题目内容
The earthquake_______ when I_______ some cleaning in the kitchen.
A. starts; was doing B. started; was doing
C. was starting; was doing D. starts; were doing
B
【解析】
试题分析：句意：当地震发生的时候，我正在厨房打扫卫生。地震发生时，应该用过去式started，我正在干什么，过去进行时，was donging sth.根据句意。故选B
考点：考查动词时态。
Almost all cultures celebrate the end of one year and the beginning of another in some way.Different cultures celebrate the beginning of a new year in different ways, and at different times on the calendar.
Chinese New Year is an important traditional Chinese holiday celebrated at the turn of the Chinese calendar. It is also traditional for every family to thoroughly clean the house, in order to sweep away any ill-fortune and to make way for good incoming luck. Windows and doors will be decorated with red color paper-cuts and couplets with popular themes of “good fortune”or “happiness”, “wealth”, and “longevity”. Other activities include lighting firecrackers and giving money in red paper envelopes.
In Western countries, people usually celebrate New Year at midnight on December 31st or January 1st. People may go to parties, sometimes dressed in form alclothes like tuxedos and evening gowns, and they may drink champagne（香槟）at midnight. During the first minutes of the New Year, people cheer and wish each other happiness for the year ahead. But some cultures prefer to celebrate the New Year by waking up early to watch the sun rise.
It is also a common Western custom to make a New Year’s promise, called a resolution. New Year’s resolutions usually include promises to try something new or change a bad habit in the New Year.
Many cultures also do special things to get rid of bad luck at the beginning of a new year. For example, in Ecuador, families make a big doll from old clothes. The doll is filled with old newspapers and firecrackers. At midnight, these dolls are burned to show the bad things from the past year are gone and the New Year can start afresh. Other common traditions to keep away bad luck in a New Year include throwing things into rivers or the ocean, or saying special things on the first day of the New Year.
Other New Year traditions are followed to bring good luck in the New Year. One widespread Spanish tradition for good luck is to eat grapes on New Year’s Day. The more grapes a person eats, the more good luck the person will have in the new coming year. In France, people eat pancakes for good luck at New Year. In the United States, some people eat black-eyed peas for good luck—but to get good luck for a whole year you have to eat 365 of them!
1.The passage is mainly about_____.
A．the meaning of “Happy New Year!”
B．several different New Year traditions
C．traditional activities for the New Year
D．interesting traditions on New Year’s Day
2. We can learn from the passage that_____.
A．some cultures celebrate New Year in the morning
B．4 cultures do special things to celebrate New Year
C．people in Ecuador go to parties on December 31stor January 1st
D．the Western people celebrate New Year only on New Year’s Day
3.To have a happy new year,_____.
A．friendssing to each other in special ways
B．families make big dolls filled with new clothes
C．some people get up early to watch the sunrise
D．Europeans eat 365 grapes on New Year’s Day
4.When eating black-eyed peas on New Year’s Day, people think_____.
A．one pea brings one day of good luck
B．black-eyed peas are the best medicine
C．the peas are very black and taste bad
D．the peas are helpful to count numbers
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书面表达(15分)
为了能提高中学生的英语口语表达能力，教育局举办了英语口语风采大赛，你的同学刘琳也积极参加了本次活动，她向你讲述了参加的经历。请你根据她所提供的信息，以李琳的身份写一篇短文。
Before | 1.It’s my first time to … … |
2.nervous can’t sleep well all night … … | |
3.English teacher and classmates helped me give me some advice … … | |
When | 4.only want to try my best … … |
After | 5. excited and happy get the good result … … |
要求：1.表达清楚，语句通顺、流畅，意思连贯。2. 文章必须包括表格所提供的信息，并作适当的发挥。3.词数不得少于80个词。