What is your favorite holiday? Here are some students’ opinions.
Sandy from Taiwan says:
My favorite holiday is the Mid-Autumn festival. I always visit my grandfather and grandmother, and we always go to the same restaurant on the mountain. At night, we always have a picnic, and watch the moon together. I enjoy it a lot.
Yagna from India says:
My favorite day is Deepavali(屠妖节), which is also called Festival of Lights. People do some cleaning at home and light their oil lamps to thank for the defeat(败仗) of the bad king. To celebrate it, we also eat sweets and delicious food, wear new clothes, and give presents to our friends and relatives.
Pat from Thailand says:
My name is Pat. My favorite holiday is Songkran. It takes place from the 13th to 15th of April. On the holiday people pour water on each other. It is a lot of fun. People also buy new clothes and they have big parties.
1.What is Sandy’s favorite holiday?
A. The Mid-Autumn festival. B. New Year's Day.
C. Deepavali. D. Songkran.
2.What does the underlined word “Songkran” probably mean in Chinese?
A. 音乐会 B. 新年 C. 中秋节 D. 泼水节
3. In order to celebrate Deepavali, we can ________.
A. eat sweets and delicious food
B. wear new clothes
C. give presents to others
D. all of the above
4.Which of the following is TRUE?
A. Pat from Thailand likes Deepavali (屠妖节) best.
B. Sandy can celebrate her favorite festival by pouring water on each other.
C. Songkran takes place from the 13th to 15th of April.
D. Sandy always goes to different restaurants on the mountain to spend the Mid-Autumn festival.
American people like to say “Thank you” whenever others help them. People of many other countries do so, too. It is a very good habit.
You should say “Thank you” when someone passes you the salt on the table. When someone walking ahead of you keeps the door open for you, when someone says you have done your work well, or you have bought a nice thing, or your city is very beautiful. “Thank you” is used not only between friends, but also between parents and children, brothers and sisters, husbands and wives.
“Excuse me” is another short sentence they use. When you hear someone say “Excuse me” behind you, you know that somebody wants to walk past you without touching you. It’s not polite to interrupt（打断） others while they are talking. If you want to speak to one of them, say “Excuse me” first, and then begin talking. You should also do so when you want to cough or make any unpleasant noise before others.
Let’s all learn to say “Thank you” and “Excuse me”.
1.What is the main idea of this passage?
A. American people use “Thank you” widely to show they are polite.
B. American people say “Excuse me” widely to show they are polite.
C. It’s not polite to say “Thank you” and “Excuse me” in America.
D. Both A and B.
2.You should learn to say “Thank you” when ______.
A. you say something kind to others
B. you help others
C. you are helped by others
D. you need others to help
3.“Thank you” is ______.
A. widely used
B. seldom used
C. used only by Americans
D. used only between friends
4.You should say “Excuse me” if you want to _____.
A. cough B. make some noise
C. go first D. all of the above
阅读下列材料，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳的答案，并把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。
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As a parrot. Blu was special for two reasons. First , he had bright blue feathers（羽毛）. He was a rare species（稀有物种）of bird . Second, Blu couldn’t fly. He stayed inside every day and never learned to fly. This bird lived a comfortable life with his owner, Linda, in a small town in Minnesota, US.
Both Blu and Linda thought he was the last one of this kind of bird until one day they got the news – there was another bird of the same kind in Rio de Janeiro（里约热内卢）, a Brazilian city ! It was a girl bird named Jewel.
Blu decided to go to the faraway land to find Jewel. When he arrived there, he fell in love with the beautiful Jewel at first sight.
But soon a group of bad people kidnapped（绑架）the pair , trying to sell them for money . Luckily, with the help of Jewel and some city birds, Blu and Jewel ran away.
Now in a strange country, Blu still had a lot of problems. He had to face his fears and learned to fly to win Jewel’s heart. The bad people were still trying to catch them. How could Blu and Jewel stay safe? And how would he find his way back to Linda? Would Blu be able to get over all these problems?
Let’s find the answers in the movie “ Rio ” on the coming Saturday.
1.Who was Blu?
A. A parrot. B. A rare species of bird.
C. Linda’s pet. D. A , B and C.
2.Which is NOT TRUE according to the passage?
A. Blu came from the US.
B. Blu was the last one of this kind of bird.
C. Jewel was a parrot, too.
D. Blu had to face his fears and learned to fly to win Jewel’s heart in the strange country.
3.What’s the purpose（目的）of the passage ?
A. To tell people a special bird, Blu
B. To tell people how brave Blu was.
C. To ask people to watch the movie.
D. To ask people to buy a bird like Blu.
完形填空。（每小题1.5分，共15分）
根据短文内容，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个能填入相应空格内的最佳答案，并把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。
I was flying to New York at night. Suddenly, a storm broke and the plane began to be tossed(颠簸)around.
When I looked the plane, I could see that nearly all the passengers were worried and . The future seemed terrible and many were wondering if they would make it through the storm.
Then I saw a little girl. It seemed that the storm meant to her. She sat on her seat reading a book. Sometimes she closed her eyes, then she would read again, with no or fear in her eyes. When the other passengers were scared half to death, that child was completely . I could not believe my eyes.
When the plane finally reached New York, I was not surprised to that all the passengers were hurrying to come out. I stopped and spoke to the girl for long time. I asked she had not been afraid.
The child replied,” My daddy is the , and he is taking me home.
1.A. at B. around C. up D. into
2.A. afraid B. shy C. happy D. friendly
3.A. probably B. luckily C. suddenly D. certainly
4.A. something B. anything C. everything D. nothing
5.A. pride B. worry C. anger D. regret
6.A. calm B. nervous C. active D. tired
7.A. say B. hear C. find D. think
8.A. so B. such a C. such D. So a
9.A. whether B. how C. when D. why
10.A. guard B. driver C. pilot D. traveler
--- I have worked harder than before, but I still didn't get good grades in math.
--- Don't worry. .
A. No problem B. It takes time
C. Pardon me D. Never mind
I used to in the river. But now I am used to in the swimming pool.
A. swim; swimming B. swim; swim
C. swimming; swimming D. swimming; swim
