Everyone has got two personalities(性格)-the one that is shown to the world and the other that is secret and real.You don’t show your secret personality when you’re awake because you can control yourself, but when you’re asleep, your sleeping position shows the real you.In a normal night, of course, you often change your sleeping positions.The important position that best shows your secret personality is the one that you go to sleep.
If you go to sleep on your back, you’re a very open person.You normally trust people and you are easily influenced by new ideas.You don’t like to make people unhappy, so you never express your real feelings.You’re quite shy and you aren’t very confident.
If you sleep on your stomach, you are a person who likes to keep secrets.You worry a lot and you’re always easily becoming sad.You never want to change your ideas, but you are satisfied with your life the way it is.You usually live for today not for tomorrow.
If you sleep on curled up(蜷缩), you are probably a very nervous person.You have a low opinion of yourself and often protect yourself from being hurt, so you are very defensive.You’re shy and you don’t usually like meeting people.You like to be on your own.
If you sleep on your side, you have usually got a well-balanced(平衡的)personality.You know your strengths and weaknesses.You’re usually careful.You have a confident personality.You sometimes feel worried, but you don’t often get unhappy.You always say what you think, even if it makes people angry.
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(1)
You may find the passage in _________.
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A.
a science magazine
B.
a guide book
C.
a sports newspaper
D.
a story book
(2)
When does the sleeping position best show your secret personality?
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A.
In the daytime.
B.
At the beginning of sleep.
C.
At night.
D.
During the deep sleep.
(3)
Tina hardly tells her secrets to her friends.She probably goes to sleep _________.
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A.
on curled up
B.
on her stomach
C.
on her back
D.
on her side
(4)
What does the word "defensive" mean in the passage?
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A.
易怒的
B.
攻击性的
C.
外向的
D.
有戒心的
(5)
What does the passage tell us?
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A.
Sleeping on your side is the best way of sleeping.
B.
Changing positions will cause sleeping problems.
C.
Sleeping positions show people’s secret personalities.
D.
Enough sleep makes people look better and healthier.
The Spring Festival is the biggest festival for Chinese people all around the world.The celebration(庆祝)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.People think cleaning 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 children 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.
(1)
What do most people do on the eve of the Spring Festival?
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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.
(2)
Why do people clean their houses days before the Spring Festival?
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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.
(3)
Which of the following things should not happen during the Spring Festival?
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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.
(4)
The underlined phrase“running out”probably means“________”.
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A.
跑出去
B.
打碎
C.
耗尽
D.
离开
(5)
We can know from the story that the Spring Festival is ________.
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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
阅读理解
In the US, the most popular way to welcome the new year is with a big party.Some parties are at private homes.But in recent years, it has become more and more common for Americans to go to a hotel or eating-place on the night of December 31st.There, they can eat a big dinner, drink champagne, and dance to orchestra music.
Most New Year’s parties are usually noisy.People shout and sing.And often, guests blow on small noisemakers when the new year arrives at midnight.This tradition of noise making is believed to start centuries ago.People thought that loud sounds would drive away the bad spirits of the old year.
The biggest, noisiest New Year’s party in the US takes place in Times Square in New York.Thousands of people gather(聚集)there.Some of them ring bells and set fireworks.Others blow whistles of car horns(喇叭).And at twelve o’clock, they begin to cheer as an electric sign in the shape of a red apple lights up on top of a tall building.
The Times Square celebration includes another well-known American tradition.Since 1929, the band of musician Guy Lombardo has given a concert on New Year’s Eve.Guy Lombardo died in 1977.But, Bill Lombardo, has kept the tradition alive with a band concert at a New York city hotel.When the crowds in Times Square start cheering the arrival of the new year, television cameras show the band playing the song Auld Lang Syne.
(1)
The most usual way to welcome the new year in the US is _________.
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A.
to go shopping
B.
to meet friends
C.
to travel abroad
D.
to hold a big party
(2)
The biggest New Year’s party in the US is _________.
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A.
in Central Park
B.
in Hollywood
C.
in Times Square
D.
in Disneyland
(3)
In the past, some American people made big noise when the new year arrived _________
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A.
to express their friendship
B.
to drive away the bad spirits
C.
to make others more excited
D.
to give best wishes to each other
(4)
In 1929 a concert on New Year’s Eve was given by _________.
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A.
the band of Guy Lombardo
B.
the band of Bill Lombardo
C.
the band of Johann Strauss
D.
the band of Elvis Aaron Presley
阅读理解
On New Year's Eve,people in Italy throw out all the old things.So there are chairs,beds,clothes and plates in the streets.In Spain,the New Year comes more quietly.In the evening people come together to the streets.Each holds a bag of grapes.When twelve o'clock comes,people start eating the grapes.
In Japan,people eat noodles on New Year's Eve.This food is said to bring long life.Early the next morning,some families climb Mount Fuji.There they watch the first sunrise of the New Year.
(1)
This story is about New Year's Eve in _________.
A.Italy B.Spain C.Japan D.all of the above
[ ]
(2)
People in Spain welcome New Year by _______ after twelve.
A.eating grapes B.eating noodles C.throwing the old things D.watching the sunrise
[ ]
(3)
People in both Spain and Japan _______ to welcome the New Year.
A.throw things away B.ge together C.eat some food D.climb a mountain
[ ]
(4)
Japanese climb Mount Fuji to __________.
A.look at the stars B.look for New Year's wishes C.see the sun coming up D.have a rest
[ ]
(5)
The people in ________ get long life from their New Year's food.