The dragon is a great animal in Chinese culture． It brings the wind and rain． It is said that every year on the second day of the second lunar（阴历）month， the dragon wakes up from its winter sleep and raises its head． Because of this， the day is called "Dragon Heads﹣raising Day" （Longtaitou）．This year，it falls on February 24th．
Old people believed that after Longtaitou， there would be more rain． And rain is very important to farming． So Longtaitou was the start of spring and farming．
People have many ways to celebrate the festival．The most popular one is to have a haircut．Mary people believe that a haircut during the first lunar month may bring bad luck to your uncles﹣mainly your mother's brothers． They hope getting a haircut on Longtaitou keeps them away from bad luck．
Among Chinese people's festival traditions， there is always a place for food． During the Longtaitou festival， people eat food named after dragons． Noodles are called dragon's beard （longxu）． Dumplings are dragon's ears （long'er）． And spring roll（春卷） are dragon's skin （longlin）．
（1）What does the dragon bring according to the passage？
A． The rain and wind．
B． The rain and snow．
C． The wind and snow．
（2）When is Longtaitou every year？
A． On February 24th．
B． The second day of the first lunar month．
C． The second day of the second lunar month．
（3）Old people believed that Longtaitou was the beginning of ．
A． spring and farming
B． spring and resting
C． summer and farming
（4）Why do many people have a haircut on Longtaitou？
A． Because they hope to keep healthy．
B． Because they hope to make much money．
C． Because they hope to keep them away from bad luck．
（5）Noodles on Longtaitou are called ．
A． dragon's ears
B． dragon's beard
C． dragon's skin
My name is Daisy. Let me tell you something about my family. I live with my mother and father in a flat. I also have a brother .The flat is on the fifth floor of a tall building. There are 14 floors and a parking garage(车库) in the basement(地下室). My father parks his car there.
Our flat is not in the center of the city. It is 2 miles from the center. My father works in the city, so he goes to work by bus every day. He doesn’t drive his car. He uses his car only on weekends. He takes us to the country or to the beach.
Our flat has three bedrooms. There is a bedroom for my mother and father, one for me and one for my brother. There is a living room, a kitchen and a bathroom. We don’t have a garden ,but we have a small balcony .There are some plants on the balcony. In summer we often sit out on the balcony because it gets very hot inside the flat. Our flat is small, but we are very happy in it.Who does Daisy live with ?
______________________________________________Does his father has a car?：
______________________________________________What’s on the balcony ?
______________________________________________How dose Daisy’s father go to work ?
_______________________________________________ Why do they sit out on the balcony in summer ?
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Do you hope to do a lot of homework every evening? Are you interested in your English classes? Who do you want to teach you? Maybe you have lots of questions in your mind before school starts.
Well, I want to give you some good advice on these problems.
First, keep calm(平静). Don’t worry about all the problems you have. Put your heart into learning, and you can find something you are interested in. Do it actively.
Second, try your best to finish your homework quickly. Don’t spend a lot of time on it. Do more reading or writing in English. Think about the problems you have and solve them at once. Don’t stay up(熬夜) late, or you can’t study well the next day.
Third, invent something instead of copying(抄写) or repeating. If you can remember the words in your own way, you can tell your teachers you don’t like the way of copying them again and again. Be sure, you must pass the test. I think your teachers will agree with you. And they can give you some interesting work to do.
School is really a good place for us to learn. Believe in your teachers and yourself. You are the best one and you can do everything well. The writer writes this article in order to (为了) ______.
| A．ask students not to do their homework |
| B．give students some good ways of learning |
| C．ask the students not to listen to the teacher carefully |
| D．tell students what a good teacher and a good school are |
How many pieces of advice does the writer give us?
| A．Three | B．Four | C．Five | D．Six |
What does the writer tell students to do about their homework?
| A．They should spend much time on it. |
| B．Do the homework quickly. |
| C．They should do less reading or writing in English. |
| D．They should stay up late doing their home-work. |
What’s the third piece of advice about?
| A．Study in your own way. | B．How to get high marks. |
| C．How to copy words . | D．How to talk with teachers . |
According to (根据) the passage, students should believe in ______.
| A．themselves and their parents |
| B．their parents and teachers |
| C．their classmates and their friends |
| D．themselves and their teachers |
Have you ever paid attention (注意)to the Air Quality Index (空气质量指标) or AQI reported in the newspaper? The AQI helps us understand what the air quality around us means to our health. The AQI uses colours, numbers and words to tell us about the air. Let’s see what these colours and numbers mean.
| AQI colours |
AQI numbers |
Health words |
What to do |
| Green |
0~50 |
Good |
Just enjoy the clean air |
| Yellow |
51~100 |
Moderate (适中的) |
Air Quality is fine for most people |
| Orange |
101~150 |
Unhealthy for sensitive(敏感的) groups |
Active children and adults and people with lung (肺) disease (疾病) should spend less time outdoors. |
| Red |
151~200 |
Unhealthy |
People with lung disease and active kids and adults shouldn’t spend too long time outdoors. Everybody else should try to spend less time outside. |
| Purple |
201~300 |
Very unhealthy |
People with lung disease and active kids and adults should not spend any time outdoors. Everybody else should try not to go outside. |
If the weather report says today’s AQI is 39, we can __________.
| A．enjoy the clean air |
| B．spend less time outside |
| C．try not to go outside |
| D．stay inside most time |
If the Air Quality Index is _______, the air quality is good for most people.
| A．orange | B．red | C．purple | D．yellow |
The _______ AQI numbers are, the _________ air quality is.
| A．bigger; better | B．bigger; nicer |
| C．smaller; better | D．smaller; worse (糟糕) |
We use ________ to tell about the quality of the air.
① colours ② words ③ weather ④ numbers
| A．①②③④ | B．①②③ |
| C．①②④ | D．②③④ |
Which of the following is TRUE?
| A．If the AQI number is 140, the AQI colour will be red. |
| B．If the AQI colour is purple, the air is the best for people. |
| C．People with lung disease are very sensitive to the air. |
| D．The AQI can’t help people know the air quality. |
Peter is seven years old. He’s a student of Grade One. He doesn’t likeschool. It’s Sunday today. The little boy doesn’t go to school. He is playingwith a ball near his house. His grandmother comes to him and begins to talkabout his school with him.
“Who’s the best student in your class, Peter?” asks the old woman, “Ofcourse, I am.” Peter answers(回答).“Why?” asks the grandmother. “In my class only I can answer my teacher’squestion.” “What question?” asks the old woman. “He often asks us, who doesn’tunderstand(理解)me? Only I put up my hands(举手),”answers the boy.“ And who is theworst(最差的)in your class?” “Our teacher is.” “Why?” “He can’t answer theeasiest（最容易的）questions.” says Peter. “He always asks my classmates toanswer!”What grade is Peter in?___________________________________
Why doesn’t Peter go to school today? ___________________________________
Who is talking about the school with Peter? _________________________________
Can Peter understand his teacher in class? __________________________________
Who is the worst(最差的)in Peter’s class?___________________________________
The Smiths are going to visit Hong Kong next summer. They will fly there. They will spend about two weeks there.
First, they are going to visit all the places of interest(名胜古迹) in the city and also do some shopping. They can enjoy shopping until ten o’clock at night.
Second, they are going to eat delicious food there. There are many Chinese and western restaurants there. They can enjoy many kinds of food, for example, fish, meat and vegetables.
Last, they are going to visit Disneyland. There are lots of interesting things to do. They will take lots of photos there.
They are looking forward to their summer holidays.The Smiths are going to Hong Kong by ____________.
| A．bus | B．air | C．train | D．taxi |
The shopping mall in Hong Kong may open _____________.
| A．until 10:00 p.m. | B．after 10:00 p.m. |
| C．the whole night | D．until 9:00 p.m. |
The Smiths can ____________ in Hong Kong.
| A．only enjoy western food |
| B．only enjoy Chinese food |
| C．enjoy western and Chinese food |
| D．only enjoy vegetables |
Which of the sentence is true?
| A．It will take the Smiths two weeks to go to Hong Kong. |
| B．There are lots of interesting places in Hong Kong. |
| C．Visitors cannot take photos in Disneyland. |
| D．They aren’t going to take photos there. |
We can see that the Smiths will have a ____________ summer holiday.
| A．sorry | B．hard | C．happy | D．sad |