In Britain．Boxing Day is usually celebrated on December 26 th，which is the following day after Christmas Day．However，strictly speaking．Boxing Day is the first weekday after Christmas．Like Christmas Day．Boxing Day sing a public holiday．This means it's a non﹣working day in the whole of Britain．When Boxing Day falls on a Saturday or Sunday，the following Monday is the public holiday．
The exact origin（起源）of the holiday is unclear．One of the thoughts is that during the Middle Ages，when great sailing ships were setting off to discover new land，a Christmas Box was placed by a priest （神父）on each ship．Those sailors who wanted to ensure a safe return would drop money into the box．It was sealed upand kept on board until the ship came home safely．Then the box was handed over to the priest in the exchange for the saying of a Mass of thanks for the success of the sailing．The priest wouldn't open it to share the contents with the poor until Christmas．
One more thought is about the"Alms Box"placed in every church on Christmas Day．Worshippers （做礼拜的人）put gifts for the poor into it．These boxes were always opened the day after Christmas，that is why that day became know as Boxing Day．
Today，many businesses，organizations and families try to keep the traditional spirit of Boxing Day alive by donating（捐赠）their time，services and money to aid Food Banks，providing gifts for the poor，or helping families in need．Besides，spending time with family and shopping are popular Boxing Day activities now．
（1）If Christmas Day is on a Saturday，Boxing Day will be celebrated on ．
| A． |
December 25 th |
| B． |
December 26 th |
| C． |
December 27 th |
| D． |
December 28 th |
（2）Sailors dropped money into the Christmas Box in order to
| A． |
save the poor |
| B． |
pay for the priest |
| C． |
discover new land |
| D． |
pray for sailing safely |
（3）What does the underlined phrase"sealed up"mean？
| A． |
密封 |
| B． |
悬挂 |
| C． |
归还 |
| D． |
传递 |
（4）The following activities can show the traditional spirit of Boxing Day EXCEPT ．
| A． |
offering gifts to the poor |
| B． |
supporting families in need |
| C． |
spending time with family |
| D． |
giving money to aid Food Banks |
（5）The purpose of the passage is ．
| A． |
to praise the kindness of priests |
| B． |
to introduce the origins of Boxing Day |
| C． |
to call on people to help the poor |
| D． |
to compare Boxing Day with Christmas Day |
As we all know, too much trashis a big problem for our environment. A woman in Indonesia’s Java island has come up with a great idea —lending books to children in exchange for trash.
Raden Roro Hendarti, nearly 50 years old, is a librarian in Muntang village. She started a “trash library”, hoping to make children read more as well as make them realize the importance of environment protection. Each weekday, Raden puts all kinds of books on the back of her three-wheeler (三轮车) and rides to Muntang village. There, children line up to exchange plastic cups, bags and other trash for books from Raden’s mobile library. After finishing the exchange, Raden carries back all the trash.
In the library where Raden works, there are thousands of books. Every time she shows up, children run to her “trash library”. They all carry trash bags, and Raden’s three-wheeler quickly fills with trash as the books fly out. Raden collects about 100kg of trash each week. It is then sorted out (分类) and sent for recycling or sale. She is happy that children spend less time on online games because of the books.
Raden plans to take the mobile library service to neighboring areas as well. She says, “We all should take care of our trash in order to fight climate (气候) change and save the earth.”
1. What does the underlined word “trash” mean?
| A． | plastic |
B． | rubbish |
C． | paper |
D． | information |
2. Which of the following shows how Raden’s idea works?
①She rides to Muntang village.② She carries back all the trash.
③Children line up to get books for their trash.
④ She puts books on her three-wheeler.
| A． | ④→①→③→② |
B． | ④→①→②→③ |
| C． | ①→③→④→② |
D． | ①→②→③→④ |
3. How much trash can Raden collect each weekday?
| A． | About 100 kg. |
B． | About 50 kg. |
C． | About 25 kg. |
D． | About 20 kg. |
4. What’s Raden going to do next?
| A． | To ask her neighbors for help. |
| B． | To give the mobile library to her neighbors. |
| C． | To exchange books for trash in more villages. |
| D． | To tell children to spend less time on online games. |
When I got up this morning, I was so surprised to find a new watch on my desk. I couldn’t help crying.
I lost my old watch last Monday. It was a present from my father for my thirteenth birthday. I still don’t know where or how I lost it.
I felt really sad when I couldn’t find the watch. I stayed at school to look for it until very late.
When I came home, no one was there. At nine o’clock, Mom called back and told me that Dad was hit by a car on his way to look for me. He was sent to the hospital.
I went to the hospital that night and told Dad I was sorry. I also told him I lost my watch, but he did not get angry.
Dad’s left leg was badly hurt, and he stayed in the hospital for several days. He just came back home yesterday, and this morning I found the new watch.
Thank you, Dad, for loving me so much.
1. Why did the writer start crying this morning?
| A． | Because she got up too late. |
B． | Because she had lost her watch. |
| C． | Because her dad was in hospital. |
D． | Because she was moved by her dad. |
2. Where did the writer lose her watch?
| A． | Nobody knows. |
B． | In the hospital. |
C． | On the playground. |
D． | On her way to school. |
3. What happened to Dad while he was looking for her?
| A． | He suddenly fell ill. |
B． | He lost his way. |
| C． | He was hit by a car. |
D． | He hit someone. |
4. Who most probably bought the new watch?
| A． | Her mom. |
B． | Her dad. |
C． | Her friend. |
D． | Her teacher. |
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1. What does the ad ask people to do?
| A． | To paint a future city. |
B． | To live with their children. |
| C． | To offer 5,000 dollars. |
D． | To write a 100-word story. |
2. How much do you get if you win the third prize?
| A． | ＄ 5,000. |
B． | ＄2,500. |
C． | ＄ 1,000. |
D． | ＄ 500. |
3. Which of the following is most probably a picture for the competition?
| A． |
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B． |
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从A-G选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项补全对话。（选项中有两项是多余的）
A: Hi. Jeff ____1____
B: I’m fine, thanks.
A: ____2____
B: Nothing much.
A: Would you like to see a movie with me?
B: Sure. There are three movie theaters near here. ____3____
A: Sun Cinema. It’s the closest to us.
B: Yes, but what about the long waiting time to get movie tickets?
A: ____4____ We can buy tickets online.
B: What do you think of the other cinemas?
A: They are not as good as Sun Cinema. It has the biggest screens and the most comfortable seats.
B: ____5____
A: Well let’s go.
| A． | Sounds great. |
| B． | You are welcome. |
| C． | What are you going to do today? |
| D． | How old are you? |
| E． | Don’t worry. |
| F． | How are you? |
| G． | Which one shall we go to? |
At the beginning of human history, people could only eat food they found. But then people learned to find more ways to get food. About 10, 000 years ago people started to farm the land. After that, people developed farming skills.
People eat different food in different areas. In China rice is the main food for people in the south while the people in the north eat noodles. People who live in European countries near the sea eat lots of fish. But in Central Europe, people are away from the sea. So they don’t eat so much fish. They eat more special meat instead.
People eat food with different tools in different areas. In China, people always like using chopsticks while in North American, Australia and Europe, people always like using knives and forks, to our surprise, in India and the Middle East, people always pick up food with their own fingers.
Now people can eat different food from different areas. As we can see it is possible to convey food easily from one part of the world to another. We can almost cat whatever we like at any place of the world. For example people in Britain can cat bananas from Africa and rice from India. Food is becoming a very big business now.
根据短文内容选择最佳答案
1. People ________ at the beginning of human history.
| A． | could only eat food they found |
B． | started to farm the land |
C． | developed farming skills |
2. People living in Central Europe don’t eat so much fish because ________.
| A． | they are away from the sea |
B． | they like eating noodles |
C． | they are near the sea |
3. The underlined（下划线的）word “convey” in the passage means “________” in Chinese.
| A． | 捐赠 |
B． | 传导 |
C． | 运输 |
4. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
| A． | People in the south of China eat bananas as their main food. |
| B． | People in India and the Middle East always pick up food with their own fingers. |
| C． | People in Britain can only eat rice from Africa. |
5. What’s the best title（标题）for the passage?
| A． | People’s Table Manners(礼仪） |
B． | People’s Eating Tools |
C． | People and Food |
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