The Spring Festival is the biggest festival for Chinese people all around the world. The celebration usually lasts for 15 days. There is a lot to do.
On the eve of the Spring Festival, family members get together and have big meals. Their favorite dish on this day is dumplings.
Days before the Spring Festival, families will clean their homes. People think cleaning sweeps away bad luck. It makes the house ready for good luck.
The color red is everywhere during the Spring Festival. People think red is a happy color and will bring them a bright future. People wear red, too. They decorate (装饰) their homes with pieces of red paper. Kids get a lot of “hong bao”. It is a red paper bag with money in it. Usually, older people give younger ones hong bao. They think it brings good luck.
The Spring Festival is the time to make everybody happy. So don’t say any bad words or do anything that will bring unhappiness to other people.
For instance, you’d better not say any bad words like “death”. Don’t break anything. People think that it means your luck is running out.
Also, don’t borrow or lend money on these days. If you have borrowed money, return it before the Spring Festival.What do most people do on the eve of the Spring Festival?
| A．Family members gather for a big meal. |
| B．Friends eat dumplings together. |
| C．They borrow money from friends. |
| D．They give each other hong bao. |
Why do people clean their houses days before the Spring Festival?
| A．Because they enjoy being clean. |
| B．Because it is believed that cleaning will sweep away bad luck. |
| C．Because they think it will bring happiness to others. |
| D．Because it is thought that cleaning brings in money. |
We can tell from the story that the Spring Festival is _________.
| A．a time of harvest and fun |
| B．celebrated for one whole month |
| C．only celebrated in China |
| D．a time for families to get together |
| Train No. |
From |
To |
Departure Time |
Arrival Time |
| 11 |
Beijing |
Shenyang |
6:35 |
17:50 |
| 186 |
Chengdu |
Taiyuan |
22:50 |
5:05 |
| 185 |
Taiyuan |
Chengdu |
13:09 |
19：30 |
| 271 |
Tianjin |
Beijing |
8:35 |
10:21 |
The train from Beijing to Shenyang leaves at _____.
A．5：05 B．6：35 C．8：35It takes ________ to get from Beijing to Shenyang .
A．17 hours and 50 minutes
B．11 hours and 15 minutes
C．6 hours and 35 minutesIf you want to go to Chengdu from Taiyuan, you can take the ________ train.
A．No.11 B．No.185 C．No.186The No.186 train arrives in Taiyuan at________.
A．5：05 p．m. B．10：50 p．m. C．5：05 a．m.It takes _______from Tianjin to Beijing by train.
A.about 2 hours B．half an hour C．about an hour
Four friends live in a small town. Their names are Cook, Miller, Smith, and Carter. They have different jobs. One is a policeman, one is a carpenter（木匠）, one is a farmer, and one is a doctor. One day Cook’s son broke（折断） his right leg, and Cook took him to the doctor. The doctor’s sister is Smith’s wife. The farmer isn’t married(结婚). He has a lot of good hens. Miller always buys eggs from the farmer. The policeman sees Smith every day because they are neighbors（邻居）.Who is the farmer?
| A．Cook | B．Smith | C．Carter | D．Miller |
Cook’s son is taken to _______.
| A．Miller | B．Smith | C．Smith’s wife | D．Carter |
If you need, you can get ______ to repair (修理)your desk.
| A．Cook | B．Smith | C．Miller | D．Carter |
Smith’s neighbor is ________.
| A．the doctor’s wife | B．Smith | C．Carter | D．Cook |
Who is a policeman?
| A．Cook | B．Smith | C．Miller | D．Cart |
I was born（出生） in a small river. When I was young, the river was my home. I did not know my father or mother, but I had many, many brothers and sisters. I swam（游泳） and played with them.
At that time I did not look like my father or mother. I had no legs, but I had a long tail（尾巴）. So I looked like a fish.
Then my tail became shorter and shorter. And now I have four legs and a very short tail.
I know I’m going to have no tail at all soon. I’m going to be like my father and mother. Then I’m going to jump（跳）out of the water. I’m going to live on the land（陆地） and in the water too. I’m going to eat a lot of insects---a lot of bad insects（昆虫）.
What am I?The rive was my home when I was born.
I had no father or mother, but I had many brothers and sisters.
I was a fish when I was young.
I’m going to look like my father and mother.
I am an insect.
A rich woman begins to learn painting（画画）. When she is sixty years old, she loves it very much. She paints and paints. After ten years, there are lots of pictures in her workroom, and she thinks they are very good.
One day, the old woman is badly ill in bed, but she doesn’t forget her pictures. She says to his grandson, Hand, “I want to give my pictures to a school, then the students will remember me. But which school do you think is the best, my dear?”
“Well,” says the little boy, “You’d better give them to the blind school!”The old woman is very .
| A．blind（失明的） | B．rich | C．successful（成功的） | D．kind |
The old woman likes .
| A．playing basketball | B．playing games | C．painting | D．planting flowers |
The old woman is Hand’s .
| A．grandmother | B．grandfather | C．grandson | D．grand-daughter. |
The old woman wants to give her pictures to .
| A．a blind school | B．her grandson | C．a school | D．her grand-daughter |
We can know from the passage that .
| A．the old woman is only sixty when she dies |
| B．the old woman is very kind |
| C．the old woman’s pictures are very good |
| D．the old woman’s pictures are not good |
Lin Feng is a student of Class One, Grade Seven. He likes basketball very much. He often plays it after school. And he often goes home late. His home is not far from school. And his mother knows that. So she doesn’t worry about him.
One Saturday morning Lin Feng goes to a shop with his mother. The shop is very big. There are many things in it. It sells clothes, food and books. Then his mother says to him, “What do you want?” “I want a red blouse.” says Lin Feng. “a red blouse?” asks his mother. “You can’t wear a red blouse.”
Lin Feng smiled, “OK, please get me basketball clothes.”What’s Lin Feng’s favorite sport?
| A．Basketball. | B．Football. | C．Ping-pong ball. | D．Tennis. |
What does the word “that” mean?
| A．The thing that their home is far from school. |
| B．The thing that their home isn’t far from school. |
| C．The thing that her son usually plays basketball late after school. |
| D．The thing that her son doesn’t want to go home |
Does Lin Feng really like a red blouse?
| A．Yes, he does | B．No, he doesn’t | C．Yes, he doesn’t. | D．No, he does. |
The shop has many things except (不包括) .
| A．clothes | B．food | C．books | D．TVs |
What does Lin Feng really want?
| A．A blouse. | B．Basketball clothes. | C．A T-shirt. | D．A pair of shoes. |