Spring Festival is the most important festival in China.It lies on the first day of the first lunar month（农历）in the traditional Chinese lunar calendar .On the evening before the Spring Festival ,families get together and have a big meal .In many places people like to set off firecrackers .Dumplings are the most traditional food .Children like the festival very much ,because they can have delicious food and wear new clothes .They can also get some money from their parents. This money is given to children for good luck . People put New Year scrolls on the wall for good fortune .
Chinese people held the first New Year Festival more than 3,000 years ago. Farmers gave thanks for the harvest and prayed. They asked the gods for good crops in the coming year.
But there is a story behind all the celebration.According to legend, there was a man-eating wild monster（怪兽） "Nian" with an extremely large mouth, capable of swallowing several people in a single bite. The monster seemed too strong to be defeated. So all the villagers would take their old and young deep into the mountains to hide from Nian.One day, a wise old man passed through the village and told the villagers that "nian" was afraid of loud noises and the color red, The villagers came together and agreed that when it was time for Nian's annual visit towards the end of winter they would start a fire in front of every door and not go to sleep but rather make noise.Nian had not come down the mountain to cause any trouble thereafter. This eventually become a tradition of China and leads to the celebration for another year of safe life. Chinese people celebrate in remembrance of this legend and still continues till today! This custom has spread, became the most solemn of traditional Chinese folk festivals "have the spring festival".
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The moon looks bigger than stars at night. But in fact, it is smaller than any stars. The moon looks big to us, because it is closer to us than the stars. The moon goes round the earth. It makes one trip about four weeks. The moon is round and looks beautiful. Now people know quite a lot about the moon. There is no air or water on the moon, so there are not any trees or animals or people on it. The moon gets its light from the sun, but some places on the moon are quite dark. It’s very cold at night. People know quite________about the moon now.
| A．a lot | B．a few | C．many | D．some |
The moon is_________to the earth than the sun.
| A．farther | B．far | C．near | D．closer |
The moon makes one trip around the earth in about_________.
| A．a week | B．a month |
| C．a year | D．24 hours |
There is(are)_______on the moon.
| A．no air | B．no trees |
| C．no water | D．all the above |
The sun______to the moon.
| A．gets light | B．gives light |
| C．gives air | D．gets air |
These was once a wise old man who lived in the countryside.All the children often went to ask him questions.
There was a little boy called Tom.One day he had a small bird in his hands.Then he called his friends around him.He said ,"Let's play a joke on the old man .I'll ask him what I have in my hands.Of course,he'll answer that I have a bird.Then I will ask him if the bird is alive (活着的）or dead(死亡的）。If he says the bird is dead ,I'll open my hands and let the bird fly（飞） away.If he says the bird is alive ,I'll crush it and show him the dead bird.Either way ,he'll be wrong.
The other children agreed that this was a clever plan.Then they went to the old man's small house.
"Grandpa,we have a question for you ,''they were all active.
"What's in my hands ?''asked the little boy.
''Well, it must be a bird,''answered the old man .
''But is it alive or dead?''asked the little boy .
The old man thought for a moment and then answered,"It is as you will,my child.''
| A．help him with the housework | B．ask him questions |
| C．Play with him | D．ask for some food |
| A．the old man must be sad after hearing the question |
| B．the old man couldn't know what was in his hands |
| C．he could play a joke on the old man successfully |
| D．his friends wouldn't go to the man's house with him |
| A．important | B．clever | C．boring | D．terrible |
| A．What's in my hands ? |
| B．Is the bird alive or not? |
| C．What animals do you like? |
| D．How many birds are there in my hands? |
| A．wise | B．friendly | C．angry | D．strict |
Tom and Mike were good friends. Sometimes they were kind to each other, sometimes they were not. But all of their classmates said they were like brothers.
One day they went out for a walk together. At noon they were very hungry and they went into a restaurant to have lunch. The waiter came up to them and asked，"What can I do for you?"
"Please bring us two apples first.” said Tom.
When the waiter put two apples on the table， Mike took the bigger one at once. Tom got angry，
“You are impolite，Mike. Why don’t you take the smaller one?" Tom said.
“But I am right.”said Mike with a smile，“if I let you take first, which one will you choose?"
“Of course I’11 take the smaller one. "said Tom.
“Yes.”Mike said，“If you take the smaller one，the bigger one will still be mine. Don’t you think so?"
“Oh！"Tom couldn’t answer.
| A．always kind to each other |
| B．sometimes kind to each other |
| C．dear brothers |
| D．friends of different school |
| A．himself | B．Tom | C．his parents | D．his friends |
| A．two eggs | B．two apples |
| C．three oranges | D．some milk |
| A．better | B．bigger | C．smaller | D．worse |
| A．Mike | B．Tom |
| C．Both Tom and Mike | D．The waiter |
Tom, Jean, Jack and Lucy are talking about the movie theaters in the city.
| My name’s Tom. I go to the Movie Palace twice a month. It’s about two kilometers from my home. The service is good. But the price of a ticket is a little expensive. I never go to Moon Cinema. It’s about 10 kilometers from my home. |
| I’m Jean. I go to Moon Cinema more often. There are often new movies on show and the screens are big. Most importantly, the price is cheaper. It’s always half price for students, 30 yuan. I go there once a week. |
| I’m Jack. I live about 5 kilometers from Moon Cinema and 8 kilometers from Movie Palace. I think the seats in Moon Cinema are hard and the music is too loud. So I prefer to go to Movie Palace. I go to Movie Palace once a month. |
| I’m Lucy. I prefer to go to Movie Palace. It’s in the center of the city and is very modern. I like shopping and there are some shopping centers around. I go there once a month. |
| A．Tom and Jean | B．Jean and Jack |
| C．Jack and Lucy | D．Lucy and Tom. |
| A．50 yuan. | B．100 yuan. | C．30 yuan. | D．60 yuan. |
| A．The ticket is expensive. |
| B．The seats are hard. |
| C．The screens are big. |
| D．It’s far from his home. |
| A．3 | B．5 | C．6 | D．10 |
| A．Tom thinks the service in Movie Palace is good. |
| B．Jean and Jack prefer Movie Palace to Moon Cinema. |
| C．Lucy likes Movie Palace because she can go shopping. |
| D．Movie Palace is in the middle of the city. |
I never saw my father come home from work late or ill, nor did I ever see my father take a “night out with the boys”. He had no hobbies but just took care of his family.
For 22 years, since I left home for college , my father called me every Sunday at 9:00 am. He was always interested in my life----how my family was doing. The calls even came when he and my mother were in Australia, England or Florida.
Nine years ago when I bought my first house, my father, 67 years old, spent eight hours a day for three days, painting my house. He would not allow me to pay someone to have it done. All he asked, was a glass of iced tea, and that I hold a paintbrush for him and talk to him. But I was too busy, for I had a law practice to run, and I could not take the time to hold the paintbrush, or talk to my father.
Five years ago, my 71-year-old father spent five hours putting together a swing set(秋千) for my daughter. Again, all he asked was that I get him a glass of iced tea, and talk to him. But again, I had laundry to do, and the house to clean.
The morning on Sunday, January 16, 1996, my father telephoned me as usual, this time he had seemed to have forgotten some things we had discussed the week before. I had to get to church, and I cut the conversation short.
The call came at 4:40 am. That day my father was sent to hospital in Florida. I got on a plane immediately, and I vowed(发誓) that when I arrived, I would make up for the lost time, and have a nice long talk with him and really get to know him.
I arrived in Florida at 1:00 am, but my father had died at 9:12 pm. This time it was he who did not have time to talk, time to wait for me.
In the years since his death I have learnt much about my father, and even more about myself. As a father, he never asked me for anything but my time. Now he has all my attention, every single day.We know from the reading that the father .
| A．liked to paint houses |
| B．had no friends around him |
| C．was not healthy in his youth |
| D．thought of his family as his all |
When her father painted her first house, the daughter .
| A．could only afford a glass of iced tea |
| B．was too busy to talk to her father |
| C．could do nothing but hold a paintbrush |
| D．spent eight hours a day working with her father |
On January 16, 1996, the daughter felt that her father .
| A．seemed to be a little different |
| B．had no time to phone her as usual |
| C．became interested in church |
| D．had forgotten to discuss some things with her |
In the reading the underlined phrase “get to know him” most probably means .
| A．get him to know her | B．know more about him |
| C．get him to know himself | D．make him well-known |
Which is the best title of the reading?.
| A．Painting Houses |
| B．Daughter’s Family |
| C．Father and I |
| D．Father’s Phone Calls |
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