Yesterday,I read an article written by a British boy named Tom. He studies at a middle school(36)      Liverpool. He is in Grade 8. He is sometimes a bit lazy,but is quite intelligent and is quite good at all the (37)     he studies. Sometimes,he thinks that he does not have to work(38)      hard to have good grades, but his parents and teachers make sure that he studies a lot. His parents teach at the same school,but they do not teach Tom's(39)       Lunchtime is the happiest time for Tom,because he can chat(40)      his friends. Tom is fond (41)        social activities and often does things with various social clubs when he has time. (42)      week,he and his classmates(43)     for a new class monitor. He did not vote for himself,but all his classmates (44)       Tom was very pleased. He knew that it meant he was (45)      popular than the other students in his class.

(   ) 36. A. in     B. at C. about    D. to

(   ) 37. A. lesson    B. thing C. subjects  D. studies

(   ) 38. A. little    B. very C. lot    D. much

(   ) 39. A. knowledge    B. friends   C. classmates D. class

(   ) 40. A. around    B. over C. with    D. from

(   ) 41. A. between    B. of C. in    D. towards

(   ) 42. A. Last    B. Lastly C. The last    D. Before

(   ) 43. A. chose    B. voted C. wanted    D. decided

(   ) 44. A. do    B. did too C. did not    D. did

(   ) 45. A. more    B. lot C. less    D. over

December 31st is the time when the old year dies and the New Year is born. Many Americans have parties at home and invite all their friends. Many of these events are noisy. People shout and sing. They kiss their husbands and wives or the persons they are with. They dance to music. Other Americans spend a quiet evening at home. They drink champagne (香模)at midnight to celebrate the New Year.

Some people drink too much alcohol (酒)at New Year's Eve celebrations. This can lead to (导致)dangerous results if a person drinks too much and then drives a car. The National Safety Council says that hundreds of people die in road accidents during the holiday.

In recent years,the danger of accidents has resulted in a new tradition called the "designated (指定的)driver" ―one person among a group of friends drinks little or no alcohol during New Year's Eve celebrations. Then this designated driver can safely drive the other persons home. Free taxis take people home safely in many American cities on New Year's Eve.

Other Americans celebrate the coming of the New Year at events without alcohol. More than 220 American cities hold these First Night celebrations. Artists in Boston,Massachusetts started the tradition of First Night

celebrations in 1976. They wanted to celebrate the coming of a New Year,but they did not want to hold noisy drinking parties. So they organized music,art and other events at theatres or museums to celebrate the holiday.

 

 

 

How Americans celebrate New Year's Day

Ways to  celebrate

celebrations  with alcohol

celebrations  without alcohol

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at home

at theatres or(88)     


drinking  parties with (83)     


Activities

making loud(84)     


kissing each  other

organize (89)     or (90)      shows


dancing to  music

Main problems

Many road(85)      result from drinking and driving.


Ways to(82)     

ask some  people with little or no alcohol to drive others home (86)     


the problems


(87)     taxis can take people home safely.


In January 2008, many areas of China witnessed (目击)heavy snowfall (降雪).Because of this,many students were not able to go to school as usual. Li Yuan was one of those students. For nearly two weeks,he had to stay at home,but he did not give up (放弃)his studies. He spent many hours studying his school textbooks and sometimes even worked late into the night. During those days,his father,a zookeeper,did not return home at all. He had to look after many animals in the zoo,such as monkeys. His mother was on business in Guangzhou. Because of the traffic,she was not able to return home until many weeks later.

During those two weeks at home,Li Yuan missed his teachers and classmates very much,so he gave them a lot of calls. He also chatted with some of them on the Internet. Some interesting books also helped him kill his time at home. When he was able to return to school,Li Yuan had finished reading three novels (小说).When his parents returned home,they found that their house was much cleaner than before. Li Yuan had learnt to do some housework while they were away.

(   ) 26. Why was Li Yuan not able to go to school?

A. Because he had a headache. B. Because of the heavy snow.

C. Because his leg hurt. D. Because his bike was broken.

(   ) 27. How long did Li Yuan have to stay at home?

A. For three days. B. For a week. C. For nearly two weeks. D. For a month.

(   ) 28. Li Yuan's father was a      

A. teacher    B. manager C. doctor    D. zookeeper

(   ) 29. Where was Li Yuan's mother when the heavy snow came?

A. In Guangzhou. B. In Beijing. C. In Hangzhou. D. In Harbin.

(   ) 30. Which was the thing Li Yuan did not do during his long stay at home?

A. He made phone calls.   B. He played computer games.

C. He helped clean the house. D. He read novels.

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