The dragon is a great animal in Chinese culture． It brings the wind and rain． It is said that every year on the second day of the second lunar（阴历）month， the dragon wakes up from its winter sleep and raises its head． Because of this， the day is called "Dragon Heads﹣raising Day" （Longtaitou）．This year，it falls on February 24th．
Old people believed that after Longtaitou， there would be more rain． And rain is very important to farming． So Longtaitou was the start of spring and farming．
People have many ways to celebrate the festival．The most popular one is to have a haircut．Mary people believe that a haircut during the first lunar month may bring bad luck to your uncles﹣mainly your mother's brothers． They hope getting a haircut on Longtaitou keeps them away from bad luck．
Among Chinese people's festival traditions， there is always a place for food． During the Longtaitou festival， people eat food named after dragons． Noodles are called dragon's beard （longxu）． Dumplings are dragon's ears （long'er）． And spring roll（春卷） are dragon's skin （longlin）．
（1）What does the dragon bring according to the passage？
A． The rain and wind．
B． The rain and snow．
C． The wind and snow．
（2）When is Longtaitou every year？
A． On February 24th．
B． The second day of the first lunar month．
C． The second day of the second lunar month．
（3）Old people believed that Longtaitou was the beginning of ．
A． spring and farming
B． spring and resting
C． summer and farming
（4）Why do many people have a haircut on Longtaitou？
A． Because they hope to keep healthy．
B． Because they hope to make much money．
C． Because they hope to keep them away from bad luck．
（5）Noodles on Longtaitou are called ．
A． dragon's ears
B． dragon's beard
C． dragon's skin
I remember the first time I met Alfred after years. He was sitting on a bench in the park. He looked very sad and cold. He hadn’t got a coat on and it started to rain. Usually, I don’t like to stop to speak to a stranger who looked like that. His shoes were well-cleaned and his clothes were quite smart, but he did not have an umbrella with him and he was getting wet in the rain. I stopped walking and said to him in a nice voice. “ Are you OK?” he looked up, and was surprised to see me. He cried out. “ Are you …” he couldn’t remember my name. I was also surprised. He was Alfred! “ I
’m Tom, Alfred, what are you doing here?” I asked. He did not explain to me, but caught my hand, and asked how my life was like. I told him that I was out of job. I suggested that we go somewhere warm and dry.
So we found a café nearby and continued our conversation. I learned that he married with two children, and his wife was Sherry. I could not believe my ears. Twenty years ago his best friend was Linda, and Sherry was his worst enemy! They often had quarrels ( 争吵) and fights in the play.
Alfred told me that he became a businessman when he graduated from the school and owned two companies in the city. I asked him why he was sitting in the rain in the park. He said that he had just had a quarrel with Sherry, and acting in the same way as when she was young, threw him out of the door and locked him out. He was young, threw him out of the door and locked him out. He was waiting for her to be calm and let him in again. What did Alfred look like?
| A．Pleasant | B．Smart | C．Hungry | D．Well-dressed |
Alfred was ___ them.
A married B. nice C. weak D. strong How was Alfred when he was Tom?
| A．Happy | B．Surprised | C．Glad | D．Angry |
The writer ________
| A．liked to speak to a stranger | B．met Alfred in a café |
| C．thought Alfred’s wife was Sherry | D．hadn’t met Alfred twenty years. |
What happened to Alfred?
| A．He lost his wife | B．He lost his job |
| C．His wife didn’t let him go home | D．His friend didn’t want to see him. |
Of course you don’t want to be sick in your vacation. So what can you do while traveling? There are three things you should remember: relax, sleep and eat well.
A vacation is a time for relaxing, but very often it is not. Think about what you do when you are a tourist. There are so many places to visit: shop, parks, churches and temples ( 寺庙). You may spend most of the days walking around these places. This can be very tiring. Do not ask your body to do too much. A tired body means a weak body. A weak body gets dick easily. So sit down for a few hours in a nice place. In good weather, look for a quiet park bench.
Sleep is also important. If you want to stay healthy, you need to get enough sleep. Your hotel room may be noisy, or the bed may be too hard. Or you may want to stay out late at night. Then you should plan to sleep for an hour during the day. The extra hour can make a big difference.
Finally, if you want to stay healthy, you must eat well. That means eating the right kinds of food. Your boday needs fresh fruit, vegetables, mean, milk and cheese.
So, remember this: 
if you want to enjoy your vacation, take good care of yourself. Give your body some rest. Get enough sleep and eat healthy food. You should ____ while traveling.
| A．eat well | B．walk all the time | C．do shopping | D．ask your body to do a lot. |
Traveling is usually ____.
| A．easy | B．noisy | C．tiri ng |
D．dangerous |
You must ___ to enjoy your traveling.
| A．visit parks | B．stay healthy | C．go to churches and temples | D．sit down for a few hours |
The underlined word “ extra” means ___ here.
| A．one more | B．more than one | C．usual | D．different |
The text tells us ____- in traveling.
| A．how to rest | B．what places to visit | C．how to relax a nd sleep |
D．how to take good care of ourselves |
The seasons in Australia are not like ours. When it is winter in china, it is summer there. Australia is a southern country, it is in the south of the world. July and August are the winter months; September, October and November are spring, the summer is in January, February and December, and March, April and May are the autumn months. The north of the country is hotter than the south.
A very large part of this country has no rain at all. The east coast (海岸地区)has rain all year, and there are no dry months there. The southeast winds blows(吹) here all the year. They bring rain from the sea. There is not much rain on the west side. The southeastern part of Australia has summer rain from the southeast winds. They only blow here in summer.
The southwestern part of Australia has winter rain. The west winds blow over the southwest in winter only. In summer, the southwest of the country has no rain. In the north of Australia, there is no rain in winter. The rain comes in summer. The northwest winds bring it. In October, it is ______ in Australia.
| A．spring | B．summer | C．autumn | D．winter |
It is ____ in the south than in the north in Australia.
| A．warmer | B．hotter | C．colder | D．cooler |
The ______ part of Australia has the most rain.
| A．eastern | B．southeastern | C．southern | D．northern |
The west winds only come over the ____ of the country in winter.
| A．east | B．west | C．northwest | D．southeast |
There is _____ rain in winter in the north of Australia.
| A．enough | B．a heavy | C．more | D．no |
Many teenagers feel that the most important people in their lives are their friends. They believe that their families don’t know them as well as their friends do. In large families, it is quite often for brothers and sisters to fight each other and then they can only go to their friends for some ideas. It is very important for teenagers to have one good friend or a group of friends.
Even when they are not with their friends, they usually spend a lot to time talking among themselves on the phone. This communication is very important in children’s growing up, because friends can discuss something. There things are difficult to their family members.
However, parents often try to choose their c
hildren’s friends for them. Some parents may even stop their children form meeting their good friends. Have you ever thought of the following questions?
Who choose your friends? Do you choose your friends or your friends choose you? Have you got a good friend your parents don’t like? Your answers are welcome. Many teenagers think that their _____ can understand them better.
| A．sisters | B．brothers | C．friends | D．parents |
_____ is very important to teenagers.
| A．Making friends | B．Meeting friends | C．Living with friends | D．Fighting with friends |
Teenagers usually like to ______.
| A．go to their brothers and sisters for help | B．communicate with their parents |
| C．make friends with their parents | D．discuss something with their friends |
The sentence “ Your answers are welcome” means “ _______”
| A．Your answer are right |
| B．You should give us all the right answers |
| C．We’d like to have your ideas about the questions |
| D．You are welcome to understand your friends. |
According to the writer, parents should _____-.
| A．choose for their children |
| B．understand their children better |
| C．welcome all their children’s friends |
| D．stop their children from choosing friends. |
Kelly is an African elephant. Now she is 19 years old. She lives in the zoo. Kelly has produced more than 100 paintings since last year. She has made over $ 3,500 for the zoo. Zoo leaders say Kelly first showed the art ability about 5 years ago. Zoo workers watched her make the marks in the sand with her trunk(象鼻). She rubbed out(抹去) the marks, then made the new ones. The zoo workers gave her brushes and paints. Soon Kelly was painting pictures. Newspaper reporters wrote about Kelly, and then people went to buy her pictures. And in this way she made a lot of money for the zoo by painting.
This is how Kelly does the painting. A zoo worker holds different color paints and Kelly touches the colors she wants. Then the worker gives her the chosen colors to the brushes in her trunk and Kelly begins to paint.We most probably read this story in .
A. a magazine B. a newspaper C. a history textbookKelly first learned to draw pictures .
A. in the sand with her trunk
B. to make money
C. when she was 5 years oldPeople asked for Kelly's pictures because .
A. they just wanted to have fun
B. the zoo leaders asked them to do so
C. the zoo workers asked them to do soKelly rubbed out the marks she had made in order to .
A. make other ones B. clean her trunk C. ask for more brushes and paints From the story we can know that .
A. Kelly can draw nice pictures all by herself
B. Kelly doesn't like to draw pictures at all
C. Kelly can draw pictures with the help of the zoo workers
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