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 favourite dish on this day is dumplings. Days before the Spring Festival, families will clean their homes.peoplethinkcleaning sweeps away bad luck. It makes the house ready for good luck.
The colour red is everywhere during the Spring Festival. People think red is a happy colour 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 example, 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. |
Which of the following things is not supposed to(不应该) happen during the Spring Festival?
| A．Returning money before the Spring Festival. |
| B．Saying words that have to do with death. |
| C．Wearing red clothes. |
| D．Decorating houses with red paper. |
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 |
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Robert was born in a city. His father was a teacher and mother was a doctor. They got a lot of money and liked their son. The boy felt very happy. The boy was clever but was very lazy. He didn't like to use his head and wouldn't do anything. He didn't do well in his lessons and hardly finished middle school, when he was twenty. Then his parents found some work for him. But he refused．He stayed in bed all the time. They were angry with him, but he never listened to them. Seven years later they died in a traffic accident. He had to live on selling their property(财产). Now he has nothing. He's often hungry and sometimes he has to sleep under a chair in the park One night, as soon as he fell to sleep, he saw a beautiful girl came up to him and asked him to marry(娶)her. He was very happy and followed her. They came in a house He found she was very rich and had a lot of nice things. After dinner she asked him to see her garden. There were all kinds of flowers in it. Suddenly she disappeared(消失)in the forest. And he couldn't find her. He began to cry loudly. "What has happened to you, sir?"a policeman woke him up and asked "I've lost my wife.”Answered Robert. "She's very beautiful and rich. And she loves me very much.” "Perhaps she's gone home," said the policeman with a smile "She must wait for you at home?” "But I can’t remember where she lives!”The boy had a __________ childhood（童年）.
A. terrible B. happy C. commonThe boy didn't do well in his lessons because__________.
A. he wasn't clever B. he was very young C. he wouldn't use his headHis parents were angry with him because __________.
A .he was very lazy B. he was weak in his lessons C. he refused to go on studyingWhen he was __________, his parents died.
A. twenty B. twenty-two C. twenty-seven .One night he __________ in the park.
A. got a beautiful girl's love B. got a lot of moneyC. had a beautiful dream
请根据短文内容 , 判断正(A)误( B) 。Mike was tired but very happy last Sunday.
Mike and his classmates met at the foot of the West Hill.
They walked to the West Hill singing, talking and laughing the whole morning.
After they got to the top of the hill, they could see small rivers and green rice in the fields below them.
They were not tired when they returned to the school.
Most American families are smaller than the families in other countries. Most American families have one or two parents and one or two children each.
Children in the US will leave their parents’ home when they grow up. They usually live far from their parents because they want to find good jobs. They often write to their parents or telephone them. And they often go to visit their parents on holiday.
Parents usually let their children choose their own jobs. Americans think it important for young people to decide on their lives by themselves.
Children are asked to do some work around their house. And in many families, children are paid for doing some housework so that they learn how to make money for their own use.The size of most American families is ________ that of other countries.
| A．larger than | B．smaller than | C．as big as | D．as small as |
When children grow up, they leave their parents’ home to _________.
| A．get married | B．be free | C．find good jobs | D．study |
They visit their parents ________.
| A．on weekdays | B．on weekends | C．at any time | D．on holiday |
Which of the following statements is WRONG?
| A．Children have the freedom(自由） to choose their own job. |
| B．Parents don’t ask their children to do the housework. |
| C．Parents think it important for children to make their own decision. |
| D．When children grow up, they usually live far away from their home. |
Some parents pay their children for doing housework because ___________.
| A．children can learn how to make money for themselves |
| B．their children required them to do so |
| C．they are rich |
| D．it is required by law |
Most children like watching TV. It’s very interesting. By watching TV they can see and learn a lot and know many things about their country and the world. Of course, they can also learn over the radio. But they can learn better and more easily on TV. Why? Because they can hear and watch at the same time. But they can’t see anything over the radio. TV helps to open children’s eyes. It helps to open their minds (智力) , too. They learn newer and better ways of doing things.
Many children watch TV only on Saturday or Sunday evening. They are always busy with their classes. But a few children watch TV every night. They go to bed very late. They can’t have a good rest. How about you, my young friends? A few children go to bed late because they________.
| A．are busy with their classes | B．do their homework | C．watch TV | D．listen to the radio |
Children can’t see anything________.
| A．in class | B．on the radio | C．on TV | D．by watching TV |
TV helps to open children’s________.
| A．eyes and minds | B．minds | C．body | D．eyes |
—Why do many children watch TV only on Saturday or Sunday evening?
—Because________.
| A．TV is not good |
| B．they don’t like watching TV |
| C．they are always busy with their classes |
| D．they want to play tennis |
Children can study better and easily on TV because________.]
| A．they like to watch TV |
| B．they can hear at the same time |
| C．they can watch at the same time |
| D．they can hear and watch at the same time |