Birthday Traditions in Different Countrles[来
England
Certain symbolic objects are mixed into the birthday cake as it’s being prepared. If your piece of cake has a coin in it，then you will be rich. Also, when it’s your birthday，your friends give you the“bumps”.They lift you in the air by your hands and feet and raise you up and down to the floor；one for each year you lived，then another one or two for luck.
Denmark
A flag is flown outside a window to show that someone who lives in that house is having a birthday. Presents are placed around the child’s bed while he/she is sleeping，so he/she will see them at once upon awakening.
Holland
Special year birthdays such as 5，10，15，20，21 are called“crown”years.The birthday child receives an especially large gift on a crown year birthday.The family also decorates the birthday child’s chair at the dining room table with flowers，paper streamers and balloons.
Canada
The birthday child’s nose is greased（涂抹）with butter for good luck.The greased nose makes the child too slippery for bad luck to catch him/her.In some parts of Canada，the birthday person even receives a punch（一拳）for each year he/she is alive and then one for good luck.
Brazil
The birthday child receives a pull on the ear for each year he/she has been alive.The birthday person also gives the first plece of cake to his/her most special friend or relative，usually mom or dad.
Korea
There is a big family party on the first birthday.The table is set with food，and four items：a pencil，a ruler，thread，and money. The item that the baby chooses is said to forecast his/her future：excellent student，good with hands，long life or riches.
South Africa
On the twenty-first birthday，a key made of anything from paper to silver to gold is presented by the parents as a sign that the child is ready to unlock the door to their future.
If a British friend is raised up and down to the floor 18 yimes on his birthday，he is most likely（可能的）to be .
| A．17 | B．18 | C．19 | D．20 |
The following tradition is mentioned in the passage EXCEPT for .
| A．giving a pull on the ear |
| B．having a big family party |
| C．greasing butter on the nose |
| D．flying a flag at the child’s bed |
In which countries do people celebrate their 21st birthday specially?
| A．Canada and England. |
| B．Denmark and Korea. |
| C．Brazil and Holland. |
| D．Holland and South Africa. |
The passage mainly tells us .
| A．people in different countries have their own special year birthdays |
| B．people in different countries celebrate their birthday in different ways |
| C．people always have a big birthday party at home in different countries |
| D．people always know a 1-year-old baby’s future from the item he chooses |
Now some women are spending a weekend at Mother's Camp .There ,husbands and children are not allowed (允许). Why would a woman want to take a vocation without her family? Some women say they need time to be alone.
At Mother's Camp, a woman has room of herself. She can sleep, read, or watch TV, and no one will disturb (打扰)her. No children will ask, "Mom ,what's for dinner?" No husband will say, "Oh, dear. I can't find any clean socks." In fact almost 50% of women in the United States work outside the home. Many of them work full time and then come back to a second job --- taking care of their homes and families. These working women say one of their biggest problems is housework.
In the United Stated, working wives do about 75% of the housework Many of their husbands say they want to help. But then they burn the rice or they can't find pans. They ask so many questions that their wives decide it is easier to do the job themselves.
Some women go to Mother's Camp just to get a break from housework. For two days they don't cook, they don't clean, they don't look after their children and husbands. What do they do? They enjoy warm, sunny weather ,walking ,swimming or boating in a clear blue lake and sing songs around the campfire. They relax away from home. They have a really wonderful vacation at Mother's Camp.
What can't the women do at Mother's Camp?
| A．Watch TV. | B．Read newspapers. |
| C．Swim in the lake | D．Bring their husbands and children. |
Why would some mothers like to be alone?
| A．Because they don't like their husbands or children. |
| B．Because they have to work full-time. |
| C．Because they are too busy to relax themselves. |
| D．Because they want a new life. |
What do most working women have to do after they get home?
| A．Look after their children and families. |
| B．Read novels. |
| C．Play computer games |
| D．See a film |
What's the best title for the passage?
| A．Busy Working Mothers |
| B．Welcome to Mother's Camp. |
| C．Mother Relax away from Home |
| D．Mothers in the US. |
"Super Dan" is now a shining star.
His real name is Lin Dan, China’s top player in the badminton world. He won(赢得) his first men's singles gold by beating Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia on August 17, 2008 in the Beijing Olympics (奥运会). And he won the singles gold again in London Olympics on August 5 in 2012
Lin Dan was born in October, 1983 in Fujian. Badminton became his favourite sport when he was 5. He loves it very much and began his training(训练) life at 9 years old. He plays it very well and wins about 17 world championships(冠军). He is many people’s hero.
How old is Lin Dan this year?
| A．He’s thirteen. | B．He’s seventeen. |
| C．He’s thirty-two. | D．He’s eighty-three. |
How many years is he training and playing badminton?
| A．10 years. | B．21 years. | C．23 years. | D．30 years. |
Where did he win his first Olympic championship?
| A．Bejing. | B．London. | C．Fujian. | D．Shanghai. |
How many world championships does Lin Dan win?
A. 5 B. 9 C 17 .D. 30
What do you think Lin Dan is like?
| A．He is slim. | B．He is beautiful. |
| C．He is strong. | D．He is weak(弱的). |
This is my school. There are many trees and flowers in it. The classroom building is big and tall. There is a big playground in our school. It’s very nice to have it. After 4:30 in the afternoon, many students come to the playground to play football and some students play table tennis in the table tennis room, then they go home.
There are 1,000 students in 24 classes in our school. The students all like to study. The teachers in our school are very good. They help the students to study and sometimes play with them. All the students like them.The classroom building is _____.
| A．small | B．old | C．big and tall | D．big |
It’s very nice for this school to have _____.
| A．trees and flowers | B．a playground |
| C．students | D．teachers |
There are at least (至少) _____ students in one class.
| A．45 | B．40 | C．75 | D．60 |
After class many students often play football _____.
| A．in their classrooms | B．in their homes |
| C．on the playground | D．in the classroom building |
What may (可能) the teachers NOT DO?
| A．Give the students lessons. |
| B．Play football and table tennis with the students. |
| C．Don’t like some students. |
| D．Help students study. |
I have a photo. Look, this is me. My name is Alan. I am in Tangjia Middle School. I’m in Class 5. This is my cousin Tom. He is my classmate. He is tall and strong. That girl is Millie. She’s not in my class, She is in Class 4. She has a cat, its name is Mimi.
Alan and Tom are in ______.
A. Class 5 B. No.1 Middle school C. Class 4
Alan’s cousin is ______.
A. Millie B. Andy C. Tom
Tom is strong and ______.
A. not short B. short C. small
----Is Millie in Class 5? ---- ______.
A. Yes, she is.
B. No, she isn’t.
C. No, I’m not.
Millie has a ______, its name is Mimi.
A. dog B. book C. cat
As prices and building costs keep going up, the do-it-yourself (DIY）trend (趋势） in the U.S. goes on growing.
“We needed furniture for our living room,” says John Ross, “And we just didn't have enough money to buy it. So we decide to try making a few tables and chairs.” John got married(结婚) six months ago, and like many young people these days, they are working hard to make a home at a time when the cost of living is very high. The Rosses took a 2-week course for $280 at a night school. Now they build all their furniture and make repairs around the house.
Jim Hatfield has three boys and his wife died. He has a full-time job at home as well as in a shoe making factory(工厂). Last month, he got a car repair bill(账单) for $420. “I was quite worried about it. Now I've finished a car repair course, I should be able to fix the car by myself.”
John and Jim are not unusual people. Most families in the country are doing everything they can to save money so that they can fight with the high cost of living. If you want to become a “do-it -yourselfer”, you can go to DIY classes. And for those who don't have time to take a course, there are books that tell you how you can do things yourself.John and his wife went to evening classes to learn how to _______.
| A．run a DIY shop | B．make or repair things |
| C．save time and money | D．make their life better |
When the writer says that Jim has a full-time job at home, he means Jim _______.
| A．makes shoes in his home |
| B．does more work at night |
| C．does his own car and home repairs |
| D．keeps house and looks after his children |
Jim Hatfield decided to become a do-it-yourselfer when _______.
| A．his car repairs cost too much |
| B．the car repair class was not helpful |
| C．he could not possibly do two jobs |
| D．he had to feed the children all by himself |
What would be the best title for this passage?
| A．The Joy of DIY. | B．You Can Do It too! |
| C．Welcome to Our DIY course! | D．Ross and Hatfield: Believe in DIY. |
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