On Saturday, millions of people around the world will celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day, which honors Patron Saint (or main religious figure) of Ireland. Communities across the United States will host parades (游行), parties, and other festivities to mark the occasion.
This year, cities like Boston, New York, and Chicago have organized massive (大规模的) events celebrating Saint Patrick's Day. In New York City, hundreds of thousands of people will gather to watch the Saint Patrick’s Day parade — the nation’s largest. It is one of the most watched parades in the world. Last year, almost 2 million spectators(观众) and more than 150,000 participants (参与者) filled the streets. The parade, first held in 1776, is also one of the oldest.
Chicago also throws a big celebration. Every year, the Chicago River, which crosses the city, glows (反光) green as event organizers dump about 40 pounds of fluorescence (荧光粉), a powerful dye (染料), into the water.
Boston keeps its parade rolling for three hours or more. It is the nation’s second-largest parade. The city will also salute (致敬) one of its most famous former residents (居民), President John F. Kennedy, by opening the exhibit “A Journey Home: John F. Kennedy and Ireland,” at his official library.
Patron Saint lived in Britain in the early fifth century, when it was still part of the Roman Empire (帝国). He was captured and sold into slavery (奴隶制) in Ireland when he was only 16. He eventually escaped slavery and turned to a life of religious devotion. He trained to become a minister (主教) and set out to spread Christianity throughout Ireland. After 30 years as a religious leader, Patrick died on March 17, 1461. Saint Patrick’s Day is always celebrated on March 17. In Ireland, it is an official holiday.
1.What’s the best title of the passage?
A.History of Saint Patrick’s Day B.An Official Holiday in US
C.The Largest Parade in the World D.Celebrations across the Country
2.What do you think is the official color of St. Patrick’s Day?
A.Green. B.Red.
C.Black. D.Yellow.
3.The last paragraph is mainly about _____.
A.the cruel slave trade. B.Roman Empire’s contribution.
C.activities during Saint Patrick’s Day D.Ireland’s Patron Saint
4.Which of the following is not correct according to the passage?
A.Parade is a most important event to observe Saint Patrick’s Day.
B.Saint Patrick’s Day is a religious holiday.
C.Saluting the former president has become a main event on the occasion.
D.The Saint Patrick’s Day parade has a history of over two centuries.
A beautiful woman took a plane on business. She found her seat and sat down next to a young man. The man was just thinking of making a few dollars on the plane. When he saw the woman, he got an idea.
“Hey! Would you like to play a game?” he asked the woman. “No, thank you. I just want to take anap(打盹),” the woman answered. “It’s really easy. All you have to do is to answer the questions that I ask you. If you don’t know the answer, you give me five dollars. If I don’t know the answer to your question, then I’ll give you five dollars.” “No,” the woman still refused. “OK. If I don’t know the answer to your question, I’ll give you five hundred dollars. How about that?” the man said. Then the woman became interested and decided to join in the game.
“OK. How many moons doesJupiter(木星) have?” asked the young man. The woman reached into her purse and took out a five-dollar bill. “What goes up the mountain with three legs and comes back with four?” the woman asked. Then the young man took out his computer and searched the Internet for an answer. Minutes later, the young man handed five hundred dollars to the woman.
After a few hours, the young man really wanted to know the answer tothe question. So he asked the woman, “What is the answer to your question?” The woman reached into her purse and handed the young man a five-dollar bill.
1.Why did the man ask the woman to play a game?
A.He wanted to show his kindness.
B.He wanted to have a pleasant journey.
C.He wanted to earn some money from it.
D.He wanted to make friends with the woman.
2.How much did the woman get at the end of the story?
A.$ 500. B.$ 5. C.$ 10. D.$ 490.
3.What can we learn from the last paragraph?
A.The woman told the man the answer to her question.
B.The woman gave the man’s money back to him.
C.The woman asked the man another question.
D.The woman didn’t know the answer, either.
4.We can learn from the story that the woman is ______.
A.clever B.friendly C.polite D.honest
假定你是李华，你的英国笔友Peter发邮件向你询问中国的植树节（Tree Planting Day）的相关信息。请你回复邮件，内容包括：
1. 植树节的主要活动；
2. 人们重视植树节的原因；
3. 建议他来中国体验。
注意: 1.词数100左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文,请你修改你同桌写的以下短文｡短文中共有10处错误,每句中最多有两处｡错误涉及一个单词的增加､删除或修改｡
增加 : 在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧), 并在此符号下面写出该加的词｡
删除 : 把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉｡
修改 : 在错的词下划一横线, 并在该词下面写出修改后的词｡
注意 : 1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词 ;
2. 只允许修改10处, 多者 (从第11处起) 不计分｡
I love to go sightseeing worldwide, always absorbing in the culture of every country I visit .Therefore, one place that gets me truly attracted by its culture is in China, my homeland. China has great practices and beliefs. If you come to a country, outstanding Chinese manner will somewhat be passed on to you. China also famous for the history that dated from the 27th century BC and deserves to be read seriously. I've known much interesting facts about the history ever since I visited Beijing and Xi'an. All in all, China really owns some kind of magic, what makes people crazy about everything related to them.
阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式｡
In order to deal with the common travel dilemma of language barriers and miscommunication, some Swiss 1. (design) have created an item of clothing that speaks for itself. 2. (found) in 2015, Iconspeak aims to break language barriers by creating 3. (amaze),simple and helpful products that many travelers can use around the world.
“Simplicity is always what unites us in many forms. Whether you call it lazy 4.genius, we like to keep it simple. Then follows our starting point of how to bridge the language barriers of our world:a shirt ,”declares the Iconspeak website.
So how does the T-shirt address the problem? On it 5. (be) nearly 40 easily recognizable symbols, representing common concepts travelers can use to express 6. ( they) wherever they are in the world.
In 2013 when co-founder George Horn and his friends were riding motorbikes through Vietnam, one motorbike7. (break) down. In search of assistance, they ended up in a village where no one could understand them.8.drawing out images and symbols on pieces of paper, they could somehow explain their situation.
Not like any fashion statement, the shirt is 9. unique translation tool. Individuals can relay messages by 10. (simple) pointing to universally understood symbols for trains, buses, hotels, hospitals, airplanes and even Wi-Fi.
Being jobless for the last three months, I am upset nowadays. My son has lost his ______ from a good school and he might have to go to a less qualified school. I have moved from a spacious (宽敞的) apartment to a small one in order to ______ my living expenses. My wife has built extra stress. On top of that, my father in-law ______ a week ago, which has added fuel to fire, ______ our family into a more terrible state.
In these circumstances I have two mental ______: either to feel upset and keep losing my peace of mind, or ______ my negative thoughts with super mental powers about self-confidence and consistency, and ______ applying for new jobs with positive attitude.
I choose the second option because I believe that the pain I am ______ today will build up my ______ . My strengths will then increases my confidence and make me a good times make me a ______ man one day. I understand that good and bad stages are part of ______ . While good times make me happy, bad times ______ the ‘inner’ me.
Two months later, ______ , I have finally landed on a job which is very exciting and offers a nice salary. Time has healed my wife’s mental stress ______ the death of her father. My son has already been accepted by another good school because the admissions for new academic year were still ______ !
As I am back on the track of normal life, I can ______ say that the most important things that helped me ______ the crisis (危机) were my consistent character of patience, and ______ attitude towards life. So, while I wish you all the best life can ______ you, I would highly recommend taking the same attitude towards life ______ you are trapped in any of such situations.
1.A.admission B.benefit C.diploma D.permission
2.A.share B.reduce C.break D.raise
3.A.showed up B.set off C.fell down D.passed away
4.A.putting B.finding C.forming D.lifting
5.A.problems B.concerns C.choices D.activities
6.A.link B.replace C.mix D.exchange
7.A.regret B.stop C.keep D.risk
8.A.practicing B.suffering C.producing D.relieving
9.A.intelligence B.body C.character D.reputation
10.A.carful B.hard-working C.easy-going D.successful
11.A.life B.wealth C.time D.health
12.A.hide B.destroy C.strengthen D.kill
13.A.desperately B.unwillingly C.hopefully D.fortunately
14.A.regardless of B.due to C.instead of D.apart from
15.A.occupied B.empty C.open D.closed
16.A.disappointedly B.surprisedly C.deliberately D.confidently
17.A.fight B.meet C.change D.delay
18.A.general B.positive C.friendly D.honest
19.A.offer B.expect C.manage D.send
20.A.as if B.in that C.now that D.in case
