The people of ancient Egypt began their new year in summer. That is when the Nile River flooded its banks, bringing water and fertility (肥沃) to the land. Today, most people celebrate New Year's Day on January 1. People celebrate the New Year's holiday in many different ways.
The ancient Babylonians celebrated by forcing their king to give up his crown ( 王冠)and royal clothing. They made him get down on his knees and admit all the mistakes he had made during the past year.
Making New Year's resolutions is a common American tradition. Today, popular resolutions might include the promise to lose weight, stop smoking, or be more productive（多产的） at work. People offer New Year's resolutions of their own. For example, one person decided to get a cat. Another promised to stop telling stories about other people. Other people use New Year's resolutions to make major changes in their lives. One such resolution might be to "stop and smell the flowers." This means to take time to enjoy simple pleasures. Another resolution might be "don't sweat the small stuff." This means not to worry or get angry about unimportant problems. Another resolution might be to forget about bad things that happened in the past.Which of the following is not related与…有联系 to the new year of ancient Egyptians?
| A．The Nile River. | B．Summer. |
| C．The king. | D．Water and fertility. |
What does the underlined word "admit" mean?
| A．赞扬 | B．承认 |
| C．祈祷 | D．奖赏 |
Who make New Year's resolutions according to the passage?
| A．Ancient Chinese. | B．Ancient Babylonians. |
| C．Americans. | D．Ancient Egyptians. |
What do people wish for the coming new year in their resolutions?
| A．Health. | B．Happiness. |
| C．Better work. | D．All of the above. |
"Stop and smell the flowers" means "_____".
| A．to have fun, not just work hard all the time |
| B．not to get worried or mad about little things |
| C．to be thankful for the important things |
| D．to enjoy the simple pleasure in lives |
In many English homes people eat four meals a day: breakfast, lunch, tea and dinner. People have breakfast at any time from seven to nine in the morning. They eat porridge，eggs or bread. English people drink tea or coffee at breakfast. Lunch comes at one o'clock. Afternoon tea is from four to five in the afternoon and dinner is about half past seven. First they have soups, and then they have meat or fish with vegetables. After that they eat some other things, like bananas，apples or oranges. But not all English people eat like that. Some of them have their dinner in the middle of the day. Their meals are breakfast, dinner, tea and supper and all these meals are very necessary. Many English people have ___________meals a day.
| A．two | B．three | C．four | D．three or four |
People may have ___________ for their breakfast.
| A．tea and eggs |
| B．porridge，eggs，bread，tea or coffee |
| C．tea and coffee |
| D．bread and eggs |
People have lunch at ___________ ．
| A．any time | B．nine | C．five | D．one |
People don't have _____________ for their dinner.
| A．porridge | B．bananas and apples |
| C．some soup and meat | D．meat and fish |
In many English homes dinner comes______________．
| A．at one o'clock | B．about half past seven | C．at noon | D．at night |
Is it true ?
1．Wearing the wrong type of glasses will do harm to your eyes .
This is not true for adults , although incorrect glasses may not be good for children under 10 . Ready-made glasses , and not wearing when you should , won’ t do harm to your eyes , but you may see better with glasses that are specially made for you .
2．Watching too much television is bad for you eyes .
This is not true. People with easily affected eyes may find they get red and aching from staring at a fixed distance for long periods , but there won’ t be any lasting effects .
3. Carrots will help you see in the dark. Carrots are rich in beta-carotene, which the body can change into vitamin A, too little of which can cause night blindness. However , people in most countries don’ t need to worry about vitamin A deficiency（缺乏）, night blindness is more likely to be connected with another vision problem .According to the passage , which of the following is TRUE ?
A．Ready-made glasses will do harm to one’s eyes.
B．Wearing the wrong glasses may do harm to children’s eyes.
C．The human body is unable to change beta-carotene into vitamin A.
D．Watching less television may do harm to children’s eyes.Night blindness is most likely caused by _____ .
| A．staring for long periods |
| B．too much beta-carotene |
| C．not enough vitamin A |
| D．vision problems |
According to the article , eye problems can be corrected by _____ .
| A．wearing specially-made glasses |
| B．performing eye exercises |
| C．cutting back on television |
| D．eating more carrots |
Watching too much television can cause _____ .
| A．night blindness |
| B．lasting eye problems |
| C．a number of vision problems |
| D．eye trouble for a limited time |
The main purpose of this article is to _____ .
| A．tell people of the importance of their eyes |
| B．tell people how to protect their eyes |
| C．tell people to have more carrots |
| D．tell people something more about their eyes |
Most of us are the only child in the family! We have no little brother or big sister . Our family consists of our mom , our dad and us . We are growing up in a world greatly different from our parents’ . Yet we will be the future leader of China. We will someday have to work together and carry China into the beautiful future . So , we must learn to love each other like brothers and sisters !
It’ s hard to think about how different life would be if we had a brother or a sister . We never have to share anything at home ! of course , we might have cousins, but we don’ t have to live with them ! Our parents try to give us the best , and the best doesn’t need sharing between two or three children . Do we ever ask ourselves if we are spoiled（宠坏）?
Someone thinks that we are spoiled because we don’t know the value of money, because we don’ t know how hard our parents work but mainly because we many children don’ t know how to love ! We don’ t want others to regard us as spoiled , do we ? Well, why not start now to help our parents at home or share a game with one of our friends? In a word, We must learn to love each other !How many people are there in most families in modern China ?
| A．Three | B．Five | C．Six | D．Seven |
As Chinese teenagers , what’ s our duty in the future ?
| A．To look after brother and sisters . |
| B．To help parents do the housework . |
| C．To carry china into the beautiful future . |
| D．To save more money . |
As the only child in the family , we share the best things with _____ .
| A．our cousins | B．our brothers and sisters |
| C．anyone | D．nobody |
What’ s the main reason that someone thinks we are spoiled ?
| A．That we don’ t know how to love . |
| B．That we don’ t know how to use money . |
| C．That we only share games with our friends . |
| D．That we don’ t know hard our parents work . |
The passage mainly tells us _____ .
| A．we should help our parents |
| B．we should learn to love each other |
| C．we should have brothers and sisters |
| D．we should be kind to our classmates |
Lester was walking in the street with two huge and heavy suitcases . A stranger walked up to him and asked ,“Have you got the time ?”
Lester stopped , put down the suitcases and looked at his watch .“It’ s five fifteen ,”he said .
“Hey , what a nice watch !”said the stranger .
Lester smiled a little and said ,“Yes , it’ s not bad . Look at this .”Then he showed the stranger a time display for the 86 largest cities in the world .
He hit a few buttons（按钮）and a voice told the time in Chinese . Lester continued ,“Its voice can be set（设置）for different languages .”
The stranger seemed very interested in the watch .
“That’ s not all ,”said Lester . He then pushed a few more buttons and a small map appeared on the watch .“The map can show where we are ,”explained Lester .
“I want to buy this watch !”said the stranger .
“Oh , no , I’ m not selling it . I have spent nearly two years making it ,”said Lester .
“I’ ll give you $ 1,000 for it !”
“Oh , no , I’ ve already spent more than that .”
“I’ ll give you $ 5,000 for it !”
Lester stopped to think . The stranger quickly gave him a check（支票）and said ,“$ 5,000 . Here it is .”
Lester finally agreed to sell the watch . When the stranger was going to leave with the watch , Lester pointed to the two huge suitcases and said ,“Hey , wait a minute . Don’ t forget your batteries .”Lester stopped in the street because _____ .
| A．the suitcases were very heavy |
| B．he felt very tired |
| C．a stranger wanted to buy his watch |
| D．someone asked him what the time was |
What was in the suitcases that Lester was carrying ?
| A．Money . | B．Batteries . | C．Watches . | D．Paper . |
We can infer from the passage that Lester was a(n) _____ .
| A．engineer | B．sportsman | C．artist | D．doctor |
The stranger paid _____ for the watch .
| A．nothing | B．$ 1,000 | C．$ 5,000 | D．$ 4,000 |
Which of the following is NOT true about the watch ?
| A．It can tell the time in different languages . |
| B．It can tell you where you are . |
| C．It is easy to wear and carry . |
| D．It can show a time display for many large cities around the world . |
School Notice Column
If you buy all the movie posters, you should pay yuan.
| A．115 | B．162 | C．297 | D．526 |
What can we make with the ingredients in Today’s Recipe Column?
| A．Beet noodles. | B．Tomato soup. | C．Fruit salad. | D．Vegetable salad: |
We can go mountain climbing during
| A．Women's Day | B．May Day | C．Children's Day | D．Mid-autumn Day |
There are rules for the school bus
| A．two | B．six . | C．eight | D．twelve |
We can enjoy Scottish Dancing, at 8:00 pm at
| A．Jackie Club | B．Citizens' Park |
| C．School Dininghall | D．Hangzhou CO. LTD |
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