The Spring Festival is the biggest festival for Chinese people all around the world.The celebration usually last(持续) for 15 days. On the eve of the Spring Festival, family members get together and have a big dinner. The most popular food on this day is dumplings.
Days before the Spring Festival, families will clean their homes. People think cleaning sweeps away bad luck. It makes the house ready for good luck.
The colour red is everywhere during the Spring Festival. People think red is a happy colour and will bring them a bright future. People wear red, too. They decorate(装饰)their homes with pieces of red paper. Kids get a lot of “Hongbao”. It is a red paper bag with money in it. Usually, older people give younger ones Hongbao. They think it brings good luck.
The Spring Festival is the time to make everybody happy. So don't say any bad words or do anything that will bring unhappiness to other people. You should not say any bad words like “death”(死亡).Don't break(打破) anything. People think that it means your luck is running out.
1.Why do people clean their houses days before the Spring festival?
A.The house is dirty. B.To sweep bad luck away. C.People have nothing to do.
2.Which does not happen during the Spring Festival?
A.Eat dumplings. B.Break the plates. C.Wear red clothes.
3.Which is correct(正确的) in the passage?
A.The celebration usually lasts for one month.
B.Spring Festival only celebrated in China.
C.Spring Festival is a time for families to get together.
Germany(德国)is one of the most beautiful countries in the world It is in the middle of Europe. Poland is on its east. Austria and Switzerland are on its south.
Germany is a great place to go all year round. Most people like to visit it from May to September(the holiday season) when there're lots of sunny days .They can go hiking(徒步旅行), go cycling and go swimming.
Some people like to visit it in other seasons( from March to May and from October to early November). People can also enjoy skiing(滑雪)between November and early March ,because the weather is very cold at that time. The ski areas in the Bavarian alps are the best places to go skiing.
Remember that it may rain in any month, so try to be careful..
1.__________is on Germany’s east.
A.Austria B.Poland C.Australia
2.What will people do most probably(最有可能) if they visit Germany in February?
A.They will go hiking.
B.They will go skiing.
C.They will go swimming.
3.Where can we find the passage?
A.In a history book. B.In a storybook. C.In a travel guide(指南)
Some animals are so tiny that you cannot see them clearly. Others are huge. All of them are interesting. Let s have a look at some of them. | |
| The hippo(河马 )is the third biggest land animal. It is a little smaller but heavier than the white rhino(犀牛). The elephant is the biggest animal on the land. |
| The adult frog is a carnivore and will eat any other animal smaller than itself,including insects(昆虫)and even other Frogs.But it doesn't like eating grass and leaves Many frogs are small, but the largest frogs are the Goliath frogs. They have the same size as baby sheep. |
| Parrots(鹦鹉) are beautiful and clever. they have the feather with beautiful colors .They can live 40 years and even to 100 years. They like talking very much. |
| Although a cow has no upper front teeth, it eats grass up to 8 hours a day, eating about 45kg of grass and drinking the same amount of water. |
| Bees live and work in large groups They do not have ears, but they have a good sense(感觉)of smell. I think they are the most hard-working animals. |
注释: carnivore n.食肉动物
1.Which animal is the second biggest on the land?
A.The elephant. B.The hippo C.The white rhino.
2.According to the passage, which animal eats frogs?
A.The frog B.The cow C.The parrot
3.How much grass does a cow eat for a day?
A.45 kg. B.315kg. C.515kg.
4.Which animals work hardest according to the passage?
A.Parrots B.Cows C.Bees.
There are many different kinds of cars in the world. My aunt thinks this is because cars are_________their drivers. She says, Rich people have expensive cars, big people have large cars, and old people drive old car,” But I don't agree with her.
My neighbor, Mrs. Hill is 82 years old. She drives only on Tuesday, and she drives only to the bank. She_________drives more than 30 kilometers an hour. Do you think Mrs. Hill has a very old and small car? No! Her car is new.It’s very large, and it can go 200 kilometers for each hour!
My friend is_________. He draws beautiful pictures with lots of colors. But his car is black! Mrs. Bates has a very, very old one. It often has engine(发动机)_________. Does she drive that kind of car because she is_________? No, she has four factories and two million dollars in the bank. My aunt Mary has a very small car. Every Sunday she drives to the country with her husband, her three children, her mother and their dog.
Now you have_________my friends and their cars. Do you agree with my aunt? Maybe you have a car. Does it say anything about you?
1.A.for B.with C.like
2.A.never B.always C.often
3.A.a teacher B.a writer C.an artist
4.A.problems B.wrongs C.trouble
5.A.rich B.poor C.old
6.A.read about B.known C.seen
Yesterday my friend and I__________to the zoo.
A.go B.goes C.went
The elephant is the only animal__________a trunk- a special long nose.
A.For B.with C.to
