The Spring Festival Gala hosted by China Central Television each year has become an important part of the Chinese Lunar New Year celebration since 1983. As an important part of traditional Chinese culture, the celebration of Spring Festival is spreading around the world.
The Spring Festival Gala is combined with songs, dances, comic sketches, opera and folk arts. Harmony（和谐）and reunion（团聚）are the two themes of the gala. With a cheerful atmosphere, the gala is filled with laughter and applause from the beginning to the end. The gala usually starts at 8 on New Year’s Eve and lasts for about four hours. The program’s TV ratings have ranked first among China’s different shows over the past twenty years.
But it’s difficult to fit all audiences’ tastes. Each year the gala hopes to absorb(吸收) new ideas and surprise people. So it has become a big challenge for CCTV and its creative staff. In recent years, some people have thought the Spring Festival Gala should be canceled. But lots of people still support it. Some people local TV stations even have begun to host their own shows, which have met the growing cultural needs of audiences. One successful example is Hunan TV’s gala, which now ranks second. Another new type of show is the Shanzhai (copycat) Spring Festival Gala Show. Whether people watch CCTV’s gala or other similar shows, Chinese people will surely enjoy themselves on the Lunar New Year’s Eve.Why does the celebration of the Spring Festival spread around the world?
It spreads around the world because it is __________________________.What are the themes of CCTV’s Spring Festival Gala?
The themes of the gala are ______________________.How long does CCTV’s Spring Festival Gala usually last?
It uaually lasts for ____________.Why does the Spring Festival Gala become a big challenge for CCTV and its staff?
It becomes a big challenge because it is difficult _____________.What is the best title of this passage? ____________.
Do you know this young man? He is Robert Pattinson. He is an English actor and model. People like him very much.
Robert Pattinson was born in London on 13th of May, 1986. He likes music and sports. He can play the piano and the guitar. When he was a boy, he wanted to be a singer. Robert Pattinson began to be a model at the age of 12. Four years later, he started to like acting. Later, he played Edward Cullen in the movie Twilight(《暮光之城》). The movie turned out (结果) to be a great success (成功) and Robert Pattinson got many prizes (奖).
Robert Pattinson is ___________ years old this year.
A. 26 B. 27 C. 28Robert Pattinson can’t play __________.
A. the piano B. the guitar C. basketballRobert Pattinson wanted to be a(n) ________ when he was a boy.
A. singer B. model C. actorRobert began to like acting when he was __________.
A. 4 B. 12 C. 16From the passage (短文) we know ___________.
A. Robert Pattinson comes from England
B. Robert Pattinson began to be a model in 1996.
C. Many people don’t like Robert
Sophia plans to have a birthday party for her brother. She wants Jim to help her at the party. Here is Sophia’s e-mail to Jim.
| Dear Jim, How is everything with you? I miss you very much. I plan to have a birthday party for my brother. It will be from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. this Saturday. A lot of friends of my brother’s and mine will come to our house. Would you like to come? I think I will be busy at that time. Can you help me at the party? I’m looking forward to seeing you. Best wishes. Sophia |
This is Tim’s answer.
| Dear Sophia, I’m very glad to get your e-mail. I miss you, too. Thank you very much for asking me to your brother’s birthday party on Saturday. I would like to go. And I will bring some presents to your brother and you. I’m also looking forward to seeing you. We can have a good talk at the party. See you then. Yours, Jim |
The party will last __________.
A. three and a half hours
B. two and a half hours
C. three hoursSophia plans to have the party ___________.
A. in a restaurant
B. at home
C. at schoolThe party will be on Saturday ________.
A. morning B. evening C. afternoonJim wants to ________ at the party.
A. dance B. sing songs C. talkWhich is TRUR(正确的)？
A. Sophia plans to have a birthday party for her friend.
B. Jim wants Sophia to help him.
C. Sophia will be busy at the party.
Jack is an active boy. He likes doing sports very much. Soccer is his favorite. He often plays soccer with his friends and watches soccer games on TV. Jack has a sister. Her name is Anna. She likes watching TV plays. One evening there was an important game. And there was also a good TV play. Anna liked it very much. But Jack was sitting before the TV set the whole night. He didn’t want Anna to watch the TV play. Anna was angry, so she went to her mother’s room. When she came into the room, she was surprised to see that her father was watching the soccer game, too.
“Where is my mother, Dad?” asked Anna.
She goes to your grandma’s home,” said her father.
“Why?”
“I want to watch the soccer game, but she likes to watch a TV play.”
按要求完成下列各题。
And there was also a good TV play. _______________________
Dear Abby,
I’m a helpless mother. My son is 15 years old. I find out that the older he grows, the less we talk. I feel very worried and I really need help.
My first problem is about his hobbies. He seems to spend too much time on computer games. As soon as he gets home, he always turns on the computer games. As soon as he turns on the computer, he always shuts the door and locks others out. I’m getting worried about him, especially when his English teacher told me he always failed in the English exam.
Secondly, it seems that he is crazy about the new technology (技术). However, in fact, I don’t have enough money and I can’t afford all the things he wants.
These days, I’ve found that he seems to be always alone. I seldom see him talk to his friends on the phone or going out with anyone on weekends. That is the last problem I have.
Do all the boys behave (表现) this way? What should I do to help him?
Sincerely,
Mrs. Green
A. her son gets old
B. her son has some problems
C. her son feels worried
A. plays computer games
B. watches TV
C. learns English
A. 敲打 B. 打开 C. 关闭
A. an old watch
B. a common bag
C. a new-style bike
A. The son is fourteen years old.
B. The son likes to stay alone.
C. The son often talks with his mother.
阅读下列两篇语言材料，根据语言材料的内容，从每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳选项。
A. in the classroom
B. on the playground
C. in the dining
A. two B. three C. four
A. sing and dance
B. read and write
C. cook and sell foods
A. help poor children go back to school B. visit poor children
C. buy food for poor children
A. poster B. task C. story