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
Years ago, I went to a special English class because it was the only school subject that I wasn’t good at. I got excellent marks because of my fine memory (记忆力). I could read and translate any text that I heard once but I couldn’t make my own (自己的) sentences. My face usually turned red when my teacher wanted me to answer questions in English. A few months later, I had to pass an exam. I couldn’t retell the novel with my own words, so I decided to learn the book by heart. I told my teacher 10 pages of the book. When the teacher understood what was happening, she stopped me and said, “Gagik, you have a fine memory, but it’s much easier to speak English.”
That day on my way home, I met a foreigner. He couldn’t find the way to his hotel. To my surprise, I spoke to him in English and helped him find his hotel. I found speaking English was not so difficult if I didn’t think too much about making mistakes. I thought that was the secret of learning to speak English. How happy I was!Why did the writer go to the English class?
| A．He liked English very much. |
| B．He thought English was important. |
| C．He had no other school subjects. |
| D．He wanted to become good at English. |
What was the writer’s problem in learning English?
| A．He couldn’t read any text. |
| B．He couldn’t translate any text. |
| C．He couldn’t make his own sentences. |
| D．He couldn’t learn the book by heart. |
What does the underlined word, “retell” mean in Chinese?
| A．朗诵 | B．复述 |
| C．创作 | D．编写 |
The writer felt happy that day because ________.
| A．he told his teacher 10 pages of the book |
| B．he made friends with a foreigner |
| C．he found the secret of learning to speak English |
| D．he helped the foreigner find his hotel |
What is the passage about?
| A．One of the writer’s best English teachers. |
| B．One of the happiest days in the writer’s life. |
| C．How the writer helped a foreigner find his hotel. |
| D．How the writer learned to speak English. |
阅读公告栏启事，回答56—58小题。
| Lost |
Found |
| 1. I lost my computer game. Please call me at 410-4675. Thanks. Tom. |
1.Some red pencils and two yellow schoolbags are in Classroom 3 |
| 2. I lost my black watch. Please call me at 541-3789.Thanks. David. |
2. A set of keys and two dictionaries are in the teachers’ office. Are they yours? Call 349-8765 |
| 3. I lost my school ID card. I must find it. I am in Class 4.Iam Jane Smith. Please tell me. |
Who lost a black watch?
A. Tom B. David C. I You found a computer game. You can call__________.
A. 410-4657 B. 410-4675 C. 410-6475What color are the schoolbags?
A. yellow B. black C. red
Look at this photo! This is my family. My name is Raph. I am 15. I like red. I have three brothers. They are Leo, Mike and Don. Leo is 16.He likes blue. Mike, Don and I are 15.Mike likes yellow. Don likes purple. Our teacher is a rat (老鼠).He is from Japan. He is like a father to us. He is very old. We love each other (彼此).People call us Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles(忍者神龟). You can see us in a cinema (电影院)
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。There are ________ people in the family.
A. three B. four C. fiveRaph has ________ brothers.
A. 3 B.2 C. 4 _________ is a rat.
A. Raph B. The teacher C. Leo ________ is the eldest (最大的) brother of the family.
A. Mike B. Leo C. Don Where is their teacher from?
A. China B. America C. Japan
阅读选择 （共15小题，计30分）
阅读下面的短文或表格，从每题所给的A,B,C 三个选项中，选出最佳选项回答问题或完成句子。
Hello! I’m Bob. This is Pleasant Goat’s room(喜洋洋的房间). What’s this? It’s a pen. It’s a blue pen. What’s that? It’s a ruler. And it’s blue. This is Pleasant Goat’s quilt. It’s red. What’s that on the quilt(被子上)? It’s a jacket. It’s a green jacket. What’s that on the wall? Oh, it’s a map.What color is the quilt?
A. Red. B. Blue. C. Green.The _______ and the ________ are blue.
A. ruler, jacket
B. pen, map
C. pen, rulerWhat is on the quilt?
A. A pen. B. A ruler. C.A jacket.What’s the meaning of (……的意思) “wall”?
A. 家人 B. 墙、墙壁 C. 地球The passage is about(文章是关于) ____________.
A. Bob’s jacket.
B. Pleasant Goat’s quilt
C. Pleasant Goat’s room
In the 13th century(世纪), the famous Italian traveller, Marco Polo, travelled a long way to China.During his stay in China, he saw many wonderful things. One of the things he discovered was that the Chinese used paper money. In western countries, people did not use paper money until the 15th century. However, people in China began to use paper money in the 7th century(世纪).
A Chinese man called Cai Lun invented(发明) paper almost 2,000 years ago. He made it from wood. He took the wood from trees and made it into paper. He then put these pieces of paper together and made them into a book. Now paper still comes from trees. We use a lot of paper every day. If we keep on wasting（浪费）so much paper, there will not be any trees left on the earth. If there are no trees, there will be no paper. Every day, people throw away about 2,800 tons(吨) of paper in our city. It takes 17 trees to make one ton of paper.This means that we are cutting nearly 48,000 trees every day. Since it takes more than 10 years for a tree to grow, we must start using less paper now. If we don't, we will not have enough time to grow more trees to take the place of those we use for paper.
So how can we save paper? We can use both sides of every piece of paper, especially when we are making notes. We can choose drinks in bottles instead of those in paper packets. We can also use cotton handkerchiefs (手帕) and not paper ones. When we go shopping, we can use fewer paper bags. If the shop assistant gives us a paper bag, we can save it and reuse it later.
Everyone can help to save paper. If we all think carefully, we can help protect(保护) trees. But we should do it now , before it is too late.When he was in China, Marco Polo_________.
| A．discovered Cai Lun invented paper |
| B．learned to make paper |
| C．saw many wonderful things |
| D．read a lot of books |
People in western countries first used paper money in the______ century.
| A．17th | B．15th |
| C．13th | D．7th |
About _____ tons of paper is thrown away every day in our city.
| A．1,700 | B．2,000 |
| C．2,800 | D．48,000 |
Which of the following is NOT the way of saving paper?
| A．To use both sides of every piece of paper. |
| B．To use the paper bags from shops more than once. |
| C．To use cotton handkerchiefs instead of paper ones. |
| D．To grow more trees. |
Which is the best title of the passage?
| A．Saving Paper |
| B．The History of Paper |
| C．Cotton Handkerchiefs Back Again |
| D．Cai Lun, the Great Inventor |
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