Special Customs inEngland Pancake Races

People hold pancake (恪饼)Races all over England in February. Everyone can join in the race. People run to the finishing line with a pan in their hands. When they are running, they have to flip (抛) the pancake in the pan. The most famous pancake race takes place at Olney. The Olney Pancake Race is world-famous. Only the housewives there can join in it, and they must wear an apron (围裙)and a hat or scarf.

Well Dressing

People hold Well (井)Dressing from May to late September.

People decorate the wells,spring (泉水)or other water sources (源头)with pictures. The pictures are made of growing things,such as flowers, seeds, beans, grass, leaves.

This old custom is the most popular and colorful one at Derbyshire.

Scarecrow (稻草人)Festival

Scarecrow Festival is in mid-August. During that time, people make and show scarecrows around the village. It is a very popular festival.

Lord Mayor’s Show

The Lord Mayor’s Show takes place in London on the second Saturday in November. People have a parade (游行)this day. It’s one of the longest and best-known events in London.

(    ) 1. Which festival    is held in February?

A. Pancake Race.

B. Well Dressing.

C. Lord Mayor’s Show.

D. Scarecrow Festival.

(    ) 2. Well Dressing    is the most popular festival

A. all over    England    B. at Derbyshire

C. around    the    village    D. in London

(    ) 3. What do people do during Scarecrow Festival?

A. Flip the pancake.

B. Decorate the wells.

C. Make and show scarecrows.

D. Have a parade.

(    ) 4. How many special customs does the passage

tell us?

A. Three.    B. Four.

C. Five.    D. Six.

   Almost everyone likes dogs,and almost everyone likes reading stories about dogs. I have a friend. The friend has a large police dog. Its name is Jack. Police dogs are often very clever. Every Sunday afternoon my friend takes Jack for a long walk in the park. Jack likes these long walks very much. One Sunday afternoon a young man came to visit my friend. He stayed for a long time. He talked and talked. Soon it was time for my friend to take Jack for a walk. But the visitor still stayed. Jack became very worried. He walked around the room several times and then sat down in front of the visitor and looked at him. But the visitor paid no attention(注意). He went on talking.

Finally Jack couldn’t stand it. He went out of the room and came back a few minutes later. He sat down again in front of the visitor but this time he held the visitor’s hat in his mouth.

(   ) 6. Jack is the name of        .

A. a young man

B. a policeman

C. a police dog

D. a good friend

(   ) 7. In this story the word “visitor” means        .

A. the young man

B. the writer

C. the police dog

D. the writer’s friend

(   ) 8. The visitor paid no attention to the dog because        .

A. he didn’t see the dog

B. he didn’t like the dog

C. he was afraid of the dog

D. he didn’t understand what the dog meant

(   ) 9. My friend often takes Jack for a long walk        .

A. in the garden B. in his house

C. on the road D. in the park 

(   ) 10. The dog held the visitor’s hat in his

mouth to show that        .

A. he liked the hat very much

B. he wanted the visitor to leave at once

C. he wanted to throw the hat away

D. he wanted to put on the hat

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