We call the Chinese New Year the Spring Festival(春节). There is a name for each Chinese year. We may call it the year of the sheep , the year of the monkey or the year of the dog. And this year is the year of the horse.
Before New Year’s Day, people are busy shopping and cleaning their houses. On New Year’s Eve, there is a big family dinner. After dinner, all the family stay up late to welcome the New Year. On the first day of the New Year, people put on their new clothes and go to visit their friends and relatives(亲戚). They say “good luck” and some other greetings to each other. People usually have a very good time during the festival.
【小题1】How many Chinese festivals are talked about (谈论)in this passage ?
A.One.B.Two.C.Three.D.Four.
【小题2】We can find every Chinese year is given ___________ name.
A.an animalB.a plantC.a familyD.a full
【小题3】How do Chinese people usually spend New Year’s Eve ?
A.They put on new clothes and go to the park .
B.They visit their friends and relatives
C.They are busy shopping and cleaning their houses
D.They have a big dinner and stay up late to welcome the New Year.
【小题4】On New Year’s Day, people say “___________” to each other when they meet
A.Merry ChristmasB.Good luck
C.Happy New YearD.Both B and C
【小题5】The best title for this passage (本文的最佳题目)is ____________
A.Good TimeB.The Spring Festival
C.Big DinnerD.The Year of the Horse

Traditional Chinese festivals are now getting their own logos(标识).Here’re logos for China’s seven important traditional festivals.


Chunjie, Spring Festival, China’s lunar new year, is the most important of the traditional Chinese holidays. People usually get together, watch fireworks and the lion dance, eat dumplings and put on new clothes. They pay New Year calls to their relatives and friends. Children usually get red packets.

Yuanxiao, Lantern Festival is on the 15th day of the first month in the Chinese calendar. People watch lanterns and eat sweet dumplings.

Qixi, the Night of Sevens is on the seventh day of the seventh month in the Chinese calendar. It’s Chinese version(版本)of Valentine’s Day(情人节).

Qingming, Tomb-Sweeping Festival is around April 5.People from home and abroad go to the graves(墓)of the dead in memory of(纪念)them.

Zhongqiu, Mid-Autumn Festival, is on the 15th day of the eighth month in the Chinese calendar. Families enjoy moon cakes and tell the story of  Chang’e.

Duanwu, Dragon Boat Festival is on the fifth day of the fifth month in the Chinese calendar. People eat rice dumplings and remember the poet Qu Yuan.

Chongyang, Double Ninth Festival is on the ninth day of the ninth month in the Chinese calendar. It’s the date to pay respect(尊敬)to the old.
 
【小题1】Mid-Autumn Festival is ________ in the Chinese calendar.
A.on 15th of AugustB.on 7th of July
C.on 15th of JanuaryD.on 5th of May
【小题2】What do Chinese people eat at Dragon Boat Festival?
A.Dumplings.B.Moon cakes.
C.Rice dumplings.D.Sweet dumplings.
【小题3】Chinese version of Valentine’s Day is ________.
A.Lantern FestivalB.the Night of Sevens
C.Spring FestivalD.Tomb-Sweeping Festival
【小题4】At Tomb-Sweeping Festival, people go to the graves in memory of ________.
A.Qu YuanB.the elderlyC.Chang’eD.the dead
【小题5】At Double Ninth Festival, what do people usually do?
A.They watch lanterns.B.They pay respect to old people.
C.They visit their relatives.D.They get together to tell stories.

Can you remember a world before the Internet? If you answer is “no,” then you are probably a millennial. Millennials are the new generation of young Americans. They were born between 1982 and 1992. There are 33 million of them, and they are just starting to enter the workforce(劳动力). Many experts believe that millennials are different from young Americans of past generations. They also believe that millenials will change the workforce in important ways.

How are millennials different? They are the first generation born in the computer age. The internet has always been a part of their lives. They spend about 16 hours a week on the Internet, and this doesn’t include e-mail. And they spend 72 hours a week using other electronic media(媒体), including mobile phones and video games. They are “nation speakers” of the language of the computer age. People who were born earlier will never be native speakers of that language. Why not? They did not grow up “speaking” it.

How will millennials change the workforce? To answer that question, it is important to understand how millennials use the Internet. They use the Internet to communicate. They visit website such as FaceBook and MySpace every day. They share(分享)ideas, music, information, games, and friendships with people all over the world. When they start working, they will want to share their work and ideas with others.

  It is also important to understand the way millennials grew up. Thair parents and teachers gave them a lot of attention. They taught them that their opinions were valuable(有价值的). As a result, amny millennials are very cinfident. At work, they will expect their co-workers and bosses to listen to their opinions.

Millennials also grew up with a lot of structure in their lives. Many of them went to school from the age of two or three and played on sports teams. At work, they will expect the rules to be clear. They will also expect a strong but fair boss, like a coach on a sports team. They will follow the person in charge (主管) if he or she is fair. But they will not follow an unfair boss. They will also expect their work to be fun and creative, similar to their experience on a sports team.

These are a few of the changes that experts believe millennials will bring to the American workforce. But the world is changing very fast. There will probably be more changes that are difficult to imagine today.

1.According to the first paragraph of the passage, which of the following is NOT true?

A. Millennials belong to a new generation.

B. Millennials were born about ten years ago.

C. Millennials are entering the workforce.

D. Millennials know little about the world before the Internet.

2.Which is the main reason that make the experts believe millennials are different from young Americans of past generations?

A. Millennials can speak a better native language.

B. Millennials grow up with computers and Internet. 

C. Millennials use mobile phones and e-mails often. D. Millennials spend long hours playing video games.

3.Why do the millennials experct to share their work and ideas with others?

A. Because they know how to use the Internet to make new friends.

B. Because they understand how to communicate with new friends.

C. Because they grow up sharing ideas, music, information, games, and friendships with others by the Internet.

D. Because the Internet can provide all the information they need.

4.According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?

A. Millennials grow up with more attention from their parents and teachers.

B. Many millennials are showing more confident than others at work.

C. Many millennials give more valuable opinions to their co-workers and bosses.

D. Many of the millennials have had fun and creative experiences when they are on sports teams.

5. From the passage we know that ______.

A. the number of the millennials had come to 33 million by the end of 1982

B. most of the millennnials learn native computer language in schools.

C. millennials require their bosses to be healthier and the rules clearer at work

D. more changes will probably be brought to the American workforce by millennials

 

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