Halloween was first celebrated over two thousand years ago in Great Britain and Ireland. They celebrated the end of the harvest and beginning of winter with a festival called Samhain（萨温节）. People wore masks and costumes during their celebrations to honor or mimic(模仿) ghosts. After that, holidays were added and changed. November 2nd became All Saints' Day, to honor saints. November 1st became All Souls' Day, or All Hallows' Day, to remember those who had died. Some children may know that is a holiday celebrated in many parts of Mexico. This holiday falls on All Souls' Day. October 31st became All Hallow's Eve, or the evening before All Hallows' Day. The name became shortened to Halloween.
Since Halloween falls near the end of the harvest, many traditional foods are associated with （与……相关联）the fall season, including pumpkins, apples, popcorn, and nuts. Candy "corn" is a nod to the fall harvest as well. There are many symbols on Halloween, such as skeletons （骷髅）, ghosts, black cats, witches, and a full moon.
Today, people still dress up for Halloween. They also give out food to trick-or-treaters, who come to their doors. While many trick-or-treaters receive treats or snacks, some also collect money for charities. Charity is a group that does good things for some people. And Halloween might be a good opportunity to help a charity.
A.Wearing costumes and going trick-or-treating,
B. Bobbing for apples and carving jack-o-lanterns.
C. Eating Moon cakes.
A.In Great Britain and Ireland.
B. In America.
C. In England.
A. November 1st.
B. October 31st.
C.December 1st.
A.Popcorn and nuts B.Chicken C.Apples
A.Trick-or-treat.
B. Dressing up the tree.
C.Eating pumpkin pie.
Every year on my birthday since I was 11，a white gardenia （栀子花） was sent to my house．No card ever came with it．Calls to the flower shop were not helpful at all．After some time I stopped trying to find out the sender's name and was just pleased with the beautiful flower，in soft pink paper．
I couldn't stop imagining who the giver might be．Some of my happiest moments were spent daydreaming（幻想）about the sender．My mother encouraged these daydreams．She'd ask me if I had been especially kind to someone．Perhaps it was one of my classmates．Perhaps it was the old man who I once helped．As a girl，I had more fun imagining that it might be a boy that I had met．
A month before my high school graduation（毕业），my father died．I was so sad that I became completely uninterested in my coming graduation dance，and I didn't care whether I had a new dress or not．My mother，in her own sadness，would not let me miss （过） any of those things．She wanted her children to feel loved．In fact，my mother wanted her children to see themselves much like the gardenia：lovely，strong and perfect．
My mother died ten years after I was married．That was the year the gardenia stopped coming．
（1）The writer received on her birthday since she was 11．
A．a white gardenia
B．a card
C．a card and soft pink paper
D．a gardenia and a card
（2）The writer was very when she was imagining who sent the flower．
A．happy
B．sad
C．worried
D．nervous
（3）It can be inferred （推断） from the passage that ．
A．the writer didn't get a new dress for the dance
B．the writer probably joined in the graduation dance
C．the writer's father died ten years earlier than her mother
D．the writer's father received a gardenia on each of his birthdays
（4）The writer got the gardenias from on her birthdays．
A．her classmate
B．the old man
C．the boy
D．her mother
（5）The passage mainly talks about ．
A．what a gardenia meant
B．what a girl dreamed about
C．how a mother loved her children
D．how a daughter missed her father．
Just 28 years ago，Berlin was a city divided into two by the Berlin Wall．How excited people were as the Berlin Wall came down．Since then，Berlin has become one of the coolest cities in Europe．Here are the main reasons why I think Berlin is cool．
First，Berlin has cheap hotels and everyday objects （物品）．You needn't worry about spending too much money when visiting Berlin．
Second，Berlin knows how to give parties，and there is a festival here every month of the year．Perhaps the most famous is the Berlin International Film Festival （the BIFF）．
Third，Berlin has beautiful buildings of its own．The Brandenburg Gate is one of the city's most famous buildings．It's the symbol （象征） of more than 200 years of history．The TV Tower is as good as the
Eiffel Tower in Paris and the London Eye．
Lastly，Berlin is a city of living art．Artists can create works of art on the sides of buildings．
If you want to visit a European city with culture，cheap objects and lots of colours，Berlin is the place to be．What are you waiting for？Get to Europe's coolest city before anyone else discovers it
26．The Berlin Wall came down in ．
A.1969．
B.1979
C.1989
D.1999．
27．The writer does NOT tell us that in Berlin．
A．everyday objects are cheap
B．how often a festival is held
C．people know how to give parties
D．in which month the BIFF is held
28．According to the 4th paragraph（段落 ）， great buildings of Berlin are mentioned．
A．two
B．three．
C．four
D．five
29．The writer suggests that we ．
A．create works of art
B．choose Berlin as the city to visit
C．build some towers like the Eiffel Tower
D．discover a cooler city than Berlin to visit
30．Which is the best title （题目） for the passage？
A．Berlin's festivals
B．Berlin﹣﹣﹣a really cool city
C．Berlin's beautiful buildings
D．Berlin﹣﹣﹣a city of living art．
阅读短文，根据要求完成下面各小题．
You can seldom see homeless people on the street．So what could you do if you want to help them？Here are some ways．
Donate（捐赠） money．The easiest way to help the homeless is to donate your money． （3）When you want to do that，you can donate your money to local organizations．Most charity
organizations know where the most help is needed．
Donate things．Donate your used or new things is another easy way to help． Donate these things to local organzations which help the homeless or give them to homeless people you see often． The best things to donate things like： professional clothing， neww socks…
Provide food． There are lots of ways that you can help homeless people get food． You can donate fresh fruits and vegetables to local soup kitchens． You can also drop off bananas ，apples ，or sandwiches．
Call emergency（紧急） services． If you see someone who may be a danger to themselves of others， call emergency services． If someone is clearly having s serious problem ，call for help also． （4）If someone is in danger because of weather conditions， call Emergency Services also．
（一）根据短文内容简要回答问题．
（1）What is the eaiest way to help the homeless？
（2）Where can you donate your uesed or new things？
（二）将短文中划线的句子译成汉语．
（3）
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（三）请给短文拟一个适当的题目．
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Do the British really get together every afternoon at 4to sit and drink several cups of tea？ Ask any of my German students and they will tell you "YES!" But it's simply not sure．
We drink over 150million cups of tea a day in Britain， but there is no special time for it． "Tea" is wildly used as a meal for the evening meal． This is more common in Scotland and the north of England but you can hear it all over the country． Unusually it is the main meal of the day，eaten between 5and 7． So，"teatime" refers to （指的是） the meal and not the drink． In the south， the evening meal is often called dinner， however， dinner in the north is the midday meal． In general：
North： Breakfast ﹣﹣ Dinner﹣﹣ Teatime
South： Breakfast ﹣﹣ Lunch﹣﹣ Dinner
What about tea breaks？ Surely this must be a special time for tea？ Wrong again， I'm afraid． Tea breaks are just an opportunities（机会） to have a rest from work for around 10minutes． In this time you can drink what ever you like （which of course includes tea ）． This is usually with a small snack， like biscuits． The best time for a tea break is around 11a．m． or around 3p．m．
But what about tea rooms？ Can I drink tea there？ Yes! A tea room is the perfect place to go with friends and family to enjoy tea，cakes and sandwiches． This is known as afternoon tea and is usually saved for special occasions（场合） such as a birthday party．
Teatime， tea breaks， afternoon tea…how could you possibly get muddle up？
51．According to Paragraph 2， we can know that ．
A．Only people in northern UK use the word "teatime"
B． teatime is usually between 5to 7in the north of England
C． teatime is a special time for British people to enjoy tea together
D． in the south of the UK， the evening meal is often called teatime
52． The underlined word "This" in Paragraph 2refers to " "
A． People in the UK enjoy drinking tea together
B． British people drink over 150million cups of tea a day
C． "Tea" is widely used as a name for the evening meal
D． People in northern UK eat the main meal between 5and 7
53． From the passage， we can know that ．
A． British people only drink tea during tea breaks
B． tea breaks allow people to relax during work
C． British people usually take tea breaks early in the morning
D． British people have different kinds of snacks with family during tea breaks
54． What can't British people do in tea room？
A． Enjoy tea with family．
B． Have birthday parties．
C． Share cakes with friends．
D． Have evening meals．
55． The best tile of the passage may be " "
A． What British teatime exactly is
B． The importance of tea to British people
C． The right way of drinking tea in the UK
D． The different times to have tea in the UK
How do you deal with plastic bags from the supermarket ？Throw them away or recycle them？ How about eating them？
The bags are no harmful to the environment． Humans and animals can safely eat them．Indian company EnviGreen has made a bag with natural materials．It looks and feels just like plastic ，but can be broken down（分解） easily．
Ashwath Hedge who set up the EnviGreen company spent four years doing experiments（实验） with 12natural materials． They include potato ，corn，vegetable oil and banana．He made the materials into liquid and used the liquid to make the bag．
Although the EnviGreen bag is more expensive than a common plastic bag， it has many advantages．According to the Wall street Journal， it takes 1000years for common plastic bags to break down．But an EnviGreen bag can naturally break down in less than 180days．It also breaks down in less than a day in water．Hedge was happy to show it in his interview， he put an Envi Green bag in water and ate it with a smile．
There are more than 15000tons of plastic waste in India every day． But only 9，000tons are processed．In China，3billion plastic bags are used every day．Maybe EnviGreen bag could be a solution（解决办法）to the world problem of plastic plastic pollution．
46．According to Paragraph2， we can know the following EXCEPT
A．the EnviGreen bag can break down easily．
B．the EnviGreen bag is made from natural materials．
C． the EnviGreen bag can be eaten by humans and animals
D．the EnviGreen bag is a little bit harmful to the environment
47．The main idea of the third paragraph is " "
A．What Hedge thinks of the new bag
B．How Hedge makes the EnviGreen bag
C．Who sets up the EnviGreen bag company
D．How long it takes Hedge to make the bag
48．The underlined sentence in Paragraph 4shows that the EnviGreen bag
A．is safe and can break down quickly
B．is useful although it is more expensive
C．looks and feels like a common plastic bag
D．will be used more widely than a common bag．
49．The EnviGreen bag breaks down faster in ﹣
A．hot air
B．cold water
C．boiling water
D．natural air
50．From the last paragraph ，we can infer（推断）
A．all of India's plastic waste is processed
B．India has the most plastic waste in the world
C．China produces more plastic waste than India
D．the EnviGreen bag may help solve the problem of plastic pollution