【推荐2】The Spring Festival is the Chinese New Year. It comes in January or February of the year. Before the Chinese New Year, people are busy cleaning and shopping.

On Chinese New Year’s Eve (除夕夜), family members get together and have a big meal. Dumplings are the most traditional (传统的) food in China. People like them. People also like to set off fireworks (放烟花). Children like the festival very much because they can get some lucky money from their parents.

After dinner, family members sit together to watch CCTV Spring Festival evening party. It is an interesting and exciting show.

1. When is the Spring Festival?

A．In January or February.

B．In January or December.

C．In November or December.

2. People ________ before the Spring Festival.

A．clean the house

B．shop

C．both A and B

3. ________ are the favorite food for Chinese people on Chinese New Year’s Eve.

A．Rice

B．Dumplings

C．Noodles

【推荐3】

The Dragon Boat Festival	The Dragon Boat Festival is celebrated on May 5th of the lunar calendar (农历). Eating zongzi and racing dragon boats are the most important traditions to memorize Qu Yuan. He jumped into Miluo River and died. Local people decided to throw food into the river to feed the fish so that they wouldn’t eat Qu’s body.
Tomb-Sweeping Day	Every year in early April, people in China visit that tombs (墓) of their ancestors. It is Tomb-Sweeping Day. On that day, Chinese families sweep the tombs and clean away the grass around them. Then they burn paper money and put flowers and fruits in front of the tombs.
The Laba Festival	There is a festival called the Laba Festival before the Spring Festival. It has been a long tradition that people have Laba porridge to celebrate the event that day. Laba porridge is the most important dish for the Laba Festival. In general, it is made of rice, nuts, grains (谷物) and dried fruits.

1. Which of the following is TRUE according to the material?

A．Local people threw food into the river because all of that was Qu Yuan’s favorite food.

B．Sweeping the floor is a tradition on Tomb-Sweeping Day.

C．The Laba Festival is celebrated before Spring Festival.

2. Where can we probably find the material?

A．In a travel guide.

B．In a culture magazine.

C．In a geography book.

【推荐1】     As Chinese, we feel lucky. These years, China is getting better and better. Let’s see some numbers about China’s achievements.

98%: In China, all schools in the country have the Internet. Over 98% of the students can have classes in multimedia (多媒体) classrooms.

170: May 10th is China Brand (品牌) Day. Chinese brands are very popular in our country and even other countries. Over 170 countries use Chinese communication equipment. And many of them think that Chinese equipment is very good.

160,000: China has the world’s largest expressway network (高速公路网). It’s about 160,000 kilometers long in all at the end of 2020.

13,700,000,000: China’s “Sky Eye”, the world’s largest single-aperture radiotelescope (单孔射电望远镜), opened to the world on March 31st, 2021. It can see things about 13.7 billion light years away.

These are small parts of China. Come on, China!

1. What do all the schools have in China?

A．The Internet.

B．China brands.

C．Multimedia classrooms.

D．A single-aperture radio telescope.

2. When did China’s “Sky Eye” open to the world?

A．On May 10th.

B．On March 31st.

C．On May 31st.

D．On March 10th.

3. This passage is mainly from a ________.

A．news website

B．history book

C．sports report

D．science magazine

【推荐2】We know health is important in everyone’s life. Here are some ways to make them easy to get.

★Eat a balanced diet. Eat a lot of fruit and vegetables, some grains (谷物) and a little meat.

★Exercise twice or three times a week.

★Get enough sleep. It is best to get eight hours sleep a day.

★Keep yourself busy. This is good because it stops you from having bad habits. To keep yourself busy, you can walk around the house, spend time with your pet, do sports, or have a hobby.

★Go out and make friends. Spend time and have fun with them. Talk with them, but try not to talk about anything bad. You should stay with the people who are healthy.

1. How often should you exercise if you want to get health?

A．Every day.

B．Twice a day.

C．Three times a month.

D．Twice or three times a week.

2. The underlined word “it” refers to (指的是) ________.

A．eating a balanced diet	B．exercising more
C．keeping yourself busy	D．walking around the house.

3. What’s the best title for this passage?

A．Eating habit

B．Playing sports

C．Making friends

D．How to get health

【推荐3】Nowadays, more and more students choose to study abroad for further education.

Why do it?

There are several reasons for studying abroad. Studying abroad can be an exciting experience for many people. Living in another country can help you learn a language, and learn about another culture. You will see the world in a new way, and learn more about yourself. Overseas study may also look good on your future resume. Many companies today want employees who speak a second language, or have experiences living or working in another country.

Making the right choice

Once you decide to study abroad, you’ll make some choices. To choose the right country or school, ask yourself: Where do I want to go and why? How much do I want to pay? How long do I want to study abroad? Do I want to live with a host family, with roommates, or alone?

Getting ready to go

Get your passport and visa early! Before you go, learn some of the language, and read about some common customs in your host country. Learn about the money. Bring some of it and a credit card with you.

1. Which is not the reason why more and more students choose to study abroad nowadays?

A．Studying overseas can be an exciting experience.

B．Many companies want employees who have experiences living in one’s own country.

C．It can help to learn a language and know about another culture.

D．It may also look good on one’s future resume.

2. According to the passage, once someone decides to study abroad, he needs to ________.

A．make some choices	B．make money
C．know about himself	D．stay calm

3. If you get ready to go abroad, you should get ________ early.

A．your credit card and visa	B．your ID card and passport
C．your ID card and credit card	D．your passport and visa

【推荐2】Far and away the most important holiday in China is Spring Festival, also known as the Chinese New Year. To the Chinese people, it is as important as Christmas to people in the West. The dates for this annual(年度的)celebration are determined(决定)by the lunar calendar rather than(而不是)the Gregorian calendar(公历), so the timing of the holiday varies(变化)from late January to early February. To the ordinary(普通的)Chinese, the festival actually begins on the eve of the Lunar New Year’s Day and ends on the fifth day of the first month of the lunar calendar. But the 15th of the first lunar month, which normally is called the Lantern Festival(元宵节), means the official(正式的)end of the Spring Festival in many parts of the country.

1. What’s the meaning of the underlined phrase(词组)?

A．日历

B．月份

C．阴历

D．季节

2. When does the festival begin to the ordinary Chinese?

A．On the eve of the Lunar New Year’s Day.	B．On the first day of the first lunar month.
C．On the fifth day of the first lunar month.	D．On the 15th day of the first lunar month.

3. When is the Lantern Festival?

A．On the first day of the first lunar month.	B．On the fifth day of the second lunar month.
C．On the first day of the second lunar month.	D．On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.

4. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A．The Spring Festival is also known as the Chinese New Year.

B．The Spring Festival is important to Western people.

C．The festival ends on the fifth day of the first month of the lunar calendar to the ordinary Chinese.

D．The Lantern Festival means the official end of the Spring Festival in many parts of the country.