At midnight at New Year’s Eve people in Rome and Italy throw ( 扔 ) all the things they no longer want .The streets are filled with old chairs ,beds ,clothes and dishes …. In Madrid, Spain, new year comes in more quietly ( 安静地 ) . People go to the main square, each holding a bag of grapes .As the clock strikes ( 敲 ) twelve ,the people eat grapes .
In Tokyo people eat noodles at New Year’s Eve. This food is said to bring long life. Early the next morning , some Japanese families climb Mount Fuji. There they watch the first sunrise ( 日出 ) of the new year.
In China , New Year’s food include ( 包括 ) a whole fish and a chicken . The chicken must be presented ( 呈现 ) with a head ,a tail and two feet to symbolize ( 象征 ) completeness ( 完美) .
1.This story is about New Year’s Eve in ________.
A. Italy and Spain
B. England
C. Japan and China
D. Both A and C
2.From the story we know that people in some countries bring in New Year By ____________.
A. throwing everything
B. playing games
C. eating some special food
D. drinking coke
3.People climb Mount Fuji to ______________.
A. see the sun come up
B. look at the stars
C. search for New Year’s flowers
D. watch the sun go down
4.The people who hope to have long life from their New Year’s food_________.
A. are Spanish
B. are Japanese
C. are Chinese
D. are Italians
5.People in China eat __________ at New Year’s Eve because they symbolize completeness.
A. grapes
B. noodles
C. fish and chicken
D. whole fish and chicken
Today is the last Saturday before Christmas. Everyone in the USA _____ shopping for presents. _____ is falling. People are walking fast. They are trying to keep _____ when they move from shop to shop. In the shops children are _____ at the toys. They are talking to a man called Father Christmas. He asks, “What do you want for Christmas?”
In the USA it is warm and beautiful in summer. The trees and fields are green then. But now it is winter and _____ is white.
At____，small lights make the houses and buildings _____.Christmas is a beautiful ____ of a year.
Christmas Day always begins before _____ .Children wake up very early in the morning. They open the ______ from their parents. Then they wake up their parents, saying “Merry Christmas.”
1.A. be B. isC. amD. are
2.A. SnowB. Rain C. Leaf D. Kite
3.A. happyB. nice C. coldD. warm
4.A. seeingB. see C. lookingD. look
5.A. everythingB. nothingC. anything D, something
6.A. eveningB. night；C. morningD. afternoon
7.A. bad B. nice C. old D. new
8.A. time’s B. times’C. timesD. time
9.A. breakfastB. lunchC. supper D. dinner
10. A. doorsB. presents C. windowsD. TV
请以“The Spring Festival”为题，写一篇不少于80词的短文，介绍中国春节。内容包括：
1. 春节在中国是一个重要的节日，中国人都庆祝春节。
2. 春节期间天气寒冷，但人们很快乐。
3. 家人团聚，吃大餐，享受美食和饮料，在电视上看春节晚会。
4. 孩子们从父母那得到礼物，新衣服和压岁钱。喜欢放烟火。
5.谈谈你对春节的感受。（不少于两点）
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根据短文内容，用正确的信息填空，完成表格，每空一词。
Mrs Lin: I have a 15-year-old daughter ( 女儿) named Mary. She is tall and slim with long hair and big eyes. She looks very beautiful. She can sing and dance very well. But she spends too much time on computer games. Sometimes she plays them without dinner. She does her homework quickly ( 很快地), but there are many mistakes ( 错误). She doesn’t do well in her lessons now. When I talk to her, she doesn’t listen to me! What shall I do? [来Mrs Liu: My son Paul is a good boy. He studies hard and is good at all his lessons. But it’s really difficult to stop my son from eating snacks. Between meals, he always eats some candy, cakes and ice cream. He is not very tall but looks very fat. I worry about his health. How can I help him?
Mrs Lee: My13-year-old boy, Jacky, is tall and thin. He is always a good student at school. But he doesn’t exercise very often. He likes reading very much. He can read books in his bedroom for the whole day. He has few friends. I want him to go out to play with his classmates, but he often says,“I just want to read my books. ” What can I do?
Names | Appearance(外貌） | Be good at | Problems （问题） |
Mary | Tall, 1._______, and 2._____ with long hair and big eyes. | Singing and3.____. | Plays computer games too 4._______. Doesn’t do well in her 5.________. |
Paul | Short and 6.___. | All his lessons. | Always eats too many 7.__________. |
Jacky | Tall and thin. | Enjoys8._________. | 9.________ plays sports. Has few 10.____________. |
根据汉语意思完成句子
1.我妈妈上班从来不迟到。
My mother________ ________ ________ ________ ________work.
2.早饭前跑步帮我为一天的活动做好准备。
Running before breakfast helps me ________ ________ ________my day.
3.你进门之前应该敲门。
You should ________ ________ ________ ________before coming into the room.
4. 在儿童节，我们班将要举行一个聚会。
Our class will have a party ________ ________ ________.
5.不允许在这个地方拍照。
________ _________ ____________here.
根据句意，用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空。
1.My friend Daniel plans _____________ (change) his lifestyle.
2.We often play football after school ___________ (keep) fit.
3.Orange juice _______________ (taste) good. I want to drink more.
4.My sister says she will eat ____________ (little) meat than before.
5.Look! The baby has four ____________(tooth).
6. Our school has a parents’ meeting ____________ (one) a month.
7.My cousin ____________ (like) eggs, and he never eats them.
8.Doing some after-school ____________ (activity) is fun.
9.Jim is really good at ____________ (learn) new things.
10.I don’t know how ____________ (make) my dog happy.
