五、语法填空（本题有10小题，每小题1分，共10分）
阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，使用正确的词汇填空。
I had great fun on Monday, June 20, 2015. It was a traditional Chinese festival 61 (call) Dragon Boat Festival.
This festival is in memory of Qu Yuan, one of the greatest Chinese poets. He killed himself by 62 (jump) into the Miluo River on May 5th of the lunar calendar(阴历) ，278 BC. People rowed(划) their boats to 63 _ (save)him. But it was too late. They were very sad and then threw rice into the river to feed the fishes 64 that they would not eat his body. From then on, every year on that day, people enjoy eating Zongzi which is made of rice , meat, eggs and so on. In the past, we used 65 (eat) it once a year, but now we regarded(视作) 66 as our daily food. We can eat it whenever we like.
Have you ever 67 (watch) the dragon boat races on TV? It is another important part of this festival. Several teams row their dragon boats as 68 (fast) as they can. The first team to reach the finish line wins.
I wonder 69 you are interested in the Dragon Boat Festival. If you like it, why not come and enjoy it 70 us next year?
六、任务型阅读（本题有5小题，每小题1分，共5分）
根据对话内容，请把A、B、C、D、E字母填入相对应的题项空格中。
A: Excuse me. 71.______________________
B: Well, go along Central Street, and take the second turning on the right. 72._____________
A: 73. ______________________
B: It’ll take you about half an hour to walk there.
A: 74.______________________
A. Then you can see a bookstore around there.
B. How far is it from here?
C. Can I get there by bus?
D. Do you know where I can get a dictionary?
E. Can you tell me which bus I should take?
B: Yes, you can.
A: 75. ______________________
B: The No. 105 bus. The bus stop is over there.
A: Thank you.
B: You’re welcome.
七、书面表达（共20分）
76. 为促进全民阅读，某校对全体学生的课外阅读情况做了个问卷调查。请根据下列调查数据和相关文字提示，以 “Let’s Read More!”为题，用英语写一篇短文，说明课外阅读的现状和意义，并且就中学生如何更好地开展课阅读活动提出你的建议
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