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Have you ever heard of Weifang, Shandong Province? What is it known for? There is an international kite festival every April in Weifang. It is a modern city with many traditions. People from all over the world compete in the kite flying in Weifang. There are also competitions for the best kites. The kites in the competition are all made by hand.
Most people have flown a kite. It makes people happy. It's easy to make it. It's made of bamboo and paper. But not so many people know that kites were first made in China thousands of years ago. The ancient Chinese made and flew kites even before they could write.
A long time ago, the Chinese made kites to use in wars. They would fly these war kites in the dark. The kites were fixed and they made strange sounds in wind. Men who were at war against them would hear these sounds and run away. They thought those strange sounds were made by gods in the sky.
The ancient Chinese also flew kites to bring good luck and to make their crops (稻谷) grow rich and tall. Sometimes they tied long strings and hooks(绳子和钩子) to their kites. Then they would fly the kites over water, letting the hooks hang down to catch fish.
The Chinese use sticks, string and paper for their kites. Some of these kites look like animals or trees and others look like houses.
（1）What is Weifang known for? A . An old city.
B . An international kite festival. C . Kites makers.
D . Kites made by machine. （2）Chinese made kite . A . three hundred years ago B . after they could write C . 50 years ago
D . before they could write
（3）Why did the ancient Chinese use kites in wars? A . Because the kites looked like animals. B . Because they could bring good luck.
C . Because they made strange sounds and helped them in wars. D . Because they brought light in the dark for them. （4）What are kites made of by the Chinese? A . Paper and plastic. B . String and paper.
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C . Sticks, string and paper. D . String and hooks.
（5）What is the main idea of the passage? A . The introduction of the kites. B . Ways of making kites. C . How to fly kites.
D . The international kite festival. 29. （6分）阅读理解
No one knows exactly when jazz was invented, or by whom. But it is said that it began in the early 1900s.Jazz was a new kind of music, for America and the world, and New Orleans was its birthplace. Who were the jazz pioneers? Most were blacks. This music was not written down, and at first only blacks played it. It was hard for white musicians to learn the new style. But soon they, too, were playing jazz.
The popularity of this music spread. From New Orleans, it traveled up the Mississippi to Chicago, then to Kansas City and New York. By the 1920s, there were many jazz musicians, both black and white. Many of them were famous. One man was better than the rest. His name was Louis Armstrong.
Louis Armstrong was a born musician. He was not only talented but also hard-working. He also had a good sense of humour and a big, good-natured smile. These personal qualities were valuable in his rise to fame. After he became famous, he travelled around the world. It seemed that everyone wanted to hear Louis play. But life was not always easy, especially at the beginning.
Louis Armstrong was born in 1900 in New Orleans. His father never went to school and his mother could hardly read. When Louis was still a kid, his parents separated, and Louis lived with Mother. How hard their life was can readily be imagined. And yet Louis smiled through everything. He later wrote, \beautiful to me. I love everybody.\
（1）What can we know exactly from the first paragraph? A . Who invented jazz. B . When jazz was invented. C . Where jazz was invented. D . Why jazz was invented.
（2）The underlined word \指) . A . new styles B . jazz pioneers
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C . black musicians D . white musicians
（3）What made Louis Armstrong become the best jazz musician？ A . His family background. B . His talent and hard work. C . His good sense of humor. D . His big, good-natured smiles. （4）What is the passage mainly about？ A . The development of jazz.
B . The influence of jazz on Americans. C . The achievements of Louis Armstrong.
D . The development of jazz and its best musician.
30. （8分）阅读短文，从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选择最佳选项。
Studies have shown that a good night's rest helps us stay healthy. Researchers say sleep is probably the best tool we have for memory and learning.
\because it stores (储存) the training and learning exercises into our memory forever while we're sleeping 7-8 hours in bed. And then the next morning when we wake up, our mind is better prepared to act on that information,\
But what about getting rest during the middle of the day? Past studies have shown that napping can help babies and young children learn better. In fact, napping can help older adults with their brain performance and may also help this group of people fight off age-related (年龄相关) memory loss. The researchers studied 3, 000 people and found that those who took an hour-long nap did much better on mental (智力的) tests. The hour-long nappers also did better on the tests than those who napped for shorter and longer periods. But researchers note that these findings are for those over 65, and for young, healthy adults, an hour-long nap may be too long.
\enough to remove (消除) the pressure and will help us feel more awake. If we nap longer, we will get trapped into (陷入) the deep sleep, which can be hard to get out of, \This feeling is called sleep inertia (迟钝)—the period when you awake from a very deep sleep. For a time, you are unable to think clearly.
（1）From Paragraph 1, a good night's sleep ________. A . is usually 7-8 hours B . makes people become smarter
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C . makes people wake up early in the morning D . helps with people's learning and memory
（2）The underlined word \ A . a short sleep during the day B . a good sleep during the day C . a deep sleep at night D . a long sleep at night
（3）What does the result of the study show? A . The time of napping should be controlled B . The hour-long nappers are much smarter. C . Young adults need more napping time.
D . The deeper you sleep, the longer you'll sleep. （4）What is the passage mainly about?
A . How does napping influence people's health? B . Napping may improve learning and memory. C . The importance of having a good night's sleep. D . How long should people take a nap during the day? （5）In which part of a newspaper can we find the passage? A . NATURE B . SPORTS C . HEALTH D . CULTURE
31. （10分）根据短文内容回答下列问题。
It's December. It's snowing and the weather is really cold in the north of China. You can see many children playing with snow. Some of them are making snowmen. Some are skating on the river, because it's so cold that the water in the river freezes (结冰). It's a white world. How beautiful! But in Australia now, the weather is hot. Many people go swimming in the sea. They are having a good time. Jim and his friends are playing soccer near the sea. The sunny weather is really cool to them. They want to swim after playing soccer.
Why are they swimming in December? That is winter, isn't it? Yes, it is in China. But it isn't in Australia. Because China and Australia have different seasons in a year.
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