1 . Three students are talking about the New Year tradition of their own country.
A. Christina from Spain
On the last day of the year, the 31st of December, people wait till 12 p.m. Everybody must have 12 grapes to eat at midnight. At each sound of the clock, we must eat a grape. But we can’t ever finish eating the grapes on time! Usually when people still have some grapes in their mouths, they look at each other and start to laugh. This tradition started in Spain long ago. One year, when there were a lot of grapes, the king of Spain decided to give grapes to everybody to eat on New Year’s Eve.
B. Cordon from Britain
On New Year’s Day in Britain, people have parties. At 12 o’clock, the music stops, and we listen to the radio. On the radio we hear Big Ben, the famous clock in London. Then everybody sings a song about friendship and kisses their friends. We say “Happy New Year” to each other. It’s lucky if a tall man with dark hair is the first person to come to the house in the New Year. So I go and visit as many friends as I can. They all give me a drink.
C. Angela from Brazil
In all cities in Brazil, we have a big party on New Year’s Eve, especially in Rio de Janeiro. People in this city go to the beaches to watch fireworks (焰火). We put flowers in the sea and think about things we want for ourselves or others. We usually wear white clothes for good luck during the New Year.
1. Which is NOT mentioned (被提到) in the passage?| A．Have 12 grapes to eat. |
| B．Give flowers to others. |
| C．Have parties. |
| D．Watch fireworks. |
| A．People in Spain. |
| B．People in Britain. |
| C．People in Brazil. |
| D．Both B and C. |
| A．Cordon can’t drink much |
| B．people sing a song about good luck |
| C．people hear Big Ben on the radio |
| D．everybody in Britain goes to watch fireworks |
| A．they think that they look beautiful in white |
| B．that reminds them of their happy life |
| C．they hope that can bring them good luck |
| D．that’s what they have to do during the New Year |
| A．what people in different countries do on New Year’s Day |
| B．when and where people have New Year parties |
| C．what people in Britain do on New Year’s Day |
| D．why people around the world like the New Year |
Is the sky blue? The sky has no color. We know that there is air around the world. When planes fly, they need air to lift their wings(翼) . Planes cannot fly very high because when they go high, the air gets thinner. If we go up about 1,200 kilometers from the earth, we find there is no air.
Perhaps(也许) we can answer some of our questions now. The sky is space(空间). In this space there is only the sun, the moon and all the stars.
1. What is the sky?
| A．It’s the clouds | B．It’s space. | C．It’s air | D．It’s nothing |
| A．is blue | B．is white | C．is black | D．has no color |
| A．the air becomes thinner | B．the flying machine is not good |
| C．people will be afraid if the planes fly too high | D．it is not necessary for planes to fly so high |
| A．there is more air | B．there is less air | C．there is nothing but air | D．there is no air |
| A．nothing | B．air everywhere | C．everything | D．only the sun , the moon and all the stars |
