Singles’ Day (光棍节)falls on every November 11th, and as the name suggests, this holiday is one specially for people who are still living the single life. It’s surprising that China is the only country in the world that has set up a special day for singles to celebrate(庆祝) their lives. To find out more about this celebration, read on.
An old story goes that once there were four single men, leading very boring lives. None of them were married, or had lovers, or did anything exciting. They just sat around all day and played Mahjong（麻将）.
One day they played Mahjong from 11 in the morning until 11 at night. During the game, no matter who won, the winning card was always the 'Sitiao' card. And that day happened to be November 11th. In order to remember the day, they called it Singles’ Day.
For breakfast on Singles’ Day, singles often eat four youtiao, which means the four "ones" in "11.11". Many singles also choose to say goodbye to their single lives on this day. So they take part in 'blind date' parties , trying to find someone they love and many people choose to marry on this day. Besides the meaning 'single', the four 'ones' of the date can also mean 'only one' as in 'the only one for me.' Some people will use this date and this meaning to tell their special someone that they are the only 'one' in their heart. __________ first called November 11th Singles’ Day.
| A．The Chinese government | B．People who have been married |
| C．Four people playing Mahjong | D．People who don’t want to get married |
The Chinese meaning of the word “'blind date' parties” in this passage is “________”.
| A．盲人聚会 | B．相亲会 | C．化妆舞会 | D．盲人党派 |
Singles often have ________ for breakfast on Singles’ Day.
| A．some bread | B．noodles | C．4 youtiao | D．nothing |
Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
| A．Singles’ Day is on November 11th. |
| B．Singles’ Day is celebrated by no countries but China. |
| C．Singles’ Day is for people who don’t have lovers. |
| D．To celebrate Singles’ Day, people play Mahjong from from 11 in the morning until 11 at night. |
A primary school teacher asked her students to write a composition about what they would like God to do for them. At the end of the day, while marking the compositions, she read one that impressed her deeply. Her husband, who had just walked in, saw her crying and asked her, “What happened?”
She answered, “Read this. It is one of my students’ compositions.”
“Dear God, tonight I ask you for something very special: Make me into a television. I want to take its place and live like the TV in my house. Have my own special place, and have my family around me. To be taken seriously when I talk, I want to be the centre of attention and be heard without interruption(打断) or questions. I want to receive the same special care that the TV receives even when it is not working. Have the company of my dad when he arrives home from work, even when he is tired. And I want my mom to want me close when she is sad and upset, instead of ignoring(不理) me. And ...I want my brothers to fight to be with me...I want to feel that my family just put everything aside, every now and then, just to spend some time with me. And last but not least, make sure that I can make them all happy and entertain（vt.娱乐） them. God, I don’t ask you for much. I just want to live like our TV. ”
At that moment the husband said, “My God, poor kid, what horrible parents!” .The teacher looked up at him and said, “That composition is our son’s!”Why did the teacher cry?
| A．Because a composition moved her deeply. |
| B．Because the composition was very bad. |
| C．Because the students were lazy. |
| D．Because she had a fight with her husband. |
Who was the boy that wrote the composition?
| A．student who was with God. |
| B．A student who was like a television |
| C．A student in her class, but not her son. |
| D．A student in her class, in fact, her son. |
According to the article, what will happen when the boy talks?
| A．Everyone will pay attention to him. |
| B．He will be interrupted. |
| C．No one will pay attention. |
| D．His mother will talk to him. |
Which is not right according to the passages?
| A．TV can entertain them |
| B．TV can catch the attention of his family. |
| C．TV can give you answers when you ask question. |
| D．TV can receive special care from his family. |
According to the article, we can know the boy is_________.
| A．naughty | B．lonely | C．happy | D．Wrong |
What do people want to do at Nancy’s Gym?
| A．To enjoy swimming | B．To learn skating |
| C．To become thinner | D．To become taller |
Lucy likes skating. Which advertisement is she interested in?
| A．Ice World | B．Water World | C．Nancy’s Gym | D．Keep fit |
You can call at _________ when you want to swim.
| A．45562233 | B．88682526 | C．21518296 | D．85882526 |
You can go to swim in Water World at___________.
| A．8:00 a.m. | B．9:30 a.m. | C．10:00 p.m. | D．11:00 p.m. |
30. Which activity costs the most for an adult?
| A．Keeping fit at Nancy’s Gym. |
| B．Skating in Ice World. |
| C．Swimming in Water World. |
| D．Making the Telephone. |
A school for stars
In this school, most students come from rich families and some of them have famous parents. People from Hollywood sometimes go to Beverly Hills High School to look for future actors.
School life
There are lots of good things about going to this school: There are two theatres, a television studio(演播室) and a radio station. The students make TV programmes and films in their drama(戏剧) classes. The biggest activity of the school year is the school dance.
Travelling to school
In California, children can learn to drive three months before their sixteenth birthday. Lots of students in Beverly Hills High School have their own cars, but they have to pay a lot of money to park(停) their cars in the school parking area.
What the children think
Most children enjoy going to Beverly Hills High School because it is fun and there is much to do. But some children do not like the school if their parents don’t have enough money to buy them a fast car or expensive clothes. From the first paragraph, we can know that_________.
| A．some students in Beverly Hills High School may become actors in the future |
| B．all the students in Beverly Hills High School come from the USA |
| C．the parents of the students in Beverly Hills High School are usually very common |
| D．the students in Beverly Hills High School are poor |
The students make TV programmes and films ___________.
| A．in a theatre | B．in a television studio |
| C．in a radio station | D．in their drama classes |
Lots of students in this school come to school ___________.
| A．by bike | B．by car | C．by plane | D．on foot |
Why do most children enjoy going to Beverly Hills High School?
| A．Because they will be actors in the school. |
| B．Because they will have a fast car and expensive clothes |
| C．Because they can make TV programmes and films in their drama classes. |
| D．Because it is fun and there is much to do in the school. |
Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
| A．Not all the students like the school. |
| B．The biggest activity of the school year is the school dance. |
| C．In California, children can learn to drive three months before their fifteenth birthday |
| D．Lots of students have to spend much money parking their cars in the school parking area. |
Michael Jordan was one of the most important basketball players in the world during the 1990s.He won the NBA’s Most Valuable Player Award five times.Jordan led(带领)the Chicago Bulls to his first there championships in 1991 ,1992and 1993.In October of 1993 he surprised his fans by retiring form basktball and became a professional baseball player.He said that playing baseball was an early dream of his .He played during the 1994 baseball season(赛季)for the Birmingham Barons.In March of 1995 he ended his baseball career and went back to the Bulls.With Jordan,the Bulls won there more championships in 1996,1997and1998.He retired form basketball in 1999.In the year 2000 he became one of the owners of the NBA’s Washington Wizards.In 2001 Jordan began thinking of another comeback as an NBA player .That fall ,at the age of 38,he returned once again to play for the Wizards.He played for two more full seasons and retired again in April of 2003.
根据短文内容，回答问题How many championships did Jordan lead the Chicago Bulls to win?
Why did Jordan want to be a baseball player?
In which year did Jordan retire from basketball for the second time?
How many famous basketball teams are mentione(提到的)in the passage?Give the names.
What are you going to be when you grow up?
Hannah was born and raised in a poor (贫困的)framily. She wore（穿）hand –me –downs(旧东西) from her older sisters.For Christmas she usually got used toys and books .As a chilld ,she wanted to have the beautiful clothes ,cars ,and homes that she often saw on TV and in magazines.
Five years after college,she became a manager.Her dream came true.She had her own company(公司)near Central Park.She took skiing vacations in the winter and travelled by ship in the summer .At the age of 30,Hannah was on top of the world.
Then she had her usual health check-up.Her doctor told her that she had a serious illness.Her doctor guessed that she had less than a year to live.
He advised ,“If you have any once –in –a-life time plans,do them now.”
Hannah spent her last months in her company.She was looked after by hospice (临终安养院)workers.Her family and friends often visited her .The moment before she died ,she opened her eyes and said,“If you have your health,you have everything.”What did Hannah often get for Christmas when she was a child?
| A．Beautiful cars. | B．New magazines. |
| C．Her sisters’clothes. | D．Used toys and books. |
What did Hannah do ?
| A．She was a doctor. |
| B．She was A TV host. |
| C．She worked for a famous company. |
| D．She was the manager of her own company. |
Why did the doctor ask Hannah to do some once-in-a-lifetime plans?
| A．Because she had a lot of time after vacations. |
| B．Because she would not live for more than a year. |
| C．Because she was busy every day . |
| D．Because she had enough money to do so. |
What is the most importeant thing for people according to Hannah’s last words?
| A．Money. | B．Time. | C．Health. | D．Friends. |
What did Hannah probably realize(认识到)at last?
| A．She should buy lots of beautiful clothes and a big house. |
| B．She should go to see the famous doctors in foreign countries. |
| C．She should give her company to her family. |
| D．When a person loses his health,he kows how important it is. |