Dragon Head-Raising (龙抬头) Day is a traditional Chinese festival. It comes on the day of the second lunar (农历的) month. In 2014, it is March 2.
On the day in ancient times, people put paths of ashes (灰) into kitchens and around water vats (缸). This was the dragon into the house.
On this day people eat noodles, dumplings and fried pancakes. All the day’s foods are after dragons. For example, people eat “dragon whisker (龙须)” called “dragons teeth”.
In some ancient Chinese stories, dragons have power over the wind and rain. They often rain to the world on the second day of the second lunar month.
It is said that after that day there will be more and more rain. This is the day is often called “Spring Dragon Day”. It was hoped that the help of the dragon, ploughing (耕种) would be easier and the autumn would bring a good harvest.
It was said that a haircut during the first lunar month brought luck to the uncles in family. This is why you still see many people their hair cut on Dragon Head-Raising Day.
A．first B．second C．third D．fourth
A．in B．at C．during D．on
A．led B．lead C．to lead D．be led
A．named B．naming C．calling D．to call
A．noodle and dumpling B．noodles and dumpling C．noodles and dumplings D．noodle and dumplings
A．bring B．take C．carry D．lend
A．because B．why C．when D．that
A．under B．in C．with D．by
A．good B．bad C．better D．worst
A．was getting B．to get C．got D．getting
情景交际（每小题1分，共5分）
从Ⅱ栏中找出与Ⅰ栏相应的答语。
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What’s wrong with him?
Which do you prefer, dogs or cats?
What are you going to be when you grow up?
Why not go shopping with us?
What kind of music do you like?
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A.Good idea.
B. He has a bad cold.C.
C. It’s hard to say.E.
D. I’m going to be a pilot.
E. I like dogs better.
Peter was a good boy in the past. He studied hard at school. But his parents divorced(离婚), many people thought he wasn’t a good boy any more.
Peter began to arrive for school. His teacher told him to get to school on time, but he _____did as the teacher said. Sometimes when he got to school, the first was over. In class, he didn’t the teacher; he slept. He didn’t like talking to others any more. He often with other boys after school. Once he had to be in hospital for a week, but he didn’t stop.
His couldn’ t stand him. They told Peter he must leave school if he broke(违反) the school again.
On weekends Peter stayed at home and all day playing computer games. When he felt hungry, he only ate some snacks(零食). Nobody for him. He lived with his father. But his father wasn’t often at home.
Who can help Peter?
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The weather is closely related(联系) to our life. It is all around us all the time. It is an important part of our lives. We cannot control it, but it often controls how and we live, what we do, what we wear and what we eat. Read this passage and learn about the weather.
What is the weather?
The weather is just the state of the atmosphere any time, such as temperature, wind, ,sun, etc.
What makes the weather change?
As we know, not every place on the earth gets the same amount of sunlight. Some places get sunlight, so it’s warmer in those places. However, some places get little no sunlight in winter. Then those places have colder temperatures. These differences in temperature make the air and water around the earth. The movement helps to take the heat energy from the sun across the earth. So the changes.
What’s the difference between weather and climate?
Climate is a place’s weather over a long time. The weather changes from day to day and from hour to hour. It can be sunny in the morning and cold and wet in the afternoon. But the climate changes very over lots of years.
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完型填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
John is a famous writer now. But he says he was not a ______ student when he was young. He is often late for ___ _ and doesn't like doing his homework. Sometimes, he sleeps in class while the teacher is teaching. He doesn't understand much, ______ he always thinks he understands(懂得) everything. One day the teacher ___ _ the students a question, “When Jack is ten years old, _____ _ brother Bob is twenty, Jack is fifteen now and_ ____ is his brother Bob?” John says, “That's easy. Bob is twice as old as Jack, so he is now thirty.”
Another time, the __ ____ in a science class asks, “When it thunders(打雷), ____ __ do we always see the light before we ___ __ the sound?”
“But, Miss,”says John quickly, “don't you _____ _ our eyes are in front of our ears?”
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完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
A group of frogs travel through the forest, and two of them fall into a pit(深坑) . The pit is very and the two frogs try to of it. But the other frogs tell them to stop because they think that they can not get out. After several , one of the two frogs stops.
However, the other frog jumping. The other frogs shout at him to stop. But he jumps and does it! he gets out, the other frogs find that he is deaf(耳聋的). He thinks they are him to jump.
Everyone meets in life. Some give up while some choose to beat(打败) it. Which frog do you want to be?
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