This week, London will be full of celebrations to welcome the Year of the Rat. Every year, London’s Chinatown holds a great event to celebrate Chinese New Year, the largest event outside of Asia.

This year in the UK, there seems to be a huge amount of interest in Chinese culture. For the third year running, the “China in London” season is being held. This extended event will run from February to April, ending in the Olympic torch relay, when the Olympic flame will pass through London on its way to the start of the Beijing Games.

The “China in London” season will incorporate a huge number of events, ranging from art exhibitions to modern dance, film festivals to tea tastings, musical concerts to children’s half-term activities. In addition, another Chinese culture festival, “China Now” is launching at Chinese New Year.

This is a nationwide season of events leading up to the Beijing Olympics. As well as cultural events, this programme includes an education programme for schools to develop relationships with China, and a Football Exchange, where the UK Football Association will be coaching children in China and offering a lucky few the chance to visit Britain on a football tour.

The main Chinese New Year celebration will be held on Sunday 10th February, and is expected to attract around 300,000 visitors. It will showcase both traditional and contemporary Chinese arts, bringing together British-born and Chinese performers.

The most important thing of the day is the grand parade(游行) through the streets of London, led by a traditional dragon dance, followed by musicians, acrobats, artists and children. There will be a large stage and screen in Trafalgar Square featuring(展現) martial arts, music and dance.

It wouldn’t be Chinese New Year without fireworks and firecrackers, so Leicester Square will see displays on the hour all afternoon. Nearby theatres and arts centres will also be holding special New Year events, such as variety shows.

Happy New Year to you, we hope you enjoy your celebrations as much as we will enjoy them in London.

1．What does the passage mainly talk about?

       A．The “China in London” season.

       B．A number of celebrations to welcome the New Year in London.

       C．The grand parade of London.

       D．Varieties of shows about Chinese culture.

2．The underlined word incorporate in the third paragraph means         .

       A．include                B．co – operate         C．exist                   D．celebrate

3．We can learn from the passage that          .

       A．a great number of the children in China will have the chance to visit Britain on a football tour

       B．there won’t be fireworks or firecrackers during the celebrations in London

       C．London’s Chinatown holds an event to celebrate the Chinese new Year every year

       D．the main Chinese New Year celebration will be held on Saturday 10 th February

4．The “China in London” season will include the following events except           .

       A．martial arts                                          B．film festivals

       C．musical concert                                   D．art exhibitions

5．Where do you think this passage is taken from?

       A．a textbook.          B．a newspaper.        C．a guide book.       D．an official report.

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Experts are finding your standard first aid response may be the worst thing you can do in an emergency. Here’s how to update your first aid kit.

CUTS AND SCRAPES 

When the skin isn’t broken, it’s hard to beat iodine (碘酒) for killing bacteria,       doctors use it to clean before surgery. But when there’s a cut, full – strength iodine and rubbing alcohol can be harmful to skin cells, preventing healing. Putting iodine on cuts and wounds kills bacteria, but it won’t clean the wound. The most effective way is washing the wound with water.

BURNS

If you spread some butter on the burn to ease the pain, it isn’t a good idea. Butter was thought to cool the burn, but it can cause infection and create and environment for bacterial growth. Run the burn under cool water immediately to help remove the heat and put an end to the damaging process. Wrap the burn with a bandage, and keep it clean and dry. If blisters (水泡) form, don’t break them.

POISONING 

When a child swallows anything poisonous, parents probably think they’re well prepared if ipecac (催吐劑) is on hand. Wrong. Ipecac was thought to be a good way to treat a child who had swallowed a poisonous substance, but not any more because it doesn’t always remove the toxic substance. That may cause dehydration (脫水) and prevent doctors from giving other treatments.

EXCESS BLEEDING

Everyone learns how to stop bleeding with a tourniquet (止血帶). But studies show this method causes more harm than good. Tourniquets can increase the risk of tissue damage or even the loss of a limb. Apply direct pressure to the wound. Simply place a clean cloth on the wound and press firmly; don’t remove the cloth, event if it gets black. If necessary, add more cloths. If that’s not enough, you can further slow the blood flow by applying pressure to the main artery (動脈) of the upper arm or leg.

1．What is the best title of the passage? (Please answer within 10 words.)

2．Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one?

However, by studying we know this method does more harm instead of doing more good.

3．Please fill in the blank with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence.

(Please answer within 5 words.)

4．What should we do in order to give useful first aids? (Please answer within 30 words.)

5．Translate the underlined sentence into Chinese.

假定今天是四月五日，星期六，你和同學乘公交車一起去郊游，在車上一位外賓不小心踩到了一位中年婦女的腳，外賓連口說sorry，可那位婦女還是出口臟話，外賓感到很尷尬。請你用英語寫一篇日記記錄此事并闡述你的看法。

                                                  Saturday  April 5 th  windy                           

-- Why not join us in the collective dancing?

-- ________ .

A．Sure, please                                           B．I don't like dancing

C．That's all right                                       D．OK, coming

I ________ in Shanghai for a week on business. It was really warm there.

A．was                          B．have been        C．had been             D．have gone

--Is the Chinese food served in that restaurant tasty.?

-- ________. My friends go to eat there almost every weekend.

A．Not a bit                B．Not a little       C．Not at all            D．Not really

Something ________ wrong with the van and it ________ not start no matter how hard we tried.

A．being; could                B．going; should    C．was; might          D．went; would

My parents used ________ they had to send my younger brother abroad to get a better education.

A．which                       B．all what           C．what               D．that all

The bus was ________ to arrive at 11: 30, but was half an hour late.

A．intended                  B．likely            C．supposed            D．certain

The old man was the only person that died in the car crash. ________ else was rescued.

A．Everyone                 B．Anyone          C．Someone          D．None