I was woken up by a strange sound. I saw something moving by my window. I was terrified and ran downstairs. I found my mom in the kitchen, getting my brother ready for school.

"Mum, did you hear anything? I, uh. I thought I saw an alien."

"Are you all right? Just a dream ! "Mum answered.

Then I went back to my room. As I walked to the window, I cried, I saw a little alien, no more than three feet tall, with big and black eyes. It tried to run between my legs and escape through the window. Although I was scared, for some reason, I squeezed (挤) my legs together in time to catch it. It took out something and hurt me. I felt a terrible sense of nothingness and fainted (晕倒). Then I woke up.

At first, I could hardly move. I wasn't sure whether it was a dream or not. I pulled myself out of the bed and walked downstairs. I saw my mum in the kitchen. She was really getting my brother ready for school, wearing her pink clothes. Then I realized it was just a dream because in my dream she was wearing her work clothes.

From then on, I always dreamt about aliens and all the dreams felt so real. At that time, I really thought maybe I had some kind of relationship with aliens. About two months later, I stopped having such dreams. Later I realized that l used to have those dreams because I always read books or watched TV programs about aliens before I fell asleep!

1.What did the writer first do when he saw the alien?

A. He was too scared to move.

B. He knew it was a dream and wasn't afraid.

C. He was so scared that he fainted.

D. He thought against the alien.

2.The writer found that it was just a dream _____.

A. as soon as he woke up

B. before he went downstairs

C. when he saw his mother

D. when he was hurt by the alien

3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. The writer had the dream at night.

B. The writer's mother's work clothes might not be pink.

C. The writer's mother was worried about his dream.

D. When the writer had the dream, his family were sleeping.

4.Why did the writer use to have dreams about aliens?

A. He had some kind of relationship with aliens.

B. He was terribly ill.

C. He often did something about aliens before going to bed.

D. The dreams were all about the writer's real experiences.

阅读下面短文,从每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中,选出一个最佳选项。

Major Cold(大寒) begins on Jan. 20 and ends on Feb. 3 in 2018. Major Cold is the last solar term(节气) in winter in a year. Here are some things you should know about Major Cold.

the La Ba Festival

An important day during Major Cold is the La Ba Festival. It was a day of thanks for a good harvest and sacrifice(祭祀) to ancestors. People usually eat La Ba porridge, a porridge with eight kinds of mixed grains and corn. The festival is celebrated on the eighth day of the 12th lunar month and is one of the most important traditional festivals in Chinese culture. It is also a prelude(前奏) to the Chinese Lunar(阴历的)New Year. This year the La Ba Festival falls on Jan. 24.

Eating “dispelling(驱散) cold cake”

During Major Cold, People in Beijing have a habit of eating “dispelling cold cake”, a kind of rice cake. Sticky rice(糯米), the cake's main ingredient, has more sugar than rice. It can make people feel warm all over their bodies. In Chinese the word “rice cake” has the same pronunciation with the word “higher in a new year”. It's a symbol of good luck and promotion(提升).

Buying sesame straw(芝麻秆)

Major Cold always coincides with(与……一致) the end of the year in lunar calendar. In some areas of China, people always look forward to buying sesame straw during this period because of the old saying, “Sesame_in_bloom—rising_steadily”. This saying is used to describe either the rising of living standards or the progress in thought, studies or skills.

1.How long does the Major Cold last in 2018?

A. 10 days. B. 15 days. C. 20 days.

2.What do people eat on the La Ba Festival?

A. La Ba porridge. B. Dispelling cold cake. C. Sesame straw.

3.What's the symbol of “dispelling cold cake”?

A. Good luck and promotion. B. Rick cake. C. Warmth.

4.What does the underlined phrase “Sesame in bloom—rising steadily.” mean in Chinese?

A. 芝麻开花节节高。 B. 人往高处走。 C. 天上掉馅饼。

5.Which is RIGHT according to the passage?

A. “Dispelling cold cake” and La Ba porridge are traditional food on Major Cold.

B. Major Cold is a time to thank for a good harvest and sacrifice to ancestors.

C. The tradition of buying sesame straw came from a folk legend(传说).

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