We spoke to three students from around the world about different national holidays．There are different customs (习俗) for each festival．
Tan Xiaodong．15．Hong Kong, China
“It’ll be Chinese New Year soon．Before it we’ll clean the house and decorate(装饰) it for good luck．Every shop is going to close for a few days and we’ll go out a lot to celebrate in the streets．We might go and see the lion and dragon dances in the city center．I love this festival．”
Wendy, 16, Sydney, Australia
“Australia Day is on 26th January and it’s an important holiday here．We always have a Monday off, so we celebrate for three days．My parents and I go to the countryside for a picnic and friends always come over．Many people go to beach parties or street parties and there’s lots of music and dancing．What fun!”
Amy, 14, New York, the USA
“The first Thanksgiving Day was hundreds years ago when Europeans who came to America thanked God for his help．It’s still a very important day for families to be together．This year we’re going to visit my parents and we’ll eat a delicious meal of turkey．Thanksgiving Day is on the fourth Thursday in November every year．”
How many festivals are mentioned (提到) in the passage?
A． Two．
B． Three．
C． Four．
During the Chinese New Year, tourists can _________．
A． do a lot of shopping
B． see lion and dragon dances
C． eat turkey
On Australia Day, families often ___________．
A. have a picnic in the countryside
B． go to a swimming pool
C． have a party at school
What do you think a turkey is in the passage?
A．A country
B． A festival
C． A bird
From the passage, we can learn that _____________．
A． the first Thanksgiving Day was born a hundred years ago
B． many go out for a picnic with friends before Chinese New Year
C． different festivals have different customs
Welcome to this short tour of London. In this square we are standing in the middle of London. Opposite 对面) is the National Gallery, a museum with lots of famous paintings. Go along the red street to Buckingham Palace. The queen (后) lives here.
Turn left and go to the Houses of Parliament and Big Ben. Opposite you can see the London Eye. It takes you 135 meters above the River Thames. You can see most of London on a clear day.
When you are tired, the best way to see London is by boat. You can get the boat near Big Ben. As you go along the river, the London Eye is on your right, near the Railway Bridge.
Get off the boat at Tower Bridge. Then you can see the Tower of London next to the bridge. The Tower of London is the city’s oldest palace. It is nine hundred years old.
Take the boat back along the river. Get off the boat and go past the station and walk along the street. Opposite is the old fruit and vegetable market. They don’t sell fruit and vegetables now. There are stores and restaurants, and lots of street musicians. Turn left into King’s Street, and go past the church. You’re now back where you started, at the square. Now you finish your tour.If you go to visit the National Gallery, what will you find?
| A．lots of lovely animals | B．lots of valuable plants |
| C．lots of famous paintings | D．lots of interesting books |
Where can you get the boat?
| A．Near Buckingham Palace. | B．Near Big Ben. |
| C．Near Tower Bridge. | D．Near King’s Street. |
______ is London’s oldest palace.
| A．The Tower of London | B．The National Gallery |
| C．Buckingham Palace | D．The Houses of Parliament |
You will not go past ______ on your way back.
| A．the station | B．the square | C．the park | D．the church |
Joe Read studied in this school for fourteen years. When he finished school, he was already eighteen years old. And then his father said to him, “You finished school, and you are a good student. Now you may go to town and get a good job. They need some clever people to work in the office. The people there can get a lot of money now. If you stay at home, you can’t get money from our family.” A few weeks later, Joe went to the office and asked for a job there. A man took him into a small room and gave him some questions on a piece of paper. Joe answered the questions quickly, and he gave the paper to the man. The man looked at the paper for a few minutes and then asked, “You were born on Sep. 23. But which year were you born in?” Joe answered, “Oh, every year.” How old was Joe when he went to school?
| A．8. | B．18. | C．4. | D．14. |
What place did his father want him to work in?
| A．A school. | B．An office | C．A house. | D．A shop. |
What did his father think of Joe?
| A．He was a good student. | B．He wasn’t a good student. |
| C．He wasn’t clever. | D．He could get money from his family. |
Why did the man give Joe a piece of paper?
| A．Because he wanted to give Joe a job. |
| B．Because he wanted Joe to answer some questions. |
| C．Because he wanted to know if Joe was clever. |
| D．Because he wanted to know how old Joe was. |
From Joe’s answered, “Oh, every year.”, we can infer(推测) that________.
| A．he didn’t want to work in the office |
| B．he was hardworking but dishonest |
| C．he was outgoing and clever |
| D．in fact, he didn’t really answer the man’s question |
What do people do with their old, out-of-date but still useful computers? Most people don’t know what to do with them. Many old computers are put away in homes. Many more are simply thrown out with the rubbish.
Some companies are thinking of ways to bring down the number of old computers. Sony has agreed to help recycle old Sony products. Dell, Hewlett-Packard and other companies now also take back some old computers.
In some countries, laws are being passed, too. Computer companies will have to collect and recycle their used products. And 70% of computer waste must be recycled. The idea behind the laws is that computer companies themselves should pay the cost. That will encourage them to make computers that are easier and cheaper to repair and upgrade（升级）.
Yet while many people are throwing away good computers, others cannot afford them at all. Hundreds of organizations are working to solve this problem. They collect and repair old computers. Some also teach others how to repair computers.
The computers then go to schools, charities and people who need them. Giving a used computer to one of these organizations can turn one person’s rubbish into someone else’s useful things—and cut down on waste, too. How do people usually deal with their old computers?
A. They stop using them. B. They give them to others. C. They fix them up. What do some computer companies do to bring down the number of old computers?
A. They don’t do anything about them.
B. They take back some old ones.
C. They donate them to some charities. According to some countries’ laws, what must computer companies do?
A. Collect and recycle most of computer waste.
B. Repair and upgrade old computers.
C. Make much cheaper computers. What may people who can’t afford computers think of the used computers?
A. Expensive. B. Useful. C. Out-of -date. What is the passage about?
A. Repairing old computers.
B. Selling old computers.
C. Recycling old computers.
What’s a blog? A blog is a personal online diary(日记). It’s cool, it’s hot, and everyone is doing it. People talk about it often. Sound like a fashion? In fact, It’s another trend (流行趋势). And the word “blogger” means a person who writes diaries online. Are you a blogger?
Many bloggers are teenagers who log (进入) onto websites to discuss anything in their lives. Many of today’s teenagers are not afraid to openly discuss everything in their lives. Teenagers complain about their parents and homework. They share diaries, post(发布) songs from the latest bands and show pictures of theirs. They write their own poems, say something about their girlfriends or boyfriends and complain to each other or offer support. But mostly they just write down what they do every day.
However, many parents are worried about these young bloggers. Parents see the kids talking about how they got drunk last weekend and how they don’t like studying. They are using the language that is surprising to their parents. Besides hearing from their friends, teen bloggers also get messages from strangers. Most of the time, it’s older men asking to meet teenage girls. “These strange men are dangerous for my kids. They sometimes teach my kids bad words.” said Cara Cabral, a mother of two children.
Many teenagers and young adults know it’s not safe to use blogs on the Internet. They know they are putting information about themselves in a place where it can be seen by anyone. But teenagers are unwilling to give up these new communication tools that have become a way of life for many of them. The underlined word “it” in the first paragraph means ________.
A. the fashion B. the Internet C. the blog Which of the following is NOT TRUE？
A. Teenagers don’t tell about their personal life in their blogs.
B. Teenagers mostly write down what they do every day in their blogs.
C. Teenagers complain about their parents and homework in their blogs. What’s the main idea of the third paragraph?
A. Many parents don’t understand kids’ language in their blogs.
B. Many parents are worried about these young bloggers.
C. Many parents can understand why their kids don’t like studying. Many parents think it’s for their children to get messages from strangers.
A. dangerous B. interesting C. surprising We can learn from the last paragraph that .
A. It’s easy for many teenagers to give up blogging on the Internet
B. It’s safe for many teenagers to put their personal information on the Internet
C. It’s popular for many teenagers to use blogs on the Internet
Do you plan to go to Hong Kong Disneyland with your family this summer? If your dad smokes, you may have to ask him to be careful. From January 1st, Hong Kong banned（禁止）smoking in most public places.
These places include restaurants, workplaces, schools and so on. Even smoking in some outdoor places is not allowed, for example, beaches, sports ground, museums and most areas of public parks.
Hong Kong hopes the ban can stop passive smoking. What is passive smoking? When people smoke in a restaurant or on a bus, others have to smoke too. They don’t want to smoke but they have no choice. This is passive smoking. It is bad for people’s health.
And it’ll be better if more people in Hong Kong give up smoking because of the ban. Jack Lee, a 26-year-old student says, “The ban is really good. I don’t like people smoking next to me. It’s so smoky and smelly.”
If someone breaks the ban, he will be fined HK$5,000.
Hong Kong is not the first Asian city to have a smoking ban. On January 1, 2006, Singapore banned smoking in most public places. Smoking is not allowed in Hong Kong .
A. in indoor places B. in most public places C. at home Which outdoor place is not mentioned in the passage?
A. The park B. The beach C. The airport What’s the purpose of the smoking ban in Hong Kong ?
A. To stop passive smoking.
B. To stop the sale of cigarettes.
C. To stop people from smoking. The example in Paragraph 4 shows (证明)that .
A. Jack Lee likes smoking very much B. people in Hong Kong support the ban
C. Jack Lee is used to smoking What’s the Chinese meaning of the underlined word “fined”?
A. 罚款 B. 给予 C. 奖励
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