We spoke to three students from around the world about different national holidays. There are different customs (习俗) for each festival .
Tan Xiaodong, 15, Hong Kong, China
“It’ll soon be Chinese New Year. Before it, we’ll clean the house and decorate it for good luck. Every shop is going to close for a few days and we’ll go out a lot to celebrate in the streets. We might go and see the lion and dragon dances in the city center. I love this festival. ”
Wendy, 16, Sydney, Australia
“Australia Day is on 26th January and it’s an important holiday here. We always have a Monday off, so we celebrate for three days. My parents and I go to the countryside for a picnic and friends always come over. Many people go to beach parties or street parties and there are lots of music and dancing. What fun!”
Amy, 14, New York, USA
“The first Thanksgiving Day was hundreds of years ago when Europeans who came to America thanked God for his help. It’s still a very important day for families to be together. This year we’re going to visit my grandparents and we’ll eat a delicious meal of turkey. Thanksgiving Day is on the fourth Thursday in November every year. ”
1.How many festivals are mentioned in the passage?
A. Two B. Three C. Four D. Five
2. During the Chinese New Year, tourists can ________ .
A. do a lot of shopping
B. eat turkeys
C. decorate the house for good luck
D. see lion and dragon dances
3.On Australia day, families often ________ .
A. have a meal in the countryside
B. go to a swimming pool
C. have a party at school
D. clean the house and dance
4.What do you think a turkey is in this passage?
A. Country B. A festival
C. A bird D. A kind of drink
5.From the passage, we can learn that ______ .
A. Australia Day is an important day for family members to get together
B. Different festivals have different customs
C. Many people go out for a picnic with friends before Chinese New Year
D. The first Thanksgiving Day was born a hundred years ago
The world is not only hungry, but it is also thirsty for water. This may seem strange to you, since nearly 70% of the earth’s surface is covered with water. But about 97% of that is sea water or salt water. Man can only drink and use the other 3% fresh water from rivers, lakes，underground and other sources. And we can not even use all of that. Even worse, some of it has been made dirty.
However, as things stand today, this fresh water is still enough for us. But our need for water is becoming larger and larger quickly, almost day by day. We should take steps to do with this problem now and in this way we can get away from a serious world-wide water shortage(缺少)later on.
We all have to learn how to stop wasting our valuable water. One of the first steps is to develop ways of reusing it. Today in most large cities, water is used only once and then sent out into a sewer system (下水道). From there it returns to sea or runs into underground places.
But even if every large city reused its water, we still would not have enough. All we’d have to do to make use of sea water in the world is to remove the salt. If we take these steps we’ll be in no danger of drying up.
1. The world is thirsty for water because_____________.
A. man hasn’t got enough food to eat
B. we haven't got enough fresh water
C. only 70% of the earth's surface is water
D. more water is sent into sewer systems
2.The underlined word valuable means _____________.
A. much and salty B. fresh and enough
C. dear and useful D. clean and helpful
3.What should we do if we want to have enough fresh water?
a. Make full use of the sea water.
b. Carry salt water into lakes or rivers.
c. Try to save the fresh water as much as possible.
d. Do our best to use the water again.
e. Drink and use a11 the water on the earth's surface.
A. c and e B. a and d C. a, c and d D. b, d and e
4.The best but the most difficult way to solve the water problem of the world is to ___________.
A. remove the salt from sea water B. make the water in cities clean
C. take water from underground D. make the need for water smaller
5.What's the best title for this passage?
A. The Importance of the Water. B. Fresh Water and Sea Water.
C. The Thirsty World. D. The World's Water Problem.
If you live in the United States, the law says you can’t have a full-time job until you are 16 years old. At 14 or 15, you can work part-time after school or on weekends, and during summer you can work 40 hours each week. Does all that mean that if you are younger than 14, you can’t earn (赚) your own money? Of course not! Kids who are between the ages of 10 and 13 can earn money by doing lots of things.
Valerie, 11, told us that she made money by cleaning up other people’s yards. Lena, 13, makes money by knitting (织) dog sweaters and selling them to her neighbors, and Reisa said she had started taking art classes and showing her work to people. People have asked her to draw pictures for them and they pay her for them. Jasmine, 13, writes articles for different magazines!
Earning is learning. By working to earn your own money, you are learning the skills you will need to succeed in life. These skills can include things like getting along with others, using technology and using your time. Some people think that asking for money is a lot easier than earning it, however, when you make your own money, you don’t have to depend on someone else. The five dollars that you earn will probably make you feel a lot better in your hand than the twenty dollars you ask for.
1.Kids can have full-time jobs at the age of in the USA.
A. 17 B. 14 C. 13 D. 10
2.If you are 15 years old, you can’t work ________.
A. after school B. on weekends
C. during summer D. on weekdays
3.Reisa makes money by .
A. cleaning up other people’s yards
B. drawing pictures for others
C. writing articles for different magazines
D. knitting dog sweaters and selling them to her neighbors
4.According to the passage, which of the following is Not True?
A. You are learning how to succeed by working in your teens.
B. Kids are encouraged to live independently in the USA.
C. Earning one’s money is better than asking for money from others.
D. Kids don’t need to get along with others when making money.
5.From the passage we know that ________.
A. parents won’t let their children earn their own money
B. it’s hard for kids under 14 years old to earn money in the USA
C. kids can learn skills if they try to earn money on their own
D. if kids try to earn money, they won’t have enough time to study
完形填空
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个能填入文中相应空白处的最佳答案。
Once two beautiful sisters called Reitu and Reipae lived in a village. The sisters loved each other very much and did everything together.
One day a chief(首领) called Ueoneone was travelling through the area. He saw Reitu and fell in love with . But he went home without telling her. When he got to his village, Ueoneone stop thinking about Reitu. He knew he wanted to marry her, so he sent his magic bird to her. The bird flew to the sisters’ village. He told Reitu about Ueoneone and asked if she wanted to marry him. Reitu , but said her sister must go with her. The bird asked the sisters to sit on its back.
Then the bird to fly. After a few hours, they stopped to rest. But when Reipae got off, the bird flew back into the sky with Reitu, leaving Reipae behind. Reitu was very . As soon as she saw Ueoneone, she told him to send the bird back to fetch(接来) Reipae.
“I can’t.” said Ueoneone. “Look, the bird is dying. He has no more .”
Reitu was sad.
“Now I have the person I love the most in the world,” she said.
Ueoneone took Reitu’s hand.
“I’ll send my fastest men to find your ,” he told her.
The men found Reipae and brought her Reitu. The sisters were very happy to see each other again. Reitu and Ueoneone got married. Reipae also married another chief from the area, the sisters were able to stay close for the rest of their lives.
1.A. him B. her C. it D. them
2.A. shouldn’t B. needn’t C. mustn’t D. couldn’t
3.A. look after B. look for C. look up D. look at
4.A. cried B. left C. agreed D. understood
5.A. began B. refused C. continued D. learned
6.A. angry B. happy C. bored D. excited
7.A. home B. food C. courage D. magic
8.A. met B. lost C. killed D. became
9.A. mother B. sister C. father D. brother
10.A. so B. but C. though D. because
— What is the instrument used for?
— It’s used for ____________ steel.
A. to cut B. cutting C. cut D. to cutting
— ________?
— He is a computer programmer.
A. What does your father do
B. How old is your father
C. What does your father look like
D. How does your father go to work
