1 . Kwanzaa is a celebration of African American history and culture. It begins on December 26th and continues until New Year's Day, January 1st.
During the festival, a family member, usually the youngest child, lights candles in a special candle holder. Each night a candle is lit. Traditionally there are three green candles, three red candles and a central black candle. They represent the seven Kwanzaa principles (原则). The principles are believed to play a big role in building strong, successful families, neighborhoods, etc. In the evenings, adults share stories and explain how to follow the seven principles in daily life. On the sixth day, which falls on New Year's Eve, family and friends get together to enjoy a large meal.
Kyle, a third grader, wrote this about Kwanzaa, “When we celebrate Kwanzaa, we have many people at home, light the candles, and have a nice dinner. We learn the meaning of Kwanzaa and remember family members. We say something good about them. Last year, we remembered my grandmother.”
In 1966, Dr. Karenga created Kwanzaa. He was studying the history of Africa at that time. Dr. Karenga wanted to create a holiday to bring African Americans together and celebrate their history and culture. He called the holiday “Kwanzaa”. In fact, the name comes from an African language, and it means “first fruits of the harvest (收获季节)”.
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1. How long does the festival of Kwanzaa last every year?
| A．Two days. | B．Three days. | C．Five days. | D．Seven days. |
| A．Green, black and red. | B．Green, white and red. |
| C．Green, black and white. | D．Black, white and red. |
| A．决定 | B．展示 | C．维护 | D．代表 |
| A．His aunt. | B．His father. |
| C．His grandmother. | D．His grandfather. |
| A．It has a history of about 100 years. |
| B．Its name comes from an African language. |
| C．It is to celebrate the good harvest of the year. |
| D．During the festival, there's a big family dinner each night. |
2 . Early to bed，early to get up makes man healthy，wealthy and clever.
This is an old English saying（谚语）. Have you heard of it before? It means that we must go to bed early at night and get up early in the morning. Then we shall be healthy. We shall also be rich（wealthy）and clever.
This is true. The body must have enough(足够的) sleep to be healthy. Children of young age should have ten hours’ sleep every night. Children who do not have enough sleep cannot do their work very well. They will not be clever and they may not get wealthy!
The body also needs exercise. Walking，running，jumping，swimming and playing games are all exercise. Exercise keeps the body strong.
Exercise also helps the blood（血液）to move around inside the body. This is very important. Our blood takes food to all parts of our body. The head also needs blood. Exercise helps us to think better!
1. If we get up early and go to bed early，we’ll ________.| A．have enough exercise | B．be healthy | C．think better | D．have strong blood |
| A．will get clever | B．won’t do well in his work |
| C．will go to school in time | D．will have enough sleep |
| A．it makes him healthy | B．he or she has a lot of homework to do |
| C．he or she is strong enough | D．he or she does exercise |
| A．body | B．blood | C．children | D．head |
| A．sleepy | B．tired | C．strong | D．bad |
3 . Soap operas （肥皂剧） and sitcoms（情景喜剧） are two different kinds of popular TV shows． What are the differences between them？
A soap opera is usually very long and has many episodes（集）． All the episodes of a soap opera are interconnected． The first soap opera was on the radio in the late 1930s． One of the most famous soap operas is Friends．
A sitcom， or a situation comedy， is a set of funny stories． These stories all happen（发生） in a small place， like a house or a workplace． Sitcoms are different from soap operas． Each story in a sitcom can be different from others and sitcoms can make people feel happy． There is a very popular sitcom on TV in China． It is Home With Kids．
1. When was the first soap opera on the radio？ ______| A．In 1390． | B．In the late 1390s． |
| C．In 1930． | D．In the late 1930s． |
| A．不连接的 | B．互相关联的 | C．无法连接的 | D．没有电的 |
| A．It is one of the most famous soap operas． |
| B．It is a very popular sitcom in China． |
| C．It is the most popular sitcom in America． |
| D．It is the first soap opera on TV． |
| A．A soap opera is very short． |
| B．A soap opera has few episodes． |
| C．A sitcom is a set of funny stories． |
| D．A sitcom has few characters（人物）． |
| A．Differences Between Soap Operas and Sitcoms |
| B．How to Make Soap Operas |
| C．Differences Between Sitcoms and Funny Stories |
| D．How to Make People Laugh |
4 . Like you，plants need good things like food，water，and minerals in order to grow. Usually they get these important nutrients(营养) from the rich soil(土壤) in which they're planted. But there's another way to grow plants that doesn't use soil. It's called hydrogenic gardening.
“Hydrogenic” means “working with water. ” In a hydrogenic garden，plants grow with their roots in water， not in dirt. The water is filled with special food for the plants that gardeners have carefully measured and prepared.
Hydrogenic plants grow quickly. In ordinary gardens，plants need time and energy to grow long roots that search the soil for food and water. In a hydrogenic garden，plants can use their energy to grow tall instead. And because there is no soil， there are no weeds and few insect pests(害虫). Gardeners don't need to spray(喷洒) plants with dangerous chemicals. Both the plants and the environment stay healthy.
Scientists hope that，one day，hydrogenic gardens may be able to help hungry people all over the world grow enough food-even in countries that have bad soil，or weather that is too hot，too cold，or too dry. And astronauts hope to take hydrogenic gardens with them to the spaceship they fly to Mars，so that they will always have fresh vegetables，and the fun of growing a garden without dirt.
1. What's the meaning of the underlined word “dirt” in the second paragraph?| A．soil | B．water | C．insect | D．food |
| A．Plants need water and other nutrients to grow. | B．There are no weeds inhydrogenic gardens. |
| C．Hydrogenic plants cannot grow in too hot weather. | D．Astronauts hope to take hydrogenic gardens to space. |
| A．Plant growing. | B．Space farming. | C．Scientific watering. | D．hydrogenic gardening. |
In many places the weather changes during the year. These changes are called seasons. In the north and south there are four seasons in a year. At the North and South Pole, there are only two seasons. In tropical（热带）places near the Earths equator（赤道）, there are two seasons a wet season and a dry season. Each season brings changes. They are important for plants and animals that live in different parts of the world.
Spring starts when the day and night are the same length. The weather gets warmer and sunnier. Trees and plants start to grow. Many animals have their babies in spring.
Summer begins on the longest day of the year. In the north this is on June 21 or 22. Summer is usually the warmest and sunniest time of the year. Fruit grows faster on trees and plants. Young animals grow bigger and stronger.
Autumn starts when the day and night are the same length again. During autumn, the leaves change color and fall down from the trees. Some animals collect food before winter comes.
Winter begins on the shortest day of the year. In the north this is on December 21 or 22.The weather is colder and in some places there is lots of snow. Plants and trees stop growing. Some animals, like bats and bears, find places to hide and sleep. This is called hibernation.
1. There are seasons on Greenland（格陵兰岛）at the North pole.| A．four |
| B．three |
| C．two |
| D．one |
| A．have babies |
| B．change color |
| C．collect food |
| D．stop growing |
| A．spring |
| B．summer |
| C．autumn |
| D．winter |
| A．迁徙 |
| B．寒冷 |
| C．储藏 |
| D．冬眠 |
| A．Spring and summer |
| B．Summer and autumn |
| C．Autumn and winter |
| D．Spring and autumn |
As the Internet is developing fast, more and more new words and phrases(词语) have been created(创造) in Chinese. Here are some examples.
One of the most popular words is Dianzan, which is often used when you quite agree with someone. Another example is Renxing. When you say somebody is Renxing, you mean that they will do whatever they like. The phrase Miaosha first came from online shopping, which means you can complete your shopping orders before others. But now it's widely used when you achieve(实现) your purpose in a very short time. If you describe somebody as a Tuhao, you mean that he is very rich.
You can find lots of such new Chinese words. Keep learning and you'll know more about Chinese culture.
1. When you quite agree with someone, you may say ______ .| A．Renxing | B．Miaosha | C．Dianzan | D．Tuhao |
| A．Someone can complete his/her shopping orders before others． |
| B．Someone will do whatever he/she likes． |
| C．He/She is very rich． |
| D．You can complete your shopping orders before others. |
| A．Three | B．Four | C．Five | D．Six |
| A．目标 | B．讨论 | C．成功 | D．标题 |
| A．Now, fewer and fewer words and phrases have been created in Chinese． |
| B．Miaosha has two meanings in Chinese． |
| C．You can find lots of new Chinese words without learning． |
| D．Tuhao means that he is very poor. |
7 . Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy(有钱的) and wise.
This is an old English saying(谚语). Do you know it before? It says that we must go to bed early and get up early in the morning. Then we should be healthy. We should also be rich (wealthy) and clever (wise).
This is true. The body must have enough（足够的）sleep to be healthy. Children of a young age should have ten hours' sleep every night. Children who don't have enough sleep can't do their work very well. They will not be wise and they may not become wealthy!
The body also needs exercise. Walking, running, jumping, swimming and playing games are all exercise. Exercise keeps the body strong.
Exercise also keeps the blood(血液)moving around inside the body. This is very important. Our blood takes food to all parts of our body. The head also needs blood. Exercise helps us to think better!
1. If (如果)we get up early and go to bed early, we'll _____.| A．have enough exercise | B．be healthy |
| C．think better | D．have strong blood |
| A．becomes wise | B．goes to school in time |
| C．won't do well in his work | D．has enough sleep |
| A．it makes him healthy | B．he has a lot of homework to do |
| C．he is strong enough | D．he does exercise |
| A．body | B．blood | C．children | D．head |
| A．Exercise does good to a person's head. |
| B．A student should have 10 hours' sleep. |
| C．It's good for you to get up early and go to bed early. |
| D．If you have enough blood, you'll be wise. |
8 . In our city there is a big zoo. There are a lot of different animals in it. There are some scary tigers and lions. They like eating meat and they eat much meat every day.
There are also two big elephants and a baby one . Children like to ride one of them . The elephants are very kind and friendly. They eat much grass and bananas.
In the zoo, we can see different kinds of bears，brown bears , black bears and white bears. They are all slow and stupid（愚笨的）. They stand on their back legs and lift their front legs to ask for food. They like cakes very much .
Do you like pandas ? There’s only one in the zoo. Her name is Lingling. She is very cute. She likes eating bamboo a lot. She is kind of shy. She’s very interesting and lovely.
1. Tigers and lions like eating________.| A．fruit | B．meat | C．vegetables | D．rice |
| A．one | B．two | C．three | D．four |
| A．black | B．brown | C．white | D．A, B and C |
| A．back, front | B．back, back | C．front, front | D．front, back |
| A．Children like to ride on the elephants in the zoo. |
| B．The elephants are very friendly to people. |
| C．The bears always ask for food with their back legs. |
| D．Elephants like bananas very much. |
There are two terms(学期)in a school year in American schools. Most American children begin to go to school when they are five years old. Most students are seventeen or eighteen years old when they finish high school.
High school students take four or five subjects each term. They usually go to school everyday except(除了)Saturday and Sunday. All of them have lunch in the school dining hall. They have homework for every class. After school, they often do some sports with their friends. What about your school?
1. How many terms in a school year in American schools?
| A．One. | B．Two. | C．Three. | D．Four. |
| A．At home. | B．In the school dining hall. |
| C．In the office. | D．In the classroom. |
| A．four | B．five | C．six | D．seven |
| A．sing and dance | B．read books |
| C．listen to music | D．do some sports |
| A．five | B．six | C．seven | D．eight |
Spend time together.74. Doing activities that you all enjoy can help you understand your parents better．For example, if you like rock climbing, invite your parents to an easy climbing wall with you. This gives you the chance to teach them something and that may support your hobby more if they’ve experienced it with you．
Remember that quarrelling is normal．Say sorry if you have done or said something hurtful.Learn other ways to express your anger such as writing to a friend for advice. If your parents are doing something that annoys you, try to deal with it calmly and suggest a good way．
Talk to your parents about the things they do that upset you．Your parents don't know what's bothering or annoying you, they won't be able to try to change their behavior. Choose a quiet moment to have a talk with them．Plan what you want to say first in order not to have disagreements with your parents.Talk to your parents about the challenges you're facing．As questions about your parents' experience of being a teenager,because they have useful experience about growing up．Use an example from a TV show or an article as a way to break the ice.Sometimes it's easier to begin a difficult topic by expressing yourself in writing．
1. How many ways are mentioned in the passage?
2. What should you do if your parents are doing something that annoys you？
3. Why do you plan what you want to say first before you talk to your parents？
4. 将短文中划线的句子译成汉语．
5. 请给短文一个适当的标题。
