We call the Chinese New Year the Spring Festival（春节）. There is a name for each Chinese year. We may call it the year of the sheep , the year of the monkey or the year of the dog. And this year is the year of the horse.
Before New Year’s Day, people are busy shopping and cleaning their houses. On New Year’s Eve, there is a big family dinner. After dinner, all the family stay up late to welcome the New Year. On the first day of the New Year, people put on their new clothes and go to visit their friends and relatives（亲戚）. They say “good luck” and some other greetings to each other. People usually have a very good time during the festival.
【小题1】How many Chinese festivals are talked about (谈论）in this passage ?

A．One.

B．Two.

C．Three.

D．Four.

【小题2】We can find every Chinese year is given ___________ name.

A．an animal

B．a plant

C．a family

D．a full

【小题3】How do Chinese people usually spend New Year’s Eve ?

A．They put on new clothes and go to the park .

B．They visit their friends and relatives

C．They are busy shopping and cleaning their houses

D．They have a big dinner and stay up late to welcome the New Year.

【小题4】On New Year’s Day, people say “___________” to each other when they meet

A．Merry Christmas	B．Good luck
C．Happy New Year	D．Both B and C

【小题5】The best title for this passage (本文的最佳题目)is ____________

A．Good Time	B．The Spring Festival
C．Big Dinner	D．The Year of the Horse

Old George bought the black gloves for just $35 ten years ago. They were made of lamb skin, soft and warm and very strong. Until then, he had worn cheaper man-made material. Those gloves never lasted longer than three years. He first decided to buy the expensive gloves, because they would make him feel nice in front of others.
George never let a drop of water or rain touch his expensive gloves, so they looked new. Losing this favourite thing was almost like losing a child to him.
Bad luck! George lost his expensive gloves on New Year's Day.
…
Back home. George was at a loss. In deep winter, he could not do without a pair of gloves. If he bought cheap ones again, he would have to replace (更换) them very soon. If he bought a new leather pair, it would cost $50 now. He was upset that people no longer returned things they found on the road.
After the holiday, poor George decided to buy another leather pair. Before boarding the subway, he went into Value Mart again to see if his gloves had been returned to the Lost and Found Office (失物招领处).
"What colour are they?" the woman in the office asked again.
"Black," he gave the same answer. She looked into her drawer and drew out a pair of men's leather gloves. "Are they?"
"Yes! Those are mine!" George explained, with great joy in his eyes.
【小题1】When did George buy the leather gloves?

A．On New Year's Day.	B．Before the holiday.
C．Ten years ago.	D．In the winter.

【小题2】Why did George decide to buy the expensive gloves?

A．Because they were black.

B．Because they made him feel good before others.

C．Because they had a long history

D．Because they were much cheaper.

【小题3】The leather gloves looked new after years because _______.

A．George took very good care of them.

B．they were soft and warm.

C．they were expensive.

D．George washed them with water.

【小题4】How did George feel when he got home on New Year's Day?

A．He was happy.

B．He felt nice

C．He was thankful

D．He felt upset

【小题5】About old George, which of the following is true?

A．He was a very rich man

B．He never bought cheap gloves

C．He believed somebody would return the gloves to him

D．He hadn't ecpected to get his gloves back.

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Come and see the Indian elephants and tigers from America. The koalas are waiting to meet you, and the monkeys from Thailand are waiting to throw things at you. The cute dogs from Australia are waiting to laugh at you, and the giraffes from Zambia are waiting to look down on you.

Tickets (票)                                         Time

Adult (成人): $ 6                                   June 1~ June 2

Children: Free                                   9:00 am.~ 7:00 pm.

Keep the park clean!

Do not touch (触摸), give food or go near the animals!

1.How many kinds of animals are talked about in the poster (海报)?

A．4

B．5

C．6

D．7

2.Mr. and Mrs. Brown will take their twins aged 6 to the park. How much will the tickets be together (总共)?

A．$6

B．$12

C．$18

D．$24

3.Visitors can do the following things EXCEPT (除了) _____________.

A．giving some food to the tigers

B．watching the elephants dancing

C．laughing at the dogs from Australia

D．taking some photos

4.From the passage we can know the animal “giraffe” is ____________.

A．long

B．fat

C．tall

D．strong

5.The poster may be made (制作) just ________________.

A．on New Year’s Day (元旦节)

B．on Christmas Day (圣诞节)

C．after Children’s Day (儿童节)

D．before Children’s Day

 

Danish was a very lazy girl. Her mother always asked her to learn to read, __1 __she didn't．It was disappointing．Her mother was __2__ about that．

One morning，Dinah just __3__ and was looking through the window．She saw her cousin skating on the __4__．He was wearing a pair of shoes she had never __5__ before．It was a pair of roller-skates(旱冰鞋)．Dinah thought it was interesting to __6__ on the street．She got up quickly and went outside．She asked her cousin if she __7__ try his shoes on．Her cousin said to her，”I know that your __8__ has been asking you to learn to read，but you haven’t 1earned．It is just because you are __9__．If you can read by New Year’s Day，1 will send you a pair of __10__ like this．”

From then on，Dinah read every day and began to like reading．On New Year’s Day she received a pair of roller—skates from her cousin．

1.	A．but B．and C．or D．as

 

2.	A．excited B．upset C．surprised D．relaxed

 

3.	A．fell asleep B．got out C．woke up D．came in

 

4.	A．street B．lake C．park D．ice

 

5.	A．visited B．heard C．written D．seen

 

6.	A．walk B．ride C．skate D．dance

 

7.	A．should B．could C．must D．would

 

8.	A．mother B．teacher C．father D．sister

 

9.	A．poor B．brave C．lazy D．young

 

10.	A．jeans B．socks C．glasses D．shoes

 

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resolution,   health,  practice,   plan,  hard

Every year we get a new start. On New Year’s Day we always write down our ___1.__ and put them up on the wall of our bedrooms.

This year my dream is to learn an instrument. And I still want to take more exercise to keep__2.__, too. You know, last year I spent much time _3.__ swimming. So this year I want to do something exciting and unusual. I’m __4.___ to learn the violin. So I’m thinking about taking violin lessons. And I’m going to practice much ___5.__ than usual. It says that practice makes perfect! What is your plan?