PartII.ReadingComprehension(阅读理解题)Directions:Thereare3passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushouldwriteyouranswersontheAnswerSheet.PassageoneTheLunar(农历的)NewYearisoneofthebiggestandmostimportantholidaysinAsia.InChina,itiscalled“Chunjie”,whichmeans“springfestival”inEnglish.InVietnam,itisknownas“Tet.”AndinKorea,itis“Seollal.”Thesecountriesmarkthecomingyearwithmanysimilaractivities:familyreunions(团圆),cleaningthehome,thecolorred,andtraditionalfoods.Today,welearnaboutfourfoodsconsideredluckyduringtheLunarNewYear.SpringrollsInChina,springrollsareoftenmadeofvegetablesandporkmeat.Thefriedspringrollslooklikelargepiecesofgold.Thefoodisasymbolofwealthandfinancialsuccessforthecomingyear.VietnameseredstickyriceInVietnam,onefoodyouwillfindduringTetisorange-redrice,calledxoi-gac.Itismadewithgac,afruitthatonlygrowsinAsia.Theinsideofthefruitisabeautiful,deepred.Thisgivesxoi-gacitsorange-redcolor.Anditisthefood’scolorthatmakesitespeciallypopularduringTet;redrepresentsluck,happinessandcelebrationinmanyAsiancultures.KoreanricecakesoupNoKoreanNewYearcelebrationiscompletewithouttteokguk,orricecakesoup.Eatingabowlofitissaidtobringapersonalonglife.Eatingtteokgukalsorepresentsgrowinganotheryearolder.Koreansmayaskapersontheiragebysaying“Howmanybowlsoftteokgukhaveyoueaten?”Thesoupincludesvegetablesandthin,roundpiecesofricecake.TheroundshapeissaidtorepresentoldKoreanmoney.So,tteokgukissaidtobringriches,too.FishInmanyplacesinAsia,fishisanotherluckyfoodfortheNewYear.InChinese,thewordforfishsoundslikethewordformoreorextra.So,fishalsorepresentswealth.Tobeespeciallylucky,thereshouldbesomeleftforamealthenextday.ThatsuggestsyourricheswillcontinuethroughouttheNewYear.11.WhatistheLunarNewYearcalledinChina?
PartⅢReadingComprehensionIknowawomanwholikestodogrocery(食品杂货店)shopping,butIalsoknowawholelotofpeoplewhohateit!Peoplewhohateshoppingarelikelytolikesupermarkets,thosehugestoreswherealmosteverythingyouneedtofeedyourfamilyortocleanandmaintain(维持)yourhomeisavailable(现有的)inonelocation(地点).Thesupermarketsavesmebothmoneyandtime.Thelittlecornergrocerystoreisoftenmoreconveniently(方便地)located,pleasantandopenatlatehourswhenthesupermarketisclosed.Butthegrocer(杂货商)mustcharge(收费)youmorethanthebigmarketformostitems(商品)becausehecanonlybuyasmallnumberofcasesatatime;thusthesupermarketcanbuycheaperandcansellcheapertoyou.WhenIenterasupermarketItakeabig,wheeledbasket(带滑轮的购物筐)androllitaroundfromaisle(走廊,通道)toaisle.Freshandfrozen(冷冻的)foods,cannedgoods(罐装食品),boxes,bagsandbottlessoonfillupmycart(购物车).Ialsobuymanynon-food(非食品)itemssuchaspapernapkins(餐巾纸),plasticwraps(保鲜膜)(tokeepfoodfreshunderrefrigeration冰箱),laundrydetergent(洗涤剂),lightbulbs(电灯泡),etc.Somefoodsthathavealreadybeencooked(likechicken)orprepared(likesalads)areavailableinthe"delicatessen"(熟食)section(区域)ofthemarket.Buttheyareoftentooexpensiveformyfoodbudget(预算).Thereisonebigdangerinsupermarketshopping:therearethousandsofitemswithinhand'sreach(触手可得)ontheshelves(货架),allattractively(诱人地)packaged(包装).Thetemptation(诱惑)tobuythingsyoudon'treallyneedorwantisverystrong!Don'tbefooled(糊弄)bythepicturesontheboxes;forexample,aboxwithapictureofabeautifulcakeonitmayonlycontain(包含)acakemix(蛋糕粉).Readthelabels(标签).26.Peoplewhohateshoppingarelikelytolike________.