三、阅读理解(本题共20小题;第一节每小题2分,第二节每小题1分;满分35分)
第一节 请认真阅读下列短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
A

()26. Children’s Charity Party takes place to help more kids .
A. drink free coffee
B. eat nice snacks
C. get the tickets
D. get a good education
()27. Amy and Sandy want to join in the party. They will spend on the tickets.
A. £15
B. £25
C. £30
D. £50
()28. We can’t find in this poster.
A. time of the party
B. the place of the party
C. the singer’s age
D. ways to get the ticket

B
[2025 南通市海安市期中]Do you know how Chinese people get their names? Are there any differences between girls' names and boys' names? And what do different names mean? Let me tell you now.
In China, parents or grandparents give their child the first name and family name. The family name is also called the last name. Usually, the child's family name is the same as the father's family name. But some parents will let their child use the mother's family name. It usually has one or two Chinese words in a first name. And the first name has the hopes and best wishes for the child from parents. Parents will use very nice words for the child's first name.
Usually, the first names for girls are different from the first names for boys because parents have different hopes for the girls and boys. Parents with boys hope their boys will be strong and powerful. But parents with girls hope their girls will be good-looking and kind.
If the child is born on a special and good day, parents will give the child a first name that has something to do with the day. For example, if the child is born on October 1st—the Chinese National Day, parents may name the child "Guoqing".
So, from the name of a Chinese man/woman, you can know something about him/her and his/her family.
()29. Xu Mingyue is my good friend. Her English name is Lucy. What's her Chinese first name?
A. Xu.
B. Mingyue.
C. Xu Mingyue.
D. Lucy.
()30. Why do parents use different names for boys and girls?
A. Because boys and girls live in different ways.
B. Because they hope their girls are good-looking and kind.
C. Because they hope their boys can be strong and powerful.
D. Because they have different hopes for them.
()31. According to the text, which of the following is true?
A. A child in China can have either his/her father's last name or his/her mother's.
B. In China, grandparents can't give their grandchild names.
C. A man with the first name "Jianguo" may be born in 2008.
D. People can know everything about others from their names.
()32. What does the text mainly talk about?
A. Differences among Chinese names.
B. How Chinese people get their names.
C. How people learn about others from their names.
D. The difference between girls' names and boys' names in China.