三、阅读理解
A
The Mid-Autumn Festival was coming, but Mrs Lin was unhappy. She was 500 kilometres away from her parents. It was so far that she couldn't spend the festival with them. On the festival morning, she called her parents and wished them a happy Mid-Autumn Festival.
Later that day, Mrs Lin and her husband (丈夫) took their two children to the old people's home. They brought lots of beautiful flowers, food and drinks to the old people there. Mrs Lin cooked delicious food for the old people. Her husband had nice talks with them. The children sang and danced for the old people. The old people told funny stories. Then they had a great dinner and all of them were happy! When the old people got the flowers, they thanked Mrs Lin and her family.
On their way home, Mrs Lin's children asked her, "Why did we go to the old people's home today?" Mrs Lin said, "It's the Mid-Autumn Festival, and some old people there don't have children. I have both of you. What we did today means (意味着) a lot to them."
() 31. On the Mid-Autumn Festival, Mrs Lin ______.
A. spent the day with her parents
B. called her parents in the morning
C. cooked delicious food for her family
D. bought beautiful flowers for her parents
() 32. How many people are there in Mrs Lin's family?
A. Two.
B. Three.
C. Four.
D. Five.
() 33. What did Mrs Lin and her family do at the old people's home?
① Talked with the old people.
② Told stories to the old people.
③ Sang and danced for the old people.
④ Cooked delicious food for the old people.
A. ①③④
B. ①②③
C. ②③④
D. ①②④
() 34. Mrs Lin's family didn't bring ______ to the old people.
A. food
B. books
C. flowers
D. drinks
() 35. What can we know from the article?
A. Mrs Lin's parents lived in the old people's home.
B. The old people's home was far away from Mrs Lin's home.
C. All the old people in the old people's home didn't have children.
D. The old people in the old people's home had a good time on that day.

B
Celebrating New Year happens in every country. But each country has its own way to celebrate New Year.
Chinese people celebrate New Year twice. One is on 1 January, and the other is in January or February. People have many activities to celebrate New Year, like letting off fireworks or watching lion dances.
People in Thailand celebrate it by pouring (泼) water on friends and visitors. They think this will bring enough rain in the next growing season. Their new year is always in April. It is very hot at that time of year in Thailand.
In Switzerland, people often go skiing to celebrate New Year. They sing in the ice and snow world. In some places of Switzerland, people celebrate it by dressing up to walk from farmhouse to farmhouse. They jump up and down to make the bell ring (铃声响). They think this will drive away the bad luck of the old year.
People all over the world have a great time on New Year's Day. They often say "Happy New Year" to each other.
() 36. In which month may Chinese people celebrate New Year twice?
A. January.
B. February.
C. April.
D. May.
() 37. Why do people in Thailand pour water on friends and visitors?
A. To keep them cool.
B. To play a trick on them.
C. To drive away bad luck.
D. To hope for enough rain.
() 38. How do people in Switzerland celebrate New Year?
A. They make a beautiful farmhouse.
B. They dress up as all kinds of animals.
C. They sing in the world of ice and snow.
D. They often watch lion dances in the evening.
() 39. Which of the following shows the structure (结构) of the passage?

() 40. Where can we find this passage in the newspaper?
A. Fashion World.
B. Sports Life.
C. Festival Week.
D. Great People.