1 . Father’s Day has a very short history. It was started because there was a Mother’s Day, and just because some Americans thought that if we had a Mother’s Day, we should also have a Father’s Day. Father’s Day has become important in North America. And shopkeepers (店主) found it was a good way to get people to buy presents for their fathers from their shops.

By the way, very few countries have a Father’s Day, though some have Children’s Day, or a special day for boys and another for girls. More and more countries are having Mother’s Day, so maybe Father’s Day will also become popular. Now, what do people in North America do on Father’s Day? The newspapers, radios, and TV tell children what they should do-buy a Father’s Day present for your father. They even tell a wife to buy a Father’s Day present-not for her father but for her husband, even if he is not a father yet. And they tell grandchildren to buy a Father’s Day present for their grandfathers.

The most important thing to remember about Father’s Day is that American children can show their love to their fathers in a more open way.

1. Father’s Day was started just because ________.

A．there was a Mother’s Day

B．there was a Children’s Day

C．people liked their fathers very much

2. Which of the following is NOT true?

A．Very few countries have a Father’s Day.

B．Americans never care about Father’s Day.

C．Father’s Day has become important in North America.

3. In America, people have a Father’s Day to ________.

A．go shopping with their fathers

B．help their fathers do something

C．show their love to their fathers

4. On Father’s Day, shopkeepers always want ________.

A．people to buy as many as presents

B．children to buy presents only for their fathers

C．women to buy presents only for their husbands

5. It can be learned from the article that ________.

A．the writer is against Father’s Day

B．many countries have a Father’s Day

C．shopkeepers can get more money on Father’s Day than usual

2 . Learn the secrets behind making ice sculptures (雕塑)

On Dec 7th, 2023, Harbin had an ice-collecting festival. People got together on the Songhuajiang River and picked up the first ice cubes (立方体) of the year. They cut the ice into big cubes 40 to 50cm thick. The festival is a symbol of the city’s ice and snow season.

Ice cubes from the Songhuajiang River are clear. Later, sculptors (雕塑师) will turn the ice cubes into many amazing ice sculptures.

“Ice is the body of a sculpture, and light is its soul (灵魂),” said Su Shi, an ice sculptor in Harbin.

Tools are important for making an ice sculpture. Chainsaws (电锯) and electric grinders (电磨) are what people often use. Sculptors use them to make holes and carve (刻) small corners. Irons (熨斗) are also very useful. After sculptors make small parts like a rabbit’s ear, they use irons to melt (融化) the bottom of the ear a little. So, the ear can stick (粘) onto the head.

You can find some amazing ice sculptures at Harbin Ice and Snow World. Also, the ice slide and Ferris wheel there will make your day. Winter can be hard for some people. But these sculptures brighten the long cold months.

1. Where is the ice for the sculptures from?
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2. Why is the ice-collecting festival meaningful in Harbin?
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3. What tools do people often use to make sculptures?
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4. Do you want to go to the Harbin Ice and Snow World next year? Why or why not?
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3 . World Book Day is celebrated on April 23rd every year. It was set up by UNESCO (联合国教科文组织) in 1955 to encourage people, especially teenagers, to discover the pleasure of reading.

Many countries celebrate World Book Day. On that day, in the UK, millions of students can buy books at special prices, much lower than usual in any bookstore. World Book Day is also celebrated in China.

Books can help us to improve our imagination. Books use words or pictures to tell us a story. While we are reading, we can imagine the characters and background in our mind, we can also imagine how the character feel and sometimes try to feel how they feel. Some certain sentences in the story books are also very interesting. Sometimes they are so moving and beautiful that they can bring tears to our eyes. Also, books can help us to think deeper. As we continue to read, we ask questions to ourselves and try to find answers. When we read, we may find many things that are unknown to us. The more we read, the more we know and the smarter we become.

Reading makes us more knowledgeable and more intelligent. Therefore, it’s necessary for us to form the habit of reading every day.

根据短文内容回答问题。
1. When is World Book Day every year?
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2. Is World Book Day celebrated in China?
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3. What do books use to tell us a story?
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4. What can books help us to do?
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5. How does reading make us?
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4 . 阅读短文，从方框中选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空，使短文意思通顺、完整。每空限填一词，每词限用一次。

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Do you know Red Nose Day?

Red Nose Day (RND) is an event (事件) to     1     money in the UK. People celebrate Red Nose Day in spring every     2     years. It’s called Red Nose Day because on this day many people buy a plastic (塑料的) red nose to wear! And the money from     3     red noses goes to the charity (慈善).

On this day, thousands of people put on red noses and     4     clothes at home, at work, at school and     5     everywhere. It calls on people in the UK to try to help the     6     people across the UK and Africa.     7     don’t need to wear school uniform (校服), and they wear all kinds of clothes and red noses at school. They have many     8     to raise money, such as making and selling red noses at school and putting on a show. Everyone raises money and donates (捐赠) it     9     the poor. They learn     10     to do their best to help others on this day.

Wearing a red nose for a day may seem to be a funny way to raise money for charity.

5 . 阅读下面的短文，将文中划线部分译成汉语或英语。

Almost every kid will be asked the question of whom you like better, your mother or your father. 1.There is no doubt that mother is very great as she gives you the life, while father is also of importance. Father’s Day is invented to show gratitude to fathers. Its coming has a story.

The first person to propose (提出) the idea of Father’s Day was Mrs. Dodd in 1906. She wanted a special day to honor her father, whose wife passed away many years ago. To make a living, 2,她的父亲每天努力工作。 At first, Mrs. Dodd wanted Father’s Day to be celebrated on her father’s birthday, but later President Johnson signed a paper to declare the third Sunday of June was Father’s Day. Since then, it became an international day. It is not only to honor one’s father, but also the fathers of all the people.

3.Father’s Day reminds people to say thanks to their fathers. Get ready to thank your daddy for all that he has done. Prepare some surprises, send him greeting cards, make tea for him and many more. 4. He loves you all the time and no matter what difficulty you meet, and he will stand by your side forever.

There are many ways to give thanks to your father. 5.作为学生，最好的办法是实现你的梦想。However, when you grow up, just going home now and then is the best way. I bet no matter how busy you are, remember to call them now and then.

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2. ____________________________________________________________
3. ____________________________________________________________
4. ____________________________________________________________
5. ____________________________________________________________

6 . On March 14, math and science lovers around the world celebrated a special day: Pi Day. Pi is equal to about 3.14, but the number goes on endlessly. It is sometimes written in Greek, π. With the help of computers, mathematicians have been able to calculate pi out to over a trillion decimal (小数) places, but there is still no end to the number. This makes pi puzzling, even for the most famous scientists and mathematicians. Pi Day is celebrated around the world on March 14, since how we write this date, 3/14, looks just like the number pi.

For some people, the appeal (吸引力) of Pi Day goes far beyond math and science. Pi shows up throughout popular culture. You can see it in movies, comics, music and more. “In modern movies, any time the filmmaker wants to evoke (唤起) a sense of mystery, often the symbol pi is used,” said David Blatner, a Jewish-American writer of The Joy of Pi.

★ and competing against others to see who can remember the most. Most teachers hold class contests to see how many numbers their students can memorize. The Guinness World Record for reciting the most digits of pi is held by Lyu Chao of China, who successfully recited pi out to nearly 67,890 decimal places.

Above all, Pi Day is about having fun with the number. People celebrate Pi Day by eating or throwing pic and with fun pi-related games and activities. In 2016, Princeton, New Jersey, held a birthday party for Albert Einstein whose birthday also falls on March 14. There was also a “Walk a Pi Event” where people walked 3.14 miles together. Just like the number itself, the possibilities for Pi Day are truly endless.

1. Which description of pi is NOT correct?

A．The number of pi is endless.	B．Pi Day falls on March 14.
C．Pi was first found in Greece.	D．People usually write pi as π.

2. Which of the following can be put in ________?

A．There is no point memorizing decimal places of pi

B．People like using pi in mathematical operations

C．People also love trying to memorize the digits of pi

D．Students think reciting pi out is interesting

3. In modern movies, the symbol pi is often used to ________.

A．remind us of movies and comics	B．stand for maths and science
C．show great understanding of the world	D．show something mysterious

4. People show interest in pi by ________.
a. calculating it out to over a trillion decimal places
b. reciting as many digits of pi as possible
c. naming many inventions after pi
d. including pi in many forms of creative work

A．abc

B．abd

C．acd

D．bcd

5. What is the last paragraph mainly about?

A．Fun activities to celebrate Pi Day.	B．The importance of pi to math.
C．People’s expectation of pi.	D．The story between Albert Einstein and pi.

8 . Did ancient people plant trees? They didn’t have a special day to plant trees like Tree Planting Day,     1     the tradition of planting trees has been there for a long time. Back then, it was always     2     (rain) around the Qingming Festival in spring. The trees that were planted around this time had better conditions to grow than usual, so people formed the custom of planting trees around the Qingming Festival.

There were many kinds of trees. However mulberry trees (桑树) and fruit trees were     3     (popular) of all. To feed the silkworms (蚕), more mulberry leaves     4     (need). Silk came from the silkworms, and then was made into silk clothes and traded between the east and the west of the world. Among the ancient people who suggested     5     (get) trees to offer food and clothes, there was a man whose name is well-known, Mencius (孟子).

Dong Feng, a famous doctor in the Three Kingdom Period (三国时期), saved many     6     (patient) lives for free. He only asked them to plant apricot trees (杏树) on a hill. Gradually, a forest of apricot trees grew on     7     hill. That’s why we now praise a doctor who has excellent skills with the words “warmth in an apricot forest. ”

Each dynasty has different tree planting projects. Li Shimin, Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty     8     (person) planted a ginkgo tree (银杏树) in a temple in Chang’an. 1,400 years later, the ginkgo tree is still growing. So far, the temple     9     (become) a popular place for tourists.

So,     10     Tree Planting Day next year, do you want to plant a tree?