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| Egg Competitions As an old Chinese saying goes “hanging an egg on children’s chest can prevent them from getting summer diseases”, parents will prepare boiled eggs and put them in a knitted (编织的) bag before hanging them on their child’s chest. When at school, children gather together to play egg competitions by hitting each other’s eggs in pairs and the one whose egg is not broken wins.
Eating spring vegetables during the Spring Equinox (春分) is a commonly practiced custom in many regions of China. “Spring vegetables” refers to seasonal vegetables that differ from place to place. The ancient teachings in the Chinese classic, Huangdi Neijing, suggest that people eat seasonal foods to help stay healthy and bring good luck.
There is the custom of “Touching Autumn” in the northern part of Yancheng, Jiangsu province. On the eve of Start of Autumn, people can touch and take for free all kinds of fruits as they like in private or public gardens, and the owners will not be angry, no matter how much they lose. Many gardeners even leave some ripe (成熟的) fruits in the field on purpose for the guests during the night.
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1. In which SECTION of the newspaper can we read the news?
| A．CUSTOM | B．FOOD | C．THE WORLD | D．PEOPLE |
| A．Children’s chest. | B．Knitted bag. | C．Boiled eggs. | D．Summer diseases. |
| A．Eat to Live, Not Live to Eat | B．Healthy Diet, Healthy Life |
| C．Spring Vegetables | D．A Bite of Spring |
| A．They are all activities that kids love. | B．They are healthy for Chinese people. |
| C．They are traditions for southern China | D．They might have long histories. |
2 . February 6 is National Chopsticks Day. For about one quarter of the world’s population, chopsticks are eating tools for every meal. Just as western children learn to use knife and fork, Asian children learn to use chopsticks, chopsticks are not odd tools.
Chopsticks have been in use for over 5000 years. However, forks were not used in England until 1611. Chopsticks came from China, and are used in all Asian cultures. How their use was introduced to other countries is not known.
Take part in National Chopsticks Day, and use chopsticks for all of your meals. You will have chances to eat Chinese or other Asian food with chopsticks. And you can eat any food with chopsticks on the day. To make the day really special, use chopsticks on a homemade Chinese dish. Have fun with chopsticks on the day. Make a game picking up peanuts with them.
Incorrect use of chopsticks can even be impolite or rude.
•Don’t put chopsticks upright into your food.
•Don’t point at people with them.
•Don’t bite (咬) on the ends of your chopsticks.
根据短文内容选择最佳答案。1. The underlined word “odd” probably means “________”.
| A．strange | B．usual | C．expensive |
| A．The English. | B．The French. | C．The Chinese. |
①Eat Chinese or other Asian food with chopsticks.
②Eat homemade Chinese dishes with chopsticks.
③Play a game picking up peanuts with chopsticks.
④Eat western food with a knife and fork.
| A．①②③ | B．②③④ | C．①③④ |
| A．Put chopsticks upright into your food. |
| B．Point at others with your chopsticks. |
| C．Pick up peanuts with chopsticks. |
| A．The story of chopsticks. | B．National Chopsticks Day. | C．The use of Chopsticks. |
3 . People enjoy eating together with family and friends in every corner of the world. However, customs to do with good behavior around the dinner table are different from one place to another greatly.
In many parts of the world, people think it is rude (粗鲁的) to eat your food noisily or to make any noise when you drink.
And what about when the meal is over and the restaurant bill (帐单) arrives? In France, the custom is for one person to pay the whole bill. In Germany, however, the bill is divided up according to how much each person has eaten. Then, finally, there’s a problem of whether to leave a tip for the waiters.
So, before you travel somewhere, make sure you know the local customs!
| A．In many countries, people only give one if the service is especially good. |
| B．But in some countries, this is seen as a good thing. |
| C．The polite behavior in one country may be seen as impolite in another. |
| D．There are even differences regarding how you sit at the dinner table. |
| E．There, people are expected to keep their hands on the table all the time. |
4 . 中华民族历来就是一个礼仪之邦。《论语》中说“不学礼，无以立。”作为一名中学生，我们也应该讲文明、重礼仪，不断提升文明素养，做文明礼仪的倡导者。请以“Be a student with good manners”为题，写一篇英语短文。内容必须包括以下要点：
1. 叙述一次生活中文明或不文明的事例（时间、地点、人物、经过）；2. 就如何成为一名有文明素养的中学生提出自己的建议或看法（不少于两点）。
要求：
1. 词数90词左右（开头已写好，不计入总词数）；
2. 可适当添加细节，使行文连贯；
3. 不得泄露个人信息。
Be a student with good manners
It’s very important to be a student with good manners in our daily life.
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Chinese people are among the most hospitable (热情好客的) people in the world. They are happy to invite you to visit their home.
As a welcome, the host usually makes tea for you. Then he will offer you snacks like nuts or candy.
At the same time, other family members of the home will be cooking a meal for you. Chinese people treat (招待) their guests with a big dinner.
Does your family welcome guests like this?
| A．Someone in the home will also talk with you. |
| B．Please eat more. |
| C．You always feel their warmth at their home. |
| D．They like to visit your home. |
| E．They always cook more food than a guest can eat. |
Different countries have different manners about social situations. In Mexico, people shake hands when they meet for the first time. In Brazil, people sometimes kiss. In Korea, people usually bow. Do you know Chinese fist and palm salute (拱手礼)? It is one of classic greeting manners in China.
The occasions of making fist and palm salute
For centuries, China has been known as a “Liyi Zhibang”. Nowadays, Chinese usually shake hands when meeting others, but sometimes they also make fist and palm salute.
The history of fist and palm salute
How do you make fist and palm salute properly? First, stand at attention. Then, if you are a man, right-hand half-fist, and then left-hand hold the right-hand in front of your chest. For a woman, left-hand half-fist, then right-hand put the left-hand on the top. Next, watch each other, raise both hands to brow (额头) and bend down.
| A．Now let’s learn more about it. |
| B．The way to make fist and palm salute |
| C．When and where do people use it? |
| D．It is often widely used among western countries. |
| E．Finally, shake hands towards each other for three times. |
| F．Fist and palm salute has a history of more than 3000 years. |
7 . 
The Start of Spring started this year on Feb.4 and ended on Feb.19. When the Start of Spring comes, everything turns green. People can see that the daytime is becoming longer and the weather is becoming warmer. Here are some things you should know about the Start of Spring.
Flying kites Spring is a good time for kite-flying. It has a history of about 2,000 years. It can help people keep healthy.
Tasting spring In many places of China, it’s a tradition (传统) to “taste spring” on the first day of the Start of Spring. People usually eat spring cakes and spring rolls (卷).
Appreciating plum blossoms (赏梅花) Plum trees blossom (开花) from the 12th lunar (农历) month to the second lunar month of the next year. Chinese people like appreciating plum blossoms because of their special beauty.
Welcoming spring People in China started doing special things on the first day of the Start of Spring about 3,000 years ago. They made sacrifices (祭品) to Gou Mang, the god (神) of spring.
1. When did the Start of Spring end this year?| A．On Jan. 1st. | B．On Feb. 4th. | C．On Feb. 19th. |
| A．Dumplings. | B．Zongzi. | C．Spring rolls. |
| A．People fly kites on the Start of Spring. |
| B．All people in China “taste spring”. |
| C．Welcoming spring has a history of about 2000 years. |
| A．It’s very hot on the Start of Spring. |
| B．Plum trees blossom for five months. |
| C．Chinese people show great love for spring. |
A． | B． | C． |
8 . 
There are certain things you never imagine yourself saying.
“I just got a worm in my eye!” is one of them. And yet I did say it—I screamed it, actually.
The family was all here, and we were in the garden when I saw a worm nearby. I asked my 6-year-old grandson to come over and remove the worm. He picked up the worm, studied it quickly and then threw it into the
The worm quickly fell back to earth, landing on my face
You know how they say when you meet a small creature? The small creature is just as
The worm showed no fear. I, however, am still having nightmares about the
The most important thing in all this is that my grandson said he was sorry to me.
I’d just been reading a book that makes a connection
Table manners, language manners and even manners in dress all show levels of self-control.
Having self-control
Good manners also have the possibility to make mealtime a pleasant time, even with small children.
All of my grandchildren, except the ones who can’t yet talk, ask to be
It is a sign of respect for others at the table and a sign of respect for the meal
Those tall enough, and even those not tall enough, also take their
Manners are what civilize us—around our tables and in our families, homes and
So when a little boy has the courage to apologize to a grandma who is screaming and jumping up and down, at least we know that our years of teaching young people manners are paying off—one worm at a time.
—By Lori Borgman
1.| A．ground | B．air | C．river | D．fire |
| A．into | B．onto | C．around | D．against |
| A．afraid | B．happy | C．angry | D．ashamed |
| A．situation | B．condition | C．parade | D．experience |
| A．both | B．either | C．between | D．from |
| A．limits | B．controls | C．manages | D．gather |
| A．forgotten | B．excused | C．refused | D．hidden |
| A．itself | B．themselves | C．ourselves | D．himself |
| A．worms | B．rubbish | C．dishes | D．fingers |
| A．communities | B．communication | C．darkness | D．conversations |
| bed, something, wear, different, game, eraser, give, show, they, talk |
Some birthday customs (风俗) are quite the same in many parts of the world—candles,
Linda: I am 13 years old. I come from Aruba. In our country, children take
Lucy: I am 14 years old. Denmark is my country. A flying flag outside a window
10 . Teaching good manners can seem like a lot of work, but it is as important as brushing teeth twice a day. Actually, just give time and any child can learn to be polite. Here are some tips on how to help kids remember good manners in their daily life.
Sometimes children may be willing to listen to someone instead of their parents. Turn to friends, family, and teachers and encourage them to practice good manners at all times. If an uncle burps (打嗝) at the dinner table, have him say “Excuse me.” or “Pardon me.” “If your children jump on the sofa at Grandma’s house, have her explain that jumping on furniture is impolite. This shows that a different person can be more effective (有效的) than the same one who is heard all the time. If no one plays down (对……轻描淡写) bad manners, your kids won’t either.
Prepare for different situations in which your kids need to behave politely. If you’re in your backyard where a child has been on the swings (秋千) too long, he doesn’t notice others waiting. Show how you would politely ask the child to give everyone else a turn. With practice, your child will have the confidence to deal with any situation with politeness and good manners.
Family dinners are perfect situations for practicing table manners, such as learning how to use utensils (餐具), eating properly, your child has a chance to experience and eat new foods in a safe environment. This will encourage him to be open and excited about new dishes and situations. If he doesn’t like the food, teach him how to refuse it without complaining about it. Advise him to eat his favourite food in small and slow bites with practice.
When my child used to point out someone’s bad manners, I would ask him what that person should have done differently. Talk about different situations, ask what words he can use to sound polite when talking to an adult. Ask your child to share his ideas with you. Encourage him to practice them as soon as possible and ask him to report what happens and if the result is good.
| Get others to help | ▶Children may accept others’ advice more ▶A different person can do |
| Role-play situations | ▶Help kids to ▶In this way, kids will be |
| Eat dinner as a family | ▶Teach kids to use utensils, eat and talk ▶Tell kids not to |
| ▶Ask your child ▶Discuss with your child and encourage him to put his ideas into | |
