Most American families are smaller than the families in other countries. Most American families have one or two parents and one or two children each. Children in the US will leave their parents’ home 题目和参考答案——青夏教育精英家教网—

Do you enjoy reading? Here readers of your age from all over the United States recommend (推荐) great books for you to read:
My favorite book is Don’t Die, My Love by Lurlene McDaniel. I love all her books, but this was the first one I read and I have to say, it is by far my favorite. It doesn’t end like other books, and I cried while reading.
I think Nancy Drew is great! Nancy is a detective (侦探) who has many fantastic ideas! I love it because it’s a book from when my grandma was my age, and I can share the fun with her!
I highly recommend Skinny Bones by Barbara Park. It is funny so please add it on your book list. You don’t want to miss out funny stories！
I would suggest ______ by Judy Blume. It is based on real things that happened to Judy Blume. It is about a girl, Alice, who meets some girls at a new state. They become friends, make a club and meet once a week. They stop after two weeks because they all like a boy in their class and put him as number one. I think every girl should read this because it is about our growing up.
I read a book called Neela: Victory Song and it was so good I read it twice! It takes place in India in 1936 and this 12-year-old girl named Neela tries to save her father! It has lots of history in it! I also learned a lot about different cultures! The author’s name is Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni.
【小题1】According to the reader, Skinny Bones can be described as a ________ story.

【小题2】From which book can we learn different cultures?
A. Skinny Bones. B. Nancy Drew. C
. Don’t Die, My Love. D. Neela: Victory Song.
【小题3】Who is most probably an Indian author?

A．Judy Blume.	B．Barbara Park.
C．Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni.	D．Lurlene McDaniel.

【小题4】The best name of the 4th book is ________.

A．My Secret	B．Growing Trouble
C．Three Friends	D．Alice Learns a Lesson

【小题5】Which is TRUE about Nancy Drew?

A．It doesn’t have a common ending like other books.

B．It’s based on real things that happened to the author.

C．It’s about a12-year-old girl who tries to save her father.

D．Both the reader and the reader’s grandma love this book.

In Britain, the first day of the month of May is known as May Day. May day marks the end of the harsh(严酷的) winter months, welcomes the beginning of Summer, and optimistically looks forward to the bright and productive months.

For their ancestors, largely in rural areas, it was a major annual festival and was celebrated(庆祝) through out the country, especially on the first day of May with music, dancing and games.
How was May Day Celebrated in the past?

May Day began early in the morning. People went out before sunrise in order to gather flowers and plants to make their houses and villages beautiful in the belief that the vegetation spirits(神灵) would bring good luck.
A traditional May Day dance is Maypole Dancing，On May Day, people used to cut down young trees and stick them in the ground in the village to mark the arrival of summer.People danced around the tree poles in celebration of the end of winter and the start of the fine weather that would allow planting to begin. Maypoles are still a part of some
village life and on May Day the villagers dance around it.

May Day celebrations have their origins(起源) in the Roman festival of Flora, goddess(女神) of fruit and flowers, which marked the beginning of summer. So the highlight of the day was the crowning(为…加冕) of the May Queen(女皇), the human replica (模型) of Flora. By tradition she took no part in the games or dancing, but sat like a queen in a flower-decked chair to watch her 'subjects'.
Ever since 1978, for the convenience of the general public, many May Day activities have now been moved to the new May Day holiday on the first Monday of the month. This Monday is a bank holiday, a day off school and work. There are more intereting celebrations on this day.
【小题1】In the old days, most people in Britain made their living by             .
A. fishing                B. farming                 C. working in factories
【小题2】People in Britain celebrate May Day is to express their
A. pleasure and hope       B. thanks and harvest       C. freedom and new life
【小题3】Britain’s May Day holiday is on          in 2010.
A. May 1^st               B. May 3^rd                 C. May 5^th
【小题4】What is not mentioned in this passage?
A. Special food.          B. Special custom.           C. Special activity.
【小题5】Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. Only children can take part in the Maypole Dancing.
B. The queen of the UK came to watch her “subjects”.
C. Children needn’t go to school on May Day holiday now.

阅读短文，根据其内容回答问题。
The British are known for their sense of humour. However, it is often difficult for foreigners to understand their jokes. The main point to remember is that the British often use understatement.
Understatement means saying less than you think or feel. For example, if someone gets very wet in a shower of rain, he might say, ‘It’s a little damp (潮湿的) outside.’ Or, if someone is very impolite and shouts at another person, someone else might say, ‘She isn’t exactly friendly.’ Understatement is often used in unpleasant situation or to make another person look silly. Understatement plays an important part in British humour.
Another key to understanding British humour is that the British like to make fun of themselves as well as others. They often laugh about the silly and unpleasant things that happen to our everyday life when someone accidently falls over in the street. They also like to make jokes about people from different classes of society. They like to make jokes about their accents, the way they dress and the way they behave. What’s more, the British love to watch comedies (喜剧) about people who do not know how to behave in society. The comedies series Mr Bean is a good example of this kind of humor.
Mr Bean is the character created by British actor Rowan Atkinson in 1990. Mr Bean doesn’t talk often, and instead he uses his body movement and facial expressions to make people laugh. Perhaps what makes Mr Bean so funny is that he does things that adults in the real world cannot do. Mr Bean is popular in many countries round the world because you do not have to speak English to understand the humour. Because of this, many people have become familiar with the British sense of humour.
【小题1】Is it difficult for foreigners to understand British jokes?
【小题2】What does ‘understatement’ mean?
【小题3】What do the British love to watch comedies about?
【小题4】How does Mr Bean make people laugh?
【小题5】What are the key points for people to understand British humour?

Many people say that they are working too many hours. They don’t have enough time to relax or to stay with their family.
Work hours are different from one country to another. In France, people spend about 1,646 hours a year at work. In Japan, however, people work about 2,159 hours a year. That means a Japanese worker works 513 more hours a year than a French worker.
Why do people work so many hours? Some people work extra hours because they want to make more money. However, many companies don’t pay overtime. Their workers don’t get more pay for more work. Some people think it’s their duty to work more hours. Some are afraid of losing their jobs if they don’t work more hours.
Many people say that their vacations are too short. In France, people get five weeks of paid vacation a year. In Germany, they get four to six weeks, and in the United States, two weeks. One study shows fewer than half of workers used all their vacation days. In Great Britain, there is a saying, “All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.” If that is true, there must be a lot of dull people in the world.
【小题1】A Japanese worker works __________ more hours a year than a French one.

【小题2】The word “overtime” in Paragraph 3 means _____________.

【小题3】People in ________ get only two weeks of paid vacation a year.

【小题4】Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A．No companies offer vacations to their workers.

B．Many people say they have enough time to relax.

C．Not all companies pay their workers for more work.

D．More than half of workers use all their vacation days.

【小题5】What can we infer(推断) from the passage?

A．Many workers have to work long hours.

B．Many people have vacations long enough.

C．Work hours are the same around the world.

D．There are a lot of dull people in the world

Each nation has many good people who help take care of others. For example, some high school and college students in the United States often spend many hours as volunteers in hospitals, orphanages(孤儿院) or homes for the aged(老人). They read books to the people in these places, or they just visit them or listen to their problems. Other young volunteers go and work in the homes of people who are sick or old. They paint, clean up, or repair houses, do shopping and mow(割草) their lawns(草坪). For boys who no longer have fathers, there is an organization called Big Brothers. College students and other men take these boys to basketball games or on fishing trips and help them get to know things that boys usually learn from their fathers.
Some cities have a number of clubs where boys and girls can go to play games or learn crafts(手艺). Some of these clubs show movies or organize short trips to the mountains, the beaches, museums or other places of interest. Most of these clubs use a lot of high school and college students as volunteers because they are young enough to remember the problems of younger boys and girls.
Volunteers believe that some of the happiest people in the world are those who help bring happiness to others.
根据短文内容，选择正确答案（10分）
【小题1】From the short passage we can see that     are often helped by the volunteers.
A、workers in the factory
B、students in school
C、people in the home for the elderly(老人)
【小题2】Young volunteers often go and work in the homes when people are       .
A、very busy                B、hungry               C、in trouble
【小题3】Big Brothers is an organization     .
A、to play basketball with the boys who no longer have fathers
B、to help the boys who no longer have fathers
C、to teach the boys who no longer have fathers how to fish
【小题4】Which of the following don’t the clubs do for the boys and girls?
A、Show movies.
B、Organize short trips.
C、Make new clothes for them.
【小题5】The clubs use many students as volunteers because      .
A、they believe that the happiest people are those who help bring happiness to others
B、they are so young that they can remember the problems of younger boys and girls
C、they can work very long a day without having a rest

The Spring Festival is celebrated not only in China but also in other parts of the world. The traditional holiday is the most important to Chinese both at home and abroad.

United Kingdom
Celebrations for the Spring Festival in the UK started in 1980, with the first evening party held in 2002. Every new year, people get together and have a lot of activities. They sing songs, dance to music, share photos with friends or enjoy films in a cinema.

United States
The Spring Festival has become a key time for Chinese living or working in the US. They join in a large evening party to welcome the traditional new year. It is a good chance for people to build a circle of friends and feel that they are not alone because they share the same culture and values.

Australia
The Chinese new year will be welcomed with three weeks of celebrations across Australia. Many people come to Sydney’s Chinatown or Little Bourke in Melbourne. They enjoy fireworks, lion dances, dragon boat and many other traditional activities. The celebrations are also a bridge towards better understanding between Chinese and non-Chinese.

Singapore
The family dinner on new year’s eve is an important tradition for Chinese whether they were born in Singapore or moved there from China. They place traditional food on a table as an act of remembering their past. Then the whole family enjoy their dinner together. They usually hold it at home because having it in a restaurant takes away the meaning of the tradition.

【小题1】 Celebrations for the Spring Festival in the UK started in ___________.

【小题2】 At the Spring Festival, American Chinese join in a large evening party to _________.

A．say hello to the traditional new year

B．refuse a good chance

C．tell others they are alone

D．share different cultures

【小题3】. Chinese in Australia enjoy the following activities except _________.

A．fireworks	B．lion dances
C．trick or treat	D．dragon boat races

【小题4】 In Singapore, Chinese families don’t hold the new year dinner at a restaurant but at home because___________.

A．they want to keep Chinese tradition

B．the restaurant is far away

C．they moved there from other places

D．they were born in Singapore

【小题5】 After reading the passage above, we might say__________.

A．all parts of the world celebrate the Spring Festival

B．the Chinese new year is celebrated only in China

C．celebrations for the Spring Festival are just held in four foreign countries

D．Chinese across the world have a strong feeling towards the Spring Festival

Name	Country	Date	How to celebrate
Remembrance Day	England	November 11th	People wear red flowers to remember people who died in the two World Wars.
Easter Day	America	March or April	This festival is a symbol of new life. People eat Easter eggs and chickens, and wear new clothes. Children often look for Easter eggs in the grass.
Bank Holiday	England	May	Workers in banks will have a holiday. They can spend their free time with their families and friends. They can do some shopping have a trip and enjoy themselves.
Girls’s Day	Japan	March 3rd	People put dolls into a boat and let the boat down the river to the sea. People also eat a special food — sweet rice cakes.

【小题1】People celebrate Remembrance Day in _________ every year.

【小题2】People _______ to celebrate Easter Day in America.

A．eat Easter eggs and wear new clothes

B．go boating with their family

C．wear red flowers

D．go shopping in different countries

【小题3】People in ______ celebrated Bank Holiday first.

【小题4】 Tony’s family can have a chance to enjoy sweet rice cakes on _______.

A．Bank Holiday	B．Easter Day
C．Girls’ Day	D．Remembrance Day

【小题5】We can know from the passage _______.

A．people may celebrate Easter Day and Girls’ Day in the same month

B．people put dolls into a boat on Remembrance Day

C．English people celebrate Bank Holiday in March

D．we can see children look for Easter eggs in the grass on Girls’ Day

Every morning my father buys a newspaper on his way to work. Every evening my mother looks through magazines at home. And every night, I look at the posters with photos of David Beckham and Yao Ming on my bedroom wall before I go to sleep. Can we imagine life without paper or print?
Paper was first created about 2,000 years ago, and has been made from silk, cotton, bamboo, and, since the 19th century, from wood. People learned to write words on paper to make a book. But in those days, books could only be produced one at a time by hand. As a result, they were expensive and rare. And because there weren’t many hooks, few people learned to read.
Then printing was invented in China. When printing was developed greatly at the beginning of the 11th century, books could be produced more quickly and cheaply. As a result, more people learned to read. After that, knowledge and ideas spread quickly.
Today information can be received online, downloaded from the Internet rather than found in books, and information can be kept on CD-ROMs or machines such as MP3 players.
Computers are already used in classrooms, and newspapers and magazines can already be read online. So will books be replaced by computers one day? No, I don’t think the Yao Ming poster on my bedroom wall will ever be replaced by a computer two metres high!
【小题1】What does the writer do before he goes to sleep’?

A．He reads books.	B．He reads newspapers
C．He looks through magazines	D．He looks at the posters on the wall.

【小题2】When was paper first created?

A．About 2.000 years ago.	B．In the 19th century.
C．About 1.000 years ago.	D．In the 11th century.

【小题3】Why were books expensive and rare before the invention of printing?
A. People could not read.
B. People could not write words on paper.
C. People could not find silk, cotton or bamboo.
D People could only produce books one at a time by hand
【小题4】What happened after books became cheaper?

A．People didn’t want to buy books.

B．Printing was invented in China.

C．Knowledge and ideas spread quickly.

D．The Internet was introduced to people soon

【小题5】What is the writer’s opinion about books and computers’?

A．People won’t need books any more

B．Books won’t be replaced by computers.

C．People prefer to find information in books.

D．Computers have already replaced books.

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