Easter is a Christian holiday It is also the most important festival in western country ,just behind Christmas Day Easter Day is on the first Sunday after the full moon in late March or early April. It is said the Jesus died on Friday After three days, be became alive again. His resurrection(复活)is celebrated on that day. For westerners, there are many activities to celebrate Easter now.
All life come from an egg. Long time ago, the egg meant spring and a new life. And now, the egg means Jesus’ reborn Easter eggs can bring happiness to people .Children and their parents often colored eggs. These eggs are symbols of people’s good wishes.
As we know, bunny is the most fertility(多产的)animals, and it means the new life in spring As messengers(报信员)to send eggs, rabbits are popular with children. On Faster Day, children will receive gifts like rabbits. So people give the rabbits a cute name, that is, Easter Bunny. Egg Hunting is a game that eggs are hidden in some places for children to find. It is said that Easter Bunny hid eggs in the room, or the grass and let kids to find. On that day, Children hunt for the eggs all around the house. People hold Easter egg hunts, and the child who finds the most eggs wins a prize.
On Easter Day, people often eat meat, mainly lamb and ham. They all have a certain meaning. Lamb means the devotion(献身)to Christ People eat Easter bread too. The Easter bread painted the words of crosses, in order to commemorate(纪念)Christ.
On Faster Day, people dress up and go out. They walk around the town. Now many people walk in Easter parades (游行) to show and see new spring clothes especially hats. The new clothes are a symbol of new life.
When people meet on Easter, they often greet each other with “Happy Easter! The Lord’s rise!”
根据短文内容,判断正(T)、误(F)。
1. Christmas Day is more important than Easter in western country.
2. Easter Day is on the first Saturday after the full moon in late March or early April
3. When children play egg hunting, the child who finds the most eggs wins a prize.
4. On Easter Day people only eat lamb, ham and bread with words of cross.
5. Many people walk in Easter parades to show and see new spring clothes because they are also a symbol of new life.
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The Spring Festival is coming. It’s on February 12th this year.
A.Before it, people are very busy. |
B.The Spring Festival lasts about 15 days. |
C.At that time, the children are very happy. |
D.It’s a traditional festival and has a long history. |
E.All the family eat a big dinner and watch Spring Festival Gala (盛会) on TV. |
Weekend Events | |
Dance Party Come and dance the day away in the city square! Saturday, December 18 Starts at 12:00 pm $25 for each person All money will go to charity (慈善机构). | City Orchestra (管弦乐队) Concert City Orchestra plays your holiday favorites in the city theater! Saturday, December 18 Starts at 7:00 pm $7 for each person The concert will run 1 hour. |
Comedy Night See your favorite comedians in our café! Sunday, December 19 Starts at 9:00 pm $15 for each person Popcorn and drinks will be provided. Outside food isn’t allowed. | Art Show New art show opens in the city museum! Sunday, December 19 Starts at 2:00 pm Free tickets Come and support your local artists. |
A.Art Show. | B.Dance Party. | C.Comedy Night. | D.City Orchestra Concert. |
A.At 2:00 pm. | B.At 7:00 pm. | C.At 8:00 pm. | D.At 9:00 pm. |
A.Take some food with you. | B.Meet some pop singers. |
C.Perform with your favorite comedians. | D.Help yourself to some popcorn and drinks. |
【推荐3】Summer vacation(假期) in the USA usually comes in July or August. It is the best time for many people to have a rest and travel.
Some people like to stay at home during the vacation. They work in the garden, read books or watch TV. If they live near the sea, they often go to the seaside. There they can fish, swim and enjoy the sun.
Many Americans like meeting friends from other countries. Some people have enough time and money to travel to other countries. These countries have many famous buildings, stores, mountains, beautiful valleys (山谷) and other places of interest for tourists.
1. Summer vacation usually comes in July or August in America,2. Winter is the best time for people to have a rest and travel.
3. Some people like to stay at home during the vacation.
4. If they live near the sea, they often go to the seaside to fish, swim and enjoy the sun.
5. Only a few Americans like meeting friends from other countries.
【推荐1】You’re going to a foreigner’s party. You must be excited about it. Wait a minute! Do you know that kind of gift you can send to your foreign friends? Here are some tips.
★In some Western countries, some gifts like kites, chopsticks, or an erhu may be people’s favorites.
★Use beautiful paper to wrap the gifts. Remember not to use white, black or brown paper.
★For Japanese, gifts like tea or pens are nice. They don’t like big gifts.
★For Frenchmen, gifts like candy, perfume (香水), wine or books are perfect.
★British people and Americans like flowers, wine and chocolate, and you can relax and take it easy at their parties.
1. In some Western countries, ________ may be people’s favorite gift(s).A.![]() | B.![]() | C.![]() | D.![]() |
A.装饰 | B.衬托 | C.捆绑 | D.包裹 |
A.Japanese | B.Frenchmen | C.Americans | D.British people |
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Joe Bot and Rob Ot are robots. They are also best friends. The two pals live on a faraway planet. They are characters in a new book series (系列). The books are graphic (绘画) novels. They are written by Russ Bolts and illustrated (插图) by Jay Cooper. The first two Bots books are in stores now.
1. What is the name of the book series?A.Joe Bot and Rob Ot | B.Two Robots | C.Bots |
A.Joe Bot. | B.Russ Bolts. | C.Jay Cooper. |
A.They are robots. | B.They are best friends. |
C.They are characters in a new book series. |
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Consumer Complaints Received by the CBC
Category | 2017 | 2018 |
Flight problems | 20% | 22.1% |
Baggage | 18.3% | 21.8% |
Customer service | 3.1% | 1.3% |
Oversales of seats | 10.5% | 11.8% |
Refund problem | 10.1% | 8.1% |
Fares | 6.4% | 6.0% |
Reservation & Ticketing | 5.8% | 5.6% |
Tours | 3.3% | 2.3% |
Smoking | 3.2% | 2.9% |
Advertising | 1.2% | 1.01% |
Credit | 1.0% | 0.8% |
Special passengers | 0.9% | 0.9% |
Others | 6.0% | 5.3% |
Total Number of complaints | 3,001 | 2,000 |
1. About how many complaints about Credit were received by the CBC in 2017?
A.28. | B.29. | C.30. | D.31 |
A.预定 | B.咨询 | C.感谢 | D.投诉 |
A.![]() | B.![]() | C.![]() | D.![]() |
A.customers are quite satisfied with CBC |
B.sometimes CBC sells more tickets than its plane’s fixed seats |
C.CBC has more than twenty planes which fly to all the capital cities of the world |
D.customers can only buy tickets with ready money |
A.advertisement | B.newspaper report | C.story | D.science diary |
【推荐1】One of the easiest ways to keep fit is to do jogging. Jogging is the name for very gentle running-it is just a little faster than walking.
Jog 20 meters, then walk 20 meters. Little by little, if you are not feeling very tired, you may do more jogging and less walking. It will be easy for you to start jogging for 15 minutes twice a week, and slowly increase this to 20-30 minutes every day. The longer you join in jogging, the more you enjoy it and the healthier you will become.
If you want to start jogging, you should prepare some comfortable sports clothes and good running shoes.
请根据短文内容,判断句子正误,正确的写“T”,错误的写“F”。1. Jogging means running fast.
2. If you are not feeling very tired, you needn’t do more jogging.
3. It is easy to start jogging for the whole day.
4. The more you go jogging, the healthier you will feel.
5. If you want to start jogging, you need some comfortable sports clothes and good running shoes.
【推荐2】Tom is eighteen years old and he goes to work in a post office. He is very happy to get the work because he can ride his bike to post the letters. It is easy and nice. One day, he takes a letter to a house. When he gets to the door, he sees a dog in front of the door. He puts the letter on the floor and runs away. But the dog doesn’t come to him. It stops and bites (咬) the letter with its mouth and carries the letter into the house. Tom says, “Oh, the dog does the same work as I do.”
1. Tom posts letters _________.A.on foot | B.by bus | C.on a motorbike | D.by bike |
A.difficult | B.boring | C.easy and nice | D.hard |
A.Tom | B.The dog | C.The man in the house | D.Postman |
【推荐3】London is a great city for shopping. There are many large shops everywhere. You can buy food, drink, clothes and computers. They are all in the same building. London is famous for its clothes shops. The street markets are good fun. When you go shopping in London, you can buy anything from the world.
请根据短文内容,判断句子正误,正确的写“T”错误的写“F”。
1. London is a great city for shopping.
2. There aren't many large shops in London.
3. You can buy computers in London.
4. London is famous for its food shops.
5. In London, you can buy anything from the world.