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 ?

根据要求完成句子。每空一词。
【小题1】My birthday is the first day of the eighth month of a year．(改为同义句)
My birthday is_________     _________．
【小题2】What’s your sister’s age?(改为同义句)
________  _________is your sister?
【小题3】Rose’s basketball game is November l3th．(对划线部分提问)
_________  _________Rose’s basketball game?
【小题4】We have a volleyball game at sch001．(改为一般疑问句)
_________  _________ have a volleyball game at school?
【小题5】一Do they have a School Day at their school?(作肯定回答)
_________，_________
【小题6】The coat is five dollars.(对划线部分提问)
_________  _________is the coat?
【小题7】My mother，s birthday is July l7th．(改为同义句)
My mother _________ _________ on July l7th．
【小题8】Tom likes baseball．(改为否定句)
Tom _________ _________ baseball．
【小题9】Jack’s birthday is April 6th．(改为一般疑问句)
_________ _________ birthday April 6th?
【小题10】We have an English evening every weekend．(对划线部分提问)
_________ _________ you have every weekend?

Word travelled quickly in the small fishing village of Port Washington, Wisconsin. So when McCarty wanted to build a playground for kids with special needs. 2,800 people ? a third of the town ? rolled up their sleeves(衣袖)and helped her.
"A lot of learning comes through play," said McCarty, 52, a special education teacher for 28 years. But her students were too often left out. She'd seen the traditional playgrounds stop wheelchairs dead in their tracks.
On September 16, 2008, the first day of the project, they came. Two women heard about the project on the way to work and took the day off to help. A couple in their 80s took part in the job. Children came and gave a helpful hand. Many were volunteers. They all worked very hard.
Today, Possibility Playground is one of the most popular destinations in Ozaukee County. All children can play shoulder to shoulder. There is special equipment(装置) in different parts. Here, you see all the kids on the same playground having fun.
"People used to ask. 'Why do you want to build a playground just for children with disabilities?' " McCarty said. "They didn't get it. It's only when you build a playground for children with disabilities that you build one for all children."

1. 1.

   What's McCarty?

   1. A.
      A special doctor.
   2. B.
      A special education teacher.
   3. C.
      A special singer
   4. D.
      A special designer.
2. 2.

   How many people are there in the town?

   1. A.
      About 4,200 people.
   2. B.
      About 700 people.
   3. C.
      About 8,400 people.
   4. D.
      About 2,800 people.
3. 3.

   What does the underlined word mean?

   1. A.
      目的地
   2. B.
      出发地
   3. C.
      游乐场
   4. D.
      体育场

Microblog is used by more and more people in China. Do you know what it is?

Micorblog makes the people around the world know each other better. It helps people to find the information that they need more easily, also to get some information about the world they did not know before.

Many famous people are using microblog now, including singers, TV hosts and artists. The first day of Chinese New Year in 2013, people on Sina Microblog sent 9,873 microblogs to wish somebody a Happy New Year. Yao Chen, a movie star, became the queen of microblog because her microblog had over 1.3 million followers; Li Yuchun sent a microblog and got 11,760 comments (评论) within 24 hours; Cai Kangyong, who is a famous TV host and famous writer in Taiwan, had 15,143 followers within 24 hours.

Why is microblog so popular? The most important reason is that it is easy. People need not use too much time to write the articles to express their feelings. They can write at most 140 words, and then send them through computers or mobile phones onto the microblog. As soon as they send it out, their fans will know. They can send it out anytime, anywhere.

Many of my friends use microblogs to share things with others. They can talk about what they see, hear and think in a sentence or a photo. Also, they can follow their friends’ or their favorite stars’. They can even join in any discussion of anything. Microblog is a hit now! Have you microblogged today?  264

1.According to the passage, ______.

A. microblog can make people know each other better

B. you can write as many words as you like in microblog

C. microblog is not very popular in China

D. microblog is only used by people under 18

2.Microblog is very popular. The most important reason is that _____.

A. many famous people are using it now

B. it is easy, quick and very useful

C. people can share their photos with others   

D. people can join in any discussion

3.The word “hit” in the 5^th paragraph means _____.

A. important information and comments

B. somebody interesting and helpful

C. something popular and successful

D. famous people and movie stars