阅读下面的短文并用英语回答问题,并将答案写在答题卡上标有题号的横线上。

India is the land of festivals. However, none are as fun as Holi, the festival of colors.

Holi is held on the day after the full moon in March every year. It celebrates the end of winter, the beginning of spring and the victory of good over evil. It's also a great chance for people to play and laugh.

What's so interesting about this day? During the festival, people can enjoy many dance performances. The best part about the festival is that people can throw colored powder, water, balloons and colored water at friends or even strangers.

At about midday, the festival comes to an end. In areas close to the ocean, most people end the fun by taking a bath in the water. What a fun and colorful festival!

Here are a few do's and don'ts on Holi:

Keep your mouth shut and protect your eyes as much as possible when somebody throws colored powder or colored water at you.

Before you go out to play with colors, grease (为……涂油) your body and hair well with cold cream and coconut oil. It will make sure that the colors don't go deep into your skin and will come off easily later.

Wear long trousers and a long-sleeved shin to protect your skin.

1.When does the festival come to an end?

__________________________________________________________________________________

2.What is Paragraph 2 mainly about?

__________________________________________________________________________________

3.If you are in India, would you like to join people to celebrate Holi? Why or why not?

__________________________________________________________________________________

Imagine waking up at the age of six and discovering your family is missing! That's what happened to young Charles Mulli in his Kenyan house one morning. He soon realized he had been abandoned ( 抛弃 ) by his very poor parents and seven siblings!

The child was forced to become a street beggar ( 乞 讨 者 ) in order to make a living. Living a poor and hopeless life, he still dreamed of being an important man some day.

When Mulli turned 16, he walked for three days to Kenya's capital, Nairobi,in search of work. In the years that followed, he tried many dif?cult jobs.

Mulli saved his money and bought a car in 1971. In the same year, he started a transportation service. The company, called "Mullyways," became quite successful.

All of his hard work turned Mulli into a millionaire and an important man. Yet his life would soon take another surprising turn.

Mulli began considering the growing number of homeless children in Kenya. One day Mulli told his wife and children that he was to devote his life to taking care of street kids. Soon the Mulli House was ?lled with 100 orphans ( 孤 儿 ), but that was just the beginning! In 1989, Mulli and his wife opened the Mulli Children's Family (MCF). They provided children with food, clothes,medical care and an education. Most importantly, they offered something many of the kids had never experienced — parental love.

So far, MCF has helped more than 12,000 children through its MCF homes and community- based centers.

Mulli once said, "I believe you can make a difference to the world, one child at a time. As a child, I wanted to be important, but where I am now is important for mankind."

1.The underlined word " Sibling" in paragraph one probably means " ".

A.teachers B.classmates C.friends D.brothers and sisters

2.In the eyes of Mulli, was the most important for homeless kids.

A.clothes B.food C.love D.education

3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A.Mulli became a street beggar when he was 16.

B.Mulli walked for 16 days to Nairobi to ?nd jobs.

C.Mulli helped 100 orphans to become successful men.

D.Mulli and his wife opened the Mulli Children's Family (MCF) in 1989.

Usually, the Full Moon shines brightly all night long, lighting homes, trees, cities, and fields. Sometimes, though, a strange event happens. The Full Moon turns dark in a lunar eclipse. Lunar means “about the Moon”, and an eclipse is a blocking(遮蔽) of light.

A lunar eclipse often impresses people so much because the Moon is bright and nearby. It is the closest heavenly body(天体) to Earth. When the Moon turns dark, we notice! It’s closer to us than Mars or any other planet, and closer than the Sun or any other star. On average, the Moon is 239,000 miles away from Earth’s center. The Sun is almost 400 times farther.

What causes a lunar eclipse? The first key is that the Sun makes light, but the Moon doesn’t. When you see the Moon shining at night, you’re seeing sunlight bouncing off(反射) the Moon.

The second key is that the Moon, which is smaller than Earth, goes around us about once a month. Once a month, the moon is on the opposite side of Earth from the Sun. Then the Sun fully lights the side of the Moon that we see. We call this event a Full Moon. That’s when the Moon shines brightest.

The third key is that, during a lunar eclipse, Earth gets in the way. When you go outside on a sunny day, your body blocks some of the sunlight and casts a shadow(投射影子) over things that lie on the opposite side of you from the Sun. Earth also casts a shadow, and sometimes it falls on the Moon. Then we have a lunar eclipse.

A lunar eclipse happens only during a Full Moon, since that’s the only time when Earth is between the Sun and the Moon. Usually, though, there’s no eclipse because the Full Moon passes above or below Earth’s shadow.

阅读以上信息,用恰当的单词完成下面的短文,每空一词。

The article introduces “lunar eclipse” to us. First it tells us the 1. of “lunar eclipse”. Then it explains why people love watching a moon eclipse. On one hand, the changing of its 2. catches people’s attention. On the other hand, it’s easier for people to enjoy a moon eclipse because among the 3., the moon is the closest to the earth.

At last, the article shows three keys cause a lunar eclipse. The first key is that the sunlight is seen bouncing off the Moon at night. The second key is that there should be a full Moon. The third key is that the 4. casts a shadow over the moon. In a word, a lunar eclipse happens only during a Full Moon, since that’s the only time when the Sun, the earth and the Moon are in a 5..

Staying warm and comfortable at home, ordering food delivery services(外卖服务) and shopping online is a common weekend for many people, according to a yearly report made by WeChat.

The report shows not only the app’s users’ interest but also their content of consumption(消费) behaviors.

As well as being a social network, it also allows users to make friends, count steps, shop online, share moments, book taxis, read articles, play games and order food through its mobile payment system.

With more than 1.15 billion monthly users as of September, up 6 percent year-on-year, WeChat is one of the most popular messaging apps.

On the network, nearly 1 million users have friends’ number up to 5,000 which is the for a user.

The most active periods for people to use WeChat are before lunch and after work. After 8 p.m. is the active peak for online games, while after 9 p.m. is for reading.

The average number of steps per day on WeChat sports is 6,932, the report shows.

However, the number of steps for about 12 million users dropped to less than 100 at weekends, which means that besides going to the toilet, these users stay in their beds all day. About 64 percent of such users are female.

Delivery food services and online shopping are mostly used at the weekend for these users.

Besides, people used WeChat Pay 5.8 times per month on average for buying goods last year.

In the WeChat emoji ranking, face palm, open smile, snicker, thumb up and rose are among the top five.

In WeChat Moments where users can share their daily lives with friends, male users prefer to share things about work or games, while female users share food or life.

WeChat mini program has more than 1 million apps over 200 industries. The app users open their mini program four times per day on average. The daily active user number of mini program reached 300 million. Women, younger than 29, prefer online shopping programs, and those aged 29 and above prefer entertainment ones.

This year, WeChat mini program will focus on empowering business ecosystems(商业生态系统) and opening up more capabilities(功能) for developers including livestreaming(直播).

1.According to the paragraph, which of the following words can be the most suitable one in the blank?

A.list B.line C.limit D.level

2.According to the passage, which of the following purposes of using WeChat is NOT mentioned(提及) ?

A.To buy goods by mini program. B.To order food delivery services.

C.To share some exciting moments. D.To download paid popular novels.

3.What is the best title of the article?

A.Great Advantages of Using WeChat

B.Report on Personality of WeChat Users

C.Influence of WeChat on Online Shopping

D.Suggestions on How to Use WeChat Properly

4.What can we learn from the passage?

A.Female aged 29 and above prefer online shopping programs.

B.More than half of the female WeChat users lie in their beds all day at weekends.

C.People use WeChat most not only before having lunch but also getting off work.

D.Male WeChat users prefer to share emojis like open smile or rose with their friends.

违法和不良信息举报电话:027-86699610 举报邮箱:58377363@163.com

精英家教网