Start of Winter is one of the 24 solar terms（节气）in China. It is the start of winter. Chinese people usually have a big meal on that day. In the north（北方）, people love eating dumplings very much. In the south, people eat chicken, duck and fish. It is said that eating well can help people keep warm on cold days.

In the old days, the Start of Winter was also a time for people to store（贮存）vegetables. At the time, there were not many fresh vegetables to eat during the winter in the north. There were also no supermarkets like today. People had no place to buy fresh vegetables in winter.

So, around the Start of Winter people put lots of cabbages in a cellar, a room under a house, often used for storing things. They also make fresh tomatoes into tomato sauce（酱）. It is delicious if you put some salt into it and you can use it instead of（代替）vegetables when you eat noodles in winter.

6. What does the solar term Start of Winter mean?

A．There are no leaves on the trees.	B．Winter begins from this day on.
C．We should eat a lot from this day on.	D．The new year is not far away.

7. In northern China, what is the traditional food for the Start of Winter?

A．

B．

C．

D．

8. In the past, people in the north stored vegetables for the winter because ________.

A．it was too cold to go shopping	B．there were not many fresh vegetables to buy
C．they didn’t know how to store meat	D．they didn’t like to eat fresh vegetables

9. The underlined word “cellar” means ________ in Chinese.

A．地窖

B．阳台

C．阁楼

D．车库

10. What’s the passage mainly about?

A．How Chinese people stored vegetables in the past.

B．Why Chinese people eat well in winter.

C．What Chinese people usually do when the Start of Winter comes.

D．What Chinese people ate in the past during the winter.

Now, four students are talking about their favorite seasons in the video chat（视频聊天）.

Han Mei, China I like summer best because I can enjoy a forty-day holiday every summer. During the summer holidays, my parents often take me to other cities to visit some places of interest, such as the Great Wall and the Palace Museum.	Alice, Canada Canada is famous（著名的）for maple（枫树）leaves. Autumn is the best season to enjoy them. They change from green to yellow and from orange to red. They are so beautiful and I love them. I love climbing mountains in autumn because there are many cool days. Do you know what my favorite season is?
Michael, the UK Spring is my favorite. In spring, I like flying kites and going for a picnic with my family. On weekends, I often take a boat trip on the River Thames with my parents, my sister and my brother. But I don’t like autumn because after autumn it is winter. It’s too cold in my hometown in winter.	Kate, Germany My favorite season is winter, because there’s a lot of snow. During the winter holidays, my parents often take my brother and me to the Alps. We learn to ski（滑雪）in one of the skiing clubs. We can also make snowmen there.

11. What is Han Mei doing now?

A．Enjoying her summer holidays.	B．Traveling with her parents.
C．Visiting the Great Wall.	D．Talking about what she often does in summer.

12. Which season may Alice like best?

A．Spring.

B．Summer.

C．Autumn.

D．Winter.

13. How many people often take a boat trip on the River Thames in Michael’s family?

A．Three.

B．Four.

C．Five.

D．Six.

14. What’s the weather like in Kate’s hometown in winter?

A．It’s not too hot or too cold.

B．It’s a little warm.

C．It’s very cool.

D．It’s very cold.

15. What can we know from the text?

A．Michael doesn’t like winter.	B．Michael is good at swimming.
C．Han Mei lives in Beijing with her family.	D．Kate and Alice are in the same school.

Last Sunday, it was sunny. Lin Fang and her mother were on the bus. They were on their way to Tian’anmen Square. There were many people on the bus.     16     He couldn’t find a seat. Lin Fang let the old man take her seat.     17     There were two Americans on the bus. They went to Tian’anmen Square, too. They wanted to learn about Chinese culture. But they couldn’t speak Chinese.     18     The Palace Museum and the Great Hall of the People are very beautiful. She told them Beijing is a great city with a long history.     19     The Great Wall is one of the most famous places of interest in the world.     20     And they wanted to visit other places of interest, like Zhongshan Park and the Summer Palace in Beijing.

根据材料内容，从下面五个选项中选出能填入文中空缺处的最佳选项，使文章意思通顺、内容完整。

A．Lin Fang talked with them in English.

B．Soon an old man got on the bus.

C．There are many places of interest in Beijing.

D．The old man thanked her.

E．The two Americans thought these places were so interesting.

先通读短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案。

There are four seasons in a year.They are spring, summer, fall and winter. I have many friends. They like ________ seasons. It’s warm in spring. Some ________ like spring. They want to ________ kites. It’s hot in summer. Some friends like swimming, so they like summer. Some people like fall ________ it is cool. I like ________ because I like making snowmen very much.

I had an interesting dream last night. It was about the ________. I played with the snow. I saw a snowman. It was white ________ beautiful. It ________ to me, “Hello, my friend. Can you help me?” “Sure, ________ can I do for you?” I asked. “I am sick. Can you take me to see a ________?”

I started to move it. But it was too ________, and I couldn’t move it at all. “I can take a coat for you, and then you will be ________.”

“Good!” the snowman said. I ________ it. After a few minutes, it was still very cold. I said, “I can give you some hot ________. My mother always asked me to drink it when I was sick.” I gave it some hot water. It melted ________ drinking the hot water. I was very sorry.

The next morning, I told my family about it. They all laughed.

21.

A．different

B．same

C．important

D．late

22.

A．flowers

B．leaves

C．animals

D．friends

23.

A．take

B．lose

C．fly

D．forget

24.

A．so

B．because

C．after

D．before

25.

A．winter

B．fall

C．summer

D．spring

26.

A．food

B．drink

C．seasons

D．snowmen

27.

A．or

B．but

C．and

D．so

28.

A．watched

B．listened

C．said

D．read

29.

A．how

B．what

C．why

D．who

30.

A．doctor

B．teacher

C．farmer

D．writer

31.

A．small

B．big

C．sweet

D．delicious

32.

A．warm

B．cold

C．long

D．short

33.

A．brought

B．took

C．dressed

D．wore

34.

A．rice

B．bread

C．fish

D．water

35.

A．after

B．before

C．then

D．until

阅读短文，根据语篇要求，使短文通顺，意思完整，每空限填一词。

A man goes to a store to buy some food. When he walks     46    , he sees no one but a big dog doing all the work. It     47     cleaning the floor and washing the dishes. The man can’t believe(相信) his eyes. He rubs(揉) his eyes     48     take a second look. Then     49     dog looks up and says, “Don’t be surprised. This is just my job.” “Wow!” the man shouts. He says to the dog, “I can’t believe it! A dog can talk! Does your boss(老板) know about it?”

“No, he doesn’t.” the dog says. “Please     50     tell him, sir! If he finds out the truth(实情), he will make me answer the phone, too!”

56. 假如你是李华，上周末你参加了学校组织的研学活动。请根据下面提示，写一篇关于研学的英语短文投稿到你校的School Time栏目。

注意：
①所写内容必须包括所有信息，并作适当发挥；
②词数70词左右；
③开头已给出，不计入总词数；
④文中不得出现真实的人名和校名等相关信息。

A School Trip
	Time	last weekend
	Place	Shangzhang, Xianju
	Transportation	by bus
	Activities	visit the museum wear the Red Army (红军) clothes and make Red Army bags climb mountains have a party in the evening ...
	Feelings (感受)	meaningful有意义的……

Last weekend, we had a school trip in Shangzhang, Xianju.

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