People all over the world celebrate the new year. However, not all countries celebrate in the same way, and in some countries, the new year doesn’t begin on the day every year.
In many countries, the New Year begins on 1st January, but people start celebrating on 31st December,New Year’s Eve. In New York many people go to celebrate in Times Square. they’re waiting for the New Year, they listen to music, sing traditional songs and have fun. Just before 12 o’clock, everyone down from 10: 10, 9, 8… As soon as it’s 12 o’clock, everyone shouts very , “Happy New Year!”
New Year’s Day is often a family day. Some families get together for a special meal. When the weather is fine, many families go out for a .
On New Year’s Day, many people make resolutions for the new year. They a list of things, such as “I will help out more with housework. I will work at school than others.” or “I won’t spend so much time playing video games.” When they have made 8 list, they read it to their family or friends and promise to their resolutions.
So it doesn’t matter how they celebrate, people in countries all over the world, it’s a time to say goodbye to the old year, and to welcome the new.
A．familiar B．same C．important D．normal
A．If B．Even though C．While D．Before
A．comes B．turns C．looks D．counts
A．loudly B．quietly C．sadly D．safely
A．walk B．secret C．job D．treatment
A．put on B．write down C．take away D．look after
A．quickly B．hard C．harder D．hardly
A．its B．his C．her D．their
A．follow B．make C．do D．give
A．by B．for C．with D．from
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A woman saw three old men sitting outside the door. She said, “I don’t think I know you, but you must be very hungry. Please come in and have something ________.”
“We don’t go into a house _______ ”they replied.
“Why is that?” she asked.
One of the old men answered, “His name is Wealth(财富), this is Success, and I am Love.” Then he said, “Now go in and ________ with your family which one of us you want in your house.”
The woman went in and told her family what had happened, she said, “Let’s invite Wealth. We are so ________.” Her husband disagreed, “My dear, why don’t we invite Success? Don’t you want me to be a successful man? Then her daughter asked, “Would it be ________ to invite Love? Our life will then be filled with love!”
In the end the family decided to take the _______ advice. The woman went out and asked, “________ one of you is Love? Please come in and be our guest.” Love got up and started walking to the house. The other two also got up and ________ him. Surprised, the lady asked Wealth and Success, “ I ________ invite Love. Why are you coming along? The two old men answered, “If you had invited Wealth or Success, the other two would have to stay out, but since you have invited Love. ________ he goes, we go with him. Where there is Love, there is Wealth and Success.”
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Mr. Smith lived in a village（村庄）. He had a few farms（农场） and about twenty people working for him. He often told them ____ hard and be honest. (诚实的).
One day he went to a farm and worked with the workers there. Soon it was time ____ lunch. He put ______ nice bread on the table and went out. A few minutes later，he came back again but he couldn’t find the bread. ‘Who ate __ _ on the table?’ he shouted.
Some of the workers answered, ‘We didn’t.’ The others said, ‘We saw nothing.’
‘Well,’ said Mr. Smith, ‘_____ are a lot of mice(老鼠) in the rooms, you know. So I put some poison（毒药） in the bread. ______ they eat, they must die. Then I can kill them.’
As soon as he finished, four workers began to cry. ‘Oh, dear!’
‘______?’ asked Mr. Smith. ‘We ate the bread when you were out. We are going to die.’ One of them cried.‘____,’ Mr. Smith said ____ a smile, ‘I only ____ you. Use your head.’
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完形填空（每小题1分，共10分）将答案写在下面框内。
Hi, my name is Simon. I live _ __my family in a new neighbourhood. There __ _____lots of tall buildings in our community centre. Every day thousands of people come and visit it. Our community centre _ ____a big family.
My family member are social workers. My father is a computer __ ____. He often helps others check and fix their computers. My mother is a college teacher. She always tries to help students with __ ____homework. At the weekend my sister and I often go to _ _____the old people and do some shopping for them. Our neighbours are all kind __ _____helpful. They always say“Hello”to us when they meet us. When our bicycle are broken, they are ready to help us. Love House is our favorite __ ______. We go there when we need help _ ______all kind of problems.
We love our community centre. We think it is __ ____for us to have a community centre like this. Are you going to visit it? Welcome you.
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完形填空。（共20分，每小题2分）
The United States and Great Britain took the war on Iraq (伊拉克) in late March, 2003. over twenty days American soldiers were in Baghdad (巴格达市), the of Iraq. They ended the government (政府) of Saddam. Iraqis died in the war. Saddam was at first. No one knew he’s dead or alive.
In some parts of the city there was no light because of the war. Some oil wells (油井) were set on fire. Now the Iraqis need food, water and . Many soldiers and people who were hurt in the war need medical care. People also need to find their family members.
After the war, some Iraqis broke into Saddam’s palace, government buildings, and stores. They many things from Iraqi Museums. Many Iraqis are angry that the U.S. soldiers didn’t stop the robbers (抢劫者). So far there is no government of Iraqis.
The reason for American soldiers taking the war is that they are weapons of mess destruction (大规模杀伤性武器). But by June 6th, 2003 they hadn’t found any at all.
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完形填空
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
As a teenager, I am often asked what I am going to be in the future. A lawyer? A doctor? Or a scientist? No, my ideal career(职业) is to be a teacher. One of the for that is I want to be a teacher like Mr. Chen.
“Look! Do you know what it is? A-ha, it’s the ! And it will always move around the sun.” Mr. Chen said and pointed to his head. He then touched the nose and , “Can you tell me the name of this mountain? It is the highest mountain on Earth! What’s the of it? Yes, it’s 8844.43 metres…” I’ll never forget my first geography lesson. He was humorous that we all fell in love with his lessons . It’s Mr. Chen who opened the door of geography for us.
Generally speaking, most of the teachers are strict students and sometimes a little bit demanding（苛求的）, not so with Mr. Chen. He is a lighthouse, showing us the way to the treasure of knowledge. He is a friend and easy to get with, always encouraging us to speak out loud considering(考虑) our shyness and other disadvantages. He is an example, volunteering his time to students and other teachers.
One day I happened to meet him in the hospital. Seeing the cut on his arm, I realized he was donating his . I was moved and was another lesson, a lesson of love and devotion.
Every time I see my globe（地球仪）, it would me of Mr. Chen. He is the most unforgettable teacher I have _met and he will always be. Someday I hope I am to be a teacher like him.
Thank you, Mr Chen, thank you for making learning not a job but a joy.
Thank you for helping me to discover what I do best and to do it even .
Thank you for understanding all of us and giving us the time and care each of us needs.
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