读写一Part 3 Reading and Writing(第三部分 读写)VI. Reading comprehension (阅读理解): A. Choose the best answer（根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案） Pinatas(彩饰陶罐)In Mexico, children often have pinatas on their birthday. The child’s parents put chocolates and other sweets into the pinata and hang it on a tree. Then the children hit the pinata with a stick. It breaks and the sweets fall out onto the ground.NoodlesIn China, people celebrate weddings with an eight­course meal, because the word eight sounds like the word for good luck. The last dish of the meal is always noodles. The noodles are long and thin. You have to eat them in one piece, you can’t cut them. In Chinese culture, long noodles are lucky. Long noodles mean you will have a long life.Business birthdaysA business birthday shows that a company is successful. Many businesses in the USA celebrate important birthdays, like 10, 50 or 150 years. Companies hold parties and send cards. Companies sometimes make TV advertisements. It is a particular opportunity to advertise the business.Name daysAs well as a birthday, many people in Southern Europe also celebrate their name days. In Greece, name days are more important than birthdays. People have big parties and open their houses to anybody who wants to come. People bring small gifts, often flowers or a box of sweets.1 Parents usually hang pinatas ________ in Mexico.A. on a treeB. on a doorC. on a stickD. on a wall2. People celebrate weddings with an eight­course meal is because ________.A. it is a traditionB. people like to have mealsC. the number is a lucky numberD. the amount of each meal is small3. The long noodles mean ________ in Chinese culture.A. a long lifeB. a healthy lifeC. a happy lifeD. a rich life4. The underlined expression “particular opportunity” means “a special time of ________ to do something”.A leaving it safeB. making it possibleC. getting it readyD. keeping it fast5. In Greece, anybody can ________.A. clean their home in name daysB. receive many small gifts from their familiesC. celebrate their birthdays rather than name daysD. attend a stranger’s name day celebration party6. The text above is written to ________.A. introduce some celebrationsB. sell different kinds of foodC. encourage us to learn about more festivalsD. share information about several countriesB. Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage（选择最恰当的单词或词语完成短文）It was rush hour on the morning of June 1st in the West Texas city of San Angelo. Heather Santellano, 36, was driving her car on Houston Harte Frontage Road with her nine­-year-­old daughter and ten­-year­-old son in the ___7___. Suddenly, a red truck cut them off. Santellano turned the wheel hard to the right, sending the car skidding off the road. ___8___, as the car rushed towards the edge, the bottom of the car got stuck on the stone of the road edge, making it stop.However, they were far from safety. The car was in a highly dangerous situation—one sudden move by anyone inside could ___9___ the car. Jacob Rodriguez a construction worker, watched the terrible scene. He and four other men ran to the car. They jumped onto the car to ___10___ the weight.At the same time, Julio and his son, Marco, were driving to a nearby factory. Julio jumped out of the car to help while Marco went to the nearest shop. Ten minutes later, he returned to the dangerous car with a ___11___ rope. He tied the car to an F­350 truck. With the safe car, the group slowly opened the back doors and helped the children out. Finally, the men ___12___ the car. Everyone was safe.7. A. frontB. behindC. backD. middle8. A. SuddenlyB. ImportantlyC. SurprisinglyD. Luckily9. A. turn upB. turn overC. turn downD. turn out10. A. loseB. gainC. balanceD. keep11. A. strongB. heavyC. thickD. long12. A. got upB. got offC. got out ofD. got intoC. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words.（在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给。） Chinese Parenting has been a hot topic over the years. Parents controlled almost every aspect of a child’s life, from learning a musical instrument to finding a life partner.Now Chinese video game players can experience what it’s like to be a Chinese parent in a new video game. On gaming platform Steam’s bestseller list, Chinese Parents has reached No. 2. It seems simpler and less competitive than other games. All operations can be completed with a s____13____ mouse click. The game starts over with the new baby. The main task of the game is to help the child in the game get h____14____ grades to enter a better school. It’s a huge challenge for many Chinese parents. But players are also encouraged to give their e-kids spare time for a____15____ such as basketball and video gaming. These can help them relax and lead balanced lives. The biggest attraction is perhaps its reflection （反映）of r____16____ life in China. For example the game shows the importance of “saving” and “giving”in Chinese culture. To be clear, kids should pretend to refuse New Year red envelopes from others.Developers of the game said many plots were based on their personal e____17____. Li Jiaqing a 25-year-old graphic designer, took the game for a mirror to her own childhood. “Being a parent isn’t easy,” Li said. “I’ve controlled my kids’ stress levels c____18____ to prevent breakdowns.” Play the game and walk a mile in your parents’ shoes. Perhaps you can r____19____ what the designers wanted to voice—kids and parents should understand each other. Hug your parents and say thank you to them when you finish the game.D. Answer the questions (根据短文内容回答问题) Sun Ruifeng, a mother in Beijing, changed some of her plans for her 8-year-old son’s summer vacation. She looked for an English training course, but in the end, she changed it to a swimming training class.“Due to the stricter regulations (规定) on subject-training classes, many parents like me choose sports or other projects for developing interests instead,” Sun said.Sun’s choice is part of the result of the government’s growing efforts to lighten the academic pressure on young students.On July 24, Chinese government introduced a guideline (意见) to ease the burden (负担) of excessive homework and off-campus training for primary and junior high school students. It lists requirements in areas such as reducing the amount and the difficulty of homework and improving the quality of education and after-class services provided by schools.For example, homework for children below the third grade is not allowed, while homework for junior high school students should take no longer than 90 minutes to finish.According to the guideline, training institutions (机构) cannot teach students content that is too advanced for the school curriculum. No training courses can be taught on weekends, national holidays or during winter and summer vacations. According to Global Times, more than 75 percent of Chinese urban children, from Grade 1 to Grade 12, are enrolled in training programs. However, some training institutions take part in anxiety marketing, selling unnecessary programs that increase the burden on students. Many parents showed their support for the new moves. “Subject learning is enough at school and we hope to improve the children’s overall quality of life during holidays,” a parent surnamed (姓) Zhou in Guangzhou told Xinhua.However, there are also some concerns. A parent surnamed Chen in Shanxi said that although she agreed on new moves, she worried about 6 .At present, nine cities, including Beijing, Shanghai, Shenyang and Guangzhou, have been selected to carry out the guideline. It will later be rolled out nationwide.20. Sun Ruifeng didn’t choose the swimming training class for her son at last, did she?________________________________21. What does the guideline require primary and junior high schools to do on homework?________________________________22. How long do the children below the third grade spend on homework?________________________________23. Who increase the burden on students by selling unnecessary programs?________________________________24. Why did many parents show their support for the new move?________________________________25. What might be filled in the blank in the last second paragraph?________________________________VII. Writing （作文）26. Write a passage of at least 60 words about the topic “My choice”. (写一篇关于“我的选择”的短文，不少于60个词，标点符号不占格)。亲爱的同学，在你成长的过程中，会遇到各种各样的选择，选择读一本喜欢的书；选择与志趣相投的同学交朋友；选择做感兴趣的事情；选择做自己从未尝试过的事情……在选择面前，如何做到客观、理性，并且遵从自己内心的感受，这是我们应有的处事态度。请你结合自己曾经历过的一件事，谈谈你做了什么选择？为什么做了这个选择？以及这个选择带给你的思考。_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________