Happy New Years!

  Today is March 17th.About two and a half months ago, I said“Happy New Year!”to many of my friends.About fifty days ago, I said the same thing to some other friends.In about four days, I’ll say the same wishes to yet another group of friends.I’ll do the same thing in July and also in September.“How can that be?”you might ask(if you ‘re from Western Europe or the Americas).“Everyone knows that New Year’s Day is in Januare!”

  In fact, the date of New Year’s Day depends on the calendar(日历)-and I have friends who use one or more of five different calendars to keep track of at least part of their lives:

  ●January 1st:New Year’s Day on the Western/international calendar

  ●In January or February(in 2006, January 29 th):New Year’s Day on the Chinese calendar(China, Korea, and a few other places)

  ●March 21st:New Year’s Day on the traditional Persian(波斯)calendar

  ●Mid-July(usually the 16 th):New Year’s Day on the Isamic(穆斯林)calendar

  ●September:New Year’s Day on most Eastern Orthodox Church(东正教)calendars(Central and Eastern Europe)and, usually, on the Jewish calendar

  And these are just the New Year’s Days that I know about!As a matter of fact, there are probably even more!

(1)

The first time the writer said,“Happy New Year!”was about January 1st.The second time was on or after ________.

[  ]

A.

February 28th

B.

the middle of March

C.

January 29th

D.

March 21st

(2)

The writer will say“Happy New Year”around March 21st to some ________ friends.

[  ]

A.

Chinese

B.

Korean

C.

Persian

D.

Eastern Orthodox

(3)

According to the passage, we can infer that the exact(准确的)dates for the two New Year’s Days in September are ________.

[  ]

A.

probably different

B.

not always in September

C.

probably the same

D.

after September

(4)

The meaning of“keep track of”is ________.

[  ]

A.

understand

B.

choose

C.

manage

D.

forget

(5)

The Chinese calendar is used ________.

[  ]

A.

only in China

B.

in several different places

C.

only in China and Korea

D.

all over the world

(6)

The word“Years”in the title of this article ________.

[  ]

A.

means that January 1st is at different times on different calendars

B.

is a mistake and should be“Year”

C.

is used because New Year’s Day is at different times on different calendars

D.

means that the writer was polite

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  A good way to pass an exam is to work hard every day.You may not pass an exam if you don’t work hard for most time and then work a few days bofore the exam.

  If you are taking an English exam, don’t only learn the rules of grammer.Try to read stories in English and speak English whenever you can.

  Before you start the exam, read carefully over the question paper.Try to understand the exact(确切的)meaning of each question bofore you pick up your pen to write.When you have at last finished your exam, read over your answers.Correct the mistakes if there are many and make sure that you have not missed anying out.

(1)

You do well in an exam by ________.

[  ]

A.

working hard every day

B.

only read stories in English

C.

staying up late the night before an exam

D.

working hard only a few days before an exam

(2)

Learning the rules of grammar ________ to pass an English exam.

[  ]

A.

is enough

B.

is not enough

C.

is not necessary

D.

is of no use

(3)

It is not a good way ________.

[  ]

A.

to read English stories

B.

to learn rules of garmmar

C.

to speak English as often as possible

D.

to work hard only a few days before an exam

(4)

The word“whenever”means ________.

[  ]

A.

only in class

B.

what time

C.

at any time

D.

forever

(5)

You haven’t missed anying out”means ________.

[  ]

A.

you haven’t thought hard about anything

B.

you haven’t hard enough time to do angthing

C.

you have done everything

D.

you have given th wrong answer

Emma and Hannah are 13–year–old school girls from Minnesota,USA.They are good at making new thing s and both of them are also good at sales.They are selling charms(小装饰物) made out of bottle caps.

    The girls came up with the idea last summer when they saw charms were popular with kids.

They talked with their parents about the idea.Since then they have sold enough charms to buy a bike for Hannah.

    The girls collect bottle caps and then clean them.They find some interesting pictures on the Internet or on paper,and then glue them onto the inside of the caps.There are different kinds of pictures,“Peace signs are popular with girls,and single–letter charms are popular with boys whose names start with those letters,”Emma and Hannah said.

    Now,charms can be found everywhere at Dakota Hills Middle School in Eagan.“Students put charms on purses,backpacks ,and their lunchboxes,”said Emma.Emma and Hannah also have a shop on the Internet.They hope they can sell their charms to more kids.They’re thinking about selling their charms at the Eagan Market Festival next summer.

    Their business is not only for getting money.At their Valentine’s sale,20%of the income( 收入) went to charity.

    1.What are Emma and Hannah?

      A.They’re waiters.                    B.They’re sellers.

      C.They’re students.                   D.They’re charm makers.

    2.When did the girls begin to sell the charms?

       A.About a year ago.                 B.About two months ago.

       C.Nearly fifty days ago.              D.Nearly five weeks ago.

    3.Which of the following may NOT be on the charms?

      A.Pictures.          B.Signs.        C.Letters.          D.Numbers.

4.What do Emma and Hannah hope to do now?

      A.They hope to become rich people.      B.They hope to give money to charity.

      C.They hope to sell more charms.        C.They hope to sell charms in every school.

    5.Which of th following is TRUE?

      A.The two girls love their parents and money.

      B.Boys like charms with signs.

      C.They won’t sell charms next smmer.

      D.The charms are popular with students.

 

 

                                            

     Charles Chaplin was born in London on April 16, 1889. His parents were music hall actors. The Chaplin family were very poor, and life was difficult in London. Charlie, as he was called, used to do his mother's job in the theatre when she was ill.

     When he was only 17 years old, Chaplin got his first real job as an actor. What he did was to do silly things to make people laugh in the theatre. Seven years later he went to the USA. And over the next four years, he formed his own way of art. He developed the character (~J ~, )of a homeless gentleman which became very popular.

      From the 1920s to the 1950s, Chaplin made his most famous films. The film Modern Times (1936) shows his care about the modern industry workers. Many of his films describe the poor life and hard time of the working people during that period.

     Although Charlie Chaplin was British, he lived in the USA until 1953. But he never got US nationality. Then Chaplin, his wife' and his five children had to move to Switzerland where he lived until he died. When he was 83 years old, he won his only Oscar for the music he wrote for the film Limelight. He was named Sir Charles Chaplin at the age of 85. Charlie Chaplin died in Switzerland on December 25th, 1975.

    1. Chaplin used to __ when his mother was ill.

           A. look after her                              B. do the housework

           C. do his mother's job                        D. do his father's job

    2.From Paragraph 2, we can know that __

           A. Chaplin went to the USA when he was 24 years old ~

           B. Chaplin became famous when he was 17 years old

           C. people liked Chaplin because he was a homeless gentleman

           D. Chaplin did many silly things to make people laugh in the street

     3.  __ Chaplin made his most famous films.

           A. From 1889 to 1936                        B. From the 1920s to th~ 1950s

           C. From 1953 to 1975                        D. From the 1950s to the 1980s

    4. We can infer.from the passage that Chaplin left the USA because of __

           A. his family                                  B. his work

           C. the US government                         D. the Swiss government

    5. Chaplin won the Oscar for __ when he was 83 years old.

           A. the acting         B. the art             C. the film          D. the music

 

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