The White family came to a new big city, but Mrs. White’s son, Bob, was not happy. He didn’t have anyone to play with. “Don’t worry!” said his mother. “You will soon make friends here.”

One morning, there was a knock at the door. Bob’s mother, Mrs. White, opened it. There stood a woman with brown hair. It was Mrs. Miller. She came to borrow two eggs. She wanted to make cakes. Mrs. White 

gave her two. In the afternoon there was another knock at the door. Mrs. White opened it and she saw a boy standing there. “My name is Jack Miller,” he said. “My mother sends you this cake and the two eggs.”

“Well, thank you, Jack,” said Mrs. White. “Come in and meet my son Bob.”

Look! Bob and Jack were having cake and milk. They were playing football. Now they are friends! Jack 

said, “I’m glad you live next door.” Bob said, “I must thank your mother for coming to borrow eggs.”

Jack laughed and told Bob, “My mother didn’t want the two eggs, but she wanted to make friends

with your mother.” Bob said, “That’s a funny way to make friends. It’s an easy way, too. It can work!”

1.Bob felt _____ when his family moved to a new city.

A. unhappy B. happy C. tired D. busy

2.Mrs. Miller _____ one morning.

A. gave Mrs. White a piece of cake B. asked Bob to play with his son

C. borrowed eggs from Mrs. White D. lent two eggs to Mrs. White

3.In the afternoon _____ had cake and milk together.

A. Jack and Mrs. Miller B. Bob and his mother

C. Mrs. White and Mrs. Miller D. Bob and Jack

4.Which of the following is true?

A. Mrs. Miller is Mrs. White’s old neighbor (邻居).

B. Mrs. Miller wants to make friends with the Whites.

C. There weren’t any eggs in Mrs. White’s home one morning.

D. There weren’t any eggs in Mrs. Miller’s home.

5.The best title of this passage is _____.

A. One Way to Borrow Eggs B. One Way to Make Cakes

C. One Way to Make Friends D. How to Make Cakes

More than 85% of respondents(调查对象) to a survey about the Chinese Lunar New Year said they expect the festival's traditions to be continued, survey results(调查结果) have shown.

The survey, done online by the China Youth Daily Social Investigation Centre on 7,012 people, showed that 88%of respondents consider reuniting with family to be the most important part of the festival. According to the survey, 78.6% of respondents see the festival as an opportunity to visit relatives as many people live far from their home towns.

Wan Jianzhong, a professor of Beijing Normal University, said that Lunar New Year traditions, including visiting the elderly, holding family get?together and setting off firecrackers(放鞭炮), have mostly been preserved(保持), but some others are disappearing.

During_the_Spring_Festival,_people_working_outside_their_home_towns_hurry_to_get_home_and_reunite_with_their_families. This causes a great national migration, because the tradition of family get?togethers on Chinese New Year's Eve is rooted in the hearts of the Chinese,” Wan said.

根据短文内容,完成下列各题。

1.写出短文中能替换下列句子画线部分的词或短语。

According to the survey, over 5,960 respondents expect Lunar New Year traditions to be continued.

________________________________________________________________________

2.How many people were surveyed about the Chinese Lunar New Year?

________________________________________________________________________

3.Where was the survey done?

________________________________________________________________________

4.Is holding family get?togethers a Lunar New Year tradition?

________________________________________________________________________

5.将短文中的画线部分翻译成中文。

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Mrs.Brown lives in London.She has two sons.One is James and the other is Bill.They were born on the same day and they look the same.Mrs.Brown likes them very much and always dresses them in the same clothes,hats,shoes and even socks.

One day James lost(丢失)his hat when he played football on the playground after school.His mother didn’t blame(责备)him because she loved him so much.The next day after lunch she went to a shop with Bill’s hat.She hoped to buy the same hat for James as Bill’s.She wanted them to have the same kind.She asked the shopkeeper to bring out most of the hats.It took her more than an hour to find the same one.At last she chose(选择)one and said happily,“Excuse me,sir.Could you take it to my car,please?”

“I’m afraid I can’t,madam,” said the shopkeeper in a polite(有礼貌的)voice.

“Why?”the woman asked in surprise.

“It’s your hat,madam,”the man said with a smile.“You don’t have a new one here.”

1.James and Bill are ________.

A. friends

B. twins(双胞胎)

C. classmates

D. sisters

2.Mrs.Brown doesn’t blame James because ________.

A. he’s too young

B. she loves him very much

C. she has enough money to buy a new hat

D. the hat is too broken to wear

3.It takes Mrs.Brown a long time to choose a hat because ________.

A. the shopkeeper doesn’t help her

B. she can’t do it

C. it is difficult for her to do it

D. there are too many hats in the shop

4.What does the phrase(短语)“in surprise” mean?

A. 兴奋地

B. 烦乱地

C. 神秘地

D. 惊讶地

5.The shopkeeper won’t take the hat to the woman’s car because ________.

A. she doesn’t pay for(付款)it

B. it is the woman’s own(自己的)hat

C. she buys many things in his shop

D. she is strong enough to do it herself

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