Birthday Traditions in Different Countrles[来
England
Certain symbolic objects are mixed into the birthday cake as it’s being prepared. If your piece of cake has a coin in it，then you will be rich. Also, when it’s your birthday，your friends give you the“bumps”.They lift you in the air by your hands and feet and raise you up and down to the floor；one for each year you lived，then another one or two for luck.
Denmark
A flag is flown outside a window to show that someone who lives in that house is having a birthday. Presents are placed around the child’s bed while he/she is sleeping，so he/she will see them at once upon awakening.
Holland
Special year birthdays such as 5，10，15，20，21 are called“crown”years.The birthday child receives an especially large gift on a crown year birthday.The family also decorates the birthday child’s chair at the dining room table with flowers，paper streamers and balloons.
Canada
The birthday child’s nose is greased（涂抹）with butter for good luck.The greased nose makes the child too slippery for bad luck to catch him/her.In some parts of Canada，the birthday person even receives a punch（一拳）for each year he/she is alive and then one for good luck.
Brazil
The birthday child receives a pull on the ear for each year he/she has been alive.The birthday person also gives the first plece of cake to his/her most special friend or relative，usually mom or dad.
Korea
There is a big family party on the first birthday.The table is set with food，and four items：a pencil，a ruler，thread，and money. The item that the baby chooses is said to forecast his/her future：excellent student，good with hands，long life or riches.
South Africa
On the twenty-first birthday，a key made of anything from paper to silver to gold is presented by the parents as a sign that the child is ready to unlock the door to their future.
If a British friend is raised up and down to the floor 18 yimes on his birthday，he is most likely（可能的）to be .
| A．17 | B．18 | C．19 | D．20 |
The following tradition is mentioned in the passage EXCEPT for .
| A．giving a pull on the ear |
| B．having a big family party |
| C．greasing butter on the nose |
| D．flying a flag at the child’s bed |
In which countries do people celebrate their 21st birthday specially?
| A．Canada and England. |
| B．Denmark and Korea. |
| C．Brazil and Holland. |
| D．Holland and South Africa. |
The passage mainly tells us .
| A．people in different countries have their own special year birthdays |
| B．people in different countries celebrate their birthday in different ways |
| C．people always have a big birthday party at home in different countries |
| D．people always know a 1-year-old baby’s future from the item he chooses |
One midnight, a little girl woke up to pass water. She by herself got up and down her bed, walked to the bedroom door and opened it. She looked outside and walked back, for it was so dark in the hall that she feared.
Her mother said, “Don’t be afraid, honey. Take courage!”
“What’s courage?” she asked, running to her mother’s bed.
“Courage is the brave breath,” her mother answered.
“Mum, do you have courage?”
“Certainly.”
The girl held out her little hands, saying, “Mum, blow some of your breath of courage to me.”
After her mother blew out two mouthfuls of breath into her little cold hands, the little girl clenched her fists(握拳) nervously, afraid that the “breath of courage” would run away. Then with her fists clenched, she walked out of the bedroom towards the bathroom with nothing to fear.
Her mother said to herself, “It will be nice if someone can blow some kind of ‘breath’ to me. Then I can hold it in my hands too when I feel terrified or lost.”
In fact, mostly, what we are terrified of is nothing but the fear in our mind. Who we should defeat(战胜) is nobody but ourselves.
The girl walked back because __________.
| A．the bathroom was too far away. | B．her mother wouldn’t go with her |
| C．she was too afraid of the dark | D．the bedroom door was locked |
We learn from the reading that ___________.
| A．the girl went to the bathroom by herself |
| B．the girl pretended to be terrified of nothing |
| C．the girl’s mother was able to blow brave breath |
| D．the girl’s mother was very proud of herself |
To stop “mother’s breath” from running away, the girl __________.
| A．held out her little hands | B．clenched her fists |
| C．talk to her mother | D．held her own breath |
The writer mainly wants to tell us that ________.
| A．adults are always brave enough |
| B．children learn to be brave quickly |
| C．the fear in one’s mind is the real problem |
| D．the mother can deal with anything with breath |
Which is the best title of the passage?
| A．The Fearless Mother | B．One Lonely Girl |
| C．One midnight | D．The Breath of Courage |
任务型阅读。
Charles，Isabel，Alex，Tara和Toby五个人都爱好体育。现在他们正打算从事各自喜欢的项目。请仔细阅读第76--80题中的个人情况说明，然后选出符合各人要求的最佳选项。Charles works in the city center and wants to take up a sport that he can often do during his lunch break. He enjoys a game in which he can play with his workmate on the desk to relax.
Isabel, aged 17, is a Chinese girl who studies in the US now. She never misses any matches played by Houston Rockets. She hopes to follow in Yao Ming’s steps.
Alex likes water sports very much. He is good at showing different styles, such as butterflies, frogs and so on. Believe it or not, he can dive under water for 2. 5 minutes.
Tara comes from America. Now she teaches English in a middle school in Beijing. In her free time, she would like to go in for a traditional sport so that she can learn more about China.
Toby is a student in charge of PE lesson in Riverside Middle School. These days he is training hard for the coming sport meet. He wants very much to break the school record of 175cm.
A B C D E
Most students in China have their own school rules. So do the schools in other countries.
Japan: Most schools demand(要求) that students wear uniforms, such as sports suits or skirts. They also demand that girls’ white socks be folded in a certain way and boys’ heads be shaved(剃)
Other Japanese schools tell students that they may not date, go to movies, leave home after sunset or play video games without permission from school.
USA: For safety at home USA schools, students must have a pair of indoor shoes to change into at school every day. This makes sure students won’t fall over on the slippery floors and keeps the schools clean. Gum chewing is not allowed in many USA school buildings, as it is difficult to clean up. And if students chew gum in class, they may not focus on study.
UK: Strange hairstyles are not allowed in some British schools. But they might allow students to wear certain hairstyles during the World Cup years. Two students had a special design shaved into their hair during 2002 World Cup. But they were not accepted by their school after that because the school said the rules changed since then.Many Japanese students have to follow the following rules EXCEPT .
| A．wear uniform | B．boys’ heads should be shaved |
| C．wear indoor shoes at school | D．can’t leave home after sunset |
Gum chewing is not allowed in many USA schools may because .
| A．it is difficult to clean up | B．make students study carefully |
| C．it costs students too much money | D．it wastes teachers’ time |
British students could have a special hairstyle .
| A．during Olympic Games | B．in the year 2007 |
| C．only during the World Cup | D．after the school rules changed |
The meaning of the focus on is .
| A．从事于 | B．继续 | C．专心于 | D．放弃 |
The passage wants to tell us .
| A．Different countries have the same rules for the students |
| B．We must follow all the rules above |
| C．Students in different countries have to follow different rules |
| D．Most schools in China have different school rules |
Once Effendi had a joke with the Prime Minister (宰相). He said that the Minister would die the next day. The next day, the Minister fell to the ground from the horse and really died. When the king learned this, he got angry and sent his men to catch Effendi at once.
When Effendi was brought to him, the king shouted angrily, “Effendi, since (既然)you knew when my Minister would die, you must know the date of your own death. Say it out, or you’ll die today.”
Effendi looked at the king for a while. Then he answered, “But how can I know? I’ll die two days earlier than you.” The king was afraid that if he killed Effendi, he himself would die after that. He thought he must keep Effendi alive (活着) as long as possible, so he let Effendi go.This story tells us ________.
| A．how Effendi fooled (愚弄) the king | B．when the king would die |
| C．why the Minister died | D．Effendi knew the dates of everyone’s death |
The Prime Minister died because ________.
| A．Effendi killed him | B．Effendi said he would die |
| C．He was badly ill | D．He fell off the horse |
Why did the king ask Effendi to tell him the date of Effendi’s own death?
| A．Because the king wanted to know when he himself would die. |
| B．Because the wanted to find an excuse to kill Effendi. |
| C．Because he himself had known the date of Effendi’s death. |
| D．Because he wanted to know when Effendi would die. |
The king let Effendi go because ________.
| A．he hoped to live a long life | B．he was afraid of Effendi |
| C．he didn’t believe (相信) Effendi’s word | D．He knew he would die two days later |
Which of the following is not true?
| A．Effendi played a joke on the Minister |
| B．Effendi didn’t know when the king would die. |
| C．The king was afraid of death. |
| D．If the king killed Effendi, he himself would die two days later. |
This is a chart of a car’s fuel consumption during a certain day.
Time of day
Fuel consumption-燃料消耗 petrol- 汽油 litre-升The above chart shows ______________.
| A．how much petrol was needed to fill the tank | B．the speed the car was going |
| C．which trip used the most petrol | D．how far the car travelled |
The driver bought petrol at ______________.
| A．8 a.m. | B．9 a.m. | C．4 p.m. | D．6 p.m. |
Throughout the day the car used_______________.
| A．45 litres of petrol | B．40 litres of petrol |
| C．35 litres of petrol | D．10 litres of petrol |