In the United States,every year,Thanksgiving Day is on the fourth Thursday of November.Canada also has the Thanksgiving Day. But because Canada is in the north of the United States,so it is colder and the harvest comes earlier in the year.In Canada,people have Thanksgiving Day on the second Monday of October.
The harvest brings a lot of food to people.On Thanksgiving Day people in Canada and America like to have a big meal with their friends and family just like Chinese people do at Mid-Autumn Festival.Many Canadians and Americans put flowers,vegetables and fruits around their homes.
At a Thanksgiving Day dinner,many Canadians and Americans will eat turkey,potatoes,and pumpkins pie.These are food like the food of many years ago.They are saying “Thank you” for the harvest that comes every year.
1.Which country has the Thanksgiving Day like the United States?
A. Japan. B. China. C. Canada. D. Korea.
2.In the United States,Thanksgiving Day is on the fourth Thursday
of .
A. January B. May C. November D. December
3.Canada has Thanksgiving earlier in the year because .
A. they like flowers
B. the harvest comes earlier
C. they have a big meal
D. they want to be different
4.The harvest brings to people.
A. flowers B. turkeys C. food D. pumpkins
5. What do people usually say on Thanksgiving Day for the harvest?
A. Good morning. B. I’ m hungry
C. Hello. D. Thank you.
Life in the future(将来) is different from now. There are not any paper money in the future. People use their credit cards when they go shopping. There are not so many shops. At weekends, people needn’t go out. They usually do some shopping at home on the Internet.
Children don’t get up early to go to school. They have lessons at home on the Internet, too. Teachers teach their students and give them homework on the Internet. Children give the homework to their teachers on the Internet, too.
People don’t need to do much work. There are more robots(机器人). Robots do hard work for people. Parents don’t cook or wash clothes. A cooking robot cooks breakfast. In fact, robots do all the housework for us.
There are more holidays. Parents spend much time with their children. They spend a lot of time travelling around the world.
I think life in the future is very interesting. Do you think so?
1.What is the Chinese for the underlined phrase “credit cards”?
A. 身份证 B. 户口本 C. 信用卡 D. 优惠卡
2.Teachers teach their students __________ in the future.
A. in the classroom B. over the radio
C. on TV D. on the Internet
3.In the future, robots can __________ for us.
A. eat dinner B. cook meals
C. watch films D. talk with friends
4. How does the writer like the life in the future? He thinks it is__________.
A. hard B. easy C. interesting D. healthy
5.Which is the best title(标题) for the passage?
A. Life in the future
B. Studying at home
C. Working at home
D. A hard life
完型填空 。(每小题1分,满分15分)
One day, I am reading a newspaper when my wife calls me in the kitchen, “Will you here and make your daughter eat her food?”
I throw the away and run to my 8-year-old daughter, Millie. In front of her is a bowl of rice. She says to me: “Dad, I want to do a special thing. I eat all the rice, will you let me do it?” “OK.” I say.
“Dad, I want to cut(剪掉) all my hair from my this Sunday.” She says. I feel a little surprised(惊讶的). “Millie, why don’t you ask for something else? We will be when we see your cleanshaven(剃光的) head.”
“Dad, you say you will let me it!” Millie cries.
On Monday morning, I her to school. I watch my hairless(没有头发的) daughter walking to her classroom. I see a boy with a hairless head. He another car, and shouts: “Millie, please for me.”
“Sir, your daughter is .” A woman gets out of the , and says, “That boy is my son, Harish. He is ill. He lost(失去了) all his hair because of chemotherapy(化疗).He doesn’t to go to school. Millie visits him and I don’t know she would cut her hair my son! ”
I stand there, and I can’t anything. “Thank you, my little angel! You are teaching me what love is!” I think. My daughter is a girl. She lives for her friends.
1.A. come B. go C. ride D. drive
2.A. book B. magazine C. picture D. newspaper
3.A. But B. Before C. And D. If
4.A. head B. foot C. hands D. legs
5.A. happy B. sad C. healthy D. excited
6.A. do B. have C. eat D. drink
7.A. fly B. ride C. walk D. drive
8.A. gets out of B. gets into C. gets on D. gets away from
9.A. look B. ask C. wait D. answer
10.A. interesting B. bright C. great D. clever
11.A. bus B. taxi C. train D. car
12.A. want B. need C. hate D. have
13.A. about B. for C. of D. in
14.A. say B. speak C. tell D. talk
15.A. kind B. bad C. strong D. healthy
— __________ do the new hair clips cost?
—They are only ten yuan.
A. How long B. How much C. How D. What
—Happy Halloween, Kitty! —_________________
A. Yes, I am very happy.
B. Thanks, the same to you!
C. That’s all right.
D. Why do you say so?
—What can I do for you, sir?
—I’d like two____________. We all like fruit.
A. bowls of rice B. boxes of apples
C. cartons of milk D. bottles of water