The Christmas Eve meal is very important in most European countries. While other Christian families around the world celebrate this great meal with different kinds of meat, it is a tradition for Italians to eat seven different kinds of fish. Such a meal is called the “Feast of the Seven Fishes”. It’s also considered traditional that there may be nine, eleven, or even thirteen fishes for the meal. This kind of celebration is held to remember the birth of the baby Jesus.
The Feast of the Seven Fishes was held just by southern Italians as a custom at first, but today Italians all over the world hold it. Although the Feast of the Seven Fishes has been regarded as an Italian custom, no one definitely knows the meaning of it. There are lots of explanations for it. Some people believe that seven fishes are served because it took God seven days to create the world. Other explanations mention the Seven Hills of Rome.
For the Feast of the Seven Fishes, it’s not certain that which kinds of fish should be served. At the Feast of the Seven Fishes, the meal usually begins with antipasto (开胃食物) and ends with delicious desserts.
The Feast of the Seven Fishes has been a tradition since ancient times, and it will continue or even change as life changes. However, for Italians all over the world, the cultural meaning of the tradition is more important than anything else. Italian families celebrate the Christmas Eve meal with different kinds of ______.
| A．meat | B．fish | C．desserts | D．antipasto |
Where did the Feast of the Seven Fishes begin?
| A．In Northern Italy. | B．In Rome. |
| C．In Southern Italy. | D．In England. |
The Feast of the Seven Fishes is held to remember ______.
| A．the day when God created the world |
| B．the Seven Hills of Rome |
| C．seven Christmas Eve meals |
| D．the birth of the baby Jesus |
The underlined word “definitely” means “_______” in Chinese.
| A．快速地 | B．确切地 | C．温柔地 | D．逐渐地 |
Which of the following is NOT true about the Feast of the Seven Fishes?
| A．It began from ancient times. |
| B．The number of the fish for it has already changed now. |
| C．There are clear requirements for the kinds of fish for it. |
| D．To Italians, the cultural meaning of it is more important than anything else. |
One day a man saw a lady on the road. Her car broke down and she needed help.
The man stopped his car and said: “I’m here to help you. You can call me Bryan Anderson.” After he fixed the car, the lady wanted to pay him.
But Bryan said no. He said if she really wanted to pay him back, the next time she saw someone who needed help, she could give that person the help he or she needed.
A few miles down the road the lady went into a small cafe. The waitress came over. The lady noticed the waitress was nearly eight months pregnant (怀孕的), but she never let it change her attitude (态度) when she served (服务) her.
The lady finished her meal and paid with a $100 bill. The waitress went to get the change. When she came back, she found the lady had gone and left a note on a piece of paper: “You don’t owe (欠) me anything. Somebody once helped me the way I’m helping you. If you really want to pay me back, here is what you do: Do not let the love end with you.”
Under the paper were four more $100 bills.
The waitress was moved. She really needed the money, as the baby would soon arrive. Then she called her husband: “Everything will be all right. I love you, Bryan Anderson.”What happened to the lady?
| A．She met a bad guy on her way to a cafe. |
| B．Her car stopped working on the road. |
| C．She helped a man to fix his broken car. |
| D．Her friend asked her to pay his money back. |
How did the man ask the lady to thank him?
| A．He said she could pay him back next time. |
| B．He didn’t ask her to do anything. |
| C．He asked her to help people in need. |
| D．He asked her to help his wife. |
What did the lady do in the cafe?
| A．She told her story to the pregnant waitress. |
| B．She helped the pregnant waitress lay the table. |
| C．She taught the pregnant waitress how to help others. |
| D．She left the kind waitress a good tip. |
What does the writer want to tell us with this story?
| A．The best way to pay back kindness is to pass it on. |
| B．The best way to make friends is to help him or her. |
| C．Everybody should be ready to give a helping hand. |
| D．Everybody should know how to help others in the right way. |
Every student in Australia(澳大利亚)must wear their school uniforms when they are at school．There are many kinds of uniforms such as suits，dresses，shorts，skirts，shirts，T-shirts and so on．
Class usually begins at 8：00 a．m．in most Australian schools，and sometimes it begins at 10：00 a．m．You needn’t go to class with your schoolbag，you can put it in your own cabinet(书桌)and only take a few books．There are many subjects：English，Maths，Biology，Geography，History，Physics，Chemistry(化学)，Music，Computer，PE，Chinese Drama and so on．In a computer class，each student sits at a table and does their work．They are very quiet．The teacher goes around them to give directions(说明)to them．One class is about two hours．At noon all the students have lunch at school．Their lunch is sandwiches and some fruit．
In the afternoon there’s only one class．School ends at 3：30 P．m．Some students can swim or play ball games until 5：30 P．m．Then they must go home．They seldom do homework，even the students in Grade Eleven．This is the school life of the Students in Australia．In a computer class，each student is very_________．
| A．quiet | B．noisy | C．happy | D．sad， |
When is school over in Australia?
| A．At 5：30 P．m | B．At 3：30 P．m |
| C．At 4：00 P．m | D．At 5：00 P．m． |
Which sentence is RIGHT?
| A．The students go to class with their schoolbags． |
| B．One class is about one hour． |
| C．The students always have much homework． |
| D．The students don’t often do homework． |
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。（共10小题，每小题1.5分，计15分）
When I was in primary school, I got into a big argument (争吵) with a boy in my class. I forgot what the argument was about, but I will never forget the lesson I learned that day.
I thought that I was right and he was wrong – and he thought that I was wrong and he was right. The teacher decided to teach us a very important lesson.
In the middle of her desk was a large, round ball. I could clearly see that it was black. She asked the boy what color the ball was. “White,” he answered.uShe brought us to the front of the class and asked him to stand on one side of her desk and me on the other.
I couldn’t believe he said the ball was white, when it was obviously (明显地) black! Another argument started between us, this time about the color of the ball.
The teacher told us to change places and then asked me what color the ball was. I answered: “White.”
It was a ball with two differently colored sides, and from his side it was white. Only from my side it was black.
Sometimes we need to look at problems from the other person’s view in order to truly understand his or her perspective (观点).What happened to the writer in the beginning?
| A．She fought with a boy in her class. |
| B．She didn’t get along with boys. |
| C．She had a big argument with a boy. |
| D．A boy tried to teach her a lesson. |
When in the boy’s place, the writer changed her answer because _____.
| A．the boy changed his answer too |
| B．the ball had two differently colored sides |
| C．she wanted to say sorry to the boy |
| D．the teacher said the boy was right |
What lesson can we learn from the story?
| A．Put yourself into others’ shoes. |
| B．Seeing is not always believing. |
| C．Nobody can always be right. |
| D．Different people have different opinions. |
| Lost：My new bike． It is red． My name is Jimmy． Please call me at 678--42190． |
| Found：Is this your ring? Please call Betty． Phone#892--02311． |
| Lost：My baseball． My name is Bruce． Please call me at 708—52097． |
| Found：Is this your bag? Please call David． Phone#291—20845． |
Who lost a bike?
| A．Betty． | B．Jimmy． | C．Bruce． | D．David． |
Is the ring Betty’s?
| A．Yes，it is． | B．No，it isn’t． |
| C．Yes，this is． | D．No，it is David's． |
What color is Jimmy’s new bike?
| A．Green． | B．White． | C．Black． | D．Red． |
Who can you call for the bag?
| A．Betty． | B．Jimmy． | C．Bruce． | D．David． |
What is Bruce’s phone number?
| A．678--42190． | B．892--02311． |
| C．708--52097． | D．291--20845． |
Look at this．It’s a blue bag．It is my bag．What’s in it? Look，this is my English book．It’s blue，too．My Chinese book is also in my bag．It is yellow．This is my pencil box．It’s big and nice．I like English and Chinese．My bag is my good friend．My bag is ___________．
| A．yellow | B．blue | C．nice | D．big |
一What’s in my bag? 一________．
| A．My English book | B．My Chinese book |
| C．My pencil box | D．All the three |
My Chinese book is also in my bag．“Also” means（意思是）________．
| A．也 | B．颜色 | C．不在 | D．放进 |
My ________ is my good friend．
| A．Chinese book | B．English book |
| C．pencil box | D．bag |
My pencil box is _________．
| A．yellow | B．blue |
| C．big and nice | D．my friend |
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