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词汇应用+语法填空+书面表达） (限时:30分钟)一、阅读理解A元宵节The Lantern Festival falls on the 15th of the first month of the lunar calendar(阴历)．This day is always the first full moon in the new year.Ancient people also called it Shangyuan Festival.Celebrations and traditions on this day began from the Han Dynasty(朝代)and became popular in the Tang Dynasty.Watching the red lanterns is one of the main traditions.Lanterns of different shapes and sizes are usually put on trees，or along river banks on show.It is said that sky lanterns were first used by Zhuge Kongming to ask for help when he was in trouble.Today，when the lanterns slowly rise into the air，people make wishes.Another tradition is guessing lantern riddles.The riddles are usually short，wise，and sometimes humorous.The answer to a riddle can be a Chinese character(汉字)，a famous persons name，or a place name.The most important thing is to eat sweet dumplings with different tastes.In northern China，they are called yuanxiao while in southern part theyre named tangyuan.Because making sweet dumplings is like a game or an activity，they are usually done happily by a group of friends or family members.In old times，the Lantern Festival was also romantic(浪漫的)．Watching lanterns gave young people a chance to meet each other.A line from Xin Qiji，a poet during the Song Dynasty，shows this：Hundreds and thousands of times I searched for her in the crowd.Suddenly I turned，and there she stood，in the dim(昏暗的)light.( B )1.The traditional festival talked about in this passage is called “________” in Chinese.A．春节　　　B．元宵节　　　C．端午节( A )2.When did celebrations and traditions of the Lantern Festival start from?A．The Han Dynasty.B．The Tang Dynasty.C．The Song Dynasty.( C )3.What were sky lanterns first used for by Zhuge Kongming in ancient times? A．Making wishes.B．Celebrating birthdays.C．Asking for help.( B )4.Which of the following is NOT true about sweet dumplings?A．They have different tastes.B．They are named “yuanxiao” all over the country.C．People enjoy the process of making them.( B )5.The line from Xin Qiji in the passage shows the Lantern Festival was ________ in old times.A．boring　　B．humorous　　C．romanticBEat like a king in the morning, a prince at noon, and a farmer at night. This saying is all about the importance of breakfast. And now scientists can tell us just why it’s so important. According to a study carried out at Imperial College London, UK, skipping the first meal of the day not only means you eat more at lunch, but also that your brain wants to find more unhealthy foods.The study suggests that there is a special part of our brain called the orbitofrontal cortex (眶额皮层), which plays an important part in making choices about what we eat. It is used for identifying the taste of food, especially when skipping breakfast. It is more likely to target high-calorie foods when you’re on an empty stomach.Scientists did an experiment on this. Dr Tony Goldstone from Imperial College London, scanned (扫描) the brains of 21 men and women, around the age of 25. On the first day, these people skipped breakfast before the scans. On the second day, they had cereal (谷物), bread and jam as breakfast. After the scan on both days, they had their lunch.When the volunteers had skipped breakfast, they ate around 20 percent more at lunch, compared with days when they had eaten breakfast. Their brain scans also showed the orbitofrontal cortex was especially responsive to high-calorie foods. “We believe that it identifies the value of foods ---how pleasant, how delicious something is,” Goldstone told The Guardian.26. From Paragraph 1, we learn that ________.A. scientists found out why eating breakfast is importantB. it’s easy to lose weight without breakfastC. there’s no need to have good food for supperD. eating breakfast makes your brain smarter27. Which of the following is NOT true about the orbitofrontal cortex?A. It is part of our brain. B. It tells people to eat breakfast.C. It decides which food we like. D. It is active toward high-calorie food.28. Which is the correct order for the experiment on the first day?① The volunteers skipped breakfast.② The volunteers had lunch.③ The volunteers had a brain scan.A.①②③ B.③②① C.①③② D.③①②29. In the experiment, the volunteers without breakfast ate about 20% ________ at lunch.A. of the usual breakfast B. more than the usual breakfastC. of the usual lunch D. more than the usual lunch30. Which of the following can be the title for this passage? A. Breakfast still most important B. Three meals a day C. Experiments on breakfast D. Experiments on lunch参考答案26—30 ABCDA二、词汇运用(ⅰ)用方框中所给词语的适当形式填空。

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