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Festival　　　　By China Daily May 5th
Symbol(象征)
Name	Chinese New Year	Thanksgiving Day	Boy’s Day	Halloween	Christmas Day
Date	January or February	The fourth Thursday in November	May 5th	October 31st	December 25th
Country	China	the USA	Japan	the USA	Western countries

Thanksgiving Day often comes on________．

A．the second Thursday in October

B．the third Thursday in December

C．the fourth Thursday in November

D．the first Thursday in August

Of all the festivals below，________comes last in a year．

A．Christmas Day

B．Boy’s Day

C．Halloween

D．Chinese New Year

The symbol of Chinese New Year is________．

A．turkey

B．carp banners

C．pumpkins

D．dumplings

There are________festivals in the USA in the form．

A．2

B．3

C．4

D．1

From the form we know that people are celebrating a festival in________．

A．China

B．the USA

C．Japan

D．Canada

阅读理解
When two English people meet，their first words will be“How do you do？”or“How are you？”After the reply“How do you do？”or“Fine，thank you．How are you？”they often talk about the weather．The reason for this is not simply that their weather is interesting and changeable（易变的）but that the English people don’t like talking about personal matters（私事）with people who are not friends．Talking about the weather can be a useful way of starting a conversation with a stranger in public．
What are the first words when English people meet？

A．Say hello to each other．

B．Say goodbye to each other．

C．Talk about the weather．

D．Talk about their personal matters．

What’s the answer to“How do you do？”

A．Fine，thank you．How are you？

B．How are you？

C．How do you do？

D．I’m fine，too．

Why do the English people often talk about the weather？

A．Because the weather is interesting．

B．Because they don’t like talking about personal matters with strangers．

C．Because the weather is changeable．

D．All of the above．

From the article，you know that the English people talk about the weather to________．

A．finish a conversation with a friend

B．start a conversation with a stranger

C．say goodbye to a stranger

D．study the weather

Which sentence is not right？

A．English people like talking about the weather．

B．English people usually talk about personal matters with friends but not strangers．

C．English people like talking about personal matters with strangers in public．

D．The weather in England is interesting and changeable．

Many students ask for advice about improving their English．There are three basic questions．
The first question is about real English．Li Hao from Hubei wrote．“I enjoy watching English films and listening to real English songs．But it takes a long time．What do you think？”
This is a great way to learn English！Talk about the film or song with your friends，and guess the meaning of the new words．Just enjoy yourself！
The second question is about speaking．Sam，from Suzhou wrote，“Our school has a foreign teacher．But I’m shy and can’t speak to her．What should I do？”
When I visit China，lots of people in the street say，“Hello！How are you？Where are you from？ Do you like China？”These are good questions to start a conversation．Many people are shy when they speak English，so before you begin，take a deep breath and smile！Smiling always helps．
The third question is about vocabulary．Oliver，from Anhui wrote，“I want to remember all the new words．I write them down，but I forget them quickly．What should I do？”
Try to remember eight or ten words a day．Write them on pieces of paper and place them in your bedroom．Say the words when you see them，and change them every day．And when you’re shopping，how about counting the English words，or saying the English names for everything you see？
How many basic questions do the students often ask？

A．Two．

B．Three．

C．Four．

D．Five．

What should you do if you ale shy to speak English？

A．Watch English films．

B．Write down the words first．

C．Listen to real English songs．

D．Take a deep breath and smile before you begin．

What is Oliver’s problem？

A．He’s too shy to talk with others．

B．He’s not able to count English words．

C．He can’t remember new words．

D．He doesn’t know what real English is．

What’t the best title of this passage？

A．How to learn English

B．Talking about English films

C．Advice about English writing

D．The way of beginning an English conversation

阅读理解
这是今天的部分电视节目内容预告，请你从框内找出能满足你家人不同需求的节目，并将答案写在括号内

What’s on today？

A．TV Channel 10　9:00
The popular science programme（节目）is back with the latest news in technology（技术）．This week we’ll report cars that run on sunlight．

B．TV Channel 3　7:00
The latest music．This is the programme that tells you about what’s happening on the music scene and about some pop singers．

C．TV Channel 5　6:30
Do you want to know who will win the World Cup？Brazil or England？I’m sure you do．After tonight’s programme，you’ll know the result．

D．TV Channel 2　8:00
Busy parents？Bored children？Do you want something interesting to entertain（使……高兴）your children while you are doing something else？This programme is for the children under 4．We’ll present more music，fun，songs and games for kids．

E．TV Channel 4　8:45
Animal World．This film was made by Jacob Smith，a famous Australian camera man．With him．you can have a closer look at the animals in Australia．

My sister is a crazy follower of David Beckham（贝克汉姆）．He is her super（超级）football star．She always tries to get any information about him．（　　）
My mother wants to find a programme（节目）for my 3-year-old little brother while（当……的时候）she prepares（准备）a meal for us．（　　）
My father is a very busy businessman（商人）．But he always pays attention to（注意）the latest science news from the TV．（　　）
I’m very interested in（对……感兴趣）taking wildlife photos（拍野生动植物的照片）and enjoy any kind of programme about nature．（　　）
My elder brother（哥哥）is now studying in the National Music Institute（民族音乐学院）．He likes jazz（爵士乐）and other pop music．（　　）

任务型阅读
阅读下面5段语言材料，从A—G中找出与它们相对应的标题，并将其标号填入语段前的括号内。其中有两个选项是多余的。
If you want to learn English well，you have to practice speaking English！Use these sentences to help you start interesting conversations in English．
We should try to do things independently(独立地)rather than wait for help．Do you think our schools stop us from thinking independently？How can we become more independent？Can we help our classmates to be more independent？How？
I find this to be true with my students．If they only recite without understanding，they cannot use English well．Have you ever tried to recite many English words？What is the result？Do you know anyone that only follows but never thinks？What is that person like？Do you know anyone who is a clear thinker？What is that person like？
How can laughter help us in our daily life？Do you think humor is helpful if we are really sick？Do you know anyone who laughs all the time？What is that person like？Do you know anyone who never laughs？Do you enjoy being around that person？
Do you have many friends or just a few very close friends？How did you meet your best friend？What advice would you give a newcomer to your school to help him or her meet new friends？What would you do to help your best friend？
How should we eat to stay healthy？What do you think is the healthiest food we can eat every day？Do you eat very healthy food？Or do you prefer delicious but not so healthy food？What food should we avoid eating？Besides eating well，what should we do for our health？

A．A friend in need is a friend indeed．
B．Learning without thinking is a dangerous thing．
C．He who laughs last laughs best．
D．God helps those who help themselves．
E．Laughter is the best medicine．
F．Two heads are better than one．
G．An apple a day keeps the doctor away．

A．Children.	B．Some adults.
C．Students.	D．The old.

A．1842.	B．1841.
C．1845.	D．1846.

A．Once a year.	B．Once two years.
C．Once three years.	D．Once four years.

A．A lot of money.	B．The leader of this club.
C．Honor.	D．A and C