题目内容
The Spring Festival is the Chinese New Year’s Day. It usually comes in January or February. Everyone in China likes it very much. All the families have a big dinner to celebrate(庆祝) it. Children like the Spring Festival best because they can get presents such as nice food, new clothes and red packets from their grandparents, their parents, their uncles and aunts. People eat dumplings on the Spring Festival. Chinese think eating dumplings can bring them money in the new year.
1.The Spring Festival comes in ______.
A. January B. February C. March D. A or B
2.Chinese people ______ to celebrate Chinese New Year.
A. have a big dinner B.have a party
C.watch TV D. stay at home
3.Who doesn’t give children red packets?
A. Parents. B. Cousins.
C.Grandparents. D. Uncles.
4.People eat _______ in the Spring Festival.
A. rice dumplings B. mooncakes
C.dumplings D.turkey
5.According to the passage, which of the following sentences is WRONG?
A. All the Chinese like the Spring Festival.
B. Children are the happiest (最开心的) during the Spring Festival.
C. Chinese think eating dumplings can make people rich.
D. People all over the world celebrate the Chinese New Year.
The history of Talk Like a Pirate Day John Baur and Mark Summers started the holiday in 1995. The idea came to them when one of them got hurt (受伤) in a game and cried out “Arrrr!”. They thought it would be fun if people talked like pirates (海盗) in a whole day. They chose September 19th because it was Mark’s wife’s birthday and he thought it would be easy for him to remember. At first it was just something they did for fun. In 2002, the columnist (专栏作家) Dave Berry wrote something about it and the day became famous. Now a lot of people celebrate the day because it’s fun. |
How to talk like a pirate You need to speak a lot of words loudly with a scowl (怒容) on your face. Say “Arrrrr!” every now and then. Here are some pirate words you can use on that day: ◆ Ahoy! ~ Hello ◆Aye! ~ Yes ◆Colors ~ Flag ◆Matey ~ Friends ◆Avast! ~ Stop ◆Savvy? ~ Do you understand? ◆Yo-ho-ho ~ Feel good ◆Ye ~ Use this instead of “you” ◆Aft ~ The back of the ship ◆Bilge ~ Bottom of the ship ◆Fore ~ Front of the ship ◆Port ~ Left side of the ship |
1.John and Mark started the holiday years ago.
A. 7 B. 10 C. 15 D. 17
2.To celebrate the holiday, people need to .
A. learn some pirate words B. learn to sail on the sea
C. dress up like pirates D. have their own ships
3.The holiday became famous because of .
A. a game B. a pirate C. a song D. an article
4.If a pirate shouts “Yo-ho-ho”, it means he is .
A. angry B. happy C. surprised D. sad
5.Which of the following is NOT true?
A. Mark’s wife was born on September 19th.
B. John and Mark started the holiday because it was fun.
C. “Bilge is broken” means there’s something wrong with the front of the ship.
D. If you want to say hello to your friends on the day, you can say “Ahoy, matey!