The Chinese New Year is the most important festival for the Chinese people. It usually comes in January or February. It takes about 15 days to prepare for it.

On the eve of the festival, people close the shops and stay at home. They all get together for a big dinner. They stay up late and enjoy dumplings at midnight for good luck.

In the morning, people dress in their best clothes, and usually the old stay at home, the young go out to pay a New Year Call(拜年). It is an important time for the young. The young people bow(鞠躬）to the old people. The Chinese call this “Ke Tou”. This means “touching the ground with the forehead(额头)”. Then the young people give their best wishes to the old people. The old people give children gifts or lucky money.    

They are very polite(礼貌）and do not use bad words on the Spring Festival Day. It，s the most important day of the year.

1.‘The Chinese New Year” in the passage means “      ” .

A. Mid-autumn Festival      B. the Spring Festival

C. Christmas Day        D. the Dragon Boat Festival

2.It takes about to get ready for the Chinese New Year.

A. a few days B. twelve days C. half a month       D. three weeks

3.On the eve of lunar New Year, Chinese people stay up late and eat dumplings because

A. they’re hungry      B. they want to get good luck

C. they like Chinese food very much            D. they want to read books

4.From this passage we can know that       give children gifts or lucky money.

A.the teachers B. their friends C. the old people D. their brothers

5.On the Spring Festival Day, what do people usually say to each other when they meet?

A. How are you?        B. Merry Christmas.

C.Good morning.       D. Happy the Spring Festival.

The Chinese New Year is the most important festival for the Chinese people. It usually comes in January or February. It takes about 15 days to prepare for it.
On the eve of the festival, people close the shops and stay at home. They all get together for a big dinner. They stay up late and enjoy dumplings at midnight for good luck.
In the morning, people dress in their best clothes, and usually the old stay at home, the young go out to pay a New Year Call(拜年). It is an important time for the young. The young people bow(鞠躬）to the old people. The Chinese call this “Ke Tou”. This means “touching the ground with the forehead(额头)”. Then the young people give their best wishes to the old people. The old people give children gifts or lucky money.
They are very polite(礼貌）and do not use bad words on the Spring Festival Day. It，s the most important day of the year.
【小题1】‘The Chinese New Year” in the passage means “   ” .

Dick often goes traveling when the summer holiday begins. But he was out of luck this summer.

He went to an old temple(庙)on a high mountain by himself. On his way there it suddenly began to rain heavily and he hurried to go down the mountain. When he got to the foot of the mountain, he found the wooden bridge was under the water, so he had to spend the rainy night in a broken farmhouse. He was so hungry that he hardly fell asleep.

   The next morning the rain stopped and he found the bridge was damaged. He saw the river was not too deep and tried to swim across it. In the middle of the river the water nearly washed him away. Luckily , two farmers saved him, but he lost his bag. They gave him some food and dry clothes. He thanked them and went to the nearest town to call up his parents.

   At the end of the street, Dick found a small hotel and went in. He asked the price for a room.

   “A room on the first floor is twenty dollars, on the second floor, fifteen dollars and on the third, ten dollars,” answered the owner.

   The young man had only eight dollars in all his pockets. He said thanks and was leaving. The owner asked, “Don’t you like our hotel?”

   “Yes, it’s good,” said Dick, “but it’s not tall enough!”

1.Dick spent the rainy night ______.

   A. in the old temple       B. in a farmhouse  

C. on the bridge          D. in a hotel

2.Why couldn’t Dick go to sleep that rainy night?

   A. Because he was afraid of the dark.

B. Because he had nothing for supper.

   C. Because he felt cold.

D. Because he couldn’t call his parents.

3.What did Dick do the next morning when he found the bridge was damaged?

   A. He went back to the temple

B. He stayed in a farmhouse.

   C. He decided to swim across the river.

D. He asked the farmers for some food.

4.What do you think of Dick’s summer holiday this year?

   A. Happy        B. Terrible         C. Boring          D. Exciting

5.From Dick’s words in the last paragraph, we can infer(推测) that______.

   A. Dick liked tall buildings         

B. Dick went to borrow money from his good friends.

 C. Dick went to look for a better hotel at last

D. Dick was not able to pay for a room in the hotel

Dick often goes traveling when the summer holiday begins. But he was out of luck this summer.
He went to an old temple(庙)on a high mountain by himself. On his way there it suddenly began to rain heavily and he hurried to go down the mountain. When he got to the foot of the mountain, he found the wooden bridge was under the water, so he had to spend the rainy night in a broken farmhouse. He was so hungry that he hardly fell asleep.
The next morning the rain stopped and he found the bridge was damaged. He saw the river was not too deep and tried to swim across it. In the middle of the river the water nearly washed him away. Luckily , two farmers saved him, but he lost his bag. They gave him some food and dry clothes. He thanked them and went to the nearest town to call up his parents.
At the end of the street, Dick found a small hotel and went in. He asked the price for a room.
“A room on the first floor is twenty dollars, on the second floor, fifteen dollars and on the third, ten dollars,” answered the owner.
The young man had only eight dollars in all his pockets. He said thanks and was leaving. The owner asked, “Don’t you like our hotel?”
“Yes, it’s good,” said Dick, “but it’s not tall enough!”

1. 1.

   Dick spent the rainy night ______.

   1. A.
      in the old temple
   2. B.
      in a farmhouse
   3. C.
      on the bridge
   4. D.
      in a hotel
2. 2.

   Why couldn’t Dick go to sleep that rainy night?

   1. A.
      Because he was afraid of the dark.
   2. B.
      Because he had nothing for supper.
   3. C.
      Because he felt cold.
   4. D.
      Because he couldn’t call his parents.
3. 3.

   What did Dick do the next morning when he found the bridge was damaged?

   1. A.
      He went back to the temple
   2. B.
      He stayed in a farmhouse.
   3. C.
      He decided to swim across the river.
   4. D.
      He asked the farmers for some food.
4. 4.

   What do you think of Dick’s summer holiday this year?

   1. A.
      Happy
   2. B.
      Terrible
   3. C.
      Boring
   4. D.
      Exciting
5. 5.

   From Dick’s words in the last paragraph, we can infer(推测) that______.

   1. A.
      Dick liked tall buildings
   2. B.
      Dick went to borrow money from his good friends.
   3. C.
      Dick went to look for a better hotel at last
   4. D.
      Dick was not able to pay for a room in the hotel