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. |
Now many boys wear the same clothes as girls, and some of them have long hair. So sometimes it’s difficult to tell whether(是否) they are boys or girls.
One Sunday morning, I went for a walk with my grandfather in the park near my house. After a while, my grandfather was tired, so he sat down on a bench near the pool.
“Oh,” my grandfather said to the person with long curly(卷曲的) hair next to him on the bench. “Can you see the person with long hair on the other side of the pool? Is it a boy or a girl?”
“Which one?” asks the person with long curly hair.
“The one who is eating a hamburger near the pool,” said my grandfather. “He is a boy,” said the person, “he’s my son, Han Han.”
“Oh,” my grandfather said, “I’m sorry, I don’t know you are his mother.” “No, I’m not his mother. I’m his father.”The writer’s house is near a ________ .
| A．clothes store | B．bank |
| C．post office | D．park |
One Sunday morning, the writer’s grandfather ________ .
| A．went shopping | B．went swimming |
| C．went for a walk | D．went to the bank |
Han Han’s father ________ .
| A．has long curly hair | B．is swimming |
| C．is looking for his son | D．has short hair |
________ is eating a hamburger.
| A．The writer’s grandfather | B．Han Han |
| C．The writer | D．Han Han’s father |
Which of the following is TRUE?
| A．Han Han is a beautiful girl with long hair. |
| B．Han Han’s grandfather likes walking in the park. |
| C．Han Han’s father and the writer’s grandfather sat on the same bench. |
| D．The writer’s grandfather is sure that Han Han is a boy at first. |
People all over the world like eating delicious food. If there is no salt in the food, it may not be very tasty. So there is often a lot of salt in food because people like the taste of salty food. However, too much salt is not food for you. If you cook food by yourself, you can control(控制) the amount(量) of salt to keep your family healthy.
However, many processed(被处理的) foods already have salt in them Fast foods often have a lot of salt in them. Canned foods often have salt. Packed foods such as biscuits have salt. Packed foods like potato chips have a lot of salt in them.
It is reported that the income of too much salt can lead to high blood pressure(高血压) and other kinds of diseases. So don’t put too much salt into your dishes. How much salt should a person eat a day? Look at the following:
1—3 years 2g
4—6 years 3g
7—10 years 4g
11 and over 5g
You don’t need any more salt than this. If your mom or dad is cooking, you had better ask them not to add too much salt. You will find that the food still tastes really good. It can also help your mom or dad to cut down to a healthier level of salt.Which of the following foods don’t have salt in them?
| A．Fast food. | B．Canned foods. |
| C．Packed foods. | D．Vegetables. |
Tony is 5 years old. He should eat ________ salt a day.
| A．4g | B．2g | C．3g | D．5g |
Eat too much salt can ________ .
| A．lead to high blood pressure |
| B．make you become stronger |
| C．make the food more delicious |
| D．make you kike eating different kinds of food |
Near the North Pole(北极)there are only two seasons: winter and summer. In winter, nights are long. For more than two months you can’t see the sun, even at noon. In summer, days are long. For more than two months the sun never sets and there is no night at all. The temperature(温度)is very low near the North Pole. Even in summer the temperature is below 0℃. So people there wear warm clothes all year round. They make their clothing from the skins of animals. From the skins they also make coats, hats and even boots.
In the cold climate(气候), plants cannot grow. So the people have to build their houses with skins, earth, stone or snow. When they go out to hunt something, they live in tents of skins. When they move, they take their tents with them. Sometimes, they build houses of snow. Now don’t think that these houses must be cold. In fact, they are very warm and safe.
The life near the North Pole is very interesting.There are no________ near the North Pole.
| A．spring or summer | B．summer or autumn |
| C．autumn or winter | D．spring or autumn |
Sometimes people there build houses of snow. It is__________.
| A．warm and safe | B．very cold inside |
| C．dangerous to live | D．cold and dangerous |
Tom walks into a shop. It has a sign outside: “ Second hand clothes bought(买)and sold(卖).” He is carrying an old pair of trousers and asks the owner of the shop. “ How much will you give me for these?” The man looks at them and then says, “ Two dollars.” “ What!” says Tom, “ I think they are worth(价值) at least five.”
“No,” says the man, “They aren’t worth a cent(美分) more than two dollars.”
“ Well,” says Tom. Taking two dollars out of his pocket, “ Here’s your money. These trousers are hanging (挂) outside your shop. The list price of them is six dollars and a half. But I think that is too much money, so I want to find out how much they are really worth.”
Before the shop owner can think of anything, Tom walks out of the shop with the pair of trousers.At first the owner of the shop ________ for the old trousers.
| A．will give Tom two dollars |
| B．will pay three dollars |
| C．will pay five dollars |
| D．will give Tom six dollars and a half |
The shop owner insists（坚持) that the trousers are worth only two dollars because _________.
| A．he wants to sell them cheaply |
| B．he wants to buy them cheaply |
| C．he doesn’t like the trousers |
| D．they are old and dirty |
In fact, the trousers ___________.
| A．are hanging inside the shop |
| B．are not the shop owner’s |
| C．are the shop owner’s |
| D．are Tom’s |
From the story we know that _______ cheaper than the list price.
| A．the owner sells (卖) the trousers two dollars. |
| B．Tom buys the trousers two dollars |
| C．the owner buys the trousers four dollars and a half |
| D．Tom buys the trousers four dollars and a half |
An American called Simon goes to London to see his friend, Rick. Rick tells him that his flat is on the first floor. When he gets there, Simon goes straight to the first floor of the building. But people there tells him that there is no Rick on that floor. Do you know why?
In fact, English people call the first floor of a building the ground floor. The floor above the ground floor is the first floor, but Americans call it the second floor.
The story shows that there are a few culture differences(不同点) between English and America, though(虽然) they both speak English.
English people usually hide(隐藏) their feelings. They seldom start a dialogue(对话) with strangers(陌生人). For example, on the train they often spend their time reading newspapers or books. But Americans are quite different. They’re more active(积极) and easier to talk with.
English people and Americans use differentterms for many things. English people usually use football, eraser and mail, but Americans use soccer, rubber and post.Where is Rick’s flat?
What does the underlined word “term” mean in Chinese in this passage?
| A．成果 | B．学期 | C．会议 | D．用语 |
What’s the best title for the passage?
| A．Differences in culture | B．Simon’s funny story |
| C．different floors | D．Hiding the feelings |