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 Marjong |
| 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 Marjong from from 11 in the morning until 11 at night. |
Going to the zoo is very popular. Every year over 134 million visitors go to zoos to enjoy watching and learning about the animals. Zoos are the only places that most people will ever meet an elephant, a tiger or other animals that are in danger. ______. They help us to enjoy different kinds of animals as well as make us think more about nature(自然).
Zoos are also important to animals. In order to make more space(空间), food, and other things for ourselves, we leave less and less room for animals. _____. If there were no zoos, more animals in the world would have gone extinct(濒临灭绝). ____
__. Some people think that animals should not be kept by people for any reason(原因). If they become extinct, then that’s the way it should be. ___
_. We should do everything we can to protect them(保护它们).
What’s the best title of this passage?
| A．The importance of the zoos. |
| B．Why do we keep animals? |
| C．Zoos or not? |
| D．How to protect animals. |
Father’s Day has a very short history. It started because there was a Mother’s Day, and just because some Americans thought that if we had a Mother’s Day, we should also have a Father’s Day. Father’s Day has become important in North America. And businesses(商人) found it was a good way to get people to buy a present for their fathers, a present from their shops.
By the way, very few countries have a Father’s Day, though（虽然） some have a Children’s Day, or a special day for boys and another for girls. More and more countries are having Mother’s Day, so maybe Father’s Day will also become popular before long. Now, what do people in North America do on Father’s Day? The newspapers, radios, and TV tell children what they should do --- buy, buy, buy, buy, buy a Father’s Day present for your father. They even tell a wife to buy, buy, buy, and buy a Father’s Day present --- not for her father but for her husband, even if（即使） he is not yet a father. And they tell grandchildren to buy, buy, buy and buy a Father’s Day present for their grandfathers.
The important thing to remember about Father’s Day is that American children can show their love to their fathers in a more open way.
阅读短文，判断正误，正确的用“T”，错误的用“F”：Father’s Day started just because businesses wanted to get a lot of money.
The word “special” in the second paragraph means “not usual”.
In America, people have a Father’s Day to show their love for their fathers.
On Father’s Day, businesses always want people to buy as many as presents.
It can be learned from the passage that Father’s Day will become more important than Mother’s Day.
Like schools in China, American schools begin in September after a long summer vacation. There are two terms in a school year. The first term is from September to January and the second is from February to June. Usually American children begin to go to school when they are five years old. Most students are seventeen or eighteen years old when they finish high school.
But unlike middle school students in China, high school students in America take only four or five subjects each term. They usually go to the same classes every day and have homework for every class. After class they do all kinds of interesting things.
After high school, many students go to college. They may go to a small or a large one. They usually have to pay a lot for their higher education. So lots of students work after school to make money for their studies.
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案： In America, summer vacation lasts ____.
| A．one month | B．two months |
| C．three months | D．more than three months |
Students only stay at school for about ____ years before they go to college.
| A．five | B．six | C．twelve | D．fourteen |
The underline word “vacation” means _________ in Chinese.
| A．休闲 | B．假期 | C．时光 | D．生活 |
Many American students work after class, because they _____.
| A．want to see interesting things |
| B．have to help the other people |
| C．want to make more friends |
| D．have to get money for their studies |
The article is mainly about ___________.
| A．the differences between schools in China and in America. |
| B．schools in China. |
| C．schools in America. |
| D．American students’ school life. |
Mike is a middle school student. He is 16. He had a bad cold last night. He felt bad and couldn’t eat anything. So he went to see a doctor. The doctor gave him a bottle of medicine. These are the instructions(用法说明):
阅读短文以及表格内容，选择最佳答案：Mike should take ______a day.
| A．6 teaspoonfuls | B．4 teaspoonfuls |
| C．2 teaspoonfuls | D．1 teaspoonful |
Mike can keep the medicine in _______.
| A．any place | B．hot water |
| C．a cool place | D．the sun |
Mike should _________ before he takes the medicine.
| A．shake the medicine | B．eat nothing |
| C．do more exercise | D．drink a cup of tea |
Which child can’t take this medicine?
| A．Tom, 6 years old. | B．Jack, 10 years old. |
| C．Lucy, 15 years old. | D．Joe, 2 years old. |
Mike should ______ after December 1st, 2011.
| A．take the medicine |
| B．not take the medicine |
| C．take the medicine twice a day |
| D．take the medicine four times a day. |
Mary and Lily are sisters. They share(合用)a room. This is their room. It’s not a big one. You can see two beds in the room. Mary’s bed is yellow and Lily’s bed is red. Their schoolbags are now on the beds. You can’t see their shoes. They are under the beds. The two sisters have only one desk. It’s a big desk. Their alarm clock, books and dictionaries are on the desk. They often do their homework there.
What room is it?
A. It’s a classroom. B. It’s a big room.
C. It’s a meeting(会议) room. D. It’s a bedroom.
Which one is Lily’s bed?
The yellow one. B. The red one.
C. The white one. D. The green one.
3. Where are their schoolbags?
A. They are on the wall. B. They are behind the chair.
C. They are under their beds. D. They are on the beds.
4. Where are their shoes?
A. They are under their beds. B. They are on the beds.
C. They are lost. D. We don’t know.
5. Which one is RIGHT(对的)?
A. Lily’s jacket is on the desk. B. Mary and Lily are cousins
C. Lily’s shoes are under the desk. D. Two beds are in the room.