The only legal holiday in February is Washington’s Birthday. Although Washington was born on February 22, his birthday is now celebrated on the third Monday of February. Some States also celebrate Lincoln’s birthday on February 12. These two, the United States’ most famous presidents, were both born in February.
The last Monday in May is Memorial Day (纪念日). This holiday remembers the many service members, men and women, who died for their country. Americans celebrate Memorial Day with services in cemeteries (公墓) and churches.
America’s great national holiday, Independence Day, falls on the fourth of July. It celebrates the birth of the United States. On this day, the congress formally adopted the Declaration of Independence. This document declared that American colonies no longer belonged to Great Britain.
The first Monday of September is Labor Day (劳工节). This holiday honors (向……表示敬意) the working people of the United States. There are sorts of celebrations and speeches on this day, too. People go to all kinds of places to enjoy the fine weather at the end of summer.
1. This passage mainly tells us something about _______.
| A．Independence Day | B．America’s holidays |
| C．Memorial Day | D．New Year’s Day |
| A．Labor Day. | B．Valentine’s Day. |
| C．Washington’s Birthday. | D．Thanksgiving Day. |
| A．New Year’s Day | B．May Day |
| C．Memorial Day | D．Independence Day |
| A．American people do not work on New Year’s Day |
| B．Memorial Day falls on the first Monday of February |
| C．Labor Day comes on May 1st in the United States |
| D．Americans celebrate Independence Day on June 14th |
| A．Americans celebrate Memorial Day in order to remember their dead friends. |
| B．On New Year’s Day Americans usually go shopping. |
| C．Washington and Lincoln were born in the same month. |
| D．Americans celebrate Labor Day to remember the dead workers. |
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【推荐1】Canada is a big country with a large area.
The climate in Canada is different from area to area. It is wet in the west and east, but cold in the north and south. Canada is rich in natural resources, such as forests, fresh water, coal(煤), oil(油)，and so on. Farmland mainly lies in the south where farmers grow lots of corn(谷物) and wheat.
| A．There are many big farms there. |
| B．But it has a small population. |
| C．Many tourists like to travel in Canada. |
| D．There are many lakes and islands in the coastal areas. |
| E．Canadians enjoy themselves and live a happy life. |
| F．There are many animals and plants in Canada. |
| G．The weather in summer is rainy and hot in Canada. |
| Canada 4: 00 a.m. to 8: 30 a.m. Canada is a big country with six time zones(时区). In the west, it is four a.m. and everyone is asleep, but in the east it is half past eight and people are awake. It is a cold Friday morning in November. | Egypt 2: 00p.m. Friday is already the weekend in Egypt. Friday is a special day for Muslims, so schools, offices and shops are closed in all Arab countries. So now, at two p.m., most people in Egypt are having lunch with their families. |
| Scotland 12: 00 noon Scotland is a part of the UK. The capital of Scotland is Edinburgh, and the capital of the UK is London. It is twelve noon, or midday in Edinburgh. Children are having lessons, but they are looking forward to the weekend because there is no school on Saturday and Sunday. | China 9:00 p.m. China is six hours ahead of Egypt, so it is already Friday evening there. The weekend is beginning. Most people eat out with friends or watch movies or TV. Some like playing computer games. |
| A．Egypt | B．Canada | C．China | D．The UK |
| A．4:00 a.m. | B．12:00 noon | C．2:00 p.m. | D．12:30 p.m. |
| A．Muslims in Egypt like shopping on Friday. |
| B．When it is 6:00 a.m. in Egypt, it is 2:00 p.m. in China. |
| C．The children in Scotland and China are having lessons at 12:00 noon. |
| D．While Canadian children in the east are waking up, children in Scotland are having lessons. |
【推荐3】China is a country in East Asia. It is large in more than one way. More than 1.4 billion people live here. That’s about a fifth of all the people on the Earth! And China is the third largest country by total area in the world. It covers about 3.7 million square miles.
This large country has many different kinds of land. It has some very low areas of land. In fact, the second lowest point on the Earth is in China. It is Ayding Lake in the Turpan Basin(吐鲁番盆地). Other parts of China have mountains. For example, part of the Himalaya mountains is in the west part of the country. This area has some of the highest mountains in the world.
The snow in the mountains is a source(源头)of many rivers. In fact, the snow makes two of China’s most important rivers. They are the Yellow River and the Yangtze River. The Yellow River is China’s second longest river. It is very special to the Chinese people, as it was the birthplace of Chinese civilization(文明). The Yangtze River is the longest river in Asia and the third longest river in the world!
There are thousands of rivers in China. But there is still desert in the country. And rainforests are also in some areas of the country. So visitors can enjoy diverse landscapes in this country!
1. What CANNOT we learn from the first paragraph?| A．How many people there are in China. | B．How large China is in size. |
| C．Which is the largest country in the world. | D．Where China is in Asia. |
| A．how to stop people polluting the rivers | B．something about China’s most important rivers |
| C．something about the rivers in the mountains | D．why the two rivers are important to Chinese people |
| A．单一的 | B．平坦的 | C．多样的 | D．崎岖的 |
| A．Ayding Lake is the second lowest point on the Earth. |
| B．About one fifth of the people in the world live in China. |
| C．A source of many rivers is the snow in the mountains. |
| D．The Yellow River is special because it’s the second longest river. |
| A．A geography magazine. | B．A diary. | C．A storybook. | D．A notice. |
