题目内容
Once there were two mice. They were friends. One mouse lived in the country; the other mouse lived in the city(城市). After many years, the Country mouse saw the City mouse, he said, “Do come and see me at my house in the country.” So the City mouse went. The City mouse said, “This food is not good, and your house is not good. Why do you live in a hole(洞) in the field? You should come and live in the city. You would live in a nice house made of stone(石头). You would have nice food to eat. You must come and see me at my house in the city.”
The Country mouse went to the house of the City mouse. It was a very good house. Nice food was set ready for them to eat. But just as they started to eat, they heard a great noise(噪音). The City mouse cried, “Run!Run!The cat is coming!” They ran away quickly and hid(躲藏).
After some time they came out. When they came out, the Country mouse said, “I do not like living in the city. I like living in my hole in the field. For it is nicer to be poor and happy than to be rich and afraid.”
1.The Country mouse lived in .
A. a good house in the city B. a hole in the field
C. a big house in the country D. a nice house made of stone
2.The Country mouse thought the City mouse had .
A. a bad house and bad food
B. a bad house but nice food
C. a good house and nice food
D. a good house but bad food
3.From the passage, we know that the City mouse .
A. was caught(被抓) by the cat
B. often made some noise
C. was afraid of the cat
D. lived a rich and happy life
4.We can infer(推断) that .
A. the City mouse will leave the city
B. the City mouse will still live in the city
C. the Country mouse will move to the city
D. the Country mouse will still live in the country
Celebrating New Year’s Day is one of the oldest and most exciting traditions around the world. Since this festival marks the beginning of the year, New Year’s Day is thought of as a perfect time for a “clean start”. People in the world decide to act better in the year just beginning than the year just ended.
No day has ever been celebrated in so many different ways. All over the world, countries have their own special beliefs about what the New Year means to them.
In Scotland, the New Year is called Hogmanay. In the villages of Scotland, barrels of tar (沥青) are set on fire. It represents that the old year is burned up and the new one is allowed to enter.
New Year’s Day is also the Festival of Saint Basil in Canada. Children leave their shoes by the fireside on New Year’s Day with the hope that Saint Basil, who is famous for his kindness, will come and fill their shoes with gifts.
The Jewish New Year is called Rosh Hashanah. It is an important time when Jews promise to do better in the future. Special services are held in the church, children are given new clothes and New Year bread is cooked to remind people of harvest time.
On New Year’s Day in Japan, everyone gets dressed in their new clothes and homes are decorated (装饰) with bamboos—symbols of long life.
In European countries such as Germany, France and Belgium, families start the New Year by first attending church services. Afterwards, they visit friends and relatives. In France, boys and girls receive gifts of money on New Year’s Day.
New Year celebrations around the 1.
Country/people | Celebration activities | Special beliefs |
Scotland | People burn barrels of tar. | The old year is burned up and the new one is allowed to enter. |
Canada | Children leave their shoes by the fireside. | Their shoes will be filled with 2. by Saint Basil. |
Jews | It is a time for people to promise to do better in the future. People3. New Year Bread to remind of harvest time. | |
Japan | People dress their new clothes. Homes are decorated with bamboos. | Symbols of 4. life |
European countries | People attend church services 5. visiting friends and relatives. |
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Millie:I usually ride my bike to schoo1.It takes me about twenty minutes.Sometimes,my father drives me to school in his car. |
ff:My sister Mona and I like running to school.Running is good for us.Usually we leave home at half past seven.Then we get to school at seven fifty. |
Alice:I don’t like getting up early in the morning.So I have no time for breakfast at home.I usually have it on the school bus.I like my is ride because in the thirty minutes,I can eat my breakfast and walk with my friends. |
Mike:My home is ten kilometers from my school.Every morning I get up early.After breakfast l walk to the subway station.That takes about ten minutes.Then I take the subway to school.It takes twenty minutes. |
1.Millie usually goes to school by ________ .
A. bike B. bus C. car D. subway
2.Mona usually leaves home at ________.
A. 7:00 B. 7:15 C. 7:30 D. 7:50
3.Where does Alice have her breakfast?
A. At home. B. At school.
C. In the car. D. On the school bus.
4.It takes Mike about ________to get to school from his home.
A. ten minutes B. twenty minutes
C. half an hour D. forty minutes
5.The four students tell us ________.
A. where they live B. how they get to school
C. when they have breakfast D. what time they get up