning(開始),she couldn't speak English well but now it's different.She's very hard-working at school and she does well in English now. Mary is tall and beautiful.She has long curly brown hair and brown eyes.We are in the same school and she lives not far from my home.We often go home together.After school we also spend some time together.Because I'm better at math and science,and she is better at history and geography,we can always help each other with our homework.She also likes reading very much. My friend is not very sporty.She doesn't like team games(團隊運動) but she likes swimming.I like sports and we go swimming together every Saturday morning.She's a little shy with new people but with me she's friendly!I like her and she always brings out the best in me.I really hope we can be the best friends forever(永遠) !
17.If you want to stay healthy,why not take a quick walk every day?You may think that taking a walk can't make a big (1)
(different) and that you need to do something like running to stay healthy. Well, (2)
new study says it is not true.It finds out that walking may be as good for us as running.Walking is one of the easiest and safest (3)
(sport) a person can do. (4)
example,if you are out of shape after an illness(疾病),you should try walking instead of running.You can do a little at a time. Walking is free.You can walk without (5)
(use) any special equipment(設備).You can do it anywhere,and you can (6)
(easy) start a short walk.You can walk with (7)
(you) friends,co-workers,family members or pets.Or you can walk alone.All you have to do is to start moving. Walking is a great way(8)
(relax) after a long hard day of work.Walking is healthy and easy, (9)
it is not a great sport for everyone,especially for those people with bad knees(膝蓋). In some ways,the farther you walk,the (10)