This is a song millions of Americans will hear this New Year’s Eve. It is called Auld Lang Syne (《友谊地久天长》). It is the traditional music played during the New Year’s celebration. It tells about the need to remember old friends.
The words “Auld Lang Syne” mean “old long since”. No one knows who wrote the poem first. However, a version(译文) by Scottish poet Robert Bums was published (出版) in 1796. The words and music we know today first appeared in a songbook three years later.
The song is played in the United States mainly on New Year’s Eve. The version (译文) you are hearing today is by the Washington Saxophone Quartet. As we end our program with Auld Lang Syne. I would like to wish all of our radio friends a very Happy New Year! This is Buddy Thomas. Where is this passage from?
| A．A newspaper. | B．A magazine. |
| C．A TV program. | D．A radio program. |
Who is introducing Auld Lang Syne to us?
| A．Robert Bums. | B．The Washington Saxophone Quartet. |
| C．Buddy Thomas. | D．The passage doesn’t tell us. |
When is Auld Lang Syne mainly played in the USA according to the passage?
| A．On New Year’s Eve. | B．On Christmas Eve. |
| C．On weekends. | D．On holidays. |
When did the words and music of Auld Lang Syne we know today first appear?
| A．In 1790. | B．In 1793. |
| C．In 1796. | D．In 1799. |
What’s Auld Lang Syne about?
| A．It’s about the history of Scotland. |
| B．It’s about an old Scottish poet. |
| C．It’s about the need to remember old friends. |
| D．It’s about the wishes to the radio friends. |
My name is Li Lei. I’m 13 years old. I’m in Class Five, Grade One. Linda Smith is my English teacher. She’s from the USA, She has a son and a daughter. They’re in China now. Dale is her son. He is 14 years old. Dale and I are classmates(同班同学). We are good friends.
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Li Lei is 14 years old.
Linda is from the USA.
Dale is in Class Five, Grade One
Linda is Li Lei’s mother.
Li Lei and Dale are good friends.
| ID card Name： Mary Green Favorite number： six Favorite color： white Age： 12 Phone number：161-0981 |
ID card Name： Jack Brown Favorite number： four Favorite color： blue Age： 11 Phone number： 161-0928 |
Jack’s favorite color is ________.
| A．white | B．blue |
| C．green | D．yellow |
Mary’s last name is ________.
| A．Green | B．White |
| C．Smith | D．Brown |
How old is Mary ?
| A．16. | B．14. |
| C．12. | D．11. |
Jack’s favorite number is ________.
| A．9 | B．6 |
| C．4 | D．2 |
What’s Jack’s telephone number?
A.161-9835. B.161-0981
C161-0928. D.161-3248.
Hi! I’m Tom. This is my pencil box. It’s orange. My ruler is blue and red .It’s in the pencil-box. That is a pencil. It’s black. It is not my pencil. It’s Lucy’s. The white eraser is Bob’s. I call Bob at 789-6943. It is his telephone number.What color is Tom’s pencil-box?
| A．It’s white |
| B．It’s black. |
| C．It’s orange |
| D．It’s blue and red. |
________is blue and red.
| A．Tom’s ruler |
| B．Tom’s pencil-box |
| C．Bob’s eraser |
| D．Lucy’s pencil |
The eraser is_______.
| A．black | B．blue and red |
| C．white | D．orange |
_________telephone number is 789-6943.
| A．Tom’s | B．Bob’s |
| C．Lucy’s | D．Bob’s friend’s |
下列哪一选项不符合短文意思？
| A．Tom’s ruler is in the pencil box. |
| B．Lucy’s pencil is black. |
| C．Bob’s eraser is blue. |
| D．The pencil box is Tom’s. |
It was a Sunday morning．Peter，a seven-year-old boy，watched TV in the room while his brother Bill did his homework．Their father watered the flowers in the garden and their mother went out to do some shopping．At ten the woman came back with a heavy basket．Peter ran up to her．He wanted to know what his mother bought．He found a bag of oranges in it．He liked them very much and wanted to eat．His mother stopped him．She gave five to each son and went to the kitchen(厨房)．Peter ate his oranges soon but his brother was busy(忙) finishing his homework and didn't touch his．Suddenly(突然)the telephone rang and Bill ran to answer it．Bill's friend asked him to play football with them．And when Bill talked with his friend，Peter took two of his oranges away and ate them．Bill found it and called him out and beat(打)him behind the house．He didn't tell his parents about it．
The next morning Miss Ball taught her class subtraction(减法)．Peter didn't hear what she said and couldn't understand it．So he couldn't answer her questions．She began to give him an example，“If your brother has five nuts and you take two from him，what will the result(结果)be？”
“He'll beat me，madam，”answered the boy．
All his classmates began to laugh．How many people are there in Peter's family？
| A．Two | B．Three |
| C．Four | D．Five |
How many oranges did Peter eat？
| A．Five | B．Six |
| C．Seven | D．Ten |
Miss Ball was Peter's ______________teacher．
| A．Chinese | B．Maths |
| C．English | D．Physics |
Why didn't Peter tell his parents that his brother beat him？
| A．Because he knew he was wrong． |
| B．Because he was afraid of his brother． |
| C．Because his father didn't like him． |
| D．Because his mother let Bill to do so． |
Peter couldn't answer the teacher's question because__________．
| A．he was stupid(蠢笨) |
| B．he didn't listen to the teacher carefully |
| C．he was weak(差)in maths |
| D．he pretended(假装)to be a fool(傻瓜) |
An eight-year-old child heard her parents talking about her little brother. All she knew was that he was very sick and they had no money. Only a very expensive operation could save him now and there was no one to lend them the money.
When she heard her daddy say to her tearful mother, “Only a miracle (奇迹) can save him now.” The little girl went to her bedroom and pulled her money from its hiding place and counted it carefully.
She hurried to a drugstore (药店) with the money in her hand.
“And what do you want?” asked the salesman. “It’s for my little brother.” the girl answered.
“He’s really, really sick and wants to buy a miracle.” “Pardon?” said the salesman.
“My brother Andrew has something bad growing inside his head and my daddy says only a miracle can save him. So how much does a miracle cost?” “We don’t sell a miracle here, child. I’m sorry,” the salesman said with a smile.
“Listen, if it isn’t enough, I can try and get some more. Just tell me how much it costs.”
A well-dressed man heard it and asked, “What kind of miracle does your brother need?” I don’t know,” she answered with her eyes full of tears. He’s really sick and Mum says he needs an operation. But my daddy can’t pay for it, so I have brought all my money.”
“How much do you have?” asked the man. “$1.11, but I can try and get some more,” she answered.
“Well, what a luck,” smiled the man, “$1.11, the price of a miracle for little brother.”
He took up the girl’s hand and said, “Take me to where you live. I want to see your brother and meet your parents. Let’s see if I have the kind of miracle you need.”
That well-dressed man was Dr Carlton Armstrong, a famous doctor. The operation was successful and it wasn’t long before Andrew was home again.
How much did the miracle cost?
What was the trouble in the little girl’s family?
A. Her brother was seriously ill.
B. They had no money.
C. Both A and B.
In the eye of the little girl, a miracle might be .
A. something interesting
B. something cheap
C. some wonderful medicine
The little girl said again and again “I can try and get some more money.” That shows .
A. she had still kept some money
B. she hoped not to be refused
C. there was no need to worry about money
What made the miracle happen?
A. The girl’s love for the brother.
B. Nobody can tell.
C. The medicine from the drugstore.
From the passage we can infer(推断)that .
A. the doctor didn’t ask for any pay
B. the doctor must be one of the girl’s family’s closest friends
C. the little girl is lovely but not so clever
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