1 . ·People from all over the world celebrate different festivals. There are interesting activities and traditional food for each festival. Let’s see some children’s favourite festivals.

Betty, the USA	I enjoy Christmas a lot. We say “Merry Christmas” to our family and friends, sing Christmas songs and have Christmas dinner. On Christmas Eve, Santa Claus visits us and gives many Christmas presents. I love him very much!
Zhou Jie, Beijing	I like the Lantern Festival best. On that day, we can see many beautiful lanterns in the streets. We eat a kind of sweet dumplings called yuanxiao. It has different stuffing (馅儿). We like it.
Mike, England	I always have a great time on Easter (复活节). We make colourful Easter eggs and send them to our family and friends. We eat chocolate eggs and special bread with different pictures on it. We usually play a fun game with friends and enjoy ourselves very much.
Linda, Canada	Thanksgiving Day is my favourite holiday. My family usually have a turkey dinner and pumpkin pies. After dinner, we play some traditional games. Sometimes we go shopping on that day.

1. Where is Betty from?

A．China.

B．Canada.

C．America.

D．England.

2. What can we do on the Lantern Festival?

A．Sing Christmas songs.	B．Make colourful Easter eggs.
C．Have a turkey dinner.	D．Enjoy beautiful lantern shows.

3. The passage is probably from the column of “________” in a magazine.

A．Animals

B．Customs

C．Sports

D．Science

2 . 阅读文章的第二段，然后完成表格。

Time	Place	Trick	Result
On     1    .	In England.	There would be     2    .	All of the spaghetti was     3    .
On     4    .	In     5    .	The special water would help people.	More than 10,000 people     6    .

3 . How do you feel when you are fooled by others? No doubt, feel bad. There is nothing worse than falling for a joke and being a fool except one day. Yes, that’s April Fool’s Day. Nobody will be angry to be an “April Fool”.     1    

The headmaster at my school decided to play an April Fool’s joke on the students when I was in high school. On March 31, she announced that our school would hold a “Dress to Impress” day.     2    

Girls were told to wear formal dresses and smart jackets, while a suit jacket and tie for each boy would be best. The teachers, we were told, would do the same.

On April Fool’s Day, many of us students came to school dressed in our best clothes.     3     In the morning, all of us got together on the playground,waiting for the headmaster. She would speak to the students.     4     Instead, she wore jeans, running shoes and a T-shirt. The teachers also got dressed casually like her. “April Fools!” she said, with a big smile on her face. “We just wanted to remind you that teachers have a sense of humor, too!”

Surely, all the teachers weren’t April Fools.     5    

根据材料内容，从下面五个选项中选出能填入文中空缺处的最佳选项，使文章意思通顺、内容完整。

A．Our hair was tidy and all our shoes were well cleaned.

B．To our surprise, she wasn’t dressed up at all.

C．All us students spent the rest of the day feeling very foolish indeed.

D．This meant that the better you dressed at school, the higher your marks would be.

E．But everyone knows to be careful on the first day of April.

4 . Family is very important for everyone, no matter where you are from. So in both East and West, people have festivals to celebrate family reunions (团聚). These festivals include the Mid-Autumn Festival in China and Thanksgiving Day in the US. How are they celebrated and what are the differences? Let’s take a look.

Sharing the moonlight

The Mid-Autumn Festival is the second most important traditional festival in China after the Spring Festival. It’s on the 15th day of the eighth month of Chinese lunar calendar. In ancient China, the day was considered as a harvest festival since fruits, vegetables and grain (谷物) had been collected from the fields. All the family got together and had a big dinner. They ate a special festival food—mooncakes and enjoyed the full moon.

On that day, the moon is full. The full moon is a symbol for family reunions which means tuanyuan in Chinese. Now people also celebrate the festival by getting together and having a big dinner.

When it gets dark, people look up at the full moon, eating moon cakes and missing friends and relatives who are far from home. “We wish each other a long life so as to share the beauty of this graceful moonlight, even though miles apart!” wrote Su Shi, a famous Song Dynasty poet.

Showing thanks

Thanksgiving Day is one of the biggest holidays in the US. It’s on the fourth Thursday of November. People visit their friends and relatives to remind themselves that they are lucky to have happiness, health and family and also to have a roof over their heads.

In 1621, about 100 English people took a ship, the Mayflower, and arrived in the northeastern US. The winter there was very cold and life was hard. As the American Indians helped them a lot, the English people asked them to have a big meal with then in order to express their thanks. The celebration lasted for three days.

Today, people usually have a family meal on Thanksgiving Day. They enjoy delicious food such as pumpkin pie and a big, golden turkey.

There are other traditions on the day. For example, the turkey has a V-shaped bone in the breast. It’s called a wishbone. After roasting (烤), two persons each take one end of the bone. They make a wish and then pull it. If one gets the larger part of the bone, he or she will get good luck.

The most important part of Thanksgiving Day is to say “thanks”—this is the spirit of the holiday. People also like to watch the Thanksgiving Day Parade on TV.

1. Why did people celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival in ancient China?

A．Because people could eat moon cakes.

B．Because people enjoyed the full moon.

C．Because people could get together with relatives.

D．Because people had a good harvest from the fields.

2. What does the underlined part (划线部分) in the passage probably mean?

A．但愿人长久，千里共婵娟	B．锄禾日当午，汗滴禾下土
C．床前明月光，疑似地上霜	D．海上生明月，天涯共此时

3. What’s the main idea of the passage?

A．The traditional food of the two festivals.	B．The introduction to the two festivals.
C．The activities of the two festivals.	D．The customs of the two festivals.

5 . Mother’s Day

Mother’s Day is a special day that honors and celebrates mothers worldwide. Mother’s Day is marked on different dates all over the world. In the United States, it is celebrated on the second Sunday of May. People commemorated (纪念) Mother’s Day 2023 on May 14th. The day holds a special place in our hearts because it gives us a chance to express our respect, love and appreciation for our mothers. The origins of Mother’s Day date back to ancient Greece, where the festival of Rhea, was celebrated in mid-March. Christian (基督徒) traditions later used the celebration as a way to honor Mary, the mother of Jesus (耶稣), and renamed it Mothering Sunday. In the United States, Mother’s Day was first celebrated in 1908 by Anna Jarvis, who wanted a day to commemorate her mother, who had died. Though it was originally celebrated on the second Sunday of May, International Mother’s Day is now a normal celebration across all countries.

Mother’s Day 2023 celebrated the love and dedication (奉献) of mothers, who sacrifice (牺牲) greatly in raising their children and contributing to their families and communities.

1. Why does Mother’s Day hold a special place in our hearts?

A．Because Jesus celebrated the day.

B．Because we can do many interesting things on that day.

C．Because our mothers like the day.

D．Because it gives us a chance to express our respect, love for our mothers.

2. In the United States, Mother’s Day was first celebrated in ________.

A．1908	B．2023
C．1938	D．2003

3. Which sentence is NOT true according to the passage?

A．People celebrated Mother’s Day 2023 on May 14th.

B．International Mother’s Day is now celebrated all over the world.

C．The origins of Mother’s Day date back to ancient America.

D．Mother’s Day is also a time to remember and honor mothers who have passed away.

7 . 下面短文中有十处错误，每处错误皆用底线标出，请将答案填写在相应的位置。(每小题只填一词，不得改变原句意思)
As Mother’s Day was geting close, many children     1    
were thinking about what gift to buy for they mothers,     2    
and so are Tony and Jane. Tony asked his father     3    
for one hundred yuan and go to buy a pair of     4    
glove. He hoped his mother would feel happy.     5    
But Jane decided to do anything meaningful instead of buying     6    
an usual gift. In the end, she painted a nice     7    
picture by heart and wrote the following words in it:     8    
I LOVE YOU, MOM! her mother was real moved when she     9    
received it. I agree with Jane, but I think I’d do the same     10    
as her next Mother’s Day.

8 . In most countries, people usually eat traditional food on special holidays. A special day in North America is Thanksgiving. In the United States, this festival is always on the fourth Thursday in November, but in Canada it falls on the second Monday in October. Thanksgiving is a time to give thanks for food in the autumn and other good things people enjoy in life. Families see Thanksgiving as a time to get together and usually celebrate it with a big family meal. Food such as gravy, cornbread, mashed potatoes, and pumpkin or apple pie are the most popular and will usually be served at the meal. However, the main dish of this meal is almost always turkey, a large bird.

Making a turkey dinner

Here is one way to make turkey for a Thanksgiving dinner.

First, mix together some bread pieces, onions, salt and pepper.

Next, fill the turkey with this bread mix.

Then, put the turkey in a hot oven and cook it for a few hours.

When it is ready, place the turkey on a large plate and cover it with gravy.

Finally cut the turkey into thin pieces and eat the meat with vegetables like carrots and potatoes.

1. When do people celebrate Thanksgiving in the United States?

A．On the second Thursday in October.

B．On the fourth Monday in November.

C．On the second Monday in October.

D．On the fourth Thursday in November.

2. Why is Thanksgiving important?

A．Because it is a time for families to get together.

B．Because there is a big family meal on that festival.

C．Because it is a time to give thanks for life and food.

D．Because people can eat traditional food on special holidays.

3. What is the main dish of the Thanksgiving meal?

A．Mashed potatoes	B．Pumpkin pie.
C．Cornbread	D．Turkey.

4. Which is the correct order of making a turkey?
a. Serve it to your friends with some vegetables.
b. Put this into the bird.
c. Cook it at a very high temperature for a long time.
d. Put everything you need together in a large bowl,

A．b-c-d-a

B．d-c-b-a

C．d-b-c-a

D．c-d-b-a

5. What can you learn from the passage?

A．Thanksgiving Day is always on the fourths Thursday in November.

B．Most Americans celebrate Thanksgiving by having a big meal at home with their family.

C．Thanksgiving is a time to go outside with your family.

D．Only turkey will be served at the meal on Thanksgiving Day.

9 . 听下面一篇短文，请根据所听内容，完成下面表格。短文读两遍。

Mother’s Day
In the morning	◆Picked flowers in the     1     and gave them to mom. ◆Prepared a     2     for mom.
At noon	Helped my father     3     some of mom’s favorite dishes.
In the afternoon	◆Made some     4     for mom. Did homework by myself.
In the evening	Had a big dinner and     5     together.

10 . On April Fool’s Day, it’s always fun to get someone a surprise with hoaxes. Here are two interesting hoaxes for you to enjoy.

Story 1: The Left-handed Whopper 1998: Burger King published (发布) a full page advertisement in a newspaper. They announced they had invented a new kind of hamburger, a Left-handed Whopper. The hamburgers were specially designed for the thirty-two million left-handed Americans. According to the advertisement, the new hamburgers included the same ingredients (成分) as the common hamburgers, but all the Left-handed Whoppers were rotated (旋转) 180 degrees to suit left-handed customers. Though the following day Burger King announced that the Left-handed Whopper was a hoax, thousands of customers had gone into restaurants to order the new hamburgers.

Story 2: Instant Color TV 1962: In 1962 there was only one TV channel in Sweden, and it played in black and white. The TV station’s technical expert, Kjell Stensson, appeared on the news to announce that thanks to a new skill, people could change their black and white TV sets into color reception (接收). All they had to do was hanging a nylon sock over their TV screens. Stensson was so convinced that thousands of people were taken in. But when they put the socks over the screens, the TV programs were still played in black and white.

1. The first hoax happened in 　　　.

A．

B．

C．

2. In 1998, there were 　　　 in America.

A．32 million disabled people

B．32 million left-handed people

C．180 million disabled people

3. There was only one 　　　 in Sweden in 1962.

A．TV channel

B．TV program

C．TV set

4. The underlined phrase “were taken in” means “　　　”.

A．believed the hoax

B．were brought

C．forgot the story