A

It was a cold winter when John walked out onto an icy lake,cut the hole in the ice,dropped in his fishing line with the worm(虫子）and began waiting for a fish to nibble(咬).

He was there for almost an hour and got nothing.At this time ,a young boy came ,sat by him and started to fish.One minutes later,a bass n ibbled and the boy pulled it in quickly . John couldn’t believe it and thought it was luck.The boy dropped in his line again and within about ten minutes,he pulled in another one.

This went on and on until finally John couldn’t take it any more.He went to the boy and said,“Son,I’ve been here for over an hour and didn’t get a thing.You have been here only half and hour and have caught six fish!How did you do it?”

“roo raf roo reep ra rums rrarm.”The boy replied.

“What was that?”John asked.

Again the boy replied,“roo raf roo reep ra rums rrarm.”

“Look,”said John,“I can’t understand a word.”

So the boy spit（吐）into his hand and said,“You have to keep the worms warm!”

41.John cut a hole in the ice to .

A.watch the fish

B.look for warms

C.swim in the lake

D.catch some fish

42.In Paragraph2,the underline words“ bass ”might look like the thing in Picture .

... .

A. B. C. D.

43.John couldn’t stand the boy .

A.sitting by him

B.getting more fish

C.talking to him

D.eating worms

44.The boy spent about minute(s)getting all the six fish.

A.1

B.10

C.30

D.60

45.The boy couldn’t speak clearly because he .

A.refused to tell the truth

B.had worms in his mouth

C.spoke a different language

D.was too cold to open his mouth

B

Culture shows are experiencing a come-back this year. The following three programs have become highly popular among viewers (观众) for their stress on the traditional Chinese culture and literature(文学).

Chinese Poetry Competition

This TV poetry competition show brought about a wide discussion by shaping the viewers’ opinions on classical Chinese poems. The competitors should not only memorize a

large number of poems, but also have a quick mind and a good usage of poems. Besides the

competitors’ fantastic performance, the show also introduced the poems to the viewers through pictures or music.

Readers

The weekly talk show, Readers, is directing the public attention to Chinese literature.

It invites people from all walks of life, such as writers, doctors or actors, to read aloud

excerpts(节选) from poems, letters or books they like or wrote. After reading, the guests also

share stories from their own life explaining why the excerpts touched their heart. Though the beautiful words, Readers brings the almost-lost habit of reading back into the public, allowing the public to