The Qingming Festival, also known as Tomb-sweeping(扫墓) Day, which falls on April 4—6 each year, is one of the Chinese Twenty-four Solar Terms(节气). From that date, temperatures begin to rise and rainfall becomes more. It is an important time for farmers to plant seeds(播种) in the fields. So the festival has a close relationship with farm work. However, it is not only a seasonal symbol, but also a day of remembering the dead. A lot of families would visit the tombstone to sweep the tombstones, and burn spirit money to remember the dead. Qingming Festival is also a time for people to do some other activities.
Spring outing
Qingming is the best time for Taqing, or a spring outing. People always go out and enjoy the early flowers before summer. It is a fine time to enjoy the beauty of nature during the festival.
Swinging
Swings are very popular among children and are usually found on playgrounds. As a popular custom on Tomb Sweeping Day, swinging not only stops the coldness from eating cold food, but also develops a child’s bravery.
Kite Flying
Flying kites is also an important custom enjoyed by many people, young and old, during the Qingming Festival. In the past, people cut the string(线) to let the kite fly freely. This custom is believed to bring good luck and get rid of illness.
1. People always go out and enjoy the early flowers before.| A．spring | B．summer | C．autumn | D．winter |
| A．The Qingming Festival has no relationship with farm work. |
| B．Only young people fly kites during the Qingming Festival. |
| C．The temperatures begin to rise and rainfall becomes less from the Qingming Festival. |
| D．Many families would burn spirit money to remember the dead on Tomb-Sweepig Day. |
| A．When the Oingming Festival is. |
| B．The customs about the Qingming Festival. |
| C．Qingming Festival is a time for people to go outside. |
| D．Where the Qingming Festival comes from. |
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【推荐1】The summer holiday is coming. In order to get the children out of the room, the community is going to organize a camp this summer.
| Camper Handbook We’ve created a handbook you can download here http://wrww.summercamp.com. It answers many of the questions parents and campers have about DEC Summer Camp. As you’ve already signed up your kid for this camp, you can check your email box for a copy of the hand-book as well. Please review it and get in touch with us at 569-985 if you have questions.
About ten people share a wood house, including a coach and a camp volunteer. A general bath house is within 200 feet of each house. The size of a house may not be the same.
1. Money: Spending money is NOT needed at camp with no place to spend it. Money and all valuable things should remain at home. 2. Electronics (电子产品) : Electronics like mobile phones and computer games are NOT allowed at camp. These will be taken away and returned to the camper when the camp ends.
Generally, campers get up at 7:00 am and have an early bird activity like swimming or fishing. After breakfast, there are activities until lunch. These may include environmental lessons or biology experiments. A wildlife biologist may guide the campers, After lunch, there are more activities, such as hiking, boating, or field trips, Taking a night walk, star watching, playing games and listening to stories around a campfire are among the choices for the night.
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| A．Parents and coaches. | B．Coaches and volunteers. |
| C．Volunteers and parents. | D．Parents and biologists. |
| A．Money. | B．Mobile Phones. | C．Computers. | D．Swimming suits. |
| A．On the website. | B．In. a newspaper. | C．On TV. | D．In a textbook. |
【推荐2】Look at the people in the picture. What are they doing? They are happy because they are on holiday.
Mary is visiting her aunt in Paris. She is very excited to be in Paris. It is a very famous（著名的）city. And it is a good place to go shopping!
Tom is fishing in the lake. Because the water is very clean, and there are so many fish in the lake. Tom is having a good harvest（收获）.
Simon and Bill are good friends. They are usually very busy with their study every day. So they want to do something different. They are going bike riding together in the beautiful countryside. It’s relaxing.
Jesse is taking some photos in the park. The park is very beautiful in autumn, and it’s a good place to take photos.
Everyone gets tired sometimes. It’s important to have a rest（休息）. And it’s good for your health. It can help you work or study better, too. I hope everyone is having a good time.
根据材料内容选择最佳答案。
1. Who is excited to visit Paris?
| A．Mary. | B．Simon. | C．Jesse. | D．Bill. |
| A．In Paris. | B．In the park. | C．Near a lake. | D．In the countryside. |
| A．Worried. | B．Relaxed. | C．Lazy. | D．Lucky. |
| A．Bike riding. | B．Fishing. | C．Slopping | D．Taking photos. |
| A．Because it’s good for health. | B．Because people like shopping. |
| C．Because people always get tired. | D．Because people don’t like working. |
【推荐3】Let’s Explore the Nature!
The holidays are coming! Do you want to have a wonderful holiday? If you are interested in animals and nature, come and join us!
Here is a three-day program for you! You can take part in many activities and meet with animals—lions, monkeys, tigers and many birds! Here is more information about the plan.
| Aged | From 10 to 15 |
| Groups: Each group needs no more than 15 students. | |
| Program A Date: July 15―17, 2024 Days: Monday to Wednesday Time: 9: 30 a.m.―4: 00 p.m. | Program B Date: August 6―10, 2024 Days: Tuesday to Thursday Time: 9: 30 a.m.―4: 00 p.m. |
Cost | $200 for members (会员); $230 for non-members. |
How to do | Come to our center to get an application form (申请表). Send your form to us before July 10th, 2024. |
Notes | •We won’t provide free lunch. You may either bring box lunch or pay for lunch in our restaurants. • Both programs will start 1 day later if there is a warning of rainstorms (暴雨预警). |
1. What animals can’t you see in the summer program?
| A．Monkeys. | B．Elephants. |
| C．Birds. | D．Lions. |
| A．Children under 10. | B．Students over 15. |
| C．Children aged 12-16. | D．Students aged 12-14. |
| A．On Monday. | B．On Tuesday. |
| C．On Wednesday. | D．On Thursday. |
| A．$600. | B．$630. |
| C．$660. | D．$690. |
| A．There is more than 15 students in each group. |
| B．You need to hand in an application form. |
| C．You can join the summer program at any time. |
| D．Everyone can have free lunch at the restaurants. |
【推荐1】How do you usually solve your stress? Maybe you listen to some music or watch some funny films to reduce your stress. Do you know doing housework is helpful in solving stress?
In fact, doing something like washing dirty clothes may really make people relaxed. Doing some housework such as folding clothes or cleaning the room is a good way to reduce our stress without taking any medicine. While washing something, you can imagine you’re washing away some trouble in your life.
Here are some ideas about it. “Housework is the main reason for the stress in my life,” says Linda, “Get me out of doing the housework and then I’ll really be relaxed.” Gary pays an expert 5, 200 dollars an hour for his problem about stress. However he is just told to go back home and do some housework.
1. People can feel relaxed by ________ in the article.| A．folding clothes | B．doing the dishes | C．cleaning the room | D．all above |
| A．征服 | B．消灭 | C．减少 | D．扩大 |
| A．Doing less housework. | B．Visiting the expert. |
| C．Keeping doing housework. | D．Watching comedies. |
| A．To take some medicine. | B．To do some chores. |
| C．To have a good sleep. | D．To listen to some music. |
| A．Everyone needs to take medicine if he or she faces stress. |
| B．Doing housework can reduce all the stress. |
| C．Everyone should know how to do housework. |
| D．Doing housework is useful for reducing stress. |
【推荐2】Do you know cotton（棉花）? Cotton is everywhere in our life although we might not notice it. Humans have been using cotton to make clothes for more than 7,000 years. Today, it still is the most widely used natural material（材料）in the whole world.
Cotton has many advantages（优点）that make it an excellent clothing material. On hot days, cotton clothing feels cool and comfortable.
Cotton comes from the cotton plant, a small plant that is easy to grow. The fruits of the cotton plant are covered by soft（柔软的）and light white fibers（纤维）for protection. These fibers are collected and made into cloth and then it can be made into many things,
The cotton seeds（种子）are not wasted either. They are put in a squeezing machine that presses the oil（食用油）out of them. This oil is a pretty useful thing for cooking and is used in many foods. The thing that is left is used to feed animals such as pigs and cows.
Nothing is wasted. That’s why cotton is such an amazing plant.
Because people like natural materials better than man-made materials, the things made of cotton will still be popular in the future. Humans will continue wearing clothes made of cotton.
1. Humans have been using cotton to make clothes for ________ years.| A．less than 7,000 | B．about 700 |
| C．less than 700 | D．over 7,000 |
| A．it is white | B．it has many advantages |
| C．it is easily bought | D．it is very cheap |
| A．压榨机 | B．搅拌机 | C．收割机 | D．播种机 |
| A．Cotton is very popular in the world now. |
| B．It is comfortable to wear clothes made of cotton. |
| C．The future of cotton isn’t bright or good. |
| D．The cotton seeds are also useful. |
| A．The Introduction（介绍）of Cotton |
| B．The History of Cotton |
| C．How to Use Cotton |
| D．Why People Plant Cotton |
【推荐3】On Nov.20, a police dog training center in Beijing welcomes six new members. They are all cloned（克隆）dogs, China Daily reported.
The dogs were born in August. They were cloned from two police dogs who have helped police solve murder cases（谋杀案）.
Early this year, scientists took some cells from the dog's skin and created cloned embryos（胚胎）. Then they put the embryos into three mother dogs. One mother gave birth to four dogs, while the other two gave birth to one each. The cloned dog's DNA is a 99% match with their "fathers".
It is hoped that the cloned dogs will be as talented as their "fathers" because they are cloned. The cloned dogs are just four months old, but have already shown that they're brave and aggressive（有攻击力的）, as well as have great memories, according to Ma Jinlei, a police officer at the center. It will take less time and money to train them.
Kunxun, China's first cloned dog, joined the police in Kunming in March. The world's first cloned dog was born in South Korea in 2005.
However, animal cloning has long been a hot topic. The world's first cloned animal, Dolly the sheep, died at the age of 6 in 2003, about six years earlier than most sheep. Some people have questioned whether cloning technology is safe.
In addition, some people worry that cloning technology may be used on humans someday and therefore may raise some problems. Can we call cloned human a real human?
1. People train the six dogs to ________.| A．help blind people |
| B．help police solve cases |
| C．develop clone technology |
| A．how cloned dogs help police solve cases |
| B．the training cloned dogs need |
| C．the advantages of cloning dogs |
| A．cloning technology is widely used on animals |
| B．animal cloning is not new |
| C．it is hard to say whether cloning is safe or not |
| A．In South Korea. | B．In China. | C．In the US. |
| A．Cloned animals can help people in some ways. |
| B．Cloning technology is safe. |
| C．Cloning technology will be used on humans. |
