I am new to New York. I do not know anyone in the city. An old woman lives next door. She gives me a big box of fruit and vegetables. The kind neighbor (邻居) is Val.

The fruit and vegetables are from Val’s garden (园子). There are carrots, tomatoes, strawberries and so on in the garden. Val doesn’t have sons or daughters. But she is happy. She likes working in her garden. She loves those plants. Sometimes, she talks to them.

One day, I don’t see Val in the garden. Some days later, I see people take many boxes from her home. Grass grows in the garden. The plants look sad. Then I know Val passed away (去世). So I begin to take care of (照顾) her garden.

Then a family comes to live next door. They are new to the city. They do not know anyone. And I give them a big box of fruit and vegetables from Val’s garden.

根据材料内容选择最佳答案。

1.Val is the writer’s ______.

A. grandmother

B. friend

C. teacher

D. neighbor

2.What can we know about Val from the first two paragraphs (段落)?

A. She has a big family.

B. She is new to New York.

C. She loves the plants in her garden.

D. She has many visitors in the garden.

3.Why does the writer take care of Val’s garden?

A. Because Val is too old.

B. Because Val passed away.

C. Because Val is on holiday.

D. Because Val gave it to the writer.

4.What does the writer give the new family?

①fruit ②flowers ③cakes ④vegetables

A. ①② B. ①④ C. ②③ D. ③④

5.What’s the best title of the passage?

A. Health is important

B. Interesting neighbors

C. Love from the garden

D. Working makes us happy

Almost all cultures celebrate the end of one year and the beginning of another in some way. Different cultures celebrate the beginning of a new year in different ways, and at different times on the calendar.

In Western countries, people usually celebrate New Year at midnight on December 31st-January 1st. People may go to parties, sometimes dressed in formal(正式的)clothes, and the may drink champagne(香槟)at midnight. During the first minutes of the new year, people cheer and wish each other happiness for the year ahead. But some cultures prefer to celebrate the new year by waking up early to watch the sun rise. They welcome the new wear with the first light of the sunrise.

Many cultures also do special things to get rid of(摆脱)bad luck at the beginning of a new year. For example, in Ecuador, families make a big doll from old clothes. The doll is filled with old newspapers and firecrackers. At midnight, these dolls are burned to show the bad things from the past year are gone and the new year can start afresh(重新). Other common traditions to keep away bad luck in a new year include throwing things into rivers or the ocean, or saying special things on the first day of the new year.

Other New Year traditions are followed to bring good luck in the new year. One widespread Spanish tradition for good luck is to eat grapes on New Year’s Day. The more grapes a person eats, the more good luck the person will have in the tear. In France, people eat pancakes for good luck at New Year. In the United States, some people eat black-eyed peas for good luck-but to get good luck for a whole year you have to eat 365 of them!

1.The reading is mainly about_____.

A. the meaning of “Happy New Year!”

B. several different New Year traditions

C. what to eat on New Year’s Day

D. why people dress up nicely on New Year’s Day

2.It’s clear that_____.

A. some cultures celebrate New Year in the morning

B. the Western people celebrate New Year only on New Year’s Day

C. people in Ecuador go to parties on December 31st-January 1st

D. no cultures do special things to celebrate New Year

3.In some cultures, people throw things into rivers or oceans to_____.

A. bring good luck B. keep away bad luck

C. forget everything D. plan for the next year

4.To have a happy new year,_____.

A. friends talk to each other in special ways

B. families make big dolls filled with old clothes

C. some people get up early to watch the sunrise

D. Europeans eat 365 grapes on New Year’s Day

5.When eating black-eyed peas on New Year’s Day, people think_____.

A. one pea brings one day of luck

B. black-eyed peas are the best medicine

C. the peas are too black and taste bad

D. the peas are helpful to count numbers

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