Every country has its traditional festivals. The Chinese New Year is now known as the Spring Festival because it starts from the beginning of spring. Though there are some sayings about its origin, all agree that the word Nian, which in modern Chinese means “year”, was originally the name of a beast that started to eat people the night before the beginning of a new year.
One story goes that the beast Nian had a very big mouth that would take in a great many people at one time. People were very afraid. One day, an old man came to their help and said he would stop all this. He said to Nian, “I hear that you are very strong, but can you eat up all the beasts on earth instead of people who are too weak to be your enemies?” “Yes,” Nian agreed with him and went to kill many of the beasts on earth. People were very happy because those beasts also did bad things to people and killed their farm animals from time to time.
After that, the old man, who was a god, rode on the beast Nian and left. Nian was gone, and other beasts also went into forests; people began to enjoy their happy life. Before the old man left, he had told people to put up red paper-cuts on their windows and doors at each year’s end to drive Nian away, because red is the color the beast felt most afraid of.
From then on, every year at the beginning of spring, people prepare to “Guo Nian”. The word “Guo Nian” means “go through the Nian safely”. Putting up red paper-cuts to drive Nian away and making dumplings for a better new year are still an every-year doing by the Chinese people. However, people today have long forgotten why they are doing all this, they just feel the color and the food make the New Year very enjoyable.
【小题1】How did the old man stop Nian from eating people?
| A．By putting red paper-cuts on windows. |
| B．By eating up beasts. |
| C．By talking to him. |
| D．By riding on him. |
| A．Because Nian liked the color red. |
| B．Because the color red could kill Nian. |
| C．Because the old man like the color red. |
| D．Because Nian was afraid of the color red. |
| A．The Origin of the Chinese New Year |
| B．The Old Man and the Beast Nian |
| C．How to Go Through the Nian safely |
| D．What Nian Was Like |
| A．Nian can eat up all the beasts on earth at one time. |
| B．Nian is a tall beast that likes to eat farm animals. |
| C．Nian is afraid of red paper-cuts. |
| D．Nian doesn’t like to use his own mind. |
科目：高中英语 来源：导学大课堂必修二英语人教版 人教版 题型：001
听力
第一节
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1．What does the man mean?
A．He went mountain climbing last year．
B．He hasn’t traveled around the world yet．
C．He definitely doesn’t want to go．
2．What do we learn about the two students in this conversation?
A．Both the man and the woman were in class Friday．
B．Neither the man nor the woman was in class Friday．
C．The man was in class Friday but the woman was not．
3．What time is it now?
A．7∶00．
B．8∶00．
C．8∶30．
4．Where did this conversation most probably take place?
A．In a hospital．
B．At a doctor’s office．
C．At a drug?store．
5．What might be the relationship between the two speakers?
A．Waiter and diner．
B．Customer and travel agent．
C．Customer and salesgirl．
第二节
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6～8题。
6．What is the woman talking about?
A．Getting more money．
B．Doing better in her job．
C．Changing her job．
7．How does the woman like her present job?
A．It is difficult．
B．It is interesting．
C．It is highly paid．
8．When does the woman have to decide?
A．Today．
B．Tomorrow．
C．The day after tomorrow．
听第7段材料，回答第9～11题。
9．Where is the man going?
A．The theatre．
B．The church．
C．The museum．
10．Which should the man take when he sees the theatre?
A．The second turning．
B．The side street．
C．The crossing．
11．Where is the church?
A．Next to the theatre．
B．On the right of the side way．
C．Next to the museum．
听第8段材料，回答第12～14题。
12．What’s the matter with Steve?
A．He has a cold．
B．He has the flu．
C．He has a stomachache．
13．What does Carla advise him to do？
A．Take Chinese medicine．
B．See another doctor．
C．Take a good rest．
14．What does Steve decide to do?
A．Talk to another friend．
B．Listen to Carla’s suggestion．
C．See the same doctor again．
听第9段材料，回答第15～17题。
15．Where did Sue spend the nights in the country?
A．In a farm house．
B．In the open air．
C．At a hotel．
16．What was the weather like in the country?
A．It snowed a lot．
B．It rained nearly every day．
C．There was a lot of sunshine．
17．What did Sue think of the people in the country?
A．They were tall．
B．They were strange．
C．They were friendly．
听第10段材料，回答第18～20题。
18．What is the speaker’s opinion about learning from books?
A．It has less effect on a child’s character than sports and games．
B．It’s good for training one’s character but not good for one’s health．
C．It cannot prepare pupils to be good citizens．
19．Why is ordinary day school unable to give pupils much training for their future lives?
A．Because pupils there are too fond of playing．
B．Because pupils there have to spend most of time studying．
C．Because the school authorities insist on ?traditional? ways of teaching．
20．What can help to develop the child’s love of his coun-try according to the speaker?
A．Teacher’s encouragement．
B．Collective activities．
C．Book knowledge．
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Americans think that travel is good for you. Some even think it can help to solve one of the coun??try ’ s worst problems ~: crime (犯罪）.
Crime worries a lot of people. Every year, the number of crimes is up and up. And many criminals (罪犯）are young. They often come from sad homes, with only one parent or no parents at all.
There are many young criminals in prison，but prison doesn ’ t change them. Six or seven in ten will go back to crime when they come out of prison.
One man ,Bob Burton, thought of a new idea. In the old days, young men had to live a difficult life on the road. They learned to be strong and brave, and to help their friends to be strong and brave, and to help their friends in time of danger. This helped them grow into men. So Bob Burton started “Vision Quest. “ He takes young criminals on a long ,long journey with horses and wagons (马车）， 3,000 miles through seven states. They are on the road for more than a year.
The young people in Vision Quest all have bad problems. Most of them have already spent time in prison. This is their last chance.
It's hard work on the road. The day starts before the sun comes up. The boys and girls have to feed the horses. Some of them have never loved anyone before but they love their horses. That love can help them to live a new life.
Not all the young people on Vision Quest will leave crime behind them. Three or four in ten will one day be in prison again. Bob Burton is right. Travel can be good for you. Even today, Americans still say, “ Go west, young men. ”
In the last paragraph “leave crime behind them" means .
A. no longer do a crime B. leave people who do a crime
C. don't do all the crimes D. leave criminals behind
Why is Bob Burton right?
A .Because he can help to solve crime.
B .Because three or four is better than six or seven.
C .Because the young criminals have a hard life on the road.
D .Because he can stop crime in the country.
Form the passage we may infer that .
A .getting up before the sun rises can help out of crime
B .we can hardly find a person who has no love for anybody or anything
C .travelling can help all criminals out of prison
D .young people can do anything freely
On “ Vision Quest" .
A. young people have bad problems
B .young people grow tall very fast
C .young people often help their friends in time of danger
D .all of the above
Americans still say, "Go west, young men. ”because .
A .if they go west they can have a travel
B .in the west there is a prison
C .there they have to live a hard life to grow into men
D .prison doesn't change them
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Americans think that travel is good for you. Some even think it can help to solve one of the country ’ s worst problems ~: crime (犯罪）.
Crime worries a lot of people. Every year, the number of crimes is up and up. And many criminals (罪犯）are young. They often come from sad homes, with only one parent or no parents at all.
There are many young criminals in prison，but prison doesn ’ t change them. Six or seven in ten will go back to crime when they come out of prison.
One man ,Bob Burton, thought of a new idea. In the old days, young men had to live a difficult life on the road. They learned to be strong and brave, and to help their friends to be strong and brave, and to help their friends in time of danger. This helped them grow into men. So Bob Burton started “Vision Quest. “ He takes young criminals on a long ,long journey with horses and wagons (马车）， 3,000 miles through seven states. They are on the road for more than a year.
The young people in Vision Quest all have bad problems. Most of them have already spent time in prison. This is their last chance.
It's hard work on the road. The day starts before the sun comes up. The boys and girls have to feed the horses. Some of them have never loved anyone before but they love their horses. That love can help them to live a new life.
Not all the young people on Vision Quest will leave crime behind them. Three or four in ten will one day be in prison again. Bob Burton is right. Travel can be good for you. Even today, Americans still say, “ Go west, young men. ”
【小题1】In the last paragraph “leave crime behind them" means .
| A．no longer do a crime | B．leave people who do a crime |
| C．don't do all the crimes | D．leave criminals behind |
| A．Because he can help to solve crime. |
| B．Because three or four is better than six or seven. |
| C．Because the young criminals have a hard life on the road. |
| D．Because he can stop crime in the country. |
| A．getting up before the sun rises can help out of crime |
| B．we can hardly find a person who has no love for anybody or anything |
| C．travelling can help all criminals out of prison |
| D．young people can do anything freely |
| A．young people have bad problems |
| B．young people grow tall very fast |
| C．young people often help their friends in time of danger |
| D．all of the above |
| A．if they go west they can have a travel |
| B．in the west there is a prison |
| C．there they have to live a hard life to grow into men |
| D．prison doesn't change them |
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科目：高中英语 来源：20102011学年四川省雅安市一年级上期期末检测英语试题 题型：阅读理解
Americans think that travel is good for you. Some even think it can help to solve one of the country ’ s worst problems ~: crime (犯罪）.
Crime worries a lot of people. Every year, the number of crimes is up and up. And many criminals (罪犯）are young. They often come from sad homes, with only one parent or no parents at all.
There are many young criminals in prison，but prison doesn ’ t change them. Six or seven in ten will go back to crime when they come out of prison.
One man ,Bob Burton, thought of a new idea. In the old days, young men had to live a difficult life on the road. They learned to be strong and brave, and to help their friends to be strong and brave, and to help their friends in time of danger. This helped them grow into men. So Bob Burton started “Vision Quest. “ He takes young criminals on a long ,long journey with horses and wagons (马车）， 3,000 miles through seven states. They are on the road for more than a year.
The young people in Vision Quest all have bad problems. Most of them have already spent time in prison. This is their last chance.
It's hard work on the road. The day starts before the sun comes up. The boys and girls have to feed the horses. Some of them have never loved anyone before but they love their horses. That love can help them to live a new life.
Not all the young people on Vision Quest will leave crime behind them. Three or four in ten will one day be in prison again. Bob Burton is right. Travel can be good for you. Even today, Americans still say, “ Go west, young men. ”
1.In the last paragraph “leave crime behind them" means .
|
A．no longer do a crime |
B．leave people who do a crime |
|
C．don't do all the crimes |
D．leave criminals behind |
2.Why is Bob Burton right?
|
A．Because he can help to solve crime. |
|
B．Because three or four is better than six or seven. |
|
C．Because the young criminals have a hard life on the road. |
|
D．Because he can stop crime in the country. |
3.Form the passage we may infer that .
|
A．getting up before the sun rises can help out of crime |
|
B．we can hardly find a person who has no love for anybody or anything |
|
C．travelling can help all criminals out of prison |
|
D．young people can do anything freely |
4. On “ Vision Quest" .
|
A．young people have bad problems |
|
B．young people grow tall very fast |
|
C．young people often help their friends in time of danger |
|
D．all of the above |
5.Americans still say, "Go west, young men. ”because .
|
A．if they go west they can have a travel |
|
B．in the west there is a prison |
|
C．there they have to live a hard life to grow into men |
|
D．prison doesn't change them |
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| 阅读理解。 | |||
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| 1. Which website should you visit if you want to buy some cigarettes as presents at a low price? | |||
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[ ] | |||
| A. http://www.electroniccigar.org B. http://www.iicdmichigan.org C. http://www.productreviewjunction.com/Gifts&Flowers.htm D. http://www.productreviewjunction.com/Books.htm | |||
| 2. How many adverts are trying to be price competitive? | |||
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[ ] | |||
| A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. 5 | |||
| 3. Where do the volunteers get training before taking on their voluntary work? | |||
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[ ] | |||
| A. Brazil B. Ecuador C. Congo D. America | |||
| 4. What number can you call if you are going to lose weight? | |||
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[ ] | |||
| A. 312-078-4860 B. 240-564-3268 C. 302-393-3126 D. 252-747-7024 |
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