January l is New Year's Day. People usually give parties to celebrate    1   . The Spring Festival comes   2  . It is the most important holiday in   3  . Before the Spring  Festival,   people   4   their houses and do a lot of shopping. On the    5  of the festival family members meet for a big    6  . After   7  they watch TV until midnight. They enjoy    8  and eating.   9  , people cheer to welcome the New Year and wish other good   10  .
Teachers' Day is  11  September 10. Students give cards or  12   to their teachers to express their thanks. The Mid-autumn Festival comes in September or October. People get   13   for a family dinner and then eat moon-cakes and watch the full,  14   moon. May 1 is Labor Day, and October 1 is our National Day. We    15  have a get-together to celebrate them in public places.

【小题1】

A．it B．one C．they D．them

【小题2】

A．next B．first C．second D．last

【小题3】

A．Canada B．China C．Australia D．France

【小题4】

A．clean B．build C．sell D．draw

【小题5】

A．morning B．noon C．afternoon D．eve

【小题6】

A．lunch B．dinner C．time D．breakfast

【小题7】

A．school B．work C．dinner D．picnic

【小题8】

A．to talk B．talk C．talks D．talking

【小题9】

A．At nine B．At ten C．At eleven D．At twelve

【小题10】

A．look B．book C．luck D．cook

【小题11】

A．at B．by C．in D．on

【小题12】

A．drinks B．flowers C．music D．e-mail

【小题13】

A．off B．up C．on D．together

【小题14】

A．old B．tall C．round D．dark

【小题15】

A．usually B．never C．sometimes D．already

_________ is celebrated on September 10’.

    A. National Day B. Teacher’s Day C. Dragon Boat Festival D. Spring Festival

 

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THIS summer, many Beijing middle school students had a different kind of vacation. Instead of hanging out with friends or traveling, they were training hard for the National Day celebration.
To mark the special anniversary (周年纪念)of China this year, the students performed a group dance in a big parade(游行)on Tian’anmen Square on October 1.
Students were training from 7:30am to around 10:00am or from 4 pm to 6:30pm. It was to avoid the summer heat.
They wore white hats, T-shirts and dark-blue trousers. The hats and T-shirts were printed with a red logo, the number ‘60”.
The first week of training was PE. Students practiced standing and squatting（蹲)。 Then they moved on to practice the group display. The use colored sheets in the shape of flowers as a prop(道具). When we watch the parade on TV we will see them making colorful patterns(图案)with them.
What do the students think of their unusual summer?
“Sometimes we find it a bit tiring.” says Lu Wenqi,13.”But most of us think it’s a great honor to take part in such an important celebration.”
Li Hui, 15, thinks the same as Lu. She says her classmates are seldom late for training.
“It’s a wonderful chance for us,’ says Li. “When my parents were in college, they also took part in a national day celebration. Now it’s my turn!”
By Wang Min
21st Century Teens staff
【小题1】How long were the students training every day?

A．two and a half hours

B．five hours

C．six hours

D．five and a half hours

【小题2】What did they practice doing at first?

A．running .

B．standing and squatting

C．squatting

D．standing

【小题3】What do most of the students think of their unusual summer?

A．A bit tiring

B．It’s a bit honor

C．It’s meaningful

D．It’s meaningless

【小题4】 What is the main idea of the passage?

A．It’s a wonderful chance for the students to take part in such an important celebration.”

B．The students are seldom late for training.

C．Their parents also took part in a national day celebration.

D．Now it’s my turn!

What might the future be like? Here are some predictions: things to come, things to go.

The Spring Festival, the most important Chinese holiday when everyone returns home, has caused headaches for millions of Chinese. More than 2 billion people travel at the same time, making getting travel tickets and the journey difficult. But in 28 years, Spring Festival travel may not be a problem at all. China plans to build more than 120,000 kilometers of railway and a fast transportation network that will serve 90% of the population by 2020. And because most of China will be cities, people will not have to go to other places to find a job, so it will no longer be a problem.

Newspaper will come to an end in 2043. In the future, digital(数字的) newspapers will be sent to personal web tools through Internet. Readers can discuss topics with journalists and editors. Information will move faster.

Oil is running out faster than expected. But scientists have found something else for oil as fuel(燃料). Coal, natural gas, solar power, nuclear power and even water can take the place of oil as sources of energy(能源).

Schools will go electronic(电子化). Computers will be important and popular among the students. Everything will be in the computer and students will not need to bring books to school. They will find information on the Internet. A computer will be the students’ library, schoolbag and connection to the outside world. There will be robot teachers, they will check homework on computers and communicate with the students’ parents through e-mail. And school buses will be like spaceships, comfortable and safe.

1. More than 2 billion people have a hard time returning home during                .

A．Christmas Day	B．National Day
C．the Spring Festival	D．the Mid-autumn Festival

2.The newspapers will disappear                .

A．in 28 years

B．by 2020

C．by 2053

D．in 33 years

3.               is not mentioned in the passage as sources of energy.

A．Coal

B．Wind

C．Nuclear power

D．Water

4.From the passage we can know                 in the future.

A．the Spring Festival travel may still be a problem

B．90% of the population will live in the city

C．robot teachers will check homework

D．readers can discuss topics with each other through Internet

5.What’s the main idea of the last paragraph?                 .

A．Schools will go electronic	B．Computers will be important
C．There will be robot teachers	D．School buses will be like spaceships

 

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National Day is coming. I’m going to Beijing w__1__my parents. This time I want to do s_2___Interesting. When we get to Beijing, we will find a h_3___ to live in .At night, I’m taking w__4__ on the street. Next day , I’m v_5___ Tian’anmen Square with my parents and I want to take some p__6__ with my parents. The third day , I’m going to the Great Wall after    b _7__ .On October 4^th, I’m going to the Summer Palace. On October 5^th, I’m visiting the Palace Museun. After that, I’m going s__8__ and buy some gifts for my friends. On October 6^th, I’mcoming back home because I have to finish my h__9__. Oh, this is a great vacation!I can’t  w _10___.