二、完形填空(10分)

Mother's Day is a time of commemoration(纪念) and celebration for Mom . It is a time of breakfast in bed, family gatherings, and crayon scribbled "I Love YOU".

The earliest Mother's Day celebrations can be dated  __21__  to the spring celebrations of ancient Greece in honor of Rhea, the Mother of the Gods. During __22__ , England celebrated a day called "Mothering Sunday". "Mothering Sunday" honored the mothers of __23__.

In the United States Mother's Day was first suggested in 1872 by Julia Ward Howe. In 1907 Anna Jarvis. from Philadelphia. began a campaign(运动)to establish a  24 _ Mother's Day. Ms Jarvis persuaded(说服) her mother's church in Grafton, West Virginia to celebrate Mother's Day on the second anniversary(周年纪念) of her mother's __25__, the 2nd Sunday of May. And the next year Mother's Day   26   in Philadelphia.  Ms Jarvis and her supporters began to  __27__ 0fficials, businessmen, and politicians in their quest to establish a national Mother's Day.  It was successful, as 28   1911 Mother's Day was celebrated in almost every  29  . President Woodrow Wilson, in-1914, announced Mother's Day as a national holiday that was to be held on the 2nd Sunday of May each year.     While many countries of the world celebrate their own Mother's Day at _ 30 throughout the year, there are some countries such as Denmark, Finland, Italy, Turkey, Australia, and Belgium which also celebrate Mother's Day on the second Sunday of May.

(    )21. A. up           B. back            C. from               D. down

(     )22. A. 1620's      B. 1620s           C. the 1620s         D. the 1620's

(   ) 23. A. America   B. world          C. England          D. Greece

(    ) 24. A. public      B. common       C. traditional        D. national

(   ) 25. A. die         B. death           C. dying             D. dead

(    ) 26. A. was celebrated     B. celebrated  C. had celebrated     D. had been celebrated

(    ) 27. A. call          B. write to       C. telephone          D. send e-mails to

(    ) 28. A. by         B. in                 C. before            D. after

(   )29. A. city         B. country         C. state              D. place

(   )30. A. times       B. the same time  C. different times      D. another

三、 阅读理解。(30分)

(A)

Places Items Prices / each

John’s Gift Supermarket photo albums / scarves / calendars  $7

pet cats / dogs / parrots  $30

Space Museum Open hours

9:30 am-5:30 pm Adults tickets  $20

Children under 12 $10

East Cinema  Monday – Friday (6:30 pm -8:00 pm ) $5

Saturday – Sunday (whole night)  $8

(  )31. You are 10. You are going to visit the Space Museum with your parents. How much should your family pay for the tickets?

A. $30.   B. $40.   C. $50.    D. $60.

(  )32. You have only $40. What presents can you buy for your mom’s birthday?

A. A pet dog and a calendar.      B. A pet cat, a photo album and a scarf.

C. A pet parrot and a cat.         D. A pet cat and two scarves.

(  )33. If you have only 15 dollars, you can go to see movies ______.

A. twice for the whole night movie

B. four times from Saturday to Sunday

C. once on Saturday or Sunday and twice from Monday to Friday

D. three times from Monday to Friday

(  )34. How long is the Space Museum open?

A. 4 hours. B. 6 hours.  C. 8 hours.   D. 10 hours.

(  )35. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the information?

A. If you want to buy some gifts, you should go to Johnson’s Supermarket.

B. You can still be in the Space Museum at 6 pm.

C. You can visit the Space Museum in the daytime.

D. The price of an adult ticket is 10 dollars higher than children’s.

(B)

Around the world，people have different traditional foods to celebrate different festivals.Traditional foods also show a new year of good luck and good health：

An English Christmas dinner has a meal of turkey，and it also includes pies and plum puddings(李子布丁).In Germany，Christmas is celebrated with bread cookies and cakes，which are made like Christmas trees.In France，Christmas dessert is a cake filled with butter cream.

In southern parts of India，there is a three-day festival in mid-January called Pongal.It includes rice and a dish of rice cooked with sugar that is shared with families and friends.

Japan celebrates New Year with a seven-day festival.It begins from January 1st.Food is prepared before the festival so people don't need to cook during the festival.On New Year's Day，various dishes called Osechi ryori(御节料理) are served — each dish is a wish for the New Year.

In most Asian countries，the New Year begins with the first full moon of the first Chinese Lunar(阴历的) month.Each place has its special food to welcome the coming year：People in China prepare their food ahead of time to avoid the possibility that using a knife during New Year's time might "cut luck"，Foods with lucky names are popular，such as fish，which sounds like "surplus(剩余)".