1、 MrLee was in bed and was trying to go to sleep when he heard the bell ringHe turned on the light and looked at his clockIt was twelve oclock“Who can it be at this time of night?“ He thoughtHe decided to go and find outSo he got up，put on his dressing gown(浴袍) and went to the doorWhen he opened the
2、door，there was nobody there“That is very strange“ Then he went back to his bedroom， took off his dressing gown，got back into bed，turned off the light and tried to go to sleepA few minutes later he heard the bell ring againMrLee jumped out of bed very quickly and rushed to the doorHe opened it，but ag
3、ain he found no one thereHe closed the door and tried not to feel angryThen he saw a piece of paper on the floorHe picked it upThere were some words on it：“It is now after midnight(午夜)，so it is April Fools Day(愚人节)April fool to you!“Oh，it was the English boy next door!“ MrLee exclaimed(惊叫) and almos
4、t smiledHe went back to bed and felt asleep at onceThe bell did not ring again根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。( ) 1When did MrLee go to bed?He went to bed _Abefore twelve oclockBafter twelve oclockCwhen the bell rangDwhen he saw the boy( ) 2Why did he rush to the door when he heard the bell ring the second time?AHe w
5、anted to open the door for the visitorBHe wanted to find out who the visitor wasCHe was afraid of the ringDHe was waiting for someone( ) 3From this passage，we learn that we can _ on April Fools DayAsay “Hello“ to each otherBdance and sing at nightCplay jokes on each otherDsend presents to children(
6、) 4What did MrLee think about the English boy?He thought he _Awas a good boyBwas friendly with himCshouldnt ring the bell at midnightDdid a dangerous thing just now( ) 5How about the English boy according to the passage?AHe is friendlyBHe is nervousCHe was handsomeDHe was kind答案：1A 文章第一段的前三个句子就告诉了此题
7、的答案。2B 文中“Who can it be at this time of night?”，说明 Mr.Lee 很想知道是谁在午夜时来敲门。3C 在愚人节这天，人们可相互开玩笑。4B 英国男孩和 Mr.Lee 开玩笑，说明他把 Mr.Lee 看成朋友，所以答案是 B 。5A 根据短文中男孩和 Mr.Lee 开玩笑，可以看出男孩很友好，所以选 A。二Every year there is a Spring Festival in ChinaUsually it is in January or FebruaryIt is the most important festival in Chin
8、aSo before it comes，everyone has to prepare thingsThey buy pork，beef，chicken，fruits and many other things And they often make a special kind of food “dumplings“It means “come together“On the day before the festival，parents buy new clothes for their childrenChildren also buy presents for their parent
9、sOn the Spring Festival Eve(除夕)，all the family members come back to their hometownThis is a happy momentSome sing and dance，some play cards and others get the dinner readyWhen they enjoy the meal， they give each other the best wishes for the coming yearThey all have a good time根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。( ) 1Whi
10、ch is the most important festival in China?AThe Mid Autumn FestivalBLantern FestivalCChildrens Day DThe Spring Festival( ) 2When is the Chinese Spring Festival usually celebrated?AIn March or April BIn May or June CIn January or FebruaryDIn December( ) 3_ is the special kind of food for the Spring F
11、estival in ChinaAChicken BDumpling CFish DFried rice( ) 4Whats the meaning of the food “dumplings“ for Chinese people in the Spring Festival?ACome togetherBHelp yourself CLook upDCongratulate( ) 5The family _ when they are having dinner together on the Spring Festival EveAgive each other the best wi
12、shesBbuy each other presentsCsing，danceDplay cards答案：1D 根据短文中 It is the most important festival in China可以看出春节是中国最重要的节日，所以选 D。2C 由文章中 Usually it is in January or February可知中国的春节是在一二月份举行的，所以选 C。3B 根据短文内容 they often make a special kind of food “dumplings“，可知选 B。4A 根据文中 It means “come together“，可以看出，Du
13、mplings 是“come together”的象征，所以选 A。5A 根据短文最后几句话可以看出，人们在吃饭时互相祝福，所以选 A 。三What is your favorite holiday? Here are some students opinionsSandy from Taiwan says：My favorite holiday is the Mid-Autumn festivalI always visit my grandfather and grandmother， and we always go to the same restaurant on the mount
14、ain to hold jubilationAt night，we always have a barbecue，and watch the moon togetherI enjoy it a lotZhenia from Ukraine says：My favorite day is New Years DayWe celebrate the new year on the 31st of DecemberFather Frost comes with his granddaughter on that night He puts his presents under the New Yea
15、r TreeWe have a party and stay up until midnight to see the New Year in and the Old Year off We cook delicious food for the partyPeople also celebrate Old New Year in our countryIt is on the 14th of JanuaryYagna from India says：My favorite day is Deepavali(屠妖节) ，which is also called Festival of Ligh
16、tsPeople do some cleaning at home and light their oil lamps to thank for the defeat of the bad kingTo celebrate it，we also eat sweets and delicious food ，wear new clothes，and give presents to our friends and relativesPat from Thailand says：My name is PatMy favorite holiday is SongkranIt takes place
17、from the 13th to 15th of AprilOn the holiday people pour water on each otherIt is a lot of funPeople also buy new clothes and they have big parties根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。( ) 1What is Sandys favorite holiday?AThe Mid-Autumn festivalBNew Years DayCDeepavaliDSongkran( ) 2The underlined word “jubilation“ is clos
18、est in meaning to “_“ Ahope Bcelebration Cpresent Dexercise( ) 3What does the underlined word “Songkran“ probably mean in Chinese?A音乐会 B新年 C中秋节 D泼水节( ) 4In order to celebrate Deepavali，we can _Aeat sweets and delicious foodBweal new clothesCgive presents to othersDall of the above( ) 5Where does Zhe
19、nia come from according to the passage?ATaiwan BIndia CUkraine DThailand答案：1A 根据第一个学生的话可以确定 Sandy 最喜欢的节日是中秋节，即选 A 。2B 根据 Sandy 的叙述可知，他们总是去同一个饭店，可以猜测是庆贺节日，所以选 B。3D 根据 Pat 的介绍可知在 4 月 13 15 日，他们可以把水泼在别人身上，所以确定是泼水节，选 D。4D 根据 Yagna 的叙述，可以确定为了庆祝屠妖节，他们可以吃糖和佳肴，可以穿新衣服，可以送别人礼物，所以选 D 。5C 根据第四段的内容可以找出 Zhenia 是来
20、自乌克兰，即 C。四Around the world，people have different traditional foods to celebrate different festivalsTraditional foods also show a new year of good luck and good health：An English Christmas dinner has a meal of turkey，and it also includes pies and plum puddings(李子布丁)In Germany，Christmas is celebrated
21、with bread cookies and cakes，which are made like Christmas trees In France，Christmas dessert is a cake filled with butter creamIn southern parts of India，there is a three-day festival in mid-January called PongalIt includes rice and a dish of rice cooked with sugar that is shared with families and f
22、riendsJapan celebrates New Year with a seven-day festivalIt begins from January 1stFood is prepared before the festival so people dont need to cook during the festivalOn New Years Day，various dishes called Osechi ryori(御节料理) are served each dish is a wish for the New YearIn most Asian countries，the
23、New Year begins with the first full moon of the first Chinese Lunar(阴历的) monthEach place has its special food to welcome the coming year：People in China prepare their food ahead of time to avoid the possibility that using a knife during New Years time might “cut luck“， Foods with lucky names are pop
24、ular，such as fish，which sounds like “surplus(剩余)“ 根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。( ) 1What do you learn from the passage?Apeople have different traditional foods to celebrate different festivalsBNew Year begins from January 10th in JapanCIn France，Christmas dessert is a cake filled with butterDTraditional foods only
25、 show a new of good luck( ) 2What did a three-festival in mid-January in southern parts of India?AChristmas BPongal CNew Year DLantern Festival ( ) 3In Japan，people all like eating _ on New years DayAturkey Bdessert COsechi ryori Ddumplings( ) 4The underlined word “various“ in Paragraph 4 can best b
26、e replaced by “ _“Adifferent Bsame Cexpensive Dfew( ) 5The underlined word “possibility“ in Paragraph 5 probably means “_“ in ChineseA必须性 B必然性 C可变性 D可能性答案：1A 由第一段的内容可知，人们用不同的传统食物来庆祝不同的节日，所以选 A 。2B 根据第三段的内容可知在印度南部地区连续三天的节日是 Pongal 。3C 根据短文第四段的内容可知，在日本的节日里人们习惯吃御节寿司，所以选 C 。4A 根据第四段的内容可以确定 various 是“各种各
27、样的，丰盛的” ，所以选 A。5D 根据最后一段内容可知， possibility 是名词，可以推断出是 “可能性” ，所以选 D。五On Thanksgiving Day，most of us will sit down to enjoy a turkey dinnerThe bird also shows up on the table at Christmas How did we start with the tradition of savoring turkeys during the holidays?They were fresh，cheap，and big enough to
28、 feed a group of peopleAmericans like having large poultry(家禽) for celebrations because they dont need to pay a lot for the birdsCows were more useful alive than dead，and beef wasnt widely offered until the late 19th century Chicken was more highly regarded than it is todayVenison( 鹿肉) would have be
29、en another choice， especially during the 17th and 18th centuriesEating turkey was also a British holiday custom(风俗，习惯) people brought to the New WorldAmong the big birds，turkey is the most suitable for ThanksgivingTurkeys were born in the springThey spend about seven months eating insects on the far
30、mBy Thanksgiving，they have grown to about 10 poundsTurkeys are cheaper than geese，which are more difficult to raise，and cheaper by the pound than chickensCost is an important factor for holiday shoppers，because people will not prepare just one mealThanksgiving Day is the time to bake meal and other
31、types of pies The foods can last through the winter根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。( ) 1The underlined word “savour“ in Paragraph 1 probably means “_“ in ChineseA享用 B欣赏 C饲养 D清洁( ) 2Why do Americans enjoy eating turkey on Thanksgiving day?ATurkeys were freshBTurkeys were bigCTurkeys were cheapDAll of the above( ) 3How
32、 long do turkeys grow to about 10 pounds?AAbout three monthsBAbout eight monthsCAbout one yearDAbout eleven months( ) 4What were more useful alive than dead?ATurkeys BChicken CCows DGeese( ) 5The underlined word “factor“ can be replaced by “_“Aopinion Breason Cthought Dthing答案：1A 根据第一段的内容可以推测是 “吃，享用
33、”的意思，所以选 A 。2D 根据第二段内容可知，火鸡味道鲜美，价格低廉，个大，所以人们喜欢吃，即选 D。3B 根据第三段的内容可知，火鸡在春天出生，感恩节在 11 月份，所以应该是 8 个月左右的时间长成十磅。4C 根据短文内容可知，活着的奶牛比死的更有用，所以选 C 。5D 由文中 Cost is an important factor for holiday shoppers，可知成本对于销售商来说是重要的事情(因素)，所以选 D。六The New Year is one of the happiest holidays in RussiaChristmas was a very imp
34、ortant Russian holiday beforeHowever，in the past one hundred years，the New Year has taken its placeThe New Year is also celebrated with a Christmas tree that has begun to be called a New Year treeRussian people regard the coming year as the beginning of new life，a chance to make dreams come trueTher
35、e is a tradition to make a wish while drinking champagne(香槟酒)Actually，champagne is the traditional drink of the first half hour of the New YearAnd then beer or vodka(伏特加酒) takes its placePeople make a lot of preparations before New Years DayThey clean their houses and cook a lot of foodRussian New Y
36、ear is different from American ChristmasIt is usually celebrated with friends while in America Christmas is usually celebrated with familyThe New Year party is usually a very happy party with a lot of toasts(干杯，敬酒) ，changing clothes，exchanging presents and congratulating each otherRussians can have
37、a lot of fun on New Years DayDecember 31st is working day，but January 1st and 2nd are holidays，so it is a tradition for people to stay awake all night on New Years EveAnd even children try not to go to sleep for as long as they canPeople go out into the streets at night，light New Year trees and put
38、them all around the town阅读短文，根据文章内容判断下列句子正(T)误(F) 。( ) 1New years Day is not as important as Christmas in Russia( ) 2Russians usually drink beer or vodka first，and then drink champagne ( ) 3Russians usually exchange presents during the New Year party( ) 4New Year holidays usually last from December
39、30th to January 2nd( ) 5Russian New Year is not the same as American Christmas答案：1F 根据文章第一段的内容可知，以前圣诞节很重要，可是现在新年更重要，所以错误。2F 根据第二段内容可知，他们先是喝 champagne ，后来又习惯于喝 beer or vodka，确定本句是错误的。3T 根据第三段的内容可知，在新年人们通常交换礼物，所以本句正确。4F 根据最后一段内容可知，12 月还在工作，1 月 1 2 号是新年，所以该题是错误的。5T 根据第一段的内容可以确定本句是正确的。七Whenever the sun
40、dropped and the blue sky came up，my father and I used to climb the mountain near my houseWalking together ，my father and I used to have a lot of conversations through which I learned lessons from his experiencesHe always told me，“You should have goals like climbing the mountain“ Without the mountain
41、-climbing that we both enjoyed，we couldnt have enough time to spend together because my father was very busyI really got a lot from mountain-climbingIt gave me time to talk with my father and to be in deep thought as well as develop my patience(耐力)Once we climbed a very high mountainIt was so challe
42、nging for me because I was only ten years oldDuring the first few hours of climbing，I enjoyed the flowers and trees ，and the birds singing，but as time passed，I got a pain in both of my legsI wanted to quit climbingIn fact，I hated it at that moment，but my father said to me，“You can always see a beaut
43、iful sky at the top of the mountain，but you cant see it before you reach the topOnly there at the top，can you see all of the nice things，just like in life“At that time，I was too young to understand his wordsBut later after that，I got new hope and confidence(信心)I found myself standing at the top of t
44、he sky，which was as clear as crystal(水晶) 根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。( ) 1The passage tells us that mountain-climbing was _ for Father and SonAhard Benjoyable Cpainful Dcomfortable( ) 2The word “quit“ in the passage means “_“Acarry onBput offCgive upDpick up( ) 3 Which of the following is similar in meaning to th
45、e fathers words in the second paragraph?AYou will get all you need at the top of the mountainBThe sky is always as clear as crystalCYou can find life is full of nice thingsDNever give up half-way( ) 4We can infer(推断) from the last paragraph that _Athe writer was very successful in his lifeBthe write
46、r didnt reach the top of the mountainCthough the writer was young ，he could understand his fatherDthe writer used to stop half-way when he climbed the mountain( ) 5The best title for the passage is “_“AReaching the Top of the MountainBEnjoy the Beautiful ViewsCConversations between Father and SonDFather and I答案：1B 由第一段中 mountain-climbing that we both enjoyed，可知作者和父亲都很喜欢登山。2C 根据上文可知，小作者登山一段时间后，腿脚酸痛；和后文的那句话“此时此刻他憎恨登山”可以推断出，作者想放弃登山活动，所以选 C 。3D 根据短文中父亲的话可知，只有到达山顶，才能看到最美的人间景色，由此可以确定选 D。4A 根据最后一段的内容可以推断出作者成功地登上了山顶，暗喻他在人生路上也是成功的，所以选 A。5A 根
