In America, Mother’s Day is a holiday on the second Sunday in May. On that day children give their mother cards, presents and flowers. One of the best ways to celebrate Mother’s Day is to give your mother the day off (休息一天). Let her have a good rest while other members of the family do the housework. Many families begin Mother’s Day with breakfast in bed. Usually dad and the children will let mom sleep late as they go into the kitchen and get ready for her favourite meal. A Mother’s Day breakfast can make anything your mother likes. After the food is cooked, keep everything nice on a plate. Don’t forget to put the bottle with only one flower. When everything is ready, dad and children carefully carry the plate and mom’s favorite books or newspapers up to her bedroom.
Many families take their mom out to her favorite restaurant for a meal. It is a good day to let your mom rest and let her see what a wonderful family she has.
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1. Mother’s Day is on May 2.
2. It is the best way to let mom have a good rest on Mother’s Day.
3. Children put all kinds of flowers into a bottle for their mom.
4. They let mom have her favorite breakfast in bed.
5. Many families go to the best restaurant for a meal on that day.
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The Laba Festival is an important celebration in China. It falls in January, and it’s a special day to welcome the Chinese New Year and the coming of spring.
People do different things to celebrate the Laba Festival. One fun tradition is eating Laba porridge (腊八粥). It’s a tasty dish made of grains (谷物), corn, and rice.
Some people like to visit temples or monasteries (寺院) during the festival. They pray (祈祷) and make wishes for the new year.
Besides, there are also other fun activities during the Laba Festival. For example, people do lion dances and dragon dances. They also buy decorations (装饰品), snacks (零食), and special art works at the local markets.
The Laba Festival is a special time for Chinese to celebrate together, eat delicious food, be kind to others, and have fun.
| A．It’s a way to look for a better future in life. |
| B．People also do nice things for others during the Laba Festival. |
| C．It’s also a time to pray for hope and happiness for the new year. |
| D．That is why people like to spend their time with their families on this day. |
| E．People believe that eating this porridge brings good luck for the new year. |
【推荐2】Here are many different festivals around the world. Usually we know about some traditional ones. But here are some special festivals in the world. Have you heard of them?
The Cologne Carnival (狂欢节) It is one of biggest street festivals in America. It starts at 11:11 am on November 11 and lasts till February 14 next year. Local people call the time the “crazy” season. During the festival, people put on colourful clothes and play music to celebrate it in the street. Each year, about 1.5 million people take part in it. |
Red Wednesday in Iran Red Wednesday is a fire jumping festival in Iran. Fire are lit in public places on the eve of the last Wednesday of the year. People jump over the fire. They hope that it will take all the bad things away. |
Day of the Dead It is celebrated in Mexico. It’s not a scary day like its name. Instead, it’s a colourful holiday. People believe the spirits of their ancestors (祖先) will return to the world of the living on that day. They share food and drinks to keep the spirits alive, and the spirits can be with them in this way. |
The Straw (稻草) Bear Festival It is a traditional celebration in one small UK town. It runs for three days every year in January. The festival celebrates the beginning of the agricultural (耕种的) year. People there enjoy watching bears dance. A few men wear straw bear costurnes and dance for others. |
1. This article is probably taken from the part of _______ in a magazine?
| A．Sports and Games | B．Culture and Custom |
| C．Science and Technology | D．Human and Nature |
| A．the time of all the festivals | B．the countries of all the festivals |
| C．the cost of all the festivals | D．the leaders of all the festivals |
A． | B． |
C． | D． |
—Judy —Ann —Jack —Alan —Campbell | A. There are always some traditional activities on this day, such as watching lanterns and eating yuanxiao. B. On the eve of the festival, family members have a big meal. They usually eat dumplings. During the festival, people wear new clothes and go to see their relatives and friends. C. The Qixi Festival is about a love story between a beautiful young lady and a common man. Their love story moved a lot of people and the lady’s parents decided to let this couple meet on July 7th every year. D. The 15th day of the eighth lunar month is the Mid-Autumn Festival, a celebration that focuses on the moon. E. Eating zongzi and watching dragon boat races are important events during this festival. Both of the customs come from a Chinese story. F. On that day, people usually climb mountains. This is also a time for the young to show their respect to the elderly. G. Tomb-sweeping Day is one of the most important traditional festivals in China. It’s a day to show our great respect to our deceased ancestors. |
【推荐1】Gary was a policeman. He liked boiled eggs. He often had one for breakfast. One morning in December, he was on duty on the road in his police car. At ten o'clock, he went into a small cafe by the roadside for breakfast. He asked for a boiled egg, a drink and a sandwich. When the waiter brought them to him, he found that the egg was not cooked enough. He decided to cook his egg a little longer. He put the egg inside the microwave oven and turned the switch on. He let the egg cook for one minute. Then he took it out and went back to his table. He picked up his spoon and pushed it into the egg.
Suddenly there was a loud explosion(爆炸声). For a moment, all the other people rushed to hide under the tables in the cafe as they thought someone had thrown a bomb(炸弹) into the building. But when they saw Gary's face, they all laughed because he had egg all over it. Gary had made a big mistake as eggs must never be cooked in a microwave oven.
1. Gary often had ________ for breakfast.| A．some bread | B．nothing | C．a boiled egg | D．milk |
| A．in a small cafe | B．a small restaurant | C．at home | D．in the office |
| A．a boiled egg | B．a drink | C．a sandwich | D．a cup of tea |
| A．Because he liked it. | B．Because the egg was not cooked enough. |
| C．Because the egg is dirty. | D．Because the waiter asked him to do so. |
| A．they heard a loud explosion | B．they felt bored |
| C．they wanted to breathe some fresh air | D．they heard something interesting |
| A．It is unhealthy to go to work without breakfast. |
| B．We shouldn't have breakfast in a small cafe. |
| C．Grary would never cook an egg in a microwave oven. |
| D．A policeman's job is too dangerous. |
Ben likes sports. He plays sports every day. He likes playing basketball. Because he thinks it is very interesting. He likes playing volleyball, too. Because he thinks it is fun. Ben has a great sports collection. He has 4 basketballs, 2 tennis rackets, 6 baseballs, 6 volleyballs and 1 soccer balls.
1. Ben doesn’t like sports.2. Ben only likes baseball.
3. Ben has a great sports collection.
4. Ben likes playing volleyball.
5. Ben has a computer.
In my class, I have some good friends, and their names are Kate, Mike and Jim. Mike likes oranges very much. He likes the color of oranges. He doesn’t like apples. Jim thinks that eggs are very delicious (美味的). He has two eggs for breakfast every morning. He doesn’t like tomatoes. What about Kate? She likes strawberries, but she doesn’t eat them every day. In her bedroom, she has some pictures of strawberries on the wall. She doesn’t like bananas. She thinks they taste terrible(尝起来糟透的).
1. Mike and Kate are the writer’s ________.| A．brothers | B．brother and sister | C．friends | D．teachers |
| A．oranges | B．apples | C．eggs | D．tomatoes |
| A．Mike | B．Jim | C．Kate | D．The writer |
| A．Strawberries. | B．Bananas. | C．Tomatoes. | D．Oranges. |
| A．Kate doesn’t like bananas. | B．Mike likes oranges. |
| C．Jim doesn’t like tomatoes. | D．Kate eats strawberries every day. |
| Moon Cake Box Recycling Campaign (运动) People in Hong Kong throw away about three million moon cake boxes every year. These boxes weigh (重) up to 750 tons and can fill up about a hundred 50-metre-long swimming pools. They are going to become garbage (垃圾) and end up in the landfills (垃圾填埋地). Let’s have a green Mid-Autumn Festival this year! Bring your moon cake boxes. Show that you care! Date: September 28, 2012 ~ October 14, 2012 Time: 9:00 am ~ 9:00 pm Collection point: G/F, Sunshine Shopping Centre Please keep the moon cake boxes clean. We will sell all moon cake boxes to recycling companies. We will hold a tree-planting campaign with the money collected. Save Our Earth (HK) An organisation for environmental protection Telephone: 2123 1234 Website: www.saveourearth.org.hk E-mail: info@saveourearth.org.hk |
1. How many moon cake boxes do people in Hong Kong throw away every year?
| A．About 1,000,000. | B．About 1,500,000. |
| C．About 3,000,000. | D．About 1,300,000. |
| A．One week. | B．Half a month. |
| C．17 days. | D．One month. |
| A．Recycling companies. | B．Moon cake factories. |
| C．Moon cake box companies. | D．Sunshine Shopping Centre. |
| A．Green Leaf. | B．Save Our Earth (HK). |
| C．Save Ourselves (HK). | D．Save Our Earth (UK). |
| A．The moon cake boxes will be collected in the landfills. |
| B．The money the campaign can get will be used to help poor children. |
| C．The moon cake boxes will be used to fill up swimming pools. |
| D．People should keep the moon cake boxes clean when bringing them to the collection point. |
【推荐2】Here is an experiment (实验) to see how ants can organize some clever teamwork.
What’s going on?
You can see one of the best examples of insect teamwork by watching ants. If one ant finds food, it leads others there to eat it too. They follow each other by making long trails(踪迹). The ants go back and forth collecting food, to take back to their nest（穴）. When you move the fruit, the ants will still find it. But, instead of making a new direct route to the food, they will follow each other through their old trail route.
1. If the fruit is moved to a new position, the ants will ________.| A．fail to find it | B．give up looking for it |
| C．make a new direct route to it | D．get to it through the old trail route |
a. Move the fruit to a new position.
b. Find an ant.
c. Check the fruit an hour later.
d. Put a thin slice of fruit in front of the ant.
| A．a-b-c-d | B．b-d-c-a | C．d-b-c-a | D．c-a-d-b |
| A．The experiment is done successfully in the lab. |
| B．Ants do the experiment to show their team spirit. |
| C．Careful watching does little help in this experiment. |
| D．We can find out some facts by doing small experiments. |
Kitty wrote an article about the English Week in their school.
Many schools have an English Day or English Week every year. Students love it and they usually take an active part in it.
Last week our school had an English Week. We did everything in English. The Students’ Union organized (组织) many activities. Each class put up a special wallpaper outside their classroom. There was an English speech contest on how to be a good student in the new century. Many students and teachers enjoyed it. There were also a lot of English riddles on the walls of the school gym. I got three prizes because I guessed many riddles.
On the last day, all the teachers and students gathered (聚集) in the school hall. We had the closing ceremony of the English Week there. We also invited some students from an American School. First, our headmaster made a closing speech in English. Then we watched some performances by some students and teachers. There were short plays, dances, piano-playing group sing, etc. This was really wonderful closing ceremony. We enjoyed every minute of it. We are all looking forward to the next English Week.
1. Many schools have an English Day or English Week _______________.| A．once a week | B．once a year |
| C．once a term | D．every two years |
| A．The Chinese teachers | B．The English teachers |
| C．The Students’ Union | D．The students from an American School |
| A．in the gym | B．outside their classroom |
| C．outside the gym | D．in front of the hall |
| A．the new century | B．the English Week |
| C．the English speech contest | D．the special wallpaper |
| A．活动 | B．展览 | C．会议 | D．典礼 |
| A．the speech contest | B．the International Week |
| C．the riddle contest | D．the closing ceremony of the English Week |
【推荐1】January is the beginning of the year. The first day of the calendar, as we all know, is New Year’s Day. What other festival s are there in January?
Children’s Day. The National Children’s Day of Thailand took place on the first Monday of October from 1955 to 1963. In 1965, the date was changed to the second Saturday of January.Children are considered to be the country’s most important part. That’s why the celebration of Children’s Day plays such an important role for the government.
Among many celebrations, a tour at the Government House is the most notable(值得注意的). Children have a chance to see the Prime Minster’s office and sit in his chair. In addition,children are allowed to enter zoos and take buses for free on the day.
MLK Day. MLK Day, short for Martin Luther King Jr. Day, is a holiday in the US on the third Monday in January. King was an important civil rights (民权) leader. In 1963,he gave his famous “I Have a Dream” speech. The next year, he was given the Nobel Peace Prize. The holiday is usually celebrated with parades(游行), reading his speeches and watching documentaries about him.
Tamborrada. Every year on January 20th, the people of San Sebastián, a city in Spain, get together at midnight in the old town square to raise the San Sebastián flag. This festival lasts for 24 hours. The town’s people dress up as cooks or soldiers and go through the streets, dancing and beating drums. It is believed that the festival was started during Napoleonic Wars(拿破仑战争).Children’s Tamborrada started in 1927 to educate young people about this culture.
1. What can children do during the tour at the Government House in Thailand?| A．They can go to zoos and take buses for free. |
| B．They can visit the Prime Minster’s office and sit in his chair. |
| C．They play an important role for the government. |
| D．The tour at the Government House is very interesting. |
| A．the first Monday of October | B．the second Saturday of January |
| C．the third Monday in January | D．January 20th |
| A．By parading. | B．By reading speech “I Have a Dream”. |
| C．By watching documentaries about him. | D．All of the above. |
| A．Children in Thailand can visit the Prime Minster’s office at any time. |
| B．Martin Luther King won the Nobel Peace Prize. |
| C．Only adults dress up as cooks or soldiers for Tamborrada. |
| D．The celebration of Tamborrada usually ends at noon. |
【推荐2】What’s your favorite festival? Why do you love it? Let’s look at Wendy’s favorite festival.
| Name | Wendy Robert | Age | 14 |
| School | No. 1 Middle school | ||
| Favorite festival | Thanksgiving Day | Date | The 4th Thursday in November |
| 1. I have a big family. All my family members go to my grandparents’ home this day. We have a good time. Every year we take a lot of family photos. 2. I can eat my favorite food—turkey. The turkey is too big, and we can’t eat it up at a time. So I can enjoy it in the next two days. 3. We have a family football game. Boys in my family love it best. We watch or play football together. 4. Christmas will come in one month after Thanksgiving Day. That is to say, my long winter holiday is coming. | |||
1. What does Wendy Roberts do?
| A．She is a student. | B．She is a teacher. | C．She is a football player. |
| A．April | B．October | C．November |
| A．volleyball | B．football | C．swimming |
| A．In her house. | B．At her grandparents’ home. | C．On her aunt’s farm. |
| A．She has a small family. |
| B．She has a long holiday for Thanksgiving Day. |
| C．She likes eating turkey a lot. |
April Fools Day is on April 1st. People can play jokes on others on this special day. If you succeed, you usually laugh and say, “April Fool!” The person who has been fooled by you laughs, too. And he will never be angry with you.
Mother’s Day is on the second Sunday of May. It’s a day to thank mothers. On that day, mothers usually receive flowers and cards from their children. Fathers and children do the housework so that mothers can have a good rest.
Easter Day falls on the first Sunday after the full moon which is on or after March 21. It’s also called Easter Sunday. It’s said that on that day Jesus Christ (耶稣) comes back to life. Many people go to church and children often get presents such as toys.
Thanksgiving Day is on the fourth Thursday in November in the USA. It’s a day when people give thanks for the good things in life. Usually families all get together and have a big dinner.
Christmas Day comes on December 25th. It’s the most important festival in a year. The beautiful things can be seen everywhere. People exchange gifts, send Christmas cards and visit friends.
1. When you play jokes on April Fool’s Day, people won’t be angry with you.2. Mother’s Day is a day to give thanks for the food and good things in life.
3. On Easter Day, many people go to church and children often get presents.
4. Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day are both in December in the USA.
5. You can see that five months are mentioned (提及) in the passage.
