1. (2022九上·赫山开学考)  阅读理解

As a well-known Chinese TV hostess（女主持人）, Dong Qing is now hosting two cultural shows, Chinese Poetry Conference and Readers. The two shows are encouraging people to love traditional culture and find the beauty of life. 

Dong was born in 1973. She had a great love for traditional literature（文学）from an early age. In 2015 when she was about to study in the U. S, Dong received an invitation from the director of Chinese Poetry Conference asking her to be the hostess. Because of her passion for traditional literature, Dong accepted the job. 

"The contest（竞争）interests me very much. Hosting it is a way of learning about poetry and performing," said Dong. To her great joy, the show has become more and more popular.

Under the slogan（口号） "Reading touches people's hearts", the new TV show Readers has become a success. It invites famous people from all walks of life to read something. Dong works as both hostess and producer（制片人）.

Readers became a turning point in Dong's 21 years of hosting. She said it brought her "quite a huge challenge".

"There is no shortcut（捷径）in this world. If you want to be a good host, you need to make good preparations," said the beautiful hostess.

1. （1） Which of the show is hosted by Dong Qing now?

   A . Sing! China. B . I Am a Singer. C . Chinese Poetry Conference.
3. （2） The underlined word "passion" in the second paragraph probably means "____".

   A . joy B . love C . stress
5. （3） ____ is the most possible person to be invited to read something in Readers. 

   A . A student B . A famous writer C . A worker
7. （4） From the passage, how many years has Dong Qing become a hostess?

   A . 36 years. B . 15 years. C . 21 years.
9. （5） What is the passage mainly about?

   A . Chinese Poetry Conference and Readers. B . Dong Qing and the two shows, Chinese Poetry Conference and Readers. C . The life of Dong Qing.