二、完形填空(共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分)

　　阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

　　Most people who celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day aren’t Irish. Every year on March 17, hundreds of thousands of people celebrate this Irish 16 all over the world. There are parades in New York, London, and Tokyo. There are all-night parties in Argentina. People 17 and have fun in the streets of Australia and New Zealand. And of course, there are some celebrations in Ireland, too.

　　What is Saint Patrick’s Day? Saint Patrick was a priest hundreds of years ago who made many Irish people 18 Christianity(基督教). He was actually born in Britain, but he has become an important 19 in Irish culture. There are many stories about him, 20 killing all the snakes in Ireland and speaking with Irish ancient kings. Saint Patrick’s Day is a religious holiday to remember 21 , but today it is also a day for celebrating Ireland and Irish culture in general. So 22 do people celebrate it? The most 23 way is to wear something green. Green is one of the colors of the Irish flag, and Ireland is also famous for its beautiful green countryside. If you forget to wear green, you may get pinched(捏、掐), 24 pinching people who forget to wear green is another Saint Patrick’s Day tradition. But perhaps the second most common way to celebrate, if you are 25 enough, is to drink lots and lots of Irish beer. Remember only adults can drink beer. Otherwise, you will be punished for being too young.

　　16.A.habit B.holiday C.parade D.game

　　17.A.drink B.smoke C.fight D.swim

　　18.A.take in B.hand in C.bring in D.believe in

　　19.A.soldier B.hero C.hunter D.king

　　20.A.for example B.along with C.instead of D.such as

　　21.A.her B.him C.them D.it

　　22.A.how B.why C.when D.where

　　23.A.interesting B.special C.common D.strange

　　24.A.though B.so C.until D.as

　　25.A.brave B.old C.strong D.excited

　　三、阅读理解(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分)

　　阅读下列材料，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳答案。

　　A

　　1. Posted by: Monica, Canada April 24 10.41[来源:学科网ZXXK]

　　Black bread with honey— A friend of mine stayed in a hotel in India and the manager gave this to her for stomachache. It really worked. Just take a piece of bread and toast it until it’s black. Then put honey on the bread and eat it. It doesn’t look good, but it can really help. So if you get stomachache, try this therapy.

　　2. Posted by: Norma, USA April 24 9.25

　　An onion—If you get a high temperature, use an onion. It sounds strange but it helps. Cut one large onion into halves and tie the half onion to the bottom of each of your feet. You shouldn’t wear socks of course! I use this on my kids and it works every time. The therapy came from a relative from down south.

　　3. Posted by: Hell, Australia April 23 18.03

　　A wet teabag—Here is my tip for toothache. You should put a wet teabag on the sore tooth. I always have a wet teabag in the fridge so it’s there when I need it.

　　4. Posted by: Lameed, England April 23 16. 15

　　Salt water—When I was a child, I got a lot of headaches and my grandmother always did this for me. Put a few drops of warm salt water in your ears. Don’t use really hot water. Do this three or four times for both ears. Then lie down and close your eyes for about ten minutes.

　　26.The above advice is about ________.

　　A.home problems B.home therapies C.food and drinks D.medicine

　　27.________ gave a tip for a fever.

　　A.Hell from Australia B.Lameed’s grandmother

　　C.A friend of Monica’s D.Norma from America

　　28.According to the postings, you can ________ if you have a toothache.

　　A.tie half an onion to your feet B.drop warm salt water in your ears

　　C.eat a piece of bread with honey D.put a wet teabag on your sore teeth

　　B

　　May 21

　　Dear Editor,

　　Dogs are working animals, not pets. They belong to the farm, rounding up sheep and cattle. In the city they are just a kind of smelly, noisy trouble.

　　If we must have dogs in the city, they need to be trained properly. There are homeless dogs and the barkers, there are also the chasers and the bounders (野狗). These terrible creatures rush up and almost knock you down before you have time to decide if they are greeting you or attacking you.

　　Farm dogs earn their keep, but these city ones have too much from their owners. Their food’s not just dog food. It’s delicious dog food which the city dogs can eat happily from their doggy bowls. They also have a home-visit haircut which makes them different from common dogs and fur-lined baskets which they lie down and have a good sleep in.