How do you keep cool during summer? Air conditioners(空調) or electric fans are good tools in modern society. But before that, people could only use fans.

Over 3，000years ago, first fans began to be used. They were made of feathers(羽毛)，bamboo or silk. They came in different shapes, including rounds and squares.

Later, with the invention of paper, folding(可折疊的) paper fans became popular during the Song Dynasty. There are usually beautiful pictures on fans. Some are landscapes(風景).Others are flowers and animals. Moreover, many great people including SuDongpo, a poet of the Song Dynasty, and Tang Yin, a scholar(學者)and painter of the Ming Dynasty, once painted their masterpieces(杰作)on fans. This made fans not only useful tools in daily life but also great art works.

Therefore, with their value of beauty, people take fans as a symbol of status(地位).That's why in ancient China, emperors(皇帝)and scholars often held fans.

Today, fans are also great collectors' items and gifts. On the opening ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, folding fans were given to leaders and officials of other countries, as well as other audiences. While they were waving fans to get cool, they were also experiencing Chinese culture.

1.The first fan was made of the following EXCEPT_________ before the SongDynasty.

A. feathers B. paper C. bamboo

2.What made fans become great artworks?

A. The invention of paper.

B. Emperors and scholars used fans.

C. Many great people painted their masterpieces on fans.

D. Fans can be folded.

3.What is Tang Yin?

A. A poet of the Song Dynasty.

B. An emperor in the Ming Dynasty.

C. A painter in the Qing Dynasty.

D. A scholar and painter in the MingDynasty.

4.Who can get folding fans on the opening ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games?

A. Athletes. B. Leaders and officials of other countries.

C. Other audiences. D. Both B and C.

5.Which of the following is NOT true?

A. Today, many people collect fans and send them as presents.

B. In ancient China, emperors and scholars often held fans to get cool

A few years ago, my young sons, Sam, Jerry and Alex, joined in a bike competition in a town far from our home. As their father was busy, I drove them to the competition.

We were quite new to the town and didn't know anyone there. But soon after arriving, one woman gave me a chair. In the afternoon, we talked happily. Her name was Bev and she was there with her sons Jim and Carl.

Unluckily, in one of the last races, my youngest son, Alex, had an accident(事故).He cried and cried, so I ran to him. He badly broke his arm. Just before I decided to take Alex to hospital, I saw a familiar(熟悉的)face. It was Bev. Although I hardly still knew her, she could see I was scared by the accident and my worry of having two other children to care for in an unfamiliar town.

“You go with him to the hospital," Bev said. “I'll take the other two home with my boys.' Here is my phone number. I live not far from the town hospital. ”

Bev was an angel(天使).I will never forget her kindness in taking two children off my hands so I could give my injured(受傷的) child the best care.

A friendship started that day, and is still growing now.

1.How did the writer and her sons go to the bike competition?

A. By bus. B. By train. C. By car. D. By bike.

2.In the race, Alex injured his______________.

A. leg B. arm C. hand D. head

3.What do the underlined words “two other children” in Paragraph 3 refer to?

A. Sam and Jim. B. Jim and Carl. C. Jerry and Carl. D. Sam and Jerry.

4.From the passage, we can know that Bev is _____________.

A. kind

B. shy

C. serious

D. creative

5.The writer wrote this passage to ______________

A. ask Bev for help

B. say sorry to Alex

C. tell a story about a bike competition

D. show how she and Bev became friends

任務型閱讀。

One of the most famous movie festival cities in the world is Cannes in France. It is in the southern part of the country. Cannes International Film Festival was set in 1939. It welcomes the best movies from all over the world in May.

The capital of Germany is Berlin. It is a city that everybody would like to visit. There are many amazing places to visit The Berlin International Film Festival started in 1951. It is one of the world's leading(一流的) movie festivals. It is held in February.

Toronto is the largest city in Canada. In September, there are more visitors than usual because of the Toronto International Film Festival. This festival began in 1976. It is also one of the most important movie festivals in the world.

Venice is one of the most famous city in Italy. People call it“the City of Water" The Venice International Film Festival is the oldest movie festival in the world. The festival began in1932.It takes place (舉辦) every year in late August or early September.

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補全對話(有兩項多余)。

A. Because it has the best clothing.

B. It has the worst music.

C. What's the best clothing store?

D. Because it has the most interesting music.

E. But Easy Listening 97.9 FM is the most popular.

F. Just listen to their commercials

G. What's the best radio station?

A: Hi, I'm doing a survey for Daily News. 1.1..

B; I guess Jamming 107.9 FM is the best.

A: Why?

B: 2.2. It's much better than the other radio stations in town.

A: What about the other radio stations?

B: Well, I think Oldies 102.1 FM is verybad.33.

A: I heard that. 4.4.

B: Not for me.

A: Why not?

B: 5.5. They’re worse than the commercials of All Talk 97.0 FM!

書面表達。

上周,我們做了一次關于“我們城市的一些好場所”的問卷調查，請你根據(jù)表格所提供的信息寫一篇調查報告。

要求: 1.條理清楚，語句通順，書寫規(guī)范;

2.表格內容全部體現(xiàn)在文章中;

3.100詞左右。

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Our school has________ art festival every year.

A. a B. an C. the D. /

Children's Day is ________ June 1st and Teachers'Day is ________ September.

A. in；in B. in；on

C. on；on D. on；in

My friend is ________ years old.Today is his ________ birthday.

A. ten；tenth B. tenth；ten

C. ten；ten D. tenth；tenth

________ comes before (在……前)December，but after October.

A. January B. September

C. March D. November

Next week is Linda's birthday. We want to ________ a birthday party for her.

A. have B. buy C. play D. take