1、阅读下面短文,请完成短文后的2项测试任务:(1)从第16~20题后所给的6个选项中为第①~⑤段每段选择1个正确的小标题; Preparing the Chinese New Year ❶Of all the traditional Chinese festivals, the New Year is the most elaborate, colorful, and important. This is a time for the Chinese to congratulate each other and themselves on having passed through another year, a time to finish out the old, and to welcome in the New Year. Common expressions heard at this time are Guonian (to have made it through the old year) and Bainian (to congratulate the New Year ❷The Chinese New Year is celebrated on the first day of the first month in the lunar calendar. The corresponding date in the solar calendar varies from as early as January 21 to as late as February 19. The Chinese New Year, as the Western New Year, signifies turning over a new leaf. Socially it is a time for family reunions, and for visiting friends and relatives. This holiday, more than any other Chinese holiday, stresses the importance of family ties. The Chinese New Year’s Eve dinner gathering is among the most important family occasions of the year. ❸Reparations for the Chinese New Year in old China started well in advance of the New Year's Day. The 20th of the Twelfth Moon was set aside for the annual housecleaning, or the sweeping of the grounds". Every corner of the house must be swept and cleaned in preparation for the new year. ❹After the house is cleaned, it is time to bid farewell to the Kitchen God(Zaowang). In Chinese folklore, the Kitchen God is regarded as the guardian of the family health. He is considered the inventor of fire as well as the censor of household morals. As the folktale goes, the Kitchen God leaves the house on the 23rd of the last month to report to heaven on the behavior of the family. At this time, the family would do everything possible to obtain a favorable report from the Kitchen God. On the evening of the 23rd, the family would give the Kitchen God a ritualistic farewell dinner with sweet food and honey. Some say this is a bribe; other say seals his mouth from saying bad things. ❺ Free from the watchful eyes of the Kitchen God, who is supposed to return on the first day of the New Year, the family now prepares for the upcoming celebrations. In China, most stores usually close shop on the last day of the year and remain closed for the first week of the New Year. Consequently, families are busy in the last week of the old year, stocking up on foods and gifts. Chinese New Year presents are similar in spirit to Christmas presents, although the Chinese tend more often to give food items, such as fruits and tea. The last days of the old year are also the time to settle old debts. 1. Paragraph ❶ 2. Paragraph ❷ 3. Paragraph ❸ 4. Paragraph ❹ 5. Paragraph ❺ A. Giving Presents for the Chinese New Year B. Preparing for the Upcoming Celebrations C. Brief Introduction to the Chinese New Year D. Time and Importance of the Chinese New Year E. The Annual Housecleaning F. Bidding Farewell to the Kitchen God 简答题 10分

2、第6~10题后所给的6个选项中选择5个正确选项,分别完成每个句子。 Preparing the Chinese New Year ❶Of all the traditional Chinese festivals, the New Year is the most elaborate, colorful, and important. This is a time for the Chinese to congratulate each other and themselves on having passed through another year, a time to finish out the old, and to welcome in the New Year. Common expressions heard at this time are Guonian (to have made it through the old year) and Bainian (to congratulate the New Year ❷The Chinese New Year is celebrated on the first day of the first month in the lunar calendar. The corresponding date in the solar calendar varies from as early as January 21 to as late as February 19. The Chinese New Year, as the Western New Year, signifies turning over a new leaf. Socially it is a time for family reunions, and for visiting friends and relatives. This holiday, more than any other Chinese holiday, stresses the importance of family ties. The Chinese New Year’s Eve dinner gathering is among the most important family occasions of the year. ❸Reparations for the Chinese New Year in old China started well in advance of the New Year's Day. The 20th of the Twelfth Moon was set aside for the annual housecleaning, or the sweeping of the grounds". Every corner of the house must be swept and cleaned in preparation for the new year. ❹After the house is cleaned, it is time to bid farewell to the Kitchen God(Zaowang). In Chinese folklore, the Kitchen God is regarded as the guardian of the family health. He is considered the inventor of fire as well as the censor of household morals. As the folktale goes, the Kitchen God leaves the house on the 23rd of the last month to report to heaven on the behavior of the family. At this time, the family would do everything possible to obtain a favorable report from the Kitchen God. On the evening of the 23rd, the family would give the Kitchen God a ritualistic farewell dinner with sweet food and honey. Some say this is a bribe; other say seals his mouth from saying bad things. ❺ Free from the watchful eyes of the Kitchen God, who is supposed to return on the first day of the New Year, the family now prepares for the upcoming celebrations. In China, most stores usually close shop on the last day of the year and remain closed for the first week of the New Year. Consequently, families are busy in the last week of the old year, stocking up on foods and gifts. Chinese New Year presents are similar in spirit to Christmas presents, although the Chinese tend more often to give food items, such as fruits and tea. The last days of the old year are also the time to settle old debts. 6 .The Chinese New Year is a time for the Chinese to congratulate each other and themselves on（） 7. The date of the Chinese New Year in（）aries from as early as January. 8. Every corner of the house must be swept and cleaned in preparation for the new year on（） 9. In Chinese folklore, the Kitchen God is regarded as（） 10. In China, families are busy in the last week of the old year （） most stores usually close shop on the last day of the year and remain closed for the first week of the New Year. A. the guardian of the family health B. stocking up on foods and gifts C. return on the first day of the New Year D. the solar calendar E. having passed through another year F. the 20th of the Twelfth Moon 简答题 20分

3、下面的短文有10处空白,短文后列出12个词,其中10个取自短文,请根据短文内容将其分别放回原有位置,以恢复文章原貌。 Laws on Euthanasia It was 3: 45 in the morning when the vote was finally taken. After six months of arguing and final16 hours of hot parliamentary debates, Australia’s Northern Territory became the first legal authority in the world to allow doctors to take the lives of （11） ill patients who wish to die. The measure passed by the convincing vote of 15 to 10. Almost （12） word flashed on the Internet and was picked up, half a world away, by John Hofsess, executive director of the Right to Die Society of Canada. He sent it on （13） the group on-line service, Death NET. Says Hofsess: "We posted bulletins all day long, because of course this isn 't just something （14） happened in Australia. It’s world history.” The full import may take a while to sink in. The NT Rights of the Terminally Ill law has left physicians and citizens alike trying to （15） with its moral and practical implications. Some have breathed sighs of relief, others, including churches, right-to-life groups and the Australian medical. Association, bitterly attacked the bill and the haste of its passage. But the tide is （16） to turn back. In Australia-where an aging population, life-extending technology and changing community attitudes have all played their part-other states are going to consider making a （17） law to deal with euthanasia. In the US and Canada, where the right-to-die movement is gathering strength, observers are waiting for the dominoes to start falling. Under the new Northern Territory law, an adult patient can request death-probably by a （18） injection or pill-to put an end to suffering. The patient must be diagnosed as terminally ill by two doctors. After a "cooling off "period of seven days, the patient can （19） a certificate of re- quest. After 48 hours the wish for death can be met. For Lloyd Nickson, a 54-year-old Darwin resident suffering from lung cancer, the NT Rights of the Terminally Ill law means he can get on with living without the haunting fear of his suffering: a terrifying death from his breathing condition “I’m not （20） of dying from a spiritual point of view, but what I was afraid of was how I’d go because I’ve watched people die in the hospital fighting for oxygen and clawing at their masks, "he says. A. that B. deadly C. deal D. done E. incurably F. different G. afraid H. sign I. immediately J. similar K. via L. unlikely 简答题 20分