London won the right to host the 2012 Summer Olympic Games. The British capital will become the
first city to host the Olympics three times.
London is one of the world"s greatest cities. There are many interesting places in London, like the
Buckingham Palace (汉宫) and the House of Parliament (议会大厦).
In history, people came to this place from every part of the world to live or to visit. Today the city
brings together more than 50 ethnic (种族) groups of people and over 300 different languages are spoken.
London is a modern and international city. Every year the city welcomes more than 11 million visitors.
Sport has a long and rich history in London. Sport in the city can mean many things, from the very
important World Cup to playing footballin a park. That"s because sport is not only something that they
watch but also something that they do.
Some Information about London
| The city to host the Olympic Games | For a 1 time | ||
| A city with many interesting 2 | The Buckingham Palace, the House of Parliament etc. | ||
| A place which has many ethnic groups ofpeople and many languages | 3 50 ethnic groups of people andmore than 300 different languages | ||
| A modem and international city | More than 4 visitors every year | ||
| A city with a long and rich history of 5 | Not only something that they watch but also something that they do | ||
| 1. third 2. places 3. Over 4. 11,000,000 5. sport | |||
| 完形填空。 | |||
| The Spring Festival is the Chinese New Year"s Day. It usually __1__ in February. Everyone in__2__ likes the Spring Festival very much. When Spring Festival comes, Li Lei usually__3__ his parents clean their house and do some __4__ and other housework .__5__ that day__6__ in China eats __7__ , New Year"s cake and some other __8__ food . Li Lei like New Year"s cake , but Wang Lin says jiaozi is better than New Year"s cake. The Chinese people__9__ the New Year"s cake and jiaozi in their houses. __10__ happy they are! | |||
| ( ) 1. A. come ( ) 2. A. America ( ) 3. A. asks ( ) 4. A. cleaning ( ) 5. A. On ( ) 6. A. everyone ( ) 7. A. eggs ( ) 8. A. delicious (美味的) ( ) 9. A. eat ( )10. A. Much | B. gets B. China B. tells B. fishing B. In B. someone B. meat B. good B. make B. Very | C. comes C. England C. carries C. reading C. Of C. no one C. jiaozi C. fast C. buy C. What | D. goes D. Australia D. helps D. shopping D. At D. everything D. mooncakes D. best D. sell D. How |
| 阅读理解。 | |||
| In China, many young people like playing soccer. It"s very popular. But the Chinese don"t call it soccer. They call it football. Are they different? In fact, there are two kinds of football games. One is American football, and the other is soccer. There are 11 players in a soccer team. And the soccer is round. Only the goal-keeper can play the ball with hands. The others can"t play the ball with hands, and they can only play it with their feet. In the U.S.A., soccer is not very popular. They prefer playing American football to soccer. There are also 11 players in an American football team. The ball is not round. It"s oval. All the players can play the ball with hands and feet. And the goal is bigger than the one of soccer games. American football is quite different from soccer. | |||
| 根据短文内容，回答下列问题。 | |||
1.Which sport is very popular with many young people in China? | |||
| 阅读理解。 | |||
| Be careful on April 1st! When your classmates say "Your shoe"s untied (未系好的)!" it may not be true. And if you find your alarm clock is set back an hour, this may be a joke (玩笑), too. April Fool"s Day is a traditional occasion. On that day people play harmless jokes on others and then shout, "April Fool!" It"s a "for-fun-only" day, so people don"t buy gifts(礼物)or get the day off work or school. April Fool"s Day started in France (法国) in the 16th century. At that time, New Year"s Day was between March 25th and April 1st. When New Year"s Day changes(改变)to January 1st in the mid-1560s, some people still celebrate (庆祝) it on April 1st. Others played jokes on them and called them "April Fools". Each country celebrates April Fool"s Day differently. In France, it is called "April Fish". The French fool their friends by sticking (粘) paper fish to their friends" backs. When someone finds out this joke, they shout, "April Fish!" In England, it is bad luck to play an April Fool"s joke on someone after midday. Americans play small tricks on friends and strangers alike. 根据短文内容判断下列句子正（T）误（F）。 ( )1. People think Americans started the April Fool"s Day. ( )2. New Year"s Day was on January 1st five hundred years ago. ( )3. People are late for work on April 1st. ( )4. People don"t get the day off work or school. ( )5. A stranger may play jokes on you in America on April Fool"s Day. | |||
| 根据所给单词的首字母，填写适当的词，使下面短文意思完整，句子语法正确。 | |||
| J_____(1) 1st is New Year’s Day. Women’s Day (三八节) is on March 8th. The f_____(2) day of May is May Day. China’s Youth(青年) Day comes a_____(3) it. It’s on the t____(4) day after May Day. C____(5) Day is on June 1st. July 1st is our Party’s birthday. August 1st is the Army(军队) Day. T_____(6) Day is on the t_____(7) of September and O_____(8) 1st is our National Day (国庆节). Then we come to C_____(9) Day. It’s December 25th. Then we have winter(冬天) h_____(10) in February. We have a lot of fun on these days. | |||
| 根据所给首字母填空。 | |||
| The Spring Festival is the Chinese New Year"s D 1 . It usually comes in F 2 . Everyone in China l 3 the Spring Festival. When the Spring Festival comes, Li Lei usually h 4 his parents clean their h 5 and do some shopping and other housework. On that day everyone in China e 6 jiaozi, New Year"s cakes and some other delicious food. Li Lei likes New Year"s cakes, but Lanlan says jiaozi is nicer than New Year"s cakes. The C 7 people eat the New Year"s cakes and jiaozi in their houses. How h 8 they are! | |||