| 1._______ | Celebrations | Months | Clothes |
| China | New Year | January or February | 2._______ |
| Gambia | Independence Day | 3._______ | bright clothes |
| England | 4._______ | May | pretty clothes |
| 5._______ | Thanksgiving Day | November | / |
| 1. Countries / Nations 2. red clothes 3. February 4. May Day 5. America | |||
| 阅读理解。 | |||
| Happy New Years! Today is March 17th. About two and a half months ago, I said "Happy New Year!" to many of my friends. About fifty days ago, I said the same thing to some other friends. In about four days, I"ll say the same wishes to yet another group of friends. I"ll do the same thing in July and also in September. "How can that be?" you might ask (if you "re from Western Europe or the Americas). "Everyone knows that New Year"s Day is in January!" In fact, the date of New Year"s Day depends on the calendar (日历)-and I have friends who use one or more of five different calendars to keep track of at least part of their lives: ●January 1st: New Year"s Day on the Western/international calendar ●In January or February (in 2006, January 29th): New Year"s Day on the Chinese calendar (China, Korea, and a few other places) ●March 21st: New Year"s Day on the traditional Persian (波斯)calendar ●Mid-July (usually the 16th): New Year"s Day on the Islamic (穆斯林) calendar ●September: New Year"s Day on most Eastern Orthodox Church (东正教) calendars (Central and Eastern Europe) and, usually, on the Jewish calendar. And these are just the New Year"s Days that I know about! As a matter of fact, there are probably even more! | |||
| 1. The first time the writer said, "Happy New Year!" was about January 1st. The second time was on or after _____. | |||
| A. February 28th B. the middle of March C. January 29th D. March 21st | |||
| 2. The writer will say "Happy New Year" around March 21st to some friends. | |||
| A. Chinese B. Korean C. Persian D. Eastern Orthodox | |||
| 3. According to the passage, we can infer that the exact (准确的) dates for the two New Year"s Days in September are _____. | |||
| A. probably different B. not always in September C. probably the same D. after September | |||
| 4. The meaning of "keep track of" is _____. | |||
| A. understand B. choose C. manage D. forget | |||
| 5. The Chinese calendar is used _____. | |||
| A. only in China B. in several different places C. only in China and Korea D. all over the world | |||
| 6. The word "Years" in the title of this article _____. | |||
| A. means that January 1st is at different times on different calendars B. is a mistake and should be "Year" C. is used because New Year"s Day is at different times on different calendars D. means that the writer was polite | |||
| 阅读理解。 | |||
| Most English people have three names: a first name, a middle name and a family name. For example, my full name is Ann Allan Green. Green is my family name. Ann and Allan are my given names. People don"t use their middle names very much. So we can say Ann Green. We can say Miss Green or Mrs Green. But we can"t say Miss Ann or Mrs Ann. It"s different from (与…不同) Chinese names. In China the first name is the family name and the last name is the given name. | |||
| 1. In China, the first name is the _______. | |||
| A. given name B. family name C. middle name D. full name | |||
| 2. In English-speaking countries (讲英语的国家), the first name is the _______. | |||
| A. given name B. family name C. middle name D. full name | |||
| 3. In English, the last name is the _______. | |||
| A. given name B. family name C. middle name D. full name | |||
| 4. The teacher"s name is Mary Joan Read. You can say _______. | |||
| A. Miss Read B. Miss Mary C. Miss Joan D. Mr Read | |||
| 缺词填空。 | |||
| Peter is a teacher in a middle school in Shanghai. He (1)t_______ English. He is (2)f_______ America. His parents aren"t in China. They (3)a_______ in America. Shanghai is very nice and Peter likes it very (4)m_______His school is very nice, (5)t_______. The other teachers and the students are (6)a_______ very friendly. On Sundays Peter often (7)g_______ to the parks with some Chinese friends. Peter can (8)s_______ much Chinese. He often (9)t_______ with Chinese people. He is very (10)h_______ in China. | |||
| 阅读理解。 | |||
| Dragon Boat Festival is a funny Chinese holiday. Usually, it"s around June or July. Both children and adults like this holiday. First, there are dragon boat races. Dragon boats are very long. They are painted in bright colours. In each boat, there are many people rowing. There"s also somebody beating a drum (击鼓). The winners of the races can get a lot of money. During Dragon Boat Festival, people also eat a special kind of rice dumplings. To make one of these rice dumplings, people prepare meat, vegetables and other things. Then they can make different flavors of dumplings. Some are sweet, and some are salty (咸的). They all taste good. People give them to friends. On the evening of the holiday, families have a big meal together. Dragon Boat Festival is a great time for everybody. | |||
| 1. When is Dragon Boat Festival? | |||
| A. Every June fifth. B. Twice a year. C. It"s around June or July. D. In winter. | |||
| 2. How do Chinese people celebrate the festival? | |||
| A. Eating mooncakes. B. Eating rice dumplings. C. Holding dragon boat races. D. Both B and C. | |||
| 3. Which of the following about dragon boats is TRUE? | |||
| A. They are very long. B. They have many flowers. C. They are full of flags. D. Babies often row them. | |||
| 4. The meaning of the word "flavors" in Chinese is _________. | |||
| A. 风情 B. 情趣 C. 味道 D. 特点 | |||
| 5. Which is NOT the way (方式) to celebrate Dragon Boat Festival? | |||
| A. Having a big meal together. B. Eating jiaozi and wonton (馄饨). C. In memory of (纪念) Qu Yuan. D. Holding dragon boat races. | |||
| 阅读理解。 | |||
| People call the Winter Olympics the White Olympics. At this time, they publish (发行) many stamps to mark (标志) the great games. The first stamps came out on January 25th, 1932 in the United States for the 3rd White Olympics. From then on (从那时起), publishing stamps during the White Olympics became a rule. During the 4th Winter Olympics, people published a group of stamps in November 1936. They drew five rings of Olympics. It was the first time that the rings appeared (出现) on the stamps of the White Olympics. In the 1950s,the stamps of this kind became more colorful. When the White Olympics came, the host countries as well as non-host countries published stamps to mark those games. China also published four stamps in February 1980 when the Chinese sportsmen began to take part in the White Olympics. In Asia, Japan was the only country to hold the White Olympics. They sold 14,500 million stamps during the Olympics. People drew different kinds of sports on these small stamps, and they enjoyed the wonderful sports and some excellent players. | |||
| 1. The White Olympics and the Winter Olympics ____. | |||
| A. are the same thing B. are different games C. are not held in winter D. are held in summer | |||
| 2. The world made it a rule to publish stamps to mark the great world games ____. | |||
| A. after the year 1936 B. after the 3rd White Olympics C. before the 3rd White Olympics D. before the year 1932 | |||
| 3. The Winter Olympics is held (被举行) once ____. | |||
| A. every two years B. every three years C. every four years D. every five years | |||
| 4. Which of the following is TRUE? | |||
| A. Only the host countries can publish stamps to mark those games. B. Only the non-host countries can publish stamps to mark those games. C. All the countries can publish stamps to mark those games. D. Japan can"t publish stamps to mark those games. | |||
| 5. What may appear (出现) on the stamps of the White Olympics? | |||
| A. Basketball. B. Table tennis. C. Football. D. Skating. |