HAVE you noticed that the moon is becoming rounder and brighter day after day? That’s because Sept 8 is the Mid-Autumn Festival.
For Chinese people, a full moon means that family members can get together on that day. On the Mid-Autumn Festival, people get together and enjoy the round moon . They also send wishes for family members not with them.
There are many stories about the moon to make the tradition more interesting. In China, Chang’e flying to the moon is a well-known legend(传说). Hou Yi and Chang’e were husband and wife in old times. At the time, there were 10 suns in the sky. Hou yi, a brave man, shot (射) down nine suns. People see Hou Yi as a great hero.
Besides China, many other countries have beautiful stories about the moon. In Greek legend (希腊传说), Artemis is the goddess of the moon. She takes care of the hunt (狩猎) and wild animals. Artemis also looks after young children and women in childbirth (分娩).
In India, the god of the moon is Soma. He has four hands and rides through the sky in a chariot (战车). If a baby is born on a full moon day, Indian people believe he or she is lucky.
1. Paragraph 2 tells us that _____.
A. the Mid-Autumn Festival is a day for family members to get together.
B. the Mid-Autumn Festival has a short history
C. Chinese people like to look at the moon
D. family members are not that important for Chinese people
2. From the Chang’e story, we can learn the following EXCEPT _____.
A. Hou Yi and Chang’e were husband and wife
B. there were 10 suns in the sky at that time
C. Hou Yi shot down nine suns
D. Hou Yi and Chang’e both flew to the moon
3. According to the article, Artemis _____.
A. is the goddess of the moon in Greek myth
B. is the goddess of the moon in Indian myth
C. has four hands and rides through the sky on a chariot
D. had a baby who was born on a full moon day
4. What does the article mainly talk about?
A. How Chinese people celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival.
B. The story about Hou Yi and Chang’e.
C. Stories about the moon in different countries.
D. Who the god or goddess of the moon is in different countries.
Many teenagers（青少年） feel that the most important people in their lives are their friends. They believe that their family members don’t know them as well as their friends do. In large families, it’s quite often for brothers and sisters to fight with 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 of time talking among them on the phone. The talk between friends is very important in children’s growing up, because friends can discuss something. These things are difficult to say to their family members.
However, parents often try to choose their children’s friends for them. Some parents even stop (阻止)their children from meeting their good friends. Do you think of the following questions?
Who chooses 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.
1. When teenagers have something difficult to say to their parents, they usually _______
A. stay alone at home
B. fight with their parents
C. discuss it with their friends
D. go to their brothers and sisters for help
2. The sentence “Your answers are welcome.” means“ ____ ”.
A. You are welcome to discuss the questions with us.
B. We’ve got no idea, so your answers are welcome.
C. Your answers are always right.
D. You can give us all the right answers.
3. Which of the following is the writer’s attitude（态度）?
A. Parents should choose friends for their children.
B. Children should choose everything they like.
C. Parents should understand their children better.
D. Teenagers should go to their friends for help.
Daniel has many friends. They look different and they have different personalities, but they are all friendly and helpful. He’d like to introduce some of them to us.
Name | Age | Appearance and hobbies |
Amy (volleyball player) | 17 | She is very tall (1.87 meters)! She has a baby face. Her fans say she’s very beautiful. She likes listening to pop songs and drawing. |
Tom (skiing player) | 18 | He is always smiling so people say that he is a “sunny boy”. He is a “black horse”. He won the first gold medal(金牌) for his city this year. He likes reading and playing games. |
Millie (singer) | 16 | People call her “Baby”. She’s a tall girl with black glasses and short hair. She likes wearing men’s clothes, so she looks like a boy. She likes singing, of course. She is good at playing basketball! |
1.Why do people say Tom is a “sunny boy”?
A. Because he likes reading.
B. Because he likes playing games.
C. Because he is always smiling.
D. Because he is a skier.
2.Which of the following is not true about Millie?
A. She is very tall. B. She wears black glasses.
C. She likes wearing a dress. D. She has short hair.
3. Which sentence is wrong?
A. “Baby” does well in playing basketball.
B. Millie is the youngest of the three.
C. Amy has a baby face.
D. Tom likes black horses.
All over the world, people have all kinds of friends. Dogs are people’s honest friends. Cats, elephants, camels, horses, cows are people’s helpful and useful friends. But do you think that computers are people’s friends, too？Now let me tell you about it.
We live in the “computer age”. People, like scientists, teachers, writers and even students, use computers to do work. But more than 30 years ago, couldn’t do much work. They were very big and expensive. Very people were interested in them and knew how to use them. Today computers are smaller and . And they can do a lot of work. Many people like to use them. people have them at home.
Computers become very important because they can work than men and make fewer mistakes. Computers can people do a lot of work. Writers now use computers to write. Teachers use them to help teaching. Students use them and children use them to play games. Computers can also remember what you put into them. Computers are very and helpful. It is true that they are our good friends. Do you think so?
1.A. anything B. nothing C. something D. little
2.A. many of B. all kinds of C. a lot D. very much
3.A. scientists B. teachers C. students D. computers
4.A. few B. little C. a few D. a little
5.A. cheap B. cheaper C. expensive D. more expensive
6.A. More and more B. Fewer and fewerC. Less and lessD. More or less
7.A. slow B. slower C. fast D. faster
8.A. help B. make C. use D. stop
9.A. study B. to study C. studying D. to eat
10.A. beautiful B. careful C. interesting D. wonderful
. This computer is the best one ____ the shop, but it is also the most expensive ___all the computers.
A. in, ofB. in, in
C. of, ofD. of, in
—Mum, could I have __________ bread?—Of course.
A. any moreB. some more
C. more someD. many more
