根据下而短文内容(在短文的空格处填上一个恰当的词，使短文宪整、通顺。
The Lantern Festival
The Chinese Spring Festival comes to its peak(顶点)with the Lantern Festival. It started over 2000 years ago, and the festival has developed many meanings. Not only does it mean family getting together, but1. it is called the “true” Chinese Valentine’s Day（情人节）.
The activities2.riddles, lion dances, admiring the moon, lighting lanterns, and eating sweet dumplings. According to the lunar calendar, the festival takes place on January 15. Here are the dates of3.and future Lantern Festivals:
2016: February 22nd 2017: February 11th 2018: February 16th
2019: February 19th 2020: February 8th……
Cultural Importance of the Lantern Festival
The Spring Festival is a special time for families. There are family dinners on New Year’s Eve and visits to relatives and neighbors after that. People enjoy4. the happiness and joy together and different celebrations will bring people more happiness.
Stores reopen on the 5th and society goes back to normal on the 7th.
But on the 15th,5.without thinking about age or gender（性别）goes out onto the streets to celebrate.6.the Lantern Festival is a good time for family members to have a big dinner at home, it’s also a time of visiting friends and enjoying freedom outside.
In Ancient China, women usually weren’t allowed to go out. But7. this night, they can walk freely, lighting lanterns, playing games and chatting with men. The Romantic stories are why some say that instead of Qixi(七夕), the Lantern Festival is the8.Chinese Valentine’s Day.
完成句子。
1.I believed the answer to the question was right. (改为否定句）
I _______ _______the answer to the question was right.
2.My sister learns English by listening to tapes and reading aloud.
_______ ________your sister learn English?
3.We must know what to say at a meeting. (改为同义句）
We must know what___ ____say at a meeting.
4.我想吃什么就吃什么，但是体重从不增加. （完成译句）
I can eat what I want, but I never______ _______weight.
5.他礼貌地提出请求但是被他的老板拒绝了。（完成译句）
He_____a _______politely but his boss refused it.
In the UK, a car boot (后备箱）sale is a popular way of clearing out things you don’t need any more.
People get out things from their houses. These are usually things they do not want to keep, like old books, clothes or toys. They then put all of them in their car boots, and drove to a field with lots of other people. Here everyone sells the things they don’t want out of their cars. It is a great way to make some extra money. It can also be fun to go and buy something from another car. If you look carefully, you might find a bargain. Last year, my uncle bought a valuable painting at car boot sales for very little money. Then he sold it to someone else later and got a lot of money. If you want to buy the best things, you have to get to the car boot sale early in the morning. Some people are very good at finding valuable things,In the UK, people do not usually haggle (讨价还价）over prices when buying something. But at car boot sales, this is part of the fun. So be prepared to argue over how much you pay!Car boot sales arc a good way of recycling (回收利用)things. Even if you do not want your old toys any more, there is someone, somewhere, who does.
1.Can you talk about the price at a car boot sale in the UK?
2.Where do people sell the things they don't want?
3.How did the writer's uncle get lots of money?
4.Do you want to have a car boot sale in your school? Why or why not?
阅读下面对话，从方框内7个选项中选择5个恰当的句子完成此对话
A. It is true that Paris is a good place to take a holiday.
B. Maybe you can go there for a vacation next time.
C. Did you go shopping there?
D. We visited many places of interest, including the Louvre and the Eiffel Tower.
E. Did you try the local food there?
F. Where did you go for your vacation?
G. How about the food there?
A: Hi, Jessica. Long time no see. 1..
B: I went to Paris with my family.
A:Wow! What did you do there?
B: 2..
A:3.. It’s said that Paris is a Perfect place for shopping.
B:Sure. But things are usually expensive in Paris. So we spend a lot of money.
A:4..
B: Not bad. But I still prefer Chinese food, especially Chongqing food. It’s much more delicious.
A: How were the people there? Are they friendly to visitors?
B: Yes. They are kind, polite and full of passion. They’re willing to help others like the people in Chongqing
A: Sounds like you had great fun in Paris.
B: Yes. 5..
A:Sure I will.
Can we run away from real life? Is there a world where we can do anything we want? Ready Player One (《头号玩家》）,directed by Steven Spielberg, shows us a world where these things can happen.
The movie is set in 2045. Most people in the movie arc enjoying themselves in a virtual (虚拟的）world called Oasis for a simple reason—with n pair of goggles (眼镜)they can go anywhere and do anything in this world.
But when Oasis inventor James Halliday dies, he leaves behind a challenge, asking players to find a hidden Easter egg inside his virtual world. The winner will be able to control Oasis. Wade Watts, a young man, and his friends set out to win. The story becomes more and more exciting.
What attracts(吸引）people to watch the film? The 3D sci-fi film’s cool visual effects (视觉特效）are probably the first thing that people will notice. People who go to the cinema can have a 360-degree view of the film’s virtual world and watch exciting fight scenes(场景). For example, in one scene, Watts drives crazily on a virtual racetrack, with many cars crashing along the way.
However, it’s not all about visual effects. The movie also encourages people to think about the reality (现实）that is another thing that attracts people. At the end of the film, Watts meets Hajiiday in the virtual world. Halliday tells the young man that he created Oasis because he couldn't get along with people in real life, and he feels sorry for that. After finally realizing “Reality is the only thing that is real”，Watts makes a choice that allows Oasis players to enjoy real life. What does he do? You may want to watch the film and find out by yourself.
1.If we put the passage into three parts, which of the following is the best?
（①=Para. l ②=Para. 2 ③= Para. 3 ④= Para. 4 ⑤= Para. 5 )
A.①;②③;④⑤ B.①②;③;④⑤
C.①②;③④;⑤ D.①;②③;④⑤
2.The passage tells us that________.
A.we can't imagine the life in the future
B.we should find some ways to celebrate Easter.
C.Watts is an inventor in the virtual world.
D.there are cool visual effects in Ready Player One
3.James Halliday created Oasis because________.
A.he was a talented programmer
B.he liked playing computer games.
C.he couldn’t communicate with people in real life.
D.he died in the virtual world
4.The best title for this passage might be________.
A.A Great Movie Director B.Finding the Easter Egg.
C.Ready Player One D.Difference between Two Persons
You are walking down the street. Suddenly it starts to rain and you don’t have an umbrella. What do you do? Run or walk?
Most people would choose to run because it will get you out of the rain faster. But if you run, you also run into more raindrops. So what should you do?
Franco Bocci, a teacher at the University of Brescia in Italy, found that you should consider the wind direction and your body shape when you try to decide to move slowly or quickly in rain, according to the BBC.
When there is no wind and the rain is landing directly on you, Bocci suggests that you should run as fast as possible.
But if the wind comes from behind and blows the rain onto your back, the best thing to do is walking at the same speed as the wind. This way, both your front and back will stay mostly dry.
When the wind blows from the side, you'll have to think about one more thing—your body shape. Thinner people are hit by fewer raindrops. So a fatter person should run, while a thinner person should still try to match their speed to the wind.
“In general (大体来说)，the best thing is to run, as fast as you can—not always, but in general, Bocci told BBC News. “If you’re really thin, it’s more probable that there will be an optimal speed. Otherwise (否则），it is better to run fast. ”
Now you know what to do next time the rain catches you in the middle of the street. But the best way to stay dry is still to carry an umbrella.
1.According to Bocci, when it rains and there is no wind, what should you do?
A.Walk slowly. B.Run as fast as you can.
C.Wait until the rain stops. D.Walk at the same speed as the rain.
2.Walking at the same speed when the wind comes from behind will .
A.help you walk easily in the rain B.keep any rain falling on you
C.stop you from falling over D.keep your body mostly dry
3.If the wind comes from the side, a thin person should consider________.
A.how fast he can run B.how long the rain will last
C.what the speed of the wind is D.what clothes he is wearing
4.The underlined word “optimal” probably means________.
A.合适的 B.极限的 C.缓慢的 D.难以超越的
