We spoke to three students from around the world about different national holidays．There are different customs for each festival．
Tan Xiaodong，15，Hong Kong，China
"It'll soon be the Chinese New Year．Before it，we'll clean the house and decorate （装饰） it for good luck．Every shop is going to close for a few days and we'll go out a lot to celebrate in the streets．We might go and see the lion and dragon dances in the city center．I love this festival．"
Wendy，16，Sydney，Australia
"Australia Day is on 26th January and it's an important holiday here．We always have a Monday off，so we celebrate for three days．My parents and I go to the countryside for a picnic and friends always come over．Many people go to beach parties or street parties and there are lots of music and dancing．What fun!"
Amy，14，New York，the US
"The first Thanksgiving was celebrated hundreds of years ago when Europeans who came to America thanked God for his help．It's still a very important day for family members to be together．This year we're going to visit my grandparents and we'll eat a delicious meal of turkey．Thanksgiving is on the 4th Thursday in November every year．"
根据材料内容选择一个最佳答案．
51．How many festivals are mentioned in the passage？
| A． |
Five． |
| B． |
Four． |
| C． |
Three． |
| D． |
Two． |
52．During the Chinese New Year，tourists can according to the passage．
| A． |
see lion and dragon dances |
| B． |
go to beach parties |
| C． |
eat turkey |
| D． |
do a lot of shopping |
53．On Australia Day，Wendy and her parents often ．
| A． |
go to a swimming pool |
| B． |
have a party at school |
| C． |
clean the house and dance |
| D． |
have a picnic in the countryside |
54．What do you think a"turkey"is in this passage？
| A． |
A festival． |
| B． |
A kind of drink． |
| C． |
A kind of food． |
| D． |
A country． |
55．From the passage，we can learn that ．
| A． |
Amy is from Sydney，Australia |
| B． |
Many people go out for a picnic with friends before the Chinese New Year |
| C． |
Thanksgiving Day is on 26 thJanuary in USA |
| D． |
Different festivals have different customs． |
Long ago, there lived a clever man in China. He was famous for his wide knowledge. And lots of people from all over the country came to learn things from him. The great man taught his students with all his heart and answered their questions with great patience(耐心).
One day a student asked him, “My dear teacher, didn’t you say you have more questions than we do? But we think we students have a lot more than you.” With a smile, the teacher drew two circles—one is as large as a big plate, and the other smaller.
“Of course, I’ve learned much more. But I don’t think I know all you know. Now, look at these two circles：Inside the big one is my knowledge of things, and inside the smaller one is yours. Out of the circles is what we don’t know. My circle is larger, so its line is longer. That means I have more chances to meet with what I don’t know. And that’s why I have more questions than you. The more you learn, the more questions you’ll have. You will never learn enough, you know.”
根据短文内容，选择正确答案Lots of people came to learn things from the great man because.
A、he was very clever B、he knew a lot C、he was patientThe student thought that.
A、the teacher had more questions than the students
B、the teacher had fewer questions than the students
C、the teacher had same questions as the studentsWhich of the following pictures did the teacher draw?
A、
B、
C、
Why did the teacher draw two circles?
A、To show that he was good at drawing pictures.
B、To tell student why he had more questions than his students.
C、To tell the student that he knew everything.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A、The teacher knew all his students knew.
B、The man was a good teacher.
C、The teacher’s knowledge is inside the big circle.
Each nation has many good people who help take care of others. For example, some high school and college students in the United States often spend many hours as volunteers in hospitals, orphanages(孤儿院) or homes for the aged(老人). They read books to the people in these places, or they just visit them or listen to their problems. Other young volunteers go and work in the homes of people who are sick or old. They paint, clean up, or repair houses, do shopping and mow(割草) their lawns(草坪). For boys who no longer have fathers, there is an organization called Big Brothers. College students and other men take these boys to basketball games or on fishing trips and help them get to know things that boys usually learn from their fathers.
Some cities have a number of clubs where boys and girls can go to play games or learn crafts(手艺). Some of these clubs show movies or organize short trips to the mountains, the beaches, museums or other places of interest. Most of these clubs use a lot of high school and college students as volunteers because they are young enough to remember the problems of younger boys and girls.
Volunteers believe that some of the happiest people in the world are those who help bring happiness to others.
根据短文内容，选择正确答案From the short passage we can see thatare often helped by the volunteers.
A、workers in the factory
B、students in school
C、people in the home for the elderly(老人)Young volunteers often go and work in the homes when people are.
A、very busy B、hungry C、in troubleBig Brothers is an organization.
A、to play basketball with the boys who no longer have fathers
B、to help the boys who no longer have fathers
C、to teach the boys who no longer have fathers how to fishWhich of the following don’t the clubs do for the boys and girls?
A、Show movies.
B、Organize short trips.
C、Make new clothes for them.The clubs use many students as volunteers because.
A、they believe that the happiest people are those who help bring happiness to others
B、they are so young that they can remember the problems of younger boys and girls
C、they can work very long a day without having a rest
请认真阅读下面短文，并根据短文内容回答问题。
Zhang Li lies in bed sadly. The 24-year-old young man lost his right leg because of a blood disease (血液病). The doctor said that his 10 years of smoking had caused the disease.
“I first smoked a cigarette when I was in Junior 3. It made me feel like a man and I thought it looked cool. Now I know I was really wrong,” said Zhang.
According to the 2008 China Tobacco Control report (中国烟草控制报告), 130 million young people who are under 18 years old have tried smoking. Fifteen million of them are addicted (上瘾的).
The report came out on May 31, World No-Smoking Day. It also found that nearly 68% of teenage smokers smoked their first cigarette before the age of 13. Those living in big cities started even earlier.
“Some tobacco companies try to make cigarettes cool and attractive. It’s just to make money,” said Yang Gonghuan, a doctor. In fact, smoking is one of the top killers in China. Each year 1 million people die from smoking-related (与吸烟有关的) diseases. Smoking causes illnesses like lung cancer and heart disease.
Doctors say that the younger a person starts smoking, the worse it will be. If a person starts smoking as a teenager, he or she may live twenty-two years less than non-smokers.
回答下列问题What caused Zhang Li’s disease?
When did he first smoke a cigarette?
How many people die from smoking-related diseases each year in China?
If someone smokes too much, what diseases can he develop?
Why do many teenagers smoke at first?（请自拟一句话作答，最好用文中句子改写）
What are you going to do if you are in a burning house? How will you escape（逃跑）? Do you know how to save yourself? Please read the following passage.
Escaping a fire is a serious matter. Knowing what to do during a fire can save yourself. It is important to know the ways you can use and to show them to everyone in the family, such as stairways (楼梯) and fire escapes, but not lifts.
From the lower floors of the buildings, escaping through windows is possible, learn the best way of leaving through windows with the least chance of serious injury (伤害).
The second floor window is usually not very high from the ground. An average person, hanging by the finger-tips (手指尖) will have a drop of about six feet to the ground. It is about the height of an average man. Of course, it is safer to jump a short way than to stay in a burning building.
Windows are also useful when you are waiting for help. Be sure to keep the door closed. Or smoke and fire may be drawn into the room. Keep your head low at the window to be sure you get fresh air rather than smoke that may have leaked (泄露) into the room.
On a second or third floor, the best windows for escape are those which open onto a roof (屋顶). From the roof a person can drop to the ground more safely. Dropping onto cement (水泥) might end in injury. Bushes and grass can help to break a fall.It is important to ____________________.
| A．know the ways to escape a fire |
| B．put out a fire in a burning house |
| C．jump out of a burning house |
| D．keep the door closed |
It is possible to escape through the windows ___________________.
| A．if you are strong enough |
| B．if there are some bushes on the ground |
| C．if you live on a lower floor |
| D．if you have a long rope |
Keep your head low at the window so that ___________ if the building is on fire.
| A．you can get fresh air | B．you can call for help |
| C．you can easily jump off | D．you can be seen first |
The best title for the passage is _____________.
| A．Escaping as fast as possible |
| B．Saving Yourself from a Burning House |
| C．Knowledge on Fire |
| D．Waiting for Help |
A man came back home from work late, tired, to find his six-year-old son waiting for him at the door.
“Daddy, how much money do you make an hour?”
“If you want to know, I make $20 an hour.”
“Oh,” the little boy replied, with his head down. He thought for a moment, looked up and said, “Daddy, could you lend me $10?”
The father was furious, “If you asked for money to buy a toy or some other rubbish, then go straight to your room and think why you are being so selfish!”
The little boy quietly went to his room and shut the door. After about an hour or so, the father calmed down, and started to think, “Maybe he really needs to buy something and he didn’t ask for money very often.” So he went to the little boy’s room.
“Sorry! Maybe I was too hard on you just now,” said the man. “Here’s $10.”
“Oh, thank you, Daddy!” the boy said gladly. Then, the boy took out some coins. When the father found that the boy already had some money, he got angry again.
“Why do you want more money since you already have some?” the father shouted angrily.
“Because I didn’t have enough, but now I do,” the little boy replied, “Daddy, I have $20 now. Can I buy an hour of your time? Please come home early tomorrow. I would like to have dinner with you.” How much does the man make if he works 10 hours?
| A．$20. | B．$50. | C．$100. | D．$200. |
In this passage, the underlined word “furious” means ___________.
| A．very angry | B．quite happy | C．too excited | D．a little tired |
The boy wanted to buy ___________ with twenty dollars.
| A．a new book for himself | B．a nice present for his father |
| C．a toy for his own birthday | D．an hour of his father’s time |
From this passage, we can infer (推断) that the boy’s father __________.
| A．often played with his son | B．spent little time with his son |
| C．didn’t love his son at all | D．often came back home early |