Can animals have their festivals today? Yes, of course. And many countries have their own animal festivals to respect different animals.
On the second Sunday of October, it’s Canadian Dog Day. On that day, all the Canadian dogs will have their important day. Canadian people see it an important day. Because they think dogs are very kind to them and help them a lot. They can pull a sled (拉雪橇), take things and do many other important things.
In a town of Belgium (比利时), the second Sunday of May is Cat’s Day. People there play some interesting games to have fun. They hope they will have lucky days in the next year.
In Indonesia (印度尼西亚), May 7th is Monkey’s Day. People give many sweets and nuts to monkeys. They also play music for monkeys. All the monkeys usually have a good time on that day.
We live in the same world with animals, so we have to be friendly to them. And we should get on very well with them.
1. May 7th is ________ in Indonesia.| A．Monkey’s Day | B．Animals’Day | C．Dog’s Day | D．Cat’s Day |
| A．important | B．boring | C．funny | D．lucky |
| A．exciting plays | B．special things |
| C．different things | D．something fun |
| A．领养 | B．针对 | C．尊重 | D．领导 |
| A．they are very friendly to us | B．we live together with them |
| C．we are stronger than them | D．they are very interesting |
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Louis Black was born on a farm. The quiet young man spent most of his life helping his parents on the farm. When he was nine, he started to draw the animals on the farm. Later, he put them into his comic books in his own funny way. His family enjoyed his comic books very much but never showed them to people outside the farm.
The farmer’s comic books became famous only after he passed away in a fire. When the fire happened, he was only 35. To remember him, his family showed his comic books in the town museum, and people liked them very much. Now people can see the original(原稿) pictures of Louis Black’s farm animals at the City Art Centre for one month. Come and visit the beautiful world of Louis Black!
1. What does the underlined word “them” refer to?
| A．The animals on the farm. |
| B．Louis Black’s family. |
| C．People outside the farm. |
| D．The pictures of farm animals. |
| A．受伤 | B．逝世 | C．跌倒 | D．导致 |
| A．Louis Black was a farmer. |
| B．Louis Black drew the animals outside the farm. |
| C．The Blacks didn’t enjoy Louis’comic books very much. |
| D．Louis Black’s comic books became famous when he was nine. |
| A．Planning a trip to visit a farm. |
| B．Telling people about an art show. |
| C．Celebrating the opening of a museum. |
| D．Sharing ideas about how to draw comic books. |
Hello, everyone! I need you. And hundreds of other homeless pets here need you, too. Many have no homes, because some of their old owners (主人) have to move (搬家) and others just don’t want them. That’s why the Animal Helpers is calling for pet owners. Meet us and our animals at Leazes Park. You can see the dogs and cats and talk to us. You can also find out how you can take a new pet home. About us: Every day we find animals in our area (地区). We give food, water and love to the animals. And we also want to find a loving family and a house for every one of them. www.animalhelpers.org E-mail: animalhelpersiagmail.com |
| A．A dog. | B．A pet owner. | C．An animal lover. | D．An animal helper. |
| A．go to Leazes Park | B．call an animal helper |
| C．find the pets in the streets | D．e-mail the Animal Helpers |
| A．They walk them in the park every day. | B．They give them water and food. |
| C．They take them to their homes. | D．They make houses for them. |
| A．tell people about Leazes Park | B．find new owners for the pets |
| C．get new animal helpers | D．get food for the pets |
【推荐3】Sometimes we must be careful with some animals such as dogs, because they might bite（咬）us. Pet dogs once bit Liu Yunkang, a farmer from Sichuan, three times. Not long ago, he got another new bite. But this time, it was different.
“I was lucky that a panda bit me,” said the 60-year-old farmer. On Friday afternoon, a wild panda came down from the mountain. “It walked about 200 meters before crossing a river to reach the mountain on the other side,” said another farmer named Yang Guoxiang, who was the first one to see the panda while planting potatoes. Because the panda was dirty and couldn’t walk fast, the farmers thought it might be sick and decided to help it.
The panda became afraid and it suddenly bit Liu’s left leg when the farmers were getting too close. Then it ran into the mountains.
The panda’s two teeth made the bite and it wasn’t serious. But in fact, pandas are very strong when they get angry. They can even kill sheep. The farmers thought that the young panda’s mother drove it away to live by itself. It did not come down to look for food because there were many bamboo trees in the mountains.
1. How many times did dogs bite Liu Yunkang?| A．Once. | B．Twice. | C．Three times. | D．Four times. |
| A．Weak. | B．Interested. | C．Lucky. | D．Strange. |
| A．Planting potatoes. | B．Walking down the mountain. |
| C．Planting trees. | D．Talking with other farmers. |
| A．重要的 | B．大的 | C．错误的 | D．严重的 |
| A．Pandas sometimes are dangerous. |
| B．Nearly all animals might bite people at times. |
| C．Wild pandas like to look for food alone. |
| D．Young wild pandas are used to（习惯于）living with their mothers. |
【推荐1】Many people go on winter vacations to get away from the cold weather or the city life. But how do you pick a winter vacation destination (目的地) for your family?
Budget: Know how much you have to spend and what you want to spend on your vacation. Then you can know how far you can travel and what kind of activities you can enjoy.
Family Likes & Dislikes: You don’t want to visit the sea if your family are afraid of water, so you need to know what their likes and dislikes are.
Activities: Know about activities around the vacation destination. For example, if you want to go swimming, can you? If you want to go to parks, are they open?
Accommodations (住宿): Hotels are expensive. Look for vacation home rentals (出租的房屋). You can get so much more that you would never get at a hotel, like pools and private (私人的) beaches. You can also cook by yourselves to save money from eating out.
Oh, at last, the weather is very important too.
1. Many people go on winter vacations to get away from _________.| A．much work | B．family dinners | C．bad water | D．city life |
| A．预算 | B．商业 | C．经营 | D．收入 |
| A．There aren’t enough hotels. |
| B．Hotels are expensive. |
| C．People can enjoy so much more that they can’t get in hotels. |
| D．People can cook by themselves to save money. |
| A．2 | B．3 | C．4 | D．5 |
| A．How to Rent a Vacation Home |
| B．What You Can Do During the Winter Vacation |
| C．How to Pick a Winter Vacation Destination |
| D．Why People Like Going on Winter Vacations |
【推荐2】The Big Ask was carried out by the office of Dame Rachel de Souza, the new Children’s Commissioner for England. Only youngsters in England took part, but it got responses from all 151 local authority (当局) areas, including thousands who go to special schools.
The results of the survey, called the Big Answer, were released last week. One of the main things it showed is that younger kids are generally happiest. In the 6—8 age group, 94% were happy with their life overall, and 95% were happy with their family life in particular.
However, for those aged 9—17, 80% were happy with their family life, falling to 71% for their life overall.
Perhaps unsurprisingly, mental health is the biggest cause of worry for kids. For kids aged 9—17, 57% were happy with their mental health, but 20% were unhappy (the rest were neutral). It was more of a worry for older kids, and girls were nearly twice as likely as boys to be unhappy with their mental health.
After mental health, the second biggest worry for kids is simply not having enough to do. Only 52% of kids are happy with the range of activities near where they live, and 19% are unhappy with the choice-but this varies between 15% for kids in the wealthiest neighborhoods and 22% for kids in deprived (贫困的) areas.
1. According to the passage, what is the Big Ask? ________| A．An activity which allows kids to raise questions about health. |
| B．An activity calling for the world's attention on mental health. |
| C．A survey on neighborhoods which was carried out last week. |
| D．A survey on the happiness of the young generation in the UK. |
| A．responses are only from one part of the UK |
| B．most kids aged 6—8 are satisfied with their family life |
| C．only 71% of the kids aged 9—17 like their family life |
| D．kids in deprived areas never feel happy with their life |
| A．20% | B．23% | C．43% | D．80% |
| A．personal and scientific | B．informative but doubtful |
| C．scientific and informative | D．doubtful and personal |
【推荐3】The traditional Chinese lunar (农历) calendar divides the year into 24 parts. Rain Water starts on Feb18 - 20 and ends on Mar 4 - 6.
Rain Water means the increase in rainfall and rise in temperature. With its arrival, the river water starts to run, wild geese move from south to north, and trees and grass turn green again.
Here are three customs about Rain Water.
Visit grandparents. One of the main customs during Rain Water is husbands visiting their grandparents and giving gifts. According to the tradition, gifts are usually two cane (藤条) chairs, which is a symbol of good health and long life. Another typical gift is a pot of cooked dish, by which the husband expresses his respect and thanks.
Finding godfathers. Another old custom is to find a godfather for little kids. Rainfall brings vitality (活力) to the earth. So people in the past believed that this practice would give their kids healthy and safe growth.
The custom can be gone back to the health services of the past when many children’s diseases could not be cured at all. So parents wanted a godfather to shower good luck on their children. This old practice was popular in Sichuan area.
Nutritious (营养的) porridge. The wet weather during Rain Water period is considered harmful to people’s stomachs according to Chinese medical practice. So a bowl of nutritious porridge is the best choice to the body.
1. What can we know from the article?| A．Rain Water comes at the same time every year. |
| B．Wild geese can be seen in the north during Rain Water. |
| C．People can walk on the rivers because of the thick ice. |
| D．The weather is colder than before during Rain Water. |
| A．People’s heads. | B．People’s hearts. |
| C．People’s throats. | D．People’s stomachs. |
| A．Eaten. | B．Treated. | C．Separated. | D．Satisfied. |
| A．Some customs about Rain Water. |
| B．The presents to grandparents. |
| C．Good luck to children by godfathers. |
| D．Nutritious porridge during Rain Water. |
【推荐1】Nowadays many museums around the world celebrate Slow Art Day in order to encourage their visitors to take their time and appreciate art more deeply.
In the world full of games, apps and funny videos, people spend less and less time on things. Research has shown that on average（平均来看）, people spend less than one minute on one work of art. The Internet has millions of websites, so you might expect people to slow down when they’re in museums full of great works of art. But you are wrong.
In recent years, museums have been working to change the situation. Over 170 museums around the world celebrate Slow Art Day. They ask their visitors to spend at least 5 to 10 minutes looking at just one work of art.
Slow Art supporters（支持者）believe that when visitors spend more time looking at a work of art, they enjoy it more. By spending time, they are able to notice more things about the work of art. Studying a work of art for more time can also help people get a better understanding of the artist’s ideas and what the artist went through to create the work. Most museums taking part in Slow Art Day choose just a few works for their visitors. In their opinion, when people visit a museum with lots of works of art, they feel like they must see everything in the museum. As one expert said, “You can’t really see a painting as you’re walking by it.”
1. What does the underlined word “appreciate” mean?| A．欣赏 | B．创造 | C．需要 | D．生产 |
①Meet some artists face to face.
②Get to enjoy more works of art.
③Learn more about the work of art.
④Understand the artist’s ideas better.
| A．①④ | B．③④ | C．②③ | D．②④ |
| A．It is a rule of taking part in Slow Art Day. |
| B．They worry that some visitors will break their works of art. |
| C．It’s easy for visitors to spend more time on one work of art. |
| D．Visitors don’t have much time to enjoy too many works of art. |
| A．Fewer and fewer people like to visit museums. | B．People have different opinions about museums. |
| C．Museums want art lovers to take their time. | D．Learning to enjoy works of art can help you relax. |
【推荐2】What do we look forward to in winter? Snow and ice festivals! Many of them hold fun ice sculpture contests (冰雕比赛). Check out these four famous winter sculpture contests!
| Kiruna Snow Festival, Sweden This festival started in 1986. A snow sculpture contest is held during the festival every year. Artists from all over the world show their skills in the contest. Tourists can also have a lot of fun there. They can skate and take part in snow blowing games. This year’s festival was held from January 24 to 28. |
| Geilo Ice Music Festival, Norway This festival began ninetheen years ago. Artists come to Geilo to make working musical instruments out of ice. People can enjoy musical shows in an igloo (冰屋). The 2024 festival took place from February 19 to 24. |
| International Snow Sculpture Championships, U. S. A. This contest has been held for more than thirty years. Teams of artists compete to turn ice into art works by hand. No power tools are allowed! Their works will be displayed in an outdoor art gallery in Colorado. This year, the contest was held from January 22 to 26. And the art gallery was open from January 26 to 31. |
| Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival, China It started on January 5th, 1985, and has become the world’s biggest winter festival. As China’s economy (经济) grows, the size of the snow and ice sculpture shows keeps growing. Besides that, the beautiful lighting also make the festival stand out. The festival is officially held from the end of December through February. Opening dates keep changing, and ending dates partly depends on the weather. |
1. Which is the youngest of the four winter sculpture contests?
| A．Kiruna Snow Festival. |
| B．Geilo Ice Music Festival. |
| C．International Snow Sculpture Championships. |
| D．Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival. |
| A．watch musical shows | B．experience skating | C．show their skills | D．play interesting games |
| A．Swden. | B．Norway. | C．America. | D．China. |
① Its longest history. ②The size of the snow and ice sculpture shows.
③ The beautiful lighting. ④ The changeable opening time.
| A．①② | B．②③ | C．③④ | D．①③ |
| A．Poem. | B．Story. | C．Letter. | D．Introduction. |
【推荐3】Are you a book lover? Do you often kill time by reading something? Look around when you’re on a subway or just in some other public places. What’s the most popular time-killing activity? A recent survey from alibaba. com shows that the number of Chinese readers keeps growing.
World Book Day
It falls on April 23rd every year. It was set up by UNESCO in 1995 to encourage people especially teenagers, to discover the pleasure of reading. It is also the day to honor（纪念）great writers, for example, William Shakespeare, who were born and died on that day.
Reading builds a bridge between our life and the unknown world. In many foreign countries, people read at any time. Even backpackers（背包旅行者）enjoy reading books when they’re on a break at the beach, or relaxing from a hike.
In most US middle schools, teachers give students a reading list every few weeks. Most of the books are easy to read like youth novels. Some schools hold competitions by asking them details（细节）of a book.
How to form a good reading habit
● Read in short periods. The minutes on the way to and from school, 10 minutes when waiting for friends, and 15 minutes before going to sleep.
● Make your own reading list. Your list can be the best-selling books on famous websites like The New York Times or Dangdang. com, or books your teacher recommends（推荐）.
● Talk about your reading with your family or friends. It doubles the fun to read.
Good reading habits lead you to a lifelong love of books. In order to encourage people to read more, China is planning to form the habit of reading in its law. Although it has both good and bad sides, it can be seen as a way to develop one’s reading habits.
1. Which is right about the World Book Day?| A．It is set up to encourage people to read. |
| B．It is only in honor of William Shakespeare. |
| C．It is on March 23rd. |
| D．It is a day to read Shakespeare’s works. |
| A．Youth novels. |
| B．Best-selling books. |
| C．The New York Times. |
| D．William Shakespeare’s works. |
| A．Reading in short periods is not helpful. |
| B．Some schools hold competitions by asking them the main idea of a book. |
| C．China has made some laws to develop reading habits. |
| D．More and more Chinese like reading. |
