On May 8, a team of Chinese climbers lit the Olympic flame on the top of Mount Qomolangma. It was
a historic moment for China. China has promised to the world to light the Olympic flame on the top of the
world when applying to (申請) hold the Games. Now, the dream has come true. 
    Five torchbearers (火炬手) finished the highest relay ever. Three of them are Tibetan athletes. The Olympic
flame reached the foot of the Mt Qomolangma on April 26. But high winds and heavy snow delayed (推遲)
the mission. The team had set out at about 2 o'clock on the morning of May 8. It took them six hours to
reach the 8,844-meter Himalayan peak. They showed the Olympic flag, the Beijing Games flag and the
Chinese national flag on the top of Qomolangma. "Beijing welcomes you!" team members said when they lit
the torch. "We are on top of the world!" shouted Nima Cering. He has climbed the peak several times. But
he said that this was most important climb. "As a Tibetan and a Chinese, I pray for (祈禱) the success of
Beijing 2008," he added. 
    The relay on the top of Qomolangma is the Olympic motto,"higher, faster and stronger", in practice. It
will also promote the unity of all the 56 ethnic groups in China.

判斷正誤、漢譯英及回答問題。(1題為判斷正誤；2題為翻譯；3-5題為回答問題)
1. Eight torchbearers lit the Olympic flame on the top of Mount Qomolangma. (T or F) (     )
2. Put the underlined sentence (in paragraph 2) into Chinese.
    _____________________________________________________________________________
3. Has Nima Cering ever been to the Himalayan peak?
    _____________________________________________________________________________
4. What's the dream of China?
    _____________________________________________________________________________
5. Why they delay climbing the Himalayan peak?
    _____________________________________________________________________________

    My parents taught me not to waste food. My mom always found ways to make leftovers (剩
余食物) taste good. I went to Ilan to learn about some of their special foods. As I was
the re, I learned about the food and the history of the area. I learned that they don't
waste food, either, and they use leftovers!
    Many years ago, there was not enough food for everyone. People learned to cook and eat
almost everything. They had to think of ways to make special dishes. One of these dishes
is kao zha. It's made with leftovers like meat, soup, oil and fat. That might not sound
very good, but it does taste good. Today, kao zha is a special dish at big banquets (宴會).
    Another famous dish is called zao bing. It's made with fruit, meat and other things.
I really liked it! But I didn't want to eat too much. It has a lot of fat in it.
    I smelled something burning, and I saw smoke, so I found another special food of the
Ilan area-duck meat. The duck meat is put in a big oven (爐子) to cook it. Smoke keeps the
meat fresh. I don't usually eat meat, but this duck meat was delicious! It tasted sweet.
    Ilan is a great place with delicious food. I hope I can come back again!

1. The writer learns from her parents _____.

A. not to eat leftovers
B. to eat good food
C. not to waste food
D. to make good food

2. She finds that people in Ilan _____.

A. always waste food
B. don't use leftovers
C. don't have enough food
D. can cook special food

3. Kao zha is a good dish that is made with _____.

A. fruit, meat and other things
B. fresh and sweet duck meat
C. some different leftovers
D. meat, soup and fruit

4. There are _____ kinds of special foods mentioned in the passage.

A. two
B. three
C. four
D. five

5. From the passage, we know that _____.

A. there was not enough food in Ilan long ago
B. leftovers can't be used to cook delicious food
C. zao bing is a famous dish without any fat in it
D. the writer is interested in very big banquets

    What's your idea of a perfect mom? In America, moms of the 1950s and 60s in the TV
plays were the "perfect" examples. They always made freshly cooked meals and had a tidy
house. It was their full - time job to care for the children and the home. It meant that
the home was the real center of mother's lives. But that was 40-50 years ago. Times have
changed, and so have the roles of moms.
    In the U.S., in 1960s, society began to change. The women's liberation movement (婦女
解放運動) caused women to question their traditional and solid roles. And women began
leaving their homes to get jobs or go back to school. Society changed in Asia, too. Fifty
years later, it becomes normal of mothers to work outside the home without the exception
(例外). This is true in both America and Asia.
     Mothers today serves as presidents, CEOs, university teachers and airline pilots. In
fact, they can be found in every profession (職業(yè)). But most people will tell you, their
most important job is still being a mom.

1題為判斷正誤（“T”表示正確，“F”表示錯誤）；2-4題為簡略回答問題；5題為英譯漢。
1. Moms work outside the home in both America and Asia now. 
   ________________________________________________________________________________
2. Do mothers only work in some special professions today? 
   ________________________________________________________________________________
3. When did women begin leaving their homes to get jobs in the U.S.?
   ________________________________________________________________________________
4. According to the passage, what is the most important job for a perfect mom?
   ________________________________________________________________________________
5. Put the underlined sentence in the passage into Chinese.
   ________________________________________________________________________________

    When the world was very young, people lived only in hot places. They did not live in
cold places because they could not keep warm there.
    At first men do not know how to make a fire. Sometimes trees were hit by lightning.
Then a fire was started. People took some of the fire near their homes. A fire was very
important for three reasons. It kept them warm. Wild animals were frightened when they
saw it. And when food was cooked, it tasted much better.
    But men did not know how to make a fire. When they had a fire, they did not let it
stop burning. If it went out (熄滅), they could not start it again. They had to wait for
lightning to start another fire. Sometimes they had to wait for years.
    Later, they learned how to make a fire. But it was not easy to make something burn. 
    Now we have matches. We can carry them in our pockets and make a fire when we want
to.

1. "When the world was very young" means "_____".

A. before liberation (解放)
B. in the following years
C. before long
D. millions of years ago

2. People found that _____.

A. the cooked food tasted better than the uncooked food
B. the uncooked food tasted much better than the cooked food
C. wild animals enjoyed the cooked food
D. wild animals kept warm near the trees

3. People didn't let a fire stop burning because _____.

A. they were not able to make a fire
B. they liked to wait for lightning
C. it rained now and then
D. they didn't like to make a fire

4. Now we can make a fire _____.

A. by lightning
B. if it is necessary
C. for three reasons
D. in our pockets

    Confucius was born on September 28, 551BC. Chinese regard (看待) Confucius as the
greatest thinker and also the greatest teacher. He had about 3,000 students. For more
than 2,000 years, Confucius' ideas have been around in people's everyday life. Now they
have gone far into east and south Asia. People can still hear them today.
    Why are his ideas so popular? Because they help a lot in everyday life. Confucius
said young people should take care of the old. People should give up thinking of
themselves and work for others. As a great teacher, Confucius said all should go to
school if they could.

1. Confucius was born on _____.

A. September 28, 551 AD
B. September 28, 551 BC
C. December 28, 551 BC
D. December 28, 551 AD

2. Confucius' ideas have gone far into _____.

A. east and south Asia
B. north and west Asia
C. east and south Africa
D. north and west Africa

3. Confucius thought _____.

A. young people needn't take care of the old
B. people should think of themselves
C. people should work for others
D. all the people could go to school

4. What do people think of Confucius?

A. The greatest leader and teacher.
B. The greatest thinker and teacher.
C. The greatest leader and thinker.
D. The greatest doctor and teacher.

5. What's the passage mainly about?

A. All should go to school.
B. The old and the young.
C. Work for others.
D. Confucius and his ideas.

    People make many different kinds of homes around the world. Weather tells us what kind
of homes we need to make.
    In hot places such as southern China and southern USA, the weather is warm so people
can be outside most of the time. But they still need to keep themselves safe from sun, rain
and insects (昆蟲). Homes in such places can have screens on their windows and doors.
They let the wind into the home, but keep out the insects.
    In Canada, northern China and other cold places, homes need to keep out the cold and
keep in the heat. These homes need thick walls. If there is a lot of snow, the roofs (屋頂)
need to let the snow fall off easily. These homes cannot have flat roofs. The roofs must
also be strong, so they can hold a lot of snow.
    What kind of home do you live in? Is it good for the weather you have?

1. Can people be outside most of the time in southern China?
   _________________________________________________________.
2. We make houses according to (根據(jù)) w___________, it tells us what kind of homes we
    need to make.
3. Strong roofs can hold a lot of s__________.
4. People make many different kinds of homes around the world. (完成同義句)
    People make many different kinds of homes __________ __________ the world.
5. 給短文擬一個適當?shù)臉祟}(     )
A. Weather And Homes
B. People And Homes

    Different countries and different people have different manners (禮貌). We must know
their customs (風俗習慣), or they will think we are ill-mannered (不禮貌).
    If you visit a Chinese family, you should knock at the door first. When the door is
opened, you can't move before the host (男主人) says "come in". After you enter the room,
you shouldn't sit down until the host asks you to take a seat.
    Before entering a house in Japan, you should take off your shoes. But in European (歐洲)
countries, you don't take off your shoes. In a Malay house, a visitor can't eat up (吃光)
the food on the table. But in England, you should eat up all the food. This may make the
host happy.

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，判斷正（T）、誤（F）。
(     )1. Different countries has different customs.
(     )2. You can come in without (沒有) knocking at the door in China.
(     )3. You should take off your shoes when entering a Japanese family.
(     )4. You can't sit down if a Chinese man doesn't let you have a seat.
(     )5. If you eat up all the food in Malay, people think you are mannered.

    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 as fast as it can. Among them stands
another man. He beats a drum (敲鼓) to make the others boat in the same rhythm (節(jié)奏).
It's an exciting match, especially when they are reaching the end. The audience along the lake
shout for their favorite team. From this match, we have the name
of the festival-the Dragon Boat Festival.
    This special day has another name-Duanwu Festival. In it we have a story. Long, long ago,
there was a famous poet (詩人) called Qu Yuan. He was famous not only for his poems, but also
for thinking a lot for (為某人著想) 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. From where does the name come?

A. the dragon match in Hunan province
B.the dragon boat match in Hunan province
C. the boat like a dragon in Sichaun Province
D. the dragon flying in the sky

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

A. shout for them
B. help them boat
C. carry a dragon for them
D. beat a drum for them

4. 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

5. On that day, people eat _____.

A. pumpkins
B. mooncakes
C. rice dumplings
D. candies