Passage 1
The Spring Festival is celebrated not only in China but also in other parts of the world. The traditional holiday is the most important to Chinese both at home and abroad.
United Kingdom Celebrations for the Spring Festival in the UK started in 1980, with the first evening party held in 2002. Every new year, people get together and have a lot of activities. They sing songs, dance to music, share photos with friends or enjoy films in a cinema. |
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United States The Spring Festival has become a key time for Chinese living or working in the US,They welcome the traditional new year by attending an evening party. It's a good a chance for people to make new friends and share the same culture and values. |
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Australia The Chinese new year will be welcomed with three weeks of celebrations across Australia. Many people come to Sydney's Chinatown or Little Bourke in Melbourne They enjoy fireworks, lion dances and dragon boat races. The celebrations are also a bridge towards better understanding between Chinese and non-Chinese. |
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1.Celebrations for the Spring Festival in the UK started in_________.
A.1980 B.1988 C.2002 D.2012
2.At the Spring Festival, Chinese in the US attend an evening party to
A.know more about Americans
B.share different cultures and values
C.say hello to the traditional new year
D.discuss their future living and working
3.Which activity is NOT mentioned for Chinese in Australia at the Spring Festival?
A.Firework B.Beijing Opera C.Lion dances D.Dragon boat races
4.From the passage, we can know that_________
A.all parts of the world celebrate the Spring Festival.
B.celebrations for the Spring Festival last a few days in foreign countries.
C.Chinese abroad welcome the Spring Festival in Chinatown with families.
D.Chinese across the world have a strong feeling to keep their own tradition.
Police officer Mark Borsboom from Toronto is famous on the Internet, but he doesn't understand what the________is.
And his opinion of helping others hasn’t________, though a photo of him has been liked and shared on the Internet by many people.
The photo shows that the police officer is doing a (an)________, good thing—tying an old man' s shoelace(鞋带)
The thing________when Mark was on duty, helping cars leave the parking garage(车库). ________he was standing near the exit, an old man walked close to him. His hands had no________because of a health problem. He had to walk a long way to meet his son, but his shoelace was undone(松开的)
He asked Mark if he would________tying the shoelace for him. "I didn’t think anything of it. I agreed happily and tied his shoelace. I didn't know someone had photographed it. ”
The photographer was Jason Cassidy, who happened to be walking by when he saw the act of__________
Jason sent the photo on the Internet and it________became popular.
________there are many more interesting and dangerous things that Mark has done for his work. His normal (正常的) job is ________ bad men. He describes it as a million times harder than helping someone tie the shoelace. ”
That’s why he's a bit________that his small and simple act has caught people's attention.
1.A.plan B.reason C.problem D.advice
2.A.missed B.found C.prepared D.changed
3.A.big B.hard C.simple D.public
4.A.happened B.recorded C.appeared D.reached
5.A.While B.Until C.Before D.Whenever
6.A.money B.phone C.pen D.feeling
7.A.keep B.mind C.avoid D.continue
8.A.courage B.bravery C.kindness D.confidence
9.A.suddenly B.probably C.usually D.quickly
10.A.In fact B.For example C.By the way D.As a result
11.A.acting B.catching C.teaching D.watching
12.A.excited B.proud C.happy D.surprised
—The sun shines brightly. Why not go out for a walk in the garden?
—___________
A.Thank you B.It doesn't matter. C.Not at all D.That's a good idea
The invention of airplanes makes traveling much___________than before.
A.easy B.easier C.easiest D.the easiest
If it___________tomorrow, we'll have a football match on the playground.
A.won’t rain B.isn’t raining C.doesn’t rain D.hasn’t rained
Collecting stamps takes___________the least space. I like it.
A.up B.away C.out D.off
