Traditional Chinese festivals are now getting their own logos(标识).Here’re logos for China’s seven important traditional festivals.
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Chunjie, Spring Festival, China’s lunar new year, is the most important of the traditional Chinese holidays. People usually get together, watch fireworks and the lion dance, eat dumplings and put on new clothes. They pay New Year calls to their relatives and friends. Children usually get red packets. |
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Yuanxiao, Lantern Festival is on the 15th day of the first month in the Chinese calendar. People watch lanterns and eat sweet dumplings. |
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Qixi, the Night of Sevens is on the seventh day of the seventh month in the Chinese calendar. It’s Chinese version(版本)of Valentine’s Day(情人节). |
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Qingming, Tomb-Sweeping Festival is around April 5.People from home and abroad go to the graves(墓)of the dead in memory of(纪念)them. |
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Zhongqiu, Mid-Autumn Festival, is on the 15th day of the eighth month in the Chinese calendar. Families enjoy moon cakes and tell the story of Chang’e. |
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Duanwu, Dragon Boat Festival is on the fifth day of the fifth month in the Chinese calendar. People eat rice dumplings and remember the poet Qu Yuan. |
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Chongyang, Double Ninth Festival is on the ninth day of the ninth month in the Chinese calendar. It’s the date to pay respect(尊敬)to the old. |
Mid-Autumn Festival is ________ in the Chinese calendar.
| A．on 15th of August | B．on 7th of July |
| C．on 15th of January | D．on 5th of May |
What do Chinese people eat at Dragon Boat Festival?
| A．Dumplings. | B．Moon cakes. |
| C．Rice dumplings. | D．Sweet dumplings. |
Chinese version of Valentine’s Day is ________.
| A．Lantern Festival | B．the Night of Sevens |
| C．Spring Festival | D．Tomb-Sweeping Festival |
At Tomb-Sweeping Festival, people go to the graves in memory of ________.
| A．Qu Yuan | B．the elderly | C．Chang’e | D．the dead |
At Double Ninth Festival, what do people usually do?
| A．They watch lanterns. | B．They pay respect to old people. |
| C．They visit their relatives. | D．They get together to tell stories. |
Do you know that animals have love for each other and their children just like us humans? Let me tell you some moving stories of great animal parents.
Several years ago a heavy rain hit a town and made the river go up. When the rain stopped, people found that a dog swam to an island in the river twice a day for two weeks. Why did she do so? Her four children were there. The mother swam there every day to feed her babies. This true story moved many people.
Another story is about chimpanzees(猩猩). A scientist named Jane Goodall spent 4 years living with chimpanzees in Africa. She found that chimpanzees also cared for those that were hurt or got lost. “It is not only humans who have duties, animals also do,” she said.
Two birds in Chengdu also showed their parental(父母的) love. Their baby was hurt and fell on the street in the center of the city. Cars were driving past but the brave parents rushed down to the road and took the little bird away with their claws(爪子).B
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After the heavy rain, the mother dog swam to the island ________.
| A．to look for food | B．to feed her babies |
| C．to move some people | D．to carry things to her owner |
The scientist found chimpanzees ________.
| A．cared for the hurt or lost ones | B．often left for a far place |
| C．always stayed in the same place | D．didn’t care about each other |
The two birds rushed down and took the little one away because ________.
| A．they didn’t like their baby | B．they were not kind enough |
| C．they wanted to teach their baby | D．they wanted to save their baby |
From the passage we know ________.
| A．dogs like to swim across the river in a heavy rain. |
| B．mother birds don’t want to save their children |
| C．animal parents love their children a lot |
| D．all animals want to move people very much |
How do you remember the way to your house? Where do dreams come from? It is your brain(大脑) that does these things. A British scientist showed that “sleep can improve one’s memory.” It’s not a dream for students to study when they sleep. In fact, your brains is working day and night. If you learn words before bed, a certain part of the brain may help you to remember the words while you sleep. What’s more, another scientist in the USA found that there was a “talent button(天才按钮)” in the human brain. It might make a person more talented.
There are more interesting things about the brain. Your brain uses less energy than a fridge light. Just two bananas can give the brain enough energy to work for a whole day. According to some scientists, yawning(打哈欠) keeps our brains “cool”, which makes us think quicker.
Here are some pieces of advice to keep a good brain:
Eat healthy food.
Get a lot of playtime or exercise.
Don’t drink or smoke.
Use your brain a lot. A British scientist found out that ________ could improve our memories.
| A．drink | B．dreams | C．sleep | D．bananas |
According to the passage, if we want to have a good brain, we should ________.
| A．use our brains more | B．sleep fewer hours |
| C．work longer hours | D．remember fewer things |
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
| A．Our brains only work in the daytime. |
| B．Our brains need much energy every day. |
| C．Smoking can keep our brains healthy. |
| D．Getting exercise is good for our brains. |
Have you heard about “Survival (生存) Holidays”? “Survival Holidays” is for children to go into the lonely place for exciting activities. Now about 1,100 companies are allowed to take children into the great outdoors without their parents.
The reason why people like “Survival Holidays” is that they think being close to nature is good for children. Many children in big cities spend all time watching TV and playing computer games. “Survival Holidays” gives them an important change.
Is “Survival Holidays” a wonderful idea? Maybe it is. Children need more free time to play. They need to be left on their own, without adults disturbing (打扰) them. Parents care too much about their children. They like to see the children being busy with activities that are controlled by adults, but children don’t know what to do when they are in danger. Even something like crossing a small river seems to be a hard challenge. Children are not comfortable with danger. Even small danger like getting their feet wet or falling down seems very terrible to them.
Many people think the survival activities are good for children. Even years later, they will still remember what they have learned. Some have learned to stay calm in different times. Some have learned how to keep safe. Others have learned how to work in a team. All these skills will help them a lot in their lives.
Answer the following questions according to the passage.Is “Survival Holidays” for children or parents?
Why do people like “Survival Holidays”?
What do the children in big cities usually do?
How do children feel when they are in danger?
What can children learn in the survival activities？
Everybody likes to have a good time, but do you know that laughing is very good for your health? Scientists believe that laughing can help your body fight illness. Because of this, an Indian doctor opened the first laughter club in 1995.
Now there are more than 1,000 laughter clubs around the world. A laughter club is a place where you can go to laugh in your way for happiness and good health. Steve Wilson, the man who took laughter clubs to America, said, “We laugh with each other, but never at each other. At first, the laughter exercise feels a bit false. But soon the laughter becomes real.”
Laughter is very important when we communicate with other people. It helps us make friends and understand each other better. We can laugh with people all over the world. It is the same in any language. So never be afraid to laugh. It’s good for your health.
Fill in the blanks according to the passage. Only one word for each blank.
Laughing can make us happy and (76).The first laughter club (77)opened in 1995. Now there are (78)1,000 laughter clubs all over the world. We can go to a laughter club to laugh for our health, but remember (79)to laugh at each other. Laughter is an international language. It is (80)to each other’s understanding. Let’s laugh with people around us.
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A. Mrs. Johnson B. Marsha C. Nathan You can call, if you want to go to the fitness camp.
A. 544-9968B. 475-2300 C. 8732059 If you’re the tenth to come to, you can get a special present.
A. the cleaning center B. the fitness camp C. Next Wave Music Store