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级（上）期末英语试卷
A
Ink wash painting，Peking Opera，
paper cutting…What happens if we u the traditional art styles in cartoons？In fact，
Chine cartoon makers have been working on this.Their works are full of Chine features.
Little Tadpole Looking for Mummy，
1960.This is China's first ink
wash painting cartoon.The cartoon makers drew all the ani
mals，plants
and rocks in the film with ink and brush.It's only about 15
minutes long，but it took lots of work.
The Legend of Sealed Book，
1983.It also us ink wash painting for
its backgrounds.And it borrows other arts，
田忌赛马课文too.The characters ud makeup（妆容）
in Peking Opera to help show their personalities."It shows
Chine artists' ideas in cartoons—special，
funny and beautiful？"said the film maker.
Pigsy Eats Watermelon，1958，
Zhu Bajie finds some watermelons，he
doesn't bring the fruit back to his hungry friends，
遗憾的说说
but enjoys the
watermelons all by himlf.The character Zhu Bajie was c
ut out of
colored paper.Cartoon makers moved its body parts and le
t it"eat"the watermelon.
男生帅气头像
The Story of Afanti，1979，
The wi man Afanti fights against the bad
people and helps the poor.In this cartoon，all the "actors"
and "actress"
are puppets.They are made of wood and cloth，
but they look just like real people.
1. What does the underlined word "this" refer to？
A. Chine cartoons.
B. Ink wash painting.
C. Cartoons with Chine features.
D. Using traditional art styles in cartoons.
2. How long is the history of ink wash painting cartoon？
A. More than 30 years.
B. More than 40 years.
C. More than 50 years.
D. More than 60 years.
3. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage？
A. Little Tadpole Looking for Mummy took much work.
B. Artists ud paper cutting in Pigsy Eats Watermelon.
C. The characters in The Story of Afanti were made of ink and brush.
D. You can find two kinds of traditional arts in The Legend of Sealed Book.
B
"Make-A-Wish"is one of the world's most well-known charities（慈善机
构）.It makes wishes come true for children who have rious illness.It gives them hope and joy and h elps them forget about their health problems and have fun.
It started in 1980 in Phoenix，
Arizona.Christopher was a 7-year-old boy who was very sick.He always dreamed of becoming a police o fficer.Tommy Austin and Ron Cox，two police officers，
made his wish come true.They gave Christopher a tour of the city in a police helicopter（直升飞机）
金胃泰胶囊的功效与作用and made a real police uniform（制服）for him.
There are four kinds of wishes children usually have：
I wish to go.Children usually want to travel or go to a concert，a game or a park.
I wish to meet.Children sometimes want to meet their favourite actors，singers or players.
I wish to be.Some children wish to become actors，singers or police officers.
I wish to have.They often want to have a computer，a game，a bike or many other things.
Let's hope more wishes will come true in the future.People who work in the charity always try for the best.Almost 25，000 volunteers help，work or give money.Will you be one of them？
4. " Make-A- Wish " is a charity to help .
A. sick children
B. rious officers
C. famous actors
D. popular singers
5. Which kind of wish does Christopher have？
A. I wish to go.
B. I wish to meet.
C. I wish to have.
D. I wish to be.
6. What does the underlined word"volunteers"mean？
A. 志愿者.
B. 捐助者.
C. 比赛者.
D. 生产者.
7. The purpo of the last paragraph is to .
A. explain what"Make-A-Wish"is
B. encourage more people to join the charity
C. tell us how Christopher's wish came true
D. introduce different kinds of children's wishes
C
The brush pen，one of the"Four Treasures of the Study"，
was invented thousands of years ago.However，
the oldest pen was just a stick or a piece of bamboo.It was difficult for people to write well on thin s ilk.
It is said that Meng Tian，a general of the Kingdom（王国）Qin，
improved the pen.When Meng was leading an army to fight against the Kingdom of Chu，
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he had to report the situation to his king in time.But his pen was too hard and caud him much trou ble，so he was thinking of ways to improve it.
One day after hunting，
Meng made his way home with some wild rabbits on the hor back.Fat and heavy，
凤辣子初见林黛玉one rabbit's tail left a long trail（痕迹）
on the ground when they moved on.Suddenly a good idea came to his mind when he saw it，
"If I tie the rabbit's hair to a stick，would it be easy to write with？"
On arriving home，
he tied the rabbit's hair to a stick and tried writing with it.But the rabbit's hair was too smooth to wri te well and wasted a lot of silk.So he threw away his "invention"into a stone hole in the yard.
However，Meng never gave up and kept trying all the time.A few rainy days later，
he happened to find his"invention"fatter in a stone hole.He picked it up with hope.The brush worke d
beautifully on silk.It turned out that the special water had cleaned the oil from the hair.Meng succ eeded at last.
8. Why did Meng Tian want to improve the pen？
A. Becau the king asked him to do so.
B. Becau he didn't like the rabbit's hair.
C. Becau the old pen brought him much trouble.
D. Becau he had to fight against the Kingdom of Chu.
9. When did Meng think of the good idea in Paragraph 3？
A. Before hunting animals.家乡的小吃
B. When he saw the trail.
中华卷柏C. During cleaning the hair.
D. When he arrived home.
10. Which is the right order of improving the brush pen？
a.The brush pen could write well.
b.Meng tied the rabbit's hair to a stick.
c.The special water washed the oil away.
d.Meng dropped the stick into a stone hol
e.
A. b-d-a-c.
B. d-b-a-c.
C. b-d-c-a.
D. a-d-c-b.
11. What is the main idea of the passage？
A. Meng was a great leader.
B. The rabbit's hair is uful.
C. How was the brush pen invented？
D. It is important to learn Chine culture.
12. China is a nation of etiquette（礼仪）.（1）If foreigners visit a Chine family，
they would be surprid at the warmth that they would receive as guests.
（2）Family will also chat with you，never let you feel lonely.
At the same time，other family members will prepare a meal for you.
（3）They always prent more food than the guests can eat.On the table，
the guests must be the first to eat.Perhaps one of the things that surpris a western guest most is tha t the Chine host likes to pick food for visitors，which won't happen at western tables.
（4）As you finish eating，
the host usually says， "It ems that you didn't eat much.Plea have more." Although you tell the m you are full，they still put more food in your bowl.
Being warm and hospitable（好客的） has been an important part of Chine culture and tradition.
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(2)
(3)
(4)
The weather is cloly related（联系）
to our life.It is all around us all the time.It is an important part of our lives.We can't control（控制） it，but it often controls how and（1）we live，what to do，
what we wear and what we eat.Read this passage and learn（2）about the weather.
