题目内容
The Belt and Road Forum was held in Beijing ▲ May 14th, 2017.
A. in B. at C. on D. to
Jim ______ a late night film at home when, right in the middle of a thrilling scene, the television went blank.
A. watched B. was watching C. had watched D. would be watching
Tom was ______ that he couldn’t understand ______ difficult sentence.
A. so stupid a boy; a such B. so stupid a boy; such a
C. so a stupid boy; such D. a so stupid boy; a such
—Excuse me, could you tell me ▲ ?
—Two. Tom will go with me.
A. who you will go with B. how many tickets did you book
C. how many tickets you have booked D. when you are leaving for Shanghai
Don't give up ▲ English and you must spend more time ▲ it.
A. studying; learning B. studying; learn
C. to study; to learn D. to study; learning
World Book Day falls on April 23 every year. It was set up by UNESCO (联合国教科文组织) in 1955 to e1.people, especially teenagers, to discover the pleasure of the reading.
Many countries celebrate World Book Day. On that day in the UK, millions of students can buy books of special price, much l2.than usual in any bookstore. It has been done every year since 1998. World Book Day is also celebrated in China. Premier Wen Jiabao does lots of reading t3.he’s very busy. On World Book Day 2009, he called on people to do more reading. He suggested that young people should spend more time reading. “Books can’t change the world, but people can change the world by changing t4.through reading,” he said.
Reading can benefit (有益于) people in many ways. Reading helps us become more knowledgable and more intelligent. Reading helps us to follow the latest developments of science and t5.. Reading p6.us with information about other culture and places of the world. When we read, we may find many things that are u7. to us. We would have to use our brain to think about them or do more reading to find out the answers. The more we read, the more we know. The more we know, the smarter we become. Reading is also one of the most important ways to learn a foreign language l8.English. We all know that we can’t learn everything at school, for example, the ways English people are speaking and
w9.today.
“Reading makes a full man.” Books, magazines, newspapers and other kinds of reading materials can help us to know more about the outside world and perfect us. Therefore, it is necessary for us to form the
h10.of reading every day.
Birthday Traditions in Different Countries
England
Certain symbolic objects are mixed into the birthday cake as it’s being prepared．If your piece of cake has a coin in it，then you will be rich．Also，when it’s your birthday，your friends give you the“bumps”．They lift you in the air by your hands and feet and raise you up and down to the floor；one for each year you lived，then another one or two for luck．
Denmark
A flag is flown outside a window to show that someone who lives in that house is having a birthday．Presents are placed around the child’s bed while he/she is sleeping，so he/she will see them at once upon awakening．
Holland
Special year birthdays such as 5，10，15，20，21 are called“crown”years．The birthday child receives an especially large gift on a crown year birthday．The family also decorates the birthday child’s chair at the dining room table with flowers，paper streamers and balloons．
Canada
The birthday child’s nose is greased（涂抹）with butter for good luck．The greased nose makes the child too slippery for bad luck to catch him/her．In some parts of Canada，the birthday person even receives a punch（一拳）for each year he/she is alive and then one for good luck．
Brazil
The birthday child receives a pull on the ear for each year he/she has been alive．The birthday person also gives the first plece of cake to his/her most special friend or relative，usually mom or dad．
Korea
There is a big family party on the first birthday．The table is set with food，and four items：a pencil，a ruler，thread，and money．The item that the baby chooses is said to forecast his/her future：excellent student，good with hands，long life or riches．
South Africa
On the twenty-first birthday，a key made of anything from paper to silver to gold is presented by the parents as a sign that the child is ready to unlock the door to their future．
1.If a British friend is raised up and down to the floor 21 times on his birthday，he is most likely（可能的）to be ．
A. 23 B. 22 C. 21 D. 20
2.The following tradition is mentioned in the passage EXCEPT for ．
A. receiving a pull on the face B. having a big family party
C. greasing butter on the nose D. placing presents around the child’s bed
3.In which countries do people celebrate their 21st birthday specially？
A. Canada and England． B. Holland and South Africa．
C. Brazil and Holland． D. Denmark and Korea．
4.The passage mainly tells us ．
A. people in different countries have their own special year birthdays
B. people always have a big birthday party at home in different countries
C. people in different countries celebrate their birthday in different ways
D. people always know a 1-year-old baby’s future from the item he chooses
In most Western countries, on April Fool’s Day, people often play____ trick on each other; children especially have_____ great fun．
A. a；a B. 不填；a C. the；the D. a；不填
People have birthday cakes ________ candles ________ their birthday.
A. with；on B. with；in C. of；on D. of；in
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