Halloween is a strange holiday． It started several centuries ago in Europe． It began as “Hallow Evening” meaning “holy night”． At that time November 1st was called “All Saints’ Day” and people honoured all the saints who did not have their own special day． People believed that all the spirits of dead people were active on the night of October 31st. So people would play all sorts of tricks on each other．
Black is one of the traditional Halloween colors, probably because Halloween festivals and traditions took place at night. Pumpkins are a symbol of Halloween, so orange has become the other traditional Halloween color. Making lanterns out of pumpkins is a Halloween custom.
Halloween is great fun for children. They dress up as ghosts（鬼），witches（女巫）, Small children go “Trick-or-Treating”. They wear costumes, knock on doors, and shout, “Trick or Treat!” People almost always choose to give them candies as a treat, instead of choosing to receive a trick from the children. Adults sometimes “trick or treat” their friends, too. Usually the “treat” is a glass of wine or some small gifts.
1.Halloween is a holiday which started ________ of years ago in ________.
2.It was believed that the spirits of _______ people were active on the night ________ “All Saints’ Day”.
3.________ and ________ are both traditional Halloween colors.
4.People, especially________, have great fun playing “Trick or Treat” to ________Halloween.
5.According to the custom, people always treat the children with ________ instead of _______a trick from them.
1.人人天生具有学习的能力。（be born with）
2.我想知道是否我们的足球队能赢。（wonder）
3.老师说得是如此的快以至于大多数时间我都不能理解他。
4.后羿多么希望嫦娥能回来吧！（how）
5.你如何为考试而学习？我和小组一起学习。（how，by）
Studies show that if you are 1. (interest) in something, your brain is more active and it is also easier for you 2. (pay) attention to it for a long time. Good learners often connect what they need 3. (learn) with something interesting. For example, if they need to learn English and they like music or sports, they 4. (listen) to English songs or watch sports problems in English. This way they 5. (not get) bored.
Remember, “Use it or lose it.” Even if you learn something well, you 6. (forget) it unless you use it. “Practice 7. (make) perfect”. Good learners will keep practicing what they8. (learn), and they are not afraid of 9. (make) mistakes. Bell did not invent the telephone overnight. He succeeded by 10. (try) many times and learning from his mistakes.
1.We need to pay more a to the traffic rules when driving.
2.The ___ ___ (表情) on her face shows she is pleased with us.
3.K__ ______ comes from questioning.
4.Jack was unhappy because he made some _________ （错误）in the exam.
5.I need to practice my p_____ _____because I can’t pronounce many words right.
6.When my parents called me, I could feel the (温暖) over telephone.
7.I (意识到)it was important for us to learn English better.
8.Most of the students thought Jim (偷) David’s money yesterday.
9.People in the UK don’t use dollars or euro (欧元),and they use p .
10.Mary is a shy girl .Her face always turns red when she speaks to a s .
Most dictionaries will tell you a number of things about a language. There are three important things. These three things are spelling, pronunciation and meanings.
First, a dictionary will tell you the spelling of a world. If you are not sure about the spelling of a word, you can try to find the correct spelling in a dictionary. Words are listed in alphabetical order—a,b,c and so on. For example, on a dictionary page the word “poor”—p,o,o,r – comes before “poverty”—p,o,v,e,r,t,y—and the word “poverty” comes before “ power”—p,o,w,e,r. The words are always given in an alphabetical order.
The second thing, a dictionary will tell you pronunciation. Most give phonetic, or sound, alphabet. The phonetic spelling will tell you how a word is pronounced. There are a few different phonetic alphabets. Many dictionaries use the International Phonetic Alphabet to show pronunciation.
The third thing, a dictionary will tell you the meaning of words. You can look up a word and find out what it means. Many words have more than one meaning, and a good dictionary will tell you all of the word’s meaning. For example, in English the common word “get” has over 20 different meanings.
1.In the passage, which of the following is among the three important things?
A. How to write a word well.
B. How to use a word.
C. How to make a sentence.
D. How to read a word correctly.
2.Of the three words "remove", " remote" and "remount", _____ in a dictionary.
A. "remote" comes first and "remove" comes last
B. "remove" first and "remote" last
C. "remote" first and "remove" last
D. "remove" first and "remount" last
3.Many words have ______.
A. several meanings
B. few meanings
C. one meaning
D. no meaning
4.A better dictionary can tell you _____.
A. more of word's pronunciation
B. more of the word's meanings
C more of the word's spelling.
D more of grammar
5.Phonetic alphabets are used to show _____.
A. spelling B. handwriting
C. meanings D. pronunciation
“Did you go skating a lot last year?” I asked. Jen shook her head and looked at me. Finally she said, “On Thanksgiving, Mom and I always went to visit some friends who lived on a farm. I especially loved seeing their big turkeys.”
Until then, I didn’t think about how Jen felt. She had a new stepfather (继父) and stepbrother, and had a new town and home, too. Jen and her mom used to live near a lake where Dad and I went every summer, and she had to move up north with us. She had more changes than me.
Jen seemed sad, so I was busy thinking of some ways to cheer her up on Thanksgiving. I told her my plan and she was excited. First we made a huge snowball, and then a small snowball. Then we built a wall behind the big snowball as a tail. Jen mixed some food coloring with water, saying, “We can spray (喷) colors on the tail.” Our snow turkey had a red, blue, green, and yellow tail. We were so busy that we didn’t notice our parents come outside. Dad found a hat for the snow turkey, and Mom wrapped her scarf around its neck.
“Thanks for cheering Jen up,” Mom said. “You’re a good brother, and you always come up with great ideas.’’ A happy feeling spread through me. I began to understand how much she cared about everyone in our new family.
1.What did Jen do on Thanksgiving in the past?
A. She went skating with her friends.
B. She went to the farm with her mother.
C. She stayed at home with her mother.
D. She made snow turkeys with her mother.
2.What can we learn from the second paragraph?
A. Jen lived near a lake in the past.
B. The writer was Jen’s stepfather.
C. Jen moved up north for studying.
D. The writer just moved out of his old house.
3. How many people are there in Jen’s new family?
A. Two. B. Three. C. Four. D. Five.
4.Which of the following is the right order?
①made a small snowball
②found a hat
③made a huge snowball
④sprayed colors on the tail
⑤wrapped a scarf around the neck
⑥built a wall behind the big snowball
A. ①③⑥④②⑤ B. ①②③④⑤⑥
C. ③①⑥④②⑤ D. ③①⑥②④⑤
5.What can we infer (推断) from the underlined sentence?
A. Jen’s stepmother was not friendly to the writer.
B. Jen didn’t feel happy after moving here.
C. Jen’s mother did a lot to make Jen happy.
D. The writer felt happy because his stepmother liked him.
