Today is Sunday.Lucy wants to visit her friend, Lisa. Lisa’s house is on Bridge Street. It is far from Lucy’s house, 因此露西在超市前面乘公交车。The supermarket is just next to her house.
The bus goes down New Street and then turns left. Now it is on Center Street. It goes straight and goes across Bridge Street. 它把露西带到了KFC。 Then Lucy has to walk to Lisa’s house. She passes the post office and the bank on her right. She arrives at Lisa’s house now.
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On this day, family members travel far for a good meal together. The big dish is a roast turkey. People don’t often eat this bird at other time of the year.
That’s what American people do on Thanksgiving Day, the fourth Thursday of November.
But do you know how the day started? We have to go back about 400 years. In 1620, the first group of English people came to America by ship.
They lived there, but didn’t have enough to eat. Many of them died of hunger during their first winter in America. But the Indians helped them grow food the year after.
So the Americans spent three days eating and playing sports to celebrate(庆祝) a good harvest（收获）. That was the first Thanksgiving.
It’s a time to give thanks for others’ love and help in life. People are interested in going out to enjoy parades(游行)on the streets. Big balloons of cartoon animals like Garfield fly in the sky.
And what’s more, sending cards to say “thank you” to loved ones for Thanksgiving will make other people feel happy. Send your best wishes to them!
Family On the day, most people in the US go back home. They may have to travel a long way to be with their parents or grandparents. No one wants to be alone on that day.
Food Thanksgiving is a day for a big dinner. Many dishes go with the turkey, like sweet potatoes, pumpkin pies and cranberry sauce(越橘汁).
Football
Lots of people like to watch American football on TV. Some even watch it all evening.
1. When is Thanksgiving Day?
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2.How did the first group of English people come to America?
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3.Who helped the English people grow food?
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4.Do all the people go back home on Thanksgiving Day?
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5.What do people do to show their thanks for others’ love and help in life?
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Anne and Joseph are talking about an interesting question. Why do some people change their names？There can be many reasons. Hanna changed her name to Anne because she thought it would be easier for people to remember. On the other hand，Joseph is thinking about changing his name to an unusual name because he wants to be different.
People have a lot of reasons for changing their names. Film stars，singers，sportsmen and some other famous people often change their names because they want names that are not ordinary，or that have special sound. They chose the “new name” for themselves instead of the name their parents gave them when they were born.
Some people have another reason for changing their names. They have moved to a new country and want to use a name that is usual there. For example，Li Kaiming changed his name to Ken Lee when he moved to the United States. He uses the name Ken at his job and at school. But with his family and Chinese friends，he uses Li Kaiming. For some people，using different names makes life easier in their new country.
In many countries，a woman changes her family name to her husband's after she gets married. But today，many women are keeping their own family name and not using their husband's. Sometimes，women use their own name in some situations（情况） and their husband's in other situations. And some use both their own name and their husband's.
Different people | Reason to change the name |
Hanna | It is 1.____ for people to remember. |
Joseph | He wants to have a name that's 2.____. |
Famous people | Their name may sound 3.______. |
Li Kaiming | Using different names can make 4.______ easier. |
A woman | After she gets5._____，she may change her name. |
阅读下列图表，回答1-2题。
Are you teens between 12 and 18? Do you want to send your friends the holiday card which is designed by yourself? We can help you! And you needn’t pay ! Please call Mr Smith and other volunteers at 886-353-2288. |
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1. If you call Mr Smith, you can ________.
A. buy special cards
B. learn to make a card
C. learn to take photos
2.Which is NOT TRUE about it?
A. If we call 886-353-2288, we can find Mr Smith.
B. We don’t have to pay for the help of volunteers.
C. Everyone can learn to design cards with the help of them.
阅读下列图表，回答1-3题。
Sun Rental Car Company the largest rental（租赁的）car company in East China. with over 10,000 cars and 700 bicycles to rent(租) in Shanghai cars and bicycles for all kinds of people, including adults, kids and other special persons； outside every exit of subway stations; 70 yuan / hour for cars , 10 yuan/ hour for bikes, half price after 9:00pm from Monday to Thursday 70 yuan / hour for a car, 5 yuan/hour for a bicycle, half price after 9:00pm
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1.Which is true according to the picture?
A. It has the largest number of bikes to rent in China.
B. We can use the cars in the company because they are free.
C. We can find the company in every city.
2. How much should you pay if you want to rent a car and 2 bicycles for 3 hours after 9 pm on Sunday?
A. 135 yuan B. 270 yuan C.200 yuan
3. This is a(an) _________.
A. study B. report C. advertisement
Yao Ming is a basketball player. He is from Shanghai, China. His father and mother are also basketball players. He himself is a Chinese professional (职业的) basketball player. Now he plays in the NBA in the USA. He is very tall —about 226 cm.
There is a movie about Yao Ming. Its name is The Year of the Yao. It is about 88 minutes long. It is about Yao Ming’s first year in the NBA. Some NBA players talk about Yao Ming in the movie. So you can see Charles Barkley and Shaquille O’Neal in it. The movie can help us know more about Yao Ming.
1.Yao Ming ’s father is a ______.
A. runner B. basketball player C. movie star
2. We can’t see ______ in the movie.
A. Harrison Ford
B. Shaquille O’Neal
C. Charles Barkley
3. The underlined word "It" refers to (指的是) "______".
A. the movie B. China C. a basketball game
4.The name of the movie is ______.
A. YaoMing B. NBA C. The Year of the Yao
5. What is the passage (文章) mainly about?
A. Yao Ming’s first year in the NBA.
B. Yao Ming.
C. basketball club.
