On New Year’s Day， many people eat special food for good luck.
In Spain（西班牙） and some Latin American countries（拉丁美洲国家），people eat twelve grapes （葡萄）at midnight（半夜） on New Year’s Eve—One grape for good luck in each month of the new year.
Chinese people eat dumplings. Some are made with a coin inside. Everyone tries to find the coin for good luck and money in the new year. Of course（当然） they don’t eat the coin（硬币）. In the south of China， people make rice cakes for New Year. The Chinese pronunciation（发音） for rice cake is “Nian Gao”， which means “get better year after year”.
Japanese people eat noodles on New Year’s Eve and on their birthdays. They think it may bring them good luck and long life.
The food may be different in each country， but the meaning is the same---people hope the food will bring them luck and happiness(快乐，幸福) in the coming year.In Spain， what do people eat in the new year?
| A．rice cake | B．noodles | C．grapes | D．dumplings |
Is the food in South China the same as the food in North China for the whole year（整年）?
| A．Yes | B．No |
| C．Not sure | D．Not mentioned(提到) in the article |
What do people do with the coins in the dumplings?
| A．They eat it | B．They give it to children |
| C．They don’t eat it | D．They spend(花) it |
What’s the meaning for Japanese noodles on New Year’s Eve?
| A．good luck | B．long life |
| C．money | D．both A and B |
What do the writer want to express(表达) in the article（文章）?
| A．People like to eat |
| B．Different countries have different food |
| C．People around the world use food to express their good wishes for the coming year |
| D．The writer likes to travel |
A good hobby is an important part of a teenager(青少年)’s life. With hobbies, teenagers can become more familiar with history, social science and culture. Here are some hobbies for teenagers.
Collecting
Coins(硬币) may be too expensive for teenagers, but postcards, bookmarks even T-shirts can be great things to collect. Teenagers can collect things that do not cost much. Many teenagers enjoy collecting things when they visit a place. No matter what they collect, the most important thing is the information they get from the collection.
Writing
Writing can improve teenagers’ language skills. It can be a great hobby for teenagers. Writing a diary can help teenagers enter a private (个人的) world. It is important for their development. They can also write stories and poems.
Building
Models, birdhouses and anything else that teenagers make with their own hands can make them happy. Building is a great hobby because it is easy to start. Most teenagers can find interesting things to build. Building can help them improve their creativity.
Music
Do you dream to be a music star? Music can give teenagers self-confidence (自信). They can sing songs and play an instrument. Sometimes teenagers can learn music in a music club and make friends with the people who have the same hobby. According to the passage, teenagers can learn more about ______ from hobbies.
① history ② social science
③ culture ④ their schools
| A．①②③ | B．①②④ |
| C．②③④ | D．①③④ |
Tom is a middle school student, so the good thing for him to collect may be
______.
| A．gold coins | B．famous paintings |
| C．cars | D．bookmarks |
If you keep a diary, you will ______.
| A．sing songs well | B．improve your language skills |
| C．get a model | D．get good books |
Which of the following is TRUE?
| A．Collecting is easy and cheap. |
| B．Teenagers can’t write poems and stories. |
| C．Building is the most difficult hobby. |
| D．Music can give teenagers self-confidence. |
What is the best title for the passage?
| A．Teenagers’ Lives | B．How to Choose Hobbies |
| C．Hobbies for Teenagers | D．Join Our Clubs |
Many young people want to be famous players like Yao Ming. They think they will own (拥有) everything when they are famous. And then they will do what they want. For example, when you are famous, you can do something good for schools and charities (慈善机构). You can also do some work to help others. However, as a famous person, it is not easy. You will meet many problems.① If you are famous, people will you everywhere. They are around you every day, but you’ll never know who your real (真正的) friends are. You’ll lose your own (自己的) life. In fact, many famous people are not happy. They feel that the life before was more interesting.
根据短文内容，完成任务。
任务一：判断正（T）误（F）。
任务二：完成句子①。
任务三：回答问题。
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Baseball is one of the favorite sports in the USA. Children play baseball in sports fields or parks.
At summer picnic, there is often an informal baseball game. Boys and girls, young and old take turns to bat. There are nine players on each team.
The baseball season goes from April to September. During this time, baseball matches are showed on TV and members of the important baseball teams become America’s heroes (英雄). At the end of the season, the two top teams play against each other. Many baseball fans go together to watch the game. Millions of others listen to the radio or watch the television. People seem to talk only about the game. Even long after it is over, they still talk about the result and the players.
American football is perhaps the most popular sport in the USA. The football season begins when the baseball season ends. More people are interested in football than baseball. When there is an important game, thousands of people sit beside radios or in front of television sets to get the result.
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。 According to the passage, which is NOT true?
| A．Boys and girls like baseball games. |
| B．Baseball is played in the open air. |
| C．A baseball match has nine players. |
| D．Children sometimes play baseball in parks. |
American people play baseball in April, _______ and September.
| A．May, June, July, August |
| B．March, May, July, August |
| C．January, June, October, November |
| D．February, May, July, December |
What happens at the end of the baseball season?
| A．People talk only about football games. |
| B．Many baseball fans become members of top teams. |
| C．A lot of people join in the games. |
| D．Two top teams play a wonderful baseball game against each other. |
_______ follows the baseball season in the U. S. A.
A. The baseball season B. The football season
C. A baseball match D. A football match This passage mainly tells us something about _______.
A. the football season in the USA.
B. football is more interesting than baseball in the USA.
C. the difference between baseball and football
D. the baseball season in the USA
One Sunday, Cody decided to go sailing in his boat with his friend Dane, but Dane happened to be away. Dane’s brother Brett wanted to go instead though he did not know anything about sailing. Cody agreed and they set out to sea.
Soon they found themselves in a thick fog. Cody was sure they would be hit by a big ship. Fortunately (幸运地), he saw a large buoy (浮标) through the fog and decided to tie the boat to it for safety. As he was getting onto the buoy, however, he dropped the wet rope. The boat moved away in the fog carrying Brett who did not know how to use the radio. He drifted (漂流) about and was not seen until twelve hours later.
Cody spent the night on the buoy. In the early morning he fell asleep and was having a dream when a shout woke him up. A ship, the Good Hope, came up and he climbed onto it and thanked the captain. The captain told him that Brett had been picked up by another ship and the ship’s captain had sent out a message.
根据短文内容，判断正(T)误(F)。
My father is seventy-five years old this year. But he looks very young. He looks like a sixty-year-old man. Now he can do everything all by himself. For example, he cooks, washes clothes, does the housework and so on.
Every morning, my father goes out with a radio. He listens to the music or the news and goes to the park to play taijiquan. In the park, he talks and laughs with other old people. After coming back from the park, he begins to have breakfast and then he goes to the university (大学) for the old. He learns drawing there. In the afternoon, he plays on the computer for about one or two hours. After supper he watches TV and learns about the world. He goes to bed at about eight o’clock. He never stays up. He likes to share his ways of keeping healthy with others.
Are you healthy? If not, what do you learn from my father’s secret of keeping healthy?
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。The writer’s father will be years old next year.
| A．60 | B．61 | C．75 | D．76 |
The passage doesn’t tell us whether the writer’s father can .
| A．play taijiquan | B．swim |
| C．wash clothes | D．cook |
The writer’s father after breakfast.
| A．listens to music | B．plays taijiquan |
| C．talks to other old people | D．goes to learn drawing |
Which of the following is TRUE?
| A．The writer’s father is a young man. |
| B．The writer’s father goes to bed early. |
| C．The writer’s father is a computer fan. |
| D．No one knows why the writer’s father looks young. |
The writer’s father goes to to play taijiquan.
| A．the school | B．the university |
| C．the park | D．the zoo |
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